31 year old powerlifter from australia train at home ,always have.best lift was in wdfpf worlds in russia 2003 i weighed 140pound and deadlifted 478pound raw.gave powerlifting away due to hip injury.still train for strength but have put some size on, now
around 176pound.
Age 21
Sports … Olympic lifting, powerlifting, short distance track, lately I haven’t done any competitions due to knee injury(got hit by a small city train)
I compete at amateur level in olympic and powerlifting, about to turn pro in powerlifting(once recovery back out there), and senior in track(100&200 metres … but every once in a while I catch a competition of a few miles for fun)
2 gyms regularly … the Red Lion Gym and Elite(not to be confused with Westside’s Elite)… one other “gym” that’s a small warehouse where about 12 others guys train, who compete in both olympic lifting and/or powerlifting … ended up there by accident, go there about once every 2-3 weeks for a great workout.
Red Lion is where I started out, great atmosphere, all natural lifters who’s knowledge doesn’t seem to have evolved beyond the “bench 2-3 times heavy a week, pyramid or 3x8 system” … LOTS of shouting and cursing and making fun of people, any newbie that gets there soft is either broken down and goes away, or becomes hard as wood.
Maybe 10 olympic bb’s … benching and curling are th? lifts … and squatting below 12 reps is for pussies.
Lots of craziness has happened there also … this summer a guy with an axe(I’m not making this up)stood in the gym to ask what “The Whity”(the guys very white…)now had to say about his face … Whity(who’s real name is Erwin)luckily handled it all very calm by taking him to the side, and later on the police came to pick the guy up … this might some odd, but stuff like that happened there all the time … now it’s glory years are a bit over due to the new commercial gyms, but there’s fun in heaps there …
I’d love to do all those summers
in the Red Lion gym again …
Elite Gym is also a great gym, with lots of competitors in both bodybuilding and powerlifting … db’s go up to 180, friendly people, lots of guys who are gigantic with a minority complex(which seems to be very common with advanced bodybuilders these days…wonder why)
There also train women there, which is something new to me.
Saw a woman of maybe … 50 … bench 230 yesterday, I was amazed …
I currently study and train in Ghent, Belgium, beautiful city, must see when you’re in Europe.
Excuse me for rambling on for so long … !
Hey Eric,
Thanks for the compliment on my deadlift. I am pretty much made for deadlifting though. Kind of a white Lamar Gant! Yea Rodeo is a good sport. I had quit riding Bulls about 11 years ago and when I was 38 I decided just to climb on again to show the kids how their old man used to do it. Mistake.
Keep up the good work, Barry
Age: 19
Sport: Competitive martial arts & Full contact fighting at the international level
Training Location: A University Gym elbow to elbow with the football team.
Loaction: toronto Ontario Canada
Hieght: 6"3
Weight: 175lbs
Bench: 225
Squat: 480
Dead lift: 375
Clean and jerk: 180
Note the squat is not a typo I work my legs more than most people do alot of the time my coaches have me spar with my arms tied behind my back so I can build my legs even more.
this is me
age:23
sport:weightlifter in 69kilo catgory
also compete in bodybuilding and powerlifting
level:israel champion in 69kilo catgory,
mr israel for 2004,
results:
snacth:110kilo
clean and spilt:142.5
back squat:220 kilo
front sqaut:190klo
bench press:135kilo
bodyfat:8%
my goal is the next world champion in weightlifting{need to do 120 snacth and 150jerk}and to go to an international level in bodybulidng lightweight
i learn alot from you and from this great site thanks alot
I am Peadar Coyle 18 year old Rugby Player. Played at both Under 18 level and Senior level in a provincial league and cup. Had trials with Ulster U 18 but unfortunately didn’t get picked.
Train at a home gym (barbell, pull up bar, strongman equipment)
I just turned 28 on May 12.
I POWERLIFT.
I competed on the Texas A&M Powerlifting Team from 1996-1999. I compete now in the open division.
I train at the University of TExas Medical Branch Field House where I am a student.
I live in Galveston, TX.
Eric, will gunning my lats 2x per week take away from my quad blasting. I gun them I tell you! Totally gun them.
EC,
23
lacrosse
played Division 1 at Ohio State
play club, trying out for the Baltimore Pro team
[quote]Chris Mangano wrote:
For what it’s worth, I have always thought this site needed more articles geared towards athletics. I understand the majority of articles will always be written with the bodybuilder in mind, but I would love to see some geared towards athletes, especially when it comes to nutrition.[/quote]
I agree, Chris; hopefully I can fill that void a bit in the not-so-distant future.
[quote]Dapper wrote:
I am 41 yrs old…compete in masters and professional class as a highland games athlete(was on 2003 Team Usa as an amtr)took 5th in the masters world championships in 2004…train at two commmercial gyms plus field work…as a side note my partner in crime is my wife who is the top female amtr highland games athlete for 2002,3,4 for North America and the world record holder in two events,she is also 2003,and 2004 masters world chamipion this while being 42 yrs old and the mother to 5 children(23,22,15,11,10)we both live in a suburb of NYC about 30 miles north…both ex-powerlifters who have been lifting for 20+years[/quote]
Not too far South of CT, I take it. We ought to meet up sometime.
[quote]Rome34 wrote:
Its hard to lift heavy during the season bc I worry about my shoulder and elbow health, so if anyone has input as how to workout a PL schedule while being a pitcher that is used 2x a week, I’m all ears.
Currently I bench 325, dead 505, squat 475. I never seem to have a day off either, school’s yr round.[/quote]
I’d encourage you to experiment with adjusting your approach in light of your two goals. You can’t just do both all-out; you need to sacrifice a bit from one or the other (or both) to make things work. If it means skipping a bench session or two to do extra scapular stability and rotator cuff work, so be it.
I’d be interested in how you set things up as it is.
Sports: Wrestling, Thai Boxing
Level: High School/Small-Scale
Age: 14
I weigh about 150, can bench the same, deadlift about 200, and don’t have a place to back squat, but front squat 125.
[quote]tim290280 wrote:
Be interested to hear thoughts on weight training for Aussie Rules Footy, and knee rehabbing (although I think you’ve already covered a fair bit of stuff on the latter).[/quote]
Weight training is important for all athletes. What specifically is of interest to you with respect to Aussie Rules Football?
Give me an idea of what the knee injury was, and I should be able to point you in the right direction.
[quote]fusion360 wrote:
Denham Brown is a legend, especially after scoring 111 points in a game (who the hell gets 47 points in a minute.)[/quote]
Yeah, that’s pretty incredible. You’d think that his coach would have taken him out, but as it turns out, it was actually a close game!
[quote]EC I was wondering what high level basketball universities do off season in terms of quickness and agility, there any tricks to the trade outside of agility ladders, dot drills and quick feet plyos?
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Truthfully, nowadays we don’t need to do much stuff in the off-season simply because basketball players spend so much time on the court year-round. Our training focus is almost exclusively on various strength qualities, prehab/rehab, and increasing muscle mass in those players that need it.
I’m 26 and used to do marathons somewhat competitively, but am now getting into triathlons more for fun. I wanted to set a PR for the Boston marathon this year and it was brutal and now I’m kind of sick of running all the time. I’m starting a weight training program.
I noticed you’re from Connecticut. I live in Boston - can you recommend any good trainers or gyms up here for strength training?
Thanks!
[quote]Eric Cressey wrote:
What’s your age?
What’s your sport?
At what level do you compete (high school, college, semi-pro, pro, adult amateur)?
Where do you train (e.g. housewife gym, or athlete-specific facility)?
Where do you live?[/quote]
21 y/o
Amatuer strongman
Train either at the university fitness center (I know a few people who work there, they let me get away with a few things) and at my old high school’s gym.
School in Indiana, PA, home in St. Louis.
-Dan
[quote]alwyn96 wrote:
I’m 26 and used to do marathons somewhat competitively, but am now getting into triathlons more for fun. I wanted to set a PR for the Boston marathon this year and it was brutal and now I’m kind of sick of running all the time. I’m starting a weight training program.
I noticed you’re from Connecticut. I live in Boston - can you recommend any good trainers or gyms up here for strength training?
Thanks!
[/quote]
Contact Murph at Total Performance Sports -
He’ll get you set up right.
-Dan
[quote]apayne wrote:
27 yr old Rugby player in Boca Raton, FL. My club competes in Div. II of the USA Rugby union. I train in my garage and a house wife gym (boo!) which I had to join because the university gym for non-scholarship athletes got rid of all the power racks for Smith machines!!!Gyearrrghhh.
Our club is traveling to Newport,RI. next weekend for the sweet 16 playoff round. [/quote]
Finally, Apayne’s skills of proper hydration technique and placement of the buttox on the bench can be implemented successfully…
“Remember guys, keep your back straight and your eyes straight ahead while maintaining proper ass-to-bench contact!”
Hoorah Apayne!!! Here’s to you…
OD
Eric: I’m interested in the prehab aspects…
For basketball: What exercises can be used to protect and strengthen the ankle area?
Football: I don’t know, but one of my coaches always has us do “neck exercises” like pushing against an object up with our necks, down with our necks, and side to side with our necks. I’m not sure how safe this is or effective. What if anything do you for your football athletes neck areas (and does this keep “stingers” from happening?)