BIG Bench Press Tips from Mark "Smelly" Bell

[@Chaddyboxer]

most gymnasts are very strong individuals....I've had a few gymnast buddies demonstrate awesome strength carry-over to lifts such as a bench or dead-lift. Have fun doing rings, love to see anyone do it.

[@livestrongforever]

the good old times when mark used to be a little "overweight"

[@BrentstyleVibes]

@NRGPhuk He's never denied that, he even admitted it in "Bigger, Stronger, Faster".

[@ChiTownIsaac55]

Excellent video.....especially liked the part about mixing in 4's, 5's and 6's in with speed work to ease up on your joints.

[@PowerFreak22]

BIGGER STRONGER FASTER...great docum

[@robertcameron2673]

Mark is awesome such real advice no ego real deal I would love to workout with him ( he walks the walk)!

[@altrocksnp]

Wow, great info! Thanks! One month earlier, and I would have been in town. Next time!

[@KILLSANITY88]

Old video or not, its some great info! thanks for posting!

[@amounirl]

Oh cool this is the brother of the guy who made bigger faster stronger!!!

[@tuttimannnnn]

by big i was defining it by muscle mass to fat and size. I agree with you, Matt kroc is a monster!

[@TheRationalTeller]

I couldn't agree more bro

[@363498]

He has actually leaned down considerably since this

[@lgsintheparty]

this is a old video... he decided to do a major cut, awhile ago.... now he's something like 250 or 260, & just shredded.... it's at the point where if you didn't know that he was a powerlifter, you may mistake him for a aspiring bodybuilder...... it's pretty wild bro.... not sure if it's highlighted too much, but if you google supertraining, you may be able to find something on his website about it.

[@mac2k2020]

to improve their sport, most athlete do some form of resistance training runner squat and do other lifts to get faster or to improve muscular endurance same for gymnasts but they are not their main activity so they use weight lifting as an accessory

[@rscabbage]

exactly so you get my point... pushing a 300 pound sled 1600m creates a higher overall power than bench pressing 500 pounds 3 times

[@Nemesis093781]

Thank you for the good video, thumbs up.

[@tuttimannnnn]

He was in a 308 pound weight class and has over a 800 pound bench. He is just a big person. look at all the people in those weight classes.. ryan kennelly, scott mendelson etc. They are not "fat" they are just big. Bench pressing is just one of those lifts that require a good size to get a lot of high numbers. you will never see a small person benching over 700, and if you do he/she is just an awesome freak of nature!

[@Bigboypowerlifting]

a movement being 'funtional' depends on what the person does in day to day life, he's a powerlifter and that means that the bench press is functional to him. he can probably do more pullups than you at the moments and he can probably powerclean more as well, and your last question is dumb, he's not a runner, its the same as me going up to an olympic runner and asking "how much do you bench press" it doesnt matter because they train for their sport

[@rscabbage]

what if you don't have service on it or it runs out of battery?

[@rscabbage]

oh let me know when these guys can do back tucks, muscle ups, 100 pushups, run a mile sub 6 minute, handstand pushups, or do aerobic excercises

[@KiboRoYaL]

Disturbed - warrior

[@rscabbage]

notice how i said bench last because it is the least functional movement out of all i named

[@TheJonAlexander]

are u saying to lock out your elbows?

[@Andemusprime]

shawn frankl was 195 doing the same thing

[@CoachRonRemeika]

warrior

[@shinobi_raccoon]

How dare you cut off the video before the strength meter talk.

[@jaco1159]

@wubranch1 He's training hard all the time, doesn't matter what he is taking. He has a goal in mind and he trains like hell to get there.

[@TheRationalTeller]

Maximal strength improves both intermuscular and intramuscular coordination. Your use of "coordination" is perhaps too general to invoke any meaning. Max strength develops power as well according to the equations F = ma and P = FV since power = work over time, and where work = force times distance, hence power = force times velocity. See how power is related to strength? Power, since clearly a speed concept, should persuade you against being redundant, as you are.

[@rscabbage]

1. cardiovascular/respiratory endurance 2. stamina 3. strength 4. flexibility 5. power 6. speed 7. agility 8. balance 9. coordination 10. accuracy .... so you're telling me having a big bench press helps with all of these? okay

[@rscabbage]

the object of being fit is to not only look good... but be able to do anything your body needs you to do. say you have a wife in your side seat and you get in a wreck. your wife gets hurt and you need to run to the nearest town that is 3 miles away. people who specialize in bench and dumbells wouldnt even make it to town! being fit is more important than people think it is

[@rscabbage]

hammering*

[@rscabbage]

yeah because doing light weight many times is hammer your joints compared to doing your max every day

[@DragTheWaterSomeMore]

you do know there are other weight classes of powerlifters right? Bell is a 275 at least, they come as small as 114lbs

[@adaadas696]

google image him he is ripped as fuck..

[@rscabbage]

i do crossfits which involves certain lifts but we don't hammer our joints and take supplements like some jerk offs at the gym haha

[@Boxerman801]

Why do I get weaker when I training with heavy wight I wonder ?

[@NaturalGallantBodybuilding]

I've found the same thing if I lift heavy to failure for too many workouts. I've found that mixing in lighter weight workouts and hitting failure with reps of 15-20 seems to help.

[@Boxerman801]

Natural Gallant Bodybuilding I think a need some more carbs or proteins or? I can do many reps but when I put on to do 2-4 reps i get weaker next time I train, strange. this is specially in benchpress, shuolder press, triceps press. If I keep doing 8 reps then I can be stronger next time to do 9 or 10.

[@NaturalGallantBodybuilding]

Lars Vogel I discovered this a long time ago too. The thing is, when powerlifters lift for 3or 6 reps, they're rarely training to failure. This keeps their joints from burning out, while at the same time, their nervous system gets used to handling larger poundages. I have a video on it, called How Many Reps Should I Do.

[@Graphicationed]

I don't know your training program, but I'll share mine, and it's similar to Max Wendler 5/3/1 program.. what I do is I train for three weeks, every week loading heavier weights. And on the forth week I drop to light weight and build back up only this time I get higher on the third week.. imagine a graph, a line goes up 6 steps and drops 2, then again 6, and drops 2. So even tho we dropped to step no.4, we got back up to 10(from 6). Makes sense? I would advise you to look this program up on Google it might help you. I started powerlifting a month ago and at first I could only deadlift 80 kg for 3 reps.. now I deadlift 110kg for five. I weight 61kg and am 168cm at height. I'm not promising it will work the same for you but I will offer you to try this. Gl :-)

[@Boxerman801]

***** how much carbs per day you eat ?

[@Rhulken]

Average gymnast weights around 176 pounds. Average powerlifter varies alot but most common is around 300++pounds.124pounds difference just in bodyweight. Now ask that gymnast to put a backpack with 124 pounds on hes back and make him walk around with that "24/7" Then ask him to go train like other powerlifters do, deadlift 800pounds squat 800pounds and benchpress 700+pounds and then ask him if hes out of breath. Power-lifters energy/oxygen consumption far surpass gymnasts

[@UnknownEntity334]

still people who do both have better "cardiovascular system" obviously. but yeah they are in shape though people don't think so! but alot of powerlifter on lower levels never train cardio

[@bangstickgoboom]

I own a phone/gps and i wouldnt be leaving someone in an accident situation.

[@powerlifterbashir]

@wrassling haha yea

[@WarrriorPerformance]

Do you even lift bro!

[@lgsintheparty]

intensity shakes bro... for more intensity

[@nascar5128]

The video was about bench press tips, not bodybuilding tips. Marc Bell is a powerlifter not a bodybuilder and if you don't think he knows what hes doing than check out his pics on his blog. He stepped back from powerlifting and now is training to be lean and he is now ripped. you would not even recognize him. The man knows how to train and that is the bottom line. Bodybuilding and powerlifting are night and day when it comes to training.

[@ChewyHighHAD]

Couldn't hear Smelly, but I assume he said "Disregard health and bodyfat, eat anything and everything and take drugs."

[@Leatherminivan]

@BigBlackBootyDaddy he actually use to be a bodybuilder a while back so it's better than sitting around all day and besides he's a fucking powerhouse

[@MMAxJC]

@thegamexxx1234 What are you trying to say? that doesnt have anything to do with my post. And you said "I'd like to see gymnasts or runners do some heavy squats, deadlifts and bench press." so youre comparing different sports yourself ;)

[@rscabbage]

cool

[@rscabbage]

lyle alzado, curt hennig, matthew dear, andreas munzer, mike and ray mentzer. all died in their late 20's early 40's

[@fuckamerica109]

matt kroc benches over 700 lbs and he weighs way less than 300

[@rscabbage]

sometimes 5x5 ohs, front squats,deadlifts, snatches, cleans, and push presses???? listen buddy if you have skype ill get in a call with you and we'll see which one has the best results. if you really want to get into powerlifting i weigh 135 squat 285 front squat 245 powerclean 225 deadlift 355 push press 205 bench 255

[@TheFitnessTutor]

@wrassling No they are bad for you period. They can just be less bad for you if you know what you're doing.

[@TheRationalTeller]

And maximal strength does add to endurance at least to some extent. A 600 lb bench presser will perform more reps with 400 lbs than a 300 lb bench presser can with 400 lbs. High reps don't impress. But I'm sure you'd prefer a Prius over a corvette bc it's more fuel efficient, right? LOL

[@matklstrength]

@drmoroe its his nickname because he sweated a lot as a child.

[@drmoroe]

I wouldn't dare call this guy "smelly".

[@Scyllax]

Wonder Woman is very healthy. "Heroin".

[@TheFitnessTutor]

@wrassling What are you saying that injecting steroids are not bad for you? Kinda like alcohol isn't bad for you unless you abuse it? Unless it's for medical reasons like hrt, then I with the school of thought that says hey, lets not inject extra steroids into our body unless it's a medical reason. You feel free to do, read, and believe what you like.

[@rhoads0098]

why do you think they dont have great fitness levels? Many of these guys are crazy explosive and can jump onto 50inch+ boxes. Dont forget the flexibility. Westside squatters take extremely wide stances. You know how painful that is on your groin to hit a parallel squat that wide without great flexibility?

[@FieldBoy111]

11%(?) Seems kind of low for how he looks Cant you generally see full abs and a bunch of veins on yourself at 11%?

[@xXJeReMiAhXx99]

@NRGPhuk uhh no u cant u just think u can tho u are right actually

[@mattiik]

tell that to m5p944 then...why would gymnasts or runners do heavy lifts? you train for your sport, like you said.

[@kingdaleclarke]

I just seen your pic mate hehe please hehe please dont ever try and call someone else a ''fool''.

[@rhoads0098]

You obviously dont understand the body if you think muscle definition and being "ripped" defines an athlete. These guys are packing three times as much muscle on their body than runners. Its just covered by fat. The fat allows for these guys to push more weight in a sport than matters all about pushing more weight.

[@rhoads0098]

LOL WHAT? Gymnasts are the most athletic and fit athletes out of all the sports. If you take people from every sport, and have them play eachother's game, the gymnast will do overall more superior than anyone else.

[@rscabbage]

you're*

[@mattiik]

I'd like to see powerlifters do gymnastics/running =/

[@MMAxJC]

@thegamexxx1234 ohhh i thought you were the guy i replied to the first time, youre right about that you dont have to be good at other sports. i hate it when people reply on bodybuilding movies that "an mma fighter would kick his ass" and shit like that

[@STeeLothabestrapper]

Its funny how people that suppose to know so much about weight lifting, just finding out its all about the reps and building smaller muscles, concentration workouts and that some muscle are harder to build so they need quality time to work on em..every body is just oooh, I can lift big weight..and can even rep 205 20times, with a 1min rest in between sets for 5sets of 20..ha..ha..ha.

[@Neptunion118]

***** trying to figure out what this comment is saying is mind boggling

[@wss355]

@paperboy1215 not at all

[@Christian-Rankin]

@m5p944 Have you ever meet or seen a gymnast? My friend Stevie was only a 2nd place gymnast and he was @148 benching 335. So are you kidding me or do you just not know what you're talking about at all?

[@yuglax261]

i respect him so much don't get me wrong, he is fucking strong as shit ,but saying how much he lifts doesn't have anything to do with him being fat. look at him, he is not just "big". he has a lot of fat as well as other guys in his weight class. it would be ridiculous to say that he is not fat, its not really a bad thing. he probably eats a fuck load everyday

[@fuckamerica109]

he's doing good though obviously the guys a total machine 'cause some of those injuries would have been career ending for most powerlifters. They really should give him a pro card for bodybuilding though he deserves it. marc lobliner got his and he is nothing compared to kroc

[@MMAxJC]

@m5p944 Runners (sprinters) are often very good squatters, and have an ok deadlift. Bench press really doesnt show much overall fitness. Powerlifters who squat 1000 pounds have a terrible cardio system, if you let them run 500m, they die. Ever read Jim Wendler's 5/3/1? people who are that strong can only use their strength to squat and thats it. They have no overall fitness. Not hating on powerlifting, i love it too but the top powerlifters are NOT athletic, theyre just good at their lifts

[@UnknownEntity334]

yeah sure, only one small problem, cardiovascular diseases are the #1 at what people die off if you are not living in the jungle. if you have twice the ammount of blood in your body or are twice as big, your heart has to work harder and you will sooner or later recieve issues prolly like left ventriclar hypertrophy either way it does for sure reduce the time it takes for you to get issues. apart from that, renal failure, destroyed liver..? transplants aint fun

[@ephekt420]

total broscience Google "pubmed/11366381"

[@ZiItoid]

@shark1806 Steroids can be used for long periods, its all about respect and not abusing it, I'm rather talking about their general nutritional approach, I know alot of powerlifters and I can tell you, their diets are horrible, cholesterol levels are through the roof, their bloated like shit from high sodium intake, heart attack in the making IMO, and to add on that their using juice aswell.

[@dmoeller0]

hahaha funny guy :)

[@yuglax261]

holy fuck haha, well maybe hes bulking in this video :P

[@rscabbage]

yup good luck with arthritis

[@rscabbage]

actually one more statement before i go. If you think bench press for max reps is going to give you endurance/make you fit, why don't you fucking try getting in a fight for over 1 minute with somebody who trains for ufc and see who comes out on top? I see ZERO fucking people in any sport who train to be 380 pounds bench pressing 800 and shitty fucking cardio. Reason why? It's fucking useless.

[@SS8677]

Wow..you have no idea how the cardio vascular system works. I doubt you do either.

[@TheRationalTeller]

I hate to bust your bubble again.. but you're wrong..AGAIN. Power is a function of time and other variables. Pushing a 300 lb sled 1600m may take a long time for one or a short time for another. The person who does it quicker has more power. You are a very confused human being.

[@xXJeReMiAhXx99]

@NRGPhuk puffy face means nothing there are only a couple of roids out there that will cause that and even then it wont cause it in everyone not only that but this guy is obviously more of the powerlifting type in other words has big muscle and some fat with it aswell so some puffy around the face would be expected to think that u can say "puffy face = steroids" is just a big fail imo

[@TheRationalTeller]

All you do is knock the hard work these powerlifters do to accomplish things you will never be capable of achieving. You probably envy them to the point that you actually hate anyone who's higher than you. Too bad little CT. Get over it, and then get a life. Mark Bell has accomplished more than you can or can even ever attempt, so get lost.

[@gatorchomp9607]

LOLOLOL. Holding your breath for 5 seconds does not require an excellent cardiovascular system

[@TheRationalTeller]

You'll never get the point. But it doesn't matter either. The world will never acknowledge anything that you do or anyone who follows your training philosophy. We want to see people who achieve world class strength. People like you do a little of everything, but you don't deserve a title like a world champ does bc it's easy to be good at everything, but not easy to world class at just one thing.

[@TheRationalTeller]

Name a powerlifter who died from taking that stuff.. where are the bodies? Aww..no proof?? Didn't think so..

[@mac2k2020]

why would powerlifters run or do gymnastic ??? what kind of stupid comment is that ? you train for your sport

[@rhoads0098]

Bell was never a bodybuilder. He never competed in bodybuilding.

[@jakeo985]

disagree!

[@rehanbbbl]

haahahahhaha don't hammer your joints!! you can tell you're a cross fitter

[@wubranch1]

you still cycling on roids homie?

[@joelouden6592]

Just watched the documentary his brother made and how "Smelly" loves taking steroids. Any lifting advice from this guy is nearly useless as long as his results are from years of gear.

[@Baxter91]

So what about his years in High School etc when it was clear he was quite gifted in the sport? That has to count for something. You can't just jab some gear and bench 500lbs.

[@joelouden6592]

I managed a large commercial gym for years and have frequented "black iron" hardcore lifting gyms for longer. I've never seen anyone bench press 500 lbs without a shirt or without being on gear. I'm sure there's someone natural out there who can do it raw, but I've never seen it or heard of it first-hand from anyone reputable.

[@chadashton7029]

joe louden I lift with guys pressing 500+ that are natural and I my self press 450 natural and will likely be up to 500 very soon.

[@OgNightcrawler]

You gotta realize that movie is several yrs old. He's been off the juice for a while and is hitting 500+ on his bench press for reps natural.

[@spencermariano8454]

I know I'm late but your dum