US=GG: If I politely asked you to curl somewhere else and you told me to fuck off you would be in some serious trouble. I would first inform the staff of your comments and if that didn’t resolve the situation you would be KO’d, choked out or limping around with a broken limb. If someone is curling in the squat rack I always politely ask him or her how many more sets of bicep curls in the squat rack do they have left. They usually take the hint. If not I will wait unless they tell me to “fuck off”. Then I will do what I have already said.
US=GG: What are you going to do when you tell some pencil neck to fuck off and it ends up being the local welter weight golden gloves champ and he knocks you out?
It is only rude and unacceptable to use a piece of equipment for an exercise that could be done elsewhere, IF I AM WAIING FOR IT! I think that this pisses me off in a way similar to being behind a goup of cars while in the right hand lane, all of which turn, except for the guy immediately in front of me. Sucks but sometimes it happens.
Well, in all honesty, if you are doing curls i believe you are wasting your time anyway. My arms full up the sleeves of most of my shirts and i havent curled a weight but twice (and that was high reps for elbow restoration) in the last three years.
Does this mean that I should stop doing sit-ups in the power rack?
Goldberg - you shop in the kids section for your T-shirts…?
Of course I’m kidding, big fella.
Is this one of the forgotten principals of weight-roomery, or has no-one here heard of “working in” with someone on a piece of equipment…?
You know - like in “Hey…do you mind if I WORK IN with you on this here power rack…?” etc.
Can’t we all just get along…? 
…fighting back the urge to mention that my junior high lunchlady’s arms filled up all of her sleeves…
Dammit. Too late. Ahh well, I stole that one from Poliquin anyway, and he’s apparantly a crock of shit.
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Hey I curled in the squat rack yesterday, but I own the damn place and was by myself. I also did the curls after some lying tri extensions.
I still feel dirty today.
How about 4 guys monopolizing a squat rack for 45mins so they can spot each other and shout various encouraging comments. They may have only taken half an hour if they weren’t sharing one belt! In their defense though, with the hip thrusts they were doing because of too much weight I am not sure the belt was not a bad idea. Now I remember why I workout in the morning before any of these morons are awake.
Yesterday was snatch/clean/push press day for us.
We were at our usual “hang out” in the gym: the deck. Next to the deck are two racks. Yup, in both racks at one point during our session, were two sets of dudes, curling.
Mind you, they were all curling a massive 65-80 lbs. Ko and I had to take a moment and laugh. Yes, we laughed OUT LOUD and in THEIR DIRECTION. Had to; we’d be fools not to.
Radar: “working in” with the usual packs of idiots that curl in the rack would be near to impossible. Especially when they go no higher in weight than 80 or 85lbs and Ko and I squat MUCH more than that.
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Many very successful strength coaches have commented on the fact that great progress can be made in the upper arm area with very little direct bicep work. I have also found this to be true. Chins, rows, presses, and extensions are all you really need.
Thats why you ask to work in and take that weight cold. That will get them leaving. There is an interview on the ezine where Mauro Dipasquale talks about how him and a friend wanted to squat one day but these football players wouldnt let them work in. The football players worked up to 495 and left the weight on there. The good doctor and his friend took that weight without a warmup and started banging out reps with it. hahaha. Thats why its important to be strong and not so important to be pretty. That beats everything.
I’m just lucky to be “Pretty” and Strong or is that Pretty Strong?
Goldberg, I’ve read that story too. That kicks ass. I think it’d be good to make a day of going around the gym like that. Find show-offs, then when they’re done, walk up and tell them to leave the weight on. Then rep out with whatever they were struggling with.
You should do that and film that.
Jared, I do that all the time. As they start taking the plates off they’ll ask me what I want them to put on the bar and I just casually ask them to leave the weight as it is because I just want to start off with a light warm-up. It’s funny, indeed! I’m not really that strong by Goldberg Standards(we should use this as a system of measurement), but many of the guys at this gym are pure Metrosexuals when it comes to the weightroom, you know: the Men’s Fitness Workout of the Month. I kinda like that Goldberg Standard, what do you say Goldie? Give us some numbers along with the Official Goldberg Standard Title. Examples:
Strong Sum-Bitch= bench?, squat?, etc.
Pretty Strong Fucker= bench?, squat?, etc.
so on…so on…
Goldberg- More often than not, I agree with you and your ideas. I do, however like to give you shit for the following reasons:
1>You can take it, and give it back.
2>You always include “ha…ha” in your posts, which makes me think of Nelson from the Simpsons.
3>Everyone else around here kisses your ass, so someone has to keep you in check.
4>You have the punctuation and spelling skills of a 3rd grader.
5>I’m better looking than you.
6>You get your fashion tips from 80’s VH1 videos.
7>You have racked up 19,483 posts in the last few months, but yet tell people to stop trying to figure things out on the internet and go lift heavy weights.
8>You think bodybuilders are confused powerlifters.
9>You think wanting to look good naked can be solved by turning the lights out.
10>You sleep in Power Puff Girls pajamas.
That is all.
haha. that was funny. You are prettier than me. But you arent sexier than me. Theres a big difference.
I have to use correct punctuation all the time. so when i get on here i couldnt care less. I take offense with what you said about spelling. Im actually a very good speller. Last year i recieved two 100’s on papers by a professor who is notorious for tearing papers apart. They are on my refridgerator right now. haha.
I do look good naked. Ask all the hoes.
People kiss ass because they are sheep. Happens everyday in every way of life. Internet is no different.
I do think bodybuilders are kinda weird.
My fashions are the way they are because once you get to a certain size, the clothes that fit the average fag off the street dont fit you. Its easy when you are 170 lbs to buy the latest queer eye for the straight guy attire. But try it when your legs are bigger than some peoples waists. I tried to buy dress pants the other day. I had to go up to a 42 just so the pants wouldnt split when i sat down. Now my waist is only 38 but my ass is the size of cleveland. Its ok though because the alternative is much worse. Hey are those your legs, or are you riding an ostrich?
Goldbergs funny and no you should never curl in the power rack. I read everyone’s arguments but I still say no. Even if you were curling 315 it is not ok because if you can curl 315 you should be able to deadlift 700 or 800 so you can EASILY pick this weight off the floor. Its an unwritten rule and its all about respect. Plus it just displays laziness.
That’s pretty funny stuff Marc. I think he got you on that one Goldberg.
I think not.