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bourbonstreet bourbonstreet OP
Jul 23, 2026 at 03:40 PM ET
caption the 51o lb. record-setting Dt1, pšŸ‹šŸæc.............

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darnellm
ICE for my sternum please, that bounce hurt
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George Baylor
More HANDS, please!
Boblope Boblope
Kemari spotting JF as he mandhandles the largest shake weight in the world.
GSOHokie01 GSOHokie01
This bar is rated for this amount of weight, right?
tallahasseehokie tallahasseehokie
Amazing achievement the old fashioned way- No PEDs
attached is the testing rules- very strict
GCHokieof91 GCHokieof91
That’s 495 pounds, if my maths are good
bourbonstreet bourbonstreet OP
...can't see the cuff(s) or any small plate(s)...
GCHokieof91 GCHokieof91
The dip wads at the VT Weightlifting Club would
not have allowed Kemari’s lift. They would have said that he bounced it off his chest. You may sense that I’m still a little bitter that the VTWC, 36 years ago, ripped me off from getting my 250# bench press t-shirt. I did it successfully 2 times. 1st time they said I did not wait for their signal to start. 2nd time they said one of my feet came off the ground (it did not). 3rd time around, I was petered out, and couldn’t do it.
BG Hokie BG Hokie
3 plate club at the age of 42! How much ya bench, boys!!!
GCHokieof91 GCHokieof91
Wow! 315 if my math is good?
I might be able to bench 185 if I’m lucky, at age 57
BG Hokie BG Hokie
Yeah, it was sort of a final hurrah. Don't touch barbells any more.
Dumbbells for life. Lift smarter not harder. Work out today so you can work out tomorrow. I've heard too many stories of people tearing a pec on a mere 135 to 200 pounds. My warm up is loooooong to try to prevent injuries.
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HokieBrian
VTWC
Do you remember the famous move to the mall? That was such a surprise to VT.
GCHokieof91 GCHokieof91
That may have coincided with the university
being unhappy with the VTWC because it was charging fees/dues to work out. IIRC, the university felt that was unfair, so they offered a weightlifting place that was free of charge to all students.
bourbonstreet bourbonstreet OP
...dang... harsh.
GCHokieof91 GCHokieof91
Maybe. I do have 1 good memory of
working out at the VTWC. I got to work out with a young walk-on (I think) VT TE named John Burke when he was a freshman. He had a great Tech career and I think played in the NFL.
bourbonstreet bourbonstreet OP
my lifting partner for years was: Rb1a, Eddie Hunter...
Still to this very day... funniest MF'er, evar!!! Coulda been a stand-up comedian. (Maybe shoulda been)... His hijinks in the Foxridge weight-room were the stuff of legend. He'd show up impersonating Dexter Manley, with 54 (his digits backwards); or 27 for Dex'. We'd be falling down with laughter, over-n-over-n-over... hilarious. May St.Edward bless my boy, b.street
GCHokieof91 GCHokieof91
That’s awesome!
Chris Coleman Chris Coleman
Lol, I said the same thing to Will yesterday. Too bouncy for my taste.
hokiepro hokiepro
I have to ask if he truly ā€œbouncedā€ it with little control down
Wouldn’t that much weight break a rib? I think that much weight has to have a little natural ā€œbounceā€ and JF spotting cannot be holding much if any of that weight from the positioning he’s in. Yeah he’s moving it off the rack but…Copeland has to control the weight somewhat off the bar and down. Still ridiculously impressive ** Edited by hokiepro at 7/24/2026, 1:28:58 PM
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WestPaHokie
Video is on the ESPN app. Looks like some small plates you can't see here.
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Hate2SeeItEnd Hokie
Ummm... Stud..Nothing more,.nothing less
Coach McGuirk Coach McGuirk
He needs 3 spotters, haha. Glad I'm not one.
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KCHokie2
Or one Arnold Schwarzenegger.
And a dude I don't recognize. ** Edited by KCHokie2 at 7/23/2026, 11:31:04 PM
tallahasseehokie tallahasseehokie
Speaking of better muscle through chemistry
bourbonstreet bourbonstreet OP
no doubt... mo' the safer...
HtownHokie HtownHokie
a little more to the left, please, Jarrett; and while you're at it: "more
cowbell" and lift, too, p l e a s e