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Whipstickagostop posted:Doesn't that wreck the bumpers/bars/platforms though? Probably be fine for 3 plates if one set are bumpers, but surely any more than that is going to put way more pressure on the internal sleeve bit? Bumper plates are designed to be dropped from overhead with as much weight as your average gym rat can deadlift they'll be fine (wear and tear will break them eventually regardless).
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Deadlifting with iron is fine if you have platforms but deadlifting with hex plates? That just sounds awful.
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VorpalFish posted:Deadlifting with iron is fine if you have platforms but deadlifting with hex plates? That just sounds awful. It is. That's why one fat set of bumpers is necessary to let the bar roll a little like God intended.
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Feb 3, 2020 18:17
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VorpalFish posted:Deadlifting with iron is fine if you have platforms but deadlifting with hex plates? That just sounds awful. It sucks. The bar is always trying to creep away.
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Feb 3, 2020 19:10
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Omnikin posted:just lol if your gym doesn't have six deadlifting platforms each with their own loading lever/device. $10/mo btw I'm tempted to go out of pocket to give the YMCA some flat benches for the power racks and a deadlift jack.
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Cooked up some pulled pork and steamed some broccoli for meal prep this week it’s tasty as hell with some cheddar in the broc and some quinoa on the side
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Feb 4, 2020 04:40
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prep zone own zone did another batch of chicken & broccoli & peppers on Sunday. This time I tried making half cauliflower rice half brown rice as a base & it kept the calories down while still giving off a nice hefty feel to the meal
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Feb 4, 2020 20:35
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 Found this yesterday in the DM requests box of my thirst trap Instagram. I guess this means I've made it to the next level of my fitness journey. I wonder if the offer is still available. 
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Feb 4, 2020 21:16
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Finding thirsty dudes who want to jerk off on your muscles aint hard my friend, it's just about the easiest thing in the entire world probably
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Feb 4, 2020 22:37
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Our Y finally got jacks last month. They only two platforms though. Anyways, I've been lifting since March of last year. Do muscles atrophied via nerve damage ever regrow? I feel like I have about 60-70% of the muscle in my right leg as I do my left leg. It's really noticeable in my calves and my rear end if you press on it through all the fat-I have about 1/2 as much rear end on one side (quads are symmetrical.) It doesn't affect a whole lot but I can't do squats with correct form as I twist to compensate for it - which is really annoying because I spent a long time trying to even do a squat until I read one weird trick on Reddit. I've been doing single leg presses, hamstring machine, calf machine, glute machine (donkey kicks), but I cannot do a single leg anything with body weight on my right leg (with rings, I can't do it on my left w/out rings either) and it doesn't seem to be growing any.
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Feb 4, 2020 22:42
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Fartbox posted:Finding thirsty dudes who want to jerk off on your muscles aint hard my friend, it's just about the easiest thing in the entire world probably Yeah just hit the sauna at your own peril
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Feb 5, 2020 05:30
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Or pleasure.
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Feb 5, 2020 05:50
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Do any of you guys work with a coach? What has your experiences been like? Thinking about maybe trying for a comp at some point. I have a buddy that coaches a few of my friends but it would be a remote thing so I’m also wondering how effective that is as well.
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Feb 6, 2020 04:00
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To the girl doing a full leg day on the platform next to me today - 'Tis great to see, but you clearly had one heck of a cold they way you were constantly sniffling so please stay home next time (in the kitchen haha jk no I'm not like other guys). If I catch coronavirus I know who I'm blaming.
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Feb 7, 2020 15:37
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I will 100% go to the gym even if i have the sniffs I will infect everyone on my path to swoleness
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Feb 7, 2020 15:58
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if you could have a fitness tracking app what features would you want? things off the top of my head that would be good: food tracking weight/bf tracking workout tracking with set x reps, rir, rpe options the ability to create a template with exercise options
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Collapsing Farts posted:I will 100% go to the gym even if i have the sniffs Please go gently caress yourself.
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Feb 7, 2020 16:13
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barkbell posted:if you could have a fitness tracking app what features would you want? It would be a spreadsheet I could do whatever I wanted with, and it would pay me to use it.
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Feb 7, 2020 16:15
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i'm curious about the spreadsheet, do you input your data on the spreadsheet after the workout? i've tried that approach and find it easier to just put in data on my phone for tracking
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Feb 7, 2020 16:17
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I have residual sniffles for a solid month after I get sick in the winter.
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Feb 7, 2020 16:30
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barkbell posted:i'm curious about the spreadsheet, do you input your data on the spreadsheet after the workout? i've tried that approach and find it easier to just put in data on my phone for tracking I don't track anything but if I did it would be on a basic spreadsheet program, or just pen and paper like I used to when I started. What a waste of time that was. Never looked at them again.
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barkbell posted:if you could have a fitness tracking app what features would you want? Easy meal planning, Simple programmable AMRAP/HIIT timer bomb fucked around with this message at 18:26 on Feb 7, 2020 |
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Feb 7, 2020 18:21
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bomb posted:Easy meal planning, what would easy meal planning be? like it generates a meal plan or sometihng? barkbell fucked around with this message at 18:34 on Feb 7, 2020 |
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Feb 7, 2020 18:27
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barkbell posted:what would easy meal planning be? like it generates a meal plan or sometihng? Yeah basically, I just want a really simple shopping list and a way to plug in how many meals i want to prep that week during my sunday meal prep. Based on daily macros. RP Diet has a meal generator but it makes you scan in a bunch of poo poo before it does anything. I wish it would just see whats on instacart and ship me exactly what I need for meal prep. I know my daily macros, I'm just lazy and want it to tell me exactly what to make. bomb fucked around with this message at 19:22 on Feb 7, 2020 |
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bomb posted:Do any of you guys work with a coach? What has your experiences been like? Thinking about maybe trying for a comp at some point. I trained for two years at a serious PL gym with a coach and a bunch of other older mentor guys. The thing with a coach is, what do you need? Do you need someone to write a training plan for you? Do you need advice on technique and eyes on your form to get it dialed? Do you need motivation and accountability? Do you need something else to make you feel ready for a competition? Different lifters have different needs. There are people who can provide some or all of these things, some of them in a paid capacity as a "coach", some as a mentor, some as a peer. For example, your remote coaching buddy might be able to write you a training plan, but won't be able to mention that you flared your elbows early on that last bench rep and that's why you missed so keep them in on this next attempt, or slap you on the back and shout "you got this!" when you're getting psyched for your big deadlift set. So if all you need is the training plan he's fine, if you need the slap and the advice, not so fine. If all you need is someone counting on seeing you at the gym every Friday at 5:30 so you don't skip anymore sessions when you're tired after a long week of work, that might not even need to be a coach, it could just be a buddy who you make a deal with to meet every week and who will call each other out if you skip. Really think about what you want and need out of the "coach" relationship then figure out what works for that.
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I just watched a dude arch so loving hard, rear end up. on the incline bench he no joke ended up at the same angle as a flat bench rep. I almost lol'd but he's still a strong boy and I wouldn't want any trouble.
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The other day I stepped into the wrack to do some squats, and there was a woman next to it doing lunges on a mat. I asked her if she could move over a few inches so I don't hit her with the bar. She said no. I was kinda dumbfounded; there was plenty of space for her to scooch. I was about to leave to just do something else, but she insisted I do my sets. I get under the bar, and she stops me and says I'm doing it wrong. She contested that I need to start from the bottom position. To be fair, I'm a beginner, but I've never heard of that, and it just seems wrong. She repeats herself a few times as I stare dumbfounded, occasionally asking "what?" Then she starts berating me "look at your puny little legs, you don't know poo poo. Now look at mine. Powerful." I just wanted to squat without hitting her.  oh and this was at the YMCA lol
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She was negging you. It’s a courtship ritual.
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Squatting from the bottom is a legitimate thing to do if you're specifically trying to build strength out of the hole. It's not how squats should be done in general.
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Feb 8, 2020 02:58
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gohuskies posted:I trained for two years at a serious PL gym with a coach and a bunch of other older mentor guys. The thing with a coach is, what do you need? Do you need someone to write a training plan for you? Do you need advice on technique and eyes on your form to get it dialed? Do you need motivation and accountability? Do you need something else to make you feel ready for a competition? Different lifters have different needs. There are people who can provide some or all of these things, some of them in a paid capacity as a "coach", some as a mentor, some as a peer. Good call I don’t think remote is the way to go for me.
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I got sick staying home with the kid while he was sick so I haven't done any lifting or working out in general in a week. It was nice to take time off but I'm looking forward to getting back to it today. I think swinging the kettlebell as a warm up has been helping with my breathing during bjj but all that goes out the window for a few days after I get sick so who the hell knows.
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bomb posted:Good call I don’t think remote is the way to go for me. How is the RP program working out for you?
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To the lady right next to my bench, rowing the 40# curl bar while doing the flash dance: Can we loving not?
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Greg Legg posted:How is the RP program working out for you? I am loving it to be honest although I’m not sticking to the diet 100%
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I can’t for the life of me lose weight as fast as I want because I have this habit of snacking on poo poo I shouldn’t. It seems like the basic rule is don’t snack period. Anyone have a way to get rid of cravings?
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Greg Legg posted:How is the RP program working out for you? I'm using the app and it's making me realize how much I was cheating when I was just using the templates. I am sticking to the diet 100% and in 3 weeks I've had as much visible progress as the full 12 weeks before. Also I might be starving to death. The app makes it easy!
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Piggy Smalls posted:I can’t for the life of me lose weight as fast as I want because I have this habit of snacking on poo poo I shouldn’t. It seems like the basic rule is don’t snack period. Anyone have a way to get rid of cravings? What helped me was snacking on veggies I like. Carrots, celery, pickles, and cucumbers were my go-to. If you need a sweet, do fruits. If you absolutely have to have junk then weigh that poo poo. Portion tracking helps remind you how calorie dense junk food is.
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bomb posted:I am loving it to be honest although I’m not sticking to the diet 100% Dum Cumpster posted:I'm using the app and it's making me realize how much I was cheating when I was just using the templates. Nice! My schedule might free up in a few months so it might be fun to drop some money and run one of their physique templates while on the diet. I just don't have the time. Thank you gentlemen!
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What have people's experience been with belts? I don't know if it's the physical support, some placebo effect from feeling more secure with it, or both, but I just bought a nice belt and I've added more than twenty pounds to my squat after having been sidelined by a bad cold for over a week.
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