trapperman 475 Posted December 22, 2015 Report Share Posted December 22, 2015 Played rugby through school but Kung Fu was my main thing till I was 17ish club under 18 champion for 4 yrs went to British championship but got knocked out not sparked but an illegal kick to the bollocks! Took up weights at 19 joined a power lifting club at about 24 won a few county comps came 5th then 3rd in British bench press comp Still do some weights now but trying to think of something new for the new year as I've lost my mojo a bit with the weights now What weights were you lifting to come third mate.? I competed at 90 kg body weight and lifted 162.5kg this was British weightlifting association comp so no drugs no power suits etc just lift in your T-shirt I often think about doing it again now I'm over 40 as I could compete in the masters, I need something to get my focus back 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TOM TERRIER 173 Posted December 22, 2015 Report Share Posted December 22, 2015 Used to go well on a bike, Moto Cross and Enduro Nationally and even went to Czechoslovakia once... Shattered pelvis and broken back has slowed me down a bit though! Still have a spin for fun. bloody hell, you tough bugger then mate I dont know about that ;-) Lucky i was young when I did it, Had some alternative therapies which worked really well too. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
socks 32,253 Posted December 22, 2015 Report Share Posted December 22, 2015 Played rugby through school but Kung Fu was my main thing till I was 17ish club under 18 champion for 4 yrs went to British championship but got knocked out not sparked but an illegal kick to the bollocks! Took up weights at 19 joined a power lifting club at about 24 won a few county comps came 5th then 3rd in British bench press comp Still do some weights now but trying to think of something new for the new year as I've lost my mojo a bit with the weights now What weights were you lifting to come third mate.? I competed at 90 kg body weight and lifted 162.5kg this was British weightlifting association comp so no drugs no power suits etc just lift in your T-shirt I often think about doing it again now I'm over 40 as I could compete in the masters, I need something to get my focus back I used to compete at a decent level ..l won a fair few comps including first in the BFG's and a first in a multinational comp in Kosovo .... I was training with a world silver medalist at the time so was on top,of my game ... I competed at 86 kgs and had a bench of 167 and deadlift of 240 and a squat of 225 ........ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WILF 49,609 Posted December 22, 2015 Report Share Posted December 22, 2015 Football.....and still running around a pitch like a deluded old c**t ! Play astro 2 nights a weeks for around 90 minutes each time and 11 a side once a week when the pitched are not like rice paddies !! 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
trapperman 475 Posted December 22, 2015 Report Share Posted December 22, 2015 Played rugby through school but Kung Fu was my main thing till I was 17ish club under 18 champion for 4 yrs went to British championship but got knocked out not sparked but an illegal kick to the bollocks! Took up weights at 19 joined a power lifting club at about 24 won a few county comps came 5th then 3rd in British bench press comp Still do some weights now but trying to think of something new for the new year as I've lost my mojo a bit with the weights now What weights were you lifting to come third mate.? I competed at 90 kg body weight and lifted 162.5kg this was British weightlifting association comp so no drugs no power suits etc just lift in your T-shirt I often think about doing it again now I'm over 40 as I could compete in the masters, I need something to get my focus back I used to compete at a decent level ..l won a fair few comps including first in the BFG's and a first in a multinational comp in Kosovo .... I was training with a world silver medalist at the time so was on top,of my game ... I competed at 86 kgs and had a bench of 167 and deadlift of 240 and a squat of 225 ........ That's good going mate, I think sometimes people think to compete at a national level you have to bench tons but when you have to do it with no cheating and a pause on the chest its different than the guys you see bouncing the bar about in the gymHow old are you mate? You ever thought about doing it second time around in masters? If your over 40 that is I never really pushed squat or deadlift as I have a couple of twisted vertebrae so only competed nationally in benching Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wales1234 5,679 Posted December 22, 2015 Report Share Posted December 22, 2015 Played rugby since I was 6 ! Cardiff Blues 16/18s Wales 16/18s Went abit mental drink and girls wise Captained Merthyr youth to wales final and won it Went to bedlinog scored something like 27 tries first season won diversion 2 and silver bowl 9 months ago done my Acl had a op played first game back last week scored and had man of the match but not been at my best for a good few years with dogs drink and women involved Now your back ,,stop the partying and don't waste that talent ,,,see how far it can take you... I've said this quote befor ,and at the risk of repeating myself ......"it's not a sin to be talentless,,,but it is a sin to waste talent " Trust me I'm trying my brother not being big headed wasn't half as talented by worked twice as hard got his 16s cap for Wales I lack motiviation but got s new training partner a lad iv played with for years and has always been that touch better but is a farmer so couldn't go the distance now so we gone push each other in the new year play for the same club in same position so should be fun and games Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bosun11 537 Posted December 22, 2015 Report Share Posted December 22, 2015 Long time ago i could swim a bit, swam for my city and nationals for a few years. Boxed at the Rotunda too and loved that more than swimming. Each coach would activly encourage me to give the other sport up... I was at a better level at swimming than i was boxing and sadly boxing got the elbow. Strangly enough i played cricket for the city too but no one else but me seemed to give a shite about that, lol! These days, after both a life and career in sports and leisure i know where i'm at in life... This year i was persuaded (forced because of injury!) to jump in and compete at the National Lifeguard Comp swimming events (I take a team down each year)... bloody tough too for a man of my age, they were all kids and i must have been the oldest there by twenty years but i held my own and came home with a smile!! Funnily enough though, i write this after two days of watching two teams deliver and fit 180k's worth of fitness equipment to my gaff. It's the busiest time of the year for gym manufactures and these lads are flat out delivering all over the country... The weight, shape and the size of the gear these lads brought in, on two floors (three flights!) would half kill the best of blokes and i bowed to their determination and effort. Though not one of em was near the age of thirty and all were activly involved in sports or fitness, which is a bloody good job, as H&S went right out the window...! Both teams went at it none stop for 14 hours straight and are back to the same next day somewhere else in the country! Sadly, as much as i hate to admit it and though i know once upon a time i could have held my own with all of em, those days are sadly over... Bugger! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
socks 32,253 Posted December 23, 2015 Report Share Posted December 23, 2015 Played rugby through school but Kung Fu was my main thing till I was 17ish club under 18 champion for 4 yrs went to British championship but got knocked out not sparked but an illegal kick to the bollocks! Took up weights at 19 joined a power lifting club at about 24 won a few county comps came 5th then 3rd in British bench press comp Still do some weights now but trying to think of something new for the new year as I've lost my mojo a bit with the weights now What weights were you lifting to come third mate.? I competed at 90 kg body weight and lifted 162.5kg this was British weightlifting association comp so no drugs no power suits etc just lift in your T-shirt I often think about doing it again now I'm over 40 as I could compete in the masters, I need something to get my focus back I used to compete at a decent level ..l won a fair few comps including first in the BFG's and a first in a multinational comp in Kosovo .... I was training with a world silver medalist at the time so was on top,of my game ... I competed at 86 kgs and had a bench of 167 and deadlift of 240 and a squat of 225 ........ That's good going mate, I think sometimes people think to compete at a national level you have to bench tons but when you have to do it with no cheating and a pause on the chest its different than the guys you see bouncing the bar about in the gymHow old are you mate? You ever thought about doing it second time around in masters? If your over 40 that is I never really pushed squat or deadlift as I have a couple of twisted vertebrae so only competed nationally in benching 48 mate so probably going off my best even for masters lol ... Got a few injuries that would stop me competing now and to be honest I haven't got the time to set aside for the training needed to enter competitions ....... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bob84 189 Posted December 23, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2015 I know this has Notting to do with sports bit I was given out about my knee yesterday on here . The grandad rang me yesterday evening so I call up to see him he was only unloading a a trailer of sticks feck me they must have been 8 foot long and heavy he's fecking 70 ya he's slowed down but if I can do anything like he's doing at 70 ill be happy he's up and out the house ever morning by 5 . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
socks 32,253 Posted December 23, 2015 Report Share Posted December 23, 2015 I know this has Notting to do with sports bit I was given out about my knee yesterday on here . The grandad rang me yesterday evening so I call up to see him he was only unloading a a trailer of sticks feck me they must have been 8 foot long and heavy he's fecking 70 ya he's slowed down but if I can do anything like he's doing at 70 ill be happy he's up and out the house ever morning by 5 . My old fella is 75 takes the dogs on two 8 mile mooches a day ... Keeps a big old garden and veg plot and when he isn't busy my old dear finds him jobs around the house lol ....... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gnasher16 31,272 Posted December 23, 2015 Report Share Posted December 23, 2015 (edited) Long time ago i could swim a bit, swam for my city and nationals for a few years. Boxed at the Rotunda too and loved that more than swimming. Each coach would activly encourage me to give the other sport up... I was at a better level at swimming than i was boxing and sadly boxing got the elbow. Strangly enough i played cricket for the city too but no one else but me seemed to give a shite about that, lol! Swimming and Boxing thats an interesting combination,many times one sport will lead us into another but its not often one sport will compliment another i can see how each of those would but its like anything do you want to play at both or be serious about one.......i didnt learn to swim till my boxing career was finished and i still swim like a petrified kitten now ......national level swimming thats some standard do you think with time and dedication you could of taken it further ? Edited December 23, 2015 by gnasher16 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lanesra 4,007 Posted December 23, 2015 Report Share Posted December 23, 2015 I know this has Notting to do with sports bit I was given out about my knee yesterday on here . The grandad rang me yesterday evening so I call up to see him he was only unloading a a trailer of sticks feck me they must have been 8 foot long and heavy he's fecking 70 ya he's slowed down but if I can do anything like he's doing at 70 ill be happy he's up and out the house ever morning by 5 . My old fella is 75 takes the dogs on two 8 mile mooches a day ... Keeps a big old garden and veg plot and when he isn't busy my old dear finds him jobs around the house lol ....... Reading that made me think of the time "Dell Boy" was selling the Spring Water to the garden company & was using uncle Albert as the evidence it worked !! I'm your age 48 & Id like to think I will be doing that at his age . . Though I very much doubt it 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bosun11 537 Posted December 23, 2015 Report Share Posted December 23, 2015 Long time ago i could swim a bit, swam for my city and nationals for a few years. Boxed at the Rotunda too and loved that more than swimming. Each coach would activly encourage me to give the other sport up... I was at a better level at swimming than i was boxing and sadly boxing got the elbow. Strangly enough i played cricket for the city too but no one else but me seemed to give a shite about that, lol! Swimming and Boxing thats an interesting combination,many times one sport will lead us into another but its not often one sport will compliment another i can see how each of those would but its like anything do you want to play at both or be serious about one.......i didnt learn to swim till my boxing career was finished and i still swim like a petrified kitten now ......national level swimming thats some standard do you think with time and dedication you could of taken it further ? The only answer i can give Gnash is maybe.. Swimming is such a difficult sport for a kid to get to any decent level in. The dedication to training, to get to good pools for coached sessions is very difficult for many. At my best i was in the pool twice daily four to five days a week, before and after school, with gym sessions on the others. There was no time to do anything else and although i became mates with the people i swam with, we were worlds apart outside swimming. Even the most gifted of kids can fall by the wayside because they do not have the family dedication behind them these days but it was the 70's and swimming was a far cry from what it is today. It's not like a walk or bus ride to your local ABC to train with your mates. I had that support from my grandad for years but when he struggled my parents were working flat out and shame on me, i seen it all as an excuse to duck all that training at the time! My daughter is turning out a decent little swimmer, she could swim 600 metres age four and two years on is really doing well. She wants to join a club and i'm really happy that she's so keen but down the line, the minute she's had enough i won't be a pushy parent, i know how difficult it can be. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gnasher16 31,272 Posted December 23, 2015 Report Share Posted December 23, 2015 (edited) The only answer i can give Gnash is maybe.. Swimming is such a difficult sport for a kid to get to any decent level in. The dedication to training, to get to good pools for coached sessions is very difficult for many. At my best i was in the pool twice daily four to five days a week, before and after school, with gym sessions on the others. There was no time to do anything else and although i became mates with the people i swam with, we were worlds apart outside swimming. Even the most gifted of kids can fall by the wayside because they do not have the family dedication behind them these days but it was the 70's and swimming was a far cry from what it is today. It's not like a walk or bus ride to your local ABC to train with your mates. I had that support from my grandad for years but when he struggled my parents were working flat out and shame on me, i seen it all as an excuse to duck all that training at the time! My daughter is turning out a decent little swimmer, she could swim 600 metres age four and two years on is really doing well. She wants to join a club and i'm really happy that she's so keen but down the line, the minute she's had enough i won't be a pushy parent, i know how difficult it can be. Its the sort of sport thats probably more technical than the average sports fan would understand......a bit like sprinting you tend to think a lot of it is natural and apart from physical strength/fitness theres not much to improve on but im sure theres tiny tweaks here and there that make a lot of difference. Its interesting i always had the East End and Liverpool down as similar areas rough docks etc with similar working class and sporting traditions but i cant for the life of me ever remember swimming pools round these parts back then i know we never went with the school infact the only pool i ever remember even talking about was Leyton Baths and thats only because it was a boxing venue ....good luck with the youngster anyway i dont think it matters what sport a kid competes in....just as long as they do. Edited December 24, 2015 by gnasher16 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bosun11 537 Posted December 24, 2015 Report Share Posted December 24, 2015 The only answer i can give Gnash is maybe.. Swimming is such a difficult sport for a kid to get to any decent level in. The dedication to training, to get to good pools for coached sessions is very difficult for many. At my best i was in the pool twice daily four to five days a week, before and after school, with gym sessions on the others. There was no time to do anything else and although i became mates with the people i swam with, we were worlds apart outside swimming. Even the most gifted of kids can fall by the wayside because they do not have the family dedication behind them these days but it was the 70's and swimming was a far cry from what it is today. It's not like a walk or bus ride to your local ABC to train with your mates. I had that support from my grandad for years but when he struggled my parents were working flat out and shame on me, i seen it all as an excuse to duck all that training at the time! My daughter is turning out a decent little swimmer, she could swim 600 metres age four and two years on is really doing well. She wants to join a club and i'm really happy that she's so keen but down the line, the minute she's had enough i won't be a pushy parent, i know how difficult it can be. Its the sort of sport thats probably more technical than the average sports fan would understand......a bit like sprinting you tend to think a lot of it is natural and apart from physical strength/fitness theres not much to improve on but im sure theres tiny tweaks here and there that make a lot of difference.Its interesting i always had the East End and Liverpool down as similar areas rough docks etc with similar working class and sporting traditions but i cant for the life of me ever remember swimming pools round these parts back then i know we never went with the school infact the only pool i ever remember even talking about was Leyton Baths and thats only because it was a boxing venue ....good luck with the youngster anyway i dont think it matters what sport a kid competes in....just as long as they do. Nail on the head there Gnash... I'd agree the similaritys between the two. There was only one pool for the city team to train in and for me it was a nightmare to get to. The bottom line is that back then my social stature made it almost impossible to keep going. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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