The Official Powerlifting and Strongman Family Appreciation Thread: Part XVIII

[Turtora]

is dumbbell bench for volume post working sets a fine idea if you're stalling about 2-3 inches off the chest?

[NorthStrong]

I would have to white you because your back spotter's damn hand is in the way

but for srs I think you're good. first one is a little borderline but I think the second two are in.

TY Izzy. My Skwat is 2 borderline 4 my liking. inb4 bombs away at first IPF affiliate meet lol.

I'll tell biby to gtfo with his hands next time lol.

So thats 2 yes from you and psycho and 2 no from arian and dtaps. Definitely gonna sink my squat deeper next week (last heavy session before the meet) so I'm feeling less nervous about the depth.

is dumbbell bench for volume post working sets a fine idea if you're stalling about 2-3 inches off the chest?

I like dumbbell benching, especially on a low incline, I find that it makes my chest more sore than anything else which is a good indicator to me that the pecs are being worked sufficiently in a different manner than normal, and pecs are hugely important for benching.

They also do a good job for adding mass, also critical for big benching. And I find when I am doing dumbbells consistently that I do a better job of lowering the bar under control, and don't find it really gets out of the groove as much as when I am not DB benching. I'm also very bad with the DBs so that might be why they are good for my bench.

[Turtora]

TY Izzy. My Skwat is 2 borderline 4 my liking. inb4 bombs away at first IPF affiliate meet lol.

I'll tell biby to gtfo with his hands next time lol.

So thats 2 yes from you and psycho and 2 no from arian and dtaps. Definitely gonna sink my squat deeper next week (last heavy session before the meet) so I'm feeling less nervous about the depth.



I like dumbbell benching, especially on a low incline, I find that it makes my chest more sore than anything else which is a good indicator to me that the pecs are being worked sufficiently in a different manner than normal, and pecs are hugely important for benching.

They also do a good job for adding mass, also critical for big benching. And I find when I am doing dumbbells consistently that I do a better job of lowering the bar under control, and don't find it really gets out of the groove as much as when I am not DB benching. I'm also very bad with the DBs so that might be why they are good for my bench.

Hm alright. Gonna try hammering some volume today.

[FenderElectrics]

How about Goggins' 1102 goodmorning?



Crash at a friend's or hit up some lifters who're doing the same meet and try to share a room?

I love Goggins what a lifter

[sheed30]

Back after a long term layoff.

Anybody know any powerlifters that use Elite Form? http://www.eliteform.com/

I know a lot of strength and conditioning programs use it, but would love to see what strength athletes can do with it

[Smolovicus]

is dumbbell bench for volume post working sets a fine idea if you're stalling about 2-3 inches off the chest?

much like OHP, never gotten a darn thing out of DB pressing personally.

my take on it is if you want to bench more, then do more bench.


disclaimer: i'm terrible with DBs, talkin maybe 100s for 5 despite having a ~365 bench. fuk DBs.

[JohnnyRingo350]

his lifts are insane, if he somehow manages to stay healthy he's going to become even more monsterly

and maybe it's just my ignorance, but i wonder what sort of toll being that size will have on his body later in life, if he makes it that long

Just found this earlier, figured some of you might enjoy. Always like Stan's stuff, he's a smart guy and very well spoken.

Stan is one of my favorite lifters, I think he is worth like 8 billyun dollaz too.

[breathinglife]

Most of the biggest lifts have already been named, so I'll try to name a few that aren't mentioned as frequently. My mind goes to 181's first...

Brunazzi pulling 794 @ 179, single ply, conventional.


Mike Bridge's 529 raw bench in a full meet at 181.

[adamsz]

My DB bench has remained about the same (120s for 8 or so) since I trained for "bodybuilding" and had a 315 bench vs now where I bench 380 and almost never touch DBs for presses

I agree that you should just practice more with the barbell

[brotein1992]

HOLLLLYYYYYY **** at that vid ^ I've never seen someone's arms legit hang down to their knees standing straight up

[Turtora]

HOLLLLYYYYYY **** at that vid ^ I've never seen someone's arms legit hang down to their knees standing straight up

[breathinglife]

HOLLLLYYYYYY **** at that vid ^ I've never seen someone's arms legit hang down to their knees standing straight up

Yeah, it's conventional, yet still as efficient as most sumo pulls. In after Lamar Gant.

Speaking of efficient deadlift form: Hassan el Beghiti, a 145 lb / 66 kg IPF lifter pulling 705 beltless in the gym.

[Larfleeze]

Anyone ever been at a meet with a deaf lifter? Interested in knowing what happens in regards to the press/rack commands

[zmcdole]

Anyone ever been at a meet with a deaf lifter? Interested in knowing what happens in regards to the press/rack commands

my guess is the head judge would touch the lifter for the start, press, and rack commands on the bench. The squats and deads are easy because of the hand motions.

[DrakeTaylor]

Anyone on here doing the SC USAPL palmetto classic on 9/19?

[breathinglife]

Vadim Kahuta just broke his own record at 220 with room to spare in his weightclass. 600@220 looks like it may be going down soon. Funny thing is, he had an insane muscle cramp on this lift (as you can see afterward), but still called for 270 kgs on his next attempt and nearly locked it out.

[Hamzzza]

my jaw dropped 15 minutes ago @ this pull and it's still not in place

savage, dat speed



talking about the first attempt

[Marshall28]

Squatted 565x3 8-8.5 RPE last night. 4 more squat sessions left before my next meet. Need to keep the momentum going.

[SPFjudge]

Yeah, it's conventional, yet still as efficient as most sumo pulls. In after Lamar Gant.

Speaking of efficient deadlift form: Hassan el Beghiti, a 145 lb / 66 kg IPF lifter pulling 705 beltless in the gym.

I've never understood the Beltless Suited pulls. I've seen Doc Holloway do that before too. Kinda confuses me.

[Turtora]

Squatted 565x3 8-8.5 RPE last night. 4 more squat sessions left before my next meet. Need to keep the momentum going.

gjdm keep it up!

[simpson54]

Squatted 565x3 8-8.5 RPE last night. 4 more squat sessions left before my next meet. Need to keep the momentum going.

nice!! thats some good weight

on a related note, I swapped out my oly shoes for chucks and my depth is a lot better and the bar travel is straight now. I guess the raised heel was causing me to lean forward a lot

[Marshall28]

gjdm keep it up!

nice!! thats some good weight

on a related note, I swapped out my oly shoes for chucks and my depth is a lot better and the bar travel is straight now. I guess the raised heel was causing me to lean forward a lot

Thanks guys! These Powerbelly Death Row's are just crazy. Such a good wrap.

[308smk]

I've never understood the Beltless Suited pulls. I've seen Doc Holloway do that before too. Kinda confuses me.

Easier to get down to the bar.

[simpson54]

Thanks guys! These Powerbelly Death Row's are just crazy. Such a good wrap.

So I've heard. I was going to snag a pair a few weeks ago, but they were out of stock so I got the lilliebridge wraps.

[brotein1992]

Never ran a program before I'm done with week 2 of the coan dead program. I put a pretty damn unrealistic goal but survived the first 2 weeks with no belt for the heavy ****. Week 4 will be the ultimate test for sure. I should be fine next week if I just wear the damn belt. That feel when speed sets are grinders

Diary date 6/26/15

[martin_mathers]

I hate deloading for meets. Eating the same amount of food or more while doing pretty much nothing. I feel fat. I feel like my muscles are shrinking. I'm ready to crush some weights but gotta wait til Sunday.

[whitessp]

I literally do absolutely nothing for the last 6 days before my meet. Seems to work quite well.

[Turtora]

I hate deloading for meets. Eating the same amount of food or more while doing pretty much nothing. I feel fat. I feel like my muscles are shrinking. I'm ready to crush some weights but gotta wait til Sunday.

i am a HUGE fan of going:

Monday: 92% singles on each of the powerlifts
Wednesday: 80% singles on each of the powerlifts
Friday/Saturday: Compete

i'm pretty weak in general, but it's worked very well for me and i put up some pretty sick prs at my first meet!

[PlGinge]

Competing next Saturday at BPU British Championships. Anyone competing?

Only really looking for a 300kg/660lb deadlift but should place well with my terrible bench and mediocre squat too.

[308smk]

Competing next Saturday at BPU British Championships. Anyone competing?

Only really looking for a 300kg/660lb deadlift but should place well with my terrible bench and mediocre squat too.

Tom Martin 2.0