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

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CharcoalChkn dijo:
I am presuming you have already introduced yourself? If not, I would start there. I guess it's hard to bring up a common interest you guys might have outside of training considering the nature of where you met, not much to go off of there.

I might be a bit more cut and dry than others but I would honestly just introduce myself and ask her when she's free and if she would be interested in grabbing a coffee/whatever, you've seen her around and want to get to know her more. It's only considered creepy (imo) if the guy handles the rejection poorly or continues asking after they have been told there isn't an interest. It stings if you get the no, but it cuts out a lot of bullshit and days/weeks wondering, and as long as you act like a normal human being afterwards it should be fine.

What I meant when I said ask some open ended questions, literally anything, most ladies I am familiar with will be like getting blood from a stone answering anything if they want to be left alone.

MOST women are pretty chill when a random guy comes up to them and just starts a light conversation even though everyone knows what the fuck is up. But that's also usually a pretty good indicator of if you even want to pursue things further, no one wants an unfriendly bitch.
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Not really introduced, it's basically been hellos, smiles, what's up in passing while moving around the gym, she asked my name before but I didn't ask hers as I'm self absorbed while there, and it's a bit awkward to ask her weeks later. Your advice is sound, but I'm rather shy, so while I can accept and handle the rejection with no problems, it's the asking that I have trouble with. She initiated it all though, I never bother with anyone unless they approach me or talk first. She's almost always with a client too, maybe I'll hang around and wait for her to be alone and then ask some gym related question and see how that goes to gauge whether I get short or long answers like you said. I tell myself I'm over thinking this, but I know 'that look' as it's the same look I've had from previous girlfriends so I know I'm not imagining it at this point.
 
grasshoppermustard dijo:
Not really introduced, it's basically been hellos, smiles, what's up in passing while moving around the gym, she asked my name before but I didn't ask hers as I'm self absorbed while there, and it's a bit awkward to ask her weeks later. Your advice is sound, but I'm rather shy, so while I can accept and handle the rejection with no problems, it's the asking that I have trouble with. She initiated it all though, I never bother with anyone unless they approach me or talk first. She's almost always with a client too, maybe I'll hang around and wait for her to be alone and then ask some gym related question and see how that goes to gauge whether I get short or long answers like you said. I tell myself I'm over thinking this, but I know 'that look' as it's the same look I've had from previous girlfriends so I know I'm not imagining it at this point.
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Good luck brother. :semperfidelis:
 
Does anyone have any experience with floors for a home gym? Specifically, I have plenty of room indoors and was wondering what to tile my incoming rack with. It will be sitting on hardwood.

I'll be building a deadlift platform separate away from the rack.
 
grasshoppermustard dijo:
Anyone ever pick up at the gym? About a month ago, one of the female PTs said hello (yeah yeah, keep reading) randomly with a big smile as I was leaving. I didn't think much of it but we had never talked previously, and since then we've been saying hello, what's up but leaving it at that, she's usually busy with a client so hard to chat further. Whatever right, just another gym pal.

Anyway, the past week I could've sworn she was making eye contact from across the gym a couple times but I wasn't sure, until today. I go in this morning, she's with a client on the other side of the gym, and we make eye contact. I look away first, then look back seemingly at the same time she looks back. I break eye contact again, keep walking and then look a third time and she steps from behind a machine to make eye contact which lingered for a moment and then I first looked away a third time. OK, so at that point I realise I'm not fucking imagining shit and something is up. I say hello to the other morning crew and start working out. Then her and the client come by me, and instead of saying hello, I panic and just give her this smile because now I'm feeling really fucking anxious and don't know what to say. She gives me a disappointed smile back, but didn't say anything either but it was really weird because it was the first time we've seen each other but not said anything.

Maybe I'm reading too much into it, but then again, I'm sure you guys know women don't make eye contact like this for no reason.
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I’ll be real with you bro. I’m 23, been told I’m good looking, and ripped with a 6 pack. And I’m still afraid of talking to girls at the gym
 
Hot Dog dijo:
Does anyone have any experience with floors for a home gym? Specifically, I have plenty of room indoors and was wondering what to tile my incoming rack with. It will be sitting on hardwood.

I'll be building a deadlift platform separate away from the rack.
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I use these foam flooring things in my gym, though it's just over cement because we ripped the carpet out first.
 
Going for 3/4 of my bodyweight on bench tonight, I will not lie, I'm kinda scared, chest is definitely not my strongest area.

Hoping I can snatch someone to spot me. Pray for me bros.
 
Hot Dog dijo:
Does anyone have any experience with floors for a home gym? Specifically, I have plenty of room indoors and was wondering what to tile my incoming rack with. It will be sitting on hardwood.

I'll be building a deadlift platform separate away from the rack.
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I would recommend horse matting for a home gym. It's what I've had set up for 6+ years and I"ve never had a problem with it. It's a good material to drop weights on and it's not super expensive. No clue if the shock of dropping weight on it will ruin the hardwood floor beneath it though; I'd ask someone more qualified than me.
 
I squatted three plates for the first time today. It was such a rush. Now I am working on benching 3 plates. I am on a program where I am working on benching 225 lbs for ten reps before I go for the big 300 lbs bench PR. So far, I am up to five reps.
 
Helvítis Túristi dijo:
Since people are talking about bench pressing, I'm finally able to bench press my weight. On a side note, there have been a few guys asking me to train them. It feels very awkward as I'm not a certified trainer and I'm not even close to my fitness goal. Anyone else get asked this?
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I’m going to school for exercise science, but I already know all the stuff in the books because I’m a nerd for it and I workout a lot, and I ‘train’ my friend mainly because he has no idea what he’s doing with things like form and progression and programming. He started barely able to bench the bar and now he can rep 75lbs, so it’s going good.
 
Helvítis Túristi dijo:
Since people are talking about bench pressing, I'm finally able to bench press my weight. On a side note, there have been a few guys asking me to train them. It feels very awkward as I'm not a certified trainer and I'm not even close to my fitness goal. Anyone else get asked this?
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I've had a few people ask me to teach them how to do Nordic curls, as I am the only person I have seen to it at my gym in the two years I've been going there. It's pretty awkward for me because I'm intermediate at best in almost all my lifts and I'm scared that someone will hurt themselves learning from me.

Take it as a compliment though people want you to train them, you must look great!
 
Helvítis Túristi dijo:
Since people are talking about bench pressing, I'm finally able to bench press my weight. On a side note, there have been a few guys asking me to train them. It feels very awkward as I'm not a certified trainer and I'm not even close to my fitness goal. Anyone else get asked this?
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I think these type of people look up to you, you should consider it a compliment, and accept it as such. I've been asked about my DL and OHP before, and while I don't think I'm that strong, some others seem to think so. It's not like it happens often, but when asked, I always preface it with I'm just a hobbyist, and then explain what I do, and why I do it, but that I really don't know as I am just going by feel and my own anecdotes over 7-8 years of training. I've also made really good gym friends this way, and I sometimes ask other people too why they do what they do if they don't look busy, and most are very receptive to discussing it and answering any questions I have.
 
I switched my split to a classic Chest/Back, Shoulders/Arms, Legs, Rest split because I have to ration my time a bit more lately.
I forgot how absolutely juicy of a pump supersetting Chest and Back work gives you, it’s great. Bench with Chin-ups, Rows with Dips, those sets are nasty but fun.
 
Helvítis Túristi dijo:
On a side note, there have been a few guys asking me to train them. It feels very awkward as I'm not a certified trainer and I'm not even close to my fitness goal. Anyone else get asked this?
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Continue this dialogue but don't get too involved with training them; give them small bits of advice and try to redirect them to actual fitness influencers. Not the bullshit fake natty ones, the smaller more niche ones like Natural Hypertrophy or Geoffrey Verity Schofield. You'll keep their interest piqued and they'll become much more educated about nutrition, training, etc from trustworthy sources.
Small "noble natty" communities have been the best sources of lifting advice I've received, it's really applicable and because these are guys who have been lifting naturally for 10+ years and do good in the lifting community. I've recommended novices to these people in the past and I've noticed them improve, and break out of "novice purgatory".
I will always recommend true naturals to a beginner if they're trying to learn more about lifting, their advice is much more applicable to un-enhanced lifters because when you have a supraphysiological hormonal profile you'll respond to pretty much any training effectively. Especially with nutrition too.
 
Dr. Crittershawn dijo:
Continue this dialogue but don't get too involved with training them; give them small bits of advice and try to redirect them to actual fitness influencers. Not the bullshit fake natty ones, the smaller more niche ones like Natural Hypertrophy or Geoffrey Verity Schofield. You'll keep their interest piqued and they'll become much more educated about nutrition, training, etc from trustworthy sources.
Small "noble natty" communities have been the best sources of lifting advice I've received, it's really applicable and because these are guys who have been lifting naturally for 10+ years and do good in the lifting community. I've recommended novices to these people in the past and I've noticed them improve, and break out of "novice purgatory".
I will always recommend true naturals to a beginner if they're trying to learn more about lifting, their advice is much more applicable to un-enhanced lifters because when you have a supraphysiological hormonal profile you'll respond to pretty much any training effectively. Especially with nutrition too.
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I really love Natural Hypertrophy, only came across him a few months ago, only downside is his thick accent sometimes makes it difficult to understand unless you're giving the video 100% attention, at least for me anyway.
 
grasshoppermustard dijo:
I really love Natural Hypertrophy, only came across him a few months ago, only downside is his thick accent sometimes makes it difficult to understand unless you're giving the video 100% attention, at least for me anyway.
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He’s a great channel, the mix of really good lifting advice and discussion on philosophy works well together and has sadly fallen out of physical culture lately.
 
CivilianOfTheFandomWars dijo:
He’s a great channel, the mix of really good lifting advice and discussion on philosophy works well together and has sadly fallen out of physical culture lately.
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The Educated Barbarian is such a good off-shoot of his channel. His series on Nietzsche is amazing. I think people really love watching really buff guys talk about stuff they hardly understand, there's a reason Derek's so popular. Or just the gear part. Probably the latter.

grasshoppermustard dijo:
I really love Natural Hypertrophy, only came across him a few months ago, only downside is his thick accent sometimes makes it difficult to understand unless you're giving the video 100% attention, at least for me anyway.
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He's a super good channel but I think a lot of people get put off by his extreme bluntness. I really like the fact he doesn't jerk his audience off and is super anti-fanboyism. But that'll totally put a lot of people off of him.
 
CharcoalChkn dijo:
Just did my first 90kg squat today, I think I can go for 100kg next week, I really didn't think I had it in me. Crazy how much a year's worth of effort can change your body this much, I couldn't even squat the bar unassisted 12 months ago.
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is that 90 on each side or 45 on each side? either way it's fantastic work, just make sure you've got a spot for that next attempt
 
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