Comment of the Week was from the James Henderson post.
MKingW Says:
September 7th, 2010 at 3:20 pm eHe’s got arms like legs, and legs like people.
Score:
1 – Jacob
1 – StonewallWells
1 – tonypop
1 – High Voltage
1 – MKingW
For all you noobs, this is the 70's Big Face, modeled by Chris.
It’s PR Friday! Post PRs in weight lifted, emos beaten, ice cream eaten, doves shot, and Yankees headbutted.
August Challenge Results have been compiled. This month’s challenge was my personal favorite because it had a lot of pitfalls. I warned against them several times, yet I fell into every one of them. I might post about my mishaps at some point. Thanks to all who sacked up to do this.
WP Strength kicked everyone’s asses in both bodyweight and totals. They took the first six spots in the men’s division and seven of the top ten (where were you bastards in the press/pullup contest?). Josh B and Ike H both lifted a literal ton of weight. In the women’s division, Angela K, Angela D, and Jenny L all topped a grand. Solid lifting, folks.
Women absolute
Women by weight class
Men absolute
Men by weight class
Gym division
This month is the Tactical Strength Challenge. We’ve done it before, and I’ll put it up in a sticky later. Unless you are a professional athlete, a sponsored athlete, or someone with an event looming, there is no reason to skip out on a challenge, regardless of how silly they are.
PS Keep voting for the face contest.
PPS Don’t sit there and stare at dudes. Just glance, vote, and go eat.
PPPS Yes, I know the formatting is wide. I wanted to get as much meaningful data in as possible.
The extended 70’s Big Face Picture Challenge is reaching it’s climax. Fans, readers, lifters…YOU will decide the winner. The Killustrator has the prize, a bundle of posters, ready to be sent in the mail. Let the voting begin.
Voting starts at the bottom of the page.
You can click on a picture to see the full image, if applicable.
#1 - Adam
#2 - Aidan (from Scotland)
#3 - Big_Mike
#4 - Christian (wore this to his wedding)
#5 - Ed. Intense.
#6 - Gabe w/ eye ball blood vessel
#7 - Harrison (big grocery list guy)
#8 - Jake, the dark horse
#9 - James
#10 - Jeremy
#11 - Jesse, cool dude, builds a bunch of stuff, coached him in Tallahassee
#12 - Jimmy
#13 - John
#14 - Matt...eyebrows=mustache
#15 - Rob, another cool dude, post-grad at GA Tech
#16 - Robin, from the Netherlands
#17 - USMC.Scot
#18 - No name. We'll call him Beardman McGee
#19 - Wilmar, he titled this picture "70's Drunk"
#20 - WannaBBurly
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Before this site was active, I would repeat a quote to my friends in creepily deep voice; “You gotta make sacrifices if you wanna be…70’s Big…”
It’s true. Everyone isn’t a genetic freak so you have to work hard for your strength and muscle gains. You have to put in the time, do the work, and eat right. Sometimes “eating right” means “eating lots”. Can you dig it?
Here is the shopping list that Harrison (5’9″, 185, up from 160) and his roommate used when they shopped at Costco recently. He said it’ll last them about a week.
32 chicken breasts
5 ribeye steaks
4 pounds of ground beef
4 packs of bacon
Pork spare ribs
126 eggs
Wheat Bread
Huge bag of frozen vegetables
Almond Butter
Fish Oil
Glucosamine
Alieve
Whey
Fresh Spinach
Huge bag of carrots
Huge bag of walnuts
Fresh asparagus
Many gallons of whole milk
Many fruits (apples, oranges, bannanas, strawberries, peaches, pineapple)
Teeth Whitening Strips (gotta stay pretty)
Case of beer because we ran out of home brew ale (gotta stay happy)
Here is the accompanying picture:
In related news, Michael e-mailed me about someone throwing down a challenge at work. Since he was the only “Man” in the department (only guy above 200 lbs.), he kindly obliged to attack The Whopper Challenge.
The Whopper Challenge consists of a Triple Whopper, Double Whopper, Single Whopper, and Whopper Jr. in one sitting. There is an hour time limit, but Michael shrugged that off (Brent told him to) and finished in a smug 17 minutes. The meal netted Michael around 3100 calories. Anybody want to challenge his time?
It’s time to get serious. What sacrifices have you made?
James Henderson tells it like it is (his sweet haircut and shirt that says “BAAD” reaffirm this fact). He impressively preaches many lessons in the following video, and I’ll highlight some of them for you (you’ll appreciate them more if you watch the video, because Henderson is awesome).
Lesson 1: Light repetitions, heavy weights
You can’t get strong unless you lift heavy weights, yes. Heavier weights are necessary for structures to adapt and to neurologically get used to handling heavy weights. And light reps. Yeah c’mon.
Lesson 2: Thank you very much.
Be nice to everyone, even if you’re a big, imposing figure.
Lesson 3: Take your time, and do it right.
Be patient with strength training. Over time, you won’t need “all that fancy stuff like shirts and drugs”. It’s easy to say if you’re a massive human being, but exhaust solid training before reverting to other means.
Lesson 4: If you take shortcuts, you get short responses.
“We believe in workin’ for what you get, ya know, ain’t nothin’ gonna be givin’ to you.”
Lesson 5: “Why play with little change when you can go for the big dollars?”
Lesson 6: Be positive about your workout.
James requests 405 on the bar (to bench with), and says, “Gonna have a good workout today. A powerful workout.” There’s not doubt in his mind he’s gonna move some weight.
Lesson 7: Respect your warm-ups.
Watch James bench 405 for a few reps, then go back and watch him bench 225. They don’t look that different, and it’s because he reps out the light weights the same way that he’ll rep out the heavier weights. Respect your warm-up sets. At the very least you won’t expend any unneeded energy on lighter weights because of bad form, and you’ll establish solid motor pathways.
Lesson 8: Blow off some stress.
Training can be a sufficient outlet for stress. It’s probably preferable to murder.
Lesson 9: Call out your spotters.
If they aren’t doing their job, accuse them of being drunk.
(See 5:30 of the video. Might be the best part.)
Lesson 10: The Zone is a delicate place, and it requires good people and a good environment.
Pretty self explanatory. This is why there are a lot lifters who opt to train in their garage instead of the local fitness gyms.
Lesson 11: Speed.
Think speed on all of your lifts and it will make it feel faster, even on the heavier lifts. James did 500 for 6 reps while thinking “speed”, and THEN he bumped on up to 600 for a triple. His focus at 500 was to move the weight fast. Moving a weight fast will increase the number of muscle fibers that are innervated, so James is on the right track.