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[/quote] Oh? But this does... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjaMLYtj5l0 One of my friends, who is a world record holder in powerlifting, needed THREE tries to beat me arm-wrestling, and I was waaaay out of my weight class to boot; I may have finally lost, but (not that it matters about the arguments about my lifting), I…
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OK, your point is well-taken -- and correct. While I enjoy defending myself, too much of a "good thing" is NOT GOOD. (Not for me or anybody else: #OnlineTimeVampire) If it's alright with all other posters, do you all think perhaps we all could take drefaw's advice? (For those of you that really want to weigh in, please…
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sorry to hear, NJ -- see this link: http://www.google.com/#fp=aae3bcc417c03f0c&q=bursitis+vegan For a more detailed info on this, see the links in my profile dealing with cancer: The remedies applied there also may help your condition. Get well soon.
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There were so many of my friends in that category, that I was rather slow documenting and uploading their comments & feedback, but by the time you see my reply here, my citing of sources should be in a post above: Seeing as they agree with me on most (if not all) points -even back when they were commenting on my 320/585…
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It is: some (even if not all) the lifts are legal PL lifts -- the rack pull is both a good 'assistance' lift and a good 'test of strength' in its own right -- like the Yoke Carry (where you can adjust the height of the Yoke), the rack pull is adjusted so the ROM (range of motion) is equal for all lifters --why's that any…
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Aw, hell, I knew you'd ask... OK, #1 - my friend, April Mathis is on my Facebook friend's list: She is in fact the World's Strongest Woman -- in all areas: She thinks my form is OK, if not perfect. (Can we trust the world's strongest woman) #2 - Eric Cressey, while not a world-record-holder IS quite close to it, and he…
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of course I recognise their names as some of the world's greatest powerlifters, but when comparing ANY two lifters (and these are some of the greatest), to find actual strength (as compared with a legal lift) you would need to know the distance of the range of motion. Work = Force x Distance: This is basic physics! Range…
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(partial quote here for space) I am friends with a good many world-record holders (and some who are close to world-record status) -both in real life an online -and while my form is not perfect, by the time I got to this progress vid, most if not all had good things to say about both my form and my knowledge of powerlifting…
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Some of my lifts in the vid *are* legal PL lifts (though not all are, since I wanted to find out how strong I *really* am at moving a weight over a given, specific, distance, comparable to other lifters moving the weight over the same distance; you've followed mt arguments in this thread, right?) Andy Bolton not only…
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Yes, you're right, these matter; but strength is not insignificant in some situations.
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Responding to point 6: Do I even lift? (Hint: That 635-lbs just didn't levitate from the Deadlift rack by magic pixie dust) :bigsmile: Oh, I see you "edited to add" -- I guess you must've finally saw my powerlifting progress vid, after all. OK, so I don't know everything, and am not the strongest cat to meow, but I do…
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Bravo & thx 4 the kudos & thumbs up, Bro! But, naw, Geocities is like long gone now: I don't know *what* happened to them?
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I guess it would probably be good for all parties to chill & relax -and realise that this is just a public board - no one is like threatening anyone -even if they disagree (and actually most folk here do want to be a good neighbour & help others as much as help themselves) And, that's the "bigger picture": we probably…
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Heck yeah that was rude! While it may have been an inconvenience to him, he should have offered to help you -and asked NOTHING in return --I occasionally offend people (I am a bit talkative and opinionated), but this guy sounds like he did it on purpose! Yes, you should go to the gym: More people are normal and willing to…
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Just being humourous & having a little fun, on my honour! :happy:
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This is classic! :smokin: ("Corrected to edit" & put my quote below his -and not misquote LOL)
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Naw... I'm just a Figment of yr imagination. He heh...:devil:
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Maybe I underestimated how easily offended, or thin-skinned, some people can be -and maybe your advice is good. (Even if I'm right, maybe it's not worth the argument.) But I am right: actual strength is more important, in real life, what what the Wilkes formula says: After all, if you're getting beat up in a fight, and 2…
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Ok, ok, ... you've made your point -- I'll let my 710-lb lift in my progress video (linked in my profile) speak for itself -- yes, I'm not the strongest person around - both men and women sometime out-lift me - but does that mean we shouldn't look at actual facts (as opposed to merely what, for example, Mr. Wilkes says)?…
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You should be proud of yourself -but, at the same time, realise that life is tough -and push yourself to be tougher. Yes, the average height for men is indeed 5'9", but MANY lifters (both men and woman) are shorter than me -and even still, many shorter lifters have a comparably long reach. Also, yes, in a competition, I…
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None of the many posters to whom I offered advice complained. What I said about unsolicited advice earlier seems correct: In most "public" forums, where there is a topic, if one poster makes a post, and doesn't specifically say otherwise, it's "fair game" (and actually usually preferred) if others give advice or feedback…
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1. Here's a translation: Klingon proverbs - Wikiquote en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Klingon_proverbs Brute strength is not the most important asset in a fight. Klingon (CSUR) ((:; tlhIngan Hol: Suvlu'taHvIS yapbe' HoS neH)) I agree ; I would not either (if I could avoid it), but as a "thought experiment" to solve problems, it it…
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Ah, thx 4 the translation, Mex! People from planet don;t always know earth lingo... :glasses: PS: I'm slowly time-traveling into the future: In about 5 or 10 years, I think I might be there.
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I'm sorry if I've insulted you -- rather, I am also guilty of wasting everybody's time (mine included). However, since I did both teach and learn, then I hope it wasn't a *total* waste :glasses: -- maybe we can have some help from knowledge --and competition --to push us to be stronger and better. :smile: I hate typing,…
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Even a lift of terrible form is a lift! But, yes, you probably are stronger than me if you can lift more off the ground. I won't hide behind my light body weight: I am what I am -and I "Eat 'til I drop" in most cases too! But, what do *you* think is poor about my form?
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I have no idea what "tl:dr' means, but me, personally? I just post the link - it works. :glasses:
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Why not? (Surely, actual strength -not "Wilkes scores" -will be of more use in the heat of battle.)
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While I am a zealous advocate and defender for my point, I'm not going to rail-road you for missing a post when you hadn't read down to that point (heck I outright missed the one poster who had said he'd only been working out for 8 weeks, but I still didn't try to insult him or anything). Well, yes, actual strength DOES…
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It's all good -- we're arguing only book knowledge here -- no one (at least not me) is wishing to actually insult anyone if they happen to be weaker than the next guy -- welcome to the board, Mex! :smokin:
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OK, 5 reps of 265 imply a 302.895-pound 1-rep max (and 5 sets of this imply a slightly larger 1rm), compared to my "legal" DL of 295-lbs. But (just for giggles and the sake of argument), let's say that your 1RM was only, say, 290 (compared to my 295), but let's say also that you didn't have long arms like that one cat at…
