thread of getting sw0le

i'm in danger of putting myself off squats. I really want to be able to do them properly, and if I feel like I'm not then I get put off. Also my gym is so busy that the barbells and the area they're in are really busy and I feel weirdly intimidated trying to do these things while having enough space around me to 'correct' my form in the mirror without people walking around me or feeling like they're looking at me struggle with just a light weight.
Might just go back to goblet squats and see if that helps, but honestly I swear I'm not built to be able to do these.

THAT GOES AGAINST EVERYTHING I HAVE COME TO BELIEVE

xpost. my official advice is to "get over it".

everybody has their own path, no one is judging u, and if they are then fuck em i mean come on

way 2 go tracer!

i just try to live one day at a time, stay humble, namaste

last weekend i had horrible gym times. was really struggling with brain fog, not feeling like i was there, super tired and stuff. today was THE BEST. was kinda doing whatever i wanted. squatted with only minimal hip pain. my butt is a lot stronger than it used to be, which is helping. fanny pack was absent. i did see a guy doing bench dips with his feet on a swiss ball. the bouncing of the ball made him have like 3" of range of motion. it was kind of sad. i'm going to a work conference tomorrow on the assawoman bay so i can't gym until wednesday.

i'm going to bring some bands and my new slingshot hip circle with me so i can have a hotel room workout, if i don't go running

explain these devices to an unfrozen caveman plz

Late to Stevie but DO NOT JUST GET CHUCKS the lack of arch support can be a killer

Signed, a guy who had plantar fasciitis at thirty, now has orthopedic inserts and runs an occasional 10k now

ya don't worry i got these great new balances!

Chucks are what you want for weightlifting. A solid base and no cushion is good for free weight movements.

I lift in chucks.

I just bought a giant bag of whey powder at costco btw, taking the next step into swoleness. Also posted a pic to fb today and someone said I looked "swole"

i get that at costco, but they only have vanilla and chocolate and i get so tired of it and it's gross with water. so i have a tub of strawberry since tropical punch was apparently discontinued? optimum nutrition. you should NOT mix strawberry with milk. it contains citric acid. i found out the hard way.

Yeah, the muscle milk one. It actually is a bit gross. I like the taste of the Pure Protein banana shakes much better but it's like 2-3x the cost per serving.

guy who runs my gym just gave me a long lecture about my squat form, how i was leaning over too far, how my elbows should be pointed straight down. it turns out he had never heard of a low-bar squat. i tried to explain it to him (in french, lol) and he's like "you should be careful about what you read on the internet" smh

deadlifted for the first time since surgery yesterday -- feels good, man

🏋️‍♀️🤗

also started using the Strong app on my phone -- anyone else have experience with this? it seems pretty slick

running a very long note in notes app this year

I'm pretty sure I recently squatted correctly for the first time in my long sordid search for swoleness. Felt damn good.

i'm doing my favorite exercise dumbbell bench press 3x/week now and getting so str0ng

do u incline?

I had a PT session to look at my squat form. Looks like I was trying to keep my back as stiff and vertical as possible and not bending enough at the hips. Might also have something to do with the hip joint pain I've been experiencing while running too.

i haven't inclined in a couple weeks. i do sometimes.

also started using the Strong app on my phone -- anyone else have experience with this? it seems pretty slick

― jason waterfalls (gbx), Tuesday, April 18, 2017 9:05 AM (yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

is this cool? it has a tiny number of dls on android, but looks well established on ios? i'd mess with it if it didn't have a mandatory signup. i have a google sheet that does me pretty well...

i've only used it twice but it's good so far. i'll report back once i've had some more time with it

"guy who runs my gym just gave me a long lecture about my squat form, how i was leaning over too far, how my elbows should be pointed straight down. it turns out he had never heard of a low-bar squat. i tried to explain it to him (in french, lol) and he's like "you should be careful about what you read on the internet" smh"

Didn't realize that was you. You should have said hi! Anyway, I've gone ahead and cancelled your membership and banned you from the premises for your own good.

owned

https://twitter.com/nntaleb/status/854812026346119169

lol

i just discovered i can do a push-up now and i am obsessed with them and dropping down on the rug whenever i go in or out the door just to do one. i can't really do that many at a time, so just one.

i should add for anyone going oh who cares, i have some super long arms and legs and it is hard

i think i love rowing now, btw, everyone should use the erg

ugh no, torture. i should though.

i used to do it a lot in a past life. a lot a lot. last time i did it for a few minutes at the gym i had trouble walking back up the stairs to get out!

the erg is what i miss most!

i've just started doing steady-state low-ish heart rate workouts, for like 30-40min at a time, not flogging myself to death on it like the cross-fitters

i'm not really allowed to run yet, so the erg is a good/time-efficient way to get some cardio

yeah the flogging is doing it wrong. it pains me to see how people row. there is one guy with horrible tattoos on his leg who is the worst flogger.

btw this modest lil site has a pretty good and concise treatment of both basic erg stuff and lifting programs

obv targeted at rowers but by my lights could be useful to pretty much anyone

were harbl/caek ...collegiate rowers???

ha no i was not a morning person. i just liked to to 2000m like a mad man at the end of a gym visit.

yes it is the sport of talls. i would never do a 2000m for fun.

hip joint pain has gone, now I have an incredibly sharp pain in the tendon of my foot! What is going on? I'm falling apart bit by bit.

did a 5k row the other day in just over 19 mins . could barely walk after for like an hour

jesus christ. just being gone for a week is MURDER

i hear that

i have ~just~ gotten my squat back to the weight i *started* at last spring (d/t muscle atrophy)

u rule

thanks man, it feels good

rowed 45min today, which was also nice

Squatted in socks today and it felt great. Hit 185x5x3 with not much trouble.

i had a great time at the gym this am but it left me so chilled out i have not done anything but shower and eat since getting home at 9:30. oops.