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Re: If you're under 6 feet, your relative strength is irrelevant
« Reply #30 on: March 23, 2011, 04:13:41 pm »
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How about dwarves?

Denmark has a benchpresser whos a dwarf. He holds the WR for his weightclass and has won several international titles. Honestly I think its bull. He cant fully extend his elbows (some dwarves has this problem) and he cant touch the ground when on the bench. So they bend the rules for him. And he keeps yapping about he stronger pound for pound in the bench than anyone in the world. All I can say is, I can get the cookies from the top shelf. Go fuck of stupid midget.

this might be the best post i've ever read in my entire life! hahaha...that was great! screw midgets!

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Re: If you're under 6 feet, your relative strength is irrelevant
« Reply #31 on: March 23, 2011, 04:31:44 pm »
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How about dwarves?

Denmark has a benchpresser whos a dwarf. He holds the WR for his weightclass and has won several international titles. Honestly I think its bull. He cant fully extend his elbows (some dwarves has this problem) and he cant touch the ground when on the bench. So they bend the rules for him. And he keeps yapping about he stronger pound for pound in the bench than anyone in the world. All I can say is, I can get the cookies from the top shelf. Go fuck of stupid midget.

this might be the best post i've ever read in my entire life! hahaha...that was great! screw midgets!

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Re: If you're under 6 feet, your relative strength is irrelevant
« Reply #32 on: March 23, 2011, 08:20:18 pm »
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How about dwarves?

Denmark has a benchpresser whos a dwarf. He holds the WR for his weightclass and has won several international titles. Honestly I think its bull. He cant fully extend his elbows (some dwarves has this problem) and he cant touch the ground when on the bench. So they bend the rules for him. And he keeps yapping about he stronger pound for pound in the bench than anyone in the world. All I can say is, I can get the cookies from the top shelf. Go fuck of stupid midget.

this might be the best post i've ever read in my entire life! hahaha...that was great! screw midgets!

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Re: If you're under 6 feet, your relative strength is irrelevant
« Reply #33 on: March 24, 2011, 12:06:39 am »
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im sad.  :(
cos im 174, 5'7 or watever that makes out to be, and here u have tall ppl bashing short ppl.
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Re: If you're under 6 feet, your relative strength is irrelevant
« Reply #34 on: March 24, 2011, 07:21:13 am »
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Quote from: cowed77 on March 24, 2011, 12:06:39 am
im sad.  :(
cos im 174, 5'7 or watever that makes out to be, and here u have tall ppl bashing short ppl.
T.T

5'8,5" and dont take it serious. Start a thread bashing tall people.  :highfive:
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Re: If you're under 6 feet, your relative strength is irrelevant
« Reply #35 on: March 24, 2011, 03:05:19 pm »
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Why is it that short people feel it necessary to throw in that 1/2"?  Like 5'8.5" is soooooo much taller than 5'8"!   :P 

Side note, why don't yall europeans list your height in metric like your weights?
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Re: If you're under 6 feet, your relative strength is irrelevant
« Reply #36 on: March 24, 2011, 03:14:46 pm »
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Same reason that tall basketball players lie about their height. Everybody wants to be perceived as a bit more than they are on paper.

I always made my coach under-list my height. I figure it someone expects to be playing against a 6'2" center and suddenly he's 6'5", that would have a more psychological effect in my opinion that if I was listed at 6'6" and turned out to be less.
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Re: If you're under 6 feet, your relative strength is irrelevant
« Reply #37 on: March 24, 2011, 03:57:38 pm »
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I am 5'8.5-5'9 but I list as 5'6 or 5'7. It plays on the insecurities of other people really well
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Re: If you're under 6 feet, your relative strength is irrelevant
« Reply #38 on: March 25, 2011, 05:37:04 am »
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Quote from: joejoe22 on March 24, 2011, 03:05:19 pm

Side note, why don't yall europeans list your height in metric like your weights?

We do. Im 1,87m
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Re: If you're under 6 feet, your relative strength is irrelevant
« Reply #39 on: March 25, 2011, 05:41:08 am »
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Quote from: Flander on March 25, 2011, 05:37:04 am
Quote from: joejoe22 on March 24, 2011, 03:05:19 pm

Side note, why don't yall europeans list your height in metric like your weights?

We do. Im 1,87m

1.73m here. Heights easier because you never change and remember what the imperial equivalent is. Weight changes...
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Re: If you're under 6 feet, your relative strength is irrelevant
« Reply #40 on: March 25, 2011, 07:35:39 am »
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Quote from: Flander on March 25, 2011, 05:37:04 am
Quote from: joejoe22 on March 24, 2011, 03:05:19 pm

Side note, why don't yall europeans list your height in metric like your weights?

We do. Im 1,87m

Then you're not 5'8,5"...

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5 Feet 0 Inches=5'0"=153 cm
5 Feet 1 Inches=5'1"=154 cm
5 Feet 1 Inches=5'1"=155 cm
5 Feet 1 Inches=5'1"=156 cm
5 Feet 2 Inches=5'2"=157 cm
5 Feet 2 Inches=5'2"=158 cm
5 Feet 3 Inches=5'3"=159 cm
5 Feet 3 Inches=5'3"=160 cm
5 Feet 3 Inches=5'3"=161 cm
5 Feet 4 Inches=5'4"=162 cm
5 Feet 4 Inches=5'4"=163 cm
5 Feet 5 Inches=5'5"=164 cm
5 Feet 5 Inches=5'5"=165 cm
5 Feet 5 Inches=5'5"=166 cm
5 Feet 6 Inches=5'6"=167 cm
5 Feet 6 Inches=5'6"=168 cm
5 Feet 7 Inches=5'7"=169 cm
5 Feet 7 Inches=5'7"=170 cm
5 Feet 7 Inches=5'7"=171 cm
5 Feet 8 Inches=5'8"=172 cm
5 Feet 8 Inches=5'8"=173 cm
5 Feet 9 Inches=5'9"=174 cm
5 Feet 9 Inches=5'9"=175 cm
5 Feet 9 Inches=5'9"=176 cm
5 Feet 10 Inches=5'10"=177 cm
5 Feet 10 Inches=5'10"=178 cm
5 Feet 10 Inches=5'10"=179 cm
5 Feet 11 Inches=5'11"=180 cm
5 Feet 11 Inches=5'11"=181 cm
5 Feet 12 Inches=5'12"=182 cm
6 Feet 0 Inches=6'0"=183 cm
6 Feet 0 Inches=6'0"=184 cm
6 Feet 1 Inches=6'1"=185 cm
6 Feet 1 Inches=6'1"=186 cm
6 Feet 2 Inches=6'2"=187 cm
6 Feet 2 Inches=6'2"=188 cm
6 Feet 2 Inches=6'2"=189 cm
6 Feet 3 Inches=6'3"=190 cm
6 Feet 3 Inches=6'3"=191 cm
6 Feet 4 Inches=6'4"=192 cm
6 Feet 4 Inches=6'4"=193 cm
6 Feet 4 Inches=6'4"=194 cm
6 Feet 5 Inches=6'5"=195 cm
6 Feet 5 Inches=6'5"=196 cm
6 Feet 6 Inches=6'6"=197 cm
6 Feet 6 Inches=6'6"=198 cm
6 Feet 6 Inches=6'6"=199 cm
6 Feet 7 Inches=6'7"=200 cm
6 Feet 7 Inches=6'7"=201 cm
6 Feet 8 Inches=6'8"=202 cm
6 Feet 8 Inches=6'8"=203 cm
6 Feet 8 Inches=6'8"=204 cm
6 Feet 9 Inches=6'9"=205 cm
6 Feet 9 Inches=6'9"=206 cm
6 Feet 9 Inches=6'9"=207 cm
6 Feet 10 Inches=6'10"=208 cm
6 Feet 10 Inches=6'10"=209 cm
6 Feet 11 Inches=6'11"=210 cm
6 Feet 11 Inches=6'11"=211 cm
6 Feet 11 Inches=6'11"=212 cm
6 Feet 12 Inches=6'12"=213 cm
7 Feet 0 Inches=7'0"=214 cm

I'm 189cm
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Re: If you're under 6 feet, your relative strength is irrelevant
« Reply #41 on: March 25, 2011, 10:12:21 am »
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Quote from: DamienZ on March 25, 2011, 07:35:39 am
Quote from: Flander on March 25, 2011, 05:37:04 am
Quote from: joejoe22 on March 24, 2011, 03:05:19 pm

Side note, why don't yall europeans list your height in metric like your weights?

We do. Im 1,87m

Then you're not 5'8,5"...


I know. I posted that his height was 5'8,5". Apparently alot of you misunderstood that.
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Re: If you're under 6 feet, your relative strength is irrelevant
« Reply #42 on: March 25, 2011, 09:25:22 pm »
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Quote from: Flander on March 25, 2011, 10:12:21 am
Quote from: DamienZ on March 25, 2011, 07:35:39 am
Quote from: Flander on March 25, 2011, 05:37:04 am
Quote from: joejoe22 on March 24, 2011, 03:05:19 pm

Side note, why don't yall europeans list your height in metric like your weights?

We do. Im 1,87m

Then you're not 5'8,5"...


I know. I posted that his height was 5'8,5". Apparently alot of you misunderstood that.

i was always under the impression that flander was a 5'3 manlet, wtF!!!!!!
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Re: If you're under 6 feet, your relative strength is irrelevant
« Reply #43 on: March 26, 2011, 12:43:44 am »
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Quote from: Flander on March 22, 2011, 07:04:30 am
Quote from: Raptor on March 22, 2011, 06:45:37 am
How about dwarves?

Denmark has a benchpresser whos a dwarf. He holds the WR for his weightclass and has won several international titles. Honestly I think its bull. He cant fully extend his elbows (some dwarves has this problem) and he cant touch the ground when on the bench. So they bend the rules for him. And he keeps yapping about he stronger pound for pound in the bench than anyone in the world. All I can say is, I can get the cookies from the top shelf. Go fuck of stupid midget.

I trained a dwarf girl for a time that competed in powerlifting. She just walked into the gym one day and said she wanted to train for a powerlifting meet. I'm glad you brought this up because I'd forgotten all about her until now,  but I just looked her up and looks like she's gone on to accomplish a lot in powerlifting as well as shot put and throwing events:

http://usparalympics.org/athletes/jill-kennedy

I trained her for a few months back in '98 before she went to Dubai.  It was quite funny watching her do deadlifts. We'd have to put small plates on the bar just so she could have any range of motion. On bench press we'd take an elastic nylon weightlifting belt and wrap it around her hips tieing her to the bench press.  She was a relative beginner back then but still already strong as hell for her size. I remember her doing front squats with 175 and benching somewhere around 135.  I don't think she weighed more than 90 lbs or so.
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Re: If you're under 6 feet, your relative strength is irrelevant
« Reply #44 on: March 26, 2011, 08:36:03 am »
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If a midget participates in a powerlifting meet and only has to raise the bar 1/2 of an inch from the ground in a deadlift, does that count?
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