How much do you think the Klitschko's can bench?

When I spot my friend at the gym, he does 275 for 9 reps and his 1 rep max is 350.... Chef has some explaining to do. :good

 

If you know your "x" rep max, and you want to find out what your 1 rep max should be for that exercise, devide the coefficent by the corresponding "rep #"

Reps/ CoEfficient
1. 1.00
2 .943
3 .906
4 .881
5 .856
6 .831
7 .807
8 .786
9 .765
10 .744
11 .723
12 .703
13 .688
14 .675
15 .662
16 .650
17 .638
18 .627
19 .616
20 .606

275/1 obviously= max 275 lbs
275/ 5 (.856) = max 309 lbs 85 % effort of max for each rep
275/ 10 (.744) = 375 lbs 74 % effort
275/ 15 (.660) = 450 lbs 66 % effort only for each rep. This should be easy weight for you like a warm up.

bottom line if you can lift 275 lbs 20 times that is light weight to you. His max should be over 500 lbs. I am calling this bull****! And if Klitschko has a higher muscular endurance than this chart it would only make his max higher.

 

275/9 = max 354. That is correct. He is not lying.

 

this is a good thread and really goes to show how much people BS in other threads re bench presses,

 

Why would it matter to you if he is lying or not?

 

Well, he claims to be an inside source close to both Klitschko brothers. But obviously this entire story is made up.

Believe me, I know that Klitschko is strong but the numbers he is claiming is Worlds strongest man competition type of lifts.

 

Naw 390

 

I'm not calling him a liar, i'm saying that he should be a competitor if he's putting up that much steel.

 

Yeah, Klitschko's "Chef" is right up there in strength with the Heavyweight Champion of the World. And Klitschko should enter a power lifting contest himself.

 

Mark Coleman and Tank Abbot supposedly could bench 600 pounds.

 

Tank abbot was around 500...


Superstar billy graham could bench 600 lbs

 

Smell BS here. Post your pics.. and if you are referring to Gold's Gym, even Manny Steward- the man's trainer, said you won't find champions there. It's contrary to boxing training and what you are saying doesn't make sense.

 

atsch

As someone who has been lifting weights for six years, I can say without a doubt that your bench press numbers are bull****.

First of all 20 x 275 3 sets would be stupid program to do.
If he could lift that much (which he cant) 275lbs would be wery light weight for him. It would be idiotic to lift so easy weights three times per week as you claim he does in hes weight lifting program.

Second of all he is boxer not a world class weight lifter, anyone who does weights know those numbers are bull****.

Not to mentioning your own work out where your do 225 lbs 18 times but when you put 50 lbs more, your reps drop only by three
You don’t even look strong enough to lift 225lbs 18 times in one set. (I could be wrong)
What the ****. atsch

Have you in reality, even lifted weights?

 

When you say he moves onto lifting one day a week. Does he cover every muscle group in one session?

 

I was thinking the 20 reps bit was a bit fishy.