Bench vs Row?

[jay5150]

So you just read this thread, and that is your response?

Serious?

I believe this thread is a joke since it's beggining... Same answer on every post...
Row as much as you can and bench as much as you can... Don't hinder your gains trying to balance things out... If you work on both, you'll be strong on both. There's no magic ratio

[dlt76028]

i've never heard the comparison before, but both of mine are around 365.

[kinggorilla]

i'm a firm believer in having your row strength being close to your bench as well. i do a ton of bent over rows and pendlay rows. lat strength during a bench is vasty underdeveloped in many benchers. to be able to pause heavy weight, strong lats are a must. i contract my lats so hard as i row the weight down that the weight actually feels almost weightless at chest level. i attribute a lot of this to my lat strength from very heavy rows.

my bent over rows for reps is about 425 and my bench is around 520-530 right now.

jumpin johosifats!!!!
u probably **** dumbbells too.
repped for being mega strong.

[rawelite]

jumpin johosifats!!!!
u probably **** dumbbells too.
repped for being mega strong.

thanks hoss...here's my bent over rows. i don't think the form is bad and my most recent bench.

http://youtu.be/CBsqurjYWlI
http://youtu.be/UOBuQIsl-fc

[kinggorilla]

nice.
i would rep u again for playing hatebreeds under the knife album on that bench vid.

[rawelite]

nice.
i would rep u again for playing hatebreeds under the knife album on that bench vid.

what a difference training atmosphere can make. the row video is from when i had to train in a crappy commercial gym. now i have a private powerlifting gym and play what i want. I'm also very excited....getting a monolift and competition bench on monday. after i get those, i'll have every piece of equipment i could ever want. it's perfect.

[kinggorilla]

that sounds like some kind of heaven.
add guns,monster trucks,giant burgers,and hot chicks.
now that is the american dream.

[coachdeez]

thanks hoss...here's my bent over rows. i don't think the form is bad and my most recent bench.

http://youtu.be/CBsqurjYWlI
http://youtu.be/UOBuQIsl-fc

Strong. What's with the avi? All this time I thought you were some skinny bodybuilder with e-stats.

[rawelite]

Strong. What's with the avi? All this time I thought you were some skinny bodybuilder with e-stats.

that pic is from one of my first bodybuilding comps when i was 18. i'm in black, second from the left. i competed through my twenties and then have been competing in powerlifting through my thirties.

here's the pic a bit bigger. not bad for 18 i don't think.

[rawelite]

Strong. What's with the avi? All this time I thought you were some skinny bodybuilder with e-stats.

I've definitely changed since my bodybuilding days. here's a vid from deadlifts yesterday.



http://youtu.be/jiE4XA53fOk

[TheCanDan]

I'm rowing 175 and benching 185. Rows feel much easier though. I go up 5-10lbs every time, just started doing them. I have no doubt that my rows are going to vastly out power my bench in no time.

[TheCanDan]

that pic is from one of my first bodybuilding comps when i was 18. i'm in black, second from the left. i competed through my twenties and then have been competing in powerlifting through my thirties.

here's the pic a bit bigger. not bad for 18 i don't think.

Lol at the guy on the right lol wtf?