Paul Savage training log

LessThanLuke said:
I don't see how it can't! Paul is built for rowing.

Sparrow said:I don't know why you think you can just walk into any sport you desire at nearly 30 years old (please correct me if I'm wrong) and claim world titles/records. Nobody does that apart from unbelievably phenomenal athletes.

You have achieved 4th in a world grip competition. This is a great achievement. You know why/how this happened - you dedicated most of your adult life to training grip and are talented at it. No coincidence or luck involved.

How would you feel if I said I was going to cert. a number 4 COC? Must be logical as I closed a number 2 the first time I tried for REPS!

Isn't going to happen is it? It's common sense really. Same goes for rowing world records.

Again, I would love to be proved wrong, but your grasp of reality (or lack of it) will no doubt leave you thinking you can do it.

Go for it!

PaulSavage said:
Well im not talented with grip, i was terrible to say the least when i started, could only pinch two 5kg plates and close a trainer, only gained the strength through many years of hard work. The rowing is different as ive already done less than 14 seconds without basically any practice on the machine and with it moving, the record is only 13.3 seconds. Keep in mind i've been doing arm over arm rowing in work for a decade so its built a good base and im built for it with my back length etc

Sparrow said:
Your hands are big though.
What about my other main points?
Average 30 year olds do not walk into new sports and break world records. It just does not happen.

AdamT said:Brock lesnar became ufc champ after 30. However he was an all American wrestling champ and far from average.

aaron_lohan said:classic attention seeking from paul and everyone falling for it.
some quality old chesnuts in the past few days including a mention of his job- bonus point awarded, world record- second bonus point, a bet- third bonus point.
i wonder what has happened to make him that way?

Sparrow said:
Paul is not comparable to Brock Lesnar.
UFC includes lots of wrestling; rowing isn't really a grip event.
I think this proves my point more than shows that Paul can break rowing world records.

PaulSavage said:
They are but theres also loads with bigger hands and thats not most important thing, david horne has pretty normal sized hands. Having big hands hurts grippers too as you have less leverage on the handle with your fingers being spread up it rather than all near the bottom.
Yeah but im not an average 30 year old (29), i did 40 inch verticle leap without training once, thats supposed be really hard, i've always been athletic and im built well to row. Bottom line is i only need to shave 0.7 seconds off, forget the record part and its not that big a deal.

PaulSavage said:
They are but theres also loads with bigger hands and thats not most important thing, david horne has pretty normal sized hands. Having big hands hurts grippers too as you have less leverage on the handle with your fingers being spread up it rather than all near the bottom.
Yeah but im not an average 30 year old (29), i did 40 inch verticle leap without training once, thats supposed be really hard, i've always been athletic and im built well to row. Bottom line is i only need to shave 0.7 seconds off, forget the record part and its not that big a deal.

aaron_lohan said:classic attention seeking from paul and everyone falling for it.
some quality old chesnuts in the past few days including a mention of his job- bonus point awarded, world record- second bonus point, a bet- third bonus point.
i wonder what has happened to make him that way?

Sparrow said:
Nothing you have done in any comp, or any sport other than grip suggests you are not like the rest of us, i.e. normal (average).
You would know by now (29 YO) if you were of the same ilk as Brock Lesnar.