Jeremy Thompson

Not to burst anyone's bubble, but I've seen these post the past couple days and I'm not understanding what all the shit talking is about. I was in 11th grade and never done a squat and did 360lbs 8 times. I couldn't do it today, I doubt anyway, and I know y'all are cut mfs trying to show lean, clean, strong muscles, I applaud you all, good job fellas. But I squatted
450 twice just to record my 1 rep max when I was 17. I watched my brother put 855lbs on a leg press machine and push it 6 times. I understand, this is competition stuff that I can't comprehend. But I don't understand why y'all throwing fits over 380lbs like you broke Eddie Halls deadlift or something. I mean no disrespect, I'm genuinely confused.
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Wood Hankins
Jeremy Thompson For me the issue is I could not walk unassisted 6 years ago. I had titanium bolts put in my knees in 1997. I could not do an air squat when my son was born. I am going snowboarding with my son for a week today because I have rebuilt my legs despite having severe joint degeneration. The people attacking me do not lift at all much less squat. My goal was to walk not to be Ronnie Coleman. I can run now.

Are you surprised by anything that comes out of Jacob Tapper's mouth?  We all know who he's bought and paid for by.

I really think Jake believes that the perp is white. I think he sees a tanned white guy. Reporters minds are just different.

The only good thing to come out of this is hes probably going to die soon...

How convenient for views that they stumbled upon this gentleman with such a story. 

What are the odds?!! 

So he retired in 99 and 26 years later is still working?

62.

He said had a GM pension until 2012 (age 75) when they went bankrupt and the pension stopped along with his medical care.

He must have taken the lump-sum pension buy-out as indicated in the article below.

Medicare only covers so much and has lifetime limits which his wife may have exceeded.

He and his wife would have been on Medicare at age 75.

Here's an article describing what happened with the GM pension for Union employees.

https://legalclarity.org/what-happened-to-the-gm-pension-with-prudential/

He must have been a salaried employee, not Union.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/joannmuller/2012/06/01/gm-unloads-26-billion-in-white-collar-pensions-could-union-workers-be-next/

General Motors said Friday it will offer 42,000 white-collar retirees in the U.S. a lump-sum payment in lieu of their monthly pension check and will transfer pension responsibility for 76,000 others to a group annuity plan managed by Prudential Insurance.

GM isn't the first to try to unload a huge chunk of its pension debt. . In April, Ford said it would offer 90,000 of its retired engineers and office workers the chance to take a lump sum payment now and forgo their monthly pension checks for the rest of their lives. That program is just getting under way so it is too early to know how many people will accept.

GM's offer comes with a twist, though: the option to continue receiving the same monthly benefits from Prudential through a group annuity plan. That could be more appealing to retirees worried about whether their money would last if they accepted a a lump-sum. Eligible retirees have until July 20 to decide on their payment options.  The transactions are expected to be completed by the end of 2012, and Prudential would then assume responsibility for the pensions in January 2013.