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fistfullofsteel
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Juicers??? yes or no???
Olympic weight lifters?
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heavy_duty
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fistfullofsteel said:
of course
*The_West*
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i would go as far as to say at least 90% of olympic athletes, regardless of what event(s) they compete in use performance enhancing drugs. defienitely the powerlifters. every single one of them.
enigma4dub
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they are systematically doping from the top down. they are still incredible, especially the light weights
*The_West*
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true. chemically enhanced or not, the amount of weight some of them can press above there head compared to their bodyweight is nothing short of phenomenal.enigma4dub said:
stosstruppe
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Just very effective creatine cycles!!1
Lets' see... a woman SWIMMER failed a drug test. So the weightlifters "don't touch that stuff"? lol
enigma4dub
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Dial_tone said:
also... some countries are worse than others, russia is at the top from what i've read.
fistfullofsteel
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i was thinking those dudes are too jacked and way too strong to be natural
*The_West*
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oh yes. eastern europeans athletes go mad for teh joose.enigma4dub said:
mustang_00
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i don't think it's the juice... i think it's just the omega project!!! i tried his free chest work out and my pecs exploded and my arms fell off.
enigma4dub
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mustang_00 said:
lmao
*The_West*
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how do you figure that one out?Bino said:interesting assumption, considering powerlifting has never been an olympic event
just because they dont do medals in squat, bench or deadlift?
they train to be able to move the largest amount of weight possible-they are powerlifters.
*The_West*
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why should i? they ARE powerlifters.perkele said:Yeah, but we call them weightlifters. So should you.
*The_West*
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errr..no they aren't lol. a powerlifter, by definition, is someone who trains to lift the most amount of weight possible. a shotputter or a discuss thrower would encorporate powerlifting routines into their trainng, but they are no powerlifters. so dont you roll your eyes at me!perkele said:So are shotputters and discus throwers.
of course they do. how much money, advertising revenue, "nation pride" is piled on the athletes success? every one of them will be doing literally whatever they can to improve their chances of winning. performance enhanching drugs are just a tool in the arsenal for these competitors.timtim said:
*The_West* said:
Yes they are, as much as weighlifters. It's all about explosive speed/power, unlike powerlifting.
As a former powerlifter, yes, a powerlifter (squat, bench, deadlift) I can definitely say that you don't call weighlifters as powerlifters. Just like you don't call triatlete as swimmers only because you find similarities in their training. Two different sports (the name of the sports).
*The_West*
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you're just being silly now. go on then, explain the difference between a "weightlifter" and a powerlifter. i bet if you asked any of these guys and girls that pl at the olympics what their job was, or what they were, their reply would be "im a powerlifter"perkele said:
*The_West* said:
NO! lol Thank God at least they know what sport they are into.
Why is it called Olympic Weightlifting? Probably because the sport is called a Weightlifting.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weightlifting
*The_West*
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thank you for that, but it is of no relevance. of course i know the sport in which they compete is called olympic weightlifting. but you were trying to tell me that i shouldnt call them powerlifters.perkele said:
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[CinnamonBuns]
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west, my bro, im pretty sure most people consider powerlifting lifting the most amount of weight possible in the most mechanicaly advantagious position. weightlifting is not powerlifting
still think your a good bro, though
still think your a good bro, though
*The_West*
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good point. perhaps i was just grouping people together by saying that "powerlifters train to lift the most weight possible"[CinnamonBuns] said:
but i just dont think that only people who comptete in squat, bench and deadlift should be called powerlifters. i consider olympic weightlifters to be powerlifters, especially seeing as the lifts they compete in require more actualy "power" (explosive force) than traditional powerlifting.
*The_West* said:
I'm a powerlifter, I don't wanna be called a weighlifter (just because I too lift weights) simply for the reason because they are two different sports. It might not mean much for those who are not in the sport, but for those are, for them it means much.
1-2 times a month I send results from a powerlifting contest to a local newspaper, and every now and then they print them as weightlifting results. Don't ask if it pisses us off.
*The_West*
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i thought you said you were a "former powerlifter"perkele said:
but anyhow, regarding the part i bolded, seeing as i am neither a powerlifter, nor an olympic weightlifter, i can understand that.
[CinnamonBuns]
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*The_West* said:
i agree that the titles of the sports could easily mean the same thing
but if we dont keep them seperated in the long run shit will just get confusing
enigma4dub
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the exercises are completely different the sports are different too, the only thing an oly squat and pl sqaut have in common is that they are called squats.
enigma4dub
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perkele said:
as someone who loves oly's i can understand not wanting to get confused with pl.
you can probably classify bodybuilding powerlifting and olys all as weightlifting
Basikstylz
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How about this one....??
Who thinks Phelps is on the joooose?
Who thinks Phelps is on the joooose?
[CinnamonBuns]
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enigma4dub said:
and that they cause you to grow big ass mofo'n legs
Lumberg
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Whiskey said:
It's on every single day. They do one weight class per gender per day.
They never show it on TV cos the Americans don't do squat (ha ha-they don't though, squat=pl, this is wl).
Watch on nbcolympics.com. Some dude broke his elbow yesterday on the snatch. Fucking bar also tagged him on the back on the way down. He was screaming and shit.
Also they have this awesome cam that focuses in on the face from below. It's built into the platform. Great shots.
stosstruppe
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Lumberg said:
Seriously? God that's fucking LAME. Why are the channels broadcasting shitty events FFS! Aaahhhhhh!!1
