When we think about who the best bencher of all time is? I believe most people will answer with "Ryan Kennelly." Why? Ryan Kennelly is what most of us want to be!! Ryan was the first man to bench 800lbs without controversy. After that he opened a door to "ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE!!!"" At a lean 308lbs Ryan has benched over 900lbs in training over and over again! Ryan, knows there are no secrets- He is human just like all of us... 6'2 long arms, But he ATTACKED THE BENCH WITH FURRY!!!! He made his monster unhuman.... and as a result he left his mark on the the insane planet of benching... Lets see what the legend and king of all MONSTERS had to say...

CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT YOUR TRAINING ROUTINE?

KENNELLY: My Current routine consists of benching two times a week one for speed, and one for ME work. On my heavy bench days I always use my Inzer double Rage-X, and or Inzer double denim. I work up to heavy triples or singles on ME day for two weeks in a row, then on the week three just focus on tricep assistance work only. Speed benching is done on my other day and do the regular 8 sets of triples with bands, chains, or both.

WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO TELL THE BEGINNER BENCHER?

KENNELLY: Purchase my book "The Kennelly Method" go to this page for more information.

DO YOU HAVE ANY ADVICE ABOUT HOW TO CHOOSE A SHIRT-THE DIFFERENCES; ECT?

KENNELLY: Choose the Inzer Rage or Inzer Rage-x, cut and dry. Its a great shirt that conforms to everyone.

RYAN, YOU WILL GO DOWN AS A LEGEND IN THE WORLD OF BENCHING-THERE IS OBVIOUSLY GOING TO BE MANY MORE GREAT BENCHERS IN YEARS TO COME. WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO TELL ALL THE LIFTERS AROUND THE WORLD AS THEY TAKE BENCHING TO SCARIER AND SCARIER LEVELS?

KENNELLY: Lets keep putting up bigger numbers for other lifters to come and eventually break themselves. I am the first man to benchpress 800lbs legit, and it opened the door for everyone. Lets keep it going till humanbeings are benchpressing 1500+!!

RYAN- YOU HAVE DONE ALOT OF GOOD FOR THE WORLD OF BENCHING- THE MONSTERS IN LIFTERS WILL GROW STRONGER AND THAT MAKES PROGRESS- HOWEVER, WE ALL THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR SMARTS TO GO ALONG WITH OUR MONSTERS... BUT YOU ARE STILL GETTING SCARIER- SO, IN CLOSING WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO CONQUER NEXT?

KENNELLY: I want to win the Arnold Classic in 2005, and become the first man to benchpress 1000lbs. These are the two obstacles in front of me at this time..

DESTROY IT!!!!!!!!!!! Best wishes to Ryan Kennelly..from CriticalBench.com

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The Road to the Arnold! Ryan "BenchMonster" Kennelly's premier training video! Tighten up your belt, bust an ammonia cap up your nose and hang on because your grasp on iron sanity is about to get ripped outta your freakin' skull! Watch the King of the Monster Benchers blow up 900+ pound board breakers, dominate the competition with 800+ pound platform lifts and jackhammer reps with 400-600 pounds like it was bitch weight! The heavy metal madness will blow up your living room as the Bench Monster and his den of Benching Berserkers wreak havoc in the gyms they march through. This movie will have you screaming like a madman as you tear down the road to your gym to hit the bench before you go insane with iron inspiration!

Ryan "BenchMonster" Kennelly was the first lifter to officially bench press 800 pounds and he has pressed 700+ pounds over 30 times in competition. Leading up to the 2005 World Championships, Kennelly had medaled at 3 consecutive Arnold Classics. This 90-minute documentary follows Kennelly's quest to become the first Bench Presser in history to repeat gold at the Arnold Schwarzenegger's prestigious strength summit.

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