225/135 Max-Rep Bench Press "Club"
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Iron_Miss_Canada wrote: »Wheelhouse15 wrote: »bingfit221 wrote: »JeffseekingV wrote: »bingfit221 wrote: »I don't believe these women who are saying they have done 195.
http://www.wabdl.org/WORLDS/worlds_women.php
Yeah..... right.
My 1RP is my bodyweight 162.
a) As has been mentioned, bench shirts;
b) They don't "say" they've done it - those are from PL competitions. They've been witnessed and judged. So, whether you believe them or not, it's verified that they bench that much.
c) Ok...? So you aren't as strong as them.
I find it a little disturbing that a certified personal trainer is doubting the results from an official powerlifting competition. One thing that anyone that has lifting for any amount of time is this. There are some really strong people and they don't always look big. There's always someone faster, stronger, taller, better looking etc...
No one is questioning results, troll.
I am stating those are WORLD records. Don't believe you're gonna find a world record holder on my fitness pal.
Umm, talk to Iron_Miss_Canada after she sets a few next week in Raw.
ETA and 200 is hardly record level for senior women even without a shirt.
I knew my ears were burning! Seriously not looking forward to the last little bit of this cut though to make weight.
Oh and Jo - tungsten can be frozen and shattered off.
it's peak week and you've got this!
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bingfit221 wrote: »nakedraygun wrote: »Wheelhouse15 wrote: »nakedraygun wrote: »nakedraygun wrote: »bingfit221 wrote: »I don't believe these women who are saying they have done 195.
http://www.wabdl.org/WORLDS/worlds_women.php
Yeah..... right.
My 1RP is my bodyweight 162.
I can press 185- I have it on video.
You don't have to believe me. I know I can do it. Tough titties for you that you can't press more.
But I want to know if that was you or the 16-year old boy inside you that did that.
Impressive just the same.
It should be credited to whoever owns the lats on my rather robust backside. I'm not sure they are the 16 year old boys- but yeah- it is what it is.
To be fair- and in the interest of complete transparency- that's not a federation legal press- just straight down- to chest and up to lock out. No pause- I have bad elbows- pausing for me is an injury waiting to happen- but was a clean lift all the way down to lockout.
I highly doubt many us of are pressing per a federation standard.
Many of the guys in my gym would be lucky to get a half rep let alone a full rep on some of their heavier benches. I'm not sure if they are listening to people that say a full bench will destroy your shoulders or just have no idea how to actually bench.
Many guys hardly bench at all it seems. This is the soup de -jour that many prefer to use.
I have never used this machine. I think guys like it because you can stick a bunch of weight on it and look impressive. I'd only use it after my presses to extend the work on them if I was so incline to use this piece of equipment.
Anyway, I'm a full rep guy myself but I am not really sure how just fed standard I am - never trained for a comp.
Oh, when I stated "many us" I didn't mean "us" on this forum specifically. Language fail.
Suppine bench. I actually like it. It decreases ROM.
Why would you want to decrease ROM? Are you competitive lifter?0 -
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Are you using them in your main lift or as an accessory?bingfit221 wrote: »nakedraygun wrote: »Wheelhouse15 wrote: »nakedraygun wrote: »nakedraygun wrote: »bingfit221 wrote: »I don't believe these women who are saying they have done 195.
http://www.wabdl.org/WORLDS/worlds_women.php
Yeah..... right.
My 1RP is my bodyweight 162.
I can press 185- I have it on video.
You don't have to believe me. I know I can do it. Tough titties for you that you can't press more.
But I want to know if that was you or the 16-year old boy inside you that did that.
Impressive just the same.
It should be credited to whoever owns the lats on my rather robust backside. I'm not sure they are the 16 year old boys- but yeah- it is what it is.
To be fair- and in the interest of complete transparency- that's not a federation legal press- just straight down- to chest and up to lock out. No pause- I have bad elbows- pausing for me is an injury waiting to happen- but was a clean lift all the way down to lockout.
I highly doubt many us of are pressing per a federation standard.
Many of the guys in my gym would be lucky to get a half rep let alone a full rep on some of their heavier benches. I'm not sure if they are listening to people that say a full bench will destroy your shoulders or just have no idea how to actually bench.
Many guys hardly bench at all it seems. This is the soup de -jour that many prefer to use.
I have never used this machine. I think guys like it because you can stick a bunch of weight on it and look impressive. I'd only use it after my presses to extend the work on them if I was so incline to use this piece of equipment.
Anyway, I'm a full rep guy myself but I am not really sure how just fed standard I am - never trained for a comp.
Oh, when I stated "many us" I didn't mean "us" on this forum specifically. Language fail.
Suppine bench. I actually like it. It decreases ROM.0 -
Wheelhouse15 wrote: »jofjltncb6 wrote: »Wheelhouse15 wrote: »jofjltncb6 wrote: »Wheelhouse15 wrote: »yopeeps025 wrote: »JeffseekingV wrote: »I spot like this
How you know you are a lifter he is benching 235 LBs.
Looks more like a plate, 25, 5, 2.5 so I would say it's actually 200. If it's a 35 not a 25 then it's 220.
I'm pretty sure that's a 45, 35, 10, and 5 a side...so that's 235. (First thing I did when I saw that pic was to add it up.)
Regardless of the number, the guy looks stapled...although it could just be timing of the pic...and even more likely, is completely staged.
Oh, staged I'm sure. I also don't understand why someone wouldn't just do the 2 plates and a 5 if they are doing 235 -- unless you are at my gym and all the plates have wandered off that is.
I can never post a pic of my barbell loaded then. To add weight to my standard set of no more than a pair of everything (and for my oly db handles), I bought a couple hundred pounds of 10s...so instead of a Devo hat, I often end up with a top hat. Besides, sometimes it's just easier to keep ramping up with the nickels and dimes instead of stripping just to put on a big boy wheel.
I'm not judging lol, just confused when people do that unless they are stripping but 5 and 10 is really pretty small for a strip. Most of my strips are 25 lb drops.
ETA I did know one guy who did very small adds just because he thought it made it look like he was lifting more weight so this might be my hang up.
This is really funny as I look at your profile pic.
Oh, and when I deadlift, I only use one full plate. I build off of 35s, as we don't have DL loader bars. I don't want to waste energy getting more 45s on/off.0 -
Wheelhouse15 wrote: »jofjltncb6 wrote: »Wheelhouse15 wrote: »jofjltncb6 wrote: »Wheelhouse15 wrote: »yopeeps025 wrote: »JeffseekingV wrote: »I spot like this
How you know you are a lifter he is benching 235 LBs.
Looks more like a plate, 25, 5, 2.5 so I would say it's actually 200. If it's a 35 not a 25 then it's 220.
I'm pretty sure that's a 45, 35, 10, and 5 a side...so that's 235. (First thing I did when I saw that pic was to add it up.)
Regardless of the number, the guy looks stapled...although it could just be timing of the pic...and even more likely, is completely staged.
Oh, staged I'm sure. I also don't understand why someone wouldn't just do the 2 plates and a 5 if they are doing 235 -- unless you are at my gym and all the plates have wandered off that is.
I can never post a pic of my barbell loaded then. To add weight to my standard set of no more than a pair of everything (and for my oly db handles), I bought a couple hundred pounds of 10s...so instead of a Devo hat, I often end up with a top hat. Besides, sometimes it's just easier to keep ramping up with the nickels and dimes instead of stripping just to put on a big boy wheel.
I'm not judging lol, just confused when people do that unless they are stripping but 5 and 10 is really pretty small for a strip. Most of my strips are 25 lb drops.
ETA I did know one guy who did very small adds just because he thought it made it look like he was lifting more weight so this might be my hang up.
This is really funny as I look at your profile pic.
Oh, and when I deadlift, I only use one full plate. I build off of 35s, as we don't have DL loader bars. I don't want to waste energy getting more 45s on/off.
You roll one side under a 2.5lb plate. Every plate except the 1st one slides off easy.0 -
nakedraygun wrote: »Wheelhouse15 wrote: »nakedraygun wrote: »nakedraygun wrote: »bingfit221 wrote: »I don't believe these women who are saying they have done 195.
http://www.wabdl.org/WORLDS/worlds_women.php
Yeah..... right.
My 1RP is my bodyweight 162.
I can press 185- I have it on video.
You don't have to believe me. I know I can do it. Tough titties for you that you can't press more.
But I want to know if that was you or the 16-year old boy inside you that did that.
Impressive just the same.
It should be credited to whoever owns the lats on my rather robust backside. I'm not sure they are the 16 year old boys- but yeah- it is what it is.
To be fair- and in the interest of complete transparency- that's not a federation legal press- just straight down- to chest and up to lock out. No pause- I have bad elbows- pausing for me is an injury waiting to happen- but was a clean lift all the way down to lockout.
I highly doubt many us of are pressing per a federation standard.
Many of the guys in my gym would be lucky to get a half rep let alone a full rep on some of their heavier benches. I'm not sure if they are listening to people that say a full bench will destroy your shoulders or just have no idea how to actually bench.
Many guys hardly bench at all it seems. This is the soup de -jour that many prefer to use.
I have never used this machine. I think guys like it because you can stick a bunch of weight on it and look impressive. I'd only use it after my presses to extend the work on them if I was so incline to use this piece of equipment.
Anyway, I'm a full rep guy myself but I am not really sure how just fed standard I am - never trained for a comp.
Oh, when I stated "many us" I didn't mean "us" on this forum specifically. Language fail.
We have one of those, but the handles are "in" like a barbell. Most guys use that for shrugs.0 -
nakedraygun wrote: »
Are you using them in your main lift or as an accessory?bingfit221 wrote: »nakedraygun wrote: »Wheelhouse15 wrote: »nakedraygun wrote: »nakedraygun wrote: »bingfit221 wrote: »I don't believe these women who are saying they have done 195.
http://www.wabdl.org/WORLDS/worlds_women.php
Yeah..... right.
My 1RP is my bodyweight 162.
I can press 185- I have it on video.
You don't have to believe me. I know I can do it. Tough titties for you that you can't press more.
But I want to know if that was you or the 16-year old boy inside you that did that.
Impressive just the same.
It should be credited to whoever owns the lats on my rather robust backside. I'm not sure they are the 16 year old boys- but yeah- it is what it is.
To be fair- and in the interest of complete transparency- that's not a federation legal press- just straight down- to chest and up to lock out. No pause- I have bad elbows- pausing for me is an injury waiting to happen- but was a clean lift all the way down to lockout.
I highly doubt many us of are pressing per a federation standard.
Many of the guys in my gym would be lucky to get a half rep let alone a full rep on some of their heavier benches. I'm not sure if they are listening to people that say a full bench will destroy your shoulders or just have no idea how to actually bench.
Many guys hardly bench at all it seems. This is the soup de -jour that many prefer to use.
I have never used this machine. I think guys like it because you can stick a bunch of weight on it and look impressive. I'd only use it after my presses to extend the work on them if I was so incline to use this piece of equipment.
Anyway, I'm a full rep guy myself but I am not really sure how just fed standard I am - never trained for a comp.
Oh, when I stated "many us" I didn't mean "us" on this forum specifically. Language fail.
Suppine bench. I actually like it. It decreases ROM.
Accessory. Not a main lift. I am currently cutting so I am not trying to make major gains.
@yopeeps025 not a competitor lifter.
Partial reps confer a substantial mechanical advantage as you are able to handle considerably heavier weights. Training with heavier weights through your strongest range of motion means that there will be a far greater degree of overload experienced by the muscles being exercised. Overload is an important variable in terms of increasing muscle strength and size. Without significant overload, there is no reason for our bodies to trigger the adaptation response that makes our muscles bigger and stronger.
IE.. a bench press takes biceps & triceps right? They are sister movers to the chest. Get on a suppine and more load is on the chest versus sister movers. They still play a role, just a smaller one.
BUT there is no scientific evidence of it really being a major benefit. Just claims.0 -
I've seen that. Back in the day I'd use one of those 4 sided universal machines for that very thing, before I became a "man" and graduated up to the barbell. lolnakedraygun wrote: »Wheelhouse15 wrote: »nakedraygun wrote: »nakedraygun wrote: »bingfit221 wrote: »I don't believe these women who are saying they have done 195.
http://www.wabdl.org/WORLDS/worlds_women.php
Yeah..... right.
My 1RP is my bodyweight 162.
I can press 185- I have it on video.
You don't have to believe me. I know I can do it. Tough titties for you that you can't press more.
But I want to know if that was you or the 16-year old boy inside you that did that.
Impressive just the same.
It should be credited to whoever owns the lats on my rather robust backside. I'm not sure they are the 16 year old boys- but yeah- it is what it is.
To be fair- and in the interest of complete transparency- that's not a federation legal press- just straight down- to chest and up to lock out. No pause- I have bad elbows- pausing for me is an injury waiting to happen- but was a clean lift all the way down to lockout.
I highly doubt many us of are pressing per a federation standard.
Many of the guys in my gym would be lucky to get a half rep let alone a full rep on some of their heavier benches. I'm not sure if they are listening to people that say a full bench will destroy your shoulders or just have no idea how to actually bench.
Many guys hardly bench at all it seems. This is the soup de -jour that many prefer to use.
I have never used this machine. I think guys like it because you can stick a bunch of weight on it and look impressive. I'd only use it after my presses to extend the work on them if I was so incline to use this piece of equipment.
Anyway, I'm a full rep guy myself but I am not really sure how just fed standard I am - never trained for a comp.
Oh, when I stated "many us" I didn't mean "us" on this forum specifically. Language fail.
We have one of those, but the handles are "in" like a barbell. Most guys use that for shrugs.
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JeffseekingV wrote: »Wheelhouse15 wrote: »jofjltncb6 wrote: »Wheelhouse15 wrote: »jofjltncb6 wrote: »Wheelhouse15 wrote: »yopeeps025 wrote: »JeffseekingV wrote: »I spot like this
How you know you are a lifter he is benching 235 LBs.
Looks more like a plate, 25, 5, 2.5 so I would say it's actually 200. If it's a 35 not a 25 then it's 220.
I'm pretty sure that's a 45, 35, 10, and 5 a side...so that's 235. (First thing I did when I saw that pic was to add it up.)
Regardless of the number, the guy looks stapled...although it could just be timing of the pic...and even more likely, is completely staged.
Oh, staged I'm sure. I also don't understand why someone wouldn't just do the 2 plates and a 5 if they are doing 235 -- unless you are at my gym and all the plates have wandered off that is.
I can never post a pic of my barbell loaded then. To add weight to my standard set of no more than a pair of everything (and for my oly db handles), I bought a couple hundred pounds of 10s...so instead of a Devo hat, I often end up with a top hat. Besides, sometimes it's just easier to keep ramping up with the nickels and dimes instead of stripping just to put on a big boy wheel.
I'm not judging lol, just confused when people do that unless they are stripping but 5 and 10 is really pretty small for a strip. Most of my strips are 25 lb drops.
ETA I did know one guy who did very small adds just because he thought it made it look like he was lifting more weight so this might be my hang up.
This is really funny as I look at your profile pic.
Oh, and when I deadlift, I only use one full plate. I build off of 35s, as we don't have DL loader bars. I don't want to waste energy getting more 45s on/off.
You roll one side under a 2.5lb plate. Every plate except the 1st one slides off easy.
Yeah, I've done that. I just like having more plates on there.
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JeffseekingV wrote: »Wheelhouse15 wrote: »jofjltncb6 wrote: »Wheelhouse15 wrote: »jofjltncb6 wrote: »Wheelhouse15 wrote: »yopeeps025 wrote: »JeffseekingV wrote: »I spot like this
How you know you are a lifter he is benching 235 LBs.
Looks more like a plate, 25, 5, 2.5 so I would say it's actually 200. If it's a 35 not a 25 then it's 220.
I'm pretty sure that's a 45, 35, 10, and 5 a side...so that's 235. (First thing I did when I saw that pic was to add it up.)
Regardless of the number, the guy looks stapled...although it could just be timing of the pic...and even more likely, is completely staged.
Oh, staged I'm sure. I also don't understand why someone wouldn't just do the 2 plates and a 5 if they are doing 235 -- unless you are at my gym and all the plates have wandered off that is.
I can never post a pic of my barbell loaded then. To add weight to my standard set of no more than a pair of everything (and for my oly db handles), I bought a couple hundred pounds of 10s...so instead of a Devo hat, I often end up with a top hat. Besides, sometimes it's just easier to keep ramping up with the nickels and dimes instead of stripping just to put on a big boy wheel.
I'm not judging lol, just confused when people do that unless they are stripping but 5 and 10 is really pretty small for a strip. Most of my strips are 25 lb drops.
ETA I did know one guy who did very small adds just because he thought it made it look like he was lifting more weight so this might be my hang up.
This is really funny as I look at your profile pic.
Oh, and when I deadlift, I only use one full plate. I build off of 35s, as we don't have DL loader bars. I don't want to waste energy getting more 45s on/off.
You roll one side under a 2.5lb plate. Every plate except the 1st one slides off easy.
That's the trick I use too.0 -
Wheelhouse15 wrote: »jofjltncb6 wrote: »Wheelhouse15 wrote: »jofjltncb6 wrote: »Wheelhouse15 wrote: »yopeeps025 wrote: »JeffseekingV wrote: »I spot like this
How you know you are a lifter he is benching 235 LBs.
Looks more like a plate, 25, 5, 2.5 so I would say it's actually 200. If it's a 35 not a 25 then it's 220.
I'm pretty sure that's a 45, 35, 10, and 5 a side...so that's 235. (First thing I did when I saw that pic was to add it up.)
Regardless of the number, the guy looks stapled...although it could just be timing of the pic...and even more likely, is completely staged.
Oh, staged I'm sure. I also don't understand why someone wouldn't just do the 2 plates and a 5 if they are doing 235 -- unless you are at my gym and all the plates have wandered off that is.
I can never post a pic of my barbell loaded then. To add weight to my standard set of no more than a pair of everything (and for my oly db handles), I bought a couple hundred pounds of 10s...so instead of a Devo hat, I often end up with a top hat. Besides, sometimes it's just easier to keep ramping up with the nickels and dimes instead of stripping just to put on a big boy wheel.
I'm not judging lol, just confused when people do that unless they are stripping but 5 and 10 is really pretty small for a strip. Most of my strips are 25 lb drops.
ETA I did know one guy who did very small adds just because he thought it made it look like he was lifting more weight so this might be my hang up.
This is really funny as I look at your profile pic.
Oh, and when I deadlift, I only use one full plate. I build off of 35s, as we don't have DL loader bars. I don't want to waste energy getting more 45s on/off.
Lol ok the irony just hit me.0 -
Wheelhouse15 wrote: »JeffseekingV wrote: »Wheelhouse15 wrote: »jofjltncb6 wrote: »Wheelhouse15 wrote: »jofjltncb6 wrote: »Wheelhouse15 wrote: »yopeeps025 wrote: »JeffseekingV wrote: »I spot like this
How you know you are a lifter he is benching 235 LBs.
Looks more like a plate, 25, 5, 2.5 so I would say it's actually 200. If it's a 35 not a 25 then it's 220.
I'm pretty sure that's a 45, 35, 10, and 5 a side...so that's 235. (First thing I did when I saw that pic was to add it up.)
Regardless of the number, the guy looks stapled...although it could just be timing of the pic...and even more likely, is completely staged.
Oh, staged I'm sure. I also don't understand why someone wouldn't just do the 2 plates and a 5 if they are doing 235 -- unless you are at my gym and all the plates have wandered off that is.
I can never post a pic of my barbell loaded then. To add weight to my standard set of no more than a pair of everything (and for my oly db handles), I bought a couple hundred pounds of 10s...so instead of a Devo hat, I often end up with a top hat. Besides, sometimes it's just easier to keep ramping up with the nickels and dimes instead of stripping just to put on a big boy wheel.
I'm not judging lol, just confused when people do that unless they are stripping but 5 and 10 is really pretty small for a strip. Most of my strips are 25 lb drops.
ETA I did know one guy who did very small adds just because he thought it made it look like he was lifting more weight so this might be my hang up.
This is really funny as I look at your profile pic.
Oh, and when I deadlift, I only use one full plate. I build off of 35s, as we don't have DL loader bars. I don't want to waste energy getting more 45s on/off.
You roll one side under a 2.5lb plate. Every plate except the 1st one slides off easy.
That's the trick I use too.
amateurs.
you need a dead lift leverage bar.
no 2.5 ever needed 0 -
Iron_Miss_Canada wrote: »Wheelhouse15 wrote: »bingfit221 wrote: »JeffseekingV wrote: »bingfit221 wrote: »I don't believe these women who are saying they have done 195.
http://www.wabdl.org/WORLDS/worlds_women.php
Yeah..... right.
My 1RP is my bodyweight 162.
a) As has been mentioned, bench shirts;
b) They don't "say" they've done it - those are from PL competitions. They've been witnessed and judged. So, whether you believe them or not, it's verified that they bench that much.
c) Ok...? So you aren't as strong as them.
I find it a little disturbing that a certified personal trainer is doubting the results from an official powerlifting competition. One thing that anyone that has lifting for any amount of time is this. There are some really strong people and they don't always look big. There's always someone faster, stronger, taller, better looking etc...
No one is questioning results, troll.
I am stating those are WORLD records. Don't believe you're gonna find a world record holder on my fitness pal.
Umm, talk to Iron_Miss_Canada after she sets a few next week in Raw.
ETA and 200 is hardly record level for senior women even without a shirt.
I knew my ears were burning! Seriously not looking forward to the last little bit of this cut though to make weight.
Oh and Jo - tungsten can be frozen and shattered off.
and yes- I cannot WAIT to hear your results- seriously. I'm so stoked for you.
that is good to know..Nah. I have a tungsten wedding ring. Tungsten is very strong but brittle. They can broken with a simple pair of vice grips. Plus any hospital will have the correct ring-cutting tools for cutting off the nastier metal rings (like titanium). It's not a problem at all, it's all myths and old wives tales.
on the tungsten.. very good to know- perhaps I'll re-investigate them_ i like the look of that metal over white gold-... and platinum starts to get stupid expensive for no reason.
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Wheelhouse15 wrote: »JeffseekingV wrote: »Wheelhouse15 wrote: »jofjltncb6 wrote: »Wheelhouse15 wrote: »jofjltncb6 wrote: »Wheelhouse15 wrote: »yopeeps025 wrote: »JeffseekingV wrote: »I spot like this
How you know you are a lifter he is benching 235 LBs.
Looks more like a plate, 25, 5, 2.5 so I would say it's actually 200. If it's a 35 not a 25 then it's 220.
I'm pretty sure that's a 45, 35, 10, and 5 a side...so that's 235. (First thing I did when I saw that pic was to add it up.)
Regardless of the number, the guy looks stapled...although it could just be timing of the pic...and even more likely, is completely staged.
Oh, staged I'm sure. I also don't understand why someone wouldn't just do the 2 plates and a 5 if they are doing 235 -- unless you are at my gym and all the plates have wandered off that is.
I can never post a pic of my barbell loaded then. To add weight to my standard set of no more than a pair of everything (and for my oly db handles), I bought a couple hundred pounds of 10s...so instead of a Devo hat, I often end up with a top hat. Besides, sometimes it's just easier to keep ramping up with the nickels and dimes instead of stripping just to put on a big boy wheel.
I'm not judging lol, just confused when people do that unless they are stripping but 5 and 10 is really pretty small for a strip. Most of my strips are 25 lb drops.
ETA I did know one guy who did very small adds just because he thought it made it look like he was lifting more weight so this might be my hang up.
This is really funny as I look at your profile pic.
Oh, and when I deadlift, I only use one full plate. I build off of 35s, as we don't have DL loader bars. I don't want to waste energy getting more 45s on/off.
You roll one side under a 2.5lb plate. Every plate except the 1st one slides off easy.
That's the trick I use too.
amateurs.
you need a dead lift leverage bar.
no 2.5 ever needed
Yeah, my gym sucks for free weights, not enough bars, benches, or weights but oh the cardio gang gets tons of stuff! 
No way will they ever spring for a leverage bar since they don't even have a dead lift area to start with. They just ignore the fact that we do it since there are so many that do. 0 -
Wheelhouse15 wrote: »JeffseekingV wrote: »Wheelhouse15 wrote: »jofjltncb6 wrote: »Wheelhouse15 wrote: »jofjltncb6 wrote: »Wheelhouse15 wrote: »yopeeps025 wrote: »JeffseekingV wrote: »I spot like this
How you know you are a lifter he is benching 235 LBs.
Looks more like a plate, 25, 5, 2.5 so I would say it's actually 200. If it's a 35 not a 25 then it's 220.
I'm pretty sure that's a 45, 35, 10, and 5 a side...so that's 235. (First thing I did when I saw that pic was to add it up.)
Regardless of the number, the guy looks stapled...although it could just be timing of the pic...and even more likely, is completely staged.
Oh, staged I'm sure. I also don't understand why someone wouldn't just do the 2 plates and a 5 if they are doing 235 -- unless you are at my gym and all the plates have wandered off that is.
I can never post a pic of my barbell loaded then. To add weight to my standard set of no more than a pair of everything (and for my oly db handles), I bought a couple hundred pounds of 10s...so instead of a Devo hat, I often end up with a top hat. Besides, sometimes it's just easier to keep ramping up with the nickels and dimes instead of stripping just to put on a big boy wheel.
I'm not judging lol, just confused when people do that unless they are stripping but 5 and 10 is really pretty small for a strip. Most of my strips are 25 lb drops.
ETA I did know one guy who did very small adds just because he thought it made it look like he was lifting more weight so this might be my hang up.
This is really funny as I look at your profile pic.
Oh, and when I deadlift, I only use one full plate. I build off of 35s, as we don't have DL loader bars. I don't want to waste energy getting more 45s on/off.
You roll one side under a 2.5lb plate. Every plate except the 1st one slides off easy.
That's the trick I use too.
amateurs.
you need a dead lift leverage bar.
no 2.5 ever needed
My Y = weaksauce. No prop bar for us.0 -
Wheelhouse15 wrote: »Wheelhouse15 wrote: »JeffseekingV wrote: »Wheelhouse15 wrote: »jofjltncb6 wrote: »Wheelhouse15 wrote: »jofjltncb6 wrote: »Wheelhouse15 wrote: »yopeeps025 wrote: »JeffseekingV wrote: »I spot like this
How you know you are a lifter he is benching 235 LBs.
Looks more like a plate, 25, 5, 2.5 so I would say it's actually 200. If it's a 35 not a 25 then it's 220.
I'm pretty sure that's a 45, 35, 10, and 5 a side...so that's 235. (First thing I did when I saw that pic was to add it up.)
Regardless of the number, the guy looks stapled...although it could just be timing of the pic...and even more likely, is completely staged.
Oh, staged I'm sure. I also don't understand why someone wouldn't just do the 2 plates and a 5 if they are doing 235 -- unless you are at my gym and all the plates have wandered off that is.
I can never post a pic of my barbell loaded then. To add weight to my standard set of no more than a pair of everything (and for my oly db handles), I bought a couple hundred pounds of 10s...so instead of a Devo hat, I often end up with a top hat. Besides, sometimes it's just easier to keep ramping up with the nickels and dimes instead of stripping just to put on a big boy wheel.
I'm not judging lol, just confused when people do that unless they are stripping but 5 and 10 is really pretty small for a strip. Most of my strips are 25 lb drops.
ETA I did know one guy who did very small adds just because he thought it made it look like he was lifting more weight so this might be my hang up.
This is really funny as I look at your profile pic.
Oh, and when I deadlift, I only use one full plate. I build off of 35s, as we don't have DL loader bars. I don't want to waste energy getting more 45s on/off.
You roll one side under a 2.5lb plate. Every plate except the 1st one slides off easy.
That's the trick I use too.
amateurs.
you need a dead lift leverage bar.
no 2.5 ever needed
Yeah, my gym sucks for free weights, not enough bars, benches, or weights but oh the cardio gang gets tons of stuff! No way will they ever spring for a leverage bar since they don't even have a dead lift area to start with. They just ignore the fact that we do it since there are so many that do.My Y = weaksauce. No prop bar for us.
i'm talking like a douch- this gym in all my years of lifting is the first one with a leverage bar- and I'm insanely happy with it. how every gym that allows dead doesn't have one- I have no idea- for real. best.invention.ever.0 -
My Y doesn't really allow deadlifting. They more "tolerate" it. So anything that enables it = no. haha0
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Wheelhouse15 wrote: »Wheelhouse15 wrote: »JeffseekingV wrote: »Wheelhouse15 wrote: »jofjltncb6 wrote: »Wheelhouse15 wrote: »jofjltncb6 wrote: »Wheelhouse15 wrote: »yopeeps025 wrote: »JeffseekingV wrote: »I spot like this
How you know you are a lifter he is benching 235 LBs.
Looks more like a plate, 25, 5, 2.5 so I would say it's actually 200. If it's a 35 not a 25 then it's 220.
I'm pretty sure that's a 45, 35, 10, and 5 a side...so that's 235. (First thing I did when I saw that pic was to add it up.)
Regardless of the number, the guy looks stapled...although it could just be timing of the pic...and even more likely, is completely staged.
Oh, staged I'm sure. I also don't understand why someone wouldn't just do the 2 plates and a 5 if they are doing 235 -- unless you are at my gym and all the plates have wandered off that is.
I can never post a pic of my barbell loaded then. To add weight to my standard set of no more than a pair of everything (and for my oly db handles), I bought a couple hundred pounds of 10s...so instead of a Devo hat, I often end up with a top hat. Besides, sometimes it's just easier to keep ramping up with the nickels and dimes instead of stripping just to put on a big boy wheel.
I'm not judging lol, just confused when people do that unless they are stripping but 5 and 10 is really pretty small for a strip. Most of my strips are 25 lb drops.
ETA I did know one guy who did very small adds just because he thought it made it look like he was lifting more weight so this might be my hang up.
This is really funny as I look at your profile pic.
Oh, and when I deadlift, I only use one full plate. I build off of 35s, as we don't have DL loader bars. I don't want to waste energy getting more 45s on/off.
You roll one side under a 2.5lb plate. Every plate except the 1st one slides off easy.
That's the trick I use too.
amateurs.
you need a dead lift leverage bar.
no 2.5 ever needed
Yeah, my gym sucks for free weights, not enough bars, benches, or weights but oh the cardio gang gets tons of stuff! No way will they ever spring for a leverage bar since they don't even have a dead lift area to start with. They just ignore the fact that we do it since there are so many that do.My Y = weaksauce. No prop bar for us.
i'm talking like a douch- this gym in all my years of lifting is the first one with a leverage bar- and I'm insanely happy with it. how every gym that allows dead doesn't have one- I have no idea- for real. best.invention.ever.
I was doing my deads at my powerlifting gym this morning. Of course we have the leverage bar, but I still use the plate trick instead.
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JeffseekingV wrote: »My Y doesn't really allow deadlifting. They more "tolerate" it. So anything that enables it = no. haha
Same as my club, you aren't supposed to "bang" the weights. People dropping 4 and 5 plate dead lifts kinda qualifies as "banging" .
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jofjltncb6 wrote: »Wheelhouse15 wrote: »hey I missed lifting discussion.
Stupid bourbon.
Re: spotters:
I'm mixed, I much prefer using the power cage these days if I'm not with my trainer. The cage will not help with lift off, which sucks, but it won't take a rep I'm grinding out. Also, I don't have to slap its *kitten* when I'm done.
Regarding getting gloved. Rings at the gym + freeweights = wtf bro, you dumb? At least, in my opinion.
If you lift with a ring you're likely to at least damage the ring or get it caught and risk serious injury. I've seen a guy get seriously injured when his ring got caught on a cable once. That will make you take notice!
I've lifted with a simple wedding band for most of my adult life. Never had a problem with it. That said, if I could take it off, I would...because it makes a weird callous on my hand.
gold?
we looked a the heavier metals- but tungsten requires finger removal if something goes wrong- and we, as motorcyclist, didn't like that idea.
Yeah, 10k. Tough enough to be durable but can still be cut off if needed.0 -
Iron_Miss_Canada wrote: »Wheelhouse15 wrote: »Wheelhouse15 wrote: »JeffseekingV wrote: »Wheelhouse15 wrote: »jofjltncb6 wrote: »Wheelhouse15 wrote: »jofjltncb6 wrote: »Wheelhouse15 wrote: »yopeeps025 wrote: »JeffseekingV wrote: »I spot like this
How you know you are a lifter he is benching 235 LBs.
Looks more like a plate, 25, 5, 2.5 so I would say it's actually 200. If it's a 35 not a 25 then it's 220.
I'm pretty sure that's a 45, 35, 10, and 5 a side...so that's 235. (First thing I did when I saw that pic was to add it up.)
Regardless of the number, the guy looks stapled...although it could just be timing of the pic...and even more likely, is completely staged.
Oh, staged I'm sure. I also don't understand why someone wouldn't just do the 2 plates and a 5 if they are doing 235 -- unless you are at my gym and all the plates have wandered off that is.
I can never post a pic of my barbell loaded then. To add weight to my standard set of no more than a pair of everything (and for my oly db handles), I bought a couple hundred pounds of 10s...so instead of a Devo hat, I often end up with a top hat. Besides, sometimes it's just easier to keep ramping up with the nickels and dimes instead of stripping just to put on a big boy wheel.
I'm not judging lol, just confused when people do that unless they are stripping but 5 and 10 is really pretty small for a strip. Most of my strips are 25 lb drops.
ETA I did know one guy who did very small adds just because he thought it made it look like he was lifting more weight so this might be my hang up.
This is really funny as I look at your profile pic.
Oh, and when I deadlift, I only use one full plate. I build off of 35s, as we don't have DL loader bars. I don't want to waste energy getting more 45s on/off.
You roll one side under a 2.5lb plate. Every plate except the 1st one slides off easy.
That's the trick I use too.
amateurs.
you need a dead lift leverage bar.
no 2.5 ever needed
Yeah, my gym sucks for free weights, not enough bars, benches, or weights but oh the cardio gang gets tons of stuff! No way will they ever spring for a leverage bar since they don't even have a dead lift area to start with. They just ignore the fact that we do it since there are so many that do.My Y = weaksauce. No prop bar for us.
i'm talking like a douch- this gym in all my years of lifting is the first one with a leverage bar- and I'm insanely happy with it. how every gym that allows dead doesn't have one- I have no idea- for real. best.invention.ever.
I was doing my deads at my powerlifting gym this morning. Of course we have the leverage bar, but I still use the plate trick instead.
really? I find it so much more cumbersome than the leverage bar. But some of our plates don't fit really well on the bar- so having the extra clearance for wiggle room is a win.0 -
Wheelhouse15 wrote: »JeffseekingV wrote: »My Y doesn't really allow deadlifting. They more "tolerate" it. So anything that enables it = no. haha
Same as my club, you aren't supposed to "bang" the weights. People dropping 4 and 5 plate dead lifts kinda qualifies as "banging" .
lol. I used to do the Y thing too, and never had problems. Guess it's a matter of the staff that day, and their dedication to not being present in the weights area. My Y's staff never went anywhere near the weights area, so it was always filthy and unruly. whatevs.0 -
jofjltncb6 wrote: »jofjltncb6 wrote: »Wheelhouse15 wrote: »hey I missed lifting discussion.
Stupid bourbon.
Re: spotters:
I'm mixed, I much prefer using the power cage these days if I'm not with my trainer. The cage will not help with lift off, which sucks, but it won't take a rep I'm grinding out. Also, I don't have to slap its *kitten* when I'm done.
Regarding getting gloved. Rings at the gym + freeweights = wtf bro, you dumb? At least, in my opinion.
If you lift with a ring you're likely to at least damage the ring or get it caught and risk serious injury. I've seen a guy get seriously injured when his ring got caught on a cable once. That will make you take notice!
I've lifted with a simple wedding band for most of my adult life. Never had a problem with it. That said, if I could take it off, I would...because it makes a weird callous on my hand.
gold?
we looked a the heavier metals- but tungsten requires finger removal if something goes wrong- and we, as motorcyclist, didn't like that idea.
Yeah, 10k. Tough enough to be durable but can still be cut off if needed.
Surprised- most smaller gold rings I have run into are way to soft for what we do.
My class ring is beefy- but it's 40 pennyweight- so it pretty much would have to be play dough to be warped.0 -
Wheelhouse15 wrote: »jofjltncb6 wrote: »Wheelhouse15 wrote: »jofjltncb6 wrote: »Wheelhouse15 wrote: »yopeeps025 wrote: »JeffseekingV wrote: »I spot like this
How you know you are a lifter he is benching 235 LBs.
Looks more like a plate, 25, 5, 2.5 so I would say it's actually 200. If it's a 35 not a 25 then it's 220.
I'm pretty sure that's a 45, 35, 10, and 5 a side...so that's 235. (First thing I did when I saw that pic was to add it up.)
Regardless of the number, the guy looks stapled...although it could just be timing of the pic...and even more likely, is completely staged.
Oh, staged I'm sure. I also don't understand why someone wouldn't just do the 2 plates and a 5 if they are doing 235 -- unless you are at my gym and all the plates have wandered off that is.
I can never post a pic of my barbell loaded then. To add weight to my standard set of no more than a pair of everything (and for my oly db handles), I bought a couple hundred pounds of 10s...so instead of a Devo hat, I often end up with a top hat. Besides, sometimes it's just easier to keep ramping up with the nickels and dimes instead of stripping just to put on a big boy wheel.
I'm not judging lol, just confused when people do that unless they are stripping but 5 and 10 is really pretty small for a strip. Most of my strips are 25 lb drops.
ETA I did know one guy who did very small adds just because he thought it made it look like he was lifting more weight so this might be my hang up.
This is really funny as I look at your profile pic.
Oh, and when I deadlift, I only use one full plate. I build off of 35s, as we don't have DL loader bars. I don't want to waste energy getting more 45s on/off.
These are awesome (and compact, and cheap):
Just a side note, using one 45 and a bunch of 35s is probably fine until you get pretty heavy. If you think about it, you're concentrating all of the weight on the contact point of just one plate. At heavier weights this could damage the plate or the floor. Or even the bar maybe. All the 35s would be levering on that one focus point of contact and could bend the bar when you hit the floor with it. Maybe. But I could definitely see it doing major damage to even a concrete floor (or cracking the single 45 plate itself).
Food for thought.0 -
Iron_Miss_Canada wrote: »Wheelhouse15 wrote: »Wheelhouse15 wrote: »JeffseekingV wrote: »Wheelhouse15 wrote: »jofjltncb6 wrote: »Wheelhouse15 wrote: »jofjltncb6 wrote: »Wheelhouse15 wrote: »yopeeps025 wrote: »JeffseekingV wrote: »I spot like this
How you know you are a lifter he is benching 235 LBs.
Looks more like a plate, 25, 5, 2.5 so I would say it's actually 200. If it's a 35 not a 25 then it's 220.
I'm pretty sure that's a 45, 35, 10, and 5 a side...so that's 235. (First thing I did when I saw that pic was to add it up.)
Regardless of the number, the guy looks stapled...although it could just be timing of the pic...and even more likely, is completely staged.
Oh, staged I'm sure. I also don't understand why someone wouldn't just do the 2 plates and a 5 if they are doing 235 -- unless you are at my gym and all the plates have wandered off that is.
I can never post a pic of my barbell loaded then. To add weight to my standard set of no more than a pair of everything (and for my oly db handles), I bought a couple hundred pounds of 10s...so instead of a Devo hat, I often end up with a top hat. Besides, sometimes it's just easier to keep ramping up with the nickels and dimes instead of stripping just to put on a big boy wheel.
I'm not judging lol, just confused when people do that unless they are stripping but 5 and 10 is really pretty small for a strip. Most of my strips are 25 lb drops.
ETA I did know one guy who did very small adds just because he thought it made it look like he was lifting more weight so this might be my hang up.
This is really funny as I look at your profile pic.
Oh, and when I deadlift, I only use one full plate. I build off of 35s, as we don't have DL loader bars. I don't want to waste energy getting more 45s on/off.
You roll one side under a 2.5lb plate. Every plate except the 1st one slides off easy.
That's the trick I use too.
amateurs.
you need a dead lift leverage bar.
no 2.5 ever needed
Yeah, my gym sucks for free weights, not enough bars, benches, or weights but oh the cardio gang gets tons of stuff! No way will they ever spring for a leverage bar since they don't even have a dead lift area to start with. They just ignore the fact that we do it since there are so many that do.My Y = weaksauce. No prop bar for us.
i'm talking like a douch- this gym in all my years of lifting is the first one with a leverage bar- and I'm insanely happy with it. how every gym that allows dead doesn't have one- I have no idea- for real. best.invention.ever.
I was doing my deads at my powerlifting gym this morning. Of course we have the leverage bar, but I still use the plate trick instead.
really? I find it so much more cumbersome than the leverage bar. But some of our plates don't fit really well on the bar- so having the extra clearance for wiggle room is a win.
I'm that lazy. The plate is a couple feet, the loader bar I'd have to track down and then put back, and there are fines for forgetting to put things back. Plus the only time I care about having my plates tight is on the platform and then it's not me loading.0 -
Iron_Miss_Canada wrote: »Iron_Miss_Canada wrote: »Wheelhouse15 wrote: »Wheelhouse15 wrote: »JeffseekingV wrote: »Wheelhouse15 wrote: »jofjltncb6 wrote: »Wheelhouse15 wrote: »jofjltncb6 wrote: »Wheelhouse15 wrote: »yopeeps025 wrote: »JeffseekingV wrote: »I spot like this
How you know you are a lifter he is benching 235 LBs.
Looks more like a plate, 25, 5, 2.5 so I would say it's actually 200. If it's a 35 not a 25 then it's 220.
I'm pretty sure that's a 45, 35, 10, and 5 a side...so that's 235. (First thing I did when I saw that pic was to add it up.)
Regardless of the number, the guy looks stapled...although it could just be timing of the pic...and even more likely, is completely staged.
Oh, staged I'm sure. I also don't understand why someone wouldn't just do the 2 plates and a 5 if they are doing 235 -- unless you are at my gym and all the plates have wandered off that is.
I can never post a pic of my barbell loaded then. To add weight to my standard set of no more than a pair of everything (and for my oly db handles), I bought a couple hundred pounds of 10s...so instead of a Devo hat, I often end up with a top hat. Besides, sometimes it's just easier to keep ramping up with the nickels and dimes instead of stripping just to put on a big boy wheel.
I'm not judging lol, just confused when people do that unless they are stripping but 5 and 10 is really pretty small for a strip. Most of my strips are 25 lb drops.
ETA I did know one guy who did very small adds just because he thought it made it look like he was lifting more weight so this might be my hang up.
This is really funny as I look at your profile pic.
Oh, and when I deadlift, I only use one full plate. I build off of 35s, as we don't have DL loader bars. I don't want to waste energy getting more 45s on/off.
You roll one side under a 2.5lb plate. Every plate except the 1st one slides off easy.
That's the trick I use too.
amateurs.
you need a dead lift leverage bar.
no 2.5 ever needed
Yeah, my gym sucks for free weights, not enough bars, benches, or weights but oh the cardio gang gets tons of stuff! No way will they ever spring for a leverage bar since they don't even have a dead lift area to start with. They just ignore the fact that we do it since there are so many that do.My Y = weaksauce. No prop bar for us.
i'm talking like a douch- this gym in all my years of lifting is the first one with a leverage bar- and I'm insanely happy with it. how every gym that allows dead doesn't have one- I have no idea- for real. best.invention.ever.
I was doing my deads at my powerlifting gym this morning. Of course we have the leverage bar, but I still use the plate trick instead.
really? I find it so much more cumbersome than the leverage bar. But some of our plates don't fit really well on the bar- so having the extra clearance for wiggle room is a win.
I'm that lazy. The plate is a couple feet, the loader bar I'd have to track down and then put back, and there are fines for forgetting to put things back. Plus the only time I care about having my plates tight is on the platform and then it's not me loading.
ah... ours doesn't really have "a spot" so even if 3 people are DLing- it stays in the same 25 foot space by the racks- it never wanders further than that really.
Fines eh? that's impressive- how do they keep track of who does or doesn't' put things away?!?!0 -
jofjltncb6 wrote: »jofjltncb6 wrote: »Wheelhouse15 wrote: »hey I missed lifting discussion.
Stupid bourbon.
Re: spotters:
I'm mixed, I much prefer using the power cage these days if I'm not with my trainer. The cage will not help with lift off, which sucks, but it won't take a rep I'm grinding out. Also, I don't have to slap its *kitten* when I'm done.
Regarding getting gloved. Rings at the gym + freeweights = wtf bro, you dumb? At least, in my opinion.
If you lift with a ring you're likely to at least damage the ring or get it caught and risk serious injury. I've seen a guy get seriously injured when his ring got caught on a cable once. That will make you take notice!
I've lifted with a simple wedding band for most of my adult life. Never had a problem with it. That said, if I could take it off, I would...because it makes a weird callous on my hand.
gold?
we looked a the heavier metals- but tungsten requires finger removal if something goes wrong- and we, as motorcyclist, didn't like that idea.
Yeah, 10k. Tough enough to be durable but can still be cut off if needed.
Surprised- most smaller gold rings I have run into are way to soft for what we do.
My class ring is beefy- but it's 40 pennyweight- so it pretty much would have to be play dough to be warped.
14k gets shredded quickly. 10k, not so much.
Or maybe you're just lifting far heavier weights than I am.
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Fines for not cleaning up after yourself?
I like this.0 -
Iron_Miss_Canada wrote: »Iron_Miss_Canada wrote: »Wheelhouse15 wrote: »Wheelhouse15 wrote: »JeffseekingV wrote: »Wheelhouse15 wrote: »jofjltncb6 wrote: »Wheelhouse15 wrote: »jofjltncb6 wrote: »Wheelhouse15 wrote: »yopeeps025 wrote: »JeffseekingV wrote: »I spot like this
How you know you are a lifter he is benching 235 LBs.
Looks more like a plate, 25, 5, 2.5 so I would say it's actually 200. If it's a 35 not a 25 then it's 220.
I'm pretty sure that's a 45, 35, 10, and 5 a side...so that's 235. (First thing I did when I saw that pic was to add it up.)
Regardless of the number, the guy looks stapled...although it could just be timing of the pic...and even more likely, is completely staged.
Oh, staged I'm sure. I also don't understand why someone wouldn't just do the 2 plates and a 5 if they are doing 235 -- unless you are at my gym and all the plates have wandered off that is.
I can never post a pic of my barbell loaded then. To add weight to my standard set of no more than a pair of everything (and for my oly db handles), I bought a couple hundred pounds of 10s...so instead of a Devo hat, I often end up with a top hat. Besides, sometimes it's just easier to keep ramping up with the nickels and dimes instead of stripping just to put on a big boy wheel.
I'm not judging lol, just confused when people do that unless they are stripping but 5 and 10 is really pretty small for a strip. Most of my strips are 25 lb drops.
ETA I did know one guy who did very small adds just because he thought it made it look like he was lifting more weight so this might be my hang up.
This is really funny as I look at your profile pic.
Oh, and when I deadlift, I only use one full plate. I build off of 35s, as we don't have DL loader bars. I don't want to waste energy getting more 45s on/off.
You roll one side under a 2.5lb plate. Every plate except the 1st one slides off easy.
That's the trick I use too.
amateurs.
you need a dead lift leverage bar.
no 2.5 ever needed
Yeah, my gym sucks for free weights, not enough bars, benches, or weights but oh the cardio gang gets tons of stuff! No way will they ever spring for a leverage bar since they don't even have a dead lift area to start with. They just ignore the fact that we do it since there are so many that do.My Y = weaksauce. No prop bar for us.
i'm talking like a douch- this gym in all my years of lifting is the first one with a leverage bar- and I'm insanely happy with it. how every gym that allows dead doesn't have one- I have no idea- for real. best.invention.ever.
I was doing my deads at my powerlifting gym this morning. Of course we have the leverage bar, but I still use the plate trick instead.
really? I find it so much more cumbersome than the leverage bar. But some of our plates don't fit really well on the bar- so having the extra clearance for wiggle room is a win.
I'm that lazy. The plate is a couple feet, the loader bar I'd have to track down and then put back, and there are fines for forgetting to put things back. Plus the only time I care about having my plates tight is on the platform and then it's not me loading.
ah... ours doesn't really have "a spot" so even if 3 people are DLing- it stays in the same 25 foot space by the racks- it never wanders further than that really.
Fines eh? that's impressive- how do they keep track of who does or doesn't' put things away?!?!
It's easy. You only have access if you're recieving programming, so it's not a random mess of people. The fines are tiny - but most of us have enough respect for our teammates to keep the place clean.
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