I really appreciate all of the support from you guys. It means a lot! This was just 5 pet peeves. Not a top 5. There are plenty more I'm sure I left out! What are some of your pet peeves?.
Huge pet peeve is when people say the weight somebody lifted is "weak" because they can lift more, completely disregarding whether the person is new or learning new things, always got on my nerves when i heard that.
κων/νοσ φωτ He’s on steroids he’s joked about it in the past. I can’t say for certain whether or not you can get close to his numbers because I don’t know how long or hard you intend to train for and what your genetics are like but 99.9999999% of the general lifting population will never get close to his numbers and no one is ever getting within 200lbs of his deadlift without steroids either
@@jmacmunn LOL!!! You already did saying you have many world records. If it is a jab at me, oh that really hurts. LOL!!! I am proud of what I have accomplished in just 5 years of training in my 50's no less and I do not mind telling people. I have no one else to promote me to try to get sponsors so I have to do it myself. In reality I am a pretty humble guy other than the powerlifting. The last 30 years of my life has been devoted to helping terminally ill people and their families. The transition from life to death is one of the biggest stages in a person's life and as a therapist at Hospice that has been my life's work. Helping terminally ill people and helping bereaved people. I am proud that I don't just sit on my ass criticizing people but spend 2-3 hours a day working my ass off at a gym to try to improve myself. I even find a gym to train at on vacations. Most of the videos on youtube are a way of bragging by showing people what you do. Competitions are a way of bragging to show other people what you have accomplished. You are just lying to yourself if you don't think so. Blessings to you.
South Nigeria is definitely jungle. A quick look at any satellite map will show that the entire middle of Africa is jungle. Although Africa has the fastest urbanization rate, Africa remains the least urbanized continent on the planet (not including Antarctica obviously).
My ppp is the poeple who keep asking lifters who are clearly on drugs, if they do drugs, and then the lifter dont say anything because they're like duh have some common sense.
24 years old and as a rant you are very grown up, no obvious swear words. You are an exceptional talent fella and you know it. My advice is keep doing what you are doing, the others are more than likely threatened by you. Keep challenging the dickheads but dont lose your focus. Regards from the Highlands of Scotland
That's part of what's crazy about Larry. His torso is so long it puts him forward on deadlift. It seems like his long arms counter that enough, but they should make his bench far worse than it is. I guess he's built decently for squatting, but he needs a little more mobility
Larry will probably stall out soon, he talks about his 150mg ed anadrol and 500 mg testprop. You cant keep increasing dosage at that level without causing fatal damage. He already has persistent hematidrosis from the insane amount of acne. Hes already stated he doesnt really care about his health and just wants to be strong.
Ed Coan wants you to hold his chalk as well. Long torso and long arms = great deadlift. Short quads = great squat. Incredibly wide shoulders and thorax for his height: great bench. Ed Coan is the Goat.
I'm so happy that you ended with leverages during your bench workout. You have leverages very against you for bench, but you have a very very competitive bench
Preach! I was worried I would disagree with at least one, but nope, all spot on. I especially agree with the scrappy feds passing shot lifts. UPA runs most of the meets near me and they suck here. I know two locals who qualified for the Arnold through UPA and went and bombed out because their high squats, downward movement, and soft lockouts were finally red lighted.
Hey caller just curious. What's your training frequency like. Cause you're a very elite lifter, so I was curious as to how it would change from going from intermediate to advanced. Frequency wise
arefin ahmed as i know advanced lifters have sometimes more rest days than you would think I don’t think he deadlifts 3 times a week rather 1 maybe 2 but I’m not sure with him I know that many other elite lifters train like that and hope I could answer the question although it didnt belong to me lol
You're literally speaking of two different animals. Compare 300lb human to a 200lb human. This metaphor was dumb as fuck. If were gonna make stupid as fuck metaphors, I can put you and a 100lb less lion in a cage and see who wins.
Understand completely Cailer. I was way better than my state records, but i never competed. Also most people, even some judges, don't understand what parallel means. But if competitors see that judges are lax, sure they'll take advantage
What I hate about powerlifting is getting compared to power lifters. I work out but never claimed I was the strongest or that I am a powerlifter. I don't get why people try to cut people down because they aren't as strong as the average powerlifter..
I think it’s better to have leveraged in the extremities because the advantage those leveraged bring to one lift, disadvantage another, but give a person more potential for a record in a particular lift. Compare that to someone with very good at all, but the best at non leveraged, who can likely accelerate at the total, but are less likely to get a record in a particular lift.
I would say a few of the pet peeves I have is when I meet new people who all of a sudden claim that they can lift an insane amount of weight in a particular lift, when I can already tell they couldn’t even come close if they tried. Had some dude bring up the fact that his deadlift is 400 pounds when judging by his build, frame and muscular appearance wasn’t being honest. My deadlift is 385lbs and I admit I have a narrow frame, but I’m also very vascular and you can see my muscular build at least a little. Another is that crazy arch of the back powerlifting technique. I know I said it, but there’s a reason why I dislike it so much. When you reduce the range of motion so much so that you only have to lower it like 5 inches and then it touches your chest is to me cheating. That’s not true strength. True strength to me is a decent arch to get leverage and reduce shoulder injury but still complete a full range of motion of the heavy weight all the way down to your chest and up proving that you’re that strong.
I never understand why anyone makes negative comments about the way someone trains. I mean trying to help someone improve is always great, but just putting people down because they aren't doing it "the right way" or whatever never made sense to me. Just be grateful that they're trying to be fit or healthy or just a part of the industry in any kind of way. No one has all the answers and it's a hell of a lot easier to just not pick up the weights to begin with, right? So people need to just be cool about all of it. It's a sport, powerlifting, cross fit, strongman or whatever, that requires a great deal of suffering as it is anyway, without the added discouraging negativity. As an American, I'm always seeing people who are just weak, tired and out of shape, or just plain old beat down, it's like they're sick and dying out there. For God's sake man, if they're trying, help their ass out! Just be kind, the road ahead is hard enough as it is. A pat on the back moves a man forward, a slap in the face only turns him around.
The only reason why the Wilks is useless, is because it is inaccurate. The formula is inherently flawed. I tried mentioning that over the past year, especially that one point when it was a hot topic all over instagram. Organizers are too lazy though to care. So of course the big guys are at a disadvantage with wilks, so I would complain too haha. If they used a formula similar to the one they use for olympic weightlifting, which actually has the correct stipulations for a coefficient to be compared, then you could accurately compare totals. If you notice, all the highest wilks totals are from females. Somehow they think that they are the strongest lb for lb because of it. Yet if you go to weightlifting, the highest sinclair total (the "wilks" for weightlifting) is 500 for men, and 364 for women. It is a consistent formula that can actually be compared.
@@williambonac8157 Wow had no idea they actually did something about it. Just implemented this year. Smart move on their part. Couldn't believe they were using wilks before. Will look into this though and see if it actually has correct parameters for comparison from weight class to weight class
I just looked it up. It's just a more accurate Wilks. The formula is useless for comparison. Stefi Cohen has a higher IPF formula number than Larry Wheels. The formula only accounts for weight: Total. That's it. You can't compare it to anything else. The taller bigger guys will always have lower Wilks/IPF numbers because of this. Strength is relative to more factors than just bodyweight. You will never have a competitive 181lb guy that is 6ft4. You can't just create something to spit out a number. So Let's say I am larry wheels. My IPF number is 855.68 at 275lbs with a total of 2,275. The best in the world in 275lb weight class. Hey look there is stefi cohen. Her IPF number is 979.78 with a bodyweight of 123lbs totaling 1,157lb. So apparently She is way better than Larry Wheels. By 124pts actually. Funny how it doesn't even take into account that the diminishing returns of strength. This formula is set to the idea that strength is limitless so the formula calculates this number by comparing these two numbers. In math, we set the stipulations and parameters to spit out what we want. Math has no idea what these numbers mean. They don't know about fame size, height, etc in terms of relativity to strength. The relationship between size and strength isn't constant. This is why the sinclair coefficient is superior. Because it compares your bodyweight and totatl to the current world record in YOUR WEIGHT CLASS. Now you have an extra paramater that accurately shows your total within your weight class, so you can then compare to other weight classes. This shows that the totals and strength has a current limit besides an endless limitless existence like WIlks/IPF. Ridiculous actually.
The only leverage advantage you could have that wouldn't negatively affect other lifts is to have short calves, would help you in deadlift, but I have never seen anybody with insanely short calves in comparison to the rest of their body.
People who call out Sumo pullers are just insecure with their own pulling ability. Personally, I am SIGNIFICANTLY stronger conventional, and find sumo to be awkward and damn near painful on my hip flexors. With that being said, people who say sumo is easier seem to never pull sumo, so they discredit themselves immediately on that argument. The only individuals who can say Sumo is easy, are those who excel at it. Point is, people are always going to pull whichever way is more comfortable for them, and there is no easier / better style.
Talking about the bad federations and scummy records, that 500kg half-squat, the tens of “world record” deadlifts. It’s all too true and really unfortunate, no idea how that could be reasonably fixed. Powerlifting just isn’t streamlined very well.
I see your point. What about the people who want to find a sport which is purely a test of strength and powerlifting is the closest thing to that? I wanted to join powerlifting but I see already that people's flexibility or sympathy for sumo is just as important as strength
I really don't buy the last point, in that all leverages even out in the end through the total. I would love for somebody to explain to me how long femurs/short torso, as a percentage of body height, is NOT a disadvantage overall. It makes squats so much more difficult and conventional DL harder as you are pulling with a torso more parallel to the ground and hence 'stiff-legging' it up. This is simply a mechanically weak position. This is why Cailer benefits from a sumo stance, get the longer legs out the way and let the short torso stay more upright. That said, I agree with his overall point, don't compare yourself to people with other leverages but only to yesterday's you.
People hate on sumo, but why don't people hate on lowbar Vs highbar squats ? It's the same principle right, you modify your technique to make the lift somewhat easier just as you do with sumo
It isn't the same principle at all. Sumo deadlift allows most to pull more weight because it decreases the effective range of motion. Low bar squat allows you to lift more weight because the smaller back angle allows you to involve more musculature to therefore lift more weight.
Lmao like seriously the only advantage dudes that big have are in a ridiculously close fight against a guy they have the drop on/ can't fight. Being rlly Strong but lean and conditioned beats being a mass monster 99% of the time
I don't disrepect anything, I just wanna lift my own way and that is as raw as possible to not to be reliant on equipment. Every single Equipment feels awkward to me and i am even weaker with straps on deadlift or wide grip bench. I even use narrow grip on overhead press cause it naturally feels the best to me. I'm not into powerlifting meets cause I don't see a point for me to be judged after the criteria of others and i didn't want to limit myself strictly to the borders others set up. In fact I don't even like to benchpress nor to barbell deadlift. But I like strength, power and fast overcoming movements in General, in particular to overhead press, picking up heavy stones or farmers deadlift, sometimes walk with it, pushing sledges, pulling sledges, weight carrying and sometimes squat. I also like some fitness movements, aswell as bodybuilding and Weightlifting movements at some time. My favorite strength athlete was the mighty atom. I can highly identify with what he or other very vintage strength athletes did ^^ As a 5y old kid i began to train for cars riding above my Stomach by doing weighted crunches or just let alot of weight sit on my Belly, i was so fascinated by this hardiness xD
Great video man! This goes on in every sport! Everyone in arm wrestling hates on Monster Micheal Todd and the KingsMove. It’s within the rules but they just hate on him be he smashes everyone now! Stop the bitching and whining and find your way to win! Great video Cailer!
The light but strong guys would totally outcompete anyone "in the jungle" theres no way the big fellas could support their weight with all the food required, not to mention not being able to find anything to eat due to their horrid mobility
I used to be a conventional dedlifter like you.. Then I blew out my lumbar spine by chasing numbers and never taking rest days. now sumo is the only way I can pull. Makes me sad Edit: I use genetics the other way. I'm just like "I dont really work too hard im strong asf naturally" (this was a few years ago) Like I oulled 365 a year after starting but now my back doesnt work so it doesnt fucking matter
Strongmen use straps for a lot of things, but there are many lifts that they are not allowed to use straps. Plus strongmen have much much stronger grip than power lifters, and stronger back
In 2015, when the USAPL weight classes changed, I held the national squat record for a whopping 30 seconds.... because i took the first 3rd attempt of the meet and the meet was the first in the country after the weight classes changed. Obviously this is a joke, but it was funny at the time especially considering it was the first 402 I’ve ever hit. It’s really not difficult to word things to make one seem better than they really are. And yes, I’m aware my total is garbage lmao
The sumo deadlift argument is stupid, I agree. But the bench press one is valid. Even if there is no breaking of the rules, having a literal 2 inch range of motion because of a crazy arch should not be allowed.
I have a question, Every time I’m benching, my first couple of sets (light/medium weight) feel good on my wrists but once I go towards my last couple of sets (heavy). My wrists start to hurt badly but my chest/arms feel okay. Should I get wrist straps to help support my wrists?
Cailer something is clicking when you press in this video during your concentric portion, can you talk about clicking noises when pressing & if any dangers?
Cailer do you think you will see in your career a day when a big federation uses a laser to measure the knee to hip depth or play back recordings on questionable lifts like they do in football?
Super big arches in the bench are legal and it's not wrong for people to take advantage of it. However, it's just not aesthetically pleasing to look at and no one's going to take powerlifting seriously.
I very much doubt that a 300+ pound man would fair too well in the jungle in any case, where you may need to run fast and for some some distance - or climb a tree when a predator is chasing you etc
most people hating on sumo deadlifts have horrible form and/or have a little girl's conventional deadlift but they stick to what they heard on the internet
@@cailerwoolam I'm new to your channel, but my suggestions, if you haven't done them, would be programming, use of RPE--if you do, and things of that nature, and also if you're trying to gain muscle and go up in weight classes or want to get stronger in the same weight class. I didn't see those subjects in the titles of your videos, but I certainly may have missed them so far. I learned of you from Jujimufu.
About Wilks score and underestimating it... Lifters between 90 and 100 kg bw can do that argument, SHW can't. Wilks score is not only based on relative strength, but on statistics and old records, too. Back in the day, competitors on that gap (90-110) had the best records, and Wilks formula decrases their qualifications because of that, while gives extra points to SHW and lighter competitors, just for compensate and be "fair". Actually, you, Dan Green, Belkin, Oak and Tom Martin are on that "handicaped" gap haha.
well multiply not going below paralel is still not worst the benchers arching there back like a boomerang or sumo deadlifters going vs conventional deadlifters
I really appreciate all of the support from you guys. It means a lot!
This was just 5 pet peeves. Not a top 5. There are plenty more I'm sure I left out!
What are some of your pet peeves?.
Honestly I really wish straps were allowed for deadlifts, good enough for strongman right? Lol
Huge pet peeve is when people say the weight somebody lifted is "weak" because they can lift more, completely disregarding whether the person is new or learning new things, always got on my nerves when i heard that.
Wierzbicki just hit 432.kg at 98 kg today. Looking forward to your response 😎
@@trancemadmaz link to video?
@@GoMaDssb m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=2308950212517776&id=811429552269857
Would you recommend the superset of bench press and rants?
Why are there no replies?
For #1: I don't think trees in the jungle have electrical plugs for CPAP machines
Ok so I've gotten a lot of comments related to why big guys wouldn't do well in the jungle. But this one is by far the best one 😂😂
A SHW wouldn't kill a 181 in the jungle cause the 181 probably actually has conditioning lol
Yeah lol that's what I was thinking, being 300+ pounds is gonna suck "in the jungle."
Yeah the SHW wouldn't stay a SHW for long cuz they wouldn't be able to catch much food since it would all run away lmao
In the jungle, nobody wins. The lion is the king of the jungle.
@@airwilliam24 Lions don't live in jungles, learn ethology...
There are no fat people in the jungle, at least not for long lmao
You're 24. Wow dude. You are killing it Dr. Deadlift.
Do you think he is gear free?
@No Go well i care. Not for blaming him but to protect myself from putting way to hard goals
@No Go ofc he is a nice guy. That aint something to argue.
κων/νοσ φωτ He’s on steroids he’s joked about it in the past. I can’t say for certain whether or not you can get close to his numbers because I don’t know how long or hard you intend to train for and what your genetics are like but 99.9999999% of the general lifting population will never get close to his numbers and no one is ever getting within 200lbs of his deadlift without steroids either
@@daedyg793 that's what i thought . I want a 180 kg highbar squat at 65 kg and and a 200 deadlift? Achievable in two years????
when people complain you have long arms and that's the only reason you can deadlift, just do a 400kg deficit pull and ask them what next
Plus they have to use those long ass arms on bench
Hes trying so hard not to say it, but we all know. SPF = garbage
True, but that’s definitely not the only one lol
I feel you, Cailer. I'm always honest about my many, many world records.
how many do you have?
@@kolecarterbenches oh I'm much too humble to brag.
@@jmacmunn LOL!!! You already did saying you have many world records. If it is a jab at me, oh that really hurts. LOL!!! I am proud of what I have accomplished in just 5 years of training in my 50's no less and I do not mind telling people. I have no one else to promote me to try to get sponsors so I have to do it myself. In reality I am a pretty humble guy other than the powerlifting. The last 30 years of my life has been devoted to helping terminally ill people and their families. The transition from life to death is one of the biggest stages in a person's life and as a therapist at Hospice that has been my life's work. Helping terminally ill people and helping bereaved people. I am proud that I don't just sit on my ass criticizing people but spend 2-3 hours a day working my ass off at a gym to try to improve myself. I even find a gym to train at on vacations. Most of the videos on youtube are a way of bragging by showing people what you do. Competitions are a way of bragging to show other people what you have accomplished. You are just lying to yourself if you don't think so. Blessings to you.
@@kolecarterbenches brother it was a joke...
@@kolecarterbenches Wow, you are a stupid one.
There are weigh classes in the jungle. Humans over 250 don't exist in the jungle.
I've met lots of fat Nigerians easily over 250lbs.
@@ddt0889 why
@@nynonimousnynth3844 Why what? Who where?
nigeria is also not a jungle...... almost all of modern africa is urbanized which is going to increase obesity rates
South Nigeria is definitely jungle. A quick look at any satellite map will show that the entire middle of Africa is jungle. Although Africa has the fastest urbanization rate, Africa remains the least urbanized continent on the planet (not including Antarctica obviously).
The regular uploads have been great, keep em coming
Cailer why are you wearing cargo pants if its 100 F outside man
Working out in shitty conditions make it that much more enjoyable
Timurhaf I think those are his work scrubs
Cuz texas
@@ethanbuttitta1 where does he work?
Haha. I just left work. Didn't bring any shorts with me.
My ppp is the poeple who keep asking lifters who are clearly on drugs, if they do drugs, and then the lifter dont say anything because they're like duh have some common sense.
Or when people are in shock in the comment section of videos where pro bodybuilders say they take gear
Them gyno nips tho 💀
@Connor Kent ppp stands for PowerliftingPetPev, stupid ass
24 years old and as a rant you are very grown up, no obvious swear words. You are an exceptional talent fella and you know it. My advice is keep doing what you are doing, the others are more than likely threatened by you. Keep challenging the dickheads but dont lose your focus. Regards from the Highlands of Scotland
"It kinda rubs me the wrong way a little bit."
Fuck, y'all got Cailer BIG MAD
Honestly loving all this content you're putting out. We legit all love hearing what you have to say.
You need to take back that deadlift record at 220 cailer
soon...
Cailer Woolam are you gonna compete at boss of bosses this year?
Nope. Its much too soon. I was pretty beat up from my last meet. Maybe November I'll do another meet
Who has it now? 🥺
Starbury3187 Krzysztof Wierzbicki 432.5kg-@98.6kg
I was waiting for that "besides Yuri Belkin" comment
This is the best video I have ever watched about someone figuring out how to vent, thanks Cailer. These are all good points.
Pet peeve #1... it's about time someone said it, and the fact that you (an ultra competitive lifter) said it, it helps a lot 😂
I'm glad I subscribed. You seem really genuine and even if we don't agree I respect everything you say, keep it up dude.
'Leverages and genetics are a poor excuse.." Says the guy with the best leverages and genetics lmao all love for you Cailer keep these vids comin!
Thoughts on candito latest video? Would love to see you try his accessory out and see how you feel about it
“I don’t think there’s really anybody who’s like completely built for all three”
Larry Wheels: Hold my Chalk
Gaaaay...
That's part of what's crazy about Larry. His torso is so long it puts him forward on deadlift. It seems like his long arms counter that enough, but they should make his bench far worse than it is. I guess he's built decently for squatting, but he needs a little more mobility
Larry will probably stall out soon, he talks about his 150mg ed anadrol and 500 mg testprop. You cant keep increasing dosage at that level without causing fatal damage. He already has persistent hematidrosis from the insane amount of acne. Hes already stated he doesnt really care about his health and just wants to be strong.
Ed Coan wants you to hold his chalk as well. Long torso and long arms = great deadlift. Short quads = great squat. Incredibly wide shoulders and thorax for his height: great bench. Ed Coan is the Goat.
I think Larry is just inhumanly strong. Not because his build tho
Shit u only 24 didnt know that. U got a crazy bench man overlooked cuz of ur deadlift often keep it up brother
One of the best video i have ever seen from someone who is in top rank of powerlifting... 💪
I'm so happy that you ended with leverages during your bench workout. You have leverages very against you for bench, but you have a very very competitive bench
I like this guy's personality!
Preach! I was worried I would disagree with at least one, but nope, all spot on. I especially agree with the scrappy feds passing shot lifts. UPA runs most of the meets near me and they suck here. I know two locals who qualified for the Arnold through UPA and went and bombed out because their high squats, downward movement, and soft lockouts were finally red lighted.
Hey caller just curious. What's your training frequency like. Cause you're a very elite lifter, so I was curious as to how it would change from going from intermediate to advanced. Frequency wise
arefin ahmed as i know advanced lifters have sometimes more rest days than you would think I don’t think he deadlifts 3 times a week rather 1 maybe 2 but I’m not sure with him I know that many other elite lifters train like that and hope I could answer the question although it didnt belong to me lol
i dont think hes natural either, you have better recovery times when youre on gear
Howbout Nah keep in mind he is an elite level powerlifter, he has much bigger work capacity and he does smart programming
Those are the coolest 45's I have ever seen.. Love how the lock together.
Couldn’t agree more! Especially about the records! Well done! 👏👏👏
I really enjoyed this format cailer! Great job
Thank you for refering me to open powerlifting! i never knew such a site existed! also keep up the content man love it!
I didn't know there was powerlifting meets in the jungle. Sounds fun!
Also I'm pretty sure 300 pound lioness kill heavier wildebeest all the time 🤷♂️
You're literally speaking of two different animals. Compare 300lb human to a 200lb human. This metaphor was dumb as fuck. If were gonna make stupid as fuck metaphors, I can put you and a 100lb less lion in a cage and see who wins.
Amen. When are coming back to ABQ? Would love to get a good deadlift session in with you and Eric.
Hold up 24?!?!? Dudeeeee I thought he was like 35
Love the sound of those plates
Understand completely Cailer. I was way better than my state records, but i never competed. Also most people, even some judges, don't understand what parallel means. But if competitors see that judges are lax, sure they'll take advantage
I hope this is a series I love this 🤣
What I hate about powerlifting is getting compared to power lifters. I work out but never claimed I was the strongest or that I am a powerlifter. I don't get why people try to cut people down because they aren't as strong as the average powerlifter..
i loved this format, it is super cool
btw i thought that was your home gym or something wtf
I think it’s better to have leveraged in the extremities because the advantage those leveraged bring to one lift, disadvantage another, but give a person more potential for a record in a particular lift. Compare that to someone with very good at all, but the best at non leveraged, who can likely accelerate at the total, but are less likely to get a record in a particular lift.
I would say a few of the pet peeves I have is when I meet new people who all of a sudden claim that they can lift an insane amount of weight in a particular lift, when I can already tell they couldn’t even come close if they tried. Had some dude bring up the fact that his deadlift is 400 pounds when judging by his build, frame and muscular appearance wasn’t being honest. My deadlift is 385lbs and I admit I have a narrow frame, but I’m also very vascular and you can see my muscular build at least a little.
Another is that crazy arch of the back powerlifting technique. I know I said it, but there’s a reason why I dislike it so much. When you reduce the range of motion so much so that you only have to lower it like 5 inches and then it touches your chest is to me cheating. That’s not true strength. True strength to me is a decent arch to get leverage and reduce shoulder injury but still complete a full range of motion of the heavy weight all the way down to your chest and up proving that you’re that strong.
Krzysztof Wierzbicki 432,5 kg/98 kg body weight (all time world record) NO BELT!!!! Our Polish Hero!!!!
I never understand why anyone makes negative comments about the way someone trains. I mean trying to help someone improve is always great, but just putting people down because they aren't doing it "the right way" or whatever never made sense to me. Just be grateful that they're trying to be fit or healthy or just a part of the industry in any kind of way. No one has all the answers and it's a hell of a lot easier to just not pick up the weights to begin with, right? So people need to just be cool about all of it. It's a sport, powerlifting, cross fit, strongman or whatever, that requires a great deal of suffering as it is anyway, without the added discouraging negativity. As an American, I'm always seeing people who are just weak, tired and out of shape, or just plain old beat down, it's like they're sick and dying out there. For God's sake man, if they're trying, help their ass out! Just be kind, the road ahead is hard enough as it is. A pat on the back moves a man forward, a slap in the face only turns him around.
Great points, enjoyed all of what you had to say
The only reason why the Wilks is useless, is because it is inaccurate. The formula is inherently flawed. I tried mentioning that over the past year, especially that one point when it was a hot topic all over instagram. Organizers are too lazy though to care. So of course the big guys are at a disadvantage with wilks, so I would complain too haha.
If they used a formula similar to the one they use for olympic weightlifting, which actually has the correct stipulations for a coefficient to be compared, then you could accurately compare totals.
If you notice, all the highest wilks totals are from females. Somehow they think that they are the strongest lb for lb because of it.
Yet if you go to weightlifting, the highest sinclair total (the "wilks" for weightlifting) is 500 for men, and 364 for women. It is a consistent formula that can actually be compared.
Use ipf formula then
@Ryan Turner
www.ipfpointscalculator.com/
@@williambonac8157 Wow had no idea they actually did something about it. Just implemented this year. Smart move on their part. Couldn't believe they were using wilks before.
Will look into this though and see if it actually has correct parameters for comparison from weight class to weight class
Ya who really cares about wilks besides the midget men
I just looked it up.
It's just a more accurate Wilks. The formula is useless for comparison.
Stefi Cohen has a higher IPF formula number than Larry Wheels. The formula only accounts for weight: Total.
That's it. You can't compare it to anything else. The taller bigger guys will always have lower Wilks/IPF numbers because of this. Strength is relative to more factors than just bodyweight. You will never have a competitive 181lb guy that is 6ft4.
You can't just create something to spit out a number. So Let's say I am larry wheels. My IPF number is 855.68 at 275lbs with a total of 2,275. The best in the world in 275lb weight class. Hey look there is stefi cohen. Her IPF number is 979.78 with a bodyweight of 123lbs totaling 1,157lb.
So apparently She is way better than Larry Wheels. By 124pts actually.
Funny how it doesn't even take into account that the diminishing returns of strength. This formula is set to the idea that strength is limitless so the formula calculates this number by comparing these two numbers.
In math, we set the stipulations and parameters to spit out what we want. Math has no idea what these numbers mean. They don't know about fame size, height, etc in terms of relativity to strength. The relationship between size and strength isn't constant.
This is why the sinclair coefficient is superior. Because it compares your bodyweight and totatl to the current world record in YOUR WEIGHT CLASS. Now you have an extra paramater that accurately shows your total within your weight class, so you can then compare to other weight classes. This shows that the totals and strength has a current limit besides an endless limitless existence like WIlks/IPF.
Ridiculous actually.
The only leverage advantage you could have that wouldn't negatively affect other lifts is to have short calves, would help you in deadlift, but I have never seen anybody with insanely short calves in comparison to the rest of their body.
People who call out Sumo pullers are just insecure with their own pulling ability.
Personally, I am SIGNIFICANTLY stronger conventional, and find sumo to be awkward and damn near painful on my hip flexors.
With that being said, people who say sumo is easier seem to never pull sumo, so they discredit themselves immediately on that argument. The only individuals who can say Sumo is easy, are those who excel at it.
Point is, people are always going to pull whichever way is more comfortable for them, and there is no easier / better style.
Talking about the bad federations and scummy records, that 500kg half-squat, the tens of “world record” deadlifts. It’s all too true and really unfortunate, no idea how that could be reasonably fixed. Powerlifting just isn’t streamlined very well.
I see your point. What about the people who want to find a sport which is purely a test of strength and powerlifting is the closest thing to that?
I wanted to join powerlifting but I see already that people's flexibility or sympathy for sumo is just as important as strength
I really don't buy the last point, in that all leverages even out in the end through the total. I would love for somebody to explain to me how long femurs/short torso, as a percentage of body height, is NOT a disadvantage overall. It makes squats so much more difficult and conventional DL harder as you are pulling with a torso more parallel to the ground and hence 'stiff-legging' it up. This is simply a mechanically weak position. This is why Cailer benefits from a sumo stance, get the longer legs out the way and let the short torso stay more upright.
That said, I agree with his overall point, don't compare yourself to people with other leverages but only to yesterday's you.
People hate on sumo, but why don't people hate on lowbar Vs highbar squats ? It's the same principle right, you modify your technique to make the lift somewhat easier just as you do with sumo
squats and deadlifts are two completely different exercises
Jeroen Engelen because real people know that low bar is cheating there I said it lollll
It isn't the same principle at all. Sumo deadlift allows most to pull more weight because it decreases the effective range of motion. Low bar squat allows you to lift more weight because the smaller back angle allows you to involve more musculature to therefore lift more weight.
Let's see the 308 guy try to chase down the 181 guy in the jungle. Watch the 181 guy climb trees. Watch the 308 guy gas out.
Lmao like seriously the only advantage dudes that big have are in a ridiculously close fight against a guy they have the drop on/ can't fight. Being rlly Strong but lean and conditioned beats being a mass monster 99% of the time
Could you please make a video on what straps and bands you use?
My god your body looks so good for someone who deadlifts 950 pounds ! Your body is the ideal body that I want with the ideal strength man !!!!
Why would someone who deadlifts 950 look bad? Because of wide waist from deadlifts?
this type of videos are the best hope you stick with this style
I don't disrepect anything, I just wanna lift my own way and that is as raw as possible to not to be reliant on equipment. Every single Equipment feels awkward to me and i am even weaker with straps on deadlift or wide grip bench. I even use narrow grip on overhead press cause it naturally feels the best to me. I'm not into powerlifting meets cause I don't see a point for me to be judged after the criteria of others and i didn't want to limit myself strictly to the borders others set up. In fact I don't even like to benchpress nor to barbell deadlift. But I like strength, power and fast overcoming movements in General, in particular to overhead press, picking up heavy stones or farmers deadlift, sometimes walk with it, pushing sledges, pulling sledges, weight carrying and sometimes squat. I also like some fitness movements, aswell as bodybuilding and Weightlifting movements at some time. My favorite strength athlete was the mighty atom. I can highly identify with what he or other very vintage strength athletes did ^^ As a 5y old kid i began to train for cars riding above my Stomach by doing weighted crunches or just let alot of weight sit on my Belly, i was so fascinated by this hardiness xD
Great video man! This goes on in every sport! Everyone in arm wrestling hates on Monster Micheal Todd and the KingsMove. It’s within the rules but they just hate on him be he smashes everyone now! Stop the bitching and whining and find your way to win! Great video Cailer!
The light but strong guys would totally outcompete anyone "in the jungle" theres no way the big fellas could support their weight with all the food required, not to mention not being able to find anything to eat due to their horrid mobility
Looks like same building style at Wichita Falls. You know Mark Rippetoe?
Any tip on low back pain while bench press with an arch?
I used to be a conventional dedlifter like you.. Then I blew out my lumbar spine by chasing numbers and never taking rest days. now sumo is the only way I can pull. Makes me sad
Edit: I use genetics the other way. I'm just like "I dont really work too hard im strong asf naturally" (this was a few years ago) Like I oulled 365 a year after starting but now my back doesnt work so it doesnt fucking matter
Okay. Now the real questions.. what do you do for your beard?
Strongmen use straps for a lot of things, but there are many lifts that they are not allowed to use straps. Plus strongmen have much much stronger grip than power lifters, and stronger back
There’s no barbells in the jungle
In 2015, when the USAPL weight classes changed, I held the national squat record for a whopping 30 seconds.... because i took the first 3rd attempt of the meet and the meet was the first in the country after the weight classes changed. Obviously this is a joke, but it was funny at the time especially considering it was the first 402 I’ve ever hit.
It’s really not difficult to word things to make one seem better than they really are. And yes, I’m aware my total is garbage lmao
The sumo deadlift argument is stupid, I agree. But the bench press one is valid. Even if there is no breaking of the rules, having a literal 2 inch range of motion because of a crazy arch should not be allowed.
Strongmen use straps not because they don’t have grip, but because they can lift more with them and there are a ton of other grip lifts without straps
Kallas is about to the tribute so that ought to be a huge lol
I live in Boca Raton, FL and trained in my garage. It was hot and humid AF.
Do you know lord Vader?
What kind of gym is this and why is he the only one working out always lol
Home gym ftw
He generally lifts at like 4am
Why does Max out gym say permanently closed on the Google? Can I not join then if it's a private gym?
I have a question,
Every time I’m benching, my first couple of sets (light/medium weight) feel good on my wrists but once I go towards my last couple of sets (heavy). My wrists start to hurt badly but my chest/arms feel okay.
Should I get wrist straps to help support my wrists?
I'm not Cailer but yeah I'd recommend it. I had the same issue so I bought some meter long wrist wraps and they work very well.
12:25 and if you have fun in what your doing than that is all what matters!
'you being stronger than you used to be" comment of the decade
Cailer something is clicking when you press in this video during your concentric portion, can you talk about clicking noises when pressing & if any dangers?
Cailer do you think you will see in your career a day when a big federation uses a laser to measure the knee to hip depth or play back recordings on questionable lifts like they do in football?
Super big arches in the bench are legal and it's not wrong for people to take advantage of it. However, it's just not aesthetically pleasing to look at and no one's going to take powerlifting seriously.
Good rant love the genetics an leverages bit hear that all the time
Also no barbell nor calibrated plates in the jungle lol
You should talk about the ridiculously stupid arches we are seeing in power lifting during bench.
I have yet to meet someone that hates on sumo or arching and competes. They always seem to be people that have never set foot on the platform.
Very good point!
If I did lifts that shouldn't have counted and it got me a world record I would lose sleep at night.
I very much doubt that a 300+ pound man would fair too well in the jungle in any case, where you may need to run fast and for some some distance - or climb a tree when a predator is chasing you etc
It’s my favorite deadlift doctor
Very good points!
You're shape is my goal! Fantastic physique. Have you always trained like a powerlifter or have you done any bodybuilding?
What do you think of the 1 cm benchpress? -66kg record holder
He literally said in the video what he thinks about it. He would do it if he could and if it helped him lift more weight.
@@stefizccore oh didn't hear that, thanks for telling me.
most people hating on sumo deadlifts have horrible form and/or have a little girl's conventional deadlift but they stick to what they heard on the internet
After my back injury the only way I can continue to deadlift anything above 500lbs is sumo.
PERRIOD! 👍🏻 Good job dude!
Will you be posting more content on TH-cam?
Yes. What do you want to see?
@@cailerwoolam I'm new to your channel, but my suggestions, if you haven't done them, would be programming, use of RPE--if you do, and things of that nature, and also if you're trying to gain muscle and go up in weight classes or want to get stronger in the same weight class. I didn't see those subjects in the titles of your videos, but I certainly may have missed them so far. I learned of you from Jujimufu.
About Wilks score and underestimating it... Lifters between 90 and 100 kg bw can do that argument, SHW can't. Wilks score is not only based on relative strength, but on statistics and old records, too.
Back in the day, competitors on that gap (90-110) had the best records, and Wilks formula decrases their qualifications because of that, while gives extra points to SHW and lighter competitors, just for compensate and be "fair".
Actually, you, Dan Green, Belkin, Oak and Tom Martin are on that "handicaped" gap haha.
Best video yet!!!
You get people making excuses for the weights they lift and yet two of the strongest people on the planet are over 6 ft 7 in tall...
8:58 you set a WR in the SPF...
such a positive guy
well multiply not going below paralel is still not worst the benchers arching there back like a boomerang or sumo deadlifters going vs conventional deadlifters
Damn you're the same age as me? Now I feel like I gotta work out..