Damn strong guy from s'pore

Simon Dean SG

140kg front squats

100kg overhead

www.captnj.blogspot.com

I am not advertising for him btw.

singaporesodapop SG

Who is he?

Simon Dean SG

hes a strength coach who coaches basketball players who are teenagers.He is even stronger than those local bodybuilders who are like 2x his size.

Enigmatic1 SG

While he is strong, it is unfair of you to compare his strength levels to those of a bodybuilder, for the prime reason being that they have different methods and ways of training. You don't compare apples to durians, do you?

coffeeortea SG

but they both body build.

and yes, you can compare apples to durians, i dont like durians, but i love apples. they are all fruits.

Simon Dean SG

just debuking the common preception of strength=size, more massive= more strength kind of thinking.

You know some people might say, he not big what, how to be so strong.Sorry if you think wrongly.

Enigmatic1 SG

While I know your intentions were good, you don't necessarily have to debunk common perception because people will always want to see what they want to see.

Coffeeortea,

We are talking about a comparison here between a strength and conditioning coach versus a competitive bodybuilder. The training methods of both will differ no matter how you want to rationalise it with yourself.

You obviously don't understand the use of metaphors.

coffeeortea SG

im sure you dont grow durians and apples the same way so to speak..

but anyway, thats not my point, it only makes more sense though, especially on the surface, for someone who looks bigger to be the stronger one.

Marco_Simone SG

Any way I can get to know this guy?

Marco_Simone SG

See some bodybuilder types in my gym who outweigh me by 10kg but lift the same or slightly less poundage than me.

By the way,if the strong guy in the pic decides to switch to a bodybuilding type routine,he will become huge because he has a very good strength foundation liao...

Simon Dean SG

he trains at Singapore Chinese swimming club

Simon Dean SG

he does jump squats with 60kg

Marco_Simone SG

Today I did rack deadlifts for 150kg,this guy whose arms are 2-3 inches bigger than mine and he was doing Smith machine bench presses for 1 plate-he gave me a weird look. Very Happy

Enigmatic1 SG

Yes, that guy is known as CaptnJ, and his feats of strength are really impressive.

That said, some bodybuilders started out as weightlifters. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Franco Columbo started out as weightlifters. Same goes for Ronnie Coleman and Johnnie Jackson. There is a large amount of carryover, but IMO, you have to specialise to be really successful in either bodybuilding and weightlifting.

coffeeortea SG

btw.. i really am not trying to pick a fight with you, if you thought that way.. then i shall first apologise.. lets all get along shall we?

i was just unaccepting as to whythey both cannot be compared just for the sake of it.

alwaysdisturbed SG

there are variations of training too...

you can't compare someone who trains only on power and someone else who trains only on strength...