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03-05-2012 , 04:16 PM

#201

JoshK

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Holy ****, that is impressive.

03-05-2012 , 04:16 PM

#202

Gorilla4Sale

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Originally Posted by kidcolin

A girl also pulled 510.

03-05-2012 , 04:18 PM

#203

Evoken

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Makes perfect sense to me. B/c they're both gay.

03-05-2012 , 04:26 PM

#204

MortalWombat

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Originally Posted by Gorilla4Sale

What's with the backwards belt?

03-05-2012 , 04:39 PM

#205

zinna

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Probably somekind of cheating

03-05-2012 , 04:42 PM

#206

Evoken

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I thought this was pretty cool: http://www.strstd.com/

Interactive strength standards tables+5/3/1 calculator+logbook. The 1rm calc is clearly quite generous though.

03-05-2012 , 04:53 PM

#207

sylar

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Originally Posted by Gorilla4Sale

i am probably way off, but hers looks a lot more legin than his.

03-05-2012 , 05:04 PM

#208

kidcolin

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That 1rm calc is straight from the book. Weight x reps x .033 + weight. I find it fairly accurate.

70s big has a post up about the gnc pro deadlift challenge. I agree with him that watching gillingham pull is awesome. It's a bummer no one there really challenged him. He could pull more.

There was another dude there who pulled 800 or so basically stiff legged.

Re: backwards belt. Some do it because the buckle gets in their way or is uncomfortable.

03-05-2012 , 05:10 PM

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saw7988

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Originally Posted by kidcolin

That 1rm calc is straight from the book. Weight x reps x .033 + weight. I find it fairly accurate.

I think it's doing something different, a little higher.

For example, I plugged in 5x275 for bench press and it gives me 327.

But 5*275/30 + 275 = 321

Last edited by saw7988; 03-05-2012 at 05:17 PM. Reason: Fixed math

03-05-2012 , 05:13 PM

#210

sylar

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Quote:

Originally Posted by saw7988

I think it's doing something different, a little higher.

For example, I plugged in 5x275 for bench press and it gives me 327.

But 5*327/30 + 275 = 321

why is 327 on the left side?

03-05-2012 , 05:17 PM

#211

saw7988

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fixed

03-05-2012 , 05:23 PM

#212

cha59

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Originally Posted by Gorilla4Sale

sumo

03-05-2012 , 05:25 PM

#213

zinna

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Sumo haters gonna hate I guess. I think it really lacks logic. Are we gonna stop counting bench presses were the person got a good arch since that cheating? what about a normal arch? Is that ok or are we only gonna count crappy arches?

What about close(r) grip bench? Is that cheating since most PLers uses maximum allowed width?

03-05-2012 , 06:04 PM

#214

HalfSlant

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count me in the "sumo looks ******ed" camp

03-05-2012 , 06:39 PM

#215

JohnnyRyall

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Originally Posted by HalfSlant

count me in the "sumo looks ******ed" camp

03-05-2012 , 06:49 PM

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Are there any rules regarding the distance the bar has to travel for a sumo DL to count? If not, wouldn't the "sport" simply reward the strong people who can also basically do the splits?

03-05-2012 , 07:02 PM

#217

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Originally Posted by Maximum Rocknroll

Are there any rules regarding the distance the bar has to travel for a sumo DL to count? If not, wouldn't the "sport" simply reward the strong people who can also basically do the splits?

kinda like doing contortionist training to make the bench press a 4-6" ROM lift.

03-05-2012 , 07:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Maximum Rocknroll

Are there any rules regarding the distance the bar has to travel for a sumo DL to count? If not, wouldn't the "sport" simply reward the strong people who can also basically do the splits?

There is only like 5' or whatever between plates...

For the record, when it comes to sport (as opposed to lifting weights for health or sport), people are allowed to get whatever advantage they like as long as it falls within the rules (or judge/referee interpretation) imo. That's why they have rules. If sh*t gets too ******ed, that's when they change the rules obv.

03-05-2012 , 08:08 PM

#219

txdome

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+1 for liking sumo more than conventional.

03-05-2012 , 08:28 PM

#220

Picasso

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Originally Posted by Gorilla4Sale

i think its more impressive that he did this with "jump" playing in the background

03-05-2012 , 08:33 PM

#221

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Originally Posted by nyc999

Anyone using Nike+? Thinking about getting it...if anyone's using it, in what form are you using it (e.g. iPhone)?

Ive used it on my iPhone and ipod. Its a cool device, but do some reading on their forums to see if there are any software issues. When I got it, apple was on OS3, when they went to 4, everything ****ing broke on nike+ and it took them forever to fix it.

Other than software issues, its been pretty awesome, though I dont run enough to make it worth it.

03-05-2012 , 08:57 PM

#222

*COINFLIPS*

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In case you haven't seen it yet.

03-05-2012 , 09:36 PM

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Ra_Z_Boy

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Originally Posted by cha59

I dont see the connection?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Soulman

Yeah that argument makes no sense whatsoever.

It's because it is designed to maximise the weight on the bar by taking advantage of ROM, leverage etc. There is nothing inherently wrong with it, but to me, just like raw powerlifts, conventional DL will always be significantly more awesome.

03-05-2012 , 10:42 PM

#224

txdome

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Ra_Z_Boy

It's because it is designed to maximise the weight on the bar by taking advantage of ROM, leverage etc.

I do sumo because it feels better for my back.

03-05-2012 , 11:10 PM

#225

HalfSlant

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The best analogy I have ever heard would be:

Think of one of those tiny electric cars vs a normal/sport car. Yes it is still a car. Yes it is more efficient. Yes it still gets your from point A to point B. I'm not denying any of that.

But I am still allowed to think it looks ******ed in comparison.

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