*** The 2012 Gym Rats Thread ***

[Roar87]

Goals to get before my 20th:
4 plate squat
5 plate deadlift

Should be fun . I don't know if I'll get the deadlift at nationals in august but I shouldn't be too far off.

Strong lift's there man, I wish I'd have started lifting when I was 18 instead of 24 haha.

 

[Djdom56]

Yeah I started just before my 18th and I've been doing it for almost 2 years now. I think I've just been lucky .

What's your background in this stuff?

 

[Freefaller]

I've always referred to plates as one side. Usually 20s to me, other than stated otherwise.

i.e. 140kg lift = 3 plates.

 

[Roar87]

Yeah I started just before my 18th and I've been doing it for almost 2 years now. I think I've just been lucky .

What's your background in this stuff?

I've been training one year this month, previously out of shape, skinny fit and never been into sports or exercise in general.

My lifts are currently 95/150/180 1RM and I've just cut down to 170lb @ 5"10, strange feeling having a 30" waist and being in reasonable shape haha.

 

[DevilsAdvocate]

Strong lift's there man, I wish I'd have started lifting when I was 18 instead of 24 haha.

I often find myself wishing the same thing. My younger brother started lifting 3 years ago (he didn't do it for long) but I ridiculed him at the time for some bizarre reason. I don't know what changed for me, but i just fell in love with it out of nowhere.

 

[Delvis]

Goals to get before my 20th:

Bleeding youngen

 

[Freefaller]

I didn't start lifting properly till my late 20s

 

[icecold]

Yea i train at home in my garage as my life just doesn't give me time to get to the gym at the moment, i bought myself a weights bench a few years back, barbell, few sets of dumbbells and a multi gym machine, dusted it all off in Jan but only got my barbell out the other day.

high bar or low bar squats? high is at the back and front under your chin from the front? i was doing high then, i lift the bar from the floor, behind my head and lower down across my shoulders like this dude

I think i definitely need to pick up some squat racks, no doubt about it.

WTF is that guy doing in the video

Get yourself into the exercise guide and form thread.

High bar shouldn't mean the bar is on your neck.

 

[Kimi]

lol, ill take a look Icecold

Ill also try to make video this weekend

 

[icecold]

Demonstrating squats with 1/4 range of motion and not addressing the basic safety of his equipment as a "coach"...

 

[Morba]

I kinda lost interested in the rest of the lift when I noticed that the bar is too high on the rack for him, at least for my preference anyway

 

[MoNkeE]

Using straps tonight, should I strap up with DOH, or mixed grip?

 

[Skillmister]

DOH

When i tried them i found it didnt make a difference though but doh felt better

 

[LiE]

Using straps tonight, should I strap up with DOH, or mixed grip?

Didn't I tell you to get some chalk

 

[MoNkeE]

Yeah, it only occurred to me yesterday that I didn't order some, so making do with what I have! Will get some sorted next week, promise<3

 

[Freefaller]

If you're using straps mad use DOH grip.

 

[MoNkeE]

Hey, I dislike straps as much as the rest of you, but it's the difference between pushing my back with a higher weight or not!

 

[Delvis]

Hey, I dislike straps as much as the rest of you, but it's the difference between pushing my back with a higher weight or not!

Chalk













I find our gym floor dust just as good as chalk to be honest

 

[TommyV]

I use straps with alternate grip when nearing 1RM, come at me brah

 

[Freefaller]

Hey, I dislike straps as much as the rest of you, but it's the difference between pushing my back with a higher weight or not!

I know honey, I was taking the peepee