I also remember reading where Rahman said he can bench over four hundred. McBride probably can, cause he's an immense dude.
I am 5' 7" 1/2. way 190, with a big gut these days, and bence about 250 maximum. And I am nothing in the gym. I have seen guys about my height and maybe 160 throw on 270 and do sets. 460 for such a mamoth man is not that big of a deal.
are u kidding me? this is nothing extraordiinary, I'm 162 and I do 325, I have a friend who does 500+ and hes 235 pounds
bench pressing is overrated especially in a sport like boxing. It sounds to me the guys not very prepared and is trying to scare golota with his bench pressing statistics.When I boxed I was told not to bench press,and was told there was no use for it boxing and to just stick to pushups and chinups.
25 years ago, when I was around 150, I benched 250. So for a guy McBride's size to only bench 260 seems weak. I've no idea about whether or not 460 is good. That's a bench weight that's WAY outside my realm of experience, but for a guy his size, who knows? Besides, would that make much difference, unless the fighters were vey close in skill level? (Andrew and Kevin are'nt.)
You're one of the few people that I actually trust at their word, Cachi. Assuming you're natural, a 250 bench is pretty decent. However, I have a hard time believing that anyone weighing 160 is benching 270 without serious juicing. There is just not enough mass there to do so. Why am I so skeptical about all these big lifts? Because people bull**** all the time. People bull**** about their arm size, their dick size and their bench press all the time. I've seen 220 pound guys struggling with 270 pound bench presses. I've seen big, muscular men who have been training for YEARS struggling to reach 300. This is your typical man on the street who has been training for at least a few years. Big 230 pound rugby players benching 350 for reps is not uncommon, but they are the genetically elite and by no means your average man. Big linemen weighing 320 and benching 500+ is not uncommon, but again they are the genetic creme de la creme, the top of the **** pile and are naturally big, strong men even without all the juice in their veins. Evander Holyfield and Ben Johnson (The sprinter) benched 360 for around 10 reps. Evander probably did a bit more later in his career. However, someone here claimed benching 460 for 11 reps, whilst weighing "less than half" of Kevin McBride. I mean, get real. The genetically average man if he were to start training now would be doing very, very well to ever reach 300 pounds for reps. It would take years of training and dedication. Maybe a few would reach 350. Perhaps they could do a sloppy, half-assed 420 for one single rep, but it would be sloppy and half-assed. Oh, and by then they'd weigh around 220 of solid muscle anyway. If you listened to the bull**** spewed on forums everywhere, your average 160 pounder should be benching 250. What a load of crap. To all those guys boasting about these big lifts - video or picture or STFU. :deal
But why bounce the weight at all? I would be more impressed if he had done a smooth, clean rep where he lowers the bar so that it touches his chest and then powers up with 500 than that sloppy one for 600. But whatever. At least Tank posted a video. More than most would dare to do.
The bounce allows you to press more. It can only be a good thing. As long as you touch the chest and lock-out, I do not see the point in restricting the technique.
Coolest thing Ive ever seen is in the last Commonwealth games they had some special olympics events. A midget, like a real 4''9 midget benched a single rep of like 168kg (370 pounds), which was like nearly 3 times his weight. ****ing impressive. The powerlift was like the equivalent of weightlifting competition in the abled bodied person games. Then a really solid dude, who was wheelchair bound, got up and benched over 200kg, Im pretty sure it was 225kg, which is nearly 500 pounds!!! They worked it out somehow on weight, the dwarf got the silver, the wheelchair guy got the bronze. Never saw the gold lift, must have been good.
Actually here is the results, amazing what some people can do. http://www.melbourne2006.com.au/Schedule%20and%20Results/By%20Sport/WeightLifting/Results/Result%20-%20WL03001XXXXXXX?ScheduleItemID=27011 Guy who won it was 3'11, 44kg and lifted 155kg!!!! Thats over 3 times the dudes weight.