*** The 2014 Gym Rats Thread ***

Begbie said:
Use liquid chalk then.

Or don't use such a poverty gym.
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Usually the poverty gyms with run down equipment are the ones that have no problem with you using it.

We actually don't have an issue in Exercise4Less, the manager actually came over to us to explicitly inform us that liquid chalk was fine, which I thought was nice enough.
 
Ayahuasca said:
Tried out the foam roller earlier, some of the exercises on it seemed difficult but I guess you get used to them after time. My back, glutes and hamstrings definitely feel more relaxed.
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Rolling up and down a wall can make it a bit easier, and you can push yourself in to the wall with your legs to increase the pressure.
 
Razor-BladE said:
Exactly the experience I had at 'The Gym' near me as well. Apart from the fact that you couldn't even bench press with a barbell because they had no bench racks... (unless you used the one squat rack they had). Safe to say I left swiftly.
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Same at the one in Brighton - one squat rack, no bench racks, so everyone bench presses in the squat rack. Nearest decent weights gym is in Hove. Glad that work provide a good gym.
 
Ayahuasca said:
Tried out the foam roller earlier, some of the exercises on it seemed difficult but I guess you get used to them after time. My back, glutes and hamstrings definitely feel more relaxed.
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With foam rolling, try not to just roll up and down. Find a tender spot, hang out on it while breather through your diaphragm for around 30-120 seconds (the time it normally takes for a muscle to relax) . Rinse. Repeat.
I have huge experience with this as I use to competitively Olympic lift + play basketball.
 
It's hitting everything more largely down to the increased rom forcing increased effort in the bottom position which then has a knock on effect. It was a tip from Connor Lutz....so if it brings my bench to anywhere near his I'll be well happy :D
 
I think a lot of it is psychological FrenchTart, I've experienced similar when adding just 1 rep. I've also noticed things like doing better when trying to reach a target weight for an exercise, e.g. when I hit 100kg squat I seemed to find it easier than the past 3 sets at 92.5, 95, 97.5.
 
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Yeah, a lot of it is. Part of it is also my heart going crazy by the fifth rep and then going into overdrive with the sixth :) My leg strength is more than enough for the weight I'm lifting at the moment.
 
Why do people use the squat rack to deadlift? I am confuse.

In good news, squatted 65kg 5x5 today. 5kg short of bodyweight. :) Deadlift technique has gone to **** though. Bad lower back rounding and hips going too low.
 
One More Solo said:
Why do people use the squat rack to deadlift? I am confuse.
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Idiots. Idiots everywhere.

I have idiots in my gym who deadlift in the squat rack but they unrack off the catchers, put it on the floor do the lift then rerack it back onto the catchers... I just think if you are unracking it to the floor everytime why don't you just do it off the floor!
 
Glad it's not just my gym. For a small place they have four oly bars and a good amount of plates but 50% of the time the rack gets used for anything but squatting.

If anything deadlifting in front of the rack adds unnecessary extra complications. Weird.
 
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