Lifting theatrics

[John Hanley]

I once head-butted a barbell before a press.

That was some sort of low for me, I think.

[manveer]

I once head-butted a barbell before a press.

That was some sort of low for me, I think.

Mostly because you were getting excited over a press.

[Christopher Anderson]

I pull sumo so naturally I like to stomp my right foot into the ground, then twist my toe into the surface multiple times, then I stomp my left foot into the ground and twist my toe into the surface. Then comes the real fun; I hold my arms out in front of me and I do a little squat and a huff, not once, not twice, but three times. Then I enthusiastically valsalva as i throw my hands up in the air only to immediately come down and grip the bar then pull /s

So you're Dan Greene?

[John Hanley]

Mostly because you were getting excited over a press.

I think it was a pr at 220. Lame.

Namasteyay

[silachoo]

So you're Dan Greene?

I'm many things to many people - dan green, every female lifter with alot of followers on IG that pulls sumo etc...

[Christopher Anderson]

I'm many things to many people - dan green, every female lifter with alot of followers on IG that pulls sumo etc...

#manyfacedgod

[OZ-USF-UFGator]

I calm down and try to go into a focused trance to tune out all distractions. On a good set it's like "I'll see you when I get back"

[chrisd]

Check logbook, check weights, double check weights, check wraps and belt, add more chalk, grasp bar, set up, fail rep, feign injury , post abusive messages about Carni.

[silachoo]

#manyfacedgod

you said it, not me.

[Tiburon]

I think too often people mistake Zen for being "calm". You don't want to be "calm" when you approach a barbell loaded with enough weight to potentially seriously injure you. Zen, to me, is about responding in an utterly uninhibited but fully appropriate way. Like a rock thrown into the water, you splash neither too much nor too little. Or something like that.

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