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Darren Avey

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Where the hell do some people get their strength from
« on: March 20, 2014, 09:06:42 AM »
Saw this guy today, lean, arms maybe 15 inches or so, pick up a bar with 70kg / 155lb on it, lean against the wall and proceed to do perfect 8 reps of curls!!!!!!!!HOW?????!!! 15 inch arms!!! He curls more than guys ive seen with 19 inchers.
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Re: Where the hell do some people get their strength from
« Reply #1 on: March 20, 2014, 09:14:07 AM »
I had a friend like that, always was able to lift way more than he looked like he should on arm stuff. At about 6' 170 with 15-16 inch arms he could woukd sit there and rep with a 135lb bar on the preacher curl station
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Re: Where the hell do some people get their strength from
« Reply #2 on: March 20, 2014, 09:14:42 AM »
tendon strength.
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Re: Where the hell do some people get their strength from
« Reply #3 on: March 20, 2014, 09:15:05 AM »
Animal Pack and  a savvy mixture of BSN and MuscleTech products. Sky is the limit.
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Re: Where the hell do some people get their strength from
« Reply #4 on: March 20, 2014, 09:16:59 AM »
155 pounds barbell curls, what a beast!!!!!!!!
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Re: Where the hell do some people get their strength from
« Reply #5 on: March 20, 2014, 09:17:11 AM »
Quote from: MORTALCOIL on March 20, 2014, 09:15:05 AM
Animal Pack and  a savvy mixture of BSN and MuscleTech products. Sky is the limit.
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Re: Where the hell do some people get their strength from
« Reply #6 on: March 20, 2014, 09:17:44 AM »
There's some Irish guys with Viking genetics flowing through them that can move a lot of weight...
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Re: Where the hell do some people get their strength from
« Reply #7 on: March 20, 2014, 09:18:20 AM »
Genetics.

Look at Olympic weightlifting or powerlifting in the lighter weight divisions. Some of those guys look like nothing yet would put IFBB pro's to shame.

If you saw Pyrros Dimas, you wouldnt think he could deadlift +200kg, let alone put it over his head.
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Re: Where the hell do some people get their strength from
« Reply #8 on: March 20, 2014, 09:19:36 AM »
Quote from: Darren Avey on March 20, 2014, 09:06:42 AM
Saw this guy today, lean, arms maybe 15 inches or so, pick up a bar with 70kg / 155lb on it, lean against the wall and proceed to do perfect 8 reps of curls!!!!!!!!HOW?????!!! 15 inch arms!!! He curls more than guys ive seen with 19 inchers.

The reason for this is some skinny guys have problem putting on size but if they train hard they do end up getting very strong but not big.
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Re: Where the hell do some people get their strength from
« Reply #9 on: March 20, 2014, 09:21:41 AM »
Jesus.
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Re: Where the hell do some people get their strength from
« Reply #10 on: March 20, 2014, 09:22:25 AM »
prayers sent
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Re: Where the hell do some people get their strength from
« Reply #11 on: March 20, 2014, 09:23:54 AM »
Genetics.
I saw a guy with toothpick calves doing calf raises on the smith machine with 4 plates each side.
I do with 2 plates and have calves bigger than the guy's quads.
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Re: Where the hell do some people get their strength from
« Reply #12 on: March 20, 2014, 09:24:38 AM »
Quote from: Darren Avey on March 20, 2014, 09:06:42 AM
Saw this guy today, lean, arms maybe 15 inches or so, pick up a bar with 70kg / 155lb on it, lean against the wall and proceed to do perfect 8 reps of curls!!!!!!!!HOW?????!!! 15 inch arms!!! He curls more than guys ive seen with 19 inchers.
was this with a straight bar or easy curl??
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Re: Where the hell do some people get their strength from
« Reply #13 on: March 20, 2014, 09:27:39 AM »
Quote from: Darren Avey on March 20, 2014, 09:06:42 AM
Saw this guy today, lean, arms maybe 15 inches or so, pick up a bar with 70kg / 155lb on it, lean against the wall and proceed to do perfect 8 reps of curls!!!!!!!!HOW?????!!! 15 inch arms!!! He curls more than guys ive seen with 19 inchers.
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Re: Where the hell do some people get their strength from
« Reply #14 on: March 20, 2014, 09:34:40 AM »
This is why i hate argument, you'd need to be this big or weigh that much to lift a certain amount.
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Re: Where the hell do some people get their strength from
« Reply #15 on: March 20, 2014, 09:36:43 AM »
Quote from: The Abdominal Snoman on March 20, 2014, 09:17:44 AM
There's some Irish guys with Viking genetics flowing through them that can move a lot of weight...

 :) Cheers, I must remember that quote for the next time I'm getting in the zone before training
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Re: Where the hell do some people get their strength from
« Reply #16 on: March 20, 2014, 09:41:43 AM »
A lot of this is due to nervous system training. Remember, the muscles are controlled by the nervous system. If you can improve your nervous system in terms of how it "communicates" with the musculoskeletal system you can maximise its performance and proficiency i.e. lift heavier weights. Think of olympic weightlifters and powerlifters in lighter weightclasses lifting insane weights - they have maximised their nervous system potentiation through hundreds of hours of practice.
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Re: Where the hell do some people get their strength from
« Reply #17 on: March 20, 2014, 09:42:41 AM »
I saw a guest lifter... Forget his name... At a powerlifting meet squat 605 for 5 perfect reps...

He weighed 155 lbs.

It was unfucking believable in person. He was some well known professional power lifter at the time. That was many years ago though so sorry I don't have his name.
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Re: Where the hell do some people get their strength from
« Reply #18 on: March 20, 2014, 09:43:12 AM »
Quote from: Thick Nick on March 20, 2014, 09:42:41 AM
I saw a guest lifter... Forget his name... At a powerlifting meet squat 605 for 5 perfect reps...

He weighed 155 lbs.

It was unfucking believable in person. He was some well known professional power lifter at the time. That was many years ago though so sorry I don't have his name.

Was he three feet tall?
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Re: Where the hell do some people get their strength from
« Reply #19 on: March 20, 2014, 09:45:00 AM »
Quote from: _aj_ on March 20, 2014, 09:43:12 AM
Was he three feet tall?

He looked like a boxer to be honest... Small and lean but looked like he worked out. That's it... You would never see the strength coming.
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Re: Where the hell do some people get their strength from
« Reply #20 on: March 20, 2014, 09:45:06 AM »
i totally suck at bench press, glad my chest is pretty good. some have it some dont
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Re: Where the hell do some people get their strength from
« Reply #21 on: March 20, 2014, 09:46:43 AM »
there are some kids I see inc dbells 80/90 's reps not greatest form but still,and I could iron a shirt on there torso's.thickness of a piece paper.
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Re: Where the hell do some people get their strength from
« Reply #22 on: March 20, 2014, 09:47:08 AM »
Quote from: Thick Nick on March 20, 2014, 09:42:41 AM
I saw a guest lifter... Forget his name... At a powerlifting meet squat 605 for 5 perfect reps...

He weighed 155 lbs.

It was unfucking believable in person. He was some well known professional power lifter at the time. That was many years ago though so sorry I don't have his name.
cool

that would make him without a doubt the strongest squatter in the world for his weightclass. even the 165 lbs class

http://www.powerliftingwatch.com/records/raw/world
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Re: Where the hell do some people get their strength from
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Re: Where the hell do some people get their strength from
« Reply #24 on: March 20, 2014, 10:06:55 AM »
A great workout for his tendons and bones no doubt lol

I'm sure as he was repping, his biceps were just chatting to eachother like "Hey man what's up?" "Nothing much, just lifting about 30% of this weight, probably won't grow will we" "Nah, probably not, we're still 15" after 10 years of natural training" "Yeah, hopefully he will use use to type 'galeniko' into getbig search bar tonite and learn how to make us bigger with less weight" "Yeah hopefully, anyway let's get back to pretending we're growing" "Cool yeah, speak soon mate"
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