Q and A with Scot Mendelson

[davidkap]

Have you had any injuries from lifting?

[SeaSalt]

is keeping the elbows tucked near your body necessary?

[RoccoTanno123]

I don't think he knows this thread is stickied or how to find it.

someone on twitter msg him and remind him about this thread!

http://twitter.com/scotmendelson

[00brohemoth00]

Whatsup guys, I just joined a week ago and had a big misc. thread and the powerlifters redirected me here. Shoot me your questions and I'll do my best to answer every one of them. I will have bench press videos, in depth routines and diet advice for every stage and type of lifter on my website that will be up and running the friday after this one. If anybody is located in the Los Angeles region I also have a gym Mendelson FIT Systems located at 9180 Kelvin St. Chatsworth, CA, 91311. Feel free to drop by and come train with the team!

Hey I was wondering if world class bench pressers only train benching or do you train with other exercises as well?

[916kingpin]

I have a few weird questions. all i can find is things about building small ripped abs, how the hell did you build a stomach that big and muscular can you give me some tips? i want to be a big powerlifter/bodybuilder musclebear, i want to be big and strong in all ways possible can you give me some good tips to packing on muscle weight and abs/stomach like yours? and another question i also have an arm imbalance my right arm drags behind failing my lifts, how do i fix that?

[jamnajh]

Scot,

Huge props and thanks again for joining this site. I was able to get 310# on my second attempt tonight using some of the things you mentioned in this and the misc thread. I know this is nothing compared you or many people on this site but it's pretty damn good for me.

I did a couple of things differently that I want to make note of for future attempts. I went with a narrower grip and I’m ‘trying’ to keep my elbows tucked in closer to my body. I went with my feet back as far I could ‘comfortably’ get them. I actually had a hamstring cramp up on the first attempt. I’m holding my breath during the entire lift and I’m try to get as much arch as possible. Anyway, I’ll keep working on all of it next year.

12-28-11 310x1 New PR


Thanks again man and have a great evening!

Not trying to hijack the thread or Impose myself but I noticed something. In your vid. Your bar path is good and you have a good arch and the elbows are tucked. The only thing that I noticed that scot said he advises to do is that you didn't make sure your feet were perpendicular to the floor. Besides that awesome lift man. Repped for the pr

[Getsum]

Not trying to hijack the thread or Impose myself but I noticed something. In your vid. Your bar path is good and you have a good arch and the elbows are tucked. The only thing that I noticed that scot said he advises to do is that you didn't make sure your feet were perpendicular to the floor. Besides that awesome lift man. Repped for the pr

Thanks man, I'm working on it. I recently got 312.5 and I'm hoping for 315 soon.

[jamnajh]

Thanks man, I'm working on it. I recently got 312.5 and I'm hoping for 315 soon.

I hit a new pr 2 weeks ago (225) which isn't much but I'm trying for 250 before te end of te semester at a body weight of 165-170. Are you into competitive power lifting or just recreational

[Getsum]

I hit a new pr 2 weeks ago (225) which isn't much but I'm trying for 250 before te end of te semester at a body weight of 165-170. Are you into competitive power lifting or just recreational

Recreational for now, I might try a comp next year if I can get my deadlift up to where it should be. I'm thinking about the 45-49 masters class at 182#. I was down to 186 this past July but I went too fast and my lifts were suffering. I'm trying to take a slower approach this time.

[Yipiyoyo]

i have a question about nitric oxide is it good

[Yipiyoyo]

i have a question about nitric oxide is it good

will i get ripped

[Yipiyoyo]

will i get ripped

and veiny

[Yipiyoyo]

and veiny

but not to big?

[Yipiyoyo]

but not to big?

thanks

[tmonkey]

i have a question about nitric oxide is it good

will i get ripped

and veiny

but not to big?

thanks

[WorldDomnit]

Okay... At this point I think this thread should just get closed

[NeverLifted]

Okay... At this point I think this thread should just get closed

yeah, mendleson hasn't posted since last year and it's just taking up space on the stickies.

[tmonkey]

reported to a mod to unsticky

[daredevil202]

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[DobermanUSMC]

Scot,

It is my understanding that there is a 82.5 kg weight class in power lifting competitions, what would a competitive range of weight lifted look like at an amateur level for Deadlift, Squat, and Bench? Thanks.

[SpoROne]

I'm a 6'2" slenderish guy, I weigh about 185/190 now and I've been increasing weight on my upper body workouts by about 5 lbs every week & 1/2 or 2 now. Anyways, I haven't been running or doing much cardio or other workouts to supplement my upperbody and core excersizes but I am going to start running/jogging to get rid of this layer of fat around my stomache. But since I have always had a pretty high metabolism (i used to weigh like 165 before working out the last 6 months) I need to take a lot more calorie intake each day right? So maybe like 3k to 4k or something?

So my question is; if I begin running and eating a **** ton of calories won't they just counteract each other or something? I don't really understand how I can eat so much and lose weight around the fatty areas and still put it on around the places i'm trying to build up. Maybe Im just being retarded. What kind of diet would you recommend for someone like me? I usually have trouble eating breakfast too because A) I don't even wanna look at food for a few hours after waking up (i dunno why), and B) I have to get up early to go to work and dont usually have time for much else than a banana. Like is it still better than nothing to eat garbage just for the calories? (you know like pop tarts or cereal or whatever fast food I can snag).

[xBONExCROWNx]

How much did you bench when you were 16?
I benched 505 @ 16 and then had to have surgery because of a football thing injury