[quote]NATOR wrote:
I think it is really awesome that a lifter at Siders level is willing to lift at a local meet like this. [/quote]
Unless you’re in his weight class.
[quote]mrodock wrote:
At the risk of saying something stupid, I wonder if something wasn’t quite right that day. The videos I’ve seen before he was always extremely steady on walkouts with no shaking. Couldn’t believe he could make a 15kg jump after that difficult 2nd attempt. Just superhuman.[/quote]
I noticed that too. His squat looked slower than normal as well as his deadlift. I hope he stops the strongman stuff for a bit to wreck powerlifting.
[quote]DoubleDuce wrote:
[quote]NATOR wrote:
I think it is really awesome that a lifter at Siders level is willing to lift at a local meet like this. [/quote]
Unless you’re in his weight class.[/quote]
“So how’d your meet go?”
“Not bad, I took 2nd place. Brian Siders just squeaked out a victory over me.”
Nothing wrong with that, just don’t mention squeaked = few hundred kgs.
[quote]Power GnP wrote:
1019.5[/quote]
I’m really surprised that passed in USAPL.
[quote]EurekaBulldogLaw wrote:
This total being double-ply in a “looser” fed (no names) would be competitive, generally, for top of the weight class. It being single-ply, however, makes it impressive. It being set in the USAPL, with the strictest standards of judging today, makes it incredible. When video is up I’m sure we will see overly-legit lifts. This guy squats like it’s nothing.
The bit about the unofficial records bothers me. In the USAPL you can only set world-records at certain meets. So even though this guy just laid waste to a colossal total poundage, they’re not counting the lifts as what they are - records in the federation. Clearly, this is not the point of this thread though.[/quote]
You also need refs of a certain Calibre too. I wonder if these lifts qualify as USA records?
[quote]Steel Nation wrote:
[quote]Power GnP wrote:
1019.5[/quote]
I’m really surprised that passed in USAPL.[/quote]
Same here.
[quote]BlackLabel wrote:
[quote]Steel Nation wrote:
[quote]Power GnP wrote:
1019.5[/quote]
I’m really surprised that passed in USAPL.[/quote]
Same here.[/quote]
In National Level, you wouldve seen 3 reds, not whites, but this is a local comp, and judges are more giving. Although that squat was great regardless
[quote]brauny96 wrote:
[quote]BlackLabel wrote:
[quote]Steel Nation wrote:
[quote]Power GnP wrote:
1019.5[/quote]
I’m really surprised that passed in USAPL.[/quote]
Same here.[/quote]
In National Level, you wouldve seen 3 reds, not whites, but this is a local comp, and judges are more giving. Although that squat was great regardless[/quote]
You wanna be the one to tell brian siders that his squat didnt pass when he’s hopped up on ammonia and pumped from the lift?
in all fairness i would assume a local judge didnt feel comfortable/confident telling a lifter of that caliber that his squat was high.
[quote]EurekaBulldogLaw wrote:
This total being double-ply in a “looser” fed (no names) would be competitive, generally, for top of the weight class. It being single-ply, however, makes it impressive. It being set in the USAPL, with the strictest standards of judging today, makes it incredible. When video is up I’m sure we will see overly-legit lifts. This guy squats like it’s nothing.
The bit about the unofficial records bothers me. In the USAPL you can only set world-records at certain meets. So even though this guy just laid waste to a colossal total poundage, they’re not counting the lifts as what they are - records in the federation. Clearly, this is not the point of this thread though.[/quote]
YAWN.
Funny how that squat wasn’t much deeper (if at all!) than the Chuck V’s 1150 last summer, and we had a 20 page thread on here with people bitching about “standards” in other feds.
[quote]Stronghold wrote:
[quote]EurekaBulldogLaw wrote:
This total being double-ply in a “looser” fed (no names) would be competitive, generally, for top of the weight class. It being single-ply, however, makes it impressive. It being set in the USAPL, with the strictest standards of judging today, makes it incredible. When video is up I’m sure we will see overly-legit lifts. This guy squats like it’s nothing.
The bit about the unofficial records bothers me. In the USAPL you can only set world-records at certain meets. So even though this guy just laid waste to a colossal total poundage, they’re not counting the lifts as what they are - records in the federation. Clearly, this is not the point of this thread though.[/quote]
YAWN.
Funny how that squat wasn’t much deeper (if at all!) than the Chuck V’s 1150 last summer, and we had a 20 page thread on here with people bitching about “standards” in other feds.[/quote]
Real tough to tell from the front which one was deeper, which kind of proves your point. Having done a bunch of USAPL meets, I was a little surprised any of his squats passed. It will be interesting to see if he buries them a bit more at Nationals.
squat was high…but could be interesting see his others lighers attemps…maeby those were deep enought and still were WR…right ?
his bench mosntrous…increible…una bestia parda
All three squats:
Don’t get me wrong, the squats were deep enough. I’m a high squatting cheater myself so I think the lifts are perfectly legit, but I think it does bring to light the blatant hypocrisy of judging and “standards” in the USAPL as well as the ridiculous homerism of certain IPF and USAPL lifters in regards to their federation and lifts passed in it.
[quote]Stronghold wrote:
[quote]EurekaBulldogLaw wrote:
This total being double-ply in a “looser” fed (no names) would be competitive, generally, for top of the weight class. It being single-ply, however, makes it impressive. It being set in the USAPL, with the strictest standards of judging today, makes it incredible. When video is up I’m sure we will see overly-legit lifts. This guy squats like it’s nothing.
The bit about the unofficial records bothers me. In the USAPL you can only set world-records at certain meets. So even though this guy just laid waste to a colossal total poundage, they’re not counting the lifts as what they are - records in the federation. Clearly, this is not the point of this thread though.[/quote]
YAWN.
Funny how that squat wasn’t much deeper (if at all!) than the Chuck V’s 1150 last summer, and we had a 20 page thread on here with people bitching about “standards” in other feds.[/quote]
I wasn’t here for that debate but I also would not have given a shit - Chuck is possibly the best squatter in the sport and different federations give the sport different flavors. I don’t hate on any lifter’s achievements (or any federations) outside of Donnie Thompson’s “All-Time Total”.
I only mentioned the standards of the USAPL because they are notoriously nit-picky (which led me to believe that if his lifts had passed, he was sinking, pausing, and locking everything explicitly, which at that weight would be extremely impressive to me), not to compare the USAPL to any other fed.
And for the record the lifts were far more questionable, per the fed’s rules, than I expected.
[quote]Stronghold wrote:
All three squats:
Don’t get me wrong, the squats were deep enough. I’m a high squatting cheater myself so I think the lifts are perfectly legit, but I think it does bring to light the blatant hypocrisy of judging and “standards” in the USAPL as well as the ridiculous homerism of certain IPF and USAPL lifters in regards to their federation and lifts passed in it.[/quote]
They look perfect from that video. Thanks for posting.
[quote]Steel Nation wrote:
They look perfect from that video. Thanks for posting.[/quote]
damn close if not parallel
[quote]Stronghold wrote:
All three squats:
Don’t get me wrong, the squats were deep enough. I’m a high squatting cheater myself so I think the lifts are perfectly legit, but I think it does bring to light the blatant hypocrisy of judging and “standards” in the USAPL as well as the ridiculous homerism of certain IPF and USAPL lifters in regards to their federation and lifts passed in it.[/quote]
WTF do you mean by “don’t get me wrong”, you act like anyone in this thread actually gives a flying fuck what you think.
You bring up the same bullshit that you say “i can’t believe people are talking about this” depending on whether it was a lexen lifter or not. If you really don’t have a problem with it, don’t fucking say anything. As a matter of fact, if you DO have a problem about it, don’t fucking say anything. You act like you’re better than the bullshit bantering of internet lifters in some threads, and then bring up the same bullshit banter in others.
Fucking internet.
[quote]EurekaBulldogLaw wrote:
[quote]Stronghold wrote:
[quote]EurekaBulldogLaw wrote:
This total being double-ply in a “looser” fed (no names) would be competitive, generally, for top of the weight class. It being single-ply, however, makes it impressive. It being set in the USAPL, with the strictest standards of judging today, makes it incredible. When video is up I’m sure we will see overly-legit lifts. This guy squats like it’s nothing.
The bit about the unofficial records bothers me. In the USAPL you can only set world-records at certain meets. So even though this guy just laid waste to a colossal total poundage, they’re not counting the lifts as what they are - records in the federation. Clearly, this is not the point of this thread though.[/quote]
YAWN.
Funny how that squat wasn’t much deeper (if at all!) than the Chuck V’s 1150 last summer, and we had a 20 page thread on here with people bitching about “standards” in other feds.[/quote]
I wasn’t here for that debate but I also would not have given a shit - Chuck is possibly the best squatter in the sport and different federations give the sport different flavors. I don’t hate on any lifter’s achievements (or any federations) outside of Donnie Thompson’s “All-Time Total”.
I only mentioned the standards of the USAPL because they are notoriously nit-picky (which led me to believe that if his lifts had passed, he was sinking, pausing, and locking everything explicitly, which at that weight would be extremely impressive to me), not to compare the USAPL to any other fed.
And for the record the lifts were far more questionable, per the fed’s rules, than I expected.[/quote]
That’s the reason that world and national records can only be set at certain meets with certain judges present. You’re average high school (looks like a high school gym) meet is going to be more gracious to ALL the lifters since they understand the caliber lifters that will be present. Having seen Brian lift multiple times, he is a master of doing whatever the judges are requiring (of other lifters). He was squatting practically ATG at the American Open when they were red lighting lifters on height left and right, and here he squats just low enough to get 2 whites.
Also, how are you going to start one post comparing the USAPL to multiply feds, and then end another thread with “not to compare the USAPL to any other fed”?
[quote]WalkingGunShow wrote:
[quote]brauny96 wrote:
[quote]BlackLabel wrote:
[quote]Steel Nation wrote:
[quote]Power GnP wrote:
1019.5[/quote]
I’m really surprised that passed in USAPL.[/quote]
Same here.[/quote]
In National Level, you wouldve seen 3 reds, not whites, but this is a local comp, and judges are more giving. Although that squat was great regardless[/quote]
You wanna be the one to tell brian siders that his squat didnt pass when he’s hopped up on ammonia and pumped from the lift?
in all fairness i would assume a local judge didnt feel comfortable/confident telling a lifter of that caliber that his squat was high. [/quote]
As Everyone already stated, those were legit lifts, with legit judges, and let me tell you, for brian siders to even give me the time of day at a meet would be huge. All I am saying is that if those squats were in front of a pair of dickhead judges, they wouldve been redlighted. If I was a judge on that day, I wouldve given him all whites on every lift.
I find this post amusing.
FWIW, I have found local judges to typically be more difficult to get big lifts passed(keep in mind his lifts required a shifting of the chairs because National judges needed to be in place) than bigger meets.
I have coached enough lifters and lifted in enough National level contests to make this statement definitively.
Additionally, Siders is a BRUTALLY strong guy but on an international platform a train wreck. If asked, he will tell you the same. He is not a particularly technical lifter. He just shows up and lets it fly.
That is what makes him great. The man is literally the nicest, easiest guy to be around on the planet but there is something about him that makes him a tremendous work horse and a guy that is literally fearless on the platform.
People can run their mouths all they want about his squats but the truth of the matter is he has been smoking seriously heavy squats for fucking years and he will continue to.
Lastly, to those who wonder about the shaking on the unracks. For fuck’s sake, it is heavy fucking weight to set up. The thing you need to be in awe of is his ability to compose himself and get it done. If you have never shook like that on an unrack and still gotten the squat, you’re not a powerlifer. You’re an internet fuckstik.
That is the sign of a champion.
[quote]threewhitelights wrote:
WTF do you mean by “don’t get me wrong”, you act like anyone in this thread actually gives a flying fuck what you think.
You bring up the same bullshit that you say “i can’t believe people are talking about this” depending on whether it was a lexen lifter or not. If you really don’t have a problem with it, don’t fucking say anything. As a matter of fact, if you DO have a problem about it, don’t fucking say anything. You act like you’re better than the bullshit bantering of internet lifters in some threads, and then bring up the same bullshit banter in others.
Fucking internet.[/quote]
Since you can’t fucking read, look at the next few lines of pictures below this. Those pictures are called “letters”, and they are put together to form what are called “words”. These “words” have meanings and if you can understand that certain combinations of “letters” mean different things, then it’s a powerful tool.
[quote]
Don’t get me wrong, the squats were deep enough. I’m a high squatting cheater myself so I think the lifts are perfectly legit, but I think it does bring to light the blatant hypocrisy of judging and “standards” in the USAPL as well as the ridiculous homerism of certain IPF and USAPL lifters in regards to their federation and lifts passed in it.[/quote]
Siders crushed that weight. Where did I say ANYTHING to the contrary? I simply pointed out the fact that there were several 20+ page threads with homers like yourself bitching and whining about the depth on a couple of WR multiply squats and accepting this (perfectly legitimate, IMO) lift even though it was no deeper than any of those multiply squats.
Speaking of not fucking saying anything, you should work more on “reading” and “comprehension” and less on fucking saying anything.