SWOLECEPTION: lift big eat big shit big

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bomb: Nov 3, 2005

Did ya'll get in your heavy barbell turkish getups today?

EAT FASTER!!!!!! posted:

I have to rub my infant son down with Aveeno baby eczema lotion and it turns out that really has done a number on my calluses even doing a lot of heavy gymnastic work so while YMMV I would personally recommend this product.

My wife has that coconut oil skin stuff to help with stretch marks and all that, it's worked wonders on my hands (and balls).

# ? Nov 26, 2019 18:27

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# ? May 16, 2024 18:13

nooneofconsequence: Oct 30, 2012; she had tiny Italian boobs.
Well that's my story.

turd in my singlet posted:

10Pcs Professional Washable Thick Nail Files Emery Board 60/60 Grit Black Nail Art Care Sanding Buffer Buffing Manicure Pedicure Tool https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N2GDZZG/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_LDt3Db3PDSM2M

hmm idk only 3 stars

# ? Nov 26, 2019 19:12

TenementFunster: Feb 20, 2003; The Cooler King

i�m a skin care autist and honestly gold bond is probably the best stuff

# ? Nov 26, 2019 22:55

abgushte badamjan: Apr 4, 2009; for butts??????

The palms of my hands literally do not sweat so it's hard for me to keep them moisturized short of putting lotion on and gloving up 24/7. I use a razor blade to shave/cut them off once a week to prevent them from getting uncomfortable or painful.

# ? Nov 27, 2019 03:54

Helios Grime: Jan 27, 2012; Where we are going we won't need shirts; Pillbug

My callus build-up actually gets worse and get painful when I moisturize often :shrug:

I just cut them off once a month now. I do need to get a pumice stone or nailfile though, to keep it a bit nicer looking.

# ? Nov 27, 2019 06:35

ovenboy: Nov 16, 2014

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. See of you can figure out what's the biggest stimulant for callus formation and perhaps change that a bit, like gripping the bar differently or doing some off your pulling with different handled etc. I am not saying you'll get rid of it completely (or want to), but you might be able to downgrade it to something that won't require it's own maintenance routine.

Dang phone

ovenboy fucked around with this message at 07:05 on Nov 27, 2019

# ? Nov 27, 2019 07:02

Anti-Hero: Feb 26, 2004

Maybe I�m not that strong, or I�m doing it wrong, but calluses have never been a problem for me. I have them, but they don�t get in the way nor do they rip.

# ? Nov 27, 2019 08:58

Moonshine Rhyme: Mar 26, 2010; Hate Hate Hate Hate Hate

Anti-Hero posted:

Maybe I’m not that strong, or I’m doing it wrong, but calluses have never been a problem for me. I have them, but they don’t get in the way nor do they rip.

I think a large part of it is the equipment you use too. When I was at uni, they had much better gnurling on the bars, more grippy but they would shred your hands vs my home gym bars which might as well be completely smooth all the way across.

# ? Nov 27, 2019 09:26

bomb: Nov 3, 2005

Anti-Hero posted:

Maybe I�m not that strong, or I�m doing it wrong, but calluses have never been a problem for me. I have them, but they don�t get in the way nor do they rip.

I do think it has a lot more to do with form and grip, not necessarily strength. I do a huge amount of swings/snatches/clean+press and my hands are in much better shape now that my grip/form are more dialed in.

You may be able to lift a geo metro but if your grip strength sucks your hands wont be happy.

Is there a rule around being able to lift more if you are surrounded by ladies? Is that number quantifiable?

# ? Nov 27, 2019 18:54

Omnikin: May 29, 2007; Press 'E' for Medic

I haven't had any issues with calluses so far, just keeping an eye on them. I recently started training more in hook grip but I don't think that will have much of an impact on formation/prevention since I'll still be using the area in gripping.

Anti-Hero posted:

Maybe I’m not that strong, or I’m doing it wrong, but calluses have never been a problem for me. I have them, but they don’t get in the way nor do they rip.

I'm kinda here- they exist but they have never hosed me up. I'm just eyeing a future where I start pushing my deadlift over 500lbs and wondering when/if they're going to mess up

# ? Nov 27, 2019 18:59

itskage: Aug 26, 2003

Hey guys I know this is a GBS thread and it's fast and loose poo poo posts in here, but if I could be serious for a minute:

I know there's a "funny" new "meme" going around about cats having salami. But seriously DO NOT under ANY circumstances let cats have a little salami.

Those are YOUR gains you're giving away. Those fuckers can find thier own macro sources. And you absolutely don't want those furry dicks getting swole, batting around atlas stones in the gym, sleeping in the squat rack, or flexing in front of the mirror while you're trying to use it.

# ? Nov 28, 2019 07:52

Helios Grime: Jan 27, 2012; Where we are going we won't need shirts; Pillbug

itskage posted:

Hey guys I know this is a GBS thread and it's fast and loose poo poo posts in here, but if I could be serious for a minute:

I know there's a "funny" new "meme" going around about cats having salami. But seriously DO NOT under ANY circumstances let cats have a little salami.

Those are YOUR gains you're giving away. Those fuckers can find thier own macro sources. And you absolutely don't want those furry dicks getting swole, batting around atlas stones in the gym, sleeping in the squat rack, or flexing in front of the mirror while you're trying to use it.

You're too late

They have already got more gains than you

# ? Nov 28, 2019 08:06

turd in my singlet: Jul 5, 2008; DO ALL DA WORK

WIT YA NECK

*heavy metal music playing*; Nap Ghost

nooneofconsequence posted:

hmm idk only 3 stars

Not entirely sure how serious this post is but those are the ones I have. The review saying they're not really 60/60 but actually like 100/120 is correct but they work great for my hands. Also seconding whoever said Gold Bond for lotion, their "healing" one is the only lotion I've ever used that has a noticeable effect on my dryness.

# ? Nov 28, 2019 13:42

Chief McHeath: Apr 23, 2002

Time to go do a bunch of squats and deadlifts so the 10,000 calories I'm about to eat go towards something.

# ? Nov 28, 2019 16:21

chupacabron: Oct 30, 2004

Chief McHeath posted:

Time to go do a bunch of squats and deadlifts so the 10,000 calories I'm about to eat go towards something.

Gainsgiving bro, it only comes once a year so you gotta make use of it

# ? Nov 28, 2019 21:17

bomb: Nov 3, 2005

Blessed Turkey 🦃 Gains friends

# ? Nov 29, 2019 17:24

DJ Fuckboy Supreme: Feb 10, 2011; And when you stare long into the abyss, you become aggressively, terminally chill

Quote is not edit ffs

# ? Nov 29, 2019 18:28

DJ Fuckboy Supreme: Feb 10, 2011; And when you stare long into the abyss, you become aggressively, terminally chill

DJ Fuckboy Supreme posted:

In honor of my foodcoma-ridden neighbors to the south I benched 285x3

# ? Nov 29, 2019 18:29

nooneofconsequence: Oct 30, 2012; she had tiny Italian boobs.
Well that's my story.

in retrospect doing absolutely nothing for a week and eating total garbage probably wasn't the best recovery plan

# ? Nov 30, 2019 03:04

BOOTY-ADE: Aug 30, 2006; BIG KOOL TELLIN' Y'ALL TO KEEP IT TIGHT

So tonight was back night & at the gym there's this plate loaded row machine I start with, pretty much identical to this beast:

I've been working my way up & had just bumped up to starting with 145 per arm about a week ago...tonight I went in, had a brain fart & thought I had started with 160 per arm for some reason so threw on 170, only remembering that last week felt easy. Didn't hurt myself or anything but by the time I got to rep 7-8 on the first set I was like "drat I must be tired today" but kept pushing through. So I basically did sets of 10x7x4 with 170, 190 & 210 per arm instead of what I'd planned which would've been 150/170/190. Goes to show the mind is a weird thing, the sets were harder but goddamn that was a big jump for me, I usually don't jump that much week to week :lol:

Happy Swolesgiving y'all!

# ? Nov 30, 2019 03:30

ham_sanitizer: Jul 12, 2014; professional swine bather

i�m thankful my stupid toe healed up enough that i can squat again. only took 3 weeks.

# ? Nov 30, 2019 03:35

nooneofconsequence: Oct 30, 2012; she had tiny Italian boobs.
Well that's my story.

ham_sanitizer posted:

i�m thankful my stupid toe healed up enough that i can squat again. only took 3 weeks.

we told you not to listen to your doctor

# ? Nov 30, 2019 03:42

UnfurledSails: Sep 1, 2011

UnfurledSails posted:

Just deadlifted more than twice my weight for the first time, for three reps. Then added 10 more pounds and did three more. Then a third set after adding 10 more. Honestly didn't know I had that in me.

Hey so it's been 6 months since I posted this and today I pulled 500 for the first time so turns out if you keep lifting you can get strong who knew

UnfurledSails fucked around with this message at 04:47 on Nov 30, 2019

# ? Nov 30, 2019 04:04

Chief McHeath: Apr 23, 2002

BOOTY-ADE posted:

So tonight was back night & at the gym there's this plate loaded row machine I start with, pretty much identical to this beast:

I've been working my way up & had just bumped up to starting with 145 per arm about a week ago...tonight I went in, had a brain fart & thought I had started with 160 per arm for some reason so threw on 170, only remembering that last week felt easy. Didn't hurt myself or anything but by the time I got to rep 7-8 on the first set I was like "drat I must be tired today" but kept pushing through. So I basically did sets of 10x7x4 with 170, 190 & 210 per arm instead of what I'd planned which would've been 150/170/190. Goes to show the mind is a weird thing, the sets were harder but goddamn that was a big jump for me, I usually don't jump that much week to week

Happy Swolesgiving y'all!

Hammer Strength machines loving rule and I miss my campus gym that had like every single one.

# ? Nov 30, 2019 06:49

Haramstufe Rot: Jun 24, 2016

Thinking about starting questing for that 500 dl now. Hurt myself once before trying that, which sucked. I have extremely long legs, maybe that is the reason.

My main issue seems to be that I don't engage my rear end. In fact, I think I do not have an rear end at all.

How does one, dear goons, best engage and train the rear end? Especially in DL?

edit: and rear end post

# ? Nov 30, 2019 07:58

itskage: Aug 26, 2003

Helios Grime posted:

You're too late

They have already got more gains than you

I actually wanted to post that cat with my joke but couldn't find it. rip

# ? Nov 30, 2019 10:30

Mustached Demon: Nov 12, 2016

caps on caps on caps posted:

Thinking about starting questing for that 500 dl now. Hurt myself once before trying that, which sucked. I have extremely long legs, maybe that is the reason.

My main issue seems to be that I don't engage my rear end. In fact, I think I do not have an rear end at all.

How does one, dear goons, best engage and train the rear end? Especially in DL?

edit: and rear end post

Do you do rdls? They help build butts. Really want to focus on keeping the back steady so all the load goes through the butt and hamstrings.

# ? Nov 30, 2019 14:54

Zzulu: May 15, 2009; (â°ËvËâ°)

In order to build rear end, you have to first eat rear end

# ? Nov 30, 2019 16:24

bomb: Nov 3, 2005

caps on caps on caps posted:

Thinking about starting questing for that 500 dl now. Hurt myself once before trying that, which sucked. I have extremely long legs, maybe that is the reason.

My main issue seems to be that I don't engage my rear end. In fact, I think I do not have an rear end at all.

How does one, dear goons, best engage and train the rear end? Especially in DL?

edit: and rear end post

Prying Goblet Squats and Glute Bridges before you DL

# ? Nov 30, 2019 18:51

BOOTY-ADE: Aug 30, 2006; BIG KOOL TELLIN' Y'ALL TO KEEP IT TIGHT

Chief McHeath posted:

Hammer Strength machines loving rule and I miss my campus gym that had like every single one.

My gym has a ton of them, the nice thing is a lot are relatively new since they did a remodel about a year ago & replaced all the old, broken stuff (along with getting all new dumbbells, 5lb all the way up to 125lb & new 45lb olympic bars :woop:

)

Definitely worth the $36/month I pay since it's 24/7 access plus has a lap pool, sauna, steam room & jacuzzi. They replaced the big cable rack machines too (for pull-downs, row & such), when I saw it after the remodel I felt like a little kid at Christmas

BOOTY-ADE fucked around with this message at 20:08 on Nov 30, 2019

# ? Nov 30, 2019 20:06

ovenboy: Nov 16, 2014

Zzulu posted:

In order to build rear end, you have to first eat rear end

Visiting prague, ate a knee in the hopes of improving my squat.

ovenboy fucked around with this message at 21:17 on Nov 30, 2019

# ? Nov 30, 2019 20:40

ElectricSheep: Jan 14, 2006; she had tiny Italian boobs.
Well that's my story.

I'm about to move to an apartment that's a five minute walk from a gym I'm a member of. Super hype.

and technically that's cardio

# ? Nov 30, 2019 21:01

MikeCrotch: Nov 5, 2011; I AM UNJUSTIFIABLY PROUD OF MY SPAGHETTI BOLOGNESE RECIPE

YES, IT IS AN INCREDIBLY SIMPLE DISH

NO, IT IS NOT NORMAL TO USE A PEPPERAMI INSTEAD OF MINCED MEAT

YES, THERE IS TOO MUCH SALT IN MY RECIPE

NO, I WON'T STOP SHARING IT

more like BOLLOCKnese

Zzulu posted:

In order to build rear end, you have to first eat rear end

pulling sumo hurts my knees though

# ? Nov 30, 2019 22:51

MikeCrotch: Nov 5, 2011; I AM UNJUSTIFIABLY PROUD OF MY SPAGHETTI BOLOGNESE RECIPE

YES, IT IS AN INCREDIBLY SIMPLE DISH

NO, IT IS NOT NORMAL TO USE A PEPPERAMI INSTEAD OF MINCED MEAT

YES, THERE IS TOO MUCH SALT IN MY RECIPE

NO, I WON'T STOP SHARING IT

more like BOLLOCKnese

Also it is impossible for me to do either RDLs or good mornings without hearing Mike Israetel saying "Feel that deeeeep and painful hamstring stretch" every time

# ? Nov 30, 2019 22:52

turd in my singlet: Jul 5, 2008; DO ALL DA WORK

WIT YA NECK

*heavy metal music playing*; Nap Ghost

caps on caps on caps posted:

Thinking about starting questing for that 500 dl now. Hurt myself once before trying that, which sucked. I have extremely long legs, maybe that is the reason.

My main issue seems to be that I don't engage my rear end. In fact, I think I do not have an rear end at all.

How does one, dear goons, best engage and train the rear end? Especially in DL?

edit: and rear end post

https://startingstrength.com/article/diagnosing_silly_bullshit

quote:

Fitness Buzzwords: A Primer

”Activation” and “Firing” of specific muscles, most commonly the Gluteus maximus, Spinal erectors, or Latissimus dorsi, which people believe can have “amnesia,” become “sleepy,” or otherwise “not fire” during basic movements. This then necessitates specialized “activation work” done regularly to “remind” them how to perform their anatomical function, and to ensure that you consciously contract each muscle in the “proper sequence” during complex movements.

Of course, there’s no evidence supporting that any of this “not firing” actually occurs in the absence of neurological injury (e.g. nerve transection or other neuropathy, stroke, or spinal cord injury), muscle infarction, rare myopathies and metabolic disorders, or general anesthesia (i.e., pharmacologic paralysis).

(As for “activation work”: there is some mixed evidence behind the idea of “post-activation potentiation” as it relates to subsequent muscular performance, but not as a “corrective” exercise. These movements can also be used as part of a warmup or to cue a desired effect. However, in the setting of effective coaching these are typically unnecessary and waste valuable training time, especially when recommended on a regular basis.)

» Bottom line: These are bullshit diagnoses, so watch out for people throwing these words around. If you are able to stand up from a chair or walk up a flight of stairs without lurching or falling, your glutes are “activating”, and any failure to properly utilize them in a squat likely represents a failure of your coach, not of your neuromuscular system.

If you want to get better at deadlift find some good deadlift programming and do it. If you want to get a bigger butt do bodybuilding exercises for your butt. (Feel free to use bodybuilding exercises in your deadlift programming if it suits your purposes). Don't worry about whether your glutes are "firing".

# ? Nov 30, 2019 23:21

Chief McHeath: Apr 23, 2002

The only thing my glutes fire is diarrhea

# ? Dec 1, 2019 01:08

MA-Horus: Dec 3, 2006; I'm sorry, I can't hear you over the sound of how awesome I am.

MikeCrotch posted:

pulling sumo hurts my knees though

Cant your feet out more. Puts less lateral stress on the knees.

# ? Dec 1, 2019 01:16

ham_sanitizer: Jul 12, 2014; professional swine bather

MikeCrotch posted:

Also it is impossible for me to do either RDLs or good mornings without hearing Mike Israetel saying "Feel that deeeeep and painful hamstring stretch" every time

VERY good jared

# ? Dec 1, 2019 01:49

ElectricSheep: Jan 14, 2006; she had tiny Italian boobs.
Well that's my story.

turd in my singlet posted:

https://startingstrength.com/article/diagnosing_silly_bullshit

If you want to get better at deadlift find some good deadlift programming and do it. If you want to get a bigger butt do bodybuilding exercises for your butt. (Feel free to use bodybuilding exercises in your deadlift programming if it suits your purposes). Don't worry about whether your glutes are "firing".

Chief McHeath posted:

The only thing my glutes fire is diarrhea

I know there's a username/post combo but do we do one for a username/reply

# ? Dec 1, 2019 04:33

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# ? May 16, 2024 18:13

Chief McHeath: Apr 23, 2002

ElectricSheep posted:

I know there's a username/post combo but do we do one for a username/reply

cha cha cha

# ? Dec 1, 2019 05:02

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