Challenge: Fly it 300+, bench, squat and deadlift 3,4,5 plates, respectively.

[Hstead]

Here is what a quick search found from a college football team. 3 guys squatting over 800 lbs and 8 over 740 lbs.

 

http://www.sltrib.com/home/2800216-155/utah-football-which-ute-can-squat

 

One is a TE and 2 LBs which means those guys probably weigh less than 250 lbs.

1. Fanaika, 830

T-2. Senior LB Gionni Paul, 800

T-2. Junior OG Nick Nowakowski, 800

4. Sophomore LB Uaea Masina, 775

5. RS freshman TE Wallace Gonzalez, 755

6. Junior DE Hunter Dimick, 740

[03SMURF]

This thread has been a fun read. My only input is that I think 1 legit rep and shot is all that is needed for a lift and a drive to count. Powerlifting only requires 1 rep for each lift and LD only requires the farthest ball in play, only makes sense to me to do it that way. My other observation is there used to be a lot of "older" guys who say this would be no problem back in their prime, yet their age indicates their peak years would have been during wooden wood and the early years of the metal wood times, making their claims very unbelievable.

 

I think anyone on here who can hit a 1k lb total and carry 300 yards is an extremely athletic person.

[Rosco1216]

Here is what a quick search found from a college football team. 3 guys squatting over 800 lbs and 8 over 740 lbs.

 

http://www.sltrib.com/home/2800216-155/utah-football-which-ute-can-squat

 

One is a TE and 2 LBs which means those guys probably weigh less than 250 lbs.

1. Fanaika, 830

T-2. Senior LB Gionni Paul, 800

T-2. Junior OG Nick Nowakowski, 800

4. Sophomore LB Uaea Masina, 775

5. RS freshman TE Wallace Gonzalez, 755

6. Junior DE Hunter Dimick, 740

 

Off topic but this is actually extremely hard to believe. Playing D1 football, on 2 different programs plus knowing handfuls of powerlifting guys who rank and have held world records. Plus also knowing that the vast majority of athletes, other than powerlifters, don't train squat to go to parallel. It isn't a common ROM for their sport and too much risk of injury. They train to generate power from positions they find themselves in on the field of play.

 

Edit: just looked up Fanaika. NFL Combine stats: 6'2" 271lbs, 225 bench press reps: 23. But squats 830?

[dpb5031]

This thread has been a fun read. My only input is that I think 1 legit rep and shot is all that is needed for a lift and a drive to count. Powerlifting only requires 1 rep for each lift and LD only requires the farthest ball in play, only makes sense to me to do it that way. My other observation is there used to be a lot of "older" guys who say this would be no problem back in their prime, yet their age indicates their peak years would have been during wooden wood and the early years of the metal wood times, making their claims very unbelievable.

 

I think anyone on here who can hit a 1k lb total and carry 300 yards is an extremely athletic person.

 

I still think it's more that guy's who are hardcore into power lifting typically are not golfers at all, let alone skilled golfers with solid swings with optimal sequencing.

 

Same can be said for serious golfers. Most are not inclined to pursue lifting to the level needed to meet this challenge. Serious golfers don't want to be sore all the time from working out, and beyond a certain point, the returns on strength gains begin to diminish...so what would be the point?

 

In my case, being a hardcore gym rat and back in the 80s and early 90s, the lifts would have been doable. The 300 yard carry is another story. I'm a 2 hc now, but in '92 I was a total beginner at golf. By the early 2000s I was a much better golfer and hit it a long way, but by then I was no longer lifting with the same frequency and intensity so the lifts would not have been doable.

 

Funny enough, when I first started playing golf I started together with a few of the guys from the gym. We were washed-up HS and college athletes who hung out at a local gym and played a lot of racquetball. My one buddy could have easily done this back then.

 

At 6'4 250 he played football and baseball at Princeton. I remember him caving in driver faces right and left, including several Yonex ADXs...lol. He would often fly it into greenside bunkers on 350 yard holes. On the 2nd hole at the club I still belong to, I remember him hitting PW most of the time. The hole is 190 yards! He was a freak, and could also hit a softball so high and far it would be above the lights. You had to wait for it to descend back below the lights before you could see it again in night games. He once benched 225 37 times. Total freak!

[Hoot151]

 

We might as well ask, who here has started a 8 figure business, while raising a family of 9 and having mistresses that are all "10's"

 

And with that Gamble Gamble's 8-9-10 challenge was born...

 

Eagerly awaiting Pepperturbo's entrance to the thread.

[moonshine]

How many reps on the DL? And what's "consistently" on the driver carry?

For reps so technically just 2. I stated his latest requirements in the OP. It's comical because according to him, trackman is not accurate. So the requirements are basically hoops that are impossible to jump through within the week.

 

Don't think I can bench 315 for 2, but the rest is possible

I spotted a guy last week did 405 on bench x 2 reps with ease. He is 6'3" 260 and not even close to thinking about being a golfer.

[milesgiles]

Here is what a quick search found from a college football team. 3 guys squatting over 800 lbs and 8 over 740 lbs.

 

http://www.sltrib.co...h-ute-can-squat

 

One is a TE and 2 LBs which means those guys probably weigh less than 250 lbs.

 

1. Fanaika, 830

T-2. Senior LB Gionni Paul, 800

T-2. Junior OG Nick Nowakowski, 800

4. Sophomore LB Uaea Masina, 775

5. RS freshman TE Wallace Gonzalez, 755

6. Junior DE Hunter Dimick, 740

 

you are just embarrassing yourself at this point

[pinhigh27]

Here is what a quick search found from a college football team. 3 guys squatting over 800 lbs and 8 over 740 lbs.

 

http://www.sltrib.co...h-ute-can-squat

 

One is a TE and 2 LBs which means those guys probably weigh less than 250 lbs.

 

1. Fanaika, 830

T-2. Senior LB Gionni Paul, 800

T-2. Junior OG Nick Nowakowski, 800

4. Sophomore LB Uaea Masina, 775

5. RS freshman TE Wallace Gonzalez, 755

6. Junior DE Hunter Dimick, 740

 

football lifting numbers are BS. Would I believe that the guy can legit squat 500? Yes. 830? No way in hell. Like you said it's a different culture with different expectations

[pinhigh27]

Here is what a quick search found from a college football team. 3 guys squatting over 800 lbs and 8 over 740 lbs.

 

http://www.sltrib.co...h-ute-can-squat

 

One is a TE and 2 LBs which means those guys probably weigh less than 250 lbs.

 

1. Fanaika, 830

T-2. Senior LB Gionni Paul, 800

T-2. Junior OG Nick Nowakowski, 800

4. Sophomore LB Uaea Masina, 775

5. RS freshman TE Wallace Gonzalez, 755

6. Junior DE Hunter Dimick, 740

 

Off topic but this is actually extremely hard to believe. Playing D1 football, on 2 different programs plus knowing handfuls of powerlifting guys who rank and have held world records. Plus also knowing that the vast majority of athletes, other than powerlifters, don't train squat to go to parallel. It isn't a common ROM for their sport and too much risk of injury. They train to generate power from positions they find themselves in on the field of play.

 

Edit: just looked up Fanaika. NFL Combine stats: 6'2" 271lbs, 225 bench press reps: 23. But squats 830?

 

squatting to "parallel" and below actually causes less shearing force on the knee and is safer than half-squatting.

[Rosco1216]

Here is what a quick search found from a college football team. 3 guys squatting over 800 lbs and 8 over 740 lbs.

 

http://www.sltrib.co...h-ute-can-squat

 

One is a TE and 2 LBs which means those guys probably weigh less than 250 lbs.

 

1. Fanaika, 830

T-2. Senior LB Gionni Paul, 800

T-2. Junior OG Nick Nowakowski, 800

4. Sophomore LB Uaea Masina, 775

5. RS freshman TE Wallace Gonzalez, 755

6. Junior DE Hunter Dimick, 740

 

Off topic but this is actually extremely hard to believe. Playing D1 football, on 2 different programs plus knowing handfuls of powerlifting guys who rank and have held world records. Plus also knowing that the vast majority of athletes, other than powerlifters, don't train squat to go to parallel. It isn't a common ROM for their sport and too much risk of injury. They train to generate power from positions they find themselves in on the field of play.

 

Edit: just looked up Fanaika. NFL Combine stats: 6'2" 271lbs, 225 bench press reps: 23. But squats 830?

 

squatting to "parallel" and below actually causes less shearing force on the knee and is safer than half-squatting.

 

I never mentioned half squat but are you disagreeing with my post or just making a statement?

[pinhigh27]

Here is what a quick search found from a college football team. 3 guys squatting over 800 lbs and 8 over 740 lbs.

 

http://www.sltrib.co...h-ute-can-squat

 

One is a TE and 2 LBs which means those guys probably weigh less than 250 lbs.

 

1. Fanaika, 830

T-2. Senior LB Gionni Paul, 800

T-2. Junior OG Nick Nowakowski, 800

4. Sophomore LB Uaea Masina, 775

5. RS freshman TE Wallace Gonzalez, 755

6. Junior DE Hunter Dimick, 740

 

Off topic but this is actually extremely hard to believe. Playing D1 football, on 2 different programs plus knowing handfuls of powerlifting guys who rank and have held world records. Plus also knowing that the vast majority of athletes, other than powerlifters, don't train squat to go to parallel. It isn't a common ROM for their sport and too much risk of injury. They train to generate power from positions they find themselves in on the field of play.

 

Edit: just looked up Fanaika. NFL Combine stats: 6'2" 271lbs, 225 bench press reps: 23. But squats 830?

 

squatting to "parallel" and below actually causes less shearing force on the knee and is safer than half-squatting.

 

I never mentioned half squat so are you disagreeing with my post or just making a statement?

 

You seem to struggle recalling what you write. So I bolded it.

 

Squatting to parallel is less injurious than not.

 

There are extremely few if any weightlifting exercises which translate more to football than a real squat. The fact that football players do not typically squat correctly comes from poor coaching, nothing else. Just like hank haney can get paid millions of dollars a year and not manage to fix anyone, S&C coaches can do the same. Kids juiced to the gills with unlimited food and a ton of training are going to get bigger stronger and faster regardless of if what they are doing is correct or not. q

[scottaz]

Here is what a quick search found from a college football team. 3 guys squatting over 800 lbs and 8 over 740 lbs.

 

http://www.sltrib.com/home/2800216-155/utah-football-which-ute-can-squat

 

One is a TE and 2 LBs which means those guys probably weigh less than 250 lbs.

1. Fanaika, 830

T-2. Senior LB Gionni Paul, 800

T-2. Junior OG Nick Nowakowski, 800

4. Sophomore LB Uaea Masina, 775

5. RS freshman TE Wallace Gonzalez, 755

6. Junior DE Hunter Dimick, 740

 

Off topic but this is actually extremely hard to believe. Playing D1 football, on 2 different programs plus knowing handfuls of powerlifting guys who rank and have held world records. Plus also knowing that the vast majority of athletes, other than powerlifters, don't train squat to go to parallel. It isn't a common ROM for their sport and too much risk of injury. They train to generate power from positions they find themselves in on the field of play.

 

Edit: just looked up Fanaika. NFL Combine stats: 6'2" 271lbs, 225 bench press reps: 23. But squats 830?

 

Don't get caught up in football guys lifting stats. I went to the combine. I watched countless 300 pounders not be able to do 225 10 times. But trust me, those same guys could pick you up and throw you 10.

[drewtaylor21]

Here is what a quick search found from a college football team. 3 guys squatting over 800 lbs and 8 over 740 lbs.

 

http://www.sltrib.co...h-ute-can-squat

 

One is a TE and 2 LBs which means those guys probably weigh less than 250 lbs.

 

1. Fanaika, 830

T-2. Senior LB Gionni Paul, 800

T-2. Junior OG Nick Nowakowski, 800

4. Sophomore LB Uaea Masina, 775

5. RS freshman TE Wallace Gonzalez, 755

6. Junior DE Hunter Dimick, 740

 

Yeah, no. Gotta agree with what's been said above. There's no way those are legit squats.

 

The all-time WR for squat (no wraps) is as follows by weight class:

 

220: 821 lb

242: 828 lb

275: 865 lb

 

I'm 100% with you on the fact that D1 and NFL guys are absolutely insane athletes, but the guys that are the most impressive aren't always the ones putting up ungodly numbers in the weight room. They have another gear on the field, where it counts.

 

D1 TE and LB's putting up legit 800+ lb squats on the regular? Nah.

[Rosco1216]

Here is what a quick search found from a college football team. 3 guys squatting over 800 lbs and 8 over 740 lbs.

 

http://www.sltrib.com/home/2800216-155/utah-football-which-ute-can-squat

 

One is a TE and 2 LBs which means those guys probably weigh less than 250 lbs.

1. Fanaika, 830

T-2. Senior LB Gionni Paul, 800

T-2. Junior OG Nick Nowakowski, 800

4. Sophomore LB Uaea Masina, 775

5. RS freshman TE Wallace Gonzalez, 755

6. Junior DE Hunter Dimick, 740

 

Off topic but this is actually extremely hard to believe. Playing D1 football, on 2 different programs plus knowing handfuls of powerlifting guys who rank and have held world records. Plus also knowing that the vast majority of athletes, other than powerlifters, don't train squat to go to parallel. It isn't a common ROM for their sport and too much risk of injury. They train to generate power from positions they find themselves in on the field of play.

 

Edit: just looked up Fanaika. NFL Combine stats: 6'2" 271lbs, 225 bench press reps: 23. But squats 830?

 

Don't get caught up in football guys lifting stats. I went to the combine. I watched countless 300 pounders not be able to do 225 10 times. But trust me, those same guys could pick you up and throw you 10.

 

I'm well aware of what they're capable of as I played with a number of them know a few myself. But those squat numbers is what I'm talking about.

 

Here is what a quick search found from a college football team. 3 guys squatting over 800 lbs and 8 over 740 lbs.

 

http://www.sltrib.co...h-ute-can-squat

 

One is a TE and 2 LBs which means those guys probably weigh less than 250 lbs.

 

1. Fanaika, 830

T-2. Senior LB Gionni Paul, 800

T-2. Junior OG Nick Nowakowski, 800

4. Sophomore LB Uaea Masina, 775

5. RS freshman TE Wallace Gonzalez, 755

6. Junior DE Hunter Dimick, 740

 

Yeah, no. Gotta agree with what's been said above. There's no way those are legit squats.

 

The all-time WR for squat (no wraps) is as follows by weight class:

 

220: 821 lb

242: 828 lb

275: 865 lb

 

I'm 100% with you on the fact that D1 and NFL guys are absolutely insane athletes, but the guys that are the most impressive aren't always the ones putting up ungodly numbers in the weight room. They have another gear on the field, where it counts.

 

D1 TE and LB's putting up legit 800+ lb squats on the regular? Nah.

Exactly.

[drewtaylor21]

Loaded a squat video on my IG from today after my workout. Don't worry, Pinhigh, it's not on a smith machine to the equivalent of 185 x 5.

 

Link?

[Hstead]

My point is that D1 players can squat 600, bench 400, and DL 500. miles seemed to call BS on me. Which he can kiss my arse. I clearly stated I did not use meet technique etc but you can dang sure bet your arse I had the weight on my back and I went down until my coach yelled up.

 

I suspect the Utah maxes were not to parallel. But, if a guy can put 800 lbs on his back and go down a few inches within parallel, I would bet he can do 600 to parallel.

 

And Pin, I don't get where you think D1 strength coaches don't know what they are doing? They are making $400K and up per year for a reason. OSU's strength coach is absolutely on the cutting edge of strength and conditioning.

 

I don't see where the freak out about the weights comes from? There must be some guys that have limited experience in the gym. There are literally 10s of 1000s of high school kids that can bench over 300. I came out of high school benching 340 and was no where near one of the strongest freshman on the team when we reported. We had 2 freshmen linemen do 405. When you can bench 300+ coming out of high school at 18, just a kid, and go through 4 or 5 years of college strength and conditioning, it is not hard to gain 100 more pounds on your bench over 4 years.

 

And when you can bench 300 plus as 18, you sure can squat 450+ and again, you can gain 150 lbs over 4 or 5 years from an 18 year old kid to a 22 year old man.

 

Here is a NFL player throwing 650 up like it is nothing and I would bet dollars to donuts he could do more when he was 23 than he could in this video where he is most likely 35 or older. This might not be in a meet, yada yada yada but to me this guy can squat 650 fairly easily.

 

[Hstead]

Here are some D1 guys squatting. Several DBs RB type guys putting up 500 and one guy doing 600

 

[Hstead]

Here are several guys benching 400+ and more than one squatting 600+.

 

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Here are several 400 benches. Again, you can bet your arse they can squat a heck of a lot more than they bench.

 

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Might not be power lifting meets, but to me these guys can say they bench 405.

 

There are literally dozens of these videos on youtube if you search under college football max out day.

[Rosco1216]

Hstead, no need to keep posting videos of D1 football players. We know there a lots of strong and big boys out there.

[Hstead]

This kid is 19 years old. I am sure he can squat more.

 

[Baitkiller]

Cool vids Bro, got any of their driver swing?

 

 

says the 170lb runt hiding under the table.

[Kuuuch]

Loaded a squat video on my IG from today after my workout. Don't worry, Pinhigh, it's not on a smith machine to the equivalent of 185 x 5.

 

Link?

 

Yea

[Rosco1216]

Accidently deleted instead of editing previous post so reposting:

 

Loaded a squat video on my IG from today after my workout. Link is below. Don't worry, Pinhigh, it's not on a smith machine to the equivalent of 185 x 5.

 

https://www.instagram.com/ross.novak

[Kuuuch]

Accidently deleted instead of editing previous post so reposting:

 

Loaded a squat video on my IG from today after my workout. Link is below. Don't worry, Pinhigh, it's not on a smith machine to the equivalent of 185 x 5.

 

https://www.instagram.com/ross.novak

 

435 came pretty easy for ya! I always fell short to my teammates when doing squats compared to bench or DL's. Love them but can't do what I should be able to, hell even right now I can deadlift more than I can squat. Being 6'3" is my poor excuse.

[Rosco1216]

Accidently deleted instead of editing previous post so reposting:

 

Loaded a squat video on my IG from today after my workout. Link is below. Don't worry, Pinhigh, it's not on a smith machine to the equivalent of 185 x 5.

 

https://www.instagram.com/ross.novak

 

435 came pretty easy for ya! I always fell short to my teammates when doing squats compared to bench or DL's. Love them but can't do what I should be able to, hell even right now I can deadlift more than I can squat. Being 6'3" is my poor excuse.

 

I'm a little over 6'1" with short arms so deadlifts have always been more difficult simply because I have to get down "lower" than guys with longer arms but still pull more than I squat. Not a lot more but probably around 30lbs more currently. Bench I can do but have been able to do it for years and haven't tried to make gains on bench. Serves absolutely no purpose for me at 34 to try and get any stronger on bench. No need to put wrist and shoulder(previous injuries) under the stress so I don't bench heavy anymore and haven't for years. Don't really put any more than 225 on the bar these days. 3 or 4 sets of 10 and that's about it.

[Jab3384]

I heard this guy just created a WRX account lol!

 

 

Ya... But can he carry it 300+ consistently?

[CSagan]

Accidently deleted instead of editing previous post so reposting:

 

Loaded a squat video on my IG from today after my workout. Link is below. Don't worry, Pinhigh, it's not on a smith machine to the equivalent of 185 x 5.

 

https://www.instagram.com/ross.novak

 

3 red lights sir. No lift.

 

 

JK. I squat a hair high too. Tall, not great flexibility.

[Rosco1216]

Accidently deleted instead of editing previous post so reposting:

 

Loaded a squat video on my IG from today after my workout. Link is below. Don't worry, Pinhigh, it's not on a smith machine to the equivalent of 185 x 5.

 

https://www.instagram.com/ross.novak

 

3 red lights sir. No lift.

 

 

JK. I squat a hair high too. Tall, not great flexibility.

 

I have the flexibility but its not a PL competition lift and the viewing angle isn't from butt level with the judge sitting in his chair. No belt, no wraps and no spot. It's certainly acceptable depth.

[drewtaylor21]

Accidently deleted instead of editing previous post so reposting:

 

Loaded a squat video on my IG from today after my workout. Link is below. Don't worry, Pinhigh, it's not on a smith machine to the equivalent of 185 x 5.

 

https://www.instagram.com/ross.novak

 

3 red lights sir. No lift.

 

 

JK. I squat a hair high too. Tall, not great flexibility.

 

I have the flexibility but its not a PL competition lift and the viewing angle isn't from butt level with the judge sitting in his chair. No belt, no wraps and no spot. It's certainly acceptable depth.

 

Lol @ Csagan! Nice pic :)

 

Ross are you going to be putting together videos of each lift and the 300 carry?

[scratchswinger]

Cool vids Bro, got any of their driver swing?

 

 

says the 170lb runt hiding under the table.

 

Lol pretty funny.