they have an olympic platform! bumper plates! brand new squat racks!
that is awesome. happy lifting in 2016. bumper plates are so crucial. octagonal plates should be outlawed.
― big Mahats (mattresslessness), Tuesday, 5 January 2016 05:15 (eight years ago) link
Back on the horse as of last Wednesday- I had to move Friday to Saturday because of some holiday or something? but things are going well. I'm up to 130x5 on the squat, which is hardly great, but at least it's going up, albeit slowly. Still benching more than I can squat, which obviously won't last, and still basically not struggling with the deadlift at all and going up 10lb every workout.
Finally got the hell over myself and started eating more (shooting for 2500-ish calories a day); I've been kind of struggling with that since pretty much 100% of the reason I want to take care of myself is to just be smaller, for whatever special-snowflake gender presentation baggage bullshit I have, and the thought of bulking up just skeeves me out. But fuck it, I started doing this because it's the only way to lose excess fat and keep it off further down the line, so if I'm sabotaging myself and getting worse results anyway by not eating enough I can at least reason myself past that little mental block.
Still not trying any ketogenic diet shenanigans until I'm well past the intro phase of Starting Strength and comfortably adding pull-ups into the routine.
― You guys are caterpillar (Telephone thing), Tuesday, 5 January 2016 06:26 (eight years ago) link
Also considering a yoga class since they're free at my gym and I have a shoulder flexibility issue that's affecting my low bar grip. Maybe worth a try?
― You guys are caterpillar (Telephone thing), Tuesday, 5 January 2016 06:40 (eight years ago) link
pretty much everyone could use some yoga imo
― (•̪●) (carne asada), Tuesday, 5 January 2016 14:53 (eight years ago) link
watch a frighteningly gray joe montana teach you how to do shoulder passthroughs:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtvugDP-jrI
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Tuesday, 5 January 2016 15:22 (eight years ago) link
Was able to do sets of 185x5 on high back squats today, feels like I made a leap.
― on entre O.K. on sort K.O. (man alive), Tuesday, 5 January 2016 18:38 (eight years ago) link
https://medium.com/bull-market/sweaty-january-and-how-gyms-make-money-7d682ff5eeaf
― Does that make you mutter, under your breath, “Damn”? (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 5 January 2016 19:04 (eight years ago) link
Also realized I've been cheating on my bench (not going all the way down) and that may actually be stalling progress. Took the weight down a little and focused on form. Also got a good tip from a video not to go straight up and down because of shoulder impingement (a problem for me with my constantly tight shoulder) but to have a slight diagonal bar path. Helped a lot.
― on entre O.K. on sort K.O. (man alive), Tuesday, 5 January 2016 21:57 (eight years ago) link
Didn't honestly notice a huge increase in lunchtime gym usage today, but it may have been the cold keeping people in their offices.
― on entre O.K. on sort K.O. (man alive), Tuesday, 5 January 2016 21:58 (eight years ago) link
bench is my weakest lift. I've been working on different variations stuff like close grip, 2 count pause an inch above the chest and bringing it down on slow 5 count .
― (•̪●) (carne asada), Tuesday, 5 January 2016 22:08 (eight years ago) link
i bench like thishttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlSxM05J7eM
― #amazing #babies #touching (harbl), Wednesday, 6 January 2016 00:19 (eight years ago) link
https://twitter.com/nntaleb/status/673160000282476544
― goole, Wednesday, 6 January 2016 18:33 (eight years ago) link
lol also:
https://twitter.com/nntaleb/status/672754555382325248https://twitter.com/nntaleb/status/674373235182460928https://twitter.com/nntaleb/status/675720831322988544
― goole, Wednesday, 6 January 2016 18:34 (eight years ago) link
― (•̪●) (carne asada), Tuesday, January 5, 2016 9:53 AM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
otm
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 6 January 2016 18:56 (eight years ago) link
and double dutch
― big Mahats (mattresslessness), Wednesday, 6 January 2016 19:03 (eight years ago) link
I did my first Bikram yoga class last night. 90 minutes, 105 degrees. I've literally never sweat so much in my life.
― Evan R, Wednesday, 6 January 2016 20:24 (eight years ago) link
does bikram yoga get you sw0le?
― een, Wednesday, 6 January 2016 20:27 (eight years ago) link
No, if anything I felt deflated afterward
― Evan R, Wednesday, 6 January 2016 20:31 (eight years ago) link
https://thenib.com/bikram-addict-242333de3483#.5qfxxc4zv
― Copy rights, pleasing all star wars fans, hiring professionals. (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 6 January 2016 20:52 (eight years ago) link
no yoga will get you swole but ashtanga will get you strong
― Larry Elleison (rogermexico.), Wednesday, 6 January 2016 21:23 (eight years ago) link
idk ive seen some p swole yoga bros like not huge but def good muscles, prob depends on yr natural proclivity for swoleness, wld think bikram wld be better than most yogas for that cause its more intense
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 6 January 2016 21:35 (eight years ago) link
anyway yoga and lifting is really a match made in heaven imo
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 6 January 2016 21:39 (eight years ago) link
Bikram seems to have less upper-body strength poses than other yoga practices I've done. That works for me, b/c my routine probably overemphasizes chest/back stuff anyway, but it means I wouldn't want to make it my primary exercise
― Evan R, Wednesday, 6 January 2016 21:48 (eight years ago) link
― lag∞n, Wednesday, January 6, 2016
oh yeah. find the right class (the closer to ashtanga primary series the better) and do it 4-6x a week and you will get lean and strong without even trying ;-)
imo bikram ain't it tho, for the reason evan r mentions above. the standard bikram series really neglects the upper body, and most of the intensity comes from the room heat vs physical exertion.
― Larry Elleison (rogermexico.), Wednesday, 6 January 2016 22:31 (eight years ago) link
genuine ashtanga is hard to find and hard to commit to (early morning hours, serious daily time requirement including getting to the studio, showering etc etc) but the vinyasas between poses are where it's at. sneaks a lot of pushups in and develops a lot of core strength as you move into the lift-offs and arm balances.
― Larry Elleison (rogermexico.), Wednesday, 6 January 2016 22:33 (eight years ago) link
a challenging vinyasa class will do the job just fine tho if you stick with it
idk i havent done it in a while tho but iirc the bikram routine is pretty tuff regardless of the room heat, its long a class + a lot of holding poses for a while + the room heat exertion is also real, cant really speak to the upbodyness dont remember
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 6 January 2016 22:34 (eight years ago) link
i actually prefer a more flow based approach tho, love to vibe with the breath
in bikram's defense, it can help with getting lean bc A) you sweat a few pounds of water weight every class and B) you def want an empty stomach going in
― Larry Elleison (rogermexico.), Wednesday, 6 January 2016 22:35 (eight years ago) link
one time i did a very flow class and really got in the grove then did some speed work on the treadmill and was just effortlessly flying it felt very magical
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 6 January 2016 22:35 (eight years ago) link
not slagging bikram and it's def not zero-effort - some of the poses require real strength and the long holds are good, but if you try the sequence without the heat it's a lot less of a whammy
― Larry Elleison (rogermexico.), Wednesday, 6 January 2016 22:37 (eight years ago) link
the heat is def a whammy for sure
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 6 January 2016 22:38 (eight years ago) link
i do find that "flow/vinyasa" style translates better to other stuff bc of the work you do linking breath with movement and maintaining steadiness through fatigue in the transitions between poses.
― Larry Elleison (rogermexico.), Wednesday, 6 January 2016 22:38 (eight years ago) link
Not huge but good muscles/lean is what I really want, and I do have somewhat of a natural proclivity toward mass. Ashtanga sounds great, but I'm kind of attached to paying $20/month for a gym that's near work and it's hard to justify spending a lot more and adding a new layer of complexity to my workout schedule right now.
― on entre O.K. on sort K.O. (man alive), Wednesday, 6 January 2016 23:00 (eight years ago) link
ya unfortunately the gyms w free classes in ny r p pricey
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 6 January 2016 23:18 (eight years ago) link
It looks like NYSC has vinyasa a couple times a week at times I could do. I think I need to upgrade to $60 or $70 a month to get the classes, but maybe I can get them to cut me a break. Not an outrageous price and I could also try some other shit like boxing or whatever.
― on entre O.K. on sort K.O. (man alive), Wednesday, 6 January 2016 23:34 (eight years ago) link
yeah u can always talk them down or just look for deals online
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 6 January 2016 23:37 (eight years ago) link
consistent boxing + any kind of yoga where you sweat is like a cheat code for general fitness (i.e. not sw0le but lean/fit/lookin' and feelin' good)
― Larry Elleison (rogermexico.), Wednesday, 6 January 2016 23:45 (eight years ago) link
also learning to wrap your hands and getting your first pair of gloves is fun :)
Ya'll talking yoga with goal of swole is o_O to me but idk I'm an iyengar person aka swole is not goal.
― mom tossed in kimchee (quincie), Thursday, 7 January 2016 00:22 (eight years ago) link
well yoga is primarily basked on gymanstics so it makes sense
― lag∞n, Thursday, 7 January 2016 00:25 (eight years ago) link
so i took a wing chun class and now my forearms are beat to shit
― Copy rights, pleasing all star wars fans, hiring professionals. (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 7 January 2016 00:32 (eight years ago) link
^ talking like Popeye to make his forearms feel swole
― glandular lansbury (sic), Thursday, 7 January 2016 02:15 (eight years ago) link
lol
― lag∞n, Thursday, 7 January 2016 07:57 (eight years ago) link
my forearms are p swole tbh
More than the crowds rn it's the sheer amount of excuse making I hear and the sheer number of people doing shit they should not be doing
― on entre O.K. on sort K.O. (man alive), Thursday, 7 January 2016 22:16 (eight years ago) link
* asks for "liftoff"on a dumbbell press
― on entre O.K. on sort K.O. (man alive), Thursday, 7 January 2016 22:20 (eight years ago) link
i support all fitness aspirants on their journeys but i do hate when the gym is crowded, i studiously avoid peak hours at all times of year
― lag∞n, Thursday, 7 January 2016 22:25 (eight years ago) link
is there any particular reason why I should not lift weights barefoot in my small spare room luxuriously appointed home gym?
I mean I would never go barefoot in a gym gym, but this is my house that I am barefoot in all the time anyway.
― mom tossed in kimchee (quincie), Thursday, 7 January 2016 23:46 (eight years ago) link
I would think as long as you are on a surface with a little bit of grip and you're not lifting super heavy, probably fine. And don't drop the weights on your foot.
― on entre O.K. on sort K.O. (man alive), Thursday, 7 January 2016 23:52 (eight years ago) link