Powerlifting

[markos]

Shaved head, piercings, covered in tatts, both arms, back, chest lol

[TTT]

Lifts kettlebells in Ugg boots. lol

Edited August 31, 2012 by TTT

[Trozzle]

Shaved head, piercings, covered in tatts, both arms, back, chest lol

I've shaved the head right back a couple of times, got 4 piercings on my ear/face, one tatt on shoulderblade..but you win

Lifts kettlebells in Ugg boots. lol

Kicker right there ladies and gentlemen.

[markos]

For those interested, a few vids from my lifters this week, these guys are all off to Worlds on 11/9

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[Trozzle]

f**k Jack is a monster.

[markos]

6'6" and 160kg. He's 21yo and had his first ever session on June 8 2010

He failed a 40kg x 5 bench press that day, only got 4. He weighed 105kg

He now squats 300kg, bench presses 180kg and deadlifts 300kg

[TTT]

f**k me.. didn't even recognise Max.

boy got big

[Trozzle]

6'6" and 160kg. He's 21yo and had his first ever session on June 8 2010

He failed a 40kg x 5 bench press that day, only got 4. He weighed 105kg

He now squats 300kg, bench presses 180kg and deadlifts 300kg

Those figures are just obscene.

[Trozzle]

And actually to add to my above comment, that post makes me want nothing more than professional coaching every session. I want PTC Frankston in Canberra. f**k.

[Mitcho_7]

That is some wild improvement for just over 2 yrs work!

[markos]

The best motivator for improvement is competition

The highest level of competition is Worlds

If you cant make big improvements going to Worlds, may as well hang it up now

Tolga, Max is now 89kg in the morning, he wants to lift in the 100kg class next year

Jacks improvement has come about because of his 55kg weight gain, plus not missing workouts

[Trozzle]

Yeah Jack is obviously a bit of a unique case, his genetics are obviously near on PERFECT for powerlifting. Normal people don't get that huge and that strong. He's gifted, that's for sure.

I'd love to get into competition, but since I ultimately lift weights for appearance reasons, I can't make the time for competition regimes

[markos]

Spiros, Emad and Max all hit PB's today, 17 days till they lift at Worlds

Spiros squatted 230kg, Emad squatted 232.5kg and Max squatted 250kg

Nina and Amanda both hit bench PB's, theyre off to worlds as well

Amanda benched 67.5kg and Nina benched 77.5kg, thats 2.5kg above her own WR

Had 5 new people join the gym this week, strength is on the rise

Waiting for Nick to do a Saturday morning session, best session of the week

[NickR33]

Me? not sure I can hang with those boys! what's the go on Saturdays? I could really do with some coaching...

That squat from Max was soooo smooth, serious power

How much does Emad weigh? bloody strong for a lean bloke!

So in an attempt to get stronger out of the hole I setup the pins at the very bottom squat position and did dead start squats... I attempted the PPP program in this fashion but it was not happening... had to drop 10-20kg off each lift! ... bloody hell its hard with no bounce

Then bench, going well, trying to practice the pause

Then straight leg deadlifts standing on blocks... stretch those hammies! I can barely touch my toes:/

Dips / face pulls

good session

already feeling better/stronger... even pinched some protein powder off my old man

[NickR33]

Nina almost benches as much as my bro-in-law... he's 115kg! superwoman