fuck i want to use one of those
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Tuesday, 21 November 2017 15:14 (six years ago) link
status update: my pullups are up to 20kg between my feet @ 3x5
so if anybody needs small dog rescued from a pond you know who to call
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Friday, 24 November 2017 14:08 (six years ago) link
re: conditioning torture it's still hard to beat the ol' versaclimber aka that one machine that's always available for a reason
― Larry Elleison (rogermexico.), Friday, 1 December 2017 01:54 (six years ago) link
Having tried out the squat rack a couple of times, I realised I've been having trouble balancing on the squat - I keep feeling like I'm going to rock backwards. Could this be because I'm wearing running trainers?
― FREEZE! FYI! (dog latin), Friday, 1 December 2017 10:02 (six years ago) link
maybe, but probably your form isn't quite right can you do bodyweight squats without feeling that way?
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Friday, 1 December 2017 10:03 (six years ago) link
no, not really. I still rock back
― FREEZE! FYI! (dog latin), Friday, 1 December 2017 10:04 (six years ago) link
either that, or i get told i'm sticking my knees out too far forward
― FREEZE! FYI! (dog latin), Friday, 1 December 2017 10:06 (six years ago) link
that's a flexibility thing i think. keeping your knees behind or just at the level of your toes, keeping your feet flat on the floor, stomach and back tight, driving down through your heels, feeling solid and not tippy. is what you're going for.
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Friday, 1 December 2017 10:50 (six years ago) link
it's what they tell me! but i just find myself rocking back on my heels. possibly a flexibility thing as i've had painful hips for a while now that's exasperated by something i do at the gym. i just can't keep my feet flat
― FREEZE! FYI! (dog latin), Friday, 1 December 2017 11:05 (six years ago) link
not everyone can keep their knees behind their toes due to skeleton. can you goblet squat? it will work on your flexibility and having the weight in front will keep you from rocking back.
― assawoman bay (harbl), Friday, 1 December 2017 11:43 (six years ago) link
yes that is a good idea!
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Friday, 1 December 2017 11:57 (six years ago) link
really think about spreading your knees as wide as possible too -- narrow knees will push your butt back (try squatting with your feet/knees planted together for illustration)
― gbx, Friday, 1 December 2017 14:56 (six years ago) link
my gym relocated to a different part of the building in order to expand and hoowee
there are eleven (11!) squat racks now
this morning was the first time i'd been back in yonks and i've lost like 40# on my squat :((((
― gbx, Friday, 1 December 2017 14:57 (six years ago) link
it'll come back quick, do not stress
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Friday, 1 December 2017 15:58 (six years ago) link
it was a lil demoralizing though i gotta say
― gbx, Friday, 1 December 2017 18:37 (six years ago) link
Dog Latin: first of all, be patient and persistent. Squat form can take a lot of time and practice to get, even on a basic level. Second, using flat shoes (chucks) and eventually switching to socks only made a huge difference in my stability, although I fall forward rather than rock back.
― IF (Terrorist) Yes, Explain (man alive), Friday, 8 December 2017 21:09 (six years ago) link
It snowed therefore only like 3 people in the gym. I’ve been doing my best squats ever. Squats without frontiers, rows without tears
― assawoman bay (harbl), Saturday, 9 December 2017 22:25 (six years ago) link
lol
― gbx, Saturday, 9 December 2017 22:29 (six years ago) link
I bench pressed 100 lbs finally. Sad!
― assawoman bay (harbl), Sunday, 10 December 2017 23:27 (six years ago) link
Thanks for the tips guys. Every time I think I've mailed the squat, someone seems to come along and say 'no no you're doing it all wrong, here let me help's and it just puts me off. I'll be persistent and keep trying. Yes goblet squats seem a bit easier
― FREEZE! FYI! (dog latin), Monday, 11 December 2017 09:51 (six years ago) link
hold the kettlebell/dumbbell right against your chest and it's almost impossible to have the wrong form
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Monday, 11 December 2017 10:00 (six years ago) link
105 lbs. i have been getting so stronger this month. new gym has helped immensely. 3 flat benches and 4 squat racks = i have never ever had to wait or been rushed. let's see how it goes after january 1.
― assawoman bay (harbl), Monday, 18 December 2017 01:43 (six years ago) link
while i was benching two dudes came to squat and one was talking about how his knee is fucked up so he can't really squat. it was just posturing. these were the worst squats ever. i thought they would both snap their spines in half. i keep thinking about how males are given this veil of expertise about lifting and how women are harmed by always being taught they can't do it, ask a man. one of them brought his gf and she was trying things and he was giving her the worst advice. every time i see a girl trying to learn from her boyfriend i feel sad. yesterday a scrawny guy was helping his girl leg press and he told her "i can do like 600 pounds." i want to whisper in their ears "don't listen to him, he doesn't know shit."
― assawoman bay (harbl), Monday, 18 December 2017 01:49 (six years ago) link
Yeah, any dude impressed with himself for his leg press numbers has no fucking idea. FWIW I see a lot of women at my gym who are beast at lifting.
The other day I saw a dude doing these weird half-squats where he went up on his toes at the top of the squat. No idea whether that's a real thing or not but it looked kind of funny.
I recently (sorry to be gross) had a cyst drained that was next to my shoulder blade. It had become quite large and inflamed. Ever since that huge lump is gone my lifting is much better, hadn't realized how much it was impacting my mobility. Today got my deadlift back up to 305 x 3.
― IF (Terrorist) Yes, Explain (man alive), Monday, 18 December 2017 03:04 (six years ago) link
sometimes i browse ilx and get nostalgic for fannypack stories?
i kno harbl is better off in this other place but still
― infinity (∞), Monday, 18 December 2017 04:00 (six years ago) link
the women in my gym who do lift are better at it too. there was another girl in the corner after them and i was like wow perfect.
i often daydream about seeing fanny pack on the street and him asking me, "where did you go?" and i say "oh, i switched gyms, too many people were talking to me at the y all the time" and he'd be too un-self-aware to get it.
― assawoman bay (harbl), Monday, 18 December 2017 11:52 (six years ago) link
ha classic fanny pack
― infinity (∞), Monday, 18 December 2017 16:53 (six years ago) link
Overhead press is back to 135 x 3, and I got my squat to 205 x 5.
― IF (Terrorist) Yes, Explain (man alive), Friday, 22 December 2017 03:32 (six years ago) link
So I’ve been torn for a while between strength gains and fat loss. Since I started lifting I’m up from about 170 to 193, and while a lot of that is muscle I haven’t lost fat and may have even gained some. It seems like it’s prerty hard for a guy in his late 30s to lose fat and build muscle at the same time. One thing I’m thinking is just to get my lifting numbers up out of the “novice” range and to respectable “intermediate” numbers, then just focus on maintaining my numbers and losing fat — more HIIT or whatever, less lifting.
― IF (Terrorist) Yes, Explain (man alive), Sunday, 24 December 2017 18:47 (six years ago) link
eat right, that is the only trick, everything else will fall into place. don't worry about the insane amounts recommended by gomad bros
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Sunday, 24 December 2017 23:09 (six years ago) link
Maybe so, but I find it very hard to eat enough to gain while losing fat. IIRC we are different body types and I'm starting out from a tendency to have a gut, whereas I think you're a naturally thinner dude.
― IF (Terrorist) Yes, Explain (man alive), Tuesday, 26 December 2017 03:19 (six years ago) link
you can eat a lot it just needs to be good real food iirci may not be the best guide though because i have kind of given up "gains" as a goal and am just working on lifting more weight.. the two are not unrelated obv and my progress is slow but i'd rather go a bit slower and not have to worry about some weirdo bulking regimen. i do eat more than i did before but it's p much all good food, no shakes, no calories for their own sake
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Tuesday, 26 December 2017 10:58 (six years ago) link
Met a trainer today and he basically said I could gain strength and lose fat, but not gain muscle mass and lose fat. I figure that's a good goal for a while, since I feel like my body fat has gone a little too far, not to mention the whole "slippery slope" of fat gain. I have room to improve in my lifts without needing more muscle mass. He also said I should be eating like 200g protein (I weigh 195) and I'm just not sure how to achieve that except multiple servings of whey powder per day. Guess I need to keep some at the office.
He also checked my overhead press, squat and deadlift. Squat he had me switch to low bar and it was a revelation, so much more comfortable for me. Deadlift he got me to fix my form pretty much instantly -- brought my feet closer together and the bar closer to my legs and was able to convey how I could tighten my back more and lock out better at the top. The whole thing about "dragging the bar up your legs" is right.
My overhead press is pretty much fine according to him, and that's also my best lift, the only one where I'm getting pretty close to "intermediate" standards.
FWIW yesterday I accidentally bench pressed 10 over my prior best by accidentally adding 35s on the set where I meant to add 25s. I had previously done 195, hit 205.
― IF (Terrorist) Yes, Explain (man alive), Thursday, 28 December 2017 02:58 (six years ago) link
yay!i have a coldi was in line at the fancy costco today and a guy (older) told a kid (~22?) who had whey protein in his cart about how milk is a KNOWN CARCINOGEN and it's DOCUMENTED and he would never do that to himself or his family. i didn't hear how this conversation started but i know the kid did not ask him. what an asshole. i hate that costco because i keep going there because it's bigger but they never have what i want somehow. like this one replaces the conventional things with organic. howard county, md. so special.
― assawoman bay (harbl), Thursday, 28 December 2017 23:35 (six years ago) link
sorry abt yr cold harbz
kid at work tried lecturing me abt milk too (he overheard me saying i drink 1gal of milk a week which doesnt seem like a lot to me anyway)
then im like
dude you fucking smoke cigarettes on your breaks
what a dickweed
― infinity (∞), Thursday, 28 December 2017 23:41 (six years ago) link
forgot to update on my sw0leness
had a failed attempt a week and a bit ago so just kept stretching
then this last weekend i lifted (legs) and felt good. no pain while lifting and felt a little 'tickle' once the day after around the groin area
will start back on the rest of my body next weekend. definitely feel weaker and lost muscle mass bc i cut down on foods
which talking about that
― infinity (∞), Thursday, 28 December 2017 23:44 (six years ago) link
man alive
200g of protein seems like a ridiculous amt
ime its very easy to overeat
ive heard guys skipping a meal once a week but eating whatever on the weekend
i dont skip meals but when im not lifting i definitely eat way less, i also dont eat simple carbs mon-thurs, but fri,sat,sun i eat whatever i want
removing simple carbs (breads, pastas, potatoes, white rice) from my weekdays has reduced my gut by a lot
if im lifting and i feel tired during the week ill have one day where ill have simple carbs of my choice and just the right amt
u kinda have to kno yr body to kno how much simple carbs to eat and preferably eat it earlier in the day or a few hours before a workout
i also dont drink sugary stuff, unless its a beer (1 if its a weekday, on weekends i might have 2 or even 3 but thats rare). i eat lots of fruits though
losing fat and building muscle mass is very hard so i say that aligns w my experience
muscle building is a slow process anyway though
good luck
― infinity (∞), Thursday, 28 December 2017 23:52 (six years ago) link
i don't believe that 1 lb per gram thing is true. i believe you should eat a lot of protein and it makes me feel better about life when i do but see how much you are regularly eating before you go nutz on it. i'm not a professional just some idiot on the internet. if i have 2 scoops of protein powder, 50 g (about 40 g of protein i think?) it's easy for me to get 150g though.
― assawoman bay (harbl), Thursday, 28 December 2017 23:59 (six years ago) link
at the most i was consuming 125g and eatings eggs like a mf'er
honestly my body felt weird and i had weird pain around my pelvis i wanna say?
protein is very harsh on your pancreas so just be aware of how your body feels i say?
but ya im no expert, just kno what feels right for my body
― infinity (∞), Friday, 29 December 2017 00:01 (six years ago) link
1.25-1.5g per kg imo
― gbx, Friday, 29 December 2017 03:18 (six years ago) link
what are kg
― assawoman bay (harbl), Saturday, 30 December 2017 00:56 (six years ago) link
I had read (a long time ago) it’s usually kg (kilograms) of actual muscle mass not total body massThat was kinda my guide til 125+ grams of protein started making me feel like crap
― infinity (∞), Saturday, 30 December 2017 01:00 (six years ago) link
FWIW I’ve lost like 3lbs this week with no effort to actually reduce the total amount I ate and just focusing more on lean protein and vegetables/fruits and cutting back on simple carbs. I ate three or four eggs each morning instead of two but no cheese and had roast chicken breast with vegetables each time I had to eat fast food lunches.
― IF (Terrorist) Yes, Explain (man alive), Saturday, 30 December 2017 21:09 (six years ago) link
i just did a sw0le dab in your honour it's like a normal dab but stiffer because of the big guns
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Saturday, 30 December 2017 21:39 (six years ago) link
Kiss them guns hun
― infinity (∞), Saturday, 30 December 2017 21:51 (six years ago) link
best of luck to all of you going to a gym in early january!!
― goole, Tuesday, 2 January 2018 21:05 (six years ago) link
lol yeah i decided to take a few weeks off from lifting for the occasion. might hit up a yoga studio a couple times though just to stay loose
― (•̪●) (carne asada), Tuesday, 2 January 2018 21:51 (six years ago) link
i moved cross country and we had a baby in october so i popped my first squat in ... almost a year? last week. i was holding the baby (16b) in a goblet squat config. i think i would have got down below horizontal but i heard the rip in my jeans growing so turned around. that's my exercise story for 2017. have to wait until march to get back in the gym though.
― 𝔠𝔞𝔢𝔨 (caek), Tuesday, 2 January 2018 22:05 (six years ago) link
caek had baby omg congrats!
― mom tossed in kimchee (quincie), Tuesday, 2 January 2018 23:07 (six years ago) link
also lol at baby goblet squat