incredible that he only got 5 reps with the 165's though. I know its almost a cliche now but when you see Ronnie doing 12 with the 200's you realise how good he is at pressing movements. Still Coleman is no Kaz!
ronnie is definitely an extremely strong guy, no doubt, but his movements on the vids are not full range of motion by any means.
then again, i never saw katz press the d.b's so who knows, they might have been short too
what impressed me most about katz was his functional all round strength and power eg. pressing the log, flipping cars, tossing heavy ass barrells like they were made of fucking fairy floss, etc. he really was an incredible athlete.
the only thing he had in common with ronnie is that they were both interested in being as strong and massive as possible within the parameters of their respective endeavours ie ronnie still maintain low body fat and katz maintain explosive speed and some agility.
i'm not a big fan of the current state of powerlifting and the focus on using any device/tool/aid/trick available to lift heavier weights. it seems more smoke and mirrors to me than athletic.
not saying that guys competing in wsm events don't do the same. it is what an athlete does. it just seems that the governing bodies of wsm events are much more consistant with their rules and regulations and thus they don't lose sight of their intention ie discover the
strongest man in the world as opposed to a person who just turns up at an event with a bunch of people screaming like idots and intimidating judges while they do everything
but lift the fucking weight.
