[quote]Professor X wrote:
dez6485 wrote:
tora no’ shi wrote:
exactly the way i feel…
Professor X wrote:
Most people not trying to impress anyone simply count plates unless they are involved in a powerlifting meet, and that is simply for their own tracking of progress. I never even used the term, “405lbs” until I first explained it to someone else who wasn’t involved in my training at all. Other than that, it was simple, “4 plates a side”.
i have to disagree with the “most people” here. i think that most people, when asked how much they can bench press- as almost everyone that looks like they lift gets asked at some point, by somebody (more like by your friends, at every social gathering)…they definitely answer with the number than includes the bar.
it just makes sense. the bar weighs 45lbs, so do the plates- youre counting the plates, why not count the bar?
now, i guess what you meant by trying to “impress” people comes into play here. if my friends ask me how much i can bench press, i tell them the answer. ive known them long enough, been through enough, etc, etc- i dont care so much about trying to impress them.
in fact, if a girl asks how much i can lift in this or that, its kind of embarrassing, and then its necessary to make a conscious effort not to come off as a meathead.
I refuse to believe the level of comprehension on this site is so disturbingly low that this is still being argued. OBVIOUSLY IF SOMEONE OUTSIDE OF THE GYM ASKED HOW MUCH YOU BENCH THE ANSWER WOULD BE THE TOTAL WEIGHT INCLUDING THE BAR AND THE FUCKING PLATES.
I even wrote that in this thread yet it is still being argued against.
WHY?
Most people who ask that question are NOT the regular gym members who see you lifting the damn thing but random people on the street, most of which don’t even lift.
Not to mention that I specifically wrote my answer to most of them is, “I don’t bench” which leaves them dumbfounded.
Could at least another 30 people log on to argue against this just so I can be sure that all is lost when it comes to the existence of basic language skills and the lost ancient art of “common sense”.
If you are explaining how much you lift to someone NOT in a gym and NOT in some powerlifting meet, you are trying to impress them. Why? Because if they don’t lift regularly, the number means relatively nothing to them. They will simply say, “wow” at pretty much any number that comes out of your mouth as long as it weighs more than they do.
This entire discussion, again, simply shows those who aren’t all that developed. Someone who was wouldn’t be so caught up in the fact that someone counts plates when they lift.
The most ridiculous post has to be the guy who wrote he would think you were a waiter. Yes, if you were in a gym and someone said they were lifting 4 plates a side, your dumb ass would think “restaurant”. Thanks for sharing.
Dumbest thread of the year award, right here.[/quote]
Uh, you are kinda drifting into Alec Baldwin territory here X. Take a deep breath before you call someone a selfish little pig.
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