Calling all OL'ers......:)

[schabowy90]

Schabowy, ill be going to a uni next year. Is using the gym there free?

Yeah man it's always free usually at any uni.

Intradasting...

I should see how many crossfitters lift at my gym and see if they'd be down to start a club. It's usually pretty easy to spot them at a university gym. Instead of tank tops, high socks and vans they wear tights and Reeboks or Vibrams lmao. Maybe we can use the bumper plates and platforms that are reserved for athletes only... such BS that someone experienced in O-lifting can't use the bumpers...



At the 2 schools I went to (CSUF and CSUN) both were covered in tuition. But good luck finding bumper plates :/

Yeah so many of them come up to me/stare/cheer me on its a good conversation starter haha. I can already think of like probably 5 that would probably be down.

And tell me about it man, we have a NCAA sports complex and they have like 20 platforms with bumpers...but can students use them? Nope....

I can probably out snatch every ****jn football player on the team and can't use the bumpers. And the student gym won't buy bumpers because of the stigma of "dropping/throwing a weight" or something. I've probably been warned two or three times about dropping 250lbs after a cj.


DO THEY EVEN LIFT??!!

[jb4476]

Best thing to do in that situation might be to buy a couple of bumper plates, say a pair of greens and a pair of yellows, and then keep those at the gym, and whenever lifting, just make up the rest of the weight in smaller gym plates that won't make contact with the floor.

More plates in contact with the floor=more noise. If you have, say, a single 45lb bumper plate, or a 25+10 bumper on each side, and then the rest of the weight is in small diameter hex 25, 35+change plates, it won't be nearly as loud.

[huntito]

Best thing to do in that situation might be to buy a couple of bumper plates, say a pair of greens and a pair of yellows, and then keep those at the gym, and whenever lifting, just make up the rest of the weight in smaller gym plates that won't make contact with the floor.

More plates in contact with the floor=more noise. If you have, say, a single 45lb bumper plate, or a 25+10 bumper on each side, and then the rest of the weight is in small diameter hex 25, 35+change plates, it won't be nearly as loud.

There's no way that would fly in the school gym.

1) Who knows what would happen to those weights after 1 week of them being in that death star they call a gym. Idk who would be responsible for those either.
2) theres a big sign next to the towel check-out kiosks and front desk with a bunch of rules. Rule #1... you guessed it "Absolutely no Olympic Lifts"

brb 3 stories of fitness equipment, bball courts, indoor soccer pitch, volleyball courts, racquetball courts, indoor track, walk in/olympic pool, sauna, rock walls, tons of fitness classes and 70million dollars later... still no bumpers, no platform... at least it's better than planet fitness lmao




ok now im pissed for some reason lmfao.
brb gonna go lift heavy and take a multi

[jb4476]

There's no way that would fly in the school gym.

1) Who knows what would happen to those weights after 1 week of them being in that death star they call a gym. Idk who would be responsible for those either.
2) theres a big sign next to the towel check-out kiosks and front desk with a bunch of rules. Rule #1... you guessed it "Absolutely no Olympic Lifts"

brb 3 stories of fitness equipment, bball courts, indoor soccer pitch, volleyball courts, racquetball courts, indoor track, walk in/olympic pool, sauna, rock walls, tons of fitness classes and 70million dollars later... still no bumpers, no platform... at least it's better than planet fitness lmao




ok now im pissed for some reason lmfao.
brb gonna go lift heavy and take a multi

I partially know that feel. Our school, while academically amazing, does not exactly have an enthusiastic commitment toward even basic necessities of an athletic facilitiy. However, the gym does have a platform and bumpers. But the gym staff are insistent that weights not be dropped on said platform. This defeats the purpose, of course. The weight room is small and everyone will hear a dropped Olympic lift. However, my workaround was easy. Know the hours. Know when the strict staff leave. Know when there are few patrons and the few staff that remain don't give a flying ****. On weekdays during the academic year the gym is open until midnight. If I go at 9 pm virtually all the staff are gone, there are maybe 6 people in the gym, two of whom are serious lifters who come at night for the same reason. LOL, we used to have to fight over the only Olympic bar until we finally got a second. I have never been bothered about dropping weight in the gym if I have walked in after 7:30 pm.

Regarding keeping equipment, I keep a pair of squat stands in the gym in the storage cupboard and they are just fine. A friend is a pro strongman who keeps a strongman log/axle, bands, chains, a cambered bar, a fat bar, farmers walk handles and a yoke in the same cupboard, and his huge ****ing stash of equipment is also fine. Nobody bothers with it.

[schabowy90]

omg im gonna start a weightlifting club at my school and get access to the ncaa gym atleast once a week and become a hero among the crossfitters at my gym. I've figured it out! And since Im on the club sport executive board I have some pull with the club sports director which could help.

IVE FIGURED IT OUT GUISE!!! wish me luck when I talk to her tomorrow. She'll probably accept, and I'll get denied by the ncaa couterparts.....fudge

[Greco-Roman]

omg im gonna start a weightlifting club at my school and get access to the ncaa gym atleast once a week and become a hero among the crossfitters at my gym. I've figured it out! And since Im on the club sport executive board I have some pull with the club sports director which could help.

IVE FIGURED IT OUT GUISE!!! wish me luck when I talk to her tomorrow. She'll probably accept, and I'll get denied by the ncaa couterparts.....fudge

Where you go son? I started a club at my school, but they wouldn't allow us to use the Vars. weight room.

[DaTruth1]

omg im gonna start a weightlifting club at my school and get access to the ncaa gym atleast once a week and become a hero among the crossfitters at my gym. I've figured it out! And since Im on the club sport executive board I have some pull with the club sports director which could help.

IVE FIGURED IT OUT GUISE!!! wish me luck when I talk to her tomorrow. She'll probably accept, and I'll get denied by the ncaa couterparts.....fudge

Dude I thought you lived in Poland.

[schabowy90]

Where you go son? I started a club at my school, but they wouldn't allow us to use the Vars. weight room.

ODU in VA. Sadly I think the same thing will happen.....and then there essentially is nowhere to lift
worth a shot though...

Dude I thought you lived in Poland.

bahahah really? no, I live here in the states. Im the only one in my whole family that was born here, parents came to usa in the late 80s. everyone else is back in poland lol

[DaTruth1]

I thought you said you could go to next year's World's because it was nearby or something. Also... POLSKA lol.

[Reidy]

So apparently Misha wasn't always huge?

[scarboro]

Had a sick day on powercleans. Gym was too busy (max capacity 115 had to line up to get in) to get vids but I was motivated.

Up to 108x1x3 powercleans from the floor PR
Then 90x1 muscle clean from high hang, 99x3 power clean high hang, both PRs

Did some 'clean pulls' aka deadlifts and I popped 150 to sternum height. Got up to 200 but it got no height besides me slowly shrugging at the top.

[ftwrestler]

Had a sick day on powercleans. Gym was too busy (max capacity 115 had to line up to get in) to get vids but I was motivated.

Up to 108x1x3 powercleans from the floor PR
Then 90x1 muscle clean from high hang, 99x3 power clean high hang, both PRs

Did some 'clean pulls' aka deadlifts and I popped 150 to sternum height. Got up to 200 but it got no height besides me slowly shrugging at the top.

you still 163?

[scarboro]

you still 163?

171 gym weight prob high 160s morning, alcohol + buffets in vegas =4-5lb gain but I feel bigger/stronger

Me in Vegas giving away beer to bums who could name the capital of Canada. (None got it right but I was generous) Guy on the left is a 12 pack of PBR deep.

[fraverdenstreet]

i guess im moving up to 105s. i weighed in at 97.5 today and my coach doesnt want us to cut for next competition no matter what. hi wht hehe

[dbk1]

i guess im moving up to 105s. i weighed in at 97.5 today and my coach doesnt want us to cut for next competition no matter what. hi wht hehe

klokov calls. luke, it is your destiny

[jb4476]

Toying around at the end of a workout:

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B3w_...JsMUVkTjQ/edit

I don't understand how the **** it's humanly possibly for Klokov to do this with 451 lb. That fuarking push press limits the **** out of the whole thing. I swear that man has fuking antigrav on.

[DaTruth1]

^^ First pull is a deadlift, not a clean pull lol. Also, it's supposed a pause jerk :P Unless you are doing the Twilight Complex?

[DaTruth1]

i guess im moving up to 105s. i weighed in at 97.5 today and my coach doesnt want us to cut for next competition no matter what. hi wht hehe

105's for good? Or just for one meet?

[jb4476]

^^ First pull is a deadlift, not a clean pull lol. Also, it's supposed a pause jerk :P Unless you are doing the Twilight Complex?

You aren't going to let me live that one down, are you?

[dbk1]

^^ First pull is a deadlift, not a clean pull lol. Also, it's supposed a pause jerk :P Unless you are doing the Twilight Complex?

[scarboro]

Twilight Complex involves making the pushpress look easier than the jerk :P

[huntito]

i guess im moving up to 105s. i weighed in at 97.5 today and my coach doesnt want us to cut for next competition no matter what. hi wht hehe

You two are now the oly forum's Klokov vs Akkaev. May the odds be ever in your favor lmao

[jb4476]

I hope none of you guise are epileptic. If so do not proceed.

You two are now the oly forum's Klokov vs Akkaev. May the odds be ever in your favor lmao

[DaTruth1]

You aren't going to let me live that one down, are you?

[jagboy]

Toying around at the end of a workout:

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B3w_...JsMUVkTjQ/edit

I don't understand how the **** it's humanly possibly for Klokov to do this with 451 lb. That fuarking push press limits the **** out of the whole thing. I swear that man has fuking antigrav on.

Tan Mate

my angus is ready. what are we going to again? haha 140 110 or something?

i think it was 115/136. But 110/140 is cool as well

[jb4476]

You two are now the oly forum's Klokov vs Akkaev. May the odds be ever in your favor lmao

LOL what does that make the rest of us?

[huntito]

LOL what does that make the rest of us?

padawans?

lmfao at least for me and you <3


(no homo)

[fraverdenstreet]

105's for good? Or just for one meet?

for alltid
i'm too tall to stay a 94. i'm cool with setting a couple records in it. if i gain 20lbs i should have no problem breaking the current 105 records either.
so is it me = klokov and wht = akkaev or wut?

[feces99]

dibs on urik

[huntito]

for alltid
i'm too tall to stay a 94. i'm cool with setting a couple records in it. if i gain 20lbs i should have no problem breaking the current 105 records either.
so is it me = klokov and wht = akkaev or wut?

lol I don't give a fuark. you guys work that out somehow

dibs on urik

Shotgun Ilya!
... can I even do that?




........Do i even lift?