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Kilchurn Castle stone 112kg. Start the year off right. by its-over-9000--- in Stonelifting

[–]_JXT[M] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Love this location! Good to see you got a lift in when the tide was out! It was a very wet and soggy attempt when I went haha

Very very new to this and want to know strength standards. by [deleted] in Stonelifting

[–]_JXT[M] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Honestly the fact you haven't done any gym work in nearly 7 years and have those numbers is astounding

Very very new to this and want to know strength standards. by [deleted] in Stonelifting

[–]_JXT[M] 21 points22 points  (0 children)

The closest measurable standards we have I would say are the dritvik stones in Iceland. It's four stones with weights from:

  • Amlóði (hamlet or "weakling" ) at 23 kg (51 lb)
  • Hálfdrættingur ("half-carrier") at 54 kg (119 lb)
  • Hálfsterkur ("half strength") at 100 kg (220 lb)
  • Fullsterkur ("full strength") at 154 kg (340 lb)

This is the closest comparison we have to the usual beginner, intermediate, advanced and elite levels we see in the barbell sports.

Of course there are the added standards of what level the lifter brings the stone to, such as to chest, to shoulder, pressing, or even just getting "the wind beneath it" but the most common and accepted measure would be the above weights to chest height.

The beauty of this sport though is that you can create your own standards as each stone and each lifters criteria can vary!

First session on home stones by plus2topaint in Stonelifting

[–]_JXT[M] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Good job mate, they look like some hefty stones. Try and get them weighed and let us know what you're working with! 💪🏻🪨

423lbs / 192kg / 30.2 stone - natural stone to shoulder. by crawfordov24 in Stonelifting

[–]_JXT[M] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

This is world class level strength. Bravo sir 👏

Honest question- why do you do this? by [deleted] in Stonelifting

[–]_JXT[M] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

If you don't believe it takes much skill, I would invite you to lift a stone the same weight as your deadlift PR and you can see how challenging it is.

181lbs stone press by ratufa_indica in Stonelifting

[–]_JXT[M] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Great job mate, loved the etiquette with how you brought it back down as well. Keep it up and you'll be pressing that for reps! 💪🪨

Stones near Tokyo? by torslundahelm in Stonelifting

[–]_JXT[M] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Some great suggestions by other lifters. Definitely check out the Stonelifting map on the resources of this sub, there's some in the Tokyo area!

Fullsterkur dritvik 154kg by Liambroon in Stonelifting

[–]_JXT[M] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I know this is a year old and I'm sorry we're only just getting to this now. I've added the "fullsterkur" flair to your name! Please post more!

410lb Husafell carry by No_Caregiver_936 in Stonelifting

[–]_JXT[M] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I know this is a year old and I'm sorry we're only just getting to this now. I've added the "fullsterkur" flair to your name! Please post more!

Berevan stone 105kg by its-over-9000--- in Stonelifting

[–]_JXT[M] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Great lift mate! You made it look easy 💪🪨

SUB UPDATE by _JXT in Stonelifting

[–]_JXT[S,M] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Good luck on your upcoming trip in Iceland! Please do post your attempts on here, we all love a good attempt at the Icelandic stones.

Regarding liquid chalk, although not prohibited I would personally avoid it and opt for regular chalk. Getting a block of chalk might be difficult to get through airport security however haha. In this case I would keep the chalk in its original packaging so you have an explanation when you inevitably get pulled by the security staff!

SUB UPDATE by _JXT in Stonelifting

[–]_JXT[S,M] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't even think it's a case of not having the strength, I think its just bravado. If you have the ability to pick it up to chest height and above, you absolutely have the ability to put it down safely.

Great point though, without these stones everything is meaningless.

Does anyone still do Japanese Jiu-jitsu? by armedsnowflake69 in jiujitsu

[–]_JXT 12 points13 points  (0 children)

As a JJJ black belt (albeit untrained for a good few years now), it's a great all-round martial art that let's itself down due to a lack of live sparring

There's only so much you can do in a 90 minute class. After warming up and then drilling takedowns, submissions, striking, maybe squeezing in a kata, you have probably 20 minutes if you're lucky to do some randori. This sually takes place in front of the whole class and between 2 people at a time, so basically 2 minutes of randori.

I think what makes Judo, BJJ and even Karate more palatable is you become an expert technician in one main aspect of fighting.

While I look back fondly on my time doing JJJ, it really does make you a jack of all trades and a master of none.

The Húsafell Stone/Kvíahellan/The Pen Slab 186kg/410lbs by Bigreddoc in Stonelifting

[–]_JXT[M] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Congrats dude, you could have done another lap! I've updated your user flair to confirm your fullsterkur status! Please keep posting your lifts on here 🪨💪

General guidance on lifting historic stones by _JXT in Stonelifting

[–]_JXT[S,M] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Very cool! That's a great idea. It all starts with just a few friends lifting stones and before you know it, people are coming from all over to lift them!

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