wes predicted I would beat B. Hank here. wes was correct.
B. Hank was saying I can't get over 350-lb without elbow sleeves.
That's bullshit. Simply untrue.
They aren't even properly fitting / tight elbow sleeves - they are knee sleeves that my training partner [pictured] uses. They are pretty loose on me, but I'm sure they help. Maybe 15-lb, maybe 25-lb. They may honestly only help as little as 10-lb. They aren't *that* tight. But they do help. If B. Hank thinks they are giving me 30-lb, that's just not true. And if they DO give 30-lb, then I'm a damn near a 405-lb bench already.
I'm not sure where I'm at without the sleeves, but I'd say minimum 360 without sleeves and minimum 375 with sleeves. I try to make conversative estimates.k
Could even be 375/390.
Regardless, I have not yet tried over 350 without sleeves, so I did 355 last night:
https://www.instagram.com/p/C1TsZRButfw/I was going to go 360 after that, then add 5-lb until I maxed out. But I made a judgment call, and decided to save it until the 31st - the final day for contest lift submissions.
IMO, I would have gotten 360, then attempted 365 - getting 365 would have depended on how tired I was after the 360.
As January 31st at 11:59pm is the deadline for submissions, I'll be training chest one last time next Sunday, and going all out. I'll be doing the following routine:
Warm-Ups:
45-lb, 135-lb, 185-lb, 225-lb for reps.
Working Sets:
270-lb, 300-lb, 330-lb, 360-lb.
There's no reason I won't be able to get 360...even if I have an off-day.
Then I'll load another 5-lb to 365, which I should be able to get, once again - no problems. But, again...you can always have an off-day.
But if I do get 365 [I predict I will], I'll load another 5-lb to the bar and do 370. This will be a raw lift [no sleeves, and no wrist wraps unless I find my wraps by Sunday].
So, I expect my final submission to be 370-lb.
I still maintain:
I can beat B. Hank giving 30-lb of body weight to him. Obviously, we can't test for steroids here. But we CAN verify our body weight on video.
B. Hank has weighed up to 238-lb, and as low as about 208-lb. Depending on whether or not he wants to come across as big, or as strong for his size, his weight varies, lol.
I'd be willing to do a weight cut to 178, or whatever B. Hank is, minus 30-lb, and compete with him at that weight. For any future contests, or something informal, whatever.
I'm confident that I can outlift him, even giving up 30-lb.
It annoyed me that B. Hank talked trash about 80-kg Strongman. We have some STRONG men in the 80-kg class - guys like Tommy Lynn Lovell, Gavin McNamee, Tyler Davis, etc - these are all little powerhouses, and can take on many much larger men.
I'd be willing to do a challenge against B. Hank, giving him a massive weight advantage. Although I'm happy with this current result. I feel I represented the sub-200 class and represented Canada well.
At the 80-kg World's Strongest Man, they do 285-lb per hand on the Farmer's Carry. For perspective, they did 265-lb per hand [120-kg] at the ACTUAL World's Strongest Man in 2003 and 2004.
The lightweight guys are VERY strong. And B. Hank saying "There's no such thing as 160-lb Strongman" motivated me to beat him.
Well - B. Hank:
You just got beaten by a "160-lb Strongman"!! Just as wes predicted.
How do you like them apples?
355-lb RAW bench press from last night:
