The Official Powerlifting and Strongman Family Appreciation Thread: Part XVII

[Mitch666]

Solid lifts. Glad I'm not the only 6'1" 220ish guy around here lol. Everyone tells me I should be at least 120kg.

6'3" and stuck around 230 depending on bloat. Always competed at 220 but trying to go 242 for this next meet. If I'm not at least 235 a week out I might just cut again, but I really want to fill out 242. It's going to take a few years to actually have the right amount of muscle for 242 thought. Eventually want to be like 255 and just do a water cut to 242

[JohnnyRingo350]

gawddamn we need more of this http://instagram.com/p/y-XbPsEut4

[308smk]

Any of you guys ever use wraps to kind of overload your squat a bit to bust through a sticking point?

I'm thinking of trying it out. Already have the wraps so its no big deal there

Yes absolutely.

[zmcdole]

first meet I walked it out, 2nd meet I got 2 warmups in the mono and didnt' walk them out, so I didnt' walk my attempts out. Probably would have at the first meet but Ernie Jr. just kicked me and like 5 people off the mono soooo.... that didn't work



I disagree. 5lbs is nothing, plus I'd just feel lazy not cutting that small of an amount. Like I wasn't putting enough effort into the meet. thats' just me though.

what?? and why??

[kmc06005]

In keeping with the spirit of the thread I've finally decided to actually put forth the effort it will take to get to 300(ish) by July/August. Eating less than 4k/day is going to suck...

[Big.Jazayrli]

In keeping with the spirit of the thread I've finally decided to actually put forth the effort it will take to get to 300(ish) by July/August. Eating less than 4k/day is going to suck...

<- Can help out if needed

[psychodiver9]

But reese's peanut butter filling is special somehow. It's not just straight up PB.

Reeses sells It On pb aisle

[JohnnyRingo350]

<- Can help out if needed

TSA wouldn't be interested, KMC not natty.....
























































he a bud light man.

[Big.Jazayrli]

^^ I meant free advice on dieting, lol, not coaching. Though I'm always open to help in either way

[dang111]

Reeses sells It On pb aisle

If I can find it and if it's what I hope it is you get reps 4 lyfe

[ecchastang]

gawddamn we need more of this http://instagram.com/p/y-XbPsEut4

Agreed! Thats the reason I occasionally go watch a crossfit comp, especially a women's comp.

[kmc06005]

^^ I meant free advice on dieting, lol, not coaching. Though I'm always open to help in either way

Thanks!

I'll shoot you a pm sometime explaining what I'm currently doing and maybe you can critique it for me.

[CooCooCaChoo]

In keeping with the spirit of the thread I've finally decided to actually put forth the effort it will take to get to 300(ish) by July/August. Eating less than 4k/day is going to suck...

I will eat more to make up for you not eating. I have no problem with that.

[grandmoloch]

I think a more accurate description would be that:

In the squat, force is applied to the ground and travels through the body and into the barbell. The more rigid the body is, the more efficient that transfer is. Much like jumping on concrete is more efficient than jumping on soft sand, squatting with a rigid body is more efficient than squatting with a loose body. This is why so many people discussing breathing, bracing, obtaining a rigid spine, etc. The belt increases rigidity of the body through increase in intra-abdominal pressure, higher activation of surrounding muscles and maybe even literally getting in the way of the torso folding over. Thus squatting with a belt (when done correctly obviously) is more efficient than squatting without a belt. And just like someone who wants to increase their vertical would train mostly on a hard surface and maybe intermittently train on a soft surface, someone who wants to increase their squat should train mostly with a belt and maybe intermittently without one.

^Thanks on spread.

Think these would pass in a meet fam? I've always felt like sitting back into a squat was a bit difficult and when I tried squatting with Romaleos it felt even harder to hit depth with on.

[ecchastang]

Reeses sells It On pb aisle

The Reese's on the PB aisle is NOT the same as the amazing stuff inside Reese's cups. I wish it were.

[TheIronAsylum]

finally got some skin torn up on my shin from deadlifts i think im finally sitting back/pulling back the right way finally?

[Chango99]

finally got some skin torn up on my shin from deadlifts i think im finally sitting back/pulling back the right way finally?

yeah buddy. Like a true deadlift masochist

[adamsz]

Looks like USAPL is coming to my state

Maybe I'll have to do one of their ****gy time meets to see what all the nuthugging is about

Heuheuheu

[dang111]

The Reese's on the PB aisle is NOT the same as the amazing stuff inside Reese's cups. I wish it were.

Man, and here I was all excited.

[thiba17]

^Thanks on spread.

Think these would pass in a meet fam? I've always felt like sitting back into a squat was a bit difficult and when I tried squatting with Romaleos it felt even harder to hit depth with on.

Most of them looked fine if not borderline (the hammer strength safety in the way doesn't help) although it does depend a bit on the fed. You aren't competing IPF are you?

[Mitch666]

what?? and why??

well it was some of the team lillebridge "handlers" or whatever you would call them, basically came just took it over for ernie. it was my first meet and I was so nervous anyway I just scrambled to find a rack with a few other guys so I could get warmups in.

So I guess technically it wasnt him but their team or w/e

[zmcdole]

Man, and here I was all excited.

Apparently you just add powdered sugar and a pinch of salt to the peanut butter and wisk that bitch up. Who knew.

[zmcdole]

well it was some of the team lillebridge "handlers" or whatever you would call them, basically came just took it over for ernie. it was my first meet and I was so nervous anyway I just scrambled to find a rack with a few other guys so I could get warmups in.

So I guess technically it wasnt him but their team or w/e

oh I see. still messed up. I don't really care who you are or who you're handling that's ridiculous.

[thiba17]

Agreed. WTF, I don't care who you are, sharing the warm-up area is a must unless it is a significant difference in the weights being used. on spread

[zmcdole]

Agreed. WTF, I don't care who you are, sharing the warm-up area is a must unless it is a significant difference in the weights being used. on spread

even then, the heaviest lifter goes last so it wouldn't be like Ernie and Mitch couldn't warm up at the same time. Even 5 other people.

[thiba17]

even then, the heaviest lifter goes last so it wouldn't be like Ernie and Mitch couldn't warm up at the same time. Even 5 other people.

Exactly

[NorthStrong]

^Thanks on spread.

Think these would pass in a meet fam? I've always felt like sitting back into a squat was a bit difficult and when I tried squatting with Romaleos it felt even harder to hit depth with on.

imo all a bit high

[Mitch666]

even then, the heaviest lifter goes last so it wouldn't be like Ernie and Mitch couldn't warm up at the same time. Even 5 other people.

Yea the people on the mono first were all opening in like 300s so we would have been done pretty fast at that time, there were even 2 differentwarmup monos there. I mean thats something that if it was some random guy I would have said something but like what good would have come from it in this situation?

For the record I did end up warming up on the same deadlift bar with ernie and tom kallas and they were pretty cool about letting ppl get reps in there. So that led me to believe it was the handlers who were dicks about the mono

[brotein1992]

Glad I'm not the only 6'1" 220ish guy around here lol

what up


Also Ernie Jr seemed preety cool when I met him. I bet that was just the team

[dang111]

Apparently you just add powdered sugar and a pinch of salt to the peanut butter and wisk that bitch up. Who knew.

I admire his enthusiasm. Definitely have to try this.