*** The 2012 Gym Rats Thread ***

[mrthingyx]

Nice work chaps!

Can I play?

Four count paused beltless deads 1" off the floor 4x180kg

Completely ruined me. Complete hip fatigue. Second session back to squatting, it feels so good!

Crikey - I'd forgotten you lifted.

Great numbers, guys! Giving me something to aspire to!

 

[Temi_D]

50 reps a day y0

Bookmarked. Hopefully it will save me from my chicken legs
Nice deads everyone

Squats:
60x5
100x4
140x2
160x1
170x1
180x1 (PB)
182.5x1 (PB)

Deadlifts:
70x5
120x2
140x1
160x1
180x1
200x1
215x1 (PB)


BOOM! Vids at some point.

How do you manage squats and deadlifts on the same day?!

 

[dod]

back tonight, feels good to be at it again, even though weights are down

1X10X60kg deadlift
2X10X80kg
2X8X100KG

3X10X60 BOR

3X10X55 Lat pull downs
3X10X50 seated row things

3X10X25 single arm rows.

 

[Gamefreak501]

Leg and shoulders today.

BB Squats 80kgx5, 80kgx5, 85kgx5, 90kgx5, 90kgx5;

BB Shrugs 90kgx8 for 3 sets;

BB Calf Raises 90kgx5x5;

BB SLDLs 90kgx5x5;

DB Shoulder press 2x20kgx8, 2x20kgx8, 2x20kgx7

DB Goblet Squats 50kgx5x5;

Front & side DB Raises 2x5kgx8 for 3 sets.

Plate DB Step up lunges 2x25kgx5x5;

I didn't go as high with the squats as I could have done, I just wanted form to be 100% and I had a bit of a tiring day at work. At the point of the shoulder presses I didn't think I had anything left in the tank!



David

 

[Somnambulist]

I just get gym stuff from Sports Direct's clearance section. No vests yet because I'm not joocy looking enough.

Deadlifted 100kg for the first time ever today (x5), squat just shy of 90kg (5x5) as well (high bar) @64kg. Grip strength is definitely an issue on the former now, so better start doing static holds or something. The first time I ever stepped in a gym, at the start of June I could barely do 60kg @70kg, so I suppose I'm slightly less of a manlet now. Measurements are hilariously different in my chest and stomach - fat has dripped off me.

Haven't weighed myself or taken measurements as I'm taking a 2 week Lyle McD diet break (ends this weekend), then it's back to my cutty-body-recomp. Probably won't have dem abs by Christmas but should be waaay better than the skinnyfat mess I was when I started.

 

[GarethSouthgate]

Fallen out of love with squats I actually hate them :\

 

[Somnambulist]

I go through phases of liking/loathing certain lifts.

Also lol@the body fat I still have, it's like dough I can kneed, almost... rubbery, the consistency is entirely different to 13-14 weeks ago. Pretty gross; must eliminate it. Don't think when I'm tightthickjuicy I should have any saggy skin though, thankfully.

 

[GarethSouthgate]

At the bottom of the lift my hips feel as though they are about to explode.

I think my feet and knee position is OK though.

 

[LiE]

Nice work chaps!

Can I play?

Four count paused beltless deads 1" off the floor 4x180kg

Completely ruined me. Complete hip fatigue. Second session back to squatting, it feels so good!

There's something wrong with you...

 

[Chris1712]

Stopped being a faggot and just went to the gym, feel much better for it now. I'm sure everyone appreciated me sniffing back snot all session and breathing like a Rancor but it was totes worth it.

PWO Anabolic Pizza © in the oven now .

 

[GAC]

I'm sure everyone appreciated me sniffing back snot all session and breathing like a Rancor but it was totes worth it.

sounds like me yesterday, nothing like clearing your throat and nose before you do a lift to get people looking at you

 

[icecold]

There's something wrong with you...

Almost certainly

 

[SMed]

How do you manage squats and deadlifts on the same day?!

lol, I dunno. I definitely wasn't feeling like a deadlift PB after those squats. Warm ups were slow and painful, but somehow still managed a PB. 215 was very very slow though.

 

[semi-pro waster]

Tried some squats with a brief pause at the bottom (~2s) for a bit of a change, it's an interesting alternative and probably useful to do from time to time but not something I'm planning on incorporating every week. I did have to drop the weight a fair bit to make sure I could do it.

 

[GAC]

great the gyms invested in a new lump of iron, a plate loaded deadlift platform thing, they just better get some more plates sorted as it can be bad enough now when you get a few people using plates at the same time.

 

[tom_e]

great the gyms invested in a new lump of iron, a plate loaded deadlift platform thing, they just better get some more plates sorted as it can be bad enough now when you get a few people using plates at the same time.

We've got one in ours as well, the most use it gets is people shrugging with 20kg on either side

 

[Saytan]

got super leg doms today. Just had to lower myself gingerly to my knees to look on the bottom shelf of the fridge rather than just squatting (yo)

 

[GAC]

We've got one in ours as well, the most use it gets is people shrugging with 20kg on either side

we have a frame for shrugs weighs about 20kg's empty, saw someone actually using it yesterday for the first time. of course he was using it in the squat rack for safety

 

[mrthingyx]

we have a frame for shrugs weighs about 20kg's empty, saw someone actually using it yesterday for the first time. of course he was using it in the squat rack for safety

Pfft... Just persuade them they want to do cleans and snatches instead.

Barbell shrug my ****.

 

[regulus]

Diet a bit crap the past 24 due to me and the girlfriend deciding to ..... explore alternative romantic opportunities.

So, since 7pm last night I've had;

2 pizzas
Bottle Coke
Magnum ice cream
2 donuts
Slice of carrot cake
Slab of chocolate

Needless to say I've been feeling violently ill as I just cannot handle this much sugar anymore. Back on the diet tomorrow!