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BenKen
Profile Joined August 2009
United States860 Posts
June 16 2013 15:25 GMT
#1421
I never said anyone shouldn't listen to him, I'm just saying proper perspective helps. Ive actually gotten a lot of good technique tips from his videos, but I'm gonna take what he has to say with a grain of salt when it comes to my own training since I don't have the benefit of exogenous hormones to boost my recovery rate. I still enjoy watching supertraining though, and train with a slingshot occasionally.

Those are some sexy PRs btw S&M.
I deadlift for Aiur
decaf
Profile Joined October 2010
Austria1797 Posts
June 16 2013 15:53 GMT
#1422
Why would I adopt the mindset of a roiding elite powerlifter? I'm natural, I don't care about being the strongest man in the world - and I certainly don't care about the form or equipment powerlifters use. Roids speed up your recovery quite a lot, plus they don't give a damn about health. They ruin their bodies to put up big numbers in lifts that aren't even raw. CT Fletcher in that vid, already had 2 heart attacks, gonna die very soon anyway. Only a matter of time till KK ends up in a wheelchair. How many have died during the bench press? Definitely not my goal. Different goal, different way.

"We're all gonna end up in a wheelchair anyway." What a load of crap. If ruining your body in the long run so you can do a high weight good morning is your sport, then that's cool, but it doesn't apply to me. I get it tho what you're trying to tell me, I've worked out sick and hung over numerous times, I haven't skipped a single workout so far unless it was really necessary. I'm not gonna stop going to the gym because of this, but deadlifting thru a pulled intercostal muscle like this retarded video wants suggests me to do is just that, retarded. Or do you go to the gym squatting a week after your broke your femur? Not gonna compromise spinal position because some dude made powerlifting his life and now wants me to listen to his 'inspirational' shit. Not for nothing, but I just dislike PLing a lot.
steelANDmalice
Profile Joined October 2011
87 Posts
June 16 2013 16:36 GMT
#1423
that's why i said if you want to be ELITE it's what it takes, and not every top athlete is on the gear. Ben rice has some amazing lifts and hes still natural. Also CT fletcher is clean. he had heart attacks because his high body weight and the fact he ate 6 cheese burgers a day. if you live your life always being careful and lifting below 80% your max cause oh noes your form may break down a little you're seriously hindering your progress. Also I don't believe the fact you can't deadlift because your lats and ribcage, otherwise how can you squeeze your lats for pressing? I wasn't insinuating that you should take on the mindset of an elite powerlifter but maybe man up a bit and instead of just quitting on the deadlift maybe find work arounds like rack pulls so your more upright or even sumo deadlifts
AoN.DimSum
Profile Blog Joined September 2008
United States2983 Posts
June 16 2013 16:44 GMT
#1424
in that video, he was ranting about people who complain about overtraining their CNS. Bell always talks about rehab and getting healthy in his videos.
by my idol krokkis : "U better hope Finland wont have WCG next year and that I wont gain shitloads of skill, cause then I will wash ur mouth with soap, little man."
Recognizable
Profile Blog Joined December 2011
Netherlands1552 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-06-16 18:25:58
June 16 2013 18:24 GMT
#1425
How does one know if someone uses steriods? I mean, this Ben Rice guy is pretty muscular as well.
decafchicken
Profile Blog Joined January 2005
United States20166 Posts
June 16 2013 18:45 GMT
#1426
On June 17 2013 03:24 Recognizable wrote:
How does one know if someone uses steriods? I mean, this Ben Rice guy is pretty muscular as well.


Testing. That or analysis of training versus tested competition lifts over time, more samples the better.
how reasonable is it to eat off wood instead of your tummy?
decaf
Profile Joined October 2010
Austria1797 Posts
June 16 2013 19:40 GMT
#1427
@steel
I don't know what the exact biomechanics behind my injury are, all I know is deadlifting hurts and aggravates it. I don't know who these guys are and I don't care about them, but it's pretty safe to say that everyone who puts up amazing lifts is on steroids. Every natural bodybuilder (IFBB, no need to even mention mr olympia) is on steroids, every oly lifter in the olympics is on steroids and so is every powerlifter. So was CT Fletcher (and he very clearly still is).
Just because I'm unwilling to further injure myself because you want me to and call me a bitch if I don't doesn't mean I don't push myself. And I do work around it, I do hang cleans and hyperextensions.

And yes, other exercises hurt a little bit as well, like the press and the pull up, I just didn't mention it because it's not so bad that it makes my injury worse. It's good to get some blood flowing there. Don't pretend to know my body better than I do. And if I really wanted an easy way out I wouldn't train for the reasons I do anyway - or train at all for that matter.

@recog
+ Show Spoiler +



there are more than just this part to it
if you're in doubt if someone is using roids or not, he most likely is

@decaf
there are so many performance enhancing drugs you simply cannot test for, like insulin, but I haven't done a lot of research about steroids because I don't plan on ever using any
decafchicken
Profile Blog Joined January 2005
United States20166 Posts
June 16 2013 19:58 GMT
#1428
On June 17 2013 04:40 decaf wrote: but it's pretty safe to say that everyone who puts up amazing lifts is on steroids. Every natural bodybuilder (IFBB, no need to even mention mr olympia) is on steroids, every oly lifter in the olympics is on steroids


Absolutely false.
how reasonable is it to eat off wood instead of your tummy?
decaf
Profile Joined October 2010
Austria1797 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-06-16 20:22:19
June 16 2013 20:09 GMT
#1429
At the end of the day it's impossible to tell who's on gear and who's not. I personally don't think that Matthias Steiner for instance was on gear when he won gold, but it's safe to say that the vast majority does take performance enhancing drugs.

edit:
@steel
no offense taken (I'm not easily offended I like you guys anyway~), I knew right from the get go what you was on about, but I felt your approach was off, I really don't think this is something I should take lightly and simply ignore. I'm not one of those guys who rely on extrinsical motivation and take the easy way out in everything they do unless they read hardcore motivational quotes.
Plus I believe if you completely removed roids the champions would still remain the same. Arnold would still have been Mr Olympia 7 times total and Ilya Ilin would still be the best weightlifters on earth (sry dimas).
And I'm not in for a steroid debate, it's tiresome and pointless, you guys can have one if you like to but I won't be part of that discussion.
steelANDmalice
Profile Joined October 2011
87 Posts
June 16 2013 20:11 GMT
#1430
My intention was not to insult you, I'm sorry if I've offended you. I think your being a little unfair generalizing every top athlete being on gear.
Recognizable
Profile Blog Joined December 2011
Netherlands1552 Posts
June 16 2013 20:37 GMT
#1431
I really don't understand why we are against subtances that enhance performance. Don't we watch sports for our enjoyment? To see feats performed the average person can't do. Why then are we so against these drugs? Obviously they give an unfair advantage to the user if they aren't being utilized by everyone. If we are trying to uphold sports to be some kind of equalizer where hard work is the only factor; we should just give up. Life is completely unfair from the moment of conception.
steelANDmalice
Profile Joined October 2011
87 Posts
June 16 2013 20:47 GMT
#1432
I also don't get where people get this misconception that it's unhealthy for you either. I lift with people who are on gear and they tell me they feel 100x better. there's a lot of practical applications for steroid use to improve health or even testosterone replacement therapy
autoexec
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
United States530 Posts
June 16 2013 20:58 GMT
#1433
This makes me wonder if we will ever have an "Esports performance enhancing drugs scandal". lol
funkie
Profile Blog Joined November 2005
Venezuela9376 Posts
June 16 2013 20:59 GMT
#1434
WHAT?

I'M ALWAYS ON THE JUICE YO! SHITS AMAZING!


Orange Juice, pineapple Juice, all kinds of juice! Love it! :D
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Vitruvian
Profile Joined September 2011
United States168 Posts
June 16 2013 21:41 GMT
#1435
I tell myself that everyone who lifts more than me is obviously on steroids, and everyone who lifts less than me is a lazy weakling maggot. This allows me to feel satisfied with my performance, no matter how mediocre, and helps me sleep better at night!
Deadeight
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
United Kingdom1629 Posts
June 16 2013 23:05 GMT
#1436
There are certain ways to tell, kind of, by looking at someone.

The shoulders and upper pec have more androgen receptors so for a given method of training certain areas will be larger. However, genetics and training method also play a big role in that so can't rely on something like that.

The only thing I find annoying about steroids is that because there isn't transparency with it it's almost impossible to set myself long term goals as a natural lifter as I have no idea what's realistically possible.
GoTuNk!
Profile Blog Joined September 2006
Chile4591 Posts
June 17 2013 09:45 GMT
#1437
I've never taken steroids and I won't anytime soon cause I wanna take a shot at the drug tested powerlifting records within a few years (I see myself doing a 275kg squat with really tight wraps, I pretend to do more than that with single ply at nationals anyway)

However, being 100% honest, I cannot see a reason not to take them other than fear monging; they work and they are amazing. I'm not talking about BBder overdose, but for staying young with replacement therapy untill you die. Hollywood actors look sick good in their 50 and 60s (stallone, tom cruise, etc), while the average joe is destroyed by 45.
phyre112
Profile Joined August 2009
United States3090 Posts
June 17 2013 12:29 GMT
#1438
On June 17 2013 05:58 autoexec wrote:
This makes me wonder if we will ever have an "Esports performance enhancing drugs scandal". lol


I'm sure we will, but it will be with adderall and the like, rather than Androgenic Anabolic Steroids. There's already been some talk of it, and quite a few people think Gumiho was abusing them, because his hyperhidrosis, while it can appear spontaneously, is a common side effect of those drugs.

On June 17 2013 05:09 decaf wrote:
Plus I believe if you completely removed roids the champions would still remain the same. Arnold would still have been Mr Olympia 7 times total and Ilya Ilin would still be the best weightlifters on earth (sry dimas).
And I'm not in for a steroid debate, it's tiresome and pointless, you guys can have one if you like to but I won't be part of that discussion.


Not even a little bit true. Just like some people have certain genetic advantages, and react differently to different training or different foods, so to do certain people react more or less strongly to different steroids. Removing them from the equation completely would not 100% have changed the champions, and it wouldn't have them be 100% the same - but different people would have been better suited to becoming champions, and so there would have been significant change in the history books. There's also the consideration of money - these things aren't cheap, and it's easier for a sponsored competitor to afford them than the up-and-comer with great potential, but no history.

On June 17 2013 18:45 GoTuNk! wrote:
I've never taken steroids and I won't anytime soon cause I wanna take a shot at the drug tested powerlifting records within a few years (I see myself doing a 275kg squat with really tight wraps, I pretend to do more than that with single ply at nationals anyway)

However, being 100% honest, I cannot see a reason not to take them other than fear monging; they work and they are amazing. I'm not talking about BBder overdose, but for staying young with replacement therapy untill you die. Hollywood actors look sick good in their 50 and 60s (stallone, tom cruise, etc), while the average joe is destroyed by 45.


Also absolutely true. While science on the subject is limited by "Ethical Concerns" (lol) the downsides to taking steroids primarily seem to appear in the cases of super-mega doses, (we're talking 5 times normal body production, for years on end) or by people already genetically prone to certain diseases. For smaller doses (say, enough to double natural hormone levels) and with forethought and cycling, the side effects are much less prominent. For their applications in AIDs and Cancer patients alone, I think they're worth giving more attention to.
YangJia
Profile Joined August 2010
United States54 Posts
June 17 2013 15:19 GMT
#1439
On June 17 2013 18:45 GoTuNk! wrote:
I've never taken steroids and I won't anytime soon cause I wanna take a shot at the drug tested powerlifting records within a few years (I see myself doing a 275kg squat with really tight wraps, I pretend to do more than that with single ply at nationals anyway)

However, being 100% honest, I cannot see a reason not to take them other than fear monging; they work and they are amazing. I'm not talking about BBder overdose, but for staying young with replacement therapy untill you die. Hollywood actors look sick good in their 50 and 60s (stallone, tom cruise, etc), while the average joe is destroyed by 45.


Good luck, since most people in drug tested federations still use roids, as well as gymnasts, strongmen and your great uncle dan. People gotta stop being so naive, and if you know what you're doing (95% of people don't) theres nothing wrong with certain cycles.
decafchicken
Profile Blog Joined January 2005
United States20166 Posts
June 17 2013 15:28 GMT
#1440
Not true. In america the lifters on no advance notice testing get tested 10+ times a year completely randomly, you're almost guaranteed to get caught if you're juicing.
how reasonable is it to eat off wood instead of your tummy?
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