Ed Coan 505lb Raw close grip bench

[caliindica]

Shit I just thought getting this off the stand and having it rest on me for a couple secs was a feat of strength...this guy is beast.

[czoraa21]

i was happy to squat this for 2 the other day lol!!!

[cypionate011]

I would not call that close grip.inside the stands would be close grip thats more medium grip,

[Erdos2n]

@cypionate011

I would call you sir....a hater.....major hater

[ashoka22]

@cypionate011 when you go that heavy the term close grips meaning changes to a more medium grip

[Draykid]

@cypionate011

Actually, EMG proves that a grip at roughly shoulder width elicits the maximum possible response from the triceps. You can't see exactly where his hands are in relation to his shoulders, however.

[bigyellowsam]

Ed Coan makes me hate myself lol

[5tonyvvvv]

its amazing he is still alive.all the red meat and drugs..

[815Rider]

His close grip looked like my regular grip.

[ImpactKim505]

Nice job! I've done 305lbs 2 times with a closer gripp!

[muzimuzi]

alltho not a very close grip not only he reps that easily but he also pauses at the bottom insane!

[jm0071]

Ed was a beast!

[bkdmd]

@jm0071

One of my buddies works out at Quads occasionally. He said Ed was there recently and he needs a hip replacement and is all crippled up.

I thought he was invincible. Time and wear and tear will catch up with even the best.

[tastefulphrasing]

@bkdmd Strange he said in an interview that he was completely healthy. Interesting. 

[ger1mon]

wow

[alin1975]

That looked as easy as me scratching my nose.

Holy crap, great lift.

[xmas1]

Ed Coan is the man!

Thanks for the post!

[samschoemann1]

weak ass.....................jk

[xmas1]

WOW!

that's freaking impressive....

[TheLongbeachguy]

Nice!!! Now that's how it's done!!!

[str8upyoass]

He did it effortlessly, fuckn animal!

[Greeneyeddevl]

that dudes a fuckn beast

[RUsssssSSsssssO]

i just shit my pants when i saw this!!!

[ItalianWarrior777]

strong

[BigBlueDB2]

@Hyski666

Fuck you asshole! Go suck a dick... Bitch!

[BigBlueDB2]

@hyski666

Fuck you asshole!

Go choke on a dick!!

[BigBlueDB2]

That doesn't look anywhere near a close grip too me...

[Hyski666]

@BigBlueDB2

fucking idiot

[Ludichris8531]

Yeah, it's close grip. His regular grip was substantially wider. Close grip for powerlifters is usually about as wide as the torso, not any closer. If you go any closer you don't get any added benefit, but you set yourself up for serious wrist injuries.

[xxxthicktrapsxxx]

@Ludichris8531 ironically i bench stronger with a close grip. think i may possibly have weak shoulders

[Ludichris8531]

If you trained for a long time with a wider grip, you'd get better at it. A lot of people are good with a narrower grip at first. Almost all of the kids I coach start out with a grip that's about as wide as what Ed uses in this video.

[xxxthicktrapsxxx]

@Ludichris8531 i started out benching with a wider grip, used it for about a year. then i decided to try close grips for a bit to help out my bench and found out im actually stronger on them. no idea, i feel tighter with it and feel stronger when i dont feel that stretch in my chest. i use both wide and close now as part of my training

[steroidsR4losers]

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[njedinjedi]

Close?? Doesn't look like it

[cyruseven]

people inherently do cgbp w/ too close of a grip taxing their elbows and wrists, inside of shoulder width is perfect, ed was a monster!!!!

[strongsick280]

man i would disagree with you man i do alot of the same exercise but for the bench and alot of my exercise i will change them for the bench i change the triceps and bench workout and go from suit squats to raw but i feel you need to change your exercises now and again not only is it boring but your muscles get used to the same thing changeing it keeps you growning even changing the order

[sb413197]

monster

[strongsick280]

and core

[mugen46]

Why did it look like he could have done 10?

[lordraven1980]

im guessing because he has a plan and isn't going for maxreps every workout. alot of people max out too often and don't make progress because they arent willing to take one step back to go two steps forward.

[steroidsR4losers]

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[Deee36]

@mugen46 yeah he's like a damn gorilla!

[NickMaidenACDC]

@mugen46 LMAO i agree and he should of just to be a badass :D

[NWpowerhouse85]

@mugen46 Probably because he could have :P

[jamesluc256]

@NWpowerhouse85 It was because It's his warm up set :D

[zztoproadster]

The chest is very engaged at the start of the press. Most powerlifters don't like to admit it, but it has been proven in studies. Ideal situation would be less involvement from the chest, and more from the lats, etc., but it isn't so.

[zztoproadster]

It also depends on technique and stuff, and your strength and size of your other muscles, but chest is very active during benching.

That's probably why when people start lifting, their chest is one of the first things to get big.

[zztoproadster]

You don't want your front delts to take much of the load. Your rear delts should take the load as far as your shoulders go.

[tastefulphrasing]

Is that why powerlifters always do fast heavy flies for rear delts? I am new to power lifting, and I have heard that before, but I never understood fully why it was important for rear delts to be strong. If you could explain, thatd be awesome. Thanks.

[zztoproadster]

Rear delt flyes are to make sure there is not an imbalance in the shoulder girdle, which happens to most lifters, and can cause injury and take pounds away from your bench. The rear delts stabilizie while the front delts mobilize.

[strongsick280]

Lats play a large part if you do it right its chest shoulder triceps lats and the way i do it on my tipy toes i feel it in my front quads and lower back in the press part

[morry27]

thats strong with a slightly close grip, whats his max anyone ?

[rockhard2407]

Let me educate everyone including Ed Coan and a hundred other elite lifters.

There are reg grip bench, close grip bench, and narrow grip bench. most power lifters will benefit from narrow grip bench as the allow you to use more weight and hit the triceps, without beating up your elbows.

most power lifters do narrow grip benches and call them close grip.

I should charge for my info! :0

[matthouse078]

you're a tool

[rockhard2407]

thank you !

[Copen70]

no no you shouldnt because most powerlifters have big chests and using the close grip like you advised doesnt let them use all there chest

[rockhard2407]

my point is there is a difference between close grip, and narrow grip you retard!

[blackdog435]

A powerlifter uses his back, shoulders and triceps when benching. There is very little chest involved.

[soloskater1]

idiot, why do u think they tuck their elbows??

[fatcat669]

only bodybuilders care about "using the chesticles"

[101powerlifter]

i would think powerlifters would care more about there chest then body builders since they have to use they muscle.

[steroidsR4losers]

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[Fougeddaboudit16]

that was as close as my cock to paris hiltons ass

[ismailzeki]

Good Works,but close Grip?

[Copen70]

close grip are a tricep workout just in case you didnt know :)

[rockhard2407]

and if you re read my comment I say powerlifters should not do close grip, but they can benifit from "narrow" grip.

[samakaballer]

I get my hands a lot closer together when i do close grip bench..... close grip is way harder then normal, but my normal bench press is about the same as the guy in the video to be honest... if im wider it's not by much at all

[oooOsICKOooo]

It looks wider because of the angle of the camera on the bench press...

[Duffman89detmig]

nice lift

[tgdowski]

that a pretty wide close grip....but what the hell its still 505lbs

[xanderludwig1]

Why does every1 who talks about steriods on this page get a thumbs down, he did take steriods and tested postive on many occasions... He's an incredible powerlifter none the less

[monsta2679]

because the implication when people mention steroids is that any1 can do it if they took them. just admire the lifting

[rantanen1]

yea its funny.. 100pound dudes commenting on videos of the best bodybuilders/powerlifters/stro­ngmen in the world saying shit like

"roids ftw!" "i could do that too with steroids etcetc"

its funny how they think u become insanely powerfull when u take a needle up ur ass.

[morry27]

I agree , ignorance is bliss for those who dont walk the walk.

[Uxoriouswidow]

Because, above all, it's irrelevant.

[jeremylitwa]

roids ftw

[alfredtink]

beautiful to watch. such strict easy reps with 505. steroids or not, we will never reach his potential. dont care what kind of juice we take.

[kobesunset]

That's more of a wide style close grip bench press.

[gggrggg]

craig4935 go and fucking kill yourself u worthless peice of cunt shit fuck if i ever meet you i will screw your head off and take a fat shit down your neck and laugh as you bleed :). Ed coan is the best of all time and you could take all the steroids you like and you could never lift SHIT!

[funkgoosey92]

HAHAHA "worthless piece of cunt shit fuck..." that was epic verbage lol

[craig4935]

steroid monster

[Cheezemunkey7]

wow what a faggot. Thsi just proves how much steroids can make you lift. fuck this guy

[BigBass8650]

you suck he doesn't take steroids he is a power lifter not a body builder!

[URAGR8M8]

Actually Ed did get done for steroids. Even today there is great divison over whether or not Ed was a true great, or a cheater who damaged the sport's reputation.

[ArnoldisMyNigga]

big bass your are and idiot. powerlifters juice just as much they just eat and train differently.

[dakchad74]

I can't stand ignorant comments anymore! All you dip!@#&s that blast these lifters for steriods. I admittedly have never used drugs yet am approaching a RAW bench, but drugs or not these guys are sweating their balls off like the rest of us. Ed Coan is as much a legend in this sport as Babe Ruth, Jim Brown, Barry Sanders, Pele, Michael Jordan and Tiger Woods. Quit your ignorant spewing on these guys b/c of juice, it's a choice and a known FACT that "ALL" the tops guys use - SO WHAT!!!

[1youratube1]

damn right dakchad74! its always the bodybuilders and lifters who get steroids comments all the time, people completely ignore the fact that performance enhancers are used accross the board when it comes to sports, don't see anyone slating world class sprinters for the same reason do we? Shame can't write a mass message to everyone on youtube that wants to put "ooo, ooo, ooo, steroids!!!" under every single fucking weights post there is.

[moetahoe]

Fagot muther fuckers....Ed is the best. Close grip or not you fucking wanna bees....

[natureboypkr]

yeah he did make that look effortless

[BLSDisciple666]

what amazes me on here is why a bunch of nobodys are gonna question a champion and a ceritified legend about his technique,now that to me is fucking amazing

[natureboypkr]

you know everyone read a few muscle mags and think they're a fucking trainer

[scurv79]

they read a few bodybuilding mags and think they are experts.

[dve8692]

the grip isn't that close but remember close grips aren't as much about where your hands are as they are where your elbows point when you lower the bar, if your elbows are pointing downwards towards your feet as opposed to out to the sides that's considered more of a close grip bench in todays powerlifting circles.

[SJRogers]

Dude, that was not a close grip.

[naturalshadow]

I also doubt that your press is 505

[alllie]

thats power

[whacknasty]

kind of scared he is gonna crack his sternum...

[dynamik916]

...? he paused it on his chest, he didn't bounce it. you're a moron.

[whacknasty]

Not sure how far your chest has to compress to do any damage, but i make sure my press doesnt do that... Bitch.

[naturalshadow]

I also doubt that your press is 505

[benchpressgorilla]

Great video thanks for uploading it!

[mickissuper]

fixed.

For some reason you tube has not allowed me to upload his other pressing video.