tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5835524249360195666.post750517715119812885..comments2024-01-18T10:01:07.136-05:00Comments on Chaos and Pain: Powerlifting Is Not A Fucking Fun Run, Part 2- The Elite Chime InJamie Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16182869171233847161noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5835524249360195666.post-73842645724963788132017-10-18T20:30:39.977-04:002017-10-18T20:30:39.977-04:00I bet you won't guess what muscle in your body...I bet you won't guess what muscle in your body is the muscle that eliminates joint and back pains, anxiety and excessive fat.<br /><br />If this "hidden" highly powerful <b><a href="http://muscles.syntaxlinks.com/r/HipFlexors" rel="nofollow">primal muscle</a></b> is healthy, we are healthy.Bloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07287821785570247118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5835524249360195666.post-5559683810868606512014-04-13T18:57:07.430-04:002014-04-13T18:57:07.430-04:00I forgot it released this weekend! Shitballs!I forgot it released this weekend! Shitballs!Jamie Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16182869171233847161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5835524249360195666.post-88662049341673457832014-04-13T18:54:29.181-04:002014-04-13T18:54:29.181-04:00australia generally sounds fucking amazing. Sucks...australia generally sounds fucking amazing. Sucks it's to cost-prohibitve to get there.Jamie Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16182869171233847161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5835524249360195666.post-31073040109570135582014-04-13T18:53:14.850-04:002014-04-13T18:53:14.850-04:00The bigger meets are sort of winner take all- ther...The bigger meets are sort of winner take all- there are no second place cash prizes, and the cash prizes are typically reserved for superclass winners (light/middle/heavy).Jamie Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16182869171233847161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5835524249360195666.post-10783284711553235922014-04-11T04:13:32.898-04:002014-04-11T04:13:32.898-04:00Apologies, off topic, has anyone see. The Raid 2 y...Apologies, off topic, has anyone see. The Raid 2 yet, is it good?Keith Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05027547067933727391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5835524249360195666.post-30523403361288148362014-04-11T02:16:32.449-04:002014-04-11T02:16:32.449-04:00Powerlifting is good, as supplemental training for...Powerlifting is good, as supplemental training for real sportsMackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04309142180716939506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5835524249360195666.post-12788174147339453562014-04-10T19:48:31.602-04:002014-04-10T19:48:31.602-04:00But how's your Fran time? Seriously though, yo...But how's your Fran time? Seriously though, your posts certainly generate a lot of butt hurt. I like your writing style, and your point of view, but I can't imagine getting bent out of shape because you said something with which I don't agree. Internet arguments are like the Special Olympics ; even if you win, you're still retarded. Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01695085778409250259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5835524249360195666.post-55352544245431260942014-04-10T18:27:09.749-04:002014-04-10T18:27:09.749-04:00Maybe your experience is just shit because you'...Maybe your experience is just shit because you've mainly done US meets?<br />Raw PL is alive and kicking ass in Aus, our 2yr old fed has over 500 members. Last year we had the first guy crack 2200lbs raw and he was an outlier, this year there's 5 guys that will crack 2000 and two of them will be 20/21.<br />We've got maybe 10 people total that qualify as 'elite' (and one who has a good chance of taking the all time 148lb world record), we have an elite-only meet that will have 20-30 internationals PLUS a 'legends' division.<br />No passing shit lifts, yelling/metal is mandatory, everybody is welcomed to compete (apart from Nats that has an entry requirement) provides you take it seriously and don't fuck around and everybody gets invited out to eat at the end. Age groups are only there for records purposes, meets are won on total and gloss is only to work out the overall beat male/female lifter - exactly how it should be.Drew Spriggshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01814409552740099905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5835524249360195666.post-32724753603563630352014-04-10T16:42:15.620-04:002014-04-10T16:42:15.620-04:00Teamwork is gay.Teamwork is gay.The Blobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13112612054817642702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5835524249360195666.post-7007247994270647622014-04-10T16:12:26.928-04:002014-04-10T16:12:26.928-04:00What are your thoughts on winner take all shows to...What are your thoughts on winner take all shows to increase competition and lose the problem of gimme winners ( people who show up and medal because they were the only one in their weight class)? Im a low level competitor but im all for stuff like this because if im not the best I should not get a damn medal.psychnealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00835046886421730675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5835524249360195666.post-48865215776790053852014-04-10T14:03:46.382-04:002014-04-10T14:03:46.382-04:00That's a chick, for one, she's only been t...That's a chick, for one, she's only been training for two years and has already posted a master total, for another, and the initial article actually was about how powerlifting of today sucks compared to powerlifting of the 1970s. Clearly I would not have stated that only the elite should compete, because there have only been 70 elite totals posted over the last 7 years. You're confusing the problem with my guess at the source.<br /><br />Brent got it.Jamie Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16182869171233847161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5835524249360195666.post-91103213516776625452014-04-10T14:01:14.653-04:002014-04-10T14:01:14.653-04:00Whether you think they agreed or not, the point wa...Whether you think they agreed or not, the point was to show that he's not the only one who knows powerlifting is in trouble for bullshit reasons and everyone has their own version of why.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5835524249360195666.post-59229332366964359962014-04-10T13:59:20.906-04:002014-04-10T13:59:20.906-04:00Bob's fucking awesome. I'm going to try t...Bob's fucking awesome. I'm going to try to interview Bob Gaynor at some point as well. As for Puccio, he and I have recently started chatting quite a bit. We'll have a nice little rivalry for ourselves this year.Jamie Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16182869171233847161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5835524249360195666.post-14871196394252440972014-04-10T13:28:07.309-04:002014-04-10T13:28:07.309-04:00Powerlifting is definitely a shit sport. It's ...Powerlifting is definitely a shit sport. It's only component is strength whereas other sports combine strength, speed, technique and teamwork. Charlie Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16251210708713331939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5835524249360195666.post-13124947010794476372014-04-10T13:24:08.287-04:002014-04-10T13:24:08.287-04:00...None of them agreed with you. If your article s......None of them agreed with you. If your article said 'powerlifting is in a woeful state' noone would have disagreed but it didn't, it said 'you shouldn't come to meets unless you're an elite powerlifter, this is all the fault of the generation after mine'. <br /><br />This guy literally says the opposite of your article: "The problem with powerlifting is with the media- you're not a powerlifter unless you're "GOOD", which is stupid because everyone starts somewhere.' Can you actually read? <br /><br />These lines of his seem particularly pertinent:<br />'Also, everyone forgets they start from somewhere and subsequently forget they shouldn't spew every fucking thought that ever passed through their head.' Charlie Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16251210708713331939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5835524249360195666.post-61780426924665289582014-04-10T10:57:46.310-04:002014-04-10T10:57:46.310-04:00I like that even though you may be pissed at Pucci...I like that even though you may be pissed at Puccio you still quote him on your blog! Its great to hear the opinions of proper men on powerlifting, I hadn't heard of Bob Benedix before now but I think I may of developed a bit of man love he seems like quite a beast!ghjklbnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06092884921753975979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5835524249360195666.post-15740413341333250092014-04-10T10:25:41.070-04:002014-04-10T10:25:41.070-04:00Raw lifting is just being reborn with people comin...Raw lifting is just being reborn with people coming from crossfit and similar exposures to barbell training. So right now raw liftings has a younger mean training age than previously, but as with anything else many will quit, some will become good, and a few will become great. I see this as a good thing since the more people in the sport that become great the better the athletes become as a whole. Once those that are bound to quit are gone the mentality will improve and powerlifting will be back to having fewer newbs at meets. I feel alot of "millennials" that do meets are just there to say they did it because its in vogue to be a "lifter" now. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07541381818649219624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5835524249360195666.post-29786711043972642832014-04-10T09:26:24.681-04:002014-04-10T09:26:24.681-04:00He's an awesome guy. I don't think it'...He's an awesome guy. I don't think it's a shitty sport- I think that whereas stone lifting was a method by which boys could prove they were men, there's no pride aspect to powerlifting- it's just a sport where boys show they're weak and weak men demonstrate exactly how weak.Jamie Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16182869171233847161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5835524249360195666.post-16291651395543047692014-04-10T08:15:56.785-04:002014-04-10T08:15:56.785-04:00Bob Benedix seems like a really likeable guy.
Thro...Bob Benedix seems like a really likeable guy.<br />Through a lot of history and for many cultures, and you'll know this from all the stone lifting stuff, testing and demonstrating strength was something every (young) man was expected to do. Maybe it's just that powerlifting is a really shitty sport.The Blobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13112612054817642702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5835524249360195666.post-82996146103227152912014-04-09T22:35:47.093-04:002014-04-09T22:35:47.093-04:00As bad as the whining was the "I know I'm...As bad as the whining was the "I know I'm a pussy and I'll always be a pussy so I'll never compete" comments were worse.RBShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12011833167540025058noreply@blogger.com