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I know I'm going to take a ton of shit... But to me this is real power lifting. I really don't appreciate "traditional powerlifting" too much. While I do think it helps develop other athletic abilities, I'm just not a fan of them as a sport themselves.
But strong man functional movements- like stones or pulls are fucking epic.
I know I'm going to take a ton of shit... But to me this is real power lifting. I really don't appreciate "traditional powerlifting" too much. While I do think it helps develop other athletic abilities, I'm just not a fan of them as a sport themselves.
But strong man functional movements- like stones or pulls are fucking epic.
Yeah, and you should take a ton of shit for a comment like that. Friend of mine squats 800 raw (OK...he uses knee wraps) and pulls over 800 without straps, wraps, or a suit. He bought Strongman equipment for his gym and welcomes Strongman competitors to train there. Why would we want to create a rift between two clearly complementary fringe sports anyway?
Just calling it like I see it.
TT
Raw I agree with you... But all this geared stuff is not impressive to me. There should be no reason a suit will not let you hit parallel till you get 600+ or a bench shirt that won't let you touch your chest till you have 500 on the bar...
Yeah, and you should take a ton of shit for a comment like that. Friend of mine squats 800 raw (OK...he uses knee wraps) and pulls over 800 without straps, wraps, or a suit. He bought Strongman equipment for his gym and welcomes Strongman competitors to train there. Why would we want to create a rift between two clearly complementary fringe sports anyway?
Just calling it like I see it.
TT
It just seems to me personally seems like so much work for no real purpose other than moving the weight. While the lift is impressive, me I would rather pull a truck or do some sort of carry. Being an MMA athlete/coach it just makes me think that all that strength isn't good for anything other than the lift itself.
Again, this is just my take on it.
I hear you on that for sure. What I see as the greatest strength, so to speak, of a powerlifter is the ability to shut off the fear response to a situation that could easily injure, maim, or kill you and just get it done, not unlike an MMA athlete during a fight. That's pretty applicable to life, I think.
I might be spoiled, too. My PL coach is a record holder, but also trains work capacity.
440 lb x 37 reps Deadlift @ 220 - USP Labs Chris Duffin - YouTube
Pulling, pushing, carrying, and otherwise manipulating heavy shit is very cool, too, and obviously useful. Strongmen are incredible athletes and certainly have my respect.
I'm just a little guy...that stone in the video represents most of my max deadlift. Amazing.