Assuming some average guy decided that he wanted to do a 400 pound bench, but instead put the effort into a 5K, what would it be?
What about a 200 pound bench press?
Assuming some average guy decided that he wanted to do a 400 pound bench, but instead put the effort into a 5K, what would it be?
What about a 200 pound bench press?
Pretty rare.
Pretending it was an interview question, I would guess maybe two guys in a city of half million coud do it, like 14:30?
Answers will range from 13:30 to 20 minutes on this board.
I like the 14:30 answer for 400 lb. 200 lb would be 21 minutes.
just depends on body type. more apples to oranges comparisons
I think you'd have to factor in bodyweight for both activities.
A 400 lb bench by a 140 lb guy is much more significant than a 13:30 for a 140 lb guy. A 13:30 by a 220 lb guy would be more impressive though than the 140 lb guy's bench.
Hmm should it be by weight or by body fat percentage or a combo of both?
Competed as a powerlifter for 10 years. I would say a 400 pound bench would be equal to a 17:00 min 5k.
knuckles wrote:
Competed as a powerlifter for 10 years. I would say a 400 pound bench would be equal to a 17:00 min 5k.
Not sure if you have any credibility after that statement.
What kind of powerlifter doesn't account for the bodyweight factor? Depending on your weight, a 400 bench could be the equal of 12:37 or it could be 18:00 minutes.
knuckles wrote:
Competed as a powerlifter for 10 years. I would say a 400 pound bench would be equal to a 17:00 min 5k.
Then what is an elite bench press?
brogan1 wrote:
Then what is an elite bench press?
For a 125 lb male: 300+
For a 300+ lb male: 600+
World record is 1000 lbs I believe (but that's with a bench shirt). The record is probably 700-800 lbs without a shirt.
eee wrote:
knuckles wrote:Competed as a powerlifter for 10 years. I would say a 400 pound bench would be equal to a 17:00 min 5k.
Not sure if you have any credibility after that statement.
What kind of powerlifter doesn't account for the bodyweight factor? Depending on your weight, a 400 bench could be the equal of 12:37 or it could be 18:00 minutes.
What does weight have to do with anything? Or are you opening the question up to include over weight 5k runners too? The most efficient body for running is a light body, you wont see very many 200 lb guys running under 17:00 just like you wont see many 140 lb guys benching 350. FWIW I think the 17:00 answer is pretty close.
be open minded please wrote:
[quote]eee wrote:
What does weight have to do with anything? Or are you opening the question up to include over weight 5k runners too? The most efficient body for running is a light body, you wont see very many 200 lb guys running under 17:00 just like you wont see many 140 lb guys benching 350. FWIW I think the 17:00 answer is pretty close.
"What does weight have to do with anything?"??
In weightlifting there are weight classes. So that means that weight has a huge amount to do with how good a lift is or perceived. Are you saying that a 140 lb guy benching 400 lbs is equal to a 17:00 5k?
Wow, you went waaay deeper into to this then I did. If you start figuring bodyweight of lifter vs. bodyweight of runner and the train leaves at 6 am and travels east at 70mph how much does the apple cider cost?
A 400 bench would place you very high in most local meets but (depending on who showed up at the meet) wouldn't win. Figuring on the AVERAGE sized powerlifter.
A 17min 5k would also place you very well at most local meets but probably wouldn't win (depending on who showed up). Figuring on the AVERAGE sized runner.
You go to a big national level meet and 400 bench would put you near the bottom for the average sized lifter.
The top lightweight powerlifters bench over 500 without supportive equipment. These are like the sub 15min 5k's. The freaks that are running 12 somethings are like the lightweight freaks benching 550 plus.
Please let me know if I restored your credibility in me or I'm not going to be able to sleep tonight.
Gallowalking
I didn't go that much deeper into it. You're exaggerating and overreacting and under answering.
And what are you calling lightweight? No 140 lb guy benching over 500 lbs is equal to a 15min 5k. That would be equal to like 12:20 for 5k. The world record is for the 140ish weight class is 441lbs (this number needs to be checked).
afeowijf wrote:
Assuming some average guy decided that he wanted to do a 400 pound bench, but instead put the effort into a 5K, what would it be?
What about a 200 pound bench press?
Bench press is one of those excercises that equates to nothing in athletic performance. Though I still supplement my other strength training with a bench workout from time to time there are much better exercises that actually equate to performance I.E. Dead lifts, deadhang pull ups, box squats, and various core strength exercises. In retrospect I believe bench press will hurt a runners performance more than help it.
LetsHate.com wrote:
Bench press is one of those excercises that equates to nothing in athletic performance. Though I still supplement my other strength training with a bench workout from time to time there are much better exercises that actually equate to performance I.E. Dead lifts, deadhang pull ups, box squats, and various core strength exercises. In retrospect I believe bench press will hurt a runners performance more than help it.
Not true. Bench pressing helps in any activity that requires pushing. Off the top of my head and experiences, football and martial arts come to mind.
The world record for the bench press is 1075 lbs.
The world record for 5000m is 12:37.35.
400 pounds is 37.2% of the world record bench press.
Therefore, a 400 pound bench press must equate to 5000m in 34 minutes.
My mathematical acumen may not be disputed.
End of thread.
I just found a flaw in my theory. It assumes the lifter and the runner are the same weight.
If the average 400 pound lifter was 300 pounds and the average runner 140 pounds, the 5K equivalent for the runner would be 15:56.
Or maybe not.
I believe I am best able to answer this question.
The woman's world record for RAW powerlifting (without the aid of a bench shirt) is 430 pounds, or was as of last year. That would be equivalent to about a 14:30 5K based on performance as a percentage of the world record.