Newbie seeks advice

In article <37g242hp714igeo631ld0snv0ck3fs8a13 DeleteThis @4ax.com>,
JMW <jmwilliams DeleteThis @enforcergraphics.f2s.com> wrote:

>
> You're entitled to your opinion. Personally, I don't take too much
> pride in something too easily won.

I think you guys are being a tad hard on Mr Steve.

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On Sun, 16 Apr 2006 10:04:21 -0400, WillBrink
<WillBrink*NOSPAM*@Comcast.net> wrote in misc.fitness.weights:

>In article <4g4242ltcu38d6rdkv3h55ir9ijdot9dri DeleteThis @4ax.com>,
> John Hanson <jhanson DeleteThis @northernlinks.com> wrote:
>
>> On Sat, 15 Apr 2006 10:55:15 -0400, "Steve Freides"
>> <steve DeleteThis @fridayscomputer.com> wrote in misc.fitness.weights:
>> > I've experienced many
>> >kinds of weights, I've lifted enough to collect three age-group deadlift
>> >world records in AAU powerlifting, and I've formed a judgement, not a
>> >pre-judgement, based on my experiences.
>>
>> In all fairness, those records are relatively meaningless. You'd have
>> to pull well over 500 to set them in the USAPL.
>
>In what weight class? 500 is a piss poor dead lift unless you are at the
>very lightest weight classes. My old training partner pulled 650 in the
>165 weight class back in the day and that was not a world record.

That would be in Steve's (148 50-54 for a national record, 50-59 for a
world record) class.

>
>> The best guys in your
>> age and weight class in the USAPL will open with a weight higher than
>> your "world record".
>
>I should hope so, but which weight class seems an essential variable no?

What?
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"WillBrink" <WillBrink*NOSPAM*@Comcast.net> wrote in message
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> In article <4acotcFsi1feU1 DeleteThis @individual.net>,
> "Steve Freides" <steve DeleteThis @fridayscomputer.com> wrote:
>
>> "John Hanson" <jhanson DeleteThis @northernlinks.com> wrote in message
>> news:4g4242ltcu38d6rdkv3h55ir9ijdot9dri@4ax.com...
>> > On Sat, 15 Apr 2006 10:55:15 -0400, "Steve Freides"
>> > <steve DeleteThis @fridayscomputer.com> wrote in misc.fitness.weights:
>> >> I've experienced many
>> >>kinds of weights, I've lifted enough to collect three age-group
>> >>deadlift
>> >>world records in AAU powerlifting, and I've formed a judgement, not
>> >>a
>> >>pre-judgement, based on my experiences.
>> >
>> > In all fairness, those records are relatively meaningless. You'd
>> > have
>> > to pull well over 500 to set them in the USAPL. The best guys in
>> > your
>> > age and weight class in the USAPL will open with a weight higher
>> > than
>> > your "world record".
>>
>> John, "in all fairness," I trained, I showed up, and I lifted. My
>> opener of 150 kg broke the previous record, and so did my other two
>> lifts, so the record is now 165 kg. They're the world records on the
>> books until someone else in my division (raw, 148 lbs., 50-54 years
>> old)
>> lifts more.
>
> 165kg is 363lb yes? At over 50 and raw, nothing to sneez at. Almost
> makes me want ot get some kettle bells

No belt for that lift or any of mine, either.

Truth be told, I am giddy-silly-happy that I can pull 363 lbs. (363.8 is
the exact conversion so I call it 364 - but who's counting ...) as a
50-54 148-lb'er after what I've been through with my back. There really
aren't words to express what an accomplishment it feels like to have
done - sorry if that sounds sotty but it's the God's honest truth.
Records and whatever else don't come close to impressing me or the
people around me as much as the fact that I got back on the proverbial
horse and went from not being able to walk to being able to DL enough to
lift competitively in a powerlifting meet.

Almost makes you want to get some kettlebells, eh?

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>
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In article <4ag62oFt6n33U1.RemoveThis@individual.net>,
"Steve Freides" <steve.RemoveThis@fridayscomputer.com> wrote:

> "WillBrink" <WillBrink*NOSPAM*@Comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:WillBrink*NOSPAM*-61759D.10073016042006@comcast.dca.giganews.com...
> > In article <4acotcFsi1feU1.RemoveThis@individual.net>,
> > "Steve Freides" <steve.RemoveThis@fridayscomputer.com> wrote:
> >
> >> "John Hanson" <jhanson.RemoveThis@northernlinks.com> wrote in message
> >> news:4g4242ltcu38d6rdkv3h55ir9ijdot9dri@4ax.com...
> >> > On Sat, 15 Apr 2006 10:55:15 -0400, "Steve Freides"
> >> > <steve.RemoveThis@fridayscomputer.com> wrote in misc.fitness.weights:
> >> >> I've experienced many
> >> >>kinds of weights, I've lifted enough to collect three age-group
> >> >>deadlift
> >> >>world records in AAU powerlifting, and I've formed a judgement, not
> >> >>a
> >> >>pre-judgement, based on my experiences.
> >> >
> >> > In all fairness, those records are relatively meaningless. You'd
> >> > have
> >> > to pull well over 500 to set them in the USAPL. The best guys in
> >> > your
> >> > age and weight class in the USAPL will open with a weight higher
> >> > than
> >> > your "world record".
> >>
> >> John, "in all fairness," I trained, I showed up, and I lifted. My
> >> opener of 150 kg broke the previous record, and so did my other two
> >> lifts, so the record is now 165 kg. They're the world records on the
> >> books until someone else in my division (raw, 148 lbs., 50-54 years
> >> old)
> >> lifts more.
> >
> > 165kg is 363lb yes? At over 50 and raw, nothing to sneez at. Almost
> > makes me want ot get some kettle bells
>
> No belt for that lift or any of mine, either.
>
> Truth be told, I am giddy-silly-happy that I can pull 363 lbs. (363.8 is
> the exact conversion so I call it 364 - but who's counting ...) as a
> 50-54 148-lb'er after what I've been through with my back. There really
> aren't words to express what an accomplishment it feels like to have
> done - sorry if that sounds sotty but it's the God's honest truth.
> Records and whatever else don't come close to impressing me or the
> people around me as much as the fact that I got back on the proverbial
> horse and went from not being able to walk to being able to DL enough to
> lift competitively in a powerlifting meet.
>
> Almost makes you want to get some kettlebells, eh?

Almost being the key word there. Nothing wrong with being proud of the
above. Congrats.

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"WillBrink" <WillBrink*NOSPAM*@Comcast.net> wrote in message
news:WillBrink*NOSPAM*-73DCA1.10050317042006@comcast.dca.giganews.com...
> In article <4ag62oFt6n33U1 RemoveThis @individual.net>,
> "Steve Freides" <steve RemoveThis @fridayscomputer.com> wrote:
>
>> "WillBrink" <WillBrink*NOSPAM*@Comcast.net> wrote in message
>> news:WillBrink*NOSPAM*-61759D.10073016042006@comcast.dca.giganews.com...
>> > In article <4acotcFsi1feU1 RemoveThis @individual.net>,
>> > "Steve Freides" <steve RemoveThis @fridayscomputer.com> wrote:
>> >
>> >> "John Hanson" <jhanson RemoveThis @northernlinks.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:4g4242ltcu38d6rdkv3h55ir9ijdot9dri@4ax.com...
>> >> > On Sat, 15 Apr 2006 10:55:15 -0400, "Steve Freides"
>> >> > <steve RemoveThis @fridayscomputer.com> wrote in misc.fitness.weights:
>> >> >> I've experienced many
>> >> >>kinds of weights, I've lifted enough to collect three age-group
>> >> >>deadlift
>> >> >>world records in AAU powerlifting, and I've formed a judgement,
>> >> >>not
>> >> >>a
>> >> >>pre-judgement, based on my experiences.
>> >> >
>> >> > In all fairness, those records are relatively meaningless.
>> >> > You'd
>> >> > have
>> >> > to pull well over 500 to set them in the USAPL. The best guys
>> >> > in
>> >> > your
>> >> > age and weight class in the USAPL will open with a weight higher
>> >> > than
>> >> > your "world record".
>> >>
>> >> John, "in all fairness," I trained, I showed up, and I lifted. My
>> >> opener of 150 kg broke the previous record, and so did my other
>> >> two
>> >> lifts, so the record is now 165 kg. They're the world records on
>> >> the
>> >> books until someone else in my division (raw, 148 lbs., 50-54
>> >> years
>> >> old)
>> >> lifts more.
>> >
>> > 165kg is 363lb yes? At over 50 and raw, nothing to sneez at. Almost
>> > makes me want ot get some kettle bells
>>
>> No belt for that lift or any of mine, either.
>>
>> Truth be told, I am giddy-silly-happy that I can pull 363 lbs. (363.8
>> is
>> the exact conversion so I call it 364 - but who's counting ...) as a
>> 50-54 148-lb'er after what I've been through with my back. There
>> really
>> aren't words to express what an accomplishment it feels like to have
>> done - sorry if that sounds sotty but it's the God's honest truth.
>> Records and whatever else don't come close to impressing me or the
>> people around me as much as the fact that I got back on the
>> proverbial
>> horse and went from not being able to walk to being able to DL enough
>> to
>> lift competitively in a powerlifting meet.
>>
>> Almost makes you want to get some kettlebells, eh?
>
> Almost being the key word there.



> Nothing wrong with being proud of the
> above. Congrats.

Thanks.

-S-
http://www.kbnj.com

>
> --
> Will Brink @ http://www.brinkzone.com/
>
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