Comments for http://www.70sbig.com Tue, 07 Sep 2010 12:15:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Comment on The Bench Wonder of the World by dave h http://www.70sbig.com/?p=2714&cpage=1#comment-10339 dave h Tue, 07 Sep 2010 12:15:21 +0000 http://www.70sbig.com/?p=2714#comment-10339 Awesome video. "Thank you very much, get outta the way!" Awesome video. “Thank you very much, get outta the way!”

]]> Comment on The Bench Wonder of the World by The Sun http://www.70sbig.com/?p=2714&cpage=1#comment-10338 The Sun Tue, 07 Sep 2010 09:08:06 +0000 http://www.70sbig.com/?p=2714#comment-10338 thank you very much!! thank you very much!!

]]> Comment on The Bench Wonder of the World by JezebelJones http://www.70sbig.com/?p=2714&cpage=1#comment-10337 JezebelJones Tue, 07 Sep 2010 07:58:04 +0000 http://www.70sbig.com/?p=2714#comment-10337 The benching is awesome, but really... I just want to hug this guy! The benching is awesome, but really… I just want to hug this guy!

]]> Comment on August Challenge- Super Total by JP French http://www.70sbig.com/?page_id=2482&cpage=1#comment-10336 JP French Tue, 07 Sep 2010 07:34:19 +0000 http://www.70sbig.com/?page_id=2482#comment-10336 JP Female Weight Class 90+ Weight 208 lbs Snatch: 85 lbs C&J: 125 lbs Squat: 205 lbs Bench: 158.6 lbs (old mismatched set of plates produced the weird number) Deadlift: 275 lbs Total: 848.6 lbs That was fun :) PR'd across the board! JP
Female
Weight Class 90+
Weight 208 lbs
Snatch: 85 lbs
C&J: 125 lbs
Squat: 205 lbs
Bench: 158.6 lbs (old mismatched set of plates produced the weird number)
Deadlift: 275 lbs

Total: 848.6 lbs

That was fun :) PR’d across the board!

]]> Comment on The Bench Wonder of the World by High Voltage http://www.70sbig.com/?p=2714&cpage=1#comment-10335 High Voltage Tue, 07 Sep 2010 06:22:25 +0000 http://www.70sbig.com/?p=2714#comment-10335 I appreciate the fact that his wikipedia page is officially titled "Big James Henderson." I appreciate the fact that his wikipedia page is officially titled “Big James Henderson.”

]]> Comment on The Bench Wonder of the World by 20repsquats http://www.70sbig.com/?p=2714&cpage=1#comment-10334 20repsquats Tue, 07 Sep 2010 05:51:59 +0000 http://www.70sbig.com/?p=2714#comment-10334 Some guys wear wrist wraps while they bench, some guys wear wrist watches while they bench. Some guys wear wrist wraps while they bench, some guys wear wrist watches while they bench.

]]> Comment on The Bench Wonder of the World by damagg http://www.70sbig.com/?p=2714&cpage=1#comment-10333 damagg Tue, 07 Sep 2010 05:49:59 +0000 http://www.70sbig.com/?p=2714#comment-10333 GREAT motivational vid!! Thank YOU very much! GREAT motivational vid!! Thank YOU very much!

]]> Comment on The Bench Wonder of the World by big_mike http://www.70sbig.com/?p=2714&cpage=1#comment-10332 big_mike Tue, 07 Sep 2010 05:34:13 +0000 http://www.70sbig.com/?p=2714#comment-10332 What a beast. I think he's onto something when he thinks about speed on the lifts. I remember Rip's interview with Shane Hamman and they talked about how Shane always moved the weight quickly in his training. It's not obvious that adding speed to heavy squats would make you stronger in the long run, but maybe it adds a different kind of stress or something. Any thoughts guys? What a beast. I think he’s onto something when he thinks about speed on the lifts. I remember Rip’s interview with Shane Hamman and they talked about how Shane always moved the weight quickly in his training. It’s not obvious that adding speed to heavy squats would make you stronger in the long run, but maybe it adds a different kind of stress or something. Any thoughts guys?

]]> Comment on “I’m feeling reckless.” by tdwaffle15 http://www.70sbig.com/?p=2696&cpage=1#comment-10331 tdwaffle15 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 02:09:22 +0000 http://www.70sbig.com/?p=2696#comment-10331 5'10" 225 lbs Squat: 412.5x2 Drifted a bit forward on the second rep and felt like I was going to have a nose bleed after, but decent bar speed. Bench: 267.5x3 EZPZ. Went conservative as I'm adjusting to TM. Press: 3x5x176.25 Deadlift: Failed at 465x1. 5’10″ 225 lbs
Squat: 412.5×2 Drifted a bit forward on the second rep and felt like I was going to have a nose bleed after, but decent bar speed.

Bench: 267.5×3 EZPZ. Went conservative as I’m adjusting to TM.

Press: 3x5x176.25

Deadlift: Failed at 465×1.

]]> Comment on “I’m feeling reckless.” by oakley http://www.70sbig.com/?p=2696&cpage=1#comment-10330 oakley Tue, 07 Sep 2010 01:57:17 +0000 http://www.70sbig.com/?p=2696#comment-10330 Squat: 400x1 - PR by 10 pounds. Bench: 275x2 - PR by 5 pounds. Squat: 400×1 – PR by 10 pounds.
Bench: 275×2 – PR by 5 pounds.

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