What Are Your Feats Of Strength? (4 Viewers)

[Joe Bryant]

Not strength, but have a couple of IronMan Triathlons in the books. That was a long while back though...

And yes, many things like at mostly just a "pick something difficult to do and put the mental and physical work into achieving it." The event is trivial. The experience is super valuable in my opinion.

 

[Leroy Hoard]

I have (4) daughters..

none of them hate me
none of them were/are strippers
none of them got pregnant in high school or college

I think that's a HUGE feat... maybe not strength.. but still

People who raise good kids are some of the most underrated people in the world. They aren't just making the present a better place, they are also making the future a better place.

 

[nirad3]

1500 lbs club.

That's impressive. 1100 is probably where I'm at today. Just curious what are your individual numbers on these lifts?

Bench 430
Deadlift 515
Squat 555

Username checks out.

I'm in the camp where I can carry a bunch of plastic grocery bags in from the car, but I can't tell you the last time I lifted an actual weight. So, therefore, my "feats of strength" are pretty limited, sadly.

 

[The Longtime Lurker]

Not strength, but have a couple of IronMan Triathlons in the books. That was a long while back though...

And yes, many things like at mostly just a "pick something difficult to do and put the mental and physical work into achieving it." The event is trivial. The experience is super valuable in my opinion.

I think that's the mentality most "extreme" sport participants have, especially the weekend warriors. It's about doing hard things, suffering a little on your own terms, "that which does not kill you makes you stronger" sort of thing. I've done more than a few ultra endurance events and it's not about "winning" it's about setting a goal and achieving it.

 

[Terminalxylem]

1500 lbs club.

That’s super impressive. So are you able to bench 400+?

How much do you weigh?

Thanks and yeah, I did 430 for my submission.

I was pushing 265 lbs at 6'2" when I submitted a couple months ago. I'm down to 250 now. I'd love to get under 230lb, but that's going to take a while.

295 was my best, in my 20s, when I weighed 165. Always wanted to do 3 plates each side, but my shoulders had other plans.

Also, I now understand why you dislike BMI so much

 

[Terminalxylem]

1500 lbs club.

That's impressive. 1100 is probably where I'm at today. Just curious what are your individual numbers on these lifts?

Bench 430
Deadlift 515
Squat 555

Awesome work! I just did the entire weight stack for leg extensions (300 lbs) and felt like Arnold after. I have to step up my game after seeing your numbers.

Always heard those are rough on the knees.

 

[Terminalxylem]

1500 lbs club.

That's impressive. 1100 is probably where I'm at today. Just curious what are your individual numbers on these lifts?

Bench 430
Deadlift 515
Squat 555

Yowza. Those are definitely big boy numbers. Very impressive.

I'm dialing back from that for now. I enjoy going to the gym and hitting new PRs, but I'm 43 now and feeling the wear on my body. I definitely wanted to drop some weight for the summer, so dialing down the 1rep max training. Maybe next winter I'll see how I'm feeling. I've mentally said at 45 I'm done messing with big weights, but I'll see if I follow through. It's almost a mental health thing for me at this point.

I'd also add that coaching and training go a long way. Learning how to engage different muscles and how to position yourself can probably add a 10% increase to most lifters.

Sounds like a good plan. I was never anywhere near your strength/size, but still lifted 6 days/week, for roughly two decades.

Gave it up weightlifting cold turkey in my early 40s, and don’t miss it a bit. Body weight exercises are more than enough to maintain functionality as we age.

 

[Terminalxylem]

Seeing videos of horrendous injuries of people lifting too much weight makes me wonder why so many people do this sort of thing. Seems like the risk isn't worth the reward. Lifting is great and being in shape is great but maxing out on weights that are crazy big seems like a big risk to me.

A lot of those are definitely stomach churning. I can't watch if I know something bad is about to happen. It sucks because a lot of the time people aren't doing anything "wrong". Their bodies just give out. It's a risk and the downside of that risk suc

I see it like anything else and minimalize the risk in my mind. Same time I'll look at rock climbers, motorcyclists, extreme sports people and think they're the crazy ones. lol.

I’ve had more injuries lifting than climbing, though I suppose the risk of dying is higher with the latter.

The mental challenge and sense of accomplishment are way better though. And climbing allows one to go places few (no?) other people will ever see.

 

[Major]

1500 lbs club.

That's impressive. 1100 is probably where I'm at today. Just curious what are your individual numbers on these lifts?

Bench 430
Deadlift 515
Squat 555

Awesome work! I just did the entire weight stack for leg extensions (300 lbs) and felt like Arnold after. I have to step up my game after seeing your numbers.

Always heard those are rough on the knees.

They feel great on my knees and great for targeting quads. Never had an issue but I'm pretty strict with my form. I'd argue they're one of the best machine exercises you can do, actually one of the only ones I do.

 

[BassNBrew]

1500 lbs club.

That's impressive. 1100 is probably where I'm at today. Just curious what are your individual numbers on these lifts?

Bench 430
Deadlift 515
Squat 555

Damn dude, very impressive at your age. A lot of dedication to achieve that. I should probably get back in the gym as it would help with longevity. In my late 20s at 200 pounds I topped out at 425 bench and don't remember the squat numbers, never deadlifted as I was too lazy to load the weights and not many people were doing it. The guy I trained with was over 500 on the bench and so much squat weight I was scared when spotting him. Guy was 5'8" with short arms and jacked like the Hulk. He may have been juicing but it never came up and we were good friends for 3+ years. He was also a very good volleyball player.

 

[El Floppo]

I have (4) daughters..

none of them hate me
none of them were/are strippers
none of them got pregnant in high school or college

I think that's a HUGE feat... maybe not strength.. but still

People who raise good kids are some of the most underrated people in the world. They aren't just making the present a better place, they are also making the future a better place.

What about those of us with moron bottom feeder kids? WHAT ABOUT US!?

 

[BassNBrew]

1500 lbs club.

That’s super impressive. So are you able to bench 400+?

How much do you weigh?

Thanks and yeah, I did 430 for my submission.

I was pushing 265 lbs at 6'2" when I submitted a couple months ago. I'm down to 250 now. I'd love to get under 230lb, but that's going to take a while.

295 was my best, in my 20s, when I weighed 165. Always wanted to do 3 plates each side, but my shoulders had other plans.

Also, I now understand why you dislike BMI so much

Heck, I would go as far to say that BMI dislikes him.

 

[BassNBrew]

I have (4) daughters..

none of them hate me
none of them were/are strippers
none of them got pregnant in high school or college

I think that's a HUGE feat... maybe not strength.. but still

People who raise good kids are some of the most underrated people in the world. They aren't just making the present a better place, they are also making the future a better place.

What about those of us with moron bottom feeder kids? WHAT ABOUT US!?

Probably were soccer players.

 

[dickey moe]

I've been able to pretend listening to my wife for almost 20 years.

 

[The Z Machine]

8 to 10 miles of disc golf in a day with the equivalent of 80 to 90 flights of stairs while carrying a 16 to 20lb disc golf bag. That's all I got.

While stoned

 

[El Floppo]

8 to 10 miles of disc golf in a day with the equivalent of 80 to 90 flights of stairs while carrying a 16 to 20lb disc golf bag. That's all I got.

While stoned

uh...kind of a given, no?

 

[Angry Beavers]

I sometimes play pickleball with my "off" hand just to keep the game competitive.