thread of getting sw0le

had another interaction a long while ago that kind of stuck with me.

it was later at night and it was just me and this other dude. i hadn't seen him before, he did not seem very experienced, was not particularly strong, and his whole mien suggested he wasn't psyched to be down there anyway. he was just kind of shuffling from spot to spot, trying this and that.

this was during a period where, i gather, a faction of this Y's patrons had successfully prevented the administration from replacing the broken radio receiver; silence being preferable to some than the threat of the station being changed from 90s, 2k and today to something harder. so it was dead quiet.

we happened to come up to the rack at the same time with some plates, and he was juuust about to put a 25 on the 45 peg that i needed, so i said, in as neutral a tone of voice as possible, "no, that one goes on the other side". i think he just mouthed "ah" and then craned it around to where it belonged, looking a little more defeated.

thing is, this whole time, the guy had been whistling, quietly. on and off, idly. the same 8-note figure. mozart i think? not eine kleine nachtmusik but something equally elemental. something from the magic flute? i knew i recognized it. only, i only realized i recognized it after i realized i had also started to idly whistle it too. as soon as i realized it i realized i had no idea how long i'd been doing it, before or after the plate incident or what.

i never saw the guy again. he probably thought the psychotic mimicking whistler scold was too much. or, that the place was a dump.

I FINALLY NAILED MY SQUAT FORM OMGGGGG victoryyyyy

:D

yeaaaaahhhhh

http://joyalface.files.wordpress.com/2013/01/20130108-104554.jpg

i haven't nailed mine but i only go to the gym like once a week now so i'm happy to just be there doing everything wrong

today i took the day off to go to the dentist and i went to the gym and this guy i have seen there a bunch was doing what he always does, taking ALL the 45 lb plates and putting them on the leg press and never leg pressing. i wonder what people in the gym think of me though. why are her legs too long for her body and why is she always deadlifting i guess.

because deadlifts are awesome, i would assume

And if you're narrow and wobbly like me they are waaay the hell easier to go up on than squats

I had a two-hour belaying certification class yesterday, I get tested for permission to use the belaying equipment tomorrow, and (hopefully) take a bouldering class next week! Also got a cheap pull-up bar off of amazon to practice with, and jesus christ, pull-ups as a full-grown adult are way harder than they were during the Presidential Physical Fitness Test

fourth session with personal trainer yesterday afternoon. my legs are killing me. is that normal? front of thighs hurt and kind of feel wooden and stiff. wincing when walking up stairs. not a sharp pain, just sore.

perfectly normal, perfectly healthy, weakness leaving the body iirc.

can barely afford food atm so haven't been making it into the gym at all. :C

today i saw two people who needed help and i didn't help them like a sad fat gamerish guy who was trying to use too big of dumbbells i wanted to be like hey, use 10 lbs, no one cares. but i didn't. i could have helped him have an epiphany.

might've scared him away from the gym altogether really

Seems any time I try get on a regular strengthening program, I get a case of tendonitis some place -- currently I've got it in both elbows. Am I just not meant to be swole?

i'm finally squatting low and driving through my heels and the outside of my feet, not sure why it took like 2 years to figure that out

the muscle i pulled in my back is still a little twingey even after more than 2 mo. i think i'm gonna try to see an orthopedist :<

have you stopped doing heavy weights?

yeah i haven't gone over 155 on squat or DL, cut out rows a while ago. it doesn't *hurt* hurt, it's just like, ok i can feel that. i don't want to go any heavier in case something pops again

Leee: Could it be that you're starting out too eagerly? I've never had tendinitis from lifting, but got it a couple of times when I've run too much (though not necessarily too hard) after a months off. Feels so good to be running again that I just go on too many, too long runs, and *BAM* achilles-fux0r.
All I can think of recommending is doing warm-up sets (starting with the bar and working up to your rep-weight) and stretching after. Some guys swear by foam-rolling.

I'm giving up on lowbar squats and going back to highbar for a while. I'm sick at being stuck at 100-102.5 kg. Have done several deloads but just can't seem to grind past it. My other lifts have progressed, so I figure it's a form-issue.

In a situation similar to goole. I took a bunch of time off of the gym due to having no time due to life circumstances busy at work, baby, etc. Decided to cut a bunch of weight and dropped 15 pounds. During the time I was cutting, I was doing some running and light weights on an irregular schedule.

Finally decide to commit to going back 3x a week and on week 2 I strained my lower back doing something. Not sure if it was squats, DLs, or just picking something up wrong at work (which was when I first noticed it), but I'm now doing really light weight lots of reps trying to rehab it (this has worked for me in the past), and it's just not going away. Probably time to see a doc. Been focusing more on upper body in the last week or two. I don't enjoy those lifts nearly as much as the lower body compounds, but am at least seeing some improvement on my pull-ups finally. Being lighter helps.

Pretty discouraging. I'm 41 years old and I can't help feeling like my strength peaked a year and a half ago. Since we had the kid (almost a year ago), I have lost a hundred pounds off of my squat and almost as much off of my dead lift. I was a relatively new lifter - started 4 years ago, so it's not even like I have that base of strength and muscle going for me. Physically, I don't even look like I lift weights - not that I did at my peak either.

Well, hopefully only the part about the lower back is similar to goole!

saw the doc, he ordered a round of PT, at "my age" he didn't recommend taking any pictures unless that didn't help. so we'll see. acc to him the purpose of PT was to "strengthen your core" and inside i'm like MY CORE IS MAD STRONG ALREADY DOG DID YOU NOT FEEL MY SPINAL ERECTORS

funny he said to keep lifting, and do m/l what my plan already was: move up a little bit and back off if it hurts (tho i guess "if it hurts" is a little different than "can't do it").

classic post

goole
Posted: September 4, 2014 at 12:38:38 PM
had another interaction a long while ago that kind of stuck with me.

it was later at night and it was just me and this other dude. i hadn't seen him before, he did not seem very experienced, was not particularly strong, and his whole mien suggested he wasn't psyched to be down there anyway. he was just kind of shuffling from spot to spot, trying this and that.

this was during a period where, i gather, a faction of this Y's patrons had successfully prevented the administration from replacing the broken radio receiver; silence being preferable to some than the threat of the station being changed from 90s, 2k and today to something harder. so it was dead quiet.

we happened to come up to the rack at the same time with some plates, and he was juuust about to put a 25 on the 45 peg that i needed, so i said, in as neutral a tone of voice as possible, "no, that one goes on the other side". i think he just mouthed "ah" and then craned it around to where it belonged, looking a little more defeated.

thing is, this whole time, the guy had been whistling, quietly. on and off, idly. the same 8-note figure. mozart i think? not eine kleine nachtmusik but something equally elemental. something from the magic flute? i knew i recognized it. only, i only realized i recognized it after i realized i had also started to idly whistle it too. as soon as i realized it i realized i had no idea how long i'd been doing it, before or after the plate incident or what.

i never saw the guy again. he probably thought the psychotic mimicking whistler scold was too much. or, that the place was a dump.

I been fn w some dumbells/a kettlebell to expand my apres run routine which is usually pullups and maybe some core/yoga shit its p cool

if anyone has some nice ideas abt exercises to do w these things im listening

turkish get-ups ftw

also: dumbbell thrusters

idk abt turkish getups seems like u wld drop it on yr face and die

thrusters look nice tho thx

idk abt turkish getups seems like u wld drop it on yr face and die

lol true but it's a great movement. the trick is to always keep your eyes in the weight and you'll be aright

*on the weight

we shd have an exercise board maybe

kinda prefer not to tbh

i like how this thread is not overly dominated by dudes because i started it and that makes me feel better about it. i never go to the gym anymore though so i don't belong. i mean i go like, on sundays.

turkish getups rule

I love doing overhead presses with kbs - the movement tracks very comfortably for me.

also like going on sundays. then two other days. more than that though, too much for me.

i like how this thread is not overly dominated by dudes because i started it and that makes me feel better about it. i never go to the gym anymore though so i don't belong. i mean i go like, on sundays.

― flatizza (harbl), Tuesday, September 30, 2014 6:00 PM (1 minute ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

i dont think putting the running and lifting threads on the same bord wld attract tons of dudes fwiw i mean its all the same posters on ilxor.com but w/e was just a thought i have no personal intention of carrying through on, tho it might be nice to be able to see all fitness threads together

who knows how many fitness thread are even out there

floating around ile

sad

colonise iltrmb?

i can't take anymore boards

how about planks?

xpost lol/groan

nutrition nazis sure did die tho huh

no peeps from paleo

cutty moved to cali

they have a different internet

internet2

flyin backup