Why did I post here? For one thing, I like to think that all of us that live the bodybuilding lifestyle, which may or not pertain to everyone that posts on bb message boards I know, have a lot in common. I think it's silly that members of one board hate members of another board. I have had bad experiences here, most notably a series of threads last year about how ugly my wife is (whatever), but I still like to think that most people here are good guys. I do post on Mayhem most of the time, but I like to read GetBig for the bb news Ron Avidan posts. Ron seems like a very decent guy who genuinely loves the sport, just like I do.
As for video proof of lifts, not gonna happen. It's a waste of time. I really don't care what anyone believes or doesn't believe I can lift. My 'claims' are just what I can lift, nothing more, nothing less, and it's ALL RELATIVE. Some of you can't lift what I can, and I am sure some of you can lift a LOT more than I can. As long as we are all training hard and improving, nothing else matters.
As for my BN press with 315, I haven't been able to do that in at least six or seven years. I wrecked my rotator cuffs doing that exercise heavy for several years, as I think most people would.
And one lift does not correlate to another. There are guys what can deadlift 900 pounds but can 'only' squat 700, and vice versa. I have never been good at full deads from the floor, possibly because I have short arms, I don't know. Dave Henry has never done them, neither has Will Harris or Melvin Anthonly, yet they all have really good backs. I can do rack deads from the knees up with 495 for 10 any day, and 585 for 5-6 on a good day. I can use 5-6 plates a side on any Hammer back machine for a few good reps. But I suck at deadlifts. Go figure. I used to train with an ex Army Ranger named Bill Lamphiere (he wrote a book about his experiences leading Contra troops in Nicaragua called "The Secret War). Bill trains up at Powerhouse Gym in Chatsworth, CA now, same gym as Stan McQuay. Stan knows him. Anyway, when we trained, he was about 5-7, 180 pounds, and already over 40 years old, and could pull 495 off the floor for five easy reps. I think he has done over 650 in PL competition. Squatted five or six plates too, with a pause at the bottom! But Bill sucked at the bench press, at least back then. I don't think he could even get a single with 315, using a wide grip and a big arch in his back. Why are most of us good on some lifts and not on others? I think it has a lot to do with your bone structure and the leverages they create, muscle lengths, and other factors someone like Charles Poliquin or Ian King could explain a lot better than I could.
