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Post by Joey Smith on Sept 20, 2006 22:01:27 GMT -5
last i heard the whole squat challenge at the arnold was a joke. very few lifters and hardly no spectators. deadlift only might bring 10-12 lifters. nice name though, night of the dead ;D LOL!....your my dogg bro....you beat me to that bit of info....by the way how many spectators where at the Arnold while we were there watching the benching?....like 80% of the spectators left from the full power to come and watch plus the crowd already there from the expo....  |
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Post by gopostal42 on Sept 20, 2006 22:44:55 GMT -5
last i heard the whole squat challenge at the arnold was a joke. very few lifters and hardly no spectators. deadlift only might bring 10-12 lifters. nice name though, night of the dead ;D LOL!....your my dogg bro....you beat me to that bit of info....by the way how many spectators where at the Arnold while we were there watching the benching?....like 80% of the spectators left from the full power to come and watch plus the crowd already there from the expo.... yeah ok, all i know is the ping pong room was packed! |
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Post by Barry Williams on Sept 20, 2006 22:55:43 GMT -5
Not really wanting to add anything to this but, it's funny to hear ANYBODY say benching ain't PLin'.
Theres a reason 90% of all meets have a "bench only"section. Benching=asses in seats; which in turn = $ for the promoter to cover costs. Don't try to kid yourself into thinking any different.
I puke benchin' just like leg day. If you don't, then maybe that's a sign your not training your bench with the same intensity. Try that for a year and let's have this same discussion.
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Post by firefightertom on Sept 22, 2006 16:45:18 GMT -5
I went to the arnold 2 yrs ago. I couldnt hardly see there were so many people. I think cooke was competing. I didnt know him but I cheered for him cause he was from the carolinas. funny thing ....derek was right the ping pong room was packed. It was a small room derek. The bench contest was on the main floor. I think joey, barry, cooke and myself have respect from the powerlifters. I just dont always feel the love. Derek: I dont include you in that. I know that you are just polluted with that stuff due to having a big deadlift for such a light dude. If you guys havent seen him he is pretty good. He has a cute arch too on the bench.  You can call benchers what you want but you have to admit it is amazing to watch just like a big deadlift or squat. If you are good at what you do then people take notice. |
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Post by gopostal42 on Sept 22, 2006 19:22:19 GMT -5
I went to the arnold 2 yrs ago. I couldnt hardly see there were so many people. I think cooke was competing. I didnt know him but I cheered for him cause he was from the carolinas. funny thing ....derek was right the ping pong room was packed. It was a small room derek. The bench contest was on the main floor. I think joey, barry, cooke and myself have respect from the powerlifters. I just dont always feel the love. Derek: I dont include you in that. I know that you are just polluted with that stuff due to having a big deadlift for such a light dude. If you guys havent seen him he is pretty good. He has a cute arch too on the bench. You can call benchers what you want but you have to admit it is amazing to watch just like a big deadlift or squat. If you are good at what you do then people take notice. lol no pollution i just disagree with the terminology. i like watching big benches like most everybody does. mucho respect for the bench specialists as i said before. tom i'll agree with you on a couple things every once in a while, the ping pong room wasnt huge but it was still packed and yes i have a damn cute arch! ;D |
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Post by stupidasso on Nov 1, 2006 5:32:52 GMT -5
Nobody ever asks me how much I squat or pull unless they know the sport. By all means a benchpresser is a powerlifter. I suck at it but that does not change the fact that others are good.
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