What's the best bench press/5K time combo you've ever seen?

Hunter is very strong, but you don’t need to lie about his running times. That just gives him a bad rep.

Source: Know him. Definitely know you as well ;)

Do u even lift wrote:

kids in the rec hall wrote:

Paul Stemmer

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p.s. surprised malley hasn't chimed in with this yet.

Can you elaborate? Found an old thread about Paul Stemmer but it doesn't list any specific race times or weightlifting numbers.

Stemmer was a 13:30s / 28:30s guy who could also - at his peak running fitness level - bench 285+

Star wrote:

I could bench 225 when I ran 14:55 and later benched 275.

Joe Falcon benched at least 250 when he was running 13:20.

I waited until this one to post. I actually read about a high school kid who was nearly that

fast and the paper claimed he benched 275. But like pushups, pullups, situps, and probably many

other exercises there are lots of ways to cheat. Many people do not seem to even realize they are doing it.

For instance I knew a guy, about 5-9 and 135, who would put like 650 on the leg press and then scoot his

but up the back of it and push the weight about 2 inches. Then he would jump off and claim he did 10 pounds

more than his personal record. I will not tell you any more about that guy, but he was zany in a lot of

other areas too. (Mental Health, accident prone, etc., sort of a real life Barney Fife except w/o a girlfriend.

Please do not bring up the old "Universal Machines."

Truth is not many people can even bench press their own weight. So, NO there are not very many people

who can bench press 200. 315 is a noteworthy achievement if you did it without your feet moving and your

entire back and shoulder blades on the bench. (Plus no spotter and from off your chest, no halfsies allowed.)

You shouldn’t have your entire back on the bench. Your butt and shoulder blades should be, but not your entire back.

I ran 16:17 at 195 lbs in 2017. I benched 3 months before.

My money is on Kelly Pavlik being up there. Pound for pound a solid boxer and in the 31s for 10k. I acknowledge the post was about 5k but given Pavlik's explosiveness when he fought I figured 10k was more impressive.

kids in the rec hall wrote:

Do u even lift wrote:

Can you elaborate? Found an old thread about Paul Stemmer but it doesn't list any specific race times or weightlifting numbers.

Stemmer was a 13:30s / 28:30s guy who could also - at his peak running fitness level - bench 285+

Here's a picture of "Stem" at the 1976 Central Collegiates indoor championships. This picture, like everything else involving Stem, involves an hilarious back-story -- like the time he competed in the Northwest Bench Press Championships.

He is a cartoon character personified. His biceps are like Popeye's -- when he lifts a sandwich to his mouth his biceps pop up and a subcutaneous image of the Rock of Gibraltar or Mt Everest magically appears .

13:10 5K he could bench 6 reps at least 160... 1 rep max about ~185?

I’ve won the Arnold 5k pump and run a few times with my best time at that event of 16:04 and 30 reps of body weight. My max is 260 but I hardly ever go heavy. Best 5,000 is 15:43 on the track.

The best time run after lifting 30 reps at that event is Joe Norton at 15:33 I believe. He was 155lbs.

Someone brought up Hunter McIntyre. He is much stronger than me, but I’m not sure he has broken 16 in the 5,000. He’s a very impressive athlete.

I also don’t believe Solinsky did 235. I’ve never heard of that before.

Like Alan said previously, the bench press can be fairly separate from the running. I think something also involving pulling (pull ups, rows) and a squat or deadlift would show a more rounded strength athlete.

fightingknight wrote:

The coach at Lynn was a 14:20 guy in college and benches close to 300. He's competing in the Arnold Pump & Run challenge in 2020.

How old is he now? What’s his weight? I think the Arnold Record is something like 15:27. A few weeks later that same person broke 15 on the track

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Well others have gone above and beyond what I have benched and run for 5k.

5k road PR 16:21

Bench max of 180lbs

However I was benching at one point 6 sets of 10 reps at 150lbs with a few sets at 155lbs.

At about a 160ish lb body weight.

I believe I could bench 250-300 if I worked on it though I don't care to.

A 5k PR has more meaning to me.

I think I'm giving up on weight lifting for the indefinite future. Have done it for several years. I feel better when I'm lighter.

I witnessed a guy in EOD who was over 200lbs run a mile in 4:40, a 5k in the high 16ʻs and benched one rep of 405 within the span of a few days. His name was Brian Fitzgerald an enlisted guy. beast.