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Offline danny76

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My Big Bro is off to the World Championships
« on: March 03, 2014, 02:27:59 AM »
My older brother won the British Unassisted Powerlifting Championships this weekend and is off to regain his world title in Dusseldorf

Three quarters of the lifters quit without even lifting after he opened with 205kg

He then had clean lifts for 212.5kg and 215kg.

Said he didn't want to go too mad as he's saving himself for the world record :uhoh

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Offline nrshida

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Re: My Big Bro is off to the World Championships
« Reply #1 on: March 03, 2014, 03:09:52 AM »
Fantastic  :banana:

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Re: My Big Bro is off to the World Championships
« Reply #2 on: March 03, 2014, 07:07:30 AM »
Awesome :banana:

I would be able to beat him in an arm wrestling competition :old:
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Re: My Big Bro is off to the World Championships
« Reply #3 on: March 03, 2014, 07:21:35 AM »
Quote from: zack1234 on March 03, 2014, 07:07:30 AM
Awesome :banana:

I would be able to beat him in an arm wrestling competition :old:

You know that and he knows that. please don't embarras him in his moment of glory :)
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Re: My Big Bro is off to the World Championships
« Reply #4 on: March 03, 2014, 07:28:56 AM »
Quote from: danny76 on March 03, 2014, 07:21:35 AM
You know that and he knows that. please don't embarras him in his moment of glory :)

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Offline GScholz

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Re: My Big Bro is off to the World Championships
« Reply #5 on: March 03, 2014, 08:27:33 AM »
Awesome!  :aok
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Offline katanaso

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Re: My Big Bro is off to the World Championships
« Reply #6 on: March 03, 2014, 09:03:48 AM »
Cool deal. :)

What lift(s) was he doing?
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Re: My Big Bro is off to the World Championships
« Reply #7 on: March 03, 2014, 09:38:43 AM »
Quote from: katanaso on March 03, 2014, 09:03:48 AM
Cool deal. :)

What lift(s) was he doing?

Pure unassisted powerlifts. no vest no gloves no belts no drugs
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Re: My Big Bro is off to the World Championships
« Reply #8 on: March 03, 2014, 10:40:57 AM »
congrats...the best of luck to him. :aok
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Offline danny76

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Re: My Big Bro is off to the World Championships
« Reply #9 on: March 03, 2014, 10:48:47 AM »
 :aok
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Offline Slate

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Re: My Big Bro is off to the World Championships
« Reply #10 on: March 03, 2014, 11:02:33 AM »

   Don't mess with Danny he has a BIG brother.  :eek:

   Best of luck for your bro.  :aok
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Offline zack1234

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Re: My Big Bro is off to the World Championships
« Reply #11 on: March 03, 2014, 11:32:24 AM »
Quote from: danny76 on March 03, 2014, 07:21:35 AM
You know that and he knows that. please don't embarras him in his moment of glory :)

 :)
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Re: My Big Bro is off to the World Championships
« Reply #12 on: March 03, 2014, 11:50:27 AM »
Ok, what is 'assisted' power lifting? I can see the competition to be fairly easy. Press a button and your hydraulic jack makes a world record  :banana:
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Re: My Big Bro is off to the World Championships
« Reply #13 on: March 03, 2014, 12:23:03 PM »
Quote from: MrRiplEy[H] on March 03, 2014, 11:50:27 AM
Ok, what is 'assisted' power lifting? I can see the competition to be fairly easy. Press a button and your hydraulic jack makes a world record  :banana:

No joke. it is literally just that. Guys wear massively structured sprung vests that will support a huge amount of weight. Some as high as 80 kg.
So assisted powerlifters put on two or three and are able to lift obscene weights. Also unless the comp is specifically drug free a blind eye is turned  to performance drug use. Hence the youtube vids of guys lifting 1000lbs and the like.
I too can lift over a metric ton. I employ a fork truck and can lift massive weights with my pinkie :)
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Re: My Big Bro is off to the World Championships
« Reply #14 on: March 03, 2014, 12:28:17 PM »
Quote from: Slate on March 03, 2014, 11:02:33 AM
   Don't mess with Danny he has a BIG brother.  :eek:

I've met Danny in person we went around the R.A.F. Museum together. He's rather impressively built himself. I can only imagine what BIG brother looks like.  :eek:

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