My quest for a World Record and the Title "Strongest old Dude on the Planet"

[vr3.9]

I wasn't go to say anything about this to anyone or at least to very few people. You know, failing is no fun especially in front of everyone. But I figure why not, maybe it will keep me motivated. Last year when I posted about finally benching twice my weight (213lbs, benched 435lbs) Someone posted a link to the world records for my age an weight. (Masters III age 50-54, weight 199-220lbs.) The record is 420 raw (raw means no shirt with a leaf spring in it). At first I thought cool but didn't really think that was right or possible. So I've been researching the various power lifting organizations and turns out they are all about there are less. So I signed up for a competition June 4th. It's not a national or wold meet so I can't break the world but I can get the U.S. record. Been reading the rules and learned that just getting the weight up isn't suffecient it must be done clean an neat (hands even no shifting etc.) In other words you have to make it look easy and in control. Yesterday I had some guys help me and I wen through a routine just like a contest.

first lift 405 - clean and easy
second lif 420 - pretty easy - right and was a little lower than left don't know if it would have counted.

third lift 420 - pretty easy concentrated on hand level. clean and neat.

So here's the plan.
june 4th get AFR usa record. currently 413.4lbs
August - go to Europa get ISA world record 325 just for fun.

September AFR world meet break the world record. 412.5. bench only. Some russian guy has 420 in the
bench/squat/deadlift. That's what I want to beat.


I'm also trying to figure out if I can get down to 198lbs and take those records as well.

[FeaRpb]

Sounds awesome Mike. Good luck to you and your body. I hope you do it.

[j2k4]

You're a bad man, Mike - I have complete confidence in you, and you should be confident as well.

Be careful during the build-up - no injuries!

[beepbeep]

Awesome. You can doooo eeetttt!!! Keep us posted.

[AdamVR4]

Nothing useful to add here... Holy fuck. You're a tank. I wonder how far you could throw me.

[Granny]

Nothing useful to add here... Holy fuck. You're a tank. I wonder how far you could throw me.

Or how many setups he can do with you on his back. :)
Good luck buddy!
Im sure you will succed.

[j2k4]

The cool thing is that you know bloody well that you can do it.

Just keep them lugnuts tight until the comp, and you're a cinch.

And Mike?

Fuck the Russian dude.;)

[vr3.9]

You're a bad man, Mike - I have complete confidence in you, and you should be confident as well.

Be careful during the build-up - no injuries!

Yea after an hour and 1/2 on bench and chest yesterday, real hard and heavy last night I woke up with a pain in my left shoulder and an ache in my left forearm like an 11 year old boy with growing pains. Went to the gym today though and everything feels fine. Overtraining and injury can be a problem because it's just so hard not go heavier and harder.


Or how many pushups he can do with you on his back. :)
Good luck buddy!
Im sure you will succed.
fixed.

Yea maybe this will take the sting out of the NG drunk pushup contest victims. lol

Fuck the Russian dude.;)

Yea, that really motivates me because that is in my mind exactly how it should be. Current bench only is from Idaho which is ok, but yea beat the Russian. He just did last month too.

Unfortuantely it looks like I only have a 2 year window to reign. Theres a guy in Switzerland who was born in 63, he's in the business and has gym there. Unless he looses a lot of strenght quick he will own it if he competes still in a few years. He holds all the records for 45-49, bench record 509 raw.

450's my goal and 460 might be possible with proper training and technique (I have neither) but 506.....

I got 445 a few weeks ago, it was ugly and wouldn't count in a meet but once i do it ugly I know I can eventually do it clean.

[j2k4]

Yea after an hour and 1/2 on bench and chest yesterday, real hard and heavy last night I woke up with a pain in my left shoulder and an ache in my left forearm like an 11 year old boy with growing pains. Went to the gym today though and everything feels fine. Overtraining and injury can be a problem because it's just so hard not go heavier and harder.

Just so.

Give yourself the goal of increasing your best by five pounds for the month.

That'll work.


Yea, that really motivates me because that is in my mind exactly how it should be. Current bench only is from Idaho which is ok, but yea beat the Russian. He just did last month too.

Unfortuantely it looks like I only have a 2 year window to reign. Theres a guy in Switzerland who was born in 63, he's in the business and has gym there. Unless he looses a lot of strenght quick he will own it if he competes still in a few years. He holds all the records for 45-49, bench record 509 raw.

450's my goal and 460 might be possible with proper training and technique (I have neither) but 506.....

I got 445 a few weeks ago, it was ugly and wouldn't count in a meet but once i do it ugly I know I can eventually do it clean.

Yeah to all of that, Mike, but you're aiming at it now.

You weren't before - makes all the difference.

It's gonna be a piece-of-cake, man.

[HilbillyHomeboy]

Absolutely man, kill it! :cool:

Jeremy

[green-lantern]

I didn't know you were that old Mikey. :lo5l: You look young for your age. Go for it man! I assume that means no NG though.

[j2k4]

I didn't know you were that old Mikey. :lo5l: You look young for your age. Go for it man! I assume that means no NG though.

Oh, yeah - what about that?

[vr3.9]

Yea, I've learned being consumed with one passion usually doesn't leave much room for another. When I work on the car I forget to eat, then get too hungry then go for burgers and frys. Too tired to go the gym and don't even think about doing cardio. After getting the 13T record figured it was time to give more attention to getting in shape and going for it. The current plan is compete June 4th. I can only break the U.S. record there because it's not a world or national meet. Funny thing is the U.S. record is the world record same lift same guy. 412.5lbs. So I take U.S in June. August compete in the Europa it's under a different organization not the big one that I'm going for, but figure I might as well practice and take their world record. September go to Idaho offically break the world record hopefully with 450lbs and take out the Russian so I can be the "Undisputed strongest old dude on the Planet" lol

Now if I really want to go crazy after that, I could drop down to the 198 class take the world in that. Then if I could get over my fear of wearing that tiny banana hamick in public @198 I could probably do pretty well in masters bodybuilding too. Not to sure about that though.

[j2k4]

Yea, I've learned being consumed with one passion usually doesn't leave much room for another. When I work on the car I forget to eat, then get too hungry then go for burgers and frys. Too tired to go the gym and don't even think about doing cardio. After getting the 13T record figured it was time to give more attention to getting in shape and going for it. The current plan is compete June 4th. I can only break the U.S. record there because it's not a world or national meet. Funny thing is the U.S. record is the world record same lift same guy. 412.5lbs. So I take U.S in June. August compete in the Europa it's under a different organization not the big one that I'm going for, but figure I might as well practice and take their world record. September go to Idaho offically break the world record hopefully with 450lbs and take out the Russian so I can be the "Undisputed strongest old dude on the Planet" lol

Now if I really want to go crazy after that, I could drop down to the 198 class take the world in that. Then if I could get over my fear of wearing that tiny banana hamick in public @198 I could probably do pretty well in masters bodybuilding too. Not to sure about that though.

Aye to all but that last, Mike.

Bodybuilding is for narcissists. :lo5l:

[J_Parker]

Good luck Mike! I hope you do it, I hear you on the distraction side of things. I've been trying to build up on my physique since I was 15 and have made some damn decent progress... But then I got into my damn cars and there went my diet and lifting schedules.

[3000GT MR]

I saw you do one handed push ups with coop and some chick on your back after half a handle of whiskey at NG 09. That has to be some type of record.

[vr3.9]

I saw you do one handed push ups with coop and some chick on your back after half a handle of whiskey at NG 09. That has to be some type of record.

And so the NG drunk push up contest was born. Good times and really bad mornings.

[Granny]

I saw you do one handed push ups with coop and some chick on your back after half a handle of whiskey at NG 09. That has to be some type of record.

I was the Chick at NG08...:lol7:
I was sick for 2 days.

[j2k4]

I was the Chick at NG08...:lol7:
I was sick for 2 days.

Quite the ride, eh?

[Granny]

Quite the ride, eh?

I think it was all the alcohol leading up to and after the ride. :p
There were a lot of fat heads the next day.

[j2k4]

I think it was all the alcohol leading up to and after the ride. :p
There were a lot of fat heads the next day.

Must have been a sight.

[3000GT MR]

I was the Chick at NG08...:lol7:
I was sick for 2 days.

I meant ng08. I couldn't remember. I didn't really want to remind myself its been 3 years since my last ng meet

[vr3.9]

After the full out workout Sunday my shoulder and elbow finally feels like it's going to be ok. Funny how much this reminds me of getting my car ready to race or dyno. It's like that 3s paranoia. Just feels like every little problem or imaginary problem is amplified. Normally I'd just warm up a little more and push through any discomfort. Exercising caution and waiting till Saturday before I hit the bench again. Still trying to decide if I should try and lift more than 405 or just keep it safe and simple till the the 4th I guess I'll wait and see how I feel.

[j2k4]

I used to try to do one max lift per workout, back in the day.

I was my own worst enemy in the weight room.

My Doc says the notch-stenosis would be much less of a problem if I hadn't done all those 1K+ leg presses...actually, the last time I talked to him, I mentioned I had bought the Stealth, and he said, "Can you get in-and-out of it?" with a bit of a smirk on his face.

I can do it, Doc; just not real frigging fast.

[vr3.9]

I used to try to do one max lift per workout, back in the day.

I was my own worst enemy in the weight room.

My Doc says the notch-stenosis would be much less of a problem if I hadn't done all those 1K+ leg presses...actually, the last time I talked to him, I mentioned I had bought the Stealth, and he said, "Can you get in-and-out of it?" with a bit of a smirk on his face.

I can do it, Doc; just not real frigging fast.

Yea, I don't even try to go heavy on squats any more. I don't know how well my back and knees would hold out and don't care to find out. In fact my lower back is still a little soar from going a little too heavy last week. I did have a good day on the bench Satuday though. I've never been able to get 405 for 3 clean reps before, did it pretty easy and then added 2 more with a very light spot assist. I will not do it again till the meet on next Sat. 218lbs this morning so everything is looking good. Light workouts the rest of the week and plenty of cardio.

[j2k4]

Yea, I don't even try to go heavy on squats any more. I don't know how well my back and knees would hold out and don't care to find out. In fact my lower back is still a little soar from going a little too heavy last week. I did have a good day on the bench Satuday though. I've never been able to get 405 for 3 clean reps before, did it pretty easy and then added 2 more with a very light spot assist. I will not do it again till the meet on next Sat. 218lbs this morning so everything is looking good. Light workouts the rest of the week and plenty of cardio.

Do a bit of growling in the mirror.

It worked for me...:bigthumb:

[IPD]

in for win. keep us posted.

[green-lantern]

I saw you do one handed push ups with coop and some chick on your back after half a handle of whiskey at NG 09. That has to be some type of record.

Damn, I missed that! I was a weekender that year.

[Alex3000gt]

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