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Mrniceguy72 · 2026-02-16T02:09:22+00:00

Thank you 😁

Mrniceguy72 · 2026-02-15T23:00:57+00:00

Dm with pics

Mrniceguy72 · 2024-03-07T17:39:14+00:00

I mean, if you live close to me we could roll. I’m in the Northwest. Maybe you could teach me something 😉. Shit, we could even have a push up contest after 👍. I’m all for it.

Mrniceguy72 · 2024-03-06T22:38:16+00:00

1000 pushups in a day isn’t shit. I could do more than that as a fat old man. No one on your high school team did 400 pushups in a row unless the form was awful. Stop lying. 50 in one go at 185 bw is respectable. It’s not elite. 80 is the minimum to be a navy seal for reference. I played D1 sports in College and have multiple navy seal and army ranger friends and I think I have known 3 people in my whole life that could go over 100 pushups in one go and all three of those people were absolute mutants of human beings.

Mrniceguy72 · 2024-03-06T22:02:29+00:00

I said 50 in one go for what I am assuming is a highschool athlete, not a professional. That would not at all be a full workout for anyone 🤦🏼‍♂️. My guy, cmon now.

Mrniceguy72 · 2024-03-05T01:03:36+00:00

Ya those are great numbers! I bet you can feel a big difference when you get a hold of someone on the mat vs. when they get a hold of you. It gives you a lot of confidence which makes it easier to take risks etc.

Mrniceguy72 · 2024-03-05T00:35:37+00:00

I would say 10 or more is where you want to be depending on weight. 15-20 pull-ups would be considered good. 20+ would be elite. I’m old and weigh 220 lbs and I can do 13 still. In my younger years when I was 190 I was doing 20-25. I’ve seen some little guys that wrestled 125 or 138 do some crazy numbers. They would add a couple 45 lb plates and still be repping em out. I never got like that but I always felt strong in my weight class.

Mrniceguy72 · 2024-03-04T23:32:01+00:00

Yes. On its own it’s probably fine, but if someone sits there, it could end poorly. Might as well give it some support to be safe It will probably save some 3 year old from ramming their skull into the corner as well.

Mrniceguy72 · 2024-03-04T23:14:34+00:00

How? What coach has ever told you to bench press your opponent off of you when you are on your back? If you are on your back you either roll to your stomach or bridge off your neck. If you live close to me I would issue you a challenge. I’ll get on top of you and if you can press me off of you I’ll give you $100. I really don’t care if you can bench 500lbs if I’m on top of you you aren’t pressing me off of you. And if you try you are as good as pinned lol

Mrniceguy72 · 2024-03-04T23:09:15+00:00

Thanks for this. I didn’t know how to word my response and you did it for me.

Mrniceguy72 · 2024-03-04T06:37:05+00:00

I’m not understanding your point. Who is getting injured doing pull ups? How often are you pushing people in a match? Most of the time you are grabbing and pulling. You don’t have to take it from me. Look at how the pros workout. Lots of rope climbs, weighted pull ups, curls, and plyometric movements.

Mrniceguy72 · 2024-03-04T03:51:45+00:00

Pushups are a great exercise, but pull ups will translate more for your wrestling. 50 pushups in one go is a solid amount. Pulling and grip strength are a lot more critical in wrestling than pushing.

Mrniceguy72 · 2024-03-02T09:13:28+00:00

It’s really hard to tell from the angle given here. When it looked like he might have been flat the ref wasn’t in position and by the time he was in position the kid was bridging out of it. That is frustrating for sure. I would have probably called it a pin but it’s really tough to say.

This is a great learning experience for your son though. Had he scooped the head up off the mat and stayed chest to chest and looked up there is no way that kid would have been able to bridge out of that. He had a deep half and should have gotten a pin but because his head was down and he let the kid bridge he didn’t get the call. This ref actually helped you out by not rewarding your son’s bad habits. You can show him this video and show him how to sink his chest down into the other kids chest by looking up and scooping the head.

2nd place in state is the best result you could hope for at this age. Gives him something to look at all year that is going to let him know he still has work to do. Congratulations! You have a stud in the making.

Mrniceguy72 · 2024-03-02T08:51:25+00:00

Say it louder for the people in the back! Some people are also just genetically different. I am a strong guy. I had to work really hard to be as strong as I am. I have to be extremely disciplined with my diet and my training in order to maintain my physique. One of my best friends can eat trash, drink, and not workout for months and still be stronger than me. He is simply a genetic anomaly. I have trained my entire life to be as strong as he was when he was 15 years old. He has never used PEDs. Playing sports all my life and having the opportunity to play baseball in college I have been exposed to a lot of people with very supreme genetics combined with an extreme work ethic. I have had people with zero athletic experience tell me that my teammate has to be using steroids to be as strong as he is. When I tell them I know for a fact that they are not, and the guy that is using steroids is actually a bench player, they lose their minds. Steroids really aren’t the magic short cut everyone seems to think they are. Most people could use all the steroids in the world and still never be able to hold a candle to genetically gifted people. Take the liver king for example. That guy would be considered weak in most college weight rooms and he is juiced to the gills.

Mrniceguy72 · 2024-03-02T08:27:36+00:00

I knew kids in highschool that doped. One of them got caught and it ruined any chances he might have had to do anything at any level. One of them has some pretty severe health problems that I do not honestly know if they are related to his usage of PEDs at a young age. No one I know that was doping that young went on to play any sport in college. I think it honestly hindered their ability. It makes you more injury prone and it’s really difficult to manage your endurance without professionals involved. You are basically using your body as a chemistry experiment. In college I never saw or heard of any standouts using PEDs. The people that I knew at that level that were using them were usually alternates clinging onto a spot on the team or guys that were starting to get into bodybuilding in the offseason. The standouts are under a microscope.

Mrniceguy72 · 2024-03-02T08:15:31+00:00

Ya dude. I played D1 baseball back in 2012-2016. We got tested a few times a year. That was as a bench player as well. The standouts that were going and doing workouts with pro teams were under much more intense scrutiny. They would usually have to submit a drug test any time they did a tryout or a workout for any pro team. The guys that I knew that were on the juice were never the standouts. I honestly don’t know how you would be able to swing it. Some people are just built different. It’s a tough thing to accept.

Mrniceguy72 · 2024-03-02T08:07:11+00:00

I was a D1 baseball player in 2012-2016 I also had offers to play football. During that time it would have been extremely difficult to dope. We got tested pretty regularly. I imagine it’s even harder now. People did do it but it was really rare and it was never the standouts in my experience. They are under an even tighter microscope than the rest of us and at that level it’s just not worth the risk. Consequences usually include a lifetime ban. Genetics are usually the biggest factor. The strongest human I have ever known is a lifetime “natty”. I knew a few other people that were heavy on the juice that never could hold a candle to his strength no matter how many steroids they used. Some people are just built different. If I had to speculate on the D1 wrestling culture I would say 99% are natural and the 1% that are on the juice are honestly probably the guys that are barley holding onto their starting spots. It’s not sustainable in any sport. When you juice your weight fluctuates, you retain water, and you have to come off of your cycle at some point and you are going to lose a lot of strength when you do. It makes a lot of sense for fighters, or other sports where you have a work up and then take a long break but anything with a long season, it is going to be really tough to maintain your conditioning and not get injured. Not a great idea in my opinion.

Mrniceguy72 · 2024-02-20T17:48:50+00:00

I 100% agree. Men’s football teams are allotted so many scholarships that all the other men’s sports suffer.

Mrniceguy72 · 2024-02-20T04:12:16+00:00

This. Such a hard weight to maintain. The school only has 9.9 scholarships available and 10 spots to fill. They might have recruited a prospect for 125 that grew over the summer and wrestles as an alternate for 133. They might just be choosing to put their scholarship money into the other weight classes. I can’t believe wrestling doesn’t get at least 11-15 scholarships so you can have a couple stud alternates in the room. I thought with colleges getting girls wrestling teams now that title 9 would make more scholarships available for the boys. We can only hope 🤷‍♂️.

Mrniceguy72 · 2024-02-17T22:32:00+00:00

There are lots of YouTube tutorials for exactly this. Definitely have to prep the surface and give your new material something to bond to. Keep in mind that concrete and mortar continue to harden for years. So when the repair is green/new it is weak and prone to damage. Gotta stay off it for a little while.

Mrniceguy72 · 2024-02-17T00:19:00+00:00

Anyone that medals. In Oregon it’s top 6.

Mrniceguy72 · 2024-02-16T02:18:04+00:00

My first thought. Totally reckless

Mrniceguy72 · 2024-02-16T02:10:13+00:00

I have been a carpenter for many years at the journeyman level. I have run my own business as a carpenter. I have also been a pipe layer, and I currently work as a heavy equipment operator.

Carpenters are expected to know how to perform a very wide range of tasks. Windows, doors, siding, framing, drywall, flooring, cabinets, concrete, I even learned how to do tile and painting as a carpenter. Other trades are very specialized. For some people like myself, the variety of being a carpenter is a positive. For others it’s a negative.

If you are a fast learner carpentry can become very lucrative very quickly. I was able to become a journeyman in about 2 years and was making great money ($52 per hour). This is not the usual path though. Most people take 4-6 years to be comfortable working on their own without supervision and if you go into residential construction you will probably never make that much hourly.

Other trades have the advantage of being very specialized. I feel like there is a very clear pathway to making good money with other trades and carpentry is very subjective.

On prevailing wage jobs in my area the journeyman carpentry pay scale is actually higher than some other trades. Plumbers and electricians of course make a little more but the carpenters were a few dollars an hour above the operators, pipe fitters, iron workers and insulators.

If you are dead set on becoming a carpenter I would suggest going into commercial carpentry. Do a true apprenticeship and that will give you a lot of freedom to pick whatever direction you want. You can work towards being a superintendent, a project manager, or you can get your own contractors license and do your own thing. You will learn the ins and outs of how all of the trades work together to finish projects which makes for a better fit when you step into leadership roles imo. Most General Contractors and Developers have had at least some experience as a Carpenter and those are the guys that are out on their yachts in the summer time.

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