My mile time is probably dropping fast now that I’m at 40mpw, I haven’t been lifting as heavy.
I do have running a mile and benching 250, all in less than 5 minutes, on my radar.
If you are able to run a mile and bench 250 all within 5 minutes, I would bet you are one of less than 50 people on earth able to do that.
I ran 4:47 solo 4 years ago. I have run 5:22 twice this year, 2024, but have run a few 40 mile weeks since my last mile, a big bump in MPW. I benched 220 last week.
I’ll keep working on it and keep Letsrun posted.
Part of it will be how/when the clock starts exactly.
I think I can realistically get to 4:50 shape, and the bench could be really quick especially if the clock starts when the bar starts going down. I do like to do a small set/hold after I lift the bar off the rack, maybe 2 secs.
There was a 1:51 guy on my college team that could have done it pretty sure. I also think Webb, Symmonds and Eaton all could have done it. Maybe Ryan hall now. Sam Prakel always looks strong too.
Probably more people can do it than you think. I’ve never had a weight lifting coach, and I have benched 255, and I’ve run 1:54.
If you are able to run a mile and bench 250 all within 5 minutes, I would bet you are one of less than 50 people on earth able to do that.
I ran 4:47 solo 4 years ago. I have run 5:22 twice this year, 2024, but have run a few 40 mile weeks since my last mile, a big bump in MPW. I benched 220 last week.
I’ll keep working on it and keep Letsrun posted.
Part of it will be how/when the clock starts exactly.
I think I can realistically get to 4:50 shape, and the bench could be really quick especially if the clock starts when the bar starts going down. I do like to do a small set/hold after I lift the bar off the rack, maybe 2 secs.
There was a 1:51 guy on my college team that could have done it pretty sure. I also think Webb, Symmonds and Eaton all could have done it. Maybe Ryan hall now. Sam Prakel always looks strong too.
Probably more people can do it than you think. I’ve never had a weight lifting coach, and I have benched 255, and I’ve run 1:54.
Very few guys are going to be able run a sub-7 & bench 250 natural without PEDs.
C'mon guys were talking about benching 250 effin lbs & running a sub-7...which is very fast for the average dude! 😲
Let me set you dudes straight: I was a natural bodybuilder & powerlifter in the 1980's winning a national title in BB & a regional title in PL. My max bench was 325 lbs (3 plates). I was short at 5'6" but packed on ~200 lbs of bulk. However, I could barely run (jog) a 10 min mile! 😆 (just too effin big).
10 yrs after competing in BB/PL, I transitioned to running & duathlon. I dropped from 200 lbs to my new weight of ~165 lbs. Good bye muscles/bulk & hello leanness. I still trained with the weights but my benched plummeted to a max of around 225/230 on a good day. Lol.
Over a couple of years of training, I finally broke 7 for the mile. I think my PR was something like 6:30 - which was a big deal for me not having a background in distance running & still be pretty heavy on my frame (I played football & ran sprints in HS).
I'm still training with the weights in the gym these days & actually getting a little running in now & then (have post-traumatic OA). Being active in the gym, I'm not seeing any guys running sub-7 & benching 250. The big boys benching 250 + certainly aren't running (they're not into running if they're benching that kind of weight). And the avid runners who can run sub-7, and actually do lift some free weights, are not benching anything close to 250. 😉
I ran 4:47 solo 4 years ago. I have run 5:22 twice this year, 2024, but have run a few 40 mile weeks since my last mile, a big bump in MPW. I benched 220 last week.
I’ll keep working on it and keep Letsrun posted.
Part of it will be how/when the clock starts exactly.
I think I can realistically get to 4:50 shape, and the bench could be really quick especially if the clock starts when the bar starts going down. I do like to do a small set/hold after I lift the bar off the rack, maybe 2 secs.
There was a 1:51 guy on my college team that could have done it pretty sure. I also think Webb, Symmonds and Eaton all could have done it. Maybe Ryan hall now. Sam Prakel always looks strong too.
Probably more people can do it than you think. I’ve never had a weight lifting coach, and I have benched 255, and I’ve run 1:54.
Very few guys are going to be able run a sub-7 & bench 250 natural without PEDs.
C'mon guys were talking about benching 250 effin lbs & running a sub-7...which is very fast for the average dude! 😲
Let me set you dudes straight: I was a natural bodybuilder & powerlifter in the 1980's winning a national title in BB & a regional title in PL. My max bench was 325 lbs (3 plates). I was short at 5'6" but packed on ~200 lbs of bulk. However, I could barely run (jog) a 10 min mile! 😆 (just too effin big).
10 yrs after competing in BB/PL, I transitioned to running & duathlon. I dropped from 200 lbs to my new weight of ~165 lbs. Good bye muscles/bulk & hello leanness. I still trained with the weights but my benched plummeted to a max of around 225/230 on a good day. Lol.
Over a couple of years of training, I finally broke 7 for the mile. I think my PR was something like 6:30 - which was a big deal for me not having a background in distance running & still be pretty heavy on my frame (I played football & ran sprints in HS).
I'm still training with the weights in the gym these days & actually getting a little running in now & then (have post-traumatic OA). Being active in the gym, I'm not seeing any guys running sub-7 & benching 250. The big boys benching 250 + certainly aren't running (they're not into running if they're benching that kind of weight). And the avid runners who can run sub-7, and actually do lift some free weights, are not benching anything close to 250. 😉
Something of a voice of reason here. Half the people on this thread apparently are athletic freaks who can bench 250 no problem despite weighing 150 pounds. There’s bound to be a profound response bias on the thread but still, I’m not buying it. Sam Prakel? Why in the world would anyone think he could bench 250?
That said, I’d estimate that something like 1 in 500 men could do both on the same day. Most would be 18-30 year old former football + track types who lift regularly and run a couple miles a few times a week. The type who gets on the treadmill and runs 7-8 mph for 10-15 minutes when they go to the gym.
Very few guys are going to be able run a sub-7 & bench 250 natural without PEDs.
C'mon guys were talking about benching 250 effin lbs & running a sub-7...which is very fast for the average dude! 😲
Let me set you dudes straight: I was a natural bodybuilder & powerlifter in the 1980's winning a national title in BB & a regional title in PL. My max bench was 325 lbs (3 plates). I was short at 5'6" but packed on ~200 lbs of bulk. However, I could barely run (jog) a 10 min mile! 😆 (just too effin big).
10 yrs after competing in BB/PL, I transitioned to running & duathlon. I dropped from 200 lbs to my new weight of ~165 lbs. Good bye muscles/bulk & hello leanness. I still trained with the weights but my benched plummeted to a max of around 225/230 on a good day. Lol.
Over a couple of years of training, I finally broke 7 for the mile. I think my PR was something like 6:30 - which was a big deal for me not having a background in distance running & still be pretty heavy on my frame (I played football & ran sprints in HS).
I'm still training with the weights in the gym these days & actually getting a little running in now & then (have post-traumatic OA). Being active in the gym, I'm not seeing any guys running sub-7 & benching 250. The big boys benching 250 + certainly aren't running (they're not into running if they're benching that kind of weight). And the avid runners who can run sub-7, and actually do lift some free weights, are not benching anything close to 250. 😉
3 plates is 315. That is engrained in any halfway serious lifter.
Benching 250 and running sub 7 is definitely doable for a lot of guys without PEDs.A lot of military guys I know including myself would have no problem with this. I would be low 5s at the moments, hopefully sub 5 again soon.
Benching 250 and running sub 7 is definitely doable for a lot of guys without PEDs.A lot of military guys I know including myself would have no problem with this. I would be low 5s at the moments, hopefully sub 5 again soon.
O.P. asked for a percentage. Considering many or most four year colleges in U.S. have intercollegiate sports, which group of (18 to 23) year olds would be more successful, the average college kid or the average person in military?
Very few guys are going to be able run a sub-7 & bench 250 natural without PEDs.
C'mon guys were talking about benching 250 effin lbs & running a sub-7...which is very fast for the average dude! 😲
Let me set you dudes straight: I was a natural bodybuilder & powerlifter in the 1980's winning a national title in BB & a regional title in PL. My max bench was 325 lbs (3 plates). I was short at 5'6" but packed on ~200 lbs of bulk. However, I could barely run (jog) a 10 min mile! 😆 (just too effin big).
10 yrs after competing in BB/PL, I transitioned to running & duathlon. I dropped from 200 lbs to my new weight of ~165 lbs. Good bye muscles/bulk & hello leanness. I still trained with the weights but my benched plummeted to a max of around 225/230 on a good day. Lol.
Over a couple of years of training, I finally broke 7 for the mile. I think my PR was something like 6:30 - which was a big deal for me not having a background in distance running & still be pretty heavy on my frame (I played football & ran sprints in HS).
I'm still training with the weights in the gym these days & actually getting a little running in now & then (have post-traumatic OA). Being active in the gym, I'm not seeing any guys running sub-7 & benching 250. The big boys benching 250 + certainly aren't running (they're not into running if they're benching that kind of weight). And the avid runners who can run sub-7, and actually do lift some free weights, are not benching anything close to 250. 😉
3 plates is 315. That is engrained in any halfway serious lifter.
No, the heavy bar is 55#, which is what most of the big dudes at the gym use when they bench. 270+55= 325
I ran 4:47 solo 4 years ago. I have run 5:22 twice this year, 2024, but have run a few 40 mile weeks since my last mile, a big bump in MPW. I benched 220 last week.
I’ll keep working on it and keep Letsrun posted.
Part of it will be how/when the clock starts exactly.
I think I can realistically get to 4:50 shape, and the bench could be really quick especially if the clock starts when the bar starts going down. I do like to do a small set/hold after I lift the bar off the rack, maybe 2 secs.
There was a 1:51 guy on my college team that could have done it pretty sure. I also think Webb, Symmonds and Eaton all could have done it. Maybe Ryan hall now. Sam Prakel always looks strong too.
Probably more people can do it than you think. I’ve never had a weight lifting coach, and I have benched 255, and I’ve run 1:54.
Very few guys are going to be able run a sub-7 & bench 250 natural without PEDs.
C'mon guys were talking about benching 250 effin lbs & running a sub-7...which is very fast for the average dude! 😲
Let me set you dudes straight: I was a natural bodybuilder & powerlifter in the 1980's winning a national title in BB & a regional title in PL. My max bench was 325 lbs (3 plates). I was short at 5'6" but packed on ~200 lbs of bulk. However, I could barely run (jog) a 10 min mile! 😆 (just too effin big).
10 yrs after competing in BB/PL, I transitioned to running & duathlon. I dropped from 200 lbs to my new weight of ~165 lbs. Good bye muscles/bulk & hello leanness. I still trained with the weights but my benched plummeted to a max of around 225/230 on a good day. Lol.
Over a couple of years of training, I finally broke 7 for the mile. I think my PR was something like 6:30 - which was a big deal for me not having a background in distance running & still be pretty heavy on my frame (I played football & ran sprints in HS).
I'm still training with the weights in the gym these days & actually getting a little running in now & then (have post-traumatic OA). Being active in the gym, I'm not seeing any guys running sub-7 & benching 250. The big boys benching 250 + certainly aren't running (they're not into running if they're benching that kind of weight). And the avid runners who can run sub-7, and actually do lift some free weights, are not benching anything close to 250. 😉
P.E.D.s to bench 250 lbs? This must be some kind of a confession.
If you are judging by big boys at the gym. A lot of city cops, correction officers, firemen, sheriff deputies and troopers, guys 30-something and 40-something years old. I agree 225 lbs. to 325 lbs. men, running will be tough.
Good thing there are fight club size men, (140 to 190) lbs. who can do both sans p.e.d.s.
Very few guys are going to be able run a sub-7 & bench 250 natural without PEDs.
C'mon guys were talking about benching 250 effin lbs & running a sub-7...which is very fast for the average dude! 😲
Let me set you dudes straight: I was a natural bodybuilder & powerlifter in the 1980's winning a national title in BB & a regional title in PL. My max bench was 325 lbs (3 plates). I was short at 5'6" but packed on ~200 lbs of bulk. However, I could barely run (jog) a 10 min mile! 😆 (just too effin big).
10 yrs after competing in BB/PL, I transitioned to running & duathlon. I dropped from 200 lbs to my new weight of ~165 lbs. Good bye muscles/bulk & hello leanness. I still trained with the weights but my benched plummeted to a max of around 225/230 on a good day. Lol.
Over a couple of years of training, I finally broke 7 for the mile. I think my PR was something like 6:30 - which was a big deal for me not having a background in distance running & still be pretty heavy on my frame (I played football & ran sprints in HS).
I'm still training with the weights in the gym these days & actually getting a little running in now & then (have post-traumatic OA). Being active in the gym, I'm not seeing any guys running sub-7 & benching 250. The big boys benching 250 + certainly aren't running (they're not into running if they're benching that kind of weight). And the avid runners who can run sub-7, and actually do lift some free weights, are not benching anything close to 250. 😉
3 plates is 315. That is engrained in any halfway serious lifter.
What an as*hole. 3 plates plus 2 5's - so I forgot to mention that. It's been almost 40 yrs since I was competitively benching. POS you are. 😉
What an as*hole. 3 plates plus 2 5's - so I forgot to mention that. It's been almost 40 yrs since I was competitively benching. POS you are. 😉
Blah blah blah... I might be an as*hole, but anyone who reads 3 of your posts can see that you're a total loser. Why post here? You think we want to hear about the "big boys"?
If you are able to run a mile and bench 250 all within 5 minutes, I would bet you are one of less than 50 people on earth able to do that.
I ran 4:47 solo 4 years ago. I have run 5:22 twice this year, 2024, but have run a few 40 mile weeks since my last mile, a big bump in MPW. I benched 220 last week.
I’ll keep working on it and keep Letsrun posted.
Part of it will be how/when the clock starts exactly.
I think I can realistically get to 4:50 shape, and the bench could be really quick especially if the clock starts when the bar starts going down. I do like to do a small set/hold after I lift the bar off the rack, maybe 2 secs.
There was a 1:51 guy on my college team that could have done it pretty sure. I also think Webb, Symmonds and Eaton all could have done it. Maybe Ryan hall now. Sam Prakel always looks strong too.
Probably more people can do it than you think. I’ve never had a weight lifting coach, and I have benched 255, and I’ve run 1:54.
You are underestimating how heavy 250 pounds is for the average person. Webb was a very strong runner, but he also probably weighted 140-145 pounds at his peak. Highly unlikely he was able to add 100 pounds to his body weight and bench that.
The trick with this is that you have to be the right blend of big/muscular enough to bench a lot, but still thin enough to run fast. Any elite runner just doesn't have the right size/fat/muscle contrast to bench 250.
Similarly, any weight lifter doesn't have the correct body type to run sub 6/7.
You have to have the right blend, probably somewhere in the 175-215 pound range, in order to complete this challenge.
Okay guys, I am doing my 5x5 training routine and am up to 235 pounds. Thursday I move up to 240. I'm able to do 5 sets of 3 reps, 3 reps, 3 reps, 2 reps, 2 reps at 235.
Still shooting for 250 but I think that's more than doable now. Going to see how high I can do, will keep all my fans updated here.