What's more important than the weight is the % of thier body weight they are lifting.

In terms of 14-18yr old kids, yea 330 is a pretty great bench. If you're in high school and bench over 300 and squat over 400 you're a pretty strong dude. No matter what your size.

yes any bench over 3 is good for any kid but for a School Record 330 by a kid over 300 lbs is not what most would consider much above average I was in no way knocking his lift it is good but for a school the sise of SK with a nice program a Bench record of 330 is not what I expected .I would guess under the right circumstances he could improve his bench greatly at his sise .

The squat is always so unpredictable and left up to interpretation by those judging the lift ,A Deadlift is a bit more honest of a lift I sure there are a lot of kids who can squat 400 partial or on a bench but doing a true Squat is a bit different a real parallel squat is a lot harder than hitting a bench as many schools do and count towards a kids lifts .Not saying that is how anyone does or counts theirs .

Tyler Addesa (Meade County 2015, TE/OLB/DE/FB) Weights 204 Height 6'1, Bench 315..Squat 400...PC 250.

That's good stuff ,nice bench for a taller kid well rounded lifter .

What's more important than the weight is the % of thier body weight they are lifting.

all depends on the position and what your goal is ,a 200 lb LB benching 300 is great and in percent is better than a 350 lb lineman benching 500 but the lineman would be a BEAST among Beasts .

there are formulas for such things ,"percentage of BW is not a fair formula as a lighter guys BW goes into the lift or lifts more times than say all the powerlifts added together ,ie the weight will go into say three lifts six times and there are only 3 lifts giving lighter guys an edge ,the Olympic Schwarts sp formula is a better gauge .

135% of body weight has always been my benchmark to determine a very good bench press. Just a rule of thumb.

Kemo what are your top lifts ever in the bench, squat, and dead? I know they were crazy back in the day..

Keith and Kelly Yeager ,and yeah nearly or 200% of Bodyweight on the bench is pretty impressive and x two made it more so .I saw 18 Yr olds Squat 600 in competition back then pull 550 and bench 405,Dimusio kid from either loyd or Dixie I think pulled over 550 at a weight well under 250 a beast back then .I see a 15 yr old CC kid under 200 pull well over 400 regularly and another sr around 220 pull 600 and bench close to 4 every week ,the goal is 450 Bench and 700 Deadlift before graduation no real goal on the squat I would assume 6 or better .

these guys do 1 arm snatches and never max on power cleans but a 125 lb one handed DB snatch is pretty impressive and I have never seen any other High School kid do it in person.

Back in the 80s/90s the powerlifting competitions were ran by Tom Geimeir a teacher at Ludlow then and Ludlow always had a heck of a team.

Numbers would always win the meets giving the big squads an obvious advantage .

I'd love to see video of some of these lifts you're referencing.

At 18 I benched 405 Squatted 600 and Deadlifted 550 in Competition IPF Ky state powerlifting Championships ,I broke all four state records ,I added 290 lbs to the state total record .Best lifts since then 816 sq ,515 Bench,715 Dead lift .2046 lb Total.

Weren't the Yeagers very good arm wrestlers? I think I remember them being unbelievable for their size?

I'd love to see video of some of these lifts you're referencing.

 

The old ones you will have to take on my word and of course the word of hundreds of people who have seen those particular lifters way back when As for myself I have film photos and hardware to prove what I have done as for the Campbell County kids I also have film and photos of them as well ,the modern age is great watching a kid pull six hundred lbs in a gym equipped with weights that are actually shorter than those used in High Schools is very impressive as is watching a kid rep 315 like its a normal persons warm up 275 for ten 315 for six 370 for one after a football or wrestling practice is a nice day for anyone if you like we could come to your own school and show you in Person ,and yes if you like we enjoy betting as well lol

Not sure if they were great arm wrestlers they were good little bouncers though lol

Not sure if they were great arm wrestlers they were good little bouncers though lol

 

Did they work with you at the Waterfront?

The old ones you will have to take on my word and of course the word of hundreds of people who have seen those particular lifters way back when As for myself I have film photos and hardware to prove what I have done as for the Campbell County kids I also have film and photos of them as well ,the modern age is great watching a kid pull six hundred lbs in a gym equipped with weights that are actually shorter than those used in High Schools is very impressive as is watching a kid rep 315 like its a normal persons warm up 275 for ten 315 for six 370 for one after a football or wrestling practice is a nice day for anyone if you like we could come to your own school and show you in Person ,and yes if you like we enjoy betting as well lol

 

Cool down dude. Wasn't doubting. Just would love to see that.

NO ,LA connection ,and the Finish line when I was a teenager Kelly was a couple yrs older than me red neck drunks do not like getting thrown around by teenagers and 165 lb kids and we did not like being disrespected by old drunks when we considered ourselves athletes ,so we did not stay employed very long in those smaller clubs lol. Always dangerous hanging around him people liked to shoot at him for some reason ,nothing like getting of work going to the pepper pod on Monmouth street turn the corner and have someone yell theres that bleepin Yeager and then start shooting at you .lol guess we were Bullet Proof or very fast