The Official Powerlifting and Strongman Family Appreciation thread: Part XVI

[CooCooCaChoo]

http://m.costco.com/.product.1001151..._0811_BBQ_food

I'll just leave this here

[dtaps24]

And obviously at the local and regional level there is no drug testing, so that is when you get some truly freakish monsters come out and compete...but for some reason you'll never see them in the games.

You think that the games being tested makes a big difference?



For serious though, we're talking 250k plus endorsements in the fastest growing fitness sport in America. If they held a musical chairs tournament with 250k for first place you would see some damn good musical chairs players. Just sayin.

[ErickStevens]

What all did you eat? Glad Im not the only one eating enough for 2.

Doughnuts, protein bars, cake balls, chili, burger, about 2 lbs of fries, and a pint of Chubby Hubby,

[Mitch666]

Hit some
Volume for squats yesterday and didn't catch my breath until I was complete done training

yea the deadlift volume killed me, could wring my shirt out with sweat after. I'm gonna keep pulling deadstop reps on this horrible stiff bar for volume for 3 more weeks, then try for some rep pr's again. I figure it has to make me stronger

[NorthStrong]

These Kentucky boys are freaks...

http://instagram.com/p/rp-m1OptAz/?modal=true

Those were some veeerry nice benches. Speed day or something?

yea the deadlift volume killed me, could wring my shirt out with sweat after. I'm gonna keep pulling deadstop reps on this horrible stiff bar for volume for 3 more weeks, then try for some rep pr's again. I figure it has to make me stronger

last month of my training inspired you to do some 10s and 8s or what haha. it's hard hard work doing reps on the main lifts.

Coan and Kaz did it and I love them so fuk it I'm gonna try it too lol.

[j2nicee]

Those were some veeerry nice benches. Speed day or something?

Thats what it looked like. He sounds like a fkin bull.

[darren.dugan]

Dammit, now I want to build a competition bench

[Jeramey8]

I really need to find out a specific training split before I hurt myself

[baize82]

I really need to find out a specific training split before I hurt myself

Ever thought about Sheiko?

[Jeramey8]

Ever thought about Sheiko?

Slightly. Just not knowledgable in each specific routine & how they're laid out

[happylifter]

Either man....very athletically fit, yet da bishes love it.

fair point.

my man

yeah have to be slightly tapped to attempt some of the stuff they do

brb doesn't f*cking matter because it is a completely different f*cking sport.

brb why are powerlifters still mad?

brb it isn't going anywhere, so may as well quit with the bashing

brb mah neg will hurt worse

but bro its not the form of lifting im into so must be sub standard

Yes, there are smarter ways to train, way smarter. That being said, crossfit appeals to people who wouldn't normally enjoy strength sports, it gets people more active than they were before crossfit came out and it churns out some stupid hot women.

I don't want to do crossfit, I don't recommend people do crossfit and I wish I could drastically change the exercises that they choose to include in their training, but until I am elected supreme overlord of fitness and puppies, I am just going to let them be until they cross over into my area of the gym.

Also, the power shoes are great

are we talking puppy dogs or puppies on a females chest

i love comp benches, commercial gym benches are sh*t

feels

Discovered volume on compound movements after forgetting about it for 2 years


Surprise: training is now fun again.

so you now have da pump


also you can follow the shortdave method go in realise your not feeling squats and bench, dont do deads do some bro ceps some more bench

maybe some back work and more bench






better add another bench day just to be safe

[crispbro]

Doughnuts, protein bars, cake balls, chili, burger, about 2 lbs of fries, and a pint of Chubby Hubby,

Thanks bro, had to go buy an 18 pack of donuts after reading that haha

[sheed30]

Babyslayer slayin...

[budreiser2]

Surprised he didn't start crying huehue. Thought it was pretty cool that he actually tried to measure out the band tension at the end.

[runtocatch]

Anyone ever compared the Rogue SSB to the Elite FTS "yoke" SSB? Looking to pick one of the two up here soon, both similarly priced...just trying to figger out which company should get the support. I've ordered lots from Rogue before, and their CS and quality are fantastic.

I really like my EliteFTS yoke bar. I wouldn't trade it for anything to be honest.

Oh ya and have any of yall ever tried these shoes for strongman type stuff and just training in general.

http://www.asicsamerica.com/Shop/Foo...hCode=standard

[thom2355]

Any specific reason why? I've actually used an older EliteFTS SSB at the old gym I used to go to (didnt have the extended handles at all). It had been well used, but it was still pretty comfortable and I definitely liked how it felt. I've just never seen anyone give a pro or con to the two. I think the worst I've seen for both is EliteFTS ships them like dickheads and they always come out of the box (its a bar, it'll be used in a garage gym, cosmetic defects are kinda a non-issue), and the powdercoating on Rogue's collars chip off (GF's dad owns a powdercoating company, non-issue for me really).

The EFS will chip too. Powdercoating any weight equipment will chip pretty easily. It is a coin toss, but I own an EFS and have no issues with it. Rogue is probably fine, but cannot imagine it being better.

I really like my EliteFTS yoke bar. I wouldn't trade it for anything to be honest.

Oh ya and have any of yall ever tried these shoes for strongman type stuff and just training in general.

http://www.asicsamerica.com/Shop/Foo...hCode=standard

A guy I competed against a few weeks ago had those. He was a <200 lb guy and said he loved them. I am not sure though. I may just go with some Adidas Sambas here soon. Cheap and very effective.

[jsullivan93]

anybody else bench like 20 pounds less on competition benches and can't set-up correctly on them ?


my gym recently got competition standard benches and i hate benching on them...i thought i was underperforming at bench in meets and not doing something correctly in my peaking cycle but compared to how bad my training on a comp bench today was i am actually lucky i got the numbers i have in my meets so far tbh...

guess i gotta get used to it

Same with everybody else, the height difference is the issue. I just try to figure out if I need to extend mylegs further, or if I need to put plates under my feet

Discovered volume on compound movements after forgetting about it for 2 years


Surprise: training is now fun again.

*sheds tear cause proud*


Inb4 600 Raw squat at 90kg

yiss

Slightly. Just not knowledgable in each specific routine & how they're laid out

29, 37, 30, 31, cms go go go go go go go

[CooCooCaChoo]

Kind of went over this in NorthStrongs log, but for someone who isn't handy/has no tools how well do you think these would hold up



I'm sure it's probably easy enough to borrow tools and do it a better/more stable way but the DIY thread had nothing and YouTube didn't offer much. Just think bringing my own blocks would be better than hogging more plates and doing it off of those so it's something I'm looking into.

[thom2355]

Kind of went over this in NorthStrongs log, but for someone who isn't handy/has no tools how well do you think these would hold up

They will last a little while. Worst case, they don't last and you have lumber that you have to figure out how to fasten together (hint: its easy)

[PanzeR-]

Slightly. Just not knowledgable in each specific routine & how they're laid out

At your level you should run cms prep 1-2-3 cms comp....
the problem is that you will be deadlifting 80-90% twice a week and benching 3-4 times, wich might be a big jump for you....
You could always do the usual 29-30-31-32 to understand how it is laid out and feel, but i would def add a 4th day for accessories and even main lifts variant if i were you

[CooCooCaChoo]

They will last a little while. Worst case, they don't last and you have lumber that you have to figure out how to fasten together (hint: its easy)

Works for me, thanks.

[kmc06005]

Kind of went over this in NorthStrongs log, but for someone who isn't handy/has no tools how well do you think these would hold up



I'm sure it's probably easy enough to borrow tools and do it a better/more stable way but the DIY thread had nothing and YouTube didn't offer much. Just think bringing my own blocks would be better than hogging more plates and doing it off of those so it's something I'm looking into.

If he would've put some wood glue like TBIII in between before taping them, they might last forever. Also, if you're in lowes/home depot you might as well pick up gorilla tape instead of duct tape. It would hold up better as well.

[arian11]

You think that the games being tested makes a big difference?

[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/nWbKzVp.png[IMG]

For serious though, we're talking 250k plus endorsements in the fastest growing fitness sport in America. If they held a musical chairs tournament with 250k for first place you would see some damn good musical chairs players. Just sayin.

Not a big difference, but it does make a difference. The ones who are using and make it to the games are doing it strategically in the sense of how much of what they take and how to get past any tests they may come across. But at the local level you'll see some guys who either aren't smart enough to figure out how to get around the tests or just don't give a fawk and wanna take everything they can and be the big fish in the tiny pond.

[HamburgerTrain]

Hey guys, how is everyone today? I am only asking because I am really bad.

[PanzeR-]

Hey guys, how is everyone today? I am only asking because I am really bad.

go on...

[TrettinR]

Hey guys, how is everyone today? I am only asking because I am really bad.

I miss your musk

[j2nicee]

Whats going on Hamburger

[NorthStrong]

Kind of went over this in NorthStrongs log, but for someone who isn't handy/has no tools how well do you think these would hold up



I'm sure it's probably easy enough to borrow tools and do it a better/more stable way but the DIY thread had nothing and YouTube didn't offer much. Just think bringing my own blocks would be better than hogging more plates and doing it off of those so it's something I'm looking into.

Wood + duct tape smh get a hammer and some nails brah. They're pretty simple to make decently. I will try and make a paint drawing of how i did it...be prepared for lols.

[HamburgerTrain]

go on...

Zero sleep. This is the third night in a row only sleeping maybe an hour at a time. I think I have one more day until the dragons start melting out of the walls and start trying to sell me into their herbalife pyramid scheme.

I miss your musk

We can mush musks at the Arnold again... to which I have another room in the Hyatt if youre interested.

Whats going on Hamburger

Imagine someone pulled all your bones out of your body, soaked them in icy hot, and then put the all back in with a ****ing cannon. I seriously need to go see a doctor and get some blood work done. Everything I've been reading lately and how I have been feeling, I wouldn't be surprised if I had lyme disease or some ****.

[arn710]

Anyone ever compared the Rogue SSB to the Elite FTS "yoke" SSB? Looking to pick one of the two up here soon, both similarly priced...just trying to figger out which company should get the support. I've ordered lots from Rogue before, and their CS and quality are fantastic.

My gym has the Rogue SSB. No complaints with it but its my only experience with a SSB.