The Official Powerlifting and Strongman Family Appreciation Thread: Part XVIII

[308smk]

Looked into why it was deleted - it's being taken very seriously.

Do tell?

Do liniments and stuff like that actually work for like getting rid of inflammation or anything on your knees and such?

I've heard mixed things on efficacy, but I also heard that you ate not supposed to use it on your knees for whatever reason.

[Legsneedwork]

Some recent stuff in my meet prep:

605x2 cheater DL: http://instagram.com/p/0gcksJKPCm/
430 pause bench: http://instagram.com/p/0lXL7NqPKJ/

First four weeks of prep were about conditioning for singles, now moving into more frequency and mimicking meet progression of attempts.

Looking at 530-550 wrapped squat (FML), 440-460 bench (will depend on pause), 640+ DL (will depend on how I conditioned), @198. Can't wait!

[whitessp]

I've heard mixed things on efficacy, but I also heard that you ate not supposed to use it on your knees for whatever reason.

Knees are stupid. I hate them.

[308smk]

Knees are stupid. I hate them.

Where in the knee does it hurt?

[brotein1992]

Big Dane...?

Vince did some gay porn back in the day and his pornstar name was Big Dane. Serious

[Mitch666]

Those two both seem like the lowest of white trash

agree lol.


Alsop I knew they hated eachother and all the personal attack aside. How is big dane so potato that he thinks his equipped deadlift >>> a raw deadlift

[308smk]

agree lol.


Alsop I knew they hated eachother and all the personal attack aside. How is big dane so potato that he thinks his equipped deadlift >>> a raw deadlift

Deadlift suit doesn't necessarily help you conventional and in some cases can hinder you.

[BigLarge]

Vince did some gay porn back in the day and his pornstar name was Big Dane. Serious

....


some things in life are just better not knowing... always really enjoyed his deadlift videos

[NorthStrong]

Deadlift suit doesn't necessarily help you conventional and in some cases can hinder you.

Why would he ever wear one in a competition if it hindered him though? He wouldn't.

[arian11]

Do tell?

All I know is what Erick has told me. Some drug using lifter in California is saying on ******** how he is doing a USAPL meet and is guaranteed not to get tested because he is good friends with the meet director. Erick screenshot the convo and posted it in the USAPL ******** Group but it apparently got deleted pretty quickly. Never heard of the guy but Erick says he is pretty weak for being on stuff and thus it makes no sense to even do a USAPL meet, especially when he goes around letting people know what he is on.

[zmcdole]

Anyone else in here privileged enough to be tagged in a post on FB with Urbank's dong?

[kmc06005]

Anyone else in here privileged enough to be tagged in a post on FB with Urbank's dong?

Not tagged, but I saw the thread and posted some screenshots of the argument well before it escalated to that...

[zmcdole]

Not tagged, but I saw the thread and posted some screenshots of the argument well before it escalated to that...

well if you wanna......

[baize82]

tfw front squat PR...tree fiddy, 405 soon

[adamsz]

these work:
[img]http://www.elitefts.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/820x/602f0fa2c1f0d1ba5e241f914e856ff9/D/S/DSWS-EF-MONOWT.jpg[img]

I don't understand why they don't make all monolifts like that. Makes it so much better for judging and viewing in competition. Duffin's monolifts are amazing:

just came back from Serbia, totalled 1630@220 and won best junior lifter

tfw still haven't pulled 700 in comp
tfw pulled less than my beltless triple in training

great total man. Are you putting together a meet vid?

[notforeveryone]

Knees are stupid. I hate them.

i agree x350

[zmcdole]

tfw front squat PR...tree fiddy, 405 soon

I saw that on instagram the other day and you mentioned that you'd already done a fair amount of work. I'd say you're good for 405 now with a belt and fresh. SRS. Do it.

[CooCooCaChoo]

All I know is what Erick has told me. Some drug using lifter in California is saying on ******** how he is doing a USAPL meet and is guaranteed not to get tested because he is good friends with the meet director. Erick screenshot the convo and posted it in the USAPL ******** Group but it apparently got deleted pretty quickly. Never heard of the guy but Erick says he is pretty weak for being on stuff and thus it makes no sense to even do a USAPL meet, especially when he goes around letting people know what he is on.

I assume this is the meet I'm doing because it's the only USAPL meet in California for the rest of the year (so far).

I will then assume this person is in my weight class. No basis for it, but I'll just assume it anyway.

Ipso facto I am the true king of nattys at 205.

Edit: just double checked, there's another meet in June now. Kinda sucks it's so close to the one in May not sure if it'd be worth it to do a meet just four weeks later.

[dang111]

Never heard of the guy but Erick says he is pretty weak for being on stuff and thus it makes no sense to even do a USAPL meet, especially when he goes around letting people know what he is on.

To give you an idea, there's a video on his page of him grinding out a high-looking 405 squat.

[Big.Jazayrli]

Do tell?

not my details to share at this point - suffice it to say that the issue is being addressed to the best extent it can.

[dang111]

not my details to share at this point - suffice it to say that the issue is being addressed to the best extent it can.

Good to hear.

[TheIronAsylum]

its interesting to use, definitely good for pec development, needs to use lighter weights to avoid tearing stuff...but lots of paused reps = speed off chest. I'm doing some wide grip work with my feet up to eliminate leg drive...also interesting. I can use heavier weight than with the buffalo bar, and I seem to get the same fatigue/pump/soreness patterns, might be some overlap there.

yea doesnt DG like the buffalo bar? he was telling us about the bar and that helped him get power off the chest

[TheIronAsylum]

used a deadlift bar today didnt notice much difference

also used a comp bench which was nice compared to the slippery benches at my gym

also tried a reverse hyper for the first time which felt very weird on my lower back but after doing a couple sets my lower back felt really good and loose

[BCalv]

Guess my dreams of competing at rum are gone.

Sounds like they're trying to sell an "image" of what they feel powerlifting is. No mono/wraps/walkouts ect. Brb we wanna cut cost for having at least 4monos at the venue. Rum blew coks this year anyway (location/live stream/hotel booking/ect)

When a mono is potentially safer for executing the actual movement to be judged "SQUATS". Also the ability to use safety chains/straps (no b.lilly)

La fit expo should be huge the guys who people wanna see in wraps will simply go there. (Assuming they allow wraps have mono). The guys will compete in wraps mostly stay in wraps cuz its what they wanna do.

[Hamzzza]

I don't understand why they don't make all monolifts like that. Makes it so much better for judging and viewing in competition. Duffin's monolifts are amazing:

[img]http://i.ytimg.com/vi/qvhCbWZGndc/maxresmg]



great total man. Are you putting together a meet vid?

yeah I should post it in my log tomorrow but for now sq and bench are on my insta

[adamsz]

yeah I should post it in my log tomorrow but for now sq and bench are on my insta

Just watched the bench. Solid.

[bobbydigitaloa]

yeah I should post it in my log tomorrow but for now sq and bench are on my insta

Nice job on that total! I'll look forward to catching it later. You've built well, some bigger totals are in your future.

I have a meet Saturday going for a decent squat number for me. The rest is wild card and will be fun.

[whitessp]

Where in the knee does it hurt?

Depends. Sometimes it's the ACL, sometimes it's in the back of the knee, sometimes it's in the joint itself, sometimes it's the kneecap or right above/behind the kneecap.

One of these days I'll go see a doc to see how screwed up they really are. I remember one of them when I dislocated it in high school and got an MRI they said I partially tore a bunch of ligaments. I don't remember exactly which ones. I sublexiated the other one playing baseball as a teenager as well, so they're both screwed up.

Luckily now that I'm using wraps, even if it's a little sore after, it goes away by the next day. Using sleeves, I'll be hurting for a few days after (I squatted yesterday, today I'm fine).

[grandmoloch]

Yes

Its a very nice piece construction wise. Very happy with it in that regard

I haven't had a chance to implement it into my training yet though

I picked mine up at EPC (his gym).

It's definitely well built.

Cool, ya'll should give an update when you have a chance to work it in (if you haven't already).

Always hear this from other people, but had the pleasure of hearing it in real life yesterday at my gym... old ex-lifter telling me he about creatine. The whole nine yards. That you have to cycle creatine, that you feel diabetic coming off, that he bloated 15lb, that it gave him 50lb on his bench. Also that he used some stuff that used to be legal and definitely more effective than creatine, but was a non-respondent.

Also, Stan Efferding interview with Smelly.


Also also, first time I've seen Tate tell this video (versus that story that gets passed around online as his). It doesn't have all of the craziness of the text version, but still pretty epic. It honestly doesn't sound too bad for a few days, but sustaining it for a few weeks or months might be different.

[thom2355]

Tried to do paused front squats today. Couldnt keep my damn fingers on the bar more than 4 reps. Like each rep they progressively got less and less on the bar until halfway up rep 5 my right hand was no longer on the bar and it slipped and crashed to the pins.

Front squats are stupid and I hate them.

Then just use cross arm grip or straps.

Another option (my favorite) is to take your sets and make it into two. For a goal of 3 sets of 5, I will do 2 sets of 3 separated by 15-30 seconds rest and then take a few minutes and do it again (twice). The rack position is the limiting factor and this allows the upper back to work, but will also train stability and legs rather effectively after a while.

Big Dane...?

I figured you would have been around long enough to know about that.

Why would he ever wear one in a competition if it hindered him though? He wouldn't.

You don't always know when it will hinder you. You can set the straps too tight making it hard to get to the bar and wind up out of position to pull. Fairly easy to do.

To give you an idea, there's a video on his page of him grinding out a high-looking 405 squat.

Bahahaha....that makes me have a deep hearty laugh.