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High School Kid (OL prospect) benches 515 lbs....THREE TIMES! (1 Viewer)
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James Daulton
Footballguy
Impressive. I wonder if he had a bench shirt on underneath that sweatshirt.
Parrothead
Footballguy
what are his grades like?
Ted Mullins
Footballguy
Very impressive. Lol @ kid spotting him wearing cowboy boots
Doug B
Footballguy
That 515 lbs would have been a world one-rep bench press record as recently as 1959.
Something I did not know until going through that link -- Bruno Sammartino, the famed wrestler, legitimately held the world one-rep bench press record throughout much of the 1960s.
The pre-bench shirt record was set in 1984 (666.9 lbs). The current bench-shirt record is just over 1,100 lbs
All record-breaking attempts are done with a bench shirt today. Obviously, the sport is very much changed with the bench shirt. I've never worn one ... has anyone here lifted with a bench shirt? How does it offer THAT much of a strength increase? My assumption is that the bench press record would stil be south of 800 lbs without a bench shirt (but, heck ... maybe I'm wrong about that)..
EDIT: Coulda read through my own link ... the sans-bench-shirt record is currently 716 lbs.
Something I did not know until going through that link -- Bruno Sammartino, the famed wrestler, legitimately held the world one-rep bench press record throughout much of the 1960s.
The pre-bench shirt record was set in 1984 (666.9 lbs). The current bench-shirt record is just over 1,100 lbs
All record-breaking attempts are done with a bench shirt today. Obviously, the sport is very much changed with the bench shirt. I've never worn one ... has anyone here lifted with a bench shirt? How does it offer THAT much of a strength increase? My assumption is that the bench press record would stil be south of 800 lbs without a bench shirt (but, heck ... maybe I'm wrong about that)..EDIT: Coulda read through my own link ... the sans-bench-shirt record is currently 716 lbs.
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Officer Pete Malloy
Footballguy
Or as I call them itch shirts.That 515 lbs would have been a world one-rep bench press record as recently as 1959.
Something I did not know until going through that link -- Bruno Sammartino, the famed wrestler, legitimately held the world one-rep bench press record throughout much of the 1960s.
The pre-bench shirt record was set in 1984 (666.9 lbs). The current bench-shirt record is just over 1,100 lbs
EDIT: Coulda read through my own link ... the sans-bench-shirt record is currently 716 lbs.
Doug B
Footballguy
In the context of the competition, it's just a tool every bencher is using. And "unequipped" bench press competitions are still held and still maintain records. But yeah, it's like no one should think a Tour de France guy can cover ground just as fast on foot as he can on a bike.
One dude a few years back made a bench shirt out of a regular ol' Beefy T and duct tape. Then he went and competed with it at the regional level. Video.
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Back to the kid in the OP. Gotta think he had a bench shirt -- otherwise, his raw max bench press would be really close to the current raw world record. And being as tall as he is actually is a disadvantage in the bench press (longer arms, poorer leverage). All that said: 515 x 3 is insane for a teenager, shirt or no shirt.
Officer Pete Malloy
Footballguy
I bench 495 totally naked.
Long Ball Larry
Footballguy
Doug B
Footballguy
Unless those are trick plates, the weight looks legit - 45-lb bar plus ten 45-lb plates plus two 10-lb plates equals 515 lbs.So? What do the BenchGuys here have to say about all the negative comments regarding the actual weight, etc...??
EDIT: one of the more thoughtful youtube comments was that the big plates might be 35s, not 45s. That could be right. Can't be certain from the video itself.
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fantasycurse42
Footballguy Jr.
How many showers do you think he takes a day?
glock
"Don't grumble, give a whistle!"
Hmmm...Unless those are trick plates, the weight looks legit - 45-lb bar plus ten 45-lb plates plus two 10-lb plates equals 515 lbs.So? What do the BenchGuys here have to say about all the negative comments regarding the actual weight, etc...??
EDIT: one of the more thoughtful youtube comments was that the big plates might be 35s, not 45s. That could be right. Can't be certain from the video itself.
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G
Guest
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The kid on the left wasn't even spotting. 
What was he going to do if there was a problem. Run for help?
What was he going to do if there was a problem. Run for help?
Doug B
Footballguy
The plates could be black bumper plates such as these. About the right diameter. Using those, and assuming the end plates are actually 10 lbs (or 5 kg) and the bar is 45 lbs (or 20 kg), the total weight would have been between 395 and 398 lbs.
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Officer Pete Malloy
Footballguy
And what's up with spotters? Does he have people to wipe his ### too?
Doug B
Footballguy
And ... that same company makes 10 kg bumper plates that are the same diamter as the 15 kg plate I linked to earlier. Using such plates, the lift in the OP could be as "light" as 285-288 lbs.
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Gianmarco, where did the claim of 515 lbs come from? Was it on the audio? I watched it with the sound off.
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Long Ball Larry
Footballguy
First thing I noticed.Hmmm...Unless those are trick plates, the weight looks legit - 45-lb bar plus ten 45-lb plates plus two 10-lb plates equals 515 lbs.So? What do the BenchGuys here have to say about all the negative comments regarding the actual weight, etc...??
EDIT: one of the more thoughtful youtube comments was that the big plates might be 35s, not 45s. That could be right. Can't be certain from the video itself.
Fennis
Footballguy
optionmaven
Footballguy
I thought the behind spotter was helping a little too much. Thought i was the only one. If that kind of spotting is permitted, i'm officially putting myself in the benching 300 lbs. club. I would always need a finger spot to lock out my left arm at that weight. I would always tell people i never got it on my own. Now, after seeing that, I'm a member.
James Daulton
Footballguy
Also the bar was not bending like you'd expect a bar with 515 would. Obviously a lot of weight but likely not 515.
gianmarco
Footballguy
massraider
Footballguy
Those kids didn't seem too worked up that one of their buddies was doing something like that.
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ILUVBEER99
Footballguy
spotter was helping way too much.
belljr
Footballguy
Doug B
Footballguy
Bench shirt - just a demo of a lifter getting a bench shirt on before a competition, with help as is necessary. Note what it does to the the lifter's arms once it's totally on, at about 1:55.
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kutta
Footballguy
Wrigley
Footballguy
coyote5
Footballguy
James Daulton
Footballguy
After further review, it appears the plates are legit and the kid lifted 400+ when he was even younger. Also the genes in family point in that direction. Kid is just freaky strong.
