Cole Hocker bench pressed 165 for one rep max.

It's a darn shame that Cole Hocker is miler instead of a weight lifter.

Just like it sucks that Pyross Dimas is a weight lifter and not a miler.

Because if they both were the one instead of the other... I would be better than both of them.

Oh well...

LOL try 1%

Assuming this was meant for me since I mentioned a girl putting up 115. Very true that you'd be hard pressed to find a ~100-110 lb girl putting up 115. She was just an incredible all-around athlete. She constantly had the shotput and pole vault coaches trying to recruit her, but she loved distance and was good at it. It's unfortunate that you are so obsessed with trans people that you assume any strong woman is trans. Some people have genetic talent and work harder than you.

I believe Dave Wottle said he could bench 200 lb when he won the 800m in the 1972 Olympics.

Didn't Joe Falcon bench press something like 350 or 400 lbs and basically destroyed the PRs of the entire football team?

If you were brighter you would know that 1% is less than 10%.

No this is a lie. But there were credible reports that Joe did something like 250 or maybe a bit more.

Interesting. 165lbs/75kg is not bad, nor a super impressive weight. Add some context:

1. Done by an endurance athlete who is mostly reliant on his legs

2. A guy who weighs, I don't know, 135ish lbs or something? (I googled but couldn't find anything)

And it becomes more impressive.

I'd love to know what Cole Hocker could do in a one rep max for the squat and the deadlift (as well as his opponents)

I don't know that much about the strength abilites of distance runners. But I'm pretty sure I read that Alan Webb was able to do either 90 or 100 (or something in between) consecutive pushups in the summer of 2007.

Darn impressive regardless of what kind of sports you're doing (My PB is 57)

So I guess the debate is now whether a 3:27 1500 or a 165 bench press is easier to achieve

I had a female assistant coach way back when who could bench press 185 for about 6 reps. She could bench more than all the guys on the team except me and a couple throwers. Just an athletic build (volleyball player and jumper in high school). Still holds all the weight lifting records almost 40 years later.

Cole Hocker ran 3:27.65 to win a gold medal at the Olympics. Olympic record time. Beat two 3:43 milers, one of which is a 3:26 1500m runner

Who cares what he benches

yeah i'd take an olympic gold over benching 225 any day. call him weak, but you gotta call him CHAMP

...sounds like she gets her strength from her mom.

Smokin' Joe Falcon- Univ. Arkansas 1984-1988.

Multiple NCAA Champion- X-C, Indoor, and Outdoor

1500 PR- 3:33

Mile- 3:49 (Dream Mile- Oslo, Norway)

5000m- 13:20

Height- 5'7

Weight- 115

Bench Max- 280+ LBS

Game, Set, and...MATCH!!!

I know Hocker is the Oly Champ, but if we're talking about the strongest distance runner EVER, pound for pound Mr. Falcon WINS!!!

It's actually good form. It's the way he has to do it. Not everyone has the leverages and build for this. He did this with a more narrow grip as well which is tougher. It's all math, angles, leverages, etc.

He has a pretty decent distance to travel to get it up as well. And he's not doing that huge back arch thing which makes it easier.

Also i'm sure if he focused on this he would be able to get it well over 200. Probably something he's not really focusing in on.

It says he's 5'10 and 150 range. So based on his weight that's pretty good. It's all based on height, weight, leverages.

People who are shorter are able to get alot more up. His arms are skinny like mine. So this is really tough to do with skinny arms. I have to rely on pretty much all chest to bench.

Also other questions to ask would be. What were the warm up sets? What was the time frame in between the warm up set?

Ideal time frames and amount of warmup sets for something like this would be like

100 for 1

5 min rest

120 for 1

5 min rest

140 for `1

5 min rest

150 for 1

7 min rest

165 for 1

Time frames of 5 to 7 mins in between sets and a total of 4 warm up sets before the main max out set is the ideal or max potential situation to get up the most weight possible. Too many warm up sets leads to less weight being get up. Too much or too little on the rest time leads to less weight being get up. It's the same situation for the 400 meter dash or any other race.

There is always a certain sequence of events that's going to produce the best results.

The Falcon story gets more absurd each time I hear it.

He did not bench 280.

Alan

Have you ever seen the wolf of Wall Street. Bro you in your sisters basement jsut stop. We do not compare. You’re a skinny runner- I could lift you and your girl easy.

And Who is taking about church and adultery? Stay in your lane. I was stating the facts, muscles get girls. If you know you know....I bet youre 145lbs and 5"11 shorty hahaha.
The point is, any guy who has muscles over and over 6.0" gets hotter girls than any sub 4 skeleton like Hocka. its evolution.
Also saying "God carried me thru the line" is the most cringe.......you gets 4s and 5s for that with a body count of 25.

facts. No cap. Stop running unless you want your wife to be like Michelle Obama. If you want Melania, hit the gym