I've always found the focus on the bench press as a metric for overall physical fitness to be a little stupid.
Its a lift that's pretty easy to cheat on if you want, its probably one of the least muscle-intensive "major" lifts (compared to, say, squats or deadlifts), and its always like--
"I can bench 200, 250, 300, 400 BRAH! I CAN BENCH 400!"
Well, ok, do you bench to chest in a 5x5? 5-3-1? 3x8? 3x10? 3x12? Bodyweight? 20% over? 10% under?
Not saying its a bad lift or anything, but using it as a central metric for muscular health strikes me as unwise.
I never suggested I did
but bench pressing was the subject of the discussion.
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I love squats but they are a pain train. Also, bench is just easy to do alone, generally. Though you should ALWAYS HAVE A SPOT for things, bench has machines and is a pretty easy to exercise to sneak in if you don't want to do dips for 5 minutes straight. (Man, you know you are out of shape if you can't do a single goddamn dip)
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At least I know what's going on with butter shortages. I am knowledgeable about that now at least.
I have begun round 2 of the great scone experiment
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I've always found the focus on the bench press as a metric for overall physical fitness to be a little stupid.
Its a lift that's pretty easy to cheat on if you want, its probably one of the least muscle-intensive "major" lifts (compared to, say, squats or deadlifts), and its always like--
"I can bench 200, 250, 300, 400 BRAH! I CAN BENCH 400!"
Well, ok, do you bench to chest in a 5x5? 5-3-1? 3x8? 3x10? 3x12? Bodyweight? 20% over? 10% under?
Not saying its a bad lift or anything, but using it as a central metric for muscular health strikes me as unwise.
it's pretty much just that
a) it's much harder to 'fuck up' the bench than the other two major lifts; even though you can have a fucked arch, an incomplete range of motion, and a dimwitted grip, it's mechanically simpler
b) it primarily invokes the muscles that people care about- or, rather, that is the popular perception. the majority of dudes aren't going 'man, i want a broad, rippling back' or 'i want well developed quads and a strong posterior chain!' or 'i want the full body stimulation of a big muscle group lift!' they're going, man i want some pecs and arms, brah.
I used to do rows nonstop in high school. By the time I graduated, I had a monster back. When I actually put it to use, I got so many teenage girls in bed that
also on the comments page for that video, every comment in norwegian is along the lines of "Man, why did this has to go international? this is just embarrasing."
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also on the comments page for that video, every comment in norwegian is along the lines of "Man, why did this has to go international? this is just embarrasing."
man what
in America we had a president who had a shoe thrown at his face
so I went out to a diner to get dinner and I was sitting at a four person booth eating my poutine
when this family of four came in and were told they'd have to wait for a few minutes
i was like 'hey it's no problem i can move to the bar'
i got thanked so much and so profusely
it was like i offered to get on all fours and be the table for them
i am confused
There's nothing to be confused about. Most people are self centered assholes who wouldn't do anything, especially not for strangers. You did something, even if it was only mildly inconvenient to you, for them, even though you did not know them. And you did it of your own volition and initiative, you were not asked. You did a good thing, and doing good things is a rarity.
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I never suggested I did
but bench pressing was the subject of the discussion.
It's hilarious!
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Sure, I lost some siblings to construction accidents but I am stronger for surviving.
you'd think that with a butter sandwich the ratio of butter-to-bread would actually be lower.
This is actually an amazingly accurate news report!
Even those pictures of christmas cookies are real norwegian stuff.
And yes, I know it takes five seconds to google it.
But I've been too exposed to american media and come to expect very, very little indeed from foreign media.
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a standard olympic bar is 45 lbs
I thought the one I was using was 20 lbs, so I was kinda off by a fair amount.
You don't just put butter on it!
butter is like the base
also you spread it on thinly with a knife
somehow I doubt a hot butter sandwich involves a thin layer of butter.
it's pretty much just that
a) it's much harder to 'fuck up' the bench than the other two major lifts; even though you can have a fucked arch, an incomplete range of motion, and a dimwitted grip, it's mechanically simpler
b) it primarily invokes the muscles that people care about- or, rather, that is the popular perception. the majority of dudes aren't going 'man, i want a broad, rippling back' or 'i want well developed quads and a strong posterior chain!' or 'i want the full body stimulation of a big muscle group lift!' they're going, man i want some pecs and arms, brah.
The news service is pretty great, I must say. Best use of a billionaire's money in a long time.
Also, if you want butter, say the word, I have connections
yt commenter noticing something I missed.
That is actually kind of impressive!
I'm expecting to be horribly disappointed.
That is not hilarious so it must be wrong.
The only way to butter bread is butter side down, and I will wage a holy crusade against all those who spread butter differently.
I think they think I look weird. which isn't totally untrue!
no it's right
the joke is tracy jordan is a crazy person
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He is a jerk.
when this family of four came in and were told they'd have to wait for a few minutes
i was like 'hey it's no problem i can move to the bar'
i got thanked so much and so profusely
it was like i offered to get on all fours and be the table for them
i am confused
*JAIL*
Are you sure they weren't being sarcastic.
should
should I get it
man what
in America we had a president who had a shoe thrown at his face
his face
oh, thank you so much! you are just a little saint, aren't you!
without you we'd have surely perished, thanks for your charity!!!
Loads and loads, and it's just sitting there!
People aren't used to it, I'm guessing.
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i just counted
i have like 20 sticks of butter in my fridge
Put it on Ebay man, buy yourself a new Macbook.
I challenge you to eat them all.
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There's nothing to be confused about. Most people are self centered assholes who wouldn't do anything, especially not for strangers. You did something, even if it was only mildly inconvenient to you, for them, even though you did not know them. And you did it of your own volition and initiative, you were not asked. You did a good thing, and doing good things is a rarity.