Arnold max bench - 1974

[ebolaboy]

I think the reason why I don't go heavier is that the weight scares me. It is more or less an unantural act to hold 400+ pounds over your chest. This might be an answer to the question of would you press 600 if you could or press less. I don't use spots and work completely alone. 315 use to scare me, but now I could almost set it on my chest and scratch my nose. 405 gives me the fear. I guess this is what progress is like without the rhoids, long and slow.

[Schmeckie]

Read somewhere Arnie did 550 i think..

[gtslmfao]

450x8 is the real deal

[M0hi]

Oh I see we be bumpin 8 year old threads up in hurr.
ok.
lol at 04 posts about how arnold should be able to bench more, and
he isn't strong for his size.

[Singh1996]

bumpy road over here

[kint]

Good post d-money. Yeah, bodybuilders should be concerned with the inches and definition, not the amount of weight they are lifting.

True. Bodybuilding has nothing to do with strength. I'm amazed he got 450 in the first place. It's a shame, being so pumped up, unable to run or tie your shoes, and be out-benched by a guy half your size.

[mmafighter1294]

True. Bodybuilding has nothing to do with strength. I'm amazed he got 450 in the first place. It's a shame, being so pumped up, unable to run or tie your shoes, and be out-benched by a guy half your size.

a guy half his size would be like 120 lbs. the world record for the 123 lb class is 392 lbs. thanks for playing though.


just for reference, according to a 1rm calculator (I know not terribly accurate), Arnold's 1rm would be 559, a bench press that isn't beaten until the 198 lb weight class.

[shaneaunt]

a guy half his size would be like 120 lbs. the world record for the 123 lb class is 392 lbs. thanks for playing though.

Showed that bish

[AlexRowell]

I dont take supps and im sure lots of people smaller then Arnold have benched more. It's also not an excuse but i will take a look at his training as soon as you find it for me. I think he juiced too much and had too much muscle and too little strenght. Someone with a natural physique like that could bench well over 450lbs.

My opinion.

You do know Arnold won multiple powerlifting and weightlifting competitions right?

Edit: Nvm this thread is old as chit.

[jdironman]

I'm gonna bump this just for the heck of it!

Arnold is/has been/always will be my role model when it comes to body building. Yes I understand he juiced, who cares what he benched. Years later we are still talking about his lifting career...he must have did something right...its just people now a days wont to disagree with anything that they can...freedom of speech or some **** they want to abuse...
Thats just me though. He worked out, he got there, he got in the movies, he is in the office. So just F*** off already.

[Sashizim]

Hey all,
How much could Arnold bench when he was at his peak in 1974?

N e one have factual statistics on it?
Thanks heaps
Chris

A recent video he made said his max was 501 pounds.

[tinytim1]

I don't think Arnold gave a **** how much he could bench. He was a BODYBUILDER not a power lifter. He never trained for strength, he trained for mass. So I am sure he could have benched a lot more, but like I said he didn't care how much he could max. True bbers don't max anyway.

That's awkward because he started off as a Powerlifter...

[WorkHardHeretic]

Hey all,
How much could Arnold bench when he was at his peak in 1974?

N e one have factual statistics on it?
Thanks heaps
Chris

benched more then your whole family in a ford f350, including the f350

[PatrickWayne96]

450lbs looks conceivable for how he looked, it's not unknown that he was powerlifting before bb, whether he was any good idk. Bb is more nutrition than actual lifting you should all realise this, strength training/training each muscle 3x a week aided him however as he was able to be less reliant on steroids and as a result he doesn't look as nasty as some of the former bbers around today. He did use roids, as do all bber's the ifbb's testing scheme is only getting about 20% of what's out there.

[adamsz]

Strong phucking bumps

[TheguyfromDK15]

In his newest youtube video he he runs over his old PR, a 500 pound bench with his tank. Srs

[trs5]

I dont take supps and im sure lots of people smaller then Arnold have benched more. It's also not an excuse but i will take a look at his training as soon as you find it for me. I think he juiced too much and had too much muscle and too little strenght. Someone with a natural physique like that could bench well over 450lbs.

My opinion.

2004 providing the lols

[indyeasler]

I don't think Arnold gave a **** how much he could bench. He was a BODYBUILDER not a power lifter. He never trained for strength, he trained for mass. So I am sure he could have benched a lot more, but like I said he didn't care how much he could max. True bbers don't max anyway.

bodybuilding-powerlifting are not spelled the same nore are the same. juice has nothing to do with what you do for one or the other its just an additive like octane boost, im sure he cared how much he could bench or what ever but point being said he was a bodybuilder wich in definiton is, bod·y·build·ing

noun
1.
the practice of strengthening and enlarging the muscles of the body through exercise.

[crisps4m8s]

benched more then your whole family in a ford f350, including the f350

Lmao.

bump

[andysworyk]

I think he did 450lbs on heavy days for reps - dont know about his max.

he maxed out at 500

[Mirrox]

I'm 6'4 and weigh 330 pounds. I can only bench 405 7 times. I feel so inadequate.

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So this guy has ebola in his name but his join date is 2010??? ILLUMINATI CONFIRMED

[GravityAttack]

I doubt we will ever know most of Arnold's true stats. I expect most stats associated with Arnold (max lifts, height, other stories) are carefully exaggerated to increase his mythology and add to the legend that we all love reading and talking about. A lot (if not nearly all) Hollywood types and famous bodybuilders no doubt do the same, but few are as successful at that game as Arnold was and is. And while others play the game, I feel that Arnold usually plays it with a wink, as evidenced by Pumping Iron and his tongue-in-cheek movie moments. Whatever he lifted or supps he used, to me, Arnold's physique of the early-mid 70s is as close to perfection as any photographed human has come. Most champions since then are far bigger and more ripped, but Arnold's proportions were jaw dropping for the time and probably more so now. For e.g. his long arms and bicep insertion points made for an over-full looking muscle that most bodybuilders cannot achieve, even if they measure more inches. And I don't know what his waist measurement actually was, but compared to today's champion bodybuilders, it might as well be a myth. And let's be honest, our sport/hobby/passion probably would not be what it is today without Arnold's charisma and iconic physique.

[sav800]

Crazy

[ilovetobench]

he maxed out at 500

I think he was pretty weak looking for his size. I’d be surprised if he could bench more than 330.