Love the video. I remember when I first joined my powerlifting and learned with time how many people in there were not natural. After being obsessed with my numbers and plateauing at time I understood why they did it. I'm still natural, but trained with them to learn form and technique. I competed in a local competition and got first place in my category. 280 bench, 430 squat, 475 dealift. Natural. Some guys in their have physically demanding jobs like me and gave into the gear, but I refuse to go down that path. My goals are 315 bench, 495 deadlift, and 500 squat naturally. Hoping it's doable.
During the eldritch season what was the most heart racing movie/house/costume you saw? With owning a business and having Calgary Barbell as your main form of income how have you dealt with stress of a business, how have you limited other stress, and how has training been effected by that stress and what ways do you move through these stress trials in training?
I happen to own a a first edition copy of Eldritch Wizardry by Gygax and Blume. I can remember how excited I was when it came out because I am old like dirt. My question is who is "nerdier," me for having a book by that title, especially that book, or you guys for picking that as word of the week? I feel like there can be no loser here. Keep up the great work, I really appreciate your content.
I have yet to work out in the new Calgary Barbell gym, but the old gym in the beat up industrial area had such an eldritch feel. The graffitied dungeon was a great place to lift while on business trips. Also great music!
I am wondering why is the pre loft routine so important for deadlifting? When I deadlif, if I put on some loud music, pace and then scream before lifting I can lift much more an on the other hand I missed lifts just because I went in calm. It almost feels like I am chanelling eldritch energy, but surely there is a better explanation?
Have you ever played the Eldritch horror game, Darkest Dungeon? It is painful and heartbreaking at times. However, if you stay the course and keep chugging along, you will get euphoric moments of victory. It's kind of like powerlifting.
As a musical fan, I was hoping you could weigh in on a serious question. English musician Andrew Eldritch is know for his baritone voice and proto-goth sound. Canada’s own Blood Ceremony combined aspects of psychedelic folk and doom metal, as best exemplified on the 2013 release entitled The Eldritch Dark. Supposing we took the best aspect of both, would it recall more the Italian prog-metal Eldritch or lean more towards the more neo-baroque, cerebral, academic musical venturings of Dr. Mark Elliot Bergman’s Five Eldritch Horrors?
Eldritch - Bryce, I started my powerlifting career in 1973 and wish you were around back then. I’m 70 years old and training for my first meet in 30 years. Can you share with us what supplements you use especially protein, pre-workout and creatine. Wishing you a long career. Paul
Eldritch The new IPF bench press rule is about a year old now. In your opinion did it work? Is the sport better for it or should it be reversed/altered etc.?
Hello Bryce ,What role do eldritch and mystic symbols, often seen in rock album artwork and stage performances, play in creating an atmosphere of intrigue and fascination within the rock music genre?
What is your favourite album or playlist to listen to when training? Couple of my favourites at the moment are chelsea grin and doom eternal soundtrack. I find the heavier music gives me eldrich power and energy to train harder
Eldritch! How has your love for heavy music played a role in your lifting journey? Have you trained with metal artists? Do your peers enjoy lifting to death metal too? Have you ever considered doing more content with music related stuff (beyond the recommendation reels, which i love btw)? Thanks homie! 🤘
How important is ritual or habit in preparing for a meet? Do you pray to eldritch deities in the weight room before getting on the platform? Always play the same Black Dahlia Murder song before a heavy lift (I'd choose Warborn)? And how can we use rituals/habits advantageously without them becoming a crutch? Love the content!
Music is a really powerful training tool for going for maxes. Do you find that when your doing your rehabilitation work you listen to more calm music as to not hype yourself up so you can simply focus on the muscles? Coming from someone recovering from an injury myself I often find I can’t listen to music or I’ll get carried away with hype. Oh yeah, Eldritch.
Obviously everyone has their pre workout music and and music they like to listen while training but im curious what is yalls post workout music of choice on your way home ? I personally put on some slow R&B to help my mind chill out after a grueling session
eldritch - How concerned should different level powerlifters be when it comes to diet? Eat to maintain a weight class or watch every food intake with a food scale and macro tracker? At what point in your career did you really start paying attention to diet?
What is the thing you like the most about the music that you listen to when you’re training like for me it would be the hard riffs with the hard vocals. I know that for some peoples are the eldritch instrumentals and so on. What’s the thing that catches your attention when listening to a new song?
eldritch. that's it. no fitting it in. what's the biggest issue you have found being a 120? would you go back to 105? 93? omegacut and battle 83 manders?
How do you deal with the eldritch horror that is the unknown of both life and training? Having trouble keeping faith with programming when the end is uncertain
This might sound a bit eldritch, but could you please tell us more about your life before powerlifting? What were you doing during your late teens, early 20s?
I always come back to what brought me into this stuff, and that’s health. Maybe that’s not my number one priority in the way I train. But I don’t want to use PEDs and completely lose sight of that initial goal.
Eldritch horror is great but rarely plays out well on screen. What is your favorite horror movie/genre and how do you think you’d fare in a horror/slasher movie setting?
I have had a bitch of an eldritch feeling heading into my first meet. What is your mentality the week before your first meet and how do you prep mentally for it.
In the world of Powerlifting , how do the training philosophies of a seasoned atlete compare to those of a newcomer, and are there any eldritch or unconventional techniques that the veteran atlete has mastered for an advantage?
I know it makes me an eldritch abomination in the powerlifting world but I love strongman lifts. Have you ever thought about trying a strongman meet, and have you ever messed around with any of the lifts like log, atlas stones, yoke etc?
I've been diving into and training extreme vocals because I want to be able to sound like an eldritch abomination at the red light, and I feel like strong vocal chords might have some carry over to lifting lol maybe... who is your favorite metal vocalist?
Any eldritch tales from your visit to EliteFTS? Once you age into being the old head at the gym, are you gonna haunt the place with stories of powerlifting’s past? For real - how do you want to age from a competitor to mostly a teacher/trainer?
Eldrich. What was you lifetime powerlifting story? IR what PRs did you hit in your first, second, third years of powerlifting. And how long did it take for you to be like “damn I’m actually world class strong?”
Man I'm telling you, lifting in a silent gym without music is eldritch. How much would your enjoyment of lifting suffer, if you could not listen to music? For me this is an integral part of lifting and I would not want to miss it!
Why do powerlifters fear that not eating enough calories might turn their strength training sessions into an eldritch nightmare, where dumbbells sprout wings and bench presses become occult rituals? Is there a calorie shortage curse in the weightlifting world?
So, does your strength come from the fact that you made a pact with an Eldritch abomination?, that might explain why you keep getting tattoos on every inch of your body. Was that part of the deal you made with the entity?, and can I make the same deal with it?
If you didn’t find this Eldritch sport what would you have done with your life? What other worldly thing would draw your attention ?!! Or would it be from this world 🌎 😮
his squat and bench press numbers are posible to make natural. But Bryce is not making rapid progress, rather he is adding kg to his total year by year, has gained a lot of bodyweight and has powerlifting-build. 99% lifters may take drugs, but some are strong without Few people can devote themselves to such an unprofitable sport for a long time, for years. In my country, powerlifting is quite popular (we had many world champions), but many national team members train only 3 times a week and do not make a living from powerlifting..
You're natty? Having seen you as your old skinner self years ago compared to when I watch you now, I just assumed you took some form of PED as your so much bigger now. GH was my theory. Personally I take testosterone myself and don't decry anyone that does
I understand you have to say your natural because your an IPF athlete but its extremely dishonest of you, why not just entirely ignore the question whenever possible rather than lieing to peoples faces.
you dont have to take roids to acheive your goal. you just need to change your mind set differently . my theroy is roids people can rest or do recovery and acheive there goals , natural cant , try not do resting to much just dont lift as heavy you want or else u be sore as fuck!. do high reps with dropset high to lower weights example start 175 , 150 then last 100 thats one set of dropsets do this 3 times then move on to next machine. just so you know you can do few technique on one machine ... you will see results in few short months..me just few days
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If an eldritch creature came to our world, which of the three power lifts do you think they would like the most?
deadlift no question
me personally i would love to see cthulu maxing out on a gargantuan sized bench lol
Finally someone asking the *important* questions.
And it's deads, no contest, as far as I can see.
Love the video. I remember when I first joined my powerlifting and learned with time how many people in there were not natural. After being obsessed with my numbers and plateauing at time I understood why they did it. I'm still natural, but trained with them to learn form and technique. I competed in a local competition and got first place in my category. 280 bench, 430 squat, 475 dealift. Natural. Some guys in their have physically demanding jobs like me and gave into the gear, but I refuse to go down that path. My goals are 315 bench, 495 deadlift, and 500 squat naturally. Hoping it's doable.
During the eldritch season what was the most heart racing movie/house/costume you saw? With owning a business and having Calgary Barbell as your main form of income how have you dealt with stress of a business, how have you limited other stress, and how has training been effected by that stress and what ways do you move through these stress trials in training?
I happen to own a a first edition copy of Eldritch Wizardry by Gygax and Blume. I can remember how excited I was when it came out because I am old like dirt. My question is who is "nerdier," me for having a book by that title, especially that book, or you guys for picking that as word of the week? I feel like there can be no loser here. Keep up the great work, I really appreciate your content.
My aunt Eldritch wants to know if you were to add a 4th lift the the power lifts, what would it be?
I have yet to work out in the new Calgary Barbell gym, but the old gym in the beat up industrial area had such an eldritch feel. The graffitied dungeon was a great place to lift while on business trips. Also great music!
Eldritch blast! Great message about staying natural keep it going!!
I am wondering why is the pre loft routine so important for deadlifting? When I deadlif, if I put on some loud music, pace and then scream before lifting I can lift much more an on the other hand I missed lifts just because I went in calm. It almost feels like I am chanelling eldritch energy, but surely there is a better explanation?
The music in the background for this upload definitely had eldritch vibes. Excited for worlds!
Have you ever played the Eldritch horror game, Darkest Dungeon? It is painful and heartbreaking at times. However, if you stay the course and keep chugging along, you will get euphoric moments of victory.
It's kind of like powerlifting.
What is your usual approach to coming back from illness when the eldritch flu hits you? Keep to plan or back off the RPE by 1?
As a musical fan, I was hoping you could weigh in on a serious question. English musician Andrew Eldritch is know for his baritone voice and proto-goth sound. Canada’s own Blood Ceremony combined aspects of psychedelic folk and doom metal, as best exemplified on the 2013 release entitled The Eldritch Dark. Supposing we took the best aspect of both, would it recall more the Italian prog-metal Eldritch or lean more towards the more neo-baroque, cerebral, academic musical venturings of Dr. Mark Elliot Bergman’s Five Eldritch Horrors?
Eldritch - Bryce, I started my powerlifting career in 1973 and wish you were around back then. I’m 70 years old and training for my first meet in 30 years. Can you share with us what supplements you use especially protein, pre-workout and creatine. Wishing you a long career. Paul
"do I want to beat others? yes. am i willing to cheat to do it? no" *goes ahead and pulls sumo*
with love, a fellow sumo puller
Eldritch The new IPF bench press rule is about a year old now. In your opinion did it work? Is the sport better for it or should it be reversed/altered etc.?
Have you considered competing in any of the other Eldritch sports (i.e. strongman, CrossFit, bodybuilding, etc.)?
Hello Bryce ,What role do eldritch and mystic symbols, often seen in rock album artwork and stage performances, play in creating an atmosphere of intrigue and fascination within the rock music genre?
What is your favourite album or playlist to listen to when training? Couple of my favourites at the moment are chelsea grin and doom eternal soundtrack. I find the heavier music gives me eldrich power and energy to train harder
Eldritch!
How has your love for heavy music played a role in your lifting journey? Have you trained with metal artists? Do your peers enjoy lifting to death metal too? Have you ever considered doing more content with music related stuff (beyond the recommendation reels, which i love btw)?
Thanks homie! 🤘
How important is ritual or habit in preparing for a meet? Do you pray to eldritch deities in the weight room before getting on the platform? Always play the same Black Dahlia Murder song before a heavy lift (I'd choose Warborn)? And how can we use rituals/habits advantageously without them becoming a crutch? Love the content!
Eldritch. What do you think about water loading to make weight before a meet?
Music is a really powerful training tool for going for maxes. Do you find that when your doing your rehabilitation work you listen to more calm music as to not hype yourself up so you can simply focus on the muscles? Coming from someone recovering from an injury myself I often find I can’t listen to music or I’ll get carried away with hype. Oh yeah, Eldritch.
Eldritch horrors in your head, what do you implement in your training or on the side to mitigate the negative effects of a bad psyche phase ?
We need more eldritch tunes. Hissing was a great rec. you got a top 5 eldritch album playlist?
What was your character in D&D using the eldritch spell and do you still play?
Matt vena in the back of the larsen press?
yup
As these eldritch couple of days surrounding Halloween has passed leading up to my first meet. Any advice?
Obviously everyone has their pre workout music and and music they like to listen while training but im curious what is yalls post workout music of choice on your way home ? I personally put on some slow R&B to help my mind chill out after a grueling session
eldritch - How concerned should different level powerlifters be when it comes to diet? Eat to maintain a weight class or watch every food intake with a food scale and macro tracker? At what point in your career did you really start paying attention to diet?
Is that Matt Vena?
If for any Eldrige you had to quit the lifting world - competing, coaching, youtube - anything concerning PL. What would you do with your life?
Eldritch is a power metal band from Italy.. do you listen to power metal?
To whom of your eldritch followers you would recommend to start lifting sumo? Would you say it is worth the effort to learn it?
What is the thing you like the most about the music that you listen to when you’re training like for me it would be the hard riffs with the hard vocals. I know that for some peoples are the eldritch instrumentals and so on. What’s the thing that catches your attention when listening to a new song?
eldritch. that's it. no fitting it in. what's the biggest issue you have found being a 120? would you go back to 105? 93? omegacut and battle 83 manders?
Eldritch - at what body weight did you feel the most confident/happiest in your physique?
How do you deal with the eldritch horror that is the unknown of both life and training? Having trouble keeping faith with programming when the end is uncertain
This might sound a bit eldritch, but could you please tell us more about your life before powerlifting? What were you doing during your late teens, early 20s?
Hi Bryce, Do you have any regrets from your lifting journey? Maybe some moments you felt quite eldritch?
I always come back to what brought me into this stuff, and that’s health. Maybe that’s not my number one priority in the way I train. But I don’t want to use PEDs and completely lose sight of that initial goal.
Eldritch horror is great but rarely plays out well on screen. What is your favorite horror movie/genre and how do you think you’d fare in a horror/slasher movie setting?
I have had a bitch of an eldritch feeling heading into my first meet. What is your mentality the week before your first meet and how do you prep mentally for it.
Chris Barnes or Corpse grinder? While Barns possesses an eldritch screech corpse grinder is maximumly brutal. What are your thoughts Bryce?
In the world of Powerlifting , how do the training philosophies of a seasoned atlete compare to those of a newcomer, and are there any eldritch or unconventional techniques that the veteran atlete has mastered for an advantage?
I know it makes me an eldritch abomination in the powerlifting world but I love strongman lifts. Have you ever thought about trying a strongman meet, and have you ever messed around with any of the lifts like log, atlas stones, yoke etc?
I've been diving into and training extreme vocals because I want to be able to sound like an eldritch abomination at the red light, and I feel like strong vocal chords might have some carry over to lifting lol maybe... who is your favorite metal vocalist?
Eldritch - How does one deal with the eldritch horrors of an RPE 10 Deadlift?
Do you think that Finnish metal bands are a bit eldritch?
Eldridge or eldritch?
What tattoo did you get for your birthday?
Any eldritch tales from your visit to EliteFTS? Once you age into being the old head at the gym, are you gonna haunt the place with stories of powerlifting’s past? For real - how do you want to age from a competitor to mostly a teacher/trainer?
Some say your music choice is eldritch do you agree?
If you were going to back an Eldritch God in a cosmic powerlifting meet, which Eldritch God would it be and why?
Eldrich. What was you lifetime powerlifting story? IR what PRs did you hit in your first, second, third years of powerlifting. And how long did it take for you to be like “damn I’m actually world class strong?”
He has an awesome video about his powerlifting journey, it’s on this channel
What eldritch mysteries might lie beyond the boundaries of human understanding, and how do they shape our perception of reality?
Man I'm telling you, lifting in a silent gym without music is eldritch. How much would your enjoyment of lifting suffer, if you could not listen to music? For me this is an integral part of lifting and I would not want to miss it!
Me against the bar that is my motto!
Could a powerlifter gain strength from eldritch artifacts, and what consequences might they face for such dark empowerment?
If you could make a tatto done by an Eldritch Creature named Joe, what would you tattoo?
Is that an Eldritch Matt Vena I spy?
Why do powerlifters fear that not eating enough calories might turn their strength training sessions into an eldritch nightmare, where dumbbells sprout wings and bench presses become occult rituals? Is there a calorie shortage curse in the weightlifting world?
What made you fall in love with powerlifting? (Assuming you do love powerlifting😅)
So, does your strength come from the fact that you made a pact with an Eldritch abomination?, that might explain why you keep getting tattoos on every inch of your body. Was that part of the deal you made with the entity?, and can I make the same deal with it?
An eldrich creature that has an affinity for metal music has invaded your gym, what do you put on to tame the sinister beast?
If you didn’t find this Eldritch sport what would you have done with your life? What other worldly thing would draw your attention ?!! Or would it be from this world 🌎 😮
I was hoping you’d pick that comment lol
Yea sure 😂
cope harder
@@OP-ig1fj Nothing to be angry about, just the truth of pro sports
Which eldritch horror would you get a tattoo of?
Natural? With those numbers? Yeah, no, I seriously doubt that.
his squat and bench press numbers are posible to make natural. But Bryce is not making rapid progress, rather he is adding kg to his total year by year, has gained a lot of bodyweight and has powerlifting-build. 99% lifters may take drugs, but some are strong without
Few people can devote themselves to such an unprofitable sport for a long time, for years. In my country, powerlifting is quite popular (we had many world champions), but many national team members train only 3 times a week and do not make a living from powerlifting..
You're natty? Having seen you as your old skinner self years ago compared to when I watch you now, I just assumed you took some form of PED as your so much bigger now. GH was my theory. Personally I take testosterone myself and don't decry anyone that does
Lots of people say they're natty or skirt the subject, there is incentive for it ;)
sus
500mg trt isnt natural.
I understand you have to say your natural because your an IPF athlete but its extremely dishonest of you, why not just entirely ignore the question whenever possible rather than lieing to peoples faces.
you dont have to take roids to acheive your goal. you just need to change your mind set differently . my theroy is roids people can rest or do recovery and acheive there goals , natural cant , try not do resting to much just dont lift as heavy you want or else u be sore as fuck!. do high reps with dropset high to lower weights example start 175 , 150 then last 100 thats one set of dropsets do this 3 times then move on to next machine. just so you know you can do few technique on one machine ... you will see results in few short months..me just few days
Wtf is eldritch? 😂 what has powerlifting given to and taken away from your own personal life?