This is an event anybody could try in the gym
it's 200 kilos.
I mean, I wouldn't advise taking 200 kilos on the bar in a benchpress.
I will not take a second again,
so gym dependent this - these guys train it all the time.
This weight is going to drain you pretty quick
so get as many reps in as you possibly can right up front.
Magnus is quite the bench presser, I think he'll get 16.
Nine to beat, one, two, three, four.
34 years of age of course from Norway Sven Karlsen,
And he is a former builder power lifter
and he's well, not doing very well there at all. Next up the american champion Brian Schoonfeld
At this, nine reps to beat
and as you can see there, Brian has got his head off the bench, nice technique.
very good, well he's got eight, will he get nine?
He won't, so there you are eight reps then for Brian Schoenfeld very good depressing there
and here he comes, this huge Canadian who was so impressive in our last grand prix
Hugo Girard,
29 years of age, a Canadian policeman
and he is what they call an exceptional presser so expect him to beat the night.
He holds the canadian bench press record of course 297.5 kilograms,
nine already,
yes he has beaten the nine. Ten is enough for him and that could be enough for him to win it.
very good bench pressing for the Canadian
Magnus Samuelsson, ten repetitions set by Hugo Gerard.
and let's see how he goes
one, two
three four
five, six, seven, eight. Yep, beautiful pressing. He has beaten Girard.
indeed he has that's 11 for Samuelson.
Fantastic bench pressing there for Magnus Samuelson winning with 11.
Now Svend Karlsen tell us a bit about this.
Well it's not like the gym lift you don't have too many ATVs inside the gym,
but it's actually 200 kilos in the handles for the athletes to complete as many repetition as possible within the 75 second time limit.
eight or ten, try none for poor old Laurence Shahlaei, who never got this going.
Tarmo Mitt, a very experienced campaigner, just six for him; and Richard Skog fought well, he managed 12.
Derek Poundstone next
good to see Derek coming over to Europe. We see a lot of Europeans going to America,
the traffic is not so uh, plentiful going the other way, but Poundstone you just get the sense
he wants to experience as much as he possibly can of this event, which he's blasted through the first six or seven of these,
hasn't he
I think Derek all these guys have a look at what the other guys do and
I think he's decided you know what this weight is going to drain you pretty quick so get as many
reps in as you possibly can right up front, well you know this is an event anybody could try in
the gym it's 200 kilos I mean I wouldn't advise taking 200 kilos on the bar in a bench press
to be honest if you can lift 60 or 70 kilos you're doing fairly well but it's so gym dependent this
these guys can train this all the time and you see Poundstone he's done his homework here
he really has I like the way he took that little pause there when he got to 12.
I just bought him another couple he's getting the oxygen into the bloodstream here there might
be just enough for one more rep how's the arm strength how's that lactic acid flowing around
there yeah there's the extra one is there another one or is that it well he took one
regroup and got two another regroup and he's got one and that's good 15 reps very cleverly done
are you happy with that I think it was all right I, I think that might fall though I, I know ¡uh!
Magnus is quite the bencher so I think he'll get 16 just enough
this is the man enjoying home comforts the man who made the car pull look easy and the man
who Derek Poundstone fears most in this event Magnus Samuelson
and with such long arms you'd think he wasn't a good bench presser, but of course we've spoken
about the fact that he has the World's Strongest arms - huge triceps Magnus - and 11 without stopping.
There's a bit of a pause there he gets to 12 I think he'll take a breather here
let's see if he can do it there's one and listen to those fans they're enjoying every
second of this even if Magnus isn't now does he take another stop now
he hasn't got the 14th, they've not given it to him. It was close, but not good enough.
Now is there another one to push Jimmy down the order a little bit and for Magnus to take sole possession?
of second place I don't think it's coming no he can't lock his arms out nope he's gonna have to
share it with Jimmy, so Poundstone, what's done it? That's a big scalp for Derrick Poundstone.
You must be thrilled with that? Yeah!
My chest is feeling a little better, nothing a little ice can't fix, you know, to be fair you called it.
You you said you were going to win that one, and you did it, which is very impressive.
Is that your best event? It is why I think I have some of the best shoulders in the World.