Lou Ferrigno - Bench Claims

[liberty]

Wasn't there a scene in pumping iron where arnold and franco are training chest at the famous 'cage' at venice beach?
I think franco was doing flat benches and arnold said something funny and franco just laid there laughing with 315 on him for about 5 seconds then banged out like 6 more reps...
Pretty sure arnold was benching too.
And I think lou was doing dumbell curls with 100's as well as presses with 275 for 10

[gibberj2]

The Lou presses was partial incilnes. Arnold spotting Franco was outdoors I believe.

[Baby_Hercules]

I don't knooow about his bench, but I did see him on an episode of world's strongest man back in the 70's and was probably the strongest bodybuilder of his day. He was like in third place against some pretty stiff competition. I think one of the guys was Ken Patera. John Mutuzak was another(not sure about the spelling )

[MisterGX]

I don't knooow about his bench, but I did see him on an episode of world's strongest man back in the 70's and was probably the strongest bodybuilder of his day. He was like in third place against some pretty stiff competition. I think one of the guys was Ken Patera. John Mutuzak was another(not sure about the spelling )

Wasn't the tuz, but Big Lou did take 4th in the event.  He won the steel bar bend, & car lift.  I recall Bruce Wilhelm in 1st, Patera in 3rd, forgot the 2nd place guy..

[bigkahuna]

watched pumping iron the first time the other day.
franco benches 315 for 10.
after hearing about his legendary strength i thought he would be a little stronger?

[body88]

Maybe he didnt feel like doing alot of weight that particular day

[bigkahuna]

but by the tenth rep he needed arnold to re rack the weight for him.

maybe he'd already done a chest exercise before or it was his third or fourth set on the flat bench.

[alexxx]

but by the tenth rep he needed arnold to re rack the weight for him.

maybe he'd already done a chest exercise before or it was his third or fourth set on the flat bench.

He is just to short to do it himself!

[gibberj2]

YES! i remember. he was too short.

[LuciusFox]

unassisted

  Why the quotation marks?

[bmacsys]

  Sounds like an Ironage hater

What does stating facts have to do with "Iron Age hater" Sounds like with the thousands of posts you take so much pride in you have run out of things to say except for trollish comments.

[bmacsys]

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!

Nobody curls 250-300 pounds.

[toolarge4u]

reading about him on IMDB it says he benched 560lbs in his early 20's and at age 50 he could do 400. What do you think, Lou was as big as shit but i dont know much about his strength. He was supposed to have 23" arms, a 59" chest and weigh 275+ which by current standards is less than average.

i know Arnold was able to bench 500 unassisted but i dont know how many reps he could do with it. I doubt he would have attempt a 1rm so im guessing 2-3

i train with lou from time to time, he can do 400 easily right now...he usually does 120-140db's for 8-10 reps, doesnt flat bech too often. Hes strong as shit..esp in the biceps. He does seated curls with 90-100's still

[sarcasm]

i train with lou from time to time, he can do 400 easily right now...he usually does 120-140db's for 8-10 reps, doesnt flat bech too often. Hes strong as shit..esp in the biceps. He does seated curls with 90-100's still

ok, "toolarge4u", hahahahaha, monster story telling.

[BB]

500 raw bench?

A 500lb. raw bench was rare in Powerlifting circles in the '70's, but Arnold could do it:)?

Also, no-one can strict curl body weight or above. All those heavy curls you read about are cheat curls/reverse grip power cleans.

[toolarge4u]

ok, "toolarge4u", hahahahaha, monster story telling.

if i prove it shall we wager 1000 on it? Plenty of pics of me an him training

[pkaz]

reading about him on IMDB it says he benched 560lbs in his early 20's and at age 50 he could do 400. What do you think, Lou was as big as shit but i dont know much about his strength. He was supposed to have 23" arms, a 59" chest and weigh 275+ which by current standards is less than average.

i know Arnold was able to bench 500 unassisted but i dont know how many reps he could do with it. I doubt he would have attempt a 1rm so im guessing 2-3

I used to train in World Gym Santa Monica in the late 70's early 80's and I never seen Ferrigno bench more than three plates (315) x six to seven reps. And they were not easy..  So, go figure..

[Palpatine Q]

I don't know whether Arnold could bench 500, although I wouldn't doubt it. The guys pecs were fvcking gigantic and he had a serious powerlifting background. As far as 380, Please....I can bench 380 and I'm sure arnold in his prime was a lot stronger than I'll ever be.

[bmacsys]

Oh you mean like Lee Priest doing 310 for 3 reps?

I am talking legitimate weight used in a set of strict curls during a workout. Not just a show for the camera swinging the weight up with no practical benefit at all.

[bmacsys]

500 raw bench?

A 500lb. raw bench was rare in Powerlifting circles in the '70's, but Arnold could do it:)?

Also, no-one can strict curl body weight or above. All those heavy curls you read about are cheat curls/reverse grip power cleans.

Arnold never benched 500. He stated many times that he wasn't into crazy poundages. If anybody reads any of his books they will know he said himself he never benched more than 460 pounds. He admitted when he powerlifted he was mediocre. Thats why he switched over to pure bodybuilding.

[bmacsys]

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!

What don't you get? His bigraphy "Education of a Bodybuilder" was written by Arnold.

[BB]

Arnold never benched 500. He stated many times that he wasn't into crazy poundages. If anybody reads any of his books they will know he said himself he never benched more than 460 pounds. He admitted when he powerlifted he was mediocre. Thats why he switched over to pure bodybuilding.

I know, it was a rhetorical question:).

[Man of Steel]

if i prove it shall we wager 1000 on it? Plenty of pics of me an him training

AHAHAAHAHAH!!!  What Sarcasm is sayin is that Lou's workout is nothin to brag about.....hell I perform the same movements with those same poundages week in and out.

[toolarge4u]

AHAHAAHAHAH!!!  What Sarcasm is sayin is that Lou's workout is nothin to brag about.....hell I perform the same movements with those same poundages week in and out.

no he aint, he said im story telling, as in im not telling the truth. Im sure you do, you're a super hero.

Lou dwarfs you cuntkabob

[Lynchie]

Well, I'm 225, 6'2, train natural and not particulary strong by any measure, but I've repped with 386 a few times. I don't train to bodybuild or powerlift, just to look fit and feel energetic. I'm sure Arnie with all his roids and experience can easily lift 500 or more. Hell, there's a guy in my gym that trains once a month when he feels like it and reps 480 with ease.