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Video of my friend benching 475 everyone's getting on him saying the spotter did all the work. Take a look. [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BohojehPLP8]Kevin OAK 475 Lb Bench Press - YouTube[/ame]
This = indisputable strength
Kevin Levrone bench press - YouTube
Your friend...strong guy but who knows on that lift. Spotters need to stay the hell out of he way
so did you both bench 475?
because in the PL thread you said that you benched 475
Not trying to be mean, I doubt your friend could legitimately bench 405.
But looks to weigh less than 200 lbs so that would be a great number for him
Agreed the problem is he doesn't trust anyone else to spot him correctly and the guy who spots him says he doesn't wanna let go because if something goes wrong he's not gonna be able to get his hands back under the bar. So that's kind of the end result, it's hard to find a good spotter you can trust with that kind of weight.
This is him benching 405 about a year and a half ago and 15 lbs ago. He's currently 5'11" 225 lbs.
The spotter behind the bench would do more harm than good if he were to start pulling on the bar if something went wrong. The 2 end spotters are more than capable of handling any issue should it happen.
The spotter did pull in the vid... but not more than say 20 or 30 lbs worth. Either way the dude is gettin strong for sure. Im chasin a big bench myself. I hit 405 on Nov 5th and goin for 425 next monday.
Im 46 though...... much harder. LOL
Bad Fox bench pressing 405! - YouTube
Ouch. Take it from an older guy, your asking for an injury lifting like that. Very poor form and slamming it on your chest is not going to help with your pursuit of strength or more muscle.
No, I wouldn't count that 405 as a good lift either. Please don't take it personal, just some constructive criticism.