Could kipchogie bench press 150 pounds for one rep?

Yes. And I think he could do a surprising number of reps of 135.

So much wow

Marathon kenyans don't need to lift weights because their body/ muscle groups have been adequately stabilized and functioning throughout their entire lives from walking, running, playing sports, working and little convenience. This is unlike Americans who sit around all day inside, which is not necessarily adequate for a pristine level of musculoskeletal development. They need to compensate by hitting the weights.

1.3x bodyweight?

Very unlikely. I think 135 would pin him

I agree. There is really no relevance of bench press to long distance running, so why would he even care.

His arms are not real long. He can likely bench 125 lbs. maybe even more.

I doubt it, also he doesn't need to

No. But he’s still a millionaire. Why would you ask if you know the answer. And why are you “hating” when you say you aren’t?

I remember reading either Geb or Bekele benched 250 in their prime.

Not a chance in hell

No.

Go back to bed kid.

Could he score a 9+ average score in women’s gymnastics? Not hating, just saying.

That could actually be a fun tv show: have star athletes try out different sports to see how they do. With a show like that, maybe we’d finally get our answer to the question of what LeBron James could run for a mile or 5K.

Kipchoge once benched 215 then defeated Matt London in a head to head 10 meter sprint after 1 minute rest. It's his greatest athletic achievement; I don't know why it isn't more well known.

Remember back in the day they had "Superstars" which included an 800m for the men and 400m for the women? I recall that Navratilova ran around 60 flat in the 400. It seems like one of the soccer stars of the time ran around 2 flat for the 800.

Yeah, I also remember a couple of football players going for the "4 minute half-mile", as the announcers pointed out. Renaldo Nehemiah was awesome on the obstacle course, though. And one year they had swimming, and Greg Louganis was one of the contestants, which was kind of fun.

1.3x body weight requires specific training. Do you think your typical 180 pound man can bench 235? I'd be more interested to see how many pull-ups he could manage.

I'm a 5'8", 125lb competitive distance runner. I tried to bench-press my bodyweight during the off-season out of curiosity. I could probably do a few reps at 50kg (110lb) and I barely managed 1 rep at 100% bodyweight, 125lb (57kg). There's absolutely 0% chance I could bench 1.3x bodyweight (162 lb for me). I probably couldn't even get it off the bench.

Kiepchoagie has even more unnecessary vowels.