More numbers from the weight room
Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2008 4:43 pmSo Vic Viloria has been testing guys this week, mostly in the squat, bench press and power clean. Two numbers for true freshmen were rather staggering:
We all know Taylor Thompson is a big (6-6, 256), fast guy. He has thick arms, but the general rule of thumb is that the longer a lifter's arms are, the harder it is to bench press huge weight. With that in mind, consider this: Taylor Thompson bench pressed 405 pounds.
Quincey Whittington is a strong guy. If you see him with his shirt off, it's evident the man has spent a good deal of time in the weight room. However, he also breaks one of the so-called "rules of thumb" when it comes to weight lifting. With a few exceptions, it's generally accepted that even people who work out a lot aren't going to bench press more than twice their own weight. Whittington is listed at 5-7 and 157 pounds, which means his maximum bench press should be somewhere around 314 pounds, right? Wrong - he maxed out on the bench press at 385 pounds.
We all know Taylor Thompson is a big (6-6, 256), fast guy. He has thick arms, but the general rule of thumb is that the longer a lifter's arms are, the harder it is to bench press huge weight. With that in mind, consider this: Taylor Thompson bench pressed 405 pounds.
Quincey Whittington is a strong guy. If you see him with his shirt off, it's evident the man has spent a good deal of time in the weight room. However, he also breaks one of the so-called "rules of thumb" when it comes to weight lifting. With a few exceptions, it's generally accepted that even people who work out a lot aren't going to bench press more than twice their own weight. Whittington is listed at 5-7 and 157 pounds, which means his maximum bench press should be somewhere around 314 pounds, right? Wrong - he maxed out on the bench press at 385 pounds.