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What do you think is the best bodyfat-% for PL/OLY?
I'd like to know your opinions there, regarding performance only first of all, as well as for longevity of joints/ankles mainly, but also general health in the higher ages afterwards.

I heard, when lifting, some fat is good for the ankles and joints for some reason, but having massive overweight on the other hand also leads to a bigger weight that needs to be lifted every time, not to mention cholesterol or whatever other problems...

I'm thinking... 10-15%, based on set point and body structure maybe. Boring answer I know. But it's lean enough to not be wasteful with bodyweight, and fat enough to be healthy and make gains.

Bold relates partially to why I said your stance before was extreme. Powerlifting has weight classes. The super heavyweight is a very small part of the sport.

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10-17-2014 , 02:12 PM

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Weasel45

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Saw,

What BF % would you say eric lillibridge is? I know loco would say like 23%

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10-17-2014 , 02:18 PM

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saw7988

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No clue, is there a pic somewhere? Can't begin to estimate without seeing shirtless.

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10-17-2014 , 02:19 PM

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downtown

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I dont think a PL squat would be better for your issues. woulndt leaning over more make it worse for your L4L5 problem? I think G4S had the same issues as you and a PL type squat was the worst thing he said he could do. This is why he only front squatted and zercher squatted for like 5 years

Yeah I kinda agree. I think my PT was just thinking of ROM issues and not the shear forces that would be present. Good reminder on the Zerchers, that could be a good one. I need to run some experiments on myself. ty.

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10-17-2014 , 02:20 PM

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BustoRhymes

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saw,

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10-17-2014 , 02:22 PM

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saw7988

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Tough. There will be +/- 5% error here. But I'll throw out 13% (cuz abs). If he's flexing then maybe 16%.

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10-17-2014 , 02:26 PM

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Originally Posted by downtown

Never go full Crossfit on the zerchers.

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10-17-2014 , 02:29 PM

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Weasel45

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That pic is kind of old i think. Here is a more recent one . He went from 275 to 308

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10-17-2014 , 02:41 PM

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Weasel45

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Here is video of the plates being weighed after zahir's 430x2 squat

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10-17-2014 , 02:48 PM

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n4rf

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Why the hell did I sit through that whole thing

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10-17-2014 , 02:50 PM

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loco

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High teens sounds right. Saw is getting better at this. Old saw would say 275 8%, perfect. Maintain.

Man that's some heavy dosin.

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10-17-2014 , 02:57 PM

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loco

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Also I would say optimal bodyfat percentage for powerlifting is 18-25%. There are some answers in the world records. The uberfat are not uberstrong. And the super ripped ain't exactly killing it unless they roided out of their minds.

Gibbs and candito look about right.

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10-20-2014 , 06:34 PM

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Aidan

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Can you ask brett if he squats between his legs or on top of his legs?

He said to ask you if you even squat, bro.

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10-27-2014 , 09:06 AM

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jessah13

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Zahir Khudayarov squatted 460kg... Looks a little high but still unbelievable. Lift starts at 4:10

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10-27-2014 , 09:19 AM

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BustoRhymes

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We should all be so lucky as to have a bald dude like that cheering us on

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10-27-2014 , 09:27 AM

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Pummi81

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ya, he really seems genuinely enthusiastic about slapping zahir's buttocks.

pretty skrong half-squat tho.

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10-27-2014 , 05:27 PM

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Aidan

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New raw squat record:

413kg @ 168kg (also record total with 978.5kg)

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10-29-2014 , 04:15 PM

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Weasel45

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Matt Sohmer went 804/270/739. New American record squat. His ratio for his lifts are awesome.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7Rr0...6nCQ07WrN7YyiS

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10-29-2014 , 04:36 PM

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Aidan

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There's hope for me!

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10-29-2014 , 04:42 PM

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HalfSlant

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video was about 5.5 minutes longer than it needed to be.

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10-30-2014 , 12:59 AM

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n4rf

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I was very confused at first about those numbers, that's pretty hilarious.

Too many people go by "hulksmash" in the powerlifting world.

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10-30-2014 , 09:08 PM

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11-01-2014 , 11:23 AM

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Absolam

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Do you think he could even grab the bar on those squats? Gotta admit, I've never seen no handed squats before...

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11-02-2014 , 01:14 PM

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Weasel45

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Eric L. with 1026lbs squat w/ wraps. Lift starts at like 3:25

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11-02-2014 , 01:28 PM

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kidcolin

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Those are all quite high

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