Weightlifting for Kiwis - Discussion and support regarding the art of swole

[ESPer]

I live in a pretty rural area and have been driving half an hour to a commercial gym (which is mostly a country club for geriatrics, but they have a decent facility). But now a dedicated bodybuilding gym opened up ten minutes from me. It's a little building in the middle of an industrial lot, bunch of old-school machines, iron plates, etc. I went there today to sign up and immediately struck up conversation with a dude who had vascularity in both biceps and a guy wearing a pump cover. I'm so fucking excited, bros. This shit feels like home.

Aren't you lucky
My favourite part about gyms like this, especially when it's just some dude running it, is that they usually care about the equipment and won't buy a fuck ton of equipment from one brand
Truly the greatest place to work out.

 

[grasshoppermustard]

Fag Month is a lot quieter this year in leafland compared to prior years, but I go to government gyms headed by government lackies; so the gym music is currently Lady Gaga 'n Simon & Garfunkle instead of CCR and Dire Straits. I'm too 'tistic for headphones while working out, so I've just been suffering through the gayest music one could possibly pump iron to, and my gains have been flat-lined by this state-mandated psychosexual sonic assault for sure.

get on my level btw i'd smoke you at cardio or any lift

 

[mars]

Fag Month is a lot quieter this year in leafland compared to prior years, but I go to government gyms headed by government lackies; so the gym music is currently Lady Gaga 'n Simon & Garfunkle instead of CCR and Dire Straits. I'm too 'tistic for headphones while working out, so I've just been suffering through the gayest music one could possibly pump iron to, and my gains have been flat-lined by this state-mandated psychosexual sonic assault for sure.

Someone put on Epic Rap Battles of History on at my gym the one day I forgot my headphones. It's like someone cast a debuff on me I didn't PR on anything.

 

[Legalize Asbestos]

i'd smoke you at cardio or any lift

I could pump harder
to placid OSTs
of failed IPs
than you could hope to lift
with any remix
of the Swift.

Spoiler: Also, what the fuck IS this?

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[grasshoppermustard]

I could pump harder
to placid OSTs
of failed IPs
than you could hope to lift
with any remix
of the Swift.

Spoiler: Also, what the fuck IS this?

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Maybe for LISS that's OK, but for low reps? Here you go..

 

[Hojicha]

Ain't kraut , but a quick lookup shows that US/UK/NZ/CAN/AUS already have similar mandates/regulations as well so idk.

You can still buy bread without folic acid in the US atm.

a dude who had vascularity in both biceps

Is this a good thing? It always purturbs me out to see people with veiny muscles

 

[The Stranger]

Is this a good thing? It always purturbs me out to see people with veiny muscles

For bodybuilding yea. It's a clear sign of well developed muscles and leanness, though often times they're also taking steroids.

 

[Hojicha]

For bodybuilding yea. It's a clear sign of well developed muscles and leanness, though often times they're also taking steroids.

Do you have to be dehydrated for it?

 

[HowlingChasm]

Just lifted in the worst possible physical conditions I like was marking a checklist of what not to do and still made a PR out of sheer retardation. It's absolutely my philosophy not be be neurotic about lifting and just have fun.

 

[mingo mongo]

What do you guys think of Mentzer?

 

[mars]

What do you guys think of Mentzer?

He did a lot of meth and sucked a lot of dick but a few of his exercise ideas were okay especially about intensity.

 

[sodaboard]

i use actual headphones and they always fall off when im benching so i just leave them off and that's the only time i have to listen to whatever retarded pop music they're blasting. i love lifting while listening to dogshit trap remixes of around the world how did you know

 

[HowlingChasm]

Barbell was so hot baking outside that I couldn’t grab it with bare hands. Squatted 200lbs for 16 reps in 90F under direct sunlight and feel like my heart is going to explode. I’m becoming a curlbro…

 

[Troon Petty and the 41ers]

Thread hasn't debated OHP in a few pages so I'm going to say that going on a run in 90+ degrees and then putting 135 over your head feels amazing.

 

[HowlingChasm]

Thread hasn't debated OHP in a few pages so I'm going to say that going on a run in 90+ degrees and then putting 135 over your head feels amazing.

I didn’t want to say it, but OHP was the PR I was alluding to in my post Wednesday. We’re the most discriminated lifters.

 

[Mr. Manchester]

Benched 225 today lads, had to brag to somebody about it.

 

[VargReallyDidNothingWrong]

I'm too 'tistic for headphones while working out, so I've just been suffering through the gayest music one could possibly pump iron to

You did this to yourself.

 

[24nagging]

Do you have to be dehydrated for it?

kinda. They dehydrate themselves the day before competition day, before that they are starving to death.

What do you guys think of Mentzer?

cool dude. Ahead of the game, very realistic and frank. Retarded politically and philosophically tho

 

[Rem-3]

Gaga 'n Simon & Garfunkle instead of CCR and Dire Straits. I'm too 'tistic for headphones while working out

They put CCR and the Dire Straits in your gym?
Is a lot better than those shitty remixes I hear at mine.
Also, if you don't like headsets use earbuds. If youre still too autistic for those, just use them anyways and you'll get used to them within a week.

 

[Legalize Asbestos]

They put CCR and the Dire Straits in your gym?
Is a lot better than those shitty remixes I hear at mine.
Also, if you don't like headsets use earbuds. If youre still too autistic for those, just use them anyways and you'll get used to them within a week.

The main thing is I lose situational awareness from the lack of hearing and start bumping into people/stuff. It's just too risky with some of the weight other people are shouldering. I might fuck up some dude's spine by being a klutz.