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MuscleWorks took my warehouse gym over and finally installed aircon this summer. <3
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Look at these posh people with aircon in their gym. 
Mine's great, boiling in the summer, freezing in the winter.
Mine's great, boiling in the summer, freezing in the winter.
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Thanks manThe gym is going to be grim later. Sure, it'll be air conned, but I am going to melt by the time I get there. At least they have finally switched on the air con though.
8 stone, my hat goes off to you good sir. Squats and deadlifts would be right up there for putting some muscle on. Any of the 'big 5' really - Squat, Bench Press, Deadlift, Overhead Press and Barbell Row or at least some variation of.
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It would seem my forearms just tore one of my shirt sleeves open. Gainz 
Funny, last couple of months I have had zero forearm/wrist pain on chest day. Have made a real effort to keep them tight and it has certainly made a difference. Quite relieved to have no AC joint soreness this week, it really doesn't like flat bench press! Guess I will have to just keep pushing incline, decline, dumbbells and flys. Shame, who doesn't love to hit flat bench press.
Almost a year since I start to build up chest again from 8kg dumbells. Time flies!
Funny, last couple of months I have had zero forearm/wrist pain on chest day. Have made a real effort to keep them tight and it has certainly made a difference. Quite relieved to have no AC joint soreness this week, it really doesn't like flat bench press! Guess I will have to just keep pushing incline, decline, dumbbells and flys. Shame, who doesn't love to hit flat bench press.
Almost a year since I start to build up chest again from 8kg dumbells. Time flies!
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I too like to shrink my clothes in the wash to make me feel bigger.
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i like to shrink my clothes because i aint that good with a washing machine
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Hate air con in the gym 
I like to sweat due to working hard like I'm supposed to...
I like to sweat due to working hard like I'm supposed to...
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Talking of sweating, what's the best thing to use if I'm struggling with my grip on deadlifts due to sweaty hands? I've just started taking a new pre-workout and it's definitely causing me to sweat more than I was before. I have a towel with me at the gym that I wipe my hands on but that doesn't help much, and my gym doesn't allow chalk. Should I be looking at lifting straps?
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Is it strict no chalk at all or just the powder form? Some gyms don't allow it because of the mess it causes, which you don't get from the liquid chalk .. albeit it is more costly than the powder.
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Straps or liquid chalk. I personally would go to a different gym.
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The notices say no white chalk so presumably liquid chalk would be okay. Thanks, I'll look into it.
Cool, thanks. Yeah it is frustrating that they don't allow white chalk but other than that it's a good gym and really convenient, literally a five minute walk from my house.
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Just try it and see. Our gym says no mobile phones allowed in the weight area. I record my workout on mine, as do most other people, no one has ever said a thing.
Liquid chalk isn’t messy. Powder form makes a mess. Not sure why anyone would use anything other than liquid chalk, it is far superior.
Liquid chalk isn’t messy. Powder form makes a mess. Not sure why anyone would use anything other than liquid chalk, it is far superior.
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After many years of pretty much hardly ever going to the gym, I've been back at it for the last eighteen months. Feels great to...well...feel better. So good for the mind.
Only thing that gets me through work tbh after a stressful day. Funny thing is my progress slows over the summer when I am off work. I lose the aggression that pushes me through.
Was a tough workout today, hate this heat. Once again the water fountain is broken in the weights room and I forgot to take a drink. Cue a hike across the gym every time.
I cringed when I read that. Must be unbearable in this heat.
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well joined the gym today for the first time in my life, got my induction and first session after work tomorrow
well joined the gym today for the first time in my life, got my induction and first session after work tomorrow
Great success! And remember: the only lifts worth doing are squats, chinups, deadlift and dumbbell bench and press. And overhead triceps extensions. And curlz. And lat raises. And preachers. And hammer curlz. And concentration curlz.
But not 21s - they're pointless.
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thx fella, sounds good to me.Great success! And remember: the only lifts worth doing are squats, chinups, deadlift and dumbbell bench and press. And overhead triceps extensions. And curlz. And lat raises. And preachers. And hammer curlz. And concentration curlz.
But not 21s - they're pointless.
well joined the gym today for the first time in my life, got my induction and first session after work tomorrow
One of the best decisions you will ever make. Good job, enjoy.