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Fitness |OT4| Squat Booty, Summer Cuts, and Super Swoletrophy

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sphinx

the piano man
roosters93 said:
Like this?
Or even worse?
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yeah what in the world is going on??

last week I was told by a trainer in my gym to move my feet to the front, just like in evilore's ilustration or like your video... I even brought with me a copy I made of this ilustration

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that is being used regularly here to explain squat position and the guy didn't care for it, like, " I don't know what's your point with that image but I'll show you how I squat"

:( that's what I get for getting into a $20.00 dls. a month gym...
 
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A More Normal Bird

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L0st Id3ntity said:
What do you do with spotters who insist on lifting the weight with you in the bench press even though you told them not to, or come out of no where to ''spot'' you during reps? I just immediately stop.

They then think it's ego when it's clearly not, or else I would add 25 pounds and dudebro the reps out with a spotter.

I think I have a good idea now when to stop or when I have 1 more rep in me, and then I'm not afraid of shame rolling or calling for help when I fail.
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On the few occasions I've benched I'm glad it's been (knowledgeable) people I know spotting me (so I know exactly how terrible I am at it). Instead of curling the bar and screaming "it's all you bro" one friend kept his fingers visibly clear and calmly said "you're gonna die" as soon as I started to falter. I'm certain that the extra pressure in my core from suppressing a laugh helped me finish the lift.
 
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Brolic Gaoler

formerly Alienshogun
The worst is when someone asks you to spot them, on a fucking hammer strength bench press. They then add insult to injury by telling you how many they want to "rep out" then want you to basically do the lift for them when they fail less than half way to their goal.

The entire thing is fubar.

This scenario happened to me earlier this week. Smh.
 
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rando14

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Alienshogun said:
The worst is when someone asks you to spot them, on a fucking hammer strength bench press. They then add insult to injury by telling you how many they want to "rep out" then want you to basically do the lift for them when they fail less than half way to their goal.

The entire thing is fubar.

This scenario happened to me earlier this week. Smh.
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lol who would have the gumption to ask someone to spot them on a fucking machine. My god, newbie gym culture :lol
 
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f0nz0

Member
Forced reps all sets, lets jack3dgo!

I did some weighted hypertensions today, i like this movement, i actuallly feel the stretch on my lower back, feelsgoodman
 
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SaskBoy

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I guy asked me for a spot on his bench press once. He said he was going to do 8. By the 5th rep it was basically just me lifting the bar so I went to rack it for him and he goes "no no, i got 3 more". It really doesn't count if the spotter touches the bar.
 
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Brolic Gaoler

formerly Alienshogun
SaskBoy said:
I guy asked me for a spot on his bench press once. He said he was going to do 8. By the 5th rep it was basically just me lifting the bar so I went to rack it for him and he goes "no no, i got 3 more". It really doesn't count if the spotter touches the bar.
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People don't seem to understand the difference between spotter and workout partner.
 
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Brolic Gaoler

formerly Alienshogun
perineumlick said:
I'm gonna try to find a video of him doing it and post it; he uses one of those weight harnesses. He was only able to rep once, but for a 185lb guy who only does body weight, my jaw hit the floor.
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So you're telling me he put 5+ plates on a dip belt?

Also, maxing out dips is a terrible idea and for nothing more than showing off more than likely. He's lucky his shoulders still function.
 
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Brolic Gaoler

formerly Alienshogun
perineumlick said:
I think guys deadlifting weight that makes them puke and piss is stupid, but to each his own. Feats of strength still impress me, even when I think the person is crazy.
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Pissing/farting/shitting and puking from a heavy deadlift isn't the same as overloading and attempting to max out an accessory movement like dips. He may as well max out stiff legged deadlifts or go for a good morning 1rm.

Why doesn't he max out bench or military press? Why dips? If he "only does bodyweight" why is he doing it at all? And if it's not to show off why is he recording it and doing it in front of you guys? Do you work out? Do you typically work out with him? Are you also a bodyweight only guy?

Look, it's cool and all he can do it, but IMO it's incredibly stupid. It would be one thing if he was repping that much weight, but he's going for 1RM in DIPS. I hope for his sake he avoids injury.
 
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perineumlick

Member
Alienshogun said:
Pissing and puking from a heavy deadlift isn't the same as overloading and attempting to max out an accessory movement like dips. He may as well max out stiff legged deadlifts or go for a good morning 1rm.

Why doesn't he max out bench or military press? Why dips? If he "only does bodyweight" why is he doing it at all? And if it's not to show off why is he recording it and doing it in front of you guys?
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I'll show you a video of his max bench. He used to be a gym rat, but switched over to calisthenics.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MhokYW_H7To

Also he's part of a group called The Bar-barians. They compete in calisthenic competitions and give seminars here and overseas. He makes money with these videos, just like Hannibal for King, and guys like that.

I just started working out with him, mostly he's helping me with muscle ups. I do free weights and body weight; not trying to be the strongest guy in the gym, but I wanna be in decent shape. I'll be 44 in March; shit ain't easy!
 
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Brolic Gaoler

formerly Alienshogun
perineumlick said:
I'll show you a video of his max bench. He used to be a gym rat, but switched over to calisthenics.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MhokYW_H7To

Also he's part of a group called The Bar-barians. They compete in calisthenic competitions and give seminars here and overseas. He makes money with these videos, just like Hannibal for King, and guys like that.
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That makes much more sense.

He's selling something. Still, I hope he keeps healthy, that shit's dangerous as hell IMO. My shoulders ache just watching that video.
 
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perineumlick

Member
Alienshogun said:
That makes much more sense.

He's selling something. Still, I hope he keeps healthy, that shit's dangerous as hell IMO. My shoulders ache just watching that video.
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I get terrified just watching him lol. I've never seen someone do handstand pushups on top of a straight bar before; his balance, power, and control are just sick.

I just want to do muscle ups; he can keep all that wild shit lol.
 
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Thug Waffle

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Szu said:
After the surgery, I was in a cast for about 10 days. I couldn't really do much except a hand squeezing exercise that my doctor recommended for me.

After those 10 days, the cast and staples were removed. My doctor gave me the go-ahead to get back to the gym, but I was only allowed to do cardio for about two weeks.

Almost a month after the surgery, I was allowed to hit the weights again. Of course, I had to use very light weight. For example, I was doing DB flat press with 25 lbs in each hand. I gradually increased the weight until my elbow joint became accustomed to the stress again.
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Okay, this is somewhat refreshing. I have a lot of writing intensive classes and I was afraid I'd end up being unable to perform in school because I wouldn't be able to type or write. I've been writing my name over and over again with my left hand lately just to prepare. It's actually kind of strange how "easy" it is to pick up.
 
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Ezduo

Banned
Not making any progress in my lifts because I'm not eating enough so I went to the store today looking for cheap high calorie foods and wrote a list of stuff I think I can afford to buy on a weekly (or so) basis and hit 2500 calories a day. I would appreciate some input on whether these are good, whether I'm overdoing anything, or whether I'm missing something. I'm basically looking to make my entire diet from these foods for the foreseeable future: eggs, oats, olive oil, peanut butter, rice, bananas, beans (black eyed peas, lima, black, kidney, etc.), 2% milk, yogurt, whole wheat pasta, bacon, chicken, potatoes.

Meant to look at nuts, forgot so that's a possibility. My gut suggests I need more meat of some sort (maybe beef or turkey) and fruit even though most of the fruit I looked at was pretty expensive for a tiny amount. Been drawing up sample daily meals with these foods and I can easily hit 2000 with the last 500 being a little harder. Thoughts? This diet couldn't potentially be dangerous could it?
 
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nomis

Member
Ezduo said:
I'm basically looking to make my entire diet from these foods for the foreseeable future: eggs, oats, olive oil, peanut butter, rice, bananas, beans (black eyed peas, lima, black, kidney, etc.), 2% milk, yogurt, whole wheat pasta, bacon, chicken, potatoes.
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Thoughts? This diet couldn't potentially be dangerous could it?
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Uhhh... if that is considered by anyone to be dangerous, I'm fucked.

Throw a spinach salad or broccoli in with that chicken and potatoes and you should have all your fibre/micronutrients pretty straight.
 
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muntersaur

Member
Alienshogun said:
So you're telling me he put 5+ plates on a dip belt?

Also, maxing out dips is a terrible idea and for nothing more than showing off more than likely. He's lucky his shoulders still function.
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Absolute bollocks. Just because your shoulders may not be able to take it does not mean that someone else may not be able to.

And dips are called an accessory movement to the bench if you are powerlifting. For many, the barbell bench press aggravates shoulders but those people have as little right to say maxing bench is stupid as you saying maxing a dip is stupid. Since this guy mainly does calisthenics, and is obviously extremely strong in the dip, and has obviously built up the necessary tendon strength and adaptations, the weighted dip can be a main movement.
 
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Dash27

Member
Ezduo said:
Not making any progress in my lifts because I'm not eating enough so I went to the store today looking for cheap high calorie foods and wrote a list of stuff I think I can afford to buy on a weekly (or so) basis and hit 2500 calories a day. I would appreciate some input on whether these are good, whether I'm overdoing anything, or whether I'm missing something. I'm basically looking to make my entire diet from these foods for the foreseeable future: eggs, oats, olive oil, peanut butter, rice, bananas, beans (black eyed peas, lima, black, kidney, etc.), 2% milk, yogurt, whole wheat pasta, bacon, chicken, potatoes.

Meant to look at nuts, forgot so that's a possibility. My gut suggests I need more meat of some sort (maybe beef or turkey) and fruit even though most of the fruit I looked at was pretty expensive for a tiny amount. Been drawing up sample daily meals with these foods and I can easily hit 2000 with the last 500 being a little harder. Thoughts? This diet couldn't potentially be dangerous could it?
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More veggies I'd say.
 
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perineumlick

Member
muntersaur said:
Absolute bollocks. Just because your shoulders may not be able to take it does not mean that someone else may not be able to.

And dips are called an accessory movement to the bench if you are powerlifting. For many, the barbell bench press aggravates shoulders but those people have as little right to say maxing bench is stupid as you saying maxing a dip is stupid. Since this guy mainly does calisthenics, and is obviously extremely strong in the dip, and has obviously built up the necessary tendon strength and adaptations, the weighted dip can be a main movement.
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Totally agree. If you watch this guy doing 360 muscle ups, and repping handstand pushups like it's nothing, you realize that what he's doing is totally within HIS limits. Of course not everyone can load up like that, but if you can do it safely, then why not? Why does it have to be stupid?
 
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HollovVpo1nt

Banned
Yo FitnessGAF,

I've been working out for about a year now, but on and off due to school and examns and such. There has been some physichal progress, but not much.
Because of my on-and off workout schedule I would workout about 4 times a week, and during exam period once every 2 weeks..

I'm really willing to get serious and I need a good, not much time consuming workout schedule. This was my prior schedule:
Day 1: Legs, chest, beceps and triceps
Day 2: Back, shoulders, calf, abs
Day 3: Same as day 1, different exercises
Day 4: Same as day 2, different exercises

With that schedule, I'd be in the gym for 2-2.5 hours. I've read that working out for 1-1.5 hours is the most effective.

I want to exercise the major muscle groups about twice a week. Can you guys help me with a nice schedule?

Me:
1.76m short
66kg
Fat percentage around 19.5%

So I need a good workout routine to gain muscle and become stronger. I would also appreciate some diet tips and easy to cook meals. My only diet guideline right now is to try and eat healthy. I can't really have a diet because I'm living with my parents and they come home late from work and usually cook something quick, which isn't always healthy.
 
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