"I believe in Kevpants" (S&SS Off Topic thread)

Edwardius · 25-02-2012 7:38pm

banshee_bones wrote: »

Any word out on how it's going over there? I would mosey over but I'm too hungover to move :pac:

I couldn't get there either. Sounds like it was an emo day for L, token and a fair few others unfortunately!

gymfreak · 25-02-2012 8:27pm

banshee_bones wrote: »

Any word out on how it's going over there? I would mosey over but I'm too hungover to move :pac:

I wish I was better at remembering information:( It was a good competition and it seemed well run.

I know L snatched 97x, 97, 102kg and Brydie was 115, 120, 122x, can't remember tokens at all!

And I think Brydie's final Clean and Jerk was 150kg...but I could stand corrected

Now if ye were to ask me for ridiculous details I'd remember those

token · 26-02-2012 1:48am

I didn't see all big lifts as because of the amount of people lifting they put me in the last group with all the senior lifters. Well out of place!

There were a few big snatches. Brydy (now an 85kg lifter) and Darcy. Both 120kg. Darcy missed 125kg on last lift I think. Peter Stewart missed his first two attempts at 110kg in 77kg class and got it on last attempt. Wayne bloated himself up over 69kg as he wanted to lift in 3 weight classes this year..for the craic I guess? Well I think he might have been going for byrdy's 77kg records! He snatched an awkward 111kg opener. some rescue if anyone has it on video. He narrowly missed 117kg I think it was on the 2nd. Then went for 120kg which he was planning on going for during the week. He missed it but wasn't a million miles off. He did a mad ninja cartwheel type move out front to avoid getting hit by the bar. I reckon someone should convince him to do all the tricking n parkour stuff Clarence does for the craic. He's just a ball of fast twitch fibres.

The clean&jerks ended up being a bit of an anti-climax. Wayne pulled out as he was bollixed from running the comp and then trying to lift in it also. Not ideal! Brydy injured his back and knocked his opener from 150kg to 140kg. He missed 150kg on 2nd attempt and stuck it on his last. He had planned on hitting 160kg for the 85kg record before hurting his back. I'm not sure what Peter Stewart finished with, 140'something.

EDIT: Yep Darcy got 150 c&j also. I think it was on his 2nd attempt and he choose not to do the 3rd.

token · 26-02-2012 1:58am

and why I came on to this thread in the first place

http://www.reddit.com/r/Fitness/comments/q3yag/250kg_atg_squat_87kg_18yrs_old_no_beltwraps_raw/

First the crossfit forums and now Reddit. Clarences internet fame grows.

squod · 26-02-2012 6:44pm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbrduKOgfjU&feature=g-all-lik&context=G2c036f1FAAAAAAAAAAA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyKvmyG_RH8&feature=g-all-u&context=G2c036f1FAAAAAAAAAAA

Mellor · 27-02-2012 5:05am

Had a browse of crossfit last. Seen that one of the WODs last week include a 1RM bench press. Shocker.

d'Oracle · 27-02-2012 12:23pm

Mellor wrote: »

Had a browse of crossfit last. Seen that one of the WODs last week include a 1RM bench press. Shocker.

Were there complaints in the comments?

Its usually something about "lying down and bracing your back isn't functional..."
These people must have rubbish sex lives.

Edwardius · 27-02-2012 12:42pm

Don't read the comments.

Mellor · 27-02-2012 12:56pm

d'Oracle wrote: »

Were there complaints in the comments?

Its usually something about "lying down and bracing your back isn't functional..."
These people must have rubbish sex lives.

I must read the comments and see how the bench number compare to the others. It was last weds I think

I think its was 1RM in each of Bench, Clean and Overhead squat

the drifter · 27-02-2012 1:34pm

Mellor wrote: »

I must read the comments and see how the bench number compare to the others. It was last weds I think

I think its was 1RM in each of Bench, Clean and Overhead squat

Thats actually a safety drill for crossfitters.... you clean the weight up....attempt to over head squat it...then floor press it off you once it crushes you like a boss...

Edwardius · 27-02-2012 1:50pm

The war on terror has forever changed the rules on the battlefield. For the first time ever, there is a bench press on the battlefield.

Mellor · 28-02-2012 2:51am

Mellor wrote: »

I must read the comments and see how the bench number compare to the others. It was last weds I think

Here's the WOD video.
Spencer Hendel: clean 159.5kg, bench 127.5kg, OHS 154.5kg = 442kg

the drifter · 29-02-2012 1:58pm

Lads. I've deleted some posts here on comments about other forums on boards. We dont allow this. Next person to bash another forum can have a week off.

Barry.Oglesby · 29-02-2012 4:17pm

A week off work?

banshee_bones · 04-03-2012 10:09am

Did i imagine it or is there a lifting comp on in ironside today?

the drifter · 04-03-2012 10:12am

banshee_bones wrote: »

Did i imagine it or is there a lifting comp on in ironside today?

the emo nationals were on there last weekend in think...

CathalByrd · 04-03-2012 6:02pm

Heard about this forum a while back, great to see an Irish forum dedicated to strength sports!

There was a National Squad Session held in ECB/Ironside yesterday for the European Senior Championships that are on in April, a good day had by all...

the drifter · 04-03-2012 7:09pm

CathalByrd wrote: »

Heard about this forum a while back, great to see an Irish forum dedicated to strength sports!

There was a National Squad Session held in ECB/Ironside yesterday for the European Senior Championships that are on in April, a good day had by all...

Excellent...whos going to Seniors this year from Ireland?

CathalByrd · 04-03-2012 7:46pm

Excellent...whos going to Seniors this year from Ireland?

Myself, Kevin D'Arcy, Wayne Healy, Clarence Kennedy, Peter Stewart & Neil Dougan have all made the qualification standard. One or two more might yet make the standard.

Not all qualified lifters have confirmed their place on the squad yet, but the squad should be confirmed over the next few weeks. We hope to maybe sneak an Olympic spot (only one athlete spot will be possible to attain) by ranking high enough in the team rankings. This will be a very challenging task in a sport dominated so heavily by Eastern European & Asian nations, but what is sport without a challenge...?!

Scuba Ste · 04-03-2012 7:56pm

What's the qualifying standard, 330 sinclair?

Only need to find 100kg more so.

CathalByrd wrote: »

We hope to maybe sneak an Olympic spot (only one athlete spot will be possible to attain) by ranking high enough in the team rankings. This will be a very challenging task in a sport dominated so heavily by Eastern European & Asian nations, but what is sport without a challenge...?!

That would be fantastic. Good luck Byrdie and to the others.

CathalByrd · 04-03-2012 8:09pm

What's the qualifying standard, 330 sinclair?

310 for Europeans, 330 for Worlds.

the drifter · 04-03-2012 9:11pm

An Olympic Spot would be great for the sport.

Thud · 05-03-2012 10:14am

What do ye need to do to get an Olympic spot, would it be team avg or individual placing well?

CathalByrd · 05-03-2012 2:20pm

What do ye need to do to get an Olympic spot, would it be team avg or individual placing well?

For London 2012, Olympic spots are won based on a nation's team ranking at the 2010 & 2011 Senior World Championships & 2012 European Senior Championships. The higher a nation ranks, the more spots they receive. Here's how things stand at the moment: http://iwf.net/events/2011/WWC_Paris/MQLONDON.pdf

There are 7 spots to be claimed at the upcoming Europeans. Nations that have already secured spots at World Championships will not be in contention so excluding these nations, the top 7 nations at the Europeans will receive one spot each. We will be up against some tough countries but we do have a chance, albeit an outside one... A nation can send 8 male lifters, but 6 have to pre-nominated as point winners to contribute towards team points/ranking. Points are given to each of these 6 athletes based on their placing in their weight category, these points are then added and compared to the other nations' points in order to rank nations.

Individual qualification can only be achieved if a nation has particularly good lifters who hold a high world ranking or who are in the medals quite regularly. Unfortunately for Ireland we have no lifters at such a standard so we cannot make this case to the International Weightlifting Federation.

There is a 'wild-card' option also, but this is only for nations that send really small teams to the Olympic Games. Ireland are ineligible for 'wild-card' application as we generally send quite large teams to the Olympics.

I hope this is clear-ish... It's not the most straight-forward methods of qualification. Most sports have 'Olympic standards' and should an athlete make the standard they qualify. Weightlifting chooses to use a team-orientated system however which does tend to favour the bigger nations and nations where weightlifting is a popular sport.

Thud · 05-03-2012 2:30pm

Cheers Cathal, best of luck to ye out there in April

Spasibo · 05-03-2012 2:35pm

How many people clicked on the link saw IRI and thought "ah sure, we're third".

Inspector Coptoor · 05-03-2012 2:46pm

Spasibo wrote: »

How many people clicked on the link saw IRI and thought "ah sure, we're third".

I would have thought very few.

Molly · 05-03-2012 8:53pm

Two things I learned from today's training session;

1) Mint Choc Whey is rather nice
2) Training is so much nicer when you're eating a load of food. (Who would have thought)

Dathai · 07-03-2012 11:35am

Anyone see the update Glenn Ross put up about the new event in the ISM final? A 2 inch axel snatch..

Someone is going to demolish themselves.

squod · 07-03-2012 6:03pm

Dathai wrote: »

Anyone see the update Glenn Ross put up about the new event in the ISM final? A 2 inch axel snatch..

Someone is going to demolish themselves.

presume the competitor can muscle snatch. Dunno what height the snatch is from either, could be a hummer tyre or standard plates. Bluddy interesting.

Edwardius · 07-03-2012 6:39pm

Hummer tyres would be awesome. I wanna see someone do a continental snatch (I have not yet considered how impossible this is.)

token · 07-03-2012 8:06pm

Dead Ed wrote: »

Hummer tyres would be awesome. I wanna see someone do a continental snatch (I have not yet considered how impossible this is.)

You'd want a serious set of moobs on ya.

Edwardius · 07-03-2012 8:35pm

token wrote: »

You'd want a serious set of moobs on ya.

And teeth

token · 10-03-2012 9:32am

Dead Ed wrote: »

And teeth

Needs some technique work but he's almost there.

token · 10-03-2012 9:37am

!!

Hanley · 10-03-2012 8:29pm

token wrote: »

!!

123kg?! Srsly?! What the f*ck!?

banshee_bones · 11-03-2012 2:34pm

Abercrombie & Fitch has come under fire in Italy for ordering its staff to perform press-ups and squats if they failed to meet its exacting standards...

http://fashion.telegraph.co.uk/news-features/TMG9128821/Abercrombie-and-Fitch-staff-told-to-do-press-ups-when-they-make-mistakes.html

:pac:

the drifter · 11-03-2012 6:55pm

banshee_bones wrote: »

Abercrombie & Fitch has come under fire in Italy for ordering its staff to perform press-ups and squats if they failed to meet its exacting standards...

http://fashion.telegraph.co.uk/news-features/TMG9128821/Abercrombie-and-Fitch-staff-told-to-do-press-ups-when-they-make-mistakes.html

:pac:

Finally people are starting to see things my way....fear and punishment is the best motivator for forcing minions to do as you wish....

Molly · 12-03-2012 10:52pm

Where are people getting resistance bands from nowadays?

banshee_bones · 12-03-2012 11:03pm

Molly wrote: »

Where are people getting resistance bands from nowadays?

Ironwoody i think....

Inspector Coptoor · 12-03-2012 11:14pm

Molly wrote: »

Where are people getting resistance bands from nowadays?

Wolverson-fitness.co.uk

Find them great

Mauricmo · 13-03-2012 1:15pm

Batman's training schedule:
batman%20files%20training%20regimen.jpg

Hanley · 13-03-2012 2:10pm

Mauricmo wrote: »

Batman's training schedule:

How old is that? Because the "metabolic conditioning" is Crossfit's Helen (which is done for 3 rounds and not 5).

Be gas if it was robbed from Batman.

Mauricmo · 14-03-2012 12:51am

Hanley wrote: »

How old is that? Because the "metabolic conditioning" is Crossfit's Helen (which is done for 3 rounds and not 5).

Be gas if it was robbed from Batman.

Couldn't say how old it is or where it's from for that matter, just something I stumped across.

Wonder if he keeps a diet log too? And if so is it paleo?

Mellor · 14-03-2012 4:25am

Hanley wrote: »

How old is that? Because the "metabolic conditioning" is Crossfit's Helen (which is done for 3 rounds and not 5).

Be gas if it was robbed from Batman.

I seen it referenced on a few sites like men's fitness. Apparently, its from a sort of Batman Encyclopedia from last year. I don't know if that the original source, probably is though

banshee_bones · 14-03-2012 10:26am

Anyone else listening to 2fm right now? Tom Doorley telling the masses not to eat meat every day because it should be treated as a luxury... wtf!?

cc87 · 14-03-2012 12:15pm

There was a study published recently which said eating red meat everyday increases your chances of dying.

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-03/hsop-rmc030812.php

If you look at the study what it really shows is that people with bad diets who eat red meat have a greater chance of death. It was only an observational study, its been torn apart all over the place but has been picked up by the media as the be all and end all.

Edwardius · 14-03-2012 12:41pm

Came from this. I'm gonna read it later and convince myself they're lying! I don't understand how they can "adjust for lifestyle factors" though.

cc87 · 14-03-2012 12:57pm

If you look at the results its says eating red meat every day is bad, which I would kind of agree with really. Different sources of protein should be used.
But the problem is they went from saying eating red meat every day is bad to red meat is bad which are two completely different things.

Also at some point in the paper, results I think, they say that those who had red meat in their diet where also more likely to smoke.

banshee_bones · 14-03-2012 1:13pm

"I believe in Kevpants" (S&SS Off Topic thread)

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