The Official Powerlifting and Strongman Family Appreciation Thread: Part XVIII

[breathinglife]

Whoever did his attempts selection is a fawkin' genius.

<3 <3 <3

[budreiser2]

^^nice^^



Tfw starting to really enjoy deadlifts, but hilariously terrible at them.

its ok, you can be like the american freddi smulter

[arn710]

its ok, you can be like the american freddi smulter

Do bench only at IPF worlds and get outbenched?

[breathinglife]

Do bench only at IPF worlds and get outbenched?

[breathinglife]

550x5 paused reps on bench. Is it ironic that I even get my videos of American PLers from Russian sites?

[xRequiem]

550x5 paused reps on bench. Is it ironic that I even get my videos of American PLers from Russian sites?

that video came from Josh Bryant's instagram

btw Budresier thats the combo rack the USPA uses down here.

[breathinglife]

that video came from Josh Bryant's instagram

btw Budresier thats the combo rack the USPA uses down here.

Yeah, I recognized the gym from Bryant's Youtube, and I can transliterate Cyrillic well enough to know the lifter's name wasn't actually Russian. Very clean strength there.

[WCbouche]

I know some of you follow Josh Morris and his group of friends/lifters, if you don't you really should. Those guys kill me. Stupid strong and totally unfiltered. Hilarious. I need to have a beer or 20 with those guys....

[breathinglife]

I know some of you follow Josh Morris and his group of friends/lifters, if you don't you really should. Those guys kill me. Stupid strong and totally unfiltered. Hilarious. I need to have a beer or 20 with those guys....

Yeah, that guy has got some weird genetic condition. Looks like a really tall, muscular dwarf if that makes sense.

[NorthStrong]

Looks like Eric Lilliebridge is going to be competing in Russia on Dec 3-6th at the WRPF Worlds. Really rooting for him to put up a great total and perform better on this international stage than he did at his previous Australia meets.

Training cycle looks to be off to a good start...881x5 squat and 805x2x2 deadlifts. Such a well rounded lifter.

[CROMAGS1985]

Looks like Eric Lilliebridge is going to be competing in Russia on Dec 3-6th at the WRPF Worlds. Really rooting for him to put up a great total and perform better on this international stage than he did at his previous Australia meets.

Training cycle looks to be off to a good start...881x5 squat and 805x2x2 deadlifts. Such a well rounded lifter.

Only thing he needs is social media coaching...

[Daemonium]

Do you find that these reds and adjustments make them better at football? I grew up with the guy that held the UF max and combine 225 rep records for bench press at one time. He had terrible form that nobody ever corrected.

Honestly most of the time we just record their numbers regardless of whether their ass comes up or they bounce the bar. It can take a while to adjust someones form, mostly because you are also trying to help most of the team at the same time. It can get suprisingly difficult to enforce, especially when you've got a huge group of guys fighting for positions and wanting to put as much weight on the bar as possible. Most of that happens in the off season. It's hard to say whether it makes them better at football, but it definitely goes a long way in preventing injury for a lot of them, whether it be through preventing over-compensation or ligamentous/muscular damage.

For many, ego lifting just makes them feel like they can load on more weight...and its down hill from there. And to be fair -- the majority of starting players have good form. More with the seniors, mainly because they understand how ****ty being injured is and/or they have developed chronic issues.

[Larfleeze]

Whenever my gf is benching the bar is absolutely all over the place both at the top and during the lift..it sways forward and back and side to side. She keeps asking me how to fix this/stop from doing it but I've never experienced it and have no ****ing clue. Anyone got any ideas? This happens at all weights btw (including just the bar), not just heavy ones

[Hamzzza]

Whenever my gf is benching the bar is absolutely all over the place both at the top and during the lift..it sways forward and back and side to side. She keeps asking me how to fix this/stop from doing it but I've never experienced it and have no ****ing clue. Anyone got any ideas? This happens at all weights btw (including just the bar), not just heavy ones

happened to me and most really weak beginners I know.... a couple of weeks/months of getting the movement pattern engraved and it should be much better

[NorthStrong]

Whenever my gf is benching the bar is absolutely all over the place both at the top and during the lift..it sways forward and back and side to side. She keeps asking me how to fix this/stop from doing it but I've never experienced it and have no ****ing clue. Anyone got any ideas? This happens at all weights btw (including just the bar), not just heavy ones

Because she is small and weak she benches like someone who is small and weak. Just needs some muscle mass and coordination at the movement and it will go away.

[Larfleeze]

happened to me and most really weak beginners I know.... a couple of weeks/months of getting the movement pattern engraved and it should be much better

Because she is small and weak she benches like someone who is small and weak. Just needs some muscle mass and coordination at the movement and it will go away.

Cheers guys. I suggested it was that to her initially but she asked me to post anyway just in case it was something specific she could work on

[NorthStrong]

Cheers guys. I suggested it was that to her initially but she asked me to post anyway just in case it was something specific she could work on

I would suggest that along with benching she does some simple stuff like flyes, pushups, pulldowns, pushdowns, etc just to kinda figure out what muscles do what.

[Larfleeze]

I would suggest that along with benching she does some simple stuff like flyes, pushups, pulldowns, pushdowns, etc just to kinda figure out what muscles do what.

She's just doing the same stuff that I am for now (pulldowns and flyes are big no gos for me) which atm are:
squats (high bar)
DLs - she does conventional with a very wide stance Brian Shaw style, trying to teach her sumo as her conv ROM is absurd due to a very long torso but to no avail lol
bench, close grip bench, pushdowns with rope and metal V thingy, dips (she uses the assist machine)
barbell rows, cable rows, machine rows, db curls, lateral raises + calf training

she's got a real hatred of calf training and anything involving dumbbells but other than that it's been pretty enjoyable for both of us so far

[Hamzzza]

last night my gym got a yoke, haven't taken it for a ride yet but sooooooooon.jpg

[dang111]

Only thing he needs is social media coaching...

Lol, on spread. Maybe social media DUP. One day of the week he should be nice, the next he can somewhat pissed, the 3rd social media workout of the week he can super p!ssed, repeat.

[308smk]

Lol, on spread. Maybe social media DUP. One day of the week he should be nice, the next he can somewhat pissed, the 3rd social media workout of the week he can super p!ssed, repeat.

Time to write an ebook.

[SPFjudge]

Looks like CYC is out for Worlds

(Chrome translates it pretty good)
http://www.ostlendingen.no/sport/sty.../s/5-69-108610

[Daemonium]

Whenever my gf is benching the bar is absolutely all over the place both at the top and during the lift..it sways forward and back and side to side. She keeps asking me how to fix this/stop from doing it but I've never experienced it and have no ****ing clue. Anyone got any ideas? This happens at all weights btw (including just the bar), not just heavy ones

Throw in some flat db press for accessory work. Id say this is a must for any beginner getting into bench tbh.

[kmc06005]

Looks like CYC is out for Worlds

(Chrome translates it pretty good)
http://www.ostlendingen.no/sport/sty.../s/5-69-108610

[Larfleeze]

Throw in some flat db press for accessory work. Id say this is a must for any beginner getting into bench tbh.

Will do, cheers. I actually started with DB only long before I ever touched a barbell, might explain why I never experienced it

[NorthStrong]

Blaine Sumner world champ....

Sucks that we won't get to see that battle.

[dang111]

Looks like CYC is out for Worlds

(Chrome translates it pretty good)
http://www.ostlendingen.no/sport/sty.../s/5-69-108610

It would be pretty sweet to see Blaine and Joe Capp go 1 and 2 if they both go.

[breathinglife]

Anyone remember Mike Wolfe from back in the heyday of multiply benching? Last I heard, he'd completely stopped lifting, but looks like he's making a raw comeback.

In the last few months:

700 raw off a 0.5 board.



639 Raw in competition.

[SPFjudge]

Blaine Sumner world champ....

Sucks that we won't get to see that battle.

It would be pretty sweet to see Blaine and Joe Capp go 1 and 2 if they both go.

Still gotta beat Konovolov, who's undefeated against CYC. Beat him in 2013 worlds and the last world games.

[breathinglife]

Still gotta beat Konovolov, who's undefeated against CYC. Beat him in 2013 worlds and the last world games.

My thoughts exactly. Would have loved to see CYC and Konovalov go head to head, though.