New Bench Press Video 350lbs (15y/o, 170lb b/w)

Hey.. thanks for the compliments guys.  I have something here that you might find kind of funny actually.  I posted up that video that I just linked you guys to on youtube.. and I got so many negative responses and people calling bs and a bunch of other stuff.. like.. no way.. that is so fake.. look how easily he slides the bar left and right, those plates are fake and don't weigh anything.. that is a world record shattering lift.. we caught you bum.  Haha.. I thought that was pretty funny.  So in order to shut them down, I posted up and made a whole new video of me weighing out each weight individually.  I just had to shut them up because they were getting really annoying and starting to piss me off.  You can check out all of those comments on the video to see what I mean.  Here is the link to the new video I made so you can check that out:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjLUpGZUn00.  Let me know what you guys think about that.  
 
Toby

your freaking incredible.. I think you can do more! God!! thats amazing! you really need to compete! call guiness book or world records! Something man!! you gain 20 more lbs and you may be throwing up 500lbs..

Hell yeah man, way to throw it in those dip****s faces. I couldn't even lift that off the rack.
 
How often are you training a week and is that all that you're doing, bench?
 
I've said it already but I'll say it again. Amazing work, I'm blown away.

Blake
Age 19
Hieght ~5'10.5"
Weight ~196
Bench ~275
Squat ~390
Dead Lift ~375
MilitaryPress ~200
Hang Clean ~205
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"The bar didn't bend."
"Nobody can move 350 with a flick of the wrist."

Right.  Those were styrofoam replica weights, and he edited the video to have perfectly-keyed clanging iron sound effects.  Jesus Christ.

I'll never understand the rush to second-guess everything.

Impressive lift, Toby.  Very impressive.  That said, get a damned spotter before you hurt yourself.

you realize he set a world record for his height weight and age?...  Most highschool records for close to that particular weight is only 275 - 300lbs.   I can't find **** that shows any other 15 year olds doing almost 400lbs. **** I can't even find 16 - 17 year olds.   I know another record was 350 at 165lbs but the dude was in his early 20's and he wa s very short "shorter range of motion" 
 
I am telling you kid! you need to compete !  you need to find something tell the coach at school.. Do something!  I want to see your name in the record book. But first I would try to make it to 405lbs and it looks like your damn near there. 

genetics..and somehardwork.. i know i HAD to work my ass off and IBB has seen me since i was 15..and i was WAY bigger then u but could DEF NOT throw up 370 at 15..i did 370 at 17..and struggled wit it and then plateaued there for almost 6months.. i JUST BROKE into the 400s this year but im now 18..and if i dont hit 420 by august ima be pissed..ive got a powerlifting competition coming up.. just out of curiousity? how many times can you throw 225 up? im tryign to see something..
 
OHH and IBB now age to weigth ratio..my cousin is 17 and 260lbs 11% bodyfat..JAKCED..and makes me look little..real little lol..and presses 515..and 225 for 33x..hes NYS 1st team allstate linemen of the year his names joe gambino..he was 2nd team all american this past year as a senior in highschool.. look for him he will be EVERY WHERE real soon

ORIGINAL: Fullback2006

genetics..and somehardwork.. i know i HAD to work my ass off and IBB has seen me since i was 15..and i was WAY bigger then u but could DEF NOT throw up 370 at 15..i did 370 at 17..and struggled wit it and then plateaued there for almost 6months.. i JUST BROKE into the 400s this year but im now 18..and if i dont hit 420 by august ima be pissed..ive got a powerlifting competition coming up.. just out of curiousity? how many times can you throw 225 up? im tryign to see something..

OHH and IBB now age to weigth ratio..my cousin is 17 and 260lbs 11% bodyfat..JAKCED..and makes me look little..real little lol..and presses 515..and 225 for 33x..hes NYS 1st team allstate linemen of the year his names joe gambino..he was 2nd team all american this past year as a senior in highschool.. look for him he will be EVERY WHERE real soon

 
LoL **** buddy you just turned 18 these next two years you will see much more progress.
 
You guys notice how i just keep getting  bigger and bigger but your still all stronger then me LoL its all genetics buddy and genetics will only take you so far.  But atleast your both still very young!  Right now fullback you have the genes to become something great so like i said before don't get caught up like a bunch of those other guys your age and screw it all up for some quick gains.  You have not stopped you will pass your friend!

the weights were clearly exchanged for black painted plastic ones when they were out of the view of the camera previsouly prepared im guessing years ago  jus playin, that was awesome you look a beast jeeeez 15 years old nuf said!!

Damn bro I swear you insane I mean dat cannot be natural, I'm 15 and the biggest 15 year old (6ft 5) I met can just about bench 330 and he was on steroids!!!!!!

Very nice. It's a clean rep for a powerlifter. The people on here telling you it's not are thinking of a body building bench rep, where you have to keep your *ss on the bench.
 
If you are 5'10" 170 at 15 you are going to be a massive guy. I hope you're channeling that into some kind of sport so you can win some scholarships for college.
 
oh and GET A SPOTTER!!!!

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ohh yea toby.. spotter.. GOOD IDEA..one time after football practice this year at college.. i was lifting and i was just doin 225 for reps.. fittingin some quick sets before i went to EAT! and i was on my 4th set.. and on rep 13 my chest stopped working...and the weight slowly started to comedown.. lol thank god it was not to heavy wehre i coulsd toss it over me but still scary lol

 I've heard of him.

this is pretty impressive i was wondering though. do you bounce the bar alot when you bench because you had a sternum injury the last time you posted abench video too and this same thing happened to my uncle with reoccuring sternum injuries due to benching so if your bouncing alot try using dumbells for a few months and then go back to barbell. but im 15 and you can bench about 100 more pounds than me so good job.

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bench 265
squat 395
clean 255
dips 33

first of all congrats on moving from 350-370
second of all i agree with ibb stopping at 90 degrees during a rep does make it much harder because you dont have the momentum to just throw it back up
keep working you genetic beast i wish i could break the 200 mark

 That's really impressive man.  I'm 18 and only do 295x2.  Keep at it, you'll definantly get some scholarships if you play sports.

I think the reason the bar didn't flex a lot is because he uses a wide grip. 
 
How's your lifts coming along Turbo?
 
And did you go to that comp you were talking about on April 28th?

ORIGINAL: SupraTurbo

Alright everyone, some of you probably remember me from the other bench thread, but I thought I would fill some of you in on some of my recent progress.  About a month ago, I injured my sternum working out and I have been taking it easy and healing since then.  Before that time, I was maxing out on the bench at a dead even 400lbs.. but I am down a good bit since then.  The video I took today is about where I am at right now, at 350lbs.  I am hoping to get back into and get the bench up to where it needs to be.  That weight wasn't too hard for me as you will see in the video.. so I think I could of got 10 or more pounds out of it, but I just kept it at that for now.  Regardless, it is still a real good bench for being 15 and weighing a 170lbs... I just thought that some of you would be interested in this, since it is of a lot better quality and just overall better.  This might be in the wrong section, but I wasn't positive of where to put it since the categories are kind of weird, but I think it is fine here.  Here is the video and let me know what you guys think:

http://s176.photobucket.com/albums/w198/TobyCook/?action=view&current=HPIM0638.flv

Toby

350 at 15 and  is 20lbs more than the USA Powerlifting world record in the 181lb class. And 100lbs more than the 181lb 15 year old Raw Powerlifting record.

If you are really 15 and only 170lbs and that was really 350, you are the strongest 15 year old in the world.

http://www.rawpowerlifting.com/records/World/World%20Bench%20Press%20Records.pdf

http://www.usapowerlifting.com/records/national/men-benchpress.htm

http://www.usapowerlifting.com/records/american/men-teen.htm

If you can bench press more than you can squat you should be ashamed.

 puts me to shame...... I don't even know if I can squat or deadlift that much as I've never done that much weight.

That really is an insane lift - when I was 15 I could just about do 100 lbs!
 
That is quite incredible - you Americans really have something weird going on over there.
 
I'm 21 and I can barely use my whole body to deadlift that much.

''If one is after quick results one never learns an art.''

Erich Fromm

It looks real to me, since he shows signs of wrong form such as picking his ass waaaay off the bench.

I thought it was dangerous to arch your back when you bench especially with that much weight.

Not being funny but the bloke looks like he is a relatively normal build as well - insane stuff.
 
I know size doesn't mean strength but I was expecting a fatty to lift that much.

''If one is after quick results one never learns an art.''

Erich Fromm

I think it's a real video.  I mean, you can see the bar bending, the metal smacking, and see his strain...
 
I also think that he is the most physically developed 15 year old I've ever seen.  I'm 19, and still can't grow sideburns as thick as his, lol.  He could pass as a 20 year old, lol.Early bloomer.  Still impressive... I mean more than twice the body weight at any size/weight/age, dang!

I guess we'll have to wait for the Guiness book of world records to come out next year then.

ORIGINAL: twistedlink

Yeah, the only worrying point is why havent we heard of him breaking any records yet?

I mean i cant deny hes lifting them weights-he certainly is.

But what if he IS 20?
and not looking 20?

Im not saying im doubting him, im just saying theres no proof hes 15, and hes breaking world records here, like jeff said hes the STRONGEST IN THE WORLD, yet no news? nothing.

just seems strange

If i found out i had a worldbreaking lift id be in touch with guiness world records before you could say "holy ****"

I see guys posting world record lifts every week, I have yet to see one who has gone to a contest and actually set one.

The strongest  teen I ever met benched 290lbs raw at 142lbs and was 17 and 100% natural, he also dead lifted about 500lbs...all lifts done in a power lifting contest and documented.

If you can bench press more than you can squat you should be ashamed.

Damn this is insane, I'm still amazed how the hell these people can lift so much more than me at there weight.

ORIGINAL: twistedlink
If i found out i had a worldbreaking lift id be in touch with guiness world records before you could say "holy ****"

 
or before I turned 16, lol. 

Don't listen to people like Odw, people will always question your strength, but I don't think you would waste your time making a fake video.. (but then again, you did put it on here to be talked about and critiqued ha)  Great lift, but I'm not sure how tall you are, but with that frame you gotta be 175 pushin' 180..

today's new bars don't bent like the old one's use to..
I think the older bars would start bending with anything over 300lbs but the new one's hold form..
 
 
but I agree with other poster.. pressing that much weight by yourself without a spotter isn't very smart.. anything could happen...
 
 
 

ORIGINAL: odw777

Looks fishy to me.
He shifts the weight on the rack too easilly, I don't see even a hint of bend in the bar.

I see build guys at 265+ that can't shift 350 so easilly. Just saying.  

There is never enough time to do everything, but there is always enough time to do the most important thing

 

I couldn't tell in the video, but did those weights have numbers on them, because to me it looks like two 25s, 10 and 5 on each side or something like that. That would put it in the low 200s, which is still really good for a 15 year old. Can you just post a pic of the weights so we can see the numbers please? Thanks!