Your greatest feat of strength?
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richardpkennedy1 wrote: »For the lifters out there, what is the feat of strength that you are most proud of?
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rainbowbow wrote: »rainbowbow wrote: »richardpkennedy1 wrote: »For the lifters out there, what is the feat of strength that you are most proud of?
lame, but.... the L Hold on two plates. As a former gymnast and weight lifter, i want to be able to do more and more bodyweight holds which are considered "advanced". For example, i would love to be able to do an iron cross, but i've been told this takes in the 3-4 year range to accomplish.
Presuming that's like Iron X? Yeah that's a long one to master but a great aim!!
I can do a human flag, but not with feet apart.
I would say an iron cross is more difficult than an iron x as you use an unstable surface (rings which want to move right out from underneath you). Here's an awesome video of someone learning one!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sd1LjYgIm_4
oh yeah, PS i can barely do anything on the rings. Because, like is said, they literally want to go right out from underneath you with everything you do.
a huamn flag is really impressive. i'm jealous of those difficult gymnast moves. I struggle just to do a handstand, ugh.0 -
For me it was when I did my first tricep pushup on my toes (During Chalean Extreme) It was actually 3. I went NUTS. Now, I'm doing Hammer and Chisel and I installed my first pull-up bar at home. Next goal : You guessed it, 1 unassisted pull-up. That'll take months, I know, but I'll get there. 2
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First time deadlifting 225lbs was awesome! I was bored on a Saturday night and went to the gym. I was only deadlifting 195lbs in my program and wanted to have some fun and just see if I could pull 2 plates. Totally did it and could not get the smile off my face! Also squatting 200lbs 5x5 was pretty cool, and just today I ran 8 miles which is a personal record
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My favorite feat of strength was strict shoulder pressing my friend over my head. They weighed about 150-155lbs. (Edit:added unit type)2
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My favorite feat of strength was strict shoulder pressing my friend over my head. They weighed about 150-155lbs. (Edit:added unit type)
that's really cool. and a trusting friend (i assume it was a consenting-adults kind of thing).
i'm pretty pleased about being able to do turkish getups these days. not an especially strong move, but man they need coordination and a kind of connect-all-the-body-zones-together type thing that i couldn't master the first time i tried. i actually figured it was one of those things where i was likely to hurt myself and my fragile shoulders if i kept it up, so i just shelved the idea.
couple months ago my trainer had tgu reps as his just-for-fun monthly 'challenge'. a lot of people stayed away from that challenge, but i knew that this was my chance, so i learned them. you know how sometimes you just find a move or a lift that feels like 'your' thing. they were like jelly beans . . . i kept going back for another handful of them, three or four times a day. so i can do tgu's now, with a (small) kettlebell in the bottoms-up grip.
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I love lifting, but definitely not the strongest lifter.
(C&J: 75kg, Snatch: 50kg, Squat: 120kg, Bench: 95kg, DL: 150kg)
But I did run 100km in the mountains once, so I got that going for me, which is nice
My run data
Out of my many races, it was actually the only race I finished within the top 10.
I was exactly 10th place, but hey, still counts!5 -
160 bench, push ups while in back bend.2
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I love lifting, but definitely not the strongest lifter.
(C&J: 75kg, Snatch: 50kg, Squat: 120kg, Bench: 95kg, DL: 150kg)
But I did run 100km in the mountains once, so I got that going for me, which is nice
My run data
Out of my many races, it was actually the only race I finished within the top 10.
I was exactly 10th place, but hey, still counts!
To be decent in distance running and lifting is not easy. Nice work!2 -
I leg pressed a car off of someone after a car accident. Have no idea what the weight was. I could barely walk 4 hours later, I jacked myself up good.10
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HardyGirl4Ever wrote: »Physical strength, or internal strength?
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To date: restraint on throat punch Thursday.2
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i'm only 2.5 months into a lifting program so all i have are tiny little PRs, but to me they're significant and today i get to use the big plates on my DL for the first time at 135#! and i think by xmas i'll be squatting at 100#, i'm at 85# today for 5x5.8
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buffalogal42 wrote: »buffalogal42 wrote: »buffalogal42 wrote: »And my new one ... no idea if it is "good" or not but I pushed 640lbs on the prowler sled tonight (just my second time pushing that thing). I was ready to collapse but I still did it. :-)
Yes - that's very good. As in, seriously? 640 added, or total? And what surface? I don't know what the Prowler weight is, but I've only been able to push - I don't remember, but it wasn't much - on a rubberized mat.
Well, I was told the sled weighs 100lbs and I had 540 lbs on it (12 45 lb plates) so my trainer marked 640. It was on kind of an astroturf strip in our gym. 30 feet long. He also said the sled feet had gotten messed up so it had lost much of its "slide" so I am hoping I can do even more when it is fixed! ;-)
Made it to 730lbs today!
Boom! Pushed 1002.5! (Threw that little plate on top to say I was over 1000. Lol) ... and it kinda sucked but I made it!5 -
buffalogal42 wrote: »buffalogal42 wrote: »buffalogal42 wrote: »buffalogal42 wrote: »And my new one ... no idea if it is "good" or not but I pushed 640lbs on the prowler sled tonight (just my second time pushing that thing). I was ready to collapse but I still did it. :-)
Yes - that's very good. As in, seriously? 640 added, or total? And what surface? I don't know what the Prowler weight is, but I've only been able to push - I don't remember, but it wasn't much - on a rubberized mat.
Well, I was told the sled weighs 100lbs and I had 540 lbs on it (12 45 lb plates) so my trainer marked 640. It was on kind of an astroturf strip in our gym. 30 feet long. He also said the sled feet had gotten messed up so it had lost much of its "slide" so I am hoping I can do even more when it is fixed! ;-)
Made it to 730lbs today!
Boom! Pushed 1002.5! (Threw that little plate on top to say I was over 1000. Lol) ... and it kinda sucked but I made it!
Wow. Strongest woman on mfp?0 -
richardpkennedy1 wrote: »buffalogal42 wrote: »buffalogal42 wrote: »buffalogal42 wrote: »buffalogal42 wrote: »And my new one ... no idea if it is "good" or not but I pushed 640lbs on the prowler sled tonight (just my second time pushing that thing). I was ready to collapse but I still did it. :-)
Yes - that's very good. As in, seriously? 640 added, or total? And what surface? I don't know what the Prowler weight is, but I've only been able to push - I don't remember, but it wasn't much - on a rubberized mat.
Well, I was told the sled weighs 100lbs and I had 540 lbs on it (12 45 lb plates) so my trainer marked 640. It was on kind of an astroturf strip in our gym. 30 feet long. He also said the sled feet had gotten messed up so it had lost much of its "slide" so I am hoping I can do even more when it is fixed! ;-)
Made it to 730lbs today!
Boom! Pushed 1002.5! (Threw that little plate on top to say I was over 1000. Lol) ... and it kinda sucked but I made it!
Wow. Strongest woman on mfp?
No way! Lol - I can't deadlift or squat for crap yet and pushing the sled once at that weight knocked me out for hours! :-)
But at least I can say I did it once!0 -
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255 lbs x 20 on the bench this week.1
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315x10 deadlift with no belt or straps just good old hook grip and chalk. Felt pretty good after that. More impressed by that than my sloppy 1rm.0
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Local crossfit competition, the event was: 5 power cleans @ 135, 50 double unders on the jump rope, and 15 pullups; as many rounds as possible in 8 minutes, followed by 5 minutes to hit a one rep max clean. My previous max on the clean was 185, hit 225.3
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thesupremeforce wrote: »255 lbs x 20 on the bench this week.
Just wow0 -
I benched 140kg on incline bar for 1 and managed 1 on 100kg on clean and press
At 85kg bw
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samanthaluangphixay wrote: »You all rock. One of these days, I want to be strong like you guys.
My goal is a 200lb deadlift by the end of 2016.
50lbs to go!
I did it! Reached the 200lb deadlift in the second week of December 3 -
samanthaluangphixay wrote: »samanthaluangphixay wrote: »You all rock. One of these days, I want to be strong like you guys.
My goal is a 200lb deadlift by the end of 2016.
50lbs to go!
I did it! Reached the 200lb deadlift in the second week of December
Next up: 2 plates!1 -
samanthaluangphixay wrote: »samanthaluangphixay wrote: »You all rock. One of these days, I want to be strong like you guys.
My goal is a 200lb deadlift by the end of 2016.
50lbs to go!
I did it! Reached the 200lb deadlift in the second week of December
Wow. That's a huge achievement!0 -
samanthaluangphixay wrote: »samanthaluangphixay wrote: »You all rock. One of these days, I want to be strong like you guys.
My goal is a 200lb deadlift by the end of 2016.
50lbs to go!
I did it! Reached the 200lb deadlift in the second week of December
Next up: 2 plates!
That's the next goal! I will report back when I accomplish it hehe 0 -
Seated military press below the ears 225x4 after 185,205 for 10. 30 reps with 225 on flat bench, 345 lbs on the incline bench. All this past month. 2017 hoping for 405 flat and 350 incline bench. Oh yeah also hit a set of 10 seated dumbell presses with 100 pounders. I think heavy pullovers and heavy tricep work has helped.4
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rainbowbow wrote: »rainbowbow wrote: »richardpkennedy1 wrote: »For the lifters out there, what is the feat of strength that you are most proud of?
lame, but.... the L Hold on two plates. As a former gymnast and weight lifter, i want to be able to do more and more bodyweight holds which are considered "advanced". For example, i would love to be able to do an iron cross, but i've been told this takes in the 3-4 year range to accomplish.
Presuming that's like Iron X? Yeah that's a long one to master but a great aim!!
I can do a human flag, but not with feet apart.
I would say an iron cross is more difficult than an iron x as you use an unstable surface (rings which want to move right out from underneath you). Here's an awesome video of someone learning one!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sd1LjYgIm_4
oh yeah, PS i can barely do anything on the rings. Because, like is said, they literally want to go right out from underneath you with everything you do.
In an iron x your body is parallel to the floor, so just slightly different. 0
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