Post: #1

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.

Post: #2

Relevant part starts 2 minutes in:





Jerk with a 200 pound kettlebell for 10 reps.

Post: #3

(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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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.

Post: #5

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 02:37 PM)Menace Wrote:  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.

Well hard work, diet, dedication over a long period of time. Lots of factors, but I think when you get up in those weights you have to have some good technique or you risk injury. Just notice in the video, he lifts the same way each time, I didn't see any variation in how he prepped, set up, lifted. Even how he got off the bench looked the same.

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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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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.

Post: #9

Here are some quotes from the guy who did the bench pressing -

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 05:23 PM)Hades Wrote:  “If there’s one thing I can credit to where I’m at today, it’s my consistency over 17yrs."

That guy has been in the gym consistently for almost two decades, that kind of work ethic, it wouldn't surprise me if he could bench a Geo Metro.

He really just gave us all the key to success: consistency.

If you give something your best on a regular basis, then whatever it is that you're doing, you'll be good at it.

People look at shit like this and they immediately start crediting "genetics", stop with that.

Genetics don't make you hit the gym consistently for 17 years.

There are a lot of "genetic freaks" out there, but they don't have all work ethic, good genetics is great, but you still have to put in the work.

Good genetics along with an amazing work ethic is the difference between LeBron James and Lenny Cooke.

Post: #11

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.

Post: #12

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?

Post: #13

^^ I think he is for the lack of a better word coiling. Sort of setting a spring.

I think this is the link I read a few years ago and sadly the video isn't working.

https://www.t-nation.com/training/8-bad-...press-tips

There are 8 tips, but this is the one I think that covers his setup. Basically, it is saying everything matters. Down to your feet. The way he sets up reminds me of the video that is no longer there.

Quote:1. Learn to use Full Body Tension
Shoulder, core, and hip stability are all required to establish a stable platform from which to bench. Core stability exercises will also reduce injuries since you're less likely to get into a bad position if your core is strong. This also prevents any "power leakages" and allows for a strong, smooth, press.

It goes back to the popular saying, "You can't shoot a cannon ball from a canoe." If your core is weak and you don't have any shoulder or hip stability, you aren't going to be able to press big weights.

All types of plank variations and rollouts can help since they improve shoulder and lumbar stability, two crucial elements in the bench press. Adding a band around the wrists for traditional plank exercise also "activates" the external rotators and the stabilizer muscles within the rotator cuff. The stronger these muscles are, the more efficient your press.

Here are the other steps.
2. Pull the Bar Out of the Rack
3. Pull your Body to the Bar
4. Pull The Bar Apart
5. Keep A Tight Arch
6. Train your Triceps for Lockout
7. Train your Back
8. Train Your Legs!

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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.

Post: #15

That's really impressive. No flash, no bouncing around getting pumped, just goes in and does the business.

Post: #16

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...

Post: #17

That guy could start his own supplement line just from that video.
Crazy.

Post: #18

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.

Post: #19

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.

Post: #20

Khadzhimurat Akkaev - 200+lb snatch, 250+lb clean & jerk @ 13 yrs old. I could barely squat 250 a few years ago as a grown man. Also note how scrawny he is here. Talent.

This video also to call BS on the myth that lifting stunts your growth - if consistently lifting 200+lbs overhead from age ten doesnt stunt your growth, I doubt that the bench numbers kids are putting in at high school gyms will do anything.

Post: #21

It's depressing to think a person could lift that much and still look so small

Post: #22

I think this guy's strength is impressive too and he has a nice friendly engaging aura as he moves unbelievable weights..

Post: #23

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.