thread of getting sw0le

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.

man what is going on. i was looking thru weight belts on amazon and found this shit:

https://www.amazon.com/Nose-Tork-Smelling-Salts-Powerlifting/product-reviews/B00J9PVPW4/ref=cm_cr_dp_d_show_all_btm?ie=UTF8&reviewerType=avp_only_reviews&sortBy=recent

these reviews are bonkers. people do this?? it's like meathead poppers

did bad plate math and accidentally added 15# to my squat (which is still much lower than my pre surgery best tho)

Saw my first altitude mask dude, on the treadmill.

those are so stupid

I only knew about them previously bc of Infinite Elgintensity videos.

young kids are not allowed in the weights area but 4 of them escaped from their guardian and were playing on everything, mostly not hurting themselves though i felt the need to keep an eye on them. i was deadlifting. one said "can you seriously lift that?" i said yes. i was only warming up lol. i did it and he said wow you're strong. then he asked me how much i weigh.

kinda felt like that kid yesterday when the guy opposite me was squatting 405#

I don't even want to be able to squat 405, or at least I don't want to develop the kind of mostruous thighs one seems to need to do so. I'd be happy to just get to two plates for reps.

i bought a belt!

https://www.andersonpowerlifting.com/Anderson-Powerlifting-Single-Prong-Belt-p/kla-single-prong-4in-belt.htm

felt pretty good. not necessarily easier but... different. i think it helped a little but it'll take some getting used to, for sure. if you're not in good position, it digs like crazy. so there's that. my squats are still woeful so i'm hoping for something to change my habits tbh.

my gym has a supply of belts available, and when I was lifting heavier i thought they were really helpful!

thinking i might invest in proper shoes before a belt, though

erg'd for an hour today, feels good man

also: very much endorse Strong.app at this point

Is a rowing machine a good workout if you wanna bulk up a bit? I'm thinking about getting a rowing machine

i don't think it is but on the other hand you probably will get fit as fuck

it's not really good for bulking up

rowing machine while it works lots of muscles the resistance from pulling/pushing is not enough for strength training

it's a good cardio machine

yeah I was wondering if it would work that back muscles a bit. It's a calorie burner for sure but bulk is the main concern for me