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Title: FEATS OF STRENGTH IN THE GYM
Post by: 38 returns on January 14, 2025, 04:55:51 AM
OK a quick one

Just watched a video form years back of nathan De Asha- of Propehcy Gym Fame- doing safety bar squats with 10 plates a side and barbell squats with 7 a side. Found it inspiring as i attned his gym and one other os you get to see it daily and it defo boosts performance.

What feats of strength have oyu witnessed and thought- 'fucking hell thats impressive'


Another one- we have a lad in the gym who has doen 6 flawless reps on chins with 2 plates added.


Flat bench machine with 10 plates each side?

100kilo dumbell rows

Dips with 50 kilo added

A female competitor didd 3 plate front squats on the smith.


I know fortress wes illuminati  and co will have some tales to tell!

Jeff is a bit above this- I mean that in the nicest sense as esnot that arsed! or impressed! Any more relaxed the man would be horizontal!
Title: Re: FEATS OF STRENGTH IN THE GYM
Post by: Donny on January 14, 2025, 05:04:06 AM
full respect for these guys  ;D

Title: Re: FEATS OF STRENGTH IN THE GYM
Post by: joswift on January 14, 2025, 05:10:42 AM
used to be a guy who trained at a gym I went to years ago, skinny guy into martial arts

Used to be able to deadlift 500lb, hack squat with around 500, also unreal grip strength picking plates up one handed
Guy was around 140lb, he used to say it was all mental, someone once saw him breaking housebricks with karate chops on some spare land

Bit odd but incredibly strong
Title: Re: FEATS OF STRENGTH IN THE GYM
Post by: 38 returns on January 14, 2025, 05:15:58 AM
used to be a guy who trained at a gym I went to years ago, skinny guy into martial arts

Used to be able to deadlift 500lb, hack squat with around 500, also unreal grip strength picking plates up one handed
Guy was around 140lb, he used to say it was all mental, someone once saw him breaking housebricks with karate chops on some spare land

Bit odd but incredibly strong

martial arts always raises some weird people

a lad we used to train with used to lie on broken glass - there is apparently a technique to it. he used to claim he could slow his breathing so there would be no blood near the effected area so no cut.

anyway one day after a beer some bird challenged him to it. but she set the glass up. he lay down on it and got cut to fuck. obviously fucked his breathing!
Title: Re: FEATS OF STRENGTH IN THE GYM
Post by: Hulkotron on January 14, 2025, 05:17:01 AM
Good friend and former training partner was the best squatter I have personally seen.  One day I watched him do a routine of 515 for twenty reps, 535 for twenty reps, 585 for five reps and then a final set of 515 for twenty reps.  He did these weights with ease and they were done after leg extensions and leg curls.  He was about 6' 1" and 250 pounds.  I asked a powerlifter what he thought the guy could do for one rep and he said at least 700 or more.  This was in the mid 1980s, no stupid suits but he did wrap his knees and wore a four inch belt.

We moved to a new gym one summer that didn't have enough weight to go around and so he would do things like a single set of 225 for 100 reps.  Another day I watched him do 300 for 50 reps.  This was a guy that did 700 pounds for 50 reps on the inverted leg press and broke our leg extension machine while repping with 750 pounds.  Couldn't bench press to save his life but I did see him easily deadlift 500 one day when the power lifters were joking around with him. 

Me?  Even though I'm tiny I can't really do squat on the squat.  Go figure.  My buddy said it literally changed his physique and I believe him.
Title: Re: FEATS OF STRENGTH IN THE GYM
Post by: robcguns on January 14, 2025, 05:21:31 AM
While looking in the mirror I witnessed myself ez bar curl 205 for 10

Incline db press 175s for 6

Db shoulder press 140s for 5-6

I didn’t see it but I benched 495 for a triple.

Deadlifted 700

I never trained at many hardcore gyms so I was usually the strongest.

Although I did see my buddy bench 315 for 31 reps,bench 545 and squat 315 for around 50 and squat 495 for 20-30. He is a natural beast.
Title: Re: FEATS OF STRENGTH IN THE GYM
Post by: 38 returns on January 14, 2025, 05:41:01 AM
TOP NUMBERS ROBERTO! seriously strong

you should consider SCN?

shall we get you the pink singlet?
Title: Re: FEATS OF STRENGTH IN THE GYM
Post by: wes on January 14, 2025, 05:49:50 AM
I`ve seen a ton of impressive shit here`s one of many from a gym I trained at....Glen Chabot benching 650 for a perfect triple....he went on to bench 722 at the Arnold Classic.
Title: Re: FEATS OF STRENGTH IN THE GYM
Post by: gib on January 14, 2025, 05:50:34 AM
I trained most my life at a hard core powerlifter and Olympic lifter gym. So saw many many big lifts that still impress to this day. Maybe the most amazing was a woman 75kg, deadlift 250kg, bench 180kg and deadlift 250kg. All world records at the time.

Was always fun when I occasionally trained at a bodybuilding gym, and loaded up the plates to do squats etc. :)
Title: Re: FEATS OF STRENGTH IN THE GYM
Post by: tatoo on January 14, 2025, 05:54:24 AM
i was training back in my garage.. had 295 on a barbell for rows.. my gf, who is now my wife, who never touched a weight in her life before, walks over to bar and deadlifted it w no warm up, no straps, overhand grip, weighing 140 some pounds... grew up on a farm!
Title: Re: FEATS OF STRENGTH IN THE GYM
Post by: robcguns on January 14, 2025, 05:54:30 AM
TOP NUMBERS ROBERTO! seriously strong

you should consider SCN?

shall we get you the pink singlet?

Thank you sir. Hahaha.
Title: Re: FEATS OF STRENGTH IN THE GYM
Post by: robcguns on January 14, 2025, 05:55:42 AM
I`ve seen a ton of impressive shit here`s one of many from a gym I trained at....Glen Chabot benching 650 for a perfect triple....he went on to bench 722 at the Arnold Classic.

Guy was a beast. Bad ass looking dude.
Title: Re: FEATS OF STRENGTH IN THE GYM
Post by: wes on January 14, 2025, 05:57:01 AM
An excerpt from an old thread I put on here a few times years ago about a monster named Bill Tolliver:

I actually witnessed what was about to happen next.....I honestly hope I can describe it well enough for you guys to dig the enormity of just what is gonna happen in a few sets time.

Anyway Tolliver warms up with various poundages and soon until after all the increasing increments over time are made he had just done a 700 pound squat like it was a fucking toy Tonka truck he was lifting.

So now he throws on 760 pounds........never squatted this much but since he`s go a few big dudes for spotting and a whole gym full of like minded psychos screaming at him he figured what the fuck.................... ........time to SQUAT.

Bar is loaded onto a normal power rack.........old school shit no step type rack or cage just steel bars with holes in it for pins, bolted into the floor, and bolted with a few pieces of steel at the top right into the gym wall.................... .just in case !!

OK Tolliver shoulders the bar after chalking his sweatshirt,the bar itself,and his hands...............the gym is silent except for the occasional word of encouragment shouted out by someone......he walks the bar out,remember now,he is just facing the rack...............not in a cage..........has big Walt Garwacki and John Longo on either side of him and Big Daddy himself Rick Britt behind him.

He has no problem walking it out backwards at all.........in fact it looked light,he gets set,takes in a huge gulp of air,drops ass and slowly and controlled lowers himself down then blows the weight out of the hole like it was a fucking rocket.................. .....no problem at all...........looked like he could do a lot more and if I knew him jus tthe little bit that I did,he more than likely was.

Here`s where this shit gets sticky !!

As he is walking the weight back to return it to the pins on the outside of the power rack,he has no problem,the guys are walking in with him just in case doing some good spotting.

Once he starts to return the weight to the rack itself,he begins to look a bit weird.

He gets the right side of the bar onto the pin no problem................t hen as he gets set to return the left side of the bar to the opposite pin in the rack,his finger gets caught between the pin and the bar with...... 760 fucking pounds on it.................no clue how he fucked this up but it is what it is.

He starts to panic as his finger is getting crushed which in turn causes him to lose the left side of the heavily loaded barbell................. .......the right side is racked on the pin per normal but now he drops the left side which in turn starts to make the right side "pull" itself if you will towards the floor................... .his finger is literally fucking mangled,he turns to walk away while looking at his mangled mitt.................... ..while he is walking away just as you or I would do..............just a normal pace walking away from the power rack with our back turned away from it.,the whole 760 pounds is falling and it tears those 2 pieces of iron that I mentioned earlier right out of the upper wall.................... .............then as it falls forward it rips the fucking power rack right out of the floor................... ....mind you Big Bill sees none of this he`s casually stepping away still worried about his finger.

All of a sudden that power rack came  down with the force of that 760 pound barbell yanking on it ...........it was moving and there was no stopping it now..............it crashed down and sounded like a fucking explosion just missing  Tollivers head..................he was still just slowly walking away oblivious to what was happening with the iron rack with 760 pounds pulling on it...................... .......reminded me of a giant mouse trap snapping closed a a high rate of speed with lots of power...............if he had taken just one step less while walking,that rack which came down  hard trust me, would have squashed him like the proverbial bug on a windshield.

As it was, after it hit the floor,years of chalk dust floated up and into the air like a fucking nuclear mushroom cloud !!

Never saw anything like it before or since.............Big Bill Tolliver almost did his last squat that day............. and it was by mere inches that he didn`t get turned into Big Squished Tolliver.
Title: Re: FEATS OF STRENGTH IN THE GYM
Post by: wes on January 14, 2025, 05:57:48 AM
Guy was a beast. Bad ass looking dude.
He was 315 with abs Rob.
Title: Re: FEATS OF STRENGTH IN THE GYM
Post by: robcguns on January 14, 2025, 06:01:53 AM
He was 315 with abs Rob.

That’s pretty crazy. Didn’t he want to kill you? Haha.
Title: Re: FEATS OF STRENGTH IN THE GYM
Post by: wes on January 14, 2025, 06:03:49 AM
Another excerpt from an old thread:

Joe Dellagelfa from Hartford kicked ass on chins....held all kinds of records....1 finger chins,2 fingers,weighted, etc etc

He told me he got up to around 525 on a plate loaded leg ext. machine but could go no further..... he said he actually felt his shins bending....bookish thin guy with glasses who if he shook your hand you`d drop to your knees his grip strength was insane.....he had a huge deadlift too around 600 at 170 bodyweight.............H artford Barbell Studio....we went every Sat, morning,,,,,,Bob Galucci and Paul Santos trained there as well as Neil Hastey......animals..... but the biggest animal was the old owner Bob Colli....he was an old ex Olympic Weightlifter and used to walk around the gym without any warmups and do a few T-Bar Rows with 5 plates....wander some more then a front squat with 315....mind you he was jumping into people sets to do these without a warmup.  ;D
Title: Re: FEATS OF STRENGTH IN THE GYM
Post by: wes on January 14, 2025, 06:06:40 AM
That’s pretty crazy. Didn’t he want to kill you? Haha.
Yes he did!!!   LOL  ;D
Title: Re: FEATS OF STRENGTH IN THE GYM
Post by: 38 returns on January 14, 2025, 08:01:07 AM
Another excerpt from an old thread:

Joe Dellagelfa from Hartford kicked ass on chins....held all kinds of records....1 finger chins,2 fingers,weighted, etc etc

He told me he got up to around 525 on a plate loaded leg ext. machine but could go no further..... he said he actually felt his shins bending....bookish thin guy with glasses who if he shook your hand you`d drop to your knees his grip strength was insane.....he had a huge deadlift too around 600 at 170 bodyweight.............H artford Barbell Studio....we went every Sat, morning,,,,,,Bob Galucci and Paul Santos trained there as well as Neil Hastey......animals..... but the biggest animal was the old owner Bob Colli....he was an old ex Olympic Weightlifter and used to walk around the gym without any warmups and do a few T-Bar Rows with 5 plates....wander some more then a front squat with 315....mind you he was jumping into people sets to do these without a warmup.  ;D

ace stuff wes!

there are osme strong people out there.

we had a fella who used to do sets of 4 plates and pause the bar at the bottom for  count of three- compeltely still- he could do a solid 12 reps like this. that amazed me because he was in total control of it.

Title: Re: FEATS OF STRENGTH IN THE GYM
Post by: Walter Sobchak on January 14, 2025, 08:19:27 AM
Guy was a beast. Bad ass looking dude.

Hahaha yes. I’d rather see shizzo naked.

🤣
Title: Re: FEATS OF STRENGTH IN THE GYM
Post by: wes on January 14, 2025, 09:05:19 AM
ace stuff wes!

there are osme strong people out there.

we had a fella who used to do sets of 4 plates and pause the bar at the bottom for  count of three- compeltely still- he could do a solid 12 reps like this. that amazed me because he was in total control of it.


That`s insanely strong!!

When I was a kid and left my cellar me and my buddy went to the local YMCA....not too many other gyms available back then except "health clubs" populated by mostly fags, and the benches would have naugahyde leopard spots on it and everything was done in chrome  :D

NO HOMO  ;D

Anyway,a guy named John Pezzote helped me and my buddy out on how to lift properly.....he had an official 500 pound bench done in a contest with a 3 second pause,and a 650 squat as well as a 650 deadlift......he would do dips with two 200 pound globe type York dumbells on two dipping belts,one in front,and one in back for reps.....he weighed about 265 but looked like a powerlifter.....not overly fat, but far from ripped.

His training partner who I located on Facebook had huge delts,was wide as Hell with a small waist and always a dark tan and could also pull 650......Joe Feddock was his name......he still looks great!

We also had a guy named Carl or Carlton Snitkin who squatted with 800 pounds (Google him),and a young Dave Mastorakis who would also do Inclines with the afore mentioned 100 pound globe type dumbells with plates hanging off of them tied with shoelaces as they were too light for him.  ;D

Plenty more strong animals there as well,that`s when I joined their powerlifting team cuz Pezzote always called me a skinny little strong bastard. 
Title: Re: FEATS OF STRENGTH IN THE GYM
Post by: JK on January 14, 2025, 09:16:05 AM
In school days I had a friend who was a genetic monster. At 14 he benched 310 lbs, at 15- 375 lbs, and at 17 he benched 485 lbs RAW. He wasn't fat.
Title: Re: FEATS OF STRENGTH IN THE GYM
Post by: wes on January 14, 2025, 09:35:12 AM
In school days I had a friend who was a genetic monster. At 14 he benched 310 lbs, at 15- 375 lbs, and at 17 he benched 485 lbs RAW. He wasn't fat.
Holy shit that is insane bro!
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Post by: robcguns on January 14, 2025, 09:50:19 AM
Holy shit that is insane bro!

Yes the strongest 17 year old that ever lived.
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Post by: Donny on January 14, 2025, 09:52:01 AM
Yes the strongest 17 year old that ever lived.
The Bionic man  ;D
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Post by: JK on January 14, 2025, 09:59:24 AM
Holy shit that is insane bro!
Unfortunately, after finishing school he fell into bad company and started drinking. He wasted a huge talent.
Title: Re: FEATS OF STRENGTH IN THE GYM
Post by: Phantom Spunker on January 14, 2025, 10:12:05 AM
You guys have witnessed much more impressive feats of strength than I have. I guess I've only ever been in one serious strength gym, though.

I had a friend I'd train with who was juiced up, looked incredible, and could do a few reps with 200kg (440 lbs?). That was mind-blowing to me. I hated spotting him as I was pretty sure I would be useless if something went wrong.

Another mate was really short (approx. 5'5") but he was insanely well-built and had one of the best physiques I'd ever seen in person. He claimed natural to others but he told me he'd 'experimented' with Dianabol and test. I saw him rep 140kg for 6-8 reps a few times, and that was impressive as hell. He also had great cardio and was a reasonable boxer.

*Forgot to mention I was talking about bench press. What a retard.
Title: Re: FEATS OF STRENGTH IN THE GYM
Post by: wes on January 14, 2025, 10:12:12 AM
i was training back in my garage.. had 295 on a barbell for rows.. my gf, who is now my wife, who never touched a weight in her life before, walks over to bar and deadlifted it w no warm up, no straps, overhand grip, weighing 140 some pounds... grew up on a farm!
That` freaking strong....she'd probably beat the living snot out of Hanky!  ;D
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Post by: wes on January 14, 2025, 10:12:52 AM
Yes the strongest 17 year old that ever lived.
;D
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Post by: IroNat on January 14, 2025, 10:22:50 AM
Unfortunately, after finishing school he fell into bad company and started drinking. He wasted a huge talent.

Was he good at drinking?
Title: Re: FEATS OF STRENGTH IN THE GYM
Post by: joswift on January 14, 2025, 10:24:23 AM
Was he good at drinking?

depends on your point of view
Title: Re: FEATS OF STRENGTH IN THE GYM
Post by: JK on January 14, 2025, 10:28:44 AM
Was he good at drinking?
I don't know because I lost contact with him then. I met him a few times on the street drunk, we talked a bit.
Title: Re: FEATS OF STRENGTH IN THE GYM
Post by: Hulkotron on January 14, 2025, 11:05:32 AM
Yes the strongest 17 year old that ever lived.

I was about to call bullshit on this, but there is a guy listed on openpowerlifting.com Chris Lajoie who did a 485 raw bench in 1982 at 17 in the 220-lb weight class.  Another 17-year old Allen Wentworth did a 475 raw bench in 1984 in the 275-lb class.  So it's not strictly speaking unprecedented but still probably something only a few 17-year-olds globally have ever done.
Title: Re: FEATS OF STRENGTH IN THE GYM
Post by: 38 returns on January 14, 2025, 11:07:41 AM
about drinking - reminds me of a story from years back

I was working in a DIY store- like a home depot I suppose in the painting and decorating section.
A bloke came in really scruffy looked homeless so I was thinking whats he up to.
He came up to the counter and I said how can i help you mate.
He said 'I want some white spirit please'.
I said to him I am really sorry mate but i cant serve you that.
Why?
Well you might drink it.
Poor fella was filling up with tears. I felt like shit. He then looked at me and said, and I will never forget it-'I might look down and out but two weeks ago Id been on the streets for 18 years. 18 winters. 18 Christmasses. 18 birthdays. My family disowned me. I had issues with crack and booze I went into re-=han and managed to get myself on y feet. A week ago I was given th keys to a studio apartment. Its in a bad state of repair but its somewhere i can now call home. And just when i get the money to decorate it I am judged by you. I want the white spirits to clean my brushes- I am cleaning every surface and painting it all. Its getting a make over like myself. Or rather it would if you weren't so closed mind. You have judged me and all I aks of you today is don't judge the book my the cover. He was eloquent, well spoken and had clearly just fallen on hard times.
He said ' you have labelled me a drunk a degenerate and I used to be but today right now i am happily sober. Looks like my paintbrushes wil remain dirty.


I was taken aback,
I. apologised and said here oyu go mate 2 bottles of white spirits I will pay for them.
He looked at me smiled and said 'get us two out the fridge mate these are fucking warm'
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Post by: wes on January 14, 2025, 12:23:59 PM
LOL ;D
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Post by: funk51 on January 14, 2025, 12:39:10 PM
Yes the strongest 17 year old that ever lived.
this kid did 460  @ 18 years old.
Title: Re: FEATS OF STRENGTH IN THE GYM
Post by: robcguns on January 14, 2025, 12:58:22 PM
I was about to call bullshit on this, but there is a guy listed on openpowerlifting.com Chris Lajoie who did a 485 raw bench in 1982 at 17 in the 220-lb weight class.  Another 17-year old Allen Wentworth did a 475 raw bench in 1984 in the 275-lb class.  So it's not strictly speaking unprecedented but still probably something only a few 17-year-olds globally have ever done.

That’s crazy. I didn’t believe possible but I guess there is a very few that can do it. I wonder if there is much in the tank after that or they just peaked early and not much more? I know I hit peak flat benching power around 26 juiced and again around 36 naturally. I’m now at prob my strongest incline dumbbell benching and I plan to hit 180s sometime in the next year. Then would love to hit incline db bench with 200s by 50.
Title: Re: FEATS OF STRENGTH IN THE GYM
Post by: IroNat on January 14, 2025, 01:20:42 PM
I thought this thread was about smelly feets.
Title: Re: FEATS OF STRENGTH IN THE GYM
Post by: Darren Avey on January 14, 2025, 02:25:40 PM
Amateur boxer used to regularly come in my old gym.
Probably 225lbs.
Could shoulder press the 60kg db's for 8.
Threw them up himself too.
His other lifts were OK but nothing to shout about
Title: Re: FEATS OF STRENGTH IN THE GYM
Post by: JK on January 14, 2025, 02:51:13 PM
That’s crazy. I didn’t believe possible but I guess there is a very few that can do it.
I would have a hard time believing it myself if I hadn't seen it with my own eyes. He was well-respected at school and a fairly well-known figure in our small town.
Title: Re: FEATS OF STRENGTH IN THE GYM
Post by: robcguns on January 14, 2025, 03:05:30 PM
I would have a hard time believing it myself if I hadn't seen it with my own eyes. He was well-respected at school and a fairly well-known figure in our small town.

Yes I imagine he was very respected with that bench. How big was he at 17?
Title: Re: FEATS OF STRENGTH IN THE GYM
Post by: JK on January 14, 2025, 03:14:35 PM
Yes I imagine he was very respected with that bench. How big was he at 17?
He was about 6 ft tall and weighed 255 lbs.
Title: Re: FEATS OF STRENGTH IN THE GYM
Post by: Walter Sobchak on January 14, 2025, 03:57:24 PM
Excellent, sir!  I salute you!

Some of mine:

SQUATS-

300 lbs. 50 reps.

225 lbs. 100 reps.

Four set session:

1st set 515 lbs. 20 reps.
2nd set 535 lbs. 20 reps.
3rd set 585 lbs. 5 reps.
4th set 515 lbs. 20 reps.

Inverted leg press (the best kind) 700 lbs. 50 reps.

Leg extensions (broke the machine) 750+ lbs. 10 reps.
Leg curls 350 lbs. 10 reps.

Bench press - Fuggetaboutit.  I sucked at bench and barely got 350 lbs. for one rep.   ;D

Bodyweight for these was between 225 lbs. and 250 lbs. at a height of 6' 1" or so.  I never did a single on the squat but have had it estimated by a couple of coaches to have been at least 700 lbs.    Leg training was what made me big and strong.  Now I am just a regular guy.  Dammit!  ;D

Now I didn’t personally witness this unmatched world record squat workout performance, but this guy did, so there is NO reason to think for a moment that the whole thing is total bullshit.

The Scott…a lying gimmick typist, get fucked you moron.
Title: Re: FEATS OF STRENGTH IN THE GYM
Post by: nobody in particular on January 14, 2025, 09:28:58 PM
a mate whom I knew through working clubs, but lost contact with around covid, regularly deadlifted near700 at 210 lbs for a comp best of over 700lbs at under 210lbs bodweight. at the time I saw him do it iirc it was a national record but don't quote me on that. its a bees dick short of 3.5 times bodyweight. One of the most laid back personable humble blokes you'd ever meet. He's listed on openpowerlifting.org Tony Nguyen - from Victoria Australia.
Title: Re: FEATS OF STRENGTH IN THE GYM
Post by: Van_Bilderass on January 14, 2025, 09:58:19 PM
All I know is if someone is benching "a lot" of weight I don't want to see it, much less spot it. Because of the huge chance of tears or worse. Someone slips with a bar and catches it on the throat and no spotter has time to react. My buddy has a friend who bounce presses 620 but I don't care to see it  :D

I think there's some black powerlifter from the UK who supposedly deadlifted about 400kg (880) at 19. How in holy hell can that be possible? In the IPF too!
Title: Re: FEATS OF STRENGTH IN THE GYM
Post by: wes on January 14, 2025, 10:26:54 PM
a mate whom I knew through working clubs, but lost contact with around covid, regularly deadlifted near700 at 210 lbs for a comp best of over 700lbs at under 210lbs bodweight. at the time I saw him do it iirc it was a national record but don't quote me on that. its a bees dick short of 3.5 times bodyweight. One of the most laid back personable humble blokes you'd ever meet. He's listed on openpowerlifting.org Tony Nguyen - from Victoria Australia.
Fucking hilarious......never heard that one before.  ;D
Title: Re: FEATS OF STRENGTH IN THE GYM
Post by: CalvinH on January 14, 2025, 11:03:13 PM
Friend of mine owns a gym and a bunch of the younger lifters were trying to deadlift 495lb. they were screaming and yelling and trying to psyche each other up. Not really being dickheads to other lifters but just annoying.
My friend walked up and deadlifted the weight with just four fingers on each hand without using his thumbs, held it and said "Yeah 495lbs is a good strong lift'' then he banged out four more reps with the same grip.
Title: Re: FEATS OF STRENGTH IN THE GYM
Post by: Humble Narcissist on January 15, 2025, 12:16:11 AM
In school days I had a friend who was a genetic monster. At 14 he benched 310 lbs, at 15- 375 lbs, and at 17 he benched 485 lbs RAW. He wasn't fat.
Was your friend Jimmy Pellechia?
Title: Re: FEATS OF STRENGTH IN THE GYM
Post by: falco on January 15, 2025, 01:49:59 AM
Once i was having sex with a big titted blonde. She coughed while inside, and almost severed my dick off. One strong vagina she had. Her name was Patricia.
Title: Re: FEATS OF STRENGTH IN THE GYM
Post by: Cook on January 15, 2025, 02:44:06 AM
Great thread guys.I have been trying to think of some big gym lifts I have seen.In 1978 I was trying to find a gym that was hardcore like the one in Pumping Iron .I had been going to a Bally’s fitness and it had chrome weights and purple carpet and a bunch of old business men talking while lifting.Someone turned me on to the Arlington athletic club so I walk in there and first thing I see is Doug Young standing in front of a bar with 700 lbs.He deadlifted it for 5 easy reps and I didn’t know who he was so I thought oh shit I may be in over my head here.He was actually stronger in the gym because back then there was no 275lbs class so he had to cut weight like a prize fighter to get down to 242.
 I can’t remember a lot of specific numbers I saw guys lifting but around 1985 or so I helped spot the late great Paul Brodeur squat 920 in the gym. Very easy and deep (no homo) rep.I’m sure there were some others that I can’t remember but fuck me I’m old and I forget.Later guys!
Title: Re: FEATS OF STRENGTH IN THE GYM
Post by: bhank on January 15, 2025, 03:21:20 AM
There are two specific lifts I witnessed that come to mind

First I dated a female ex competitive female bodybuilder in my 20s who weighed 145lbs. I have spotted her incline bench pressing the 80s for 8 reps.

2nd when I was about 18 at golds there was this massive guy in jeans and boots with a big janitor key chain on his belt. Dude was like slow or something like literally half retarded. He probably weighed about 350lbs but solid. He was dressed like a janitor no fancy gym gear. I talked to him and spotted him or well stood next to him as he benched. All he did was bench press that day. I saw him rep 5 plates a side up close. Never saw him again. Absolute retard strength
Title: Re: FEATS OF STRENGTH IN THE GYM
Post by: 38 returns on January 15, 2025, 03:47:25 AM
the unflushable turd returns

the soldier out of the village people is back

I thought youd run away again you fucking woman beating stolen valour coward?
Title: Re: FEATS OF STRENGTH IN THE GYM
Post by: bhank on January 15, 2025, 04:06:42 AM
the unflushable turd returns

the soldier out of the village people is back

I thought youd run away again you fucking woman beating stolen valour coward?

I guess it never occurs to you that I have other things to do sometimes
Title: Re: FEATS OF STRENGTH IN THE GYM
Post by: 38 returns on January 15, 2025, 04:17:52 AM
I guess it never occurs to you that I have other things to do sometimes


yes you ran off like a bitch cvos it was too much for you

you big fucking tart
Title: Re: FEATS OF STRENGTH IN THE GYM
Post by: illuminati on January 15, 2025, 04:18:18 AM
FFS who let the board retard & idiot on this great
thread  ::)   There's Fuck all Faggott boy knows about strength
& heavy lifting - The weak 400lb screaming deadlift clown.  ::)
Title: Re: FEATS OF STRENGTH IN THE GYM
Post by: bhank on January 15, 2025, 04:35:35 AM
FFS who let the board retard & idiot on this great
thread  ::)   There's Fuck all Faggott boy knows about strength
& heavy lifting - The weak 400lb screaming deadlift clown.  ::)


Everythread more gay fantasies from Illuminati
Title: Re: FEATS OF STRENGTH IN THE GYM
Post by: illuminati on January 15, 2025, 04:39:11 AM
Has anyone got the 400lb deadlift video of homo boy weakling
Screaming like a Stupid Khvnt - Post it up pls  ;D

FUCK OFF WEAKLING FAGGOTT MEN ARE TALKING
Title: Re: FEATS OF STRENGTH IN THE GYM
Post by: bhank on January 15, 2025, 04:43:17 AM
Has anyone got the 400lb deadlift video of homo boy weakling
Screaming like a Stupid Khvnt - Post it up pls  ;D

FUCK OFF WEAKLING FAGGOTT MEN ARE TALKING

Stop writing gay filth to me I would break your face if you talked this way in public any many would yet you come on the internet and spout filth to get your rocks off it is disgusting
Title: Re: FEATS OF STRENGTH IN THE GYM
Post by: illuminati on January 15, 2025, 04:48:58 AM
The Gay Cowardly Faggott is back to making Hollow Threats
while phoning Police about being abused & on the internet  ;D

Khvnt couldn't fight it's way out of a wet paper bag  ::)
Title: Re: FEATS OF STRENGTH IN THE GYM
Post by: bhank on January 15, 2025, 04:54:30 AM
The Gay Cowardly Faggott is back to making Hollow Threats
while phoning Police about being abused & on the internet  ;D

Khvnt couldn't fight it's way out of a wet paper bag  ::)

Go write your gay filth in private messages to 38 an Jeff they like that shit
Title: Re: FEATS OF STRENGTH IN THE GYM
Post by: 38 returns on January 15, 2025, 04:55:59 AM
Stop writing gay filth to me I would break your face if you talked this way in public any many would yet you come on the internet and spout filth to get your rocks off it is disgusting


of course you would Brian we are all terrified of you


NURSE HE'S OUT OF HIS BED AGAIN
Title: Re: FEATS OF STRENGTH IN THE GYM
Post by: IroNat on January 15, 2025, 05:06:38 AM
this kid did 460  @ 18 years old.

https://ditillo2.blogspot.com/2016/07/building-bench-pressing-power-john.html
Title: Re: FEATS OF STRENGTH IN THE GYM
Post by: wes on January 15, 2025, 08:49:41 AM
Hanky fucks up another great thread.  :(

I thought the fucker was actually gone for good.......WTF was I thinking ???

Nothing negative until he chimes in.

The "No Bullshit" training thread I started after he wrecked GRs former training thread, tuned to the complet bullshit training thread,

He must be stopped at any cost.

(https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/NINTCHDBPICT000001123565.jpg?w=620)

I`m thinking of calling this guy to put and end to his shenanigans.  ;)

Title: Re: FEATS OF STRENGTH IN THE GYM
Post by: IroNat on January 15, 2025, 08:52:22 AM
Hanky fucks up another great thread.  :(

I thought the fucker was actually gone for good.......WTF was I thinking ???

Nothing negative until he chimes in.

The "No Bullshit" training thread I started after he wrecked GRs former training thread, tuned to the completed bullshit training thread,

He must be stopped at any cost.

(https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/NINTCHDBPICT000001123565.jpg?w=620)

I`m thinking of calling this guy to put and end to his shenanigans.  ;)



Odd Job would teach Bhanky a lesson.
Title: Re: FEATS OF STRENGTH IN THE GYM
Post by: wes on January 15, 2025, 09:32:55 AM
Odd Job would teach Bhanky a lesson.

Decapitation Of Peace

Derby Of Peace

Crushed Golf Ball Of Peace 

;D
Title: Re: FEATS OF STRENGTH IN THE GYM
Post by: joswift on January 15, 2025, 11:42:29 AM
Stop writing gay filth to me I would break your face if you talked this way in public any many would yet you come on the internet and spout filth to get your rocks off it is disgusting

why are you still here amongst the faggotts?
Title: Re: FEATS OF STRENGTH IN THE GYM
Post by: Titus Pullo on January 15, 2025, 12:58:10 PM
Decapitation Of Peace

Derby Of Peace

Crushed Golf Ball Of Peace 

;D

Heh, Harold was a legit badass.

Connery had nothing but praise for him, even forgiving Harold for not learning how to pull his punches :)

Sean said that, in the scene in which Bond was at the fridge and Odd Job knocked him out, Sakata hit him with full-force and legitimately KOed Connery.

Sakata reportedly felt terrible about it, and was effusively apologetic.  Sean, himself a badass, was said to shrug it off and tell Harold that it was cool -- just to warn him the next time they had to go HTH again :) and

Title: Re: FEATS OF STRENGTH IN THE GYM
Post by: wes on January 15, 2025, 01:07:00 PM
Heh, Harold was a legit badass.

Connery had nothing but praise for him, even forgiving Harold for not learning how to pull his punches :)

Sean said that, in the scene in which Bond was at the fridge and Odd Job knocked him out, Sakata hit him with full-force and legitimately KOed Connery.

Sakata reportedly felt terrible about it, and was effusively apologetic.  Sean, himself a badass, was said to shrug it off and tell Harold that it was cool -- just to warn him the next time they had to go HTH again :) and


That`s awesome bro.................Saka ta was a great Olympic Weightlifter as well.
Title: Re: FEATS OF STRENGTH IN THE GYM
Post by: illuminati on January 15, 2025, 02:36:26 PM
why are you still here amongst the faggotts?

Exactly - Bianca won't answer why he is still here
with a bunch of faggotts he hates yet he stays
and get's abuse everyday - Sure doesn't make a lot of sense.

He stay because he gets off on being humiliated & abused
probably gets the men Fucking him in the arse to verbally
abuse him while they're Fucking him
Title: Re: FEATS OF STRENGTH IN THE GYM
Post by: Hulkotron on January 15, 2025, 03:45:14 PM
Great thread guys.I have been trying to think of some big gym lifts I have seen.In 1978 I was trying to find a gym that was hardcore like the one in Pumping Iron .I had been going to a Bally’s fitness and it had chrome weights and purple carpet and a bunch of old business men talking while lifting.Someone turned me on to the Arlington athletic club so I walk in there and first thing I see is Doug Young standing in front of a bar with 700 lbs.He deadlifted it for 5 easy reps and I didn’t know who he was so I thought oh shit I may be in over my head here.He was actually stronger in the gym because back then there was no 275lbs class so he had to cut weight like a prize fighter to get down to 242.
 I can’t remember a lot of specific numbers I saw guys lifting but around 1985 or so I helped spot the late great Paul Brodeur squat 920 in the gym. Very easy and deep (no homo) rep.I’m sure there were some others that I can’t remember but fuck me I’m old and I forget.Later guys!

Great stories Cook
Title: Re: FEATS OF STRENGTH IN THE GYM
Post by: joswift on January 15, 2025, 03:57:17 PM
Exactly - Bianca won't answer why he is still here
with a bunch of faggotts he hates yet he stays
and get's abuse everyday - Sure doesn't make a lot of sense.

He stay because he gets off on being humiliated & abused
probably gets the men Fucking him in the arse to verbally
abuse him while they're Fucking him
he is probably hooking up with gay men who lurk the boards

I cant think of anything else, he must be getting something out of it to make the abuse worthwhile
Title: Re: FEATS OF STRENGTH IN THE GYM
Post by: keanu on January 15, 2025, 04:04:37 PM


Years ago I saw a guy around 220lbs walk out with 365 lbs on his shoulders. Didn't drop to the hole and racked it in fear, but I've never seen anyone walk out with that type of weight.
Title: Re: FEATS OF STRENGTH IN THE GYM
Post by: wes on January 15, 2025, 05:02:36 PM


Years ago I saw a guy around 220lbs walk out with 365 lbs on his shoulders. Didn't drop to the hole and racked it in fear, but I've never seen anyone walk out with that type of weight.
;D
Title: Re: FEATS OF STRENGTH IN THE GYM
Post by: chaos on January 15, 2025, 05:06:05 PM
I saw some gnarly impressive lifts in the Koloseum days.
Title: Re: FEATS OF STRENGTH IN THE GYM
Post by: robcguns on January 15, 2025, 05:20:52 PM
I forgot when I worked out with Tom prince many years ago. He flat benched 495 for 5-6 smooth reps. That was awesome to watch. My dad benched over 500 cocked with a cigarette in his mouth in our old barn when he had some buddies over. he had tractor wheels weighed out on a thick ass bar and I remember it being over 500 but can’t remember the exact weight(he still has this set up) next time I see him I will get a pic of iit still with the rusty bench it was on 35 years ago.He also did 405 at 60.
Title: Re: FEATS OF STRENGTH IN THE GYM
Post by: tatoo on January 15, 2025, 05:44:08 PM
I forgot when I worked out with Tom prince many years ago. He flat benched 495 for 5-6 smooth reps. That was awesome to watch. My dad benched over 500 cocked with a cigarette in his mouth in our old barn when he had some buddies over. he had tractor wheels weighed out on a thick ass bar and I remember it being over 500 but can’t remember the exact weight(he still has this set up) next time I see him I will get a pic of iit still with the rusty bench it was on 35 years ago.He also did 405 at 60.

my pops had crazy grip strength and forearms.. he could pick up 2 thick old school 45lb plates w one hand, hed crush apples when we were kids, he snapped a wood bat over his knee like bo jackson one time..never worked out,  just worked lol
Title: Re: FEATS OF STRENGTH IN THE GYM
Post by: bhank on January 16, 2025, 04:16:52 AM
Has anyone got the 400lb deadlift video of homo boy weakling
Screaming like a Stupid Khvnt - Post it up pls  ;D

FUCK OFF WEAKLING FAGGOTT MEN ARE TALKING

Lets see you lift something anything. Truth of the matter is you are old frail and weak. A high school kid would beat the shit out of you these days.
Title: Re: FEATS OF STRENGTH IN THE GYM
Post by: illuminati on January 16, 2025, 04:19:46 AM
Bianca's a Faggott & pays other men to fuck his arse.

Dirty Dirty disgusting reprobate
Title: Re: FEATS OF STRENGTH IN THE GYM
Post by: bhank on January 16, 2025, 04:22:04 AM
Bianca's a Faggott & pays other men to fuck his arse.

Dirty Dirty disgusting reprobate

How many post are you going to make about men ass fucking today?????
Title: Re: FEATS OF STRENGTH IN THE GYM
Post by: 38 returns on January 16, 2025, 04:23:38 AM
Lets see you lift something anything. Truth of the matter is you are old frail and weak. A high school kid would beat the shit out of you these days.

but you wouldn't


take your make believe high school kid and file him with your dads Rhodes scholar status
Title: Re: FEATS OF STRENGTH IN THE GYM
Post by: bhank on January 16, 2025, 04:27:08 AM
but you wouldn't


take your make believe high school kid and file him with your dads Rhodes scholar status

Illuminati is just another old man like talking shit online because he is pissed off that he is frail old and weak now. Let's see illuminati or Wes lift something or you lots of guys here pretending to be something they are not.
Title: Re: FEATS OF STRENGTH IN THE GYM
Post by: illuminati on January 16, 2025, 04:30:14 AM
Faggott Boy can't help himself his Faggottry spills out everyday
He's so desperate for pics / vids of the male posters on here -
No one else ever asks for such things.

Bianca's a Faggott & pays other men to fuck his arse.

Dirty Dirty disgusting reprobate
Title: Re: FEATS OF STRENGTH IN THE GYM
Post by: 38 returns on January 16, 2025, 04:30:43 AM
Illuminati is just another old man like talking shit online because he is pissed off that he is frail old and weak now. Let's see illuminati or Wes lift something or you lots of guys here pretending to be something they are not.

you don't tell anyone what to do here


you are our little bitch

how was mong boys wrassling- I hope he had his neck snapped and is now the Christopher Reeves of selma
Title: Re: FEATS OF STRENGTH IN THE GYM
Post by: bhank on January 16, 2025, 04:41:52 AM
Faggott Boy can't help himself his Faggottry spills out everyday
He's so desperate for pics / vids of the male posters on here -
No one else ever asks for such things.

Bianca's a Faggott & pays other men to fuck his arse.

Dirty Dirty disgusting reprobate

This is like the 20th post you have made today about ass fucking men and it is not even 8am yet. You have a problem get yourself sorted out. You are blocked I will not see or respond to you again
Title: Re: FEATS OF STRENGTH IN THE GYM
Post by: wes on January 16, 2025, 04:45:52 AM
I like how our resident pole smoker says that we`re pretending to be something that we are not.

Just come out of the closet and free yourself......stop pretending to be hetero.  ;D

Irony Of Peace
Title: Re: FEATS OF STRENGTH IN THE GYM
Post by: 38 returns on January 16, 2025, 04:46:46 AM
This is like the 20th post you have made today about ass fucking men and it is not even 8am yet. You have a problem get yourself sorted out. You are blocked I will not see or respond to you again

mong boy

its mid-day in the uK you fuckng mongoloid


how was mong boys wrassling?
Title: Re: FEATS OF STRENGTH IN THE GYM
Post by: wes on January 16, 2025, 05:03:49 AM
Another good thread ruined by the resident asshole.

Logs in like clockwork every day in the early AM and fucks up threads like it`s his fucking job and he`s putting in overtime.

Hey,he doesn`t have a job so maybe he considers fucking up the board his chosen profession........the lazy fucker.
Title: Re: FEATS OF STRENGTH IN THE GYM
Post by: joswift on January 16, 2025, 10:28:12 AM
Another good thread ruined by the resident asshole.

Logs in like clockwork every day in the early AM and fucks up threads like it`s his fucking job and he`s putting in overtime.

Hey,he doesn`t have a job so maybe he considers fucking up the board his chosen profession........the lazy fucker.
he may be MIA for a while...
Title: Re: FEATS OF STRENGTH IN THE GYM
Post by: Les Grossman on January 18, 2025, 01:00:03 PM
Maybe not a feat of strength but;

We had a little get together at JPJ’s house last night. Her mom is visiting from Germany. We were asking her about her old track and field days. She played a few videos from her tablet in the theater room and they were incredible. My favorite was Jane’s mom running around the track with JPJ in her arms and Jane was about 1 year old.

Then we watched a video of a NCAA 100 meter race and Jane lost to Kelly-Ann Baptiste by a foot.

Anyone here who thinks they are going to outrun Jane is delusional.