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Originally Posted by MililaniBuckeye
That's not how the body works. You can't have, say, a 300+ bench and yet only do 13 reps at 185. Try this link. When I was benching regularly 4-5 years ago, I used this link (actually a link on a Nebraska training site, which I can't find now, that gave virtually identical results), and it was uncanny in its accuracy. When my max bench was 355, I also could do 9 reps at 275 (converted to 352 on this chart) and 15 reps at 215 (converted to 352).
With Storm's 13 reps at 185, that converts to a 278 bench, plus or minus about 5 pounds. Now, I'm not saying Storm's weak by any stretch...he just looks like he could bench a house. |
Everyone's strength is unique. There are some who can bench a house yet are average when it comes to rep testing. Those conversion calculators aren't always that accurate either and never applied to me. My one rep max always stunk in comparison to how many reps I could do.
Even though Storm is clearly muscular, he's still only 185 lbs. A 275-285 lbs bench would be pretty darn impressive especially considering his age, IMO.