[quote]csulli wrote:
Yeah I want to see a vid of the entire meet. I’m sure one will pop up soon. I love the spotters they have for these lifts too. Frickin Stan Efferding on the case![/quote]
Go to JimMcD’s youtube channel jimmcd1234, he streamed most if not all of it.
Better angle…
[quote]budreiser wrote:
did you see his hands shaking before the 722? shit was nuts[/quote]
I wonder if he’s shaking cause he’s nervous. I feel like he missed it his first try just cause he got nervous from the crowd or pressure…
Either way, that was damn impressive and can’t wait to see how much more he can get
[quote]budreiser wrote:
did you see his hands shaking before the 722? shit was nuts[/quote]
Dude that was crazy. His hands were shaking like he was having a seizure. Had to be a combination of being fuckin amped and nervous and anxious and probably more than a little fear lol.
[quote]browndisaster wrote:
absolutely ridiculous
I remember him posting here saying he’s a big fan of heavy dips and pullups[/quote]
Yep,with quite a bit of added weight
Good to see the strongest guys out there chasing raw records.
I just watched the video on YouTube and yes, there should not be any room for doubt. In my opinion raw is the way to go and he benched 722 in a controlled and confident fashion. Smahed the record by 6 lbs.
[quote]csulli wrote:
[quote]budreiser wrote:
did you see his hands shaking before the 722? shit was nuts[/quote]
Dude that was crazy. His hands were shaking like he was having a seizure. Had to be a combination of being fuckin amped and nervous and anxious and probably more than a little fear lol.[/quote]
Check check and check. Fear is a healthy thing with that much weight in your hands…above your face and/or ribcage lol.
Fucking Hell that is an impressive lift. The cleanest raw bench record in a looooong time.
It is clean, and super impressive, but am a bigger fan of Hoonstra’s 660@242 with a “more legit pause” Spoto is a beast and there is a reason no one else has done what he just did.
Beast
The Vanilla Gorilla smashing the Raw bench Record.
Also Eric has a Facebook now.
wasnt really any kind of pause at all there. if anything dug into his chest for a little extra umpphh. surprised it counted. insane amount of strength, much respect. just from a lifters perspective, the amount of time they make us hold and pause is nothing like that.
I wish I had chicks takin my picture when I compete
I love how Spoto makes 500lbs look.
[quote]patrick4588 wrote:
wasnt really any kind of pause at all there. if anything dug into his chest for a little extra umpphh. surprised it counted. insane amount of strength, much respect. just from a lifters perspective, the amount of time they make us hold and pause is nothing like that.[/quote]
It was a softer pause than what you’d typically see in a strictly judged competition (IPF standards, etc.), but no softer than Mendelson’s 715 or Henderson’s 711 before it. It was a backyard meet at the Supertraining gym operating under SPF rules, I wouldn’t expect a long pause. To their credit though: they did discuss discounting the 716 lift from his second attempt because it was absolutely touch-and-go, but he bailed them out by lifting 722 with a better pause.