stu - off all all the pics to put - ie my ‘monster’ dead and equally hardcore sled drag - you choose the power mince!!! Cheers mate!
i demand a cool picture of me, my mates think im lying about the trip anyways!
this deadlift challenge is the f***in’ nuts. am well stoked. Got some poxy operation to get my shins finally fixed in october - but reckon ill be on track for around 200+ dead. If it kills me. which it may! Beni - i thought the t-shirts were the nuts, but a chat with the man himself. That is simply awesome, your a diamond geyz’a
so its going to be december sometime - looks like operation ‘pie consumption’ shall begin in earnest!Bring on the lard!!
Chris - glad your training is going well, am full steam myself as of next week. Havent been able to work my legs for the last few days as had this bad ass test on my shins. apparantly the only way to test em is to stick bloody great big needles in em and make me run up hill on a treadmill! Which i did today. I tried to do some deads in the evening but it wasnt happening - should be healed in a day or so
drstu - when you off son, i thought it was this week? You still up for a couple of hardcore sessions a week when you get back? Just trying to get my far too detailed plans into swing!!
stubob - saw the tattoo man - thats awesome son, well up for all that gothic writing. Yoou looking forward to your first session? One thing i was intrigued - does this mean your going to make the switch ffrom BB to powerlifting/westside?>
beni - my pm function too is being pants so not sure if you got mine from yesterday. Just to say cheque will be in the post end of the week(well mothers…) and ill pm you some stuff about my ‘plans’
anyways, am getting addicted to the web again, going to try this sleep thing!
"As a prize for the winner,would a 15 min phone chat with the man himself Louie Simmons sound good? "
Jaw hits floor! Now the competition is on! I thought the pink t-shirt was motivation enough!
We are still doing it on a “Whos strongest lb for lb” basis right? Cus if not then im both outweighed and id have to add around 100-120kg to my deadlift by xmas
Dan - That sounds painful mate! Hope they sort out the problems with your shins.
Stu - Where did you get your chalk from? All i can remember is that you said it was dead cheap.
Stubob - Your gonna love it at Benis, its the first gym ive ever been in that has everything you need rather than everything you dont. Nice tattoo as well, you said it was new does that mean you have others?
Dannyboy - I would like to get into powerlifting. I’ve never had any real guidance with regards to training and form.
I just like training and getting bigger… I’d love to do Strongman events but I’m far to small. The heaviest I’ve ever been is 16stone 5lb and that was a bit flabby as well… The smallest guy I’ve seen on the Britains Strongest man was 18stone, he was bloody good though…
I’m very much looking forward to visiting Beni, but a little apprehensive as well. I need to call him to arrange when I’m going up.
A Celtic band around my right arm just above the elbow
The Nike Swoosh on my right shoulder
Jimmy Pages symbol - Zoso on my right shoulder.
The initials RHCP in chinese one my left upper arm (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
Pretty stupid I know but at least the latest one means something…
Might have to add a Westside one eventually… haha…
Stubob,
You have every right to be apprehensive!
But look on the bright side. I get to show you a lot of stuff that I could not the others, due to time constraints.
And not to worry the conversation we had,where you said that you would win the competition at a canter shall be kept in strictest confidence.
For the rest of you any dates in mind for this comp?
im still voting for biggest weight from the floor. i have a large stockpile of pies that i dont want to get to waste - and if i get my ass big enough i can use as some kind of counterbalance on the dead’s!
stubob - how long you had the tats? ive got my shoulder done - had mine at 16! damn i was pushing the boundaries! it used to be smack bang in the middle of my delt - but 6 stone later added it has shifted it to my front delt! Am planning on getting my upper arm done - kinda like the one clooney has in from dusk till damn - but my art days are long since past and i cant get it to look anything like i want to for love nor money.
Regarding the strongman thing - would love to do it, get a book from the states called milo - all old school strength stuff - these guys seem to all be born freaks! Like i said earlier - still trying to persuade my folks to chip in and get me an atlas stone. want it in the living room! look forward to seeing you smoke us sunshine - according to your little chat
chris - painful - f@*king painful. got sodding holes in my shins! and i got the operation in november - getting my tibialis muscles split in two - oh joy!!
Beni - the prize is as stated earlier the nuts. I reckon somepoint mid to late december - as uni wise everything slows down to a stop - and work for most slows down too. how much you reckon you can improve in 12-14 weeks? balls to the wall style? beni - also i dont know if you remember but am still trying to lose the last bits of useless fat on my midriff. now i have been all over the westside site for some alternative gpp ideas. will be doing the four day plan as suggested by stu with some extras for my naff agility. but what you reccomend for fat loss/gpp? have no way of doing sled type work for at least 6 weeks. was thinging about alternating cleans as discussed with farmers walks up and down my five flights of stairs in my house. mayby some plate pushes on the floor as describes on the westside site? any other ideas?
drstu - cheers for the photo, much better - the mrs saw the power mince, she was proud! with all the random chemicals you can get your hands on - you know anywhere you can get this r-ala stuff? had a hunt round the web but can only find the normal stuff in the uk.
right back to reading everything i can find on the subject, see you soon chaps.
Sorry about the late reply but the whole uni server was down yesterday, I don?t think stubob need worry about winning at a canter, I saw the tat photo and thought it was his calf! So suffice to say that he must have quite large forearms. I?m still on for doing it per bodyweight but we can sort that out later on.
Gonna try and reply to all questions at once,
Danny, hope that the photo makes up for it and definitely still on for doing leg work when I get back from SA, devised another way of doing GHR with a green band and mucho pain!
Chris, the training is going great and can?t wait to get back to it after holiday, the chalk I use is called Goolies (honest) and you can get it from nevisport, it costs 99p for the ball and it lasts ages (as long as you don?t leave it at the gym, doh!)
Ben, my triceps hurt and my hamstrings hurt even more after doing GHR, really feel the pain in my hammies as they swell up. Hope you got the cheque and I?ll explain what all those little peaks mean when I come down!
Stubob, enjoy the unique pain expeience that ben will provide.
Right I?m off to SA and Dubai for 3 and a half weeks so will be in touch the last week of September, ?til then train hard and that conversation with Louie is MINE!!!
Beni - I was quite nervous when calling you so probably sounded a bit of a dick… Very much looking forward to coming up on the 4th of Oct though…
I thought perhaps we could go over my form on Bench, Squat and Deadlift if possible… Then get some ideas on how to increase weights on all of them…
Also I can’t remember saying I’d win the comp… I think I’ll be wearing the pink shirt at the end of the day…
Dannyboy - I got the first Tat when I was 19, ten years ago… Can’t remember when I got the others… They’re all black as well.
Strongman stuff amazes me, I’d love to be able to do it but alas I’m too small. Powerlifting is a definite option though, might be able to get into that. I don’t know anyone else who does it though so don’t know of any comps or anything…
Stubob
Mate I had about 4 people trying to talk at once when you called,so apologies if I sounded rushed but I was.
I have a new Manageress now to deal with the day to day stuff,so if you call next week we can have a longer chat.
Danny,
Buy a fucking sled!
Doc,
Have a great time.I got your chart and glad you shall show me what it means,I did a great impression of pretending to understand, without having a clue.
Chris
I shall pm you on sunday re your question,but yes if they are red and swollen I would seek medical advice!
Beni, dont worry, i applied some cream and the problem went away, i cant believe how long you had yours for, that must have been so painful, though i still cant believe what you did with those green bands, or how you did it for that matter
Big Bennys Big Boy Shop, definately not for the faint of heart!
Just wanted to mention that im gonna use some mag-10 in my preparation for the ‘challenge’, reckon i need some more muscle + netrition are flogging it for around ?30 at the moment, bargain considering they charge something like ?80 here in the UK! I wont be using it till october/november time, i shall let you all know how i get on with it. Thought i’d best declare it, although any drugs test will be negative
Good stuff guys. Louie doesn’t mind phone calls as long as you are interested in learning. He’s very gracious with his time.
One question. were did you get the olympic plates? I couldn’t make out the brand. I’ve been lusting for some high end plates. Ivanko, etc. Are they very accurate or are they regular exercise plates?
Plates are from M&F who are a German company.They are of high quality and very accurate.I got them from a Company called Jordan Leisure based in the UK.
