Yeah, that benchp definitely wasn't Ronnie's first exercise. It always amazes me how barely anyone point this fact out when talking about strength of pros we see in their videos. They are doing a lot of exercises so numbers can't be so mind-boggling than they would be if they just concentrated on one exercise...
what the fuck are you on about NEWB!
That dumbell bench press was from the year 2001, when he was much lighter on contest shape, and the cost of redemption was from 2003-2004 when he did the barbell bench press and on offseason,
and in both videos they were his first excrecise, the 200lbs dumbel bench press and the 500lbs flat bench press with a barbell, both as first excercise.
How is it that nobody remembers this, it's like 1st grade math, you oughta remember these legends, even if you don't like bodybuilding, like my self.
jesus fucking christ