* The 2011 Gym Rats Thread *

GarethSouthgate · 29 Sep 2011 at 22:10

yhack said:
Gym was empty, it was brilliant

Nice, I sorely miss the days of having a gym all to myself! Might have to build my own in the future, it is nice to bump into friends though.

So.... does anyone else pose on here? I'm sure I can't be the only one.

Most of the time when I go to the bathroom or walk past a mirror at home I can't help but pull silly poses or 'flex'.

I always have a little chuckle to myself because I know I have next to no muscles so it's somewhat ironic that I'm posing but it is loltastic nevertheless.

Skillmister · 29 Sep 2011 at 22:19

Every time when i get back from the gym, obviously

And the odd time past some mirrors if the lighting is good

GarethSouthgate · 29 Sep 2011 at 22:25

I didn't go to the gym today, still didn't stop me having a cheeky pose after cleaning my teeth 10 minutes ago.

Why not? Maybe it makes them grow, I could be onto a winning secret here.

Delvis · 29 Sep 2011 at 22:27

sigma said:
I didn't go to the gym today, still didn't stop me having a cheeky pose after cleaning my teeth 10 minutes ago. Why not? Maybe it makes them grow, I could be onto a winning secret here.

Well...Arnie used to do it all the time

GarethSouthgate · 29 Sep 2011 at 22:42

So I'm going to be the next Mr Universe?

Delvis · 29 Sep 2011 at 22:48

sigma said:
So I'm going to be the next Mr Universe?

well...try something like the arnold classic first or something

Skillmister · 29 Sep 2011 at 23:29

sigma said:
I didn't go to the gym today, still didn't stop me having a cheeky pose after cleaning my teeth 10 minutes ago. Why not? Maybe it makes them grow, I could be onto a winning secret here.

I dont think Isometrics are a secret unfortunately

Charles Atlas yo!

tom_e · 30 Sep 2011 at 09:35

Just about to hit the gym for a heavy day, fingers crossed it won't be like an oven yet

GarethSouthgate · 30 Sep 2011 at 12:30

Skillmister said:
I dont think Isometrics are a secret unfortunately Charles Atlas yo!

Yeah, but I'm pulling faces whilst doing them, that's gotta be worth an extra 10 man-points!

Just about to head to the gym, hoping to take the jack3d properly this time.

Delvis · 30 Sep 2011 at 12:34

Love to be in the Gym right now...ALAS! I must wait till 4:30, and go in there while students are in there....Ugh!

Plus side...Back day! YEAAAAAAAAAAH

icecold · 30 Sep 2011 at 13:36

tom_e said:
Just about to hit the gym for a heavy day, fingers crossed it won't be like an oven yet

Yeah same, seems a little cooler here though. Might get to see if my intercostal is healed enough to do some sprinting.

sigma said:
Yeah, but I'm pulling faces whilst doing them, that's gotta be worth an extra 10 man-points!

Just about to head to the gym, hoping to take the jack3d properly this time.

Try it with 500ml of water this time.

Compound · 30 Sep 2011 at 13:56

Well I managed to equal my best ever deadlift last night. Last time I did it was November/December last year and was a real struggle I seem to remember.

Anyway, managed to pull 190kg and also did 180kg for three reps. Was pretty pleased with that. Not as good as a lot of you meatheads but i'm please none the less. Next stop for me is 200

What i did find funny is that when I was warming up 100kg felt very heavy which was odd. I even had to check the plates to make sure I had put the right ones on!

But when I moved up to 150 it felt lighter - weird. Must have been psychological.

Freefaller · 30 Sep 2011 at 14:38

Struggling to walk today, deadlifts and squats yesterday. 40 reps on each. Ouch.

GarethSouthgate · 30 Sep 2011 at 14:47

icecold said:
Try it with 500ml of water this time.

I took my own bottle of water with me and had approx 500ml.

I took it at 13:13 and am yet to feel anything! Warmed up, worked out, cooled down and have just finished my PWO.

It seems that I'm quite resilient to it and at this rate there's no point in buying any at all. If I can't feel anything after only the second time I've had it then I'll probably have to end up taking an additional scoop every time I have it.

Fail! :\

Mansize_tissue · 30 Sep 2011 at 15:07

When did you last eat before taking the jack3d?

GarethSouthgate · 30 Sep 2011 at 15:09

10:45

Skillmister · 30 Sep 2011 at 16:16

You drink much coffee or other energy drinks? It used to take me 2 500ml cans of relentless/red bull before i even felt the effects

Now i havnt had any in ages so a cup of coffee actually gets me going

Dj_Jestar · 30 Sep 2011 at 16:34

Wusses. A good night's kip and hearty meals are all you need.

GarethSouthgate · 30 Sep 2011 at 18:25

Skillmister said:
You drink much coffee or other energy drinks? It used to take me 2 500ml cans of relentless/red bull before i even felt the effects Now i havnt had any in ages so a cup of coffee actually gets me going

Not really, the occasional cup of coffee before a session, that's about it. I'm quite against 'energy' drinks.

Dj_Jestar said:
Wusses. A good night's kip and hearty meals are all you need.

At 63kg I'm hardly Mr Muscles so if anything can give that little extra edge then I see no harm in it. Going by how highly people rate Jack3d I don't think any other pre-workout stimulant will work.

Glad I didn't buy a tub.

Psycho Sonny · 30 Sep 2011 at 20:18

been extremely busy for the past 2 weeks, 13 hour shifts for 10 days straight. had to cover for someone on short notice. then had family come and stay from abroad.

not had a workout since i recorded those videos for icecold, still not had a chance to upload them due to how busy i have been.

i did take a chance to look through them, the form was terrible, probably due to the fact i was rushing them (fiancee came late and i had a party to go to).

i will re-do them lol, i will upload one or two of the bad form ones for icecold to look at anyway, until i can get proper ones up where im not rushing to do them for the sake of it, but i wasn't going deep enough.

i also dont know whether to get a reverse hyper machine or a glute ham developer or a normal hyper machine

https://www.strengthshop.co.uk/reduced-to-clear/reverse-hyper.html

https://www.strengthshop.co.uk/equipment-and-bars/miscellaneous/glute-ham-developer.html

http://www.gymratz.co.uk/powertec-dual-hyperextension-crunch

the other alternative is to do good mornings, but obviously with one of the above machines, i can do the same exercise but a lot easier and safer, but then again they do cost a lot.

im really liking this one https://www.strengthshop.co.uk/equipment-and-bars/miscellaneous/glute-ham-developer.html which ain't too bad at £250 i have looked at some others which cost up to £1K such as

http://www.gymequipment.uk.com/store/item/34066/Specialist_Equipment/Glute_Ham_Raise.html

but that is far too much for home use.

also has anyone bought http://www.gymratz.co.uk/anabolics-10th-edition or know where i can get a pdf online? i think i have the 9th edition and dont want to pay £50 for the 10th edition, will probably get leaked within a few months when the price goes down in america.

edit:

also managed to get a trojan in an email which looked like a real one, i had ordered a few things and someone spammed me with a UPS delivery tracking thing, i thought it was from one of the companies i ordered from, downloaded the zip file and inside was a trojan, i do not usually get caught out and was in a rush so just rushed through everything. if i had stopped and thought, arent these usually online links instead of zip files, i would have caught it before it was too late, anyway, had to re-install windows, tried all sorts to get rid of it but could never be sure with trojans, anyway lesson learned not had a virus in ages anyway, probably several years in fact.

need to install office, nokia software, printer drivers, etc. such a pain, worse than people curling in racks.

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