*** The 2013 Gym Rats Thread ***

Nate are you saying your mate is the one that brags about what he can lift all the time, or the spotter?

I am reading it that your mate thinks the spotter is in the wrong, and its because the spotter is jealous of your mate that he made him go to low and bail on his squat on purpose, even though the spotter goes around telling people he can lift a lot.
 
Kimi said:
Bros, ive done Insanity and cant praise it enough, honestly it is fantastic cardio workout, its not a muscle building program at all and they really shouldn't promote it as one. I lost 19 or 20kg doing those DVD, but at the end of the day all it is, is HIIT training. You could make your own program, but for me I liked to be able to follow its structure.

People shouldn't say its rubbish, because honestly it is very good, but like most things it depends what your goals are. If you want to loose weight and get generally fitter i couldn't recommend it enough, but if your looking at it as a way to build some muscle, you will be very disappointed with its results
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People say it's rubbish based on what it's advertised at. If you bought an apple after being told it was an orange, it wouldn't matter how nice the apple was; it still isn't what you wanted!
 
Yeah I agree if you just want to burn some fat then it may work for you, but my point being with the photo I posted, a lot of people actually think there going to gain loads of muscle from doing this, like the guy I went to school with thinking he has added 28lb of just muscle is laughable.
 
phoenix575 said:
I couldn't stop laughing when I read that his spotter made him go low out of jealousy
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His words, because the spotter can't lift as much as him he said. The spotter is a well known gym member for 15 years.

icecold said:
Then tell him, very seriously, to enter a powerlifting comp. He will look very silly.
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Haha I might just do that if he gets any bigger for his boots, he is strong he can lift 140kg 10 reps but he goes just above parallel.

Syla5 said:
Nate are you saying your mate is the one that brags about what he can lift all the time, or the spotter?

I am reading it that your mate thinks the spotter is in the wrong, and its because the spotter is jealous of your mate that he made him go to low and bail on his squat on purpose, even though the spotter goes around telling people he can lift a lot.
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Syla sorry I meant my friend is the gloater, seriously I keep telling him he's embarrassing me when he's flexing in the changing rooms and practically forcing me to look at his back. He said the spotter was jealous that's why he made him go too low. The first time I spotted him and he lifted it once, then said he was too scared to lift it. His next try the spotter came and touched his back whilst he squatted.

My friend said when am I going to start lifting some serious weight so I whacked on another 2x20kg plates on each side for my set (total weight was 40kg lighter than his) afterwards and got 10 reps and also dumped the weight after 10. Not doing that again, I didn't go nearly low enough so I'm gonna stick to lighter weight and go lower.
 
Is he not going below parallel because he wants to shift more weight or because of a limited range of motion? Going ATG despite not having the mobility to safely do so is asking for hurt.
 
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