Minimal arch club checking in! Bench is a functional movement for when a car falls on you when you're underneath it. Or when you're sleeping and get attacked by a mountain lion. Much more functional than overhead pressing.
@user-sc9ud8wh3t Жыл бұрын
And what if you sleep standing?
@ArmwrestlingAcademia Жыл бұрын
@@user-sc9ud8wh3t Then you're a horse.
@markmele2131 Жыл бұрын
an ordinary guy can do powerlifting in an ordinary gym. where are the weightlifting gyms? special training is required zach is seriously punching down
@randygentry2442 Жыл бұрын
Rubish!
@janemf Жыл бұрын
I got attacked by a mountain lion driving a fedex truck just last week, thank god I do so much crossfit
@BaldOmniMan Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the feature Zack! Love ya
@petar.dj98 Жыл бұрын
The people who have the best, most honest benches I’ve seen are paraolympic athletes. Brutally strong too
@maxxfury13 Жыл бұрын
This needs to be taken as intended and with the respect intended.. many of the adaptive benchers have no legs or completely undeveloped legs for obvious reasons.. And that skews their weight class numbers vs regular fed benchers. Now this doesn't take away the sheer impressiveness of not having leg drive and various other factors that aren't in their favour... I love seeing these guys killing it, especially after training with and helping coach some lads with cerebral palsy, so much respect
@sakaue Жыл бұрын
@@maxxfury13 i mean, theyre basically parsen pressing it.
@RyanAl92 Жыл бұрын
R.I.P. Siamand Rahman.
@ShayanGivehchian Жыл бұрын
@@RyanAl92 greatest benches of all time
@viklifts-zk8bl Жыл бұрын
They also need to lock out evenly on both sides in order to get a good lift
@Pantelifts10 Жыл бұрын
KK no elbow or wrist wraps close grip press with very minimal arch . No belt conventional deadlifts. What a legend. That's very impressive stuff!
@jakobwing9660 Жыл бұрын
Why no wrist wraps tho they don't give +5 strength don't they?
@teiwaztim1482 Жыл бұрын
whats more strange is him wearing a belt to squat. we all miss him. what an absolute hero.
@juvedoo99 Жыл бұрын
@@teiwaztim1482 Helps with bracing. KK didn’t have a big stomach to assist in bracing the belt becomes necessary at that point. Dude was a machine
@divicospower9112 Жыл бұрын
True! And I lift like this. It is so much more pleasant.
@sandrost4243 Жыл бұрын
Zack’s reaction to Kennelly is hilarious. I was balls deep in PL back then, everyone knew Kennelly, he had a 1076 shirted bench at one time. He was also open about his PED use, one time talking about how he got tired of all the shots, so he just used a 3 cc syringe and mixed all his gear into that and did one injection per day. Legendary. I’m so glad to be out of PL and into oly now. Haha
@scottessery100 Жыл бұрын
3 ml of “super juice” a day. That’s 2 g a week 😮
@Ps3Icelolly3 Жыл бұрын
I remember watching videos of ryan kennelly when he had the WR equipped bench
@javiersanz29 Жыл бұрын
Bro, the guy at 11:00 who helps unrack the weights looks like an action figure. Damn.
@rtsstream Жыл бұрын
its hulk
@cjmorgani3642 Жыл бұрын
I sent this to Ryan Kennelly, said it gave him a good laugh and he liked it. Was stoked on your reaction. Even played a clip of it on the livestream tonight
@EmilBBechGrip Жыл бұрын
Honourable mention is Andrew Collura, he benched 650lbs raw in his first powerlifting meet with no specific training and suboptimal technique. Also training partner of Big Lenny the one and only.
@orthohub1057 Жыл бұрын
Waiting for "Squats that raise your testosterone" !
@theparadisesnare Жыл бұрын
And it’s just a 45 minute tribute to our Lord Tom Platz
@ShinSuperSaiyajin Жыл бұрын
Kirk Karwoski's 1000lbs for 2 has to be in that video!
@orthohub1057 Жыл бұрын
@@ShinSuperSaiyajin absolutely!
@joeysummers8644 Жыл бұрын
dude said he fell asleep watchching the grandmaster Daiki Kodama bench yeah okkk thats like saying you fell asleep watching Naim Süleymanoğlu
@andersgustavsson8232 Жыл бұрын
Zach is like the teenager's watching Stranger Things and hearing Metallica for the first time. It's cute.
@3O2MuStAnG Жыл бұрын
Ryan Kennelly is my all time favourite bench presser. His explosive technique is just insane.
@TheSlowMethod Жыл бұрын
That 0 ROM bench is THE reason they actually changed the rules 😂
@chrism45 Жыл бұрын
Forgot how insane Julius Maddox WR was. Looked like a RPE 7 at most. Just out of this world strength
@mustang8206 Жыл бұрын
Fr I would love for him to get that 800 but even if he doesn't he's still a beast
@yetanotherRjven Жыл бұрын
The cafeteria benching clip is absolutely legendary ngl
@Bombsuitsandkilts Жыл бұрын
Good old Joe Kovacs didn't bench anything under 250 Kg this season and is now that 3rd person to shotput over 23 M 2nd to go over 23.20, so there's a function I guess
@paulbuschman Жыл бұрын
4 over 23 meters 1. Ryan Crouser 23.37 2. Joe Kovacs 23.23 3. Randy Barnes 23.12 4. Ulf Timmerman 23.08
@Bombsuitsandkilts Жыл бұрын
@@paulbuschman good call wouldn't want to forget ol ulf
@xinsanedefeatx Жыл бұрын
4:36 Daiki Kodama is still a beast of a bencher with a small arch, pretty sure he's still done 190-200kg with full ROM
@tanngrisnr5076 Жыл бұрын
might be hard to tell but I think that second girl's bench might actually be within the rules because her arms bent level with her shoulders.
@tanngrisnr5076 Жыл бұрын
@Punished Huey yeah true upon rewatch, I think a ref might also have an opinion on wether she's making enough contact to the bench with her glutes. but as far as range of motion in her arms I don't think she'd be disqualified.
@travisoutlaw9511 Жыл бұрын
"Help him off the bench, you peasants." -ZT Lol 😂 Every serious lifter should shoot for that level of respect in the gym. We are all peasants in the presence of The Grizzly 👑🏋️
@Real28 Жыл бұрын
I have never seen Zack lose it like this and I'm here for it.
@deadcakesandpanlifts2019 Жыл бұрын
The Mariana girl actually had decent ROM and her elbows almost looked depth with new ipf rules
@communityiscringe4087 Жыл бұрын
Just fucking look at her bench its a joke
@CeroAshura Жыл бұрын
10:45 when your bench is so heavy you gotta call in Ed Coan for a spot.
@MellonVegan Жыл бұрын
Zack not knowing Ryan Kennelly (who was huge when I started lifting) makes me feel really old somehow. Even though I might possibly be younger than Zack ^^
@ryanaulia4840 Жыл бұрын
i mean, the guy knows every weightlifter ever, not his sport i guess
@carlosgruss7289 Жыл бұрын
Zack, I'm glad to let you know you can change your intro back to "Ladies and gentlemen" since I began making my girlfriend watch your videos with me while we have lunch every day, thus raising your female viewer count unoficially to 2.
@merrieleiderman1885 Жыл бұрын
Ok, but when you come home from your next business trip or weekend away and discover she's been binge watching his videos late at night, that's on you.
@carlosgruss7289 Жыл бұрын
@@merrieleiderman1885 I would be proud
@jakubbaran6357 Жыл бұрын
Kenelly even in shirt managed to put his elbows in line with shoulders.
@maxschiefer8585 Жыл бұрын
Yusuke Suzuki and Daiki Kodama at the time both @-74kg almost benching your squat and you fell asleep huh This was one of the most insane battles you'll ever see on the bench "Yesterday was very fun! 200-205-212 was my attempts.@70.7kg Daiki Kodama was 203.5-211-212.5@72.1(468 lbs. at 158.9) I couldnt beat him but we both got over the current IPF world record @ 74kg class!" ~ Suzuki
@snorlaxcom Жыл бұрын
Daiki will remain 🐐 after this rules update.
@liamengram6326 Жыл бұрын
1:00 That's why OHP is superior. "Hey, watch me put something that weighs more than you above my head for reps!"
@spartakos3178 Жыл бұрын
Bring back the old-school ball barbells where ya gotta do all that funky lateral raise stuff to get it up of the floor
@liamengram6326 Жыл бұрын
@@spartakos3178 Martins Licis holds the record for the Steinborn Squat and set it at a Giants Live event relatively recently. As for OHP, why would you bother doing it that way? You can always clean more than you can press overhead, so why bend your spine to get the weight in to a position to press it when you can just clean it up to your chest?
@spartakos3178 Жыл бұрын
@@liamengram6326 because cleans are super technical. Also I don't think you can do a clean with the old school ball weights, that's why the strongman axle presses look so different.... It doesn't rotate like a traditional barbell .... I guess log press and axle press already cover what I was thinking about, the fun of the brute force of picking an awkward super heavy object and lifting it over your head.
@liamengram6326 Жыл бұрын
@@spartakos3178 A steinborn squat is just as technical and at least 5x as risky since you are bending your spine sideways and loading the bar on to your back off balance. The strongman axle press is different because the bar they are gripping is 51mm in diameter instead of 28mm. It would be like trying to do a clean, but your hand is holding the collars instead of the bar itself.
@spartakos3178 Жыл бұрын
@@liamengram6326 the axle bar load bearing sleeves don't rotate either. Cleans get a lot of momentum going, and require a crap ton of mobility, while there is technique involved especially in axle presses that is similar to clean, what I'm after is basically the equivalent of picking up a giant rock from the ground and pressing it. I find that a "funner" and more accessible expression of pure strength than Olympic cleans/jerks/presses. That being said if I could go back 20 years and gain/maintain the mobility of an Olympic lifter that'd be cool, but I don't think realistic given how my joints have felt even when I was younger.
@JinnDante Жыл бұрын
The moment the video of Ryan Kenelly popped up I thought this is as American as it gets. All this coming from a Greek. Something about the attitude and the way he carries himself screams MURICA to me. Favorite from all these videos though has to go to Konstantinovs. He lifted that and looked extremely aesthetic as well.
@bmstylee Жыл бұрын
Where is that great French powerlifter who ran the 4 minute mile while wearing a slingshot under his singlet? That's a good bench right there.
@moz5831 Жыл бұрын
I’m 3 min into the video and I’m most impressed how their spine is able to do that. I try to arch as much as I can when I bench and I can just about squeeze my flat hand between my back and the bench - and I’ve done gymnastics etc when I was a kid. So basically I have to actually lift some iron with my muskles (that are getting stronker) instead of bending twice over backwards.
@-Azure.EXE- Жыл бұрын
Imagine laying down to prove how strong you are.... That's just jiu jistu. Crying laughing x3
@saberounissi69504 ай бұрын
The bar goes down ❌ You go up ✅🥇👀
@iielysiumx5811Ай бұрын
I have gone back to powerlifting recently from weightlifting and a few things i noticed from training bench pros: 1) I can bench more 2) my physique is wider and fuller Cons 1) my shoulder mobility sucks now 2) me elbows hurt (and yes im benching correctly) 3) OHP feels harder now
@o0KAPPi0o Жыл бұрын
Smulter talking about benchpress is very interesting. The things he does with bench start to look interesting and make sense after he gets to explain the crazyness.
@SliPsHoTiFc Жыл бұрын
I feel like you have never begun a shoving match with a strong bencher… it’s quite humbling as I was shoved through three bushes. Lol
@lolzroflcopterzzz Жыл бұрын
Keep it up with these RAISE YOUR TESTOSTERONE-series
@thereasonabletroll68 Жыл бұрын
KK's bench is how i feel all powerlifter bench should look that shit was impressive as fuck
@retardno002 Жыл бұрын
These benches are just mind blowing. Some of these guys bench 100+ kg more than I can deadlift, that's just hard to comprehend.
@Supremebean303 Жыл бұрын
This guy reminds me of a buff Nick Miller from New Girl. Especially, how he laughs😂
@awildstrongmonappears6770 Жыл бұрын
I would love to see super total competition take off someday; one of the rules that could affect the bench would be that your clean grip and your bench grip have to be the same. Or rather your bench width is limited by the width of your clean grip.
@Kobe005 Жыл бұрын
M'lord is so massive he made me think "why are there so many 35s on the bar"
@tacokarl Жыл бұрын
Your reaction to the guy getting up all bloody had me cracking up. This was a fun video thanks
@x2lazy2die Жыл бұрын
lumping the paralympic guy with the larsen presses XD
@MRPmatt Жыл бұрын
EPIC OUTRO MUSIC
@markmele2131 Жыл бұрын
zack is the arbiter of authority on all things and not a condescending rick.
@yagsipcc287 Жыл бұрын
I love when people can do a "full bench press" with a half inch press, amazing hahaha
@mustang8206 Жыл бұрын
Ryan Kennelly is what powerlifting is supposed to be - just strong dudes lifting heavy stuff, but instead its turned into people trying to bend the rules as much as possible
@MediHusky Жыл бұрын
5:35 he just got so big he ran out of room.
@braedonkerska1845 Жыл бұрын
Love these vids
@DavenportBarbell Жыл бұрын
Ryan Kennelly put my bench presses in his last show benchmonster
@maxrockatansky3896 Жыл бұрын
Dude in the cut off did the most 80s thing you could ever do in the 80s. Max out in a high school cafeteria with AC/DC blasting in the background.
@SuperSilver316 Жыл бұрын
Needed some more Danial Zamani in there!
@I_am_goose. Жыл бұрын
I don't Ryan kennelly personally, but he used train at a gym in my town, he is beast of a fella, he is now out of tricities washington, if anyone is interested. Eric Spoto also is an awesome arm wrestler.
@grants4177 Жыл бұрын
now we just need squats, the best of the big 3.
@zg4705 Жыл бұрын
13:55 watching someone bench your squat. also the bloat at the end TOYING with 200.
@tristensifuentes1712 Жыл бұрын
great video!!
@hakarl_ Жыл бұрын
I've seen a lot of comments by lifters/lifting enthusiasts that they prefer to see benchers with very high ROM, even if they're on steroids. They also tend to comment on ROM reduction specifically over any other technique that helps lift more, such as bouncing off the chest, partial lockouts, using the hips, etc. Arch is seen as cheating, but steroids use is not, and neither are any of those other aiding techniques. Comments on low ROM being boring or cheating are also made at smaller lifters who simply have short arms, who have a lower range of motion even with a very modest arch. I get that it's an aesthetic thing for those people, but from a technical standpoint, it makes no sense. There might also be some cultural difference between USA and the rest of the world when it comes to perception of technique in weight lifting sports. This is not to defend "rainbow girl" or other feats of bizarre contortionism. As someone who trains in powerlifting, I know that for benchers who are able to drastically reduce their ROM by arching, at a certain point every little bit of additional ROM reduction has greater and greater returns. This causes a situation where lifters adopt techniques in addition to their arch that are inherently less powerful, but that allow them to reduce the ROM even further. When it gets to the point that lifters are deliberately using techniques that make for weaker pressing in order to press more weight according to the rules, the rules need adjusting. I have no disagreements there. But there's a massive double standard when it comes to bench pressing techniques and athletes that I think is worth pointing out. Exploiting ROM reduction to the extreme is not good for the sport, but neither are glaring biases when it comes to form.
@neilvandeloo429 Жыл бұрын
Why don't we have a "overhead presses to raise your bench press"???
@tanngrisnr5076 Жыл бұрын
now we need squats, then presses, then snatches, then clean and jerks.
@zeonlink6662 Жыл бұрын
The dude spotting Mendelson is huuuuuge.
@lachyfreestone9311 Жыл бұрын
Fuck me, the tribute to M'lord was just a beautiful reaction. Qualiteee
@misterhat6395 Жыл бұрын
I’ll try any method at least once, definitely wearing Jean shorts to the gym tomorrow
@rtsstream Жыл бұрын
dude has the actual incredible hulk spotting for him at 11:02
@maxxfury13 Жыл бұрын
Oh man.... A new 'generation' getting to see the bench monster in his prime! Ryan kennelly is still a goat!
@broncosfan92 Жыл бұрын
The lifter at 5:00 sounds like a steam pump motor in a UK factory from the industrial revolution circa 1760-1840
@BrennanCh06 Жыл бұрын
Stuff like this though is why strong man is so much more fun to watch. Because yeah you can kind of try to cheat it but basically the weights are so f****** heavy that you just have to be as absolutely strong as possible. There's next to no sneaky technique that will help you win an event
@khmak9387 Жыл бұрын
Not a bencher myself. I prefer pushups. Does arching actually provide a mechanical benefit to the bencher other than reducing the range of motion?
@ericfronczak4177 Жыл бұрын
Kirill is a frickin' beast !!
@snorlaxcom Жыл бұрын
2:14 This was after she was popped for roids at 13 and benched 240lbs. Her numbers tanked and we haven't heard of her since.
@CnCstrengthperformance Жыл бұрын
Went from im gonna fall asleep. to this is the most insane video I’ve done in along time. real quick there huh Zack? 😂
@kgajjahnhutchinson-baldwin6411 Жыл бұрын
repping 440lbs, repping 500lbs and 600lbs, hitting 884 lbs on bench.... bruh Holy shit 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
@jaygonya8383 Жыл бұрын
No Big James Henderson = a mids video about the progression of the bench/heavy benching.
@tigahstyle Жыл бұрын
"Help him off the bench...you peasants." hahahahah
@ItsPandatory Жыл бұрын
9:57 great view of the gooch there
@showrobber Жыл бұрын
Yusuke Suzuki is actually a real strong presser 212kg with 83kg bw is strong as fck
@jasonfu2094 Жыл бұрын
Not just Japanese people, it is called the “Asian Squat” for a reason. Yes we all have that mobility, I am only half Chinese from my dad’s side and I can sit ass to Achilles comfortably for hours, do my taxes like that. I think Lu could C&J a world record barefoot, idk why East Asian weightlifters even wear WL shoes.
@mynameisnobody3931 Жыл бұрын
Small range of motion can be useful in training to overcome sticking points. But shouldn't be allowed in competition in my opinion. As with the super high arch.
@ljco6106 Жыл бұрын
I am so glad that the arch has come under attack and scrutiny lately.
@PoguliPogalu11 ай бұрын
2:55 the lady in the back is me when i see someone bench like that
@guykershtein4931 Жыл бұрын
squats that raise your testosterone
@Stefanocg Жыл бұрын
Surprised Riku Kiri wasn’t mentioned with his 200kg x 14 reps. No one mentioned it in the comments either. It’s on KZfaq.
@peterabel1057 Жыл бұрын
I know it's a huge arch and looks pretty weird, but I think this second Girl Mariana has actually surprisingly decent ROM imo (If you Look at the distance the bar travels and her elbow angle at least).
@SteffenThomsen Жыл бұрын
The best thing about the Mendelson clip is the spotter.
@JohnSmith-yx8kf Жыл бұрын
"Substantial lads" is my new favorite term.
@Lollonman1 Жыл бұрын
Funniest part is that if you watch that girl's bench, outside of the foot not being completely anchored to the ground, there's a chance her elbow actually hit depth and for this reason that may be a legit setup for the IPF. She just has incredibly long arms.
@sergiocalderon6325 Жыл бұрын
lmao you might be right, it looks that way from that angle. and honestly, that's a decent ROM too
@bpolo80 Жыл бұрын
This is amazing
@stevenkostanich7558 Жыл бұрын
3:14 Fucking snail mode
@HudsonHandel Жыл бұрын
What an INSANE ride that was!!!!!
@thecrystaltide3757 Жыл бұрын
if you can't bring the bar to your chest, BRING YOUR CHEST TO THE BAR
@johnd5619 Жыл бұрын
this was an adventure!
@justinbohner595 Жыл бұрын
No one is talking about the Street Fighter character unracking for Scott Mendelson
@drip369 Жыл бұрын
The only time a bench press appears naturally in life is when you are pushing somebody off of you while your feet are down a couple of steps.
@onionman8160 Жыл бұрын
Basically no exercise except deadlifts appear naturally.
@drip369 Жыл бұрын
@@onionman8160 squats are natural, just like Viking presses are natural, even the farmers carry and yoke carry haha
@onionman8160 Жыл бұрын
@@drip369 When exactly are you doing an overhead press with extremely heavy weight. Agreed on carries.
@MeszlenyiZslt Жыл бұрын
@@onionman8160 I used to help my father (hes a carpenter). I had to press a shitload of beams overhead and hold them while he drilled them.
@Pantelifts10 Жыл бұрын
OHP is much more applicable in real life than bench. Source: I own a hardscaping/landscaping business
@JuggoJuggo Жыл бұрын
They don't drink Bush Light, it's Miller High Life.
@tajvir4 ай бұрын
goated
@HIMCULES Жыл бұрын
YOU HAVE TO LIVE IT!!!
@MajingoPower Жыл бұрын
The most impressive in the video, for me anyway, is Sarychevs bench. Bar is unracked, he has full control over it, he controls the descent, actually stops the movement and then proceeds with the lift, controlling it all the time. A lot of the other lifts are adrenaline inducing with the music and the hypemen, but the guys barely control the bar, lowering it as soon as it is unracked, no pause in the movement and bouncing it back up and straight to the rack. Start, press and rack commands are basically non existent.
@MajingoPower Жыл бұрын
Forgot to mention that Maddox's bench is similar to Sarychevs and equally worthy, even if he sinks it a bit.
@djyeah-nah9781 Жыл бұрын
Kirill Sarychev's bench ROM is more than most guys ROM in sumo deads. fuark.
@maxxxmodelz4061 Жыл бұрын
Unlike many people here, I actually LOVE the bench press. By far my fav lift. However, those crazy arches piss me off more than anything. A good arch is critical to the stability and most upper body muscle activation, but when your ROM is literally less than 2 inches, that's not a display of strength or power. It's cheating.
@glenndiddy Жыл бұрын
These all time bench PR's have more range of motion than your average sumo deadlift from nowadays. Imagine having less range of motion with a fucking leg exercise. Im glad they are starting to correct the bench, but deadlift better be up next