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05-13-2015, 01:04 PM
Quote: (05-13-2015 10:26 AM)Eddie Winslow Wrote:
Couldn't find a thread like this. Post your favorite amateur/semi-pro lifting feats from Youtube.
Saw this one today:
Amazing strength - I didn't know people like this exist.
HOLY FUCK this is insane
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05-13-2015, 02:19 PM
That guy had solid technique in the bench. Not trying to take anything away from him. I haven't been able to perfect my bench technique. I can't seem to find a T-nation video clip but it showed all these different things you had to do to have a tight steup for benching. Something about everywhere should be tight (legs, etc) so that nothing was sloppy or loose. Looking at the video he seemed to have a very solid foundation for his bench.
Bottom Line: Fucking impressive.
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05-13-2015, 02:37 PM
It's got to be more than technique surely. Dude is 145 and doing a 405 pause rep? It's crazy. Genetics have got to come into play.
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05-13-2015, 04:07 PM
2.66x BW bench press = INSANE one in a million pushing genetics. LOL at this small guy benchpressmogging the entire weight room. LOL at our lives.
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05-13-2015, 04:14 PM
I can't post videos from my phone but check out Mike Tuscherer's squats (of Reactive Training Systems). 700+ x4 and 925 X1. He's not a huge fat guy either.
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05-13-2015, 05:23 PM
Here are some quotes from the guy who did the bench pressing -
Quote:bench press guy Wrote:
“First time I ever laid on a bench, I got a very wobbly 85lbs at 120 body weight or so. Couple of yrs later, I weighed about 125-130 and got 120lbs from what I remember… I was average starting out.”
“If there’s one thing I can credit to where I’m at today, it’s my consistency over 17yrs. If you can find a way to train over a long period of time, you will see the same strength gains if that is your focus.”
“Unfortunately, I don’t have any crazy gym secrets to share. I’m in and out of there in 60-70 minutes 3 days a week. I go right after work and hurry home to have dinner with my kids and wife.”
“A lot of people ask what program I use. Up until about a year ago, I did not know there were workout programs to help you gain strength. For someone with a decent bench, I’ve got to be the most ignorant person out there.”
“Yes, always working pretty low reps and ALWAYS working up close to the one rep max. I like to go heavy always. Light weights are for warming up and stretching.”
“The only thing that goes through my mind is lifting the weight… That confidence plays such an instrumental part in actually being able to lift the weight.”
There you have it, folks.
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05-13-2015, 09:41 PM
I hate to be that guy, but 145 BW pressing 405? I'm going to call roids on that. Isn't 2x bodyweight some elite shit? So 2.6 bw must be some godly genetics, training and gear. Although, I know a 500lb bench has been done pre steroids era, so who knows?
Either way, goddamn that is cool.
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05-14-2015, 01:17 AM
It's interesting the way he sets up his position on the bench.
Hes starts with his back on the bottom 2/3rds of the bench and then he almost springs onto the top of the bench so that his back covers the entire bench.
What's up with this setup?
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05-14-2015, 02:45 AM
So I've been looking through the comments in his videos and apparently this guy purposely does not train legs in order to keep his bodyweight low. Lmao what a cheeky kunt.
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05-14-2015, 03:28 AM
That's really impressive. No flash, no bouncing around getting pumped, just goes in and does the business.
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05-14-2015, 04:42 AM
That was unbelievable. As a guy who can only bench his own weight, I can't imagine that sort of strength. And to do it as pause reps...
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05-14-2015, 06:10 AM
That guy could start his own supplement line just from that video.
Crazy.
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05-14-2015, 10:01 AM
For all the guys curious about his bench setup and discipline and if you wonder how you can get yourself to that, it merely just comes with time. Eventually as you try to get past your plateaus on bench, you eventually gain the strength to do that. A little bit touch to describe, but when you are pushing a weight so heavy (enough to kill you with a mistake), you make the necessary adjustments with every little thing (wrists, knees, back, elbows, etc.) so that you won't fuck it up and keep it tight. Sure there are big dudes out there tossing stuff around and looking sloppy while doing it, but if they were to do this much more weight ratio wise compared to this guy, they would not do that shit.
If you ever get a chance to lift weights with college or pro athletes, the thing you can learn alot from them is that consistency like what Jariel was talking about is what will enable you to tighten up your posture to be able to do that. That and the fact that if you make even a small mistake, you really could kill yourself or permanently injure yourself. A lot of responsibility is needed for a lift like that, hence why you can see the dedication in his posture and methods. I liked the part of him playing with his kids like that. It highlights the presence of mind and the calm he has.
That kettlebell video was all kinds of amazing. Seeing that makes me wanna look for mine again. Takes forever to master kettlebell, boring as hell, but fuck is it worth it.
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05-14-2015, 10:13 AM
I've only seen one other thing like this in person.
Decent build lookin black dude, cool as fuck. Maybe 5 10, 5 11.. 185 190 tops.
Comes in warms up with 135. Then 225. Then 315 for 5. I'm like ok dude is nice. Slaps 25s on there I'm like come on.
He finished doing 405 for 1 barely failed a 415. Kid was not huge as all but really well built and DENSE. One big thing is this guys have insane muscle density.
This is what I am going for rather than the pumped up big look. Straitions on straitions baby.
Gives me hope to see this video, but like everyone else said, consistency is key! Genetic freaks are like less than 5% of population or less so 95% chance he's a normal dude.
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05-14-2015, 07:47 PM
It's depressing to think a person could lift that much and still look so small
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05-16-2015, 05:24 AM
The guys who are quick to call roids on the Asian guy with a 410lb bench at 145lb bodyweight... you need to understand that strength is a skill, and it's more to do with your nervous system than muscle size. A novice lifter would recruit maybe 5-10% of muscle fibers in a movement, while an elite lifter would recruit 70~80% if not more. This guy would've done 100s of thousands of reps on the bench press over 17+ years. That alone would've made his nervous system super efficient at recruiting everything he has to bench.
Think about any field - sports, language, arts, STEM - where someone has been consistently practicing for that amount of time, vs the average person.