10 men have now benched 800+ in competition

[BodybuildingUniverse]

How quickly the club grows! Remember when you could count the 700-pound bench club members on one hand? wow, and some of them have hit it multiple times too. The 800 list:

Shawn Lattimer
Mike Miller
Bill Crawford
Gene Rychlack
Andy Fiedler
Ryan Kennelly
Anthony Clark
Scot Mendelson
Tiny Meeker
Garry Frank

 

[youlikeadajuice?]

You left me out? oh, wait, I wasn't competing.

carry on.

 

[BodybuildingUniverse]

sorry bout dat.

 

[InTraining]

That is amazing!! The 1000 bench will fall within 5 years!!

 

[Backlash]

Pretty soon I bet. Didn't Mendelson supposedly bench a grand in training? I believe I heard that someone did.

 

[Backlash]

Or maybe I was thinking of 900.

 

[InTraining]

Or maybe I was thinking of 900.

I saw 900 on video, I think that's what you were referring to...

Can you imagine the strain on the hands, wrists, and elbows just holding 1000 pounds? There has to be a limit just from that standpoint

 

[BodybuildingUniverse]

I heard it was a baord press with 1005. BAM! I sure thought when he hit 876 that the record was solid and would hold for some time. Nope.