Squats the story - the Off Topic Thread...

kevpants

LOL Visualization. Visualize everybody laughing at your redneck fed.

Sangre

Couldn't see video in work but could see all your comments. Finally saw squat. Jebus, how can they say in all honesty thats a parallel squat. Almost as bad as the guy squat in the gym today. Had the safety bars on squat rack set as high as my lower ribs.

itsallaboutheL

Sangre wrote: »

Couldn't see video in work but could see all your comments. Finally saw squat. Jebus, how can they say in all honesty thats a parallel squat. Almost as bad as the guy squat in the gym today. Had the safety bars on squat rack set as high as my lower ribs.

Best point of reference ever.




Ass to Grass then.....

Remmy

itsallaboutheL wrote: »

Best point of reference ever.




Ass to Grass then.....

Is that jeremy frey?

Sangre

itsallaboutheL wrote: »

Best point of reference ever.




Ass to Grass then.....

Fair point. I actually meant to include my height! 5'8' or 5'9 - not actually sure! He was also nowhere near hitting the safety bars.

Mellor

podge57 wrote: »

Also, 2 interesting facts about the SPF

1) they have rule which states lifts can't be recorded from the side (anyone guess why?)

2) The head judge for that lift made a post which says he judges depth by visualizing where the lifters thigh bone is, in order to make it fair for the fatties

It's in the comments to that video.

OK I'll try. The 'plain that is what the wording of the rule is trying to create as a fair standard for all 'type' and build of lifters. The only real constant in a huge leg and a skinny leg is the thigh and shin bones. All else is vastly different pending on how much muscle and or fat is there. The rule is there to ensure the thigh bone break (even slightly)the 'paralell plain' btween the thigh and the lifting platform. That's why the judges always mention the top of the knee and the top of the leg at the hip. That is the top of the thigh bone; the ball joint of the hip.

g'em

cc87 wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVxllwGxuvw

Dont get to see his backflip tho


His comment under it is quality

Clarence just snatched 121kg at the Dublin Open like it was a feather. Amazing strength, dropped it behind him unfortunately so it was no lift, but there's so much more there. Definitely one to watch!

WHIP IT!

Does anyone else go "tee hee hee" to themselves, everytime they see the word "snatch" on this forum?? No?? Just me?? ... Oh...

Hanley

WHIP IT! wrote: »

Does anyone else go "tee hee hee" to themselves, everytime they see the word "snatch" on this forum?? No?? Just me?? ... Oh...

Nothing will ever beat the day of choked laugher in Hercs when an IAWLA commitee member walked in, saw a former female poster on this forum and asked from across the gym in a loud voice "how's your snatch?".

JJayoo

Mhawwwwwwwww

WHIP IT!

Hanley wrote: »

Nothing will ever beat the day of choked laugher in Hercs when an IAWLA commitee member walked in, saw a former female poster on this forum and asked from across the gym in a loud voice "how's your snatch?".

A few months back in work, word spread round the job that our Office Manager (lady, 30s, 'large') was having a PA hired for her. They'd picked the candidate and she happened to be Brazilian and was to start in the coming weeks.

Cue, idiot Corkman (is there any other kind, I here u ask? :P ) asking, quite loudly across an office 90% full of men - "Mary, I hear you're getting a Brazilian??"

Remmy

JJayoo wrote: »

Mhawwwwwwwww

Ha I love that clip!

TommyKnocker

JJayoo wrote: »

Mhawwwwwwwww

LOL'ed at theresponce to the PL asking "Do you warm up for the truck pull"

PL: Do you warm up for the truck pull
SM: yeah
PL: What do you do
SM: I walk up to the truck :D:D

Mellor

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgH_ZoMOht8

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brianthebard

I had two steaks in 3 hours this evening.

deadlybuzzman

talking of steaks a butchers shop owned by a farmer has opened down the road from me-the middle mans taken out of the equation and the prices are cheap-theyve vac packed fillet steaks the size of a small to medium roast for under 30 quid-roll on pay day!
anyone else been in one of these places?

brianthebard

That's savage, never been to one though, probably not that common unfortunately.

deadlybuzzman

even the chicken in there was dead cheap-plus you know its 100% irish too which is great.
Theyve a place in roscommon town too cant remember their name though sorry!

leopardus

Castlemine Farm?
http://www.castleminefarm.ie/where-to-buy

Red Cortina

deadlybuzzman wrote: »

even the chicken in there was dead cheap-plus you know its 100% irish too which is great.
Theyve a place in roscommon town too cant remember their name though sorry!

Is that Castlemine Farm?

deadlybuzzman

found it
http://www.gilliganmeats.ie/

some stuff was priced even better in the shop although that could be as it was just opened

Edwardius

Misha's turning into Arthur Saxon!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wq_XQzvJ2YY

Remmy

Interesting clip I came across.

Hanley

Remmy wrote: »

Interesting clip I came across.

What's even more interesting is the guy who conducted and filmed it posts on the forum from time to time.

Remmy

Hanley wrote: »

What's even more interesting is the guy who conducted and filmed it posts on the forum from time to time.

Really ?small world.I dont know an awfull lot about weightlifting but that Pat Mendes is an absolute freak.

dave80

Hanley wrote: »

What's even more interesting is the guy who conducted and filmed it posts on the forum from time to time.

Barry from eastcoast barbell isn't it?

Hanley

dave80 wrote: »

Barry from eastcoast barbell isn't it?

That's the one.

g'em

Hanley wrote: »

What's even more interesting is the guy who conducted and filmed it posts on the forum from time to time.

Remmy wrote: »

Really ?small world.I dont know an awfull lot about weightlifting but that Pat Mendes is an absolute freak.

dave80 wrote: »

Barry from eastcoast barbell isn't it?

Barry doesn't post here but I've been doing my damndest to get him to

Remmy Barry has been over to the States and done interviews with Pat Mendes, Jon Broz, Glenn Pendlay, Jim Schmidt and loads of other really cool guys. He posts them up on his Weightlifting Epiphanies blog (which was voted in the top 20 weightlifting/ strength training blogs recently!!) and fairly frequently does skype interviews with various coaches/ lifters.

ECB are going to have Glenn Pendlay over for a seminar in March - it's going to be unreal \o/

Hanley

g'em wrote: »

Barry doesn't post here but I've been doing my damndest to get him to

http://boards.ie/vbulletin/member.php?u=390869

??

g'em

That was Byrdie The account is there for them to use whenever they want it though, I'd really love it if they started posting, Sami, Barry & Wayne are endless sources of info with their backgrounds.

rocky

Eating clean

itsallaboutheL

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=byUT0K-kxjw

Now that's functional, wha.

East Coast Barbell

Hello all,

G'em has finally twisted my arm into posting on this forum. Here is my favourite ever interview to give. Donny is an icon and an absolute legend:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTwTYKUhC3E

East Coast Barbell

Pat Mendes is a freak, but in a variety of ways. I have trained with him on a few seperate occasions and last summer I interviewed him also. I have been the only person allowed interview him, so aside from youtube videos, no-one really knows what he is like as a person.

He is a freak in regards to physical output, but what people do not realise is his single-mindedness in his training and in his life. The man has completely forsaken any of the usual lifestyles choices or factors that 19 and 20 year olds choose and he has no life outside training. His ability to drive himself is unlike anyone I have ever met. He will do ANYTHING to succeed in his ultimate ambitions and people tend to get freaked out by this kind of attitude.

His coach John Broz is like this also. I stayed with him for a few days last summer and the man loves weightlifting and his athletes as much as any local manager from the parish. Both John and Pat have dedicated their lives to their sport and this is why they are such freaks and why Pat can is such an anomoly. These are only my opinions of course.

Remmy

East Coast Barbell wrote: »

Hello all,

G'em has finally twisted my arm into posting on this forum. Here is my favourite ever interview to give. Donny is an icon and an absolute legend:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTwTYKUhC3E

Great interview thanks for posting it.

g'em

Ah sure I knew I'd wear you down eventually

I'll just enjoy these few moments of win until you get your own back in training next week

Mellor

My "weight" has gone up 2.5kg in a three days.
Not happy tbh

Edwardius

East Coast Barbell wrote: »

Hello all,

G'em has finally twisted my arm into posting on this forum. Here is my favourite ever interview to give. Donny is an icon and an absolute legend:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTwTYKUhC3E

Donny needs to open a church, and fast!

dartstothesea

Don't know if it's the lack of eating loads / lack of eating carbs but my post-gym packet of biltong has never tasted so delicious. Dayum. Have to start making this myself.

Remmy

Dead Ed wrote: »

Donny needs to open a church, and fast!

He should give public speaking lessons.I want to sound as bad'ass as him.:)

Magic Eight Ball

Post workout meal anyone?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3nA2zqeX5Q

Haters don't be hating!

Remmy

^^want..

Sangre

What is with Americans and the psuedo-sexual lust for bacon they show online.

itsallaboutheL

Sangre wrote: »

What is with Americans and the psuedo-sexual lust for bacon they show online.

They're canadians.

Are you trying to tell me you wouldn't ride a pig?

What you know 'bout bacon lust fool

Sangre

Magic Eight Ball wrote: »

Their Canadian.

Their Canadian what? Is the bacon canadian?

Canadians, Americans, Mexicans, they all look the same to me.

Magic Eight Ball

Canada = America junior.

Edwardius

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9q1fWYw6js

over a year out from london. Shame the iranians are boycotting the olympics :P (Dunno if they're actually gonna boycott)

grimloch

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ensmFfAWGLI

New squat world record.

Remmy

jesus..