Let me start off by saying I do not think that there are many other things that someone can truly earn like bench pressing a lot of weight. When you have reached that amount of weight you set out to bench press, 400 pounds in my case, you will have truly earned it on a very personally sacrificial level. The hours of muscle destruction and regrowth along with the patience and pain involved.
It takes a stringent inner drive and when you reach your goal, you will be able to tell yourself that you truly earned it.
The first form of bench pressing as we know today started in the 1930's. It was to be a true test of one's strength minus the ability of a participant to cheat by swinging the body as you can in curls. Just laying on a flat bench and summoning all your strength to push this weight away!
These men and women were ground breakers!
So as I work towards my goal, I will think often of the trend setters that first decided to throw a bunch of weight on a bar and place it in a position where it could kill them. Truly wonderful!
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Look how far this guys grip is and how short his arms are. He may be benching 550, but he is only traveling like 5 inches. Not impressive.
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