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Inspirational powerlifting/strongman pictures/videos
Stubborn:
--- Quote from: burn2live on May 27, 2009, 03:48:57 PM ---Amazing. I was competing at the WDFPF Europeans last year. There was an older guy, probably fifties, who must have had learning difficulties of some sort. He also had musculoskeletal problems, exaggerated thoracic kyphosis and a number of other things awry with his structure. I'm not sure what illness he had, but when he was setting up for a squat he had to really suck the air in really loud, so I'm assuming he had problems with his airway too.
When he got the bar on his back it was like 20-30 degrees off a level parallel to the floor. All of his lifts were awesome. I think he set a few national and maybe European records for his age and weight. I also want to point out now, that the guy's hearing was suffering as he was wearing hearing aids....and he was blind. He was led out by someone who I assume was a relative, who then positioned him under the bar or had his hands placed on it. He'd then orientate himself and complete the lift. Truly inspirational. Something I'll never forget
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Squatting blind?! Damn, thats rough. Nothing to psych you up at all, just your mind. Thats tough!
And a woman with one leg, who faught cancer, and had a broken back with a 365 squat!!!! Insane!
Powerlifting obviously means a lot more to some people than others.
PS - my knees hurt. No squatting for me. ;D
2ND COMING:
burn2live:
Nice pic 2ND COMING
Courtesy of MisterMagoo on the G&O earlier today:
Stubborn:
Thats gotta be the deepest 1000+lb squat I have ever seen.
2ND COMING:
--- Quote from: burn2live on May 28, 2009, 12:33:56 PM ---Nice pic 2ND COMING
Courtesy of MisterMagoo on the G&O earlier today:
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thanks. Marunde was my favorite strength athlete.
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