Yeah, the space thing does concern me.
It's weird that I have room for it because I live in an inner-city townhouse. There has been a meeting of circumstances that have made it possible, one of which was of course being given the squat rack for no money.
But yes, I don't consider it likely that I'll live here for an really long time. So when I move... Hmmm, need somewhere with room for my rack set up. Luckily that rack does come apart into three relatively small pieces, so it is storeable.
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I don't know where he got the scorpions, or how he got them into my mattress.
would it be silly of me to attempt snowboarding this weekend
doc said 3-4 weeks
this is exactly 3 weeks from date of injury
i certainly am not 100% though
but if i take it slow and not push myself would that be a terrible idea
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KakodaimonosCode fondlerHelping the 1% get richerRegistered Userregular
edited March 2010
Hurrah for stupid bets. So I guess I can't keep a 500 Watt pace on the erg for a minute. That was freaking brutal. Even after 20 seconds I wanted to die.
And I see the first strongman event is in June. Plenty of time to do a slow cut down to the lightweight class.
Well, I may be sick, but I bought myself presents to feel better.
Solvent, you may want to experiment with a sheet of plywood under the squat rack. In addition to the different footing you get with wood, you may notice that your knees and lower back feel better vs. lifting directly on the cement.
Solvent, you may want to experiment with a sheet of plywood under the squat rack. In addition to the different footing you get with wood, you may notice that your knees and lower back feel better vs. lifting directly on the cement.
I intend to get some old carpet to go underneath it. Two layers if possible.
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I don't know where he got the scorpions, or how he got them into my mattress.
Well, I may be sick, but I bought myself presents to feel better.
Solvent, you may want to experiment with a sheet of plywood under the squat rack. In addition to the different footing you get with wood, you may notice that your knees and lower back feel better vs. lifting directly on the cement.
It's tough to see what kind of a difference there would be between lifting on wood or cement, but carpet for sure would not be ideal. At least put something flat and solid between you and the carpet if you are doing that.
Last night a very well meaning man (with a large upper body and pencil legs) said that he wished our gym had a deadlift machine because doing deadlifts from the floor is dangerous for your lower back "especially once you get heavier". I was doing 3x245 at the time, so I was thinking thanks for that jerkface but I just said hmmm, yeah. Also, what's a deadlift machine?
I didn't correct him because I don't feel like I know enough about anything to correct anybody plus he was doing a million sets of skull crushers (to his credit, he has very nice triceps) that I was helping him get into position for so I didn't want to get into it. I mean if he'd been deadlifting too but with bad form or off of boxes or something I might have said something; as it is, I don't want to be an overinformed gym dick, especially because I'm really not experienced enough to qualify.
The bad news is, I weighed myself. 170. I was 169 when I was working out often and could see good muscle definition and stuff. Now my muscles are flabby and weak and I have a bit of a belly.
Realize what silly geese they are. "Oh no! I gained a pound! I'm a fatty pig!" Do your squats, eat a cheeseburger once in a while, and you will perform and look better than you would if you run yourself to death.
Eat a goose. My point wasn't that I've gained a pound, it's that I'm the same weight despite not being as much of a big man as I was.
I dunno, fuck it, maybe I'll look up my old lifts and go back to the gym after I wake up today. Is there a rule of thumb for starting back up into lifting after a break, or should I just lower the weight by some likely number?
p.s. I bought steaks this morning to celebrate getting off my ass, which I will consume today or tomorrow, so poo to your cheeseburger.
I have appreciated your advice in the past big l, and hope to benefit from it in the future, so I don't mean too much by the "eat a goose" thing.
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The Black HunterThe key is a minimum of compromise, and a simple,unimpeachable reason to existRegistered Userregular
edited March 2010
Last shot at the gym, and I felt like I was verge of blackout at the end
It was hard to keep the will going at the end, and 2 days later and I still feel like it was only a few hours ago, but shit do I feel good
Did you score the goal by merely flexing your quads?
Actually pretty much. We were making a run upfield in a 2 on 1 scenario and the guy with the ball passed it up to me so all I had to do was meet the ball and stiffen my leg to redirect it as a shot in the proper direction resulting in a goal.
Too bad they didn't do that for the powerlifting. With all the publicity that the RUM got, I was hoping they'd broadcast it. Oh well, at least they had live scoring for the womens division
Thanks for the link big L, didn't realize it was today. What class is on right now, or is it just an open format. That dude just muscled up 150 and it didn't even look like it touched his delts haha.
I haven't trained for 4 weeks now, did something weird to my hamstring/hip before Christmas, took 2 weeks off over the holidays, came back and started back training (with a new belt), injury started getting worse, stopped squatting/pulling, ran a 10km I had entered months ago, and now injury is debilitating, putting on my socks is the worst part of my day. Physio hasn't been helping, saw a doc at walk in clinic last week and got an x-ray as well as referral to sports med doc. Physio thought it was minor nerve impingment, then thought it was torn hamstring, but I never had a single incident that felt like torn hammy (e.g. no sudden onset of pain while training) and getting progressively worse doesn't make sense for a muscle tear. I'm paranoid it's a herniated disc , just want to find out so I can rehab and train again, it's depressing not being able to do anything recreational.
Re: Deadlift machines.
When I visited my bro in the top end, his gym had a 'deadlift machine'. I didn't know what it was, and asked about it. It was a small raised platform (about a foot high I guess), with a hole in the middle, and a cable and handle coming out of it. The handle was one like you would use for a neutral-grip seated row, hands fairly close together. Anyway, apparently you stand on the platform, squat down, and 'deadlift' with the handle, attached to a cable, attached to a 'serious business' weight stack. INteresting.
Re: lifting on carpet.
I'm not talking about getting some kind of plush deep pile with thick underlay to go under my squat rack. I'm talking about getting threadbare old shitty 'someone's giving this away' carpet, with no underlay. I do not think that it's going to be in any way spongy, slippery, unstable or unsafe for me to lift on. I think this is a good idea because I've lifted in a garage gym on shitty old carpet over concrete before. It helps stop your feet getting as filthy or as cold, and stops your plates from getting as dirty as well.
Sure I could take the suggestion of some kind of wooden flooring, but I think old carpet sounds cheaper and easier. Maybe I will stick with one layer though.
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I don't know where he got the scorpions, or how he got them into my mattress.
Last night a very well meaning man (with a large upper body and pencil legs) said that he wished our gym had a deadlift machine because doing deadlifts from the floor is dangerous for your lower back "especially once you get heavier". I was doing 3x245 at the time, so I was thinking thanks for that jerkface but I just said hmmm, yeah. Also, what's a deadlift machine?
I've only ever seen a combo deadlift/shrug machine, but it basically looks like a sled with handles connected to arms you lift up. I was using it for shrugs for a long time, but then I just started using the rack pull stand for those (I'll learn to power/hang clean one day, I swear!).
Also: the few times I've given Sage Gym Advice™, I've always qualified it with a jovial disclaimer -- "I'm no expert or anything, as you can tell just my looking at me, but it's my understanding that..." I like to think it comes off as not-arrogant; it's also nice because, in the event I'm talking right out of my ass, I don't look quite as bad as if I'd made the incorrect statement(s) with conviction.
So Maruisz Pudzianowski, 6'1 287lb man mountain. 5 time world's strongest man, also starting to do MMA fights (1-0).
What is the secret to his training, is it his diet, genetics, drugs, milk?
My energy comes from my diet. Breakfast is 10 eggs and 2-3 pounds of bacon. Between meals, I eat lots of candy…I need it for energy. Lunch, at 1 or 2 p.m., is a double meal of a Polish pork chop, sauerkraut and potatoes.
An hour later, I work out, then take lots of supplements: magnesium, creatine, amino acids, all that stuff, and more chocolate.
Dinner is whatever meat I can get: steaks, pork chops, bacon, plus more sauerkraut and potatoes. [After I work out] I have a protein shake and more chocolate.
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It's weird that I have room for it because I live in an inner-city townhouse. There has been a meeting of circumstances that have made it possible, one of which was of course being given the squat rack for no money.
But yes, I don't consider it likely that I'll live here for an really long time. So when I move... Hmmm, need somewhere with room for my rack set up. Luckily that rack does come apart into three relatively small pieces, so it is storeable.
http://newnations.bandcamp.com
Thanks, Rippetoe!
fuuuuuuuuuu
doc said 3-4 weeks
this is exactly 3 weeks from date of injury
i certainly am not 100% though
but if i take it slow and not push myself would that be a terrible idea
And I see the first strongman event is in June. Plenty of time to do a slow cut down to the lightweight class.
Solvent, you may want to experiment with a sheet of plywood under the squat rack. In addition to the different footing you get with wood, you may notice that your knees and lower back feel better vs. lifting directly on the cement.
My guilty secret is that I still can't do a full wide-grip pullup, and only like 3-4 chinups.
In my defense, I weigh 200 lbs. now that I've gotten serious with the calorie cramming, and I did only start working out seriously mid-January, sooo
I intend to get some old carpet to go underneath it. Two layers if possible.
http://newnations.bandcamp.com
i spent an hour famiiarizing myself with it and am now totally psyched to work out and get strong
gonna check out the gyms in my area tomorrow if i can, or the day after, and probably buy hella milk.
rad book
It's tough to see what kind of a difference there would be between lifting on wood or cement, but carpet for sure would not be ideal. At least put something flat and solid between you and the carpet if you are doing that.
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Eat a goose. My point wasn't that I've gained a pound, it's that I'm the same weight despite not being as much of a big man as I was.
I dunno, fuck it, maybe I'll look up my old lifts and go back to the gym after I wake up today. Is there a rule of thumb for starting back up into lifting after a break, or should I just lower the weight by some likely number?
p.s. I bought steaks this morning to celebrate getting off my ass, which I will consume today or tomorrow, so poo to your cheeseburger.
PS4:MrZoompants
It was hard to keep the will going at the end, and 2 days later and I still feel like it was only a few hours ago, but shit do I feel good
Actually pretty much. We were making a run upfield in a 2 on 1 scenario and the guy with the ball passed it up to me so all I had to do was meet the ball and stiffen my leg to redirect it as a shot in the proper direction resulting in a goal.
XBL - Follow Freeman
And I'll be sure to get another pic with Matt Kroc. He might be the only man who can make me look less pale in comparison to him.
it's possible he meant one of these:
there used to be one at my old gym, but i never saw anyone use it.
guy's in the zone
rep record attempt I bet
He's on the Taco Bell drive-thru diet.
"hulkmaster: i lift more on teh weekends with my cock, where's the real men?
hoogedood12: i know right lol"
and so on.
PSN: Robo_Wizard1
Too bad they didn't do that for the powerlifting. With all the publicity that the RUM got, I was hoping they'd broadcast it. Oh well, at least they had live scoring for the womens division
http://numberblog.wordpress.com/
I haven't trained for 4 weeks now, did something weird to my hamstring/hip before Christmas, took 2 weeks off over the holidays, came back and started back training (with a new belt), injury started getting worse, stopped squatting/pulling, ran a 10km I had entered months ago, and now injury is debilitating, putting on my socks is the worst part of my day. Physio hasn't been helping, saw a doc at walk in clinic last week and got an x-ray as well as referral to sports med doc. Physio thought it was minor nerve impingment, then thought it was torn hamstring, but I never had a single incident that felt like torn hammy (e.g. no sudden onset of pain while training) and getting progressively worse doesn't make sense for a muscle tear. I'm paranoid it's a herniated disc
When I visited my bro in the top end, his gym had a 'deadlift machine'. I didn't know what it was, and asked about it. It was a small raised platform (about a foot high I guess), with a hole in the middle, and a cable and handle coming out of it. The handle was one like you would use for a neutral-grip seated row, hands fairly close together. Anyway, apparently you stand on the platform, squat down, and 'deadlift' with the handle, attached to a cable, attached to a 'serious business' weight stack. INteresting.
Re: lifting on carpet.
I'm not talking about getting some kind of plush deep pile with thick underlay to go under my squat rack. I'm talking about getting threadbare old shitty 'someone's giving this away' carpet, with no underlay. I do not think that it's going to be in any way spongy, slippery, unstable or unsafe for me to lift on. I think this is a good idea because I've lifted in a garage gym on shitty old carpet over concrete before. It helps stop your feet getting as filthy or as cold, and stops your plates from getting as dirty as well.
Sure I could take the suggestion of some kind of wooden flooring, but I think old carpet sounds cheaper and easier. Maybe I will stick with one layer though.
http://newnations.bandcamp.com
later this month I'd like to get to weighted pullups. Losing weight (fingers crossed) should help.
http://numberblog.wordpress.com/
Holy shit
I've only ever seen a combo deadlift/shrug machine, but it basically looks like a sled with handles connected to arms you lift up. I was using it for shrugs for a long time, but then I just started using the rack pull stand for those (I'll learn to power/hang clean one day, I swear!).
Also: the few times I've given Sage Gym Advice™, I've always qualified it with a jovial disclaimer -- "I'm no expert or anything, as you can tell just my looking at me, but it's my understanding that..." I like to think it comes off as not-arrogant; it's also nice because, in the event I'm talking right out of my ass, I don't look quite as bad as if I'd made the incorrect statement(s) with conviction.
What is the secret to his training, is it his diet, genetics, drugs, milk?
No
I've found the secret
Sucky workout
Sucky training day. Still not on the roster. Come the fuck on!
Have a big fucking meal, get a decent sleep, get up in the morning and start again.
How's your lifting going at the moment?