160 pounds guy bench presses 405 pounds

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[Dave70]

African's the strongest?
Man, you guys are way off.
Clearly the Poles have got that one stiched up..

Imagine the offspring if this pair ever bumped uglies..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zyv2T8nnMd8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZc6J89b1-E

[killerdude494949]

I dont think big bench presses are too impressive anymore at least unless they have big poundages in everything else. And if they did they probably wouldnt be bragging about their bench

405 at 160 is still impressive.

[RobCosimo]

It's damn impressive to me. I don't care if he's never squatted in his life. I mean, say a guy is awesome at maths, does that not count unless he is also awesome at philosophy? Bizarre.

[killerdude494949]

However what I am saying is more like this : If someone is going to set an example for me by teaching me mathematics, I'd hope he knows all forms of math. Trigonometry, geometry, algebra, calculus... rather than just geometry alone.

People who brag about their bench presses usually know little about real lifting. People who know about real lifting don't usually brag about their bench press.

I wasn't trying to say that 405 at 160 is not impressive though.

[wrenchhands]

African's the strongest?
Man, you guys are way off.
Clearly the Poles have got that one stiched up..

Imagine the offspring if this pair ever bumped uglies..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zyv2T8nnMd8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZc6J89b1-E

Haha African-American's. Africans evolved to be really tall and skinny to shed heat, which is why kenyans rock marathons.

[wrenchhands]

However what I am saying is more like this : If someone is going to set an example for me by teaching me mathematics, I'd hope he knows all forms of math. Trigonometry, geometry, algebra, calculus... rather than just geometry alone.

People who brag about their bench presses usually know little about real lifting. People who know about real lifting don't usually brag about their bench press.

I wasn't trying to say that 405 at 160 is not impressive though.

Haha, yeah, I'm pretty sure my smugness about doing the other lifts would stop the minute others actually started training them and getting better numbers than me.

[JasonLB]

Haha African-American's. Africans evolved to be really tall and skinny to shed heat, which is why kenyans rock marathons.

I guess the Pygmies of Central Africa missed the evolutionary boat then? Africa is the most genetically diverse continent on the planet -- there isn't just one set of physical characteristics that describes "Africans."

[SardusPater]

Haha African-American's. Africans evolved to be really tall and skinny to shed heat, which is why kenyans rock marathons.

I guess the Pygmies of Central Africa missed the evolutionary boat then? Africa is the most genetically diverse continent on the planet -- there isn't just one set of physical characteristics that describes "Africans."

Dark skin?

[Rugger]

People who brag about their bench presses usually know little about real lifting. People who know about real lifting don't usually brag about their bench press.

P O W E R L I F T E R S

[RobCosimo]

However what I am saying is more like this : If someone is going to set an example for me by teaching me mathematics, I'd hope he knows all forms of math. Trigonometry, geometry, algebra, calculus... rather than just geometry alone.

People who brag about their bench presses usually know little about real lifting. People who know about real lifting don't usually brag about their bench press.

I wasn't trying to say that 405 at 160 is not impressive though.

But he's not teaching - or setting an example. He's not a strength trainer. Why can't someone be really good at calculus and not trigonometry?
Some people want to be well-rounded, fine. Some want to specialise, fine.

And yeah, it's powerlifters who care about their 'big three' totals, but not everyone who lifts has to be a powerlifter.

He's just a regular guy with a big bench - good for him.

[LiftingNerd]

Yeah, I'm not quite sure how this thread has gotten this long. It should not be surprising to people that there are regular gym rats that have been going at it for a while that can post decent numbers, especially on bench.

Why can't someone be really good at calculus and not trigonometry?

You sort of need to know trig to be able to do calculus. But that is neither here nor there.

[JasonLB]

Haha African-American's. Africans evolved to be really tall and skinny to shed heat, which is why kenyans rock marathons.

I guess the Pygmies of Central Africa missed the evolutionary boat then? Africa is the most genetically diverse continent on the planet -- there isn't just one set of physical characteristics that describes "Africans."

Dark skin?

I said set, not single characteristic

[killerdude494949]

Wow, didn't look hard for him. He is past elite status according to Rippetoe

http://www.exrx.net/Testing/WeightLifting/BenchStandards.html

wait, exrx.net is rip's site?

[Portillo]

Impressive, but some of them dont even looks muscly! Maybe there just strong.