thread of getting sw0le

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

great!

:)

Ty guys I already own a pair of lifting jeans

"manky rag" is necessary to put down on bench imo but we can take this outside if you want do you even lift bro

I'm only going there to do cardio and bodyweight exercises

hmm u should definitely bring an unnecessary manky rag

xp lol

do you have a gym bag?

― goole, Monday, April 20, 2015 4:07 PM (57 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

or, a bag?

― goole, Monday, April 20, 2015 4:07 PM (57 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Yes

― 龜, Monday, April 20, 2015 4:08 PM (56 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

great!

― goole, Monday, April 20, 2015 4:09 PM (55 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

lol

I forgot to bring a lock :(

:(

parallel bar dips r my new thing i think theyre really going to help me

they are the shit

the first time i tried them i literally could not do 1. now i do 3x5 with 30kg between my ankles just sayin

may i feel yr ankles, TH?