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

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William Tyndale dijo:
There was an autistic guy on /fit/ a few weeks ago who said he did 10 sets of 20 reps on every exercise he did. He looked great too. If you’re working with dumbbells you may want to try something like that. (He said he was autistic - I’m not just calling him autistic).
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Pretty autistic I'd say, but it sounds like he may have been running 5/3/1's "Building The Monolith" routine. 20 rep squats sound pretty damn nasty - and there's no way in hell my grip can last, so you better get some straps.

On a lighter side of things, I am doing some decent progress after ramping up my cardio. 30 min of light jogging before starting my routines, making sure I keep my heart in the fat burning zone, and I'll throw in 1 hour airdyne/assault bycicle on rest days, nothing crazy but at a moderate pace.

I am officially no longer permabulking, it's just a matter of months until I lose my love handle.

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Gonna complain about people being apes at the public gym again.

But do you really need to use the only lat pulldown machine for your tricep push downs, there were 3 free cable stations.

I tried the split grip for my RDL, I couldn't get hook grip to work for me and I was able to add an extra 5kg to each side easily ! Ty friends. :)
 
CharcoalChkn dijo:
Gonna complain about people being apes at the public gym again.

But do you really need to use the only lat pulldown machine for your tricep push downs, there were 3 free cable stations.

I tried the split grip for my RDL, I couldn't get hook grip to work for me and I was able to add an extra 5kg to each side easily ! Ty friends. :)
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Depends on the weight. I know the system at the gym I go to, the adjustable stations only go to like 100lbs, while the lat stations and row station at least double that. Figured that out trying to do cable shrugs this week.

But if they doing less than the adjustable stations max, then yeah, fuck them.
 
Barry McKockner dijo:
Depends on the weight. I know the system at the gym I go to, the adjustable stations only go to like 100lbs, while the lat stations and row station at least double that. Figured that out trying to do cable shrugs this week.

But if they doing less than the adjustable stations max, then yeah, fuck them.
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The dude was doing like 27kg so there was no excuse. :'(
 
Ahriman dijo:
I'm gonna make a wild guess and say that he was a zoomer.

These people, ffs.
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Shockingly the worst mannered/zero etiquette people at my gym are in their 40s/50s. The zoomers are fine just loud and annoying.

Just today I had an older dude put all his shit down on the stepper I was using that I was standing in front of with my weights and phone on it, like actual what the fuck. I told him I was using this area and he was just like "Oh" and starts his bicep curls. Like kinda Chad move I guess lmao....but I had to find a whole new set up mid way through my set because I am a little bitch.
 
CharcoalChkn dijo:
Shockingly the worst mannered/zero etiquette people at my gym are in their 40s/50s. The zoomers are fine just loud and annoying.

Just today I had an older dude put all his shit down on the stepper I was using that I was standing in front of with my weights and phone on it, like actual what the fuck. I told him I was using this area and he was just like "Oh" and starts his bicep curls. Like kinda Chad move I guess lmao....but I had to find a whole new set up mid way through my set because I am a little bitch.
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Interesting - haven't seen any of those making a scene, for me it's always the loud zoomers.

Speaking of annoying peope in the gym.


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Talking about people that annoy you at the gym...

I can deal with the zoomers playing literal grab ass and quarter-or-worse squatting 3 plates. We were all stupid in the early gym days as kids. I do laugh at the mid 20s+ guys doing it but also get annoyed when it's my leg day and I have to wait for a damn rack to open.

There's also the black guys who feel the need to, loudly, rap and dance every damn time between sets. The rare Asian guy doesn't do it. The fat yet weirdly strong Mexicans don't. The typical white guy doesn't. Just the black guys, without fail. Hell, a few used to even shadowbox for whatever fucking reason between sets. Is it just their typical peacock behavior or some shit?

Or the old bastards who just don't give a shit and will happily take over your cable machine if you god forbid went to get some water and come back within 30 seconds, even with your shit is at the machine.

I constantly debate on buying my own equipment, but anything of decent quality is expensive and that's not even including the weights themselves when compared to my cheap membership.
 
My joint has some older guys who put their stuff all over the entire gym but they're more than nice about moving it. It's weird though, some dude will put his gym bag down by the leg extension machine, his water bottle by the front door, his headphones by the Smith machine, then just do a normal chest routine.

Also, barbell hip thrusts will always be an Instathot ass exercise to me. I don't care that Jeff Cavaliere or whoever is demonstrating that they're actually useful, I will always see them as Instagram girl ass exercises.
 
Finished the first two weeks of the powerbuilding program rerun since I got cleared to do stuff again by my GP. Indian bastard still won't refer me to a sports medicine doctor.

But luckily I don't need one at the moment! I'm pressing pretty well lately and have had no pain. Lifts are doing fine, going up even. Hit 70kg for 4 sets of 10 today on the bench, felt like doing an extra set for fun. Wrists are holding up, body is doing ok. Six times a week is a fucking lot of time in the gym, and I feel like I'm falling apart at the tail end of the upper lower split.
 
Havel the Rock dijo:
My joint has some older guys who put their stuff all over the entire gym but they're more than nice about moving it. It's weird though, some dude will put his gym bag down by the leg extension machine, his water bottle by the front door, his headphones by the Smith machine, then just do a normal chest routine.
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Gotta confuse the muscles.
 
You're MDNWU dijo:
Talking about people that annoy you at the gym...

I can deal with the zoomers playing literal grab ass and quarter-or-worse squatting 3 plates. We were all stupid in the early gym days as kids. I do laugh at the mid 20s+ guys doing it but also get annoyed when it's my leg day and I have to wait for a damn rack to open.

There's also the black guys who feel the need to, loudly, rap and dance every damn time between sets. The rare Asian guy doesn't do it. The fat yet weirdly strong Mexicans don't. The typical white guy doesn't. Just the black guys, without fail. Hell, a few used to even shadowbox for whatever fucking reason between sets. Is it just their typical peacock behavior or some shit?

Or the old bastards who just don't give a shit and will happily take over your cable machine if you god forbid went to get some water and come back within 30 seconds, even with your shit is at the machine.

I constantly debate on buying my own equipment, but anything of decent quality is expensive and that's not even including the weights themselves when compared to my cheap membership.
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For me it's the older women, 45+. It's like there's a competition between them to see who shows up with the tightest, most outrageously brightly colored leggings. I've only seen one, one chick once wearing baggy shorts and a tank top (so basically a unicorn) and I am absolutely sure she had zero mobility problems, so there's no damn reason to walk around dressed like a clown or worse, giving the whole place a "pseudo stripclub" vibe.

I understand that you work hard and you want to show off a bit, but jesus fucking christ, women.

I, too, would definitely be a lot happier if I had my own home gym.
 
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Bassomatic dijo:
Yall reminding me why home gym is master race.

Now if I can afford a pool. my pay pal is ...........
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I have a squat rack at home and my main problem is the lack of equipment besides the barbell and plates. Barbell accessory exercises are just pretty inferior to cables and machines. Obviously big movement is a whole different story, and of course you can pretty jacked with just that but its going to get to a point where the tiring barbell accessory work just doesn't have the same stimulus to fatigue ratio, you'll tire out faster overall and get less stimulus than if you did barbell compounds then machine accessories than if you did barbell compounds then barbell accessories. Honestly, that's the main reason why I went back to the gym, definitely lost some size during that phase.
 
Tren Shapiro dijo:
Why does that nigga always look both disgusted and afraid like he just shidded his pants?


Best decision I ever made. Cheap equipment at home always beats expensive equipment shared with retards.
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I wish I had a decent bench (I don't trust a cheap bench not to break and kill me) but even without it, just having the adjustable dumbbells I have was so worth it.
 
buttsguy dijo:
i'm like 90% sure i strained a muscle or something doing bent over rows last week. it was hurting for a solid like 5 days but it's finally getting better. hopefully i'll be able to lift again next week.
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I can't confirm nor deny that I hurt something doing rows, but I had to take it slow this week. I skipped gym today.

Protip: Listen to your body, slow the fuck down and give it time to rest/recover.

On a lighter side of things,



These are hilarious, my Insta feed is now 10x funnier.

But also, who would have thought, Mike O'Tren is more of a meme than usual.
 
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