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Getbig Main Boards => Gossip & Opinions => Topic started by: Darren Avey on June 09, 2014, 10:17:40 AM
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So he claims in an interview I just read in a football (soccer) magazine.
500lbs squats! ::) maybe he saw someone else do it, but no fucking way he did. Or if he "did" it was for 1/10th reps with some one steadying him.
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I have no doubt a professional athlete could do a 500lb squat.
Maybe not a full bottom out squat, but definitely parallel, slightly above, or a box squat.
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maybe he don't know what squats are
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So he claims in an interview I just read in a football (soccer) magazine.
500lbs squats! ::) maybe he saw someone else do it, but no fucking way he did. Or if he "did" it was for 1/10th reps with some one steadying him.
(http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0168/9134/products/MEMSG0018_Alan_Shearer_Newcastle_United_Signed_Photographic_Print_grande.jpg?v=1362505286)
right an elite 1% world class athlete can't do what some twat that trains for 5 hrs a week can?
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him and les ferdinand looked like some strong buggers.
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footballers thighs
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right an elite 1% world class athlete can't do what some twat that trains for 5 hrs a week can?
Here, another elite athlete. Bet he easily squats 500 and benches 400. Impeccable logic.
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Ontopic: Possible but not probable. A soccer player should be able to run for 90 minutes, short sprints, agility etc. This is very counterproductive to weight training. There are lots of freakishly strong rugby players though.
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An ultra-marathoner with a 700 pound squat?! You read that correctly. Alex Viada is a different breed of athlete, he is a hybrid athlete, combining tremendous strength and exceptional endurance, he pushes his body in ways that few even thought was possible. With PRs of 705, 465 and 700 raw w/ wraps in the 220 class and a mile time of 4:15, Alex has reached levels that even few specialists can match.
Unfair.....
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An ultra-marathoner with a 700 pound squat?! You read that correctly. Alex Viada is a different breed of athlete, he is a hybrid athlete, combining tremendous strength and exceptional endurance, he pushes his body in ways that few even thought was possible. With PRs of 705, 465 and 700 raw w/ wraps in the 220 class and a mile time of 4:15, Alex has reached levels that even few specialists can match.
Unfair.....
Hes losing his hair.
Pure beta.
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Great player. Shit pundit. :D
500lb squatter? Nah. Nothing resembling legitimate depth anyway.
Looked like a strong dude though - solid Geordie lad.
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right an elite 1% world class athlete can't do what some twat that trains for 5 hrs a week can?
You're quite the ignorant fellow.
To perform a 500-pound squat is a very specific athletic attribute. Just because you're an athlete does not mean you have trained (again, very specifically) to acquire the necessary strength and coordination (and structural integrity) to do such a feat.
By your logic, a pro footballer should be able to run a marathon. Or an Olympic gymnast should be able to clean and jerk 200 pounds.
What the FUCK.
Can so many complete loons actually exist on this planet?!
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I have no doubt a professional athlete could do a 500lb squat.
Uh ... but what KIND of athlete? One who engages in a strength/power/explosive-type sport? Maybe, sure. One who competes in a more skill-based sport, such as, say, golf? Unless he does specific strength training (like that guy you reference who trains for "five hours each week"), not a chance in hell.
It's commentary like yours and that other dufus' that really shines a spotlight on the fact that there are many on this board who haven't the foggiest notion about anything weight training/strength related. Or even about anything athletic, for that matter.
Fact is, there are many here who don't even train with weights.
It is SO obvious.
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An ultra-marathoner with a 700 pound squat?! You read that correctly. Alex Viada is a different breed of athlete, he is a hybrid athlete, combining tremendous strength and exceptional endurance, he pushes his body in ways that few even thought was possible. With PRs of 705, 465 and 700 raw w/ wraps in the 220 class and a mile time of 4:15, Alex has reached levels that even few specialists can match.
Unfair.....
i'll believe it when i see it
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Uh ... but what KIND of athlete? One who engages in a strength/power/explosive-type sport? Maybe, sure. One who competes in a more skill-based sport, such as, say, golf? Unless he does specific strength training (like that guy you reference who trains for "five hours each week"), not a chance in hell.
It's commentary like yours and that other dufus' that really shines a spotlight on the fact that there are many on this board who haven't the foggiest notion about anything weight training/strength related. Or even about anything athletic, for that matter.
Fact is, there are many here who don't even train with weights.
It is SO obvious.
Here's the thing - when I respond to a post, I generally keep the discussion within the context of post I'm responding to. I'm weird like that. So, when I say a "a professional athlete" right after after guy posts a picture of a professional athlete who says he squatted 5 bills, I'm not inferring that a golfer or a tennis player who doesn't strength train could fucking squat 500lbs. I'm saying that the OP cannot say that a soccer player who claims he squatted 500 did not just by looking at him.
I do lift, and have concentrated mostly on strength and conditioning, and follow programs from people who DO know what they're doing (Coach, for example gave me a routine his strength athletes followed). So, I figured if my 178 pound old twink ass could box squat 400 after only 8 weeks or so, that a soccer player who probably works out for a living, with access to elite coaching, nutrition, rest, etc, could do one with 500.
Is that a stretch? In fact, what's more ridiculous - me thinking it's a possibility, or the OP instantly dismissing based on a picture? I would think someone who specializes in this stuff like you would have seen many people phenomenally strong who don't look it.
And, I never referred to anyone "who trains 5 hrs per week." You're confusing two different posters.