How do you guys compare to a woman?

[Shelby]

How do you guys compare to Laura Phelps, who at a bodyweight of under 200pounds can squat 700, bench 400, and deadlift 500?

http://www.criticalbench.com/Laura-Phelps.htm

 

[DOGMA]

She kill's me on the squat. I have read about her, she is incredible.

 

[edge250]

true story..

my dad was competing in the masters national powerlifting championships in nashville kentucky prolly 15 years ago. were in the warmup area and this "thing" sets down beside me. she was there for a bench exhibition, she was gonna do around 400 i believe. anyways she proceeds to take of her shirt leaving in her just a sports bra. i proceeded out of curiousity to take a peek. to my disgust the chic had about a 3 day hair growth across her chest, i have never forgotten that as much as i have wanted to, lol.

out of respect laura looks very good, not what i expected at all. that is one strong women, would be fun to wrestle with her

 

[mojo jojo]

She is stronger then me but I am still better looking then she is

 

[JohnnyPro]

Looking at her you would never believe she's that strong

 

[thebrick]

Looking at her you would never believe she's that strong

I know! Some people are just made out of steel cable. I knew a powerlifter like that. Little guy, but solid, and strong as hell.

 

[qwerty_uk]

some heavy squats. I wished they remove all these 'supports' out of powerlifting though. I could lift a few tonne if I 'support' my joints with some hydraulic pistons.

 

[Future]

And what does she lift raw? She is most likely getting at least 200 lbs from her suit for squatting. At least 100 from her shirt. Still good numbers and actual compared to the inflated numbers with "equipment."

 

[rl3355]

thanks a lot bro...fuck it I'm done with all this.

Like JP said, hard to believe she's that strong just looking at her. Pretty incredible.

 

[mature muscle]

yea thanks its nice to know that some rather small girl is stronger then i will ever be

 

[JustWannaBeHuge]

How do you guys compare to Laura Phelps, who at a bodyweight of under 200pounds can squat 700, bench 400, and deadlift 500?

http://www.criticalbench.com/Laura-Phelps.htm

this is why I need that anti-myo blocker, so I can outlift this woman! lol I'm coming for you baby!:acti:n-sm :ort-smi :sp:rt-smi :srt-smi

 

[oldfella]

Well if we go lb for lb she would be killing most of us here. She is a very strong woman. Tiny in comparison to the numbers she throws! I like it but would not want to compete against her in the gym.

 

[kidstuff]

whoa, i was expecting her to be a fat beast, but she's actually pretty good-looking and has a nice figure.

 

[labboy]

I wouldnt compare to her.I'd just make sure I train at another Gym

 

[Vespa103]

I am sorry but you post numbers for her lifts with no disclaimer as if they are legit. She is wearing a shirt. It doesn't count no way no how. I can't believe I had to scroll down before anyone mentioned it. And yes I am stronger than her. Of course she is a chic and hot to boot so I likes. But please don't act as if she presses 400lbs

 

[oldfella]

I am sorry but you post numbers for her lifts with no disclaimer as if they are legit. She is wearing a shirt. It doesn't count no way no how. I can't believe I had to scroll down before anyone mentioned it. And yes I am stronger than her. Of course she is a chic and hot to boot so I likes. But please don't act as if she presses 400lbs

Vespa, No disrespect here bro but the fact of the matter is she is a woman putting up impressive numbers. And as I stated, Pound for pound she IS stronger than you, me and many members of this board. She is tiny by comparison and I could care less whether she was wearing a shirt or not. For a woman her size to even get under those numbers let alone lift them is an incredible feat of strength.

 

[Vespa103]

She is strong no doubt but their is a huge difference between 400 with and without a shirt. Also p4p issue is mute as strength is not linear. Yes she is impressive but I would be more interested and probaly impressed by her raw lifts

 

[tonka]

Those are just crazy numbers to be putting up for female..... a 400 bench with a shirt or no shirt is impressive to me no matter what because she is a female....a small female to boot...

 

[Future]

I am sorry but you post numbers for her lifts with no disclaimer as if they are legit. She is wearing a shirt. It doesn't count no way no how. I can't believe I had to scroll down before anyone mentioned it. And yes I am stronger than her. Of course she is a chic and hot to boot so I likes. But please don't act as if she presses 400lbs

Again, I spoke with Kara B a big time fem powerlifter and she mentioned some of her benching and what her shirt did for her. She mentioned that she had NO BUSINESS attempting the weights she lifted even with her lifting gear. I can relate.

Is she strong? Yes. As is Sam Byrd and Paul Bunyan on here but I think we all know raw numbers are true numbers. Just the facts. And the way equipment is now, well you can see why guys like Ed Coan, Ricky Crain, Capt Kirk and even Sam are distancing themselves from the equipment issue.

 

[Shelby]

I think gear is as goofy and "fake" as the rest of you. My intention with posting this was to *hopefully* get some people to ask themselves if they are really pushing themselves hard enough, in the gym and in life. If a 181lb. female can bench 400 pounds, shirt or not, what are YOU capable of accomplishing?
I certainly didn't mean for it to turn into a gear debate, like every other powerlifting thread always does. I apologize if it got anyone's panties in a bunch.