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Originally Posted by joelster
That's a very impressive bench. You're built like me. Tall and lean. When we bench, we have to move the weight literally 2.5 feet, lol. Watching some videos of "powerlifters" doing bench presses sometimes cracks me up. You see them at a height of 5' 6" with a 48" belly, and then they have this massive arch when they lie down. Their range of motion is literally under a foot. Their arms are never bent below 90 degrees.
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Originally Posted by RGRCamaro
Yesss our range of motion sucks! I feel like I am traveling across the country and back. I used to lift with a buddy who was 5'6 and seriously his bench press is probably 8 inches....Versus our lanky ass arms.
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Know what cracks me up?
Tall lanky f'rs that have long arms and are better suited to deadlift and only have to lift it 1.5 feet off the floor vs me having to lift it 3 feet
Seriously though what you posted above for the most part is BS. MOST powerlifters aren't 5'6 and have 48" waist. In fact most in the 242 lb class and under are in good shape FOR LIFTING HEAVY WEIGHT. In most cases this involves having a thick waist. It creates a much more stable platform to sit a ton of weight on your back to squat and as you have pointed out above, it does shorten the ROM in the benchpress. Mine is 36" or so and it ain't fat.
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