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
― lag∞n, Monday, 9 March 2015 21:30 (nine years ago) link
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).
― One bad call from barely losing to (Alex in SF), Monday, 9 March 2015 21:38 (nine years ago) link
yeah you're right. 2 plates + anything is dangerous
― goole, Monday, 9 March 2015 21:41 (nine years ago) link
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 ;_;
― …. wow – the power of words ! (Øystein), Monday, 9 March 2015 22:01 (nine years ago) link
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.
― Evan R, Tuesday, 10 March 2015 19:19 (nine years ago) link
don't go two days in a row imo
― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Tuesday, 10 March 2015 20:55 (nine years ago) link
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
― Evan R, Tuesday, 10 March 2015 21:13 (nine years ago) link
a cycle of chest/back, legs, and bis/tris/shoulders is alright if you wanna go daily
― Abstinence Hawk (frogbs), Tuesday, 10 March 2015 21:23 (nine years ago) link
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
― 𝔠𝔞𝔢𝔨 (caek), Friday, 27 March 2015 21:56 (nine years ago) link
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.
― goole, Wednesday, 15 April 2015 14:16 (nine years ago) link
past few weeks i have discovered the power of the rest pause and i am nvr going back
― een, Wednesday, 15 April 2015 18:37 (nine years ago) link
you mean between reps?
― Premise ridiculous. Who have two potato? (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 15 April 2015 20:15 (nine years ago) link
hating people at the gym is the best thing
― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Thursday, 16 April 2015 14:58 (nine years ago) link
Loving them is recommended.
― Eric H., Thursday, 16 April 2015 15:05 (nine years ago) link
become a student of gym culture and personalities
― lag∞n, Thursday, 16 April 2015 15:07 (nine years ago) link
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
― lag∞n, Thursday, 16 April 2015 15:10 (nine years ago) link
the scene around the apparatus has really picked up with the weather let me tell u
just wish they had weights
― lag∞n, Thursday, 16 April 2015 15:11 (nine years ago) link
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
― lag∞n, Thursday, 16 April 2015 15:12 (nine years ago) link
just grab a suitably sized dog/child
― yeovil knievel (NickB), Thursday, 16 April 2015 15:16 (nine years ago) link
my favorite character right now is the mayor of the gym
― puff puff post (uh oh I'm having a fantasy), Thursday, 16 April 2015 15:18 (nine years ago) link
there is a huge jungle gym right next to it i cld go over there and just start chucking kids xp
― lag∞n, Thursday, 16 April 2015 15:19 (nine years ago) link
― 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
― puff puff post (uh oh I'm having a fantasy), Thursday, 16 April 2015 15:21 (nine years ago) link
people are so strange
http://i.imgur.com/YiXYy.jpg.jpg
― puff puff post (uh oh I'm having a fantasy), Thursday, 16 April 2015 15:23 (nine years ago) link
what is the cheapo gym near you joe?
― 𝔠𝔞𝔢𝔨 (caek), Thursday, 16 April 2015 15:39 (nine years ago) link
planet fitness its $10 $15 if u want access to all locations i think, there are a couple in downtown bk iirc
― lag∞n, Thursday, 16 April 2015 16:07 (nine years ago) link
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
― 龜, Monday, 20 April 2015 19:46 (nine years ago) link
calipers for assessing state of own bodyfat and those around him, obv
― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Monday, 20 April 2015 19:49 (nine years ago) link
vibram toe-socks
― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Monday, 20 April 2015 19:50 (nine years ago) link
fingerless gloves
a protein shake container with integrated plastic ball that mixes the powder up when you shake it
― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Monday, 20 April 2015 19:51 (nine years ago) link
two different kinds of deodorant spray
and an apple watch
― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Monday, 20 April 2015 19:52 (nine years ago) link
vibrams, jorts, widemouth nalgene full of something opaque
― goole, Monday, 20 April 2015 19:53 (nine years ago) link
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.
― Premise ridiculous. Who have two potato? (forksclovetofu), Monday, 20 April 2015 19:53 (nine years ago) link
plz use a paper towel and the provided spray to wipe down the equipment, not your own manky shitrag thx
― goole, Monday, 20 April 2015 19:55 (nine years ago) link
didn't even bother with the customary "xp lol" up there did i
Ty, I have none of these
― 龜, Monday, 20 April 2015 19:56 (nine years ago) link
serious answer, i bring my phone, earbuds and flat-soled shoes. why? cause i'm a loner, dottie, a rebel
― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Monday, 20 April 2015 19:58 (nine years ago) link
xp You don't have a phone?
― Eric H., Monday, 20 April 2015 19:59 (nine years ago) link
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.
― goole, Monday, 20 April 2015 20:01 (nine years ago) link
― Eric H., Monday, April 20, 2015 3:59 PM (4 minutes ago) Bookmark
Who is this person. Ban him
― 龜, Monday, 20 April 2015 20:04 (nine years ago) link
Tnx goole. How do you do for office-to-gym trips. I go to the one by work
do you have a gym bag?
― goole, Monday, 20 April 2015 20:07 (nine years ago) link
or, a bag?
Yes
― 龜, Monday, 20 April 2015 20:08 (nine years ago) link
great!
― goole, Monday, 20 April 2015 20:09 (nine years ago) link
:)
― 龜, Monday, 20 April 2015 20:10 (nine years ago) link
Ty guys I already own a pair of lifting jeans
― 龜, Monday, 20 April 2015 20:15 (nine years ago) link
"manky rag" is necessary to put down on bench imo but we can take this outside if you want do you even lift bro
― Premise ridiculous. Who have two potato? (forksclovetofu), Monday, 20 April 2015 20:22 (nine years ago) link