18 year old high school student benches 700

[MoralMan]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2299969/The-moment-high-school-football-player-bench-pressed-700-pounds--just-pounds-NFL-record.html

[Mitch]

 

[Parker]

271 and a 700 pound bench. Even with the benchshirt that is Strong as...

[Fortress]

Very strong kid. However, without the gear and blast shirt(s), I'd give him, maybe, 450-plus.

[polychronopolous]

Lincoln shot dead poster in 3...2...1...

[BB]

Shirt deserves at least a third of the credit probably  .

[MoralMan]

I don't know much about these shirts do they really give that much?

[SuperTed]

Protein is the key to his bulk, he says, but he doesn't believe in protein shakes and other supplements.

LOL. I bet he does believe in other "supplements".

[phreak]

I don't know much about these shirts do they really give that much?

Shirtless WR: 738 Lbs. Shirted WR: 1100 Lbs. Case closed.

[Pray_4_War]

Short arms of peace.

[Las Vegas]

I don't know much about these shirts do they really give that much?

They do!

[BB]

I don't know much about these shirts do they really give that much?

You can't tell, but based on others, a realistic raw bench is probably #450 - 500. A bit before he got a hard #670 shirted bench, and a year before that he was only at #570 for a shirted, so this kid probably mastered the shirt(s) really well. Some guys are just great at getting the most out of them once they get some practice in -

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[BB]

Here we go, in 2 years and a few weeks, he managed to add #290 pounds to his bench  -

http://sportsday.dallasnews.com/high-school/sportsdaydfw/2013/03/16/pilot-point-powerlifter-matt-poursoltani-looking-to-break-state-record-in-total-pounds-700-pound-bench-press-will-play-big-role1 .

[Fortress]

Here we go, in 2 years and a few weeks, he managed to add #290 pounds to his bench  -

http://sportsday.dallasnews.com/high-school/sportsdaydfw/2013/03/16/pilot-point-powerlifter-matt-poursoltani-looking-to-break-state-record-in-total-pounds-700-pound-bench-press-will-play-big-role1 .

As I say, he's a strong kid, but his 700 lift is beyond inflated.

[SF1900]

Hopefully he makes the right move and attempts a career in football, not in powerlifting.

[Waller]

I don't know much about these shirts do they really give that much?

When I still bought MD that short bald guy (not Stan) who did powerlifting stuff said he tried a bench shirt at a meet. He failed the lift, and he said; "because nobody told me I had to pull the bar down to my chest to finish the negative portion".

[Coffeed]

With all that gear on you can't even feel anything.

It's not the real thing.

[SuperTed]

Don't see the point of geared lifting. Either lift it raw and don't lift it at all.

[Howard]

Don't see the point of geared lifting. Either lift it raw and don't lift it at all.

x 2.

Bigger numbers = more bragging rights on social media.

[OB1]

x 2.

x 3.

[Dave D]

I thought Flintstones is 19.....

[residue]

if it's a singly ply bench shirt the kid's prolly still a 500lb bencher

[NaturalWonder83]

So fucking stupid
The article said he was injured with acl injury
I'm sure a blown shoulder or chest is next

[The Abdominal Snoman]

Hopefully he makes the right move and attempts a career in football, not in powerlifting.

There is no position in Football for him at 5'11. Which really means 5'10 at the most. Only possible position would be linebacker. But he would need to be able to run. But even if he can run, 5'10 linebackers don't have much of a future in football.

[Fortress]

Plus, check out the touch-point. The bar's perhaps two inches above his belly button. Such a severe low touch-point is only possible with the blast shirts. To attempt this raw is suicide. Also, it appears he's wearing two shirts. Whether the bottom one is another blast garment, who knows.

Without exaggeration, without the shirt(s), I'd suggest, with a controlled rep brought to his pec line or slightly lower, this guy would falter with much less than 500 pounds.