*** The 2013 Gym Rats Thread ***

[Morba]

I sleep anything between 4-6hrs - 7 is LOADS!

Same, rarely more than 6 for me!

 

[Morba]

So, uh, who else is in the 19" club then?

And not a single curl was done!

 

[Morba]

Pfft. Do you even lift?

http://www.shape.com/sites/shape.com/files/imagecache/gallery_full_image/Slide-19_9.jpg

To be fair, she has a lot more definition than me

 

[Morba]

I'm glad, I'd be scared of any girls that looked like you Morba

Would scare the **** out of me too haha

 

[Morba]

Swearing in video.

So awesome, he's cool as ****.

But 8.55 onwards...

It's still your mother****ing set.

Love it.

 

[Morba]

Good luck guys! And yes, someone video it

 

[Morba]

Updates people, how the strong ants doing in their comp?

 

[Morba]

Great lifting guys!

 

[Morba]

DL were:
Ice - 220 G, 240 G, 250 F
LiE - 220 G, 240 G, 255 G
Dom - 200 G, 215 G, 222.5 F

Not sure if that's a Pb for LiE. But yeah, he seems to have been on fire. For a first comp, that's absolutely epic.

Pretty sure they took 1/2/3 though.

There's also apparently a natural guy weighing 89 who's openers are 330 squat and 240 bench

kd

Opening with 240 unequipped would make him one of the best benchers in the world?!

 

[Morba]

FF must mean deadlift, as the gbpf record for 93kg is well below 200 for bench lol

Saying that, no idea what fed this comp is?

 

[Morba]

I'm gonna say he's doing it equipped at that sort of weight, which makes more sense

 

[Morba]

Yeah gbpf records have him down as a record holding equipped lifter.

 

[Morba]

Anyone benching 240 is strong, suit or not lol

 

[Morba]

PBs are PBs, good work fella

 

[Morba]

I have to say I've been to numerous bodybuilding shows, and this trumped them in every way. No arrogance, no arrogant postulating, no feather spreading. Everyone was supporting one another, cheering and everyone was chipping in to help.

Also, to me, it's FAR more impressive - strength/power of some of these people were just intoxicating to watch. Don't get me wrong, the prep work that goes into BB to get into condition is no easy feat, as well as the determination and diet necessary to build those muscle (I'm talking in the natural world). However, I'm afraid to me it has NOTHING on this sort of performance.

I agree fully, but like you I have to respect everything that they do before hand to get to where they are.
That's the difference in the 2 sports though, both have an end goal - to perform as best as possible on the comp day - however the actual comp is a different beast.
1 is looking your best, you look "great" but you aren't showing off how you got there. The other is exactly how you go there, even more so with PB lifts on the day

 

[Morba]

Holy ****. That is awesome, and seemingly very easy, lifting! next time you'll be totalling over 640kg

 

[Morba]

And them squats, I like the MC's comment about splinters in your arse, so deep

 

[Morba]

Can anyone recommend a good Chest / tris session for tonight?

I usually do something like..

BB Bench,
DB Flys
Cable Crossovers
Close grip chest press (on machine)
Dips
Tricep Kickbacks.

I fancy mixing it up a touch. Maybe Incline DB press somewhere?

Im interested in what kind of routines some of you more aesthetically pleasing folk use.

Dips 5x5, go as heavy as you need
incline db bench 5x3 - HEAVY
skull crushers - 3x10

 

[Morba]

My friends mate at home is a strong lad too, he just sent me a link..

He weighs 73kg.

I have a lot of work to do!

Is he wearing a squat suit?

 

[Morba]

I think he may be. He wears a bench shirt so its probably likely.

Impressive lifts for a light guy though.

Yeah, was thinking it was quite tight around the thighs to be a singlet

It's stupidly impressive for his bodyweight, can't argue with that