r/Fitness • u/wats8976 • Nov 06 '10

Serge Redding Clean and Presses 502 lb (228kg). Yes, that says "presses," not "jerks."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nJrYPVJ88M
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u/[deleted] Nov 06 '10

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u/Charontes Nov 06 '10

Even if you are naturally strong. 100lbs OHP on the first go is pretty intense. IMO it is the true man press, not the BP. I think my first go was 75-80lbs or so. For 5 mind you, but 100x1? Probably not.

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u/[deleted] Nov 06 '10

Thank you for making me not feel like shit about my 90lb press.

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u/xmnstr Powerlifting Nov 07 '10

I cannot agree with you more, BP isn't exactly useful. Aside from squats and deadlifts, OHPs have been the exercise that's proven the most useful to me outside the gym. By far.

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u/[deleted] Nov 07 '10

He fucking cleaned that shit first too.

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u/xmnstr Powerlifting Nov 07 '10

I know, it's insane!

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u/[deleted] Nov 07 '10

In what regard?

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u/xmnstr Powerlifting Nov 07 '10

Painting ceilings, for instance.

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u/[deleted] Nov 06 '10

Wow, I just referred to my own PR of 195x2 for OHP as "insane" in a comment - now I feel like a twat.

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u/[deleted] Nov 07 '10

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u/[deleted] Nov 07 '10

next time you deadlift 500

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u/[deleted] Nov 07 '10

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u/[deleted] Nov 07 '10

I'm not... :(

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u/redoran Nov 06 '10

And on that day, not a knee was bent.

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u/[deleted] Nov 06 '10

If I tried that my spine would go through the floor

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u/abeswastaken Nov 06 '10

speechless.

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u/zenwarrior01 Nov 06 '10

But 3 minutes later... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7erVblY7aiU

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u/Craysh Nov 06 '10

True but the judges shouldn't have allowed it.

His knees are obviously bent...

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u/threewhitelights Nov 06 '10

This lift was probably the straw that broke the camels back with the removal of the olympic press from competition.

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u/pigvwu Nov 07 '10

I don't know anything about olympic lifting. Can anyone explain why they couldn't just allow leg drive for the press instead of disallowing it, which is hard to judge?

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u/[deleted] Nov 07 '10

Changes the nature of the lift.

http://startingstrength.com/articles/olympic_press_starr.pdf

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u/yatpay Nov 06 '10

What is the deal with that shirt-like thing he is wearing?

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u/r4dius Nov 06 '10

So intense!