Most Bench Presses Of A 400 Small Block Chevy Engine

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Columbus, Ohio, United States / August 21, 2012

Clint Poore bench pressed a 400 Small Block Chevy engine five times.

NOTE: This record is dangerous and should only be attempted by trained professionals.

- object must weigh at least 440 pounds
- must bench press engine from chest to lockout
- must be a real, unaltered truck engine
- must provide video evidence

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  • The Internet Blake

    First off Chevy didn't make a 440 engine, that would have been mopar aka Chrysler, Plymouth or Dodge. Second, that engine weighs roughly 650lbs, so how do you bench 475lbs once but can lift a 650lb engine five times? I call bullshit

    • United States Clint Poore

      Blake Thanks for your comments. Go to a search engine and type in .... 400 chevy small block engine The engine in the video was 440 lbs. Definitely need to get that corrected on the link. Oh and as for credibility, come to an Omega Force program and well let you lift it. Then you can see how REAL it is!

    • The Internet Blake

      I already searched it last night before I posted the comment, a 400 small block Chevy is 575lbs complete. I know a thing or two about engine weight as I have a 1965 mustang and have swapped out three small block engines in it within the past 2 years and know that they are heavy. So unless the engine was completely gutted that's the only way it could be close to "440lbs." Plus, how do you lift 440lbs 5 times but only do 475 once? That doesn't make any sense. Oh and I can lift almost double my body weight of 220lbs, so it's not like I can't powerlift either

    • United States Clint Poore

      Blake, Thanks for the response. I called the gentleman who made the engine to bench press and I was told anyone who has worked on a 400 small block chevy engine should easily notice that the one lifted in the video has been stripped. As for the lifting, you say you powerlift, yet you cant clearly see that because of the girth of the engine being used, that the ROM (Range of Motion) is less than a lift using a bar, which if the ROM is shorter will allow you to do more repetitions. I appreciate your zeal and if you want to come to Scottsville, Kentucky and weigh the engine for yourself, come on down.

    • The Internet Blake

      Clint, thanks for the reply. Not sure where you got the idea that I've worked on a 400 small block Chevy before, as I stated in the last reply I have a 1965 mustang. Mustang = ford, not Chevy. And by your argument of being able to lift more because of a reduced range of motion, I guess that means you can lift a small car five times that weighs 2,500 lbs because you only lift it a couple inches. Makes sense right? And no I'll pass on your offer, I have better things to do with my time than fly down to Kentucky and prove someone wrong

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