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Submitted by huskykev on March 12, 2010 - 10:03am.   » login or register to post comments

benching is boreding

Submitted by hulk220 on March 12, 2010 - 10:19am.   » login or register to post comments

Any gym rat can bench. It takes a lot more intensity and fire to get under a heavy squat. And deaddlift has been done since the time began...see who can lift that heavy rock.

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on March 12, 2010 - 10:20am.   » login or register to post comments

Would it be safe to say that your English class was pretty boreding as well?

Submitted by johngrosulak on March 12, 2010 - 10:29am.   » login or register to post comments

i got to say benching because it is the lift that has been the most obscured by equiptment. I know squating has taken some major rediculous changes as well, but those 1000 benches are just rediculous, not locked out, no pause and the fact that the raw record is 715 and the equiped is 1076. that is almost 400 pounds diffrence.

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on March 12, 2010 - 10:35am.   » login or register to post comments

The bench press is just a rest period between the squat and deadlift!

Submitted by joecool on March 12, 2010 - 10:42am.   » login or register to post comments

johngrosulak wrote:
i got to say benching because it is the lift that has been the most obscured by equiptment. I know squating has taken some major rediculous changes as well, but those 1000 benches are just rediculous, not locked out, no pause and the fact that the raw record is 715 and the equiped is 1076. that is almost 400 pounds diffrence.

both the bench and the squat because i know most of the multi-ply squaters that are under 200 lbs cant squat over 600 without gear but are in the 900's and 1000's with it

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on March 12, 2010 - 10:54am.   » login or register to post comments

Any lift done while laying down on a foam pad is ghey.

Submitted by Bencher2010 (not verified) on March 12, 2010 - 10:57am.   » login or register to post comments

hulk220 wrote:
Any gym rat can bench.

yes but to bench correctly is another story. I never see a gym rat bench correctly.

Submitted by Jeff Adkins on March 12, 2010 - 11:30am.   » login or register to post comments

benching is great. they all are great.

Submitted by Hedlesky (not verified) on March 12, 2010 - 11:34am.   » login or register to post comments

What kind of question is this????

Submitted by Josh Rohr (not verified) on March 12, 2010 - 11:56am.   » login or register to post comments

I want put a write in vote of: Curls

Submitted by NolanPower on March 12, 2010 - 12:29pm.   » login or register to post comments

How could anybody vote deadlift

Submitted by OttawaStrong on March 12, 2010 - 12:52pm.   » login or register to post comments

The squat is the warm up for the BENCH and the deadlift is the cool down.

www.powerliftingcanada.com

Submitted by John Polak (not verified) on March 12, 2010 - 12:58pm.   » login or register to post comments

NolanPower wrote:
How could anybody vote deadlift

If you are built all wrong, with short arms and legs.

Submitted by D.J. (not verified) on March 12, 2010 - 1:03pm.   » login or register to post comments

this thread is so dumb. seriouslyu talks of elimintating the squat from powerlifting....put the bar on ur back bend ur knees go deep and stand up the concept couldnt really be any clearer

Submitted by eggsurplus on March 12, 2010 - 1:21pm.   » login or register to post comments

Quote:
Would it be safe to say that your English class was pretty boreding as well?

Top 10 funniest post on this site.

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on March 12, 2010 - 1:29pm.   » login or register to post comments

I hate benching because as soon as someone figures out that you lift the next words out of their mouth are..."how much you bench?" No one but other powerlifters have ever asked " what do you squat or dead"...benching is overrated!

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on March 12, 2010 - 3:20pm.   » login or register to post comments

I understand the disdain for guys who only do upper body and bench twice their squat but come on benching is fun and it is something that everyone who lifts can relate to. If a run of the mill gym rat asks how much you bench and you tell him 400 he will be impressed but if you say you squat 550 that doesn't mean much because if he squats he probably does quarter squats and loads it up. On the other hand if he tried to bench 400 he would crush himself when the weight came down to his chest. Benching is great because people other than powerlifters can understand how heavy a big bench really is.

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on March 12, 2010 - 3:23pm.   » login or register to post comments

hulk220 wrote:
Any gym rat can bench. It takes a lot more intensity and fire to get under a heavy squat. And deaddlift has been done since the time began...see who can lift that heavy rock.

I feel like this a lot of the time and then I get a 20 lb PR and all the sudden, I'd rather bench than pull or squat.

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on March 12, 2010 - 3:26pm.   » login or register to post comments

johngrosulak wrote:
i got to say benching because it is the lift that has been the most obscured by equiptment. I know squating has taken some major rediculous changes as well, but those 1000 benches are just rediculous, not locked out, no pause and the fact that the raw record is 715 and the equiped is 1076. that is almost 400 pounds diffrence.

I know a guy who squats a grand and cant squat 551 without.

Went to a meet at Diablo in Cali and a guy got buried by 315 in the warmup room and squatted 700+ on the platform.

if any lift has been effected the most by gear it is the squat.

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on March 12, 2010 - 3:28pm.   » login or register to post comments

Anonymous wrote:
The bench press is just a rest period between the squat and deadlift!

Squatting is what people do when they cant bench.

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on March 12, 2010 - 3:35pm.   » login or register to post comments

I like em all so I will not vote. I don't like the elevated figures obtained by gear in the squat and bench. I enjoy benching more now that I've learned leg drive.

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on March 12, 2010 - 3:40pm.   » login or register to post comments

I know a guy who squats a grand and cant squat 551 without.

Went to a meet at Diablo in Cali and a guy got buried by 315 in the warmup room and squatted 700+ on the platform.

if any lift has been effected the most by gear it is the squat.[/quote]

i sincerely doubt that.

Submitted by harrod on March 12, 2010 - 3:49pm.   » login or register to post comments

Deadlift is too hard... and hurts my hands :(

-Abe Harrod

Submitted by Trashman (not verified) on March 12, 2010 - 4:01pm.   » login or register to post comments

This thread as well as the "remove squats" thread are by far the most ridiculous banter I have heard in 26 years of powerlifting!

I'd rather watch and listen to Hitler.

Submitted by buckinbencher (not verified) on March 12, 2010 - 4:20pm.   » login or register to post comments

Nine times out of ten,when someone asks you what your lifts are,they say,Whats your bench? Honestly,when was the last time someone came up to you,that was not a powerlifter,and said,hey bro,How much is your squat? Sure,your not going to like to bench press,if your week in your upper body.Benchpress,the true test of upper body strength!

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on March 12, 2010 - 4:36pm.   » login or register to post comments

I like doing bench presses but have difficulty pushing it evenly. What I don't like about bench presses is having them turned down for this reason. All that should matter is that you got it up after a pause at your chest, and lock it out. Believe me, it's no easier pushing it unevely. I see the bar uneven with squats and deadlifts and nothing is said. What's the difference? All constructive comments welcome. Ronald W. Jeffery

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on March 12, 2010 - 4:49pm.   » login or register to post comments

I got a question. How come you have to pause a bench, lockout and hold a deadlift, but a squat you can drop the bottom out if you want to and rebound off the bottom.

How come there's not a pause in the squat?

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on March 12, 2010 - 4:51pm.   » login or register to post comments

If the bench is so "unpopular" why do they have bench meets? I have never seen a squat meet.

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on March 12, 2010 - 5:25pm.   » login or register to post comments

Anonymous wrote:
I know a guy who squats a grand and cant squat 551 without.

Went to a meet at Diablo in Cali and a guy got buried by 315 in the warmup room and squatted 700+ on the platform.

if any lift has been effected the most by gear it is the squat.

i sincerely doubt that.

but it is true my friend.

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on March 12, 2010 - 5:56pm.   » login or register to post comments

I like the squat and deadlift equally because they used the majority of your muscles in your body. The bench is so popular because it is the easiest of the three lifts. All you have to do is lay on a bench and lift the weight up and down. If someone ask how much you bench, you have to explain the bench press with a pause,competition style, or equip, single ply or multi ply, or the regular gym press. The squat and deadlift is way more practical for everyday life and plus in sports, You know if a guy has a big deadlift, he is a badass in most sports. If he is in shape and can deadlift a lot of weight like 700 pound plus, he is probably has a fast running time, a great vertical jump, an awesome grip, and probably punch hard as hell. like they say biceps is to bodybuilding, as strong backs is to athletes. How many guys you see in the gym working out with 275 or 315 with a few reps, how about go deadlift 405 X 20 reps, or squat over 500 pounds for reps to get some attention. Seems like most gyms, most people are drones doing the same bench routine, yelling and screaming. Why worry about 365 - 405 pound bench, when you can pull 600 pounds off the floor! Powerlifters love moving heavy ass weight ! give me the squat and deadlift!

Submitted by Jeff Adkins on March 12, 2010 - 6:14pm.   » login or register to post comments

Anonymous wrote:
I like the squat and deadlift equally because they used the majority of your muscles in your body. The bench is so popular because it is the easiest of the three lifts. All you have to do is lay on a bench and lift the weight up and down. If someone ask how much you bench, you have to explain the bench press with a pause,competition style, or equip, single ply or multi ply, or the regular gym press. The squat and deadlift is way more practical for everyday life and plus in sports, You know if a guy has a big deadlift, he is a badass in most sports. If he is in shape and can deadlift a lot of weight like 700 pound plus, he is probably has a fast running time, a great vertical jump, an awesome grip, and probably punch hard as hell. like they say biceps is to bodybuilding, as strong backs is to athletes. How many guys you see in the gym working out with 275 or 315 with a few reps, how about go deadlift 405 X 20 reps, or squat over 500 pounds for reps to get some attention. Seems like most gyms, most people are drones doing the same bench routine, yelling and screaming. Why worry about 365 - 405 pound bench, when you can pull 600 pounds off the floor! Powerlifters love moving heavy ass weight ! give me the squat and deadlift!

punching? jumping? running? WHAT? this is POWERLIFTING! NOT OTHER SPORTS!

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on March 12, 2010 - 7:01pm.   » login or register to post comments

i dont like the bench mainly because i suck at it.

Submitted by Joanick Boilard (not verified) on March 12, 2010 - 9:26pm.   » login or register to post comments

Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
I know a guy who squats a grand and cant squat 551 without.

Went to a meet at Diablo in Cali and a guy got buried by 315 in the warmup room and squatted 700+ on the platform.

if any lift has been effected the most by gear it is the squat.

i sincerely doubt that.

but it is true my friend.

Bullshit!!

Submitted by Jeff Adkins on March 12, 2010 - 9:42pm.   » login or register to post comments

Joanick Boilard wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
I know a guy who squats a grand and cant squat 551 without.

Went to a meet at Diablo in Cali and a guy got buried by 315 in the warmup room and squatted 700+ on the platform.

if any lift has been effected the most by gear it is the squat.

i sincerely doubt that.

but it is true my friend.

Bullshit!!


it dont really matter how much he gets out of his equipment, bottomline is i am sure he trained hard to get whatever he is getting out of his suits..... poeple train long and hard to get large gains equipped or not. i would be happy to be getting 500lbs. out of a squat suit. it takes just as much hard work and training to achieve large gains out of equipment as it does raw. if you feel like your stronger then some of the guys that are competing equipped then either train harder in your equipment or go raw. either way, good luck.

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on March 12, 2010 - 11:22pm.   » login or register to post comments

If you are a powerlifter you recognize this question as weak crap. Powerlifters like all gym lifts (tri kick backs excluded), especially when the lift makes the nose bleed (alot). Relative to powerlifting, I like all three equally, I am just better at the deadlift.

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on March 12, 2010 - 11:35pm.   » login or register to post comments

Clean and Jerks, I hate them that's why I powerlift and not oly lift. oops wrong answer.

You love what you do best and if you suck at a lift you hate it. Plain and simple. If you can't bench you will never love it and call people who can bench, bench specialist or bench fags. Then if you can bench but can't squat you won't like squats and so on. Same goes for deadlifts. So let's deal with the fact this is powerlifting and get on with it. Who cares if you hate a certain lift? If you're no good at it train it better and you might like it instead insult those who do.

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on March 13, 2010 - 12:21am.   » login or register to post comments

"... but if you say you squat 550 that doesn't mean much because if he squats he probably does quarter squats and loads it up."

Totally agree with this statement and it pisses me off! You tell someone that you squat over 5 and then they say, "Me too!". Next time you see them squatting in the gym they go down a few inches and are screaming their ass off. Ridiculous

Submitted by Austin S WABDL (not verified) on March 13, 2010 - 12:36am.   » login or register to post comments

Squat is my least favorite, but sill just as important.

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on March 13, 2010 - 12:46am.   » login or register to post comments

Josh Rohr wrote:
I want put a write in vote of: Curls

Second that!

Bottom line, you need all three lifts to powerlift. Given, i enjoy specialty meets as much as the next guy(mostly due to knee problems), there is nothing that can compare to doing a full meet and competing! (which is why i do at least one full power each year)

Plus, THE MEET DONT START UNTIL THE BAR HITS THE FLOOR anyways!!!

Submitted by David Shirley on March 13, 2010 - 12:47am.   » login or register to post comments

"sic wit it"

Anyone who has read down this far has got to be laughing there butts off at all of us!! who cares lets lift!!

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on March 13, 2010 - 2:32am.   » login or register to post comments

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aG27SZZrl-M&feature=related

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on March 13, 2010 - 3:21am.   » login or register to post comments

Well I chose squats because for me they are just the hardest and most difficult on my body even though I think after deadlift the best determiner for overall strength

Submitted by Roger Ryan on March 13, 2010 - 8:24am.   » login or register to post comments

eggsurplus wrote:
Quote:
Would it be safe to say that your English class was pretty boreding as well?

Top 10 funniest post on this site.


I second this one! Thanks for the laugh.

AND Squats are just something for the crowd to watch while we "benchers" warm up. Deadlifts are something for the crowd to watch while the meet director figures out the "best lifter" for bench. LOL

Submitted by Ryan Girard on March 13, 2010 - 9:32am.   » login or register to post comments

Anonymous wrote:
i dont like the bench mainly because i suck at it.

Everyone else should be so honest too!

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on March 13, 2010 - 9:33am.   » login or register to post comments

Joanick Boilard wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
I know a guy who squats a grand and cant squat 551 without.

Went to a meet at Diablo in Cali and a guy got buried by 315 in the warmup room and squatted 700+ on the platform.

if any lift has been effected the most by gear it is the squat.

i sincerely doubt that.

but it is true my friend.

Bullshit!!

He says he can, but when we were lifting together he squatted 551. But, it was about 3 inches high.
So, I guess your right. By your standards he can.

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on March 13, 2010 - 9:35am.   » login or register to post comments

why is it so hard to believe?
Mike Miller squatted 1200+ and only did 6 at a raw meet.

it is the most effected lift by gear.

Submitted by Chris Pack (not verified) on March 13, 2010 - 6:26pm.   » login or register to post comments

Squats Cure Cancer!

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on March 13, 2010 - 8:16pm.   » login or register to post comments

Anonymous wrote:
I know a guy who squats a grand and cant squat 551 without.

Went to a meet at Diablo in Cali and a guy got buried by 315 in the warmup room and squatted 700+ on the platform.

if any lift has been effected the most by gear it is the squat.

i sincerely doubt that.

Are you serious? I don't compete but I've always wondered how they did it. I squat 430 raw and thought I'd never be able to do 700 in gear.

Submitted by Jeff Adkins on March 13, 2010 - 10:12pm.   » login or register to post comments

Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
I know a guy who squats a grand and cant squat 551 without.

Went to a meet at Diablo in Cali and a guy got buried by 315 in the warmup room and squatted 700+ on the platform.

if any lift has been effected the most by gear it is the squat.

i sincerely doubt that.

Are you serious? I don't compete but I've always wondered how they did it. I squat 430 raw and thought I'd never be able to do 700 in gear.


throw a suit on and see..... good luck with 700

Submitted by harrod on March 13, 2010 - 11:12pm.   » login or register to post comments

Jeff Adkins wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
I know a guy who squats a grand and cant squat 551 without.

Went to a meet at Diablo in Cali and a guy got buried by 315 in the warmup room and squatted 700+ on the platform.

if any lift has been effected the most by gear it is the squat.

i sincerely doubt that.

Are you serious? I don't compete but I've always wondered how they did it. I squat 430 raw and thought I'd never be able to do 700 in gear.


throw a suit on and see..... good luck with 700

haha and please video it

Submitted by moya (not verified) on March 14, 2010 - 5:47am.   » login or register to post comments

swap bench for military press.... now we're on to somthing...

Submitted by cebby1 (not verified) on March 14, 2010 - 10:11am.   » login or register to post comments

Anonymous wrote:
I understand the disdain for guys who only do upper body and bench twice their squat but come on benching is fun and it is something that everyone who lifts can relate to. If a run of the mill gym rat asks how much you bench and you tell him 400 he will be impressed but if you say you squat 550 that doesn't mean much because if he squats he probably does quarter squats and loads it up. On the other hand if he tried to bench 400 he would crush himself when the weight came down to his chest. Benching is great because people other than powerlifters can understand how heavy a big bench really is.

in my experience, back when i lifted heavy, and someone asked me what i benched. i told them best raw competition bench was 565lbs. the next thing out of their mouth was 1 of 2 things.

1. i know a guy that can rep 600
2. i used to be 220 cut benching 405 until i hurt my shoulder

i had a pretty good bench but hated tellin ppl about for those 2 reasons. so benchmay not be the most boring, but its my most hated lift. theres nothing like squatting til you bleed or just getting so pumped up and rippin some heavy weight off the floor.

Submitted by cebby1 (not verified) on March 14, 2010 - 10:13am.   » login or register to post comments

Roger Ryan wrote:
eggsurplus wrote:
Quote:
Would it be safe to say that your English class was pretty boreding as well?

Top 10 funniest post on this site.


I second this one! Thanks for the laugh.

AND Squats are just something for the crowd to watch while we "benchers" warm up. Deadlifts are something for the crowd to watch while the meet director figures out the "best lifter" for bench. LOL

too funny

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on March 14, 2010 - 1:58pm.   » login or register to post comments

I think powerlifting should just be a power curl competition, oil up the guns, wear some tights, start the meet 10:00 a.m. end the meet 11:00 a.m. You can get 100 guys lift in an hour and then go talk to the hot girls afterwards!

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on March 14, 2010 - 4:48pm.   » login or register to post comments

Josh Rohr wrote:
I want put a write in vote of: Curls

amen brother

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on March 14, 2010 - 4:54pm.   » login or register to post comments

Damn what did the bench do to you guys to make you hate it so much?? Oh i know it crushed your chest, and you couldnt use your squatting legs to get it off. ha ha ha ha

Submitted by common sense (not verified) on March 14, 2010 - 9:00pm.   » login or register to post comments

Wow i dont get why people even really care that much about what the worst or best lift is, who cares. You all sound like a bunch grow babies that started powerlifting to make yourself feel tougher after getting beat up in high school, and feel threatened whenever someone says something that targets your "hardcoreness."

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on March 15, 2010 - 1:57pm.   » login or register to post comments

Make no mistake, it isn't that so many hate the bench press. No, they hate the bench-only guys that call themselves powerlifters and try to join the cool kids club that actually do the hard lifts too. It's a natural revolt against these faux-lifters. If you are bench-only, you are a powerlifter with an asterisk.

* Too much of a pansy to actually squat and deadlift. 33% powerlifter.

Submitted by Jeff Adkins on March 15, 2010 - 2:27pm.   » login or register to post comments

Anonymous wrote:
Make no mistake, it isn't that so many hate the bench press. No, they hate the bench-only guys that call themselves powerlifters and try to join the cool kids club that actually do the hard lifts too. It's a natural revolt against these faux-lifters. If you are bench-only, you are a powerlifter with an asterisk.

* Too much of a pansy to actually squat and deadlift. 33% powerlifter.


but not you right? you are the most hardcore! so damn hardcore its unbelievable!

Submitted by mastermonster on March 15, 2010 - 4:07pm.   » login or register to post comments

John Polak wrote:
NolanPower wrote:
How could anybody vote deadlift

If you are built all wrong, with short arms and legs.

Or if you are old and arthritic like me and it hurts like hell to get down to the bar! LOL! They should start a new division in Masters call Push/Sit for total...Bench and Squat...just kidding!

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on March 16, 2010 - 4:01pm.   » login or register to post comments

i hate the deadlift!! atleast today I do, tore my F#$%&^G bicep!!!!

Submitted by Mike Green on March 17, 2010 - 12:32am.   » login or register to post comments

My least favorite lift is someone using the squat rack for barbell curls. I am a bencher, but i do squat every week (not much) and I hate seeing the squat rack misused.

Michael Green
"Top G"
"I am not perfect. Just forgiven."
Semper Fi
www.AndersonPowerlifting.com

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on April 1, 2010 - 9:52pm.   » login or register to post comments

Anonymous wrote:
I hate benching because as soon as someone figures out that you lift the next words out of their mouth are..."how much you bench?" No one but other powerlifters have ever asked " what do you squat or dead"...benching is overrated!

if u cant bench much at all, then maybe it sucks to be asked that. once u start puttin up big numbers its fun to see the look on their faces.