*** The 2012 Gym Rats Thread ***

[Deception]

That's normal for max effort squatting followed by BBB

Yep. BBB does make me feel unfit, but will be keeping at it. Decided to throw in some X-Band walking and Core work too, really need to get core sorted.

 

[JaWalks]

Have you got the 531 second edition? In there he outlines 'The Simplest Strength Template' which he goes on to say is the simplest, easiest and best 531 template. I think its much better than BBB, for me anyway.

 

[GarethSouthgate]

What's the deal with people:

a) wearing belts as soon as they step in the gym and keeping them on for every exercise, including machines?

b) lifting huge weights but for 1cm?


Is there something that I don't know?

 

[Steedie]

Because it gives you that V-Taper yo'

Makes you look hyoooge yo'

Shows everyone you mean business and ready to smash the gym* yo'















* Only gives this effect with an accompanying Facebook status update about how you're about smash it in the gym

 

[MoNkeE]

Wills Sayers is smashing shoulders -- at Bannatynes Gym

 

[GarethSouthgate]

I'm just about to hit the gym now too, bit earlier than usual!

 

[MoNkeE]

Don't forget to wear your anabolic belt, brah.

 

[GarethSouthgate]

I'll wear my anabolic bra, brah

In desperate need of some wireless earphones, the radio station that plays the same music on repeat is starting to get on my nerves.

 

[MoNkeE]

iPhone / iPod?

 

[Steedie]

iPhone / iPod?

Two iPhones taped to your head?

 

[GAC]

What's the deal with people:

a) wearing belts as soon as they step in the gym and keeping them on for every exercise, including machines?

saw a guy on friday walk in to the weights room grab one of the belts they have for loan and then jump on the lat pulldown machine, there really are some odd balls in my gym of late.

 

[MoNkeE]

Two iPhones taped to your head?

Brah why stop there? Give your traps a work out and tape two iPads to it!

 

[tom_e]

Everyone knows you've got to go old skool for the best workout and strap two boomboxes to your head.

 

[MoNkeE]

Tom_e, not everyone has beast mode engaged and can lift such crazy weights :\

 

[tom_e]

Tom_e, not everyone has beast mode engaged and can lift such crazy weights :\

Bunch of slack jawed phaggots!

 

[DogsBody]

getting really ****ed off with my hand injury now.
I am such a girl, a couple of weeks ago I picked a callous off my right hand that wasn't ready and it split the skin right on the joint from finger to hand. It still hasn't healed and is getting more painful by the day now.

Today it is actually painful to move in any direction. I can't grip anything in the gym though, I am having to use straps for almost everything now (lateral raises on Saturday for example)


I hope the 4 days in Ireland I am about to embark upon getting drunk will be enough time to heal it.

 

[Morba]

What's the deal with people:

a) wearing belts as soon as they step in the gym and keeping them on for every exercise, including machines?

b) lifting huge weights but for 1cm?


Is there something that I don't know?

Muppets simply

 

[Ultra_Extreme]

I wonder, if i trained in a real gym with real people, whether people would think to themselves "that guy must be on steroids, he isnt even wearing a belt", who knows?

 

[Freefaller]

Yeah everyone comes up to me to say that I must be on gear... but that's because I do weird mobility work, and jump on boxes, and do ring dips and chins, and deadlifts without using a belt...

 

[mrthingyx]

Will a belt give me bigger brocepz?



In other, slightly more serious news, I managed to front squat over 100kgs for the first time today. Consider me thrilled.

Current lift totals (for reps):

Bench: 80kg
Squat (back): 120kg
Deadlift: 130kg

Considering you bigger lifters are double that for 10kg less weight, I'm going to try for doubling my current rep maxes. Not sure what 12 months willl get me, but we all have to have targets, right?