Ok background, the above picture struck me as I randomly came across it on Google one night. I screen grabbed it, and figured I’d write an article off it.
“Odd that a random photo of a tiny Chinese man pressing struck me so much. ” (picture that as a Brian Alsruhe video greyed out aside.)
I know that I’m one of the few since 1972 who actually cares for the military press, and am just now getting consistent with 200lbs (which I most recently pressed using a yoke) while clearly a heavyweight weighing in the vicinity of 260lbs.
Between Bill Starr, Chaos And Pain, and a hatred of weakness, my (and everyone elses’) lack of press strength is pissing me off.
“If only I’d focused on pressing in high school…” (another Alsruhe style aside) “shot put would have been better.”
Read some Starr articles, he frequently stresses how many pre-1972 were pressing bodyweight plus, it used to be COMMON, and now…do you know anyone who can press bodyweight?
Chirp chirp chirp…crickets…
“Weakness” (while shaking head, picture the aside) “Damn those who butchered the form, and damn those who got the press dropped from the Olympics.”
So speaking as a heavyweight, or anyone for that matter…like the photo of Howe’s file upload title…will you let Howe Lin Tan … “or is it Tan Howe Liang” (you should know what to picture by now)…out press you?
I fucking hope not.
-J
Now for music…
a debate…
this or…that…
Fuck it, both. (Mickey voice, pronounced faack it, bothe)
and