*** The 2015 Gym Rats Thread ***

[Freefaller]

Can't blame the manufacturers catering for the mass public!

1 in 10000 people probably have your waist to leg ratio FF!

They should cater for me. I am the most important ever.

 

[Delvis]

Skinny fit all the way for you, right?

Er. No
Super skinny.

 

[Razor-BladE]

Oh, saw something funny at work a few days ago. I was working morning shift and the gym opens at 6:30am.
A guy comes in at that time, no warm up, not even a jump up and down or any stretches, no warm up sets, and goes ahead bench pressing 85kg (apparently he does this fairly frequently).

If you google stuff without knowing what you're looking for...... snip

Many thanks! Will have a look into all of that.


Are any of these worth looking into? These are the courses we get discounts on from work.

Spoiler

Ushomi
EKI – Extreme Kettlebell Instructor Course
PBI – Performance Boxing Instructor Course
OWLI – Olympic Weightlifting Instructor Course
Move It Functional Training Workshop
EMT – Effective Movement Training

Faster Health and Fitness
Advanced Functional Trainer (Assess and Solve)
Advanced Functional Trainer (Skills and Technique)
Nutrition and Functional Medicine
Diploma in Functional Performance
Diploma in Functional Therapy

YMCA Fit
Kids Fitness
Outdoor Fitness
Exercise Nutrition
Core Stability
Exercise and Ageing
Exercise and Mental Health
Exercise Referral
Exercise and Pregnancy

Premier Training International
Diploma in Exercise Referral (REPS Level 3)
Award in Designing Pre and Post-natal Exercise Programmes
Certificate in Exercise for the Management of Lower Back Pain
Certificate in Exercise for Obesity and Diabetes (REPS Level 4)
Dip Exercise for Specialist Populations (LBP or OD)
Tri Planar Kettlebells

C.H.E.KInstitute
Assessing Core Function
Core Conditioning Exercises
Functional Anatomy of the Core
High-Performance Core Conditioning
Primal Pattern® Movements
Program Design
Scientific Core Conditioning

And I can do my Level 3 via Premier or PTA Global for £200/220. (Well £400-440 upfront cost but then I get reimbursed 50% once I've transferred to PT)

 

[Steedie]

85kg might be his warm up though? It's not that heavy really.

 

[Razor-BladE]

He isn't a particularly huge fella. But it wasn't, it was his working set. Even if he was bigger though, to go straight into 85kg?

 

[Steedie]

It depends on what your working set is, it might not be the most sensible approach but a few of the bigger guys at our gym who bench 180+ will literally jump straight in at 100kg.

 

[grudas]

I don't warm up for deads for e.g.. Straight to 100kg for 10x3.. Then go heavier for a couple heavy sets! Never have tbh! Dunno why, might be bad etc but eh! Touch wood no problems yet!

 

[Razor-BladE]

I'd understand it a tiny bit more if it is about half your working set or something but still, for me, I think I'd snap something if I went full on without any kind of warm up.

grudas, is this after a general warm up though, or maybe after a different exercise, or straight in from outside, boom working set. (Which is what this guy did).

 

[mrthingyx]

If the paperwork = more salary and get you business then great.

However most of that stuff looks like what PTs need to get jobs at being PTs: not at understanding what or why they are doing it

 

[Delvis]

It depends on what your working set is, it might not be the most sensible approach but a few of the bigger guys at our gym who bench 180+ will literally jump straight in at 100kg.

Fair enough people are different, but I'd surprised if their shoulders aren't jaffed in later life.


Who knows though?maybe waing up at that weight over the years has trained the relevant parts to cope with the weight...I just don't think its a good idea to stick 80kg on to your shoulders/pecs with no prior warm up at all...

 

[Nitefly]

Since the start of the year I've been exercising fairly hard and keeping away from carbs (except fruit and veg) and cheese. Holy moley, definitely some change already! A couple more months and I'll be a sexual tyrannosaur.

I think the secret is to not bee too obsessive about it. Do generally well and the result will present itself. We shall see!

 

[Delvis]

Pics x

 

[mrthingyx]

Since the start of the year I've been exercising fairly hard and keeping away from carbs (except fruit and veg) and cheese. Holy moley, definitely some change already! A couple more months and I'll be a sexual tyrannosaur.

I think the secret is to not bee too obsessive about it. Do generally well and the result will present itself. We shall see!

Good work and well done! The best diet is the one you stick to!

 

[grudas]

I'd understand it a tiny bit more if it is about half your working set or something but still, for me, I think I'd snap something if I went full on without any kind of warm up.

grudas, is this after a general warm up though, or maybe after a different exercise, or straight in from outside, boom working set. (Which is what this guy did).

The only thing I do prior to deadlifts is cycle to gym which is a 10minute ride and do my pull ups which sit at 12x4 right now, then straight on to deads! 100kg for me in this case has got quite light and I have no problems doing 10 reps for 3-4 sets.. When it comes to other exercises say, squats, benches, lat pulls, I do warm up for those!

 

[Razor-BladE]

Fair enough. Yeah, I guess each to their own as everyone knows their own body, and if nothing's caused any issue yet!

 

[Delvis]

The only thing I do prior to deadlifts is cycle to gym which is a 10minute ride and do my pull ups which sit at 12x4 right now, then straight on to deads! 100kg for me in this case has got quite light and I have no problems doing 10 reps for 3-4 sets.. When it comes to other exercises say, squats, benches, lat pulls, I do warm up for those!

So you do warm up for deadlifts.

 

[GSVBagpuss]

I'm giving blood tonight - hello free weight loss

 

[Freefaller]

~500g lighter. Do a big poo and you may even hit 1kg lighter!

Good on you for giving blood

 

[Delvis]

Wish I could give blood, not allowed

 

[Steedie]

no one wants to be infected with Doovis