Today- I witnessed dedication.

[JDid23]

toady when i was doing rows some man who was probably in his 80s went up to the DB rack. He couldn't walk straight, one of his hands was immobile, and with all his might he took a 12 pound dumbbell off the rack and walked with it and did preacher curls with 1 arm. Then, 2 minutes later he finally got to a curl machine and worked his ass off to get on and do forced reps (his other arm was guiding the weight up). This guy was fucking inspiring; never seen anyone like him in my life. If I thought he was able to hear, I would have went up to him and congratulated him for his hard work.

 

[Captain FT]

toady when i was doing rows some man who was probably in his 80s went up to the DB rack. He couldn't walk straight, one of his hands was immobile, and with all his might he took a 12 pound dumbbell off the rack and walked with it and did preacher curls with 1 arm. Then, 2 minutes later he finally got to a curl machine and worked his ass off to get on and do forced reps (his other arm was guiding the weight up). This guy was fucking inspiring; never seen anyone like him in my life. If I thought he was able to hear, I would have went up to him and congratulated him for his hard work.

Some day we will all be there.

 

[joshuasmith93]

Some day we will all be there.

No. Thats what testosterone is for.

 

[JDid23]

u guys shoulda seen the fire in his eyes. indescribable.

 

[Andalite]

I hear you. I met this old time powerlifter in Dallas last Spring. He was 75 and he deadlifted 750. It was awesome. His goal was to DL 750 before he turned 76 and he got it 3 days prior to his 76th birthday. He gave me a lot of rock solid training advice. He was somewhere above 5'8 and he weighed (or so he claimed to weigh) 220 lbs. But he looked old as shit though...I was so surprised he DL'ed 750...he said he'd been training since he was 15 and he hasn't missed more than 15 Deadlift workouts in his entire life. Talk about dedication....

 

[timtim]

I hear you. I met this old time powerlifter in Dallas last Spring. He was 75 and he deadlifted 750. It was awesome. His goal was to DL 750 before he turned 76 and he got it 3 days prior to his 76th birthday. He gave me a lot of rock solid training advice. He was somewhere above 5'8 and he weighed (or so he claimed to weigh) 220 lbs. But he looked old as shit though...I was so surprised he DL'ed 750...he said he'd been training since he was 15 and he hasn't missed more than 15 Deadlift workouts in his entire life. Talk about dedication....

HIGHEST ALL-TIME 220# DEADLIFTS IN WABDL
BY ALL MALE LIFTERS
Includes only the Top 125
Effective up to and Including January 15, 2009

LIFTER STATE LIFT
1 George Herring Georgia 800.1
2 Brandon Cass Missouri 782.5
3 Evandro Casagrande Brazil 769.3
4 Randall Henderson Kansas 766.0
5 Eric Gunn Texas 750.6
6 Tatu Avola Finland 749.5
7 Jerry Capello Oregon 745.1
8 Willy McCoy Nebraska 744.0
9 Niclas Friberg Sweden 733.0
9 Brent Howard Maine 733.0
11 Pat McCahon Florida 722.0
12 Chad Herrick Michigan 716.2
13 Jerad Capello Oregon 710.7
14 Mike Woody Indiana 705.0
14 Mike Camlin Washington 705.0
16 David Stratton Washington 690.0
17 Matt LaMarque California 688.7
17 Zachary Clark California 688.7
17 Scott Deal North Carolina 688.7
20 Joe Costa Oregon 683.2

so this 75 year old guy would be number 5 or 6 in the world. sorry, calling all bullshitters. this is bullshit.

 

[Scotsman]

Some day we will all be there.

Wrong some of us will be dead long before then.

Cheers,
Scotsman

 

[Dial_tone]

I have no intention on being the next jack Lalanne. At 80 I will not be anywhere near a gym. I will be sitting on my ass in front of the tv telling everyone who will listen how good I used to be. Hell, that's pretty much what I do now.

 

[Andalite]

so this 75 year old guy would be number 5 or 6 in the world. sorry, calling all bullshitters. this is bullshit.

Well...maybe it wasn't 750. The fuck I'm gonna stand there like a dumbass and count what some old man lifted lol...I was just amazed at the 45's added to the bar and he looked so calm doing it.

Even if it was 225 I would still be impressed. Fuck...a 75 year old man lifting ANYTHING is impressive.

Also, would it be soooo far out of the box that this man was just lifting for fun and NOT to compete? Or should everyone and anyone that deadlifts compete?

 

[projecthatch92]

So why didn't you go up to him then?

 

[xupd39baw]

got one at my gym as well. he will do pullups to anything taller then him, swear hes in his mid 70's, has lats down to his shorts. I know this because of the cut off shirt he wears.

 

[Andalite]

So why didn't you go up to him then?

Dude....this was a year ago and I can't even remember his name let alone what he was lifting. It was definitely above 5 plates a side though.....I do remember being in awe of him because I was lifting 4 plates at the time and he had more than me on his bar.

I didn't go up to him because I don't make it a point to go upto anyone lifting in the gym and staring at them lol...We struct a conversation because he approached me asking if I was in high school (I was a Junior in College at the time so imagine how awesome that felt).

 

[Andalite]

Anyway, apart from his DL which I clearly got wrong, he gave me a lot of injury prevention advice which I liked. He talked all about foam rolling and hip mobility stuff and shared some of the stuff he used to do as a kid. He also spoke a lot on progression and how to be able to gauge your body and visual focus, etc.

 

[Tblock1]

Dude....this was a year ago and I can't even remember his name let alone what he was lifting. It was definitely above 5 plates a side though.....I do remember being in awe of him because I was lifting 4 plates at the time and he had more than me on his bar.

I didn't go up to him because I don't make it a point to go upto anyone lifting in the gym and staring at them lol...We struct a conversation because he approached me asking if I was in high school (I was a Junior in College at the time so imagine how awesome that felt).

Lol! Gotta love when people do that! I agree, regardless of whether he was lifting 225 I would still find that damn impressive for a 75 year old man.

 

[Andalite]

Lol! Gotta love when people do that! I agree, regardless of whether he was lifting 225 I would still find that damn impressive for a 75 year old man.

Exactly. That was the fucking point of this meeting...not to judge whether he deadlifted 750 as he claimed or whether he was bullshitting and only lifted 650. Who cares....he was an interesting person to meet and I think for someone who had been lifting weights for over 55 years he had a wealth of information which I most definitely wanted to tap into. Knowledge is power.

 

[timtim]

im all about respecting life long trainers, no doubt. but making ridiculous claims of world record strength at 75 defeats the purpose of the thread. i train with a bunch of over 50 monsters all geared up and they throw weight, but nothing close to 750. last week they were pulling 545. that realistic for 50s. keep it believeable.

 

[reverrb]

impressive

 

[bblazer]

HIGHEST ALL-TIME 220# DEADLIFTS IN WABDL
BY ALL MALE LIFTERS
Includes only the Top 125
Effective up to and Including January 15, 2009

LIFTER STATE LIFT
1 George Herring Georgia 800.1
2 Brandon Cass Missouri 782.5
3 Evandro Casagrande Brazil 769.3
4 Randall Henderson Kansas 766.0
5 Eric Gunn Texas 750.6
6 Tatu Avola Finland 749.5
7 Jerry Capello Oregon 745.1
8 Willy McCoy Nebraska 744.0
9 Niclas Friberg Sweden 733.0
9 Brent Howard Maine 733.0
11 Pat McCahon Florida 722.0
12 Chad Herrick Michigan 716.2
13 Jerad Capello Oregon 710.7
14 Mike Woody Indiana 705.0
14 Mike Camlin Washington 705.0
16 David Stratton Washington 690.0
17 Matt LaMarque California 688.7
17 Zachary Clark California 688.7
17 Scott Deal North Carolina 688.7
20 Joe Costa Oregon 683.2

so this 75 year old guy would be number 5 or 6 in the world. sorry, calling all bullshitters. this is bullshit.

I think I'm missing something. Is that for an M4 class or something? Just as an example, Ed Coan pulled 901 when he is not on that list, nor is Bolton, or just about the entire group I train with who all average over 750 for reps.

Here in WI, we have HS kids that have records higher than 680.

I don't mean to take over the thread or be confrontational at all, I truly am confused.

B-

B-

 

[timtim]

I think I'm missing something. Is that for an M4 class or something? Just as an example, Ed Coan pulled 901 when he is not on that list, nor is Bolton, or just about the entire group I train with who all average over 750 for reps.

Here in WI, we have HS kids that have records higher than 680.

I don't mean to take over the thread or be confrontational at all, I truly am confused.

B-

B-

i did a quick google for top 220 pound deadlifts. my point wasnt the list, it was saying a 75 year old dude pulling 750 is bullshit.

 

[ExtraMile]

I think I'm missing something. Is that for an M4 class or something? Just as an example, Ed Coan pulled 901 when he is not on that list, nor is Bolton, or just about the entire group I train with who all average over 750 for reps.

Here in WI, we have HS kids that have records higher than 680.

I don't mean to take over the thread or be confrontational at all, I truly am confused.

B-

B-

yeah and Matt Kroc pulled 810 at the UPA Nationals in the 220 weight class and that isnt on there either...

 

[bblazer]

i did a quick google for top 220 pound deadlifts. My point wasnt the list, it was saying a 75 year old dude pulling 750 is bullshit.

ok.

B-

 

[Andalite]

i did a quick google for top 220 pound deadlifts. my point wasnt the list, it was saying a 75 year old dude pulling 750 is bullshit.

I still don't get why

(a) 750 is so important. It's not like I stood there counting the plates to verify what he had to say.

(b) if he really did pull 750 he would have to be on a list. Why couldn't he just be doing this for himself?

Maybe he pulled 750 or maybe he pulled only 550 it doesn't matter. What was the true essence of my meeting with him was:

1.) His knowledge on training, progression and injury prevention

2.) His life experiences

3.) His ability to inspire the best in me

So therefore, how does you "calling BS" make an iota of difference on those 3 important factors which I hold true value to?

 

[timtim]

I still don't get why

(a) 750 is so important. It's not like I stood there counting the plates to verify what he had to say.

(b) if he really did pull 750 he would have to be on a list. Why couldn't he just be doing this for himself?

Maybe he pulled 750 or maybe he pulled only 550 it doesn't matter. What was the true essence of my meeting with him was:

1.) His knowledge on training, progression and injury prevention

2.) His life experiences

3.) His ability to inspire the best in me

So therefore, how does you "calling BS" make an iota of difference on those 3 important factors which I hold true value to?

i dont care what YOU hold true. im a fact based person. the fact that you had to use hyperbole to create a story makes me question the entire post. i would have been way more impressed if the story was close to believeable like, "i saw this 75 year old guy doing 315 on deads and he told me his life story and blah blah blah." again, i dont really care. inspiration is what you make of it. if making up stories is soemthing you do to create inspiration, have at it. someone tells me they saw soemone pull 900 lbs., i tell them show me. i dont derive inspiration from anyone else.

 

[Andalite]

But he wasn't doing 315. I was doing 315. He was doing much much more. Yeah 900 lbs would be a huge stretch but I was just saying what the guy told me. I just accepted it. Maybe if someone mentioned pulling 900 lbs online I'd feel like having seen a video of it but in this case I was much more interested in hearing what he had to say that I genuinely (and clearly naively) just accepted his number. This was a year ago and I didn't know as much about lifting as I do now so I accepted it at face value. I truly think that if someone pulls 750 @ 75 it would be absolutely groundshattering. But, I see your point. I'm just trying to explain that I wasn't lying about the number...I was just recounting the meeting as it was and I really accepted his numbers at face value.

 

[imafuturebodybuilder]

toady when i was doing rows some man who was probably in his 80s went up to the DB rack. He couldn't walk straight, one of his hands was immobile, and with all his might he took a 12 pound dumbbell off the rack and walked with it and did preacher curls with 1 arm. Then, 2 minutes later he finally got to a curl machine and worked his ass off to get on and do forced reps (his other arm was guiding the weight up). This guy was fucking inspiring; never seen anyone like him in my life. If I thought he was able to hear, I would have went up to him and congratulated him for his hard work.

Wow.. I can see myself doing that.. I dont wanna get old though =(

 

[timtim]

But he wasn't doing 315. I was doing 315. He was doing much much more. Yeah 900 lbs would be a huge stretch but I was just saying what the guy told me. I just accepted it. Maybe if someone mentioned pulling 900 lbs online I'd feel like having seen a video of it but in this case I was much more interested in hearing what he had to say that I genuinely (and clearly naively) just accepted his number. This was a year ago and I didn't know as much about lifting as I do now so I accepted it at face value. I truly think that if someone pulls 750 @ 75 it would be absolutely groundshattering. But, I see your point. I'm just trying to explain that I wasn't lying about the number...I was just recounting the meeting as it was and I really accepted his numbers at face value.

completely understandable. its all cool.

 

[Andalite]

completely understandable. its all cool.

I appreciate that. Thanks.