Recent content by BigArnie

Arioch, any guy that can pull a 440lb C&J has got my respect.

Man, those are good numbers! You've doubled your squat and almost your doubled deadlift! If only I could say the same. I rejoice about 5lb here and 10lb there...

Impressive weight, IRBD! Make me think of something: Why is it that at a competition they always load the least amount of plates on the bar so that a big weight looks like nothing? I mean, doesn't the amount of plates on your bar just LOOK awesome compared to the measly 3 plates a side that...

Yesterday, I stumbled onto this guy's site. http://strongerman.com/index.html His name is Bud Jeffries and he claims to squat 900lb raw and lifetime drug free. What's more, he challenges anybody to test him at any time, as long as they pay for the test. Has anybody heard of him?

This move will only mean that Ernie Frantz is not involved in South Africa any more. I dunno, maybe if they get good lawyers then maybe nobody will be able to stop them from hosting comps here but I think the local guys like Ian Morris just felt outnumbered and didn't put up a real fight. Our...

Did you guys check the size on Kaz? He is still one freak!

Incredible weights. You are one massive dude, too!

ALso, what kind of problems are you having on squats? If its not injury-related you should consider doing them. I feel that they're very important, especially on DE days or during a circa-maxima phase.

Yeah, it sucks having no room for your equipment. Lookin' at what you've got, that's not bad at all and should cover most bases. A tyre or two will also be very easy to add to your list as you can get these for free. Just make sure that your equipment is heavy enough. This way, you won't get a...

You're lookin' for something besides Westside. What's wrong with Westside in the first place then? This might sound abrupt but it works for most of us here so why not give it a shot?

I'm both a competitive strongman and powerlifter and use the Westside system. I train events four times a week every second week and not at all on the alternate week. Together with this, I also do my full Westside workout just like every other powerlifter would do. To me, the events are a form...

Irish, this is getting into political territory, but still quite interesting nonetheless. You're right in saying that Ian Morris put up the WPC worlds in Cape Town last year. This was a very good show with some of the most amazing lifting I've ever seen. However, things were not all well beneath...

Benchmonster, can I have your autograph?

Irish, its absolutely true what you're saying about it becoming harder to get depth as you become bigger. I mean, I'm a big, tall man with thick legs, gluetes and hips, just like yourself. Suppose I was viewed from the side in a squatting position; the vertical distance from the bottom of the...

Guys, thanks for all the replies. Should I change federation? Unfortunately, this is not an option in South Africa. We always had two federation here; the IPF and the WPC. This worked out quite neat as all the guys that decided to use dope competed in the WPC and the ones like myself that train...