Andy Ruse at Raw Unity Meet 3

[arniemonkey]

just a quickie can you wear knee wraps at these comps or do you prefer without...

[Blenderate]

@arniemonkey Knee wraps are not allowed in most raw divisions. Some federations allow them, however.

[arniemonkey]

@Blenderate cheers mate btw you are awesome in the squat and the high rep stuff is the best on youtube great to see a powerlifter with some great legs( im straight so dont worry )lol

[Derek78787878]

First off, props. I've linked more than one of your vids on my facebook page before. Your rep squatting strength just blows me away. Question for you though: When doing deads, do you recommend dead stop reps or touch and go? I find dead stop a LOT harder.

[Blenderate]

Thanks. :) For deads, it depends on your specific weaknesses and goals. Both ways have their merits. I do mostly dead stop because I'm weak off the floor. But somebody who's strong off the floor and weak at lockout might benefit more from the constant tension of touch-and-go.

[Derek78787878]

@Blenderate

Thanks for the advice. I also have the problem of being weak off the floor :S. Dead stops it is! Cheers to your training!

[fatcat669]

awesome lifts

you pull with hook grip right?

also its crazy to see someone highbar squat @ a pl meet i havent ever seen that before.

[Blenderate]

Yes, hook grip.  I squat high bar because that's the only way I know how. :) Eventually I may switch to low bar.

[Nubi9]

didnt like the commentator haha

[jessedale98]

lol thats my name at the end of the video!

[gol10dr1]

Way to go bud. Some solid PR's considering that rough training cycle.

I guess drinking all that pond water is paying off!

[bluenote04]

Well done, Andy!

[Fozzay]

great job Blenderate!

[klaran]

dude, double overhand, that's beastly

[chadcite]

nice

[RedLij2]

Great work Andy! I was streaming the meet live here at home, and my family was wondering what i was yelling about, haha. Love that Dream Theater theme music too.

[Fir3fly798]

congrats on the PRs!!!! You got great depth on all of your squats which is awesome cause I hate it when people claim to squat big weight when they can't even come near parallel with it. You'll get that 661 squat man just keep working at it.

[SteviGX]

Great job man! Congrats on the PR's!

[Sakunuthugger]

Great job Andy.

[rucheau]

nice work andy

[Salamandria23]

That was awesome!!!!!! Congratulations!

[BRETZERR]

Great competition bro - congratulations on all the PR's! 50 stars.

[exticide]

how do u not yell when ur making those huge lifts

[Cuckoot]

Haha, did you have Never Enough on repeat or did they start the song over for every attempt? Petrucci's solo in that song is great for grinding out hard reps. Shit, Petrucci soloing is great for anything.

[radairruse]

Every lifter got to pick a theme song that was played for every attempt.

[powrbuildr]

great job..... awesome lifting...... don't worrry about beatng anyone but yourself...... its about making atemppts and getting PRs..... thats what is in your control..... you can;t control others lifts and who shows up...... so just keep making PRs

[DJSTARER]

cool man. you got a gift on the second DL.

[Blenderate]

Yeah, no kidding. Sioux-z yelled at me for that. I don't think I'll ever take my hands off the bar again after having 114 pounds of female fury reaming me out over it. :)

[powrbuildr]

everyone wants to win..... iits a hard concept to oonly be able to focus on your attempts and doing better than last time..... its still a problem for me also......

[mrinderle]

Awesome contest Andy! PR,PR,PR!!!

[secuervo]

Nice work sir.

[ravsandhu1]

fantastic lifting andy, congratulations on a great meet. you're a great lifter, hope your training continues to go well for you. nice music too lol.

[rugger1990]

Great lifting. Good to see that glute held up.

[ftlty]

very good meet Andy ! congrats !

[grambo22]

3 PR's? Awesome, congrats.

[nycffzeel]

simply inspiring lifting! your deadlifts are beyond epic. awesome stuff!

[jlinteris]

Watched it live. You are one hell of a lifter, Andy!

[scubasteve121212]

Amazing Strength there! What did you finish in the meet?

[Blenderate]

@scubasteve121212 2nd place to Mike Tuscherer, but we were the only two 275ers who finished, and he beat me by about a billion pounds.