Bench press — 25, 15 and eight reps at 165, 195, 225 lbs. Nautilus press — 15 reps at 80, 100, 130 lbs. Incline press — 15 reps at 80, 100, 130 lbs.
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.
For elite athletes like The Rock, bench pressing is not just about muscle gain but overall strength and conditioning. While there is no official figure provided by Johnson himself, industry experts and trainers who have worked with him often estimate his bench press capabilities to be between 450 to 500 pounds.
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.
Gene Rychlak is the first man to bench press 900 lb (408 kg). Gene Rychlak is the first man to bench press over 1,000 lb with a lift of 1,004 lb (455 kg) in November. Scot Mendelson presses 457 kg (1,008 lb) (February 18) in a powerlifting exhibition called Fit Expo in Pasadena, California.
Ferrigno believes that he would have been killed along with Sadat if Sadat had not canceled his appearance. Declares The Incredible Hulk (1977) episode "King of the Beach" (in which he played a bodybuilder, in addition to the Hulk) his favorite episode of the series. Bench-pressed 560 lbs in his prime (age 25).
Tyson could absolutely bench over 215lbs. A 215 pound bench press is an incredibly modest bench for a man and would not raise any eyebrows at any gym in America. Mike Tyson is gifted and was a muscular 220 pounds in his prime.
His routine, adapted from the teachings of kettlebell gurus Mark Cheng and Steve Maxwell, is so effective, he says, that he's stronger than ever —even on conventional gym lifts. Rogan can do 40 dips, “which I could never do before,” he says. “And I can still bench 315.”
In your prime, how much could you bench-press? My max was 475. I'm up to 415 now.
He benched 120 pounds for his chest and did about 400 crunches and sit-ups to build his core.
Michael Jordan did bench press during his prime. In fact, he benched 315 lbs. with ease. The reason he benched was to build up his back for defense.
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When Brock Lesnar tried out for the NFL's Minnesota Vikings, he reportedly benched 475 pounds.
History has it that Mike Tyson's calisthenics workouts went like this: 2000 bodyweight squats, 2500 sit ups, 500 push ups, and 500 bench dips. We're not sure if he did this all in one workout, or if he split it up into sets across the day.
The weight training sessions alternate from high-rep to maximum-lift; in the latter Kobe now squats 400 and bench-presses 300.
In terms of records, Justin Ernest holds the top spot with an impressive 51 reps, a feat achieved at the NFL Scouting Combine in 1999. Following closely are Stephen Paea with 49 reps and others.
Dwayne Johnson dislikes heavy lifting
However, since Johnson bench presses 400 to 500 pounds, this means he considers this weight to be lighter than his maximum capacity. So, what seemed to be a shocking revelation turns more shocking when you know what Johnson tends to do at the gym.
As to Sly, he's tried every workout under the sun (& his workouts are in my book Main Character Swole), but before he tore his pec benching with Franco Columbu, he was putting up 385-400lbs on the bench & squatting 500lbs.
Coincidentally, Van Damme played Dux in his debut. Formerly, had his own production companies - Long Road Productions / 777 Films Corp. Can bench press 166 kg.