thread of getting sw0le

speaking of DLs, local gym hulk recommended a belt + wrist straps. y/n?

y & n, respectively. I generally lift without a belt, but put one on for the heaviest dl, when I worry that a slight slip might wreck my back. It gives you something to push against, which helps with keeping form (which, as mentioned, I struggle with.)
It's worth trying, at least. I don't think it's necessary when not going really heavy, but ymmv.

As for straps -- no reason to wear them unless you find yourself limited by your grip strength, and alternate grip isn't good enough. Even then it seems most people prefer chalk or liquid chalk.

thx Øys

I have this feeling that I can go heavier, but I am (sensibly, I think) holding back, partly because the weights are pretty goddamn heavy even with an alternate grip - they start to slip a little on rep 5 - but also because I am kind of a worry-wart with my back and abs (I have had two hernias in my life, both from way before I lifted at all, both totally motiveless as far as I can tell)

i have left work at 2:30 twice this week to go to the gym and it is so nice. i haven't worked out 3x in one week in idk how long because work sucks and i hate when the gym is crowded.

i'm trying to be less anxious about other people's annoying behavior in the gym but today this massive fireman (in his fire dept tshirt, work pants, and work boots no less) was benching 315 then abruptly left with all the plates on the bar, 10 minutes after he left i thought to myself oh i should have asked him if there's a fire somewhere so he can't take the time to take the plates off but i would never do such a thing

I have been able to get two brief lunch hour workouts this week and it's great

I tried to do a Turkish get up with too much weight for my left hand (right was fine) and nearly had an incident tho. luckily my time was up and I skedaddled back to work

I am now a person watching YouTube videos of lifting form :-/

i just watched the most hilariously bad video about squats and now i can't find it

i saw one with some english bros that said it's ok to have your feet point parallel & forward, which is like, adios knees. was it that one?

I tried to do a Turkish get up with too much weight for my left hand (right was fine) and nearly had an incident tho.

― gbx, Thursday, December 11, 2014 6:03 PM (39 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

been saying this exercise is a deathtrap

Ha, my youtube history has become chocked with scantily clad musclemen bending and pushing in the last year or two.
Recently started working more on flexibility, which has evened it out a bit with a lot of scantily clad flexidames bending and stretching.

I usually go to the gym after work, but my last two sessions were both fairly shortly after hearty breakfasts, and wow, what a difference! I have a few weeks off work, so I'm going to take full advantage and make all kinds of gainz. Hopefully the Occupy The Gym movement in January won't put me off track. It sorta did last year.

january is the cruelest month

ppl shd space out their new years resolutions better

I tried to do a Turkish get up with too much weight for my left hand (right was fine) and nearly had an incident tho.

― gbx, Thursday, December 11, 2014 6:03 PM (39 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

been saying this exercise is a deathtrap

― lag∞n, Thursday, December 11, 2014 5:45 PM (8 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

#lagoonwasright

have been doing thrusters tho so ty to whoever recommended that good stuff

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

B-)

I will be in touch in a few days to know your thoughts.

Thanks again and you rock!

May you never, EVER get bored of your workouts again.

Dre Amos

Co-Founder and Master Trainer at Master of Muscle

i did not know this was such srs biz, i have not only acquired a jump rope but also a lifelong friendship

(and a jump rope carrying case)

i had a speed rope that i was v excited about until i remembered that i had neighbors downstairs

u cn go outside tho

jump rope everywhere u go why not

think im gonna do it while also dribbling a basketball

i dare u

no one dares me and gets away with it ill show u

i challenge u...neighbor

i can't jump rope

it was this. the woman has no head, first of all. second of all, his advice is stupid and her squats are therefore stupid
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIzuKTn4GQI

30DayButtTransformation.com sounds good though

just add a little bit of clay to yr butt every day no one will notice they will think u got a hair cut

I went back to the gym on Monday after two weeks off (trip to Portland for thanksgiving, post-travel jetlag/cold/studying for exams/paper writing) and oh god I have totally lost it

I've been doing squats as three sets of ten, a 45 lb bar +55, +65, and +75, but I was only able to get through two sets of ten at +50. My legs (weirdly, my hamstrings, not quads) were killing me for days afterward, and have only now stopped screaming at me. I'm honestly worried- squats are the only big barbell movement in my current routine (I try to sneak in a separate day for deadlifts if I can fit it into my schedule, but can't always make that happen) and I'm kind of freaking out that I won't be able to get back to where I was next week, or even relatively quickly :(

I tried to do a Turkish get up with too much weight for my left hand (right was fine) and nearly had an incident tho.
― gbx, Thursday, December 11, 2014 6:03 PM (39 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
been saying this exercise is a deathtrap
― lag∞n, Thursday, December 11, 2014 6:45

the sketchy element of them is what makes it kinda fun imo.

TThing: don't think you have much to worry about. Two weeks is way too short to really make much difference, I think, unless you were sitting still and eating nothing but rice cakes. DOMs always seems to reappear when I've not used certain muscles in a little while. Nature's way of shaming you for acting like a weakling who Doesn't Even Lift, or something. (insert inspirational Bruce Lee macro here)

Squat video was the best. Had me laughing out loud when he had her show off how going below parallel made her lose form cuz of inflexibility. There's no way her back-bending there was because of inflexibility; she probably simply didn't know how to squat, and Mr Spikybleach clearly wasn't going to teach her.
But I guess it's jerks like that that are the reason why almost every squatter at my gym is a half- or quarter-squatting dinkus.

http://i.imgur.com/3M0l4uP.png

lol

http://i.imgur.com/dIC3CQK.jpg

Had me laughing out loud when he had her show off how going below parallel made her lose form cuz of inflexibility.

had me laughing out loud at the holding graphic tbh, A+ clickability bad-squat dudes

http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=107926751

just found this guy's website, looks intersting

http://gregnuckols.com/2014/06/16/the-best-exercises/

You ran Starting Strength or the Texas Method or 5/3/1 and thought it was the best thing since sliced bread? Cool. I tried and absolutely loathed all three.

Most of the time, my personal programming revolves around constantly setting 3-10 rep max PRs on bunches of variations of each lift, followed by completely spontaneous accessory exercises based on what I think I need and what sounds like a good time. Some people think that sounds like a lot of fun, but others go insane without being able to gauge progress and improvements week to week. But honestly, if I started with a program that was the same week to week except for the fact that the bar was 5 pounds heavier, I’d have been bored to tears and probably would have never fallen in love with the sport of powerlifting.

But, the thing is, neither approach is inherently better or worse than the other. It’s about finding what you enjoy doing and what you can stick with long-term. Physiologically there’s a lot of wiggle room for most of us – until you’re approaching your genetic ceiling, you can make progress doing something that’s not “optimal” (also, “optimal” doesn’t really exist in the real world, but that’s another rant). The key is to find something you can stick with for years and be consistent doing. An added bonus is that if someone enjoys the program they’re on, they’ll probably give it more effort and see better results. A “meh” program you give 100% to will typically give you better results than a great program you half ass.

So will I recommend some of the more vanilla programs to someone who likes predictability and being able to gauge progress week to week? Sure thing. They’d go crazy trying to train the way I do.

Have I written programs with crazy amounts of variety for people who have a long history of program hopping because they (like me) get bored from doing the same thing for too long? You betcha. A lot of the self-proclaimed “hardgainers” I’ve worked with turned out to have quite an easy time gaining size and strength… just not with sets of 5 at 80-85% of their max – a level of volume and intensity that works well for most and (wrongly, in my opinion) consequently gets preached as the single “best” thing to do, especially for beginners.

just started 5/3/1 but like he said i enjoy gauging my progress regularly so i like it. But i can see where the routine week in and week out could get boring.

same dude's other site

http://www.strengtheory.com/2014/04/21/making-your-novice-strength-training-routine-more-effective-two-quick-tips/

i might start playing around with some of these ideas? idk. i'm also considering adding some dreaded cardio.

do the cardio

lil bit of HIIT on a bike or a row machine to finish up, that's the plan

i hate it so much tho

u shd run, if a person cant run the most natural of human movements can they really be said to be in shape, makes u think

also run outside, run away from the gym

i'll show your mom the most natural of human movements

wow rude

sry :/

i really don't like running tho, and don't have the shoes or the climate at hand to make it happen

i always used to do 2000m on the rowing machine at the end

it was death