2021 Testify Leprechaun Lift-off weightlifting meet results. For the women, the Best Lifter Award (Morgard the Manatee) went to Bianca Irlbeck, and for the men, the Best Lifter Award went to Justin Decker. The Best Lifter Awards were determined using Robi points.
Why do the 15kg and 10kg Starting Strength barbells not have a center knurl? When using these bars to train older or weaker folks is there any special consideration I need to take? In particular, during the low bar squat I am wondering if not having a center knurl will cause any issues with the bar sliding. I have heard that using athletic tape can help to create some friction&emdash;is this necessary? I'm interested in hearing what you have to say about this matter and why you designed these bars to that specification because I am considering purchasing one or more of these bars. Thanks!
The demographic for which those bars are designed do not use heavy enough weights that a center knurl is necessary. It adds expense and not value. By the time a center knurl is useful to the lifter, the 20kg bar is being used.
Do some lifters actually need a center knurling? In my experience, bar security (in the squat) is unaffected by the presence of a center knurling and not-sand-papering-your-neck security (in the clean) is greatly compromised.
I have a big roll of athlete / rock climbers tape in my gym bag for when I'm away from home and stuck using a crappy gym which doesn't have centre knurled bars.
It works a treat for me, those non centred bars are whippy mind you!
Eleiko oly bars would be very slippery without the center knurling. Fortunately, I convinced my managers here at globo gym to get me a Texas Power Bar - it's the only rusty barbell in the gym and many of my friends and members pass it over to me when I walk up to the racks.
That's why you don't want a chrome-plated bar for general strength training.
I've listened to podcasts and heard arguments against the model and program, etc. and I understand that you still get many, many comments from people who just don't get it. They just don't believe in the simplicity of adding 5 lbs per workout on the 5 main lifts and how that will incrementally improve strength - the most influential and "impactful" of all human adaptations.
My understanding is that Chase has been training with you a really long time (or HAD trained with you for a long time). Have you ever considered posting his numbers from when he started training with you, years ago, up to his current PR's? My assumption is that his numbers are pretty good. Maybe you wouldn't have to answer as many stupid responses and could just post the numbers over and over again and let them argue with the numbers. I thought this might be a way to just show these people what results will occur if/when they follow the program (or, even as you say, "Do AT the program") and follow the model over a period of time (years).
Let's ask Chase.
I believe my starting numbers were as follows: Squat 65lbs, Press 33lbs, Bench 75lbs, Deadlift 85lbs
Now my numbers are: Squat 637lbs, Press 350lbs(in training), Bench 405lbs, Deadlift 675lbs, and Powerclean 150kg. This is what training consistently for 10 years has done for me. Not where I want to be but I'm still working on it.
That's about what I figured. It’s proof of consistent, incremental progress over the long term - no gimmicks, gizmos or complicated programming; just adding weight little by little on the 5 lifts over 10 years. Thanks for sharing.
How do you keep your waist so trim, Chase?
If I were to wear my belt that tight I would probably bust an O-ring.
It's amazing what happens when Rip gets a hold of someone young and one that listens.
Can we ask Chase his height and weight?
Good work there Chase.
I'm 6'1 at a BW of 245
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