thread of getting sw0le

single sided spotter bro sounds like a nightmare, i would have probably told him off.

yesterday the grunters were out in full force. i'm supposed to run tonight but atm i just want to fuck off, and that is ok.

xp never ever touch one side of someone's loaded be-backed bar imo that is like p basic. otoh once someone scolded me for unracking 70 lbs off one side of a racked bar first which i definitely rolled my internal eyes at a little.

i suppose i should look it up, but by nature there has to be an exact amount of weight that, if left on one side of a standard bar on a standard rack, will cause it to tip. but it's heavier than 90 lbs, i know that! i've left two 45s on one side and it won't move. maybe it's a bad habit; i suppose if someone bumped into the empty end it could bounce badly, idk

i once had a dude ask me to help him unrack a bar with 45s on either side from a bench. i asked him, "are you putting this on the floor?" and he said, no, i'm taking the weights off. and i must have looked at him kind of funny cos he said, won't it flip? and i said something like, "i promise it won't." lo and behold... i helped him anyway.

i think some people might be used to the old american (not olympic) style sets with a lighter bar and the screw pin clips? those were pretty tippy unless perfectly balanced. i knocked one off a friend's bench in his house when we were trying to sneak out at like 2am once, lol just remembered that

aand the answer appears to be

http://fitness.stackexchange.com/questions/18105/what-weight-difference-will-tip-an-olympic-bar-on-a-rack

3 plates!

plates of 3, a fool are ye

i knocked one off a friend's bench in his house when we were trying to sneak out at like 2am once, lol just remembered that

― goole, Monday, March 9, 2015 5:12 PM (16 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

lol

Actually I think just about anything greater than 90 lbs will tip it (and probably even some combos less than 90 lbs where you are moving the distribution of weight too far to one side).

yeah you're right. 2 plates + anything is dangerous

Obv it depends on the bar & the width of the rack it's on. Maybe the guy has had a bad experience with unloading an ez-curl bar or something and wasn't aware of the difference. Those things will tip pretty easily, as I found out once when I was scrounging for leftover plates from the rerack-fearing jerkbros.

I've not been the gym in a week, and now I'm starting to dread the next session. The running season is upon me and it's just so much fun right now. Goodbye gainz ;_;

I'm also having trouble keeping up momentum. I'll go to the gym two or three times in as many days and feel good about it, but then my shoulder will ache and I'll take a few days off to rest it. By the time I return I'm not excited to be back. This same basic cycle plays out every week or two... short periods of feeling it, followed by trying lulls.

don't go two days in a row imo

Ideally I'd just go every other day, but my schedule doesn't really allow that, so I gotta go when I'm free. Also I feel like I see much better results when I go a few days in a row... two days on, two days off somehow seems more effective than one on, one off

a cycle of chest/back, legs, and bis/tris/shoulders is alright if you wanna go daily

i am lifting for the first time in nearly 2 years next week

i am having 1-on-1 form training for a couple of sessions too

looking forward to welcoming back my enormous arse

i've been going to a nicer Y near my office in the burbs while my neighborhood Y is under renovation

i've had my first piece of unsolicited advice. it wasn't totally bad advice but still. i was polite about it.

i've noticed that lifting is a little easier with the nicer equipment at this place? i thought it was purely psychological. but now i think it's because the plates are uniform and have a smaller hole so they fit the bar more closely. there's way less bouncing at rattling when unracking, and at the bottom of a squat or overhead. and for stuff coming off the floor you don't have that 1/2 inch gap to jerk though.

also there's a guy with pretty intense demeanor, does a lot of upper body isolation work, who's been there every time i have. he's a dead ringer for PUA kingpin "r00sh" and i've already decided i hate him.

past few weeks i have discovered the power of the rest pause and i am nvr going back

you mean between reps?

hating people at the gym is the best thing

Loving them is recommended.

become a student of gym culture and personalities

yesterday at the exercise apparatus in the park a couple guys were passionately discussing the culture of DIY outdoor workouts and how the gym is bad and stinky

the scene around the apparatus has really picked up with the weather let me tell u

just wish they had weights

been meaning to join the cheapo gym around the corner just so i can lift a couple days a week after running but i... cant

just wish they had weights

just grab a suitably sized dog/child

my favorite character right now is the mayor of the gym

there is a huge jungle gym right next to it i cld go over there and just start chucking kids xp

my favorite character right now is the mayor of the gym

― puff puff post (uh oh I'm having a fantasy), Thursday, April 16, 2015 8:18 AM (1 minute ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

he reminds me of swearengen from deadwood

people are so strange

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

what is the cheapo gym near you joe?

planet fitness its $10 $15 if u want access to all locations i think, there are a couple in downtown bk iirc

So my friend got a membership at his local gym but doesn't know what to bring with him when he goes to the gym. Can anybody help him. BTW I want to make it clear that I'm asking for a friend

calipers for assessing state of own bodyfat and those around him, obv

vibram toe-socks

fingerless gloves

a protein shake container with integrated plastic ball that mixes the powder up when you shake it

two different kinds of deodorant spray

and an apple watch

vibrams, jorts, widemouth nalgene full of something opaque

seriously: a smallish towel to put on benches and wipe down grips, a phone to take notes in and listen to music, a bottle of water, a sweatband if you're a sweaty person, a general plan for how you want to exercise that starts very simply.

plz use a paper towel and the provided spray to wipe down the equipment, not your own manky shitrag thx

didn't even bother with the customary "xp lol" up there did i

Ty, I have none of these

serious answer, i bring my phone, earbuds and flat-soled shoes. why? cause i'm a loner, dottie, a rebel

xp You don't have a phone?

龜 the real ans from me is next to nothing.

a water bottle is about it, just to keep you from walking back and forth to the drinking fountain

clothes you can move in, that's about it.

shoes are a slight consideration. if you're doing a lot of lifting with your feet planted, flatter harder soled shoes are best. cushier running shoes aren't great, bball shoes can hamper ankle movement

i don't fuck w/ a phone or ipod working out. i hate having things in my ears or wires hanging off my body. just me tho.

xp You don't have a phone?

― Eric H., Monday, April 20, 2015 3:59 PM (4 minutes ago) Bookmark

Who is this person. Ban him

Tnx goole. How do you do for office-to-gym trips. I go to the one by work

do you have a gym bag?

or, a bag?

Yes