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No, that headline is not a numerical typo.

According to tweets from his teammates and himself, Alabama defensive lineman Jesse Williams benched 600 pounds early Thursday morning. By our count, there are six weight plates on each side of the bar (which we didn’t know was possible).

Long-snapper Carson Tinker tweeted his love for Williams — whose handle, @ThaMonstar, feels like an appropriate one.

Placekicker Cade Foster tweeted out how Williams’ feat of strength put his own 455-pound bench press to shame.

What are they feeding players in the SEC West? Former Tide RB Trent Richardson wasn’t allowed to exceed a “paltry” 475 pounds on the bench when he was still in Tuscaloosa out of fear for his safety. And Arkansas RB Kniles Davis squatted 600 pounds earlier this offseason.

Not to mention a placekicker benching 455?! The rest of college football has some catching up to do in the weight room.

[Crimson White Sports]

11:00 AM on 7/27/2012
  • Namvet28

    I remember all the heavy lifters, many years ago, were not the best players.  My own stepson benched 440 in HS, was 6’3″ 302 LBS, and never got his game day uni dirty, not once in 3 years!  So knock yourself out on the bench, but SEC DL don’t stand still and let you push them around.

    • greybeard

      Very true, takes more than upper body strength to be a competitive athlete.
      Also, look closely at the top photo.
      It looks like he has a block on his chest under his shirt?? A common techinque used by power lifters in training, but not allowed in competition.
      If so, that reduces the distance he has to push the bar.
      Still an impressive lift.

  • Mezza Dave

    Where do the colleges find these guys?  I’m not referring to his feat of strength; no, I am referring to having the equivalent of “War and Peace” tattooed on his arms!  The next thing someone will be telling us is that this buffoon is majoring in literature.

    • Pepirah

      Why does everyone have to try and judge others. You don’t know what his tattoos symbolize or mean to him. Why is he a buffoon? He’s in college, he plays football, he benches a lot of weight, you don’t know anything else about this guy so stop making judgmental comments. It’s why our world is so jacked up now.

      • http://profile.yahoo.com/TKPJXJ6QDEUHEUZOWFXA2LXIVE Bubba

        100% correct, this world is full of woman-like haters and envious drama queens that love to hate and look for the “supposed” negative in anyone out of spite ala Lane Kiffin, Fight On Trojans!

  • Sanchez704

    He has 6 plates on each side. The plates are 45lbs. a piece, and the bar is 45lbs. even my 5 year old son can do the math. It’s only 585lbs. Not 600….still very impressive.

    • Pepirah

      If he used 50lbs plates then it would be 645. Try going into the Tide weight room and seeing what those plates look like.

    • Pepirah

      45lbs weights with the collars adds up to 600lbs too. You’re right, very impressive.

  • boneyfish

    very nice but im 40yrs old n can still do 500lbs

    • Pepirah

      Impressive!

  • Randyw652

    585 raw is impressive if the guy weighs under 325. Boneyfish probably uses a “suit” to get his 500, which puts him around 300. Try it raw. Why don’t people just say “good job”

  • ironman

    Sanchez704 it is easy to do the math however do you see the clips?? The clips can account for the other 15lbs…block or not thats pretty impressive

  • LEGEND

    love his tats — very cool and will serve him well when he looks for employment after he graduates. Maybe he can get a job as THE forklift.

 

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