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Watchin some dude benching bartenders.

Laughing at some dude on the floor holding his junk in pain.

51 yr old monsta...lol

The point is it's good to have a spotter every now and then, especially starting out that's all. Not trying to argue or piss someone off.

And I never said that either. The post was about spotter's, I was just trying to prove you need one from time to time. If I read into everyone's reply the way everyone reads into mine what they want to hear out of mine it would say not one lifter ever needed a spot or they have never failed on a lift.

Didn't say that. Body builders don't lift for power, they lift for size. Shawn Ray once said he could gain the same size while using half the weight and just flexing while doing the movement. You didn't read what I said earlier. Size doesn't equal strength, if so power lifters would look more like body builders. All that…

Sometimes you need a spotter. That's all...some people say they don't need one because they stop a rep or 2 early or they never max. I understand that if you're a body builder and you flex while you lift. But as for power lifting you're gonna push the limits or you're just sand bagging your workouts. I wish I were one of…

I'm 51, yes belly is the last to go. I can have striations everywhere and still have fat in the belly. I'm at 259 lbs, 6'3 with jean size 36. I was at 220 with a 6 pak, now with a 2 pak,lol. I'm probably 25% fat, I just don't see 75 lbs of belly. Workin my way back down after bulk, hoping to settle at 230-235.

There again, I power lift, every 6 weeks or so I'll max, I will have a spotter. Even if I feel like a max rep football combine test with 225 I'll have a spotter because I want to better my last PR. Even if I'm doing sets of 10, something may go wrong, you never know. But that's just me, If I'm unsure, I'll ask for a spot.…

So in other words you've never failed at an attempt? If you're bodybuilding I understand. If you're power lifting then I don't. I've felt good and knew I would be able to hit a PR and failed. I've been tired, not feeling it and hit PR's. You never know how it will turn out. You may be 2 reps weaker and not know it. That's…

Who said take each set to failure? I use a spotter for sets I'm unsure of. Doesn't matter the rep or weight, it's if I'm not sure I can get to a the last rep. I'm still gonna try to get my set. You dumping dumbells is the same as a barbell spotter. If I work hard on tri's, lats, anything to help increase strength and after…

With a spotter, It removes some of the doubt and you can focus more on the lift.

I'm working to a state record(402) in my weight class and age group. Right now I'm at 425 flat bench 380 incline. Both are TNG. We'll see what happens later in the year. Still working with nephew Sophomore 15 year old, 5'10 183 lbs 6%BF. He has a SQ 455, BP 325 DL 460.

Do your calculations put you pretty close at a meet? I've been training my nephew for the past 5 years, but he is gaining muscle so fast it's hard to gauge him. I power lifted for 12 years, stopped at age 34, I'm 51 now. Would love to do one more meet.

Look if they can ask me all the time then I can ask them. My problem is most people can't spot worth a damn. Then you have to tell them what you want or else they'll f**k your s**t up! Plus if I have to educate someone on how to spot it's throws me off if I'm maxing out. Basically I tell them to keep an eye on me, only…

Nephew is 15 yrs old sophomore 5'11 187 lbs 6% BF. SQ-455 BP-335 DL-460 Football coach put 500lbs on the bar to see if he could squat it. They say he did but I doubt he made depth. We've had him in the gym with us since he was 10. Should break state record next month, we hope. He has learned so much about nutrition the…

Old enough to remember you didn't have to lock your door to your car or house for fear of robbery. We didn't wear helmets as kids riding bikes or skateboards. We broke bones, got scratched up, hit our heads, didn't bully people. Race wasn't as big of an issue then as it is now. Oh yeah, we didn't eat tide pods either. And…

51 was watching a powerlifting meet today. Guess I got one more meet in me. 440 lb bench press in next meet.

Those look like my numbers at at 34.

I treat manbun and mantail like the mullet. Very bad ideas that need to disappear and never return. Mantail is the re-invention of the mullet with a small difference.

Doesn't matter how tall you are, portions in America are ridiculous.

I'm not sure. Saw the mantail the other day,lol.

Actually I'm the runt of the litter.

Shorter muscles build faster, you don't bump your head on things, they made 3 sports just for you. Crossfit, Broken Skull Ranch, Obstacle course racing and American Ninja....oops thats 4. Only draw back is you feel slighted and end up with weeman syndrome. You can always grow a manbun to make you taller.

You can help me find who stole my 45# plates.

I thought you used the nekkid oily scissor hold.

Is that like a full nekkid body leg rear choke? Lol

I saw that before. That was on the Kung fu Gold on late night tv. That's like some ninja double secret move.

Yeah I heard. Big guys no nothing about such fighting skills.