*** The 2013 Gym Rats Thread ***

[Chris1712]

Strong as **** LiE, easy openers for you there.

 

[Delvis]

Echo. All seemed easy

Question: during the comp, do you need to pause squats at all? Or is it a case of do the rep and see if the judges pass you?

 

[LiE]

You just have to hit depth on squats.

 

[mrthingyx]

ice showboats and pauses half-way up.

 

[King Damager]

ice showboats and pauses half-way up.

Probably not clever. They might mistake it for him failing to get the weight up

kd

 

[Begbie]

Then you're doing a lot of neglecting. Start incorporating the following:
Straight Legged Deadlifts (SLDL) (hamstring / legs)
Pull Ups (or Chin Ups if you're a weakling) (lats / back)
Deadlifts (all over, back)
Bent Over Rows (lats / back)
Lat Pull Down (Lats / back)
Hamstring Curls (hamstring / legs)

I'm worrying about nothing! Do most of them, bar hamstring curls and SLDL (though do RDLs)

I swear I read on here (Ice seems to ring a bell) that deadlifts are a push exercse as really your pushing your body up with your legs.

I think I have misread someone somewhere as it is defiantly a pulling exercise and thinking about it I do a lot of pulling.

Just seen your video Lie, damn you make them look like warmups! Strong bro.

 

[Delvis]

Well, people explain it that you need to push away from the ground yes as opposed to pulling the weight up?

You just have to hit depth on squats.

Thought so.

 

[Begbie]

Yeah I must've read that some place and just assumed it was then classed as a push exercise.

 

[Volcs]

MRI on my shoulder showed nothing too nasty, just some inflammation of tendons and all my nerve tests came back ok. Got to go back for physio but hopefully nothing that can't be put right. This is good news on an otherwise crappy Monday.

 

[cawill]

Out of interest do most people posting on this thread train at a gym or does anyone have a home gym setup?

 

[Freefaller]

I unfortunately train at a **** commercial gym - I hate it. I miss my spit and saw dust gym.

A few people have a home setup I believe.

 

[cawill]

I unfortunately train at a **** commercial gym - I hate it. I miss my spit and saw dust gym.

I had the same problem when I moved back from uni.

 

[RoboCod]

Excellent hydraulic sounds there LiE

 

[N19h7m4r3]

Out of interest do most people posting on this thread train at a gym or does anyone have a home gym setup?

College gym for me. It's good, although it can get a little too busy some days.

 

[Erich Kriegler]

Out of interest do most people posting on this thread train at a gym or does anyone have a home gym setup?

Both

Go to a normal gym at uni, and I've got a squat rack, bench etc at home.

 

[King Damager]

Out of interest do most people posting on this thread train at a gym or does anyone have a home gym setup?

Relatively commercial gym. Uni one.

Some people have home gyms. Morba has a kind of home gym thing, and LiE is considering building one.

There's a thread for it

kd

 

[cawill]

Relatively commercial gym. Uni one.

Some people have home gyms. Morba has a kind of home gym thing, and LiE is considering building one.

There's a thread for it

kd

Apologies, I only searched this thread and not sports arena. Lesson learnt.

 

[Djdom56]

My pre comp session, and for Steedie, the picture of me with the trophy, along with something to make up for the delay .

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showpost.php?p=23650856&postcount=467

 

[King Damager]

Apologies, I only searched this thread and not sports arena. Lesson learnt.

No need to apologise, was just saying for reference

It's worth a look through, and has some good advice on home gym stuff I think.

kd

 

[Nitefly]

Still resting my legs since last weeks quad twinge. Didn't feel right on Saturday and didn't fancy making things worse, will give it another bash Wednesday. I ****ing HATE injury.

This also means my upper body is getting an ultra turbo workout each time, probably overkill.