The Official Powerlifting and Strongman Family Appreciation Thread: Part XVIII

[Rags85]

seems like the powerlifting community is full of fragile egos and this elitess type personalities.

No its not! You probably can't even unrack that!

[Turtora]

Would love to see this video.

When is this seminar? I haven't seen him advertise this on his FB. I know he's been advertising this Super Total Cert.

Don't have a vidya... yet. I'll let you know when I make one, though (soon, just have to finish writing a bit of junk).

It's August 8th & 9th. Pretty sure it was through Philip Snell, but they're hosting it at EPC. Registration filled up a long time ago. They advertised back in February and they filled in March, I think :/

http://www.fixyourownback.com/produc...imate-Back.cfm

[breathinglife]

Seems like the Powerlifting community is full of fragile egos and this elitess type personalities.

Well, many communities are, especially in sports where physical accomplishments are the goal. Athletes aren't always the smartest cookies, so the guys at the top my not have much knowledge or wisdom at all, despite having accomplished quite a lot. Also, there isn't any qualification process for becoming an internet expert on something. You don't have to go through the normal schooling that will cut your ego down as you meet people who are actual experts on whatever your area of study is. So, an internet expert is generally someone with little actual knowledge and just a charismatic personality.

There really isn't much correlation between knowledge / physical performance. It'd be like if you ran an academic journal on exercise science and published articles based on who lifted the most.

[Anthony21]

Don't have a vidya... yet. I'll let you know when I make one, though (soon, just have to finish writing a bit of junk).

It's August 8th & 9th. Pretty sure it was through Philip Snell, but they're hosting it at EPC. Registration filled up a long time ago. They advertised back in February and they filled in March, I think :/

http://www.fixyourownback.com/produc...imate-Back.cfm

The price is $595 Is that for real?

Well, many communities are, especially in sports where physical accomplishments are the goal. Athletes aren't always the smartest cookies, so the guys at the top my not have much knowledge or wisdom at all, despite having accomplished quite a lot. Also, there isn't any qualification process for becoming an internet expert on something. You don't have to go through the normal schooling that will cut your ego down as you meet people who are actual experts on whatever your area of study is. So, an internet expert is generally someone with little actual knowledge and just a charismatic personality.

There really isn't much correlation between knowledge / physical performance. It'd be like if you ran an academic journal on exercise science and published articles based on who lifted the most.

Very sad but true. I think Social media and the internet has helped powerlifting in a way but at the same time is crippling it.

[Turtora]

The price is $595 Is that for real?

It was 300 for me since I'm a student, which is a pretty great deal for a 2-day, hands-on McGill seminar imo.

[Anthony21]

It was 300 for me since I'm a student, which is a pretty great deal for a 2-day, hands-on McGill seminar imo.

Yeah that is pretty bad ass price. You'll enjoy EPC.

[breathinglife]

I think we need more threads about the Inzer Lever belt and how it is so tight and painful and will even make you unable to deadlift. It's basically a multiply suit. Go post more threads, guys.

[isaku900]

I think we need more threads about the Inzer Lever belt and how it is so tight and painful and will even make you unable to deadlift. It's basically a multiply suit. Go post more threads, guys.

kekekeke.

[Hamzzza]

tfw I still can't differentiate from a stiff and a broken in belt....

[isaku900]

tfw I still can't differentiate from a stiff and a broken in belt....

tfw when i didn't break in my belt, just wore it, and now it conforms solely to my body and no one else can wear it comfortably

[AKGetsStrength]

super jelly. i'm a big fan. i'm coming out for the McGill seminar. fukin stoked, man. supposedly he's having an open training sesh at epc for attendees the day before (friday). have to confirm, tho. still haven't bought my plane tickets or hotel fare, lmao.



I couldn't bench for the last month of my RTS cycle because the pain was so bad. squatting made things really bad, too. I also couldn't swim or play basketball because the pain would radiate so hard down my forearm i couldn't actually get my hand to close around the ball. Also couldn't dunk because forearm flexors wouldn't activate LMAO.

What helped me was:
- getting some scapular upward rotation in there (light overhead squats (dowel rod or band) with a violent upward shrugging motion for reps (20)) (hits lower traps)
- load bearing movements (push up plus for endurance (these suck massive donkey balls, but it trains your body to cue proper muscle engagement during your heavy loaded movements)) (hits serratus anterior)
- getting in a fuuuuuuuk load of cuff work (4x/week) in the high five position (supraspinatus, infraspinatus, teres minor, subscap)
- achieving mobility through the lats (mainly the teres major, really. lat dorsi is relevant, but upper armpit area is more relevant than where the lat originates)

i can post my routine if you'd like

I'd be interested for sure

[Hamzzza]

tfw when i didn't break in my belt, just wore it, and now it conforms solely to my body and no one else can wear it comfortably

Can you hook me up with the BBBC playlist ?

I mean the rap music I hear in 90% of your and dan's vids

[baize82]

I think we need more threads about the Inzer Lever belt and how it is so tight and painful and will even make you unable to deadlift. It's basically a multiply suit. Go post more threads, guys.

kekekeke.

Please don't kill me Bill

[whitessp]

You're supposed to break in a belt? I just put mine on and dealt with it.

[Daemonium]

It was 300 for me since I'm a student, which is a pretty great deal for a 2-day, hands-on McGill seminar imo.

Thanks wicked. Def something I would do if it was near me.

nothing happens here.

You're supposed to break in a belt? I just put mine on and dealt with it.

Was just thinking this lol. I was sort of under the assumption that using it broke it in..

[isaku900]

Can you hook me up with the BBBC playlist ?

I mean the rap music I hear in 90% of your and dan's vids

pandora. srs

Please don't kill me Bill

DEATH

[Hamzzza]

can't run pandora when I don't have wifi at the gym lol

[zmcdole]

For me it's my elbows. I always wear sleeves while benching which makes it tolerable.

I've tried flossing a million times but it seems like only a temporary relief and never lasting effects

I'll say that cissus never did a dang thing for my elbows when they hurt. Switching my squat and bench days was really the only thing that made a difference. I just tried the space them out as far as I could. My elbows were trashed when I benched the day after I squatted. Now I bench on Tuesdays and squat on Fridays.

[Larfleeze]

can't run pandora when I don't have wifi at the gym lol

My gym has free WiFi, quite why I don't know, but it has it

[Hamzzza]

My gym has free WiFi, quite why I don't know, but it has it

mine has too, every one I ever went to has free wifi but not in the pl room, it's a bit seperated from the rest of the gym

[isaku900]

can't run pandora when I don't have wifi at the gym lol

shrug, sorry there's like three or four stations that go through the rotation. I don't really take note of the songs. I'd much rather be lifting to Pantera

[Turtora]

Thanks wicked. Def something I would do if it was near me.

nothing happens here.

I was just thinking "huh, I wonder if this is something Daem can go to on the reg since McGill is Canadian". Guess not lol.

I'm flying out to Portland from Illinois, lmao. It's at Duffin's gym though, and it lined up with my schedule so I figured I'd take advantage of it. Duffin & McGill combo just seems absolutely amazing, srs. "Fly across the country" amazing to me, at least.

and i mean its TWO ENTIRE DAYS with McGill, and potentially an evening with Duffin at EPC on Friday. like holy fuarrkkk man. i'm so pumped lmao.

[zmcdole]

Seems like the Powerlifting community is full of fragile egos and this elitess type personalities.

If you ask me this is 100% true for a few reasons.
A: you can be average or even slightly below average in regards to strength in powerlifting, but still be stronger than a large portion of the population.
B: Because of the above you feel like you're above everyone else even though you're not that competitive in the sport itself, but no one knows that because no one outside the sport understands powerlifting. You'll get asked how much you sq, press, or pull and you'll seem amazingly strong to your 56 year old auntie or coworkers who think powerlifting and Oly lifting are the same thing.
C: it's an individual sport so to me it seems to attract people, not all, but a lot of people who couldn't do well in team sports.

Kinda like BL was saying, when you get critiqued, you get defensive because for a while you were up on your high horse and then someone comes along and tells the truth, but now you can't handle it because in your own eyes and in the eyes of a lot of others you're amazing. But really you're not. So to defend yourself you act like a child.

I've always said some of the most down to earth non douche lifters that I've met are at the top of the game. Efferding and Spoto are cool as hell and have nothing to prove. There are also guys who are super high as far as achievement goes who act like babies and post selfie after selfie after selfie and talk about how their lift was no belt stiff bar, no sleep, been stabbed 4 times, all while having mono. I don't understand those guys because in powerlifting they're actually super elite lifters, but still act like they have something to prove.

[JohnnyRingo350]

mine has too, every one I ever went to has free wifi but not in the pl room, it's a bit seperated from the rest of the gym

immortal technique station on pandora plays alot of similar stuff to what goes on in dans videos, or atleast mine does.

[Hamzzza]

immortal technique station on pandora plays alot of similar stuff to what goes on in dans videos, or atleast mine does.

thanks haha but I'm without internet 90% of the time, since I'm in the pl room

what's the artist names, rick ross; meek mill ? more ? any noteable albums I should have

[dang111]

Are you serious? The wife taking the man's name is some old world **** that needs to be gotten rid off. It's inherently sexist.

Agreed.

That's mo better than the hyphenated last name chit that's going around now. Be one or the other, but hyphenated last names are real dumb. Sry not sry.

Also agreed. Hyphenated last names suck. Question though, if the husband and wife have different last names, and you don't want to hyphenate, what name do you give your kids?

immortal technique station on pandora plays alot of similar stuff to what goes on in dans videos, or atleast mine does.

I don't even know what I'd do if dance with the devil came up at the gym lol.

[JohnnyRingo350]

thanks haha but I'm without internet 90% of the time, since I'm in the pl room

what's the artist names, rick ross; meek mill ? more ? any noteable albums I should have

Maybe I'm misremembering, but alot of Dan's stuff in the background is older than meek mill. And rick ross? he suck, what are you doing rossfit?



Aware ya self ifn ya aint knoe

I don't even know what I'd do if dance with the devil came up at the gym lol.

First time I ever heard it was in the gym, and it got me going. Then the violent **** kicked in and really got me going. Then I was like wait......raped who?

[GourleyMan]

I think we need more threads about the Inzer Lever belt and how it is so tight and painful and will even make you unable to deadlift. It's basically a multiply suit. Go post more threads, guys.

Smear campaign by Titan.

[whitessp]

Also agreed. Hyphenated last names suck. Question though, if the husband and wife have different last names, and you don't want to hyphenate, what name do you give your kids?

Husbands. Because I'm a sexist misogynist and thats the only thing I'm traditional about.

Honestly I dont really care what 100% of people who arent me do. But my GF knows that i I have a kid, it'll have my last name. I'm the last one of my name, and it will live on. Plus I'm an ******* and I tell her what to do (not really, but I play a tough guy on the internet and in public).

[adamsz]

thanks haha but I'm without internet 90% of the time, since I'm in the pl room

what's the artist names, rick ross; meek mill ? more ? any noteable albums I should have

Do u have a smart phone?

If so download the app shazam, go to the settings and turn on the setting where you can use it when other apps are open, go to instagram, look at the BBBC clips, shazam will tell you the song names, profit.