thread of getting sw0le

Work on your front rack as well so when you turn the bar over it's quick and comfortable to have it in that position.

explode with your hips so the bar moves through the air with minimal input from your arms, iirc

Yeah start like a deadlift but change speed and explode

saw a guy at my Y on sunday who did squats @ 290 lbs., low bar, way below parallel, 5x5. i was pretty jeal.

Anyone else experience sudden-onset headaches while lifting? I have only been doing squats/deads/benches for 3 months now, but I'm concerned because this has only really started in the last couple weeks. It only happens during benches for me. Basically, I'll be on my last rep and on the way up and about halfway there I'll just get the sudden rush to the head. At first I thought it was breathing-related but I've tried testing that and I don't think that's the issue. The headaches can get pretty intense...they're usually focused on the back of my head and can last an hour or two afterwards. I can continue to lift after (just not benches) though it's difficult and maybe not the best thing for my health. I'm afraid it could be a neck injury of some sort. It's not like I'm getting them because I'm loading heavier; my bench has barely increased in the least month (especially compared to the others). Any ideas?

more water

I drink lots of it - certainly no less than before I started getting them

are you breathing out on extension? it may be related to a build up of pressure a la the valsalva maneuver.

anyway--anything that causes those symptoms: stop doing it.

i am breathing out. i'm sure it's not good but I don't want to stop benching altogether. I may just have to try a lower weight ?

i had a neck injury when i played football in high school that had similar symptoms. a very sharp headache-like pain in the back of my head. it was a pinched/damaged nerve. maybe avoid anything that causes the pain for a few weeks. ice is generally good for that sort of thing.

(not really) new pet peeve: people who can't do simple math in their heads. way to load up the bar with 2x 10s, 4x 5s and 2x (?!) 2.5s per side, dumbfucks

swear i heard this exchange: "you want to bump it up?" "yeah, take two of those fives off and put a ten on"

hahahahahahahahahahaha

i fell off the sw0le wagon again. i keep staying at work until forever and being too tired, and then saying to myself on a saturday, why bother if you're not going to go all week. so i guess i'll start over again today maybe with just the bar on everything so it'll only take me 15 min and maybe i'll actually go again on monday instead of complaining i'm too s0re.

need some fitspo

I'm, uh, "cutting" I guess. It's nice to get thinner, it's boring to not get any stronger. Balances out a bit on body weight exercises and some gymnastics stuff I do.
It's also making me notice that I've gotten a bit muscular, which feels really weird. I kinda started lifting thinking "well, everyone sez you don't have to worry about getting muscular, cuz that takes a lot of dedication!" so haven't really paid attention at all to my body changing. I am, uh, ambivalent. It's kinda cool, kinda embarrassing? Oh well, it's more fun than when I was fat and weak.

I bought some running tights and had my first time realization that "holy fucking hell, my quads are enormous!" I'm starting to look like an ice skater or something (and, uh, my squat is just 5x5 100 kg, so I kinda wonder what they'll look like once I hit higher weights! Lightweight, baby!)

Thank u safety bars.

Not sure what the hell went wrong, but I was getting up out of the hole on the third rep of my fourth set of squats when I basically just fell backwards.
Thankfully I wasn't far above the bars, so I managed to immediately drop down and place the bar on those instead of falling past them.

Have never experienced anything like this before. The rest of my sets were OK, though I deloaded 10% just in case. Guess it's time to get someone to look at my form again. Part of the problem might have been being tired from the run I took yesterday and overestimating what I was ready for. Still, one thing is getting stuck in the hole -- it's something else altogether to literally fall over.

Glad the gym was almost empty today.

Hard to say. Sometimes you just don't have it. I've gone in a few times and thought right away, "better take it easy this time"

I believe people have been known to black out at the bottom of a squat. something to do with holding your breath and creating a lot of pressure.

God, that sounds terrifying. Tbh, I'm probably never going to work out that hard. I guess yesterday's mishap was a combination of being too tired and not adjusting for it -- still, it was a hell of a weird fall. Slipped a little bit and because I was tired I wasn't able to adjust at all and just caved.

yeah unless you're an athlete or bodybuilder of some type I don't see why you would

http://i.imgur.com/Oppvvsn.gif

holy shit

more lolcrossfit than sw0le

that looks like an olympic competition and not anything crossfit tho, right?

kudos to her for following the weight down rather than trying to wrench her neck out

crossfit competition with some olympic lifting where you would typically see these type on ladders.

ah ok

they give these people like 30 seconds to complete a lift and move on to a higher weight. so there she is without any time to set up properly and probably tired from doing the 3 lifts right before. perfect recipe for near decapitation

http://i.imgur.com/GXGJwhE.png

I apologize for only coming in here to post gifs but I have no home

http://i.imgur.com/Yde4A3k.gif

Holy shit

i can't even tell what he was trying to do

complete lack of surprise or interest from the bros on the side is terrifying

yeah it's kinda weird like that. I once dropped the weight on myself while benching because I couldn't handle the last rep and was kinda surprised that some people just looked and didn't come help. I know I'd be running over if it happened to someone else!

looks like he's attempting a continental clean with a fat bar.

yeah it's kinda weird like that. I once dropped the weight on myself while benching because I couldn't handle the last rep and was kinda surprised that some people just looked and didn't come help. I know I'd be running over if it happened to someone else!

― frogbs, Tuesday, December 17, 2013 11:43 AM (2 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Im always watching dudes who seem to be seriously struggling but dont ever ask for spots. Ive gotten stuck before, its happened to everybody.

yeah it's weird, i don't mind spotting someone if they ask, but i hate interrupting someone else to do it for me. plus, not to sound to antisocial, but a most of the time i just don't want to get sucked into gym talk with anybody. ever.

and again:

if you get annoyed by old dudes with wack form and young dudes doing curls, this thread is for you

― goole, Thursday, October 25, 2012 10:48 AM (2 months ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

lol allow me to repeat

― goole, Monday, January 7, 2013 11:37 AM (11 months ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

hey codger doing benches with a thumbless grip and his feet up on the bench, you are making me fucking nervous

― goole, Monday, January 7, 2013 11:41 AM (11 months ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

I normally do on the last set but the first two felt so good I figured I didn't need it :/

Doesnt bother me to ask for a spot. I usually ask the same guys that ask me

Joined a gym, had a consultation with a trainer who designed a regimen for me, now just need to get and remain motivated. I need to learn to get into that intense headspace, where I push through discomfort to finish the set. The adrenaline doesn't come naturally to me I guess. Any tips?

lots of coffee

but real answer: focus on attainable short term goals and you'll get hooked.

make it a habit - what's worked for me in the past is going to the gym every day for 30 days. Even if that means just doing 20 minutes on an elliptical, getting into the habit of going to the gym is 90% of the battle.

The habit will wane if life intercedes or I get lazy, but doing it again sets the habit up again for a while.

I agree with ryan. Attainable, short-term goals. Or, baby steps!

Don't exceed or overdo it because you'll wear yourself out quickly.

Eating habits becomes more important. Unless you're trying to lose weight, you will most likely need to eat more, and of the right stuff. Macronutrients and stuff. Basically, your essential nutrients. If you're a hard-gainer, you can look into protein shakes with weight gainers, but I would suggest trying to get your protein and gain your muscle mass naturally (not powder form) first.

I'm looking to maintain my weight but shift my body composition. I guess I will need to eat more, which seems inconvenient as I just kind of graze on things here and there and dont plan my meals in advance. But yeah, this is all about making a lifestyle change to be more mindful of my health.

Also, less coffee and less booze should be a goal as I think I'm constantly dehydrated right now.

^I've met quite a lot of people who weight-lift yet manage to drink coffee regularly and drink alcohol on the weekends. It boggles my mind, because I can't do that. It messes up my body and makes for poor workouts. But that might have to do with coffee/alcohol dehydrating my body and my not drinking enough water.

i drink a 16oz of coffee a day minimum and drink with meals about half the time, and fully on weekends. maybe i'd be EVEN HUGER if i didn't but then i'd be useless in the morning at work and bored in my personal life so, idk, tradeoffs

i think sleeping and eating right/enough are more important than caffeine and alcohol, within reason