*** The 2012 Gym Rats Thread ***

[Delvis]

Something something something bum needle.

He knows I'm joking. Well you would think, I'm signed up to his blog.

 

[regulus]

If you're recovering from an injury then fair enough, but you would be better off eventually to use free weights, you use more supporting muscles that way...Along with being able to do lifts like the deadlift and squat properly. With machines you probably tend to use your mid section/core a lot less.

I've followed the weights vs free weights debates, well, since I started training November 29, 1996. Through the years I've been a staunch supporter of both, changing 'allegiance' often.

I think I've come to realize that it hardly matters what you use, as long as there's resistance. Your biceps doesn't know the difference between seated dumbbell curls or using a preacher machine. Both, if done properly, will give you a hell of a workout.

Nowadays I do far more machine work due to a small weights area that's all jam packed with 'hardcore' dudes with Beatz headsets, leaving little space.

I've noticed no difference in progress or DOMS.

But anyway, I know everyone has his/her own opinion on this.

 

[Delvis]

From what I know I'd agree, a bicep curl is a bicep curl at the end of the day. I would just personally rather do it with a free weight.

 

[Skillmister]

From what I know I'd agree, a bicep curl is a bicep curl at the end of the day. I would just personally rather do it with a free weight.

 

[Delvis]

GIF

Come again? =/

 

[Steedie]

Come again? =/

Over dem teddies?

 

[Delvis]

Over dem teddies?

Nah, she's not in to that sort of thing.

Emailed your Gmail by the way

 

['Wes]

Engages your stabiliser muscles, free weights win for me.

 

[Ultra_Extreme]

Engages your stabiliser muscles, free weights win for me.

its about functional multidirectional strength. You will definitely injure yourself in real life if all your lifting has been machine based as your superstructure cannot handle the loads that your muscles can.

 

[Delvis]

Why is it you missed the part of my post about using the stabiliser muscles? Yet you just jumped and knifed me about talking about the machines?

 

[icecold]

Free weights > machines, except in very specific circumstances.

 

[Ultra_Extreme]

Why is it you missed the part of my post about using the stabiliser muscles? Yet you just jumped and knifed me about talking about the machines?

Who told you about the machines? Have you seen John Connor!?

 

[Delvis]

Who told you about the machines? Have you seen John Connor!?

Only in the films I'm afraid.

 

[MoNkeE]

There's no need to be afraid, Delvis.

 

[LiE]

Managed 157.5 x 8 squats tonight, it was pretty tough.

 

[Delvis]

Chest tonight

Went reasonably well, keep failing on the 20kg DB's though, normally on the second set, mind you, it's more like 22kg, stupid spinlock bars

 

[MoNkeE]

Managed 157.5 x 8 squats tonight, it was pretty tough.

Man that is big. Single set?

 

[Delvis]

ignore

 

[Deception]

Man that is big. Single set?

Would be his last set of 531, so yea. Nice one LiE; I bet you will be feeling it tomorrow.

 

[Morba]

Last session before comp, only a light one to keep the body moving

Deads:
190 for a few doubles without straps

Log:
70x5
90x3x3

Yoke overhead press:
Horrible thing to be doing, the yoke bar is 3" thick so you can't get a good grip and it's not low so can't use much leg drive as it would hit the floor.
90 - few single then a double
95 - few singles then a triple. No idea how I did this, it was horrible to control!

500kg tyre:
A little help for 2 flips then tried on my own, got it to chest then the tyre span sideways.
Tried again and got it onto leg then it slid away from me on some **** on the floor. Few more attempts but was gassed by now. Nothing left.

Time to rest, stretch and eat!