Any idea how strong Arnold was in terms of what he could lift, max bench, squat, etc?
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09-04-2005, 09:12 PM #1ROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
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How strong was Arnold?
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09-04-2005, 09:15 PM #2Must. Slap. Dumb. Asses.
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He claimed a bench of like 440 for 6-8 reps which with those long arms that is crazy. I've only seen him squat like 500 for reps which isn't bad and I don't think he deadlifted much if any. Franco did more of that.
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09-04-2005, 09:28 PM #3Bigger than Darklight
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keep in mind arnold was a bodybuilder so lifts werent really that important.
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09-04-2005, 09:32 PM #4Here's beer
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He was very strong for a bb-er, probably could have benched around 500. I think he did powerlifting before bb-ing, so that probably helped his base strength. I think Franco Columbo was even stronger.
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09-04-2005, 09:34 PM #5Must. Slap. Dumb. Asses.
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You are correct on all counts Mr. Beer.
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09-05-2005, 08:20 AM #6KNEES GO PAST TOES
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I know Arnold bench pressed 440 and deadlifted 600, but as far as his squat goes I'm in the dark.
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09-05-2005, 08:34 AM #7Banned
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In an old muscle and fitness mag or w/e. It has all the Mr. Olympias and talked about their best body parts adn what they did for them and stuff. Arnold's was chest and he said he benched 315 lbs for 25 reps. And his max was 500 lbs he said.
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09-05-2005, 08:36 AM #8Banned
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25 reps, DAMN!
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09-05-2005, 09:33 AM #9Registered User
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I have read that he benched 500, DL'ed around 700, and squatted well over 400 for reps (barefoot!). I kinow the squat and bench is real but I have never seen any footage of him deadlifting.
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09-05-2005, 09:37 AM #10^^^My Biceps Suck
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Franco Columbo was a powerlifter until Arnold took him into the world of bodybuilding
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09-05-2005, 09:47 AM #11The Giant Killer
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Arnold deadlifted 600 for reps at the age of 19.
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09-05-2005, 10:13 AM #12Banned
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Arnold was definitely a weak squatter, but his bench and deadlift were ok.
I remember reading that Arnold's personal best bench was a record of 236 kilos, which is 519.2 lbs - close to the 500 lbs mentioned.
In fact I believe his deadlift was higher than 600, more like 700 (318 kilos).
I have no idea how he was on all other exercises though.
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09-05-2005, 01:55 PM #13UK powerlifter
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not as strong as me lol.... lol
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09-05-2005, 02:03 PM #14Polski.
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arnold did powerlifting and explosive lifting mixed with bodybuilding. He said he picked a bodypart each week to just go heavy on and sometimes did "ballistic training" where youd do the reps as fast as possible and failure was when you started to slow.
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09-05-2005, 02:04 PM #15Banned
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Originally Posted by MassisAhead
was he raw or did he use a shirt.
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09-05-2005, 02:09 PM #16vascularing defination
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shirts wernt even invented then. They didnt start coming out till around 1982, and the shirts back them were completely diffrent, and couldnt get nearly as much out of them as you can today.Originally Posted by CelticfanLast edited by Oldtime; 09-05-2005 at 02:13 PM.
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09-05-2005, 02:10 PM #17Banned
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oh lolOriginally Posted by Oldtime
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09-06-2005, 07:21 PM #18Registered User
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Aint seen any stats on arnold but i got a pic of his deads and squat. May not be his heaviest though...
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09-07-2005, 05:21 PM #19Registered User
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09-07-2005, 06:39 PM #20Bosnian Hulk™
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well he's doing 445 ass to grass squats for reps, and since he's a bb I'm guesin he's doing a lot of reps, so I'd say he can squat 500+, duno how much that dealift is tho
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01-08-2013, 11:53 AM #21Registered User
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yes ye repped out 405 pounds in the bench many times so 500 is very plausible . he dead lifted cloase to 700 once in 1968 . we have pic of this . the bes lifts of sergio oliva would be interesting too .arnold with such biceps could curl heavy too . presses was average .
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01-08-2013, 11:55 AM #22Registered User
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[QUOTE=winston43;1006558783]yes ye repped out 405 pounds in the bench many times so 500 is very plausible . he dead lifted cloase to 700 once in 1968 . we have pic of this . the bes lifts of sergio oliva would be interesting too .arnold with such biceps could curl heavy too . presses was average .[/QUOTE and very heavy calf raises . over 1000 pounds i have heard .
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01-08-2013, 11:55 AM #231500 raw will be wrecked
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Originally Posted by winston43
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