united we are a brotherhood...divided we are NOT.
BEFORE READING THIS...keep in mind, i talk in general about things i've seen over the last 5-6 years of my lifting...something that i see that is dying...fast...
"it doesn't matter where your from...throughout the world we are brothers..we all get along and support each other. when that persons' on stage, everyone here is to support that one person"- joe ladnier.
WTF happened to this? joe ladnier said this in "power unlimited" and its exactly why i made this group. powerlifting used to be about that and pushing one another to be stronger. now you got winny bitches that complain about judging, lifting, etc. back in the 70s, lifters were fuckin hungry left and right. Jon Grove once told me about a meet he did where it was a fight down to the last attempt on deads in a full meet. there was no money in the sport then but some "lifters" have gotten spoiled and like old friend used to tell me..."have gotten used to smell of their own shit and think it smells good." and he told me that he's still good friends with those competitors to this day. that's what i'm talking about. you got lifters who are "posers" who call themselves powerlifters and haven't stepped one foot onto the platform. you got lifters who say raw is powerlifting and gear is powerlifting when they both are the same.
and support. man there have been some serious lacking on that part. we have haters now and people always hate what they don't understand. we all should be supporting one another to be bigger, stronger, and to be the best. why? cause its like louie said..."Never, ever, drop your standards. Surround yourself with people that are at the level you hope to be at, and work your ass off to get there". where the fuck did all these EGOS come from where certain lifters who have established themselves as champions think they are above the rest of the sport. back in the 70s & 80s, no one was above the rest of the sport and on any giving day, even ed coan knew this, your ass could be handed to you. everyone was hungry and wanted to be the strongest on meet day every day...but at the end of the day they were all brothers. period. alot of them are excited to see them again so they can have another chance to be stronger than them. do you have this anymore. NO.
"powerlifting is a great sport...its very intense on any level...you have that wealthy lawyer who for some reason wants to do a powerlifting meet...and then you have the one that's locked in the box accept for meet day and you let them out together and they can get along. whereas if you were out on the street the one out of the box would probably EAT the lawyer."
tell me why we can't go back to that....
i once heard a story about a meet where three powerlifters competed knucle to knuckle to the last attempt on deads. blood was shed indeed and lots of sweat too...each of them wanted to win badly and one did. it didn't matter what they did before the meet, what their contest history was, or who "they" were...in that meet they were all there for the same reason...after the meet even though one had gotten 1st place, they were brothers after that...brothers that wouldn't mind competing again one another again...
in saying that....i have something to get off my chest...here goes. i spoke about the lost concept of the "brotherhood" when it not only comes to the iron but when it comes to the iron in general. regardless if your a powerlifter, bodybuilder, strongman, or just purely a strength enthusiast i think that in order for the concept of brotherhood to return we all have to put ourselves on the same fuckin page. what i mean by that is that no one person is above the rest. that's the problem today. time to time i see people tear each other down cause of what they are doin without lookin at the flipside. in this group, sure you can but who you are no question but give that person a chance to "fix" or correct the issue they have. that way its all on them and your doin your part to make them better and vice versa. our ability to take constuctive criticism is what's causing a lot of shit on the net as far as drama. real criticism is what's goin to help you and i be the best in what we do.
also what i mean by bein on the same fuckin page is that we are all in this for a common goal. why not help one another to acheive that goal, right? what's wrong with that? it doesn't matter if this person is stronger than that person...that person could be a soild squatter than you. strength doesn't always equal knowledge and knowledge doesn't always equal strength. we are all here to learn from one another but to also push one another to bein what we know they can be. no i don't mean you should "agree" if you don't agree but be respectful regardless. hell i don't know everything and if anyone knew everything about there is about this game, then they would be the strongest and the best right? always keep an open mind here no matter what and check your ego. let me say that again...KEEP AN OPEN MIND! no matter what. if you don't agree with it, ok, agree to disagree...that's kool. leave it be. if we as a group is ever goin to bring back the concept of brotherhood, we have to tackle conquering our egos and be willing to listen with an open mind to what the next person says. when posting vids here, its kool to give props AND its also kool to critique someone just as long as its respectful and helpful. if you like it kool...if you don't like it...that's also kool. no one here is a fuckin expert. period. experts' usually have closed minds. no one is goin to ask you to change up how you train...just give you suggestions. that's kool. no one should advise you on a program that WILL work...and what you have is crap...that's NOT kool. i've had a "pro" once tell me that what i was doing was crap and he's program(per $50 a week) was the ONLY way i can get stronger. i call bullshit and as much as i tried to reason with him, there wasn't. he was on a fuckin ego trip and believe he's the best at what he does. warriors don't believe they are the best...the know they are. that's why they keep fighting. hoping they will find someone better than them to push them to the next level.
and why in the hell do i see people who want to "question" lifts being done? i know that alot of people want to be posers and i understand that. so what they squat with chains, or box squat a ton or curl 225...from all the years i learned one thing...be supportive no matter what. we all can't be mother hen's to everyone and its fuckin stupid and exhausting to help "everyone", especially if they don't want it or need it...so be supportive. that's what matters. if they post a vid or pic. good. just shows you how strong they are or how well they've been progressing and what level you need to push yourself to. if you don't have nothing good to say, then just don't fuckin say it and move on about your business since it doesn't affect your lifting, right? in this day and age, there are TOO MANY COACHES and not enough athletes. i mean come on...so what they don't post a vid? good. that means you'll post one doing more than he did. i'm always supportive of my friends...when they ask for help i give it. when i offer suggestions...I ASK FIRST! sometimes its better to ask questions on why they do what they do first. sometimes they might have something better than what you were coming up with. just drop the fuckin ego. not everyone will accept your advice so ask first. its bein respectful. and if they don't take the advice...oh well. move the fuck on
now back to lifts being questioned...from my experience...IF YOU CAN'T DO IT OR CAN DO MORE...SHUT THE FUCK UP!! if you can't squat 900lbs, don't talk shit. if you want to make a constructive criticism, ok..but be respectful and i say that on both ends. i've seen shit fly out of control cause ego and pride got involved. vids and pics were done from my understanding to help motivate and inspire and so that our brothers can help us be stronger and better thru instruction and constructive criticism...not for egos like i see on youtube(IE the guy benchin "585" for reps when it was really barely over 225). comment and help and be constructive and respectful. if you can't do either, your a douchebag. period. its not helpful and its pointless energy being wasted and we could of better spent the time being constructive and motivating.
check your ego at the door. in order to go back to bein a brotherhood...we have to check our egos and put our bullshit on PAUSE.
i realize leechers and haters are never goin to change...but the concept of brotherhood is dying by the day and it starts with YOU...reading this and spreading the word and being an example. again, if we are to every start bein a brotherhood again, we have to stop all this bullshit i see on the net...and it starts with us. all the haters, leechers, the "internet judges", etc.. take this post with the grain of salt. sorry for the long post...but its either we come together as brothers like those before us have or we die drowned in our own egos and prides...the choice is ours...remember what the concept of brotherhood is about...the brotherhood of iron...helping one another to be stronger and better. we united in the first place cause the world doesn't understand what we are and why we do what we do. we united as a brotherhood because we wanted to seek out others and help them cause by helping them, we too become stronger and can push one another to being the strongest. we take what our brothers say as constructive criticism and encouragement cause we know our brothers want us to be bigger and stronger so that in turn makes them stronger...the brotherhood become stronger...divided we are NOT.
its simple...we become a brotherhood again or we are all doomed...period.
TB
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