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Poetry in Powerlifting??

rev8ball Posts: 3,081 Joined: 2001/12/27	2002/07/22, 02:41 PM I first read this poem years ago, and it's been part of my creed ever since. I finally found it here in my office today, in its entire form, after searching for it for I don't know how long. For those of us who have ever seen the results from real squats and have heard these excuses in the gym, you'll appreciate it. Enjoy........ Down the road, in a gym far away A young man was heard to say, "No matter what I do, my legs won't grow! He tried leg extensions, leg curls, leg presses too. Trying to cheat, these sissy workouts he'd do! From the corner of the gym where the big guys train, Through a cloud of chalk and the midst of pain, Where the big iron rides high, and threaten lives, Where the noise is made with big forty-fives, A deep voice bellowed as he wrapped his knees, A very big man with legs like trees, Laughing as he snatched another plate from the stack, Chalked his hands and monstrous back, Said, "Boy, stop lying and don't say you've forgotten! Trouble with you is you ain't been SQUATTIN'! *Jeff MADDOG Madden, the ISSA-certified strength coach for the University of North Carolina. ---------------------------- Michael "Trample the weak; hurdle the dead!"
7707mutt Posts: 7,686 Joined: 2002/06/18	2002/07/22, 02:56 PM Awesome I loved it and it is the truth.....LOL I hope you do not mind but I made a copy to keep at my desk...LOL -------------- "When in danger, or in doubt, run in circles, scream and shout" LIFT HARD AND OFTEN!!!!!!
ischjli Posts: 408 Joined: 2002/03/13	2002/07/22, 03:00 PM That is GREAT! I saw that one day while surfing, read it aloud to my co-workers (who already think I am a freak!) and then proceeded to lose it. I swear I checked my history, even the registry and I couldn't find the page it was on. Thanks for re-surfacing it Rev. I too am making a copy. -------------- Ischjli "Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go." -- T. S. Elliot
bigdavid Posts: 139 Joined: 2001/04/05	2002/07/22, 03:33 PM NICE MAN IM COPYING ,,PRINTING ,,AND PASTING ON THE MACHINE .. DAMN THESE WEIGHT ,,IF THEY DONT GIVE UP ,IM EATING THEM.
Boddhisattvha Posts: 1,226 Joined: 2002/03/07	2002/07/22, 03:41 PM Very cool Rev. -------------- Practice does NOT make perfect. Perfect practice does.
jbennett Posts: 1,558 Joined: 2001/02/28	2002/07/22, 10:16 PM Beautiful, rev. I have a tear on my cheek right now.... Kidding! Seriously, very cool. Do you know if the "Maddog" has written any others? It would be cool to have a 'poetry corner' of sorts to display the works of accomplished powerlifters and bodybuilders. Its nice to see that some people have a brain to go along with the braun. -------------- --JBennett "I've up-ed my intensity.... now up yours!" "Pain is only weakness leaving the body."
rev8ball Posts: 3,081 Joined: 2001/12/27	2002/07/23, 02:42 PM LOL, J. nope, thats the only one i know of from him. and you're right about the brains and braun: there are more out there than people realize. i know people use to joke with me about my strength training and my education. -------------- Michael "Trample the weak; hurdle the dead!"