Videos from Feb 25 stanardsville meet

[randyw]

ok folks I have a few videos posted from the stanardsville meet...I am sure I mislabeled a few, lol

this was my 2nd bench meet, 1st with 100% Raw....my 310 second was a nice 35 lb PR from my first meet back in Sept....though I did 322.5 paused in the gym at the end of last year...I figured I wasnt QUITE back up to that since I took some time off of bench in January

as usual I learned a few things and had a pretty good time and met some nice folks

I have a few other vids I havent posted....if your vid isnt up here, ask and I might have it to post....I have some I havent posted because I dont know their names yet etc




John Self 1st attempt media.putfile.com/John-Self-Bench-1st-attempt-2-25-06

Kerry Self 2nd attempt media.putfile.com/Kerry-Self-2nd-bench-attempt-2-25-06

Kerry Self 4th? attempt media.putfile.com/Kerry-Self-4th-I-think-bench-attempt-2-25-06

Scott K..hmm was thinking this was a 475 2nd attempt but not sure now media.putfile.com/Scott-K-475-2nd-attempt-bench-2-25-06

Scott K....thought this was the 500 bench but its not, Im not sure of the weight media.putfile.com/Scott-K-500-Bench-2-25-06

Scott K 500 media.putfile.com/Scott-K-actual-500-bench-2-25-06

Big Steve 2nd attempt media.putfile.com/Big-Steve-2nd-attempt-bench-2-25-06

Big Steve 3rd media.putfile.com/Big-Steve-3rd-attempt-bench-2-25-06

Me, Randy Williams, 285 opener media.putfile.com/285-Bench-Opener-2-25-06

Randy W 310 second...I was evidently trying to see how slow one could come off the chest and still make it, lol...I DEFINITELY need to work on my mechanics off the chest media.putfile.com/Bench-310-Second-attempt-2-25-06

Jordan 2nd 2 25 06 media.putfile.com/Jordan-2nd-bench-attempt-2-25-06


young dude, someone help me with the name, lol 4th attempt media.putfile.com/Young-dude-4th-attempt-bench-2-25-06



enjoyed it, Randy W

[abebesheir]

Hey Randy... John McDonald here. Nice job on that 310. It was really slow off the chest though... LOL.
I suggest you work your upper back harder. Also, benching with a cambered bar or weight releasers will really help your strength and speed off the chest...
When do you think you will compete next?

P.S. - I think the guys on the Monster Muscle forum miss you... LOL

[randyw]

Hey John, lol

yeah, I definitely have the "dead snail going uphill in frozen molasses" thing off my chest....more of an IMPLOSION as opposed to explosion


to me it has to be technique as much as this or that muscle group, although obviously everything needs to get stronger

I feel I am somehow TOO "tight" when bringing the weight down.....nothing "gives" at all so nothing absorbs any energy....the legs are already "driven" all the way so there is nothing to drive WITH when it is time to come off the chest

so I need to get tight but then on the way down something needs to "flex" or "give" and absorb some of the weight/energy so I can then "ungive" it, lol.....if you watch Ryan K or Siders bench, they are not "wooden" on the way down...you can see the body flexing or givign at certain points, sort of like a bow bending so that when it unbends the energy is produced

in other words, on the way down the only thing moving is my arms, so the only thing moving on the way up is...my arms, lol....once again I am a victim of reading info and taking it too much to heart...such as when they say "get everything as tight as possible"....I think that is misworded...something HAS to flex at least a little to store some energy

I am aiming to do the Mar 25th usapl meet in Charlottesville Va as my first full meet and then there is an AAU full meet in Richmond Va on June 3-4th...maybe I will throw a bench meet in between, who knows....there are so many Feds now it is hard to keep up with em, lol

Monster Muscle missing me? hehe, if so, maybe in the perverted way that one misses an in-law that the intensly argue with....naturally I peek in from time to time and I still see the same foolish pointless childish arguments going on with the same people....so I feel better that no one can say it was me causing the trouble, lol...the trouble seems to be continuing on just fine without me....to bad they waited until they had so many ugly blow ups before they finally made the raw forum

c'est la vie


good to hear from you John, Randy (JP)

[self]

Nice meeting you Randy. It was a fun day. Thanks for the vids.

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[bossman]

I heard this meet had a pretty good turn out. I wanted to attend and help out but John told me he only had 12 lifters on wednesday. I heard there was a rush of late entries which was great for John. Does anyone have some results for me to view. I have not got the results from John yet.

Paul Bossi

[self]

Here are a few.
Kerry Self 165@ 121 PR and State record

John Self 375 @ 173

Mark Shipley 370 @ 198 PR and WV State record maybe

John Jackson 360 @ 198 PR and State Record

Scott Kuzma 500 @ 271 PR and State Record

[jimray]

Sorry to ask, but, who's Big Steve, and how much was that?

[Deleted]

Big Steve Here...

I lift names mentioned above

Junior Class @ 292bw
1st attempt- 405
2nd attempt- 425
3rd attempt- 445
4th attempt-460 (good explosion, couldn't lock it out)

[randyw]

more vids posted here www.putfile.com/randywilliams

mostly misses etc as that was all I had left. I might have big Steves first attempt but I was too lazy to post it and since he made all those others I figured the opener would be boring, lol