Eastside Barbell Club

[Dr Squat]

What's his previous athletic background cause surely he hasn't jumped right in from nothing

I'm not sure bro. You're right, he is well coordinated and athletic. But he is new to weights. Great to see how quickly one can progress. The plan is for him to do some powerlifting also. Not too much as it tends to make you a bit tighter and less flexible which is not ideal for olympic lifting.

[PeterDolan]

What's his previous athletic background cause surely he hasn't jumped right in from nothing

I'm not sure bro. You're right, he is well coordinated and athletic. But he is new to weights. Great to see how quickly one can progress. The plan is for him to do some powerlifting also. Not too much as it tends to make you a bit tighter and less flexible which is not ideal for olympic lifting.

Teach him well :nod: I wouldn't back myself for a 140 Clean 'n' Jerk even in 5 years time

[thatwaslight]

Have such respect for oly lifting, what a unit! That is serious strength.

[genetic freek]

That guy has been there for a few years has he not? has a younger brother to?

He used to be a really good rower.

[bang_bang]

the video doesnt show it that well but the dudes got huge quads! :shock:

[Shutupandsquat]

HOLY SHIT! I've seen guys at the Olympics fail attempts at 140!

[vracula]

Andy Barakauskas- young weightlifter with a big future. 140 kg clean and jerk at 97kg. He is only 18. Top young kid also.

f*ck that shit my back hurts just looking at that video! :clap:

[Best Bench]

One of the Clubs first members with a PB bench this morning as well as hitting the magical double bodyweight, 157.5kg @ 77kg

[thatwaslight]

madness!!

[oldfella]

Solid effort.

[Mike Zero]

Awesome stuff, especially considering not long ago his future on the bench wasn't looking too flash due to a nasty shoulder injury.

[steak]

impressive stuff :clap:

[Dr Squat]

One of the most naturally talented lifters I have seen. Great stuff Grubby. If he gets some consistent training under his belt he could really hit some big numbers.

[startinfromscratch]

impressive!

[thatwaslight]

Looks like he could teach alot of the powerlifters on here a thing or two! Should pressure him to start a journal!

[Dr Squat]

I apologise of this is old and has been posted before. I think it is hilarious.

[steak]

yup..gold some of those vids

[thatwaslight]

HAHAHAHAHA gold!!!

[Phedder]

:pfft: Love it! "as if circuit training didn't exist before the movie 300, those abs were digital anyway!" "Next is probably Zumba" Total gold.

[Dr Squat]

Ben and Owen Franks training at Eastside this morning.

http://biggerstrongersmarter.wordpress.com/2011/09/17/ben-and-owen-franks/

[Monarchking]

Ben and Owen Franks training at Eastside this morning.

http://biggerstrongersmarter.wordpress.com/2011/09/17/ben-and-owen-franks/

Great job boys, go the ABs and Eastside! :grin: