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Re: Strongest Wrestlers #65921 02/12/04 03:44 AM
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The Valley Center Guy (Josh Cravens), he is a very big looking guy, but it is only his second year out for the sport and it seems like he doesn't really know how to use all the muscle he does have. He is a good football player though.

Re: Strongest Wrestlers #65922 02/12/04 04:24 AM
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Strongest Wrestler I've ever wresteld would have been a tie between Clint Janulis from Wamego and Joel Calovich from Chapman, they both had huge arms and legs, it was a chore


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Re: Strongest Wrestlers #65923 02/12/04 01:46 PM
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Ross Taplin is pretty strong at 160


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Re: Strongest Wrestlers #65924 02/12/04 01:53 PM
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I know Klint Janulis. He is a strong guy. Always tried the chin drop and it worked a lot because of his strength. Dave Karnowski was pretty strong also.

Re: Strongest Wrestlers #65925 02/12/04 02:21 PM
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Strongest wrestler ever to come out of Kansas was Jeff Boyles from Norton. He wrestled Hwt. About 5-10 years ago. Complete Monster.

Re: Strongest Wrestlers #65926 02/12/04 03:25 PM
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Zach Hemmerling from Hutchinson was a monster. He looked like he weighed about 250 wrestling 215. I felt sorry for anyone who had to wrestle him.

Re: Strongest Wrestlers #65927 02/12/04 03:30 PM
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Janulis had the biggest calves I have ever seen in my life!

Re: Strongest Wrestlers #65928 02/12/04 04:11 PM
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I would agree that Boyle was one of the strongest ever in Kansas. I would also agree that Janulis has huge calves.

Re: Strongest Wrestlers #65929 02/12/04 04:22 PM
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Why don't people start posting these guy's max on bench, power clean, or squat? Then it would be easier to compare.

Re: Strongest Wrestlers #65930 02/12/04 06:13 PM
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I benched 220 once


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Re: Strongest Wrestlers #65931 02/12/04 07:21 PM
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Circle High had a wrestler who never finished due to injuries and other reasons, but he still holds 6 lifting records 4 in 200 weigth class which are his better ones and two from the 250 which were established his soph. year. but he benched 365

Re: Strongest Wrestlers #65932 02/12/04 07:23 PM
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But the reason you can't compare with lifts is the fact that your not lifting weight in wrestling it's complicated to explain

Re: Strongest Wrestlers #65933 02/12/04 07:45 PM
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I saw Taylor Finley of colby crush a rock with his bare hand one time..that kids got a death grip!

Re: Strongest Wrestlers #65934 02/12/04 07:55 PM
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T-Bird definitely hit it right on the head. Weight room strength and mat room strength are completely different. I have wrestled man-monsters who weren't very strong, and I have wrestled pudgy guys who have a death grip. It all depends.


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Re: Strongest Wrestlers #65935 02/13/04 12:06 AM
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I heard Aaron Bingham squated 980 pounds. That guy is a monster. I also heard that Kyle Potter benched 545 pounds 20 times.

Re: Strongest Wrestlers #65936 02/13/04 01:49 AM
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kyle strait last year was a monster last year he benched 400 pounds

Re: Strongest Wrestlers #65937 02/13/04 02:31 AM
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boyle was in a league by himself. Ubben from phillipsburg was also pretty big too

Re: Strongest Wrestlers #65938 02/13/04 02:41 AM
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Luke Geske from Abilene wrestles 125, but looks about 152...he is a monster!


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Re: Strongest Wrestlers #65939 02/13/04 02:59 AM
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pat moore from winfield 189 kids a monster size wise. benchs 350 i think? up and coming on the mat as well 23-8 this year so far 2nd in avl behind macfarlan of derby


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Re: Strongest Wrestlers #65940 02/13/04 05:28 AM
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Matt Miller(SME) last yr was the strongest wrestler i have ever wrestled. He had some crazy strong legs and grip. His snake was like a death choke.


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