In a recent conversation on The Pat McAfee Show, Schwarzenegger shared his PR stats on the big three: "My best bench press was 525, my best deadlift was 710, and my best squat was 610," he said.
"My best bench press was 238 kilograms, my best dead weight reached 322 kilograms and my maximum squat, 276 kilograms," the seven-time Mister Olympia winner said. Schwarzenegger, however, pointed out that in his time these numbers might have seemed remarkable, but nowadays, he said, it is common to see higher figures.
If you're a 200-lb man, your numbers would look like this: Squat: 1 rep @ 350 lbs. Deadlift 1 rep @ 400 lbs. Press: 1 rep @ 180 lbs.
After a decade of lifting weights, almost everyone can squat with more than 135 pounds on the bar, and most guys can squat at least two plates for at least a few repetitions. As before, only around 1 in 6 lifetime lifters have ever squatted 315 pounds, but now 1 in 17 can squat 405.
His best lifts were 545lb squat, 500lb bench, and 710lb deadlift.
It depends on your weight and experience. If you're a male and 150lbs and only been lifting a few months then 225 is pretty good. If you're 185lbs and fairly athletic and used to work out then 225 is a warmup set and not impressive in the very least. Double your weight for deadlift is considered good.
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Only 1 Out Of 50 People Go To The Gym, So 0.00012% Of The World's Population Can Squat 405lbs… That's 3 Out Of Every 25,000 People.”
Studies say only about 0.4% of the population can bench 225. So the answer is very rare.
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If you're a CrossFit athlete striving to hang with the best in the world, then a double bodyweight squat is an appropriate goal. Or if we were to put a number to it, elite CrossFit females should strive to be able to back squat 300 pounds with their male counterparts looking to be able to squat at least 415 pounds.
Based on data from Mayo Clinic, below is a breakdown of how many push-ups men and women should be able to complete based on age. People in their 30s should be able to do at least 19 (women) and 21 (men). People in their 40s should be able to do at least 14 (women) and 16 (men).
Stallone claims to have been able to bench press 385-400 lbs (174.6-181.4 kg) and squat 500 lbs (226.8 kg) in his prime. While in a bench pressing contest with former Mr. Olympia Franco Columbu, he severely tore his pectoral muscle and needed over 160 stitches on it.
Arnold Schwarzenegger's weak body part
He stated in his book, “Unfortunately because they are slow-twitch muscles that are built to take a beating since we use them every time we walk, calves are notoriously difficult to develop.
Cutler's strength compares favorably to other Olympia legends. His 700-pound squat and 550-pound bench outmatches Arnold Schwarzenegger, who topped out at a 550-pound squat and 485-pound bench. It also outdoes Dexter Jackson's max squat of 500 pounds.
Which also means that the bear, the piano and the seminal sports car could all be successfully squatted by Brian Carroll, the retired powerlifter, author and spine health consultant, who holds the record for the heaviest squat of all time at an incredible 1,306lbs.
Very rare. We're talking like beyond one in a million. 1% of 1% of the poplation type rarity. A lot of people dont realize this, but even a 225+ bench is a little abnormal.
It's way way less than 1% of the population, nevermind 10%. I go to a gym with 500 members - maybe 2-3 people could deadlift that. And that's people who actually ATTEND a gym, have means, are generally healthy and eat well etc etc It's nowhere even close to 10% of the population. It's <1% comfortably.
Arnold Schwarzenegger Just Shared His Heaviest Lift PRs
"My best bench press was 525, my best deadlift was 710, and my best squat was 610," he said.
Ferrigno, who stands at almost 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m), weighed in during competition at 285 lb (129 kg) in 1975 and 315 lb (143 kg) in 1992. Ferrigno competed in the first annual World's Strongest Man competition in 1977, where he finished fourth in a field of eight competitors.