Okie and Asylum Crews!!!

[AnimalMass1]

Damn guys,

I've been lurking around here for well over a month now, and never paid enough attention to notice that you guys are right around the corner from me!

I live in Springfield, Missouri, (45 min from Joplin) and am a hardcore strict Westside lifter.

I have a really great home gym that has everything I would ever need, but am always looking for guys in my area to shoot the crap with.

Now, if I have it correctly, the Asylum is in KC? And is the Okie crew in Stillwater?

Just hoping we can maybe get together one of these days and lift?

Tell me all a little bit about yourselves.

I mod at several AAS board on the net (Meso-RX, and Triedia) and post regularly at Got Fina and Anabolex powerlifting forums.

I have been doing powerlifting for just over a year now - crossed over from the dark side of bodybuilding.

I am 23, and my lifts aren't that great yet, but I bench over 400, squat over 500, and deadlift over 500. (but am getting stronger everyday.)

Anyway, just wanting to say I was stoked to see some bros from around my parts. Hope we can hook up at some meets in the near future.

AnimalMass

(Had to go with AnimalMass1 for some reason here.)

 

[AnimalMass1]

OK,
I was trying to figure out who was from around here...

Benchmonster (Tulsa?)

Big Okie (Stillwater?)

Hannibal (KC?)

Slatts (KC?)

Vulgar Display (?)

Deceiver (?)

Screwball (Fayetteville?)

Anybody Else?

AnimalMass

 

[jeremys]

i thought deceiver was from the east coast?

 

[AnimalMass1]

Maybe he his? He just always posts the pics, so maybe the crews just send them to him.

AnimalMass

 

[Deciever1]

im from NJ.... sry bud.
i just post the pics, because im very computer literate, so im good at the kind of stuff.

what kind of stuff do you have in your gym?

im sure bench, bigokie, screwball, hannibal, spatts, the project, VDOP, would all love to train with you.

 

[Screwball]

What's up AnimalMass1? Good to hear from a fellow lifter in the area. We need to hook-up to train as soon as possible. I'll give you the run-down of who is who and where everyone is located.

Okie Crew - The Dungeon

Deciever - New Jersey (honorary member of the Okie Crew for always being supportive and helping us out)

Benchmonster (220/242) - Jenks, OK (suburb of Tulsa)

BigOkie (308/SHW) - Stillwater, OK

Vulgar Display of Power (VDOP) (220) - Oklahoma City, OK

Screwball - (308) Bentonville, AR (former OK resident)


KC Crew - The Asylum

Hannibal (275)- Kansas City suburb

Spatts (165/181) - Kansas City suburb

The Project (198) - Kansas City suburb

Your numbers are great for being only 23 and training for less than a year. You are definitely on the right track to hit some big numbers. What weight class do you compete in? What Feds?

Hannibal, Bmonster, BigOkie and I got together at the Dungeon (Tulsa) today and trained ME bench with an emphasis on shirt work. Terrific workout. We all have a meet on September 14th in Muskogee, OK. Are you interested in going to this meet? If so, let us know and we can get you the information. The Kansas City crew may be the closest to Springfield but I'm only about 2 hours away living in Bentonville, AR. We will definitely get together sometime in the next month or so. Do you have a Springfield Crew or do you train alone? Let me know if you need more specifics.

 

[Deciever1]

Deciever - New Jersey (honorary member of the Okie Crew for always being supportive and helping us out)

and in 3 years after i get my liscense, i'll actually train w/ you guys sometime.

 

[Hannibal]

I live in Springfield, Missouri, (45 min from Joplin) and am a hardcore strict Westside lifter.

"Once again, something that could have been brought to my attention.....YESTERDAY!!!"



Glad to hear that we have another Westsider in the neighborhood. You are welcome to train at The Asylum anytime that you want. Too bad you missed out on the fun at The Dungeoun today.

 

[jeremys]

and you'll be how old then?

 

[Deciever1]

i'll be 18

 

[jeremys]

you get your license at 18?

it's 16 in WI

 

[Deciever1]

well thats when i get my full liscense, i get my permit at 16 i think, restricted liscense at 17, full at 18

 

[jeremys]

confusing, well i know people that were 17 drove to FL from here, so.. i dont know what im talking about. im going to bed

 

[AnimalMass1]

Well guys,

I can't tell you how much I appreciate the invites. We will definately have to get together soon and often.

I'll check the ole schedule and see if I can come to the meet on the 14th. I won't lift in it, as I am not prepared, but would love to come cheer you guys on.

I lift with my brother, and as of this week, my cousin. My brother and I really push each other - he is only 20, and benches well over 300.

My cousin just crossed over to the darkside, and he'll be doing good soon.

My cousin is 22, and only weighs about 170. My brother lifts in the 198's, and I lift in the 220's. I am usually around 205 or so in the summer, and up to 240-250 in the winter, depending on my current cycle.

We haven't actually lifted in a sanctioned full meet yet, just some local crappy stuff.

So you guys can help me prepare for meets, and I'll see if I can come up there and cheer you on for the meet on the 14th.

As far as distances go, Tulsa is just over 2 hours from me (of that) - I live right off of I-44, west of Springfield, so I'm closer than you think.

KC is 2.5 hours at the most.

I hope this is the beginning of an awesome ralationship.

AnimalMass

 

[spatts]

I didn't read the whole thread, so forgive me if this is duplicate info, but MidwestJ is in Springfield too!

 

[AnimalMass1]

That's cool.

I'm not sure who that is, but I'll see if I can track him down.

AnimalMass

 

[dg21]

I'm in Springfield too.

Yo AnimalMass1, I live in Springfield and have been trying to find someone to train with. I train Westside.

 

[AnimalMass1]

Really?

Where do you train? How old are you? - Stats? etc?

Be happy to have you come out to the gym, but we lift at 5:30am in the morning.

AnimalMass

 

[dg21]

I'm 21 and have been training seriously for almost two years now. I weigh 275. I just did my second contest where I benched 500 and deadlifted an easy 650. My squat is higher than my deadlift but since I didn't squat in competition I don't know for sure what it is. Right now I'm training alone at my university's gym. I go to Drury. I am from Kansas City so it's cool to here there are some powerlifters in my home town as well. Where do you all train? I'd like to stop by!

 

[AnimalMass1]

Well, we train at my house. I just bought a new home in Republic, and convinced my wife to let me make one of the bedrooms a powerlifting gym. I have everything I would ever need:

Squat Rack, Platform, Rev Hyper, Glute/Ham Bench, Tons of Olympic Weights, Hex Dumbells, All the Bands, Chains, Chalk, Safety Squat Bar, Boards, Bench Shirts, Chalk Baords with PRs, Everything!

Anyway, we'll def. have you out. Maybe we can do a Sat Afternoon, as right now it's just my brother and cousin, and my wife probably wouldn't be keen on the idea of more poepl in my house at 5:30am.

I go to school at SMS by the way. Drury is a good school - I used to be an Architecture major there.

Also, you have some great lifts!

AnimalMass

 

[AnimalMass1]

BTW, post something on the Springfield, MO lifters thread, please.

Thanks Bro.

AnimalMass

 

[benchmonster]

You are welcome here any time. You are only a couple hours or so away from my house I think. The Dungeon is in Jenks, OK.

Let me know if you are interested in getting together. We can train here, or I can head up there. Either way works fine for me.

I am thinking of switching my training days around a bit, to better fit my schedule. For the forseeable future, I am looking at:

Sat. Max Effort Bench
Sun. Dyn. Squat
Tues. Dyn Bench
Thurs. M.E. Squat

Seems like this is going to work out better for me.

So if you want to get together for a weekend session sometime, just let me know.

B.

 

[AnimalMass1]

yeah brian,

we'll def come over there for a sat board and shirt ME day.

Maybe we can set it up for later in September?

AnimalMass

ps - would love to have dg21 come up too, as I've never seen a 500 bench in person.

You've got some incredible lifts for a 21 year old. I would think you could set some serious records in the junior class over the next couple of years.

I only have a few months left in the junior class

 

[benchmonster]

Well if he shows up you can see a couple of 500 lb benches in the same day.

I would like to get together at the end of September sometime. Sounds great. Just pick a Saturday toward the end of the month, then I will check it against my son's football schedule and we will see what we can do.

500 as a junior is damn near unheard of at any weight. I have only seen a few juniors hit that mark, lightest one was a 242. (these are lifts I have seen personally) I know KP did 7 bills at 22, but I sadly was not witness to that lift.

B.

 

[AnimalMass1]

Yeah, I know - I'm stoked about finding lifters bigger than me.

I most certainly don't lift anything to be proud of, but all my friends think I'm one of the strongest humans alive (it's kinda funny)

Plus, I obliterate my brother and cousin in lifts right now. (But they are both natural)

AnimalMass

 

[AnimalMass1]

Hey,

It would be cool if a bunchof us guys (and spatts ) could chat a little and maybe get into a round table discussion.

Hope you guys use AIM, if not, it's free and easy to sign up.

My screen name is the same as it is here: AnimalMass1

AnimalMass

 

[benchmonster]

not sure what aim is, I am on microsoft IM benchmonster I think is the name. It might be my real name tho at hotmail.com

If you want to get ahold of me there, there are lots of folks here who know my real name.

B.

 

[AnimalMass1]

ok, I added you to my list. I did have to use your real name.

AnimalMass

ps - AIM is AOL's verison of instant messenger. I hate AOL, and don't use their internet, but their IM is awesome. If there are several of us on at the same time, we can get in a big chat room, with no one else, and just talk powerlifting.

Go to AOL.com and download it.