Whole new respect for B-fold, Strongmen in general

[benchmonster]

Spatts,

It is at the Adam's Mark Hotel, downtown Tulsa. Lifting tomorrow night starts at 6:30 or 7:00.

Hope to see you there. Call me if you need to.

B-fold,

I had the biggest problem cleaning it. I tried both a continental and a powerclean. I could not clean the 225 log either way. I had no problem pressing the 175 log and feel very confident I could have pressed the 225 log had I been able to clean it.

Incidentally, I have a hard time cleaning and racking anything, even an olympic bar is a nightmare. I am totally unable to rack the weight, and end up having to just hold the whole weight in my hands, because the bar will not reach my upper chest/collarbone area to rack properly.

And the stone is ugly for me too. Big chest and belly combined with average to short arms is not the best build for lifting stones.

B.

 

[b fold the truth]

Incidentally, I have a hard time cleaning and racking anything, even an olympic bar is a nightmare. I am totally unable to rack the weight, and end up having to just hold the whole weight in my hands, because the bar will not reach my upper chest/collarbone area to rack properly.

B.

The log shouldn't be that hard at all...did you see the videos I put up? The log should be much easier to rack on your chest than a reglar bar.

B True

 

[benchmonster]

You are absolutely right. I am able to rack the log, but can't rack a bar.

I can easily press overhead anything I can clean. But I am so bad at cleans they make my deadlift look like it is a good exercise for me.

I seriously cannot clean 225 with an olympic bar. There are skinny high school football players powercleaning 300+, and it is not uncommon to hear of guys cleaning more than they bench, but I have a Hell of a time with it.

B.

 

[argent]

...and it is not uncommon to hear of guys cleaning more than they bench...
B.

I don't know whether to be happy or sad that I am not in that club.