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Re: Press out rule

Posted By: Geoff Fleming (12.1.48.108)
Date: Saturday, May 17, 2008, @ 11:52 a.m.

In Response To: Re: Press out rule (steve zeigman)

Steve:

From what Pete said, I took it to mean that each successive generation is less inhibited than the previous one.

In the 1930s a 300lb lightweight c&j was considered the absolute limit and most lifters were psychologically limited by this...much like the sound barrier having been both a physical and psychological stopper to most humans.

The 400lb C&J was also seen as 'the absolute' in limits of human performance...until Schemansky and others began regularly increasing it.

When human beings are told that they can't go further than a specific point, ( or poundage!), most simply take it as gospel and don't dare venture to new heights. The record breaker is always the one who dares challenge the unknown.

Dave was way ahead of his time.

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  wolf hasenmaier (p5B15D87F.dip.t-dialin.net) -- Friday, May 9, 2008, @ 4:50 p.m.
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    Michael George (webcacheb03a.cache.pol.co.uk) -- Friday, May 9, 2008, @ 11:06 p.m.
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    VIC DAVY (c-76-100-242-105.hsd1.md.comcast.net) -- Saturday, May 10, 2008, @ 6:11 a.m.
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    James Campbell (cache-dtc-ah10.proxy.aol.com) -- Saturday, May 10, 2008, @ 7:08 p.m.
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      Geoff Fleming (12.1.48.108) -- Monday, May 12, 2008, @ 5:47 a.m.
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        James Campbell (cache-mtc-ah03.proxy.aol.com) -- Monday, May 12, 2008, @ 7:10 a.m.
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          Geoff Fleming (c-68-45-41-254.hsd1.nj.comcast.net) -- Monday, May 12, 2008, @ 5:09 p.m.
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            wolfgang hasenmaier (p5b15fbf2.dip.t-dialin.net) -- Friday, May 16, 2008, @ 3:30 p.m.
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              Geoff Fleming (c-68-45-41-254.hsd1.nj.comcast.net) -- Friday, May 16, 2008, @ 6:54 p.m.
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                steve zeigman (adsl-074-237-099-191.sip.bct.bellsouth.net) -- Friday, May 16, 2008, @ 9:21 p.m.
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                  Geoff Fleming (12.1.48.108) -- Saturday, May 17, 2008, @ 5:30 a.m.
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                    steve zeigman (adsl-074-237-099-191.sip.bct.bellsouth.net) -- Saturday, May 17, 2008, @ 11:37 a.m.
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                      Geoff Fleming (12.1.48.108) -- Saturday, May 17, 2008, @ 11:52 a.m.
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                        steve zeigman (adsl-074-237-099-191.sip.bct.bellsouth.net) -- Saturday, May 17, 2008, @ 1:34 p.m.
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                          Geoff Fleming (c-68-45-41-254.hsd1.nj.comcast.net) -- Saturday, May 17, 2008, @ 7:10 p.m.
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        Michael George (webcacheb01a.cache.pol.co.uk) -- Thursday, May 15, 2008, @ 9:44 p.m.
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          James Campbell (h-68-165-147-46.dllatx37.covad.net) -- Friday, May 16, 2008, @ 11:09 a.m.
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    Dresdin Archibald (s010600112fe26e33.ed.shawcable.net) -- Friday, May 16, 2008, @ 11:00 a.m.
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      Walt Lampert (24-113-31-182.wavecable.com) -- Friday, May 16, 2008, @ 11:17 a.m.