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Sunday for me is full of cunts who don't unrack their shit or put their free weights away.
Nothing makes me seethe more.
Weightlifting for Kiwis - Discussion and support regarding the art of swole
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Nothing makes me seethe more.
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- 2 de Nov, 2021
Was at a local gym I've been going to every day for the past couple months, I saw a wide bar left on the pull down section of a cable arsenal by some zoomer after he was done rocking the shit out of his reps and cheating 90 pounds.
It sat there for three whole days until it came time for me to do lat pull downs and I finally removed it and replaced it with a closer grip bar, and when I asked the owner of the gym yesterday if she saw anyone using that machine during that time, she said no. Made me really think about the importance of putting equipment away and how the simple act of leaving that shitty bar on the machine made people not want to use it.
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- 8 de Abr, 2021
My gym is pretty busy, but it really fucks with my rest times when I'm having to unrack 150+ kgs on a bar that's been left above my eye level.
I can be pretty anal about things too so I get super pissed when people DO unrack back put different sized plates on one holder so I have to pull off 2 x 20 and a 15 just to get to a 5kg Plate.
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My kettlebell sensei has approved me to use a 35 pounder for 2 handed stuff.
I'm not particularly obsessed with "number go up", but I'm glad I've finally reached the point where most books recommend an average man START...
I'm not particularly obsessed with "number go up", but I'm glad I've finally reached the point where most books recommend an average man START...
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- 2 de Nov, 2021
How are them Kettle bell calluses? I grew to hate kettle bells during Covid because they were all I had at home to use and I just ripped my hands apart on 60 pounders and had to stop.
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- 9 de Mayo, 2017
Only had one bad one. I just replaced one of my kettlebells that had a too small handle and I'm going to see if that makes a difference. I'm using Cornhusker lotion during the day and Bag Balm at night, and filing them with a pumice stone. For some reason they're only on my right hand, the left ones are nearly non-existent.
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Usually this means that you have an imbalance in the movement, most likely that you just grab harder with your right hand than your left on the kettlebell, or if you are doing two handed things mostly, then you might be grabbing dominantly or differently with your right hand than your left. Not really too much of a problem, but if you wanna even out the stress just keep in mind that one of your hands might be dominating the movement or your grip style might be slightly different between the hands.
Could also be that your dominant hand is stepping in and taking the brunt of the stress of a harder movement you aren't performing exactly optimally, like any sort of back swing forms. (hard to master with kettle bells, I know because I'm not that great at them)
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I would just switch it around if you really want to keep fasting. Eating is important for energy and when you eat it is also important for the physiological state of the body at that time. So a simple example in a calories in calories out overall situation at the end of the week, if you don't eat on training days and lets say you have the energy to work out 500 calories every workout. However, if you ate on training days you'd have the energy to work just even 50 calories more then you'd end up with a better deficit at the end of the week (and your training would be more comfy).
Just to visualize it, lets take a split of 4 training days a week and 3 rest days. (also make sure to keep in mind that you do burn calories on off days, I'm just tracking calories lost from training)
Without eating:
M - 500, T - 0, W - 500, TH - 500, F - 0, S - 500, S - 0. Total calories lost from training that week: 2000.
With eating:
M - 550, T - 0, W - 550, TH - 550, F - 0, S - 550, S - 0. Total calories lost from training that week: 2200.
I would also just consider ditching fasting and instead start to track calories on a week by week basis. For me, fasting has always ended up with me totally fucking up calorie deficits and gaining, while also making me grumpy and tired on fast days. The calorie tracking also preps you to keep track of macros, so if you decide you wanna start training more seriously you'll already have your foot in the door there.
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Too many sets and too many reps, if you're trying to get stronger.
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I normally do 3x5 twice a week, and then have one heavy day of 3-2-1. On off days, IO sometimes take something smallish, like 2 plates or even just one, and do a 20 or 30 set of them mostly just for form. Deadlifting is the best.
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My progress having good little bursts.
Haven't done a single arm db row for about a month, doubled the weight with ease. I know 6kg to 12kgs isn't much to write home about but it feels nice to be able to go up by so much in such a short time when I was struggling with the 6kg not too long ago.
I'm gonna make it bros.
Haven't done a single arm db row for about a month, doubled the weight with ease. I know 6kg to 12kgs isn't much to write home about but it feels nice to be able to go up by so much in such a short time when I was struggling with the 6kg not too long ago.
I'm gonna make it bros.
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- 2 de Nov, 2021
Just had the worst evening at the Gym.
I'm a retard so I bought some new supplements (full house of the Gorilla Mode stuff, pre and post workout, the hydration holder, and the protein powder) and tried them out.
I was so excited to try out the protein powder that I mix it with the post workout without thinking in the afternoon, feel fine. A few hours later I take the Glycol supplement powder along with the pre work out and head to the gym. Start doing Barbell squats, get up to 225lbs (new PR for me) but start feeling like shit. I then go to the linear leg press and stack on way below my usual and just try to grind out more quads and my stomach just starts blowing the fuck out and I'm just killed right there, had to stop.
Still finished the sets after that, but I tried walking it off like I usually do to continue and I just feel like utter trash. Probably should not have just thrown on a full stack (in the wrong order) and then go for PR's.
I'm a retard so I bought some new supplements (full house of the Gorilla Mode stuff, pre and post workout, the hydration holder, and the protein powder) and tried them out.
I was so excited to try out the protein powder that I mix it with the post workout without thinking in the afternoon, feel fine. A few hours later I take the Glycol supplement powder along with the pre work out and head to the gym. Start doing Barbell squats, get up to 225lbs (new PR for me) but start feeling like shit. I then go to the linear leg press and stack on way below my usual and just try to grind out more quads and my stomach just starts blowing the fuck out and I'm just killed right there, had to stop.
Still finished the sets after that, but I tried walking it off like I usually do to continue and I just feel like utter trash. Probably should not have just thrown on a full stack (in the wrong order) and then go for PR's.
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Alright, gotta set me some goals. Right now I squat around 150 kg x5 (330 lbs). Currently doing Madcow where the progression would potentially see me doing 170 kg x5 (375 lbs) in like two months, but given stuff like vacations and generally trying to lose weight I don't necessarily see that working out on that timescale. However, I now set my goal for 200 kg 1RM (440 lbs), to be done hopefully by spring next year.
I'm actually surprised to still make decent progress on Madcow, when doing five reps at 145 kg I'm still not using the best, and I managed five reps of 165 kg on the deadlift without chalk or straps. I guess that's where the cycling of Madcow comes in, the last round I did with that had those numbers near the end and the fatigue just set in, but now it's like two weeks into the cycle and it feels easier.
I'm actually surprised to still make decent progress on Madcow, when doing five reps at 145 kg I'm still not using the best, and I managed five reps of 165 kg on the deadlift without chalk or straps. I guess that's where the cycling of Madcow comes in, the last round I did with that had those numbers near the end and the fatigue just set in, but now it's like two weeks into the cycle and it feels easier.
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Anyone have a PPL split they would recommend
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I do PPL (Pull, Push, Legs. Synchronis (SSMTWT, F off)). However, its composition really depends on your goals what you do, but I basically built mine off of a friends who built his off of some influencer I'm sure.
The PPL split is also easy to add in conditioning, and since I enjoy doing amateur sports, I like to go on the heavy side of conditioning. So at the end of the workout, I program some conditioning.
I also like to do free-weight exercises more than machine exercises, so I programmed a little free-weight heavy. My friend had it mostly machine based and I changed his to fit me, so feel free to deconvert this split or just use it as a basic boiler plate.
Basically just group together agonistic workouts together on the same days and do them. You can switch Pull and Push around to your preferences, there are huge debates about which is best, but just do a couple weeks of each and find which you personally prefer. I also start my weeks on Saturday because that is a habit from an old job. I would recommend breaking out the Excel/Google sheets and just throw some of your favorite workouts in the agonistic days they are supposed to go and try PPL out at your pace.
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Yeah I use knee sleeves. I'm the opposite. My squat is 465, but my deadlift is about 505lbs. Can't really deadlift too much heavier without getting better equipment/fixing my form. Think I've got a ton of little injuries starting to creep up on me.
If you squat right, your knees/hips/back will be better and stronger as you age then those who don't squat. Squatting and benching are probably the two most important exercises a man can do.
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# like that post thighs... no homo.
I've been hurting and using a wrap on the sore knee lately on my squats only.
I have been using my trap bar a lot (because I feel guilty spending so much) but the most fun is ghetto atlas carries. Also the people who live next to me, are really fucking baffled why a shirtless man is walking around holding some metal bar with a pile of weight on it.
Funny enough, the old guy whom I LOVE on one side has said "basso you're already a stud stop being weird you're ruining the property value"
I've been hurting and using a wrap on the sore knee lately on my squats only.
I have been using my trap bar a lot (because I feel guilty spending so much) but the most fun is ghetto atlas carries. Also the people who live next to me, are really fucking baffled why a shirtless man is walking around holding some metal bar with a pile of weight on it.
Funny enough, the old guy whom I LOVE on one side has said "basso you're already a stud stop being weird you're ruining the property value"
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It also doesn’t have to just be a regular barbell back squat, but some type of knee bend movement is required in almost any training program.
I personally prefer front squats, because I lift for size and shape and it hits my quads more, and I’m also tall enough to where a back squat doesn’t hit the muscle as well as a front squat where my torso is extremely straight up and down. I also have a training partner doing dumbbell squats with a deficit, because it’s the best way for him to squat without his lower back causing trouble.