Author Topic: Lou Ferrigno - Bench Claims  (Read 74642 times)

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Re: Lou Ferrigno bench claims
« Reply #25 on: May 09, 2006, 01:20:10 PM »
 I wouldn't be surprised if Arnold could bench 5 plates, but I have never seen any pictures of it.

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Re: Lou Ferrigno bench claims
« Reply #26 on: May 09, 2006, 01:23:44 PM »
Who was this guy that trained with arnold then?

Cheat curl  300lbs for reps. No.

At an exhibition for reg park in south africa, he did 275 lbs for 5 reps.

As for his form, a pictures worth a thousand words.

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Re: Lou Ferrigno bench claims
« Reply #27 on: May 09, 2006, 01:26:31 PM »
Arnold couldnt bench 500lb assisted. He was asked at some point earky in his career and his answer was 380lbs. Theres no way he added 120 lbs to that total while keeping his bw the same (it even dipped after 1971). Factor in that 500lbs is clearly chosen to sound impressive (its not like he maxed out at EXACTLY 500lbs) and that columbos max was 520lb (who was notoriously strong) and with much shorter limbs and greater leverage advantages, theres no way arnold benched 500lbs, just like he never calf raised with a 1000lbs. LOL.

As for ferrigno, who knows. I heard he claimed an 800lb deadlift which i find a tad optimistic considering his stature.

Arnold never benched 500. Never came close. He said it in many of his books. In education of a bodybuilder he said he benched 460. Also Franco is full of shit. He never benched 520. In his book Winning Bodybuilding he said his max bench was 485. He was in his late 30's when that book came out so I seriously doubt he benched 520 after the book.
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Re: Lou Ferrigno bench claims
« Reply #28 on: May 09, 2006, 01:27:56 PM »
bill grant said casey viator was probably the strongest bodybuilder back in that era,he said no one could hang with casey strength wise
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Re: Lou Ferrigno bench claims
« Reply #29 on: May 09, 2006, 01:28:35 PM »
Arnold never benched 500. Never came close. He said it in many of his books. In education of a bodybuilder he said he benched 460. Also Franco is full of shit. He never benched 520. In his book Winning Bodybuilding he said his max bench was 485. He was in his late 30's when that book came out so I seriously doubt he benched 520 after the book.

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Re: Lou Ferrigno bench claims
« Reply #30 on: May 09, 2006, 03:11:33 PM »
I wouldn't be surprised if Arnold could bench 5 plates, but I have never seen any pictures of it.

He never did..as for Lou he did like 4 or 5 reps "without help" late 70's...

there's video of it!!!

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Re: Lou Ferrigno bench claims
« Reply #31 on: May 09, 2006, 03:14:25 PM »
How do you KNOW that Arnold even benched 500?

Arnold told Johnny Carson that his max bench press was 500lbs.

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Re: Lou Ferrigno bench claims
« Reply #32 on: May 09, 2006, 03:24:32 PM »
well considering that many many guys from 1-5 years training can do weights of 260-300 for reps and sets- with those slightly gifted able to move 330 for reps/sets....i am inclined to think that 450+ is well within the realms of capability for arnold.

and also the 1000 for raises too. for those who cant believe the raises claim- you havent been doing your raises hard enough. the thing with them is relatively light weights and high reps burn them out...but they can do massive amounts of weight for low reps..been there, done that, seen that and so on.

even can be done on the leg press as a donkey.

 

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Re: Lou Ferrigno bench claims
« Reply #33 on: May 09, 2006, 03:26:06 PM »
He never did..as for Lou he did like 4 or 5 reps "without help" late 70's...

there's video of it!!!

 What do you mean by "without help"?

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Re: Lou Ferrigno bench claims
« Reply #34 on: May 09, 2006, 03:26:34 PM »
Gee, do you ppl. realise that your quoting from a bio that wasn't even an authorized one.Wendy Leigh or whatever wrote it & could basically "twist" what she felt concerning areas of his life.
Also, I feel that Arnie (competitive weightlifter before bb'ing) could have did 500 lbs. on the bench press.Did he do that continually?No, IMO.A man that was able to curl 250-300 lbs. yet in his training used 1/2 that weight.Remember folks, it's bb'ing, not body breaking!

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Re: Lou Ferrigno bench claims
« Reply #35 on: May 09, 2006, 03:46:18 PM »
Gee, do you ppl. realise that your quoting from a bio that wasn't even an authorized one.Wendy Leigh or whatever wrote it & could basically "twist" what she felt concerning areas of his life.
Also, I feel that Arnie (competitive weightlifter before bb'ing) could have did 500 lbs. on the bench press.Did he do that continually?No, IMO.A man that was able to curl 250-300 lbs. yet in his training used 1/2 that weight.Remember folks, it's bb'ing, not body breaking!

He is referring to Arnolds AUTOBIOGRAPHY.  I read the same thing. Arnold did not do 500.

I do know for a fact that when Arnold trained with Ric Draisin, Arnold was struggling with 405 for low low reps.

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Re: Lou Ferrigno bench claims
« Reply #36 on: May 09, 2006, 03:49:38 PM »
Arnold never benched 500. Never came close. He said it in many of his books. In education of a bodybuilder he said he benched 460. Also Franco is full of shit. He never benched 520. In his book Winning Bodybuilding he said his max bench was 485. He was in his late 30's when that book came out so I seriously doubt he benched 520 after the book.

yeah, back in those days 495 for reps was unheard of... they just didn't use enough gear

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Re: Lou Ferrigno bench claims
« Reply #37 on: May 09, 2006, 03:50:31 PM »
What do you mean by "without help"?

unassisted

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Re: Lou Ferrigno bench claims
« Reply #38 on: May 09, 2006, 03:53:42 PM »
Arnold at his peak ('73-'74) was repping a 455lb. bench for 4-7 reps.  You have to remember that prior to his coming to America, he did compete in some powerlifting meets in Europe.  His max bench was over 500 lbs. 
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Re: Lou Ferrigno bench claims
« Reply #39 on: May 09, 2006, 03:59:34 PM »
I stand corrected. 300lbs is definetly not true. Closer to 400lbs if you believe every thing you see. Hah

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Re: Lou Ferrigno bench claims
« Reply #40 on: May 09, 2006, 04:03:42 PM »
Arnold told Johnny Carson that his max bench press was 500lbs.
i remember him saying the same thing on David Letterman, he's lying his ass off.
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Re: Lou Ferrigno bench claims
« Reply #41 on: May 09, 2006, 04:17:03 PM »
It's funny that people refuse to believe someone with that great of a physique (especially his chest) could lift that much.  I realize that it is hard to believe someone from a powerlifting background can bench a lot but come on.  Just because Ronnie only did 5 reps in his video, as did Levrone, does not mean that Arnold couldn't do it once. 
with Robby Robinson and Franco upright rowing 90lbs...............err, i mean "spotting" apiece, maybe.
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Re: Lou Ferrigno bench claims
« Reply #42 on: May 09, 2006, 04:19:48 PM »
with Robby Robinson and Franco upright rowing 90lbs...............err, i mean "spotting" apiece, maybe.


What was your max bench sarcasm?
just push some weight!

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Re: Lou Ferrigno bench claims
« Reply #43 on: May 09, 2006, 04:20:42 PM »

What was your max bench sarcasm?
1,200 raw, 1,500 with a shirt. ;D
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Re: Lou Ferrigno bench claims
« Reply #44 on: May 09, 2006, 04:22:01 PM »
1,200 raw, 1,500 with a shirt. ;D

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Re: Lou Ferrigno bench claims
« Reply #45 on: May 09, 2006, 04:22:51 PM »
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Re: Lou Ferrigno bench claims
« Reply #46 on: May 09, 2006, 04:34:10 PM »
i believe arnold did bench 500. i heard him say it in front of a class room of kids. it took him five attempts to do it. I've seen pics of Arnold doing like 450. that curl picture that looks like 600 pounds or something is totally fake. In his book education of a bodybuilder I read that in an exhibition he did like 275 for 3 reps. Arnold had MONSTER bicep strength. As far as Lou. It's possible he was that strong, the guy was huge. Most likely stronger than Arnold. I saw Levrone bench 405 for 12 reps in Battle for the Olympia like 2 weeks out. And in his ProBodybuildingWeekly interview he said he tore his chest trying to bench 600. Therefore I do believe Arnold and Ferigno strength claims.

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Re: Lou Ferrigno bench claims
« Reply #47 on: May 09, 2006, 04:36:52 PM »
a one-rep max of 5 plates seems perfectly reasonable for a guy with arnold's size.
certainly it was more than 380.

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Re: Lou Ferrigno bench claims
« Reply #48 on: May 09, 2006, 04:43:18 PM »
a one-rep max of 5 plates seems perfectly reasonable for a guy with arnold's size.
certainly it was more than 380.
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Re: Lou Ferrigno bench claims
« Reply #49 on: May 09, 2006, 04:48:16 PM »
arnold doesn't bench press in pumping Iron.