Arnold Schwarzengger`s Personal Lifting Records

[The True Adonis]

[–]GovSchwarzeneggerThe Real Arnold[-] 601 points 3 hours ago
Bench: 518 (500 in competition) Deadlift: 710 Squat: 540
I started out Olympic lifting. These numbers are from when I was 17:
Clean and jerk: 245
Press(which they don;t do any more): 210 Snatch: 200

[OTHstrong]

[–]GovSchwarzeneggerThe Real Arnold[-] 601 points 3 hours ago
Bench: 518 (500 in competition) Deadlift: 710 Squat: 540
I started out Olympic lifting. These numbers are from when I was 17:
Clean and jerk: 245
Press(which they don;t do any more): 210 Snatch: 200

I believe these numbers cause who would admit 245 clean and jerk, that is kind of low, also 540 squat ain't all that either so the bench and the deadlift remain the only 2 impressive lifts.

[The True Adonis]

I believe these numbers cause who would admit 245 clean and jerk, that is kind of low, also 540 squat ain't all that either so the bench and the deadlift remain the only 2 impressive lifts.

@ 17 years old. 

[OTHstrong]

@ 17 years old. 

Hell no, the bench was done at 22 years old, he said it in his book.

[The True Adonis]

Hell no, the bench was done at 22 years old, he said it in his book.

Thats not what he said today. 

[supernick]

I don't believe him.   

[viking1]

Were those squats parallel or 1/4 squats from Pumping Iron?  

[BB]

It looks like he's mentioning both gym lift and contest lifts through various point in his career so the numbers don't seem too far fetched.

His last official Powerlifting meet numbers were -

Squat 215 kg, Bench 200 kg, and Deadlift 310 kg.

The #500+ bench is the hardest to believe, but if it was a bulked Arnold, and a sloppy gym lift, maybe. I haven't seen any official meet reports that put him over mid #400's.

[prizm]

Bench is interesting...Drasin said the highest he saw him go to was 450 IIRC

[wild willie]

ARNOLD TRAINED WITH MODERATE WEIGHTS


IN THE EARLY DAYS HE DID SOME POWER LIFTING


BUT HE MADE HIS BEST GAINS WITH MODERATE WEIGHTS AND ALSO UNDER GIRONDA'S GUIDANCE

[Papper]

ARNOLD TRAINED WITH MODERATE WEIGHTS


IN THE EARLY DAYS HE DID SOME POWER LIFTING


BUT HE MADE HIS BEST GAINS WITH MODERATE WEIGHTS AND ALSO UNDER GIRONDA'S GUIDANCE

Great physique

[WillGrant]

@ 17 years old.  and on Dbol

You forgot the main bit 

[James28]

Great physique

Very very impressive

[Parker]

[–]GovSchwarzeneggerThe Real Arnold[-] 601 points 3 hours ago
Bench: 518 (500 in competition) Deadlift: 710 Squat: 540
I started out Olympic lifting. These numbers are from when I was 17:
Clean and jerk: 245
Press(which they don;t do any more): 210 Snatch: 200

[Darren Avey]

Great physique

Good upper body, brutal 18 inch quads

[musclecenter]

 

[NotSure]

Thats not what he said today.  

I understand how that mind set works though. Sometimes i casually say in conversation if i am giving a motivating pep talk that i benched 400lbs when i only really ever benched 375.

[jodsy]

you cant mention arnold as most of the members here have done alot better in bodybuilding and have much better physiques

[wild willie]

you cant mention arnold as most of the members here have done alot better in bodybuilding and have much better physiques

very true......lol!

[nic3000]

Interesting link here (http://www.gmv.com.au/default.asp?pageid=HOME&template=CONTENT&sid=283) with Arnold's powerlifting results and Olympic lifting results.

Wiki says - In 1967, Schwarzenegger competed in and won the Munich stone-lifting contest, in which a stone weighing 508 German pounds (254 kg/560 lbs.) is lifted between the legs while standing on two foot rests.
Personal records

    Clean & press – 264 lb (120 kg)[28]
    Snatch – 243 lb (110 kg)[28]
    Clean & jerk – 298 lb (135 kg)[28]
    Squat – 470 lb (210 kg)[28]
    Bench press – 440 lb (200 kg)[28]
    Deadlift – 680 lb (310 kg)[28]

[BB]

Wiki says - In 1967, Schwarzenegger competed in and won the Munich stone-lifting contest, in which a stone weighing 508 German pounds (254 kg/560 lbs.) is lifted between the legs while standing on two foot rests.

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And Arnold -

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If you've never seen this done, the stone has a ring or T handle embedded in it.

[viking1]

[XFACTOR]

Great physique

Perfect physique right there

[OTHstrong]

@ 17 years old. 

He is just getting old, nothing more to it, I have read his books and he says; When he was 19 years old he benched 440lb in competition, so it is actually provable and he did 500 when he was training with Franco and Franco did 535. Franco was a stronger bencher then Arnold.

Now get this, he also said he did 225 for 60 reps once, this one I think is exaggerated a bit.

[#1 Klaus fan]

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And Arnold -

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If you've never seen this done, the stone has a ring or T handle embedded in it.

I can't see the difficulty in this one other than the thin handle being brutal on your hands.