Alright dudes, anyone interested in going shot for shot with some lifts? Say, the 1st person to a 515lb front squat or a 650 back squat or a 700 deadlift or 275 snatch.

KO? Smith?

You wanna go one on one with the Canadian?

Anyone at all interested in this? Craig and I did it a few years ago with front squats and it was killer motivation. What do you think? 

I got em already, but you know im in ;-) 

Front or Dead, your choice.  I dont snatch heavy, so that one is out. 

Same deal as before, must be video?

Back them up to human standards so everone can play. The no genetics bad knees and shoulders catagory. How about 300 ft 500 bk 500 dl or 200 snatch.

haha I'm game for whatever.

state your terms.

Wanna start with a 530lb front squat?

AND

7 hundee dead?

hell no. Anyone can get in on it.

Here are the rules.

1) You call someone out

2) Set a deadline with said person

3) Perform lift and Film it

4) Put film online so we can verify

Let's do the 530 front first.

Who's all in?

C. Smith vs. Hadley vs.  ?????????????????

530lb Front Skwat

C. Smith vs. Hadley vs. Valenti vs. ?????????????

What kind of time frame are we looking at here? I'm going to need a few weeks at least.

Where you at on front squats, Craigor?

A second hand story with a finishing quote;   Jim "Big Chief" McGoldrick had a QUEST=LIFT of the month and as I understand it you had a month too post your lift .   The particular story that stands out.the lift: PUSH PRESS...ithe weight on the bar had risen too  either 390-lb or 400-lbs and Olympic Hammer thrower Tore Gustuffson walks in too the gym and wonders out loud what the big deal is ???  He is "invited" to jump right in since (according to Tore) "That ain't shit when you put in on your back"...LOL   So of course he pops it right up COLD with no warm up ...

I asked hm a few years later what his P.R. in the lift was before OR after  and he told me " I never did that lift before or since"....that folks is " RETARD STRENGTH !!!! 

Greg Hadley wrote: What kind of time frame are we looking at here? I'm going to need a few weeks at least. Where you at on front squats, Craigor?

Lets just say the biggest filmed front squat before January 1? 

I haven't gone above 455 this offseason, so i could have a long way to go

Shall we make the bet dinner?

Now we're talking....dinner is finnne with me

ok biggest filmed squat before Jan 1st. It's on.

Josh, you're on. Same deal as the squat?

off season just started and things are heating up already.

this is going to be fun to see, and who knows [ all you masters out there] maybe even take part in!

I say we up the ante a little:

585 Front Squat

700 Back Squat

725 Deadlift

315 Snatch

I'd be in for the front squat and snatch, but blew my knee out with a 400lb clean and am squatting PL style now, so no front squatting till I can sit in the hole with no pain.

Yes sir, heavy lifting is dangerous.

Matt,

With awesome lifting numbers like that, what kind of throwing goals do you have for 2008?

MJurkoic wrote: I say we up the ante a little: 585 Front Squat 700 Back Squat 725 Deadlift 315 Snatch

Geez I don't know man, those numbers may be a little too big for me. There's no way I'll hit a 315 snatch or 585 front. So I'll have to decline this one.

Peter Ingleton wrote: Matt, With awesome lifting numbers like that, what kind of throwing goals do you have for 2008?

He'll probably say something coy here.

We seriously have no idea how far Matt can throw.  Everyone who's ever watched him at a HG has marveled at how much he was holding back.  I think he's thinking of changing that, and it should be fun to watch.

-Wayne

Matt,

Could we coax you into participating in the offseason testing challange?  It would be great to see what someone of your strength could do in at least the Standing Broad Jump and the Overhead Shot toss (as well as the 3 jumps tests if you're up to it).  No experience and minimal technique required, just fresh legs and a good warm-up.

And what about you Greg?  Don (to the extent that you are able to)? Anyone else?

Peter,

I'm much better at predicting what I can lift than what I can throw. I haven't touched an implement since September 2005. I'll have a much better idea after I've thrown for a few weeks next Spring - like end of May.

BIG MATT   You're almost ready for masters now.

Matt,

No ideas about the standing WOB or perhaps a 22# Braemar stone put?  The rest I totally understand.  What were your lifts like back in the spring/summer of 2005?  Where are you now in relation to the extremely impressive goals you outlined above?  BTW, how tall are you and how much do you weigh? 

Looking forward to meeting you in 2008.

Peter Ingleton.

You're in, obv. 

Biggest Front before January 1. 

Ready, Set, .....

Peter,

Of these four exercises, I only really back squatted in 2005. I tried snatches a couple of times and deadlifts a couple of times that's all. I haven't front squatted since 1983.

On the Tuesday before the Masters World Chanmpionships I tripled 655 in the back squat.

Standing....

Hadley - im not down for a jerk, but ill gladly get in a push press comp?

Matt - if you dont do deads or squats, what do you do?

I see.  Prior to surgery, what did your training look like?

Bert Sorin wrote: Holy crap, you dudes are strong.

Yeah, way out of my league.  Bert, what are you aiming for in terms of a front squat, full raw back squat, or something like that over the next few (?) months?

Lifts included back squats, power cleans, shrugs, pull downs, rows, flat benches, incline benches, behind the neck presses, light biceps/triceps. I broke them out on a Monday-Wednesday-Friday schedule.

Your videos have been pretty inspirational and educational. I'm definitely going to add more pulling (deads) and try zerchers, front squats and overhead presses.

Matt, Sun.am sessions recently started at the Eastern Bloc Training Hall- come on down if you can get a day pass. Currently doing Box Squats 15x2 ( Bands/Chains), Zercher F/S 3x10, RDL 3x10, Step-ups 5x10, Bounding w/ vest 10x5,Trap Bar Jumps 10X5, Reverse Hyper 3x20 AND HILLS x5 (SORRY).  

Greg Hadley wrote: Anyone game for a 405 behind the neck jerk?

I am. That's a good goal for me. I took a couple of shots at 180k a couple of weeks ago after doing 160 and 170 pretty easily.  With the 180, I doinked the back of my gigantic gourd on the way up on my first attempt. The second attempt wasn't that close.

Coach Mac wrote: IF you go above 402-lbs in the behind the neck jerk you'll have a p.r. HIGHER than the womans national record holder in the shot put :Ramona Pagel

Maybe it will magically make me be able to glide like her!

655 deadlift tonight

Nnnnyep

Greg Hadley wrote: After tonight I'm changing my behind the neck jerk challenge. Anyone up for 425-430lbs?

WTF!

I'd be impressed if it was a push press.  you know there are like a bunch of 150 lb. oly lifters that could do that, right?

hahaha no love for the Canadian.

Yes yes I realize that a slew of 135lb female olympic lifters can BNJ the same weight as I did tonight....but even more 135lb female olympic lifters can push press 350lbs...coincidentally, isn't that your PR, Craigor?

Greg Hadley wrote: hahaha no love for the Canadian. Yes yes I realize that a slew of 135lb female olympic lifters can BNJ the same weight as I did tonight....but even more 135lb female olympic lifters can push press 350lbs...coincidentally, isn't that your PR, Craigor?

looooooooooooooooooool! 

they can not.  there are no females ANYWHERE push pressing that.

lol!  Actually, im slightly stronger than that, but i haven't ever pp 400+...yet.  I can dream how far my stone will go when i do though...

After tonight I'm changing my behind the neck jerk challenge. Anyone up for 425-430lbs?

Rather than set a limit and see who is the fastest to a certain weight, let's see who has highest by next season - say June 1st.

By June 1st I"ll be long done lifting heavy. How about Jan 31st?