Hardly ever, unfortunately. xp
A general problem for exercising is 75% of my weeks involving chemo, and all of them drug-induced insomnia.
― the increasing costive borborygmi (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 12 May 2015 19:01 (nine years ago) link
I thought veins were generally an indicator of low body fat rather than muscle? it's a /tone/ thing for sure
I was veiny as hell as a kid but had zero body mass, really
― ultimate american sock (mh), Tuesday, 12 May 2015 20:38 (nine years ago) link
veins mean u have blood inside u, gross
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 12 May 2015 20:43 (nine years ago) link
I am a sad sack of blood and bile tbh
― ultimate american sock (mh), Tuesday, 12 May 2015 20:43 (nine years ago) link
disgusting
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 12 May 2015 20:49 (nine years ago) link
I know ;_;
― ultimate american sock (mh), Tuesday, 12 May 2015 20:55 (nine years ago) link
i'm full of melancholy and infinite radness
― shep prettybone (clouds), Wednesday, 13 May 2015 03:38 (nine years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jv2ijUmBrW4
me irl
― lag∞n, Monday, 18 May 2015 18:13 (nine years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/71HdoS0.gif
― (•̪●) (carne asada), Monday, 18 May 2015 18:18 (nine years ago) link
A line must be drawn.
― Norse Jung (Eric H.), Monday, 18 May 2015 18:19 (nine years ago) link
fuck yea get some
― lag∞n, Monday, 18 May 2015 18:19 (nine years ago) link
Can't wait til a personal trainer tells me to do that to fatigue.
― Norse Jung (Eric H.), Monday, 18 May 2015 18:20 (nine years ago) link
question: how do u get muslces without expanding in size?
― flopson, Monday, 18 May 2015 18:21 (nine years ago) link
wish my gym had such a nice selection of kettlebells and plyo boxes
― lag∞n, Monday, 18 May 2015 18:21 (nine years ago) link
expanding yr size is like not that easy and u can always stop if u dont like it and it will go away p fast so i wldnt worry abt it too much, the traditional answer is low weight high reps tho
― lag∞n, Monday, 18 May 2015 18:22 (nine years ago) link
also u will prob end up being happy with somewhat bigger muscles anyway and u dont have to worry abt getting huge
― lag∞n, Monday, 18 May 2015 18:26 (nine years ago) link
http://www.thehipthruster.com/
Only $500!
― Kiarostami bag (milo z), Monday, 18 May 2015 18:48 (nine years ago) link
http://www.yelp.com/biz/richard-r-trainer-od-la-jolla
― “audience participation” otherwise known as “touching” (forksclovetofu), Monday, 18 May 2015 19:29 (nine years ago) link
― flopson, Monday, May 18, 2015 1:21 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
lift for 40 minutes and then cardio for 20 minutes ime
― een, Tuesday, 19 May 2015 16:12 (nine years ago) link
dont eat so much. also some anecdotal evidence that yoga increases strength without increasing size (as much).
the real answer is that "expanding in size" is really fucking hard after a certain point depending on your body type so it's not exactly something that's gonna happen unless you really really try to make it happen.
― ryan, Tuesday, 19 May 2015 19:39 (nine years ago) link
Yoga made my thighs bigger, tho not really much else. The increased flexibility and alignment, tho, are worth much more.
― Norse Jung (Eric H.), Tuesday, 19 May 2015 19:43 (nine years ago) link
gdamn major supply and demand problem at my gym a million empty cardio machines while theres a backup at the free weights/smith machines
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 19 May 2015 20:31 (nine years ago) link
+the place is littered with weird single ecersize weight machines no one uses
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 19 May 2015 20:32 (nine years ago) link
im fit to email them
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 19 May 2015 20:33 (nine years ago) link
use the weird weight machines
― ultimate american sock (mh), Tuesday, 19 May 2015 20:40 (nine years ago) link
no way those r for cowards
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 19 May 2015 20:42 (nine years ago) link
This is a daily problem at Planet Fitness
― Evan R, Tuesday, 19 May 2015 20:46 (nine years ago) link
i goto blink which is basically the same as planet fitness except maybe vaguely less lame
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 19 May 2015 20:49 (nine years ago) link
What Planet Fitness lacks in, well, everything, it makes up for in price.
But that place is bizarre. They give zero fucks about shutting down huge chunks of the gym at peak hours so they can mop or whatever. No way it could wait until midnight, or even 8 p.m. That place must be spotless at all hours, at any cost.
― Evan R, Tuesday, 19 May 2015 20:50 (nine years ago) link
ya blink is a cheapo one too its not too bad, just needs more weights, anyway i emailed them so i assume itll be all fixed by the next time im there
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 19 May 2015 20:53 (nine years ago) link
lol
― ultimate american sock (mh), Tuesday, 19 May 2015 20:54 (nine years ago) link
I just did some cardio in a work gym. They added this tiny second one, it has few machines but lots of windows
So I'm recovering from an AC joint injury (basically a sore/inflamed shoulder caused by too many presses, push-ups, dips, planks etc.), so here's what my routine looks like. I try to get four days in at the gym, and they usually go like this:
1. Cross-cable day (lots of pulling exercises, arm exercises and flies, b/c they are easier on the shoulder)2. Bench press day (I press at incline and declines, but not flat bench b/c of the shoulder; I also lowered the weight)3. Tire day (I hit the shit out of a tire with a sledgehammer)4. Free weight day
Usually I spend about a half hour, sometimes 40 minutes, at a primary station, then use the rest of the day for back exercises or ab exercises. It's working for me, in that I'm committed to it and it isn't killing my shoulder (a tricky balance), but I'm not gaining much and I would like to mix it up. Any suggestions?
― Evan R, Tuesday, 19 May 2015 21:09 (nine years ago) link
Last summer I was mixing up that routine with several other discount gym memberships, including a kickboxing place (too hard on shoulder now), a CrossFit place (not a good fit for scrawny old me, or my shoulder), a gym with a pool (would love to be a member but it's too expensive) and Groupon yoga (I learned to like yoga, but ironically this is hell on my shoulder—those planks). What else could I try?
I have been biking more, and just got a super comfy new bike, but I don't know if I can really count that as exercise.
― Evan R, Tuesday, 19 May 2015 21:11 (nine years ago) link
h8 those nautilish machines so much
― resulting post (rogermexico.), Wednesday, 20 May 2015 04:09 (nine years ago) link
ppl who sit at the weights punching their number into their phone taking their rest doing their routine u will never lift anything in life
and u r taking way too long
― lag∞n, Friday, 5 June 2015 21:02 (nine years ago) link
exceptions made for sexy ppl being sexy is good do whatever u need to maintain
― lag∞n, Friday, 5 June 2015 21:03 (nine years ago) link
yeah f that s, no weight/reps notes no progress photos no tracker apps not even planned workout days. i just eat whatever tf i want and go to the gym when i feel like it and do a couple things and hope suddenly one day someone will be like "damn you swole"
― clouds, Friday, 5 June 2015 21:06 (nine years ago) link
I do sort of marvel at what nerds the weight room notebook keepers are.
― Norse Jung (Eric H.), Friday, 5 June 2015 21:27 (nine years ago) link
it just really i feel inconsiderate to dominate a in demand station for like 35 mins so u can get all yr rest in and whatever, especially when i just want to squat for like 5 mins
― lag∞n, Friday, 5 June 2015 21:31 (nine years ago) link
this guy was doing a routine where it def wouldve been better for him to do most of it with dumbells too, we have beef now cause i tried to steal the smith machine from him when he went to drink water lol
― lag∞n, Friday, 5 June 2015 21:33 (nine years ago) link
like i use the smith machine exclusively for lifts thatre too heavy for me to do w/o a spotter but he was all up in that shit doing his light ass bench presses and whatever does he even know its not as good as doing it with some dumbells of which there are plenty for everyone smh im mad at him
― lag∞n, Friday, 5 June 2015 21:35 (nine years ago) link
"Can I work in?"Problem solved. Unless he's a big jerk.
(I am one of those occupiers, obviously. I usually take 1-3 minute breaks between sets, depending on how heavy it is. Hell, if it gets really bad, I go up to 5 minutes.)
― July retires into a shrubbery. (Øystein), Friday, 5 June 2015 21:44 (nine years ago) link
he was all *extremely nerds voice* my routine
― lag∞n, Friday, 5 June 2015 21:50 (nine years ago) link
with my anime t-shirts and bad mullethawk i'm probably the nerdiest dude in my gym at any given time
― clouds, Friday, 5 June 2015 21:57 (nine years ago) link
stfu lames i always write stuff down
― computer champion (harbl), Friday, 5 June 2015 22:58 (nine years ago) link
pfft u think thats gonna help u cheat death youve got another thing thing comin
― lag∞n, Friday, 5 June 2015 23:01 (nine years ago) link
http://www.clickhole.com/article/7-weightlifting-poems-will-get-you-pumped-2608
― goole, Tuesday, 9 June 2015 18:13 (eight years ago) link
when i just want to squat for like 5 mins
like i use the smith machine exclusively for lifts thatre too heavy for me to do w/o a spotter
i can't tell if you're trolling or not. i'm all about gym etiquette and looking out for others who are also rushing to get back to the office or whatever, but i'll be damned if i miss reps because i didn't take a long enough break between sets. 2-4 minutes is plenty of time for a sip of water and a quick rep tally in iPhone notes.
if the place is packed and people are standing around, i always ask if they want to work in.
― beard papa, Sunday, 14 June 2015 05:14 (eight years ago) link
but i'll be damned if i miss reps because i didn't take a long enough break between sets.
http://i.imgur.com/aVTQPFb.gif
― lag∞n, Sunday, 14 June 2015 05:38 (eight years ago) link