yeah especially if you're new to working out intensely or even at all. Newbie gains are legit with crossfit
― (•̪●) (carne asada), Thursday, 22 October 2015 18:50 (eight years ago) link
unless you die which is a real possibly too
― (•̪●) (carne asada), Thursday, 22 October 2015 18:51 (eight years ago) link
no point in living if ur not sw0le tbh
― lag∞n, Thursday, 22 October 2015 19:10 (eight years ago) link
I signed up for a New York Sports Club on a $20/month one-club-only deal -- I figured I only ever have time to go on my work lunchbreak so I might as well just have a club by work. It doesn't even include towels, but for $10 you get a ten-towel "towel card" and then half the time they're cool and just give you a towel without a punch. It's a nice clean gym with all the basics and a nice locker room, and it's never ridiculously crowded, which is probably why it had the deal.
It also does not include classes but I'm not much for classes -- I will push myself hard within my own program but I also like to stop when I feel like stopping.
I think it's probably the best gym deal in Manhattan. They probably offer it on the assumption that 80-90% of the people won't go regularly, and I go extremely regularly.
― on entre O.K. on sort K.O. (man alive), Thursday, 22 October 2015 19:44 (eight years ago) link
basically the business model for all gyms
― lag∞n, Thursday, 22 October 2015 19:46 (eight years ago) link
yeah
it's interesting how every time I go I pretty much see the same 15-20 faces plus a small handful of randoms. I like that anonymous familiarity, like I start to see those same super-fit guys and feel like I am a journeyman in their path or something.
― on entre O.K. on sort K.O. (man alive), Thursday, 22 October 2015 19:53 (eight years ago) link
lol tru
― lag∞n, Thursday, 22 October 2015 19:56 (eight years ago) link
gah travel, visitors, and sickness have completely derailed me from my sw0le plan --- been trying to do 2 weight sessions a week and a certain volume of cardio (as measured in total weekly hours) and it has been tough, my structure feels so fragile
― jason waterfalls (gbx), Thursday, 22 October 2015 20:13 (eight years ago) link
i took a week off in september so i was doing good in august and september then i did bad again because i work way too much to the point i'm like ready to drive my car off a cliff. i'll start again after i finish this murder.
― #amazing #babies #touching (harbl), Thursday, 22 October 2015 23:41 (eight years ago) link
oh it just sounded like i'm literally killing someone i'm not don't worry
go murder some weights is what you need to do, stat
― on entre O.K. on sort K.O. (man alive), Friday, 23 October 2015 14:07 (eight years ago) link
Brad--i do all that! but for real I have tiny wrists, almost avian bone syndrome type stuff. so maybe I'm in denial but I feel like I am dealing with a real physiological limitation.
― ryan, Friday, 23 October 2015 14:44 (eight years ago) link
plus it's just plain frustrating when your grip gives out when the rest of you is feeling great.
― ryan, Friday, 23 October 2015 14:45 (eight years ago) link
might try the "hook grip" tho.
I'm not really the guy to give advice since the heaviest things I pick up are boxes of cat litter
― Brad C., Friday, 23 October 2015 14:49 (eight years ago) link
cld be wrong but grip strength seems like it shldnt have that much to do w wrist size, its more yr forarm muscles, grip strength seems like its generally a weak link which is why wrist straps exist, but also they seem pretty lame
― lag∞n, Friday, 23 October 2015 15:40 (eight years ago) link
needless to say a cursory surfing reveals youtube is full of grip strength workouts
― lag∞n, Friday, 23 October 2015 15:43 (eight years ago) link
http://deadspin.com/grip-it-good-633052708
― goole, Friday, 23 October 2015 15:45 (eight years ago) link
def not planning on using them except as a means to finish off a set I wouldn't otherwise be able to do without risk of dropping the bar. they are def lame and possibly counterproductive, hence my hesitance.
of course, it seems like a good idea to also start on some grip stretch stuff as well.
― ryan, Friday, 23 October 2015 15:46 (eight years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/rtsJBp1.gif
brooo
― lag∞n, Friday, 23 October 2015 15:48 (eight years ago) link
ha nolan on point as usual
― ryan, Friday, 23 October 2015 15:49 (eight years ago) link
i posted this before, but here's a good video of rippetoe talking about grip:
https://youtu.be/9OK-S3ZJZxQ
pushing and pulling grip are different things, is the short version
― goole, Friday, 23 October 2015 15:49 (eight years ago) link
its sad hamilton nolan doesnt realize being sexy has more utility than lifting heavy things
― lag∞n, Friday, 23 October 2015 15:57 (eight years ago) link
it's a sad world that places value on other (weaker) abilities over lifting heavy things. i believe nietzsche wrote about this somewhere.
― ryan, Friday, 23 October 2015 16:21 (eight years ago) link
On a gut level I like the philosophy of not trying to lift more than you can naturally grip, feels "holistic" or something. Of course what a "natural" grip is is probably open to a lot of debate.
― on entre O.K. on sort K.O. (man alive), Friday, 23 October 2015 16:25 (eight years ago) link
i do a lot of farmer carries . besides just grip strength help is a killer full body workout
― (•̪●) (carne asada), Friday, 23 October 2015 16:32 (eight years ago) link
ok you guys are convincing me. thanks for talking me off the ledge.
― ryan, Friday, 23 October 2015 16:33 (eight years ago) link
i do have to use a belt tho.
hard to find farmers to carry around here
― lag∞n, Friday, 23 October 2015 16:39 (eight years ago) link
any homeless will do
― (•̪●) (carne asada), Friday, 23 October 2015 16:46 (eight years ago) link
crustie carry (add dog for extra weight)
― lag∞n, Friday, 23 October 2015 16:49 (eight years ago) link
"its sad hamilton nolan doesnt realize being sexy has more utility than lifting heavy things"
Lol at this comment on that article:
My old football coach would say, "Curls? Curls will get you laid, but won't make your arms strong."
Everyone spent more time at the curling station than any other.
― One bad call from barely losing to (Alex in SF), Friday, 23 October 2015 22:55 (eight years ago) link
i'm a big fan of mixed grip for deadlifts.
― mattresslessness, Saturday, 24 October 2015 04:16 (eight years ago) link
omg lifting weights makes me so hungry
― lag∞n, Friday, 30 October 2015 15:09 (eight years ago) link
let's talk abt food
― clouds, Friday, 30 October 2015 15:38 (eight years ago) link
ok im readyw
― lag∞n, Friday, 30 October 2015 15:43 (eight years ago) link
protein shake directly after lifting and a protein rich meal soon after, all i got
― lag∞n, Friday, 30 October 2015 15:44 (eight years ago) link
fuck yeah
there's a really good $6 teriyaki cart that sometimes sets up btw my gym and office and I love getting a giant bowl of meat and rice after a workout.
― on entre O.K. on sort K.O. (man alive), Friday, 30 October 2015 15:58 (eight years ago) link
otm
― lag∞n, Friday, 30 October 2015 15:59 (eight years ago) link
and I also usually eat a protein bar immediately in the locker room, partly just because it helps stave off feeling shaky.
― on entre O.K. on sort K.O. (man alive), Friday, 30 October 2015 15:59 (eight years ago) link
shaky? man you're going pretty hard!
― goole, Friday, 30 October 2015 16:01 (eight years ago) link
the other day after lifting* i drank a protein shake then ate a whole block of tofu and some chinese broccoli and my body was all u shd feed me a burrito too so i ate a burrito too i was powerless before this burrito desire, its weird tho i almost never get like that where i go into insane animal mode and must be fed
*tbf it was an extremely long workout that included lifting and i prob went into it underfueled
― lag∞n, Friday, 30 October 2015 16:03 (eight years ago) link
this is the whey powder i have, i saw it recommended in a few places:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002DYIZH6?colid=21K24HK68J9XQ&coliid=I1UD56LTGYD2EX&psc=1&ref_=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_img
don't buy from amzn tho if you can help it
― goole, Friday, 30 October 2015 16:05 (eight years ago) link
I actually find I get the hungriest if I do 2 or 3 lifting days back to back -- the NEXT day I wake up like I need to hunt and kill something immediately.
― on entre O.K. on sort K.O. (man alive), Friday, 30 October 2015 16:06 (eight years ago) link
i never lift two days in a row, i usually run the next day
― lag∞n, Friday, 30 October 2015 16:09 (eight years ago) link
this summer i was routinely eating 4000-5000kcals a day (incl. abt ~0.5gal-1gal of milk a day) but it was pretty tough to keep up, gained a lot of weight tho. some fat inevitably but some lean weight also.
rival-us's "clean gainer" has v high cal content and tastes pretty decent imo
― clouds, Friday, 30 October 2015 16:09 (eight years ago) link
this is the protein powder i have cause its unsweetened/flavored, i buy it on amazon http://www.amazon.com/Jarrow-Formulas-Protein-Natural-Pound/dp/B0013OVWHM/ref=sr_1_1
yeah rest days are important. it's one of those gym truisms that "you do damage at the gym, you build muscle while you sleep"
speaking of supplements, i draw the line at creatine, that's way over the bridge into obsessive juicer territory in my mind. even going to the vitamin store to get the whey was a mental leap for me tbh.
― goole, Friday, 30 October 2015 16:11 (eight years ago) link
It's a matter of work schedule -- I only get to lift at work lunchtime because my gym is by work and because I have little kids at home so no time on weekends. I prefer to take days in between, but if I feel like I'm going to be crunched later in the week I go back to back and just make sure not to do back and legs on consecutive days (deadlifts / squats).
― on entre O.K. on sort K.O. (man alive), Friday, 30 October 2015 16:12 (eight years ago) link
i used this stuff - https://www.pinksun.co.uk/whey-protein-grass-fed-hormone-free
i don't do shakes any more though cause i kinda reached my goals (i'm not supposed to say that right?) so now i just make sure the next meal has a lot of protein in it
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Friday, 30 October 2015 16:34 (eight years ago) link