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ZeOne
28-09-2008, 04:20 PM
585 BENCH FOR 23 REPS!

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And here are the comments on the video from the author "Thanks for all the support and positive comments on my video. I'm gonna take the advice of my fans and compete in the world's strongest man next year. I contacted them and they said I would get a "special invitation". The guy who runs it hinted that I might be a little too strong and it would be unfair to the other competitors. So I just won't lift any weights for the next year to level the playing field. Thanks again." (which is obviously a joke)



Now, I think there is no way that a man his size or any size could lift 585 that easily for that many reps, even if they are partial.


I am calling for fake plates, even though, I must admit, they do look pretty convincing.

What do you guys think?



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gsxr750
28-09-2008, 04:21 PM
No way.
BDH
28-09-2008, 04:29 PM
You have been away from Nexus a lot lately, havent you, bro...

http://www.musclenexus.com/forums/showthread.php?t=30991&highlight=bench
ZeOne
28-09-2008, 04:36 PM
You have been away from Nexus a lot lately, havent you, bro...

http://www.musclenexus.com/forums/showthread.php?t=30991&highlight=bench

Yep :o

So the consensus for people who don't have an MN membership is that the plates are fake.
BDH
28-09-2008, 06:22 PM
Yes...
tiramisu
28-09-2008, 06:55 PM
The bend in the bar gives it a nice touch.
If he'd hammed it up a bit I would have been fooled.
ZeOne
28-09-2008, 07:06 PM
The bend in the bar gives it a nice touch.
If he'd hammed it up a bit I would have been fooled.

Yeah, they thought of the whole deal. If you read the comments on Youtube they are actually hilarious.

The most recurring comment is that he is doing partial reps, hence he is able to do it so easily, lol

I would be surprised if this guy was actually able to even jiggle the 585 off the place holders.

Here is the comment of the century

"who is that guy
That was unbeleavable !!!!!!!!!!!!!
But my trainer said he had heard of this guy
hes taking anabol"



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Mr.Freeze
28-09-2008, 07:39 PM
yeah its true i got the same stuff at my house:laugh
Bowlcut
28-09-2008, 09:28 PM
I think the pony tail gave it away.
Ps. I love the morons on YouTube who "give him props"
bigdaddydrew123
28-09-2008, 10:13 PM
his single rep should be arround750 ior so.bar didnt bend much for the amount of speed he did the reps.nice try though
Bowlcut
29-09-2008, 08:32 AM
his single rep should be arround750 ior so.bar didnt bend much for the amount of speed he did the reps.nice try though

Using Poliquin's charts (1990) his 1RM could be 975 or more. Obviously depends on muscle composition, training styles, etc.