Eric Spoto Benches with Mark Bell and Silent Mike

All-time raw bench press world record holder Eric Spoto takes Mark Bell and Silent Mike through a big bench workout. He shows them his favorite accessory exercises and drops lots of knowledge on the bench press.
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[@MusixPro4u]

"Percentages don't even make sense to me" from the strongest bencher of all time. What the fuck, lol.

[@supertraining06]

I been sayin that for years

[@6reps]

supertraining06 Does this apply only to advanced lifters? I think beginners and intermediates might benefit from following a program, with or without percentages.

[@Phaeer]

6reps Programs are good to get an understanding for what works but you don't have to follow them strictly. Bar speed and volume are more important than anything when training for strenght in my humble opinion.

[@Druid51]

Everyone is different. I don't use percentages either because I know that I am better at repping squats then bench. Say a program calls for 85% triple, this would be a joke for me on squats but overly difficult on bench. I know myself better than set percentages and I'll always adjust to that so instead of doing 85% for a triple on squat I'll do like 90% and do like 80% on bench. I don't count these 90 and 80% though as I always just go by feel and experience of what I am capable of.

[@Phaeer]

Guerra de Ferro Gym If you're gay, yes.

[@Vikingarmrestling]

I am seriously so fucking happy i found this channel over a year ago. Helped me in my lifting immensly. 1735 total raw w/o Wraps.

[@supertraining06]

That's great

[@kainoizking]

Fuckin aye bro same here.. that's awesome btw, at what body weight bro?

[@Vikingarmrestling]

kainoizking currently 138kg so i guess 305?

[@Vikingarmrestling]

Royce Krueger that's really nice mate.just keep pushing!!

[@Brofessor]

+Royce Krueger unheard of cause i didn't happen lolz

[@rbLoric]

"Leave the gym with a pump, go visit the grocery store, get yourself a date." words to live by

[@bernieorbust6104]

Unna bro

[@lawerencethergood1137]

Sounds like jealous LT Compton Ca

[@CornShoe]

Bruh the pump is going to be gone by the time you get to the store

[@Jafmanz]

@@CornShoe If you think that then you've never had a pump!

[@CornShoe]

@@Jafmanz keep living in denial

[@Gerber-tq3vp]

I love your videos guys . I was recently diagnosed with Leukemia and went through it all ,chemo, radiation and also a bone marrow transplant. I was never in the best of shape but was always a lifter and strong. After everything I went through / still going through, I got sooo fat and out of shape all the way up to 300+lbs. I've been working out and doing a lot of cardio and and feeling better also down to 268 lbs in a month . I just like the way you all interact with each other. It reminds me of working out with the boys in football/baseball/basketball or the bouncers at the clubs lol. You bust balls but incourage as well, I love it . I'm rambling I know . I just want to say thanks super training.

[@johnnydaggers7649]

Stay strong bro

[@boom-bm1kl]

Hope you're doing better bud

[@bendover4726]

Hope you’re fine right now, keep up the work

[@Flawgore]

Great Mind Set bro hope you’re doing better now

[@nj4040]

Not a single bald head was seen that day.

[@williamshaw120]

When you were talking about the construction guys lifting after work, I used to lift with a guy who delivered dry wall and benched 505 for 2 reps after a long day of work. Those construction guys are beasts!

[@mikemusgrove9654]

"Strength is gonna carry you through everything." -Eric Spoto 16:23

[@amychaseaussie]

So far you've got Chris duffin king of squats Eric spoto king of bench Omar assmuff king of no calves Get Pete rubbish king of deadlifts next.

[@mlong73127]

Thumbs up for Pete rubish

[@dominickd16]

*george leeman

[@liftstrong4603]

George leeman is king of deadlifts , guy.

[@danohrly]

National Health Institute Ed Hall would *technically* be king of deadlifts but whatever

[@dominickd16]

danohrly he used straps, george uses hookgrip

[@BSCTrainerRob]

life goals : Have Mark Bell personally scoop me up at the airport then take me to his dojo and swag me out in Slingshot gear. Make a Wish Foundation fantasy lol

[@rbLoric]

I don't even powerlift but I love the vids over the last few months

[@supertraining06]

Thank you so much

[@juliangonzalez0198]

supertraining06 hey Mark can you do a vid how to train while u recover from injuries? ? I have one of my hamstring bother me for a least 3 month now I can still do everything but my weight on the squat have reduce I don't feel comfortable squatting heavy

[@jackhughman9450]

hahaha yes!!!! im not a line dancer but i still watch your videos is like an awesome compliment!!

[@OmarIsuf]

Son of a bitch. Wish I knew Spoto's arm wrestling tips before going down to California.

[@davidsourdis2905]

Hey Omar, who has bigger calves, Silent Mike or you?

[@ReMarig00o]

David Sourdis They suck equally as much. Though I have the same or even worse calves than them. To be honest though I think Silent Mike might have bigger calves?

[@davidsourdis2905]

ReMarig00o yeah he does

[@BigTrumpito]

What happened yo his pinky on his left hand?....Snapcity?

[@jef170]

Spoto has no secrets this dude is just crazy fucking strong

[@hbk4eva1]

Others have said it but it would be cool to get george leeman out to supertraining sometime

[@AlexWolstencroft]

hbk4eva1 He did the backyard meet of the century.

[@shaneslaine2582]

hbk4eva1 hell yeah dudewould be fucking awesome!

[@LondonG0708]

Eddie hall :)

[@debreczenimate5309]

He just announced it today, Leeman is coming!

[@Kocis19]

+hbk4eva1 The one dude I would love to see there too, is John Broz.

[@BigDeaner604]

best fitness channel on youtube hands down.

[@mattr2431]

I miss this Mark Bell. The one that actually cared about powerlifters

[@macsmitty1171]

matt r f

[@tomdavies9144]

Now he's just pushing his own shitty carnivore diet and making money. I rarely watch his current videos because of the nobody novices in his gym these days

[@nickbates6429]

I'd hate to be the guy sitting next to spoto on the plane. No room at all.

[@c12345678910c]

Check the video of brian Shaw on a plane

[@ReMarig00o]

Nick Bates If it was a fat guy I'd be pissed as well. If I saw spoto next to me on a plane.. oh my god. I'd ask him so many questions regarding everything that even a 24 hour plane trip would feel like 2 minutes literally. Poor spoto though! XD

[@nickbates6429]

Cody Long yeah I've seen it lol spoto looks wider than shaw in my opinion. Probably cuz shaw is alot taller. But I'm pretty big myself and wouldn't wanna be stuck sitting next to either!

[@shaneslaine2582]

Nick Bates your the size of brian shaws arm you scrawny fuck

[@nickbates6429]

shane slaine lmfao what are you so mad for? I'm 6'1, 280 lbs. Not exactly what I would call scrawny but hey whatever floats your boat, guy with no profile picture! :)

[@DrexPlays]

"feels like crossfit" I can't lolol

[@Zeolf]

This--> "I want to feel like i left the gym doing something better than i did the last time". Love it. Great job to notice and highlight that phrase supertraining06 I would add this: "I want to leave the gym feeling that i give it all"

[@johnmartin7079]

Why do my chest and shoulders get pumped just listening to Eric Spoto talk about benching. Side note: nothing else gets swollen.....

[@brodestar93]

priceless information in this video

[@andrewstone7516]

Been loving all of the frequent videos that have topics across the mat. Keep 'em coming! It shows that you're putting a lot of work into this channel, and this is why I support slingshot products!

[@asdfghjkldfghjhgcgyuigfyui9792]

“percentages don’t make sense to me” mark bell and and mike cried

[@AKwon911]

mark your slingshot is a gamechanger. my bench press has finally stopped plateuing and i have gotten over the 185lb mark for reps. now i hit my year goal of repping 225 for 8. thank you

[@alexilaiho321]

What slingshot did you get ? Mark recommends that if you bench under 225 or 315 to get the blue one but i am very hesitant whether not to buy the red one... I am benching 198 3x5 and then 185 2x5 cuz i am doing 5x5 on the bench.

[@ironaddict7472]

This has to be the best channel on KZbin...

[@liftstrong4603]

This is def the best channel. Would be cool to get some George leeman up in supertraining, very great guy.

[@willtautuaa7871]

Recently got bk into it, and my youbger cousin just put me on ur slingshot product. Man in a short 6 weeks my bench has gone up immensely. Id like to get something to kinda help around the elbows to maximize my training injury free...Keep up the good work fellas..

[@sonortubelug3853]

How does this apply to crossfit. I need to do some hand stand push ups and then run a hundred yard dash wearing a dress and heels. This information is useless.

[@keletodyer1487]

Mark Bell and Silent Mike and the SuperTrainning Gym. You all need to come over to Abu Dhabi and sell your Slingshots gear. You guys are my inspiration. I started Powerlifting because of Vids and special guest. My whole body and Mind is so strong and confident. Due to you Mark Bell. Thank you. Kel from New Zealand who resides in Abu Dhabi UAE!

[@daequanloco8351]

He has a website

[@LW13tube]

Great video! Thanks for all the other videos too, it's amazing that these elite athletes are putting out so much content to the general public. You wouldn't find athletes from other sports doing it, especially not the elite.

[@AsgardProductionsSE]

The vids just keep on getting better, both in content and production. I really loved the ending with Eric's quote, nice :D

[@bouldershoulders7753]

Mark 405 for 3 now well over 500 for 3 in 5 months crazy shit

[@MrTyroneWashington]

I noticed the same thing. I respect Mark...but come on.....he was taking more sauce to get to 500 for reps.

[@mikejohnson4362]

When did this become the best lifting channel on youtube? I'm not a powerlifter but wow , keep it up! regards from South Africa

[@arthurrotter694]

5:05 his triceps are HUGE

[@Hanuman_]

Arthur Rotter they are huge but the aids fisheye lens distorts them to make it look even bigger.

[@FiestyPikachu]

Always great content, Smelly. Theres not many channels on youtube that I actually enjoy watching

[@TheHaiku2]

God damn this ain't no regular dude.

[@KidHorsepower]

Like Mark said in other video its not so much the speed but the control and ease that Spoto has benching. Almost like poetry in motion.

[@cody4916]

Spoto is a freak of nature, he is literally built to bench. Guy has like a 2 inch bar path with full rom.

[@patrickdickson3127]

Awesome content guys-these videos are fantastic. Inspiring the world and opening powerlifting to the world. Major mainstream appeal

[@migueltavaress]

Best powerlifitng advice!

[@sammygraham7912]

Another excellent video, extremely informative and simple to apply.

[@76moxie]

Thanks for sharing your knowledge.

[@cicerojones9248]

I remember this guy from the gym in Sachem North. Wow. Crazy.

[@jag2612]

This recent series of video's has been amazing.

[@arocks1234567]

eric spoto is very knowledgeable and humble, and ed coan loves him too

[@guilhermepinto7]

Amazing content!! Thanks a lot mark, eric and silent mike

[@theoriginalbreadcrumb]

What I found with bench is that getting a overall stronger body helps you a lot because it helps you get tighter and can exhaust more power in my push.

[@TheGangsterflavor]

Awsome video! Love spoto more videos with him! Keep em coming

[@akage444]

Loving the 60 FPS! Especially when there is lifting going down. It's a noticeable difference

[@igorfitness]

Cool explanation video

[@igorfitness]

Really cool

[@wohlchr12]

Great vid. Like that you included the entire workout

[@luv3z2p00p]

this dude has like 25 inch arms wtff

[@raygnicky]

Great vid and great new channel I just found ....I met Eric at the rich pina BW for reps challenge he was one of the judges ...awesome experiance ..I also took 1st place at that bench press contest and took home $2200 :)

[@imranlodhi90]

Y'all should invite Scot Mendelson and Tiny Meeker to come at Supertraining!

[@WorldCompilationsVideo]

Love the amazing content you guys put out !!!! Eric is a monster

[@Shaunandshaun]

What a legend love the video 💪

[@joneth781]

Eric is the main man he knows his shit

[@williamshaw120]

Love your channel! I liked what spoto had to say about percentages. I try to train like the old timers trained, trying to add a rep or 5-10.lbs of weight to each Exercise every week. Like the Bosco system of progression.You have great guests on your videos, I'd like to see Brooks D. Kubik as a guest on one of your videos. Again, I enjoy your show and will continue to watch in the future.

[@morganfreeman8230]

adding just a rep every week goes a long way. a great way to progress rather than over adding weight and being stuck

[@BadBandar59]

Great vid guys! Spoto is a big dude.

[@nicholaschryssafis5797]

Record got beat 22 Nov 15, now it's 335kg (use the metric system, it's better)

[@nicholaschryssafis5797]

Oh yes, it sounds better, how it sounds matters more than whether or not it works

[@BUFFALO_cougar_slayer]

Both work perfectly fine. You can convert lb-mass units to SI mass units pencil and paper. Hell, I've done it so many times I can convert kgs to lbs and vice versa in my head to the nearest hundredth. Metric elitism is unnecessary.

[@noinnoin9718]

Fuck lbs. Metric system all the way.

[@carmelloluciano5773]

Awesome content

[@sammy1995]

I love these shows, very informative!!

[@flyingplantsinspace]

love the stuff you are putting out.

[@user-qj8to4ty9o]

Very insightful video, awesome!!!!!

[@alhaqq258]

Look at those fucking triceps. Fuck how much he benches, I am mirin those triceps you got there Eric.

[@riogotti1008]

James Henderson was raw no shirt no wraps no sling shot nothing but pure power!

[@DR-jz1es]

Even tho this was just 4 years ago it looks like a video from the early 90s

[@jettfuelfitness]

These guys grew up learning from the guys who were champs in the 90’s so I guess it just carries on

[@Suleytron]

Great video. Very motivational and informative.

[@sammygraham7912]

GOTTA Get Eric Spoto out to Iron Addicts Gym June 20th for our event, great guy all around

[@uberstache9434]

Amazing content as always!

[@onebaddstudd1422]

@MarkBell...Hey Mark. When you have some time check out another East Coast guy named Glenn Chabot from Springfield Massachusetts... with all due respect Glen Bench pressed 722 about 10 yrs before Eric got it (taking nothing from Erics achievements and the fact that he's a tremendous athlete and an even humbler guy. He's always in the top five of heavy bench pressers world records of all time. Usually hanging around the two or three mark for the past year or two).. Glenn got 722 unassisted and raw at a body weight of 277 lb. What's even more insane as his benching technique did not involve any huge drawbridge back-bending, or a giant raised up chest, just pure power. If you check out his videos he seems to be one of the most technically perfect bench pressers when it comes to Raw strength I personally believe of all time to date...do some research on him when you look at a little free time during your busy schedule. Congrats on your videos and shows very impressive very informative and very professional. Word has it that Woodglen shavitz bench-press of 722 at a body weight of 277. It took nearly 14 years for Vasily that giant Russian who did a 739 lb WR.and was 68 lbs heavier than Chabot(just fyi/fun facts)..i spoke with Glen about 2months ago and he is training again and has a Particular goal regarding bench press that he will not yet disclose..luv your work, and continued success Mark

[@AbdulBasittrading]

Where can we find his videos?

[@jnava44]

I wish i could work out with them. They are my Idols!!

[@sperez103]

Hey Mark, when are those yellow sleeves going to be available?

[@wingmon]

Been waiting for this vid! Love it!

[@hurricane5125]

wow.405 just getting blood in it.

[@Midnightrave69]

my favorite part of every supertraining vid are the onnit commercials

[@martingomez2526]

Jim! how is spoto doing? when is he returning to the platform?

[@NatoElite101]

love the longer vids type docos

[@mr2cusr15]

That was an excellent video guys

[@tom000]

Great video, this is awesome.

[@ralexlu]

I love this video, thanks!

[@Venged3DG]

Finally someone says it. I try to hit volume prs every workout but ppl keep saying stick to program.. fuck all that

[@austintravers8766]

I feel small after watching this

[@elijahfrancis2021]

Great collab vids lately. I'd love to see you guys do a deadlifting vid like this with Eddie Hall.

[@MrScsboy]

Love the long vids

Great video!

[@MrScsboy]

he may have missed that 716 but the speed off the chest was insane

[@RichardPerfield]

Why isn't there a Supertraining Gym in the UK dammit!!!!

[@jenniferf.2727]

Great videos

[@Gandalfbaws]

wtf happened tp erics pinky finger? broken?

[@Joe11Blue]

Really wish silent mike were actually silent.

[@sevvy101]

+Joe11Blue wise words mate, silent mike is a dick

[@Joe11Blue]

squat master Jews gonna Jew.

[@Joe11Blue]

No shit...

[@Joe11Blue]

Mark Richardson Oh, you're funny. See, I can make shitty comments too.

[@JD-iu3vi]

Hear ye! Hear ye! I concur with thou statement!

[@mitsealb3609]

You can tell when someone is elite/ a pro at what they do.

[@mlong73127]

Eric is a god. Thanks for the upload

[@kylepackwood6847]

Great vid

[@kuchenstyler]

Content is off the hook!!!

[@Logan-zi4vx]

“We have your bench press ready for you sir” lol

[@taxlawsealsteuerberater7226]

Arnold says Never be Afraid to Fail 🔝

[@taxlawsealsteuerberater7226]

And: just Break the rules! Not the law

[@jefferylord3068]

wow, spoto is a monster

[@DeniBodybuilding]

i fucking love these videos!!!

[@DR-jz1es]

My absolute favorite bench presser is BIG E. always a dan always will be

[@lamarrboudreaux2082]

Tomorrow is bench day. I bombed at 295 lasts week, but it was a good bomb if that makes sense. I'll try again in 2 weeks. These vids are helping even tho I don't Powerlift. Great stuff.

[@c12345678910c]

Build strength don't test it all the time

[@lamarrboudreaux2082]

Cody Long Yea das what I meant. Every now and then I test my max, but then I go back to doing some accessory work and other strength work. So every now and then I test it out to see what I can do.