djukac Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 (edited) Hey guys I've read on the net that Kevin Tolbert squatted 600 pounds for 30 reps.That's a big feat, he was a big guy but even for a big guy that's damn hard to achieve.His coach was Dr. Ken Leistner who also was his foster father.My question to you is, is this even possible and where are the human LIMITS?I mean 600x30 Edited January 27, 2010 by djukac Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 (edited) He's nothing next to Kinney, but that's still quite something. Any evidence that the claim is true, by the way? The strength world is chock full of liars and lunatics. Without any background knowledge, I just assume that any extravagant claim is false until proven otherwise. These high rep squatters sure could make life a lot easier on themselves by entering a p/l meet and posting a big single. 440x20 and what not always becomes more credible when there's background knowledge that the lifter did 700+ in competition, with some judges present. I'm starting to realize that high-rep squatting is very much like old-thyme strongman. Because there's no competition that tests for these things, the door is wide open for all sorts of deception. You can't say "Do a meet", because they've always got the excuse that there's no competition around that tests for these things. Edited January 27, 2010 by The Natural Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djukac Posted January 28, 2010 Author Share Posted January 28, 2010 (edited) I couldn't find evidence of that claim.There are a lot of claims about him but this stands out the most.Yeah you are right Kinney is the man he is the 60 rep squat guy haha Edited January 28, 2010 by djukac Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
climber511 Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 (edited) I have no clue about any of the claimed feats but I don't think a big single means much if anything about one's ability to do reps. It seems the muscle types that give someone a big single and the types that allow lots of reps are quite different - sort of like sprinters and distance runners (not really a good example). If anything I think a big single might indicate that that person might be a poor candidate for high reps. Edited January 28, 2010 by climber511 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 I have no clue about any of the claimed feats but I don't think a big single means much if anything about one's ability to do reps. It seems the muscle types that give someone a big single and the types that allow lots of reps are quite different - sort of like sprinters and distance runners (not really a good example). If anything I think a big single might indicate that that person might be a poor candidate for high reps. Proof of some type of strength, even if it is a single, is infinitely better as evidence of high rep ability, I think, than a mere "Because I said so. Word is bond." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bencrush Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 I have no clue about any of the claimed feats but I don't think a big single means much if anything about one's ability to do reps. It seems the muscle types that give someone a big single and the types that allow lots of reps are quite different - sort of like sprinters and distance runners (not really a good example). If anything I think a big single might indicate that that person might be a poor candidate for high reps. Proof of some type of strength, even if it is a single, is infinitely better as evidence of high rep ability, I think, than a mere "Because I said so. Word is bond." My old favorite - WORD IS BOND! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 I have no clue about any of the claimed feats but I don't think a big single means much if anything about one's ability to do reps. It seems the muscle types that give someone a big single and the types that allow lots of reps are quite different - sort of like sprinters and distance runners (not really a good example). If anything I think a big single might indicate that that person might be a poor candidate for high reps. Proof of some type of strength, even if it is a single, is infinitely better as evidence of high rep ability, I think, than a mere "Because I said so. Word is bond." My old favorite - WORD IS BOND! Word Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mac Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 I've been looking for proof of this feat for years (I believe it was done just before something ridiculous in the stiff-leg deadlift as well) - never been able to find it, except of course for "Well, Dr Ken said so", "Tolbert WAS a Monster who'd been training this was since twelve years before he was born" and "Well, Dr Ken said so". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djukac Posted January 28, 2010 Author Share Posted January 28, 2010 I've been looking for proof of this feat for years (I believe it was done just before something ridiculous in the stiff-leg deadlift as well) - never been able to find it, except of course for "Well, Dr Ken said so", "Tolbert WAS a Monster who'd been training this was since twelve years before he was born" and "Well, Dr Ken said so". According to this site http://physicalstrategies.blogspot.com/2006/09/strongman-kevin-tolbert.html Kevin after squatting 600x30 immediately he did stiff legged deadlift with 450x15. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 I've been looking for proof of this feat for years (I believe it was done just before something ridiculous in the stiff-leg deadlift as well) - never been able to find it, except of course for "Well, Dr Ken said so", "Tolbert WAS a Monster who'd been training this was since twelve years before he was born" and "Well, Dr Ken said so". According to this site http://physicalstrategies.blogspot.com/2006/09/strongman-kevin-tolbert.html Kevin after squatting 600x30 immediately he did stiff legged deadlift with 450x15. Yeah. This is one of those cases that is easy to parody. According to this site, http://www.allahsnation.net/, well, lots of strange things are true. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bullitt Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 I've been looking for proof of this feat for years (I believe it was done just before something ridiculous in the stiff-leg deadlift as well) - never been able to find it, except of course for "Well, Dr Ken said so", "Tolbert WAS a Monster who'd been training this was since twelve years before he was born" and "Well, Dr Ken said so". According to this site http://physicalstrategies.blogspot.com/2006/09/strongman-kevin-tolbert.html Kevin after squatting 600x30 immediately he did stiff legged deadlift with 450x15. Strangely enough, the comment on the above site talks about Kevin training with Kim Wood. There seems to be a common thread here. Anybody else picking it up? 600X30. 440X60. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 I've been looking for proof of this feat for years (I believe it was done just before something ridiculous in the stiff-leg deadlift as well) - never been able to find it, except of course for "Well, Dr Ken said so", "Tolbert WAS a Monster who'd been training this was since twelve years before he was born" and "Well, Dr Ken said so". According to this site http://physicalstrategies.blogspot.com/2006/09/strongman-kevin-tolbert.html Kevin after squatting 600x30 immediately he did stiff legged deadlift with 450x15. Strangely enough, the comment on the above site talks about Kevin training with Kim Wood. There seems to be a common thread here. Anybody else picking it up? 600X30. 440X60. This changes the state of play entirely. Good work Mike. Yes, we can now safely say that that lift did *not* happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Lipinski Posted January 29, 2010 Share Posted January 29, 2010 Wow, the internet never changes. Almost ten damn years ago! http://bulkandpower48873.yuku.com/topic/490 If you can't read this and care about what some random people posted about Tolbert in 2001, let me know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djukac Posted January 29, 2010 Author Share Posted January 29, 2010 Tell us Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antarath Posted February 4, 2010 Share Posted February 4, 2010 I've been looking for proof of this feat for years (I believe it was done just before something ridiculous in the stiff-leg deadlift as well) - never been able to find it, except of course for "Well, Dr Ken said so", "Tolbert WAS a Monster who'd been training this was since twelve years before he was born" and "Well, Dr Ken said so". According to this site http://physicalstrategies.blogspot.com/2006/09/strongman-kevin-tolbert.html Kevin after squatting 600x30 immediately he did stiff legged deadlift with 450x15. Strangely enough, the comment on the above site talks about Kevin training with Kim Wood. There seems to be a common thread here. Anybody else picking it up? 600X30. 440X60. http://www.oldtimestrongman.com/blog/2008/01/kevin-tolbert.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bullitt Posted February 4, 2010 Share Posted February 4, 2010 I've been looking for proof of this feat for years (I believe it was done just before something ridiculous in the stiff-leg deadlift as well) - never been able to find it, except of course for "Well, Dr Ken said so", "Tolbert WAS a Monster who'd been training this was since twelve years before he was born" and "Well, Dr Ken said so". According to this site http://physicalstrategies.blogspot.com/2006/09/strongman-kevin-tolbert.html Kevin after squatting 600x30 immediately he did stiff legged deadlift with 450x15. Strangely enough, the comment on the above site talks about Kevin training with Kim Wood. There seems to be a common thread here. Anybody else picking it up? 600X30. 440X60. http://www.oldtimestrongman.com/blog/2008/01/kevin-tolbert.html Thanks Mats! I like the part where he says,"those aren't misprints!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antarath Posted February 4, 2010 Share Posted February 4, 2010 I've been looking for proof of this feat for years (I believe it was done just before something ridiculous in the stiff-leg deadlift as well) - never been able to find it, except of course for "Well, Dr Ken said so", "Tolbert WAS a Monster who'd been training this was since twelve years before he was born" and "Well, Dr Ken said so". According to this site http://physicalstrategies.blogspot.com/2006/09/strongman-kevin-tolbert.html Kevin after squatting 600x30 immediately he did stiff legged deadlift with 450x15. Strangely enough, the comment on the above site talks about Kevin training with Kim Wood. There seems to be a common thread here. Anybody else picking it up? 600X30. 440X60. http://www.oldtimestrongman.com/blog/2008/01/kevin-tolbert.html Thanks Mats! I like the part where he says,"those aren't misprints!" hahah yeah he uses that one alot actually Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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