Damn fine pulls man, damn fine.
Question, is the weight area right on the sidelines of the BB court or something? I picture a ball flying over and hitting you during a squat, and then you busting out a “hulk smash” on that shit
[quote]inkaddict wrote:
Damn fine pulls man, damn fine.
Question, is the weight area right on the sidelines of the BB court or something? I picture a ball flying over and hitting you during a squat, and then you busting out a “hulk smash” on that shit[/quote]
Thanks bud.
Yeah, the weights are in the old basketball court, half the court is the weights, half is still a court. haha if that ever happens, I will make sure I get it on camera
Why the hell does your gym not allow chalk???
[quote]DoveofWar08 wrote:
Why the hell does your gym not allow chalk???[/quote]
I dunno, the gym is privately owned so I guess it has to do with not wanting to hire cleaners or have to clean it himself.
I’m thinking I’m just gonna sneak it in.
Just throw some in their eyes when you walk in, and they’ll be blinded for a while. This way you can get in, chalk up, kill it, and get out before they are able to see straight
PS, thanks for the link to EFS, hadn’t been on there today (yet) and scooped the strong band deal, pure win!
[quote]DixiesFinest wrote:
[quote]DoveofWar08 wrote:
Why the hell does your gym not allow chalk???[/quote]
I dunno, the gym is privately owned so I guess it has to do with not wanting to hire cleaners or have to clean it himself.
I’m thinking I’m just gonna sneak it in.[/quote]
I’d have a conversation about this with the owner before resorting to the sneaking method. Something along the lines of… “Kind sir, your bars a slick as shit. Can I use chalk?? I’ll even clean up after myself if need be.” Given the equipment I’ve seen in your pics and videos of this gym, management does not seem averse to people busting ass. A no chalk rule just seems very out of place.
[quote]DoveofWar08 wrote:
[quote]DixiesFinest wrote:
[quote]DoveofWar08 wrote:
Why the hell does your gym not allow chalk???[/quote]
I dunno, the gym is privately owned so I guess it has to do with not wanting to hire cleaners or have to clean it himself.
I’m thinking I’m just gonna sneak it in.[/quote]
I’d have a conversation about this with the owner before resorting to the sneaking method. Something along the lines of… “Kind sir, your bars a slick as shit. Can I use chalk?? I’ll even clean up after myself if need be.” Given the equipment I’ve seen in your pics and videos of this gym, management does not seem averse to people busting ass. A no chalk rule just seems very out of place.[/quote]
The secrete is to present the question as a safety issue. Tell him you are afraid of having the weight slip due to sweaty palms and either damaging equipment or hurting someone. So you want to use chalk because its safer and it makes you less likely to break something.
[quote]DoubleDuce wrote:
[quote]DoveofWar08 wrote:
[quote]DixiesFinest wrote:
[quote]DoveofWar08 wrote:
Why the hell does your gym not allow chalk???[/quote]
I dunno, the gym is privately owned so I guess it has to do with not wanting to hire cleaners or have to clean it himself.
I’m thinking I’m just gonna sneak it in.[/quote]
I’d have a conversation about this with the owner before resorting to the sneaking method. Something along the lines of… “Kind sir, your bars a slick as shit. Can I use chalk?? I’ll even clean up after myself if need be.” Given the equipment I’ve seen in your pics and videos of this gym, management does not seem averse to people busting ass. A no chalk rule just seems very out of place.[/quote]
The secrete is to present the question as a safety issue. Tell him you are afraid of having the weight slip due to sweaty palms and either damaging equipment or hurting someone. So you want to use chalk because its safer and it makes you less likely to break something.[/quote]
Sound advice gentlemen. Thanks.
PS - DD I want a moderate intensity shirt
Ahh, a razorbacks fan. My brother got his Ph.D. there. Was a history prof. Actually still is, but not there.
No chalk allowed? You can easily wipe up any resulting powder with a wet paper towel. Yeah, I agree with DoubleDuce about presenting the request as a safety-based one. Sometimes, that’s the only way gym management will listen.
My gym has all kinds of rules that I ignore.
My gym has the no chalk rule too but they know I bring it in. I use a big ziplock bag and I clean my mess. No issues.
kpsnap: Arkansas born, bred, and proud of it!
nlmain and snapper: once I get a hold of some chalk I will run it by the owner with the safety spin
Cardio Day
Hit the tire again, instead of timing it I just did sets of 30 full strikes as fast as possible
Warm ups
Tire Smashing
6 x 30
Treadmill for a while
Stretching
ME Bench
Good day. Had another possible new training partner lift with me today. Maxed out with the shirt with the average bands (reverse) to get better at the groove of the shirt. Worked up to 535 which, other than a bump by the spotter that got corrected fast, went well.
Warm ups
Reverse Band Bench w/average bands
135 x 10
225 x 5
315 x 5
405 x 3
shirt on
475 x 2
500 x 1
525 x shaky
535 x 1 (video)
Close Grip Bench Press w/2 count pause
225 x 3 x 10
Tricep Pressdown
2 x 15
HS Incline
4tp x 20
6tp x 14
8tp x 2 x 6-7
Seated Face Pulls
4 x 12-15
Close Grip Pulldowns (with v-handle)
4 x 8-15
Widest Grip Pulldowns
2 x 15
god ur such a gearwhore
[quote]bugeishaAD wrote:
god ur such a gearwhore[/quote]
cereal! Is all that stuff from Elite?
How can you afford that stuff being a college student and all? lol
What’re you shooting for on your next meet? (sorry if i missed it somewhere :/)
[quote]gregron wrote:
[quote]bugeishaAD wrote:
god ur such a gearwhore[/quote]
cereal! Is all that stuff from Elite?
How can you afford that stuff being a college student and all? lol
What’re you shooting for on your next meet? (sorry if i missed it somewhere :/)[/quote]
haha! My suit and shirt were a Christmas and birthday present respectively. My parents always ask me what I am saving my money up for (within limits), and thats my present. Not much for surprises in my family. I am very blessed in this regard.
If I am hearing you right, I am shooting for a meet back in Arkansas in march, just depends on my school schedule.
Damn DF, you’re making me really wish I built a full cage instead of a rack to be able to do the reverse band shit. Craigslist, here I come!
Greg, he mentioned it recently, I think he’s looking to total around a billion pounds, give or take a few
DF, your numbers are impressive. I notice you do a lot of cardio…I too like to keep cardio up during a bulk.
Could you possibly post a typical day of eating? Keep up the good work
good idea about the christmas/birthday presents. I tried that this year and asked for some wrist wraps… I didnt get em 
[quote]gregron wrote:
good idea about the christmas/birthday presents. I tried that this year and asked for some wrist wraps… I didnt get em :([/quote]
Sorry dude, I didn’t have your current address 
[quote]hlss09 wrote:
DF, your numbers are impressive. I notice you do a lot of cardio…I too like to keep cardio up during a bulk.
Could you possibly post a typical day of eating? Keep up the good work[/quote]
In all honesty, there isnt really a typical day of eating. I get a least a couple shakes in, but as for meals it varies a ton. Mainly just try to get enough protein and carbs in to have the energy to go heavy, thats really it as far as planning goes.