I'm with my Uni's barbell club at our Spring Power Lifting comp at Tokyo University campus. Anyone interested? I'm not Japanese but I speak it. I'm not competing since I just joined the club. Here to cheer on my lifting Bros.
>>37424605
This is badass. Post webmz if possible!
>>37424685
Can't do webm since I'm on my phone but I'll try to get some good shots.
Flyer for the event. Some of the guys here are legit. I know one guy in my group has been training to put up a massive squat.
What all do you do
I remember that one thread about the guy who lived in Japan and told endless stories about how nobody knew what they were doing in the gym
>>37424605
But do we have any action shots yet??
>>37424731
>sumo
>>37424877
We're doing bench, squat, deadlift.
>>37424879
That was also me, luckily after that I found the only group of people who knew what they were doing so I joined the club.
>>37424915
None yet it's just starting now.
They're yelling "light weight" in Japanese it's basically exactly the same as America. It's pretty great.
>>37424731
>sumo deadlifts
My boy hitting a 330lb squat for his second lift.
He only weighs like 150.
Not the hugest numbers but it's about beating your best.
Guy my height just hit 507 I'm pretty impressed.
This is my first time going to an event like this.
>>37424605
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FYuYkPgDkk
>filthy gaijin
Didn't get it cause I was yelling but my bro just put up 350. He's killing it today.
>>37424605
What's it like living in Japan as a non-Japanese person?
>>37425171
It's fine if you speak the language, I was a Japanese major in college and I did study abroad so I'm pretty fluent. I got into lifting over here and I'm back for an MBA now. Obviously some people look at you weird but being white and in shape helps.
Moving on to squat B group where our huge guy is going to compete. I'll get shots of him for sure. His name is literally "Big Stomach" in Japanese.
>>37424605
this a rery gray farled
Also the market threshold is much lower here. At 5'8" I'm totally normal height which is nice.
>>37425243
*manlet
Anyone interested still?
First lift for our guy was 507 he put it up like nothing.
>>37425453
He's a big Asian guy
>>37425453
Sorry I miscounted it was actually 540lb 245kg
Came really close on 255kg just didn't get depth. The judges are pretty strict.
>>37425539
Yeah, that looks a bit high. IPF affiliates are usually strict about that.
>>37424605
OP get some bench pics and try to find out what their routines are like
>>37425539
>I hope senpai notices me..
Wearing knee straps is cheating anyways.
>>37425460
Anata no tame ni
>>37425539
Just nailed it with one red flag. 255kg
>>37425608
Routines are pretty normal from what I understand. I've been training with then for about 2 weeks now.
Any qt female weight lifters op?
>>37425709
Girls are tomorrow but Japan in strict about taking pictures especially of girls so don't expect much if anything. I'm not looking to get kicked out.
>>37425734
why are they all pervs?
>>37425734
>takes a variety of pictures of the dudes lifting
>cant take a picture of girls lifting
it's not like youre perving on them. it's a fucking sport.
>>37425619
>knee straps
If you don't even know what they are, your opinion really doesn't mean much.
>>37425750
>>37425753
No seriously it's a culture thing. It's totally fine to take pictures of the male athletes but not really for the girls. I don't make the rules. Literally all the cameras on cell phones here have shutter sounds that you can turn off because upskirts are a huge problem.
>>37425772
I don't wear knee straps because I don't cheat. If you do that's ok.
>>37425772
>hangs bar from knees
>everyone's mirin my sweet knee straps
>pull a 9 pl8 diddie
>shit was so cash
clearly your opinion doesn't matter much desu, because me pulling a 9 pl8 with knee straps just removes any of your credibility involving the sport
>>37424962
>>37425055
>Japanese event
>Not expecting sumo
Light weight baby.
