Squats the Story MkII- Off topic thread

DylanJM

Mellor wrote: »

I understand the important of ratios. But the back squat is not exactly a consist marker. The line from low bar to high bar is a gradient, not a line. If somebody adjusts there bk.sq to lift more. Their clean doesn't change.
I'm speaking in general,I've no idea how he squats 275kg.

What's his front squat max? That's a better marker imo.
If he front squats 270kg (90%) fair enough. I'm talking pony

Well obviously it's goes without saying that we're talking about a high bar back squat with good positions and a nice tempo. The back squat can be a useful constant marker if it is performed correctly. The 60%/80% ratio is fairly well accepted among coaches who follow a Russian school of thought when it comes to programming.

Mellor

DylanJM wrote: »

Well obviously it's goes without saying that we're talking about a high bar back squat with good positions and a nice tempo. The back squat can be a useful constant marker if it is performed correctly. The 60%/80% ratio is fairly well accepted among coaches who follow a Russian school of thought when it comes to programming.

I wasn't questioning the 80% part. Which is more or less correlates with back to front, and front to clean both being 90% max.

I was more wondering whether Farris can actually highbar squat 300kg+. I haven't seen the 5rm set mentioned above, maybe it was the highest of highbars and he just is technically inefficient as suggest above.

pumpkin4life

Quick question lads, cause there doesn't seem to be any answers from a google search.

You know those metal collars, the smaller bendy ones, not the bigger olympic ones? How much do they weigh? a pound each? For pure vanity purposes of course I'd post a pic, but apparently I can't yet.

whippet

pumpkin4life wrote: »

Quick question lads, cause there doesn't seem to be any answers from a google search.

You know those metal collars, the smaller bendy ones, not the bigger olympic ones? How much do they weigh? a pound each? For pure vanity purposes of course I'd post a pic, but apparently I can't yet.

I assume you are talking about the little spring clips as opposed to collars? if so, they weight approx. two farts so I wouldn't even go there for vanity purposes, the paint that has been scratched off the plates would weight more

Hanley

100% raw powerlifting is now in ireland. Praise da lord.

LuckyLloyd

http://www.iwf.net/2016/06/18/public-disclosures-2/

Beijing 2008

KHURSHUDYAN, Hripsime (ARM) - 11th
DUDOGLO, Alexandru (MDA) - 9th
EVSTYUKHINA, Nadezda (RUS) - 3rd
NURCAN, Taylan (TUR) - DNF
SHAINOVA, Marina (RUS) - 2nd
ZAIROV, Intigam (AZE) - 9th
ILYIN, Ilya (KAZ) - 1st

That's 7, not 10 as previously stated.

Best weightlifter of all time


Chinese all clear!

COH

LuckyLloyd wrote: »

Chinese all clear!

I was told that in order to beat the drug tests the Chinese have a surrogate team of sorts. They are hand picked because they look similar to the actual lifting team, they all train, but they are all drug free. So when the testers arrive the person they are testing isn't actually the person who is supposed to be taking the test its some drug free lookalike

Hanley

COH wrote: »

I was told that in order to beat the drug tests the Chinese have a surrogate team of sorts. They are hand picked because they look similar to the actual lifting team, they all train, but they are all drug free. So when the testers arrive the person they are testing isn't actually the person who is supposed to be taking the test its some drug free lookalike

I've heard the same the story. Off the same person.

I told you.

I also might have made it up.

COH

Hanley wrote: »

I've heard the same the story. Off the same person.

I told you.

I also might have made it up.

I told you in Dingle you sap

dylbert

I wonder where I could find a drug free doppelganger?

LuckyLloyd

COH wrote: »

I was told that in order to beat the drug tests the Chinese have a surrogate team of sorts. They are hand picked because they look similar to the actual lifting team, they all train, but they are all drug free. So when the testers arrive the person they are testing isn't actually the person who is supposed to be taking the test its some drug free lookalike

If that's true you can only tip your cap to them!!

Sugar Free

They have the population size for it if nothing else!

ectoraige

LuckyLloyd wrote: »

If that's true you can only tip your cap to them!!

Yes, but how do you know you've tipped your hat to the right person?

Alf Veedersane

LuckyLloyd wrote: »

Chinese all clear!

The Chinese: a great bunch of lads.

Alf Veedersane

Haven't watched any of his Rhino's Rants before today but this was just too good...

Dtp1979

Alf Veedersane wrote: »

Haven't watched any of his Rhino's Rants before today but this was just too good...

I think Hanley said it better in 3 minutes.

Plus, I'd love to see him put
the seatbelt on his water cooler

Alf Veedersane

Dtp1979 wrote: »

I think Hanley said it better in 3 minutes.

Plus, I'd love to see him put
the seatbelt on his water cooler

The focus of both are pretty different to be fair.

I'd have bought the kooler would be in a baby seat...

Dtp1979

Alf Veedersane wrote: »

The focus of both are pretty different to be fair.

I'd have bought the kooler would be in a baby seat...

Loves vitamin d too.

Mellor

Dtp1979 wrote: »

Loves vitamin d too.

Is that a euphemism for penis?
If not, it should be

Dtp1979

Mellor wrote: »

Is that a euphemism for penis?
If not, it should be

It's not!
One of his rants, he talks about taking 12,000iu of vit D daily.

cloudatlas

My work has a gym but I'd really prefer to use a local gym which is a little better equipped. I got in touch with the local gym and they are getting some sales person to call me and offer a corporate rate.

Is there any strategy I can use to negotiate, what does a corporate rate entail?

Ekels

EQuick question folks. Been mostly into strength training over the past while so I'm fairly proficient with weights but I'm heading on me holliers in 5 weeks times. Issue is, I'm going to be staying in a hotel for majority of the time leading up to it. Obviously, I'll have to keep my diet in check but any ideas on what kind of weight training I could do to up the intensity and cut some of the body fat I've been accumulating, I'm thinking circuits and stuff like that. I've tried staying at the same training and cutting calories which works fine but just looking to up the intensity now.

Whilst there is a gym in my hotel, I'll be staying in the Wexford St./Camden St. area so anybody have any suggestions on a gym or class that might help with this kind of thing for a month?

Cheers!

EDIT: I normally train in the morning

Alf Veedersane

Ekels wrote: »

Whilst there is a gym in my hotel, I'll be staying in the Wexford St./Camden St. area so anybody have any suggestions on a gym or class that might help with this kind of thing for a month?

The two closest options in that area are probably FlyeFit on Georges St or Raw.

FlyeFit is probably the more flexible in terms of joining for the month.

jeff bingham

Anyone care to give a rough estimate of the calories in a large ham/turkey/cheese white roll from supervalue small bit butter and mayo?
Tend to have one every Saturday morning.

Dtp1979

jeff bingham wrote: »

Anyone care to give a rough estimate of the calories in a large ham/turkey/cheese white roll from supervalue small bit butter and mayo?
Tend to have one every Saturday morning.

How much ham/cheese/turkey is out into it?

jeff bingham

Dtp1979 wrote:

How much ham/cheese/turkey is out into it?

2 slice turkey, 3 ham and a small handful of grated cheese. Small bit mayo and butter then aswell

Dtp1979

jeff bingham wrote: »

2 slice turkey, 3 ham and a small handful of grated cheese. Small bit mayo and butter then aswell

The best part of 700 calories

jeff bingham

Dtp1979 wrote:

The best part of 700 calories

Cheers thanks for that, just looking for a rough estimate to try keep calories in line

dastardly00

Anyone care to give a rough estimate of the calories in a large ham/turkey/cheese white roll from supervalue small bit butter and mayo?
Tend to have one every Saturday morning.

Dtp1979 wrote: »

The best part of 700 calories

700 is a good guesstimate.

The large white roll itself is probably in the region of 310-360 kcal.

Alf Veedersane

I've never done rollouts amd while it's been an optional exercise in what I've been doing in recent weeks, I haven't had time.

So I bought an ab wheel in D8 the other day.

Jesus, the DOMS. Great exercise but DOMS.