How much can Ronda Rousey benchpress?

[peytonlucy]

I remember an interview where Tank said that video of him pressing 600lbs was fake.

I don't believe this.

 

[peytonlucy]

To be fair Marius was never out muscled, he just lacked fighting skills. Plenty of strong fighters in MMA too, though obviously not on the level of strength specialists (and why would they be if they are training MMA, three sports at least worth of skills).

Some high level grapplers were unable to take Tim down. How many times did Jeff Monson shoot and get sprawled?

 

[goducks2013]

Tank did the 600 pound lift for an early UFC ppv event - I'm guessing the Ultimate Ultimate. Not one of the other UFC fighters called bs. He lifted the weight, albeit with a bounce. The guys in the weightlifting forumn would take apart his technique, and I'm willing to bet he has more than enough inefficiencies to improve to make up for that bounce (for example his leg drive.)

Look, I get it...people want superheroes to be real, but I can't possibly believe Tank bench pressed 600 pounds (regardless of form). To believe this is a slap in the face to the greatest strength athletes that have ever lived. People that have dedicated their entire lives, eat better, program better lifting routines, have better genetics, and have better doping programs can't raw press 600 lbs.

This lift would place Tank near the top of the strongest human beings that have ever walked this Earth. Not that it matters here, but my experience is as a former world class powerlifter.

 

[SugarSmacks]

a house

 

[clayj]

If Carmouche can bench 225 lbs for 6 reps, I think that Ronda can certainly bench morr than that

video? If that is true she can probably max about 280. I don't believe it, that is serious competition level lifting for a woman that can make 135.

 

[clayj]

I would believe Mark Coleman, Brock and Ken Shamrock all at about 475. I know a few people who compete in powerlifting competitions, at a state level in a small state, and 180 -190 pound guys can go well over 400 without roids and without the shirt apparatus.

you have no way to know that they are without roids. Nobody goes around advertising it, I have almost never met a roider in my life, everybody is "natural," they guarantee it until they are caught. I also know powerlifters and show promoters who have told me that the drug testing they do is a farse, they either don't test the samples at all (everybody passes!) or it consists of an affidavit that they didn't juice or something equally not legit.

 

[Khabib Fan]

Butch

 

[YoungBoyd]

One plate

 

[Kneepocalypse]

Tank video has been known to be fake for a long ass time.

 

[Eric Brown]

you have no way to know that they are without roids. Nobody goes around advertising it, I have almost never met a roider in my life, everybody is "natural," they guarantee it until they are caught. I also know powerlifters and show promoters who have told me that the drug testing they do is a farse, they either don't test the samples at all (everybody passes!) or it consists of an affidavit that they didn't juice or something equally not legit.

Some federations have legit testing (IPF affiliates, AAU for example). While not WADA level, the samples get tested properly, "B" sample is retained, etc.

Had to do some follow up as an official on more than one occasion.

 

[LatFlare]

Not very impressive for a girl as big and strong as Judo Ronda to be honest...

I'd be more interesting in seeing how she performs on "pulls" like deadlift, max chin ups, all kind of rows.. As a primary judoka her pulling must be way stronger than press based movements

i too would like to see her pull.....

Spoiler

..... my peen

 

[Chillez]

Who knows?

 

[stav]

Look, I get it...people want superheroes to be real, but I can't possibly believe Tank bench pressed 600 pounds (regardless of form). To believe this is a slap in the face to the greatest strength athletes that have ever lived. People that have dedicated their entire lives, eat better, program better lifting routines, have better genetics, and have better doping programs can't raw press 600 lbs.

This lift would place Tank near the top of the strongest human beings that have ever walked this Earth. Not that it matters here, but my experience is as a former world class powerlifter.

You sound super insecure
I..I...I Trained all my life and could only just bench that...how does that fat fuck beer guzzling nobody do it?? It must be fake.....no one can be better then me. I train hard bro and stuff.

 

[threelions]

You sound super insecure
I..I...I Trained all my life and could only just bench that...how does that fat fuck beer guzzling nobody do it?? It must be fake.....no one can be better then me. I train hard bro and stuff.

The Tank video was known to be fake promotional material.

As for the whole thread, it doesn't matter, she may not even bench at all, there are a ton of people who can lift more than fighters their own weight it isn't going to matter in a fight.

 

[Papa Shaun]

Look, I get it...people want superheroes to be real, but I can't possibly believe Tank bench pressed 600 pounds (regardless of form). To believe this is a slap in the face to the greatest strength athletes that have ever lived. People that have dedicated their entire lives, eat better, program better lifting routines, have better genetics, and have better doping programs can't raw press 600 lbs.

This lift would place Tank near the top of the strongest human beings that have ever walked this Earth. Not that it matters here, but my experience is as a former world class powerlifter.

One reason I believe that he did..... I can't recall for sure if it's UFC 41 (Frank Mir Fight), or the PPV with the Cabbage fight.....but in the promos leading up to the fight on the DVD, it shows Tank training/lifting at one point. He has horrible form, but it shows him doing a high pull with 315lbs. for 2-3 reps, then shows him benching 505lbs. for 2-3 reps with ease, but....on his bench, it looks like he brings the weight down to the lower part of his rib cage, and bounces it up....the form is horrible but he does press it pretty easy. You can see the weight is legit 45lb. plates as well. Judging by that, I know he would be good for at least 525-535lbs. based on seeing those reps....so 600 isn't that unbelievable, considering he has a power-lifters' type build.

 

[mikekoz68]

Just wondering if a number has ever been confirmed. Give a good gauge on whether she could take men of her size.

Let's just say if you're her size, then she can "take" you, period.

 

[BPA00]

Indeed, very highly unlikely. This would make Liz Carmouche close to an elite female powerlifter (ie people who are not drug tested for their sport at all, and who only train big compound lifts). The women's record at 132 lbs is a 300 lb bench press.

225 x 6 assumes a roughly 260 lb max bench. ie 87% of the world record. That would be like telling me there's a fighter in the 205 lb division who benches 500 lbs (87% of 575, which is between the 200lb and 220lb totals for men). I'm not buying that shit.

Yeah, that can't be true. Liz would have so much muscle mass that she wouldn't be able to effectively compete in mma, and would never pass a drug test.

 

[2DUM2TAP]

When Ronda does a push up, she doesn't push herself up, she pushes the earth down.

 

[Bearknuckle]

I heard she can bench 225 for like 46 reps...not very impressive for a girl her size.

Heard she also runs a 4.4

 

[kurtwpg]

It looks like 600lbs to me bro

12 45's the bar and looks like a couple small plates on the ends and clips.

Sure, it looks like 600 pounds. Except 8 of the 12 plates can only be seen at their outer edge.