Tiny Meeker

The Highest Bench Press In History At 1102 Lbs.
The Greatest Bench Presser Of All Time.
Elected To The Wabdl Hall Of Fame In 2012.
25-time Drug-free Bench Press World Champion.
World Records: 800 Lbs. X 4 Lifts, 700 Lbs. X 8 Lifts, And 600 Lbs. X 14 Lifts.
Heaviest Man To Ever Bench-press More Than Three Times His Own Body Weight.
Owner Of Tiny Meeker’s Power Station.

Catching up with Tiny Meeker – Greatest bench presser of all time.

[00:05:52] Tiny Meeker has been in powerlifting since 1987, 26-time drug-free world champion, 75 world records and trained over 90 world champions.

[00:07:16] He does not compete RAW because being sponsored by an equipment company you are not allowed to compete RAW.

[00:08:22] Tiny shares some poundage stats.

[00:09:15] What are you looking for when you warm up, what are you looking to feel, what are you looking to see?

• I do not want to feel overly tight.
• You have to listen to your body.
• If I am hurting, I am not doing a contest.
• You do not want to be overly stretchy because you need that tightness to get that pop in there, but you want to be loose on the movement.

[00:10:29] Do you do auxiliary work at all?

• I do many different things depending on where I am for a show.
• I train only three days a week.
• Upper body, back and legwork.
• The regime is different between on and off season.

[00:11:50] Listen to some fascinating record-breaking information.

[00:16:01] Your body takes much longer to heal and recover as you age. The difference is you just have to really listen to your body more. You have to give your body more rest. You cannot lift like a bodybuilder if you are going to be a power lifter.

[00:17:00] See link for Actistatin below.

[00:18:31] Tiny elaborates on the car accidents he has had.

[00:22:30] Some information on Tiny’s training regime:

• Although I am a sensei of weight training, I am always a student. I am always looking for something new, something to change, because the only way you are going to get stronger is to try new things.
• One thing I have been doing forever, is training strictly 3 days a week.
• Every time I go in the gym, it is a completely different workout, even though it is the same muscles. It varies between:
o Reps
o Floor presses
o Decline
o Dumbbells
o Deadlifts only once a month.

[00:24:44] Do you do speed work? Do you believe speed work makes a difference?

• Every day is speed day.
• I believe speed is the key to everything. If you could drop it faster, it is going to go up faster.
• Speed (in perfect form) is the key to be strong as can be on anything.

[00:26:01] Tiny plugs a few upcoming events that is sure to intrigue and amaze!

[00:34:33] Icing helps Tiny recover faster. He uses icepacks every day, but not longer than 20 minutes on each area.

[00:35:55] Tiny says a prayer before he lifts to ask not to be hurt.

[00:38:14] Tiny shares a riveting story about how he almost tore his thumb off in a “lift gone wrong”

[00:39:52] Tiny’s nutrition regime.

• Do not count calories
• Try to stick to meat and greens
• When the need arises to drop body weight, no dairy no carbs no sugar.

[00:42:07] What was the effect of beta blockers?

• It made me really tired, but only had to use it for a month.

[00:43:11] Carl shares interesting information on a CGM (continuous glucose monitor) and blood sugar levels.

[00:46:50] The discussion continues further on the topic of sleep hygiene.

[00:52:15] What do you think about retracting the scapula or not during the bench press? Do you pull your shoulder blades in, or do you flare them out during the bench press?

• You want your shoulders rolled together.
• You are trying to shorten the range of motion.
• You want to put the weight on the biggest muscle of your body, which is your back (lats).
• It becomes more like a modified dip where you are pulling your shoulders in.
• You are keeping your shoulders protected by bringing your elbows in and your elbows actually get support from your back.

[00:55:14] Do you think that some people are predisposed to being better benchers?

• I do not necessarily think the body type plays such a significant role as for instance the technique of the lifter.
• Form is also extremely important, and
• perfect practice makes perfect! (quoting Bruce Lee)

[00:58:24] Tiny again promotes the amazing upcoming event where 9 of the best lifters in the world will be competing. See links below for more information.

[01:00:55] A discussion ensues on various assistive types of equipment and apparel. See links below for more information.

Info on events
www.ibenchyourtotal.com
www.ipapower.com

Assistive equipment and apparel
www.markbellslingshot.com