thread of getting sw0le

cleaned 255# yesterday!

damn, nice

gbx that distinction is interesting to me. don't quite know what to say about it. sometimes i feel a little crazy for liking the bodybuilding side of things so much but the more objective 'lift x', 'run x' goals tend to ground me.

i spend an hour making breakfast and packing food every weekday morning

thank you for giving me one more reason to double down on the unsw0le life

i like the routine.

yeah i totally know what you're saying. without a routine it's easy for me to just say fuck it.

cleaned 255# yesterday!

― (•̪●) (carne asada), Tuesday, November 3, 2015 7:55 AM (2 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

dog this is nuts

the only way I could clean 255# right now is with a damp cloth ;_;

lol keep in mind this is a oly style squat clean so a lot is predicated on technique more than just strength. I would not be able to power clean that without getting under it.

I can't front squat half of that so I am very impressed.

lol so today is the last time I do weighted box jumps not feeling 100% -- slipped and gashed the side of my head on the corner of another box. I was fine but there was blood everywhere, pretty awesome. Clinic literally next door to the gym, two staples and out.

o man!

i kinda want to start doing olympic lifts but like is there really any point ir is it just an injury vector

Yeah, daughter was sick, felt like I might have a touch of it, but I had gotten through my chest workout ok so I thought I was fine. Guess not.

It was kind of fun to walk around in a bloodstained white tee for a little while though.

definitely not too into the idea of learning Olympic lifts given my slightly klutzy history.

i can clean ok from youtube and practice. i'd like to be able to snatch but afraid to try on my own. the point is they look cool afaic.

i have been tempted by the powerclean, out of boredom, basically

it's fun, i feel like it's good for "linebacker neck"

lol that'll be the day

not too good at "the drop" though. i wish there was just a small class or something i could take once, get introduced to the basics, maybe find the right trainer for a session or two.

xp try it!

yeah i think it'd be cool to work those in but i really feel like one should be trained in them.

carne asada teach us how to do oly lifts thru text ;)

Yeah, for all my talk of working through being sick I have taken this week off after being unable to inhale on the 45 degree leg press because of dumb cold/flu.

i think there might be some sort of oly lift class/crew at my gym there were a bunch of ppl doing them around this crossfit looking structure the other day

wish someone would take the cool stuff about crossfit and do it cheaper and safer.

yeah

feel like this is happening, like i said there is a crossfit inspired structure at my gym, and an oly lifting area, and one of those big tires lol

i just want to do the rope arm up and down thing and my gym doesn't have it :(

or the other stuff.

ha they have the ropes and also attached to that structure are those straps w handles on them where u pull yr self up and down from a leaning to upright, i tried to get someone to explain to me what was good abt the ropes once lol

the tire thing is funny

my gym is too small for that stuff - we have this little area called "UXF" which I think is some bobo brand of crossfit. It has a big swingset frame-like structure with some trx straps, kettlebells, boxes (like the one I hit my head on today) and a set of those battle ropes, although no one ever uses the ropes because it's too crowded. I do like using the trx straps sometimes fwiw, feels like it works the muscles differently to have that extra stability element.

the ropes probs don't do much but they are used in every commercial showing people getting fit now so i feel like they need to be a part of my life

ropes: also cool

i got a fitbit thing and its crazy how good for me basketball is. i run like 5 miles playing pickup ball.

my gym has a normal-style health club bit as well as a dedicated CF box but it's cool if you have a normal membership you can use all the CF stuff (rope, jungle gym looking thing, multiple squat racks, tires, rowers, prowlers, etc) w/o paying extra for classes

sounds cool

lift safe josh!

my gym has a normal-style health club bit as well as a dedicated CF box but it's cool if you have a normal membership you can use all the CF stuff (rope, jungle gym looking thing, multiple squat racks, tires, rowers, prowlers, etc) w/o paying extra for classes

― jason waterfalls (gbx), Wednesday, November 4, 2015 5:22 PM (Yesterday)

that is an awesome set up.

Oly lifting is totally fun for me and makes you feel like a badass tbh. major benefits i've seen is increase in overall power and flexibility. I did have some really solid coaching early on and i practice technique and skill work drills with light/no weight regularly. Of course i mix this in with regular power lifting and bodyweight stuff but for me it's basically whatever keeps me interested in working out otherwise i get bored with it easy.

I feel like maybe if I can keep up the lifting for a year I'll see a trainer about olympic lifts.

so who here has weight-lifting shoes?

nope

yeah i have nike romaleos

I don't have, but I'm starting to understand the benefit of a flatter-bottomed shoe, I sometimes feel like the cushion in my shoes prevents me from doing the best squats and deadlifts I can.

http://www.finishline.com/images/products/lgm9166blk.jpg

I sometimes feel like the cushion in my shoes prevents me from doing the best squats and deadlifts I can.

― on entre O.K. on sort K.O. (man alive), Thursday, November 5, 2015 11:22 AM (15 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

ya def want something w a p minimal heal to toe drop, lots of running shoes out there these days that fit the bill

yeah for deadlifts and regular power lifting i like chucks too

the lifters are for Oly stuff only ime

http://www.thelatestnews.com/scientists-discovered-why-can-high-intensity-interval-training-match-endurance-training/