How much You Lift?

Yeah man that's my dog. He's a badass mofo!

 

Agree on the bodysurfing. We get days here where the outside breaks are "crumbly," only the inside barrells. I've bodysurfed those days on 3 foot shore break where you can have some magic moments. It's pretty sweet to be inside a barrell, planing across the water on your torso, and it gets real quiet in there. Can actually hear the sound your body makes as it moves across the water. Wish I could describe it better. You're almost weightless, gliding, in the barrell. Bodysurfing has taught me a lot about reading waves, where and when to take off, etc.

 

I'm impressed by a lot of the numbers posted here. I am in my late 30s. I have found over the years that you can easily go too far with weightlifting if you have a competitive mindset. The tendency is to keep pushing until you injure yourself. I pretty much gave up trying to find my max 3 yrs ago. I was never even close to some of the numbers posted here, but I would always be tweaking my back or something toward the end of a cycle.

I also have come to the conclusion that there is not much practical application to gym lifting. How often are you ever in a situation in real life where you need to lift a perfectly balanced heavy object with a defined handle?

These days my lifting consists of moderate weight sandbags in my garage. I am not really concerned about maximum poundage. I think this type of lifting has lots more realy world carryover.

 

Those are some Leonetti numbers!

At one point I was curling 55s, shoulder pressing 185 seated, and inclining 120s for 6-8. Rowing massive amounts of weight too?! Why?! What is aesthetically pleasing or functional about a thick back?!

Those days are no more. A few surgeries and some back issues and I'm no longer running with the herd.

These days I can't bench due to a lame shoulder that doesn't seem to want to heal, but I'm still shoulder pressing 135 for 6-8. Makes no sense?! I do all calisthenics and body weight exercises now, drop sets and medium to high reps. I know work out to avoid injury...

 

seriously why would you want to get bigger? one, your surfing is affected, plus you always have to get new boards to adjust for weight gained or lost. lifting for lifting sake is useless.

 

Male beauty contest. Pretty lame, if you think about it. I guess the chicks dig it, but once you are married that doesn't really matter anymore.

 

Hahahaha thanks Uncle Two Barrels, and welcome. Cals/body weight is where it's at, but still, #DekesForLyfe.

Don't get nervous 757, no one's trying to be Arnold, all this talk of lifting around here figured it'd be fun to throw some numbers.

 

^^Yup to all o dat.
I was always strong for my size but hated the gym. Played FB for a top NJ private high school (paid my tuition to play) and would never go to the team lift sessions in the summer - not giving up the ocean time. Coach finally said to get to a lifting session or your off the team. I said if I go and can match/beat what the others my size were doing that I was going to continue my own training methods... he agreed. They set up 3 powerlifting stations (school was state champs in several weight classes) - bench, squat, deadlift. I was 5'8 about 185 at the time. Bench 315 for 10, Squat 405 for 10, dead lift - 405 for 15 and I could have kept going. No one else close. Started fullback and LB for that team.
Granted, I must have good genetics, but that strength came from wanting to excel in skating, bmx, surf, pick-up tackle football, baseball, whatever I was playing. It was from sit-ups until I couldn't straighten up - or hanging upside down on the monkeybars doing "Rocky" Russian situps, or blasting pushups till you cant anymore, balancing on anything, .... you get the point. IF you become accustomed to pushing yourself to the limit in physical activity, all the time, you will get stronger than any meathead gym rat who defines their strength by moving mass in a defined manor. That strength doesn't always translate to better athletic performance, I actually found that my friends who do lift alot lack flexibility. I don't have anything against it, just not my thang.
I haven't stepped in a weight room since that summer day my sophomore year.

 

I lift beer and burgers to my face presently. Sometimes boxes at work....

 

Owen Wright, Taj Burrow, K Adino, Jordy Smith....I can honestly say that these guys are not only super consistent and progressive but ARE Athletes. They train and lift not only to stay fit but to avoid injuries. Lifting heavy weights doesn't mean that a person will get "swole, ha" heavy weights actually recruit more muscles which in turn burns more fat. Also, a pound is a pound so most people would probably trade a pound of fat for a pound of lean muscle, just saying.

 

THINGS THAT RUIN SURFERS:

1) marriage/children.
2) getting fat.
3) shoulder injury/surgery.
4) sharks.
5) jail (hello aggro).....

 

.....okay but if you're eating right and surfing as much as these guys do, then you dont need to worry about fat. seriously, you can be fit and not have to even lift. i havent been in a gym in 4 years and im pretty much in the best shape ive ever been thanks to yoga, surfing, and eating healthy. going to the gym really only increases your chances for getting hurt. i guess to each their own but it just doesn't seem like its all that beneficial in the long run

 

I see your view, but ponder this. After the age of 25 — which is the age where we stop growing bone — the metabolic rate goes down by 2 percent or more per decade. So, in order to stay at the same weight without a change to your level of activity, you would have to cut your daily calories by the same amount. And I've seen fat Yogi's and Vegan's. And, I agree that a lot of people hurt themselves in the gym and boxes like Crossfit. I think that a lot of the injuries have to do with misinformation and competition. So to your point, to each their own. Thanks for keeping it classy.

 

The only things holding me back are nagging injuries. I still surf well and often without a lot of restrictions, but it's just a matter of time before I go under the knife. Otherwise, if you're letting those other things get in your way, you're a weak puzzy criminal with no willpower. LOL.

 

workout yesterday:

I superset push/pull exercises with abs, and I do each group of 3-5 sets to a predetermined amount of reps. Each set of 2-3 exercises is done in bursts without stopping, and I try to drink a gallon of water during my workout.

Ran 2 miles

100 ball cruches
50 pull ups (varying width)
100 dips

50 jackknives
50 cable crossovers (12-15 reps to failure each set)
50 pull ups (varying width, for 100 total)

50 roller ball crunches things
100 pushups

50 sideways oblique thingies/50 bicycle kick crunches
50 bosu ball pushups

50 machine press reps at about 180
100 reps of drop sets of bicep twist curls (3 sets of 33+)
100 shrugs

Then I went home and ate 4 turkey burgers, jasmine rice, peas, drank two IPAs, and fell asleep watching family guy.

 

Fooking losers coming on here talking about how much they lift.

Definition of a fooking kook! Guaranteed.
Seldom, Emass, Zero....read a couple of the early posts attempting to finally see what this thread is about. haha total tool bagger trolls.

 

if you really wanna get big...

 

Lurkboy: more than a couple of us posted numbers. If you actually read my posts you'd have seen that I don't even lift heavy anymore aside from incline, and am fine with going many months without lifting any weights. It's not the cornerstone of my athletic life these days. Even went so far as to say that lift totals are "useless". Taste it bro. You hate life.

It's unfortunate you're angry at life bro. 9 of every 10 of your kookposts are pure anger and disgust at one thing or another. I've read that it's tough times for a father when they've got a young child at home, that they can be devoid of the admiration that grown men typically desire and need. Sorry you can't get past this stage of your life Napoleon. Aren't you a football guy that still plays in "adult leagues"? What's an adult football league bro? Is that fancy talk for flag football? Bro, give up your gym class hero dream. High school was a while ago for you.

Most of the dudes posting in dis tread have been reasonable with their comments on weightlifting and not gloating, more talking iron. Lifting is a staple for a football guy. Sounds like you feel poorly of yourself. That's too bad.