Wladimir and Tysons bench press

[SN!PER]

if I had stuck to it until I was 18 I could've easily gotten up to around 400

You must've been a huge 18 year old.

[BKM-2010]

Tyson started lifting in prison and continued to do so in his career post prison. He probably had his best lifts in the late 90s/early 00s. However, Tyson never lifted weights before that so he never got his full potential I don't think.

[CubanGuyNYC]

Bench press is one of the easiest things to gain IMO, I used to bench when I was younger, I started off at just 140lb max when I was 14, exactly 1 year later I was benching 240lbs at age 15, if I had stuck to it until I was 18 I could've easily gotten up to around 400, I didn't train seriously either I would bench really heavy weight a low reps every so often and my diet was shyt

That depends on the individual. Some people are built for it, so they wind up specializing in that lift. I was always better at overhead presses, squats and deadlifts. Something about the angle made bench presses put too much stress on my shoulders.

[sammiza567]

prolly hit 315 like ten times.

[Mike Tyson77]

Ive come to the conclusion that both guys are pretty damn strong. Ill just have to ask them in person what they can actully put up. Hopefully ill meet them someday.

[Hitman932]

But football players train differently then boxers. Boxers usually don't train with weights football players do. Thats why I don't think Tyson's bench is in the 400's, unless he did lift.

I highly doubt he benched over 400lbs and certainly not the 450-500 that some are claiming.

Bench pressing double your body weight is not a feat of natural strength, it requires a fair amount of dedicated training. Bigger muscles fatigue faster and are less explosive so a prime Tyson may have been strong, but he was almost certainly trying to limit muscle gain - ( at least when he was being lead by smart people)

I played college football and have witnessed my fair share of 450-500lb legit, touch your chest down slow, back straight, bench presses. I know the size of the guys that did it and the hours of weight training they did to get there and I have a hard time believing any boxer who only lifts occasionally can achieve that.

Mike Tyson's could probably squat a much more impressive amount of weight, relative to body weight, than he could bench.

[El Chicano]

Probably 315 max

Mosley works out with 315

[Hitman932]

There was also a video of a 185 lb., nineteen year-old kid benching 225 sixteen times.

I don't think it's so doubtful that a 6'6 1/2" tall, 245 lb. (cut) dedicated athlete like Wlad can bench 395 four times and 275 twenty times. He's a product of scientific training. According to one bench press chart I consulted, Wlad should be able to max out at about 454. I get what you're saying about Klitschko's build. But in today's day and age, the numbers attributed to him, while impressive, are not especially demanding of video proof.

The reason I say from looking at him is because I'm in the weight room 6 days a week for the last 12 years. I've become familiar with what certain builds are capable of lifting.

Granted, every now and then, you'll get some skinny guy who can lift 225 a few times. The guy in your video is a guy who I would've guessed would be able to do what he did in that video. To me, there was nothing surprising about that video.

But Wlad being the skinny/fit type of boxer, doesn't spell power lifter. I'm not saying he can't do it. I'm just saying that I would have to see it to believe it.

Also - keep in mind with Wlad that in spite of his height he actually has quite short arms measured from armpit to wrist.

There have been several times he faced much shorter fighters with longer measurements.

Ultimately, as far as physical build goes, the length of your arms will determine your potential in the bench press more than anything. Plus there is no denying that Klitschko has a very broad chest and back - which is why his total wingspan is huge in spite of the relatively short arm length.

[HtotheZ]

This is off the topic of tyson and vlad but george chavalo is supposed to bench and unbelievable amount for a senior citizen.

I remember seeing an article where he said he benches 400 lbs.

Thats f-cking ridiculous for someone in their 70's