* The 2012 Gym Rats Thread *

Skillmister · 4 Apr 2012 at 16:04

Meh i'm happy doing it all in one go

LiE · 4 Apr 2012 at 16:05

It's just good to do it after a workout when the muscles are nice and toasty. It also doubles up as a cool down.

Watch this - http://www.mobilitywod.com/2012/03/adaptation-error-no-cool-down.html

reiyushin · 4 Apr 2012 at 16:19

LiE said:
My personal hate is those 'guys' who drop big weights all the time i.e. 40kg + dbs. They do it so people know they are hardcore and lifting the 'big ones'. To me, it looks like they can't control the weight.

I do zero eccentric on my deadlifts and get grouped with those idiots as the "loud *******s" by the gym manager (we don't see eye to eye

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icecold · 4 Apr 2012 at 16:22

Disco Boy said:
What shoulder exercises does everyone do?

I have been doing BB military press and DB front raise (simultaneous). But I think that BB military press and BB upright row might be better because military press targets the anterior and upright row targets the lateral deltoid.

Thoughts?

BB military press is just a military press.

You can do seated overhead press, BB push press, seated DB press, standing DB press, etc., but none of those are military presses.

/nitpick

Also, upright rows are a terrible exercise that need to die and be forgotten.

LiE · 4 Apr 2012 at 16:24

reiyushin said:
I do zero eccentric on my deadlifts and get grouped with those idiots as the "loud *******s" by the gym manager (we don't see eye to eye )

Deadlifts is the exception. I'm the same, I smash that weight down. What I don't like is droping heavy DBs from a shoulder press!

icecold · 4 Apr 2012 at 16:24

reiyushin said:
I do zero eccentric on my deadlifts and get grouped with those idiots as the "loud *******s" by the gym manager (we don't see eye to eye )

Same

Did some PROPER olympic lifting today, as in I was actually shown how to do it. I've got lots to work on but it was good fun. It'll be a lot easier to get it perfect when my ankle is flaring up.

Disco Boy · 4 Apr 2012 at 16:26

icecold said:
BB military press is just a military press.

You can do seated overhead press, BB push press, seated DB press, standing DB press, etc., but none of those are military presses.

/nitpick

Also, upright rows are a terrible exercise that need to die and be forgotten.

According to exrx you can military press with a lever and with a cable

anyway I am doing a normal BB one.

Care to expand on what's wrong with upright rows?

Disco Boy · 4 Apr 2012 at 16:28

LiE said:
Chicco that's a ridiculous weight!
Was that strict with 0 leg drive? If so that's got to be a record.

ie. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SAXPJ3PfdyY

I watched this with my gf just to watch the nice Bassett hound walking around in that gym

N19h7m4r3 · 4 Apr 2012 at 16:28

Brilliant, at my folks' place and they still have my old weights here.

Time to swolify my broceps with massive 15kg barbell curls! YEAH!

tom_e · 4 Apr 2012 at 16:29

Disco Boy said:
According to exrx you can military press with a lever and with a cable anyway I am doing a normal BB one.

Care to expand on what's wrong with upright rows?

They're a horrible exercise for the shoulder joints, I'm sure someone will come along and explain exactly why soon enough.

RobSmith · 4 Apr 2012 at 16:30

Yeah the PTs in our gym actively enocurage people who are doing DLs to drop the weight, despite being on a first floor. The gents showers are below the free weights area and it honestly sounds like someones about to come crashing through sometimes.

TommyV · 4 Apr 2012 at 16:33

sigma said:
Are you Mork or Mindy?

Who said anything about hating? Stop being so sensitive

I was just spitting some a bit meme, tis' all

I avoid dropping weight loudly where possible, but sometimes it cannot be avoided. After a set of shoulder DB presses or DB Incline presses, it can be a bit tough to position without dropping it a couple of inches off of the floor for the sake of my joints.

LiE · 4 Apr 2012 at 16:36

Yea but I bet you don't drop them from shoulder height

icecold · 4 Apr 2012 at 16:37

Disco Boy said:
According to exrx you can military press with a lever and with a cable anyway I am doing a normal BB one.

Care to expand on what's wrong with upright rows?

Well that isn't correct in the traditional sense. Military press is standing overhead barbell press with no leg drive and static feet.

Upright rows tend to encourage pulling with a shoulders forward position which will trash your shoulders. Even trying not to do this, as most people have internally rotated shoulders it will be unavoidable.

N19h7m4r3 said:
Brilliant, at my folks' place and they still have my old weights here.

Time to swolify my broceps with massive 15kg barbell curls! YEAH!

YEAH BUDDY

Skillmister · 4 Apr 2012 at 16:37

Yeah i try not to drop them from too high up unless i'm working out shirtless to let everyone know i'm a sick ****

N19h7m4r3 · 4 Apr 2012 at 16:42

icecold said:
YEAH BUDDY

YEAH BUDDY! LIGHT WEIGHT!!

15kg for 8 sets at 10 reps.
All slow and well control, with arms fully relaxed at the bottom before re-engaging. :cool:

Not even worked till failure yet, but my lower back feels a little niggly.

icecold · 4 Apr 2012 at 16:45

Can you do them seated?

N19h7m4r3 · 4 Apr 2012 at 16:55

icecold said:
Can you do them seated?

Not unless a bouncy bed is good enough haha.

Plus it's good for me to do it standing, as long as I don't do too much. So I stopped when I could feel anything in the lower back.

Much better than the 10kg for 3 sets and 10 reps on Monday at least

richjs · 4 Apr 2012 at 17:17

Skillmister said:
i walk straight out of the gym after my last rep, please don't hate me.

So did I. Back home for the week (hello free gym trials - http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/deals/cheap-gym-membership - may well help someone else)

They had no tools for stretching whatsoever and the foam roller was literally an oval. Tried using it prior to exercise and it was completely and utterly useless.

reiyushin · 4 Apr 2012 at 17:25

icecold said:
Same

Did some PROPER olympic lifting today, as in I was actually shown how to do it. I've got lots to work on but it was good fun. It'll be a lot easier to get it perfect when my ankle is flaring up.

Yes! They're beautiful

The snatch is a monster and the clean and jerk just might be my fav exercise

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