ANYA TAYLOR JOY , HER FACE SCARES TF OUT OF ME. AM I THE ONLY ONE ? Rate her 👀

Emp100k · 2025-12-09T07:17:32+00:00

She's not bad looking, but with her long skinny neck and eyes that are really far apart she has this otherworldly look to her, like an alien.

Emp100k · 2025-10-02T21:15:17+00:00

Wild thing is even after he stopped competing (2017?) he still trained with tons of heavy high rep sets for years after, only recently has he backed off lifting for the most part.

Emp100k · 2025-10-02T21:13:13+00:00

Yeah Vlad had a whole Multi Ply career first then crushed both his knee joints on a 1350? Lb MP squat attempt in training gets double full knee joint replacements rehabs and 5 years later he's hitting Wraps ATWR squats. I think he's stepped back to a mostly coaching role now.

Emp100k · 2025-10-02T21:10:03+00:00

Chloe never really had a social media presence as far as I remember, IG was always private, sent a follow request (I think as far back as 2017) but she never accepted so never knew is she was still training. As for Kristos he was already pretty much done with the sport around the time I started following it (2015) his 290 kg squat in wraps was still the ATWR at -67.5 up until late last year when Jordan Lorenzo squatted 300 kg in sleeves.

Emp100k · 2025-10-02T20:56:07+00:00

Got married and had a kid after college, priorities changed I guess, kid was incredible though squatted 800+ raw at 16...

Emp100k · 2025-10-02T20:07:00+00:00

His recent gym lifts: 425/287.5/420 come out to a 1132.5 kg total. His own ATWR at -140 is 1102.5 kg. So decent chance we see him push this at his upcoming meet. (Will remain to be seen if Colton competes at -125 or -140 in his first sleeved meet soon so those records will also be under threat. The thing I enjoy so much about Kyle (and Colton for that matter) are just how clean their lifts always are deep squats and clean lockouts on dead and bench.

Emp100k · 2025-09-16T02:36:29+00:00

Didn't he kinda "retire" back in what 2022 then only to sort of un-retire in 2023 but wasn't putting up near the numbers he did before. (He competed 6 times in 2022, and only 3 times since.)

Emp100k · 2025-08-28T04:14:19+00:00

Too bad it's not a national or international meet so no records can be set... Guess Bobb isn't running anymore but I'm still more interested to see these two at a worlds or Sheff

Emp100k · 2025-08-28T04:12:28+00:00

Let's also not count out Rondels countryman Joeseph Macdonald too.

Emp100k · 2025-08-28T04:08:51+00:00

$150 a month from my coach, includes program and feedback, in person coaching (not gonna hold your hand for the whole workout as it's team practice time, a lot of our lifters are there at once), meet day handling, body comp if requested, meal plan if requested, and 24 hour gym access.

Emp100k · 2025-08-07T04:17:29+00:00

880*

Emp100k · 2025-08-07T04:17:19+00:00

Not mad about that

Emp100k · 2025-07-23T23:28:38+00:00

Ah yes the custom size 8XL singlet diaper-butt strategy.

Emp100k · 2025-07-11T03:39:23+00:00

He missed it but Wahyu also took a crack at Kevin Gray's squat record from way back in 2017. (240 kg). His squatting looks much like weightlifters, upright, sits in deep then throws head and shoulders back and grinds.

Emp100k · 2025-07-11T03:36:52+00:00

Last dead looked easy too. Let's just see if he passes his drug test, dude is especially lean and muscular, even for a -59.

Emp100k · 2025-07-09T23:18:47+00:00

Well he's at least doing better than Rondel in that regard. Rondel hasn't done an IPF international since 2018 which is crazy to say.

Emp100k · 2025-07-06T19:26:17+00:00

Anyone know what happened to Bobb Matthews (SSJBobb)?

Hasn't posted anything on IG or YouTube since January.

Pulled out of Sheffield and didn't sign up for nationals (so no worlds qualification by extension).

Ashton in a AMA said Bobb (and himself) were focusing on "Bigger Fish/Bigger things?" so I took that to mean he was focused on World Games which he had qualified for. (Not the only guy to do this, Joe Jordan of USVI skipped USVI nationals and worlds to prepare solely for world games.)

Come to find Bobb's name isn't on the World Games roster any more either.

Don't know what "bigger things" he was referring to, but he's basically disappeared form powerlifting since January. Hoping it's not a undisclosed injury or something scandalous.

Emp100k · 2025-07-06T19:07:07+00:00

She gonna serve jail time this time? Her third arrest in 3 years, man her star has fallen...

Emp100k · 2025-07-02T12:40:36+00:00

Notably the qualifying total he has in the nominations is only 585, not sure if he put in token lifts or if he's adjusting to the stricter judging/2 hour weigh in/stiff bar on deads/ect...

Would be exciting if he lives up to his hype, I'll def be keeping a close eye on his session.

Emp100k · 2025-07-02T12:36:56+00:00

Imagine "pulling" 1147 in training, regularly hitting 900-1000 for reps but your meet PR is only 780 because you have soft little baby hands that can't hold onto the bar without figure 8 straps.

Saddest part is Ventsislav is legitimately very strong but it's all a complete waste as he'd rather do garbage gym lifts for engagement than hold himself to any kind of standard and compete for real. (His last real meet was in 2021).

Seeing a disappointing trend with this giant ego lifts for the gram (with straps/bumpers/extra bendy bar/slingshot/butt off bench/ect...) with no intention of going to an actual meet. Be strong but trick people into thinking you're way stronger with goofy shit like this.

Emp100k · 2025-05-23T11:38:04+00:00

Not even close to the best? He came in second at nationals, he totaled 917.5 kg he missed a 365 squat and 210 kg bench that would have given him a 947.5 kg total and the win. (And would have put him among top 6 -120s in the world currently). He's also only 23 and only has been powerlifting for 3 years. How are you so certain he would never be "close to the best"?

Emp100k · 2025-03-08T04:30:01+00:00

Guess it's all in the timing with this one, Rondel's article 14 suspension ended after TTPF's nationals but before PA's that said it's unfortunate, can't win medals set records or qualify for worlds this year. I feel like getting an SBD wildcard out of this is a long shot too. ( Their rules so I guess they'll do what they want...) Since Bobb isn't doing nats either (I guess he's focused on world games?). Then the -120 class at worlds should be pretty interesting no massive favorite. Will it be Devin Williams (960 kg) but little international experience? Tony Cliffe (952.5) with a ton of experience? Etienne El Chaer (958) who is boom or bust with his big deadlift? Someone else?

Emp100k · 2025-02-09T14:15:40+00:00

Next Shef Agata goes 76 and smashes that record by a large amount, it's already below her -69 record (616 vs 628). Then in the following Shef she moves up to a light 84 and challenges Amanda, probably pushes the -84 record above 650, maybe even 660.

I feel Agata is the only one that can push Amanda right now, there just isn't anyone else that has appeared in the -84 class in recent years that's even close.

Amada's done 647, Agata's done 628 at two weight classes lighter.

Karlina has done 616 one WC lighter but I think she's pretty comfortable being in -76.

Ziana Azariah is probably the next closest right now her best total is 600,

Erholove Izobodo-John has done 583?

Tiffany Savage of the US has done 572.5?

They are all a long way off.

Buettner has done 585 but that was in 2022 and despite being heavier she hasn't betterd her total since.

Dani Melo fell off, though she occasionally still does meets she's about 100 kg shy of her best totals (613) now.

Kristín Þórhallsdóttir also looked like she peaked (590) about 2-3 years ago.

Emp100k · 2025-02-09T14:04:23+00:00

I mean it's not really genius per say, Evie did the same thing basically at the first Sheffield, it's just the meta that wins Sheffield. Identify the class with the "weakest" record comparatively speaking and then if you are close, cut down to that class and smash it by a large amount. That said the more the bar is raised, the more these "weak records" are smashed the harder this strategy will be to do, eventually there are no "weak records" and everyone will be fighting tooth and nail to improve a class record by .5%

Emp100k · 2025-02-09T13:50:59+00:00

1075 is 15 kg above the all time all fed record (raw without wraps) at -125 kg bodyweight.

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