WR Bench - 1005lb

[Robert]

Gene has done it again.

My feelings are mixed on this.
1. Benching should not exceed deadlifting, its just wrong, at this rate, benching will be the biggest contributing factor in PL totals before too long. He is probablly using more weight for lockouts than Brent Mikesell is squatting.
2. Seening a 3000lb total would not only make history, but would probablly be the last milestone to be broken beofre spines are. The human body can only go so far. I think the limit is rapidly approaching.
3. Gene has made history, and triple-adimantium-supe-hyper-kryptonite shirt or not, knee wraps on your fcuking wrists or not, squat suit and belt or not, WPO or not, this guy just moved 1/2 a fcuking ton. Thats sick, its crazy, its amazing, its the dawn of a new era. He is without doubt the strongest bencher in history.
4. I am not a great fan of equipped lifting. And whilst shirts undoubtedly add lbs to your bench (in this caes I think about 3-400lbs), it is simply not a case of "put a shirt on and add 200lbs to your bench." Much respect.

All opinions welcome.

Also, is this correct (current WR's) Sq 1124lbs, Bp 1005lbs, Dl 933lbs?

[Fred]

http://www.bodytechusa.com/videos.html

[Robert]

Cheers Chegmeister.

[BengDogg]

That is just nuts, thats like benching a old mini! Or 5 and a bit of me! Shit!!!

[PikeKing]

I could do that, I just dont wanna

[rock]

i'm also not a big fan of mega-hyper shirt, but respekt gene, you'r unbevilable. :hail:

[Scourge]

I believe that Gene is pushing 800lb raw in training. That would mean he's getting a shade over 200lb out of that shirt.

I was under the impression that Brent Mikesell still had the squat world record at 1142 - Don't quote me on that though.

Did anyone else think that Gene's bench wasn't especially convincing? Sure it's a helluva lot of weight, but I'm sure I see his hips move a fair bit, an uneven extension, and it looks like he couldn't lock it out but the spots took it off him sharpish to cover for him.

[Robert]

Is his RAW bench really that high? TBH I don't care. IMO he i the daddy and thats that.

I think your right about that Squat of Brents' being 1124, my previous post was a typo, I believe the WR was broken the same day the bench was.

[rock]

i think his raw bench is more around 700-750.
on vid i can't see the clear lock of left hand, also right hand was locked, then fall down a little bit.


this is words of s. lattimer on another forum:

I'm gonna cross post this message a bunch of places, so if you see it here don't bother reading it elsewhere.


I want to give major props and my congrats to Big Gene. He has done something amazing, that nobody else at this point can do.

I mean, a little over a year ago, I beat his 804 at a WPO meet with an 810 bench. He has 200 pounds on that now. Its just flat out insane.

I keep seeing people all over the internet debating and bitching over this or that deatil, Gene's shirt, etc.

Let me tell you, I have seen his shirt, it is a heavy duty custom shirt, but its not all that the critics want it to be. Gene has learned to get big support from that shirt, and he has learned how to bench with that much support.

I can get a double denim or poly shirt from any company, do some simple modifications, and get as much or more support than Gene's shirt provides. I have done this with a Karin's double denim. I can tell you right now, that kind of shirt support will seriously blow your eyeballs out. I have basically passed out on the bench from the extreme pressure. That kind of huge support makes a shirt nearly impossible to use. If you haven't tried it, you don't know.

I say this, because the reason Gene can bench more than anyone else is not the shirt, its not steroids, its not even the haircut. It because he has learned the technique and built the strength to do it.

Why can't I bench a grand? Because I haven't figured out how. Same thing with 900. The difficulty level as you increase weights is almost exponential. The difference in difficulty between 800 and 900 is like the difference between 500 and 800. Its huge. I have never held 1000. I'm not anywhere near ready to even try that. I've had 900 on the bar 3 times in comp, and a few times in training. Its freakin' heavy.

So to all you haters out there, think about this: Gene is my #1 opponent right now in benching. His best contest lift is now 146 pounds higher than mine. So I'm not a real big threat at this time, but Gene will still hand off to me in training, and he is always a nice guy when I see him. There is no big rivalry among us. Right now, Gene is the man. I'll stand up and say that anytime. And I know he would do the same if our roles were reversed.

So leave the guy alone, say your proud of him for his hard work and amazing accomplishment, and drop the trash talk.

[DMPM]

this guy just moved 1/2 a fcuking ton.
No he hasn't.

An Imperial ton is 2240lbs, hence a 1/2 ton would be 1120lbs.

Half a metric ton would be approx. 1100lbs.

Crazy shit though...

[DMPM]

Also, is this correct (current WR's) Sq 1124lbs, Bp 1005lbs, Dl 933lbs?
I think Andy Bolton's 933lb deadlift was in IPF?

I think Gene and Mikesell were another fed. Regardless, it's very evident what lift doesn't get that much from funky equipment.

[Robert]

Couldn't agree more rock.

[Fred]

I believe that Gene is pushing 800lb raw in training. That would mean he's getting a shade over 200lb out of that shirt.


So he says.

But the RAW record is 713lbs held by his big rival Scott Mendelson who was also after the 1000lb shirted bench.

If he has a 800lb raw then we'll soon see him blow the record away.

[blacklab]

HOLY SH*T.

That inspired me to head straight for the gym today - even though it's Thanksgiving over here.