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I want to be buff enough that I can walk around with my tshirt tucked into my jeans and not be made fun of
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The problem is finding a shirt that fits your chest and shoulders without looking like a tent around your waist. I guess you just have to be rich and custom tailor everything.
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Mar 6, 2018 04:13
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bamhand posted:The problem is finding a shirt that fits your chest and shoulders without looking like a tent around your waist. I guess you just have to be rich and custom tailor everything. Thats my problem. Dress shirts make me look fat af because im so swole
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Mar 6, 2018 04:23
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Get some dress shirts from Goodwill and a used sewing machine, learning to dart shirts isn't too hard
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Mar 6, 2018 18:23
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Sludge Tank posted:Thats my problem. Dress shirts make me look fat af because im so swole You still weigh north of 230, champ?
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Mar 6, 2018 18:52
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Okay. I'm back. I've done squats, rows, bench, ohp (not in that order) over a few days. Feels so good to be back. Although I was a bit out of practice for two sets of squats, put the bar a bit too high for my usual high-bar, so my neck is super tense. I noticed though, so the discomfort is minimal. (Also my bench did go down a bit, but my OHP stayed about the same. Too soon to tell for squats.) Back to destroying my body with weights.
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Mar 6, 2018 19:14
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I’m starting to get that good problem where I’m maxing out all the machines lol.
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Mar 6, 2018 19:53
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I just can’t train every day no more, I’m giving up and going to try HIT training every 4 days Either RIP my muscles or I’ll become Dorian Yates
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Mar 6, 2018 20:13
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I deloaded so I could get my form back Now my bench has dropped from 180 to 135, and my squat from 225 to also 135, but at least I'm getting aaaaall the way down to the bottom now, and that sweet sweet DOMS is there to tell me I did something right It is sobering however to be reminded of how little a difference it even makes though, because the beanpoles and tubbos at work all talk excitedly about their respective gym routines and they don't even look in my direction with anything resembling a "oh hey you work out too don't you?"
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Mar 6, 2018 20:21
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Hey look at me, I'm the dude doing barbell curls in the squat rack (with safety bars engaged, I always rep to failure).
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Mar 6, 2018 21:19
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Vargatron posted:Hey look at me, I'm the dude doing barbell curls in the squat rack (with safety bars engaged, I always rep to failure). There was a guy at the gym the other day who spent legitimately 45 minutes doing shoulder mobility poo poo with a rope thing he attached to one of two power racks, the only one with a mirror, while I risked my life in the lovely squat rack with safety rails that are too low for me.
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Mar 6, 2018 22:04
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Thankfully the gym I go to has like 4 power racks to choose from so I really couldn't be that mad at the dude. I'm still so gun shy about putting on higher weight I had to have safety bars there. Yes, I'm worried about dropping 135 during my 3x5 squat set lol.
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Mar 6, 2018 22:06
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I don't understand what's stopping someone from just dumping the bar behind them if they can't do a squat. Why do they need safety bars?
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Mar 6, 2018 22:06
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I guess it's possible that the bar could roll and hurt other people. And loud noises scare people.
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Mar 6, 2018 22:08
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It can roll away after you do that, and there might be people behind you. Source: I've done it.
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Mar 6, 2018 22:09
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Me: "Aha, I found out why my lower back is hosed up, it's because I wasn't adjusting the squat rack to put the hooks low enough, so when I back into them to re-rack it I have to go up on my tiptoes and hollow out my lower back which puts huge strain on it. I just need to adjust the posts down another notch so I can lift straight into the hooks by standing up" Roommate: "If you have too much weight on the bar for you to be able to just lift it off your shoulders and onto the hooks with your arms, you're using too much weight   "
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Mar 6, 2018 22:25
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bamhand posted:The problem is finding a shirt that fits your chest and shoulders without looking like a tent around your waist. I guess you just have to be rich and custom tailor everything.
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Mar 6, 2018 22:27
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Khorne posted:I just tie the bottom in a knot and bare some midriff. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IH0lFGBYRtU
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Mar 6, 2018 22:28
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bamhand posted:I don't understand what's stopping someone from just dumping the bar behind them if they can't do a squat. Why do they need safety bars? Have you ever done that? I think it would be awkward as gently caress to get your hands out of the way and shrug it off if you're doing low bar and stuck at the bottom of a rep. Sounds insane when you could just use safeties
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Mar 6, 2018 22:32
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Only had to bail out of a Squat once when I was at the bottom and knew I wasn't coming back up. It's awkward as gently caress whether you let it roll off your back or use the safeties, and it feel like everyone is staring at you. Somewhat related, there's a guy using the Smith machine to Squat and it sounds like gay porn over there.
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Mar 6, 2018 22:43
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bamhand posted:I don't understand what's stopping someone from just dumping the bar behind them if they can't do a squat. Why do they need safety bars? You could always end up like that cross fitter guy who broke his back and became quadriplegic due to the bar hitting his vertebrae on the way down I can’t drop deadlifts either, I gotta put them down, they’d hit my knees and destroy my legs probably Oh yeah or you could accidentally murder someone else but that’s their problem really Just don’t drop weights in general
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Mar 6, 2018 23:06
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Has anyone seen that documentary Inside the Shadow about Dorian Yates? I’m starting to think maybe I never really went to failure because he says you need a spotter to get those last 2 reps without dying
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Mar 6, 2018 23:07
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hemale in pain posted:Have you ever done that? I think it would be awkward as gently caress to get your hands out of the way and shrug it off if you're doing low bar and stuck at the bottom of a rep. Yeah that's when I've done it. Just move your poo poo out of the way and let it fall. I also work out alone so no one to hit if it rolls away. Comfy Fleece Sweater posted:You could always end up like that cross fitter guy who broke his back and became quadriplegic due to the bar hitting his vertebrae on the way down How is that even possible? The bar is already on your back. Then it rolls off it onto the ground. How does it hit you in the back after it rolls off your back?
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Mar 6, 2018 23:09
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bamhand posted:I don't understand what's stopping someone from just dumping the bar behind them if they can't do a squat. Why do they need safety bars? I've dumped the bar backwards, and partly my own body as well. It's loud, scary, and when the moment passes it's embarrassing as hell. Safeties are there if you keep falling backward (or end up falling forward somehow) and keep carrying the bar with you a little too far. I see it as better safe than sorry. Vargatron posted:Yes, I'm worried about dropping 135 during my 3x5 squat set lol. I'm back to squatting low 200s (long way to get back to where I was) and I went to a separate training room my gym built during a renovation. It has four racks when I've been used to using cages with safeties. It freaks me out to just squat in empty air with nothing around me but I'm willing to get used to it because that particular training room has plastic bumper plates, which I've never used prior to Monday and I'm loving them for deadlifting. ElectricSheep fucked around with this message at 23:33 on Mar 6, 2018 |
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Mar 6, 2018 23:27
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If it works for you that's cool. I'd be too scared to squat my 5 rep max without safeties but I'm a big bitch.
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Mar 6, 2018 23:27
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hemale in pain posted:If it works for you that's cool. I'd be too scared to squat my 5 rep max without safeties but I'm a big bitch. Yeah I guess I never saw the need but if it makes you feel better go for it. No shame in being safe.
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Mar 6, 2018 23:35
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sassassin posted:You still weigh north of 230, champ? 242 now and growing fast 
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bamhand posted:Yeah that's when I've done it. Just move your poo poo out of the way and let it fall. I also work out alone so no one to hit if it rolls away. I’ve seen plenty of gym fail videos where people hit their backs in weird ways, it’s always possible to hurt yourself Ending up in a wheelchair might be an extraordinary circumstance but hey, it happened to that guy I don’t want to be case #2
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Mar 7, 2018 00:21
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Comfy Fleece Sweater posted:he couldn’t come up after a squat or snatch and tried to dump the bar behind him and it hit his lower vertebrae, he was low and it bounced or something (I’m sure you can find video of it, I remember seeing one)
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Mar 7, 2018 00:25
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I don't think planning to dump a bar loaded with steel plates off your back is acceptable in any gym If you're in a "hardcore" gym it might be OK to do so with bumper plates
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When I had to do it it was in the one rack without safeties, because people (on of whom was doing shrugs) were in the ones that had them. So I was still in a cage, but it was p. loving dangerous for me. I could've easily been broken by >2x my body weight.
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Comfy Fleece Sweater posted:he couldn’t come up after a squat or snatch and tried to dump the bar behind him and it hit his lower vertebrae, he was low and it bounced or something (I’m sure you can find video of it, I remember seeing one) It was a snatch and he only got hit because there was a pile of crap behind him iirc. Dumping the bar from a failed squat isn't nearly so dangerous if you keep people and their stuff out of your area like a mad dog. Sludge Tank posted:242 now and growing fast God bless.
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Data Graham posted:Me: "Aha, I found out why my lower back is hosed up, it's because I wasn't adjusting the squat rack to put the hooks low enough, so when I back into them to re-rack it I have to go up on my tiptoes and hollow out my lower back which puts huge strain on it. I just need to adjust the posts down another notch so I can lift straight into the hooks by standing up" Internet Stranger: "Face the hooks, don't fall back into them."
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Mar 7, 2018 02:24
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What about when failing a squat to just wait it out for a minute until you have recovered enough to complete and rack the rep?
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sassassin posted:Internet Stranger: "Face the hooks, don't fall back into them." Wow, this is much less stupid 
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ElectricSheep posted:I've dumped the bar backwards, and partly my own body as well. It's loud, scary, and when the moment passes it's embarrassing as hell. Safeties are there if you keep falling backward (or end up falling forward somehow) and keep carrying the bar with you a little too far. I see it as better safe than sorry. I think the biggest thing for me is I feel less confident because I'm doing form adjustments and I think of poo poo like "keep back angle correct" or "hips up first". If I just turn off my brain and go into autopilot I feel good about the weight but I know I'm not doing it with correct form yet.
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Mar 7, 2018 14:19
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Comfy Fleece Sweater posted:You could always end up like that cross fitter guy who broke his back and became quadriplegic due to the bar hitting his vertebrae on the way down he hosed himself up because fell onto some plates that were stacked behind him, not because of the barbell e oh beaten sassassin posted:It was a snatch and he only got hit because there was a pile of crap behind him iirc. Dumping the bar from a failed squat isn't nearly so dangerous if you keep people and their stuff out of your area like a mad dog. either way weights get dropped sometimes (and all the time if you're doing oly lifts) that's why you use bumper plates baw fucked around with this message at 14:40 on Mar 7, 2018 |
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Mar 7, 2018 14:36
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KinkyJohn posted:What about when failing a squat to just wait it out for a minute until you have recovered enough to complete and rack the rep? Have you ever heard of paused squats and why they are so loving hard E: on that note, i watched one of the big young IPF bears at my gym do sets of 8 paused 500lbs squats the other day and vomit eveywhere straight afferwards Sludge Tank fucked around with this message at 14:59 on Mar 7, 2018 |
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Mar 7, 2018 14:57
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i thought he was saying to drop it and then redo the rep but now that i've read it again lol
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