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Title: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: shark on November 17, 2011, 10:11:24 am
What sticks in your mind as legendary feats of strength that you've heard about (and may even be true!) or witnessed?

The ones that stick in my mind are:

Heard about
* John Gill - one arm front lever
* Nick Conway? - double figure consecutive 1 armers both arms
* Dave Barrans - 1 arming the 45 degree sloper on a beastmaker
* Rich Simpson 1-5-9 on 2 fingers and 1-4-7 on single digits
* Rupert's static 1-5-9and a bit

Witnessed
* Malc climbing features only on the steep section of the Foundry Wave
* Leo Moger cranking off mutiple frontal 1 armers
* Jerry's 1 arm campus move and Ben's FA of 1-5-9 (on video)
 

 
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Rocksteady on November 17, 2011, 10:25:22 am
The most impressive feat of strength I ever saw was from a friend of a friend who was freakishly strong.

He weighed about 13.5 stone but I saw him do 2 reps on 200kg on the bench press.

A Shaolin monk doing a one-finger handstand also impressed me.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Nibile on November 17, 2011, 10:35:49 am
Micky Page doing Monk Life 15 times?
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: SA Chris on November 17, 2011, 10:40:08 am

A Shaolin monk doing a one-finger handstand also impressed me.

I always thought that was faked?
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Nibile on November 17, 2011, 10:41:33 am
then,
Gullich making a scientific test fail by running out of weights in the lab. one dead hang with 175 kilos on...

on home turf, Mauro Calibani breaking a rib while locking off too deep on a route, which I think was Macumba Club in Orgon.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Jaspersharpe on November 17, 2011, 11:04:20 am
One I remember Gresh telling me about was Jerry doing one of the problems in Toms Roof static when everyone else had to toally slap it.

This was legendary not for the feat so much but because Ben Masterson was with Jerry and uttered the immortal phrase "OOOHHH! Nicely static Jerry" which became the standard call whenever one of us was flailing desperately on something.

Probably the most impressive thing I've seen / heard about was Malc doing and reversing the crux move on Hubble about five times in a row completely static. This was when it was the hardest route in the world of course. In fact even now if you think about it being able to do this on what is essentially a seven move 8B is fucking amazing.

Oh and I did that features problem on the wave first but I don't require a medal.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: chillax on November 17, 2011, 11:28:26 am
* Dave Barrans - 1 arming the 45 degree sloper on a beastmaker

I've heard a rumour that another brit (maybe Dan Bradley?) did this while absolutely steaming after a night on the lash.

Stevie Haston. Just generally.

I'm always impressed when I watch this...
Daniel Woods at Mammut Bouldering Championships SLC Pro Finals #4 2009 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l10B8csLWzg#)
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: shark on November 17, 2011, 11:38:28 am
Oh and I did that features problem on the wave first but I don't require a medal.


 :bow:
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: SA Chris on November 17, 2011, 11:51:58 am
Daniel Woods at Mammut Bouldering Championships SLC Pro Finals #4 2009

Shame they are too busy filming the loudmouth MC and you miss him starting the prob. Otherwise very impressive indeed. With the sound down.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: r-man on November 17, 2011, 12:13:23 pm
I'm sure I remember seeing a youtube clip of Huffy doing 1-5-9 static, but I can't find it.

I heard a story about Malc Smith - when asked by my friend to do the lamp post trick he obliged by pinching a lamp post really hard with one hand, elbow bent at 90 deg. My friend looked down and saw his feet were off the ground.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: duncan on November 17, 2011, 12:53:48 pm
John Gill: Front arm lever at 70 (and 6'1") (http://www.denverpost.com/search/ci_19121615):

(http://extras.mnginteractive.com/live/media/site36/2011/1015/20111015__20111017_C02_FE17FTFITPIX~p1.JPG)

He's cheating slightly but even so...
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Fultonius on November 17, 2011, 12:56:19 pm
I heard a story about Malc Smith - when asked by my friend to do the lamp post trick he obliged by pinching a lamp post really hard with one hand, elbow bent at 90 deg. My friend looked down and saw his feet were off the ground.

That's a bit like the section in Stone Love where Malc does an 8B about 5 minutes. He just kept locking off one armed, front on and asked "where's the next hold", which he then one-armed up to. The whole time the camera is only showing from his waist up and he looks like he's just standing on the ground!  :bow:
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Doylo on November 17, 2011, 01:26:24 pm
That :ninja: was franks wild years 8a these days. Most beastly few hours for me was filming simpson in the school. About 6 grade 8 problems,159 multiple times with ease then a million one armers on a sloper to warm down after a 3 hour sesh
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: iwasmexican on November 17, 2011, 01:40:27 pm
I'm always impressed when I watch this...

glad someone posted that...

also:
Insane norwegian climber [HD] (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=apKvJME8bpw#ws)

Dani Andrada Training (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54VtaVbJdLo#)
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Ru on November 17, 2011, 01:46:55 pm
Pretty sure I've never done 159 static.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: shark on November 17, 2011, 02:02:56 pm
Pretty sure I've never done 159 static.

technically ru's done 1-5 then taken his bottom hand off and done a one-armer way past the point of where most people finish then grabbed 9 on his way back down. i don't know if we can count this as 1-5-9 or just 1-5-most mutated thing ever seen. for the record he's 4ft8
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Paul B on November 17, 2011, 02:19:35 pm
* Jerry's 1 arm campus move and Ben's FA of 1-5-9 (on video)

Sadly the former wasn't all that hard but I heard of an Andrada video if him campussing 1-2-3-4-5 one armed on the small rungs?

Doyles simpson video - I knew those problems well and I've never seen anyone make them look anywhere near as easy.

Strong Ed and his legendary Foundry campussing
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: iain on November 17, 2011, 04:01:00 pm

Front arm lever at 70 (and 6'1")

 :jaw: Absolute legend
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Jim on November 17, 2011, 05:26:42 pm
there's the vid of huffy doing 1-5-8.5 static and doing hurricane static somewhere on t'interweb.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: TobyD on November 17, 2011, 06:04:07 pm
My non climbing house mate at uni, whose idea of exercise was pausing the computer game / hacking / programming he was doing to go and drink irnbru or eat pizza, cranking out a one armer on my fingerboard (on a jug, but still) after a night on the piss. Legend.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Bubba on November 17, 2011, 06:04:35 pm
Chris Hamper doing a one arm front-lever; well, it turned more into a side-lever but rather beastly nonetheless.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: mark s on November 17, 2011, 06:29:53 pm
On wed a lad at the gym who weighs 85kg benched 203kg.also seen a lad deadlift 300 kg for 3 reps.another big yoth there can do a thing called farmers lift with 180kg in each hand
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Nibile on November 17, 2011, 07:09:15 pm
one thing: Malc is Malc, Andrada is Andrada and so on, but Ru, Jasper, Huffy are to me "normal" guys with normal lives of jobs and all that. they're not professional and they can't dedicate all their time to climbing and training.
I want to say that I have the deepest admiration for them.
finally, I seriously doubt that I'll ever make it in a list like this, but if I'll ever do I don't think I'll ever forget what I've done. Ru, you're mental.  :bow: :bow: :bow: :bow:
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Johnny Brown on November 17, 2011, 07:45:32 pm
I don't think Malc ever received much in the way of remuneration for his climbing either.

I've never been impressed with feats of strength.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Moo on November 17, 2011, 07:55:16 pm
you mean you've never seen pumping iron? I thought you lived with dense.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Nibile on November 17, 2011, 08:01:59 pm
I'm sure I remember seeing a youtube clip of Huffy doing 1-5-9 static, but I can't find it.

http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=huffy123#p/u/28/uPVnjOeacEU (http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=huffy123#p/u/28/uPVnjOeacEU)
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Doylo on November 17, 2011, 08:20:57 pm
Huffy was shocking, mad to think he didn't do much harder than 8a although he did do a lot of them. Miss you big boy
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Jim on November 17, 2011, 08:22:40 pm
I've never been impressed with feats of strength.
What does impress you, feats of balance?
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Johnny Brown on November 17, 2011, 08:30:34 pm
What the fuck, we're climbers not slackliners. Climbing ability. You don't see Ondra showing off his one-finger one-armers do you?
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: cheque on November 17, 2011, 09:04:41 pm
I saw a TV program where massive guys pulled cars along and waddled about carrying giant concrete balls once.

Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Doylo on November 17, 2011, 09:27:28 pm
I saw a TV program where massive guys pulled cars along and waddled about carrying giant concrete balls once.



you wouldn't see ondra doing that either
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: andyd on November 17, 2011, 09:31:18 pm

Quote
there's the vid of huffy doing hurricane static somewhere on...

I think that mike Gardner filmed that? Don't know where it's online. So inspiring, yet demoralising...
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: clm on November 17, 2011, 10:16:10 pm
I saw Jim come out of the toilet once and lift his belly while his wife buttoned his trousers. :weakbench:
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Fultonius on November 17, 2011, 11:03:47 pm
 :sorry:
I saw Jim come out of the toilet once and lift his belly while his wife buttoned his trousers. :weakbench:
:lol: :lol: :lol:
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Jim on November 17, 2011, 11:17:28 pm
that's not strictly true. She had to give me a lift back in with my tally-wacker as I had one arm in a sling and the other wasn't strong enough on its own
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Tommy on November 17, 2011, 11:17:47 pm
I've never been impressed with feats of strength.
What does impress you, feats of balance?

What like this guy?  ;)

http://unofficialnetworks.com/craziest-guy-world-andy-lewis-slackline-king-43566/ (http://unofficialnetworks.com/craziest-guy-world-andy-lewis-slackline-king-43566/)

I met him Moab at his house (weirdly I was helping to build a wooden offwidth) and as well as being a fucking great slackliner, he was quite handy on the woody too! 

Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Jim on November 17, 2011, 11:21:41 pm
I remember watching 'the world's strongest man' on telly and one of the atlas stones had broken, fortunately clm was a spectator at the event and offered his head as a replacement atlas stone which saved the day. Nice one clm
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: saltbeef on November 18, 2011, 01:14:40 pm
http://www.youtube.com/user/huffy123#p/u/28/uPVnjOeacEU (http://www.youtube.com/user/huffy123#p/u/28/uPVnjOeacEU)

http://www.youtube.com/user/huffy123#p/u/29/atv59C0aDc4 (http://www.youtube.com/user/huffy123#p/u/29/atv59C0aDc4)

hurricane midway through latter
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: andy_e on November 18, 2011, 01:50:32 pm
Classic, Earl doing lowrider in about 3 moves.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: slackline on November 18, 2011, 02:14:26 pm
Captains of Crush! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPVnjOeacEU#)

(Need to post the URL of the video itself rather than its page on the users)

Random bouldering (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atv59C0aDc4#noexternalembed)

(Obvious reasons why this won't embed!)
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Johnny Brown on November 18, 2011, 02:20:54 pm
Moon, Moffat, Sharma Bouldering in the Peak 2007, Part 1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jn_EuLb_5Cc#)
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: slackline on November 18, 2011, 02:27:28 pm
Woah, thats amazing  :o
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Wood FT on November 18, 2011, 02:29:11 pm
Heroic bail off quent's there
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Doylo on November 18, 2011, 02:41:48 pm
Moon, Moffat, Sharma Bouldering in the Peak 2007, Part 1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jn_EuLb_5Cc#)

best of the bunch, love that its had 79 000 views
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Jaspersharpe on November 18, 2011, 02:58:33 pm
Yes it's a classic. Reminded me of something.....

Vic & Bob's Afternoon Delights Episode #1 "The Free Runners" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fguFfc5y3mo#ws)
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: andy_e on November 18, 2011, 03:04:05 pm
Winner of "Best Short" at Kendal, Llanberis and Banff every year since.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: SA Chris on November 18, 2011, 03:05:28 pm
He's not that short.

Sets the bar.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Paul B on November 18, 2011, 03:28:29 pm
Huw and Schoolgirl flash from huffys youtube are worth a watch for some  :smartass: board nostalgia...
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: andy_e on November 18, 2011, 03:29:31 pm
The second moon, moffatt etc. video is also brilliant! "Fuck, film it!"
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Probes on November 18, 2011, 04:03:27 pm
What the fuck, we're climbers not slackliners. Climbing ability. You don't see Ondra showing off his one-finger one-armers do you?

To be fair just stumbled into this, there doesnt seem to be a huge amount of ondra skills going on here.. in fact he looks like he'd be better off without his legs... and just one armin the lot.. but he cant one arm or can he, surely he can, freak idy freak

Adam Ondra on Action Directe 11 / www.EuroClimbing.com (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Npn5vix06E#ws)
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Doylo on November 18, 2011, 04:10:15 pm
What the fuck, we're climbers not slackliners. Climbing ability. You don't see Ondra showing off his one-finger one-armers do you?

To be fair just stumbled into this, there doesnt seem to be a huge amount of ondra skills going on here.. in fact he looks like he'd be better off without his legs... and just one armin the lot.. but he cant one arm or can he, surely he can, freak idy freak

Adam Ondra on Action Directe 11 / [url=http://www.EuroClimbing.com]www.EuroClimbing.com (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Npn5vix06E#ws)[/url]

Haven't you heard? Ondra's weak!
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Probes on November 21, 2011, 11:42:51 am
http://youtu.be/yhh-fpUciSs (http://youtu.be/yhh-fpUciSs)    :blink:
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Clart on November 21, 2011, 07:51:24 pm
Check out this 70 year old dude:

Old man doing turtle freeze on a bottle (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLQ3Uz4ALb0#)

As the comments say, you would have thought he'd just put on a hat the way the crowd responds. I'd be happy if I have my own teeth and don't have to shit in a bag at that age let alone pull off those crazy moves.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: lagerstarfish on November 21, 2011, 09:17:49 pm
ITV2 - Superhuman:   Super Strong

there is a tenuous climbing link - the worlds strongest woman is shown wearing some sticky rock shoes to pull a 38 ton truck

its all on youtube...

Superhuman Superstrong part 1/5 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lc4ijMMkI5A#)
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: SA Chris on November 21, 2011, 09:28:25 pm
Cirque Du Soleil Male Duo Balance Act (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zf0782uwVi8#)

These guys performed the most jaw dropping feats of strength I have ever seen. And from 5:13 to the end the strength of feet is pretty incredible.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: pete b on November 22, 2011, 10:55:01 am
These
CLIMBING TRAINING:from Cavezzo one finger one arm pull ups (!!!) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4HBQRYO105g#)
Todd Campusing: Smallest Rungs (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGHcWXWFq4Q#)

Here's the one finger handstand. He's not balancing but I think all his weight (what there is of it) is really on one finger.
1 finger handstand (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3ubr1Z372Y#)

Climbing a rope with one arm
One arm rope climb (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPHy732TwEY#)

and this (not climbing related)
13 Ball Flash (cleaner) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWO-_b8JO3A#ws)
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: highrepute on November 22, 2011, 11:14:29 am

Todd Campusing: Smallest Rungs (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGHcWXWFq4Q#)


Top off + beany on = dick
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: DubDom on November 22, 2011, 12:02:10 pm
posted this before
http://youtu.be/Xj48SlxgU1Q (ftp://youtu.be/Xj48SlxgU1Q)
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: slackline on November 22, 2011, 01:33:54 pm
posted this before
http://youtu.be/Xj48SlxgU1Q (ftp://youtu.be/Xj48SlxgU1Q)

Use the full URL (as opposed to the shortened version) and it will embed automagically....

pull up+handstand push up one arm youmove (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xj48SlxgU1Q#)

Dominic LaCasse probably deserves a mention...

Dominic LaCasse (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wb2k5_ftaE0#)
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Nibile on November 22, 2011, 01:41:00 pm
the bald guy with the funky lycra is Tazio, a guy I know, he's going for the world record of pull ups in one minute.
he's a monster, I wonder what he could do if he actually climbed. I met him one day, he was working a problem that he later did, "Il Signore degli Anelli" 8a+. I'm pretty sure it's the only problem he's done, but what a problem!!!
really nice guy with a lycra fetish.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Oldmanmatt on November 22, 2011, 01:42:36 pm

Todd Campusing: Smallest Rungs (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGHcWXWFq4Q#)


Top off + beany on = dick

Yeah....
But that kinda campusing buys you quite allot of "Being a Dick" rights...

And Cavesso's tights?

NO!

Not even one finger, one armers justify those! :ohmy:
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: ianv on November 22, 2011, 05:19:23 pm
There was a guy called Dave Barrell in Sheff in the 80's, he had been fasting for a week, rolled up at the Broomgrove gym after a day ice climbing on Kinder and cranked off 3 or 4 consecutive one finger one armers pretty much without a warm up. He was a beast.

Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: shark on November 22, 2011, 07:37:37 pm
There was a guy called Dave Barrell in Sheff in the 80's, he had been fasting for a week, rolled up at the Broomgrove gym after a day ice climbing on Kinder and cranked off 3 or 4 consecutive one finger one armers pretty much without a warm up. He was a beast.

Forgot about Dave (Burrell). I lived with him for a time. His training partner was Mike Meysner - also capable of similar beastly feats
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: andy popp on November 22, 2011, 08:19:51 pm
I remember Dave but pretty certain it was Barrell (not Burrell) but not pronounced like 'barrel' as in beer. Bit of Hyacinth Bucket thing. All completely irrelevant. He was certainly strong though.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: boulderingbacon on November 24, 2011, 10:59:40 pm
the guy campussing in that vid isnt even that good, hes on fairly big rungs and not even doing big gaps. thought it was meant to legendary feats
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Nibile on November 25, 2011, 06:23:29 am
that's right. i once saw a video of vandeputte one arm campusing... that was something more like flying between rungs. not only the power was clearly there but also a whole lot of body coordination. can't find it anymore.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: mark s on December 20, 2011, 06:06:10 pm
On twitter today Chris hoyput a pick of him leg pressing. 630kg.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Dr T on December 20, 2011, 06:17:21 pm
that's right. i once saw a video of vandeputte one arm campusing... that was something more like flying between rungs. not only the power was clearly there but also a whole lot of body coordination. can't find it anymore.
This one Nib's???
Maybe not but it certianly has one arm campusing and does rank on the rank lycra scale....
CLIMBING TRAINING:from Cavezzo a tribute to Wolfgang Güllich (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=liU4kJ-xlhI#)

This montage just about sums up this thread....
The limits of Strength (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7MdKcfegJ8#)
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Percy B on December 20, 2011, 10:31:28 pm
On twitter today Chris hoyput a pick of him leg pressing. 630kg.

This one?

(http://t.co/YYPXtAQm)
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Dr T on December 20, 2011, 10:44:51 pm
On twitter today Chris hoyput a pick of him leg pressing. 630kg.

This one?

(http://t.co/YYPXtAQm)
This one?

(http://p.twimg.com/AhFMSrrCMAAHvDk.jpg)
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Captain Sam on January 04, 2012, 10:40:34 pm
Sam Edwards one-armer of the 45 sloper on the beastmaker!! I cant even phantom that  :punk: :punk: :punk:
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: saltbeef on January 04, 2012, 10:46:06 pm
I cant even phantom that 

not supernatural enough for you?
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Jaspersharpe on January 09, 2012, 01:26:53 pm
I can't even work out what word phantom is supposed to be.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: metal arms on January 09, 2012, 01:36:37 pm
I can't even work out what word phantom is supposed to be.

Is it too deep for you?
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Jaspersharpe on January 09, 2012, 01:38:53 pm
Like totally dude.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: slackline on March 09, 2012, 01:43:26 pm
 :o

(http://i.imgur.com/va00S.gif)

EDIT :  :oops: corrected BBCode
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: gremlin on March 09, 2012, 02:06:21 pm
 :bow:
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: pete b on March 12, 2012, 11:13:25 am
slack---line, that gif is played in reverse. Still good when played forwards though.
Shaolin Monk Balances on 2 Fingers (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SR_Igeas35w#ws)
There's a video of a 90 year old monk doing a 1 finger handstand on youtube but I think his feet must be tied to something.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Nibile on March 13, 2012, 07:47:12 am
Gabri Moroni, one armer on the one pad mono, ring finger...
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: slackline on March 13, 2012, 08:49:21 am
slack---line, that gif is played in reverse. Still good when played forwards though.

 :oops: Hadn't realised.


There's a video of a 90 year old monk doing a 1 finger handstand on youtube but I think his feet must be tied to something.


This one? (http://www.metacafe.com/watch/61804/90_year_old_kung_fu_master_stands_on_one_finger/) Theres a fraction of a second where you can see the end of his feet.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: SA Chris on March 13, 2012, 09:14:33 am
I'm not convinced that isn't filmed turned on its side.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: slackline on March 13, 2012, 09:17:45 am
I'll just turn my monitor round to check.  :clown:
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: pete b on March 13, 2012, 09:24:46 am
OK, you're right, you can see the end of his feet. There just doesn't seem to be any pressure on his finger. I don't see how he could hold that position rotated 90 degrees. I thought it possible that it could be a still image but you see his free hand move slowly near the end. I still think that his feet could be hooked on a screw in the wall or something to take some pressure off.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: slackline on March 13, 2012, 09:38:30 am
I'm not making a case either way, just posted the video to fill in the blank and let people form their own opinion.

If he was a real strong man he wouldn't use the wall at all!  :P
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: SA Chris on March 13, 2012, 11:16:10 am
I still think that his feet could be hooked on a screw in the wall or something to take some pressure off.

That's my theory anyway.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: tomtom on March 13, 2012, 03:58:31 pm
He's certainly got some bad habits...
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: jwi on March 13, 2012, 07:30:38 pm
Mutlu Halil 2004 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxInVujbCKg#)
Mr Mutlu. 56 kg
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: SOH on March 23, 2012, 08:09:32 pm
Damn....
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Nibile on March 24, 2012, 09:05:00 am
Gabri Moroni, one armer on the one pad mono, ring finger...
I find this quite shocking...
he should try Action Directe... d'oh.
beastmaker-annular one finger pull up (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nF4o4YXQIjQ#)
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Nibile on April 21, 2012, 06:15:36 pm
don't know if this belongs to here at the moment.
for sure he will in a few years.
Can your baby do pull ups? (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXN3QFJRO-Y#)
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: peewee on April 21, 2012, 06:44:13 pm
don't know if this belongs to here at the moment.
for sure he will in a few years.
Can your baby do pull ups? (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXN3QFJRO-Y#)

His attempts at a front lever are better than mine  :strongbench:
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: SA Chris on April 23, 2012, 09:27:52 am
Also appears to have freakishly large hands
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Teaboy on September 24, 2012, 11:15:02 pm
I might struggle to do this with a full nappy

Can your baby do pull ups? (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXN3QFJRO-Y#)
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: andy_e on September 25, 2012, 09:46:37 am
Four posts up?
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Teaboy on September 25, 2012, 10:16:22 am
Balls! Sorry :whip:

 
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: slackline on September 25, 2012, 11:42:05 am
beastmaker-annular one finger pull up (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nF4o4YXQIjQ#)
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: masonwoods101 on September 25, 2012, 11:45:12 am
damn....... :strongbench:
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: andy_e on September 25, 2012, 11:48:39 am
Eight posts up?
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: slackline on September 25, 2012, 11:53:13 am
Eight posts up?

 :oops:
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Jaspersharpe on September 25, 2012, 12:40:17 pm
This thread is making me dizzy.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: andy_e on September 25, 2012, 01:29:49 pm
How do you keep an idiot amused?


For the answer, scroll down...






































For the answer, scroll up...
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: rodma on September 25, 2012, 02:13:36 pm
How do you keep an idiot amused?


For the answer, scroll down...




For the answer, scroll up...

Typed on a netbook ?
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: slackline on September 25, 2012, 02:18:56 pm
How do you keep an idiot amused in suspense?



I'll tell you later.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: SA Chris on September 25, 2012, 02:30:00 pm
How do you tell if a message has been sent by a sucker

(scroll down for answer)




















Sent from my iPhone5. :)
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Eric Reeves on October 05, 2012, 11:55:40 pm
I agree  that theses feats of strength are impressive, but how does that relate to their actually climbing ability.  Adam Ondra is probably not able to crank out 10 one arms, but I can guarantee he climbs harder than people who can.  I can barely lock-off and I climb V12.  I'd like to see where they all even out.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: andy_e on October 05, 2012, 11:57:32 pm
You've entirely missed the point of this thread. Good work.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: robertostallioni on October 06, 2012, 12:01:15 am

I climb V12. 

that sounds funny

(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ylRgLDA3p-M/TJcrKAJAP9I/AAAAAAAAAV0/RBAmgwu66-8/s1600/lord+flasheart.jpg :clap2:)
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: andy_e on October 06, 2012, 12:03:52 am
I climb V9 (occasionally) and can lock off. Does this mean I have a bigger dick or a smaller dick than Eric Mortimer?
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Eric Reeves on October 06, 2012, 12:06:28 am
You've entirely missed the point of this thread. Good work.

This thread derailed about 5 posts ago, as well as it was mentioned earlier that people only value hard sends as a "feat of strength".  My point was to try to draw a parallel with what people train to how that effects their climbing.  I have been wondering about this topic for a long time so this thread seemed appropriate.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Eric Reeves on October 06, 2012, 12:14:03 am
I climb V9 (occasionally) and can lock off. Does this mean I have a bigger dick or a smaller dick than Eric Mortimer?

Damn you brits are brutal

I just meant to ask what people think, not to sound like a prick.  I have friends that can do 10+ 1-arm pull-ups but he boulders at about the V10 range, versus people like Ondra.

A lot of these feats are old school and I wonder if climbers like hukkataival or Schubert or McColl aren't training like this, or if this just isn't a thing people think is impressive anymore.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Baldy on October 06, 2012, 12:20:53 am
I climb V9 (occasionally) and can lock off. Does this mean I have a bigger dick or a smaller dick than Eric Mortimer?


I can't lock off, but I am having the most fun.

Where does this put me in the dick rankings?
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: BB on October 06, 2012, 12:23:46 am
I agree  that theses feats of strength are impressive, but how does that relate to their actually climbing ability.  Adam Ondra is probably not able to crank out 10 one arms, but I can guarantee he climbs harder than people who can.  I can barely lock-off and I climb V12.  I'd like to see where they all even out.

(http://i56.tinypic.com/14wr4sl.jpg)
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: robertostallioni on October 06, 2012, 12:25:09 am

I can't lock off, but I am having the most fun.

Where does this put me in the dick rankings?

What are you - a Dick, Pussy or Asshole? (Team America) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMN6nctpPOs#)
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Serpico on October 06, 2012, 12:31:42 am
A big dick obviously, with drive and clarity of vision.

Vinnie Jones "Balls" from Snatch PV by Daryl T [Fave Films Clips] (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1K77ehXQqLg#)
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Nibile on October 06, 2012, 11:09:43 am
How come that there are no pictures of Malc on Hubble, his photo shoot day on it has been mentioned here as a decent one...
Still I can't find anything on the net...
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Jaspersharpe on October 06, 2012, 02:52:23 pm
The Heinz Zak photos were published in OTE. Someone must have a copy they can scan?
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Nibile on October 06, 2012, 03:01:25 pm
That would be amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: SOH on October 19, 2012, 03:36:42 pm
How come that there are no pictures of Malc on Hubble, his photo shoot day on it has been mentioned here as a decent one...
Still I can't find anything on the net...

You read my mind! This thread should double-up as a database of scanned OTE photos.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: lagerstarfish on October 19, 2012, 04:06:09 pm
you could always email Heinz (http://www.heinzzak.com/kontakt.html) and ask

Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Nibile on October 22, 2012, 03:26:33 pm
Just did that!
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: SOH on November 08, 2012, 10:39:59 am
any word? I'm genuinely interested to hear if the photos turn up.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Nibile on November 08, 2012, 05:25:35 pm
Sadly no reply.
No OTE scans either.
Boooooooo!!!
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Jaspersharpe on November 09, 2012, 08:25:39 am
Am I missing something? Andy B posted the pic from OTE here:

http://ukbouldering.com/board/index.php/topic,20936.msg380061.html#msg380061 (http://ukbouldering.com/board/index.php/topic,20936.msg380061.html#msg380061)
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Nibile on November 09, 2012, 08:35:18 am
Oh yes, sorry. My bad.
I only watched the pic without reading the post. I wadded Andy though!   :2thumbsup:
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: shark on December 03, 2012, 11:38:11 pm
Sorry to non facebook users:

Jan Hojer doing a front lever off the shallow beastmaker monos with his pinkies (http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151128537287407&set=a.10151061941892407.420817.503922406&type=1&theater)
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: slackline on December 04, 2012, 07:54:53 am
Sorry to non facebook users:

Jan Hojer doing a front lever off the shallow beastmaker monos with his pinkies (http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151128537287407&set=a.10151061941892407.420817.503922406&type=1&theater)

It was viewable to non-farcebook users anyway in this instance...

(http://i.imgur.com/ngjta.jpg)
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Krank on December 04, 2012, 08:51:11 am
pah, no straight arms no tick, back around Hojer you punter ;)
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: slackline on December 12, 2012, 03:41:04 pm
Some foolish feats of strength....


Calisthenics 2012 Best Moments (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twlBJnBvpSY#ws)
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Nibile on December 12, 2012, 04:25:16 pm
Yeh not bad, but they weigh one stone, they have small fingers, plus what have they done on the grit?  :whistle:
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Richie Crouch on December 29, 2012, 09:16:23 am
Should be worth tuning into channel 5 at 8.15 tonight for the 3rd of 5 qualifiers for WSM2012. Brian shaw is in it, so should be good to watch and see if he is looking as strong as last year. I think big Phil savickas(sp?) has looked the strongest so far and the final is being shown on Tuesday.  :strongbench:
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Dr T on December 29, 2012, 11:38:48 am
Should be worth tuning into channel 5 at 8.15 tonight for the 3rd of 5 qualifiers for WSM2012. Brian shaw is in it, so should be good to watch and see if he is looking as strong as last year. I think big Phil savickas(sp?) has looked the strongest so far and the final is being shown on Tuesday.  :strongbench:
Think you mean Big Z (Žydrūnas Savickas) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%BDydr%C5%ABnas_Savickas)

Agreed he looks back on form but I'm backing Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haf%C3%BE%C3%B3r_J%C3%BAl%C3%ADus_Bj%C3%B6rnsson) for a podium  :strongbench:

Spoiler alert - the links may contain results - I averted my eyes as to not spoil the viewing
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: miki on January 06, 2013, 10:55:46 am
Insomnio 8C (FA) on Vimeo (http://vimeo.com/39769183)
I've seen more extreme from Nacho but this is already impressive.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: mrjonathanr on January 06, 2013, 06:39:44 pm
¡máquina total!
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: yankcranker on January 17, 2013, 01:47:58 pm
Gabri Moroni, one armer on the one pad mono, ring finger...

 :wank: yes that was an incredible swing start into a static mono frenchie
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: slackline on January 17, 2013, 01:49:37 pm

 :wank: yes that was an incredible swing start into a static mono frenchie

Go on then, show us how its done....
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: yankcranker on January 17, 2013, 01:58:03 pm
 :worms: oh come on now, that blew your mind? he didnt start anywhere near a deadhang, and didnt come anywhere near completing the motion. not to mention that fellow weighs less than most of the girls ive sprayed with sperm in my life.

gill, holloway, chris jones, bob murray....multiple old school hardmen were banging out fingertip 1arms 40+ years ago

none of these guys were tiny little wisps, with the possible exception of murray who was fanatical about dieting.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Stubbs on January 17, 2013, 02:03:05 pm
From your recent postings I'm getting the idea you might be a 'larger' gentleman and you seem to be a bit defensive about it  ;)
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: rosmat on January 17, 2013, 02:25:22 pm

 :wank: yes that was an incredible swing start into a static mono frenchie

Go on then, show us how its done....

Sure I've seen Gary Vincent do this on the Beastmaker at Ratho. Pretty sure it was his middle finger not his ring finger but still. :bow:
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: yankcranker on January 17, 2013, 02:26:48 pm
From your recent postings I'm getting the idea you might be a 'larger' gentleman and you seem to be a bit defensive about it  ;)

if by 'larger' you mean jacked, swoll, yolked, or diesel....


then yes i am 1 of the larger members of the local climbing club  :yes:
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Stubbs on January 17, 2013, 02:27:45 pm
I was thinking more like Rick Waller...
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: rosmat on January 17, 2013, 02:29:21 pm

if by 'larger' you mean jacked, swoll, yolked, or diesel....


Eh?
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: yankcranker on January 17, 2013, 02:31:47 pm
 :-* bet you were.

[gmod]I've removed the rest of this post; racism isn't welcome.[/gmod]
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: SA Chris on January 17, 2013, 02:42:49 pm
Maybe one day we will get another American along who knows how not to behave like a dick.

Blunk and Sasquatch have you got some civilised mates who wouldn't mind signing on here?

Let me guess, clickthrough from the Traversi blog?
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: clgladiator on January 17, 2013, 02:55:45 pm
rosmat, i want to smack your dark disgusting face. like a schoolmarm with an insolent BNP child

First I wish to commend you on a post that is as original as it is offensive, that must be hard to achieve. But one thing puzzled me in your analogy, why is it a BNP child?

I wait with great trepidation and excitement for your rational and well balanced response.

<EDIT - modified in line with moderation of other posts>
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: yankcranker on January 17, 2013, 02:56:31 pm
 chris-  :coffee: nope. the american boards are all dead so i thought id come have some fun with you uptight muckers

gladiator - appreciate your forward thinkingness. you are truly a gladiator among chuffers.

the child is persian...because i thought persians were the 'problem species' in the UK?
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: metal arms on January 17, 2013, 03:02:44 pm
What the utter fuck is your problem.  Don't answer that.  I don't really want to know.  Racists are a problem.  Cunts like you are a problem.  So could you please stop posting and fuck off.

<Edit - removed quote>
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: iain on January 17, 2013, 03:04:25 pm
No feeding the troll ...
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: magpie on January 17, 2013, 03:06:30 pm
I've moderated the original (racist) post but it doesn't help if you all quote it.  :P
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: clgladiator on January 17, 2013, 03:07:54 pm
I'm afraid your attempt to explain had left me more puzzled, you have clearly stated the Persian species. This obviously excludes the pan-ethnic group 'Persians' as they are homo sapiens and are thus the same species as us. This can only lead me to conclude that are in fact referring to the Persian or Persian long hair cat, which is a breed of Felis catus. Clearly you are more up to date with the biological issues of the UK than me, are we currently under attack from a ruthless form of domestic feline?!
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Three Nine on January 17, 2013, 03:10:51 pm
What the utter fuck is your problem.  Don't answer that.  I don't really want to know.  Racists are a problem.  Cunts like you are a problem.  So could you please stop posting and fuck off.

<Edit - removed quote>

I'm a racist and i'm really nice.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Three Nine on January 17, 2013, 03:12:09 pm
chris-  :coffee: nope. the american boards are all dead so i thought id come have some fun with you uptight muckers

gladiator - appreciate your forward thinkingness. you are truly a gladiator among chuffers.

the child is persian...because i thought persians were the 'problem species' in the UK?

nah its the Irish
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: yankcranker on January 17, 2013, 03:13:35 pm
metal - :spank: LOL....please dont tell me you think you know what racism is...


im joking....you fragile, sheltered little girl.  im sure your hard knocks upbringing in oxford, kent, etc was rife with racial tension and violence
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Nibile on January 17, 2013, 03:15:20 pm
Now the only thing that matters.
What grade do you boulder and what are your BM feats.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: SA Chris on January 17, 2013, 03:16:34 pm
chris-  :coffee: nope. the american boards are all dead so i thought id come have some fun with you uptight muckers

Well if your idea of fun is being abusive and racist, then I supsect you have some personal issues you should go away and have a think about.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Nibile on January 17, 2013, 03:19:32 pm

 :wank: yes that was an incredible swing start into a static mono frenchie

Go on then, show us how its done....

Sure I've seen Gary Vincent do this on the Beastmaker at Ratho. Pretty sure it was his middle finger not his ring finger but still. :bow:
I can assure that there is a difference between middle and ring finger - to me at least - as between day and night. I can very briefly one arm the BM mono with my right middle finger, but with ring fingers it feels hard even with two arms and a little added weight.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: galpinos on January 17, 2013, 03:24:21 pm
I'm afraid your attempt to explain had left me more puzzled, you have clearly stated the Persian species. This obviously excludes the pan-ethnic group 'Persians' as they are homo sapiens and are thus the same species as us. This can only lead me to conclude that are in fact referring to the Persian or Persian long hair cat, which is a breed of Felis catus. Clearly you are more up to date with the biological issues of the UK than me, are we currently under attack from a ruthless form of domestic feline?!

I don't trust cats in general but the Persian Cat is the cat I trust the least, so he may have a point.

On the other hand, he may be a twat. Who knows.........
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Wood FT on January 17, 2013, 03:27:01 pm
fucking love cats me
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: SA Chris on January 17, 2013, 03:28:01 pm
love fucking cats me

fixed.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: rosmat on January 17, 2013, 03:49:33 pm

........ I can very briefly one arm the BM mono with my right middle finger, but with ring fingers it feels hard even with two arms and a little added weight.


 :bow:

Yeah, I'm happy concede you're right about that Nib. I wouldn't have a clue, I can only just do a one armer on a bar.

(Admittedly that's prob not appropriate info for this particular thread).  :wall:
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Wood FT on January 17, 2013, 04:00:24 pm
I fuck cats

fixed.

fair enough
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: a dense loner on January 17, 2013, 07:24:28 pm
For all yanks said his original point was right. Gabri does a one armer about as much as I just have n I'm lying in bed. Yes we all know he's amazing n strong n we can't do one but from the posted up vid he doesn't do one either. Saying go on then show us how it's done doesn't change the original fact
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Jaspersharpe on January 18, 2013, 12:09:58 am
I think it's awful that we've pushed dense to the point that he's creating multiple personalities for himself. All of you need to go and have a long hard look in the mirror.

Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Bubba on January 18, 2013, 05:50:38 am
FYI Yankcranker has been banned.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: tomtom on January 18, 2013, 08:10:17 am
I think it's awful that we've pushed dense to the point that he's creating multiple personalities for himself. All of you need to go and have a long hard look in the mirror.

at least he can ;)
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Jaspersharpe on January 18, 2013, 08:20:30 am
That has to be some sort of record. 19 posts, less than 4 hours, -21 karma and banned.  :wave:
Title: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: tomtom on January 18, 2013, 08:24:44 am
:)
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: magpie on January 18, 2013, 10:31:21 am
FYI Yankcranker has been banned.
I was tempted myself yesterday but I thought I would leave it up to one of the real admins rather use my fragile sheltered little girl head and make a rash decision. ;)
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: dk on January 22, 2013, 01:57:35 pm
Would be interested to know if anyone knows the largest amount lifted during a heavy finger roll by a climber?
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: fatneck on January 29, 2013, 08:26:14 am
Wasn't sure where to put this. Very impressive stuff....

44 Best Bodyweight Exercises Ever! (High Def) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POdzasJklxw#ws)
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: slackline on January 29, 2013, 09:06:56 am
Awwh, look at his wee skinny legs!
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Fatboy on January 29, 2013, 09:41:57 am
 :jaw:
That is all I have to say on the matter.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Muenchener on January 29, 2013, 10:45:55 am
Those 360 pushups look about E5. I think I'd want a helmet & a spine protector if I was going to try them. Which I'm not.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Nibile on January 29, 2013, 11:53:02 am
I don't want to be rude, that video is amazing and all that, but despite the obvious amount of strength involved, I'd say it's more "legendary feats of athleticism".
Green with envy tho.  ;)
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Clart on January 29, 2013, 07:18:28 pm
Those superman pressups were impressive.  I'd watch the standing ab roller stuff, made my lower back click  (lumbosacral joint to be exact) when I tried them.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Bubba on January 29, 2013, 09:18:18 pm
What a beast! Quite likes a push-up or two, doesn't he?

I'm just off to see how many backflip burpees I can do.......aaaaghh my fucking spine!
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: mark s on January 31, 2013, 10:56:42 am
in the gym last night,the lad who does strong man comps was doing legs.
he did at least 5 or 6 sets of proper deep squats up to 240kg,then went to the leg press where he was doing sets of 4 with 610kg on it.he didnt push his knees or did half reps.didnt video him as phone was in my coat.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Stubbs on January 31, 2013, 11:18:41 am
Nice!

Chris Hoy at 631 kg, five reps (was this been on here before?)

(http://cdn3.coresites.mpora.com/rcuk/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/chris-hoy1.jpg)
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: ianv on January 31, 2013, 12:42:50 pm
Quote
Chris Hoy at 631 kg, five reps


nowt!

Ronnie Coleman Biceps 2300 lbs Leg Press! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KddxK-W3KzE#)
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Dexter on January 31, 2013, 12:54:54 pm
YEA BUDDY!!
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: masonwoods101 on January 31, 2013, 12:55:42 pm
light weight! :weakbench:
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Fiend on January 31, 2013, 01:10:34 pm
I do worry about legs snapping off at the knee and the lower leg bones just straight impaling the dude through the chest.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: mark s on January 31, 2013, 01:18:28 pm
I do worry about legs snapping off at the knee and the lower leg bones just straight impaling the dude through the chest.

if tony robinson and the sweaty bloke from cornwall come across ronnie colemans skeleton in 20,000 years.they will have a messed up idea what humans were actually like.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: ianv on January 31, 2013, 07:08:57 pm
I find it amusing that colemans day job is as a police officer. I bet they don't bother with a riot squad is his town  :strongbench:
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Johnny Brown on January 31, 2013, 07:54:21 pm
Assuming he has some kind of golf cart to chase you with. I bet those tree trunks don't move too fast.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: pete b on February 01, 2013, 11:34:52 am
Doesn't it depend on the angle of the leg squat as well as the weight? He's not taking the full weight on his legs unless the weight is moving vertically. Coleman's looks like lower angle than Hoy's - but that could just be the camera angle.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Big Dave on February 01, 2013, 12:59:49 pm
Yeah it works out at about 60% on the 45' leg press from what I've heard.
Title: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Oldmanmatt on February 02, 2013, 09:20:16 pm
Well...

Fortitude is a kind of strength, right?

(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8192/8438320147_d19b522e5a.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/oldmanmatt/8438320147/)
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Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Clart on February 03, 2013, 08:17:25 pm
I find it amusing that colemans day job is as a police officer. I bet they don't bother with a riot squad is his town  :strongbench:

Ronnie encouters no resistance during arrest:

Officer Ronnie Coleman (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HiedOXX3mCg#ws)
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Nibile on February 04, 2013, 11:24:40 am
Only person in the world that looks bigger without a bulletproof vest on.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: ianv on February 04, 2013, 12:19:22 pm
Quote
Ronnie encouters no resistance during arrest:

 :lol:  As he walks into to the station with the prisoner he looks like the Incredible Hulk

(http://i3.ytimg.com/vi/bEXGUwaBOM8/mqdefault.jpg)

Amazing what a hair cut and a couple of creatine caps can do.  :-\
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: mark s on February 04, 2013, 01:41:10 pm
Quote
Ronnie encouters no resistance during arrest:

 :lol:  As he walks into to the station with the prisoner he looks like the Incredible Hulk

(http://i3.ytimg.com/vi/bEXGUwaBOM8/mqdefault.jpg)

Amazing what a hair cut and a couple of creatine caps can do.  :-\

ha,more in a week than lance armstrong did in 7 tours.

Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Richie Crouch on February 04, 2013, 03:20:40 pm
Just chicken and BBQ sauce!
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: bbss on February 20, 2013, 03:29:20 pm
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Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: rodma on February 20, 2013, 04:19:41 pm
(http://img688.imageshack.us/img688/6269/40854510200316452894465.jpg)

i don't know what I'm looking at
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: slackline on February 20, 2013, 04:40:55 pm

i don't know what I'm looking at

A one-arm front-lever in the vein of John Gill...

(http://www.climbing.lu/interviews/gill/images/gill5.jpg)
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Stubbs on February 20, 2013, 04:46:07 pm
Fingers look weird!
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: SA Chris on February 20, 2013, 04:47:35 pm
It's Tommy Caldwell*











* not really. Do look a bit wierd.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: rodma on February 20, 2013, 05:05:37 pm

i don't know what I'm looking at

A one-arm front-lever in the vein of John Gill...

(http://www.climbing.lu/interviews/gill/images/gill5.jpg)

It's just that the feet (not Gill's (not gills either for that matter)) look wrong somehow, like not static, if that makes sense
Title: Re: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Jaspersharpe on February 20, 2013, 09:18:23 pm
Fingers look weird!

More than weird!
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: andy_e on February 21, 2013, 09:45:56 am
It's got a suspicious "let's make this photo look arty to disguise the fact it's faked" vibe going down.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: rodma on February 21, 2013, 10:25:42 am
It's got a suspicious "let's make this photo look arty to disguise the fact it's faked" vibe going down.

yup, there is something about it. my immediate thought was that it's a video still, cos i could post a similar picture if i did the same. the one with gill is so clearly static, he's looking down his body checking his form, toes perfectly pointed, not (although maybe I'm being unfair here) having the appearance of swinging up into the position and slowly failing.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: slackline on February 21, 2013, 10:50:35 am
Guess thats one of the differences shooting outdoors in broad daylight with a decent film camera v's indoors in a poorly lit room with a shit digital camera will result in.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Nibile on February 21, 2013, 11:38:01 am
The white line around head, arm, and right leg seems strange.
I only say so because I am as envious as a man can be.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: SA Chris on February 21, 2013, 11:47:30 am
It's got a suspicious "let's make this photo look arty to disguise the fact it's faked" vibe going down.

I suspect it's just taken with a shit device and then made to look even shitter.

Also known as "using instagram".
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: andy_e on February 21, 2013, 11:49:12 am
You've "liked" numerous photos of mine on Bacefook that I've instagrammanated.  :tease:
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Oldmanmatt on August 01, 2013, 08:22:03 am
I kid you not...

This lad made a front lever, on the sloped monos of a BM 2000 and held it (3-4 seconds at least), using only his little fingers.

Ellis Butler-Barker.

17

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Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Nibile on August 01, 2013, 08:33:31 am
Strong name, strong lad.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: SA Chris on August 01, 2013, 09:24:13 am
The power of having 3 surnames.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Nibile on August 01, 2013, 09:44:34 am
Three? I take Ellis is his first name. Damn the pinkie front lever really sets you apart. Damn.
Title: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Oldmanmatt on August 01, 2013, 12:47:23 pm
Ellis is his first name.
He's off to Leeds today for the GB Team trials.
Good luck Ellis!
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Nibile on August 01, 2013, 03:30:06 pm
Judging from the pic, I'd say more good luck to the others.
Good luck everyone.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: SA Chris on August 01, 2013, 03:39:01 pm
Three? I take Ellis is his first name.

Sorry, old joke; Harrison Ford has two surnames and no first name (Ellis can be a surname too)

Anyway, good luck to the lad
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Nibile on August 01, 2013, 03:43:19 pm
 :oops:
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Tommy on August 01, 2013, 07:59:54 pm
Pinky front levers are really not very hard. Me and weak-boy Whittaker can do them and that categorically means they're no harder than 7B. Sorry!

Index mono front levers, that I saw Ed Hamer doing..... well that's a whole different ball game.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Monolith on August 01, 2013, 08:07:29 pm
Pinky front levers are really not very hard. Me and weak-boy Whittaker can do them and that categorically means they're no harder than 7B. Sorry!

Index mono front levers, that I saw Ed Hamer doing..... well that's a whole different ball game.

Really?! Genuine disbelief! I've not tried to do these (and there would be no point presently as I simply couldn't do either of them).

The range of what individual people excel at on the BM2000 perplexes me. I can pretty much take a lunch hour on small crimp back two when regularly climbing/training but have only ever for a short period been any good at anything involving the sloping pockets.  :shrug:
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Nibile on August 01, 2013, 08:10:12 pm
Index mono front levers, that I saw Ed Hamer doing..... well that's a whole different ball game.
What?
That's the opposite for me! I can do index monos front levers but I'm nowhere close to pinkies... Or by "index mono" you mean just one index mono???!!!
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Tommy on August 01, 2013, 08:38:01 pm
Monolith: basically that's why beastmaker feats can have absolutely no relevance to real climbing (of course in many instances they do have relevance though) in certain circumstances.

Nibile: yeah single index! I can't touch (I'd need about 20kg assist) for the index, but pinkies are nice and comfy, if somewhat prone to injury. That's funny you find it the other way round!

Sorry.... re-read above. I mean "a single index mono on each hand". Not a 1-arm front lever!
Title: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: tomtom on August 01, 2013, 08:51:38 pm
That's all that pex crimp training Mono :) I'm the opposite, fine at open hands and the slopers, log on the thin stuff.
Title: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: tomtom on August 01, 2013, 08:54:35 pm
I trailed the BM iFern app and as part of my feedback I mentioned how I could barely do the 5+ warm up routine yet Bpuldered consistently in the low 7's...

It's a great bit of kit the BM but grades are strictly personal I recon. Amazing efforts by both Nibs and the young lad in the pic above - it amazes me what people can do!
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Sasquatch on August 01, 2013, 10:15:36 pm
I wanna do the party tricks too......  :(

Can't even hang the mono's or do a front lever, much less do both at the same time......

Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: andyd on August 01, 2013, 10:21:50 pm
Pinky front levers are really not very hard.

Agreed. Trivial really. I believe that some sponsored heros can do them in 5.10 trainers! :tease:
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: nik at work on August 01, 2013, 10:33:38 pm
Pinky mono front lever easy :o

Tommy you're crack-a-lackin' my friend. I'm with Nibs, the pinky is the finger I can't even get close to hanging but can front lever all the others. In fact I think index is probably easier than ring finger. Mind you I do have stupidly weak pinkies (back two?), which rather backs up TomToms BM grades are personal theory.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Stubbs on August 02, 2013, 08:36:04 am
Right, that's it I'm off to climb some offwidths to improve my finger strength!
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Tommy on August 02, 2013, 08:36:46 am
So to sum up....

I can do pinkies: they're not very hard
Nik can do index: they're not very hard

Nibs can't be included in results as he's strong  :)

I think we might all have to refer back to Malc's one armer. There is no ambiguity there.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: SA Chris on August 02, 2013, 09:07:13 am
Can't even hang the mono's or do a front lever, much less do both at the same time......

I think that's due to being built the size of a medium grizzly bear. Not an elf or a strip of bacon.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Nibile on August 02, 2013, 09:08:34 am
Thanks for the kind words Tommy, but as you can see here I'm not strong: I can't do pinkies levers, I can't do back2 crimps and I can't do Malc's One Armer, among many other problems. I seem to be pretty strong on my own board, training on my own, thinking that every problem I set and climb is 8a or above...

Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Richie Crouch on August 02, 2013, 09:13:46 am
I can get nowhere near any of these feats... Good job I'm a lanky twat!
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: rich d on August 02, 2013, 09:26:17 am
How much harder is it to do a front lever as you get taller? (Clutching at straws at 6`2)
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: SA Chris on August 02, 2013, 09:43:39 am
Impossible at 6 ' 2" (here, grab the end of my straw, it's a long one).
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: abarro81 on August 02, 2013, 10:00:20 am
I can get nowhere near any of these feats... Good job I'm a lanky twat!

+1
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: tomtom on August 02, 2013, 11:13:53 am
Impossible at 6 ' 2" (here, grab the end of my straw, it's a long one).

Done one for about a second (full hand grip) and I'm 6' 3".....

Must be piss for short arses ;)
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Grubes on August 02, 2013, 11:39:07 am
well from a physics point of view
every action has a equal and opposite reaction

force = pressure x area
so A larger person would have a larger area of pressure acting against them and thus would need to work against a larger reactive force (gravity in this case) thus making it harder.

Also looking at the bending moment a lanky persons legs in front lever would be further from the bending point and thus would mean the legs would be making it harder to lock front lever.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: rich d on August 02, 2013, 11:45:53 am
Quick google search seems to suggest Gill's 6'2. Think I might have to start some training again, although it's gonna be L hangs to start with.
Title: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Oldmanmatt on August 02, 2013, 12:15:59 pm
I'm quite strong.
Used to be stronger.

I can still make a lever on a full hand grip.

No way is a pinky lever easy!
Even hanging a pinky grip would elude 99.9999999999% of the population.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Jim on August 02, 2013, 12:44:45 pm
I can get nowhere near any of these feats... Good job I'm a lanky twat! fat, lazy drunk!
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: abarro81 on August 02, 2013, 12:59:00 pm
well from a physics point of view
every action has a equal and opposite reaction

force = pressure x area
so A larger person would have a larger area of pressure acting against them and thus would need to work against a larger reactive force (gravity in this case) thus making it harder.

Am I being particularly dumb today or are you on crack? I didn't really understand what you wrote. I don't think this has anything to do with area or pressure, just moments...
Title: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: tomtom on August 02, 2013, 01:09:21 pm
It's about weight times distance - the taller you are the more your lever all stick out (from the shoulders) so you need more strength to hold it. Which is why front levers are much easier with your legs tucked up etc.

Classic long levers tall persons excuse that I am happy to endorse (being a lanky streak of piss) :)
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: andyd on August 02, 2013, 01:20:23 pm
Pretty sure the reason that I can't do pinky front levers is my height that I can't be arsed to train.

This level of core strength is good for climbing a roof and impressing people. I think the most impressive thing here, and certainly the most pertinent, is that he has awesome finger strength. This is what will help him crush.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Grubes on August 02, 2013, 01:24:07 pm
Am I being particularly dumb today or are you on crack? I didn't really understand what you wrote. I don't think this has anything to do with area or pressure, just moments...
Not on crack that I know of about just bored shitless in a hot office waiting for 2.45. re reading that I got my self confused between work stuff and typing. Too many calcs F=ma and F=pa this week brain fried.
Mainly trying to avoiding a load of torque calculations that can wait till monday
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: abarro81 on August 02, 2013, 01:27:09 pm
[Edited to reflect above edit]. Fuck physics, climbing is way more fun :)
Title: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Oldmanmatt on August 02, 2013, 10:34:20 pm
Damn!

We started a bit of a rumble in the Bunker...


Adam Cooper.

Anything Ellis can do, he can do...

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Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Sasquatch on August 02, 2013, 10:42:52 pm
Ellis
(http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3722/9411897565_c402726c32.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/oldmanmatt/9411897565/)
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Adam
(http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5533/9422933113_f9f3231818.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/oldmanmatt/9422933113/)
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Comparing form, we have Ellis with the straight arms, but the less straight body, while Adam has the bent arms and straight body.....

Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Krank on August 04, 2013, 06:14:19 pm
Which means neither of them can do a pinky front lever. Punters
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Oldmanmatt on August 16, 2013, 11:18:14 pm
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Not, perhaps, legendary but impressive.

From the 45 slopers of first BM, turn 180, to first ball, turn 180, to second ball, turn 180, to 45 sloper on center finger board, turn 180, to large ball, turn 180 to the fourth ball, turn 180 to finish on the 45's of the BM (just out of shot)...
After several hours of crushing 7A-7C problems on the wall.


I used to feel quite strong.

What the hell are we feeding kids these days?
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Sasquatch on August 16, 2013, 11:30:24 pm

I used to feel quite strong.

What the hell are we feeding kids these days?
I see these "feats" and I'm so far away from anything of the sort that I can't even comprehend how hard it is.  I can't hang the 45's two handed, or the mono's(much less pinky), do a one arm, or a front lever.  So instead I just get a little smile, and shake my head with disbelief, secure in the knowledge that you can be weak as sh$%, and still kneebar and technique your way up most climbs  ;D
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: unclesomebody on August 27, 2013, 12:58:58 pm
In a desperate bid to do something that would impress Nibile I started messing around on a beastmaker for the first time in a year or two (or three!). Because there happened to be 2 beastmakers mounted one above the other, 30cm apart, I decided a requisite feat of strength would be a one arm campus between the two. By some miracle of mind over body I managed to go from middle sloper to middle sloper with both left and right arm. I don't know how much further out the top beastmaker is but I would guess around 7cm. I don't have video evidence, so free free to call me out.

I suspect going further would be possible. I reckon 40cm would be possible.

PS. I can't deadhang on pinky mono's. Or any mono's. With 2 arms.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Nibile on August 27, 2013, 02:01:25 pm
In a desperate bid to do something that would impress Nibile
Apart from crushing 8b after three years off?
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Moo on August 27, 2013, 06:54:40 pm
I totally believe you are able and did in fact do what you claim Uncle but I'm still calling you out. Mainly because I want to see the video.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Sasquatch on August 27, 2013, 07:50:36 pm
I totally believe you are able and did in fact do what you claim Uncle but I'm still calling you out. Mainly because I want to see the video.

 :agree:
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: unclesomebody on September 05, 2013, 10:29:36 am
Not wishing to turn into the next stevie haston (ie. old man making stinky claims), I've uploaded a video of the above mentioned feat. However, I've had to break a core rule of life - I filmed this is portrait mode on my phone camera. I feel dirty, but it was the only way to get it all in and use my shoe as a tripod.

https://vimeo.com/73810552

On reflection, this isn't difficult and I'm going to put it out there that 40cm is definitely possible, 45cm probably possible, and 50cm within reality. I look forward to seeing some of the strong guys on here uploading a 50cm 2 finger to 2 finger campus.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Nibile on September 05, 2013, 10:46:03 am
Animale.
I can't help but think that the double two fingers is aime to me!!!
 ;D
Title: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: tomtom on September 05, 2013, 10:47:07 am
Superb! Cruised it..

Works perfectly when viewed in portrait mode on a phone (I feel dirty) ;)
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Nibile on September 05, 2013, 10:51:16 am
I look forward to seeing some of the strong guys on here uploading a 50cm 2 finger to 2 finger campus.
Ned? Dan?
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: GCW on September 05, 2013, 10:52:22 am
Keef, you should be ashamed of yourself.  Dirty pervert.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: T_B on September 06, 2013, 08:51:38 am
Dunno if this has been posted before, but the one arm hand stand is pretty impressive!

http://youtu.be/UDJNVBAquyY (http://youtu.be/UDJNVBAquyY)
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: slackline on September 06, 2013, 08:56:01 am
 :o The one arm handstand is particularly impressive.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Fiend on September 06, 2013, 09:38:54 am
 :o Jeez. Strong trousers too.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: mark s on September 07, 2013, 08:20:42 am
when ever i see slackliners at the crag my first thought is 'you stupid twats,with you beads and prana trousers' but that is impressive.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Nibile on September 07, 2013, 09:09:35 am
Oh come on guys. Legendary feats of balance yes, of strength no.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: JackAus on September 07, 2013, 11:35:28 am
Not wishing to turn into the next stevie haston (ie. old man making stinky claims), I've uploaded a video of the above mentioned feat. However, I've had to break a core rule of life - I filmed this is portrait mode on my phone camera. I feel dirty, but it was the only way to get it all in and use my shoe as a tripod.

https://vimeo.com/73810552

On reflection, this isn't difficult and I'm going to put it out there that 40cm is definitely possible, 45cm probably possible, and 50cm within reality. I look forward to seeing some of the strong guys on here uploading a 50cm 2 finger to 2 finger campus.

Besides the portrait (:spank:), very impressive!
More importantly, when are we going to see your Grampians/NZ/Japan/Hampi video???
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: JackAus on September 08, 2013, 03:26:19 am
This just popped up on Ben Cossey's facebook so yell if it doesn't work...

"6 second one arm pinky lever!!!"
(https://fbcdn-sphotos-d-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn2/1234306_10151652359962799_1196489650_n.jpg)
Title: Re: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: rodma on September 08, 2013, 08:48:11 am
This just popped up on Ben Cossey's facebook so yell if it doesn't work...

"6 second one arm pinky lever!!!"
(https://fbcdn-sphotos-d-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn2/1234306_10151652359962799_1196489650_n.jpg)

Hmm, a bit of bad physics unless I'm missing something.

That would make sense if his hand was actually above the centreline of his body. Looks like it's in line with his side which would have him more in the "gill" position, rather than back parallel to florr.

Still, there's definitely something impressive going on there.

Title: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Oldmanmatt on September 08, 2013, 09:12:34 am
I think it is partially the angle of the shot, which gives the arm the appearance of being further up and to the left of the body than it perhaps is.

Or his strength is even more impressive?

Probably something to do with those damn Aussies being too lazy to switch their gravity on properly....

Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: andyd on September 08, 2013, 09:56:55 am
when ever i see slackliners at the crag my first thought is 'you stupid twats,with you beads and prana trousers' but that is impressive.
I think slacklining is a lot of fun. To be good at it shows immense athletic prowess.
I have no ideas why someone who goes to a crag to climb would put one up. It's counter productive to the main event.
As for the 'my first thought is...' comment; never do yourself the disservice of doing this.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Durbs on September 21, 2013, 05:43:42 pm
 :o

From an artistic point of view, the stuff around 1:20 onwards is wicked.

Pretty solid planks too...

http://youtu.be/RFPsvF3UOdo (http://youtu.be/RFPsvF3UOdo)
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: lagerstarfish on September 21, 2013, 06:55:32 pm
is that Gaskins warming up for a bit of fell running?
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: GCW on September 21, 2013, 07:25:03 pm
Surprisingly poor form on the flag though!
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Muenchener on September 21, 2013, 08:41:53 pm
I agree the bit at 1:20 is cool.

My first thought with this sort of stuff, though, tends to be "would any of this impress a half decent gymnast?"

I don't know the answer to that question though; perhaps it would.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: erm, sam on September 21, 2013, 08:55:19 pm
Nice gloves.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: andyd on September 21, 2013, 09:10:00 pm
I agree the bit at 1:20 is cool.

My first thought with this sort of stuff, though, tends to be "would any of this impress a half decent gymnast?"

I don't know the answer to that question though; perhaps it would.

I think it would. It looks like a fair amount of discipline is required in terms of training and diet here. He'd destroy those rings that they do those inverted crucifixes on.
I agree with Durbs too; nicely filmed and edited
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: finbarrr on September 21, 2013, 11:14:14 pm
i really don't know what he's capable of, but if he could out-gymn the gymnasts in those rings i would be well impressed, but i think he'd show it off, so i don't think he can.

Lambertus Van Gelder (NED) Rings, Apparatus Finals,EUROPEAN MOSCOW 2013 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmQxz-2GSTc#ws)
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: iwasmexican on September 22, 2013, 07:38:32 am
that he looks like hes resting in an iron cross at 50 seconds should decide it... plus poor form from the other guy only going up and down at 90degrees on his one armers, must work on some deep lock  :spank:
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Nibile on September 22, 2013, 11:59:16 pm
I agree the bit at 1:20 is cool.

My first thought with this sort of stuff, though, tends to be "would any of this impress a half decent gymnast?"
My thoughts exactly. The answer is "Hell no."
Let's keep this thread at a high standard.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: slackline on November 14, 2013, 01:35:03 pm
This probably falls foul of the standards imposed for this thread, but what the hell...

(http://i.imgur.com/PS0oBPI.gif)
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: SA Chris on November 14, 2013, 01:50:01 pm
probably more muscular deformities!

That's pretty sick.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: remus on November 14, 2013, 06:02:11 pm
To get back on track: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=659684777410093&set=vb.165220940189815&type=2&theater (https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=659684777410093&set=vb.165220940189815&type=2&theater)

(sorry for the facebook link)
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: ianv on November 14, 2013, 07:05:39 pm
I have been looking for this for a bit, it was a TV programme in Germany in the 80s called Wetten Dass (Bet This). Some guy challenged Gullich to a one finger one armer contest and beat him. Erlangen was in uproar  >:(

Szmaty na faku / One finger pull-ups (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2oOF1FaVUtQ#)
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: iwasmexican on November 14, 2013, 10:35:00 pm
I have been looking for this for a bit, it was a TV programme in Germany in the 80s called Wetten Dass (Bet This). Some guy challenged Gullich to a one finger one armer contest and beat him. Erlangen was in uproar  >:(

Szmaty na faku / One finger pull-ups (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2oOF1FaVUtQ#)

he doesnt half flail though, gullich's form is far superior
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: rosmat on November 14, 2013, 10:51:29 pm
Hate to say it but Rich Simpson would have been able to beat both of them back in the day.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Nigel on November 15, 2013, 11:24:33 am
Why did they make them do it at 20ft??!! When men were men eh. Rich would have beaten them but would only accept the challenge if it was on a sling on a dodgy peg half way up the Cima Grande.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Nibile on November 15, 2013, 11:28:17 am
 ;D
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Nibile on November 15, 2013, 11:43:26 am
Completely off topic, but this last post reminded me about Manfred Stuffer's epic solos in the Dolomites years ago. Like repeating a couple of VIII grade routes on the Marmolada in the same day (going down with a sledge to save time...); or repeating "Italia '61" (F8a on pegs) with just a self-belay on the 8a roof pitch; or repeating another route with a 7a+ roof crux, about which he wrote "I got there and the holds were wet. I thought about pulling the sling from a peg, but I didn't want to ruin a perfect solo. So I dried the holds with chalk, then grabbed the crux hold paying attention about passing my arm through the sling; doing so, had I fallen, I wouldn't have gone down, because my elbow would have locked the sling."
I can't help but think: first, would the sling hold? Second: when you're there, dangling with an arm from a sling at 300 meters in a roof, what do you do then?
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: SA Chris on November 15, 2013, 12:07:20 pm
I think his name alone is awesome.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Nibile on November 15, 2013, 12:14:10 pm
First Italian - as you can get from his name - to ever climb 8c+ back in the day, with an early repeat of Huber's "Gambit".
A mountain of a man.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: r-man on November 15, 2013, 12:22:59 pm
when you're there, dangling with an arm from a sling at 300 meters in a roof, what do you do then?

One armers until the mountain gives up.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: i_a_coops on November 15, 2013, 02:06:01 pm
sorry for Facebook link:

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=243230649166346&set=vb.100004382377495&type=2&theater (https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=243230649166346&set=vb.100004382377495&type=2&theater)

I thought it pretty impressive. Apparently he used to be able to drop back into the monos!
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: HaeMeS on November 15, 2013, 10:15:58 pm
Aha..., nice story Nibile! Did not know he was the first Italian to climb the grade. Must have been a wise decision to back off from the wet overhanging pitch he led just ahead of us this summer. He took his time and knowing the size of his arms we decided to go down.  :bow:  Very friendly guy. Had a beer together after he came down from the route. Told fun stories about solo's and enchainements in the Dolomites. Had another beer, more stories followed. Despite not climbing the route - it was good fun meeting him and the girl he was guiding.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Nibile on November 16, 2013, 08:30:52 am
He's a really good guy!
He also onsighted "The Fish" years ago with a client...
Sorry for the off topic.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: cowboyhat on November 18, 2013, 02:15:37 pm
sorry for Facebook link:

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=243230649166346&set=vb.100004382377495&type=2&theater (https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=243230649166346&set=vb.100004382377495&type=2&theater)

I thought it pretty impressive. Apparently he used to be able to drop back into the monos!

Looks like a strong guy! Is he kosher?
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: SA Chris on November 18, 2013, 02:27:46 pm
Unlikely with a name like Fyffe :)

Isn't he one the lot from oldmanmatt's wall?
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: fatneck on November 18, 2013, 02:43:21 pm
Liam Fyffe is a beast. Genuinely very strong guy...   
Title: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Oldmanmatt on November 18, 2013, 02:56:42 pm
Not one of mine.

Strong buggers in those valleys, 'init, Boyo.

Still, if he fancies moving to Torbay...
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: SA Chris on November 18, 2013, 03:01:00 pm
Not one of mine.

Strong buggers in those valleys, 'init, Boyo.

Still, if he fancies moving to Torbay...

You are all southerners to me :)
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: krymson on December 08, 2013, 01:04:33 pm
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=673320156046555&set=vb.165220940189815&type=2&theater (https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=673320156046555&set=vb.165220940189815&type=2&theater)

Beastly.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Nibile on July 03, 2014, 01:00:38 pm
Not climbing I know, but...
250 kg, ass to the grass FRONT SQUAT with 5" pause at the bottom...
Dmitry Klokov 250kg (550lb) ass to the grass front squat (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDVNM9Yto7E#ws)
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Nibile on August 09, 2014, 04:49:26 pm
In absence of a specific "Legendary feats of injury" thread...
(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_HbaApmpa-Po/S71O4nwOf5I/AAAAAAAACgE/oNSc-PiMPHo/s1600/three.jpg)
Bleeding from a torn pectoral...
 :o
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: 2 Tru on August 21, 2014, 11:38:26 am
http://vimeo.com/m/103912308 (http://vimeo.com/m/103912308)

Legendary feat of excessive video editing.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: 2 Tru on August 21, 2014, 11:39:12 am
 :oops: tap talk double post.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: shark on August 21, 2014, 12:12:47 pm
http://vimeo.com/m/103912308 (http://vimeo.com/m/103912308)

Legendary feat of excessive video editing.


That's no feet of strength

Boom tish
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Nails on August 21, 2014, 12:22:24 pm
Brilliant. That's called "strobe-editing", commonly practiced by those who don't like people with epilepsy.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: tomtom on August 21, 2014, 12:26:34 pm
Brilliant. That's called "strobe-editing", commonly practiced by those who don't like people with epilepsy.

I think they should consider re-naming the film no-retina..
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Stubbs on November 19, 2014, 11:58:55 am
http://instagram.com/p/vkxXxWmVxX/ (http://instagram.com/p/vkxXxWmVxX/)

 :bow:
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Jaspersharpe on November 19, 2014, 12:09:55 pm
Monster!  :bow:
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: rodma on November 19, 2014, 12:47:33 pm
she is ridiculously strong, that's a good number of half one-armers.  :P
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: lagerstarfish on November 19, 2014, 06:35:28 pm
what?

there's a girl who is stronger than me?

obviously all due to smaller fingers, being naturally more flexible and having the Great Hair gene

I'm getting off the internet now and going back to reading Aging Misogynist Monthly before going to drink real ale with men who talk to me about how manly we all are

I read on the internet that it's much easier to be stronger and better at stuff if you're a good looking woman, so really she's only achieving the same as me leading VS; isn't she?

she even looks to be having more fun than me; that's got to be due to clever editing




Awesome  :bow:
 
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: tomtom on November 19, 2014, 07:10:59 pm
AFAIK there's no age limit on gender reassignment treatment and Surgery Lagers - so plenty of hope for you... ;)
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: andyd on November 19, 2014, 09:10:25 pm
She lowers onto completely straight arms, then pulls back up. Isn't that dangerous/injury-inviting?
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Oldmanmatt on November 19, 2014, 09:50:23 pm

She lowers onto completely straight arms, then pulls back up. Isn't that dangerous/injury-inviting?

If you want to tell her (or arm wrestle/pick a fight/sign your own death warrant), you go ahead.

I'll be over here hiding behind the couch...
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Jaspersharpe on November 19, 2014, 10:28:45 pm
She lowers onto completely straight arms, then pulls back up. Isn't that dangerous/injury-inviting?
Not if you're strong and completely in control.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: csurfleet on December 23, 2014, 03:48:04 pm
Just looking at that makes my elbows scream    :strongbench:
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Durbs on December 23, 2014, 04:58:44 pm
Not the most useful skill, but must have a neck (and skull) of steel.

http://youtu.be/oT_5DQEVXW0 (http://youtu.be/oT_5DQEVXW0)
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Durbs on January 05, 2015, 10:20:23 am
Farkin' ell...

http://instagram.com/p/xchp_vmV0C (http://instagram.com/p/xchp_vmV0C)
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: kelvin on January 07, 2015, 09:32:13 am
(https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xap1/v/t1.0-9/10888710_836113043114499_752870316861252228_n.jpg?oh=ea473a57567a8c0ef247210ae8227976&oe=552D8B14&__gda__=1429480029_03fd988dd54608b3ff66a7f3bbbde0d6)

"Some people might say a girl having muscles is not very girly or even ugly, but I really don't care what those people think. I love the way I feel and I use to be embarrassed about my body when I was younger because It was different and I cared what others thought. I love my body and what I can do with it. I love the feeling of pushing my body to what I think is the limit and then pushing past it."

 :shrug: I just wish I had those forearms.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: tomtom on January 07, 2015, 09:40:22 am
Good posture too...
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: mark s on January 09, 2015, 09:16:35 pm
top half looks great.
bottom half nil points
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: simes on February 26, 2015, 10:45:56 am
http://www128.pair.com/r3d4k7/Chinups.html (http://www128.pair.com/r3d4k7/Chinups.html)
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Muenchener on February 26, 2015, 11:31:44 am
Legends from a legend: John Gill's website if I'm not mistaken?
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: mark s on March 14, 2015, 08:49:03 pm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0RdegvW5Cw (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0RdegvW5Cw)


 :strongbench: :strongbench: :strongbench:
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Oldmanmatt on April 22, 2015, 01:35:52 pm
So...

You can do a one armer?

HA!


I give you Ed Gow-Smith.

https://vimeo.com/125679040 (https://vimeo.com/125679040)


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Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: SA Chris on April 22, 2015, 01:50:10 pm
My elbows are crying just watching it.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Nibile on April 22, 2015, 02:28:51 pm
Ahhh the glory days of one armers' sessions. Unfortunately a dodgy elbow is putting them to the side at the moment.
But I'm still young.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: a dense loner on April 22, 2015, 03:42:14 pm
Impressive, most people I know go straight to the top when doing one-armers but it appears Ed stops at 90 and puts his hand on the next hold. The only good thing about that was it reminded me of how good pearl jam were
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Eddies on April 22, 2015, 05:55:46 pm
... A pink campus board!!!!!!!!
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Oldmanmatt on April 22, 2015, 07:26:33 pm

... A pink campus board!!!!!!!!

What, you don't have a pink campus board?


Dense....
Everyone you know does one armers up the campus board?
On slopers?

Where the B'jaysus do you live?
Mount Olympus?

[emoji6]


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Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: a dense loner on April 22, 2015, 07:58:48 pm
Isn't it lilac?
I thought they were the wooden half balls that are popular on boards now? Not everyone I know but certainly everyone I climb with. Mount Sheffield  ;)
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Boredboy on April 22, 2015, 09:01:53 pm
Isn't it lilac?
I thought they were the wooden half balls that are popular on boards now? Not everyone I know but certainly everyone I climb with. Mount Sheffield  ;)

Including yourself? Just out of interest like.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: a dense loner on April 22, 2015, 10:12:31 pm
Lord no I'm weak as a kitten that's had a particularly strong dose of laxatives
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: tomtom on April 22, 2015, 10:15:15 pm

Lord no I'm weak as a kitten that's had a particularly strong dose of laxatives

A light weak kitten with a dirty behind? ;)
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Doylo on April 22, 2015, 10:18:12 pm
Lord no I'm weak as a kitten that's had a particularly strong dose of laxatives

Who cares when you're that hung
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: slackline on May 11, 2015, 02:16:50 pm
Don't think this qualifies as "legendary" but I thought it was "impressive" (regardless of whether they're being done a little sloppily).

Jan Hojer new warm-up routine (https://www.facebook.com/jan.hojer.58/videos/885355098170561/)
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Nibile on May 11, 2015, 03:45:24 pm
Judging by the emoticon, the warm up thing could be a bit of a piss take.
Impressive nonetheless.
If he ever becomes half decent, maybe I'll invite him at my board.
 :w00t:
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: lagerstarfish on May 11, 2015, 04:38:14 pm
see how it works out on your board, Nibs, and he might be able to start training for my warm ups
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Nibile on May 11, 2015, 04:53:32 pm
That's exactly what I was thinking.
 8)
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: ghisino on June 15, 2015, 05:20:59 am
Not really legendary, but still a feat.

Friday I route climbed with a collegue who's also on the French bouldering team.
Still jetlagged from Vail, after 2 hrs of falling off flashpumped at mid height (regardless of route's difficulty) he warmed down with 5 one armers on each side  :)
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: shark on August 19, 2015, 04:29:30 pm
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCet6lU-2TQ
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: andyd on August 19, 2015, 06:13:11 pm
 :jaw:

What's he done on grit?!
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Footwork on August 19, 2015, 06:52:31 pm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9UcHp1DB6l8 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9UcHp1DB6l8)
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Footwork on August 19, 2015, 06:56:41 pm
His beta for keelhaul is pretty much footless.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: mark s on September 02, 2015, 08:36:05 pm
 I shouldn't really put it in here as not legendary,got cajoled into a strongman comp on Sunday.came 4th out of 12. Could have done better if I had done any of the events before hand. Did win the stone carrying,big lumps of limestone that I could use my climbers fingers on.
Was a great laugh and will look to do more of them.just need to get a bit stronger and bigger though.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: jwi on September 02, 2015, 09:15:46 pm
(http://img-cdn.jg.jugem.jp/f50/1962831/20150804_2078995.jpg)
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: standard on September 02, 2015, 09:29:53 pm
Dai?
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: jwi on September 02, 2015, 09:32:06 pm
hai!
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: a dense loner on September 02, 2015, 09:55:11 pm
Dai's so good!

Mark I reckon Andy would give you a run for your money on the stones  ;)
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: SA Chris on September 03, 2015, 08:44:35 am
Can't help but think he went a bit overboard on his last IKEA shop though.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: dave on September 03, 2015, 09:31:43 am
I shouldn't really put it in here as not legendary,got cajoled into a strongman comp on Sunday.came 4th out of 12. Could have done better if I had done any of the events before hand. Did win the stone carrying,big lumps of limestone that I could use my climbers fingers on.
Was a great laugh and will look to do more of them.just need to get a bit stronger and bigger though.

Hope you put  your rockshoes to good use on the truck-pull.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Fiend on September 03, 2015, 09:37:46 am
Nice one mark  :strongbench:
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: lagerstarfish on September 03, 2015, 09:58:01 am
Can't help but think he went a bit overboard on his last IKEA shop though.

those are knee-bar training holes
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: mark s on September 03, 2015, 12:38:41 pm
I shouldn't really put it in here as not legendary,got cajoled into a strongman comp on Sunday.came 4th out of 12. Could have done better if I had done any of the events before hand. Did win the stone carrying,big lumps of limestone that I could use my climbers fingers on.
Was a great laugh and will look to do more of them.just need to get a bit stronger and bigger though.

Hope you put  your rockshoes to good use on the truck-pull.

One event was a car pull up a hill,I even had rock boots in the car.but the road had recently been gravelled so I took the decision I wouldn't be making much difference.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: mark s on September 03, 2015, 12:59:25 pm
cheers fiend,was hard work.my cardio is not up to much these days
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: mark s on September 03, 2015, 05:50:15 pm
(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/636/21110851285_e26a19defc_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/yauCAz)anvil carry (https://flic.kr/p/yauCAz) by mark smith (https://www.flickr.com/photos/135385341@N05/), on Flickr
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: mark s on September 03, 2015, 05:51:17 pm
doesnt look that heavy but feck me,it was a good 120 kg.had to walk 30 meters with it
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Nibile on September 03, 2015, 06:23:26 pm
 :dance1: :strongbench:
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Oldmanmatt on September 03, 2015, 06:28:47 pm

(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/636/21110851285_e26a19defc_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/yauCAz)anvil carry (https://flic.kr/p/yauCAz) by mark smith (https://www.flickr.com/photos/135385341@N05/), on Flickr

Sod the Rock shoes!
Pass me the steel toe boots...


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Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Nibile on September 03, 2015, 06:30:36 pm
hai!
Where did you find that pic of Dai?
Any info about how much added weight?
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: jwi on September 03, 2015, 10:51:11 pm
hai!
Where did you find that pic of Dai?
Any info about how much added weight?

On his blog (http://koyamada.dai.hiho.jp)
In the pic there's 28 kg added weight. He weight 58 kg according to Wikipedia

He also got a pic with 36 kg added weight, but it doesn't look as cool:

(http://img-cdn.jg.jugem.jp/f50/1962831/20150807_2082763.jpg)
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: SEDur on September 03, 2015, 11:06:08 pm
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCet6lU-2TQ
Off topic I know, but It genuinely troubles me to see people are this strong and stronger, yet no one has repeated stuff like violent new breed, dreadnaught, mutation; and we don't see more ascents of stuff like isla de encanta(?), voyager, superman ss etc.

What are these wads doing with this kind of power?
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: jwi on September 03, 2015, 11:34:20 pm
Does that contain any legendary feats of strength? I've no frame of reference
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Pako on September 04, 2015, 04:42:07 am
that's beast with Dai, looks like 1 pad 3 finger with open hand. straight arm too, even harder than bent.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: a dense loner on September 04, 2015, 07:42:17 am
Good effort Shaz! Looks very heavy, not only that but it looks like a grit anvil.

I don't agree that straight arms harder than bent at all Pako, I can do many more sets on a straight arm.

On the other. Doesn't exist, never heard of it, need to be sub 8st, must get done once a wk, very conditionsy, only know 2 people that have tried properly
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Nibile on September 04, 2015, 12:05:07 pm
Dai's a beast. 58+28 is a lot - almost half his bodyweight ADDED! - but 58+36 is mental.
Now I want to try.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Denbob99 on September 04, 2015, 12:19:35 pm
What are these wads doing with this kind of power?

Living in London, climbing plastic.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Pako on September 04, 2015, 12:20:36 pm
Good effort Shaz! Looks very heavy, not only that but it looks like a grit anvil.

I don't agree that straight arms harder than bent at all Pako, I can do many more sets on a straight arm.

On the other. Doesn't exist, never heard of it, need to be sub 8st, must get done once a wk, very conditionsy, only know 2 people that have tried properly

I find it harder with a straight arm since if I have my arms bent then the weight of my gargantuan arm is being taken by my biceps, taking a bit of weight off the weight the fingers are carrying, while if my arm is straight all the weight is through my fingers. You probably just have stronger fingers than arms, more useful in climbing really.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Nibile on September 04, 2015, 12:25:07 pm
Pako, I don't know if I understood correctly, but given that your only point of contact with the hold are the fingers, there's no way that a bent arm can take some weight off from them.
I think that it's more a matter of recruitment, more muscles recruited mean more strength.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Pako on September 04, 2015, 12:37:16 pm
Pako, I don't know if I understood correctly, but given that your only point of contact with the hold are the fingers, there's no way that a bent arm can take some weight off from them.
I think that it's more a matter of recruitment, more muscles recruited mean more strength.
not sure if i understand what I am saying either, its just my way to rationalize why I can one arm hang edges with bent arms but not straight arms. Doesn't this happen with other people?
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: jwi on September 04, 2015, 12:48:14 pm
It's easier for me too with a bent arm and pulling up slowly. I always thought that is because I have weak shoulders
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: a dense loner on September 04, 2015, 12:51:49 pm
Weird, a few people have said it's easier bent but I don't find that to be the case for me  :shrug:
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Pako on September 04, 2015, 12:55:11 pm
Maybe, I do find it a bit hard to stay front on when I am on an edge, its fine with jugs though.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Pako on September 04, 2015, 12:57:00 pm
Lately I have been trying to fingerboard with straight arms when one arm hanging instead of bent, both to avoid pissing off my elbows and because if it feels harder then it must be better training. Haven't done it much though, what is the major consensus on it?
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Nibile on September 04, 2015, 01:22:25 pm
I think it's safer to keep shoulders and elbows engaged even for straight arm hangs, both one and two armed.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: mctrials23 on September 04, 2015, 01:50:40 pm
re. the pic with dai, thats impressive but ultimately not that much weight in the grand scheme of things. There must be plenty of climbers who weigh 85kg plus without any added weight who can hang from a few fingers on a rock ring. Jan Hojer weights about 80kg and I would wager that he could do that with quite a bit of added weight.

Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: jwi on September 04, 2015, 02:02:01 pm
Yes a 300 pound man often lifts more than a 150 pound man. What's your point?
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Rocksteady on September 04, 2015, 02:21:25 pm
re. the pic with dai, thats impressive but ultimately not that much weight in the grand scheme of things. There must be plenty of climbers who weigh 85kg plus without any added weight who can hang from a few fingers on a rock ring. Jan Hojer weights about 80kg and I would wager that he could do that with quite a bit of added weight.

It's not really the maximal weight, it's the percentage of bodyweight that's impressive. Dai is hanging 162% of his bodyweight off 1 pad three fingers by adding 36kg.

For an 80kg climber to do the same they'd have to add about 50kg...
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Nibile on September 04, 2015, 03:07:53 pm
re. the pic with dai, thats impressive but ultimately not that much weight in the grand scheme of things. There must be plenty of climbers who weigh 85kg plus without any added weight who can hang from a few fingers on a rock ring. Jan Hojer weights about 80kg and I would wager that he could do that with quite a bit of added weight.

It's not really the maximal weight, it's the percentage of bodyweight that's impressive. Dai is hanging 162% of his bodyweight off 1 pad three fingers by adding 36kg.

For an 80kg climber to do the same they'd have to add about 50kg...
Exactly.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: SA Chris on September 04, 2015, 03:20:52 pm
they's need a proportionately deeper rung to accommodate (probably) longer fingers.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: abarro81 on September 04, 2015, 03:25:21 pm
Not to mention a small dimensional shift to account for mass scaling with volume whilst strength scales with cross-sectional area and I doubt connective tissue even changes size much
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: jwi on September 04, 2015, 03:34:51 pm
Agree, a bit less than 50 kg for an 80 kg man. Nevertheless : how many can add 36 kg to a three finger deadhang on the lower pocket of a metolius rock ring, regardless of body weight? Not many I'd wager
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Oldmanmatt on September 04, 2015, 03:35:57 pm

they's need a proportionately deeper rung to accommodate (probably) longer fingers.

Substitute "hold" for "rung" and you've summed up pretty much all of climbing, save the reach issue.


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Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Nibile on September 04, 2015, 03:37:18 pm
Agree, a bit less than 50 kg for an 80 kg man. Nevertheless : how many can add 36 kg to a three finger deadhang on the lower pocket of a metolius rock ring, regardless of body weight? Not many I'd wager
Exactly. Even 28 is a lot.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: jwi on September 04, 2015, 03:48:17 pm

they's need a proportionately deeper rung to accommodate (probably) longer fingers.

Substitute "hold" for "rung" and you've summed up pretty much all of climbing, save the reach issue.


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More deadhanging, less whining. Height is not an explanatory variable for performance neither in lead nor in bouldering world cups.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: abarro81 on September 04, 2015, 03:50:39 pm
Even 0 is a lot.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: a dense loner on September 04, 2015, 03:56:33 pm
Too right!

As an aside Dai's hands are fucking massive. They belong on a 6ft 4 Navvie!
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Nibile on September 04, 2015, 04:35:46 pm
Even 0 is a lot.
;D
Anyway, this comes in handy. It's been ages since the last time I trained front3 dragged. For openhanding I've mostly trained monos, so now it's time to see how these gains translate to front3 open.
When I stopped I could hang the smaller three fingers slot of the BM with 10 kg, will check things out in a few days.

Oh, and height is not a variable in comps because routes are set accordingly. Rock is often different. This will be my only post on this matter.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: jwi on September 04, 2015, 05:26:37 pm
I love that story about how Dai Koyamada started climbing after having seen a climbing magazine. He didn't know any climbers on Kyushu (the southernmost island), but saw a climbing wall in the magazine and figured he could build one himself in the garage. Having no sense of how big holds should be on an overhanging wall, he build a wall with very small holds, and it took him months to get to the top.

After half a year or so he met some other climber who took him out. They were blown away by the high-school students strength. A while later someone convinced him that he should enter the national championships, so he traveled to Tokyo where he got beaten by Hirayama. He never went back to Kyushu but stayed in the climbing gym, sleeping on their mattresses.

This might all be apocryphal, since I cannot remember where I read it. Rock & Snow maybe? In which case it'll be hard for me to verify.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Nibile on September 04, 2015, 07:30:23 pm
Climbing lives on apocryphal anecdotes and late night tell tales. It's its beauty. Truth is boring.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: mctrials23 on September 04, 2015, 10:55:58 pm
So by all your logic a 300kg man of pure muscle would have to add 150kg to impress you as much as a tiny man adding 36kg? It doesn't scale. All the connective tissues, tendons, ligaments etc do not scale with weight. It is more impressive to be able to do what Dai did the heavier you are. I'm not saying that whats hes done isn't cool but I wouldn't class it as a legendary feat of strength.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Pako on September 05, 2015, 01:55:25 am
So by all your logic a 300kg man of pure muscle would have to add 150kg to impress you as much as a tiny man adding 36kg? It doesn't scale. All the connective tissues, tendons, ligaments etc do not scale with weight. It is more impressive to be able to do what Dai did the heavier you are. I'm not saying that whats hes done isn't cool but I wouldn't class it as a legendary feat of strength.
I would because I have never heard of someone one arm hanging a 1 pad edge with 1 fingers with an extra 36 kgs.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: rosmat on September 05, 2015, 09:12:56 am
I'm not saying that whats hes done isn't cool but I wouldn't class it as a legendary feat of strength.

You don't think hanging a one pad edge with over 150+% body weight is an impressive feat of strength?

Put down the pipe.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Fiend on September 05, 2015, 09:27:29 am
Pffft, it IS about maximal weight. Dai is basically weak, but very light. A V15 PaulB as it were. Being skinny is lucky but not that impressive, I'd be more interested in marks deadheanging with that anvil attached to his baws (is that an actual event?).

P.S. Dai is a legend, I do hugely respect his bouldering. So there.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: User deactivated on September 05, 2015, 09:30:01 am
How big is that edge compared to something on the bm2000?
Bottom row middle hold or worse?


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Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: jwi on September 05, 2015, 10:15:44 am
So I guess some people are not impressed at all by this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQ-ke6ouvK4
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: mctrials23 on September 05, 2015, 10:50:31 am
All of these things are impressive. I'm just not as amazed by this as the guy who was doing the one arm beastmaker stuff where he was jumping between holds one armed. The amount of force generated by that must be equivalent to what Dai did.

On a side note, Dai is an amazing climber and seems like a top bloke from what people say and any time I have seen him on videos.

Isn't it the case in weight based events that the smaller the guy the higher % of their bodyweight they are moving.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: a dense loner on September 05, 2015, 02:53:15 pm
Yep, the little shits!
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Ru on September 05, 2015, 06:39:39 pm
All of these things are impressive. I'm just not as amazed by this as the guy who was doing the one arm beastmaker stuff where he was jumping between holds one armed. The amount of force generated by that must be equivalent to what Dai did.

Where is that? I've seen the two handed stuff on the Beastmaker with a single one armed move onto, and off, the jug, but not anyone jumping about on any of the smaller stuff. Do you have a link?
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: petejh on September 05, 2015, 07:00:34 pm
Pffft, it IS about maximal weight. Dai is basically weak, but very light. A V15 PaulB as it were. Being skinny is lucky but not that impressive, I'd be more interested in marks deadheanging with that anvil attached to his baws (is that an actual event?).

P.S. Dai is a legend, I do hugely respect his bouldering. So there.

Being skinny isn't just down to luck (body type) -some guidance is required from owner-operators of lean machines to avoid becoming skinny-fat.

Dai K - 'Legendary feats of strength&power-to-weight'
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: dave on September 05, 2015, 07:08:01 pm

So by all your logic a 300kg man of pure muscle would have to add 150kg to impress you as much as a tiny man adding 36kg? It doesn't scale. All the connective tissues, tendons, ligaments etc do not scale with weight. It is more impressive to be able to do what Dai did the heavier you are. I'm not saying that whats hes done isn't cool but I wouldn't class it as a legendary feat of strength.

What this guy said. An 80kg climber is not just a scaled up version of a 55kg climber. This is basic stuff.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: mctrials23 on September 05, 2015, 07:24:59 pm
Where is that? I've seen the two handed stuff on the Beastmaker with a single one armed move onto, and off, the jug, but not anyone jumping about on any of the smaller stuff. Do you have a link?

Ill try and find it. Its been posted a few times on here before.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: mark s on September 07, 2015, 10:12:46 am
the scaling up of weight lifted to weight of lifter just does not work

when i was climbing lots i could 1 arm pull up, i am now far stronger than i was then but could not do a 1 armer if my life depended on it.
the lighter you are the easier it is to have a higher power to weight.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: mctrials23 on September 07, 2015, 10:50:49 am
I felt like I was all alone there for a while so thanks for the backup guys  :pissed:

There was a website that was popular back in the day for learning bodyweight gymnastics exercises and the owner trained a lot of young gymnasts. All of the examples used young boys doing the exercises and they were all twiglets. Barely a muscle on them but they could do all the things we would consider strength based movements. How? They weighed about 5 stone after an all you can eat buffet.

Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: erm, sam on September 07, 2015, 11:10:40 am
Quote
Ill try and find it. Its been posted a few times on here before.

On the Beastmaker facebook (a while back) there is stuff of Ronnie Jenkins doing dynamic front levers between BM holds and other feats.Don't know if they are on the jugs though.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Rocksteady on September 07, 2015, 11:25:15 am
So by all your logic a 300kg man of pure muscle would have to add 150kg to impress you as much as a tiny man adding 36kg? It doesn't scale. All the connective tissues, tendons, ligaments etc do not scale with weight. It is more impressive to be able to do what Dai did the heavier you are. I'm not saying that whats hes done isn't cool but I wouldn't class it as a legendary feat of strength.

Sure, it's not completely linear. But if you take this to its logical conclusion, you'd have to be equally impressed by a 90kg guy one arm hanging the same rung as Dai hanging it with 36kg added to his bodyweight? For me the latter is way more impressive than the former, and reflects the strength of a world-class boulderer rather than someone who is just strong?  :-\
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Nibile on September 07, 2015, 11:45:02 am
Connective tissues DO scale with weight. Only, not in a linear progression.
The power to weight ratio - at least for climbing - is far more complicated than how it could appear. Everyone has a perfect weight for optimal performance, that not necessarily coincides with the lowest weight. Luckily.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: andyd on September 07, 2015, 05:51:22 pm
So I guess some people are not impressed at all by this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQ-ke6ouvK4
The best bit about that video was the revelation that it's referred to as a snatch competition  ;)
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Nibile on September 07, 2015, 08:21:07 pm
So, I tried the Koyamada test today, despite not feeling 100%, but the desire was too strong.
I did it on the smaller three finger pocket, aka "right eye", aka hold number 5 in some internet pics, aka hold with no number in others.
I felt ok with 20 kg, and I failed miserably at 26, too big of an increase. Cut my losses at 22 which felt extreme and lasted for the shortest amount of time known to man.
I don't know how big is the Rock Ring slot, probably a bit bigger than the aforementioned BM hold, but blimey, 28 kg added is extremely extreme and 36 is intensely and outrageously extremely extreme.
Props to the small man, I have no doubt that's legendary.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: abarro81 on September 07, 2015, 10:08:27 pm
I felt ok with 20 kg,

 :o
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Nibile on September 07, 2015, 10:52:13 pm
Yes, that sounded a bit strange and/or cocky while re-reading it.
By "feeling ok" I meant that I felt some sort of control and ability of holding the hold for a certain amount of time that I could control a bit.
Like: ok let's load the fingers progressively, ok, feet off, fuuuuuuuull body squeeze, yes I'm doing it, a bit more, a bit more, a bit - no!
With more weight I felt no control at all, barely left the ground, felt fingers and arm completely useless and everything felt really dangerous. Like being held and dangled by the tips from a giant plier, rather than actively hold a hold.
Classic dragging problem.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: abarro81 on September 07, 2015, 11:03:41 pm
I had visions of you casually locked off on 1 arm, 20kg dumbbell in the other hand busting out a few bicep curls for good measure. Now I'm just a bit disappointed ;)
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Nibile on September 07, 2015, 11:43:38 pm
So am I...
 :'(
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Three Nine on September 08, 2015, 07:28:45 am
The bottom rock ring slot is much easier to hang one handed than the BM eyes because its less 'baggy' and squeezes your fingers together more like a pocket.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Nibile on September 08, 2015, 01:28:16 pm
Ha! Take this Dai, you weakling!
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Luke Owens on September 08, 2015, 09:39:06 pm
The edges on rock rings are incut too aren't they?
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Nibile on September 08, 2015, 11:17:54 pm
Now that's talking!
Tsk tsk Dai... Time to put some serious training in...
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: mark s on November 03, 2015, 10:18:08 pm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUE0rqRqZmM

the other vids from the same poster are interesting also
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: lagerstarfish on December 14, 2015, 02:08:11 pm
via Slackers on Twatter

Magnus does 1-8 double handed

https://www.instagram.com/p/_RShM1ouJI/
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: standard on December 14, 2015, 02:33:06 pm
obligatory rung spacings post.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: SA Chris on December 14, 2015, 02:47:06 pm
regardless of spacing, the starting rung is at cock height when he gets the next one, ie a fucking long way?
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: slackline on December 28, 2015, 07:14:23 pm
 :weakbench:

(https://i.imgur.com/BopJ7ZX.png)
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: tomtom on December 28, 2015, 07:56:19 pm
He's not hanging the smallest crimps though... ;)
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Oldmanmatt on December 28, 2015, 08:17:50 pm
Pah!


She weighs sod all...


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Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: slackline on January 13, 2016, 11:20:19 am
Legendary?  Decide for yourself...

Magnus Midtbø Front lever dynoing. From one finger to sloper without loosing the leverage. (https://www.instagram.com/p/BAehZ95ouNu/)

Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: dave on January 13, 2016, 11:24:48 am
Loses a bit of form there on the lever.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Fiend on January 13, 2016, 11:41:29 am
Legendary I think.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: ghisino on January 13, 2016, 01:10:13 pm
legendary feat.

and much potential for a legendary fail as well!
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Nibile on January 15, 2016, 06:12:13 pm
Impressive but not ledge.
Loses form on the lever and kips with legs. E6 6b?
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: tomtom on January 15, 2016, 06:44:50 pm
Only dyno' to the 35s.... ;)
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: tomtom on February 19, 2016, 09:03:06 am
http://youtu.be/IWzIMJifTAs
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: TheTwig on February 22, 2016, 03:30:45 pm
Tom that fucking cracked me up! wtf! :lol:
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: DAVETHOMAS90 on April 19, 2016, 11:15:24 pm
Holy cow! How are your muscle ups?

 :o

https://youtu.be/_jqVEzSU2SQ
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Nibile on April 20, 2016, 10:49:25 am
The coach looks like Mick Adams on steroids.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Nibile on May 23, 2016, 04:33:36 pm
Klokov in machine mode.
200 kg PAUSED SNATCH.
https://youtu.be/cv_EWWDV2O0
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: jwi on July 06, 2016, 07:23:58 pm
So, I tried the Koyamada test today, despite not feeling 100%, but the desire was too strong.
I did it on the smaller three finger pocket, aka "right eye", aka hold number 5 in some internet pics, aka hold with no number in others.
I felt ok with 20 kg, and I failed miserably at 26, too big of an increase. Cut my losses at 22 which felt extreme and lasted for the shortest amount of time known to man.
I don't know how big is the Rock Ring slot, probably a bit bigger than the aforementioned BM hold, but blimey, 28 kg added is extremely extreme and 36 is intensely and outrageously extremely extreme.
Props to the small man, I have no doubt that's legendary.

Pretty impressive considering what Megos can do

https://www.facebook.com/AlexanderMegosSportler/videos/746310842175562/?permPage=1
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Nibile on July 07, 2016, 06:40:50 am
Damn Megos, he's getting away from me...
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Nibile on July 07, 2016, 04:07:57 pm
Pretty impressive considering what Megos can do
Anyway the Koyamada test is three fingers open. The Megos test is four half crimp.
57 kilos, wtf.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: davej on July 07, 2016, 04:27:50 pm
Hi whats the Koyamada test? Had a quick look on the internet with no success. :strongbench: :strongbench: :strongbench: :strongbench:
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Nibile on July 07, 2016, 05:26:45 pm
;D ;D no wonder you didn't find it. It's the product of my tiny little sick mind.
Somebody posted here a pic of Dai one arming a Metolius Rock Ring with a ton of added weight in the form of kettlebells. And I immediately wanted to measure myself up against this feat. Hence the post above that's been quoted.
The Megos test is basically the same, with the main difference being that probably I was already one arming holds before Megos was born.

Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: davej on July 07, 2016, 07:09:52 pm
 hi thanks Nib's :) obvious really the only hits I got were your youtube posts! :strongbench: :strongbench:
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Nibile on July 07, 2016, 09:39:39 pm
 :lol: :lol:
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: slackline on July 08, 2016, 07:23:10 am
Somebody posted here a pic of Dai one arming a Metolius Rock Ring with a ton of added weight in the form of kettlebells.

(https://i.imgur.com/2Kh5MWh.jpg)
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Nibile on July 08, 2016, 08:46:16 am
This.
He should buy more books though.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: slackline on July 09, 2016, 10:26:23 am
(https://i.imgur.com/WkvD49g.gif)
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Nibile on July 09, 2016, 07:40:41 pm
Back around. This is legendary feats, not impressive feats that anyway pale in comparison to any average gymnast's feats.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Plattsy on July 09, 2016, 10:39:49 pm
That's a live stream isn't it. He's been going a while now.

Eddie Hall has just deadlifted 500kg.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Dexter on July 12, 2016, 03:30:15 pm
Back around. This is legendary feats, not impressive feats that anyway pale in comparison to any average gymnast's feats.

how about this? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVJcZv6zHV8 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVJcZv6zHV8)

not sure if it's been on before though
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Oldmanmatt on July 13, 2016, 10:02:16 am
Back around. This is legendary feats, not impressive feats that anyway pale in comparison to any average gymnast's feats.

how about this? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVJcZv6zHV8 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVJcZv6zHV8)

not sure if it's been on before though

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Jeez! Just trying to imagine the progressions to get to that is physically painful.


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Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: a dense loner on July 13, 2016, 10:38:56 am
I can't clap in the middle and I don't have hair! In fact I can't even do a proper planche!  :o
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Nibile on July 13, 2016, 11:08:05 am
Brilliant feat.
I still prefer the half-ton deadlift though.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: mark s on July 13, 2016, 09:29:46 pm
Brilliant feat.
I still prefer the half-ton deadlift though.

the 500 k deadlift is the greatest feat of strength ever undoubtedly
to put 40 kg on your old record in such a short amount of time is amazing
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: mark s on October 21, 2016, 08:08:23 am
(http://cdn-maf1.heartyhosting.com/sites/muscleandfitness.com/files/media/Zydrunas%20Savickas.jpeg)

amazing transformation from savickas. was never the most muscled looking of strongmen but almost looks like a bodybuilder now.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Nibile on October 21, 2016, 03:05:02 pm
 :jaw: jesusfuckingchrist, he barely looks like himself. How long did it take, do you know?
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: mark s on October 21, 2016, 03:48:59 pm
Don't think it's that long if you look at recent comp pics of him.
Not sure if he will have the same strength but it's sure going to be better for him and he looks much better . These strong men must be bulging with meat under the lard
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: tomtom on November 12, 2016, 11:53:11 am
(http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20161112/8d78b45217c4680f201c7f70ed48c7ca.jpg)
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Nibile on November 12, 2016, 01:53:22 pm
Tomtom, if I weren't so nice I'd punter you for that post.
The "Legendary Feats of Strength" thread is a sacred ground for many of us, and it should remain as such.
No slacklining, no yoga, no irony are allowed.
We are strength talibans, barbell crusaders, power addicts with no sense of humour or compassion.
We want to dominate, and we are right.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: tomtom on November 12, 2016, 04:23:46 pm
:) to be fair I didn't know where to post it - and it does feature Charles Atlas [emoji1320][emoji1320][emoji1320]
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: kelvin on November 12, 2016, 06:01:35 pm
Loving the lack of repentance  :boxing:

I remember that in the back of magazines and comics when I was a kid - my old man used to have a secondhand shop full of the things... and bullworkers.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Oldmanmatt on November 12, 2016, 06:15:50 pm
Damn, I remember using my Dad's Bullworker as a lad. Remember the ads too. Even in the 70's, along with ads for Xray specs, Sea Monkeys and Detective kits.


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Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: measles23 on December 23, 2016, 02:03:58 pm
So, I tried the Koyamada test today, despite not feeling 100%, but the desire was too strong.
I did it on the smaller three finger pocket, aka "right eye", aka hold number 5 in some internet pics, aka hold with no number in others.
I felt ok with 20 kg, and I failed miserably at 26, too big of an increase. Cut my losses at 22 which felt extreme and lasted for the shortest amount of time known to man.
I don't know how big is the Rock Ring slot, probably a bit bigger than the aforementioned BM hold, but blimey, 28 kg added is extremely extreme and 36 is intensely and outrageously extremely extreme.
Props to the small man, I have no doubt that's legendary.

I just got a pair of the older rock rings that Dai is using from e-bay, and can confirm that compared to right eye on BM2k they are... muthufuckin JUGS!!
Deep and incut, v similar to central bottom rung of the BM but with friction..

I call 20 on the right eye as the new benchmark!
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Nibile on December 25, 2016, 04:46:36 pm
So, I tried the Koyamada test today, despite not feeling 100%, but the desire was too strong.
I did it on the smaller three finger pocket, aka "right eye", aka hold number 5 in some internet pics, aka hold with no number in others.
I felt ok with 20 kg, and I failed miserably at 26, too big of an increase. Cut my losses at 22 which felt extreme and lasted for the shortest amount of time known to man.
I don't know how big is the Rock Ring slot, probably a bit bigger than the aforementioned BM hold, but blimey, 28 kg added is extremely extreme and 36 is intensely and outrageously extremely extreme.
Props to the small man, I have no doubt that's legendary.

I just got a pair of the older rock rings that Dai is using from e-bay, and can confirm that compared to right eye on BM2k they are... muthufuckin JUGS!!
Deep and incut, v similar to central bottom rung of the BM but with friction..

I call 20 on the right eye as the new benchmark!
Measles, that's the best Christmas gift I've ever had.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Luke Owens on December 30, 2016, 03:15:29 pm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCjlcyjPWJY
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: standard on December 30, 2016, 03:35:31 pm
I ignore all feats on the 45s.
Mine are unholdable. The ones at the local wall are like glue.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: haydn jones on December 30, 2016, 03:56:58 pm
Agreed. Used to do 7 on 3 off like piss years ago on my personal board i remember it was so gripy i actually ended up tearing a flapper. Then i remember going to my walls BM and not even being able to hang them.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Oldmanmatt on December 30, 2016, 03:57:43 pm
I ignore all feats on the 45s.
Mine are unholdable. The ones at the local wall are like glue.

I have two BM2000's side by side. One is much better than the other, friction-wise, on the 45*s. Almost certainly an artefact of the vagaries of wood grain and the opposite is true of the deep monos. Don't tell the BM boys, but I found taking a wire brush (Brass, electrical contact cleaning type) and stroking it along the grain; raised the grain enough to even out the friction.
I also discovered that despite carefully mounting the boards on a large ply sheet, the wall behind it wasn't as flat as the spirt level suggested. Put a digital inclinometer onto the 45's and they proved to be 46.3's. This makes a surprising difference. Between them is a TCA board that has a 40* (actually 41.3*) which is an absolute doddle to hold in comparison. Next to them now I have a set of 50*'s and a set of 55*'s. The 50's are do-able, for a heartbeat or so (and improving), the 55*'s still feel untouchable.


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Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: haydn jones on December 30, 2016, 04:20:08 pm
The bm boys actually recomend sanding the slopers ect to get the right grip and it comes with a lifetime warenty that if you manage to sand completly through the wood they'll  replace it free of charge. Though i suspect that would take some real sanding
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Oldmanmatt on December 30, 2016, 04:28:14 pm
You think I actually read the manual? Are you mad? [emoji13]


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Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Luke Owens on December 30, 2016, 11:22:55 pm
The bm boys actually recomend sanding the slopers ect to get the right grip and it comes with a lifetime warenty that if you manage to sand completly through the wood they'll  replace it free of charge. Though i suspect that would take some real sanding

Really? Interesting... I was at the wall the other night and used the BM2K there for the first time and could easily hang the 35's, on my BM at home I can barely hang them at all...

Is there any more info on the sanding?

Cheers
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: haydn jones on December 31, 2016, 10:18:50 pm
Sam holden managed a 5 second +100kg hang on the small campus rung at the school room. This edge is worse than the bm2k middle rung. Thats a total weight of 182kg O.o i thought this deserved to be here.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Oldmanmatt on December 31, 2016, 10:20:58 pm
Sam holden managed a 5 second +100kg hang on the small campus rung at the school room. This edge is worse than the bm2k middle rung. Thats a total weight of 182kg O.o i thought this deserved to be here.
One or two hands?


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Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: haydn jones on December 31, 2016, 10:26:08 pm
2 haha. That would be insane his 1 hand record on the bm2k rung is +30kg.  Not sure if that was for 5 secs though
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Fiend on January 01, 2017, 08:54:02 am
Wait a mo there are strong climbers weighing 80+kg?? Fuck me. Let me guess he's 6'8" tho  >:(
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: dave on January 01, 2017, 09:49:55 am
Is this that same lad who knocks out one arm pullups on the bar with 40kg of weight added?

P.s. He's not tall.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: BrutusTheBear on January 01, 2017, 11:24:01 am
Have witnessed Sam aka Beef doing 1 armers with a big (water) fire extinguisher in the other hand, so no doubt that that would be him doing the same with 40kg added.  He's not tall.   
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: haydn jones on January 01, 2017, 11:35:22 am
Hes bang on 6ft
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Nibile on January 01, 2017, 12:41:26 pm
This is brilliant stuff!
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Oldmanmatt on January 01, 2017, 12:47:35 pm
I have to try it. What's the rung dimension at the school?


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Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: abarro81 on January 01, 2017, 12:57:40 pm
18mm I think

How on earth do you hang 100kg off yourself without breaking?? I don't think I could even move with that much weight on let alone hang!
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Oldmanmatt on January 01, 2017, 01:32:02 pm
I do pull ups with 64kg on now. Weight vest with an 11.3 (25lb) plate tucked in it, weight belt and a belt with a plate adapter.


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Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: abarro81 on January 01, 2017, 01:45:33 pm
Damn, I think about 40kgs added is my max for a pull-up.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Nibile on January 01, 2017, 02:17:10 pm
I did the Lopez test and scored 63 kg added on a 14mm edge, and the following day I thought someone had hit me all night long on the lower back with a sledgehammer, despite having only 50 kg at my waist with a harness.
Adding 100kg is also a logistic chore I think!
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Nibile on January 01, 2017, 02:21:06 pm
I would happily pay for someone to film this man's feats.
The Internet deserves it. We deserve it. He deserves it.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Oldmanmatt on January 01, 2017, 02:43:58 pm
Yeah, I'm wondering.
For negatives at the moment, I have the 10kg vest, with the 11.3 plate tucked in the front. An 8kg divers weight belt. Hooked over that belt, I use an old rigger's safety belt, from which I hang two 25ltr jerry cans full of sand at 22kg each. To give me 73.3kg (plus gear weight).

I'm thinking I need to buy an 18kg vest and wear it over the 10kg vest and try to hang another 11.3 plate on that (most vests have a D ring for that.

I can't imagine hanging any more at the waist, that 44kg cuts me in half now.

100kg is the same as a whole me, on me, plus my 11 year old daughter!

This is a pointless feat, therefore I must try.

(Think I'll see if I can hang the small rung with the 73.3 first before I buy the weight vest, though).


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Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Tommy on January 01, 2017, 05:37:01 pm
Something that really surprised me the first time I tested Steve Mac was that he claimed to be much weaker on the full crimp (I'd just apologised to him for saying he wasn't allowed to do his max test in full crimp as we have reservations about injury risk) on a single joint edge. At whichever arm angle he fancied. 

I said, no ways you must be wrong. At which point he quickly proved me wrong and hung quite a lot more in a open 4 finger grip! So, Haydn you can safely say you're better than Steve in this grip.

If I had the time each session to test it all (and could get round the fatigue factor) I think it'd be really interesting to score and aggregate the scores for the 3 grip positions for all people. Possibly this would be the gold standard for testing and also levels of correlation.





Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: dave on January 01, 2017, 05:49:59 pm
Have witnessed Sam aka Beef doing 1 armers with a big (water) fire extinguisher in the other hand, so no doubt that that would be him doing the same with 40kg added.

Is he training to take Shaz's crown as Britain's strongest fireman?
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Fiend on January 01, 2017, 06:25:08 pm
Since when is 6 foot not tall?
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: dave on January 01, 2017, 06:38:42 pm
Since when is 6 foot not tall?

I keep tellin' ya....
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: tomtom on January 02, 2017, 08:19:09 am
Since when is 6 foot not tall?

From my perspective 6 foot is below normal...
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: jfdm on January 06, 2017, 10:33:04 pm
Some new strength routines to follow here.
Maybe keep the volume low as the music is a bit grating.
Lots of ledgendary feets
Keep up the psyche in 2017!
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=b4zX_ZMmiik (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=b4zX_ZMmiik)
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Nibile on January 08, 2017, 06:02:45 pm
Lots of ledgendary feets
Sorry JF, I'm particularly strict about what constitues a legendary feat of strength.
The video is well cool and is full of great feats of athleticism, but in my opinion the only feat worth mentioning is the weighted L-sit muscle-up at 4'15".
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: rosmat on January 08, 2017, 08:41:03 pm
I agree.

The "Legendary Feats of Strength" thread is a sacred ground for many of us, and it should remain as such.
No slacklining, no yoga, no irony are allowed.
We are strength talibans, barbell crusaders, power addicts with no sense of humour or compassion.
We want to dominate, and we are right.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Luke Owens on January 16, 2017, 09:28:54 am
Has anyone ever done a one armer on a pinch?
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Dexter on January 21, 2017, 08:09:14 pm
Has anyone ever done a one armer on a pinch?

what kind of pinch are we talking about? I can one arm a pinch if it's a positive one
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: haydn jones on January 21, 2017, 08:30:43 pm
I assume luke means a completely parallel one. I.e a 2x4 beam in a roof
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Luke Owens on January 21, 2017, 08:59:06 pm
I assume luke means a completely parallel one. I.e a 2x4 beam in a roof

Yeah, I meant this
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: webbo on January 21, 2017, 09:09:12 pm
I remember reading an article about how someone had done this. They had a positive edge on the fingers side of the beam and would sand a bit off every week until it just left the beam.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: BrutusTheBear on January 22, 2017, 10:26:07 am
I would happily pay for someone to film this man's feats.
The Internet deserves it. We deserve it. He deserves it.
There is a video of the fire extinguisher one armers that Beef's girlfriend posted on facebook, don't think it's gone public though.  See if they can be persuaded to post it on youtube...?
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Nibile on April 09, 2017, 06:05:35 pm
http://youtu.be/YpDnYJJMs0s
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Luke Owens on April 09, 2017, 09:11:30 pm
Monster
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: mark s on April 15, 2017, 04:35:48 pm
https://www.instagram.com/p/BS5ph2glNVn/

Certainly not legendary but it felt easier than it normally does. I put it down to having a take away last night and the extra calories helped.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Nibile on April 15, 2017, 05:19:23 pm
Beast!
You left three in the tank.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: remus on May 02, 2017, 11:30:42 pm
Correct me if I'm wrong, but this looks suspiciously like a one arm hang on a shallow ring finger mono https://www.instagram.com/p/BTcUp5JAfkE/
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Nibile on May 03, 2017, 08:37:32 am
 :dance1:
Ah, I really wish I could go back in time, to the happy days at the beginning of my climbing career training obsession, when all the training was about fingerboarding.
Now, there are too many things, boards, weights, conditioning, they distract me from The Only Thing That Matters.
Brilliant.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Fiend on May 03, 2017, 09:55:51 am
Nice. What takeaway was it??
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Nibile on May 03, 2017, 10:14:37 am
Sorry Fiend, I don't get what you mean...
 :shrug:
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Fiend on May 03, 2017, 10:21:23 am
Fuck, lol, didn't know this continued onto the next page. Errr, that was at Shaz ;) I need to know how to tailor takeaways to being stronger....
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Nibile on May 03, 2017, 10:26:57 am
 :lol: :lol: :lol:
I thought that you were asking me what was the takeaway message from my post!!!
I thought it was quite clear: fingers, fingers fingers.

Brilliant.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: mark s on May 12, 2017, 10:34:01 am
Nice. What takeaway was it??

burger donna meat chips and chicken tiakka,food of champs
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: joel182 on July 04, 2017, 01:12:30 pm
Another one from Dai Koyamada - 54kg on a 10mm edge (https://www.instagram.com/p/BWHqXTjlQwb/)
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: T_B on July 05, 2017, 02:05:53 pm
Not bad. He's nearly as strong as me assuming he weighs less than 60Kg  ;D
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: cowboyhat on July 05, 2017, 02:39:29 pm
Another one from Dai Koyamada - 54kg on a 10mm edge (https://www.instagram.com/p/BWHqXTjlQwb/)

Looks like he's moved house and sold all his cd's on ebay. Pretty ostentatious for someone living in Japan to have that much unused storage.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: jwi on July 05, 2017, 03:05:50 pm
Not bad. He's nearly as strong as me assuming he weighs less than 60Kg  ;D

But not quite as tall?
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: T_B on July 05, 2017, 03:34:47 pm
Not bad. He's nearly as strong as me assuming he weighs less than 60Kg  ;D

But not quite as tall?

Me, tall?  :???:
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: jwi on July 05, 2017, 03:37:50 pm
Yes I assume you don't quite reach Koyamada's stature (1.65)
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Nibile on July 05, 2017, 03:55:40 pm
Brilliant!!!
(He says, while shopping on the BM website...)
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: measles23 on July 08, 2017, 06:18:29 pm
(He says, while shopping on the BM website...)

Mine just came today :bounce:

They're mint - the 6 is silly of course but the 8 and 10 feel like minging lime :wub:

Never understood why boards focus so much on innies instead of outies, when so much of real rock is outies..
Also don't really understand why I'm so excited about forking out ££s to recreate what I did as a youth with perfectly good free offcuts, but as the guys at BM know well it's all about the benchmarking innit..

Quick test on the 10s - up to +20 fine, shut down by 30; nibs get up and running and give us some more realistic benchmarks to aim at

So many options for thumbs - full wrap-over crimp, tucked under fully out the way, stabilising on the side of the hold, stabilising on the front of the hold (is that what Dai's doing?) - what's in, what's cheating, where's the rule book???!
Title: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Oldmanmatt on July 08, 2017, 10:40:21 pm
Mildly piqued, cos I builted me one 'dem, months back. I reckon dem BM fellas done copied me...

(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170708/d6ffa75a7251a23cf787a9678e568386.jpg)

Or not.
It's no exactly rocket science...

I have to say though, the thought of 6mm makes my hair curl. I can hang the 8mm for 20s+ and crank out pullups on the 10's.
pullups on the 50* and just a heartbeat on the 55*.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Nibile on July 11, 2017, 01:54:25 pm
The level of delusion certain people have, goes beyond the imaginable. If we assume that this fool thinks that he really can squat 400 kg, can we imagine how he lives the rest of his life?
https://youtu.be/rpTEeAE3BLw
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Will Hunt on July 11, 2017, 01:58:56 pm
Is that Paul Nuttall?
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Nibile on July 20, 2017, 11:29:44 am
nibs get up and running
So, after a very disappointing session on the Lattice Edge last Monday (rounded edges don't go along well with 27 degrees), yesterday I went back in time to my early days of training, when there was nothing but a pull up bar and a home made fingerboard. It's been gorgeous.
I did some tests on my 10 mm edge, that at a closer inspection turned out to be closer to 9 mm.
Caveats: temp was around 26 degrees; my skin is very soft at the moment (no climbing, lots of sweating from boxing gloves and motorcycle gloves  8)); all the max hangs were absolutely maximal, that is around 1,5/2 seconds.
Many would consider these hang times no legit, but I do.
I do because I felt quite good to be honest, and I know that I could have done more with good skin and good conditions (but who doesn't then?). I also found these tests quite mentally challenging and possibly also a bit scary: the idea of popping off the holds suddenly with lots of kg at the waist is not a reassuring one. That's why at the first sign of the skin rolling I dropped.

So, enough of this drivel, let's go to the numbers.
Back3, + 20 kg. Very short hang, probably 1'. Scariest of them all, both in terms of fingers strain and risk of falling off awkwardly. Barely legit.
Front3 + 28 kg. Short hang but boy did it feel good. Could have done more. Half crimp with a slight ring finger drag.
Normal half crimp + 40 kg. Did it twice, short hang but again it felt quite good, although scary. No side catch with the thumb.
I ended up the session with a brutal 35" bodyweight hang, that boiled down mostly to pain tolerance.

I also did some math, because I am a nutter.
I weigh 68 kg in the evening.
Therefore:
- back3, (68 + 20) / 6 = 14,6 kg on average on each finger.
- front3 (68 + 28) / 6 = 16 kg.
- normal half crimp (68 + 40) / 8 = 13,5 kg.
From this we could argue that the strongest prehension is the front3 (probably because of the ring finger drag).

I also checked out Koyamada's stats.
He weighs 58 kg.
Therefore:
- normal half crimp (58 + 54) / 8 = 14 kg on average on each finger. The main thing is that he probably can deadhang that weight until falling asleep on the holds. But he is Dai Koyamada and we are not and will never be.

There you go.

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Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: T_B on July 20, 2017, 11:34:13 am
Sorry Nibs, but how long is your hang for?
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Nibile on July 20, 2017, 11:41:16 am
all the max hangs were absolutely maximal, that is around 1,5/2 seconds.

Back3, + 20 kg. Very short hang, probably 1'.
Front3 + 28 kg. Short hang 
Normal half crimp + 40 kg. short hang 
35" bodyweight hang,
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: joel182 on July 21, 2017, 01:03:53 am
I also checked out Koyamada's stats.
He weighs 58 kg.
Therefore:
- normal half crimp (58 + 54) / 8 = 14 kg on average on each finger. The main thing is that he probably can deadhang that weight until falling asleep on the holds. But he is Dai Koyamada and we are not and will never be.

On one of his Instagram posts he said this was for a 3 second hang
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Nibile on July 21, 2017, 07:51:34 am
Thanks for the info, it's still a lot!
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Dexter on September 18, 2017, 08:03:54 pm
Not sure if the facebook link will work but strong feats by Magnus Midtbø   :strongbench: :strongbench:

https://www.facebook.com/magmidt/videos/1501816296553066/?hc_ref=ARQGN8dxhfP7twdbdNnEzNRM4RAz2pS54NSN-rgZh4ACPj63fSV60P_GWq-iIbzH8OI
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: jwi on September 18, 2017, 08:38:34 pm
This will work>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZK2IyGJKrgs

Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Muenchener on September 18, 2017, 09:10:47 pm
I'm a couple of months behind the curve here but Nibs: why are you training in lederhosen?
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Nibile on September 30, 2017, 03:19:05 pm
 ;D
They make me feel sexy.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: remus on December 13, 2017, 09:22:12 am
Dai delivering the goods once again! 6mm beastmaker micros +32kg for 4 seconds  :bow:

https://www.instagram.com/p/BcmXxs2lcIo
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: gme on December 13, 2017, 04:02:05 pm
These things really should be recorded as total weight not just +kg. The +kg is interesting but i am betting Dai is only hanging 85-90kg off the holds and plenty of people could beat it.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: bendavison on December 13, 2017, 04:09:47 pm
Agreed. Doesn't seem all that impressive to me, but I've never tried to hang the 6 mm's.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Luke Owens on December 13, 2017, 04:11:59 pm
If he weighs 58kg like Nibs posted on the last page of this thread that's a total of 90kg.

I'm more shocked with the fact he weighs 58kg...
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: teestub on December 13, 2017, 05:17:30 pm
These things really should be recorded as total weight not just +kg. The +kg is interesting but i am betting Dai is only hanging 85-90kg off the holds and plenty of people could beat it.

Disagree, this isn't world strongest man, it's closer to weightlifting with lots and lots of different classes.  The percentage of one's bodyweight that one is adding is the impressive thing not the total weight, as this is what has bearing on climbing ability.

It would be impressive if someone who weighed 120kg could hang of the 6mm micros but less directly related to climbing.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: remus on December 13, 2017, 05:28:57 pm
Maybe my impressive-o-meter is off? The 6mm micros felt tiny to me though. Hanging 155% bodyweight on those is more impressive to me than his one-armed 128% bodyweight hang on the bottom outer BM2k edge.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: nik at work on December 13, 2017, 05:36:34 pm
I'm more shocked with the fact he weighs 58kg...

In what way?
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: gme on December 13, 2017, 05:50:07 pm
These things really should be recorded as total weight not just +kg. The +kg is interesting but i am betting Dai is only hanging 85-90kg off the holds and plenty of people could beat it.

Disagree, this isn't world strongest man, it's closer to weightlifting with lots and lots of different classes.  The percentage of one's bodyweight that one is adding is the impressive thing not the total weight, as this is what has bearing on climbing ability.

It would be impressive if someone who weighed 120kg could hang of the 6mm micros but less directly related to climbing.

I dont agree. Its my understanding that as the muscle groups used in max hangs i.e.the forearms are not large that the maximum amount they can support is far more limited than big compound exercises. If the maximum limit for fingers on a 6mm edge is say 100kg then how much you weigh effects how much extra you can add.
Pretty sure Tom and Olly say there is a max weight fingers can hold in a podcast.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: teestub on December 13, 2017, 06:08:53 pm

I dont agree. Its my understanding that as the muscle groups used in max hangs i.e.the forearms are not large that the maximum amount they can support is far more limited than big compound exercises. If the maximum limit for fingers on a 6mm edge is say 100kg then how much you weigh effects how much extra you can add.
Pretty sure Tom and Olly say there is a max weight fingers can hold in a podcast.

So as a climber you'd be just as impressed by a 90kg climber hanging the 6mm holds for four seconds with no added weight as you are by Dai being half way to being able to hang them one armed?
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Luke Owens on December 13, 2017, 08:01:05 pm
I'm more shocked with the fact he weighs 58kg...

In what way?

From videos/pictures I just expected him to be a heavier chap
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Yossarian on December 13, 2017, 08:38:04 pm
These things really should be recorded as total weight not just +kg. The +kg is interesting but i am betting Dai is only hanging 85-90kg off the holds and plenty of people could beat it.

It would be impressive if someone who weighed 120kg could hang of the 6mm micros but less directly related to climbing.

If you don’t mind waiting until after Christmas, I’ll see if I can manage it...
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: gme on December 14, 2017, 09:09:22 am

I dont agree. Its my understanding that as the muscle groups used in max hangs i.e.the forearms are not large that the maximum amount they can support is far more limited than big compound exercises. If the maximum limit for fingers on a 6mm edge is say 100kg then how much you weigh effects how much extra you can add.
Pretty sure Tom and Olly say there is a max weight fingers can hold in a podcast.

So as a climber you'd be just as impressed by a 90kg climber hanging the 6mm holds for four seconds with no added weight as you are by Dai being half way to being able to hang them one armed?

Two different things but i suggest a 90kg climber hanging of them is more difficult than what Dai is doing now.
Obviously being able to pull way more than his body weight once climbing is massively beneficial for climbing but i am just talking about feats of strength here and 90kg is 90kg whether its your own body weight or a combination of weight.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: cheque on December 14, 2017, 12:32:50 pm
 :agree: This is Legendary Feats of Strength, we want fat blokes ripping phone books in half and pulling tractors along.

I'm more shocked with the fact he weighs 58kg...

In what way?

From videos/pictures I just expected him to be a heavier chap

He's only 5'5"
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Nibile on December 19, 2017, 02:10:37 pm
Strongly psyched up by the big small man, I put up a couple of nice, freshly made 5 mm edges. I immediately felt the inebriating perfume of the mid '90s when I lived on fingerboarding, and it's been gorgeous to feel once again the pain of those crimps.
As for Koyamada's efforts, I am not exactly looking forward to follow him on this treacherous path... I did a couple of good solid hangs with 10 kg on, and while I felt fine, it was nonetheless painful. Will try again with fresher skin but adding up to 32 kg to oneself goes beyond my imagination.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: cheque on December 19, 2017, 02:46:00 pm
the inebriating perfume of the mid '90s

(http://totally-90s.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/ckone.jpg)
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Nibile on December 19, 2017, 03:17:52 pm
I am not exactly looking forward to followING
Fixed that for myself.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Luke Owens on March 03, 2018, 09:15:18 pm
Lever pull ups on the Beastmaker 6mm's

https://www.instagram.com/p/Bf1VPGlBmd_/

Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: teestub on March 03, 2018, 09:38:26 pm
https://instagram.com/p/BffwvnEghvk/
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Fiend on March 04, 2018, 10:27:28 am
Lever pull ups on the Beastmaker 6mm's

https://www.instagram.com/p/Bf1VPGlBmd_/

Very impressive. The anorexic legs are strong in this one.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: DAVETHOMAS90 on March 04, 2018, 03:35:54 pm
Lever pull ups on the Beastmaker 6mm's

https://www.instagram.com/p/Bf1VPGlBmd_/

Very impressive. The anorexic legs are strong in this one.

Yes, impressive, but for me, a solid YYFY. Perhaps even a legendary feat of weakness. Undoubtedly cool from a climbing perspective.

The other post is however deeply uncool, in my opinion.

Kool-arm-ada goes out there, does the business, and inspires. He doesn't show off what he gets for doing nothing with his skills.

Impressive as this skill looks, I think you can get better engagement when doing levers on an edge. The distribution of mass, and the resultant forces can actually make hanging the edge easier.

It would be really interesting to see how he fairs doing straight hangs or pull ups on the 6mm, or front lever pull ups on a bar.

I think these look better:

https://i.pinimg.com/736x/f6/e1/a4/f6e1a4c2b799b0a480f070efe4ca2051--long-legs-skinny-jeans.jpg
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Nibile on March 04, 2018, 05:33:04 pm
Give me a 5 mm edge and a front lever and I will lift the world.

Cool stuff indeed. I would like to try, but I reckon that without a gym mat under my spine it would feel probably around E7. On a side note, why should I try something that I know I can do?
 ;D ;D ;D
Just kidding. You gotta love Louis.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: remus on April 03, 2018, 09:12:47 pm
Back 2 on an 8mm edge.

https://www.facebook.com/beastmaker.co.uk/videos/10156101338030761
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: jwi on April 04, 2018, 11:15:17 am
Back 2 on an 8mm edge.

https://www.facebook.com/beastmaker.co.uk/videos/10156101338030761

Now that is impressive!
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: T_B on June 27, 2018, 02:28:05 pm
Mrs T_B front lever on 6mm Beastmaker edges :wub:

https://www.instagram.com/p/BkfsrmGDi8X/ (scroll across)
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Teaboy on June 27, 2018, 02:32:05 pm
This is pretty astonishing  :o
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Denbob99 on June 27, 2018, 06:03:53 pm
Mad! That bit to the left of Griff's looks good too
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Fiend on June 27, 2018, 07:54:38 pm
Dafuck!! That is well beastly  :clap2:  :strongbench:
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Nibile on June 27, 2018, 10:24:55 pm
Brilliant stuff.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: remus on November 01, 2018, 07:52:51 am
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bpkut3bFi-Y/

+25kg on 6mm edges. +60kg on 10mm edges. :o
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Doylo on November 01, 2018, 08:59:08 am
That must fuckin hurt on those 6mms. They’re painful anyway. Unless he weighs 30kg.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Monolith on November 01, 2018, 09:51:44 am
That must fuckin hurt on those 6mms. They’re painful anyway. Unless he weighs 30kg.

Is it possible to buy a pair of these other than having to buy the full set? I'm keen to get my hands on some and get the board up.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: andy_e on November 01, 2018, 10:03:42 am
Classic Mills.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Monolith on November 01, 2018, 11:45:00 am
Thinking specifically for Pex chief.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: SA Chris on November 01, 2018, 11:53:54 am
is that like Squamish Chief?
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Nibile on November 01, 2018, 02:25:42 pm
They say somewhere that he hung a 20 mm edge with a total of 143 kg for 227% of his bodyweight.
So, 143:227x100 = 63 kg.
Those numbers are quite hardcore, both for the strength and for the pain tolerance.
I did some tests some time ago and managed +15 kg on a 5 mm edge and +40 kg on a 9 mm one. But with very short hangs, like a couple of seconds at best. I weigh 67 kg.
Painful and dangerous as hell. Props to him. +60 on a 10 mm is extreme and probably E8.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: petejh on November 01, 2018, 04:12:24 pm
Beastly! The second vid makes me wince watching his round back when he's standing up with 60kg..
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: DAVETHOMAS90 on November 01, 2018, 04:31:38 pm
They say somewhere that he hung a 20 mm edge with a total of 143 kg for 227% of his bodyweight.
So, 143:227x100 = 63 kg.
Those numbers are quite hardcore, both for the strength and for the pain tolerance.
I did some tests some time ago and managed +15 kg on a 5 mm edge and +40 kg on a 9 mm one. But with very short hangs, like a couple of seconds at best. I weigh 67 kg.
Painful and dangerous as hell. Props to him. +60 on a 10 mm is extreme and probably E8.

Impressive numbers there Lore, and you're probably right about the E8  ;D

I want to raise concerns about the safety.

Has anyone tested the sheer strength for these edges and the mounting? I think this is really important to consider.

I've seen edges rip off, and the damage that might cause could be catastrophic for anyone's climbing career.

If this has been tested, it would be great to hear how, and reassuring.

My vote still goes to Mrs TB  :clap2:
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: tomtom on November 01, 2018, 05:31:39 pm
E8 :D
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: remus on November 01, 2018, 07:59:21 pm
Impressive numbers there Lore, and you're probably right about the E8  ;D

I want to raise concerns about the safety.

Has anyone tested the sheer strength for these edges and the mounting? I think this is really important to consider.

I've seen edges rip off, and the damage that might cause could be catastrophic for anyone's climbing career.

Judging by this random PDF i found on the internet we're going to need some seriously fat/strong climbers before this becomes a problem (or some bad mounting e.g. dodgy ply). https://www.buildgp.com/DocumentViewer.aspx?repository=bp&elementid=3806

Assuming the holds themselves aren't a point of failure, 3/4" ply (~19mm) and #12 screws (~5.4mm) then it gives a lateral breaking strength of 790lbs (~358kg) with the ply as the point of failure.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Doylo on November 01, 2018, 08:27:18 pm
Not going to be a problem for most. Probably will only be mega beasts carrying enough weight on them to mame themselves. There’s too many of them these days anyway.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: DAVETHOMAS90 on November 05, 2018, 10:27:44 pm
Not going to be a problem for most. Probably will only be mega beasts carrying enough weight on them to mame themselves. There’s too many of them these days anyway.

You're right there. Mega beasts everywhere!  ;D
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Nibile on December 14, 2018, 08:51:10 am
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=768308233501503&id=135071466825186

If this does not belong here I don't know what does.
I am ashamed by my weakness.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: gme on December 14, 2018, 09:30:25 am
In sliders and socks as well.

Dressing like an overweight middle age German at the pool seems to be de rigueur among teenage boys for some reason.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: standard on December 14, 2018, 10:14:30 am
I can't find it now, but there was a video on instagram last night of Kokoro Fujii doing +35kg on a pretty bad looking edge.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: joel182 on February 19, 2019, 07:33:38 pm
one arm lock off on a 6mm edge

https://www.instagram.com/p/BuEuWivnAqi/
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: 220bpm on February 19, 2019, 10:46:22 pm
Magnus Midtbo crushing walnuts with his bare hands  :weakbench:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPpcOC7l4gY&list=PLabQneT7-WZGNStlN-DDtNXZjrb8vPM_h&index=9

Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: krymson on February 20, 2019, 05:02:01 am
https://www.facebook.com/dai.koyamada/videos/2189142087812487/UzpfSTE0Mjg1OTEwNzc6MTAyMTQzOTc5MTAzMjgxMDU/
Campusing onto, and off of, Beastmaker 45 slopers
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: bendavison on February 20, 2019, 09:07:44 am
https://www.facebook.com/dai.koyamada/videos/2189142087812487/UzpfSTE0Mjg1OTEwNzc6MTAyMTQzOTc5MTAzMjgxMDU/
Campusing onto, and off of, Beastmaker 45 slopers

That looks more like a trick than a legendary feat of strength to me. Would be more impressive if he actually stayed on the slopers after campussing to them, rather than retreating to a relative jug.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: remus on February 20, 2019, 09:11:09 am
one arm lock off on a 6mm edge

https://www.instagram.com/p/BuEuWivnAqi/

Classic LFoS material.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: tomtom on February 20, 2019, 09:32:51 am
one arm lock off on a 6mm edge

https://www.instagram.com/p/BuEuWivnAqi/

Classic LFoS material.

Right hand is out of shot for the whole process. I'm calling a sneaky out of shot ring hanging from the ceiling.. :)
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Plattsy on February 20, 2019, 09:59:51 am
one arm lock off on a 6mm edge

https://www.instagram.com/p/BuEuWivnAqi/

Classic LFoS material.

Right hand is out of shot for the whole process. I'm calling a sneaky out of shot ring hanging from the ceiling.. :)
Not the whole process. He's hanging with the right hand in shot. Then moves it out of shot.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: 36chambers on February 20, 2019, 10:05:51 am
he's not front on, back around.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: remus on February 20, 2019, 10:07:25 am
one arm lock off on a 6mm edge

https://www.instagram.com/p/BuEuWivnAqi/

Classic LFoS material.

Right hand is out of shot for the whole process. I'm calling a sneaky out of shot ring hanging from the ceiling.. :)

Time for a "Bring out your LFoS Dabs" thread!
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: krymson on February 20, 2019, 02:35:13 pm
https://www.facebook.com/dai.koyamada/videos/2189142087812487/UzpfSTE0Mjg1OTEwNzc6MTAyMTQzOTc5MTAzMjgxMDU/
Campusing onto, and off of, Beastmaker 45 slopers

That looks more like a trick than a legendary feat of strength to me. Would be more impressive if he actually stayed on the slopers after campussing to them, rather than retreating to a relative jug.


also hes campusing from 6mm edges onto the 45 slopers... and back onto the edges.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: bigironhorse on March 18, 2019, 10:20:12 am
Not climbing related and not sure if it deserves to be here but this looked pretty impressive to me..

https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=251856745515660

Sorry for farcebook link.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Nibile on March 18, 2019, 11:26:59 am
It is very impressive to say the least, but if we think about the things that ring gymnasts do...
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Nibile on March 18, 2019, 11:32:47 am
On a - completely unrelated - side note, last week I realized that a strong fingerboarding session still gives me more satisfaction than probably any other sports related feat.
I mean, 2xBW deadlift, yes, ok.
One armers, yes, ok.
Power clean, yes, ok.
Climbing a project, yes, ok.
But one arm hangs, or two arm loaded hangs... Ahhh that's really cool. It's the field in which I feel less discrepancy between my stats and my potential.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: tommytwotone on April 12, 2019, 11:20:37 am
Check out Dave Barrans' 'Gram for a video if him doing Tourniquet (7c+) . In trainers.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: fatneck on April 24, 2019, 02:20:30 pm
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bwol6o9lhvW/

 :o :bow:
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Nibile on April 24, 2019, 02:36:26 pm
Nice one.
I'd pay billions to have his elbows.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: SA Chris on April 24, 2019, 02:42:50 pm
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bwol6o9lhvW/
 

Yes, but what's he ever done on jam cracks :)
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Fiend on April 24, 2019, 02:51:35 pm
I need new elbows just watching.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Nibile on April 24, 2019, 03:19:51 pm
On a side note, I just found out that he weighs 53 kg.
I currently weigh 66 kg, so I'm going to try to emulate this feat while taking, let's play it safe, 10 kg off.
If I do it, I'm officially claiming that I'm stronger than a world cup competitor.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Fiend on April 24, 2019, 03:30:50 pm
Hah! Gonna do the same with 25kg off....
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: DAVETHOMAS90 on April 24, 2019, 03:32:13 pm
Shit!

Just when I was thinking.. come on then, where's the one-armer.. you can't even pull past the half lock.. yeah, you'll bail at the top lock; pfft.. no control..

Yay! Dabs on the way back down.  :dance1:

Was looking impressive until that point. Come on Lore!
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: DAVETHOMAS90 on April 24, 2019, 03:34:46 pm
I need new elbows. Just watching.

 :popcorn:

There you go  ;D
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: gme on April 24, 2019, 05:01:29 pm
On a side note, I just found out that he weighs 53 kg.


I am always disappointed when i hear things like that. From OMG impressed to "yeah whatever". I bet i could do this with 30kgs off. Deadhanging feats of strength surely need so kind of handicapping system as they are about finger strength not strength to weight.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Nibile on April 24, 2019, 05:47:10 pm
 :lol:
In any case I'm very happy to see that, in a world made of jumps between slopey volumes, the cult of power is still duly worshipped.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Doylo on April 25, 2019, 12:52:31 pm
On a side note, I just found out that he weighs 53 kg.


I am always disappointed when i hear things like that. From OMG impressed to "yeah whatever". I bet i could do this with 30kgs off. Deadhanging feats of strength surely need so kind of handicapping system as they are about finger strength not strength to weight.

That’s just climbing full stop isn’t it ?
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Fiend on April 25, 2019, 01:10:16 pm
That, and reach ;)
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: DAVETHOMAS90 on April 25, 2019, 01:12:06 pm
Nice one.
I'd pay billions to have his elbows.

Where shall we meet?  :ninja:


"Power rewards those who serve it" - Motto of Cult of Power.  :bow:

https://lurtzworld.fandom.com/wiki/The_Cult_of_Power
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: joel182 on April 25, 2019, 01:27:26 pm
From team Japan's coach: a 44 second one-arm hang (https://www.instagram.com/p/BvtOzKChsCg/)  on the BM2k centre edge. Good enough for a "not bad" from Megos, at least
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Fiend on April 25, 2019, 01:42:33 pm
Pffft, legendary feat of endurance  ::)
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Nibile on April 28, 2019, 08:58:42 am
Ok, I've started the trials...
My BM sits over a doorframe and doesn't allow much room for body positioning so I had to separate the two tasks: the muscular part and the finger strength part.
Yesterday I had a quick play at the first part, at the end of a quite serious boxing, farmer's walk and deadlifting session. Not smart, I know.
Anyway I played it very carefully and taking 10 kg off I could easily complete the task: 5" x hang, 90° lock off, full lock off, 90°, hang.
Body positioning was a bit of an issue due to pulley system and boxing bag.
Today I'll probably try the BM part, still don't know how to solve the lack of room problem.
I love this sh*t.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: jwi on April 28, 2019, 11:04:53 am
From team Japan's coach: a 44 second one-arm hang (https://www.instagram.com/p/BvtOzKChsCg/)  on the BM2k centre edge. Good enough for a "not bad" from Megos, at least

I don't have access to a beastmaker, but is that hard? If you are allowed to drag?
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: joel182 on April 28, 2019, 11:39:12 am
From team Japan's coach: a 44 second one-arm hang (https://www.instagram.com/p/BvtOzKChsCg/)  on the BM2k centre edge. Good enough for a "not bad" from Megos, at least

I don't have access to a beastmaker, but is that hard? If you are allowed to drag?

Vadim Timonov posted a vid of him hanging for 35 seconds (https://www.instagram.com/p/BtLokPGHio9) (maybe more chisel than open hand? not sure how much difference that makes?) so going longer than that seemed impressive to me
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: jwi on April 28, 2019, 12:46:58 pm
that's good context. I just remember that it was fairly easy to hang, even for me if allowed to drag or chisel.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: remus on April 28, 2019, 01:47:04 pm
I don't have access to a beastmaker, but is that hard? If you are allowed to drag?

As fb edges go it's pretty good, something like 22 or 23mm with a fairly small radius. Still, 44 seconds is a long time for a one arm hang, lots of shoulder stability required while (obviously) pulling pretty hard.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Nibile on April 29, 2019, 06:22:18 pm
Just did the Japanese test on a 14 mm flat edge.
Quite doable but not a gimmie really.
BM edges are maybe 1 mm smaller with bigger radius, so even harder. Doing it with that level of body control means the edge feels like a bleedin' bivy ledge.

https://youtu.be/6CEXVAQ1Xc8
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Duma on April 30, 2019, 12:51:51 am
Jongwon Chon is South Korean
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Nibile on April 30, 2019, 08:42:40 am
 :lol:
 :slap:
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Dexter on April 30, 2019, 04:00:14 pm
My GF sent me this, https://www.reddit.com/r/gifs/comments/bj2935/holy_mother_of_arm_strength_and_control/
not a climbing strength but I wonder how many times he ended up on his face to achieve this
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Nibile on May 15, 2019, 03:00:21 pm
I found this pretty legendary...
Breaking a baseball bat just by stopping the swing ranks quite high as a power display in my opinion.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uizf_qYie-A
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: finbarrr on May 15, 2019, 07:08:04 pm
that tangent reminds me of another tangent; somehow youtube algorithm thought i was interested in "fingers of steel"
 
 :-\

https://youtu.be/DUbuBFAEmHo
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: DAVETHOMAS90 on May 18, 2019, 01:07:17 am
 :o

I'm never going to complain about not being able to get my fingers into slots at The Tor again!

Seriously, there's a lot to think about there. People like Steve Mac have come back from pretty serious finger injuries. I get paranoid about problems with mine, maybe unnecessarily?

Thanks for posting Finbarrr  :icon_321:  ;D
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: joel182 on May 25, 2019, 12:26:00 am
Something a little different: a 257 kg Steinborn squat from Martins Licis

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6RlhonSPpc
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: remus on July 09, 2019, 07:14:12 pm
https://www.instagram.com/p/BzsOojSAuEE/?hl=en

Dai doing nasty things with a 3mm edge.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Fiend on July 09, 2019, 08:15:34 pm
3mm is a verrrrry small number  :o
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: bigironhorse on July 10, 2019, 01:34:22 pm
https://www.instagram.com/p/By4WFxnA8zg/?utm_source=ig_web_options_share_sheet

3mm?! Makes the BM hold above look like a jug.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: tomtom on July 21, 2019, 12:19:23 pm
What a plank.

https://truththeory.com/2019/06/14/plank-record-broken-by-women-who-held-it-for-4-hours/
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Nibile on July 21, 2019, 12:48:34 pm
Back around.
That could just be legendary feats of boredom and posterior pelvic tilt. What's next? Marathon?
To qualify here she'll have to condensate that total effort in 10" at most.
When I'll see her doing a plank with a truck on her back I'll be the first to bow down.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: tomtom on July 21, 2019, 01:41:18 pm
Back around.
That could just be legendary feats of boredom and posterior pelvic tilt. What's next? Marathon?
To qualify here she'll have to condensate that total effort in 10" at most.

:D
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Rob F on August 14, 2019, 08:35:51 pm
Having done a quick internet search pretty certain this hasn't been done before:

Thumb pull-ups

Even thumb foot on campussing is another level of desperate.

Love to see a video of someone beasting one rep...
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: joel182 on August 20, 2019, 04:00:49 pm
https://www.instagram.com/p/B1EBcnqg2To/

11 one armers from max milne
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Nibile on August 20, 2019, 06:22:09 pm
 :-\ :-\
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Kingy on August 20, 2019, 06:27:46 pm
Wow  :o
Are you allowed to stop and adjust your hand then carry on? (Genuine question).
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Bradders on August 20, 2019, 06:56:37 pm
Wow  :o
Are you allowed to stop and adjust your hand then carry on? (Genuine question).

Well he doesn't put his feet on the ground at all, so fair play I reckon :lol:
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: teestub on August 20, 2019, 07:04:15 pm
He’ll be off to do Action Direct, the Eiger speed record and run a 4 minute mile before we know it!
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: tomtom on August 20, 2019, 08:25:28 pm
Is that why his trainers are so white?
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: remus on September 11, 2019, 05:27:43 pm
There's a vid on Max's Instagram stories of him doing 1-6-10. Pretty outrageous if it's on a board with proper spacing!
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: SA Chris on September 11, 2019, 05:32:25 pm
Linky? If it's the one at the local wall I'm pretty sure it is.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: SA Chris on September 11, 2019, 05:36:39 pm
https://www.instagram.com/p/B2PmNzaH_qg/

It's the local wall, but bizarrely the video is mirrored, so he's doing it with the opposite hands to what it looks like. Not sure why he's done that...
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: remus on November 08, 2019, 10:51:09 pm
20mm edge, one arm 5 sec hang, +25kg, 138%bw.

https://www.instagram.com/p/B4nv9aEjYtX/?igshid=1b6pj7q4lyg6v
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: HaeMeS on January 20, 2020, 09:17:12 pm
Very small edge one arm pull-up and single phalanx pinky pull-up. Impressive feat of pain resistance...: https://www.google.nl/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=2&ved=2ahUKEwiC-JyyiJPnAhUI56QKHR3gC0EQwqsBMAF6BAgLEAk&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DALTPDRckryY&usg=AOvVaw1SE6TVbVyKjcCeRyAEHECI (https://www.google.nl/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=2&ved=2ahUKEwiC-JyyiJPnAhUI56QKHR3gC0EQwqsBMAF6BAgLEAk&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DALTPDRckryY&usg=AOvVaw1SE6TVbVyKjcCeRyAEHECI)

Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: remus on January 20, 2020, 10:55:26 pm
That ruler edge is disgusting.

Lost to the mists of time IG stories, but Buster Martin posted a vid of Perky Pinky, Stuey and Snot...back to back. He fell off the last move or two of snot so at least we know he's human.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Fiend on January 21, 2020, 09:23:31 am
Nice little video, that Czech mutant one. Could feel my tendons popping just watching.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: teestub on January 21, 2020, 10:08:34 am
This guy started training hard then all his hair fell out, I wonder if he was doing 100 press ups, 100 sit ups, 100 squats and a 10km run each day?!

I love that these Ondra vids are giving us a little window into the Czech climbing community, it seems really rich and diverse.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Bensilvestre on February 29, 2020, 06:20:56 pm
Might have already been posted in the deadlift thread but thought this was fascinating, both the mental preparation for the lift and the effects afterwards. The rant at the end is a bit off but to be fair if you've lifted 500kg then you probably have the right to a rant every now and again

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnZ4ftlifik
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Rob F on February 29, 2020, 11:20:05 pm
I was there, awesome to watch and see history being made. Felt like an earthquake when the weight went down.

Almost as impressive as when Eddie Hall did a back flip whilst training with Nile Wilson...
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Bensilvestre on March 01, 2020, 08:31:43 am
Yeah he was surprisingly nimble in that gymnasts hall, a lot more nimble than the other strong men/ body builders Nile gets on
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Nibile on May 02, 2020, 11:33:48 am
 Meanwhile in Russia, a guy is pulling up your max squat.

https://youtu.be/ERWYqaLdhW0 (https://youtu.be/ERWYqaLdhW0)
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: mrjonathanr on May 02, 2020, 04:15:28 pm
It looks like the hardest bit is getting to the bar.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: remus on September 21, 2020, 09:05:22 pm
https://www.instagram.com/p/CFaGMeIDxCO/

Cheeky little one arm hang on an 8mm edge.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Nibile on September 22, 2020, 11:49:00 am
Attaboi.
What has he done on real rockz, etc...
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Rob F on September 22, 2020, 01:09:12 pm
More impressed by Shark, he did his on both arms.   :)

Speaking of which I think that Shark has started something off here.

Eric Horst jumping on the bandwagon too.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CFaMX0pj01c/?igshid=151ukfqsl4e1z

I like it that everyone has the same face after doing the hang...
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Nibile on September 22, 2020, 01:35:19 pm
Speaking of which I think that Shark has started something off here.
I don't understand this.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: tomtom on September 22, 2020, 01:44:48 pm
Speaking of which I think that Shark has started something off here.
I don't understand this.

Me neither!
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Rob F on September 22, 2020, 02:41:44 pm
Shark puts up a clip of single arm hanging then there's a flurry of others doing the same...
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: T_B on September 22, 2020, 02:48:43 pm
Jumping the shark moment for UKB
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Rob F on September 22, 2020, 02:49:58 pm
Megos checking out what's been going down on Power Club on a Sunday evening...

https://www.instagram.com/p/B-mKIBIqJK5/?igshid=10sr34te3a8m9
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: tomtom on September 22, 2020, 02:52:10 pm
Megos checking out what's been going down on Power Club on a Sunday evening...

https://www.instagram.com/p/B-mKIBIqJK5/?igshid=10sr34te3a8m9

Back around Alex. Front on only...
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Fiend on September 22, 2020, 03:07:00 pm
Shark puts up a clip of jumping into a 1.5 second sorta hang then there's a flurry of others doing the same...
:-\
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: SA Chris on September 22, 2020, 03:25:21 pm
Back around Alex. Front on only...

But then you can't see the new watch he's wearing as part of the sponsorship deal. Obv.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Nibile on September 22, 2020, 03:57:58 pm
That is wrong on so many levels.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: gme on September 22, 2020, 09:37:02 pm
Eat this Bosi.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CFco4mmjKv9/?igshid=1al414lpel4ow
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: shark on September 23, 2020, 10:16:28 am
Eat this Bosi.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CFco4mmjKv9/?igshid=1al414lpel4ow

Battle of the Mutants
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Rob F on September 24, 2020, 05:35:57 pm
A few people on this thread looking good for 9c this week...

https://www.instagram.com/p/CFhgAjMKtSU/?igshid=kgbf4ibtkma5
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Nibile on November 02, 2020, 12:04:31 pm
Shi Zhiyong.
https://youtu.be/E1R8Blyjl5c (https://youtu.be/E1R8Blyjl5c)
From 1'25" on just unreal.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: remus on November 09, 2020, 07:12:11 am
6mm edge, one arm hang  :o

https://www.instagram.com/p/CHWPl11j5_G/
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: finbarrr on November 09, 2020, 09:39:34 am
i feel like i have a shot at that bit at 3:13

Shi Zhiyong.
https://youtu.be/E1R8Blyjl5c (https://youtu.be/E1R8Blyjl5c)
From 1'25" on just unreal.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Nibile on November 09, 2020, 01:25:34 pm
6mm edge, one arm hang  :o

https://www.instagram.com/p/CHWPl11j5_G/
It definitely belongs here.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: tomtom on November 09, 2020, 01:49:04 pm
6mm edge, one arm hang  :o

https://www.instagram.com/p/CHWPl11j5_G/
It definitely belongs here.

It is in slo-mo tho?
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: 36chambers on November 09, 2020, 01:56:55 pm
6mm edge, one arm hang  :o

https://www.instagram.com/p/CHWPl11j5_G/
It definitely belongs here.

It is in slo-mo tho?

yeah back around
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Bradders on November 09, 2020, 03:23:54 pm
Reckon he dabs the frame as well  :worms:

 seriously though that's incredible
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: lagerstarfish on January 02, 2021, 06:25:33 pm
No video, but this will be of interest to fans of this thread.
One of our neighbors is a 94 year old Polish woman. She's a right character.
At a regular health check a couple of weeks ago the nurse asked "how come your arms are so strong?".
Julia replied "Stalin trained me - in the Gulag" and flexed her bicep impressively.
Amazing woman.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: remus on January 08, 2021, 08:11:45 am
https://www.instagram.com/p/CJu3aAKgqOZ

2 finger hangs on 6mm edges.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Nibile on January 08, 2021, 09:28:45 am
I cannot explain how much I love this man.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Fiend on January 08, 2021, 09:38:24 am
Needs more 6 finger hangs on 2mm edges.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: peewee on January 08, 2021, 01:25:22 pm
Needs more 6 finger hangs on 2mm edges.

He's not from Burnley  :lol:
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Wood FT on January 10, 2021, 07:12:43 pm
A younger me would say this the epitome of steez but now I’ll just say it’s very impressive. Molly TS on a load of BeastMakers

https://www.instagram.com/p/CJ4CPZCjgat/?igshid=6svfrn2z0z9y
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Fiend on January 10, 2021, 07:36:26 pm
Quote
When you’re bored between your squat supersets

Yeah she looks a bit bored  :blink:  BM2Ks next tho....

Also wouldn't squat supersets start giving you chonko thighs??
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: remus on January 10, 2021, 08:45:03 pm
Also wouldn't squat supersets start giving you chonko thighs??

Such is the modern world of comp climbing. No longer can you get away with being a crimp waif, now you need to be able to one leg squat on a slab and smash out triple dynos (both of which require a decent level of general conditioning).
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: lagerstarfish on January 10, 2021, 10:32:40 pm
A younger me would say this the epitome of steez but now I’ll just say it’s very impressive. Molly TS on a load of BeastMakers

https://www.instagram.com/p/CJ4CPZCjgat/?igshid=6svfrn2z0z9y

That's brilliant.

Probably the most motivating thing (for me) that I've seen in a long time.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: 36chambers on January 10, 2021, 10:36:18 pm
Also wouldn't squat supersets start giving you chonko thighs??

You've got to keep the Gym Shark sponsors happy
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Yossarian on January 19, 2021, 10:25:31 am
https://www.instagram.com/p/CJzhT5FjCp-/?hl=en (https://www.instagram.com/p/CJzhT5FjCp-/?hl=en)

I noticed that Yves Gravelle posted some serious beastliness the other day. This included 102kg on the BM centre slot. I thought that actually sounded ok (I’m currently at 93.5kg) but it obvs depends on how heavy he is.

So I asked him. 68kg!

That’s hardcore.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: teestub on January 19, 2021, 10:29:58 am
Mid two half crimp position on the 6mm rather than drag too, that's proper horrible!
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Nibile on January 19, 2021, 10:55:50 am
Excellent stuff.
Can't imagine the pain from the 6 mm.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Fiend on February 20, 2021, 09:39:14 am
More legendary feats of endurance but this entertained me thoroughly. Ai Mori forgetting that boulder problems are supposed to be hard enough that you can't hang around all day on them:

https://youtu.be/f0xhk4Gtp_k?t=1653
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Duma on February 20, 2021, 09:44:36 am
More importantly, where can I get some of those trousers!
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Fiend on February 20, 2021, 09:49:22 am
She has them specially made to match the holds of the problem.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Nike Air on February 20, 2021, 01:58:33 pm
More legendary feats of endurance but this entertained me thoroughly. Ai Mori forgetting that boulder problems are supposed to be hard enough that you can't hang around all day on them:

https://youtu.be/f0xhk4Gtp_k?t=1653

That was mega. Good find.

Bet the holds were so greasy for the next climber.... Sly move.. 😂
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Fiend on February 20, 2021, 03:25:26 pm
I dunno if she even sweats. She certainly never shows any discernible emotion. Possible small-size android. We've had a soft spot for her in the last couple of years since she started doing well in the lead comps by shaking out and working out beta whilst hanging on to footholds and intermediates.

The whole comp is good, great problems and great climbing. Thrills and spills for Kokoro in Ms too.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Nibile on February 20, 2021, 04:24:00 pm
It should be self evident that a video in which no iron is featured, but lots of heelhooking does not belong here.
Oh! Is that a kneebar at the very start?
Back around.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: remus on February 24, 2021, 11:35:51 am
Skip to 1:20 for the money shot.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=REdpGFQ-mS4

Hard to tell whether there's some nestling going on but given he's jumping to it one armed I'll cut him some slack.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: RobK on February 24, 2021, 11:39:33 am
It's all those low intensity fingerboard sessions he's been doing  :whistle:
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Bradders on February 24, 2021, 09:44:15 pm
https://www.instagram.com/p/CLratUjjC3S/?igshid=hjudah62i564

 :jaw:
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Fiend on February 24, 2021, 09:52:16 pm
Well now I know how to say "Fuck me my finger pulp has squeeze back through my fingernails" in Japanese.

As for that Beastmaker jump thing, also impressive, and even the two handed one is quite bewildering. At 0:32, what muscles are stopping him sliding straight back off the slope?? I don't quite get the mechanics of it, no matter how strong your grip is.... 6mm edges make more sense to me.

Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Nibile on February 24, 2021, 10:01:42 pm
https://www.instagram.com/p/CLratUjjC3S/?igshid=hjudah62i564

 :jaw:
Now that's worth of this thread. No one armers really but an impressive hang. As for the 45° I think it was agreed ages ago that friction stuff was out of this thread.
Now I'll go back to my own world in which the words "legendary" and "strength" still bear their meaning.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: DAVETHOMAS90 on February 24, 2021, 11:10:04 pm
I'm with you there Lore.

Maybe we need two channels, one for Iron :strongbench:
and one for rubber :ninja:
 ;D

There's a great old saying that's worth keeping in mind when training, "what gets measured gets done" - meaning, if you can put firm parameters to it, then it's measurable, and therefore recordable.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Bradders on February 25, 2021, 08:04:53 am
Now that's worth of this thread. No one armers really but an impressive hang.

Yeah agree only really 1 and a bit but still. It's the pain tolerance that gets me although he does look like he weighs about 10 grams.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Duma on February 25, 2021, 08:44:23 am
How is that 1 and a bit?? He starts at maybe 120 degrees, pulls just past 90 degrees, comes down and then attempts and fails to make any significant headway upwards a second time. The change in elbow angle is ~40° at best.

Agreed the pain tolerance, and skin strength is insane.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Bradders on February 25, 2021, 09:55:05 am
Haha fair enough, just saying I'd be psyched with that. Maybe I have low expectations.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Nibile on February 25, 2021, 03:13:30 pm
 :lol:
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: tomtom on February 25, 2021, 04:06:38 pm
I got to needing only 4kg of assist (3 on one arm) “doing” one armers like that... when I went to doing them from a straight arm to chin touching my thumb - I needed 12kg of assist :D

(Edit - on a huge hold though! 😂)
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: remus on February 25, 2021, 04:54:04 pm
How is that 1 and a bit?? He starts at maybe 120 degrees, pulls just past 90 degrees, comes down and then attempts and fails to make any significant headway upwards a second time. The change in elbow angle is ~40° at best.

Agreed the pain tolerance, and skin strength is insane.

Cheeky sticker behind the edge beta too, bet it's at least 6.1mm. Back around.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Bradders on March 03, 2021, 09:54:54 pm
Probably need a new "Legendary displays of pain tolerance" thread for some of the mental stuff going on in Japan atm:

https://www.instagram.com/p/CL8vd9BDgf6/?igshid=ezbq2jfbjc65

Apparently they only ever do 75% of each pull up though. So that's something.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: teestub on March 03, 2021, 10:16:09 pm
Do we assume that both of these people weigh less than 50kg, which would lead to the question, is 2 full crimp half pull ups at bodyweight on one arm better than half a full crimp pull up at >2x bodyweight on 2 arms?!
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Sasquatch on March 03, 2021, 11:41:00 pm
That is also not a 6mm edge.  it's a 11mm edge with 6mm flat, and 5mm slope
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Fiend on March 04, 2021, 08:25:18 am
Why oh why does UKB not have "Back Around" emoji??
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Bradders on March 04, 2021, 08:47:41 am
That is also not a 6mm edge.  it's a 11mm edge with 6mm flat, and 5mm slope

Are you sure? In other posts on his feed he shows a close up of the same edge and it looks like 6mm to me...
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Nibile on March 04, 2021, 09:03:39 am
I am a bit perplexed by the position of the cut on the tip, it's almost mid way down.
Anyway the guy is a total monster.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: AMorris on March 04, 2021, 11:42:13 am
That is also not a 6mm edge.  it's a 11mm edge with 6mm flat, and 5mm slope

Are you sure? In other posts on his feed he shows a close up of the same edge and it looks like 6mm to me...

Looking at it it almost looks like a bit of sneaky camera angling, but that is very cynical of me! It does appear to be 6mm flat and some amount of slope to my eyes, had never noticed this  :-\  stuff he is doing is still dirty though.

There seems to be an abundance of "half one armers" and fast counting on social media. I have found myself using the term "instagram 5 seconds" quite a lot recently (translation: 3 seconds). Every time I do a one armer I feel like I haven't locked out enough at the top, but if people are counting some of these... well  :lol: :worms:
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Liamhutch89 on March 04, 2021, 01:00:22 pm
A legit one armer will always be from a straight arm hang and disengaged scapular to sternum touching the bar!
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: AMorris on March 04, 2021, 01:52:28 pm
A legit one armer will always be from a straight arm hang and disengaged scapular to sternum touching the bar!

What people consider a "legit one armer" seems to be as variable as what people consider to be good music. Front on/side on, slight engagement at bottom/straight arm, chin above the bar/shoulder to the bar, no leg movement/slight kip is fine. I even heard Pete W say "it only counts if its up down up again", though I am pretty sure he was joking. I have also noticed that people will tend to rule on other peoples one armers in a manner far more strict than they do their own!

Having said that, sternum touching the bar is a pretty extreme example! That would require some absurd lock height for one arm. Would probably require a little udge at the top since you would be going beyond lock. If this is the case, then I have never seen a single person do a one armer. I tend to just think if your chin is comfortably above the bar then that's fine, higher the lock the better.

We need to define a standard for form, I think. If there is any place to do it, it's here.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Sasquatch on March 04, 2021, 05:24:14 pm
That is also not a 6mm edge.  it's a 11mm edge with 6mm flat, and 5mm slope

Are you sure? In other posts on his feed he shows a close up of the same edge and it looks like 6mm to me...

Looking at it it almost looks like a bit of sneaky camera angling, but that is very cynical of me! It does appear to be 6mm flat and some amount of slope to my eyes, had never noticed this  :-\  stuff he is doing is still dirty though.

This post (https://www.instagram.com/p/CL3vCARDnnP/ (https://www.instagram.com/p/CL3vCARDnnP/)) camera angle seems a bit tricky to tell for sure, but I've seen this with quite a few hold makers. They added a new board in our gym where I can now yard on the 6mm like they're a 12mm because they have so much rounding not included in the size.

On the hold makers site, they show this (https://www.instagram.com/p/B_rsyzdDIBG/ (https://www.instagram.com/p/B_rsyzdDIBG/) second image) as a 2.5mm / 4mm which clearly shows that they have a flat 4mm, and a 2.5flat/1.5 slopey on the opposite side. 


Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: webbo on March 04, 2021, 05:32:17 pm
Never mind the size does he actually do a pull up. He’s barely getting his nose to the height of his hands.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: AMorris on March 04, 2021, 05:41:34 pm
That is also not a 6mm edge.  it's a 11mm edge with 6mm flat, and 5mm slope

Are you sure? In other posts on his feed he shows a close up of the same edge and it looks like 6mm to me...

Looking at it it almost looks like a bit of sneaky camera angling, but that is very cynical of me! It does appear to be 6mm flat and some amount of slope to my eyes, had never noticed this  :-\  stuff he is doing is still dirty though.

This post (https://www.instagram.com/p/CL3vCARDnnP/ (https://www.instagram.com/p/CL3vCARDnnP/)) camera angle seems a bit tricky to tell for sure, but I've seen this with quite a few hold makers. They added a new board in our gym where I can now yard on the 6mm like they're a 12mm because they have so much rounding not included in the size.

On the hold makers site, they show this (https://www.instagram.com/p/B_rsyzdDIBG/ (https://www.instagram.com/p/B_rsyzdDIBG/) second image) as a 2.5mm / 4mm which clearly shows that they have a flat 4mm, and a 2.5flat/1.5 slopey on the opposite side.

Very weird. I guess if you are making holds that thin, you have to do something to give it rigidity, it can't just be a 2.5mm sliver of wood. Though I really don't know why you would do it this way and not just cut a 2.5mm edge into a thicker piece. Bet they sell well :lol:
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Fiend on March 04, 2021, 05:41:55 pm
Squatch that looks disgraceful. By that measure you could have your fingertips at the very top of BM 45's and claim a 0mm hang!
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: AMorris on March 04, 2021, 06:00:24 pm
Squatch that looks disgraceful. By that measure you could have your fingertips at the very top of BM 45's and claim a 0mm hang!

 :lol: will this earn me a friction labs sponsorship?
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Sasquatch on March 05, 2021, 01:31:23 am
Squatch that looks disgraceful. By that measure you could have your fingertips at the very top of BM 45's and claim a 0mm hang!

 :agree:
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: remus on March 07, 2021, 07:50:01 pm
Our favourite strong fingered canadian being not shit on the campus board. Buried in there is that he's done 1-5-9 static  :jaw:. He mentioned that he started trying it because he heard Malc had done it, any knowledge on that? I hadn't heard it before.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9-kKlmtoz0
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: 36chambers on March 08, 2021, 08:37:49 am
Our favourite strong fingered canadian being not shit on the campus board. Buried in there is that he's done 1-5-9 static  :jaw:. He mentioned that he started trying it because he heard Malc had done it, any knowledge on that? I hadn't heard it before.

Don't know about Malc, but I was always impressed by Huffy's clip in the school room. Although watching it back now, it's a real shame it's not shown in one continuous shot.

https://youtu.be/uPVnjOeacEU?t=91
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Nibile on March 08, 2021, 10:46:27 am
It would be interesting knowing the rungs' spacing.
I believe that European/American campus boards have 20 cm spacings, while UK 22,5. Am I correct?
P.S. the guy is a total beast. A frankly refreshing charachter.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: gme on March 08, 2021, 10:59:41 am
Dont know about the Malc static thing but i do know that no one ever did 1-5-9 at the school as the rung spacing was short on the 9th. 1-5-8.6 at max.

The rung size was smaller than most people use now though.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Bradders on March 08, 2021, 11:19:35 am
Dont know about the Malc static thing but i do know that no one ever did 1-5-9 at the school as the rung spacing was short on the 9th. 1-5-8.6 at max.

The rung size was smaller than most people use now though.

Good knowledge, back around everyone!
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: jwi on March 08, 2021, 12:49:41 pm
It would be interesting knowing the rungs' spacing.
I believe that European/American campus boards have 20 cm spacings, while UK 22,5. Am I correct?
P.S. the guy is a total beast. A frankly refreshing charachter.

agree. 1-5-9 is impressive regardless, but meaningless unless we know what 2-1 is in more common units of measurements. Like mm or inches or whatever. Also, with deep incut rungs, 1-4-7 is significantly easier on a steep board then on a more vertical board so I guess the same is true for 1-5-9.

Inquiring minds need to know: size and profile of the rungs, distance between the rungs and angle of the board.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Nibile on March 08, 2021, 01:50:03 pm
In any case he does 1-6-10, so with 20 cm spacings it's 0-100-180.
1-5-9 on 22,5 cm spacings is 0-90-180.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: gme on March 08, 2021, 02:00:48 pm
In any case he does 1-6-10, so with 20 cm spacings it's 0-100-180.
1-5-9 on 22,5 cm spacings is 0-90-180.

I would have thought 1-100-180 easier then 1-90-180. I always found the distance of the 2nd movement was the hard bit.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: jwi on March 08, 2021, 02:39:42 pm
In any case he does 1-6-10, so with 20 cm spacings it's 0-100-180.
1-5-9 on 22,5 cm spacings is 0-90-180.

I would have thought 1-100-180 easier then 1-90-180. I always found the distance of the 2nd movement was the hard bit.

Easier by quite a bit, I am sure. At least 1-4.5-7 is trivial compared to 1-4-7.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: jwi on March 21, 2021, 08:00:50 am
A few kg off the world record total in the men 96 kg category

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6zRcXcbdko

But the most impressive thing is that no one in the gym, absolutely no one, even so much as bats an eye. Even the most casual sports fan would surely know that they are witnessing world-class lifts, no?
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: teestub on March 21, 2021, 08:11:54 am
Heavy snatch is always so good to watch. Even the guy at the end who is about to be squashed is too busy with his coaching!
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: jwi on March 21, 2021, 08:19:06 am
a hundred kilo man with two hundred kilo of steel held above his head is rushing towards me, I better stand still.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Nibile on March 21, 2021, 06:13:18 pm
That's Clarence Kennedy, I've been following him for a while. Super strong with amazing jumping skills, but a controversial charachter as well.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Fiend on March 21, 2021, 06:20:54 pm
My knees and back hurt just watching that. But psyched for the gyms to finally re-open...!
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Danny on March 21, 2021, 09:23:19 pm
That is also not a 6mm edge.  it's a 11mm edge with 6mm flat, and 5mm slope

Are you sure? In other posts on his feed he shows a close up of the same edge and it looks like 6mm to me...

Looking at it it almost looks like a bit of sneaky camera angling, but that is very cynical of me! It does appear to be 6mm flat and some amount of slope to my eyes, had never noticed this  :-\  stuff he is doing is still dirty though.

This post (https://www.instagram.com/p/CL3vCARDnnP/ (https://www.instagram.com/p/CL3vCARDnnP/)) camera angle seems a bit tricky to tell for sure, but I've seen this with quite a few hold makers. They added a new board in our gym where I can now yard on the 6mm like they're a 12mm because they have so much rounding not included in the size.

On the hold makers site, they show this (https://www.instagram.com/p/B_rsyzdDIBG/ (https://www.instagram.com/p/B_rsyzdDIBG/) second image) as a 2.5mm / 4mm which clearly shows that they have a flat 4mm, and a 2.5flat/1.5 slopey on the opposite side.


On a related point, I have a lattice triple rung and their 10 mm edge is bitey AF for stuff like density hangs. I think this is because the profile below the edge is undercut (like their 20 mm) instead of vertical. Not sure I'm a fan tbh. But if any benchmarks are to be established for us all to admire, then maybe something like: vert surface below the edge and no more than a 2:1 ratio for total edge depth to edge radius.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: dr_botnik on March 23, 2021, 08:51:17 am
P Widdy entered a hang competition and potentially broke the world record

https://www.instagram.com/p/CMPSPljjCp7/
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Nibile on March 23, 2021, 10:04:57 am
P Widdy entered a hang competition and potentially broke the world record

https://www.instagram.com/p/CMPSPljjCp7/
Dr., some day posterity will judge us by our actions, and not only by what we did but also by what I did not do when we had to. That day, I will proudly face posterity in the majestic light of what I am about to post.
"A 20 minutes bodyweight feat in this thread. BACK AROUND."
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Bonjoy on March 23, 2021, 01:19:20 pm
This should help ease the pain a bit Nibs.
Don't know if this has been posted already. Tom Bolger doing one armers on the BM2000 sloper mono  :jaw:
https://www.instagram.com/p/CMiW39UDdkB/
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: tomtom on March 23, 2021, 01:25:22 pm
This should help ease the pain a bit Nibs.
Don't know if this has been posted already. Tom Bolger doing one armers on the BM2000 sloper mono  :jaw:
https://www.instagram.com/p/CMiW39UDdkB/

I like the look up at the fingerboard after three - a kind of - is that all you’ve got beastmaker? Look.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Nibile on March 23, 2021, 04:00:10 pm
This should help ease the pain a bit Nibs.
Don't know if this has been posted already. Tom Bolger doing one armers on the BM2000 sloper mono  :jaw:
https://www.instagram.com/p/CMiW39UDdkB/
Molto bene.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: dunnyg on March 23, 2021, 04:04:35 pm
How many reps does he have to do before it moves in to the realm of mono endurance?
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: jwi on March 23, 2021, 04:26:28 pm
one rep = strength, two reps = strength endurance
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Oldmanmatt on March 23, 2021, 06:24:22 pm
one rep = strength, two reps = strength endurance

I think we should employ a nomenclature similar to the old Compass rose.

Strength
Strength endurance strength
Strength endurance.
Endurance strength endurance
Endurance
Fuck me will this never end endurance
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: tomtom on March 23, 2021, 06:33:59 pm
What’s enduran..... 💤
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: SA Chris on March 23, 2021, 06:37:19 pm
Cycling Indurain - ce.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Fiend on March 23, 2021, 08:14:01 pm
Tom Bolger needs to learn how a fucking volume control works.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Liamhutch89 on March 23, 2021, 10:35:37 pm
Not sure if this belongs in here as it is actual climbing, but also a preposterous display of finger strength from our finger strength overlord:

https://www.instagram.com/p/CMxoyx8D3Ob/?igshid=1o901p7hkoqt2

Surely this cannot be 'only' v13? I get that it's more or less a one mover but look at it!
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Nibile on March 24, 2021, 08:36:23 am
I prefer this one:
https://youtu.be/40j-3y7aJJ8
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: remus on March 26, 2021, 08:34:37 pm
Single arm ring finger shallow mono for your Friday night entertainment https://www.instagram.com/reel/CM5JxAMjvEg/?igshid=185szvgvcb8u6
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Nibile on March 27, 2021, 09:35:37 am
Molto bene.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: remus on April 11, 2021, 10:26:04 pm
Big man lifts very big weights.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l78Ih0ZI58M
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Nibile on April 12, 2021, 09:14:16 am
Wonderful. He and the top Chinese lifters in the lower weight classes are my current favourites. The squat jerk that is usual for the Chineses is amazing. And also power cleaning. People love this stuff.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Nibile on April 13, 2021, 11:40:38 am
Shi Zhi Yong.
WOCAO!!! Mesmerizing.
https://youtu.be/CWhlVk2joJU (https://youtu.be/CWhlVk2joJU)
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: joel182 on April 29, 2021, 10:19:08 pm
Big man lifts very big weights.


Big man lifts even bigger weights :jaw:
https://www.instagram.com/p/COP0oXgHPDE/
(225 kg snatch)

https://www.instagram.com/p/COP_NaGHgnk/
(270 kg clean and jerk)
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: remus on April 30, 2021, 08:05:05 am
 :clap2: 500kg here we come!
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Nibile on April 30, 2021, 10:32:41 am
The snatch at 225 is unreal.
Brilliant stuff.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Fiend on April 30, 2021, 10:43:27 am
Waiting for "Bigger man lifts biggest" weights  :strongbench:
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: remus on May 07, 2021, 11:50:09 am
20mm edge, 55kg BW, +101kg.

https://www.instagram.com/p/COkXR6Yj7M4/

 :jaw:
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Wellsy on May 07, 2021, 12:19:21 pm
"Small man lifts relatively massive weight"
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Moo on May 07, 2021, 01:11:47 pm
I like how he didn't feel the need to include the belt on the scales  :strongbench:
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: teestub on May 07, 2021, 01:35:29 pm
20mm edge, 55kg BW, +101kg.

https://www.instagram.com/p/COkXR6Yj7M4/

Interesting shoulder, head and hand position, not quite the ‘hang right’ style!
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: joel182 on May 07, 2021, 01:51:20 pm
20mm edge, 55kg BW, +101kg.

https://www.instagram.com/p/COkXR6Yj7M4/

Interesting shoulder, head and hand position, not quite the ‘hang right’ style!

To me it looks quite similar to how Lu Xiaojun looks when doing overhead squats (another legendary feat of strength). Is the conventional wisdom about hanging style just myth?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DlKsfcl67U
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: teestub on May 07, 2021, 03:13:11 pm

Is the conventional wisdom about hanging style just myth?

I think the conventional wisdom is more about the hanging being protective of the shoulders and being in a position with some carry over into actual climbing.

I have to disagree about position, your man overhead squatting has his shoulder blades back and packed, the guy hanging has his shoulder blades around his ears.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Bradders on May 07, 2021, 09:38:41 pm
20mm edge, 55kg BW, +101kg.

https://www.instagram.com/p/COkXR6Yj7M4/

Interesting shoulder, head and hand position, not quite the ‘hang right’ style!

Legendary feats of poor form?
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Fultonius on May 07, 2021, 11:54:46 pm
 What's with that head position!
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Fiend on May 08, 2021, 07:29:34 am
(https://www.vhv.rs/dpng/d/466-4664488_simpsons-characters-png-mr-burns-transparent-png.png)
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Fultonius on May 08, 2021, 08:12:36 am
How hard does the guy actually climb? His hangs are insane.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: remus on May 08, 2021, 09:26:00 am
His close to a v14 apparently (Randall's been in touch via insta I believe).
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: tomtom on May 08, 2021, 10:50:26 am
(https://www.vhv.rs/dpng/d/466-4664488_simpsons-characters-png-mr-burns-transparent-png.png)

That’s how I visualise my chiropractor - when lying face down having bits of my back click unexpectedly…
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Teaboy on July 15, 2021, 12:43:28 am
I don't know anything about lifting but this looks impressive:
https://twitter.com/photocliks/status/1415213576818610179?s=20
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: SA Chris on July 15, 2021, 09:04:40 am
just mental. Not just from a strength perspective, but co-ordination and commitment too.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Nibile on July 15, 2021, 09:21:25 am
Absolutely iced it.
Fantastic.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: remus on August 05, 2021, 03:14:37 pm
Lasha does it again https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/av/olympics/58090804 (apologies for the iplayer link).

I love how his opening lifts start after everyone else has finished.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Nibile on August 05, 2021, 03:28:13 pm
What a performance.
I watched his last heavy training session the other day, this outcome was written.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: joel182 on August 05, 2021, 03:50:51 pm
I wonder what the Georgian secret to avoiding getting caught doping is. Whatever it is I hope they keep it up. Surely he is capable of the 500 kg total and it would be incredible to see it happen (bring on Paris 2024?!).
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Fiend on August 05, 2021, 04:42:25 pm
No crossing himself after the lifts, no tick, surely??

Looked smooooth on the c&j  :strongbench:
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Wellsy on August 05, 2021, 05:00:39 pm
I wonder what the Georgian secret to avoiding getting caught doping is. Whatever it is I hope they keep it up. Surely he is capable of the 500 kg total and it would be incredible to see it happen (bring on Paris 2024?!).

Same secret as literally everyone else I guess; good chemistry and bribes!
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: moose on August 05, 2021, 06:45:05 pm
I wonder what the Georgian secret to avoiding getting caught doping is.

Whatever the secret is,  it's not fool proof, according to an article in the Guardian, he had a two-year ban when he tested positive for stanozolol in 2013.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: CrimpyMcCrimpface on August 06, 2021, 08:51:50 am
Interesting, though highly stylised, documentary called Icarus (http://"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Icarus_(2017_film)") in which a cyclist sets out to try and cheat the doping tests, and becomes embroiled in the exposure of state-funded doping in Russia. On Netflix [/off-topic-film-recommendation]
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: shurt on August 06, 2021, 06:49:48 pm
 Am genuinely interested, why do the top weightlifters in the heavier divisions carry so much extra fat? Is there any advantage?
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: remus on August 06, 2021, 07:03:18 pm
Am genuinely interested, why do the top weightlifters in the heavier divisions carry so much extra fat? Is there any advantage?

From my armchair understanding, basically they have to smash loads of food when training so they can build strength. As a side effect this means they'll also put on a lot of fat. Bodybuilders will typically then cut so they look lean and well defined, but you can't train strength while cutting so for a weighlifter there's no advantage to having a cut phase (unless you're trying to hit a weight limit). It's also worth remembering that they're totally stacked as well, there's a fuck ton of muscle underneath that fat.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Fiend on August 06, 2021, 07:53:13 pm
Pretty sure in a documentary / video clip, Eddie Hall said he was on 10,000 calories a day. And was pretty rubbish on the campus board.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: shurt on August 08, 2021, 12:37:25 pm
Am genuinely interested, why do the top weightlifters in the heavier divisions carry so much extra fat? Is there any advantage?

From my armchair understanding, basically they have to smash loads of food when training so they can build strength. As a side effect this means they'll also put on a lot of fat. Bodybuilders will typically then cut so they look lean and well defined, but you can't train strength while cutting so for a weighlifter there's no advantage to having a cut phase (unless you're trying to hit a weight limit). It's also worth remembering that they're totally stacked as well, there's a fuck ton of muscle underneath that fat.

Thanks for this. It makes sense, it's been driving me a bit mad trying to work it out
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Wellsy on August 08, 2021, 02:28:00 pm
Also in the super-heavy division there's no weight cap.

If there's a weight cap then body comp is more a concern because you want to be as close to the cap as you can and you want as much muscle as you can get, so if you are maxing out the weight due to too much fat, that's bad.

But in the top division, there's no cap. It doesn't matter how much you weigh. So there's less body comp there as well.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Dexter on September 15, 2021, 08:56:23 am
From Dai Koyamada's instagram
65kg front three on the BM 2k edges
https://www.instagram.com/p/CTyxuhPhDUX/
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: MischaHY on September 15, 2021, 10:47:06 am
instagram.com/p/CTwiPmTp0HV/

1.5mm edge. Absolute filth. Bets on for how long before he's campusing on it  :blink:
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: mr chaz on September 15, 2021, 11:06:36 am
instagram.com/p/CTwiPmTp0HV/

1.5mm edge. Absolute filth. Bets on for how long before he's campusing on it  :blink:

Clearly 1.5 mm edge on the end of a massive sloper, back around...
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: 36chambers on September 15, 2021, 11:15:47 am
instagram.com/p/CTwiPmTp0HV/

1.5mm edge. Absolute filth. Bets on for how long before he's campusing on it  :blink:

Still a long way off Gresham's credit cards...
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Will Hunt on September 15, 2021, 11:46:01 am
Bleedin' bivi ledges.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: MischaHY on September 15, 2021, 12:53:25 pm
instagram.com/p/CTwiPmTp0HV/

1.5mm edge. Absolute filth. Bets on for how long before he's campusing on it  :blink:

Clearly 1.5 mm edge on the end of a massive sloper, back around...

Perhaps this is more to your taste; 200% bodyweight pullup on the BM2k small monos: https://www.instagram.com/p/CML411iDiuj/
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: teestub on September 15, 2021, 01:39:15 pm
Perhaps this is more to your taste; 200% bodyweight pullup on the BM2k small monos: https://www.instagram.com/p/CML411iDiuj/

Almost a pull up!
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Wellsy on September 15, 2021, 05:00:07 pm
Bleedin' bivi ledges.

Build your whole house on that
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Liamhutch89 on November 28, 2021, 11:33:11 pm
https://www.instagram.com/p/CWxkFbAJlCd/?utm_medium=copy_link

V15 for the first crux, which is a single move! Is that the hardest single move ever graded?
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: DAVETHOMAS90 on November 29, 2021, 03:24:05 am
https://www.instagram.com/p/CWxkFbAJlCd/?utm_medium=copy_link

V15 for the first crux, which is a single move! Is that the hardest single move ever graded?

What a fantastic problem, with the switch around on the second move. Inspiring  ;D
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: edshakey on November 29, 2021, 10:07:21 am
https://www.instagram.com/p/CWxkFbAJlCd/?utm_medium=copy_link

V15 for the first crux, which is a single move! Is that the hardest single move ever graded?

What a fantastic problem, with the switch around on the second move. Inspiring  ;D

Just go right hand on the first move  :shrug: fewer moves = easier boulder
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: SA Chris on November 29, 2021, 10:14:45 am
can't help but note the foot ledge that might be useful for the lanky
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: 36chambers on November 29, 2021, 11:03:43 am
can't help but note the foot ledge that might be useful for the lanky

When I first saw this I thought he was using the ledge, but I've just noticed it's a foothold a little higher.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CWsZxWypkeX/

I think I follow about 4 people who have been trying this recently, it's pretty cool to see their attempts and how they're progressing on it.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Bradders on November 29, 2021, 02:55:00 pm
https://www.instagram.com/p/CWxkFbAJlCd/?utm_medium=copy_link

V15 for the first crux, which is a single move! Is that the hardest single move ever graded?

What a fantastic problem, with the switch around on the second move. Inspiring  ;D

Just go right hand on the first move  :shrug: fewer moves = easier boulder

Left hand hold looks considerably worse than the right:

https://www.instagram.com/p/CV5Wi4gpHYB/?utm_medium=copy_link
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Liamhutch89 on November 29, 2021, 03:18:06 pm
While we're on the RyuWad bandwagon, the power endurance on on display here is utterly ridiculous:

https://www.instagram.com/p/CVQVAXgJg3X/

Note that he has climbed this line now. Looks more impressive than grand illusion to me.

And 29 seconds, 3 fingers on the BM2K bottom outer edge:

https://www.instagram.com/p/CGcoA7wjYSb/
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Bradders on December 11, 2021, 08:45:15 am
https://www.instagram.com/p/CWxkFbAJlCd/?utm_medium=copy_link

V15 for the first crux, which is a single move! Is that the hardest single move ever graded?

Now been done!

https://www.instagram.com/p/CXU6H2KpR6k/?utm_medium=copy_link
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: remus on December 17, 2021, 10:25:40 pm
Lasha does it again! 225 kg snatch, 267 kg clean and jerk (wr) for 492 kg total (wr).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sZymmcBAes
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Nibile on December 18, 2021, 10:02:23 am
Best weighlifting channel on the internet.
Lasha is a monster.
The 225 snatch was unreal.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Wellsy on December 18, 2021, 01:46:09 pm
He is just another level. Amazing to see.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Dexter on December 23, 2021, 01:02:50 pm
The fingerboard beast is back at it again (this time on the campus rungs)

https://www.instagram.com/tv/CXz0bRilXJi/?utm_medium=copy_link

Imagine if you see him rock up to your local wall with his gloves on and think what a punter.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: remus on February 17, 2022, 08:46:58 am
1-7-11

https://www.instagram.com/p/CaD4VSyDEDi/

Not sure how kosher the spacing is, got a feeling it was a little off last time some of his campus boarding was discussed? Regardless it looks fucking miles.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: joel182 on February 17, 2022, 11:34:19 am
First move trailing hand finishes below his belt line, second move comfortably below the shoulder. Gotta be some big moves by anyone's standards
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: DAVETHOMAS90 on February 17, 2022, 05:29:35 pm
Good benchmarking for us older folks  :2thumbsup: :clap2:
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Dexter on March 07, 2022, 09:34:44 pm
63kg woman picks up the Dinnie stones

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRaEALQSxTI

Crazy given the weight of them and how many very strong people have failed.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: teestub on March 08, 2022, 07:23:45 am
Awesome!
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Fiend on March 08, 2022, 09:37:16 am
 :wub: b2b  :o how the fuck can she be so strong with those sort of lifts whilst being so light?!?
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Wellsy on March 08, 2022, 10:08:58 am
Genetics, drugs, psychotic levels of dedication and RPE 9,000+

Great effort. Big respect.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Fultonius on March 08, 2022, 10:48:36 am
:wub: b2b  :o how the fuck can she be so strong with those sort of lifts whilst being so light?!?

She looks like the perfect size for that lift, she gets prepped and is basically all aligned and then "just" needs to do a small leg straighten - big advantage over taller lifters?

That said, it's still insanely impressive!  Even the grip strength to 1-arm 200kg! 
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Liamhutch89 on May 06, 2022, 07:31:11 pm
This is an Instagram story so will disappear shortly but Daniel Woods barefoot on a board doing the most ridiculous static cross through I've ever seen:

https://instagram.com/stories/dawoods89/2832297771200691809?utm_source=ig_story_item_share&igshid=MDJmNzVkMjY=
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: MischaHY on July 26, 2022, 09:22:36 am
Allison Vest hanging one arm +36kg on the BM2K middle rung.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CgcbNb7Jq5K/
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Fiend on December 05, 2022, 08:16:18 pm
https://www.instagram.com/reel/CleaCsCAYsR/

RIP viewer's elbows.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: jwi on December 05, 2022, 08:48:50 pm
I'll try next time I go there. Looks more relevant to climbing than their circuits.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Muenchener on December 06, 2022, 03:32:01 pm
Friend of mine fractured his skull attempting something similar to that in the old Tremadog barn, which lacked the nice padded floor
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Wellsy on December 06, 2022, 03:33:32 pm
Anyone seen Pete Whittaker beating all those Storror lads at hanging from a bar over a river

He's a bit of an animal isn't he, something like 25 mins hanging.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: remus on March 19, 2023, 07:56:58 pm
Toby Roberts, M4 in the CWIF finals. What the fuck is that pocket move at the top!
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: wasbeen on March 19, 2023, 08:02:03 pm
I was thinking the same. I replayed it a few times, and still have no idea how he did that. Not sure that is what the setters had in mind. Hamish was a bit more orthodox.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: RobK on March 19, 2023, 08:08:40 pm
Just came here to post the same thing. Had me shouting at the TV. Worth watching the replay if you haven't seen it.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: reeve on March 19, 2023, 08:57:06 pm
Toby Roberts, M4 in the CWIF finals. What the fuck is that pocket move at the top!

Here: https://www.youtube.com/live/yt1GTooReAY?feature=share at 1:49.30
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Nibile on March 22, 2023, 11:20:18 am
The legendary Steven Jeffery's dropdown.
Here at 2'30".
https://youtu.be/R_CwyTo86Os (https://youtu.be/R_CwyTo86Os)
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Duma on March 22, 2023, 11:57:30 am
Oof! Wonder how his elbows fared...

The soundtrack has me well psyched though
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: IanP on May 03, 2023, 09:22:02 am
https://www.instagram.com/reel/CrtZwEFMdGN/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

Not sure quite how impressive this is but Janja does 1-5-9 on the campus board in the middle of this reel
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: jwi on May 03, 2023, 10:58:12 am
solid!
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Bradders on May 03, 2023, 11:14:43 am
https://www.instagram.com/reel/CrtZwEFMdGN/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

Not sure quite how impressive this is but Janja does 1-5-9 on the campus board in the middle of this reel

With a moon boot on as well :lol:
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Dingdong on May 03, 2023, 10:52:11 pm
Is that first woman to do 1-5-9?
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: remus on May 03, 2023, 11:02:49 pm
Is that first woman to do 1-5-9?

I don't know, feels surprising if it was though as it's not that crazy in the scheme of things. Someone like Puccio might stand a chance? Or Molly TS?
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Bradders on May 04, 2023, 07:41:01 am
Is that first woman to do 1-5-9?

I'm guessing she's more interested in, y'know, winning ALL the medals than an arbitrary training challenge on a non-standardised piece of equipment.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Wellsy on May 04, 2023, 10:37:06 am
Is that first woman to do 1-5-9?

I'm guessing she's more interested in, y'know, winning ALL the medals than an arbitrary training challenge on a non-standardised piece of equipment.

Still pretty cool if she is, and also like, I know I'd be chuffed with it.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Dexter on May 04, 2023, 11:05:10 am
Is that first woman to do 1-5-9?

I'm guessing she's more interested in, y'know, winning ALL the medals than an arbitrary training challenge on a non-standardised piece of equipment.

Those medals and competitions require you to be a really good climber but we all know that 1-5-9 is the benchmark for strength.   :strongbench:
Since I'm someone who loves to look at this topic I know which one I'm interested in.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Dingdong on May 04, 2023, 11:52:10 am
Is that first woman to do 1-5-9?

I'm guessing she's more interested in, y'know, winning ALL the medals than an arbitrary training challenge on a non-standardised piece of equipment.

She cared enough to take time and post it?  :P
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: sirlockoff on June 17, 2023, 01:44:01 pm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEvPh4bMxzI&ab_channel=Antarath hide your girlfriends
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: mr chaz on June 19, 2023, 11:50:14 am
End the thread here. It won’t get better than this.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: jwi on December 18, 2023, 09:55:23 am
Mikael Mawem did 20 consecutive one-arm pullups during the pullup-event in the "no-foot contest" in Alsac.

https://nofootcontest.com/records.php

For those who wants to check his form, a few of the pullups are at ~ 4:20 here https://vimeo.com/893062134

Twenty consecutive one-arm pullups is pretty much world class. It is hard to track down better scores even from athletes specialising in body-weight strength events.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: finbarrr on December 18, 2023, 02:51:15 pm
Impressive: for sure
Strength: ?
As has been noted before in this thread (in different words) more than five reps strays toward endurance

;)
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: joel182 on December 18, 2023, 03:19:21 pm
Mikael Mawem did 20 consecutive one-arm pullups during the pullup-event in the "no-foot contest" in Alsac.

https://nofootcontest.com/records.php


Morgan Preece (https://www.instagram.com/p/B5JEBK5DJ92/) with twenty from a few years back as well... who's done 21?
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: jwi on December 18, 2023, 04:38:44 pm
Mikael Mawem did 20 consecutive one-arm pullups during the pullup-event in the "no-foot contest" in Alsac.

https://nofootcontest.com/records.php


Morgan Preece (https://www.instagram.com/p/B5JEBK5DJ92/) with twenty from a few years back as well... who's done 21?

Based on Mika doing them as an event in  the middle of a comp, I'd bet he could do a few more in training.

I don't know what the record is doing them in front of a wall close to the bar that hinders kicking and throwing with the free arm. Anecdotally people can get well into the tens, but I have never seen this. (But I don't doubt Magnus or Sami on this.)
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Wellsy on February 13, 2024, 08:31:34 pm
https://www.instagram.com/reel/C3QXuE4gEjP/?igsh=MWdrYnRxanVsYnZ4ZA==

478kg backsquat from Jesus "Megagojira" Olivares

Incredible feat. Truly astonishing strength.
Title: Re: Legendary feats of strength
Post by: Fiend on February 13, 2024, 10:15:08 pm
All my knee ligaments just exploded watching that. I guess he's training for those crucial rockovers on smeary paddy slabs.
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