Volk benches 275lb 1 rep max

[Th3 Gr38 1]

He's an MMA fighter, and he's small, MMA fighters probably do no heavy weight training as being able to bench a lot won't help for shit when you're fighting in a steel cage,

yes it's impressive. I bet there are countless 300+ lb fatties on here who couldn't do a 175lb single rep.

Lots of fighters lift heavy. Robbie Lawler was benching on a countdown video for his first Hendricks fight. Edson Barboza was filmed doing some extremely heavy weighted chins once and for a lot of reps too. Jones is well known for his deadlift. Colby says that he does barbell squats and hack squats as part of his routine. Deontey Wilder has been filmed bench pressing a lot of weight as has Overeem.

 

[BjPenn2017]

That’s pretty impressive, he’s not a big guy at all. You don’t see many guys his weight throwing that kind of weight around on a bench press.

 

[piropiro]

No. He’s not. Lol.

275 isn’t even close to “more than most people in any gym” lmao & benching 220lbs at 172lbs isn’t remotely impressive either. At all. There are MULTIPLE high school kids in EVERY high school on earth that lift more than that on a daily basis.

I had a 335 bench /450 squat /470 deadlift in high school at 17yrs old & 160 lbs. I’m also like a foot taller than volk.

Compared to other high school kids at my school I was one of the stronger kids, compared to other people my weight globally that lift or compete I was mediocre. Even now after years of lifting my numbers are better than that but they aren’t close to elite or top tier of lifters my weight. Not even close.

he’s a strong guy compared to some rando stay at home IT dad but not compared to people that lift.

That’s just reality.


and I dunno what this “strong for a martial artist” shit is about there’s a million mma/boxer/bjj/kickboxers that are strong as hell.


He’s a great fighter & an awesome dude, but a 5’4”? athlete walking around 175+lbs benching 275 isn’t some impressive feat and I’m not pretending it is. Has nothing to do with sherdog being ridiculous. A lot of people here have lengthy experience lifting AND in martial arts and live in reality.


He can still be a phenomenal fighter & your idol without being a powerlifting God.


you should either 1) go to gyms other than planet fitness or 2) use the internet more

Yes yes sure, I see people benching 300+ every day, especially lightweight martial artists … not. I work in sports & fitness and I visit gyms and professional sports facilities globally, athletes who are not focused solely on lifting very rarely can bench near 2x bodyweight. Volk’s number is indeed impressive.

 

[613]

I agree, I was disappointed. I bench about 350 but I'm over 200. If Volk shoved me on the street I probably would not even move...

These threads are always the worst because idiots try to not do subtly talk about how strong they are. No one gives a fuck

 

[BBMN]

275 / 175 (bench weight divided by cage weight) = 1.57 aka 157% of body weight.

Benching 100% your own body weight is generally considered good strength. Benching 157% of your body weight is considered very good.

https://www.muscleandstrength.com/tools/bench-press-calculator

Volk would be doing well if he hit 238lbs, but he goes way beyond that with 275lbs. He's strong as fuck.

 

[mmainvestigations]

275 / 175 (bench weight divided by cage weight) = 1.57 aka 157% of body weight.

Benching 100% your own body weight is generally considered good strength. Benching 157% of your body weight is considered very good.

https://www.muscleandstrength.com/tools/bench-press-calculator

Volk would be doing well if he hit 238lbs, but he goes way beyond that with 275lbs. He's strong as fuck.

275 max is like doing 225 8 times (2 plates on each side). 2 plates is very doable by your average gym goer, and I'm not even talking roided up gym rats, just your normal bros after lifting casually for 2-3 years.

I think the real point to be had is that bench is not that important for fighting.

 

[Hollywood Jack]

Dude was 200+ at Rugby. Volk is the definition of a weight bully.

He’s A LOT smaller now and I doubt he’s weight bullying some of these taller featherweights who still have some muscle. He’s also fought at 155 TWICE in the UFC, including against the champion and he gave him a better fight than Aloe Vera. So he’s not scared of bigger guys let alone guys his own size.

 

[VAfan]

a freak of nature, that little aussie is.

 

[Elvis.]

For someone his size that’s incredible

 

[Portland8242]

Everyone on the internet can bench 315.

Go to all the gyms in real life and you barely see anyone benching 185.

Don't even get me started on overhead pressing, nobody even does it to start with (the real version, the standing barbell version, not the seated one with dumbbells).

 

[613]

I'd honestly say Volk isn't small, short? Yes. Sometimes it really boggles the mind how people don't understand size. Sure he's a Featherweight but proportionately? He's a fairly thickly muscled guy, he's 5'6 and walks around 170lbs in tip top shape, that's not small from a lifting perspective AT ALL. People who go to the gym regularly who are 5'6 170lbs can press 3 plates commonly (that's 315lbs) now Volk isn't a lifter, he's a fighter but he's not small.

Let me try to make a meaningful comparison, if Bantamweight Marlon Moraes could bench 275lbs I don't think anyone would he that shocked and Moraes isn't small, he's short but he's a fucking far ways off from being small from a lifting perspective. Now if Sean Omalley said he benched 275lbs I'd be super skeptical and if proven, very impressed...Omalley is SMALL.

You are dumb as shit if you think people who go to the gym regularly at that size can bench 3 plates. Check the stats done on it. It's extremely rare for someone to bench 315. It's like 5% of hardcore gym goers and that are almost always easy bigger than 170lb

And it's very obvious you are full of shit btw

 

[rjmbrd]

Doesn't really have T-Rex arms though, his reach is longer than Islam who is 5'11"

Volk has shockingly long reach for his height. The complete opposite of "T-Rex arms."

In any event, bench press means next to nothing in the context of MMA athletes. 275lbs 1 rep is impressive in the sense that is he's not training to be a competitive lifter or even a gym bro. Its almost a random metric.

VO2 max? I'd be interested.

 

[BBMN]

275 max is like doing 225 8 times (2 plates on each side). 2 plates is very doable by your average gym goer, and I'm not even talking roided up gym rats, just your normal bros after lifting casually for 2-3 years.

157% is not normal lol. JFC.

I've worked out hundreds of hour in gyms, and it's rare to see guys put more than 2 plates on the bench, regardless of size. Occasionally I've seen guys do 315, but they're not "average gym bros"... they're guys that are well over 225lbs. If a guy is maxing 315, and weighs 230lbs himself, he is at 137%, compared to Volk at 157%.

And it's rare to even see people doing max reps on bench. Comparing what Person A can do as a max rep, versus Person B as full set of 8 reps is wonky as hell, and does not help the conversation. You're comparing apple and oranges.

And again, 157% is a very good number. It just is a good number, regardless of what random gym bros in your gym are doing.
And are there guys doing 175%? 200%? Sure. Of course. They are extremely strong. That does not detract from 157% being a good number.

 

[613]

No. He’s not. Lol.

275 isn’t even close to “more than most people in any gym” lmao & benching 220lbs at 172lbs isn’t remotely impressive either. At all. There are MULTIPLE high school kids in EVERY high school on earth that lift more than that on a daily basis.

I had a 335 bench /450 squat /470 deadlift in high school at 17yrs old & 160 lbs. I’m also like a foot taller than volk.

Compared to other high school kids at my school I was one of the stronger kids, compared to other people my weight globally that lift or compete I was mediocre. Even now after years of lifting my numbers are better than that but they aren’t close to elite or top tier of lifters my weight. Not even close.

he’s a strong guy compared to some rando stay at home IT dad but not compared to people that lift.

That’s just reality.


and I dunno what this “strong for a martial artist” shit is about there’s a million mma/boxer/bjj/kickboxers that are strong as hell.


He’s a great fighter & an awesome dude, but a 5’4”? athlete walking around 175+lbs benching 275 isn’t some impressive feat and I’m not pretending it is. Has nothing to do with sherdog being ridiculous. A lot of people here have lengthy experience lifting AND in martial arts and live in reality.


He can still be a phenomenal fighter & your idol without being a powerlifting God.


you should either 1) go to gyms other than planet fitness or 2) use the internet more

Buddy, no one gives 2 fucking shits about your faker numbers

 

[Portland8242]

157% is not normal lol. JFC.

How many people do you think you see on average in the gym doing a 150% of bodyweight bench?

In all my years of going to the gym I've maybe seen that 3 or 4 times.

 

[kenetics]

For a 5'6 170lb professional athlete I'd say that's not impressive at all. It's a solid number for a normal gym goer, but there's highschool lifters his size who can press than 1x.

Bench pressing isn't that important in regards to fighting though, I'd argue squat and deadlift numbers mean more and they still don't mean a ton.

This. Especially because volk is short and stocky. He should be able to press more due to shorter limbs and the distance he needs to cover when pressing.

Not impressed.

 

[kenetics]

Buddy, no one gives 2 fucking shits about your faker numbers

You mad? He's pretty on .

 

[spinitch]

Impressive for a 145 fighter with excellent cardio. Who else in FW can do that? Guessing not many.

 

[Karelinator]

You mad? He's pretty on .

So, going by strenghtlevel.com standars, he was stronger than 95% of 160 pound lifters, probably more like 98/99%, because 335 is quite a lot more than 320, all when he was just 17. And it was "mediocre".

Seem like tall tales, no?

 

[BBMN]

How many people do you think you see on average in the gym doing a 150% of bodyweight bench?

In all my years of going to the gym I've maybe seen that 3 or 4 times.

Yeah, it's quite rare. Exactly my point.

I lifted as a teen in a local Gold's Gym. There were some roid heads there. I did see some big numbers there, but it's been ages, and by no means was normal... Outside of these juiced to the moon types, it's pretty uncommon to see. And like I've said, it's rare to even see people going for max reps on bench, at least in my neck of the woods.