Layne Norton

[bhman6]

insert inappropriate foreskin or penile length joke at Layne's expense here ____________

[str8flexed]

Here's who I got

GSP over BJ
Machida over Silva
Bonner over Jones (X)
Guida over Diaz (I have picked against Diaz every time & I promised myself I'd stop doing it, but I truly believe Guida is a bad matchup for him)
Karo over Kim

believe I had that shit

[NowYourDeadSon]

believe I had that shit

diaz is a piece of shit, even one of us could take him..


and penn wasnt out!!! his idiot brother threw in the towel for him.. penn would have come back, penn always comes back!


and that jones guy is going to be someone, he does some wackyyyyyyyy shit in the ring, i'd like to see him try some of that stuff against a true fighter, see what happens.

karo ftw, ARMENIA!!!

[str8flexed]

penn was not going to win that fight, he had no idea where he was.

the doctor also stopped it, not just his brother.

and Diaz would beat the living shit out of any one of us

[NowYourDeadSon]

penn was not going to win that fight, he had no idea where he was.

the doctor also stopped it, not just his brother.

and Diaz would beat the living shit out of any one of us

no way dude, if you were 100% and pre-pec tear, you could crush him.. he's so little and frail, you could fuckin.. bear hug him and he'd tap..


and yeah.. penn was out.. i know..

[Klaus Urine]

and Diaz would beat the living shit out of any one of us

Yep.

[tiny tim]

Quick question about pre-workout supps. I have been taking ignite and have been thinking of adding asprin kind of like the ECA stack without the Ephedrine for obvious reasons. How many miligrams should I go with?? Thanks for any info and GSP rocked that fight!!

[4evafit]

Today's workout

Squatting today was semi-heavy but well below max, but I was doing it without a mirror. So it was a bit different. I was also trying out different knee wraps to see which ones I liked best. I felt real good and did all of the sets easy even without the mirror

1- 135 X 12
2- 185 X 9
3- 245 X 6
4- 295 X 4
5- 335 X 2
6- 375 X 1
7- 405 X 1
8- 455 X 1
9- 455 X 1
10- 455 X 1

Then it was time for deadlifts. I decided I would push myself to see what I can do. All sets were done with a double OVERHAND hook grip

1- 225 X 5
2- 315 X 5
3- 405 X 3
4- 455 X 2
5- 495 X 1
6- 545 X 1
7- 585 X 1
8- 605 X 1
9- 630 X 1!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Easy! The APA record for my weight class raw is 625. I plan to break it baby!

of course I got a vid



HELL YEA!

welcome to critiques on my form. Felt pretty good!

holy shit layne u are a fucking animal. how in the world did u do that with no straps? that is some awesome grip strength.

also gsp crushed bj. i am very interested in gsp vs alves. going to be amazing fight.

[str8flexed]

no way dude, if you were 100% and pre-pec tear, you could crush him.. he's so little and frail, you could fuckin.. bear hug him and he'd tap..


and yeah.. penn was out.. i know..

bro. I've trained MMA. I rolled with a blue belt who is a LW (Diaz is a black belt mind you). He fucking dominated me. It doesn't matter how strong you are. This is what the dude does for a living, he does it everyday, for hours everyday. I wouldn't make it 30 seconds inside the ring with Diaz or any UFC lightweight for that matter. And if you think otherwise you are outside your mind delusional LOL

[str8flexed]

holy shit layne u are a fucking animal. how in the world did u do that with no straps? that is some awesome grip strength.

also gsp crushed bj. i am very interested in gsp vs alves. going to be amazing fight.

thanks Man. I think Alves is a tough test. He has fantastic takedown defense, really crisp striking and BIG power. He rocked Koschek multiple times and I'd never seen Koschek really rocked on his feet. I think GSP needs to use his kicks alot to wear out the leg of Alves so he can't defend the takedowns effectively. Vice versa GSP needs to get good at checking kicks because Alves has NASTY leg kicks and if GSP eats more than 4 or 5 of them he'll have no gas to take him down. Eventually I think GSP needs to put this fight on the canvas and be in top position and GNP him out to win

[4evafit]

thanks Man. I think Alves is a tough test. He has fantastic takedown defense, really crisp striking and BIG power. He rocked Koschek multiple times and I'd never seen Koschek really rocked on his feet. I think GSP needs to use his kicks alot to wear out the leg of Alves so he can't defend the takedowns effectively. Vice versa GSP needs to get good at checking kicks because Alves has NASTY leg kicks and if GSP eats more than 4 or 5 of them he'll have no gas to take him down. Eventually I think GSP needs to put this fight on the canvas and be in top position and GNP him out to win

thats right. but u have to keep in mind that alves is a black belt in bjj. alot of people forget alves's ground game because his so good standing. if gsp gets careless he can get caught.

[str8flexed]

thats right. but u have to keep in mind that alves is a black belt in bjj. alot of people forget alves's ground game because his so good standing. if gsp gets careless he can get caught.

yea i know, but GSP is too smart for that. He is a black belt as well and his submission defense is fantastic. He's GNP Serra and BJ who are two of the best BJJ in the UFC. I don't see him having a problem if he's on top of Thiago

[mrfitness81]

Hi Layne I just wanted to let you know that after this watching this lift it inspired me to get back into going a bit heavier with deadlifts again. I've been having a hip dysfunction for the last year so I’ve had to be careful when deadlifting that I don't try and do too much and put either my hip or my back out.

But yesterday my hip was feeling good and after warmups I slapped 315 on the bar and repped that for 3. Its the first time I’ve done that for about a year and my max previously was 360, I’m now aspiring to get up to 405 within 3 months. The numbers are of course not as impressive as yours but I am a bit lighter and smaller (5'5, 160).

Thanks for the inspiration!

[str8flexed]

400+ at 160 is definintely impressive my friend!

[PistolPete]

Hey Layne,

Unfortunately, I injured my shoulder playing basketball Sunday. I play on an intermural team for my fraternity. So now, I won't be able to lift for around 2 weeks. If I wanted to, I could probably lift in a week, and make my injury chronic. But I'm trying to be smart about it, and think about my future as a bodybuilder.

Anyway, onto my question. Do you think it would be a good idea to take these two weeks of non lifting as a cut cycle? Keep my protein high, cut my carbs in half, and lower my fat a bit as well. I'm trying to make the best of a bad situation. I've been bulking for 5 months straight, and managed to put on about 12 pounds, but I feel like I should trim some of the fat i gained.