Squats the story - the Off Topic Thread...

itsallaboutheL

ULstudent wrote: »

no sooner do i make a comment aimed a ya and you're recognised from boards!

you're lucky i hadn't seen it or i could have mistaken you for a chicken leg

the drifter

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the drifter wrote: »

now that looks ANIMAL:D serious sugar craving now

JJayoo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6enKOXeqlE

Brian just linked me this, FOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOK. Could have added another 30kg onto that deadlift plus no mixed grip

Edwardius

Can't believe how low his hips are on those deads. Feckin quadzilla. I'd say he's hooking the bar rather than goin strict double overhand. Who the hell got gold at that meet?!

Magic Eight Ball

Peanut Butter, Nutella and Maple-Bacon Rice Krispie.

JJayoo

http://www.powerliftingwatch.com/node/14577

Gonna be some event

Hanley

Dead Ed wrote: »

Can't believe how low his hips are on those deads. Feckin quadzilla. I'd say he's hooking the bar rather than goin strict double overhand. Who the hell got gold at that meet?!

Got a text saying 1,065kg won it. Including a 440kg squat. From a junior. SICK.

CYC's a monster. He's gonna be unreal.

Hanley

JJayoo wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6enKOXeqlE

Brian just linked me this, FOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOK. Could have added another 30kg onto that deadlift plus no mixed grip

I wouldn't be so sure. Some lifters are just hit or miss. Two of the best lifters in the world - Siders and Belyaev are the same. They hit lifts with apparent ease, take a moderate jump and get crushed. I don't know the actual explanation, but I assume it's because they're so fast twitch dominant and or neurologically efficient that they can't grind.

And the deadlift's hook gripped. Arguably more secure than regular mixed. One of the lads I train with farmer walks that way cos he can hold on for longer, and Koklaev's pulled 400 x3 like that.

mrpink6789

TF Sandyford - I just started Stronglifts so I'm obviously not lifting heavy at the moment. I was just starting off doing a few squats, some lad comes over to me and asks if I have long left. I said I just started but he's welcome to join in if he wants - a**hole laughs at me and says "I'm lifting far too much for you".

tosser, have to start somewhere!

first time in a year I've encountered someone like that in TF.instead of annoying gym behaviour sorry!

edit: just realised I put this in the off topic threat

metamorphosis

thinking of heading up to dublin on saturday to raw gym for begenners kettleball course. seems like a good offer

mrpink6789

ULstudent wrote: »

thinking of heading up to dublin on saturday to raw gym for begenners kettleball course. seems like a good offer

I do it on Tuesdays and Thursdays, €8 a class, it's great.

metamorphosis

this is like a 3.5 hr thing showing you the main moves. 65e for it but includes a kettleball and agatsu training manual. Only trouble will be bringing the kettleball from raw back to hueston!!!

TommyKnocker

I did that workshop back in April. Thought it was really good and worth while. Instructor "Mark" is very good. Plus you will be able to get a little extra training in on the way back to Hueston station :D

Expect to be a little achy the following day or 2

M

Hanley

mrpink6789 wrote: »

TF Sandyford - I just started Stronglifts so I'm obviously not lifting heavy at the moment. I was just starting off doing a few squats, some lad comes over to me and asks if I have long left. I said I just started but he's welcome to join in if he wants - a**hole laughs at me and says "I'm lifting far too much for you".

tosser, have to start somewhere!

first time in a year I've encountered someone like that in TF.instead of annoying gym behaviour sorry!

edit: just realised I put this in the off topic threat

PLEASE tell me next time you expect him to be there so I can go laugh at him.

gymfreak

ULstudent wrote: »

thinking of heading up to dublin on saturday to raw gym for begenners kettleball course. seems like a good offer

Was half thinkin of doing it myself! mite see ya there

Hanley

Hanley wrote: »

PLEASE tell me next time you expect him to be there so I can go laugh at him.

Hanley - using my strength for good, not evil.

Hanley

Is it just me, or are some of these challenges not too challenging?

http://www.t-nation.com/free_online_article/most_recent/10_awesome_challenges

Anyone wanna do valeria at the beers?

Mellor

mrpink6789 wrote: »

I said I just started but he's welcome to join in if he wants - a**hole laughs at me and says "I'm lifting far too much for you".

tosser, have to start somewhere!

What a prick!!!
plase take Hanley up on his offer, and get pics/video/etc for here :D

Hanley wrote: »

PLEASE tell me next time you expect him to be there so I can go laugh at him.

Mellor

Hanley wrote: »

Is it just me, or are some of these challenges not too challenging?

http://www.t-nation.com/free_online_article/most_recent/10_awesome_challenges

Anyone wanna do valeria at the beers?

Oh, and just in case people start complaining (like in the race to 170 thread) that they weight less, are shorter, don't have blah blah blah....

He has a few different diffivulty levels of Valeria up HERE!!

I was converting it myself, so here it is with kilos (rounded to nearest)

Excercise         Lvl 1                Lvl 2                  Lvl 3
Bench        80kg or .8xBW           100 or BW            125 or 1.25xBW 
Deadlift      140 or 1.5xBW       165 or 1.75xBW           185 or 2xBW 
Pull-ups         BW             BW+10kg (x.125BW)     BW+20kgs (x.25BW) 
EZ Curls       40 or .4xBW            50 or .5xBW             60 or .6xBW

Inspector Coptoor

Hanley wrote: »

Is it just me, or are some of these challenges not too challenging?

http://www.t-nation.com/free_online_article/most_recent/10_awesome_challenges

Anyone wanna do valeria at the beers?

I'd be up for doing it but I'd be doing the level 1 version as i dont have a BW bench (shame)

That prowler challenge wouldnt be that hard really.

I'd regularaly do 3 times that weight for 10 trips in under 10 mins.

the drifter

Work....its just not happening today....

the drifter

I thought someone was going to ask me for a tag number for the bull that was following me on my run last night :P

itsallaboutheL

the drifter wrote: »

I thought someone was going to ask me for a tag number for the bull that was following me on my run last night :P

Cheaper than AI too.

itsallaboutheL

I am now the proud owner of somebody that has a prowler :pac:

the drifter

itsallaboutheL wrote: »

I am now the proud owner of somebody that has a prowler :pac:

i also own a shotgun....so you can fup right off :p

Hanley

Liam Henners257 wrote: »

I'd be up for doing it but I'd be doing the level 1 version as i dont have a BW bench (shame)

That prowler challenge wouldnt be that hard really.

I'd regularaly do 3 times that weight for 10 trips in under 10 mins.

Tbh I wouldn't be arsed doing it at 125kg bench either. It'd take too long to get thru the 21 reps and kill any metabolic aspect to it. We could do something fun too like a 50% Linda.

Rx'd it' 10-9-8.....3-2-1 w/ 1.5x bodyweight deadlift, 1x bodyweight bench and .75x clean - cold just cut the weights in half and go for time.

Inspector Coptoor

Hanley wrote: »

Tbh I wouldn't be arsed doing it at 125kg bench either. It'd take too long to get thru the 21 reps and kill any metabolic aspect to it. We could do something fun too like a 50% Linda.

Rx'd it' 10-9-8.....3-2-1 w/ 1.5x bodyweight deadlift, 1x bodyweight bench and .75x clean - cold just cut the weights in half and go for time.

That sounds like something I could finish.

So at 50% I'd be looking at
82.5kg DL
55kg Bench
42.5kg clean.

Would be horrible but I'll give it a go.

Might even try it later in the week for some conditioning

itsallaboutheL

Got my plates

Seriously impressed with delivery time.

My wrist wraps are waaay too short

Oh well.

the drifter

itsallaboutheL wrote: »

Got my plates

Seriously impressed with delivery time.

My wrist wraps are waaay too short

Oh well.

Gimme back my 15's