Hey there...

[joconnor]

Alrite kids :)
New member here. Just reading thru the site and it looks great. some awesome lifters here.
I used to class myself as a sprinter (even though im slow as sh!t) but im thinking about going into rugby so im here to bulk up a bit and get some power.

I used to train a bit in Limerick and even in the same gym as mod cornelius here!! Hey man - keep up the lifting...

Good luck!!

[cornelius parkin]

Did you:o i dont recognise the body your lacking a face:p but your looking damn big any way.
Welcome man:mrgreen:

[Funky_monkey]

you wanna bulk up? ur a big fella already (cornelius told me you were massive) Welcome to the site, a lot of experienced lifters here that have helped me a lot since i been here.

[joconnor]

its funny for cornelius to call anyone big. Everyone in the gym goes quiet when you walk in :shock:

Anyway, hopefully starting next week i'll be following a westside syle training plan. I've trained charlie francis (the sprinting guru) style for a year now and gotten great gains in short sprints and strength. I've been obsessing with keeping BW down though and only weigh 80kg @ 5'10 :(

So now im gonna mix up charlie's sprinting with louis's weights work.
Over the last month i started box squats and i love em. I've a proper squat box coming in the next few weeks so that'll be when it all starts. hopefully the extra leg strength will bring on my sprints too and negate any slowing down due to extra bodyweight.

I love doing c&j and kickbox too - im gonna try fit it all together if i can.

So time to add 10kg of muscle and get as explosive as tnt. Cant wait...

[cornelius parkin]

Funky your a strange sob:confused: i havent even talked with you today,i recon your just trying to make me edit you post so you can complain about me...i am on to you;)

If you had read my post you would have read that i dont know off hand who this guy is but looking at his avatar he looks like a bb to me(i am sure if i saw your face mate i would recognise you).
Where are you training these days man?

Every one goes quite in the gym because they probably think...here comes that prick again trying to start a fight for no reason:p

[Justin Hurley]

Welcome mate!!

[Boar]

hello there matey :mrgreen:

[BigD]

Welcome......

[Rob Thomas]

Hi mate, welcome to the site!

[Ben "tricky" Burgess]

welcome...look a lot bigger than 80kg!

[Funky_monkey]

i'm 80kg at 5"10 and look a LOT smaller. now i feel fat :(

[joconnor]

Cheers lads - im not big tho. Just a good photo...
Im weak as sh!t too. Id struggle with a 200kg dead or squat.
Im hoping that'll all change once i get box squatting.

Oh ya - one thing i spose i've just noticed is how different my style of squatting would be to some of the pics/vids here. I'd be much more olympic style, a2g and closer stance. It'll be good to learn this new style and see if i can get up into the 200's.

And as for my bench - well its none existant. I got to 110kg before but i could only do it once every few months. There's loads a room for improvement anyway...

I work in dublin so i train there in ucd. Its CRAP. worst bars, benchs ive ever seen. filthy too but they let me do presses and jerks so its alrite. im from limerick and live close to castletroy so whenever i get a chance i train there in ul. Mainly weekends. Im stuck in hurling season at the moment and dont want to muck that up by starting a new program but as soon as its over i'm gonna give it a go for sure!

Thanks again. Im sure i'll have loads of q's for ye in time :mrgreen:

[Phil R]

welcome to the site

[Hanley]

If you live in Dublin and powerlift you need to get your arse into Hercules gym.

[joconnor]

Funky your a strange sob:confused: i havent even talked with you today,i recon your just trying to make me edit you post so you can complain about me...i am on to you;)

If you had read my post you would have read that i dont know off hand who this guy is but looking at his avatar he looks like a bb to me(i am sure if i saw your face mate i would recognise you).
Where are you training these days man?

Every one goes quite in the gym because they probably think...here comes that prick again trying to start a fight for no reason:p

Hey man - nice to almost meet ya there yesterday in the arena!
i didnt want 2 disturb your training.
some people hate that.

i think you were a bit pissed off with me cause i was doing snatch in front of ya (very badly too)

Do you train BB style a few days a week as a kind of recovery method from heavy powerlifting? Or is it a new training phase you are in?

[cornelius parkin]

Hey man - nice to almost meet ya there yesterday in the arena!
i didnt want 2 disturb your training.
some people hate that.

i think you were a bit pissed off with me cause i was doing snatch in front of ya (very badly too)

Do you train BB style a few days a week as a kind of recovery method from heavy powerlifting? Or is it a new training phase you are in?

:p was that you :p yeah i am a dick i know ,i get pissed off at every one!
At the moment i am not powerlifting so i am just doing light bb training to keep in shape more than any thing as i have no comps coming up or any thing.
You should have said hi mate next time please do:)

[joconnor]

:p was that you :p yeah i am a dick i know ,i get pissed off at every one!
At the moment i am not powerlifting so i am just doing light bb training to keep in shape more than any thing as i have no comps coming up or any thing.
You should have said hi mate next time please do:)

no problem man. i really dont like doing snatch in a crowded gym cas it pisses everyone off i know. but its in the program and helping a lot so...
and i didnt want to bother you either. your "light" training seemed fairly heavy to me.

next time for sure i'll say hello.
you gotta promise not to laugh at my weak a$$ lifts though :icon_ton:

ps - you're fvcking huge man!!

[any1uno]

Welcome to Powerlifting! Hope you enjoy the pain of the sport..it feels so good!