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Another lie? I think so.
Another lie? I think so.
The only type of people who believe this are the same people that believe Bruce Lee would beat every 125-145lber in the UFC and could kill a man in one punch.
The same people who think every athlete is clean and not using steroids.
I remember reading as a kid an article that the said journalist witnessed Wilt bench 465 at 58yrs old. It's possible. I'd never thought I'd bench 440 until last year.
I know I guess we will never know. If there is any footage of it it's probably sitting somewhere as it's not digital.I know this is beating a dead horse after my first post, but if that were true...
The year would have been 1994-1995 when that happened. Why wouldn't someone film that or take a picture of it at least? Of any of his lifting sessions? You'd think someone would right or that Wilt...as a flamboyant, boastful type guy would want someone to.
And this is all we have, lmao. Congrats on your 440 bench though, that's impressive.
I know I guess we will never know. If there is any footage of it it's probably sitting somewhere as it's not digital.
The 440 was definitely a one time thing. Gyms were locked down and I had a bench press rack and a bunch of plates at home as well as enough testosterone to run 300mg for 8months straight. So all I did was bench press, military presses, barbell rows and some medium weight dead lifts. Looking back on it now I rushed the heavy bench by about a year. Left pec ended up with a strain, both elbows were pretty inflamed by end of last year. If I had anadrol 50 with the test I probably would have tore something. Started working out again a month ago but now going to a gym and not being stupid. No benching for me for a while it's time to focus on my back and legs for the rest of the year. I feel like most guys could bench 315x6 without steroids and probably 80lbs more with a reasonable dose of testosterone, however it's kind of dumb to push it as flat bench press is responsible for a lot of torn pecs and I came close.
Thinking 'average male" bench for 5 reps would be around 185. A middle ground for the strong side and weak side. Don't often see 3 plates on bench unless it's an obvious lifter or a big corn fed boy whos over 6ft and north of 275lb body weight.Yeah I don't really like benching, it hurts my shoulders and I just don't care about it much. I was just doing pull ups tonight and my left rotator cuff/shoulder hurt, has been for weeks now. No idea what the fuck I did.
"I feel like most guys could bench 315x6 without steroids..."
This won't be a popular opinion here perhaps, but I don't think so. 315x6 = ~355-375 lb max. The average male is 197.9 lbs, that's counting obese people and fat fucks out there. The USPA "drug tested" 198 lb raw national bench record is 447.5 lbs.
So not to project, my bench is shit and I don't really care about the lift. But obviously guys using drugs (even if it says drug free, obviously they are) and devoting tons of time to improve their benches as powerlifters - and 447 is the record. I'm over analyzing that statement probably, but I just don't think so at all. I think people will average genetics will struggle to rep out 3 plates, unless they are specifically, anatomically built to bench well. So now we'd have to include a swathe of below average genetic people, and everyone is natty?
But I mean whatever really. Just over analyzing. Definitely achievable by many. I just don't think "most", naturally at least.
I look around my office and 185 lbs could probably kill a few people.
185 x 5? For the average trained man, perhaps. The average untrained man probably can’t bench 135 x 5.Thinking 'average male" bench for 5 reps would be around 185. A middle ground for the strong side and weak side. Don't often see 3 plates on bench unless it's an obvious lifter or a big corn fed boy whos over 6ft and north of 275lb body weight.