I’ve been brittle since birth, but your post is totally spot on otherwise!
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but is it, though? Is it?
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Its totally intended as one.
I’ll never be a mass monster, but I can appreciate the attitude and effort it takes to do what they’ve done.
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Gotcha. Thought it might something in particular.
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For some reason I am in a tear them up mood… Afraid im going to come across as a ASSHOLE.
Just do it. Embrace your inner asshole
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People are funny when they talk about “real world strength” like there’s a difference between picking shit up in a gym from picking shit up outside of a gym.
Bench press takes a pounding by those people because it’s not sport-specific. Apparently there’s no sport where an athlete pushes the same way you do benching.
Maybe, maybe not, but there’s definitely times in my life when I have to push shit, and I’m pretty sure if I can bench 315 I’ll be better at pushing shit than I would be if I benched 135.
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Yeah but if you were on a bosu ball with one leg in the air while pushing 315 than you would be far more functional outside the gym.
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I completely agree, I do however see a lot of his replies in his forum and most of his answers follow my values and ideals.
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Yogi knows I’m messing with him. And, I’m going on 35, no spring chicken here! There’s plenty of warming up, cooling down, prehabbing & rehabbing going on in my life right now.
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Quality over quantity though…
Maybe I should check his forum out.
Yeah and what’s the deal with relative strength? By inserting the word “relative” in there, you’re already telling people you’re not strong and are requesting to be judged by a different standard.
“He’s pretty strong for his size!”
This is just like:
“He’s pretty tall for a midget!”
“He’s pretty smart for a retard!”
I could go on all day. It’s like one of those tiny Bruce Lee wannabes who was stupid enough to learn Wing Chun, a martial art created for GIRLS who had to wear fucking long skirts to conceal their legs during that era so they couldn’t even get into a normal horse stance, getting his ass kicked by a big ass bouncer and going, “Oh, yeah? I can beat up my 6 year old brother!”
Powerlifting meets should be like this:
Top 3 lifters - 1st, 2nd, 3rd places awarded for highest total regardless of weight class
Everyone else - participation trophies and Play Dough
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Relative strength is a good bit of information to know if you are a coach of, say, a football team. You see what looks like mismatches in sports all the time but the coach may have decided to give up a bit of a strength disadvantage for a big speed advantage in a position.
My competition history of competing in light weight classes is making me self conscious…
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Guys, I’m just joking using the flame free premise to exaggerate shit I’ve seen people whine about to ridiculous levels.
Come on, what kind of idiot who’s been lifting for a long time really thinks all powerlifters are fat? Half of them are tiny, vertically challenged dudes with a Napoleon complex who train in their parent’s basements beside their beds and anime dolls.
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Duh. If I was measurably stronger I’d be measurably stronger 
Take this with the premise that I agree with you wholeheartedly.
I don’t know how people get it, but it’s super apparent in combat sports.
Complete anecdote no science time! Both of these are based on almost complete newbies to BJJ.
Guy A will come in, some 200 lb+ dude who’s in good shape but feels so soft and weak if he isn’t able to move in a perfectly straight line. Like if you lay on top of them and allow them to bench you, you can tell they’re not untrained. Anything else and you can see the distress on ther face as they strain and nothing happens.
Guy B will come in, maybe 150-160 lbs, looks a little soft. And he will feel like a boulder. Super stable, solid grip, lot of limb control.
One guy started lifting at 12 or so, the other started bailing hay at 6. “Functional strength” is a buzzword, but there is a big difference between training only with barbells and carrying awkward things.
Conclusion: Strongman training is the best of both worlds 
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@dt79 is on a roll in here!
Confession: I have been eating significant quantities of Metabolic Drive, dry; either right out of the scoop or throw a scoop onto some granola and just eat it with a spoon.
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But it’s fun as hell to drop some Thermaflex into another players hockey gear 
I fucking use it everytime I cross check someone out on the ice in hockey…
The college kids stay away from the front of my net.
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