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Getbig Main Boards => Gossip & Opinions => Topic started by: _aj_ on September 11, 2015, 07:30:15 AM
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I am so tired of seeing that fat fuck's articles saying that EVERYBODY needs to back squat A2G. He leaves no room for injury or other things. I want to (to quoth BigMC) "push his eyeballs back into his head" every time I see his shit.
I would love to be a big squatter. Absolutely love to, but 30 years of doing it poorly has left me in a bad way.
Fuck that guy. Aaaarrrrrggghhhhh.
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Wow, you're cranky, a gallon of milk per day should settle that right down....
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Wow, you're cranky, a gallon of milk per day should settle that right down....
Every time I see an article on one of my feeds go by with his name on it, I click on it out of morbid fascination. He has exactly one topic: everybody must squat, and he beats that drum religiously. And he keeps getting "published"! Really, he needs to just STFU. And HLLS too! It would be one thing if Data Tate was beating that drum, at least he looks the part.
It's like getting a biceps training lecture from Joon, just makes no sense whatsoever.
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AJ sinking deeper into his Getbig addiction.
He may need a thread dump soon :-\
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AJ sinking deeper into his Getbig addiction.
He may need a thread dump soon :-\
Could also be a between-set rage. You might not know what a "set" is, though.
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Could also be a between-set rage. You might not know what a "set" is, though.
My god, you are posting on Getbig while working out? It may be worse than I feared :'(
This shit has taken over your life, brah.
You post more about the UK, then the entire UK contingent of Getbig.
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My god, you are posting on Getbig while working out? It may be worse than I feared :'(
This shit has taken over your life, brah.
You post more about the UK, then the entire UK contingent of Getbig.
You make a good point. My vacation is over on Monday, so I will be mostLY MIA after that.
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You make a good point. My vacation is over on Monday, so I will be mostLY MIA after that.
Don't lie to yourself. ;D
You know I am just busting your chops.
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Don't lie to yourself. ;D
You know I am just busting your chops.
Yeah, I know. But I am starting a new job on Monday and it's a lot of work. My days of logging in from work are pretty much over.
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Yeah, I know. But I am starting a new job on Monday and it's a lot of work. My days of logging in from work are pretty much over.
So you did take the job?
Stop being a prude, and give us the juicy details. Are you nervous?
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So you did take the job?
Stop being a prude, and give us the juicy details. Are you nervous?
Heading up an engineering org of 120 people across the U.S. And Europe. Not nervous, just ready to start.
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Heading up an engineering org of 120 people across the U.S. And Europe. Not nervous, just ready to start.
if you come to the uk
give me a shout :-*
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if you come to the uk
give me a shout :-*
Likely have to go to Budapest several times a year. Planning on UK layovers so I can finally see some of you fucks.
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if you come to the uk
give me a shout :-*
bigmc begging for a job in this thread.
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I am so tired of seeing that fat fuck's articles saying that EVERYBODY needs to back squat A2G. He leaves no room for injury or other things. I want to (to quoth BigMC) "push his eyeballs back into his head" every time I see his shit.
I would love to be a big squatter. Absolutely love to, but 30 years of doing it poorly has left me in a bad way.
Fuck that guy. Aaaarrrrrggghhhhh.
IMO to say that "everybody" needs to do this or that is just plain stupid. I've seen guys build very good legs without ever squatting...there are guys with great arms who rarely train them.
For me, squats/walking lunges/dead lifts (mostly straight legged) work better than other exercises but I'm not foolish enough to think my methods work best for everyone else...
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He's very scientific in his approach, explaining his training methods; "everyone who doesn't agree is a moron and 100% incorrect in their assumptions".
He attributes US and A's shitty placing in weightlifting as a lack of back squat. ::)
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Who ???
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Fuck Mark Rippetoe..........only bb.com kids worship that fuck.
What`s he ever done for lifts and how many bb contests has he entered?
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I am so tired of seeing that fat fuck's articles saying that EVERYBODY needs to back squat A2G. He leaves no room for injury or other things. I want to (to quoth BigMC) "push his eyeballs back into his head" every time I see his shit.
I would love to be a big squatter. Absolutely love to, but 30 years of doing it poorly has left me in a bad way.
Fuck that guy. Aaaarrrrrggghhhhh.
1) Meltdown
2) Outed!
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Has anyone here actually tried to drink a gallon of milk a day? I tried to drink 1 litre a day during my perma bulking days but soon quit since I ended up getting the shits.
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Has anyone here actually tried to drink a gallon of milk a day? I tried to drink 1 litre a day during my perma bulking days but soon quit since I ended up getting the shits.
Digestive overload........gotta` be a big bulky guy to do that unless you want to get fat.
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Has anyone here actually tried to drink a gallon of milk a day? I tried to drink 1 litre a day during my perma bulking days but soon quit since I ended up getting the shits.
The gallon of milk per day is the worst advice in bodybuilding history. The man who first popularized it here the States was Joe Hise, a strong squatter of the pre WWII days, it worked for him, but he was not interested in much else other than adding bulk and moving more weight. Here is a picture of the man -
(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_HbaApmpa-Po/S0F0ZQ-7IvI/AAAAAAAACCY/ikTJvkmkYBg/s400/one.jpg).
I, too, have tried it, and could not handle the bloat after a few weeks.
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I am so tired of seeing that fat fuck's articles saying that EVERYBODY needs to back squat A2G. He leaves no room for injury or other things. I want to (to quoth BigMC) "push his eyeballs back into his head" every time I see his shit.
I would love to be a big squatter. Absolutely love to, but 30 years of doing it poorly has left me in a bad way.
Fuck that guy. Aaaarrrrrggghhhhh.
Would be great to smack him in the mouth.
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I tried a dozen whole eggs per day,some were raw eggs............stomcach rebelled after about 10 days. :(
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Heading up an engineering org of 120 people across the U.S. And Europe. Not nervous, just ready to start.
Will you wear a Hugo Boss suite and drive to work in a Bentley? :D
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Will you wear a Hugo Boss suite and drive to work in a Bentley? :D
Hardly. LOL. Jeans and t-shirts appear to be the uniform of choice.
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Hardly. LOL. Jeans and t-shirts appear to be the uniform of choice.
This with matching black converse. 8)
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Hardly. LOL. Jeans and t-shirts appear to be the uniform of choice.
Nice... You going to hop on a train to get in there, or just drive in?
Is it a start-up? (Most of those have the "jeans" culture.
Though I work (Network Eng) for a large tech company and jeans is what I wear daily.
Most of the twinks dress up, I wear my jeans and Motorhead shirt :P
IT are like glorified janitors anyways, only we get paid 6 times more.
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Nice... You going to hop on a train to get in there, or just drive in?
Is it a start-up? (Most of those have the "jeans" culture.
I am probably going to do a little of both. I joined a gym near the office and will go in really early and lift in the AM, shower at the gym, etc.
It's not a recent start up, but it's still privately owned.
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how about sucking his instead and spare us the sound of your whining
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how about sucking his instead and spare us the sound of your whining
LOL.
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His interview on speed dating in an all men gym was pretty informative.
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But he doesn't squat ATM , he reccomends a horrific looking good morning abomination done to barely parallel
Basically nothing like a real squat (see klokov for a great example)
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I just googled his picture. I didn't realize he was such a fat fuck. I had pictured him as a kind of lean athletic type. Looks like another person who talks the talk but doesn't walk the walk.
Most people who go into a gym go there to look better, bottom line. Sure you might want health benefits or strength or endurance, but unless you are an athlete competing in a sport (mostly high school kids) you primarily want to look better.
People want to deny this for whatever reason, but my experience is that it is all done to look good. Losing the fat so they'll look better or toning the muscles so they'll look better. All these crazy gurus come up with all these systems that don't do shit towards that end. Being "in shape" for most people means looking in shape.
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Very kind of you to make your dick available for Mark for sucking..
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1) Meltdown
2) Outed!
Isn't Tim Fogarty the only openly gay poster on here?
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Isn't Tim Fogarty the only openly gay poster on here?
There are others:
, SaintAnger, lextheflex, Littleguyontheprairie, Nick Danger, HonestBob, adamhatfield99, That_Dude, jay6913, jr, manuelsonn, ckanyon99, rockyx, Joschka, Potatank, SF1900, doozejooze, DorianGrey, beverast, Kim Jong Bob, Chubz, Never1AShow, broznans, TacoBell, Davidtheman100, pellius, Vince B, TheOne, f450, hazbin, Ganuvanx, kofo, jhendricks713, tommywishbone, trapz101, skillz, kiwiol, zhowen, ronnyg801, axestream, Kwon_2, Croatch, herne, Master Blaster, Schnauzer, bicepsofsteel, maxkane69, Qwert II, Pete Nice, joejoe, jude2, nasht5, Rambone, Mr.1derful, The Ugly, triggerhappy, Mr. Zimbabwe, Walter Sobchak, Wee Laddy, HugeBooBsFan, Nails, chokeslam, Wiggs, TuHolmes, littlechris, polychronopolous, pissant, Nether Animal, HarleyBreite, TRIX, sync pulse, Jhagen3, Tarantula157, 240 is Back, iwantmass, Riley, NickEdge779, Azure, Rudee, Radical Plato, titusisback, The Wizard of Truth, Steve Austin, WalterWhite
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There are others:
, SaintAnger, lextheflex, Littleguyontheprairie, Nick Danger, HonestBob, adamhatfield99, That_Dude, jay6913, jr, manuelsonn, ckanyon99, rockyx, Joschka, Potatank, SF1900, doozejooze, DorianGrey, beverast, Kim Jong Bob, Chubz, Never1AShow, broznans, TacoBell, Davidtheman100, pellius, Vince B, TheOne, f450, hazbin, Ganuvanx, kofo, jhendricks713, tommywishbone, trapz101, skillz, kiwiol, zhowen, ronnyg801, axestream, Kwon_2, Croatch, herne, Master Blaster, Schnauzer, bicepsofsteel, maxkane69, Qwert II, Pete Nice, joejoe, jude2, nasht5, Rambone, Mr.1derful, The Ugly, triggerhappy, Mr. Zimbabwe, Walter Sobchak, Wee Laddy, HugeBooBsFan, Nails, chokeslam, Wiggs, TuHolmes, littlechris, polychronopolous, pissant, Nether Animal, HarleyBreite, TRIX, sync pulse, Jhagen3, Tarantula157, 240 is Back, iwantmass, Riley, NickEdge779, Azure, Rudee, Radical Plato, titusisback, The Wizard of Truth, Steve Austin, WalterWhite
Youre missing one :o
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Youre missing one :o
Finally a list Calvin H is glad he was left off.
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There are others:
, SaintAnger, lextheflex, Littleguyontheprairie, Nick Danger, HonestBob, adamhatfield99, That_Dude, jay6913, jr, manuelsonn, ckanyon99, rockyx, Joschka, Potatank, SF1900, doozejooze, DorianGrey, beverast, Kim Jong Bob, Chubz, Never1AShow, broznans, TacoBell, Davidtheman100, pellius, Vince B, TheOne, f450, hazbin, Ganuvanx, kofo, jhendricks713, tommywishbone, trapz101, skillz, kiwiol, zhowen, ronnyg801, axestream, Kwon_2, Croatch, herne, Master Blaster, Schnauzer, bicepsofsteel, maxkane69, Qwert II, Pete Nice, joejoe, jude2, nasht5, Rambone, Mr.1derful, The Ugly, triggerhappy, Mr. Zimbabwe, Walter Sobchak, Wee Laddy, HugeBooBsFan, Nails, chokeslam, Wiggs, TuHolmes, littlechris, polychronopolous, pissant, Nether Animal, HarleyBreite, TRIX, sync pulse, Jhagen3, Tarantula157, 240 is Back, iwantmass, Riley, NickEdge779, Azure, Rudee, Radical Plato, titusisback, The Wizard of Truth, Steve Austin, WalterWhite
Pete Nice loves the cock
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isn't he like 60 years old? how good do you guys expect him to look? he's a lifter. not a bodybuilder.
his biggest squat in a meet was about 600 lbs raw at 220. is he one of the best power lifters ever? No.
but I hope anyone on here bashing him and saying he doesn't "walk the walk" blows his 600 raw squat at 220 out of the water. I sure hope you're squatting at least 750-800 raw at 220. otherwise you look like an idiot. just sayin.
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isn't he like 60 years old? how good do you guys expect him to look? he's a lifter. not a bodybuilder.
his biggest squat in a meet was about 600 lbs raw at 220. is he one of the best power lifters ever? No.
but I hope anyone on here bashing him and saying he doesn't "walk the walk" blows his 600 raw squat at 220 out of the water. I sure hope you're squatting at least 750-800 raw at 220. otherwise you look like an idiot. just sayin.
Does one necessarily have to be a fat sloppy mess at 60?
People have this perception that as you age you inevitably LLS.
Sure you can't look like you did in your 20s but most 50-to-60-something people look the way they do because of a lack of physical activity, just as much if not more so than "natural" aging factors.
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Who would ever take lifting advice from a powerlifter? Unless you care about max lifts, you'll just end up looking like a big fat pile.
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Does one necessarily have to be a fat sloppy mess at 60?
People have this perception that as you age you inevitably LLS.
Sure you can't look like you did in your 20s but most 50-to-60-something people look the way they do because of a lack of physical activity, just as much if not more so than "natural" aging factors.
he is hardly a fat sloppy mess.
and you can still be a great coach and be a fat sloppy mess. look at Boris Sheiko.
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he is hardly a fat sloppy mess.
and you can still be a great coach and be a fat sloppy mess. look at Boris Sheiko.
He looks like shit:
(http://www.crossfit.com/mt-archive2/Rippetoe-Glassman.jpg)
Fat tits and fat gut.
Where did I say anything about his coaching ability ??? Straw man.
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He looks like shit:
(http://www.crossfit.com/mt-archive2/Rippetoe-Glassman.jpg)
Fat tits and fat gut.
Where did I say anything about his coaching ability ??? Straw man.
dad bod
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he is hardly a fat sloppy mess.
and you can still be a great coach and be a fat sloppy mess. look at Boris Sheiko.
And I really don't care what he looks like, I just care that he seems to think that whatever your woe is, it can be cured with A2G squats and there are no excuses for not doing them.
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but at least you'll get a better suck from there
You make a good point.
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Every time I see an article on one of my feeds go by with his name on it, I click on it out of morbid fascination. He has exactly one topic: everybody must squat, and he beats that drum religiously. And he keeps getting "published"! Really, he needs to just STFU. And HLLS too! It would be one thing if Data Tate was beating that drum, at least he looks the part.
It's like getting a biceps training lecture from Joon, just makes no sense whatsoever.
I've better legs than him and stopped squatting since it injured me non stop. My physio also told me I shouldn't bench full ROM (which I hate but anyway) cos my arms are so long (2" longer reach than my height so hyperextension).
One size doesn't fit all. I liked squatting but I was probably brainwashed when younger. High reps with low breaks betwixt sets on leg press has yielded better results than ruining my knees low rep squatting a shit load or ruining lower back high rep squatting half a shit load.
Ego is a bitch and it is hard to change mindset... you can push yourself as hard and harder with any compound exercise if you do it right - you just won't get the functional strength.
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He looks like shit:
(http://www.crossfit.com/mt-archive2/Rippetoe-Glassman.jpg)
Fat tits and fat gut.
Where did I say anything about his coaching ability ??? Straw man.
you do understand that he is like 55 years old in that picture right?
you think because he has a gut that precludes him from being a good strength coach?
Wendler respects his work. Coan respects his work. mark Bell respects his work.
just admit you don't want to squat because its hard and quit your fucking whining.
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you do understand that he is like 55 years old in that picture right?
you think because he has a gut that precludes him from being a good strength coach?
Wendler respects his work. Coan respects his work. mark Bell respects his work.
just admit you don't want to squat because its hard and quit your fucking whining.
??? Find the post where I said this?
The comment was he's fat and out of shape, here is the photo proving this. Lots of 55 year-olds look way better. You can't dispute this so you shift the goal posts to a "So you're saying he's a bad strength coach lol" straw-man and vicariously claim victory. Fuck off with that bullshit "bears", you're not dealing with an idiot here.
Read->comprehend->then post, thanks.
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Likely have to go to Budapest several times a year. Planning on UK layovers so I can finally see some of you fucks.
Haha count me in stud.
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??? Find the post where I said this?
The comment was he's fat and out of shape, here is the photo proving this. Lots of 55 year-olds look way better. You can't dispute this so you shift the goal posts to a "So you're saying he's a bad strength coach lol" straw-man and vicariously claim victory. Fuck off with that bullshit "bears", you're not dealing with an idiot here.
Read->comprehend->then post, thanks.
no i'm just dealing with a pussy who doesn't want to squat and who's got some strange vendetta against some 55 year old strength coach who he doesn't think is attractive.
for the record I've NEVER, NEVER, met a person who claims that deep squatting was bad for them who actually knew how to squat. I've met about 300 who claimed this, claimed they could squat 405 and couldn't correctly squat 225.
also squatting high is much much worse for your knees than squatting deep. THAT IS A FACT.
MAYBE you are on of those rare exceptions where you actually know how to squat but you have pre exisiting conditions that preclude you from squatting. but I've been around this game long enough to know that the safe bet is that you're just a pussy who doesn't want to squat because the leg press is easier to load up with 15 plates a side so that you can appear strong to commercial gym newbies.
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no i'm just dealing with a pussy who doesn't want to squat and who's got some strange vendetta against some 55 year old strength coach who he doesn't think is attractive.
for the record I've NEVER, NEVER, met a person who claims that deep squatting was bad for them who actually knew how to squat. I've met about 300 who claimed this, claimed they could squat 405 and couldn't correctly squat 225.
also squatting high is much much worse for your knees than squatting deep. THAT IS A FACT.
MAYBE you are on of those rare exceptions where you actually know how to squat but you have pre exisiting conditions that preclude you from squatting. but I've been around this game long enough to know that the safe bet is that you're just a pussy who doesn't want to squat because the leg press is easier to load up with 15 plates a side so that you can appear strong to commercial gym newbies.
The fuck are you going on about "bears" ??? My claim is that he's fat. Present your dissertation on squatting to someone who gives a fuck.
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The fuck are you going on about "bears" ??? My claim is that he's fat. Present your dissertation on squatting to someone who gives a fuck.
AND MY POINT IS THAT HE'S NOT A BODYBUILDER OR PHYSIQUE COMPETITOR, OR EVEN A STRENGTH ATHLETE ANYMORE. HES A STRENGTH COACH. AND YOU'RE SITTNG IN HERE CALLING HIM FAT. WHY?
so i'll ask you what are you going on about?
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Because he's setting himself up as a guru in how to work out. Most who he wants to follow his advice don't want to look like him. A big hairy ham.
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Because he's setting himself up as a guru in how to work out. Most who he wants to follow his advice don't want to look like him. A big hairy ham.
I've read a lot of his stuff.
he says everything starts with basic strength.
that's his main point.
you can't properly condition a weak body. its pointless to take a bunch of middle aged women who are extremely weak structurally (because the only exercise they've ever done is "jogging") and run them through a long series of conditioning drills. all you'll do is break them down.
and strength all starts with the squat. and the fact is that 99% of everyone on this board who say they CAN'T squat, CAN. they just don't want to. because its hard, humbling, and requires mental and physical discipline.
I know this because I was in my early 20's one of those guys half squatting 400+ when I wasn't strong enough to squat 225 properly. my knees hurt, my legs weren't growing and I was frustrated. but it was my ego that was holding me back. So I swallowed my pride and learned how to squat from the beginning. with 45 lbs. I read everything I could about squatting from guys like Rippetoe, Coan, Tate, etc.
Basically what I learned was that most people who don't actually compete in powerlifting overestimate their squat by about 150-200 lbs. They squat high, incorrectly, and too heavy and then they blame the exercise and not themselves when they're sore, beat up, and not any better than they were before.
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'bears' seems like an appropriate name for someone with a man crush on a chubby, hairy middle aged guy
lol at defending him when his advice is pretty terrible, and he does NOT advocate going ass to ground because his stupid fucking 'squat' form only lets you hit parallel with a bent over torso
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Honestly, just cut out the middle man, and go find Bill Starr's work. Rippetoe is a decent coach (barring GOMAD and his squat form stuff), but has an annoying lack of inquisitiveness, and people skills. Starr is like a kindly old uncle that's been there and done that, Rippetoe is for kids that never had a strong male in their lives, and middle aged men that like playing cuck to another middle aged man.
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'bears' seems like an appropriate name for someone with a man crush on a chubby, hairy middle aged guy
lol at defending him when his advice is pretty terrible, and he does NOT advocate going ass to ground because his stupid fucking 'squat' form only lets you hit parallel with a bent over torso
you've obviously never read his stuff and if you did, you didn't understand it.
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you've obviously never read his stuff and if you did, you didn't understand it.
isn't it something like this?
bent over like a spastic with 'hip drive' to good morning the bar up?
here is an actual deep squat with good form
hope this helps
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isn't it something like this?
bent over like a spastic with 'hip drive' to good morning the bar up?
here is an actual deep squat with good form
hope this helps
once again a guy who doesn't understand the differences between squatting for oly lifters and squatting for a powerlifter.
also I love how you compare a 52 year old man squatting (yeah he was 52 in that video) and one of the greatest strength athletes who ever lived.
you're showing your ignorance. stop while you're ahead.
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isn't it something like this?
bent over like a spastic with 'hip drive' to good morning the bar up?
here is an actual deep squat with good form
hope this helps
and I see nothing wrong with that 315x10 "spastic hip drive"???
you obviously aren't a powerlifting competitor and you don't have much experience squatting.
stop it.
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So at 52 you're saying he isn't doing 'his style' of squatting correctly?
you sound very strong, do you have a video of yourself squatting?
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Who truly gives a fuck ???
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So at 52 you're saying he isn't doing 'his style' of squatting correctly?
you sound very strong, do you have a video of yourself squatting?
my best squat was 455 grinder at 190 lbs. that was about 5-6 weeks ago. So I'm an OK squatter.
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my best squat was 455 at 190 lbs. I'm an OK squatter.
Yeah, I kind of figured that you weren't a 500+ squatter if you were on ripetoes nuts
I can post a vid of me front squatting your max back squat for reps if you'd like, just to confirm that I don't have "much experience squatting"?
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Yeah, I kind of figured that you weren't a 500+ squatter if you were on ripetoes nuts
I can post a vid of me front squatting your max back squat for reps if you'd like, just to confirm that I don't have "much experience squatting"?
please do. i'm not above seeing proof. if i'm wrong i'm wrong.
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I cant find my 455 video, have to settle for 475 instead :-[
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Severe ownage by Mighty Mawse
so i'll ask you what are you going on about?
The question I was responding to was over whether he "looks alright for his age or not", before you hopped on his dick.
Try to keep up or maybe just read the thread before vomiting out your uninformed responses.
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I cant find my 455 video, have to settle for 475 instead :-[
consider me proven wrong. that's a great squat.
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I cant find my 455 video, have to settle for 475 instead :-[
NICE!!!!!!!!
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sadly I can only do 405 paused currently - after hip surgery I have to do everything in slow motion and paused which knocks a lot off the lifts :(
I'm not knocking 455 either btw , I just don't like the hero worship of a guy who only squatted 600 in single ply and on a ton of drugs, especially because he's such an asshole online to people
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Severe ownage by Mighty Mawse
The question I was responding to was over whether he "looks alright for his age or not", before you hopped on his dick.
Try to keep up or maybe just read the thread before vomiting out your uninformed responses.
yeah I was owned by a guy who front squats huge weights deep, back squats huge weights deep and pulls heavy ass weight all the time.
Mawse had hip surgery and still squats. why? because that's how important it is.
weren't you the one who said you don't need to squat?
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sadly I can only do 405 paused currently - after hip surgery I have to do everything in slow motion and paused which knocks a lot off the lifts :(
I'm not knocking 455 either btw , I just don't like the hero worship of a guy who only squatted 600 in single ply and on a ton of drugs, especially because he's such an asshole online to people
as a beginner/intermediate squatter myself, I have found his stuff really helpful.
especially the basic philosophy of building strength first, then worrying about physique goals.
I haven't seen him being a dick to anyone.
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There is a ton of strength guys similar to Rip just as there is a ton of YouTube gurus like Blaha.
What separates Rip and Blaha from the rest is they seemingly have that "it" factor that makes them interesting once a camera is placed on them.
They could probably be talking about gardening and still make it somewhat bearable to watch.
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weren't you the one who said you don't need to squat?
??? I squat once a week, minimum.
Find the post where I said people don't need to squat?
Reading doesn't seem to be your strong suit.
Fucking idiot.
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Doesn't Rippetoe charge almost a $1000 for his seminars? :-\
Even a getbigger got shafted:
http://www.getbig.com/boards/index.php?topic=545556.0
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as a beginner/intermediate squatter myself, I have found his stuff really helpful.
especially the basic philosophy of building strength first, then worrying about physique goals.
I haven't seen him being a dick to anyone.
on his forum I've seen him laughing at a young kid with a disc herniation and his 'my way is the only way' annoys the fuck out of me. Layne Norton is pretty much the only lifter I've seen who puts up big weights with his style, most of the IPF big lifters (and the monster oly lifters obviously) squat way differently. High bar / more upright is imo the way for 99% of people to squat in training THEN swap to low bar for competition to add another 50lb of leverage
guys like Chris Duffin don't have an ego at all and they are way way stronger than riptoe in his wettest dream.
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on his forum I've seen him laughing at a young kid with a disc herniation and his 'my way is the only way' annoys the fuck out of me. Layne Norton is pretty much the only lifter I've seen who puts up big weights with his style, most of the IPF big lifters (and the monster oly lifters obviously) squat way differently. High bar / more upright is imo the way for 99% of people to squat in training THEN swap to low bar for competition to add another 50lb of leverage
guys like Chris Duffin don't have an ego at all and they are way way stronger than riptoe in his wettest dream.
Duffin is a fucking beast. I may try some time training hi bar and then switch back to low come meet time.