400/410 raw bench @ 165 Junior w/o crazy arch

[haliv]

http://www.criticalbench.com/Claude-Bouyer.htm

P.S.: forgot to mention, dude is 5'7''

[rob1992]

strong lifts, but in that video of him benching, he lowers it really quickly before the spotter has even let go, i thought you had to like wait until the spotter had gone to start the lift?

[Lencho]

There's a better pause in this vid:

[wecndo]

that is ****ing sick

[Blindead]

I'm surprised I havn't heard of him. My friend is a 165 bench specialist and he never shuts up about So-and-So benched this or So-and-So benched that.

[xicecoldishx]

I'm surprised I havn't heard of him. My friend is a 165 bench specialist and he never shuts up about So-and-So benched this or So-and-So benched that.

Ya same goes with a couple of my friends... the only thing i dont like about these "bench specalists" is they only train chest... thats it. Waste of workout time.

[notsostrong]

wonder how much he squats...oh wait

[SoaringSwine]

wonder how much he squats...oh wait

198 upper body on a 132 pair of legs.

[skinnycalves]

Spf..................................wut


But seriously, i never thought that was possible. A 400 bp at 165? A 400 squat at 165 is good.

[SoaringSwine]

Spf..................................wut


But seriously, i never thought that was possible. A 400 bp at 165? A 400 squat at 165 is good.

If you're doing bench only sure it is. I wasn't joking in my above post. Doing bench only can bump you bench up a weightclass or two. 400 at 198 isn't out of this world crazy for a three lift lifter.

[NickW]

lol, you never know what a guy can squat just by looking at the size of his legs (look at Ricky Dale Craine)! Plus he is a bench specialist, so its kind of a moot point anyways. Give the kid the props he deserves for his bench and leave it at that.

[Ka0s]

lol, you never know what a guy can squat just by looking at the size of his legs (look at Ricky Dale Craine)! Plus he is a bench specialist, so its kind of a moot point anyways. Give the kid the props he deserves for his bench and leave it at that.

agree completely. also if i was a bench only guy i wouldnt train legs because it makes you a lot heavier

[SoaringSwine]

I'm not knocking the guy, and as Ka0s said he's just making the most of things...

[NickW]

Not criticizing anyone, everyone is entitled to their opinions, just saying you can't go by appearance when judging how strong someone is. I wouldn't guess he could bench that much just by looking at his upper body.

[ShutUpAndSquat]

That was the worst display of receiving a handoff that I've ever seen in my life...lolol.

[Big Sexy J]

On that first video it seems like he missed the press command... (no bashing, just saying)

400 lb raw bench at 165 is crazy.

[Retardo-pex]

198 upper body on a 132 pair of legs.

That's what I was thinking, if you have the upper body build of a 200+ lifter yeah you are going to bench a ton but if you either do't squat and deadlift or suck at both lifts, your lower body is going to be lacking a good 20-40 lbs of muscle mass someone with more proportionate lifts might have.

Still crazy upper body strength.

[supy]

I need to see him squat and deadlift i could care less what he benches if i/we only benched we all would be way up there.
Squat and deadlift separate the men from the boys

[bdaswat]

b/c when I was 19 yr old I did 305 @167lbs... I never even really thought about doing any compition or anything, I didn't even think that was crazy or anything

[disbeast57]

almost impossible to do without the aid of performance enhancements. and he is only 23 years old.

Not really i did it at the same weight and i was 17, natural.



LOL @ his arms being the same size as his legs. That pause was ****!!!

[supy]

First video was/should have been a huge fail not even close. Second one was ok

[PumpinPaddy]

b/c when I was 19 yr old I did 305 @167lbs... I never even really thought about doing any compition or anything, I didn't even think that was crazy or anything

Not really i did it at the same weight and i was 17, natural.

you guys are awesome

[disbeast57]

you guys are awesome

Sarcasm???? Maybe???

[NickW]

I need to see him squat and deadlift i could care less what he benches if i/we only benched we all would be way up there.
Squat and deadlift separate the men from the boys

If this were true there would be a lot more guys doing the weight he does. He isn't the only 165lb raw bencher around, and except for guys like Mazza, no else seems to be doing 400+. Plus, you have absolutely zero idea of what he can do in squat and dead. I have seen him in person, he doesn't look disproportionate. I am a bench only guy, I can still squat 675 for 10 reps and deadlift close to 900lbs with straps (got fat stubby carny hands). Bench is the only thing I care to compete in.

[gixxer0.6g]

That's pretty amazing. I was looking at his upper body wondering how in the heck does he only weigh 165 lbs but then I saw his lower body.

[Perceptionist]

claude has been in the scene for a while now...I know he's been competing in the 181s and moving on up....

[nitroboie]

I need to see him squat and deadlift i could care less what he benches if i/we only benched we all would be way up there.
Squat and deadlift separate the men from the boys

If he competes in bench only, what's the big issue? Do you complain about sprinters in track who only run the 100m because they don't compete in the heptathlon or decathlon?

[BEhave]

He is very strong, but he not all that close to the 165 record.

http://www.powerliftingwatch.com/rec...aw-bench-press

Rick Weil benched 485 at 165 and 556 at 181 lol. I have tried and have not been able to find the video. Don't know his height, but here are some pics of him

http://www.scribd.com/doc/6313816/Ri...Cycle-Training

This guy performed both those record in 3 lift meets. Obvioulsy bench was his strong point. There is also word that he benched 600 at 200 in an unofficial meet. Freakin insane

[skinnycalves]

If this were true there would be a lot more guys doing the weight he does. He isn't the only 165lb raw bencher around, and except for guys like Mazza, no else seems to be doing 400+. Plus, you have absolutely zero idea of what he can do in squat and dead. I have seen him in person, he doesn't look disproportionate. I am a bench only guy, I can still squat 675 for 10 reps and deadlift close to 900lbs with straps (got fat stubby carny hands). Bench is the only thing I care to compete in.

Just playing devil advocate because i don't care to talk negatively about Claude, but you don't exactly seem to have small legs from your avatar.

Anyway, when are you going to compete?

[UHCougar05]

almost impossible to do without the aid of performance enhancements. and he is only 23 years old.

but to his credit he has pretty long arms I was expecting someone with shorter arms

Oh really, on what grounds can you speak with such authority on the subject on what is and is not possible with or without drugs? I'd like to see concrete facts; not examples retrieved from your rectum. Although, while you're pulling "facts" out of your rectum, you might want to dislodge your head as well.