A fcuking 605 lbs bench. For a double.Some people are too much...YIPZack
That's him.But his football performances are irrelevant to his strength.
Rory was more overrated than Draper, he was a Jeff King wanna be with the brain of Corky....
No Rory was very good IMO, his feats are somewhat fake though...
Dude, unless you knew him or were there, keep your judgments to yourself!
Why did he fcuk you or something...what other feats have you yet to reveal a bout him ??
The world record bench press in the 242 class is around 605. That means he could bench a world record weight for two reps. Totally impossible.Just do the math. If those lifts were accurate, Rory would have at least a 2200 lb powerlifting total. I don't think even Ed Coan could do that.
Did you ever train with Rory or seen him train?
In 1983 and 1984 I had the opportunity to occasionally train with Rory and I can honestly tell you he was one of the strongest BB's I have ever seen. I saw Rory train through various training styles depending on the time of year and what he wanted to accomplish from doing sets of 100 reps to 4-8 reps. I have watched Rory do side laterals with 90lb dDBs one arm, 455lb incline BB press, Bent over BB rows 455lbs, BB shoulder press 315 plus. I also taped (duct tape) Rory’s hands to the pull down bar while he worked to get 100 reps on the lat pull down when he was doing his sets of 100 training.Rory would get his weight as high as ~275 in the off season and then come down to the low 200s for a contest. There was a barbeque in the back outside the gym we trained at. Right after training Rory and the rest of use would have steaks grilling. Why, because Rory did it.As stated by jwb “In the end it doesn't matter what Rory's strength levels were. The main point is the quality of his physique”. And when in shape Rory was awesome for his time..
have you?
Hhahaha...dude, the next time you decide to post a pic.......put a shirt on...you embarrass yourself and your family!
Maybe because we've actually seen him train?
Max, how come Rory didn't make it really big?I i always thought he was the one guy who could have beat Haney.
He sure is built better than Ronnie. Rory didn't sport a 40"+ waistline.
Fcuk yeah.A shame that a guy like Loly Leidelmeyel (Jap spelling) gets less acknowledgement than Ronald McDonald.Ronnie was great - pre 1999.YIPZack
Rory just could not come in condition on contest day. He always seemed to miss his peak.
There was also some politics working against him due to Weider being upset that Rory left a photo session because his wife was in labor.
i had about 6 mendenhall posters in my home gym back in 82 or so,he was one of my favs back then,i miss those days when you had mendenhall,christian,belknap,rory and the others always in the magazines with them training different bodyparts
