Poll: ***The all new gymrats thread***

[NotAGolf]

Hi guys, I posted this in GD but didn't get a response, so thought I'd post in here as it might be more suitable:

I'm after a cookbook for my brother for Christmas. I have a couple of criteria that the book must meet:
- The recipes must be healthy, preferably high in protein
- The recipes must be fairly cheap, i.e. not a million and one ingredients

Reason being is he's a gym nut, hence the healthiness, and is off to uni hence the cheapness!

Anybody know of any suitable cookbooks?

 

[Buffman]

Not sure about cookbooks as such, though for healthy recipes and such muscletalk forums are pretty good.

 

[DarkShadow]

That's really impressive, especially with a barbell! That guys wrist strength must be something else.

What are these aimed at? Is it more functional strength?

Cheers

It is indeed and I agree with FF's sentiments.

Tank -Found your DB's:

Helped spot a guy with the 130's today

 

[dun]

150lbs?

 

[DarkShadow]

Aye

 

[Cristian]

are those kgs or lbs?

 

[Buffman]

It is indeed and I agree with FF's sentiments.

Tank -Found your DB's:


Helped spot a guy with the 130's today

What are those small bars with the handles in the middle for? I've used them for hammer curls before and that was about it.

 

[Jonny L]

What are those small bars with the handles in the middle for? I've used them for hammer curls before and that was about it.

Aren't they for tricep work?

 

[BennyC]

Aren't they for tricep work?

Yup can do a sort of 'hammer grip' tricep extensions with them.

That bench looks really high!

 

[Freefaller]

68kg DBs - nice! Could do with some of those for some bicep curls

 

[Buffman]

Helped spot a guy with the 130's today

I've yet to see anyone in my uni gym using anything above ~45kg (It goes up in increments to 60kg ), they're so big they havent even been racked properly lol.

 

[NotAGolf]

Not sure about cookbooks as such, though for healthy recipes and such muscletalk forums are pretty good.

Yea I've seen lots of decent recipes about on the net but I can't really give him a ton of weblinks for christmas!! The trouble is when you search for 'healthy' cookbooks you just get bombarded with all that weight watchers drivel for recipes with just 12 calories!

 

[BennyC]

mpledge52,

I know it sounds obvious but have you searched just standard student cook books? Should give him some basic recipes which he can tweak. I was brought a student cook book but didn't bother with it. If I can't cook it on my gfg it generally doesn't get eaten

 

[^TANK^]

68kg DBs - nice! Could do with some of those for some bicep curls

You know just for fun I was going to knock up a pair of 100 kilo Olympic Dumbbells 4x 50 kilos plates.

 

[Freefaller]

There are many nutrition/sports books out there with sample recipes in them (often in the index pages) - plus you get some informative reading before you get to them!

 

[Freefaller]

You know just for fun I was going to knock up a pair of 100 kilo Olympic Dumbbells 4x 50 kilos plates.

Mad man.

End of.

 

[^TANK^]

Some little one arm bent over rows, reaches for omega 3 capsules.

 

[Jonny L]

Thinking about all of this 'functional strength' conversation (didn't mean to start a debate ). Something that I saw the other day that would be quite cool to be able to do is the 90 degree pushup. Perhaps not that functional unless you have to balance on the edge of a cliff with just your hands in contact with the ground and your legs hanging over the edge.

Must take imence balance/strength/control, although I wouldn't expect power is too much of an issue.

 

[Batf1nk]

 

[Freefaller]

Amazing core strength Good power to weight ratio - he doesn't weigh much, but always been impressed with such things.