Daywalker

Hi guys,

thanks for the feedback

No, i don't intend to make a simiar site to this one. A little bit like the main site, but no forum. Maybe a guestbook.

I imagine a website with mainly bios on the athletes. On each athlete's page s/he can publish pictures, personal training and diet infos, blog and/or training log, contact info etc. Additionally there will be articles on nutrition and training in general, plus a gallery with lots of muscle. Then, we will have workshops, contests and meet ups for new vegan athletes and members of the team and the website will be the platform to advertise them, and post pictures afterwards

I did 30 today after my bench session, for no other reason than this thread

I'm really enjoying this. I wonder how long it will take.

If we don't speed up, we can expect to be done in 2015

Running total: 2374

Ha! Cheers Daywalker, we'll have this done in no time!

I think so, too

I'll incorporate a few more push ups than usual in my warm up from now

Running total: 1830

10 + 15 +15

Running Total: 1875

Sorry, but 1830 + 10 + 15 + 15 is only = 1870! NO CHEATING!

I don't train push ups, but today i did 20 reps as part of my warm up - hey, every bit helps, right?!

Running total: 1230.

It must be something in the water in Germany...

I wonder where could I order that stuff.

Sorry to disappoint, it's nothing you can "order", nothing which makes it easy and comfortable to get ripped (i know you Americans would like that...) - it's just our attitude towards hard work

Thanks Rob

I appreciate your work with the website and forum, it has had somuch impact on my life and that of many others already, i hope i can do something similar over here!

By the way, if that wasn't clear:

With "strength athletes" i mean bodybuilders, powerlifters, strongmen, weightlifters and every other athlete who does any form of strength training or competes in some kind of power sport (shotput, highland games etc. etc.)!

Hi fellows,

I plan on founding a vegan strength athlete group in Germany.

The idea is:

- to get vegan strength athletes together for training,

- sharing experiences with training and nutrition,

- motivation.

- I want to have an awesome cool website with tons of testosteron, muscle and information on it - in German.

- Obviously, the website shall serve as the base for information, connection and vegan representation in the German speaking parts of the world for vegans who need info on training and for strength athletes who search for info on performance on a vegan diet.

So, who is in?

Ideas, suggestions etc. welcome.

Who wants to help with the website?

Crazy mofo - totally loco

Good luck to all three of you!

Very brave of old thinthin to step onstage with L&G and Octoman

That's really good form, a great addition!

Is he on the forum yet?

I was hoping this was a video of Troy with a 200 lb Kettlebell.

Me too!

OHP works more muscle groups. Would you like me to name them all?

Yes, please

How does a pec dec develope functional strength?

Nah man I'd rather be strong and lift for MYSELF than have big muscles for the sake of ??? having big muscles to look pretty and attract chicks. I think it's a waste of time to spend hours a week training to pack on useless muscle mass with minimal strength gains.

You don't seem to see my point. Pursue whatever aims you want with your sport. To all the bodybuilders you mock and you feel superior to because your muscles are "functional" (which often is used as a term meaning "small and not really strong but relatively fit") their muscles have a function - looking good, feeling good, maybe taking part or even winning a BB contest.

It can be argued what is more "functional" in our society - the athletic look or the athletic skill. Are a champion bodybuilder's muscles more functional than an amateur athletes, who can do more push ups than the bodybuilder, muscles? One wins a trophy, the other one beats him at push ups - both achieve their individual goal.

If someone enjoys lifting for the sake of big muscles, where's the harm? You could just say "wow, that required a lot of hard work" instead of talking them down because you don't share their goals.

I know what Gaia means and i agree with her.

the overhead pressing strength of many powerlifters and bodybuilders is weak in comparison to what they can bench press. Of course their are exceptions.

Why is it better to be strong in overhead than in bench?

Big strong pecs don't develope functional strength.

What is functional strength, and when is strength non-functional??

A lot of big guys who've been training for years can't do many pull-ups or paralell bar dips.

I've seen those big muscle beach guys do pull-ups. Their ROM on pullups is "nothing to write home about."

Are you jealous of their muscle size? No? Why talk it down then?

Some people train for size, some for strength, some for basketball. If small ROM gets them the results they want, so be it. You don't mock the world champion in swimming that his training doesn't help him in a boxing fight, or an elite high jumper that he doesn't score goals in a soccer match.

The guy in the video is incredible, it makes me almost doubt if it is really 200lbs

Robert, i know i said this last year, but i can't think of much that could prevent me from visiting you next year again! You do awesome work!

(If only you were bigger )

Richard, you're the man! I'll come back to you soon on that offer! Thank you in advance!

Great to hear from you Daywalker..

 

Keep in touch

I'm trying Tashy, but i am so busy...

But i'll always come around and have a look in the forum, even if it's just to glance at your sig, which is the best signature EVER and my favourite Robert Cheeke quote!

Great pictures, looks like a good event and that everybody had lots of fun

Are you raw now Rob? Or were the raw games for all people who eat raw food sometimes, between 1% and 100%?

Thank you tasha, Rob and Zack! (and NOT the green lean one ).

Rob you know how much work it is to organize such an event! This was the practice run, we'll get bigger each year

VEGAN POWER MOTHERSMURFERS!

less said about performance in Germany the better

SUPERHEROES

Round One - Medley:

First job for our four wannabe superheroes: move a giant earthmover tyre out of the way and then bring three hazardous barrels from the industrial plant about to explode.

Big tyre flip x3, TOXIC barrel 90kg, BIOHAZARD barrel 110kg and RADIOACTIVE barrel 120kg carry 6-9m and load onto 130cm platform.

Everyone was eager to start and get a notch on his gun.

Results:

1. Jakob http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o117/Kryptonite_V/VSGG%202008/Jakobgunshow.jpg - 48,4 seconds.

2. Kryptonite V http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o117/Kryptonite_V/VSGG%202008/Krypto2.jpg - 60,4 seconds.

3. Devil's Plaything http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o117/Kryptonite_V/VSGG%202008/DevilsPlaything.jpg - 63,2 seconds.

4. Gimli http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o117/Kryptonite_V/VSGG%202008/Spugface.jpg - Radioactivity turned out his weakness, loaded two barrels.

Major surprise in the first round, the Scottish ambassador couldn't finish the task! The Thing from Konstanz easily dashed through the event and made a clear statement: don't mess with Jakob!

Round Two - Log Press:

A superhero knows no tiredness. To yank out a giant tree and hurl it at his foes is a display of strength as well as a weapon in his arsenal.

Log press for max weight, 4 attempts each. Everyone had a go at the 60kg log to get into the groove.

Results:

1. Gimli http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o117/Kryptonite_V/VSGG%202008/Spug.jpg - 85kg - 95kg - 100kg - F at 105kg.

Joined 2. Devil's Plaything http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o117/Kryptonite_V/VSGG%202008/DevilsPlaything.jpg and Jakob http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o117/Kryptonite_V/VSGG%202008/Jakob.jpg - 90kg each.

DP: 80kg - 85kg - 90kg - F at 95kg.

Jakob: 80kg - 90kg - 2xF at 95kg.

4. Kryptonite V http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o117/Kryptonite_V/VSGG%202008/Kryptoc.jpg - 70kg - 80kg - 2xF at 85kg.

As expected, Spug proves a point with the log press and is back in the game! Jakob stays in the lead!

http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o117/Kryptonite_V/VSGG%202008/SpuglogHulk.jpg

Round Three - Farmer's Walk:

The industrial chemical evil powerplant is still ablaze, superheroes and sidekicks fighting side by side to save the innocent. The superheroes aid the sidekicks with the task of carrying the victims into safety - two victims per hand!

120kg per hand for maximum distance, no time limit, turns after 15m.

Results:

Joined 1. Devil's Plaything http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o117/Kryptonite_V/VSGG%202008/DevilsPlaything.jpg and Kryptonite V http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o117/Kryptonite_V/VSGG%202008/Krypto2.jpg - 15m each.

3. Jakob http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o117/Kryptonite_V/VSGG%202008/Jakob2.jpg - 7,71m.

4. Spug http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o117/Kryptonite_V/VSGG%202008/Spugface.jpg - about 1m.

Krypto and DP are happily surprised that a poor 15m secure them top points, while Spug gains himself the new fighting name "Gimli Onestep".

Round Four - Yoke Walk:

Our amazing heroes now carry, erm, something very big, heavy and important on their shoulders! Heroic!

250kg for 20m, 90sec time limit.

After some (foreign) competitors struggled to walk a few steps with the warm up weight of 210kg, the organizer kindly proposed to reduce the comp weight to 210kg, but the athletes refused - brave heroes!

Results:

1. Kryptonite V http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o117/Kryptonite_V/VSGG%202008/Krypto.jpg - 22,5 sec.

2. Devil's Plaything http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o117/Kryptonite_V/VSGG%202008/DP.jpg - 29,4 sec.

3. Jakob http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o117/Kryptonite_V/VSGG%202008/Jakob2.jpg - 35,3 sec*.

4. Gimli Onestep http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o117/Kryptonite_V/VSGG%202008/Spugface.jpg - 44,9 sec.

Devil almost matched Krypto's time but stumbled a few meters before the line and dropped the yoke.

Spug fought bravely and went all the way slowly but surely without a drop.

*In the official documents Jakob's time is listed as 45,3 sec, which gave him 4th place. But i think there was a mistake, iirc his time was 35,3sec. I'm not 100% sure, but i decided to change the results, makes no difference for Spug anyway

Final Round - Atlas Stones:

Only superhumans can hope to lift these titanic boulders!

75kg, 100kg onto 150cm platform, 130kg, 150kg onto 120cm platform.

Results:

1. Jakob http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o117/Kryptonite_V/VSGG%202008/Jakobgunshow.jpg - 44 seconds.

2. Kryptonite V http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o117/Kryptonite_V/VSGG%202008/Krypto.jpg - 52 seconds.

3. Spug Braveheart http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o117/Kryptonite_V/VSGG%202008/Spug2.jpg - 6,5 sec for two stones.

4. Devil's Plaything http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o117/Kryptonite_V/VSGG%202008/DP.jpg - 9,9 seconds for two stones.

Jakob so fast, it looked easy!

Krypto had to fight with the last stone, but sheer willpower got him through.

DP and Spug close, but not close enough on the third stone.

http://www.baldy.za.net/files/pblog/640/pb230225-med.jpg

Final results:

Joined First Place: Jakob http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o117/Kryptonite_V/VSGG%202008/Jakobgunshow.jpg and Kryptonite V http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o117/Kryptonite_V/VSGG%202008/Krypto.jpg - both 14,5 points.

Third Place: Devil's Plaything http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o117/Kryptonite_V/VSGG%202008/DevilsPlaything.jpg - 12 points.

Fourth Place: Poor Old Spuggy http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o117/Kryptonite_V/VSGG%202008/Spuggy.jpg - 9 points.

I hope everyone enjoyed the gathering as much as i did!

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SIDEKICKS

Round One - Tyre Flip:

The sidekicks had 120 seconds time to flip burning tyres to save innocent victims lying underneath. The one who saved the most gets the most points!

Results:

1. Euphoric http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o117/Kryptonite_V/VSGG%202008/Euphoric.jpg - 18 flips.

2. Baldy http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o117/Kryptonite_V/VSGG%202008/Baldy3.jpg - 14 flips.

3. Lars http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o117/Kryptonite_V/VSGG%202008/Lars.jpg - 13 flips.

Joined 4. Mellos http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o117/Kryptonite_V/VSGG%202008/Mellos.jpg - Yann http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o117/Kryptonite_V/VSGG%202008/Yann.jpg - Bo http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o117/Kryptonite_V/VSGG%202008/Bo.jpg - 8 flips each.

7. Pascal http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o117/Kryptonite_V/VSGG%202008/Pascal.jpg - 7 flips.

Euphoric takes an early lead with a comfy win in the Tyre Flip!

Round Two - Farmer's Walk:

The sidekicks now had to carry away the saved victims from the inferno as far as possible - one 60kg victim per hand, no time limit!

Results:

1. Baldy http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o117/Kryptonite_V/VSGG%202008/Baldy3.jpg -60m.

2. Euphoric http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o117/Kryptonite_V/VSGG%202008/Euphoric.jpg - 59m.

3. Lars http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o117/Kryptonite_V/VSGG%202008/Lars.jpg - 22,54m.

4. Bo http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o117/Kryptonite_V/VSGG%202008/Bo.jpg - 19,10m.

5. Yann http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o117/Kryptonite_V/VSGG%202008/Yann.jpg - 15m.

6. Pascal http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o117/Kryptonite_V/VSGG%202008/Pascal.jpg - 12,41m.

7.Mellos http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o117/Kryptonite_V/VSGG%202008/Mellos.jpg - 6,86m.

Baldy and Euphoric are now head to head with one first and one second place each, while the rest of the field begins to seperate as they fight for the third spot.

Round Three - Log Press:

The task is simple, but not easy: lift the 40kg wooden log from floor to overhead as often as possible in 120 seconds to, er, save more innocent victims

Mellos began and set the mark everyone else had to beat with 16 highly respectable reps.

Results:

1. Baldy http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o117/Kryptonite_V/VSGG%202008/Baldy3.jpg - 20 reps.

Joined 2. Euphoric http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o117/Kryptonite_V/VSGG%202008/Euphoric.jpg - Lars http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o117/Kryptonite_V/VSGG%202008/Lars.jpg - 19 reps each.

4. Mellos http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o117/Kryptonite_V/VSGG%202008/Mellos.jpg - 16 reps.

5. Bo http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o117/Kryptonite_V/VSGG%202008/Bo.jpg - 7 reps.

6. Pascal http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o117/Kryptonite_V/VSGG%202008/Pascal.jpg - 5 reps.

7. Yann http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o117/Kryptonite_V/VSGG%202008/Yann.jpg - 2 reps.

Baldy draws away from Euphoric while Lars secures his third spot.

Final Round - Loading Race:

The Sidekicks did what they do best: assist the superheroes. The task was to bring the deadly rocks of kryptonite away from the superheroes as quickly as possible and safely store them in shielded cabins.

Read: carry a ~30kg rock for 15m, a ~55kg rock for 8m, and load them onto 150cm platform, then load a 75kg atlas stone on a 120cm platform.

Results:

1. Baldy http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o117/Kryptonite_V/VSGG%202008/Baldy3.jpg - 23,1 seconds.

2. Euphoric http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o117/Kryptonite_V/VSGG%202008/Euphoric.jpg - 33,0 seconds.

3. Mellos http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o117/Kryptonite_V/VSGG%202008/Mellos.jpg - 44,0 seconds.

4. Lars http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o117/Kryptonite_V/VSGG%202008/Lars.jpg - 48,1 seconds.

5. Bo http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o117/Kryptonite_V/VSGG%202008/Bo.jpg - 59,9 seconds.

6. Pascal http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o117/Kryptonite_V/VSGG%202008/Pascal.jpg - 62,5 seconds.

7. Yann http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o117/Kryptonite_V/VSGG%202008/Yann.jpg - 65sec for the rocks, Atlas stone not loaded.

Baldy untouchable!

Mellos gained some good points in this event.

Everyone gave a good fight and almost everyone loaded the atlas stone!

Yann had the disadvantage to go first, plus he had bruised, bleeding fingers from his fight with the tyre! Well done, Yann, proper HTFU!

Final results:

1. Baldy http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o117/Kryptonite_V/VSGG%202008/Baldy3.jpg - 27 points.

2. Euphoric http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o117/Kryptonite_V/VSGG%202008/Euphoric.jpg - 24,5 points.

3. Lars http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o117/Kryptonite_V/VSGG%202008/Lars.jpg - 19,5 points.

Joined 4. Mellos http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o117/Kryptonite_V/VSGG%202008/Mellos.jpg - Bo http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o117/Kryptonite_V/VSGG%202008/Bo.jpg - 13 points each.

6. Yann http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o117/Kryptonite_V/VSGG%202008/Yann.jpg - 8 points.

7. Pascal http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o117/Kryptonite_V/VSGG%202008/Pascal.jpg - 7 points.

Congratulations to everyone!

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Sidekicks after comp: Lars, Pascal, Baldy, Bo, Yann, Euphoric, Mellos and some weak guy.

http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o117/Kryptonite_V/VSGG%202008/VeganStrengthGathering2008.jpg

Introduction of the combatants

SIDEKICKS

Euphoric the Teutonic Psycho

http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o117/Kryptonite_V/VSGG%202008/Euphoric.jpg

New to the forum but not to fitness and veganism, EUPHORIC has his eyes on victory and nothing less. Lean and mean 6 foot 3 inches, the tallest of all combatants.

Mellos "Robin" T.O.B.I.

http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o117/Kryptonite_V/VSGG%202008/Mellos.jpg

The young padavan, 16 years of age, short but agile, light but determined, fit and fast. He is not going to give any points away easily!

Baldy the South African Menace

http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o117/Kryptonite_V/VSGG%202008/Baldy3.jpg

Baldy has not travelled that far to put up a poor show. He's secretly been spying on everyone's training logs for weaknesses and come up with a strategy to conquer the top today.

Raw Powerman Lars

http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o117/Kryptonite_V/VSGG%202008/Lars.jpg

The leader of the raw foodist team is here to make a point and prove raw vegan power!

Yann "capital Y" cooking master

http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o117/Kryptonite_V/VSGG%202008/Yann.jpg

He keeps fit with cycling and just wants to join in the fun today - WTF!

B to the O cyclin' Bo

http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o117/Kryptonite_V/VSGG%202008/Bo.jpg

Tall and fit, he could prove to be the dark horse today...

Pascal the silent storm

http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o117/Kryptonite_V/VSGG%202008/Pascal.jpg

Not much is known about this quiet guy, better keep an eye on him...

SUPERHEROES

Spug "Gimli" Myers:

http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o117/Kryptonite_V/VSGG%202008/Spug2.jpg

"El_Flaco" on this board, the Scottish representative, the beardy threat to all teutonic, the ginger haired dwarf, the muscled trash talker - the one who needs no further introduction! Clearly the favourite of the day.

Jakob "The Thing"

http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o117/Kryptonite_V/VSGG%202008/Jakobgunshow.jpg

Young, big, strong and fierce - if anybody can stop Gimli, he can!

Devil's "Ghostrider" Plaything

http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o117/Kryptonite_V/VSGG%202008/DevilsPlaything.jpg

Drawing power from dead protein, this undead superhero grows stronger all the time. There will be no stopping this inexorable force of nature, one can only hope to gain some time before he will take the crown.

Kryptonite V aka Daywalker

http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o117/Kryptonite_V/VSGG%202008/Krypto.jpg

Your friendly local superhero who faces all these fearsome foes for your entertainment.

I think it's surprising that the chest looks almost equal and the difference isn't rediculously big.

WTF are you talking about!!?

Dennis' chest is three times bigger than Berend's, and the rest is four times bigger! The difference is CRAZY!

And Berend is, according to the rules of his own natural BB federation, not natural - he was caught using ephedrine. And if he, the poster boy of German natural BB, uses that while claiming to be natural, who knows what else he took and wasn't caught. A pity

It's a very good movie.

You can watch it here:

http://www.watch-movies.net/movies/bigger_stronger_faster/

The last guy looks clearly pumped up on roids.

First, he looks awesome. Second, you can bet your ass that all the other guys on this page above him (so Christian Bale excluded) are on roids as well!

If he can do it everybody can

He can do me any time baby, woo

Daywalker is looking good!

As always just that important little bit bigger and better than you

But what the heck, we both look awesome! We obviously RULE the stage!

Hi Shawn!

I suppose you're the same "Future" as the one on Intense Muscle?

Great to have you here!

Good luck with your show!

I know you know your stuff, so i'll hold my tongue about tips for the transition and on how to avoid mass loss ... but if you're interested in exchanging vegan prep experiences, feel free to PM me

Peace,

Daywalker

Thanks everybody for the votes and the love vibes

I voted for you too, and the singer Nena (loved 101 red balloons song of hers that made it over here to the states).

99 it is

DUDE!! I don't know what you look like!! Which one is you??

 

 

You're hurting me

This is a vegan BODYBUILDING forum, who do you think i am?

Glad you figured it out with some help

in the near future I'm going to go over to Germany to visit him and crush him in arm wrestling

You know i love you, Thinthin, but you should really stop dead smoking crack, man!

Back to reality: when you come over, better make sure you're in top shape 'cos i won't take no excuses from you!