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Posted by Joel S on July 24, 2008, 9:09 pm, in reply to "Gene Rychlak and Scot Mendelson Reconfirmed.. Kennelly skirts reconfirming.."
Kennelly is a putz. It's just like this, he chickened out because he knew Rychlak and Mendelson would both kick his ass.
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: After positively confirming his
: participation Ryan Kennelly evidently
: withdrew yesterday. The Powerlifting
: Supershow is respectful of Ryan’s lifting
: decisions. Unfortunately Ryan’s
: contradicting himself about his decision.
:
: On June 30th, Ryan Kennelly says in an
: interview on a streaming audio internet
: show, when asked if he’s going to be at the
: Europa:
:
: “Yeah I definitely plan on coming down there
: I plan on being part of the bench press
: thing there.”
:
: On July 23rd, in a scripted interview at
: HOP’s blog Kennelly says:
:
: “I never said that I was lifting there for
: sure and this whole two rep max rule is news
: to me too. A powerlifting contest bench is
: about who can bench the most weight for one
: good rep. Isn’t it?”
:
:
: June 30th Kennelly says he “definitely”
: plans to be a part of the Europa “bench
: thing” publicly indicating his commitment
: and that he had full knowledge the bench
: press event was a variation of the
: conventional bench press format. Then three
: weeks later Kennelly contradicts himself
: when he says he never said he was going or
: had knowledge of the format.
:
: Does Kennelly expect certain fellow lifters
: to not mention the fact he discussed the
: format with them as early as May of this
: year?, Or when he stated “I can hit 900 for
: 2 reps and blow everyone away” and “I’m
: definitely coming to bench at the Europa and
: meet my idol Ken Lain” “Meeting Ken Lain
: will be the pinnacle of my career.”
: Kennelly believed Rychlak would be a no
: show. The timing of this is telling of what
: really happens. After Gene Rychlak let it
: be known he had purchased his plane ticket,
: Kennelly drops out.
:
: This begs the question of how much the
: confirmed competition of Gene Rychlak and
: Scot Mendelson in this format has Kennelly
: two stepping.
:
: On to the SHOW OF BENCH PRESS POWER, Gene
: Rychlak and Scot Mendelson reconfirm their
: courage of coming to the Superlifting Pro
: Bench Press. Gene is very confident of
: himself with this format. Scot would rather
: go for a 1-rep max, however both gentlemen
: are coming to show everyone in attendance
: their spectacular power with the iron. This
: will be the first time spectators have had
: the chance to see the Greats bench press for
: repetitions with mind boggling weights.
:
: There is much talk of the ferocious battle
: developing between Jessie Kellum and Jason
: Coker at 198. We are almost sure to see a
: 700 bench press by under-200 bodyweight
: lifters performed for repetitions! Word has
: it they might first attempt 750 for 2 in
: their battle to be the top Superlifting Pro
: Bench Press Champion!!!
:
: The quality of the fantastic lifters will be
: pleasing to hardcore lifter as well as the
: bodybuilding fan. At 12 noon the
: Superlifting Pro Bench Press is at Prime
: Time at the Dallas Convention Center in Ed
: and Betty Pariso’s Europa Super Show Sports
: Expo.
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