585 Bench for 23 Reps: Real or Fake
July 12, 2009 by Kris Jones
Filed under Weight Lifting
There is an unreal YouTube video of some guy supposedly bench pressing 585 lbs for 23 straight reps. First point of issue is the reps aren’t full reps, but that is not my sticking point (pun intended) on this video. Full reps or not, I don’t think this video is real even though it looks quite authentic as it appears to be shot at a convention and you can hear the plates rattling.
Why is it fake?
First, some of the strongest people in the world can only get 585 one time. We’re talking beasts among men among beasts. Then you have this guy who obviously has a good amount of muscle, but is still relatively thin – especially in comparison to the weight he’s lifting. Although it looks as real as any other video, I am convinced this is a hoax. There’s just no way. My guess is he has plastic weights on the bar. I mean does anybody that weighs 210 or so bench 585 lbs 20 times, pause and then rep 2-3 more? What do you think?
Totally fake. There is a pretty accurate Max rep calculator on the web and if you plug in those numbers you get a one rep max of 1500
haha this is made using mac as a project for tv production special effect and audio plug in we did the same but not as good as tis guy the really get a ten for there work i think the guy was doing 225 before they edit it