Epic powerlifting.

[MiniGibbo]

Check out these amazing power lifting videos of my self

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245kg Deadlift @ 95kg - YouTube


225kg squat @ 95kg - YouTube

[JoshFurioBrookes]

Very impressive gibbo, I think you should tow my saxo around for training and save me some petrol!

[wassy78]

Come on when he putting better weight on ;)

[MiniGibbo]

Cheers lads I'm slowing working my way to that 650 total :A:

[slimwiltaz]

wow this is really good, im trying to upload my video im getting 1 rep on 160kg bench but my squat and dead lift are at 180kg :( at 14st9

[MiniGibbo]

Cheers, 160 is a very good weight for your body weight.

You weigh what I do when i compete and not many lads reach 150 let alone 160.. 180/180 seems low when you look at lads who compete but I bet not many get near your lifts in your gym as they are infact very good lifts.

Most guys you see aspire to a 180 Deadlift and a 100kh squat lol..

[slimwiltaz]

Cheers, 160 is a very good weight for your body weight.

You weigh what I do when i compete and not many lads reach 150 let alone 160.. 180/180 seems low when you look at lads who compete but I bet not many get near your lifts in your gym as they are infact very good lifts.

Most guys you see aspire to a 180 Deadlift and a 100kh squat lol..

yeah i think i favor the bench to much compare to squat and dead lift which i know i shouldn't, sounds silly when i say im only squatting and dead lifting 20 more kg than my bench haha i fell over with 160kg on my back while squatting and its kinda scared me lol, im trying to upload the video but it was took off my friends phone and he tagged me in it on facebook and i don't know how i could get it on here.

[MiniGibbo]

Do you not have spotters when you lift?

You need to save the video then upload it to YouTube or get your friend to upload it.

[Moke]

Fat bastard.

[Delboy]

Looks good matt. But when is the mullet going :homme: ill have to catch up with you soon mate, doing alot of training at home, havent been down the gym in over 2 weeks! :homme:

When you competing?

[slimwiltaz]

Do you not have spotters when you lift?

You need to save the video then upload it to YouTube or get your friend to upload it.

i have a spotter now yeah, when i fell with 160 i didn't and i was stupid enough to go at it alone. ill get him to put it on you tube then ill post the link, iv'e only got the video of the 160 bench, as my squat and dead lift or poor iv'e never video it haha

[MiniGibbo]

Blow me Moke

Cheers Del, 7 April is the nationals.

Mullet stays :D

[Moke]

Impressive stuff though dude.

/nohomo :homme:

[MiniGibbo]

you still training moke?

[Moke]

you still training moke?

I'm not mate :( Done fuck all this year, but I do plan on getting back into it.

Good thing is that I've not lost any shape to my build (which is nothing special lol), so I'll be able to pick up where I left off :)

[MiniGibbo]

Muscle takes a long time to decay but it does happen. id hazard a guess that if you trained for a year it would take six months to loose etc..

[D--R--E--W]

Looking good handsome

[Viper]

That's a terrible deadlift!!

I'm not taking the piss either. You put all the weight through your back!

[Giraffe]

Aye that daedlift looked sketchy Gibbo, good lifts though

[Manu]

That's a terrible haircut!!

I'm not taking the piss either. You put all the weight through your back!

fixed/looked like his back was about to snap at 8 seconds.

[scot-ish]

Cheers, 160 is a very good weight for your body weight.

You weigh what I do when i compete and not many lads reach 150 let alone 160.. 180/180 seems low when you look at lads who compete but I bet not many get near your lifts in your gym as they are infact very good lifts.

Most guys you see aspire to a 180 Deadlift and a 100kh squat lol..

this bit got me? do they really? i can dead 220 now, at 91kg and squat probs around 180 now, but my bench is total shite, be lucky to get near 120 these days.

back has always been my strong part tho :/ not sure why.

[Viper]

Also just realised. Was the guy spotting you your trainer? He should haven noticed your positioning.

Shame on him.

[Giraffe]

Also just realised. Was the guy spotting you your trainer? He should haven noticed your positioning.

Shame on him.

No spotter on the deadlift... why would anyone need a spotter for daedlift?

[Viper]

Ahh right, I thought I remembered an old guy being behind him in all of them.

I know it's not one you would necessarily need one for but if it was a coach then he would be there for each exercise.

[scot-ish]

it helps for that extra push, its always better to have a help on the last lift, than to fail on it. if we're in gym in 3's 2 folks always take an end on the big lifts.

[MiniGibbo]

The form is good on deadlift until i get it just above my knees where it sticks and i have to rench it up my leg.

That would be borderline a fail at a comp as its not "clean", if you listen i even say "that wasnt clean" on the video..

The guy spotting me on bench and seen in the deadlift video is a training partner, i train with a few guys..

The guy spotting me on squat is an ex world champion and 80 years old still pulling 190kg on the dead.

@Scotish, your strong mate very strong. Average joe on the street would dream of the lifts i mentioned.

[scot-ish]

The guy spotting me on squat is an ex world champion and 80 years old still pulling 190kg on the dead.

@Scotish, your strong mate very strong. Average joe on the street would dream of the lifts i mentioned.

I dunno what you mean by average joe though? surely some1 thinking about deadlifts would be in training? I'm probably the shittest out of the 6 or 7 boys a train with, 4 juice, 3 natural. my bench is deffo the lowest, and the juicers all dead more than me, and my squat is prob worst from everyone.. but they are all 98kg min, and deffo not as fat as me.

we have a world champ guy in our gym who's 70 odd, bill, bench's 175 or 180 still, right strong old cunt, can hardly walk but throws the bar about like theres no tomorow.

think i might come to glasgow when yer competing when im home, just for a nosey at it all, cos my form is probably pish as well.

[MiniGibbo]

By average joes i mean what we call "blurs" the guys you see who go regularly but never get stronger or put on size,

When ever they ask for advice they generally seem to dream of a 180kg Deadlift and treble figure bench..

Yeah come along lad it's a national level comp so will be a good show!

[Tannerman]

By average joes i mean what we call "blurs" the guys you see who go regularly but never get stronger or put on size,

When ever they ask for advice they generally seem to dream of a 180kg Deadlift and treble figure bench..

Yeah come along lad it's a national level comp so will be a good show!

180kg deadlift........shit son I need to train harder....

[MiniGibbo]

What can you Deadlift?

[Tannerman]

What can you Deadlift?

110kg for 8 on a good day...got a mega glass back.lol.strong everywhere else just my deadlifts shit.

[Giraffe]

110kg for 8 on a good day...got a mega glass back.lol.strong everywhere else just my deadlifts shit.

Try doing less than 8 though, 110kg isn't your max... he was asking what your max was

[Tannerman]

Try doing less than 8 though, 110kg isn't your max... he was asking what your max was

Oh right I always aim to do eight....unless I'm squatting big kg's then I'll drop to 5 on my last set.

So youre max is just 1 rep at the heaviest possible weight?is that not a bit pointless unless competing? I'm not being funny btw just asking.

[Giraffe]

Oh right I always aim to do eight....unless I'm squatting big kg's then I'll drop to 5 on my last set.

So youre max is just 1 rep at the heaviest possible weight?is that not a bit pointless unless competing? I'm not being funny btw just asking.

Well no, it's generally an accepted way of overloading and increasing strength, which is good. Gibbo competes in powerlifting though... You seem to be training to increase muscle mass.

[Manu]

If I may give some advice, you should wear knees straps when deadlifting that much. High risk of popping your ligaments regardless of how much your muscles can pull tbh.

[Tannerman]

Well no, it's generally an accepted way of overloading and increasing strength, which is good. Gibbo competes in powerlifting though... You seem to be training to increase muscle mass.

Im trying to train for strength but lower reps does nothing for me.I don't get that "pumped" feeling like I do with higher (8-10) reps...

Am going to give the 1 rep max a shot tho.reckon I could hit 140kg deadlift n my squat should be good to.

With regards to bench iv been using chains for the last 6 months does anyone else use these?I find them fucking awesome for inner pecs especially with a good 20kg chain

[Giraffe]

Im trying to train for strength but lower reps does nothing for me.I don't get that "pumped" feeling like I do with higher (8-10) reps...

Am going to give the 1 rep max a shot tho.reckon I could hit 140kg deadlift n my squat should be good to.

With regards to bench iv been using chains for the last 6 months does anyone else use these?I find them fucking awesome for inner pecs especially with a good 20kg chain

Only thing a chain will do is increase the weight the higher you push... Shouldn't affect where it hits the muscle.

You probably wont feel a pump, but the pump is only the blood filling with muscle I think. Strength is all to do with making the connection between mind and muscle stronger. If you're constantly going heavier, then that is what will make you stronger, going beyond your capability.

[scot-ish]

Only thing a chain will do is increase the weight the higher you push... Shouldn't affect where it hits the muscle.

You probably wont feel a pump, but the pump is only the blood filling with muscle I think. Strength is all to do with making the connection between mind and muscle stronger. If you're constantly going heavier, then that is what will make you stronger, going beyond your capability.

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[MiniGibbo]

Body building gives you a pump but pumps are useless, powerlifting gives a deep ache for the next day or two showing muscle brake down which in turn means growth.. If you want size powerlift then tone with bodybuilding.

1 rep maxes are powerlifting, I never go above 4 on working weights.

Knee straps on deadlifts arent raw, I compete raw.

[Giraffe]

http://i2.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/original/000/000/015/orly.jpg

bahaha you all know what I meant, muscle filling with blood... yeyey I got it the wrong way around

[Tannerman]

Body building gives you a pump but pumps are useless, powerlifting gives a deep ache for the next day or two showing muscle brake down which in turn means growth.. If you want size powerlift then tone with bodybuilding.

1 rep maxes are powerlifting, I never go above 4 on working weights.

Knee straps on deadlifts arent raw, I compete raw.

It would be interesting to see you train.just lifted 160kg on deadlift.I no it's not a touch on you but I was happy with that.lol.bit dodgy mind.lol

[MiniGibbo]

Fair play mate, whats your bodyweight?

Ill be deadlifting tonight at broadstone gym, ill be doing 18" deadlift for an hour and a half..

Shame youve already trained i would of shown you my workout.

[Tannerman]

Yea I train 3 times a day 5 days a week.but wouldn't mind doin something at the weekend? What does 18" mean?

[Tannerman]

97kg usually 85kg but I'm recovering from an injury n put on alotta weight.lol.

[MiniGibbo]

18" is deadlifting but the bar starts 18" off the ground.

[Moke]

Surprised your insides haven't been ejected from your anus tbh.

[Tannerman]

18" is deadlifting but the bar starts 18" off the ground.

oh right i do that sometimes when my backs hanging out...i just put two plates flat either side just to take a bit out of the lift

[MiniGibbo]

Surprised your insides haven't been ejected from your anus tbh.

It was borderline last night, nearly shit my self....

oh right i do that sometimes when my backs hanging out...i just put two plates flat either side just to take a bit out of the lift

Should be putting the plates under your feet to make the bar lower if you want to get stronger ;)

[Tannerman]

It was borderline last night, nearly shit my self....



Should be putting the plates under your feet to make the bar lower if you want to get stronger ;)

My back WILL be fucked then.lol.wouldn't mind watching one of you're comps...they local?

[Giraffe]

My back WILL be fucked then.lol.wouldn't mind watching one of you're comps...they local?

Keep your back straight, then it wont be fucked...

[K17NEY]

Fair play to you mate, That's some impressive weight.

[Tannerman]

Keep your back straight, then it wont be fucked...

My backs fucked anyway mate just gotta be careful when doing weights.n nobody can execute a lift perfect everytime...n when I don't I gotta stop straight away.lol.

[MiniGibbo]

My back WILL be fucked then.lol.wouldn't mind watching one of you're comps...they local?

Standing on plates is harsh on the back and knees but works very well..

Keep your back straight, then it wont be fucked...

This

Fair play to you mate, That's some impressive weight.

Cheers lad.

[MiniGibbo]

Next comp is nationals but it's I'm Glasgow :S

[Tannerman]

Next comp is nationals but it's I'm Glasgow :S

Ye fuck that.I thought it was just local

[Gabbastard]

I might go and cheer on the mullet.

[Hatcha]

Deadlift form was terrible mate but it was probably because of the weight, squat looked good though, went below parallel by the looks, nice one.

[MiniGibbo]

Deadlift form is spot on until it touches my thigh..

Thanks though.

[Giraffe]

Deadlift form is spot on until it touches my thigh..

Thanks though.

Hmm, think you should have driven through the heels more. Your legs seem to straighten up before the weight is off the ground, and then you seem to pull up with mostly the back. I reckon if you'd have used your legs to start the lift, you'd have got that.

[MiniGibbo]

You have to lock out quicker than a strongman lift to guarantee not getting stuck causing you to rench..

For a gym lift that's fine. I'll have 250 clean for nationals so it's all good.

[BBM]

Careful you don't shit yourself.

[MiniGibbo]

How original :homme:

[MiniGibbo]

I competed in the British drug free national powerlifting championships in Glasgow this weekend, I weighed in at 94kg and my lifts where

Squat, 220,225,230
Paused bench, 150,160 failed 166
Deadlift, 240,245,250

I locked out the 166 bench but was failed on my form, shame as it would of been a new British record :(

However my total of 640kg earned me second place, only beat by the 2011 world champion.. Not bad for my first year competiting ehh :)

Its safe to say in over the moon with how it went :y:

[Chris_O]

Impressive mate. If you can get to the stage of squatting your 205 it would be more impressive though

[Moke]

Impressive mate. If you can get to the stage of squatting your 205 it would be more impressive though

Moke likes this :y:

[MiniGibbo]

Cheers lol..

[VTS-Jay]

Good lifts those fella!

I cant wait to get back into training, used to train with the owner of my gym who's an amateur strongman competitor (Colin Jones if you know the name).

Wish i never stopped training my lifts would have been epic now for my weight, when i stopped training i was hitting 205kg deads at 68kg bodyweight(im only short at 5ft 6!) now im a fat mess haha.

[MiniGibbo]

New bench press Pb tonight of 170kg raw,

Check out this video on YouTube:

170kg bench press @ 95kg - YouTube


Sent from my iPhone

[piranhamatt]

Daaaaamn and I struggled at 65kg last time i benchpressed..

[GolfJay]

I bet this is like bench pressing all your hair!

[MiniGibbo]

Pulled a new Deadlift pb tonight of 255kg,

Check out this video on YouTube:

255kg Deadlift @ 95kg - YouTube


Sent from my iPhone

[jones91]

Fair play that's some serious weight your lifting, makes me wish I never started slacking with my own training

Btw a lad I train with has just turned 18, he's 5"10, weighs 114kg, dead lifts 250kg and bench presses 170kg. Can't wait to see how he turns out in a few years

Edit: he's 100% natural too

[Nates-VTR]

Is that old bloke in the background like mickey from rocky? :P

[MiniGibbo]

The "old bloke" is a guy I powerlift with, he's 81 next week and still competes.. Ex world champion too :y:

[Gabbastard]

Rolling it up your thighs you cheat!

[MiniGibbo]

Dragging up your thighs doesn't actually count as a fail as long as you don't hitch like I do at the very end.

My gym lifts are always poor form as it doesn't matter. Ive never lost a single point when dead lifting in competition, which is when it matters.

[Nates-VTR]

The "old bloke" is a guy I powerlift with, he's 81 next week and still competes.. Ex world champion too :y:

Fair fucks too him, got one in my karate club on his 80's great for tips and standing on the sideline shouting orders :P

[Lewis1600]

Your a mwsh..


A very strong mwsh, not like the steadheads round here that struggle on 120kg bench.

[MiniGibbo]

Juice makes you big not strong :D

Ended the week on a high with a new squat pb of 235kg,

Check out this video on YouTube:

235kg squat @ 95kg - YouTube


Sent from my iPhone

[mangojace]

Not bad, how long you been training for that mate ?

[MiniGibbo]

Cheers, first year powerlifting.

[mangojace]

Not bad in your first year competing already. Do you eat alot i guess?

You going to the bodypower show at the NEC?

[Chez99]

thats crazy good, lol i go to the gym but i only weight 68kg and can bench 66kg lol complete embarrasment. only been going 8months increased my weight from 57kg to 68kg which i dont think is too bad......untill i watch this.

[MiniGibbo]

I dont eat massively as i put weight on easily but do eat a fair amount i suppose..

And no think im competeting when that show is on.

@Chez99, youll get there lad, youre the lighest weight category in powerlifting and with work you can pull big numbers.. iirc the british record bench for your weight is around 115kg raw.

[Chez99]

Well i go 4-5 times a week but i work on one muscle type each session, i will get there eventually, but im in no rush :)! just takes time.

[VTS-Jay]

I dont eat massively as i put weight on easily but do eat a fair amount i suppose..

And no think im competeting when that show is on.

@Chez99, youll get there lad, youre the lighest weight category in powerlifting and with work you can pull big numbers.. iirc the british record bench for your weight is around 115kg raw.


Is the record really that low weight? I was pushing 110kg @ 67kg when i was training and thought i was doing rubbish! Sure iv got a pic somewhere, was either a pic of a 200kg deadlift or my bench.

[MiniGibbo]

Is the record really that low weight? I was pushing 110kg @ 67kg when i was training and thought i was doing rubbish! Sure iv got a pic somewhere, was either a pic of a 200kg deadlift or my bench.

In powerlifting you have to pause bench, which if you dont know is down to your chest hold until they say (usally 2 seconds) and press.. i know the best 68kg lifter in the country and he reckons pausing takes nearly 20kg off his lift.

Suited hes benched 155kg.

[MiniGibbo]

Well i go 4-5 times a week but i work on one muscle type each session, i will get there eventually, but im in no rush :)! just takes time.

I personally thinks its best to hit a single muscle group a night, i do

chest
back
arms
shoulders
legs

[VTS-Jay]

In powerlifting you have to pause bench, which if you dont know is down to your chest hold until they say (usally 2 seconds) and press.. i know the best 68kg lifter in the country and he reckons pausing takes nearly 20kg off his lift.

Suited hes benched 155kg.


Pausing at the bottom on chest is how i benched anyway, maybe for 1second ish though(not through choice, thats just how i lifted). But i can see what you were saying about holding out at the bottom possibly losing kg's able to push.
I would have smashed 115kg by now if i had stayed at the weight i was but stopped training 2yrs ago :(. My training partner at the time has progressed loads since. He's been training with Mark Felix for a couple of years now and think hes going for Britains strongest this year(maybe next im unsure).

[MiniGibbo]

Competed in the GBPF open regional championships today, weighed in at 94.1kg

My lifts,

Squat, 230,235,240
... Bench, 150,160,165
Deadlift, 250, failed 255 twice

Not a bad day it gave me a new comp total of 655.. Good enough to also earn me the title of "south west champion"

[MiniGibbo]

New bench press pb tonight of 175kg.

175kg benchpress @ 95kg - YouTube

[Jay_]

gay music.

[K17NEY]

175kg!! You strong cunt.. The biggest meathead I know can bench 160..

[MiniGibbo]

Cheers lol..

The one im chasing for is the illusive "four plates" aka 180kg.

[MiniGibbo]

New deadlift pb tonight of 260kg

260kg Deadlift @ 95kg - YouTube

[McGuire86]

That's pretty fucking impressive tbf. You always have some mincers standing in the background of your videos, do they actually do anything lol

What's your longterm future goals? Worlds Strongest Man competing ? Or is Strongman different to Powerlifting ?

[MiniGibbo]

You can't all lift the bar at once ;)

I want to be the best 100kg powerlifter to date.. I'll be going to the world championships in October where I aim to win.

Strongman is completely different.

[McGuire86]

What's that under, the IPF ?

[MiniGibbo]

No IPF isn't drug tested, I compete in GBPF and bdfpa (wdfpa for worlds)

I'm no.2 in Britain for bdfpa and south west champion for GBPF.


One of the local coaches who organises all south counties comps is trying to get me to compete in the IPF as it is regarded as the "top powerlifting group" but IMO what's the point when it won't be on a level playing field and I refuse to use juice.

[McGuire86]

No IPF isn't drug tested, I compete in GBPF and bdfpa (wdfpa for worlds)

I'm no.2 in Britain for bdfpa and south west champion for GBPF.


One of the local coaches who organises all south counties comps is trying to get me to compete in the IPF as it is regarded as the "top powerlifting group" but IMO what's the point when it won't be on a level playing field and I refuse to use juice.

Probably because you would receive greater recognition, prize money and sponsors etc with the IPF as it's the top.
Just like in bodybuilding, no one has a clue who the world natural bodybuilding champion(s) is/were. Yet most gym goers have heard of the Olympia winners e.g. Coleman, Cutler, Yates etc.

It's just cunts law, natural trainers get less appreciation than users. Can't take anything away from the users at the top of their game though, they are still top athletes. Maybe your opinion will change as you get older

[MiniGibbo]

Is a shame though..



Not long now, pb week next week :D

Did have 280kg 18" Deadlift last night but none cares about that :S

[McGuire86]

Is a shame though..



Not long now, pb week next week :D

Did have 280kg 18" Deadlift last night but none cares about that :S

No one gives a rats ass

280kg fucking hardcore

[MiniGibbo]

Got a new squat pb tonight of 245kg.

245kg squat @ 94kg - YouTube

[Brettles1986]

Did you shit yourself?

That's some serious weight there

[MiniGibbo]

Nearly.. That's Robin91 in the back ground btw.

[haz_pro]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubNke295jJY&feature=youtu.be&t=15m10s

I'll just leave this here, incredible.

[Manu]

buhbye

[McGuire86]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubNke295jJY&feature=youtu.be&t=15m10s

I'll just leave this here, incredible.

That's weightlifting (olympic) not powerlifting.

[haz_pro]

That's weightlifting (olympic) not powerlifting.

Thanks for heads up.

[stinkycheese]

Damn, Gibbo was a beast.

[Ross]

Damn, Gibbo was a beast.

*is...

[stinkycheese]

Where is here nowadays? Facebook?