[quote]duffyj2 wrote:
Um… a military thread without Big Z?
…heard he set a new record of late…[/quote]
he is a man among boys.
[quote]Cephalic_Carnage wrote:
I was trying to figure out whether you were just trying to draw me into an argument for no reason or if it was just my English causing some confusion…
Then I realized you’re that great guy who was dissing a female poster on here about how you can close-grip so much more than her.
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Your English caused confusion. And yes, I’m that great guy that made that statement. I wasn’t the only one that thought “she” was a “he”. English fail again? Good to know you remembered, not sure how I feel about it.
[quote]Thy. wrote:
not impressive considering the previous vids.
[quote]Loudog75 wrote:
[quote]Thy. wrote:
not impressive considering the previous vids.[/quote][/quote]
Considering a lot of lifters can’t military press 150LBS… saying 150kg (~330lbs) is not impressive is a bit silly. 
[quote]krazykoukides wrote:
[quote]Loudog75 wrote:
[quote]Thy. wrote:
not impressive considering the previous vids.[/quote][/quote]
Considering a lot of lifters can’t military press 150LBS… saying 150kg (~330lbs) is not impressive is a bit silly. :)[/quote]
You’re right but it may just be because its a lot of weight to you.
When you grow up it won’t be so impressive. Good day sir!
The internet is always funny. a 150kg super strict press by a 105 kilo gold medalist, who probably doesn’t train the press much, is NOT impressive.
OK.
NOT impressive in any form either:
[quote]Thy. wrote:
The internet is always funny. a 150kg super strict press by a 105 kilo gold medalist, who probably doesn’t train the press much, is NOT impressive.
OK.
NOT impressive in any form either:
Sorry- didn’t know he was your boyfriend.
I said based on the other videos it wasn’t impressive. The stmt was qualified.
People get so butt hurt everytime somebody makes a comment.
resurrecting a dead thread, guilty…but this is a beastly push press from by Koklyaev!
I love the commentary after the lift…good stuff.
Some of meat’s lifts need to be in this thread.
Where did he pull the 85% number from? So guys that can bench 405 for a 1RM are supposed to be able to military press 345? That’s insanity. This was written by a respected author?
I think they back tracked on their 85% comment, and it went down to like 66% or something. So if you can do 300 for 5 on bench you should get 200 for 5 on OHP. But I could be making all of this up. To tell you the truth I’m not even sure myself.
[quote]iron lung wrote:
I think they back tracked on their 85% comment, and it went down to like 66% or something. So if you can do 300 for 5 on bench you should get 200 for 5 on OHP. But I could be making all of this up. To tell you the truth I’m not even sure myself.[/quote]
How could anyone that actually lifts weights come up with that # in the 1st place?
[quote]heavythrower wrote:
resurrecting a dead thread, guilty…but this is a beastly push press from by Koklyaev![/quote]
Monstrous. Not just what he does but the way he does it. Hope he does well in the 'lympics.
[quote]TheBodyGuard wrote:
[quote]austin_bicep wrote:
WR raw bench is over 700 pounds held by Scott Mendleson[/quote]
Your point? Do me a favor. Go back 20 years and tell me the WR raw bench record. Or just go back to where shirts were first used. Track the progress of the “assisted” bench record v. the raw bench and you will see a long flat line for that raw bench. 500 raw is nothing to sneeze at. Remove the drugs and it gets even more elite. I’ve seen plenty of 500 benchers that don’t bench 5 anymore when they’ve been off a while. this isn’t a drug rant by any means. i’m just saying 500 raw is not pedestrian.[/quote]
I’m 47 now and first powerlifted in 1982 btw. There is no arguing 500 raw is amazing. I don’t care if you weigh 400 lbs a slong as you do it strict touch and go or paused.
But as for best ever lifts, Kaz did 661 at around 275-310, Ted Arcidi did 705 with maybe an inzer blast, which were crap BTW. Big Jim Williams did 700 in front of reilable witnesses at York Barbell in the early70s. John Kuc did 600 or so at superheavy.
One of the best ever was Rick Weil doing 556 at 181, raw. He was knocking on the door of 500 at 165, but he never hit it. Rich Gaugler also did 479 at the same weight, 165.
Bridges did over 500 at 181, I think raw. Paul Dicks did app 612 at 220 and Mark Macdonald did over 600 at 242. That was also raw.
Common thing with these guys? they were the best ever.
Legitimate 500 or more benches done raw with a pause on drugs are extremely rare. Extremely rare. Internet lies are about as reliable as the old my second cousin knew a guy who did 765 at like 150 pounds twice. When later you find it was two half reps in a leg press done by some fat guy.
As for presses, 300 lbs is bad boy territory IMO. 350 is more and 400 in a legitimate press is Paul Anderson territory.
For you young ins the press was removed partially due to the excessive lean back style. Good ole Paul just drove it over head. Some Bulgarian who I forget did 500+, Bednarski was in the 400s I think in the mid 60s or so, and Ken Patera did over 500 or 500 at least once. Guys like Jon Cole, 2350 raw in the mid 70s, reportedly did 350 plus, maybe 400. My memory is getting a little sketchy there.
[quote]TheBodyGuard wrote:
[quote]Alpha wrote:
It ain’t pretty…but just like Kelly Osborne…it got done…
prettier than most. that was a solid lift. you didn’t have some ridiculous gymnastic arch and your stroke is not 5 inches. as far as gym lifts, that was frikkin solid and better than a lot of the ridiculous meet lifts I’ve seen. nice lift.[/quote]
Agreed, that was one solid strong lift.
[quote]TheBodyGuard wrote:
[quote]SkyzykS wrote:
[quote]Alpha wrote:
It ain’t pretty…but just like Kelly Osborne…it got done…
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That is one hell of a lift.
I would be nervous just spotting, but there is obviously no need for that.
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uh yea, I would not have trusted those guys to spot. it’s a good thing the lift didn’t slip cuz they sure weren’t ready. but you work with what you have. i had a bunch of gym regulars spotting me on a 700lb squat once with only my experienced lifting partner behind me…everyone else was just a regular moe gym rat…i had my guy in the back and two on each side and one of the idiots touched one side…well, it don’t take much to make 700lbs pitch. i almost bought it that day. saved it, racked it, and never again did that kind of weight out of the cage again in that gym.
spotting big lifts is serious business. even at powerlifting meets i’m amazed at the complete lack of decent spotters more often than not. it’s scary.[/quote]
True, that’s why I bought a monolift and use chains. Busted shoulder prevents me from heavy squatting now. But it’s great for band work, chain work etc. As for gym guys, well, that’s why I train with my own stuff and some friends.
[quote]DoubleDuce wrote:
Some of meat’s lifts need to be in this thread. [/quote]
I had to watch it twice… the skinny kid doing 1/4 squats caught my eye.