Gene Rychlak 965lb benchpress - The hat has to go

[177ronaldoc]

everyone on this video is a pussy

[hempfield21]

hahah trying to cop vogelpohls flame hat, joke

[CodyBeach322]

if i saw this guy i would just think he was a normal fatty he prob uses styrofome dumbells haha

[375Xavier]

What Was That?

[giantmidget08]

These bench shirts are getting silly. He benched maybe 650 and the shirt did the rest. When you lay on the bench and can barely jam your arms under the bar because the shirt has your arms sticking straight out that's just stupid.  The raw record is just over 700lbs and the cheater shirt record is over 1000lbs, enough said.

[leave12]

I really hate this guy. He'd have trouble pressing 600lbs without his stupid fucking shirts.

[doghunter100]

everybody commenting on this has never lifted heavy in there life. who cares if he locked it out hes MOVING 965 POUNDS off his body, haters need to stfu and watch lady gaga videos, bunch of queers

[spartan1081990]

lol it is not a bench press if he cant put it in the rack

[kittykittymewomeow2]

I wish I could lift.. I have the worst wrist in the world, it hurts me to hold a soda bottle.. Between carpal tunnel and the cysts I'm all screwed.. If by chance does anyone know what else I can do, please keep in mind I'm female... Thanks

[bobby123greenhalgh]

@kittykittymewomeow2 cardio. lol

[sstslayer]

@kittykittymewomeow2 Make a sandwich.

[MrFrank551]

@kittykittymewomeow2 you can give me a handjob.

[DarkMagicianGuy]

@kittykittymewomeow2 go to a doctor..... duh :D

[DUHAIM]

@kittykittymewomeow2 , thats a good question. First of all, make sure that you strengthen the wrist bone structure first by eating high calcium and phosphurous foods such as cheese. Also, eat sardines or herrring every day, the soft bone is easily absorbed and helps to build your bones overall. Next, do exercises such as pushups [ mens style] , even if you can't flex much, the weight load on the wrists will force them to get stronger.

[jhouse1313]

sure he can bench 900lbs, but can he wipe his own ass?

[MrMuffins1000]

it doesnt look like he rlly ever locks it out..

[jcac1023]

@LCpanther85 Would you say that to his face?

[decimvs]

I could kick this guys ass and I'm half his size.

[bretchet23]

@decimvs pussy

[bretchet23]

@decimvs doubtful

[estandid]

I don't care how much he benches, he's still one ugly motherfucker

[pongo713]

bench shirt adds a bit to your bench, but dude prolly still benches a lot raw... anyways, what bothers me more is the flaming cap and sunglasses... i now know the secret to his strength...

[bretchet23]

@pongo713 they add more than a bit. ryan kennelly gets over 1000 with a shirt and 700 without. you need em to hang with the best these days though

[pongo713]

@bretchet23 in my thought 300 is a bit... and 700 is still a lot

[bretchet23]

@pongo713 oh i'm not saying the guy isn't tremendously strong, he definitely is. i just like the old school shirts that added around 50 pounds. provided support without adding as much weight

[pongo713]

@bretchet23 i think his bench shirt only adds like 100 and then his bench hat adds the extra 200 :) lol

but yes, its true how much new tech changes even the most fundamental sports.. kinda sad

[Rollerfahrer666]

beste

[Wonderkid44]

He can't even move his arms lol.

[Scarablongsword]

I agree that having a big stomach gives an "unfair" advantage in that the range of motion is shortened. But seriously, show some damn respect to people that work hard. Most of you couldn't do with a shirt what this guy does raw.

[JLT187]

i bet he can't wipe his ass

[bretchet23]

@JLT187 childish

[sti1tz]

the benchpress should be renamed to who can wear the tigthest shirt, have the fattest stomach, and get the bar with the most weight on it to touch that fat stomach.

[UMADBRAHHHH]

insane bench shirt, and steroids, = pussy

[kodijoz01]

@UMADBRAHHHH U teen misc? Come at me bro! Weak ass fuck commenting on a huge as bench, bertstare.jpg. lmfao

[cujagu]

@fallenstarcc1 It's a shirt specifically designed to increase the amount of weight you can bench press. The most anybody has ever benched without wearing one is 715 lbs, so they add a massive amount of weight to your bench.

[mihailolord]

is that man or pig?

[theoveraverage]

hundred bucks says this guy cant piss by himself

[Deathrape2001]

OMFG another spring-loaded rubber band arm band BS fake. What is the REAL bench press? U know, with 'nude arms'?? As in - actual strength instead of FRAUD!

[GeorgeRollins]

Gene has squatted over a 1000lbs in a contest

[ChristopherP619]

he looks like a turtle on the back at 0:36 :D

[Ooijer]

fuckin boring

[autobellian]

Gene is a clown, seriously sun glasses and a beanie with flames on it?

[cenobitekosor]

How about some comic relief at 0:38

he looked like a frickin' turtle trying to roll over :D

[blondiwithstyle]

@cenobitekosor The resemblance is astonishing.

[jonbench33]

he smoke that shit

[benchaffleck]

A little known fact is that Gene was a fourth member of the rock band zz top.

[skullgymequipment]

He is holding it in place for what must feel like freakin forever when the spotter took it off. I just invented what he needs to get 20 more lbs on the bench and take the spotters getting the weight out to his downward movement point out of the picture.

[leepriest833]

debating

[duceiraeandthozguyz]

Look yes a bench shirt does help but it is also harder to bench in one. takes many years to master benching in a shirt. also I dont agree with the open back shirts as they can be taken to the exstreme like this one. I belive in leagues that dont alow shirts like this. but only let shirts that have closed backed and single ply. These shirts alow for a safer lift and not rediculous lifts.

[KrazyBlakkkMan]

You seem to be pretty knowledgable about bench shirts, I know if used correctly they help add weight to persons bench but what do they do exactly? how do they add weight?

[duceiraeandthozguyz]

They restrict the range of motion mostly. orignally desgined to protect the lifters shoulders under exstreme presure and also the peck area. But recently in leagues like the wpo and others like it, there rules are so lenient it alows the lifters to use shirts that are so stiff and do things like in this video like moving the collar down below deltoid area of the shoulder, now its not protecting them its just gaining more resistance. So I only compete in leagues that used closed back shirts.

[Daiquiri420]

lmao what a gay dude. these power lifters are fat-asses and those shirts make them look fuckin ridiculous not to mention help them cheat

[DeHoff54]

thats still alot of fuckn weight u dumbass, i want to see you do it, shirt or not, is still fucking tough.

[aHaloGoD245]

yeah the shirt pulls the wieght up 4 u

[GinnyPolach217]

* do it w/o the suit

[tomasz12189]

dude he looks retarded . He reminds me of that girl from willy wonka that turns into a blueberry. His chest looks retardedly big and his arms dont even exist. ITS HILARIOUS

[djc2232]

these guys have such huge chests and short arms they barely have to lower the bar for a rep..ahhaha

[megaxpand]

golden disks!!! who kow who produce it???

[jorgensonb78]

Using a bench shirt is like using steroids. Oh wait, Rychlak uses steroids too!

[zekeg]

@jorgensonb78 a bench shirt was made to protect from injuries by compressing your joints and rotator cuffs to prevent pec tears and rotator cuff tears but now people abuse them with double and triple ply shirts and squat suits

[tastefulphrasing]

@zekeg I agree man, and im not trying to be offensive, but if you are afraid of injuries, dont power lift. We dont need pussies that dont truly love the sport. You dont see olympic weight lifters using gear to help them

[amarone1956]

@jorgensonb78 Well said!

[obezana]

@jorgensonb78 HOW FUCKING STUPID ARE U? ITS STILL HARDER THAN BENCHING RAW.

[rawnie79]

@jorgensonb78 trash talking people online who you would not dare cross in person is like being a pussy, oh wait, you are a pussy.

[177ronaldoc]

@rawnie79

[OHWolves1694]

@jorgensonb78 and yet you couldn't get under half this weight.

[Jograndable]

@jorgensonb78 both are necessary to compete

[felpart]

what is the name of the song?

[codman55]

i can curl that weight with one hand

[Cambria2007]

this guy wonders why nobody likes him...just look at him, he looks like a circus clown coming out with that hat and shades and crazy hair(hidden from the hat). he says his eyes are sensitive to light...I think you could do with out the shades for 30 sec. I dont care how hard you work, if you want fans, you need to look like somebody that people want to idolize. kennelly looks like bad ass dude and hes not obnoctiously fat. he is popular cause of that.

[cyberkai99]

Well I'm not gonna give you a thumbs down just because Kennelly is my hero, but Rychlak isn't that bad of a guy. He's the only man in history to bench 1000 and squat 1000. That right there is a feat. of strength that not many will ever reach, if any do ever again.

[donkeyplayer]

LOL gene.....kewl hat. SYKE!!!!

gene might quite possibly be the ugliest human being on this planet.

he really thinks the flame beanie and sunglasses are cool.

[robertdw01]

his dick must be tiny from all the steroids, not to mention in comparison to the rest of his body.

[zztoproadster]

and that's pretty gay to think of a dude's penis...especially in a powerlifting video?mr. robertw01, maybe you should check out some guy on guy action instead of powerlifting.

[Robzz]

this guy must have trouble wiping his own ass.

[jonathanwindham]

it looks that way because of the bench shirt

[xxskeletonv3xx]

yeah i agree with robzz because so much muscle that he cant even reach back plus hes gonna have a sad life when he reaches 50

[gmh33]

Bench shirts are basically big elastic sheets that are stretched between your arms to give you an artificial stretch reflex at the bottom of the bench press.. because the bottom is such a mechanically inefficient position, compared to near lockout. He probably has no problems moving his arms without it on, but in the video his arms are being pulled forward.. a lot.

[xxskeletonv3xx]

i knwo that but in the future when he reaches 50 he is going to be fucked um and i mena alot dude

[zztoproadster]

xxskeletonv3xx - not as sad as a video of resident evil haha

[powercap]

jeah hard music JUDAS PRIEST rocks

[20056667]

why does he wear that stupid looking bench shirt if your that good you should not need a bench shirt to a 1000 lb

[Brett83]

The reason he is lifting 1000 lb IS because of the bench shirt.

[stonedape720]

you bench 1010 with a 2 ply inzer shirt or anyone else for that matter.

[Brett83]

Hey asshole, how much do you think HE could bench WITHOUT the shirt? Considerably less. That is my point.

[ihavemonkeysinmybutt]

brett83 how the hell is anyone supposed to bench cosiderably less without a shirt? you just hatin...

[ihavemonkeysinmybutt]

all i said was how the hell someone was supposed to bench considerably less without that shirt on. you never answred my question. and you called me a nigger? just because i said how someone was supposed to bench more with a shirt on? you got issues.

[Brett83]

Good God you are stupid! Do you know what a bench shirt is? Using a bench shirt can add over 300 pounds to someones bench press, in the case of top powerlifters like this guy.

[RuizD]

lmao wow ur a dumb ass nigger.

[ihavemonkeysinmybutt]

what do you think he could have benched without that shirt on?

[Brett83]

Considerably less.

[cyberkai99]

Reading these comments makes me realize how idiotic some people can be. I'm a little racist myself, but not when it comes to the gym. When I walk into the gym, it's go time and there's no room for segregation. But to answer your question, Rychlak benches around 550-585 without the shirt. Witnesses have actually said that they have watched him fail at a 600 lb RAW bench before.

[ihavemonkeysinmybutt]

U reply to a comment 7 months old and that has already been answered. U must have lots of time on your hands.

[cyberkai99]

I actually have more time on my hands then a guy needs. I'm sorry fi that offends you, but I was only giving the guy the correct answer, not just a generalization.

[Boneclappers]

wow, you're an idiot

[GrowingMex]

much you be so fat to be a powerlifter? Is it their diets? You can eat heavy but clean. WTF!!??

[darkestred666]

how tall is gene?

[Guitartform]

6-1

[darkestred666]

lol no way he looks stocky and short i would say maybe 5'9

[DevastatorBloc]

he's 6-1 idiot...

[Max15989]

Four words for this video:

Congratulation...YOU...ARE...F­AG!

[chaosaxis]

I wonder how much tubby benches raw, without a bench shirt on. Granted he still benches a ton, but no way its 1000 lbs. I just don't think there's a point to being super strong if you can't move like a human.  I'd also pay to see this try to run a mile.

[Guitartform]

you're a fool.

then i can say i'd also pay to see a marathon champion attempt to bench 1000lbs.

you're a victim of your own stupidity.

[Guitartform]

you're right, it's not 1000lbs., it's 965lbs.

[beebefan1]

he looks disgusting.... how does he wipe? or do anything that requires any sort of sideways or backwards movement? i bet his guy is miserable on a daily basis

[redcav04]

yes, 2 downward movements, a full stop, and did he lock out his arms? and i bet he got 3 whites...f***ing IPA, WPF, WPO, all of them...USAPL/IPF is the ONLY way to go!!!

[XLeGeNdXXXkIlLeRX]

He's strong but fat also!!!!!!!!!!

[BlueBerry2112]

he looks like a chicken

[jumba146]

Very impressive lift. The outfit still just cracks me up. Interesting to see how much role the gear plays in modern powerlifting. :-)

[giaime1982]

chi è questo grassone schifoso??

[heavyweight345lbs]

this guys proably like 5"6 and 375lbs

[Guitartform]

6'1" 375

[spencerdartstar]

this dude has extremly short arms !!! he seems weird

[alak4323411]

its because of the bench shirt it brings his arms forward and they seem short

[piweemonkey]

The hat cant go its his trademark.

[bluntsalot]

u should put more tags on this video