225 Bench for Reps Challenge

The competitors of the Bench for the Cure 2012 contest perform the bench press using 225-lb for max reps. Dan Skaarup won the challenge with 30 reps at a body weight of 205-lb.
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[@louiscyphre7023]

10 reps you deserve a badge , 20 reps a gold medal , 30 reps you need tested

[@PiggyBTW]

Louis Cyphre I guess people in the nfl need to be tested

[@johnthompson3071]

not really. ive done 30 reps before never took anything but real food.it really isnt that much compared to what these monsters are doing at the nfl combine with high 40's and low 50's @ 225lbs.

[@user-uv1rr5xk8i]

@@PiggyBTW no shit, there all on roids. .

[@Big_Ben1988]

@@PiggyBTW 90 percent of nfl is on roids for sure. Maybe more.

[@namthienvo2205]

Depends on bodyweight

[@Eatzdiary]

Give the 2nd guy his 8th rep

[@leteezy2570]

Kenny Nam Lets not cause he didnt touch his chest

[@devilmaycry2283]

To be fair, it didn't touch his chest.

[@richardrace237]

To be fair, its easier if you touch your chest because there is a little bit of bounce factor involved. In this case, he was only like an inch from his chest.

[@gabrielmurry1757]

It’s 8 in my book

[@stangtrax]

@@devilmaycry2283 I agree and the last got got 0 because he was see sawing with his butt up in the air.

[@drekar2o1]

the tshirts all say "bench for a cure" picture of a man deadlifting.😂😂

[@nathanlotempio5575]

I just noticed that 😂😂😂

[@fabianboesch96]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@mern2351]

😹😹😹

[@mern2351]

Um........

[@mern2351]

Whoops...

[@rottentomato7610]

the skinny guy who did 14/15 reps was impressive

[@anonymousperson2801]

Rotten Tomato he isn’t skinny

[@PhelpsLife]

@@therealg4197 Compared to some of the other guys he was but nah he really wasn't

[@wingmanalive]

WTF? Why even HAVE a spotter when he lounges 4 feet behind the lifter??

[@FraldinhoBJJ]

30 reps at 205lbs = should have been an NFL player

[@jamesrudolph4151]

Even those guys that were only doing a couple reps were lifting some good weight for their size and weight. Nice power to weight ratios for all these guys. Kudos

[@anarrivingwingedhussar9692]

Mad respect for all these guys. I just hit 3 reps at 225 today, so they all beat me, but I think the first guy was definitely the strongest. Everyone else was bouncing, but he was the only one that kept it completely strict until the end.

[@pizzaDhut]

That skinny guy did 14 reps, incredible

[@MrThestiffmiceter]

fake plates (cough) lol

[@ig7988]

he was a competitive martial artist, competed in a small weight class but he has crazy power

[@blacklotus7810]

i would not call him skinny

[@UrbanFloNetwork]

Ass off the bench majority of the time

[@therealg4197]

strength is strength bucko. Some big guys can do a lot of reps

[@SilverSlugs16]

Lol @all the jealous people in the comments trying to invalidate a 225 bench press. Bodyweight isn't everything, you still need to be strong to bench 225, get over it

[@rodrigosanroman5858]

bench is highly correlated to weight....

[@SilverSlugs16]

rodrigo san roman so just because you weight a certain amount means your bench will skyrocket? Every really heavy guy you’ve met or trained with has had a great bench? High body fat % means a good bench?

[@Mrwiseguy101690]

Worst spotter ever

[@bludika]

Just exactly my thoughts lol stupid bonehead

[@arjunmulangatt4847]

The idiot is drinking water while the guy is pressing daamm

[@aintnoplum]

He’s just fat

[@vids4u_164]

just gonna say the the spotter was terrible.

[@drewneubuhr2919]

And I can't even do 225 for 1RM. Lmao just starting though so eventually I hope.

[@tookurkneez2865]

How’s your progress😂

[@cfbaddict7284]

@@tookurkneez2865 hows your progress too

[@tookurkneez2865]

@@cfbaddict7284 still can’t 😂

[@cfbaddict7284]

@@tookurkneez2865 haha damn, how close are you?

[@tookurkneez2865]

@@cfbaddict7284 40 lb 😂 I had just started lifting at the initial comment

[@sk8er11224]

That spotter will make you finish the rep in order to not get decapitated...

[@budpam1]

Why all the hating about this. Who cares if some of you can bench more, these guys did this for a charity event. Anytime you go out of your way to help someone like this, its a win.

[@jackmurray2446]

Good job, guys! I don't know how many I can do at 225. I usually warm up with 10 reps at 225, then I do 7 reps at 245, and 5 reps at 275. And I'm 61 years old!

[@chuckmorgan313]

Awesome work Jack!

[@danielhernandez-vo9zc]

Nice jack hope to be like you when I'm your age

[@MrCinemus]

ok

[@Ricky-zc8qm]

+Jack Murray This is such bullshit LOLOL

[@oskill7140]

+El Toro I usually do a pyramid. 5 at 225, 10 at 275, 15 at 315, then 10 again at 275 and 5 again at 225. By the way i'm 7 months old!

[@user-zp8yb1st1b]

Half the crowd looks like having been produced by the same brother and sister

[@jesusb9562]

Best comment here

[@daveprice3095]

They look like mutants

[@elvisflorian]

The first guy wasn't even trying to go for reps. he could have easily went over 20 he was just wasting energy hovering that wait over his chest.

[@gilbertbwerere]

I was about to say the same thing ,he is wasting so much energy on the reps

[@gilbertbwerere]

It’s like he is training like a power lifter

[@ertren6]

Eric spoto comes in: "Ok guys, eric spoto is here, so what we're gonna do now is take ALL of your benches and combine them into one total" Announcers "Just might be fair enough"

[@MickHoney]

I don't know what everyone's talking about. Spotter looked fine to me. Just looks like he knows when people are close to their limit and then steps in. Plus, 225 is not gonna crush any of these guys. Which lifter was he not spotting properly?

[@yoyoyojoe619]

5:35 guy didn't have a full extension at all, those reps shouldn't have counted.

[@yoyoyojoe619]

Dave Hampton Did you watch the video you clown?

[@The2010DC]

Calm down, its for charity.

[@rschloe0]

His joints will thank him, as well as the increased development of his triceps

[@Cheeser2012]

rschloe0 *thumbs up* Glad to see someone else knows what they're talking about!

[@raybbaby]

Justin Danger Agreed, ass is off the bench his last two reps as well. What can you do?

[@badboythuglife]

Wish I could've thrown a shoe through my computer screen at that horrible spotter!!!

[@jefferylord3068]

were these dudes cutting grass beside the highway earlier that day?

[@m3tys]

Where is a spotter? Oh, Oh, I'm here, Just a minute, I'm coming, almost... ...damn, too late! ...again!

[@robh23a1]

lol how is lifting your hips off the bench considered a rep lmfao

[@jerrypena3133]

Robert Daniel how is a Donal Trump gonna be a rep for a country. No ones man......no one knows.

[@DecostaEdwards-Classof]

Same question how is Donald trump considered a president when he's crazy Heyy but he is one

[@nbaoscarrnba]

Yeah thats what i was thinking

[@wingmanalive]

I agree, the guy at 10:00 has them all beat. I NEVER would have thought this guy could do 14 reps. Nice!!

[@metalheadbarbell]

When I was beginning to get strong, I loved benching in a shirt because it makes you feel like a monster handling the heavier weight. I converted to raw Bench when I started getting real strength because I began to feel as if took away from the legitimacy of the lift. I know for a fact and from experience that Bench shirts can deliver several hundred lbs. all that being said, it’s a personal choice and I applaud the 700 lbs lift. The shirt does NOTHING the total pressure a[plied on the wrists, forearms, and shoulders. Good for you brother.

[@smackedinthejaw]

Don't think I've ever seen a bencher wear a back-t0-front baseball cap before. Deserved props just for his attire. That 30 rep sets was crazy...guy wasn't even that big but smashed 'em out.

[@misterwallace3479]

That spotter is a real work of art.

[@mr.valdez9918]

Am I like the only one that questions if this was actually 225? Im almost certain the bar has to be a 20 or 25lb bar at the very least or at least one set of plates is fake..

[@mattlegg1976]

I did think that. Lol

[@FitnessNick]

some amazing spotter techniques...

[@mopsth]

that spotter picks up the 225 weight like its just the bar

[@jimmycline4778]

I’m 53 years old, I bench 225 15 times with out spotter!

[@jimmycline4778]

I’m not bragging that’s just what I can do! I worked with a 25 year old guy, he said that’s it? He came over and couldn’t even he get 185 up once! So I said don’t try 225 ,it’s harder than what you think!

[@experianvideos1066]

30 reps ! super strong , well done !

[@alienitolocito6105]

I did 8 reps at 242 at 35yo. At 44 now and struggle to get 10 reps at this weight since pec tear maxing out at 320lbs. The 225lb for reps is a much better way to train as safer. I should of stuck to it ...damn ego lifts.

[@Robert-lg6yx]

notice how the 2 with the highest amount of reps had the best breathing

[@alexanderp.goddard5722]

I saw this video at 17 when I was chasing 135 now I can do over 20 with 225 feelsgoodman. I hope these dudes have gotten stringer like I have.

[@marcellgreshamjr.2761]

Wtf I sat here and watched this whole video somehow 😂🤔

[@Lv2flair]

The judge was asking the other guys to lock their arms and the guy that hit 22 only locked the last two. I don't think he was going up high enough.

[@tedbert7]

The first guy did not do 16 full reps. Bourett did 5 reps

[@cavybass]

that spotter looks fucking beat.

[@ArtietheArchon]

my triceps are burning just watchin this video

[@BN-sy3pz]

that's a good spotter staying out of the field of vision because it's a mental thing not having anyone there to get it off you. also nobody ever got hurt benching 225 my 14 year old brother benches 225

[@saiyan1191]

What? 😂 many people get hurt with all kinds of weight on bench

[@mchacker2234]

For anyone talking shit keep in mind this is 225 lol the average man struggles with 95 pounds and most of you I bet can't do 135 for reps. These guys are REPPING 225 so they are all very good benchers and better than the average man by a far.

[@savetheminnows39]

this man would have gotten ten reps with a thumbless bench press, nuff said

[@sscswimmer1]

glad I wasn't the only one pissed off at the spotter through the entire video

[@beelite9612]

Here I am on the other end of the screen, screaming with every fiber in my body: "ONE MOAR, C'MON!!" As if I'm being heard.

[@jimbeam3783]

The spotter drinking water in the middle of the second dude's reps. The guy looked like he could have done more but he hung it up.

[@DrSebby]

Lol...this vid is a PERFECT example of why I never use a spotter. Even when doing my max of 315 with a suicide grip....I wont even bother if i'm not 100% sure i can at least get it up to the safety pegs, which is the easy part. Spotters jump in way too early, are often off balance, then try to lift way more than they need to while sometimes pushing it forward. In 20 years of bench pressing, i've never had a problem with it and consider it ultimately safer, since i have control over all aspects of what's going on.

[@zachkelly8152]

That's funny as shit when they say you have a spotter so get it up. 😂😂

[@cantbants]

And not one single bit of spotting was done that day.

[@jamalazid1672]

all these guys are strong AF.

[@stankostanivukov8659]

jamal azid i was stronger than them at 17

[@Ben-yy7io]

Did someone ask?

[@jamalazid1672]

Stanko Stanivukov depends when you started training ofc

[@ederjaimes1965]

Adam Nicholson word lmao.

[@themadlad8540]

That bar is suspect.

[@racerx2580]

Nope just your sexuality.

[@deautrs79]

Why isn't there a squat for reps challenge?

[@tugo7]

wow some of these guys are like 120lbs and they pressin 225 for reps

[@dbased1915]

Because of body weight and leverages the last 2 guys were the most impressive IMO, but 24, and 30 reps is pretty insane regardless.

[@e3bilz1]

and my max is only 200 lbs i wouldnt even get a rep in at 225 sigh. Fuck bench press

[@dr.psycho5606]

Billy yu it depends on your age and weight, don't worry

[@1990hennesy]

No, fock you!

[@strixy7906]

Everyone's hating on the spotter. Nobody got hurt right.

[@gtaylor2455]

The guy that won it is the only guy who knew how to do it. Time under tension is only for training. When going for you probench its all about speed gravity and momentum. You want to do the least amount of physical work possible. Speed speed speed

[@alejandrocano4933]

Niall Beatty is a beast! Repped those 20 reps in a controlled manner all the way. Serious potential.

[@SportsMusicCars]

most i did with 225 flat was 9.75... never got the 10th purely on my own... at 184lbs in my 30s.

[@soldatheero]

proud of the last guy for getting 20 half reps

[@vids4u_164]

you know you lose a good rep or 2 unracking it yourself

[@Sambro67]

Man that spotter is spot on!

[@OrekVonLichtenstein]

awesome video, has anyone ever seen the video where a guy does 40+ reps with 315

[@citizenmilitia1]

Currently, my aim is to get back to being able to do 1 rep at 100kg/225lb!! My all time pb is 105kg, but I've taken a few months off and always suffer from shoulder issues anyway so it's slow progess

[@TheGuyThatWondersWhy]

The most I've done is 15 but I wasn't trying to lift at an event. Just in the garage

[@ryankhoury1]

Mr C nice you'd do way more at an event because you'll be hyped up

[@crush42mash6]

Spotter in red is brutal and unsafe for guys

[@TheAlexmercer360batmanfan]

over 40 repos with the 225lbs weight and if you are below 6ft4inch,then you are buff in the upperbody,no questions asked,I had my friend use the nfl combine trainer,within a year and 3 months he went from 165lbs at 6ft1inch to 237lbs,and benches 225lbs for 43 repsgot a max bench of 420lbs,guy is buff as fuck,he also did heavy low rep squats and deadlifts though,and lots of weighted pullups,simple recipe for monstrous physique.Never used juice and still is 13-14% bf%,rocking.

[@roryj5045]

You don't have to be in great shape to be good at benching... A lot of these guys are short and stocky which is a big advantage. But I am also a little skeptical that they are using a standard 45 lbs bar.

[@ig7988]

you are right it is not a standard bar, it is in fact a texas power bar which is 50 lbs

[@jaxteller3179]

all these guys weigh more than 180 no impress if your 200 pounds benching 225

[@nickb9078]

Yeah but some of them are doing 20+ reps, which is impressive.

[@jaxteller3179]

+nick b lets be honest those are half ass reps

[@jaxteller3179]

+bohdi sativa fuk up bitch

[@chrissmith8979]

Strength is relative. I know guys that bench heavy but can't do more than one pullup.

[@tylerhood6968]

They can't do more than one pull up because pull ups are your back and shoulders lol. If you weigh 200 and bench 225. It's not impressive. At all. Weighing 175-190 pushing 225. That's impressive. Weighing 135 pushing 185. That's impressive. If you struggle to bench around your body weight. You simply aren't strong.

[@benjackson1506]

Why not use collars? And this spotter sucked. Was throwing water away during end of a set, looking around, talking to people, someone coulda got hurt

[@boobez89]

the spotter was day dreaming

[@bobbarker2087]

controlled reps very challenging good job guys!

[@GraphicArtist115]

the speaker didn't even count all the reps.

[@MeepMeep88]

Lol everyone in the comment section "Spotter sucks" Then there's me That rack sucks, it's worst than the actual spotter.. It's actually part of ANOTHER bench LOL. They unbolted the original bench for that thing and replaced it with a SEPARATE bench. You can see on the insides of the poles where there's suppose to be a horizontal bar catch where the original bench rests so that it can incline LOL.

[@BerryA86]

I can't even do one, this is pretty impressive!

[@davidgloberman3098]

The so called "spotter" is useless. He's hanging out near the wall and not readily available to assist if something goes wrong.

[@theeGAME360]

This spotter...

[@darkaquatus]

The bar is 44lbs + 4 weights. 225-44=181. 181/4=45.25, which is stupid. So I'm assuming they counted 45lbs for the bar and all 4 plates, which would bring us to 225lbs (although factually it should be 220lbs, but ok). If I am being completely honest, these really do not look like 44lbs plates... but whatever.

[@EyeAmBatman]

+darkaquatus you can read the writing on the plates.... it says "45lbs"... so 45*5 =225 (as stated in title) your welcome! :p

[@ig7988]

the bar is a 50lb texas power bar and the plates are 45lb steel plates, the plates are like 20 years old though

[@darkaquatus]

Iron Giant Strength & Conditioning Yeah thanks. My post was stupid and cringy... Not sure what I was thinking at the time, lol.

[@joseph6254]

What a wonderful spotter....

[@liftingweights]

Frighin Awesome !!! Inspired !! Will do 30+ in my 60's ! 59 Yrs 110kg Natty as they come and will stay that way🙏🙏👍👍

[@mudkings5302]

some of the guys arent even benching right. The correct way is to keep your butt and your head on the bench at all times.

[@MrAndersson579]

How big role can technique play? I look bigger than quite a few of the guys. I probably can only do 3-4 reps. I'm about to start a strength training program though, wendler 5/3/1. My technique is pretty shitty, I go to the middle of my chest and I don't think I tuck my elbows in as you should do. Could I lift more if I get the proper technique? Or will I just prevent snapcity?

[@The2010DC]

Both, You might have to drop some of the weight to get the technique but after its set in place it will help.

[@Vnov93]

doing the actual proper technique sucks at first. You'll have to drop weight. But after 3-4 weeks or so, you will catch back up, and it will feel a lot better. A lot less stress on your shoulders, and stronger triceps and lats

[@jefferylord3068]

for perspective, jadeveon clowney hit 225 for 21 reps at the nfl combine!

[@cheetang9494]

Well done to all of you guys! I can't even bench press half a bar. :-(

[@nathanlotempio5575]

Bro ur kidding

[@MrVagif1]

+Nathan Lotempio Well its a baby so

[@MrVagif1]

Milton Hart lmfao I was just joking... I understand the joke

[@davidgloberman3098]

I wouldn't worry. It's a meaningless exercise people do to one up each other and show off. Give me a soccer player and I will show you someone in shape

[@gamerlolcomminer4852]

i'd hire that spotter any time

[@arjunmulangatt4847]

Yeahh mann good choice good luck wit tht

[@Sebasgambler]

Wow is this really 225 pounds.

[@assman84604]

The guy that pulled off 22 wasn't even fully extending his arm *smh**

[@TheJarael1]

a lot of butts are coming off the bench

[@Roseberyflooring]

Worse spotter award goes to.....the man in red

[@trenclen5846]

Jason genova got 18 reps.. It piss

[@i420Marijuana]

and not a single 10% bf was seen that day

[@kanmingxu6384]

10% bf is olympic distance runner lvl

[@scab268]

+MrWeightlifter1996 shit i've never been above 8% bodyfat in my whole life.

[@whooshbait4161]

scab268 That isn't something to be proud of lmao

[@hasantariq2286]

Matt T Why? Just cause your a fat fuck at 25%? unless he is genuinely skinny and weak i guess it isn't, but if he works out and has a great diet, is around 180 pounds and looks great, thats definitely something to be proud of lmao

[@DDB-91]

I stand at 5'9 in height weigh 167lbs at 8% body fat pretty much year round, I'm healthy as fuck there's nothing wrong with having low body fat so long as it's maintained in a healthy way. I compete in professional calisthenics so lower body fat gives me an overall lower body weight making my overall strength to weight ratio better.

[@ragewolfofodin]

the guy at the end his ass came off the bench after 2 reps.

[@benjaminmm4745]

Where was this

[@investmentachievements]

thats my max and they make it look easy😂

[@drewneubuhr2919]

matt ellis bruh this is above my max lmao

[@TheBady1999]

How much time did it took you? I mean bruh..this is my dream...my max is at 80 kg now after 7 mouths of training.

[@jackskelington4257]

Nigga you Know for a fact you can't lift that shit

[@Justaman_99]

Boring guy whats tour Max now??

[@richsamuelson6962]

I'm natty and can now bench 225 for 2, keeping that my maximum until I'm chucking it around like I now chuck 60kg around

[@richsamuelson6962]

like the guy who did 30!

[@oslozoya1]

everyone said fuck this after 30 reps lol

[@kingdoingeverything8283]

Yeah with such a spotter no clips is kind of a good idea

[@SurvivalGames1]

im ten years and made 30 reps...is it good ?