Andre Agassi - bench press claims...

[Sam]

I am currently reading his book ''Open'' (which is very good by the way) but i have to take issue with his claims about his lifting. He claims that he was bench pressing twice his bodyweight, five to seven sets of over 300LBS.... I call bullshit on this...

Thoughts?

[_aj_]

Filt.

[Julio Ceasar]

I say true! Most bodybuilders are fuckers compared to real athletic men. Look dosent say a shit in real sport! He can fucking smach that tennis ball quicker than 99.99999% of the worlds population. How do u think he can achive that speed without funktional muscles? Do u think he is a normal sucker like u? Please grow up and understand how fucking epic all men in real sports are! Bodybuilders and gymrats are fucking joke!

[Cleanest Natural]

I don't know about 300. But he did get buff and roided at some point after his comeback and he was very explosive. A great natural athlete plus PED is not that far fetched.

[Conker]

I say true! Most bodybuilders are fuckers compared to real athletic men. Look dosent say a shit in real sport! He can fucking smach that tennis ball quicker than 99.99999% of the worlds population. How do u think he can achive that speed without funktional muscles? Do u think he is a normal sucker like u? Please grow up and understand how fucking epic all men in real sports are! Bodybuilders and gymrats are fucking joke!

No, he can smash a tennis ball in a controlled fashion quicker than 99.9%, don't mean he can hit it harder full stop.
As for his claims of 300lb bench press for reps, not a chance , would be surprised if he could get 220 x 1.

[freespirit]

I say true! Most bodybuilders are fuckers compared to real athletic men. Look dosent say a shit in real sport! He can fucking smach that tennis ball quicker than 99.99999% of the worlds population. How do u think he can achive that speed without funktional muscles? Do u think he is a normal sucker like u? Please grow up and understand how fucking epic all men in real sports are! Bodybuilders and gymrats are fucking joke!

So according to your logic, a lifter who can bench-press lets say 250 KG should also be able to smash a tennis ball at high speed when he learned the right technique? 

That's not true.

[Julio Ceasar]

THis is how one of the WORLDS MOST quickest and strongest legs in cyling look like! Gymrats live in a very very smal world.

[deceiver]

Why not? He has enough muscles to do that, you don't have to be a beast to bench press 300lbs.



One of best olympic lifters in history, bench press 230kg at his best, now he is retired and still can bench press 200kg.

1:17 best olympic lifter in history, stronger in deadlift/squat than anyone on this website and considering his 240kg jerk he can keep up with everyone in the bench press.

[Conker]

Why not? He has enough muscles to do that, you don't have to be a beast to bench press 300lbs.



One of best olympic lifters in history, bench press 230kg at his best, now he is retired and still can bench press 200kg.

1:17 best olympic lifter in history, stronger in deadlift/squat than anyone on this website and considering his 240kg jerk he can keep up with everyone in the bench press.

Difference is these guys spent years training, practicing and perfecting their lifting technique. Andre Agassi was a tennis player, whose training would have been geared towards playing better tennis rather than hitting big lifting numbers.

You may not have to be a beast to bench 300lb, but you try and find someone in any gym or any footage on youtube or wherever with someone of Aggasi's build benching 300lb for reps.

[Hulkotron]

I would believe a 1RM of close to 300 for Andre.  No way he was doing 5+ sets of 300 lbs for reps though.

[Sam]

Difference is these guys spent years training, practicing and perfecting their lifting technique. Andre Agassi was a tennis player, whose training would have been geared towards playing better tennis rather than hitting big lifting numbers.

You may not have to be a beast to bench 300lb, but you try and find someone in any gym or any footage on youtube or wherever with someone of Aggasi's build benching 300lb for reps.

Exactly my thoughts. Agassi was only about 165LBS and was an endurance athlete.While you dont have to be a beast to bench press over 300LBS it is a hell of a lot for a 165 tennis player.

[_aj_]

My guess is that it was a "Universal" bench press machine. He put the pin in the plate marked "17" and did the math. Voila!

[HandsomeMOFO]

What most losers into "bodybuilding" don't understand is FUNCTIONAL MUSCLE.

[Sam]

What most losers into "bodybuilding" don't understand is FUNCTIONAL MUSCLE.

lol - what most losers in bodybuilding do understand is how heavy 300LBS on a bar would be for a tennis player with a bodyweight of 165LBS. 

[TrueGrit]

http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/tennis/aus/2005-01-23-agassi-federer_x.htm

Agassi is now one of the sport's most dedicated and polished professionals, and he has shown up in Australia leaner and more focused than ever before. He dropped about 14 pounds to a svelte 164 during his rigorous offseason training in the searing Las Vegas desert, and can still bench press 315 pounds — as much as ever.

[Sam]

http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/tennis/aus/2005-01-23-agassi-federer_x.htm

Agassi is now one of the sport's most dedicated and polished professionals, and he has shown up in Australia leaner and more focused than ever before. He dropped about 14 pounds to a svelte 164 during his rigorous offseason training in the searing Las Vegas desert, and can still bench press 315 pounds — as much as ever.

While this affirms what he said in his book it is not proof. In fairness to Agassi, if he can do this then hats off to him, i just doubt it thats all.

[TrueGrit]

While this affirms what he said in his book it is not proof. In fairness to Agassi, if he can do this then hats off to him, i just doubt it thats all.

No but it shows that it is a consistent claim that has been made by a few people over the course of his career and beyond. It isn't some bar-room brag.

[Thin Lizzy]

Considering that there's never been a bench press claim, not backed up by video, that isn't a lie, the probabilities favor this being one, too.

[Hulkotron]

My guess is that it was a "Universal" bench press machine. He put the pin in the plate marked "17" and did the math. Voila!

A strong theory

[Grape Ape]

My guess is that it was a "Universal" bench press machine. He put the pin in the plate marked "17" and did the math. Voila!

This.  This happens all the time.

[smoothasf]

Easily true

[smoothasf]

At nearly the same weight I did 265 for 8 I'm no athlete.

[thebrink]

225 maybe for a few..

[affeman]

hahahaha look at those forearms. They would snap like matches holding 315



I bet Serena Williams benched mor than Agassi

[deceiver]

Difference is these guys spent years training, practicing and perfecting their lifting technique. Andre Agassi was a tennis player, whose training would have been geared towards playing better tennis rather than hitting big lifting numbers.

You may not have to be a beast to bench 300lb, but you try and find someone in any gym or any footage on youtube or wherever with someone of Aggasi's build benching 300lb for reps.

OK.

175cm tall, 75kg bw, 150kg x 1 bench press drug free.

~36cm arms



Agassi looks good, he obviously did a lot of strength training, he is a pro, elite level athlete in extremely competetive sport. I would believe in way more than mere 140kg.