Becca Swanson Benches 551 lbs

[4min2savetheworld]

Ronnie could bench that amount without a shirt

[Ccomprock]

shirt or no shirt thats a lot of weight for anyone.

[RICECAKEGOESWHEE]

GIRL POWER

[gman0345]

How does the shirt help? I have only seen them a few times, any feedback would be great, thanks!

[qwerty31591]

provides a massive boost off the chest, the only real strenngth needed is to lockout

[hoosyerdaddie]

I wanna see this woman compete against 94 year-old Jack Lalanne in a total-body athletics tournament. THAT would be good television.

[dccris]

good god almighty...

[TheVeryBestOfRap]

She has a benching vest on, what is the raw record?

[picodegallo88]

wow, that is freaking strong. That is women that you would not want to mess with

[thething278]

this wolman would beat the hell out of the average man...

[originalcanada]

this woman could beat the hell out of 99.99%of all men

[aaf1218]

that's a strong bitch

[bradleyjstevens]

Incredible!

[furaskin]

Tina Rinehart benched 182,5 with 60 bodyweight when the record of males in this category was about 200.Probably was the best performance that a woman made in any sport but i don't find video,articles,photos...

[crg64]

LOL.I can bench press 150 lbs.

[Barbellking]

wow... she just made a fool out of most men =/ strong ass chick

[plumprandy]

Most? ALL

[saucysauce2]

WONDER MAN!!!

[Lilpacothe3rd]

damn a guy benches a thousand and a women benches 500 it just keep gettin better and better!

[dabomb218]

using a shirt....a guy benched over a thousand using a shirt..

[tigerboyX]

That's really strong. Most men can't even do that.

[menscentraljail]

wow

[MrMaypo]

holy...shit...is that even possible? :(

[dat6allday]

i weigh 280 and she could kick my ass

[englandshark]

How cool is that - she rocks!!

[jstrouse]

Wow she's strong. She could break my arms as if they were pretzels. And I'm a 6 ft 170 lbs untrained guy, I think I max pressed 135 lbs one time. So she's at least 4 times as strong as me.

[liljwill92]

For a woman?

[hurricanedt77]

Extremely impressive, keep up the hard work!

[Twirlybird1]

lmao she did that on my birthday

[mikg2110]

supposedly no woman ever benched over 400 raw.

[tonytwotimes13]

Renne Toney benches 365 for 8 reps raw.

[JakeEwing5]

thats all the womens record is?the man's is almost twice that

[IRONGC]

that spotter on the right looks like he couldnt lift a collar..

[IRONGC]

that spotter on the right looks like he couldnt lift a collar..

[cheziel23]

o me gods [speechless]

[rollin92gt]

I always wear a shirt when I bench, the gym makes it mandatory to wear shoes, shorts or pants, and a shirt.

[porkpie312]

what would this make her raw bench be at?

[BlahMcJones]

I'd say probably around 365, maybe a bit less, maybe a bit more.

[Photogal1966]

Probably in the low 400s

[A550RGY]

A good guess for her raw bench is 350-450.

[zeppafloyd]

I guess I'm old school but the only thing that impresses me is raw lifting. I'm not trying to offened anyone here, I have great respect for all hard training athletes. Also, I was CSCS so think before you rant.

[namrahnotyal]

that was pretty good, she even locked it out compelety unlike some of the men, who just seem to rack it once they press it up

[tbonethomas]

'pretty good'?! that was 551pounds! thats unheard of!

[JIMFISHES1]

Damn!!!!!!!!

[Bearcatt]

Wow that's incredible.

Anyway you look at it... That's

over a 1/4 ton of weight !

Excellent work !

[YourExposer]

Technically, this was a no-lift - bar not level.

BTW, the official women's raw record is under 400# and it wasn't done by Becca Swanson.

[jorgemaruva]

UNBELIEVABLE! Outstanding Job, Very inspiring to me to bring up my own lifts, if a woman can bench that much cleanly, Thanks to you for posting.

[Y2KHorny]

hey wats up with the lifting shirt issue..im 27male..and atheletic. i normally bench 300 .even if i had a lifting shirt i wouldn't even be able to 400lbs. thats just being honest. so give her some credit for lifting over 500 i know half the guys in here are just jealous that she out-lifted you by a wide margin

[rja31]

If you bench 300 lbs, but can't lift 400 lbs with a shirt, then you are doing something wrong.

The Raw world record is over 300 lbs less than the supported (715 compared to 1050).

Still very impresive. I'd say she'd bench around 350 Raw.

[tbonethomas]

raw world record for a female?

[sealabrulz]

i bench 240 raw and 390 bench shirt

[turbolover175]

You can gain THAT much with a bench shirt? My max is 265, so does that mean my shirt max should be about 410, 420?

[mickolus54]

if you train with it, it can ad alot. But youre not going to put it on and do 410. You still have to be able to lock out 420.

[NoFocus418]

no it doesn't

[freekpill2009]

i bench 300lbs with a titan shirt i bench 325

so depending on the ply it gives you about 30 to 45 lbs on a lift

[xxd55]

Yet Scott Mendelson can bench 1000Ibs+ with a shirt and 700Ibs around without one

[cmcgrath1O]

how the hell does a t shirt help u lift 300 poundsm I just don't get it??????????

[Ironwoman92]

the shirts are designed is way so it for ppl to be lifting wieghts on the curves near the arms and stuff is kinda wierd but it helps

[fedroger]

So is she lifting with a power shirt? If she is than probably her true bench is about 300.

[adityamodernite]

whats a powershirt?

[ahmadhamad]

its like a body suit that aligns the body into almost perfect form so people are able to lift more weight.

[SquirtTribePride]

not really...thats not what it does.

It is actually very hard to bench in a shirt. Very technical and actually harder to stay in the correct form, not to mention that you have to change your form some for two reasons, one to be able to touch in it, and two so that you can get the most out of the shirt.

It is not a body suit, it is just a bench shirt. As you go down the material stretches, then gives you a pop off the chest. As you go up you are eventually handling all of the weight again.

[ddenuci]

Yes, you can see how stiff her arms are when she approaches the bench at 0:16.

[Newt125]

so you're saying, then, that a power shirt (bench shirt) gives you a 55% increase over your raw weight? you're an idiot, and probably intimidated because she benches more than you squat.

[darksniper77]

oh yeah, she is wearing a shirt. world record raw female bench is 392 i believe

[RacMan93]

wat do u mean by shirt

[muzimuzi]

thouse guys/girls lol they wear speical vests that helps them with like i dont know about 30% of the weight they lift..

so yea it helps ALOT but still its huge weight!

[japslapr]

@muzimuzi So, 30% of 400lbs, or 30% of 800lbs? Definitely not a percent. The shirts help obviously but don't for a second think you're going to throw one on and add 300lbs to your bench cuz it doesn't work that way. You might get 100-150lbs out of a good bench shirt.

[strawberryriddick]

If all competitors use the lifting shirts, then you can't say that she specifically has an edge over everyone. If she sets a new woman's record when everyone wears lifting shirts, then that means she'd still set the new woman's record when no one wears lifting shirts. If all competitors use it, no one has an advantage over the other.

[URYNOME]

except that the record 15 years might still stand if it weren't for the shirts. So it is unfair to those old schoolers.

[Kyocera234]

while she does look kind of manly, I applaud her accomplishment, anybody that can bench that amount has an extreme amount of dedication and that in itself is an accomplishment.

[dbs3f]

The bench shirt has arms that jut out perpendicular to the chest. As the bar starts to press the lifter's arms down, a % of the load goes to deforming the shirt. High-end shirts are so taut that for the bar to even reach a bencher's chest, the fabric has to be compressed with incredible force. At one meet, Rychlak had to abandon an 890-pound lift because it wasn't heavy enough to force the weight down to his pecs. When the bencher starts to push the bar back up, the shirt acts like a spring.

[bbiggs]

Interesting, because I never knew that.

[trashcan33]

i'd like to wrestle with that babe.

[losloboslocos]

did you say.... 'babe'? O_o

[fiyahballz]

wow, i would hate to be her husband. I'd get bullied around and picked up and literally thrown out of the house if i did anything wrong:P

[atombomb31458]

that wasnt 551 lbs--

[THEPCPCLUB]

how da f do u know...

[andrewhowesabitch]

the plates are in kilos

[RodneysKing16]

Dont piss her off.

[TomPKan]

now thats a real bench press... I see alot of guys who are benching who bounce the weight off their chest. That was incredible. What do you guys mean when you talk about "shirt"? "Lifting shirt"?

[BrewsAndHerb]

It's like wrapping your kness when you lift. It gives you support and enables you to lift more. But she's just another steroid/human growth hormone loser, so the bench press is meaningless as far as I'm concerned.

[mickolus54]

lol id like to see you do it with a shirt.

[Rokynutz]

there are specifically designed shirts for bench press. its like an extra set of muscles. watch her arms, youll see what im talking about.

[dag204]

HOLY SHIT that is all i can say

[whoizzmikejones]

that is nuts

[googlyguy1]

Amazing.. But still kinda scary. :P

Never imagined a woman so strong before.

[Fit4Life1967]

AWESOME!

[HarbingerOfTruth]

Becca is the best

[yummybacon]

Holy molly. She is strong as hell.

[jalabi99]

To be able to lift a quarter ton is an awesome achievement, lifting shirt or no shirt. Well done, Becca -- you truly are a Wonder Woman!

[URAGR8M8]

Does anyone know her match without a shirt? I would imagine around 420 or so?

[annsilk]

Great Job Becca! It was awesome to be there and see you set the record!!