How much can Tiger benchpress?
 

Maxing out (just one rep), what is your guesstimate?

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Easy,he can put up over 300 and more then once.

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I heard him say in a recent interview that he has not maxed out on the bench in years.

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I heard him say in a recent interview that he has not maxed out on the bench in years.

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Yep, and it would be idiotic for him to, but I do recall an SI article 6-7 years ago that said he could do 300.

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who cares?

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Wow, guess I grossly underestimated how strong the guy was. I figured him to be more the endurance type able to put up 135 like 40 times but not max out that high. My guess was 240-260. Multiple reps at 300+ is redic, especially for a golfer. The only guys I've seen at a gym able to put up the bar + 3 plates on each side are absolutely hudge.

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Unless he specifically said somewhere how much he can bench, I dotn get where you guys are basing your 300 (and for more than one rep), number on.

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In a golf digest article in 2000 he said "Tiger: "My max was 240 pounds, but that was a while ago. I'm not telling you how much I can do now. Gotta have some secrets, you know."

I think him doing 300 now is pretty reasonable.

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Yeah I would be surprised if he could do 300. He's not that big in person. Or to put it this way: he's smaller than anyone else I've seen bench 300 at the gym.

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if hiw wiki stat of 6 1 185 is right, there is no way he is putting up 315, if he is about 200 now after beefing up, there is probably no way he can do over 315 for multiple reps.

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Yeah I would be surprised if he could do 300. He's not that big in person. Or to put it this way: he's smaller than anyone else I've seen bench 300 at the gym.

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now that big in person? he looks pretty jacked up in a rather loose golf shirt

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I would bet he could do 300 once or twice.

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Andre agassi was 170-5 and he did well over 300 is what I heard. I think tiger can 300 fairly easily

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I cannot honestly answer this question...I have no idea how much weight can be put on the bar...find that out and you have your answer

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being short helped in agassis case

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Tiger is a brickhouse. I wouldn't be surprised if you gave him six weeks in December and January to put up 315.

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Yeah I would be surprised if he could do 300. He's not that big in person. Or to put it this way: he's smaller than anyone else I've seen bench 300 at the gym.

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now that big in person? he looks pretty jacked up in a rather loose golf shirt

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He's got the V-shape going on so he looks bigger than he is. I defer to quids on bench press knowledge

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this forum is hilarious

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240-260. No way he can bench 300+.

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he can definitely put up 3 bills....he's big enough to be a safety in the league...he works out very hard and keeps his body in perfect shape...he might not ever max out on the bench press, but if you put 3 plates on the bar, i wouldn't bet against him

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tiger is pretty fit... 300 once at least.

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I just saw his interview live ont eh golf channel. There is no way he can do near 300, 275 is, maybe. I dont get whre you guys are comming from at all, he is "fit" but that means little.

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I just saw his interview live ont eh golf channel. There is no way he can do near 300, 275 is, maybe. I dont get whre you guys are comming from at all, he is "fit" but that means little.

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I'm pretty sure it was this issue where I read the claim Tiger could do 300, tho to be fair it was the writer not Tiger who said it (same as the Agassi claim, IIRC):

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I just saw his interview live ont eh golf channel. There is no way he can do near 300, 275 is, maybe. I dont get whre you guys are comming from at all, he is "fit" but that means little.

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So from an interview u can tell how much he can bench, I have heard from people in golf circles(people on tour or who work on the tour) that it is common knowledge that T can put up 300. Not many pro athletes can do T's workout day to day.

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I just saw his interview live ont eh golf channel. There is no way he can do near 300, 275 is, maybe. I dont get whre you guys are comming from at all, he is "fit" but that means little.

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So from an interview u can tell how much he can bench, I have heard from people in golf circles(people on tour or who work on the tour) that it is common knowledge that T can put up 300. Not many pro athletes can do T's workout day to day.

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As someone who has competed in power lifting events, has pretty extensive training, and has lived in a gym for 6 years, I am pretty good at judging body types, and lifting abilities. Id be very surprised if he could get 300 up, and anyone saying for mulitple reps is insane. Just saying that "not many pros can keep up with his workout day to day" just signifies ignorance. If I was wrong, and he could lift 300, then his day to day training wouldnt be that hardcore, or taxing, it would be very minimal, lifting 3 or 4 times a week, w/ little cardio, and lifting very heavy weights, and the only intensity would be during the actual lift. I have no doubt he has a VERY taxing routine, but i would bet that what he is doing is more in teh 6 to 10 rep range, w/ little rest between sets to get his cardio and stamina up, not lifting 1 to 5 reps, which is what he would need to do to be at such a light weight for 6 1, and be able to lift a lot. Just becuase you work out really really hard doesnt mean you are strong. You train for goals, not intensity, Im sure his goal isnt to lift a ton of weight.



PS--- you guys also have to realize how STUPID it would be for him to ever come anywhere near what he can max, or to train with heavy weights right? So I seriously doubt any claim of what anyone has "seen" him come close too.

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his work out routine has already been discussed and he's "revealed" some of it..which means barely any of it. Not sure why he's so secretive about his workout regimen.

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He does high rep training, 25-50 reps a time..and sometimes does some bench for shock. He works out 3-4 hours a day, and during tournaments too.

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his work out routine has already been discussed and he's "revealed" some of it..which means barely any of it. Not sure why he's so secretive about his workout regimen.

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He does high rep training, 25-50 reps a time..and sometimes does some bench for shock. He works out 3-4 hours a day, and during tournaments too.

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If he doens't max and is doing high rep stuff like that he's probably using a calculator to tell him he can do 300 which is probably way off if he never touches heavy weights.

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lol at everyone here. im 5'8, 175 and can do 315 once. i've been lifting for a long time,but whatever. i would bet my house and everything in the bank that tiger can lift over 300. 300 is not like OMG!!!, get off your computers you geeks and get some real life expieriences. tiger is an exceptional athlete, pure and simple. now to say that vj or phil michelson could bench over 300 would be pure retarded banter. gg, nh.

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lol at everyone here. im 5'8, 175 and can do 315 once. i've been lifting for a long time,but whatever. i would bet my house and everything in the bank that tiger can lift over 300. 300 is not like OMG!!!, get off your computers you geeks and get some real life expieriences. tiger is an exceptional athlete, pure and simple. now to say that vj or phil michelson could bench over 300 would be pure retarded banter. gg, nh.

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You are an idiot. You are 5 INCHES SHORTER, and weigh 10lbs less, there is a HUGE DISCREPENCY. For tiger to have the same build as you, he would have to be about 40lbs heavier. (every inch is about 10 lbs). I have about 10 times more real life experience w/ powerlifting than anyone on this board, and Ill take your bet if you want to contact your mortgage company. When I started powerlifting, I trained EXCLUSIVELY for strength, I was 6ft 180, and maxed about 250 (this was after a year of training...how long has tiger ben strength training like this?). Ill give tiger the benefit of the doubt, but there is no way he tops 275. The simple fact is, if you werent a moron, you would realize that Tiger isnt training for strength, or at least very little in the way of strength he is training for flexiblity, and stamina, if you have been "lifting for a long time" you would have realized this. Being aboue to bench 300 or more is probably a little counterproductive to golf.

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I just want to point out that it's super strange to me that anyone should care about this topic, and I keep expecting this thread to drop down the page but it does not. Bizarre.

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I just want to point out that it's super strange to me that anyone should care about this topic, and I keep expecting this thread to drop down the page but it does not. Bizarre.

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Tuq,

these inane, stupid, pointless arguments are very cathartic and the only reason I come to 2p2.

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guids,

To be fair I didn't even read the thread and don't plan to. It just seems like an odd thing to have 30+ replies to. What next, "Does Vijay drink regular or decaf?", or "Will Jim Furyk's kids end up bald like him?"?

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lol at everyone here. im 5'8, 175 and can do 315 once. i've been lifting for a long time,but whatever. i would bet my house and everything in the bank that tiger can lift over 300. 300 is not like OMG!!!, get off your computers you geeks and get some real life expieriences. tiger is an exceptional athlete, pure and simple. now to say that vj or phil michelson could bench over 300 would be pure retarded banter. gg, nh.

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You are an idiot. You are 5 INCHES SHORTER, and weigh 10lbs less, there is a HUGE DISCREPENCY. For tiger to have the same build as you, he would have to be about 40lbs heavier. (every inch is about 10 lbs). I have about 10 times more real life experience w/ powerlifting than anyone on this board, and Ill take your bet if you want to contact your mortgage company. When I started powerlifting, I trained EXCLUSIVELY for strength, I was 6ft 180, and maxed about 250 (this was after a year of training...how long has tiger ben strength training like this?). Ill give tiger the benefit of the doubt, but there is no way he tops 275. The simple fact is, if you werent a moron, you would realize that Tiger isnt training for strength, or at least very little in the way of strength he is training for flexiblity, and stamina, if you have been "lifting for a long time" you would have realized this. Being aboue to bench 300 or more is probably a little counterproductive to golf.

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just because you are weak and cant bench 300 does not mean that is the norm. benching 300 is so last year. just about everyone and their mama with a couples years expierience can bench 300. so sorry about your terrible genetics and weakness. gg, ul in life.

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I can bench well over 300, if you knew how to read better than a 3rd grader, you would realize that was when I STARTED powerlifting, and am about 6 years into now. Or maybe you are just too short to see the monitor. Do you need some phone books to sit on?

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just to clarify. i have no idea what tw's workout routine is and im pretty sure he does not lift heavy. but there is no doubt he could max >300# if he had too.

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lol@ being 6 foot tall as being impossible to bench 300 as your arms are too long!!! [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img] you funny guids.

just fyi mr. powerlifter im a..., oh nevermind, this is a stupid thread. im done.

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Didn't think this thread would create such controversy, haha.

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lol@ being 6 foot tall as being impossible to bench 300 as your arms are too long!!! [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img] you funny guids.

just fyi mr. powerlifter im a..., oh nevermind, this is a stupid thread. im done.

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you are a complete retard. Its not that he is too tall, its that he is 185 and 6ft 1, even if he is 100% muscle, with 4% body fat (which is unlikely as no coach would EVER let an athlete perform at such an unhealthy bf %), he is hard pressed to have enough muscle to do it.




and LOL at "he doesnt train heavy" but can lift 300, YOU ARE ALL UNINFORMED, and stupid. [censored] morons. go to the health and fitness forum and ask this question, becuase you people are too stupid to be able to objectively get your mouth off of Tigers nuts to look at the issue.

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lol @ going to health and fitness forum on 2p2 like its the holy grail. you have no clue bro. im an athletic trainer and have seen earl boykins bench 335 when he weighed 145 at eastern mich univ. oh, but thats because he has shorter arms, right? [img]/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img] Tigers Woods is in phenominal shape, and benching 300 for a guy his size is not a big deal, now 350, thats another story. stfu, gg, nh, ul.