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Right. We've done the "take the piss out the band cause they've put on weight" thread, we've done the "who's the tallest/oldest/biggest tits etc" thread, so now it's time for the heavyweight question. Who's the real heavy New Order devotee ?

Me ? 13st 13lbs after a high-curry diet.

You beat me.

Last time I checked: 170+ pds (all around my waist..yeech!)

Oh dear, I was going to answer this but the post would go through...shame...

Okay, I am checking in at 211lbs on a 6fooot, 2inch frame. Could definintely lose a few.

Originally posted by Benny's Cobweb Eyes Right. We've done the "take the piss out the band cause they've put on weight" thread, we've done the "who's the tallest/oldest/biggest tits etc" thread, so now it's time for the heavyweight question. Who's the real heavy New Order devotee ?Me ? 13st 13lbs after a high-curry diet.

and how tall are you? five foot three, then?

you're not that short! you're no oompa loompa!

i'm 5'9 and no kate moss (thank god, otherwise i could never have been a rower)...but i'm certainly no dawn french, either! (no offense, dawn, love)

Cheeky currant Shug! There ain't no beer gut, hasn't been one for months. 6'1" and perfectly proportioned.

185 to 190 lbs (or 13 to 14 stone) on a 5'10" frame, consistent over the last 15 years.

great idea for a thread... 5ft 7 inch and 170lbs on a good day

5'11' 175 lbs

5'7 and willowy (NOT skinny)

that'll be something else i don't win then

5'8 11st 2lbs

Originally posted by Grigori Rasputin come now Flo...you know you will always be a WINNER in Rocket Mick's book...and we all love you...so be happy...or else!!!

ah thanks kind sir

:D :D :D

didn't mean to appear maudlin !

i had a dog, minton, that used to eat shuttlecocks. bad minton i would say to him. but he kept on eating them.

anyways i have turned into a bit of a bloater over xmas so reckon have to be inwith a shout 5'8" & over 13 stone but not weighed myeself for a while. its all in the gut too. mmmm.

Third weekend without beer,excersising and NO 's..well 1 a day MAX!Was 13 stone 12lbs and 5 feet 10 inch.Now 12 stone 12 ilb.You can hardly see me but you can still HEAR me!:D :p Rocket SLIM Mick

Isn't right guard an untrendy deodorant ?

Will the winner carry off the Rick Waller award?

If the winner could carry off Rik Waller, they will deserve it !!

Alright Spotty, it looks like it's down to you and me (TE vs. O-line). I'm 6'4" and 244 lbs. I was nick named "Vanilla Shaq" last week at the gym. It's funny that just because you're over 6' tall people lable you "big man" on the b-ball court. And, I guess that's true in most instances, but Steve Nash is taller than me and look how small he appears on the court.

Steve Nash was only 5'6" when he played scrum half for Salford so I guess he must have grown recently.

check this out: the year before i got to college, the captain of the women's crew team there was 6'5". that is not a typo--she was 6'5". i met her a few times at functions (she graduated the year before i got there) and at the athletes' dinner my freshman year i noticed that she was taller than the entire men's basketball team! she was the last person cut from the 1992 USA womens olympic eight and she was a terrific rower, obviously, but damn she was huge.

Originally posted by AgentWood check this out: the year before i got to college, the captain of the women's crew team there was 6'5". that is not a typo--she was 6'5". i met her a few times at functions (she graduated the year before i got there) and at the athletes' dinner my freshman year i noticed that she was taller than the entire men's basketball team! she was the last person cut from the 1992 USA womens olympic eight and she was a terrific rower, obviously, but damn she was huge.

AW,

Our men's heavy eight was just that, heavy. We averaged 215 lbs. And, we were all 6'3" or taller. Lots of beef but never quite enough lungs.....besides, I always hated road work. The coaches were trying to make a bunch of washed up "stick and ball" jocks into aerobic machines. It almost worked.

Speaking of something that almost worked (well, it did once, in practice) we were trying to think of something that could give us a competitive advantage. We thought about blood packing, but we saw how many cyclist dropped dead from that. So, we decided to drink baking soda. The theory being that baking soda, a base, would counter act the lactic acid build up in our muscles. I cannot tell you why we drank putrid baking soda (my favorite cocktail was orange Gatorade and three tablespoons of b.s.) instead of just chewing some tasty fruit flavored Tums.

So, we all drank as much as we could stand a few hours before afternoon practice. The verdict: we had the most relaxed, pain free practice ever. We did numerous five minute pieces with power tens and twentys mixed in all over the place. Then we all went home and slept for 15 hours. To this day I've never felt tired like that.

So ended the baking soda experiment.

Originally posted by Michael McDermott > Originally posted by AgentWood> check this out: the year before i got to college, the captain of the women's crew team there was 6'5". that is not a typo--she was 6'5". i met her a few times at functions (she graduated the year before i got there) and at the athletes' dinner my freshman year i noticed that she was taller than the entire men's basketball team! she was the last person cut from the 1992 USA womens olympic eight and she was a terrific rower, obviously, but damn she was huge.

AW,

Our men's heavy eight was just that, heavy. We averaged 215 lbs. And, we were all 6'3" or taller. Lots of beef but never quite enough lungs.....besides, I always hated road work. The coaches were trying to make a bunch of washed up "stick and ball" jocks into aerobic machines. It almost worked.

Speaking of something that almost worked (well, it did once, in practice) we were trying to think of something that could give us a competitive advantage. We thought about blood packing, but we saw how many cyclist dropped dead from that. So, we decided to drink baking soda. The theory being that baking soda, a base, would counter act the lactic acid build up in our muscles. I cannot tell you why we drank putrid baking soda (my favorite cocktail was orange Gatorade and three tablespoons of b.s.) instead of just chewing some tasty fruit flavored Tums.

So, we all drank as much as we could stand a few hours before afternoon practice. The verdict: we had the most relaxed, pain free practice ever. We did numerous five minute pieces with power tens and twentys mixed in all over the place. Then we all went home and slept for 15 hours. To this day I've never felt tired like that.

So ended the baking soda experiment.

our coach rowed at wisconsin and they used to get blinding drunk and do 30 minute erg pieces, ceremoniously puking afterwards. and they won the national championships that year! man, the craziest thing we used to do was stay away from milk and cheese for 48 hours before a race....

Originally posted by AgentWood > Originally posted by Michael McDermott> > > > Originally posted by AgentWood> > check this out: the year before i got to college, the captain of the women's crew team there was 6'5". that is not a typo--she was 6'5". i met her a few times at functions (she graduated the year before i got there) and at the athletes' dinner my freshman year i noticed that she was taller than the entire men's basketball team! she was the last person cut from the 1992 USA womens olympic eight and she was a terrific rower, obviously, but damn she was huge.>

AW,

Our men's heavy eight was just that, heavy. We averaged 215 lbs. And, we were all 6'3" or taller. Lots of beef but never quite enough lungs.....besides, I always hated road work. The coaches were trying to make a bunch of washed up "stick and ball" jocks into aerobic machines. It almost worked.

Speaking of something that almost worked (well, it did once, in practice) we were trying to think of something that could give us a competitive advantage. We thought about blood packing, but we saw how many cyclist dropped dead from that. So, we decided to drink baking soda. The theory being that baking soda, a base, would counter act the lactic acid build up in our muscles. I cannot tell you why we drank putrid baking soda (my favorite cocktail was orange Gatorade and three tablespoons of b.s.) instead of just chewing some tasty fruit flavored Tums.

So, we all drank as much as we could stand a few hours before afternoon practice. The verdict: we had the most relaxed, pain free practice ever. We did numerous five minute pieces with power tens and twentys mixed in all over the place. Then we all went home and slept for 15 hours. To this day I've never felt tired like that.

So ended the baking soda experiment.

our coach rowed at wisconsin and they used to get blinding drunk and do 30 minute erg pieces, ceremoniously puking afterwards. and they won the national championships that year! man, the craziest thing we used to do was stay away from milk and cheese for 48 hours before a race....

Wisco came (and they probably still do) to Austin every spring to enjoy our unfrozen water. They were always fun folks to have around.

IMHO, the rowing ergometer is a creation of the devil himself. My best 2000m test was a 6:51.......and I was happy to have that.

Found this old thread. I'm 6'5" and 230 pounds (think that's around 16 1/2 stone). And I'm not "horizontally challenged". Do I win?

Originally posted by Marco X Found this old thread. I'm 6'5" and 230 pounds (think that's around 16 1/2 stone). And I'm not "horizontally challenged". Do I win?

You win a week at a health club me ole fruity:D

In european numbers:

1'80 m., 68 kg's.

Originally posted by eduardo maura In european numbers: 1'80 m., 68 kg's.

i have absolutely no idea what that means. that would involve conversion, which involves mathematics. i don't do mathematics. :D

wait...i just did it using an on-line programme. you're 5'9 and 150 pounds.

living with the imperial system makes you feel really alone sometimes....

Originally posted by AgentWood > Originally posted by Michael McDermott> > > > Originally posted by AgentWood> > check this out: the year before i got to college, the captain of the women's crew team there was 6'5". that is not a typo--she was 6'5". i met her a few times at functions (she graduated the year before i got there) and at the athletes' dinner my freshman year i noticed that she was taller than the entire men's basketball team! she was the last person cut from the 1992 USA womens olympic eight and she was a terrific rower, obviously, but damn she was huge.>

AW,

Our men's heavy eight was just that, heavy. We averaged 215 lbs. And, we were all 6'3" or taller. Lots of beef but never quite enough lungs.....besides, I always hated road work. The coaches were trying to make a bunch of washed up "stick and ball" jocks into aerobic machines. It almost worked.

Speaking of something that almost worked (well, it did once, in practice) we were trying to think of something that could give us a competitive advantage. We thought about blood packing, but we saw how many cyclist dropped dead from that. So, we decided to drink baking soda. The theory being that baking soda, a base, would counter act the lactic acid build up in our muscles. I cannot tell you why we drank putrid baking soda (my favorite cocktail was orange Gatorade and three tablespoons of b.s.) instead of just chewing some tasty fruit flavored Tums.

So, we all drank as much as we could stand a few hours before afternoon practice. The verdict: we had the most relaxed, pain free practice ever. We did numerous five minute pieces with power tens and twentys mixed in all over the place. Then we all went home and slept for 15 hours. To this day I've never felt tired like that.

So ended the baking soda experiment.

our coach rowed at wisconsin and they used to get blinding drunk and do 30 minute erg pieces, ceremoniously puking afterwards. and they won the national championships that year! man, the craziest thing we used to do was stay away from milk and cheese for 48 hours before a race....

you stayed away from cheese for 48 hours?

& lived

i know. as a person of dairy persuasion it was difficult for me to abstain from cheese and milk for the required 48 hours, but it was all in the name of (intended) victory. during those bleak and painful days i was the sworn enemy of dr. atkins.

americans and brits can agree on something fundamental here: measurements. the mile thing is a relief when you travel between the two countries, and the use of pounds, as well. of course, in the UK the determination of weight in stone can take a bit of getting used to, but it's easy enough to figure out since one stone = 14 pounds.

i can see the UK switching over to the metric system entirely at some point, but not the US. because, as you know, if the US uses the imperial system, then god must use the imperial system. ;)

Originally posted by AgentWood i know. as a person of dairy persuasion it was difficult for me to abstain from cheese and milk for the required 48 hours, but it was all in the name of (intended) victory. during those bleak and painful days i was the sworn enemy of dr. atkins.

not sure it was a price worth paying.

of course dr atkins is dead now anyway, though not in a death related to his diet at all

Originally posted by Al Jarvis 6'2, roughly 95kilos. Though three years ago I weighed in at just 82 kilos! Fat bastard. Amazing how weight can fluctuate. Recently weighed myself at 94.2kilos, did a 5k row, weighed myself immediately after at just 92kilos. Mind, I read somewhere that Lineker lost a stone and a half in fluid when we played Cameroon in the 1990 world cup!

i gained weight when i was a rower. then again, i was practicing 3 hours a day, 6 days a week, for 5 years, so i was building serious muscle mass. as soon as i stopped i lost something like 25 pounds.

the best way to lose weight--amoebic dysentery. when i was in thailand i lost 10 pounds in 24 hours because of the little nasties. but i wouldn't recommend dehydrating to death (and the doctor did tell me that i would have died if i hadn't made it to the hospital) as a weight loss method. it's kind of painful.

I'm 1,78 m tall and I weigh 92 kgs. For you anglophiles out there, this means I'm fat!

6ft tall, 14 and a half stone + man breasts. Thankyou and goodnight.

Oi !! That corned beef is supposed to come over here, you can't keep testing it !!!!! :D

6 foot 1, can't remember me exact weight but i'm damn skinny - although not so much as a few years ago when i was 9 stone ish!!!

Originally posted by Al Jarvis > Originally posted by AgentWood> > i gained weight when i was a rower. then again, i was practicing 3 hours a day, 6 days a week, for 5 years, so i was building serious muscle mass. as soon as i stopped i lost something like 25 pounds.

Come on then, Agentwood, what's the best time you can do 2k in?! Which seems to be the benchmark by which all rowers I work with measure themselves.. .

we never did 2k pieces, only 2500m ones. we were bad asses, you see. amazon women. :D

anyway, if i remember correctly, my best time for a 2500 was (and this is going back almost 10 years now) just over 10 minutes (something like 10:10 or thereabouts).

6'0.5", 186lb....fairly muscular up top, a little flabby in the middle and average sized legs. I rule.

6'0", bbw

when i waas in a gym i used to do around 8 mins, but that was a couple of years ago, would be part of the circuit & would be the hardest part. had the inability to row slowly & just had to push it, with as slow a stroke rate as possible (about a 19/20) for maximum effort

Originally posted by Al Jarvis > Originally posted by anita> 6'0", bbw

Six foot?! Wow!

What does the bbw stand for though?

as i understand it big beautiful woman. was a documentary on the subject a couple of weeks ago

Originally posted by Al Jarvis 19/20 sounds like a pro-effort. I work with a lad who does 2 one-hour sessions in our company gym every day, plus river work too, and he can maintain 1m54s/500m doing 22SPM for an HOUR at at time! I swear, he's a machine!

an hour? hang on - two one hour sessions a day? where's the jaw drop squared smilie?

i could only do it for the 2000 & the last couple of hundred was a real struggle & i tended to be a bit dizzy at the end of it but my sister rowed at cambridge so made sure i had good technique which helped. problem was to everyone else you look like your going slower & you come off it sweating buckets & they're all "look at the state of that" after

Rowing? Usually get through three a day on weekdays and eleven on weekends.

you'd certainly want to eat less after that little lot!

Originally posted by Al Jarvis > Originally posted by AgentWood> > > > Originally posted by Al Jarvis> > Originally posted by AgentWood> > i gained weight when i was a rower. then again, i was practicing 3 hours a day, 6 days a week, for 5 years, so i was building serious muscle mass. as soon as i stopped i lost something like 25 pounds.

Come on then, Agentwood, what's the best time you can do 2k in?! Which seems to be the benchmark by which all rowers I work with measure themselves.. .

we never did 2k pieces, only 2500m ones. we were bad asses, you see. amazon women. :D

anyway, if i remember correctly, my best time for a 2500 was (and this is going back almost 10 years now) just over 10 minutes (something like 10:10 or thereabouts).

Ach, you slow coach! ;)

I work with a girl who actually rows for England who can do 2k in sub 7:30, but then, I didn't properly get in front of a rowing machine till last November and am still comparable with that. Blokes, eh? Though, must admit, lads I work with, who row dead seriously, like out of work on rivers at 5am and stuff, are closer to 6:30. But I believe that involves puking blood and the inability to walk and/or breath once you've cleared 2k at that sort of speed! Not entirely good for you!

hey, don't forget that 10 minute time was for a 2500, not 2000m, and i was only 17/18 years old at the time!

last year, when i was going through my 'back to the gym' phase, i did 45 minute pieces 3-4 times a week, with a stroke rating of around 20-22 and some good ol' power-10s thrown in. i couldn't believe i was actually sitting on that thing without being forced to! back in the day, i used to dread the ergometer practices and here i was, doing long pieces for the sheer love of it.... what the hell was i thinking. and it actually felt really good!

oh, and about your last post--there was always someone next to me going so fast i thought they'd break the chain, and pulling splits of about 4:30 in the process. i wanted to jump off the machine and yell at them before they either a) broke the expensive, beautiful concept II, or b) snapped their spine in half. some would even row with the handlebar sideways, and i watched one woman fly right off the slide and on to the floor once because she was of the 'the faster i go, the stronger i will get' school. they should require classes before letting people loose on them, like they do with the freeweights. jesus.

Originally posted by Al Jarvis > Originally posted by AgentWood> > > > Originally posted by Al Jarvis> > Originally posted by AgentWood> > i gained weight when i was a rower. then again, i was practicing 3 hours a day, 6 days a week, for 5 years, so i was building serious muscle mass. as soon as i stopped i lost something like 25 pounds.

Come on then, Agentwood, what's the best time you can do 2k in?! Which seems to be the benchmark by which all rowers I work with measure themselves.. .

we never did 2k pieces, only 2500m ones. we were bad asses, you see. amazon women. :D

anyway, if i remember correctly, my best time for a 2500 was (and this is going back almost 10 years now) just over 10 minutes (something like 10:10 or thereabouts).

Ach, you slow coach! ;)

I work with a girl who actually rows for England who can do 2k in sub 7:30, but then, I didn't properly get in front of a rowing machine till last November and am still comparable with that. Blokes, eh? Though, must admit, lads I work with, who row dead seriously, like out of work on rivers at 5am and stuff, are closer to 6:30. But I believe that involves puking blood and the inability to walk and/or breath once you've cleared 2k at that sort of speed! Not entirely good for you!

My best 2k was a 6:51. No puking of blood, but lots of writhing in pain and gasping for air. Oh yeah, and then riding my bike back home..... up hill.

Originally posted by Al Jarvis > Originally posted by Michael McDermott> > My best 2k was a 6:51. No puking of blood, but lots of writhing in pain and gasping for air. Oh yeah, and then riding my bike back home..... up hill.

I think you win this one hands down!

Can't understand why anyone does it. My work colleague, who rows 2hrs daily, also erg-tests himself once a month. Just him, going like a nutter for 2km, in a sterile environment with no one to cheer him on, and under no pressure whatsoever bar his own force of will. I can't understand why (or indeed how) he does it.

Egr test..........that phrase still causes me to wince.

I really enjoyed my time on the crew. All except for the erg testing. The pain was far worse than any sprint or head race I competed in.

i used to vomit--frequently--after erg tests. come to think of it, i vomited after a few races, as well. fortunately, i always made the rubbish bin/cleared the side of the boat!

90.5 kilos, i don't know what that is in pounds, if you want to do the maths it's 1 pound equals 2.2 kilos. :)

6' 6' 250 lbs. I could muscle up and lose some fat, but i'll do that this summer

Where some men have a six pack, I have a whole keg! I'll leave it at that