best ever raw shw bench?

[samsbolton]

I remember a couple of guys from back in the day who, I think, had 700 raw benches, Ted Arcidi and Anthony Clark. Had a quick look on youtube, nothing on Clark and a 705 from Ted but not clear if it was raw? Mendys' 700 is a touch and go in most peoples books, so what is the highest filmed raw bench, with a pause, you have seen?

[bigkarl]

Mendy's 715 is still #1 for me, I think a 1-2 second pause is overrated in terms of deciding how impressive a lift is.

[Powerlifter94]

You know Mendy is posting here now, you should ask him whether it was TnG or paused, see the sticky at the top of this forum

[beardofstars]

james henderson 711. i don't think there is video of it, but he always did everything legit.

[bignick72]

Ted Arcidi and Anthony Clark's were shirted, Arcidi's was only a blast shirt, Clark's would have been denim in that era I think. James Henderson's was definetly raw and done with the IPF so it was legit.

[fatbencher]

Jim Williams is in the mix. Yes, using Ace bandages on his elbows. But then again: not during the current touch&go era.

[Torrtrefireto]

Ted Arcidi and Anthony Clark's were shirted, Arcidi's was only a blast shirt, Clark's would have been denim in that era I think. James Henderson's was definetly raw and done with the IPF so it was legit.

There you go, pretty much

Not to try to take away anything from Mendy's its legendary

[blastbeats_stl]

james henderson 711. i don't think there is video of it, but he always did everything legit.

Plus it was done in a full meet, not a dick sucking expo

[Cstreck]

james henderson 711. i don't think there is video of it, but he always did everything legit.

It still surprises me there's no video of this lift out there.

[samsbolton]

IPF raw? wowsers, because from what I have seen their judging is extremely finickety. Also surprises me because the only vid i have seen of Henderson benching is the one in the library at the mo, works up to 585 for an easy three but hardly the same as a paused 711..

The straight dope has to be that that is more impressive than mendy's? Surely?

[kinggorilla]

i think scot mendelson is actually touching longer than what we can see from the videos angle.i think he sank it abit before the press.

[bignick72]

There you go, pretty much

Not to try to take away anything from Mendy's its legendary

Mendy's lift was awesome, I went back and watched it again even with a longer pause he still would have nailed it!!