CORRECTION: Scot Mendelson Bombs At AFPF Nationals

You'll get it next time Scot!

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Any video?

Of course not!

Where does this stuff come from? This article is entirely wrong. Mendelson had no intention of benching at this meet. He didn't even bring along his gear. But after meeting some of the kids in the audience decided to give a shot at 997 after the benching was over. He had just finished handing off to seven or eight guys on his team (all three attempts for each guy). Some of these guys were benching 500+. His weight was way down. I think they weighed him at 306. He BORROWED a bench shirt from another lifter and called for 997. He missed the first attempt and took a brief rest (5 minutes) sitting on the bench and then gave it another shot and just missed it.

I don't know about you, but I would have never borrowed someone else's shirt and attempted 997 pounds (as if I COULD attempt 997 pounds ). But like I said, he did it for the kids in the audience. Good effort, though.

Lets be serious here! Unless Ryan, Gary Frank or Andy Bolton were at the meet I highly doubt anyone had a shirt that he could just borrow. Not like he is your average sized lifter. The MENDY stories just keep getting better. And of course ther is no video. LOL!

Scot is a great lifter and coach, I am training with him and getting great results. I am the one who got 1st place benchpressing in Dallas and can tell you that Scot was dead tired after setting up and lifting off all team members. He used a shirt which gave him nothing and still almost nailed his 1st attempt. Scot will be back bigtime soon and he will smoke the competition. All in good time...

A new first, J.T. Hall congratulates a lifter that bombed...You go J.T.!

JT Hall is such a crotch sniffer, what is even worse is that he is a shitty ass licker, what a phony. But then again he is a born again!

As for the dildo that said"where did the story come from about Mendy lifting", well perhaps it came from Les Scammer, posting all the bullshit everyday weeks out leading up to that circus ?

Then you have no a single judge certify to judge the lifters? When will people see what a scum bag he is just like Prick Peters. What a great sport.

late

Wait, I'm confused.

First it says he is opening at 982.

Then it says he hit 914 and missed his second and third.

Then his teammates post and say that he just competed for fun and didn't take the meet seriously.

Now it says he bombed.

He probably posted this before the correction was made. Way to rip on him for absolutely no reason.

Sandy

Get a clue, JT is a fucking moron and in case you didnt know it by now then go read every post from everyone and read all the BS he posts
" Way to go big man" or some dork thing like that! Rip on him for no reason? He is a nut case.

late

So that's reason enough to jab at his religious beliefs? Come on, that's ridiculous. What's it your business what he posts? It's better than the negative stuff you post on a daily basis.

the man has benched 1008 before give him a break lol he will hit something big u wait and see

He's got a 715 raw bench, or at least he did, and he "almost nailed" a near 1,000 pound bench. Yet the shirt gave him "nothing"? Scot's one of the strongest benchers of all time, along with Henderson, Kennelly, Arcidi, Kazmaier, Williams, ect. but the bullcrap his crew try and sell after his shirt bench bombouts do him more disservice than positive publicity and spin doctoring.

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Wow, that guy didn't mean it gave him LITERALLY nothing. Look up "figurative speaking" online. I would venture a guess that Scot Mendelson doesn't care about how his performances at meets come off to you. I now see why so many other lifters call you asszilla or something to that effect. Maybe Scot didn't have the right shirt at the meet. Maybe he wasn't really scheduled to lift and maybe he did just miss 997 at 306. I've seen a few videos over the last year of him getting very close to locking out big weight (even closer than Kennelly's most recent two lifts of 1070 and 1080). Scot told me online less than a month ago that he didn't have any plans in the near future to compete and was focussing on getting some of his training partners ready for their meets. It wouldn't surprise me at all if he hadn't known that far in advance that he was going to attempt almost 1000 pounds today.

Also, when talking about the strongest benchers of all time, why are you only mentioning only raw benchers? You named arcidi, williams, henderson, and kazmaier and I guess you threw in Kennelly because he's demonstrated some awesome raw power on top of his amazing shirt power. This is a thread about big shirted attempts. I only lift raw and I love raw lifting, but get over your hate for shirted benching, it's really getting old.

Well said Chris I could have not said it better!

Of course Scot cares what people think and what people say. Powerlifting is one of the only sports where people crud in their diapers every time there's any kind of sports editorial or commentary. Every other sport gets some level of scrutiny by the press but this sport has catered too long to the fragile egos involved.

You should take the time to know your history. Even Herb Glossbrenner, the creator of the infamous all time lifts list which helped to ruin the sport because to crack the top ten you HAD to compete in the most layered up suit/shirt possible, used to write about how officials need to nut up and have the guts to tell the famous lifters to lift without all the layers of boosting fabric. It's ridiculous that someone's wearing a garmet that's adding over 200 pounds to what they can physically lift on their own and that that's considered a shirt that's not giving them anything. My post wasn't negative at all towards Scot Mendelson. It was against Team Douche Bag which I can tell you're a squad leader of.

If only you weren't the already the king of douchebaggery. Clearly no one is claiming that a bench shirt gives someone literally NOTHING. Apparently once again the concept of figurative speech has whizzed completely over your head. No one wears a bench shirt and claims that they're lifting raw and unassisted by their shirt. There's shirted competition and there's RAW competition. To be the best at either is profoundly difficult. RAW lifting demonstrates what a lifter can do without assistance, but shirted benching offers its own unique challenges. In fact, douchebag, on his APF forum, Scot Mendelson told me that he wasn't going to do any RAW competition in the near future because he wanted to focus on shirt lifting as it's more of a challenge for him. To me, I'll probably never lift with a bench shirt on, but I'll always marvel at watching Mendy or Ryan Kennelly lower 1000+ pounds to his chest and utterly smoke it to lockout. There are few things as impressive to me as being able to handle half a ton. So stop commenting on posts about shirted benching if you're just going to try to bring up the RAW vs. Gear bullshit that you've whined about for years. Lift and let lift.

Definitely, I made a post before the correction was made. The original post said he made a bp lift & I congratulated him.

So, I corrected my statement. Scot is still one of the best bench presser on the planet.

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First of all Scot is a great bencher and that can't be taken away from him. Until somebody benches 715+ Raw then he is also the worlds strongest bencher. Say what you want about Kennelly but he is not the strongest. Maybe the best but when we are talking strength scot is #1. I would honestly love to see Scot take the shirt off for a while and do a couple meets do bump up the Raw record and get some good meet attempts passed.

were you born this miserable or is this something new in your life?

If the Phenom shirt is hot from use or does not fit properly, it will not give the user enough pop to get the weight going up. Also raw lifts and shirted lifts are different in technique. I have used wrong size Phenom shirts before and got nothing out of them. Anyone who benchpresses knows it.

MENDELBOMB!!!

AC, I'm closer to Tim on this one. JT is every bit a sycophant and as hypocritical as Roger Clemens.

It seems like he's had quite few bombs lately, but he try's, right? No matter what happens all the great's get ridicule or praise, I wonder how many people that talk shit about him, would congratulate him if he hit the lift.I've never met him so I can't say if he's an asshole or not.Everybody likes the good guy to win and the bad guy to lose.Another Question? What sport does'nt have refs that don't make a bad call?What sport does'nt the super stars get a call there way every now and then? Mendleson sure takes it on the chin when he bombs. Sure alot of politics in powerlifting.

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At least Mendy still gets under the weight unlike Gene's fat arse Scots man enough to still compete and not hide behind a bag full of a -holes and excues's .

what does that have to do with anything? last time i checked mendy still wears denim....

Jason,
Gene isn't hiding behind anything. He is rebuilding his strength after a serious health issue that took him out of the game for some time. He will be back and I am sure when he is 100% he will take the platform and make some big lifts. Pretty sad that MENDY bombs and you feel the need to attack Gene for it.

Thanks Rob for the backup!!! This toad seems to have a hard on for me ever since I taught him a lesson on manners and respect on my board and then he tried to erase the evidence.

Rob is correct, I Will Be Back!!! And only when I feel the time is right.

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Gene is a dick and always has been . His (I need to be paid because I can bench is bul$%&^) Its guys like Gene who have torn this sport apart .He will not be back and if he ever does decide to man up against Kennelly and mendy both of whom he has talked endless amounts of trash about both lifters he will no doublt have his ass handed to him .

Whats Easier Gene you getting your ass back in shape or hiding by the name anonyomus and talking Sh!t about the guys who have pushed your ass out of the picture ?

Who on earth was talking about Gene? This is a post about Mendy and his attempts. Simply bringing up the fact that Gene hasn't competed recently doesn't lend credibility to any aspect of your arguement. I mean hell, Gene competed in 2007, that's last year. It's not like he has been gone forever or something. You could've said, "yeah mendy couldn't get a lift in again, but hey at least he's trying." Adding in Gene to the discussion is irrelevant and needless. If you want to talk shit about Gene, do it on a post regarding him. Don't waste space here with your trash. Shit, why don't we put YOUR name into the equation: "Mendy missed his attempts, but at least he can handle 1000 pounds unlike whiney internet trolls like Jason Centoni".

I fucked that one up, here's what i wanted to say ;

AWWWWWWWWWWW !!!! let's have a pity party for Jason.

Ready 1....2...3.... BWAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

FYI, I Don't hide behind "anonymous". I am man enough to speak my mind and stand behind my words. That's my biggest problem with this board. by allowing "anonymous " posts. That allows guys to shoot their mouths and not own up too what they say. GET YOUR FACTS STRAIGHT.

Zane, Mendy used a Phenom on Sunday that had been used by one of his lifters in the meet. I believe in his previous meet, he also used a Phenom. From what I was told, he's still getting his feet wet with that shirt and trying to get it sized properly. A guy who attended the AFPF meet said the sleeves looked VERY loose. I think Lattimer once said that the sleeves on this shirt have to be freaky tight.

For the record, the only time I've shot my mouth off and not taken credit for it is when I've forgotten to include my name. This time I made sure to remember my name because I am throwing down the gauntlet. I hereby officially challenge Kennelly, Mendelson, and Rychlak to a game of Twister. May the best man win.

Jason , Noone was even talking about Gene

Regardless if you like Gene or not, respect has to be given for his lifts and accomplishments.

He was the first to break many barriers, from 900 on up. And his lifts were cleaner than ANY mendy lift ,or Ryans recent record (although Ryan is generally flawless)

He is also the father of the so called "super duper phenom" that everyone is nutswingiong on these days.

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Ill tell you what why dont you come down here and do it yourself ?? Or show up at one of my meets ? Listen up Anonymous if you think you can do something other than run your mouth than do it if not shut up . I put my name out there I put my web site out there , Ive got nothing to hide so post up your name pussy or come on down ether way it does not matter to me .

As far as Genes health go's who cares Rob ? What has Gene had to say about a guy that almost had his freaking foot cut off ? Or Someone who needs a heart transplant ? Or When Ryan hits something huge He will be the first to say oh his ass came off the bench ,Gene is done and Im gald . Yes gene did raise the bar but did he have to turn into such a prick ?

Like I said anonymous Ive put myself out there said what I had to say , and at least you know who the F your talking to you little punk

Can someone explain why Mendy can't get his shirt sized right? He's sponsored. There are plenty of other sponsored guys he could go to for advice on sizing. I don't get it. Lattimer has helped out tons of people on sizing that shirt.

Jason,
I said that Ryan lifted his ass...not Gene (oh and this is way old news, so everyone can just leave it alone) and I based that on first hand, eye witness experiences. Which by the way got a few good laughs in response on our forum, which is where it should have stayed, not negative rambling and defamation which is so prevalent on these tabloid forums where anything goes. You just got your panties in a bunch because you didn't like being told you are disrespectful. Whether you feel that way or not, is up to you and the others who read your posts to decide.

Ame RYchlak

thats interesting bob, ive only seen mendy in denim. hopefully he has success with the SP

Jason,
Obviously your not a fan of Gene's and that your choice. But this topic was about Mendy not Gene. Why bash on Gene to take the lime light of Mendy? I don't ever recall Gene bashing Mendy about his accident.

Right now Ryan is the man to beat. Can it be done. Not anytime soon the way I see it. Gene is currently the #2 guy to beat and Mendy is #3 guy to beat. Like it or not there performcances speak for them selves. But if Gene and Mendy don't kick things in the ass soon they will be gettin passed up by a rather good looking bald man weighing it at a thick 275!

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Rob Iam sorry it turned into this , however I stand behind my remarks 100%.

And Rob I have no doubt you will pass Genes lifts at a way Lower body weight thats a given . I just hope when you do you dont turn into anything like Gene

Anyways good effort Mendy hopefully you will get it done next time .

Way too late for that Jason, Luyanda is a level above us all and god forbid you say anything about his buddies squats!

Somebody needs to tell him that the top of the thigh needs to be
level with the floor not the bottom of the thigh!

Hhhahahaahahahahahaahahaha

Watch out or he will start doing all 3 lifts and show us all what it is like to be a real lifter!

HE is the greatest of all

late

I think Gene should be given credit for all his huge lifts and for raising the bar.He was the first to do 900 and 1000lbs and what does it matter if he is a nice guy or the biggest dickhead in the world.I like reading about his huge lifts and when he bombs he just tries again.Mendys awesome,Kennelly and Rychlak are awesome and Rob Luayando(I know I spelled it wrong)is out of this world.And when someone comments on this saying it was about mendelson bombing out I say its about powerlifting not if Genes a nice guy or a dickhead.

If you ever met Gene, you wouldnt say that dumb sh%t. He is a good guy and a great lifter.

As far as Scot goes. I left dallas sunday morning early(had to get back home). Scot did not have any of his shirts there with him. And he wasnt supposed to lift until June. Evidently he lifted to have a good time while he was there. From what he told me, he used some 275ers shirt that was there.

As for the raw vs. gear debate. I thought that was over. If you love lifting raw, then lift in raw feds. That is the beauty of having all these feds. There are plenty of places to lift however you want. But, dont automatically think that because someone uses a shirt it is because of ego or they cant be competitive without it(obviously, people like Scot have proved they can lift without it). Here is a thought, maybe people lift with a shirt because they like to. You should know this sean. Werent you helping with events like benchamerica(which was a great event)?

Jason Centoni, I don't know you, about you or what kind of character you are personally, but you truly present yourself as an ass. I love the founders of SSA as they are great friends of mine - I hate to see someone make comments as you have and poorly represent their federation with crude character. Please, in the future, post a disclaimer before you make your rude comments that in no way shape or form do your opinions reflect the beliefs and thoughts of their federation. They're great people and they don't stoop to idle bantering on other athletes like you just demonstrated.

Correction to your comment - Gene IS man enough to get under the weight, he happens to do so week in and week out every Sunday when we have our team heavy benching sessions. Gene IS man enough to compete, he's not going to when he is not 100%. His competition schedule is his own - not yours, not to parallel yours, and you are certainly not an authority with any experience of that caliber to criticize how that schedule should be done or if you think he won't compete again. I don't think you would be qualified to provide any criticism on Gene's competition schedule until you do ALL of the following:

1) Bench 1000+ successfully in competition (more than once)
2) consistently bench 900-1000 on average every week in workouts, squat 800-1000 for reps every week
3) make frequent appearances to highschools, gyms, universities/colleges, and exhibitions
4) host several large meets in the region (personally haul the competition equipment to those meet sites)
5) provide direction and promotion for a federation nationally and yes, even internationally
6) work as a personal trainer during the week with powerlifting movements requested as the focus
7) travel to various venues and events to represent several sponsors, personally haul the products and sell them during those events
6) manage, maintain and promote a gym and powerlifting team

I don't think you do HALF of those items listed, so you are NO authority on this matter.

No Jason, it's guys like YOU who are the dicks and the ones bringing down the sport with your ignorant comments, speaking as if you're IN THE KNOW, but have absolutely no clue. You want others to shut up with their comments selectively, but you can't shut your own mouth and have no constructive criticism (keyword is 'constructive') to offer. How in the fucking world are you a positive advocate for our sport when you're constantly attacking an athlete you don't personally know and in no position to do so? The only people who can criticize Gene, Ryan and Mendy are each other. Unless you lift in their league, you wind up looking like an ass when you open your mouth.

And when it comes to health issues and injuries, Gene has always set aside differences for the time being in the sport to extend warmest regards and sympathies to both Mendy and Ryan whenever they had issues in the past. He doesn't do it publicly over the internet because essentially that's none of your damned business nor anyone else's.

Also, if you're calling our team a bag full of assholes - you just better hope you never run into any of us in the future. You don't know any of us and to make that comment flagrantly shows further what measure of respect you DON'T deserve. We don't hide behind "anonymous" posts and we certainly take care of business.

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As I said before your boy Gene is a Prick . And if you realy want this to get nasty it can . As far as the SSA go's where (unless you had to look around other than this post )have you seen me anounce any part of the SSA ? Have I posted it anywhere on this topic ? If not than what the F^%are you talking about ? Sandi Aand Zane are both good friends of mine as they are of yours so For the reason alone I wont lash back at you as you have done to me . The bag full of assholes was not in referance to you or anybody Gene lifts with but if you want to turn it around into that than go right ahead .

It really doesnt matter Kathy and Im not going to go into this much anymore unless Im forced to and then its going to piss me off and we can take this as far as you want . Sandi and zane both have said alot of good things about you Kathy and Im sure its all true so I really dont want to turn this into something its not . I understand your feelings twards Gene and I respect that , However I have already said what I have had to say I stand by it and thats it

I will accept it if everyone wants to use separate mats to avoid any overly personal contact with the other competitors. Although this is a violation of official rules, I am confident that they will fall over just as easily on their own and it might be safer if I am not in their way when they do. The fact of the matter is that I know I can beat these guys at Twister. I have watched enough videos on the internet to state with confidence that I would dominate any fairly judged Twister competition against SHW bench specialists. Shawn Lattimer could not hold a candle to me on the Twister mat. He might have the size necessary to link up distant circles, but in the end he would fall and he would fall hard. Nick Winters could not even beat me if we Twistered raw. I would even take on Mike Wolfe, but I fear he would consider it an invitation to take advantage of me.

Thank you sborg!

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I never said you mentioned SSA. The point I was making in that regard is, and maybe I happen to have VERY HIGH STANDARDS, but you're a chairman of the federation...I'd expect better representation diplomatically and more selective ways to express opinion. Because publicly, whether you like it or not, anything you say (especially negative) will reflect on organization(s) you represent and I'd hate to see some ignorant internet idiot twist your words and defame our friends' federation thinking you speak for them.

Don't make threats about getting nasty. And since you have clarified that the dig was not towards us, then you're in the clear. I just wanted to make sure you weren't referring to those of us he trains with and associates with. We work hard, as do many athletes and teams, to keep our training going, the camaraderie in the sport, and respect in both directions with other lifters...so you understand when we defend our own.

Let's just hope that we ALL can stay healthy and continue to lift to our final days.

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As I said Katy Sandi and Zane only have good to say about you and your husband . So I can never say anythig other wise nor would I want to ,or for that matter any of your training partners .

And as far as Gene go's He has been nothing but a prick to me and a ton of others his attitude of Im the Sh!t does not sit well with me one fing bit . This leason his say he taught me is about a question I asked on a Phenom . My question sat there for about 2 weeks . During that time I got ahold of sandi and got the question worked out . I simply went back and posted nevermind I got the answer I was looking for . MEANING HEY NO BIG DEAL I ALREADY GOT IT FIGURED OUT . I said nothingin disrespect at all just simply nevermind that was it . Then the dick head gets on there Gene and says who the F do you think you are saying nevermind I hate that Sh!t when someonoe like you comes on here and says never mind , and then proceeds on telling me I need to be tought a lesson in manners LOLBABHAHAAWAH . What a dick . I have seen over and over agian Gene wishing that someone with freaking Heart failure to die . I have seen the way he has talked with mendy on his health issues as well , and whishing the same Sh!t on Mendy . And then it goes on into Kennelly . So you know what If Gene wants to Throw Sh!t online He has to expect it to come back around . He has no Fing class at all in my book , Should I have posted under Anonymous ? F that ! I want him to know its me .

Again Kathy, and whoever else say whatever you want and trust me I totaly understand if someone was calling one of my own out your damn straight I would be there for them , but I still stand behind what I ve said .

Does this make be a bad Chairman for my state , When I do make frequent appearances to highschools,host several large meets in the region (personally haul the competition equipment to those meet sites,manage, maintain and promote a gym and powerlifting team?

And your right I have yet to bench a 1,000lbs work internationally, Personal trainer nope .

My main interest is to promote and rebuild powerlifting in my state through the SSA . Sandi and Zane or two of the greatest people on this earth and It kinda makes me mad that the Federation ever got brought into this . As I have said you would not know I was apart of the SSA had some troll did his homework . The reason being that my opion's are of my own and not of Sandi , Zanes or the SSA . So if anybody wants to jump on this attempt to slam My Federation , dont just keep the comments to me .

AS PUT BY CENTONI

Secondly, NEVER ,EVER come back and say NEVERMIND. Shit like that pisses me off and makes me less likely to offer assistance to someone who acts like that.

They are my rules, simple and direct. Show respect, and it will be shown back to you.