How much do UFC fighters benchpress?

[LifterAmI]

tank abbot, 600 lbs.

Is your whole football team in the red too? That might be why.

ohsnapbrah.

[injured44]

Are you ****in high? not one single person on my college football team can do that...

is it really so unreasonable to expect a 200 pound athlete to do 300x5

dana white weighs like 210 and can hit 315 for a single i would hope some people on your team are stronger pound for pound that dana white

[wannabepl47]

is it really so unreasonable to expect a 200 pound athlete to do 300x5

dana white weighs like 210 and can hit 315 for a single i would hope some people on your team are stronger pound for pound that dana white

Yes, yes it is.

The only people who are able to bench 300 x 5 at 200 lbs while being a high level athlete are football players and strength athletes.

Flat bench isnt as useless as most people claim it is great for triceps and rotator cuff strength and it can help you put on mass, but Not even Hughes and GSP can do 300 5 times. MAYBE alves.

[j_neatherlin]

Yes, yes it is.

The only people who are able to bench 300 x 5 at 200 lbs while being a high level athlete are football players and strength athletes.

Flat bench isnt as useless as most people claim it is great for triceps and rotator cuff strength and it can help you put on mass, but Not even Hughes and GSP can do 300 5 times. MAYBE alves.

lolque?

[wannabepl47]

lolque?

What WW (around 190) or MW (probly over 200 lbs) do you think can bench around 325-350 (300x5)?

You can probably count them on one hand. Flat benching over 300 lbs for a real athlete and not a bb or gym rat is just risking injury and wasting time for nothing.

[j_neatherlin]

first of all, while i never saw Matt do it, I worked out at the same gym as him in Bettendorf, and everyone said he could hit 405x1

[j_neatherlin]

btw i hit 385x1 @ 185 and I'm neither a high level athlete nor a strength athlete...just a regular gym rat. 300+ benching is not that hard for someone who works out.

[wannabepl47]

first of all, while i never saw Matt do it, I worked out at the same gym as him in Bettendorf, and everyone said he could hit 405x1

Hughes? He said himself when he still lifted bench for max strength he could hit 350. Then he changed his training around and I bet now its around 280-300. And he is one of the stronger guys in the division and the kind of guy that you would figure to do flat bench press.

[j_neatherlin]

Hughes? He said himself when he still lifted bench for max strength he could hit 350. Then he changed his training around and I bet now its around 280-300. And he is one of the stronger guys in the division and the kind of guy that you would figure to do flat bench press.

when what makes you think he can't hit 300x5? if he can bench 350, he should be able to do that easy. he should be able to reverse grip that **** for 5 easy.

[wannabepl47]

btw i hit 385x1 @ 185 and I'm neither a high level athlete nor a strength athlete...just a regular gym rat. 300+ benching is not that hard for someone who works out.

You just hit the nail on the head though, that is my point. High level athletes dont have time to get there bench up over 300 lbs. Maybe the LHWs and HWs because at thier size it is less effort. It is hard when you have to worry about technique and 15 other athletic qualities other than strength. Not to mention flat bench is probly low down the list even for strength training for most athletes.

[wannabepl47]

when what makes you think he can't hit 300x5? if he can bench 350, he should be able to do that easy. he should be able to reverse grip that **** for 5 easy.

Because he himself said that is the most he could ever do and that he could do much less now that he changes his training.

[j_neatherlin]

You just hit the nail on the head though, that is my point. High level athletes dont have time to get there bench up over 300 lbs. Maybe the LHWs and HWs because at thier size it is less effort. It is hard when you have to worry about technique and 15 other athletic qualities other than strength. Not to mention flat bench is probly low down the list even for strength training for most athletes.

oh i see what you're saying. guess it makes sense...the only time i ever saw Hughes lifting it was high rep circuit stuff.

[wannabepl47]

oh i see what you're saying. guess it makes sense...the only time i ever saw Hughes lifting it was high rep circuit stuff.

Yea, im not saying benching over 300 is godlike strength nor am I sayings its a useless excercise. Im just saying at 200 lbs and less having a 300 lb bench is more than adequate for an athlete that has to be so well rounded.

[WishmasterATM]

i heard houston alexander could bench 450, u see where it got him

Repped for the laugh, and your pic is awesome ...
Houston "you have a problem " Alexander

I think Houston vs Brandon Vera ., your fired match...let Vince McMahon come and fire the loser "YOURRRR FIREDDDDDDD"

[J_Bo]

Yea, im not saying benching over 300 is godlike strength nor am I sayings its a useless excercise. Im just saying at 200 lbs and less having a 300 lb bench is more than adequate for an athlete that has to be so well rounded.

The ability to bench according to your weight also goes down the heavier you get. When Brock Lesnar walks around at 280, he would have to be able to bench 420 lbs for 5+ reps to meet these standards. He's strong as f*ck, but I doubt even he can do that much.... let alone someone who is around that weight and not nearly the same freakish athlete.

[mackinmack]

fedor could prolly max out on 0 but look were it got him

[injured44]

The ability to bench according to your weight also goes down the heavier you get. When Brock Lesnar walks around at 280, he would have to be able to bench 420 lbs for 5+ reps to meet these standards. He's strong as f*ck, but I doubt even he can do that much.... let alone someone who is around that weight and not nearly the same freakish athlete.

brock benches 495
so yeah he probably could hit 420x5

[richard_20]

Bob Sapp*dont laugh*
bench presses a little over 600 pounds for reps
hes strong as ****

[ftwrestler]

This is pretty common...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZsx-IQrkME

he bounced it off of his chest

[ftwrestler]

brock benches 495
so yeah he probably could hit 420x5

more like 420-3 times

my bench press> brocks

[Philthebuilder]

There was a vid of Silva training, he was benching 225lbs really fast.

[blurrr]

Not much. They don't train like bodybuilders and go for 1rmaxes, it's all about low weight high intensity and volume. Arlovski used to be a bodybuilder years ago though

[ftwrestler]

Not much. They don't train like bodybuilders and go for 1rmaxes, it's all about low weight high intensity and volume. Arlovski used to be a bodybuilder years ago though

that is not necessarily true. if a fighter is looking to be strong he sure as hell wont lift that way.

there is no one way to lift for one sport

edit: power lifters lift for 1 lift maxes but bodybuilders dont. they lift for hypertrophy

[big stud steve]

a middle weight can most likely bench 275+

these guys are athletes, and athletes are usually good all around in any type of sport.

[big stud steve]

this guys a beast too

[Ehyun55]

people bash on isolation type exercises like its the worst thing in the world for MMA. i remember Josh Barnett, however, saying that these sorts of exercises are definitely beneficial.

[bignac1]

i doubt anderson or BJ could do 225

randy and GSP probably could

i think any decent wrestler could rep out 225 even lightweights, or featherweights

gsp was repping 120s on DB press...I can rep 70s and can bench 190 so I think GSP could bench over 300Lbs atleast for his 1RM.

[C Project]

U FRAUDIN' BRAH???!

Yes, he claims 210 lbs.

[forcefedfreak]

Joe Lauzon said he can prolly only bench 165-170 (he doesnt bench)
Functional strength > beach strength imo

Quoted for truth

Is your whole football team in the red too? That might be why.

Quoted for lulz.

But in all honesty bench pressing is such a technique oriented movement, that most elite lifters make gains due to CNS development and coordination. While someone might be a strong individual, if they do not train the bench press in a manner to IMPROVE their bench press it shouldn't be expected that they would be pushing extraordinary numbers.

Having trained as a power lifter and avid Oly and BBer for a few years I can move much more weight in some movements then people who are actually stronger then I am.

[C Project]

Yes, yes it is.

The only people who are able to bench 300 x 5 at 200 lbs while being a high level athlete are football players and strength athletes.

Flat bench isnt as useless as most people claim it is great for triceps and rotator cuff strength and it can help you put on mass, but Not even Hughes and GSP can do 300 5 times. MAYBE alves.

LOL.

I guess I'm a high level athlete.

Yay!