illini_frog
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..and the rookie has been drawn offsides. Sweet stats though, brah.
Yeah, now that morning is come, I got drawn offsides for sure.
And Maniac, squats are more of a full body workout that your "bi's and tri's" workout.
..and the rookie has been drawn offsides. Sweet stats though, brah.
This may be a joke Maniac, but Steel doubts it.
Steel had a 1,600+ pound combined lift back in The Day, at 100 kilo body weight. 27 reps 225. 380 power clean. And guess what: It was a big F-ing waste of time! The payoff is a bunch of bulk that is hard to get off later in life, stiff knees and shoulders, etc. Illini, you should take some serious advice and go with endurance training, only high rep weightlifting, lots of stretching, etc. Your body will thank you in 15 years.
And the numbers quoted for the TCU players are definitely for real and frankly fairly easily achievable with work and the right diet.
Yeah, I've never really understood trying to get huge unless you are still involved in sports. I understand trying to be physically fit and what not, but why in the hell would I do a bunch of squats at the age of 29? I'm not trying to blow any defensive ends off the line of scrimmage these days, and I don't think chicks are gonna throw themselves at me cause I have giant thigh muscles?
Jesus Christ... How in the world were you pushing 305 at only 5'7 175?
I haven't benched since my freshman year at TCU (eleven years ago), but I'm pretty sure I could still do my body weight (if not I'd be embarrassed)..... I'd be willing to bet more than 5% of men can put up their body weight.
I understand trying to be physically fit and what not, but why in the hell would I do a bunch of squats at the age of 29? I'm not trying to blow any defensive ends off the line of scrimmage these days, and I don't think chicks are gonna throw themselves at me cause I have giant thigh muscles?
I have heard that the latest performance enhancing substance is...
This may be a joke Maniac, but Steel doubts it.
Steel had a 1,600+ pound combined lift back in The Day, at 100 kilo body weight. 27 reps 225. 380 power clean. And guess what: It was a big F-ing waste of time! The payoff is a bunch of bulk that is hard to get off later in life, stiff knees and shoulders, etc. Illini, you should take some serious advice and go with endurance training, only high rep weightlifting, lots of stretching, etc. Your body will thank you in 15 years.
And the numbers quoted for the TCU players are definitely for real and frankly fairly easily achievable with work and the right diet.
I lifted heavy weights until I was in my early 30's and the damage it did to my body far outweighs any benefit I got from the activity.
Good advice.
I lifted heavy weights until I was in my early 30's and the damage it did to my body far outweighs any benefit I got from the activity.
And some smaller guys can be extremely strong. There was a guy in Fort Worth back in the mid-late 80's that supposedly held the World Record for bench press at something like 775 pounds. I saw the guy lifting at the old Balloons Gym one time and he was probably 5'7" and while very muscular, we wasn't all that "big".
Good advice.
I lifted heavy weights until I was in my early 30's and the damage it did to my body far outweighs any benefit I got from the activity.
And some smaller guys can be extremely strong. There was a guy in Fort Worth back in the mid-late 80's that supposedly held the World Record for bench press at something like 775 pounds. I saw the guy lifting at the old Balloons Gym one time and he was probably 5'7" and while very muscular, we wasn't all that "big".
Actually, being short isn't a disadvantage at all when it comes to bench press. The shorter your arms, the shorter distance you have to push the weight. Obviously, being a bigger/heavier overall person is advantageuous, but all other things being equal, having a squatty build can help.
Actually, being short isn't a disadvantage at all when it comes to bench press. The shorter your arms, the shorter distance you have to push the weight. Obviously, being a bigger/heavier overall person is advantageuous, but all other things being equal, having a squatty build can help.
That's for sure. Outside of the serious athlete category the short armed guy always has an advantage at bp. I wear a 37 sleeve and my bench has always been girlie man compared to some of those I work out with. I can still press 225 17 times at 47 yo though. Not too bad!
That's for sure. Outside of the serious athlete category the short armed guy always has an advantage at bp. I wear a 37 sleeve and my bench has always been girlie man compared to some of those I work out with. I can still press 225 17 times at 47 yo though. Not too bad!
I need to do more strength training and not just run.
I'd probably put the figure closer to 25%, mostly due to the obese nature of the average American.
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Maybe I'm just a hater, but I just have trouble believing that many guys bench 500+.
I'm a decent sized guy, and I lift hard, and I can get 265 at a bodyweight of 230.
Now I'm far from a D1 Athlete's level, and was born with less natural athletic ability than Rudy, but I just dunno....just seem a little "too" freaky good to me.
I could be wrong, but color me skeptical. Strength & Conditioning can be a very deceiving business at sometimes.