Holy shit! The viral video of the 19 year old benching 500 lbs was Iain Valliere! Thats crazy. This video is from 10 years ago. Nowadays, he's easily one of the greatest bodybuilders in the world currently competing.
Shows how much work it takes to get where he is now. 500 lb bench at 19 and it still took another decade of full time work, food, and pharmacy. Hats off.
I was literally gonna say the dude looks like Ian Valliere and low and behold it literally fucking is! He did a great job at the Olympia this year! So weird seeing this now
To be 19... his size/ weight benching 500... is nuts.... that's strong as HELL. Even if he was 80 -100 lbs heavier. And over 300lbs thats still strong ASF for being 19
@@concretejungle8916ok? The dude lit mutated when he started taking roids...in a very short period of time... it's def possible that he was natty here.... ur acting like there aren't genetic outliers and freaks of nature...
Heck of a lift. Wouldn't have counted in a comp, but from my experience, it's actually harder to stop 2 inches from your chest rather than letting it bounce off of your sternum
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@@thatguyuzi4379 He's talking about comps where the bar has to touch his chest even at crazy weights, but again this guy isn't doing some crazy arch like most powerlifters do.
Valliere is a good example of pure strength and the use of stabilizing/accessory muscles. If you look at his upper back when he gets off the bench, you immediately notice his upper back/traps. Alot of power comes from those muscles. I knew a guy in college who was built similar to Valliere; he was probably 180-185 lbs. and didn't carry any extra weight. He could bench 425-450. The guy didn't have a huge chest or huge arms, but his rear delts, traps, upper back were really developed.
For reference, a 405+ lb bench would instantly make you an elite lifter across all strength sports and all powerlifting federations. More impressive considering Iain's a bodybuilder by discipline
brian bodybuilding no shit sherlock, a lot of people can't unrack 500 pounds, in fact majority of lifters can't, you have to touch your chest for it to be a real bench. ohh i get it, your one of those half bencher's with a really wide grip. learn to lift buddy, "the proper way."
He came down to within around 2 inches I think, who cares if he doesn't pause? He pushed 500lb from his chest with no spotter touching the bar and no bench shirt and fully extended both arms that's a good ROM. How does one tell a guy lifting 500lb how to "do it properly"
wazark "After receiving the signal, the lifter must lower the bar to the chest or abdominal area (the bar shall not touch the belt), hold it motionless, after which the Chief referee will signal the audible command “Press”. The lifter must then return the bar to straight arms length elbows locked. When held motionless in this position the audible command “Rack” shall be given together with a backward motion of the arm. If the bar is lowered to the belt and stays on it for 5 seconds the Chief Referee’s command is “rack”." Source: Technical Rules book of the International Powerlifting Federation I see nothing about any time limit, he didn't hold the bar motionless so what? there was no referee there. I suspect the only reason a competitive powerlifter touches his chest doing this is to show the judges that he has used a full ROM much like the only reason a powerlifter only ever hyper-extends on a deadlift in competition is to show they judges they've locked. tl;dr That's a bad ass 500lb press with above decent form expected for benching that amount of weight, and he's in a gym not a meet.
wazark Lower the bar to the chest "area" doesn't say anything about having to actually touch the chest. In fact my point is proven because you can even lower it to the abdominal area apparently.
wazark you know that he could just arch his back and the bar would touch. There's no doubt that he could do it under powerlifting rules, should he choose to.
I haven't watched this video in several years. It used to be pretty popular if I remember correctly. It's interesting to see an unknown, 19-year-old Iain Valliere.
haters gon hate. your insecurities drive you to find fault/imperfections in someone who has obtained the very thing you so desire. Why can't yall be happy for this dude?
It’s a great lift, no doubt. But it isn’t an accurate representation of his 1RM and would get three red lights in comp. It didn’t come to rest on his chest for a momentary pause.
@@williampowers7169 Yeah, the people on this video are weirdos. Just because he's strong doesn't mean we can't point out the obvious flaws in his technique. That rep wouldn't count in competition as he didn't touch his chest. Really, he just needs to work on his arch more and he could probably do a legit rep @500.
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Parmpreet Chohan I did not know that level of naive existed. That guy is on steroids. Why would he not take them? you think reaching a 500 lbs bench press is so easy that you don't even have time to consider steroids? You can continue thinking all you want that a 500 lbs bench press is attainable naturally, but it's not. Oh yeah maybe it is for 1 in 10 millions lifters.
Victor Hernandez Seriously? If one in 10 mil can bench this naturally, there is 10 mil more chances that this guy takes steroids than not. What would you rather believe? Do you know what 10 million is? And if he had the crazy rare genetics that would allow him to bench 500 naturally, don't you think he would be tempted to start taking steroids and go for the world record? In that case the simplest answer is the correct one, he takes 'em juices.
***** That's completely irrelevant; elbow angle varies based on grip width, it's not a full bench press unless you touch the chest. Again, this is the equivalent of a 2 board press.
bigrich0086 No, increased range of contraction is superior for both hypertrophy and strength development; this 90 degrees of elbow flexion is a completely arbitrary point. Touching the chest only increases propensity for injury if the lifter is not properly tucking the elbows. I've gone up to 500 on a 2 board press (3 inches above the chest) and 520 in a slingshot.
impressive lift. guy that say the form is incorrect i have a question for you; wouldn't you be happy w yourself if you could bench 500 "incorrectly"? i guarantee no one trolling this kid could even mimic exactly this rom w this weight
The form is objectively bad. It's a partial rep with no pause and a jerky lockout. When people critique form, the question should be "would it get white lights at a meet?" In this case, no, it wouldn't, for any of the reasons I mentioned. It doesn't take the World's Strongest Man to recognize shit form.
Was this in a meet? No. Did the kid say he was competing, training for a competition, or mention anything about powerlifting? No. Not everyone that critiques form is referring to powerlifting, they're jealous and trolling. And also Daniel, it looks like you're about 50lbs of muscle and roughly 8 cycles of gear away from being able to match this lift w "shit form"
Daniel Holley Who the fuck cares if his form didn't match up to competition guidelines? That didn't look like a competition to me. Looked like some friends in the gym, maxing. I would drop that shit on my face if I tried it. I'm only a year younger than him, and I bench 200 lbs less than him. He's years and years beyond most people his age.
Brandon Meszaros A max isn't how much you can do in the gym using partial ROM; it's your best competition lift or strict-form facsimile. Rationalize bad form however you want, but don't expect to not get criticized when you post bad pseudo-lifts on a public website. Either way the guy is very strong and probably has a low-to-mid 400 pound max bench, which is commendable.
I don't know if even 10% of the 1125 people who dislike the video have even seen that weight on a bar live and I don't even think that 1% can bench it.
LMFAO it's Iain valliere just saw the description. I saw this video back in 2010 when it was new and now I follow him on Instagram. Hes huge as fuck now and doing great in bodybuilding.
let this be a motivational video to those out there playing sports and lift. Ive played football varsity football all four years in highschool and didnt start till my junior year but worked my ass off for it. This dudes worked his ass off and does a perfect maxout locking out his arms not bullshitting it and doesnt get up and try to act big. Let this guy be a role model. And to everyone saying he doesnt touch his chest you try lifting near 315 to begin with
Lucas Mckee actually untrue and shows your ignorance of preformance enchancing drugs. They act as a cns stimulant allowing you to "become stronger" ie use more of your strength. That's why people who take gear often get immense strength gains in days.
It is actually harder not touching your chest. One- it's easier to bounce off your chest. Two- when you do touch your chest and are close as like an inch. Your chest is under constant strain. So therefore you don't get that one second rest when hitting your chest. And btw who gives a fuck. It's ridiculous some of us have to explain this shit in the first place. He is benching fucking more that 99% of us ever will.
nice bro. I'm actually more impressed with this lift even though he doesnt hit his chest, than other record holders due to the fact that he's not using a shirt and he is getting pretty damn good range of motion on it. Good job buddy
@@adams782003 He didn’t bounce or use a massive arch. Honestly, it was more of a spotto press, which is slightly harder than a normal bench since you don’t get much of a stretch reflex. It’s insane no matter how you look at it. I’d consider myself strong for 19, and can’t do more than 300, most 19 year old lifters can’t do 250.
To all the fools saying he didn't touch the chest. It's actually a lot harder to control down to the chest about an inch off and push up again. When you bounce off the chest it gives a push of about 3 inches anyway so it's easier
19? There's only one guy that was impressed, one thing I know for sure is if I'm 19 and I benched 500, all my friends would be all clapping and cheering for me.
When youre around people like that Nothing surprises you, Ive trained alongside three duded with a bench over 550 raw and they are a different breed than us mere mortals, on of those was a tested ipf athlete WHOs Lifetime drugfree also, he Has a channel here on RU-vid ; his name is Øyvind Haugrav. Check him out :)
Laughing at the people saying "doesn't matter if he cheats because it was such a Big weight" Havin 500 pounds on the bar doesn't make it a full bench press
Mihawk eyes I could put 315 on a bar right now and unrack it, doesn't mean I benched 315 A full bench press is taking it down to your chest, if you didn't do that, then you didn't do a bench press. It's like saying a guy runs a 4 minute mile even though he only ran half of the fourth lap on the track. It's impressive, but it's not a mile.
James Brown i get why ppl r arguing with you cos it seems a bit pedantic but you are right. guy is strong as hell but not a full rep. really he should pause it to be fully legit
James Brown Yes, he did. Was it 100% perfect form? No. But it was a bench press, without a doubt, and it was 500 lbs. Get your jealous ass out of here.
To those saying he didn't touch chest... In my opinion what he did was actually harder.... It's easier for me when I actually touch the chest. And this arguably... Well I think it's a fact... That not touching chest can keep more tension on the chest
your an idiot! its easier for you because you bounce it. pause it while maintaining tension on the chest muscles and tell me its easier. If you don't know anything about weightlifting, you should probably just keep your uneducated comments to yourself.
Adam Gillan Telling me how I fucking lift!? You know me or something? You blind!? I've been lifting for over 6 years you little punk... Me in my profile pic... Where the fuck are your pics? I don't bounce shit... If you knew anything about lifting, or the mechanics of benching...You would know that once the bar touches the chest it brings tension off the pectoral muscles... If you only bring the bar an inch or two above the chest... That keeps constant tension on the pectoral muscles. You stupid little fuck... You obviously don't know shit about bodybuilding.. OR lifting anything.. Guarantee you're a scrawny little bitch... Been lifting for a couple months and now think you can talk like you know your shit.. Get the fuck out of here...
no touch chest no stop at the top.. equals no bench.. sorry, he probably runs the 100 meter dash in 8.5 seconds but downhill and only 85 meters and starts his run when the signal caller says on your mark.. that is the same thing as this. not a real bench we have to have standards
Yeah, don't listen to the first guy that commented. I'm completely natural, and my bench has gone from 130-280 in a year and a half. Good diet, and lots of work. You'll get there. I don't recommend giving yourself a time limit though. The key to natural lifting is patience. Don't get discouraged if you aren't where you want to be. Anytime you feel like quitting, remember why you started in the first place. Don't lose your drive. Take care, and keep up the good work.
Zeshan Ali Right... a 19 year old kid benching 500 pounds is completely attainable naturally and theres no reason in the world to question if he's on drugs. What the fuck does having two kids in your school being bigger than him prove? There are kids in high school that are on gear, I knew many at mine who did. I knew a kid that was 17 and built like Lou Ferrigno, he was on gear... If you seriously think this guy is natural, you're a moron.
So many jealous people here. "He didnt touch his chest", so what? How many of you guys can do that, 500lbs on bench, maybe incorrectly but this is 500 LBS
why would you go all the way down to your chest and lock out taking the tension of off your chest and pinning your shoulders down? the way to get the most out of your bench is to stop about an inch before your chest
is that just the bar??? how much you weigh? how broad are your shoulders? that sounds about right for a beginner...my 245 lb 6 ft little brother can only bench 95 lbs on his first try on bench pressing. in middle school my first time benching my Mac was 80 lbs and I was 162 lb 5 feet 6 inches... beginners weights...
Aurelio Intermagio That hurts my feelings. However, the strength of one's muscles mean nothing. The only divine symbol of strength in a man is the strength of his character, and his intelligence.
I hit the gym twice a week ( i'm not too big on strength training with weights ) , as a martial artist I get most of my strength training through body weight exerciser, etc. Though I mostly focus on conditioning. I just got to say though, this video was pretty awesome. This dude benched 500 lbs, you could tell he only finished that rep through the sheer force of will at the end ( though he is obviously damn strong as well ) . Pretty impressive, cool vid!
Batojiri1 I never said it would count, just that it was impressive for a 19 year old to be able to bench even over what would most likely be over 450lbs.
You don't bounce the weight off your chest to begin with. It touches your chest then you push back up, simple as that. Otherwise, no rep and doesn't count.
Don’t really understand why this video has so many dislikes? Those aren’t fake plates and the spotters didn’t help with the weight.. steroids or not I know a lot of late 20s yr old football players on gear that aren’t pressing this much! Especially this young! This kid will make it just judging by his strength and size.
Bar never touched his chest, people say "oh wow he was just half an inch from touching his chest so it's okay" it's not okay, that chest touch is the number thing you have to do, it can determine if you actually get it all the way or not.
I don’t get why people hate on him, he didn’t bounce or use a massive arch. Honestly, it was more of a spotto press, which I think is slightly harder than a normal bench since you don’t get much of a stretch reflex. I’d consider myself strong for 19, and can’t do more than 300, most 19 year olds would die to bench half of that.
STRONG ! Critics say he was 2" from chest BUT notice he was completely RAW, No spotters touched bar AND his back was FLAT, NOT ARCHED INTO A DECLINE PRESS POSITION !
If anything the fact that he didn't touch his chest makes it better because he still went like 99% down and we know he didn't bounce that shit off his chest
Of course he touch his chest but the fact that he didn't use any momentum and just bring it inches above the chest takes a lot of power, still impressive to me
I'm 17 and bench 300 no spotters within a foot of the bar. The only person close is my coach and he's 2 steps away from the bar if anything happens. It's all mental
