Bertil Fox - Bench Press Drop Set

[Relentless458]

Matt....no one gives a single fuck when or if ever you do the 110s....you look like a fuckin twink regardless. YOU ARE NOT MEANT FOR LIFTING AND MUSCLE....JUST GIVE UP ALREADY. You've looked the exact same the last 15 years. At least bitch hanks improves and does "shows" etc. He may not stay for the entire show and might shit his entire stomach out, but he shows up and actually makes changes in his appearance. You run on the other hand Matt.....run around in circles like a hamster on a wheel with no changes in your physique EVER
 You look like a 12 year old teenager for fucks sake.....your life must truly suck....for years you've been on this site posting gym videos of you deadlifting etc and posing, while looking like a twink fool.....just give up dude

[Dave D]

Matt....no one gives a single fuck when or if ever you do the 110s....you look like a fuckin twink regardless. YOU ARE NOT MEANT FOR LIFTING AND MUSCLE....JUST GIVE UP ALREADY. You've looked the exact same the last 15 years. At least bitch hanks improves and does "shows" etc. He may not stay for the entire show and might shit his entire stomach out, but he shows up and actually makes changes in his appearance. You run on the other hand Matt.....run around in circles like a hamster on a wheel with no changes in your physique EVER
 You look like a 12 year old teenager for fucks sake.....your life must truly suck....for years you've been on this site posting gym videos of you deadlifting etc and posing, while looking like a twink fool.....just give up dude

lol Matt is like a mini Hankins thinking everything revolves around him.

Hankins has taken up so much of the board I honestly forgot how Matt can be.

[joswift]

I agree with the poster who said it is not form.  When you do things "correctly" you can NOT use as much weight.  that doesn't mean bounce weights bend back throw weight up etc. BUT use heavy weight is a slight cheating fashion and you WILL stress the muscles more. Do NOT worry about the little things like full contraction twist the biceps tilt the dumbells and all the other bullshit you read about from "experts".  Smh. Such crap. Doo you think any good bodybuilder pro or amatuer counts the seconds to raise it or lower it?  That one is funny as fuck.  Train heavy train hard train long and train often . Eat good sleep well and take steroids and you will grow. PERIOD.

cant do both pal
If you can train long, you are not training hard.

[Matt]

Bitch Hank is trying to give advice...all the while looking like a complete mess blown out gut that you can see through his black t-shirt....And not to mention to unzipped shorts...posts a youtube video looking like a mess of a 40plus year old man child.  Thank God for family wealth lol

Criticizing Eddie Hall pressing 155-lb dumbbells overhead is silly because it's an amazing lift. Even though his form isn't perfect.

Criticizing my using 100-lb dumbbells for reps with good form - where nowhere near the same as Eddie's lift - is stupid for similar reasons. Just because - anyone pressing 100+ pound dumbbells overhead for reps with good form is obviously pretty strong, and doesn't need to hear someone splitting hairs about slightly imperfect form.

Never in my life have I seen anyone go down as low as B. Hank does in that video, lol. Although I suspect the weight he uses is not much heavier than what is shown in the picture/video, so I guess when you are lifting light dumbbells, you can go that low.



^ I've never seen anyone go that low on 100+ pound dumbbells, lol. Not once. I can't find a single video of anyone doing that. Most are around my depth.

I just don't care to hear from people weaker than me on a particular lift how to improve it. Especially given that generally, I train for strength, not using all the stupid Weider Intensity Principles bullshit to "get a perfect pump".

He's talking to me like I'm a competing bodybuilder, when I generally train to be stronger. Hence why I don't do all the perfect form super slow Weider reps or whatever.

In any case, my presses are fine.

[Grape Ape]

Only matt can take a Bertil Fox thread and turn it into an epic meltdown thread about himself.

[Matt]

Matt....no one gives a single fuck when or if ever you do the 110s....

You will, because it's more than you can do. And more than all but maybe 10 guys in my city. So, it's safe to say it's a good lift.

you look like a fuckin twink regardless. YOU ARE NOT MEANT FOR LIFTING AND MUSCLE....JUST GIVE UP ALREADY.

And what do you suppose it says about you being 50+ pounds heavier and not as strong as me. It means I'm stronger, and don't exhaust from walking around because I don't weigh much.

You've looked the exact same the last 15 years. At least bitch hanks improves and does "shows" etc. He may not stay for the entire show and might shit his entire stomach out, but he shows up and actually makes changes in his appearance. You run on the other hand Matt.....run around in circles like a hamster on a wheel with no changes in your physique EVER
 You look like a 12 year old teenager for fucks sake.....your life must truly suck....for years you've been on this site posting gym videos of you deadlifting etc and posing, while looking like a twink fool.....just give up dude

Gee, that couldn't have possibly happened by accident, which? 

Being light - low BMI - is one of the HEALTHIEST things you can do for yourself.

It wasn't some accident that I stayed 170-lb for literally a decade straight. It was intentional, because I insisted whatever progress I made be constrained by perfect health, and next to nothing in terms of steroids, supplements, or even large caloric intake. Because all of that degrades the systems of our bodies, and reduces our systemic wellness and organ integrity.

You make it sound like that was by accident. My bench pressing 345-lb at 182-lb was proof that I obviously train hard and can make progress, but that I chose to be as physically healthy as I could be while doing that.

That was on purpose. Not due to some genetic inability to get bigger.

I could literally run gear for six months and be 220+, no problem. I don't do that because that will ONLY damage my health.

You make it sound like all of us who don't get bigger stay small because they failed to put on size. Did you think maybe some of us don't want to juice year-round and binge eat?

Not everyone shares your goals, and doesn't care about their long-term health.

[Matt]

You've looked the exact same the last 15 years.

Yeah, I can't imagine looking like this literally for 15 years [as you said]. Must be rough. 😂

Because it's not like I'd want to do that on purpose or anything, haha.

Ohh...the blowjobs I didn't get! The wives I didn't fuck!

Yeah, no.

I can assure you, things are fine when you look like this for 15 years. I know bodybuilders tend to think it only matters on stage - like in Generation Iron [part 2 or 3] when Dorian said IFBB pro bodybuilders make fun of Men's Physique competitors...meanwhile, probably 90% of women would go for a Men's Physique competitor over an open heavyweight bodybuilder.

Add to that the fact that both divisions produce strong men, but massive pros are going to get to a point in size where they get winded literally walking up a flight of stairs, whereas having a lighter muscular physique like will be a lot more functional [and bode far better for health and longevity].

This may surprise you - but not everyone has the same goals as you, Relentless458.

[joswift]

that fucking carpet looks like a British Pub from the 70s

[GymnJuice]

I don't think hanky could lift what matt c lifts

[Matt]

Only matt can take a Bertil Fox thread and turn it into an epic meltdown thread about himself.

Tell me more about Eddie Hall's "no lock perfect form", Grape. 

I feel I can add 50% more reps that way.

But I can't be mad at you, Grape - I'd still be in the gym trying to build up my shite chest, rather than just accepting that I lack potential there and focusing that energy into areas that I actually have the potential to improve! 

PS - but seriously, my presses are good. I don't deny my form is slightly insufficient.

[Matt]

^ Nobody uses form like that, ever. 

I can't find ONE video on YouTube of anyone using that form. And the ones that come close are people using pink dumbbells, or other ultra-light weights.

Although presumably B. Hank has dumbbells that light in his home because he actually uses them.

B. Hank - grab a pair of 100's, and show us what you got.

Below are four tutorial videos, collectively with over 4.5 million views, and NO ONE is going that low. 

Also, tell Jay Cutler he isn't going low enough:

And like I said, virtually every video of anyone pressing the 100- to 120-lb dumbbells on YouTube comprise people using form like this:

[Rmj11]

Obviously filmed with a potato, but shows Bertils strength.

Crazy set. I wonder what he benches today?? 

Had a bizarre training style (heavy, sloppy) but was strong as f**k. (Warren / Jackson).
Im glad these guys didnt mess-up stripping the plates, could have ended in a double-shooting...

He trained harder than Yates. So much for the myth that Yates outworked everyone.

[oldtimer1]

For me, I think it's just a matter of time.

I tried to really clean up my form recently while deadlifting - my issue is it's all back for me, and I don't activate my hamstrings. If I could just do that, I feel like adding 50-lb is not out of question. But I don't know - I just don't activate my hamstrings.

Anyway, while pulling, I feel like I get a sort of minor strain on my biceps sometimes.

One of these days, I feel it may rip off the bone.

But hey - knock on wood, I've had zero injuries thus far. Nothing that ever took longer than 72 hours to clear up on its own, at least.

Don't alternate grip deadlifting if you are already getting warnings your bicep is under strain. Use a hook grip like Olympic lifters. Use straps if you can't hang on. You don't want to permanently mess up your joints. I've been there and I wish I had the wisdom of age telling me it's not worth it.

[Gym Rat]

He trained harder than Yates. So much for the myth that Yates outworked everyone.

One of the strongest there was for his time... That drop set is brutal, or err "Bertil"...

[Bevo]

Yeah, I can't imagine looking like this literally for 15 years [as you said]. Must be rough. 😂

Because it's not like I'd want to do that on purpose or anything, haha.

Ohh...the blowjobs I didn't get! The wives I didn't fuck!

Yeah, no.

I can assure you, things are fine when you look like this for 15 years. I know bodybuilders tend to think it only matters on stage - like in Generation Iron [part 2 or 3] when Dorian said IFBB pro bodybuilders make fun of Men's Physique competitors...meanwhile, probably 90% of women would go for a Men's Physique competitor over an open heavyweight bodybuilder.

Add to that the fact that both divisions produce strong men, but massive pros are going to get to a point in size where they get winded literally walking up a flight of stairs, whereas having a lighter muscular physique like will be a lot more functional [and bode far better for health and longevity].

This may surprise you - but not everyone has the same goals as you, Relentless458.

Matt “semi parsh” Canning

[falco]

Obviously filmed with a potato, but shows Bertils strength.

Crazy set. I wonder what he benches today?? 

Had a bizarre training style (heavy, sloppy) but was strong as f**k. (Warren / Jackson).
Im glad these guys didnt mess-up stripping the plates, could have ended in a double-shooting...

Killer workout right there.

[JackTheRipper]

He trained harder than Yates. So much for the myth that Yates outworked everyone.

Yates trained with much better form & high weight, Fox just threw weights around.
True it did work for him but did he ever get injured?

[illuminati]

Yates trained with much better form & high weight, Fox just threw weights around.
True it did work for him but did he ever get injured?

Bertil used to train in my friends gym at times - only he got banned
for his bizarre anti social behaviour & continually dropping weights
on the floor. 

No denying his arm's / chest / delt's & legs were fantastic
Not so his shoulder width or back - & is best not to mention his posing 

Is fair to say his mental genetics were several leagues behind his
muscle genetics.

[JackTheRipper]

Bertil used to train in my friends gym at times - only he got banned
for his bizarre anti social behaviour & continually dropping weights
on the floor. 

No denying his arm's / chest / delt's & legs were fantastic
Not so his shoulder width or back - & is best not to mention his posing 

Is fair to say his mental genetics were several leagues behind his
muscle genetics.

Is it true he disliked white people or was it just a myth?

[Rmj11]

Yates trained with much better form & high weight, Fox just threw weights around.
True it did work for him but did he ever get injured?

Funny because Yates got injured serverly. Fox didn't.

[JackTheRipper]

Funny because Yates got injured serverly. Fox didn't.

severely.. no not that , true it did end it all after his last Mr O but Fox ended up in prison for a double murder & never was a multiple Mr O.
Fox is now a broken man with no money...  funny old world

[joswift]

severely.. no not that , true it did end it all after his last Mr O but Fox ended up in prison for a double murder & never was a multiple Mr O.
Fox is now a broken man with no money...  funny old world

some of the most contented people alive have no money...

[JackTheRipper]

some of the most contented people alive have no money...

True..money can´t buy your health. 

[Rmj11]

severely.. no not that , true it did end it all after his last Mr O but Fox ended up in prison for a double murder & never was a multiple Mr O.
Fox is now a broken man with no money...  funny old world

Actually Fox still has money left over from his gym owning days. Plus he never got injured the way he trained. Yates did. Torn quad, forearms, rotator cuff, bicep, tricep twice. Yes those are servere injuries.

[Bevo]

Actually Fox still has money left over from his gym owning days. Plus he never got injured the way he trained. Yates did. Torn quad, forearms, rotator cuff, bicep, tricep twice. Yes those are servere injuries.

That may be true but he also got sent to prison

Prison saved his health and his joints

Going to prison has its perks

Just like prison is saving Titus as we speak