some very ridiculous bench pressing..

[getjacked]

YouTube - 605x2 and 405x15 Bench Press (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CoypEjfXgUo)

this is insane. the guy weighs 250 and hits 605x2 raw easy, then 405x15 after.

the way he can control 605 is unreal. i've only seen a couple people control 605 raw like that, including kennelly and hoornstra.

theres a pic of him at the end too, he actually looks the part :bowdown:

[Beverly McD.]

Impressive

[bigdamray]

very freakin' cool!! He's a beast!!

[A L]

BEAST is right - that is impressive.

[JoeD]

i saw that the other day that shit almost looks fake on how easily he handles the weight.

[IliekFude]

Wow, he woulda come damn close to winning the bench comp for cash at the arnold beating out 300+lb mofos with no problem. He woulda took his weight class no problem. I wonder why he didnt enter? Does he not like money?
Sick benchin.

[getjacked]

Wow, he woulda come damn close to winning the bench comp for cash at the arnold beating out 300+lb mofos with no problem. He woulda took his weight class no problem. I wonder why he didnt enter? Does he not like money?
Sick benchin.

he competed in the late 80's and early 90's but just doesnt seem to be interested anymore and has various injuries.

[getjacked]

i also notice he uses a very wide grip (seems like a index on ring, max legal grip) for a raw bench thats very wide for most guys. i tried to do this today and it was real shitty. had like no power.

i know for a fact that hoornstra uses such a close grip because hes afraid of pec tears and what not. i guess siegler doesnt worry about that.

[IliekFude]

I like a narrow grip for raw as well. Pinky or at most, ring fing on rings. I have long arms too. My triceps r waaaaay stronger than my pecs, thats why i do it anyway.

[rmexico]

I noticed his grip too. How can he be that strong with a grip that wide?

[Hidngod]

Good grief. He handled that 405 like I do 150.

[bigdamray]

I go with pinky on the ring for all raw work. I only go that wide if I use a shirt. I've torn my pecs too many times!!

[nychris]

Wow, thats really impressive! Perform form and everything, thats crazy.

[getjacked]

well thats the thing chris, is how he controls it. i've never seen that, ever.. i mean besides people like kennelly, and even then kennellys descent is much quicker but thats probably on purpose.

the interesting thing is the very slow descent portion of the lift is not common anymore but it was very common back in the 70's and 80's of powerlifting. many great benchers really had a slow descent.

[ColdStone]

index finger on the ring is my normal grip, lol. Guess thats what comes with being 6'3" and having long ass monkey arms

[canecorso]

That was perfect, very impressive

[ctrugger]

I've seen this video before and it gets better every time. Nice stuff

[KKAZ]

Kind of makes me depressed.

[Fawkes]

That is amazing how easy it looks