Benching- why do i suck??

[Deciever]

i started lifting when i was 13 years old, and was 5' tall. Now i am about 5'6 and am growing at a faster rate than my brother whose a year older than me and a few inches taler than me. So i dont think that lifting can stunt your growth IF you are smart about it. Who knows, lifting may maxamize your growth potential by releasing all those hormones and stuff,.

 

[Arioch]

He is a powerlifter. Only competes ocassionally, but loves it.

Tried to push him into Olympic lifting, but as soon as he found out that the first lift he would probably beat the old man on was the bench, you can guess what he started to focus on.

Little prick.

 

[Deciever]

what are his lifts and at what BW?

 

[lilmikey]

"Little Prick".... hahahaha! Ahh but isn't it a bonding experience to lift with your son?

 

[Arioch]

He is going to have to cut to make 198. He just turned 18 last month.

Closing in on 1500 total. Pulled 525 last week.

Ahh but isn't it a bonding experience to lift with your son?

It is like everything else I do with him. I routinely alternate between being the proudest man on earth and wanting to slap the shit out of him.

 

[Deciever]

wow, your sons very strong.. must take after you in deadlifting. What are his squat and bench?

 

[benchmonster]

It is like everything else I do with him. I routinely alternate between being the proudest man on earth and wanting to slap the shit out of him. [/B]

I feel the same way about my son. When he pulled 185 weighing 140 or so at age 10 in his first powerlifting meet, I wanted to cry, I was so proud. Within a week, however, I wanted to strangle him like Homer does Bart at least 2 or 3 times.

Same thing during football season. He gets a sack, or runs down a tailback, and I am so proud I cannot contain myself, then the next day, he wants to give me shit because I expect his room to be cleaned, and then I have to strangle him again. I think my kids are trying to kill me. They are smart enough not to try a frontal assault, and instead are wearing me down with irritations, until one of these days I am going to hear one whine too many, have an anuerism, and begin bleeding from my ears.

B.

 

[p03t1c]

"I saw her snatch this morning, and it was magnificent!"

my sister just had a baby boy which has only made me come to one realization: i don't wanna have kids for a long long time!

 

[benchmonster]

I watched my wife go through c-sections. I had to peek over the curtain cause the curiosity was killing me. It is a strange thing to see the insides of your wife. She was completely awake the whole time and talking to me. That too was weird. You would not think a human could survive something like that.

I know I could not. That is why the women have to have the babies, I am not tough enough for it.

B.

 

[powerlifterjay]

The myth of weights shrinking people is all old school wise tails. My buddy AKA Tapout believes that shit and actually tells people he is 1 inch shorter then he used to be, in fact he said it in the thread regarding my height. He said Heavy Squattin compressed his spine and he lost height. I feel liek saying whatever but i just shake my head cause you cannot win an arguement with him. He has never squatte over 550 and i can only imagine what his fragile body would be like if he got to 700lbs. He would probably be in a wheel chair.

I think the only time you are compressed in a squat is during the lift. If you just instantly got smaller by a compressed spine yu would be in incredable pain. YOu do not get smaller from weight lifting. If your back is so fucked up from squattin and you are in too much pain from years of heavy squattin and are un able to go over 500 lbs in my opinion the injury that keeps you from going over 500 would also double you over in pain with 300 or 400lbs. A fucked up back is a fucked up back. But just cause your back is fucked up doesnt mean its your compressed spine. It means you have a bad back.