Dondell Blue 700 lbs. Benchpress @MPF 10-28-06

[ARSONPINNACLE]

Did Larry Allen use a bench shirt?

[ColdGripHandle]

220 lb guy benching 700lbs thats one SKRONG motha EFF

[eugenemcgirt]

@HardstylePaul

I agree with you 100%. I'm more impressed with lifting a heavy weight for 5 or 6 reps than just maxing a heavy weight for ONE rep. The one rep doesn not indicate great conditioning or endurance, but that you can gear yourself up for one big press. Additionally, the spotters are usually right there to help lift the bar and even aid when the lifter is struggling with raising the bar. It really just looks like a freak show, even though the guys are strong.

[ober51]

What's wrong with his arms?

[sLAndr19]

I can incline press 795 pounds easily at the age of 9

[skirts365]

@sLAndr19 I knew a 106 pound kid who could one arm front raise 6,665 pounds with a little finger grip on a greased bar for 74 hours in hurricane force wind, with the volcano erupting below him. Let's stop fantasizing. An average untrained man can't bench 225 for 1.

[bugalug2004]

i know some of you are doing the best you can with the limited amount you have to work with but the primary purpose of a bench shirt is to protect you from injury people put roll cages in drag cars to protect themselves but as an added benifit it stiffins the chassis therefore the car is able to launch better in a straight line that doesnot make it cheating football players can also hit harder with pads and a helment are they cheating

[NintyGamer2000]

he looks stoned

[Kwasi5179]

Decline presses, nice...

[muskyownz]

Shit, his arms are twice as strong as my legs. ='[

[EasyTooIShop]

This was a GREAT BENCH PRESS!!! Congratulations to Dondell Blue, a true POWERLIFTING CHAMPION.

[beyondonethousand]

They are cheating and you look stupid. If powerlifting ever made it to the Olympics, which it will not, the first thing that will not be allowed are these laughable shirts and then steroids. Just crap to make you lift more. This guy is strong even without this slingshot shit.

[HardstylePaul]

This is pathetic, you should only say you can bench something of that weight when you can do at least 6 repitions. oh yeah i can walk into a gym, lift it once. I'm gonna feel that the next morning definitely....

[michaeltansini]

@HardstylePaul so you're saying people doing POWERLIFTING, a sport designed to test your strength for ONE MAXIMAL REPETITION, should never do less than 6 reps? well I look forward to a 700x6 bench press from you sir

[HardstylePaul]

@michaeltansini I'm only speaking in general terms, Powerlifters train for strength for one rep maximums but it doesn't look impressive or physically draining. Lifting something ONCE? And not everyone is able to do powerlifting because for nearly every lift you'll need a spotter. I find it more impressive when you can handle the heavy weight, beast off a few reps and put it down with no assistance.

[joemcbobinite]

what is the point though.yea kool humans can press 1k+ lbs with a shirt that is pretty kool n all but its stil kooler raw i jus dont see why theyre even used.i dont have a problem with them..besides the part where they look stupid as hell but other than that its still kool to see someone put up 1k.are they really jus for setting records?

[VanguardBarbell]

I love the blue inzer gear and lever belt...

[thew47]

Did the barbell touch his chest?

How much can you bench press without that shirt?

[arachlyco]

@thew47 shut up I bet you cannot even bench that much ass hole

[thew47]

@arachlyco I guess you miss be an asshole yourself- In case it avoided your mimiscule intellect- the bench press is to bench press the barbell WITHOUT ASSISTANCE FROM A SHIRT OR A SPOTTER. Indeed, any lifter-maybe you bench with a shirt-who employs such a shirt -is cheating. You can categorize me as a purist-so what. Importantly, I do bench press-without a shirt- and I can bench press that barbell utilizing my shoulder, arm and chest muscles-not by

wearing some dense shirt.

[beyondonethousand]

@thew47

here, here!

[walw5]

the bench shirt doesnt help him, its keeping him from tearing his muscles and breaking his shoulders. Its not a matter of him not being strong enough its the fact that no matter how strong you are flesh can take that punishment

[chriselbert2]

@walw5 a bench shirt assists you push the weight up.. that's a fact

[VanguardBarbell]

@chriselbert2 yes, but he's still using all his effort...that's why he can't bench 800 for example, because even with the bench shirt, he's not strong enough...so even using a bench shirt, they take their strength limits to the max...

[duceiraeandthozguyz]

WOW Everyone shut up about bench shirts. There not cheating, Wanna know why? because at a powerlifting meet they all use them. meaning no one is cheating as long as there useing leagal shirts for that fediration. There for no one has the advantage. and I bet 99% of powerlifters could give a shit less if you dont like the gear they wear. and there is also raw meets ect. so if you like thous watch thous and quit crying over spilt milk. shut the fuck up. I bet most of you cant even hold that weight

[skirts365]

As long as all contestants have the same advantages it's OK right? So they could all use a forklift to move the weight and claim a much bigger total and say SEE how strong we actually are!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! What's that across his chest and shoulders, rhino hide with springs in it??????

[duceiraeandthozguyz]

what that is across his chest and shoulders is a bench shirt... 1st off I wanna see you do even 500 in a bench shirt. I bet you cant. it takes alot of training to bench in a bench shirt. and its not like you can just go out and buy the most crazy bench shirt you can find because the weight will crush you and break your arms because you wont be strong enought to use the shirt. and there is a major diffrence between a bench shirt and a fork lift moron!..

[jjsgraphics]

I agree bench shirts might help but It doesn't help that much. It is more there so your shoulders don't give out on the way done. Will people please do research before then run there mouth.

[MrCarlitobrigante69]

Put it this way, the raw world record is 715 setby Scott Menelson. The shirted world reocrd is 1075 set by Ryan Kennelly. Both lifts are on YouTube. That's 360 lbs difference. Quit a difference. My raw max is 495 in competition, and I know for a fact I can bench over 600 lbs. in a double denim.

[VanguardBarbell]

@duceiraeandthozguyz exactly bro...

what would be cheating is if a guy was wearing a bench shirt under his sweat shirt at a raw bench competition...

[thew47]

@duceiraeandthozguyz You seem to overlook the fact, whether there are "raw" contest-which never are, or these contests that permit a 200 pound man-with a bench shirt- to bench press 1000 pounds is wrong! The argument that "everyone" does it does not justify having a meet. Recognize that the bench press is to lift employing chest, shoulder, arm thews and nothing else. Question: what purpose does it serve -other than to say I can bench 2000 lbs-if that lift is not from proper training?

[ahmad18ny]

@duceiraeandthozguyz still cheating...because without those lame shirts their records are like 400 pounds less. those shirts are just there to make the happy about themselves.

[tothebatcave1]

@ahmad18ny is that so put the shirt on and lets see how well you do

[scruffypatch]

He can't bench 700lbs. Fact.

Look up James Henderson if you wanna see some real benching.

[sr19]

couldnt agree more. james henderson, with his back flat and all the way to his chest bench 500 5 times, last rep with a full pause, and 600 for 3 reps. this is bullshit

[redcav04]

james henderson also weighed over 150 lbs. more than blue. (370+ vs. 220) not really a fair comparison. James henderson basically benched 2x his bodyweight (actually 1.9x) , which a lot of professional powerlifters can do.

[jaswildec]

Fact, he just benched 700

[lordraven1980]

obviously this guy is VERY strong. but RAW lifting is much more impressive.

also it looked like he didnt touch his chest. the lift should have been red lighted.

why not use springs under your ass in the squat?

[museguest]

the belly press

[Ian7570]

Did the bar even touch his chest?

[Ian7570]

BTW...shirts do suck. If you can raw bench 400lbs but shirt 600lbs you're a 400lbs bencher. I'm sick of people saying the bench pressers are so much stronger today. BS they are.

[judoka1]

Totally agree

[buyystocks]

I agree 100% shirts are stupid

[beyondonethousand]

I agree with the rest of you.  Shirts are plain FRAUD.

[beyondonethousand]

I doesn't look like it. The shirt didn't let him lol.

[yomi1896]

whats a bench shirt?

[haybusaspartan]

stop bitching about a bench shirt, lets see you lift 700 with a bench shirt i bet you can't.

[MNSTR553]

amen!

[beyondonethousand]

I'll bet I can't either but whatever I can lift with a shirt on that number would NOT be my true test of strength. I wonder if this guy actually believes he can bench 700 while forgetting he's wearing a fashionable launch pad. Who care's if he did 700 with a shirt. It would impress me if he did a legit 500 without one. That's real lifting.

[allstate68rt]

that's insane

[FloridaRaider]

bench shirts shouldn't be allowed. These dudes already have super short arms that give them an advantage.

[Wahesh007]

that's kind of the idea about the bench shirt... bc if he would close his arms, there's a high probability that he would get crushed by the weight...

[ronman21]

lol its cause hes wearing a bench shirt

[lIPerfectIl]

its "snap yo fingers", i forget who its by

[IBeyondward]

the band is "crowbar"

[jellywellyboy]

what is that song playing in the background

[jellywellyboy]

what is that song playing in the background

[Christmas800]

he did it using all the cheap stuff so who cares.

[blkbelt65]

how bout without the shirt?

[nicholasbrunello]

Why don't you learn something about powerlifting before being a commentator. Let me guess, you think you're hot stuff at your 24hr fitness and then seeing this just shows you what a little b*tch you are.

[Michaelj2001]

maybe, maybe not, a good bench shirt, but 700 pounds is still no joke. Equal the lift.

[lifttheempirestate83]

yeah i saw it didnt touch either, but the center judge isnt really in the greatest spot to see either so PRAISE GOD, good for him!!

[achilleus1]

Didn't touch?

[reddog84]

Thats good. I would like to know why did he use a wide grip? I heard its easier to do it wider than a close grip. I know I aint got any videos up but when I get my cam I will post some up.

[MaineSucks]

wider grip = less range of motion = potential to move more weight, which is all that matter at a PL meet.