[quote]Wector wrote:
My father is also Engineer , he is also 5 Ft 10". Why he is not 6 Ft 7" ?
My Grandfather was also mechanical Engineer and he is 5 Ft 8". Why he is not 7 Foot?
I am going to reject my parents because of their heights.
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Dats it mane.
Wector, when was the last time you lifted an Atlas Stone and set it on a pedestal? Iām gonna guess never. This is a staple event of strongman competitions. Would you believe that taller people with longer arms have a greater capacity for lifting heavy stones and placing them on tall pedestals than shorter people? It doesnāt take a genius to know that. How about the Fingal Fingers event? Yoke walks and car deadlifts generally favor taller competitors as well. Itās just how the competition is set up. It favors tall athletes.
The bench press does not favor tall or short athletes, because you lay down to do it. A leg-less man could potentially bench press 700 lbs.
As for your Eric Spoto argument specificallyā¦ There is no good reason to believe he would fare well in strongman competitions. I wouldnāt care if he was 6ā10, Iād say the same thing, because bench press DOES NOT TRANSLATE well to strongman. It just doesnāt. Overhead strength and deadlift strength are far more important.
[quote]flipcollar wrote:
The bench press does not favor tall or short athletes, because you lay down to do it. A leg-less man could potentially bench press 700 lbs.
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There is, in fact, a video of a legless man benching 672 in competition.
[quote]Wector wrote:
My father is also Engineer , he is also 5 Ft 10". Why he is not 6 Ft 7" ?
My Grandfather was also mechanical Engineer and he is 5 Ft 8". Why he is not 7 Foot?
I am going to reject my parents because of their heights.
[/quote]
Quote one person in this thread who suggested that people who are 5ā8 to 5ā10 canāt be engineers.
[quote]Wector wrote:
My father is also Engineer , he is also 5 Ft 10". Why he is not 6 Ft 7" ?
My Grandfather was also mechanical Engineer and he is 5 Ft 8". Why he is not 7 Foot?
I am going to reject my parents because of their heights.
[/quote]
Probably because height does not correlate to successā¦
[quote]flipcollar wrote:
[quote]Wector wrote:
My father is also Engineer , he is also 5 Ft 10". Why he is not 6 Ft 7" ?
My Grandfather was also mechanical Engineer and he is 5 Ft 8". Why he is not 7 Foot?
I am going to reject my parents because of their heights.
[/quote]
Quote one person in this thread who suggested that people who are 5ā8 to 5ā10 canāt be engineers.[/quote]
Or anywhere.
[quote]spar4tee wrote:
[quote]usmccds423 wrote:
[quote]spar4tee wrote:
[quote]countingbeans wrote:
[quote]usmccds423 wrote:
[quote]dt79 wrote:
[quote]usmccds423 wrote:
[quote]dt79 wrote:
OP, are YOU successful?[/quote]
No, he is short. [/quote]
Perhaps thats why he feels short-changed.[/quote]
It sucks getting the short end of the stick.[/quote]
Thatās what she said[/quote]
Iām sure she didnāt even notice.[/quote]
That would be short sighted of her.[/quote]
If you keep this up, his mind is sure to short-circuit.[/quote]
He might need a paramedic.
[quote]spar4tee wrote:
[quote]flipcollar wrote:
The bench press does not favor tall or short athletes, because you lay down to do it. A leg-less man could potentially bench press 700 lbs.
[/quote]
There is, in fact, a video of a legless man benching 672 in competition.[/quote]
Yea I should have linked that, but I didnāt remember the guyās name, and didnāt feel like googling, lol.
[quote]usmccds423 wrote:
[quote]spar4tee wrote:
[quote]usmccds423 wrote:
[quote]spar4tee wrote:
[quote]countingbeans wrote:
[quote]usmccds423 wrote:
[quote]dt79 wrote:
[quote]usmccds423 wrote:
[quote]dt79 wrote:
OP, are YOU successful?[/quote]
No, he is short. [/quote]
Perhaps thats why he feels short-changed.[/quote]
It sucks getting the short end of the stick.[/quote]
Thatās what she said[/quote]
Iām sure she didnāt even notice.[/quote]
That would be short sighted of her.[/quote]
If you keep this up, his mind is sure to short-circuit.[/quote]
He might need a paramedic.[/quote]
LOL Iām done. Youāll have me short of breath.
[quote]flipcollar wrote:
The bench press does not favor tall or short athletes, because you lay down to do it. A leg-less man could potentially bench press 700 lbs.
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Slight derail (but who cares in this shitshow of a thread I guess lol), but Siamand Rahman has bench pressed over 700lbs, and he is essentially leg-less. His legs are withered and defunct from polio unfortunately, but yea, I thought you might be interested to know about his bench feats if you hadnāt heard of him before.
[quote]spar4tee wrote:
[quote]usmccds423 wrote:
[quote]spar4tee wrote:
[quote]usmccds423 wrote:
[quote]spar4tee wrote:
[quote]countingbeans wrote:
[quote]usmccds423 wrote:
[quote]dt79 wrote:
[quote]usmccds423 wrote:
[quote]dt79 wrote:
OP, are YOU successful?[/quote]
No, he is short. [/quote]
Perhaps thats why he feels short-changed.[/quote]
It sucks getting the short end of the stick.[/quote]
Thatās what she said[/quote]
Iām sure she didnāt even notice.[/quote]
That would be short sighted of her.[/quote]
If you keep this up, his mind is sure to short-circuit.[/quote]
He might need a paramedic.[/quote]
LOL Iām done. Youāll have me short of breath.[/quote]
Well at least you had a good life albeit short lived.
[quote]flipcollar wrote:
[quote]spar4tee wrote:
[quote]flipcollar wrote:
The bench press does not favor tall or short athletes, because you lay down to do it. A leg-less man could potentially bench press 700 lbs.
[/quote]
There is, in fact, a video of a legless man benching 672 in competition.[/quote]
Yea I should have linked that, but I didnāt remember the guyās name, and didnāt feel like googling, lol.[/quote]
Same lol. I guess weāre both short of patience.
[quote]spar4tee wrote:
[quote]flipcollar wrote:
[quote]spar4tee wrote:
[quote]flipcollar wrote:
The bench press does not favor tall or short athletes, because you lay down to do it. A leg-less man could potentially bench press 700 lbs.
[/quote]
There is, in fact, a video of a legless man benching 672 in competition.[/quote]
Yea I should have linked that, but I didnāt remember the guyās name, and didnāt feel like googling, lol.[/quote]
Same lol. I guess weāre both short of patience.[/quote]
You would of found the answer quicker had you used bingā¦
(since the URL is shorter Wector)
[quote]usmccds423 wrote:
[quote]spar4tee wrote:
[quote]usmccds423 wrote:
[quote]spar4tee wrote:
[quote]usmccds423 wrote:
[quote]spar4tee wrote:
[quote]countingbeans wrote:
[quote]usmccds423 wrote:
[quote]dt79 wrote:
[quote]usmccds423 wrote:
[quote]dt79 wrote:
OP, are YOU successful?[/quote]
No, he is short. [/quote]
Perhaps thats why he feels short-changed.[/quote]
It sucks getting the short end of the stick.[/quote]
Thatās what she said[/quote]
Iām sure she didnāt even notice.[/quote]
That would be short sighted of her.[/quote]
If you keep this up, his mind is sure to short-circuit.[/quote]
He might need a paramedic.[/quote]
LOL Iām done. Youāll have me short of breath.[/quote]
Well at least you had a good life albeit short lived. [/quote]
I hope those that knew me will memorialize my life into a short film.
I am a grown man with a real job with an office and everything and I have all of this important work that should probably be done sometime in the next day or two, or at least by late next week.
None of it has gotten done in the last hour.
Thanks Wector.
Thanks a lot.
[quote]usmccds423 wrote:
[quote]spar4tee wrote:
[quote]flipcollar wrote:
[quote]spar4tee wrote:
[quote]flipcollar wrote:
The bench press does not favor tall or short athletes, because you lay down to do it. A leg-less man could potentially bench press 700 lbs.
[/quote]
There is, in fact, a video of a legless man benching 672 in competition.[/quote]
Yea I should have linked that, but I didnāt remember the guyās name, and didnāt feel like googling, lol.[/quote]
Same lol. I guess weāre both short of patience.[/quote]
You would of found the answer quicker had you used bingā¦
(since the URL is shorter Wector)[/quote]
LOL Iām a little short on things to respond with.
[quote]spar4tee wrote:
[quote]usmccds423 wrote:
[quote]spar4tee wrote:
[quote]usmccds423 wrote:
[quote]spar4tee wrote:
[quote]usmccds423 wrote:
[quote]spar4tee wrote:
[quote]countingbeans wrote:
[quote]usmccds423 wrote:
[quote]dt79 wrote:
[quote]usmccds423 wrote:
[quote]dt79 wrote:
OP, are YOU successful?[/quote]
No, he is short. [/quote]
Perhaps thats why he feels short-changed.[/quote]
It sucks getting the short end of the stick.[/quote]
Thatās what she said[/quote]
Iām sure she didnāt even notice.[/quote]
That would be short sighted of her.[/quote]
If you keep this up, his mind is sure to short-circuit.[/quote]
He might need a paramedic.[/quote]
LOL Iām done. Youāll have me short of breath.[/quote]
Well at least you had a good life albeit short lived. [/quote]
I hope those that knew me will memorialize my life into a short film.[/quote]
Starring Tony Cox perhaps?
[quote]usmccds423 wrote:
[quote]spar4tee wrote:
[quote]flipcollar wrote:
[quote]spar4tee wrote:
[quote]flipcollar wrote:
The bench press does not favor tall or short athletes, because you lay down to do it. A leg-less man could potentially bench press 700 lbs.
[/quote]
There is, in fact, a video of a legless man benching 672 in competition.[/quote]
Yea I should have linked that, but I didnāt remember the guyās name, and didnāt feel like googling, lol.[/quote]
Same lol. I guess weāre both short of patience.[/quote]
You would of found the answer quicker had you used bingā¦
(since the URL is shorter Wector)[/quote]
[quote]twojarslave wrote:
I am a grown man with a real job with an office and everything and I have all of this important work that should probably be done sometime in the next day or two, or at least by late next week.
None of it has gotten done in the last hour.
Thanks Wector.
Thanks a lot.[/quote]
I canāt do my work right now because Iām waiting on access to a server, so I hope he stays.
[quote]spar4tee wrote:
[quote]usmccds423 wrote:
[quote]spar4tee wrote:
[quote]usmccds423 wrote:
[quote]spar4tee wrote:
[quote]usmccds423 wrote:
[quote]spar4tee wrote:
[quote]countingbeans wrote:
[quote]usmccds423 wrote:
[quote]dt79 wrote:
[quote]usmccds423 wrote:
[quote]dt79 wrote:
OP, are YOU successful?[/quote]
No, he is short. [/quote]
Perhaps thats why he feels short-changed.[/quote]
It sucks getting the short end of the stick.[/quote]
Thatās what she said[/quote]
Iām sure she didnāt even notice.[/quote]
That would be short sighted of her.[/quote]
If you keep this up, his mind is sure to short-circuit.[/quote]
He might need a paramedic.[/quote]
LOL Iām done. Youāll have me short of breath.[/quote]
Well at least you had a good life albeit short lived. [/quote]
I hope those that knew me will memorialize my life into a short film.[/quote]
Hopefully it will inspire others to appreciate the little things in life.