Arnold discusses Wilt's strength...

bdp31770 · Post #1 » by **bdp31770** » Tue Sep 25, 2012 10:42 pm

...he doesn't mention if Wilt could bench 500, but he does say some interesting thing's about how strong Wilt was.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzIu7o5N ... _embedded#!

LakerLegend · Post #2 » by **LakerLegend** » Tue Sep 25, 2012 11:01 pm

There are legendary stories of Andre the Giants strength too. I can't help but wonder if they tried some feats of strength to see who was stronger.

AChand90 · Post #3 » by **AChand90** » Tue Sep 25, 2012 11:02 pm

sum-up?

Bertrob · Post #4 » by **Bertrob** » Tue Sep 25, 2012 11:07 pm

A dinner with Arnold, Wilt, and Andre?
Oh god. One of the greatest meetings of all time

USA · Post #5 » by **USA** » Tue Sep 25, 2012 11:10 pm

Sum up is the Wilt did tricep extensions at a heavier weight than big body builder guys. Wilt could pick up Arnold with one arm. Wilt was a cheap son of a bitch.

D.Brasco · Post #6 » by **D.Brasco** » Tue Sep 25, 2012 11:36 pm

I always knew wilt was extremely strong but i had my doubts for andre due to the fact he had a disorder but i guess he really was a strong sob.

Stolen Team Fan · Post #7 » by **Stolen Team Fan** » Wed Sep 26, 2012 12:07 am

USA wrote:Sum up is the Wilt did tricep extensions at a heavier weight than big body builder guys. Wilt could pick up Arnold with one arm.

Wilt had sex with 20,000 women. Think about how many push-ups that is... I bet Wilt had strong arms, among other things. :uhoh:

Mamba Venom · Post #8 » by **Mamba Venom** » Wed Sep 26, 2012 12:15 am

Stolen Team Fan wrote:
USA wrote:Sum up is the Wilt did tricep extensions at a heavier weight than big body builder guys. Wilt could pick up Arnold with one arm.

Wilt had sex with 20,000 women. Think about how many push-ups that is... I bet Wilt had strong arms, among other things.

So he lacked forearm strength??? Lol

Stolen Team Fan · Post #9 » by **Stolen Team Fan** » Wed Sep 26, 2012 12:21 am

Mamba Venom wrote:
Stolen Team Fan wrote:
USA wrote:Sum up is the Wilt did tricep extensions at a heavier weight than big body builder guys. Wilt could pick up Arnold with one arm.

Wilt had sex with 20,000 women. Think about how many push-ups that is... I bet Wilt had strong arms, among other things.

So he lacked forearm strength??? Lol

I'm sure there are people on here that could challenge all three of them to a forearm-strength contest. Somebody's gotta wax the Heat logo...

Iplaytolose · Post #10 » by **Iplaytolose** » Wed Sep 26, 2012 12:36 am

I can't really take Wilt's stories seriously... they sound like myths.

Blame Rasho · Post #11 » by **Blame Rasho** » Wed Sep 26, 2012 12:44 am

Yeah... there is a bunch of hyperbole with all the Wilt stories... It is too bad writerman got his ass banned for being an idiot on the boards. He would be all over this topic.

carrottop12 · Post #12 » by **carrottop12** » Wed Sep 26, 2012 12:45 am

Arnold holds the distinguished record of groping more women than Wilt slept with. #GOAT

Stills12 · Post #13 » by **Stills12** » Wed Sep 26, 2012 2:03 am

Iplaytolose wrote:I can't really take Wilt's stories seriously... they sound like myths.

Some probably are exaggerated. But then again in his high school/college years he was doing this..

BJ43 · Post #14 » by **BJ43** » Wed Sep 26, 2012 2:24 am

One of my favourite Wilt moments, his reaction to Glen Rice beating his AllStar record for points in a qtr

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vShi7hQSL1k[/youtube]

**skip to the 10 min mark if you only want to see his reaction

Frank Mulely · Post #15 » by **Frank Mulely** » Wed Sep 26, 2012 3:03 am

With Arnold + Wilt around I feel bad for any women that were on the set of Conan the Destroyer :lol:

DEEP3CL · Post #16 » by **DEEP3CL** » Wed Sep 26, 2012 5:57 am

Bob Lanier once told a story of Wilt practically lifting him off the floor because Bob was rough housing Wilt a little too much for his taste. Anybody who seen Lanier in his playing days knows he was a big dude, for Wilt to even lift that man tells you how strong he was.

Ayt · Post #17 » by **Ayt** » Wed Sep 26, 2012 6:30 am

The biography of Andre the Giant is both fascinating and hilarious. Even in the intro you have a guy telling a story of Andre flipping a car on its side with four people inside. :lol:

I don't have a hard time believing a guy that was 7'4", 500+ pounds could do that.

The stories of his drinking are also incredible. His entire life was incredible.

http://www.biography.com/people/andre-t ... 2074650190

bledredwine · Post #18 » by **bledredwine** » Wed Sep 26, 2012 7:55 am

Um.

He could bench 500. I'd bet on it.

If what Arnold says is true about him doing 70% more than the body builders, than Wilt could do 500 on a bench.

I don't do too far from half that much, and guys of a taller size have a strength plateau advantage, so I can definitely see Wilt doing 500 with all of the stories. Somewhere, there's footage of Dwight doing 350 or so.

Johnny Firpo · Post #19 » by **Johnny Firpo** » Wed Sep 26, 2012 8:40 am

500 pound bench press is absolutely believable, to be honest. There were a couple of guys who could bench that since 1950, and of course it's a pretty common feat today, almost every other body builder, or strong man can bench 200 kg, which is around what, 460 pounds? Only problem is, if you are tall, even at like 6'3, 6'4, you're usually not a good bench presser, because you have long arms, and that's a huge disadvantage, when it comes to bench press. So imagine that with Wilt...

buckzxl · Post #20 » by **buckzxl** » Wed Sep 26, 2012 9:16 am

It's not hard to imagine Wilt picking up Arnold like a fly when you compare their sizes