*** The 2010 Gym Rats Thread ***

Steedie said:
Honestly, C is one of the most asked by females asking if your testicles or penis falls off if you do bodybuilding competitively
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Has it? :p

The temporary testicluar atrophy is heavily mis-understood. From having a laugh/joke about if it did make your johnson fall off has spread into people believing it as fact.

Guarentee any lass who questions a user about his member, if given the chance will be put through the headboard.
 
It fell off, but then I stopped taking protein shakes for a week and I grew a new one. Just my muscles fell off instead

But seriously it's so annoying how misunderstood everything to do with the lifestyle is. I was chatting to one girl at a friends party and she was saying "you never see a bodybuilder or someone who does weights with a big one, because it shrinks. Men with normal bodies always look bigger"

Yes, probably because next to those cocktail stick legs anything will look big

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People ask me how I keep such a healthy lifestyle and so I start explaining what they need to eat and how they need to live, and then they say, ugh no that's far too much effort. So I just say to people now, I train hard, eat well because I enjoy it, and don't really watch tv so can't have a chat about x-factor. In fact, someone said "do you ever stop eating?" I said, do you ever stop talking about **** tv? :D

I do occaisionally bring shakes into work when I know I'm not going to get the chance to eat as well as I'd like (buffet/conference/etc...) and they say, didn't realise you were a bodybuider - didn't think you need any more muscles - I used to bite and say, that it's just protein and doesn't build muscle miraculously and I'd rather have a nice balanced protein shake then eating a soggy saussage roll covered in fat, cheap pastry and 30% meat, pointing at his lunch and his stomach.

Needless to say people don't bother me about food anymore or what I eat - thing is unfortunately I hold a relatively senior position and am regionally based so I do have to be a little careful - but it also gives me the perfect excuse to carry around food with me as I'm "on the road" a lot!

I get less frowns from people when I'm popping pills (pain killers for when I did my neck/shoulder in last year) which are strong and prescription only than the rare protein shake I used to take.


Actually my mother has started taking protein shakes before going to bed as she's given up eating big meals in the evening, she has a small plate of veg and a few cold cuts of meat 6-7pm and then takes a very small shake before bed 1030-11pm. I sent her some research that increasing protein intake when you're 45+ can help improve body and health - they eat well my parents (my mother being French does cook amazingly) but it's only 2 of them so don't need much food, but they now both enjoy a higher protein diet without high calories or fat (which for them is less important since they are not as active as me) and fish oils, they are FAR more alive and kicking! It's so good to see! :D
 
BennyC said:
******* idiot. She can stick to her poor diet which has likely caused a spot this size of a moon to form on her face which she is currently trying to conseal with approximatley a metric tonne of concealer/foundation.
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Buahahaha! I literally spat out my coffee!

On a side note, how do you guys perform bent over rows? I've had a few conflicting statements.

One where your back is at a 45 degree angle, and the other where your at a 90 degree angle, kind of parallel to the floor.

Honestly I feel more comfortable at 45 degree angle.

Like this

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Pendlay rows tend to be more prescriptive of the parallel to the ground torso position.

As long as you're no higher than 45 degrees I and the negs are controlled then you should be ok. Though the more bent over you are the bigger the effect on the middle back, and less so on the upper back. :)
 
Freefaller said:
Pendlay rows tend to be more prescriptive of the parallel to the ground torso position.

As long as you're no higher than 45 degrees I and the negs are controlled then you should be ok. Though the more bent over you are the bigger the effect on the middle back, and less so on the upper back. :)
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i'm guessing it depends on what type of row he's doing I guess? =/ I do BOR's with a bench, so i'm practically at 45deg...

Whereas if I do standing BOR's i'm less bent over

Meh...Still havent trined since my shoulder...May try something tonight
 
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Just realised today that after my asda uniform (got a job woooot) didnt fit along the length of my arms that I probably have quite long arms in comparison to my body.

Could explain a strong (well, stronger than my other lifts, and on the increase) deadlift and also possibly my lacklustre size arms?

Weighing in ~14st2 now and 26" thighs. Gonna need to cut soon, I dont want to have to buy new jeans to accommodate my legs :p
 
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my hopsital appointment was today, the pain in my shoulder has completely gone, so i never mentioned it and i stopped taking cissus many days ago.

orthopaedic's specialist was amazing. she obviously knew what she was doing. she said that all my joints seemed extremely flexible. checked my fingers, knees, etc.

but my dodgy knee flexed a lot more than my normal knee, but apparently my flexibility is a lot higher than the average persons. she also thought my dodgy knee was unstable and that its not my acl thats done in but the other ligament, which she told me with physio i should be able to perform at a high level (many rugby players have the same injury as me apparently and still played at the highest of levels). after 3 x-rays at different angles, no major problem was found with any of my bones but an MRI scan is needed in order to figure out if it is ligament damage. so im on the list for an mri scan. ive also been booked in to do physio in order to strengthen my knee and after 2-4 months after the mri, i will be called back in to see how if things have improved with physio.

so its a mixture of good news and bad news, but overall it's mostly good. i still dont want to push my shoulder, this friday will be 2 weeks without training, so im waiting until sunday before i ease myself back into it.

note to self for future will be to take it easy when incrementing weights, i reckon the 15kg jump on overhead press caused it, so ill only go up by 5kg at a time or something on that.

shoulder - healing nicely
knee - is okay only minor damage suspected and with physio work should be fine

hoping nothing else happens now lol.
 
Question for all the boxers and the people that do it for fitness like myself, do you get your partner with the jab pads to stand on a box/stepper so you're punching upwards? I done it for the first time tonight and my lord does it make the difference, I recommend it if you want an intense cardio session. I'm 5'11 and my girlfriend is 5'9 standing on the stepper made her about 6'9 -7ft tall.
 
Psycho Sonny said:
my hopsital appointment was today, the pain in my shoulder has completely gone, so i never mentioned it and i stopped taking cissus many days ago.

orthopaedic's specialist was amazing. she obviously knew what she was doing. she said that all my joints seemed extremely flexible. checked my fingers, knees, etc.

but my dodgy knee flexed a lot more than my normal knee, but apparently my flexibility is a lot higher than the average persons. she also thought my dodgy knee was unstable and that its not my acl thats done in but the other ligament, which she told me with physio i should be able to perform at a high level (many rugby players have the same injury as me apparently and still played at the highest of levels). after 3 x-rays at different angles, no major problem was found with any of my bones but an MRI scan is needed in order to figure out if it is ligament damage. so im on the list for an mri scan. ive also been booked in to do physio in order to strengthen my knee and after 2-4 months after the mri, i will be called back in to see how if things have improved with physio.

so its a mixture of good news and bad news, but overall it's mostly good. i still dont want to push my shoulder, this friday will be 2 weeks without training, so im waiting until sunday before i ease myself back into it.

note to self for future will be to take it easy when incrementing weights, i reckon the 15kg jump on overhead press caused it, so ill only go up by 5kg at a time or something on that.

shoulder - healing nicely
knee - is okay only minor damage suspected and with physio work should be fine

hoping nothing else happens now lol.
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Well, glad your issues are getting sorted out :)

I'm still waiting for an appointment for a physio =/ :(
 
Well I'm regretting cracking my neck the other night at 3AM when I woke up and went for a slash. Strained the whole right side :( least it's not siezed and I have a decent range of movement/ Better than it was yesterday too just annoying! quads today so should be alright just hope it clears up in time for my back and shoulder sessions!
 
BennyC said:
Well I'm regretting cracking my neck the other night at 3AM when I woke up and went for a slash. Strained the whole right side :( least it's not siezed and I have a decent range of movement/ Better than it was yesterday too just annoying! quads today so should be alright just hope it clears up in time for my back and shoulder sessions!
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My neck needs to be cracked on a daily basis :(

Should stop really
 
Delvis said:
My neck needs to be cracked on a daily basis :(

Should stop really
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Yep I try not to. I strained the other side so hard trying I have a massive lump/knot on the scalene.

Since using my raw grip a lot more my knuckles need cracking less. My ankles still go when I stand up and bend my knees after a nights sleep though :p
 
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