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This is an open challenge to anyone in the strength, fitness or just in
the regular world. Be the first person to duplicate or beat my 1,000lb
bottom position squat and I’ll give you $1,000 dollars.
I’ve debated on sending out this challenge for a while. Got advice
from close friends on both directions, but I decided that it was something
I wanted to do and something that I would respect of other people. You
see I think that if you say you can do something then you ought to have
the guts to put something behind it. Similarly if you don’t then maybe
you should shut up about it. So in the tradition of the old time
strongmen, I challenge anybody in the world to duplicate or beat my 1,000lb
bottom position squat.
I’ll make it very simple. You have to start at parallel, bar sitting
on the pins of a rack and using a belt only, stand all the way up with
1,000lbs. I don’t care what you weigh. I don’t care what kind of
plate, bar or rack you use, as long as it adds up to 1,000lbs. I don’t care
how ugly the lift is as long as nobody else touches you. Before you do
the lift take a picture of your starting position from the side and
send it to me. We’ll arrange for an independent person to witness and
verify the starting height and relative authenticity of the plates and
that you only use a belt. Then video tape the lift. For now, we’ll set a
preliminary cut off date of May 1, 2006. That’ll give you 16 weeks to
start with, more than the length of the average powerlifting cycle.
My only other condition is that you take a drug test and prove that
you’re lifetime drug free. I know lots of guys who take roids and this is
not a personal slap against them, but I do think it is wrong and does
discount your lift. Again this is not meant to personally insult
anyone, nor is this challenge. But this is my challenge and if you want to
take it up you have to play by my rules. That means no drugs and if you
do it I’ll give you $1,000.00.
When you open up to do something public like post a video of yourself
performing a lift, you open up to a great deal of idiotic criticism.
That’s fine and I expect it. People have variously suggested all kinds
of things about me and the lift that I have on my website, because it’s
easy to say anything about anyone behind a computer screen. One of the
things that’s been said is that any big time lifter could duplicate the
lift with little trouble. Well… here’s their chance. If they can I’d
be more than happy to see it. I’m even allowing for training time,
even though the opinion seems to be among several mouthy critics that they
wouldn’t need it. Notice I said critics, because I have found almost
universally that truly strong, hard training people are respectful and
usually quite pleasant.
I’m willing to do something that almost no one else is willing to do.
I believe in my training techniques enough that I’m putting money on
the line to see if they’re the best. Who else is willing to do that?
If as people have suggested that it’s no big deal, then it ought to be
easy for someone to walk up and take that money. All you gotta make is
one lift.
People are going to say all kinds of stuff about this. That’s fine.
Let me tell you some of why I’m doing this. Because I honestly want to
see if anyone else can do it, not to stroke my own ego. Because I
think it is the most legitimate way to squat regardless of what anybody
else’s rules or competitive organization says. Because I don’t think
competition would legitimize a lift or settle any kind of controversy.
Because I want people to see that true drug free heavy lifting DOES exist.
Because I also want people to see that you don’t have to have on double
suits and wraps to squat heavy. Because I don’t normally acknowledge
critics and I won’t acknowledge them on this, but this is my answer.
I hope that someone takes up the challenge. I think it’ll be great for
real lifting! Even though people have said some pretty nasty stuff
about me, this is not intended to be disrespectful towards anyone, but as
a challenge to bolster the strength world. Most of you reading this
have probably seen the footage of this lift, if not it’s on the front
page of the website
http://strongerman.com
God bless and hope you all have a great new year.
Bud Jeffries
Strongerman Productions
3020 Jeffries Road
Lakeland, FL 33801
USA
863-668-0952
800-357-5051
Strongerman Newsletter
This is an open challenge to anyone in the strength, fitness or just in
the regular world. Be the first person to duplicate or beat my 1,000lb
bottom position squat and I’ll give you $1,000 dollars.
I’ve debated on sending out this challenge for a while. Got advice
from close friends on both directions, but I decided that it was something
I wanted to do and something that I would respect of other people. You
see I think that if you say you can do something then you ought to have
the guts to put something behind it. Similarly if you don’t then maybe
you should shut up about it. So in the tradition of the old time
strongmen, I challenge anybody in the world to duplicate or beat my 1,000lb
bottom position squat.
I’ll make it very simple. You have to start at parallel, bar sitting
on the pins of a rack and using a belt only, stand all the way up with
1,000lbs. I don’t care what you weigh. I don’t care what kind of
plate, bar or rack you use, as long as it adds up to 1,000lbs. I don’t care
how ugly the lift is as long as nobody else touches you. Before you do
the lift take a picture of your starting position from the side and
send it to me. We’ll arrange for an independent person to witness and
verify the starting height and relative authenticity of the plates and
that you only use a belt. Then video tape the lift. For now, we’ll set a
preliminary cut off date of May 1, 2006. That’ll give you 16 weeks to
start with, more than the length of the average powerlifting cycle.
My only other condition is that you take a drug test and prove that
you’re lifetime drug free. I know lots of guys who take roids and this is
not a personal slap against them, but I do think it is wrong and does
discount your lift. Again this is not meant to personally insult
anyone, nor is this challenge. But this is my challenge and if you want to
take it up you have to play by my rules. That means no drugs and if you
do it I’ll give you $1,000.00.
When you open up to do something public like post a video of yourself
performing a lift, you open up to a great deal of idiotic criticism.
That’s fine and I expect it. People have variously suggested all kinds
of things about me and the lift that I have on my website, because it’s
easy to say anything about anyone behind a computer screen. One of the
things that’s been said is that any big time lifter could duplicate the
lift with little trouble. Well… here’s their chance. If they can I’d
be more than happy to see it. I’m even allowing for training time,
even though the opinion seems to be among several mouthy critics that they
wouldn’t need it. Notice I said critics, because I have found almost
universally that truly strong, hard training people are respectful and
usually quite pleasant.
I’m willing to do something that almost no one else is willing to do.
I believe in my training techniques enough that I’m putting money on
the line to see if they’re the best. Who else is willing to do that?
If as people have suggested that it’s no big deal, then it ought to be
easy for someone to walk up and take that money. All you gotta make is
one lift.
People are going to say all kinds of stuff about this. That’s fine.
Let me tell you some of why I’m doing this. Because I honestly want to
see if anyone else can do it, not to stroke my own ego. Because I
think it is the most legitimate way to squat regardless of what anybody
else’s rules or competitive organization says. Because I don’t think
competition would legitimize a lift or settle any kind of controversy.
Because I want people to see that true drug free heavy lifting DOES exist.
Because I also want people to see that you don’t have to have on double
suits and wraps to squat heavy. Because I don’t normally acknowledge
critics and I won’t acknowledge them on this, but this is my answer.
I hope that someone takes up the challenge. I think it’ll be great for
real lifting! Even though people have said some pretty nasty stuff
about me, this is not intended to be disrespectful towards anyone, but as
a challenge to bolster the strength world. Most of you reading this
have probably seen the footage of this lift, if not it’s on the front
page of the website
http://strongerman.com
God bless and hope you all have a great new year.
Bud Jeffries
Strongerman Productions
3020 Jeffries Road
Lakeland, FL 33801
USA
863-668-0952
800-357-5051