good thread
my training sessions that used to be 30-45 mins long are now all over an hour because of all the camaraderie in my gym.
the average session for me is now encumbered by each of the following:
-saying hi to the receptionist and talking about her daughter my age (she had a mustache and was a cunt so I made fun of her constantly in high school, but her mom is nice so I humor her)
-bro-fisting, or more often the high-five/handshake to a half hug with 90% of the dudes in the weight room who are there always…small talk for 5 mins with one of the employees or guys training there
-talking to fellow lifters about training - two guys at my gym do some powerlifting like me and read the articles on tnation, so we somehow talk about 5/3/1, the simplest training system in the world, for over 20 mins while I warmup or in between sets
-letting guys borrow my wrist straps and then having to walk across the gym or to another room to use them every other set
-guys standing in the way of the bar in between sets of deadlift or squats asking me how I train and then saying I should only do them 1x per week bro.
-^ if I say I have to do a set they’ll move a bit and continue to talk
-helping guys who ask with their form, even though I’m still a beginner with the powerlifts
so yeah, camaraderie after a point should be avoided. It’s a very easy aspect to overtrain
[quote]browndisaster wrote:
so yeah, camaraderie after a point should be avoided. It’s a very easy aspect to overtrain[/quote]
I agree. Sometimes I get sucked into conversations for way too long and I have to warm up again before I hit my next set. A happy medium is always necessary.
[quote]Professor X wrote:
[quote]BlakeAJackson wrote:
Stop me if I am wrong but wouldn’t one side simply ignoring the others posts end it? I am not a scientist, or a dentist, or a lawyer but I feel like I could be on to something.[/quote]
Dude, be real, do you see me going into their threads and doing this?
This only happens because they won’t stop doing it no matter what.
It isn’t like I would waste the time doing the same to them.
I have shit to do.[/quote]
Riiiiiiight. Like you DIDN’T come into to the pre-exhaust thread and fuck it up? Cause you got shit to do. Laughable. Your fucking high road runs pretty damn low. Quit acting like your shit don’t stink.
[quote]Ripsaw3689 wrote:
[quote]browndisaster wrote:
so yeah, camaraderie after a point should be avoided. It’s a very easy aspect to overtrain[/quote]
I agree. Sometimes I get sucked into conversations for way too long and I have to warm up again before I hit my next set. A happy medium is always necessary. [/quote]
yeah, I’m starting to be a little less social and am going with the Dave Tate hoodie + headphones look
In other news I drove past my soulmate today. This cute blonde in yoga pants was going for a jog wearing an EFS TRAIN shirt. I was driving and literally took a u-turn so I could drive past her and say hi, but she was already gone by then. I’m sure we’ll meet near the dumbbell rack of a local gym soon.
[quote]browndisaster wrote:
[quote]Ripsaw3689 wrote:
[quote]browndisaster wrote:
so yeah, camaraderie after a point should be avoided. It’s a very easy aspect to overtrain[/quote]
I agree. Sometimes I get sucked into conversations for way too long and I have to warm up again before I hit my next set. A happy medium is always necessary. [/quote]
yeah, I’m starting to be a little less social and am going with the Dave Tate hoodie + headphones look
In other news I drove past my soulmate today. This cute blonde in yoga pants was going for a jog wearing an EFS TRAIN shirt. I was driving and literally took a u-turn so I could drive past her and say hi, but she was already gone by then. I’m sure we’ll meet near the dumbbell rack of a local gym soon.[/quote]
I almost prefer it when nobody I know is in the gym because the people I do know are the handful of people that lift weights (my gym has a tiny, shitty weight room).
People will really leave you alone when you hit 30 rep squat with 315. I bet Ms.EFS will enjpy that as well.
in that case this will end badly for me
instead of saying “omg ur too big!!!” she’ll question what I’m doing for triceps
[quote]browndisaster wrote:
[quote]Ripsaw3689 wrote:
[quote]browndisaster wrote:
so yeah, camaraderie after a point should be avoided. It’s a very easy aspect to overtrain[/quote]
I agree. Sometimes I get sucked into conversations for way too long and I have to warm up again before I hit my next set. A happy medium is always necessary. [/quote]
yeah, I’m starting to be a little less social and am going with the Dave Tate hoodie + headphones look
In other news I drove past my soulmate today. This cute blonde in yoga pants was going for a jog wearing an EFS TRAIN shirt. I was driving and literally took a u-turn so I could drive past her and say hi, but she was already gone by then. I’m sure we’ll meet near the dumbbell rack of a local gym soon.[/quote]
hngg. don’t even care what she looks like, based on the shirt alone wood berry so deep.
[quote]Mtag666 wrote:
[quote]browndisaster wrote:
[quote]Ripsaw3689 wrote:
[quote]browndisaster wrote:
so yeah, camaraderie after a point should be avoided. It’s a very easy aspect to overtrain[/quote]
I agree. Sometimes I get sucked into conversations for way too long and I have to warm up again before I hit my next set. A happy medium is always necessary. [/quote]
yeah, I’m starting to be a little less social and am going with the Dave Tate hoodie + headphones look
In other news I drove past my soulmate today. This cute blonde in yoga pants was going for a jog wearing an EFS TRAIN shirt. I was driving and literally took a u-turn so I could drive past her and say hi, but she was already gone by then. I’m sure we’ll meet near the dumbbell rack of a local gym soon.[/quote]
hngg. don’t even care what she looks like, based on the shirt alone wood berry so deep. [/quote]
Even if she turned out to be…he?
[quote]MassiveGuns wrote:
[quote]Mtag666 wrote:
[quote]browndisaster wrote:
[quote]Ripsaw3689 wrote:
[quote]browndisaster wrote:
so yeah, camaraderie after a point should be avoided. It’s a very easy aspect to overtrain[/quote]
I agree. Sometimes I get sucked into conversations for way too long and I have to warm up again before I hit my next set. A happy medium is always necessary. [/quote]
yeah, I’m starting to be a little less social and am going with the Dave Tate hoodie + headphones look
In other news I drove past my soulmate today. This cute blonde in yoga pants was going for a jog wearing an EFS TRAIN shirt. I was driving and literally took a u-turn so I could drive past her and say hi, but she was already gone by then. I’m sure we’ll meet near the dumbbell rack of a local gym soon.[/quote]
hngg. don’t even care what she looks like, based on the shirt alone wood berry so deep. [/quote]
Even if she turned out to be…he?
[/quote]
Especially then.
[quote]steven alex wrote:
[quote]super saiyan wrote:
He puzzled and puzzed, till his puzzler was sore.
Then Professor X thought of something he hadn’t before:
“Maybe camaraderie,” he thought, “doesn’t come from extreme development–
Maybe camaraderie–perhaps–means a little bit more.”
And what happened then–well, in T-Nationville they say
That Professor X’s small heart grew three sizes that day.
And then the true meaning of camaraderie came through,
And Professor X found the hammer strength of ten Professor X’s–plus two.
And now that his heart didn’t feel quite so tight,
He whizzed with his burgers through the bright morning light.
With a smile in his soul, he descended Mount Crumpet,
Cheerily blowing Who! Who! on his trumpet.[/quote]
I was just about to quote Camus but lo and behold does not Dr Suess fuck and trump French existentialists every time[/quote]
I have nothing to add except goddam that suess quote was funny as hell
[quote]Smashingweights wrote:
[quote]MassiveGuns wrote:
[quote]Mtag666 wrote:
[quote]browndisaster wrote:
[quote]Ripsaw3689 wrote:
[quote]browndisaster wrote:
so yeah, camaraderie after a point should be avoided. It’s a very easy aspect to overtrain[/quote]
I agree. Sometimes I get sucked into conversations for way too long and I have to warm up again before I hit my next set. A happy medium is always necessary. [/quote]
yeah, I’m starting to be a little less social and am going with the Dave Tate hoodie + headphones look
In other news I drove past my soulmate today. This cute blonde in yoga pants was going for a jog wearing an EFS TRAIN shirt. I was driving and literally took a u-turn so I could drive past her and say hi, but she was already gone by then. I’m sure we’ll meet near the dumbbell rack of a local gym soon.[/quote]
hngg. don’t even care what she looks like, based on the shirt alone wood berry so deep. [/quote]
Even if she turned out to be…he?
[/quote]
Especially then.
[/quote]
LOL
[quote]rds63799 wrote:
[quote]super saiyan wrote:
He puzzled and puzzed, till his puzzler was sore.
Then Professor X thought of something he hadn’t before:
“Maybe camaraderie,” he thought, “doesn’t come from extreme development–
Maybe camaraderie–perhaps–means a little bit more.”
And what happened then–well, in T-Nationville they say
That Professor X’s small heart grew three sizes that day.
And then the true meaning of camaraderie came through,
And Professor X found the hammer strength of ten Professor X’s–plus two.
And now that his heart didn’t feel quite so tight,
He whizzed with his burgers through the bright morning light.
With a smile in his soul, he descended Mount Crumpet,
Cheerily blowing Who! Who! on his trumpet.[/quote]
that was fucking weird but totally brilliant at the same time
[/quote]
x2. Saiyan either has too much time on his hands or… he’s a literary genius.
[quote]Chushin wrote:
[quote]Professor X wrote:
[quote]zraw wrote:
Well sorry I was under the impression that being against everyone feeling welcomed was kind of like… wanting those not part of said group to… not try and discuss some things the meatheads would like to discuss by themselves
[/quote]
Uh…yeah…that is what I am saying.
If “everyone” feels welcome, then “hardcore” doesn’t exist.[/quote]
I haven’t been able to read all the way through yet, but you have your T-Cell, where YOU get to choose who can join.
So, what’s the problem?[/quote]
There’s more estrogen floating around these forums lately than a convent on rag week.
Look guys, I get it you’re all cheesed off with the prof.
But can we please just take it easy! The bitching about him makes things worse.
I think the main issue is it’s too easy to read posts negatively with no body language or other cues. I reckon if everyone got together for a party it’d be totally different.
[quote]MassiveGuns wrote:
[quote]rds63799 wrote:
[quote]super saiyan wrote:
He puzzled and puzzed, till his puzzler was sore.
Then Professor X thought of something he hadn’t before:
“Maybe camaraderie,” he thought, “doesn’t come from extreme development–
Maybe camaraderie–perhaps–means a little bit more.”
And what happened then–well, in T-Nationville they say
That Professor X’s small heart grew three sizes that day.
And then the true meaning of camaraderie came through,
And Professor X found the hammer strength of ten Professor X’s–plus two.
And now that his heart didn’t feel quite so tight,
He whizzed with his burgers through the bright morning light.
With a smile in his soul, he descended Mount Crumpet,
Cheerily blowing Who! Who! on his trumpet.[/quote]
that was fucking weird but totally brilliant at the same time
[/quote]
x2. Saiyan either has too much time on his hands or… he’s a literary genius.
[/quote]
Goin with genius…unless he starts posting fat pics again, not cool…
[quote]usmccds423 wrote:
[quote]MassiveGuns wrote:
[quote]rds63799 wrote:
[quote]super saiyan wrote:
He puzzled and puzzed, till his puzzler was sore.
Then Professor X thought of something he hadn’t before:
“Maybe camaraderie,” he thought, “doesn’t come from extreme development–
Maybe camaraderie–perhaps–means a little bit more.”
And what happened then–well, in T-Nationville they say
That Professor X’s small heart grew three sizes that day.
And then the true meaning of camaraderie came through,
And Professor X found the hammer strength of ten Professor X’s–plus two.
And now that his heart didn’t feel quite so tight,
He whizzed with his burgers through the bright morning light.
With a smile in his soul, he descended Mount Crumpet,
Cheerily blowing Who! Who! on his trumpet.[/quote]
that was fucking weird but totally brilliant at the same time
[/quote]
x2. Saiyan either has too much time on his hands or… he’s a literary genius.
[/quote]
Goin with genius…unless he starts posting fat pics again, not cool…[/quote]
Hey! I’m not that guy. Sure, sometimes I fat pic battle Derek, but I’m nowhere on his level.
[quote]MassiveGuns wrote:
[quote]rds63799 wrote:
[quote]super saiyan wrote:
He puzzled and puzzed, till his puzzler was sore.
Then Professor X thought of something he hadn’t before:
“Maybe camaraderie,” he thought, “doesn’t come from extreme development–
Maybe camaraderie–perhaps–means a little bit more.”
And what happened then–well, in T-Nationville they say
That Professor X’s small heart grew three sizes that day.
And then the true meaning of camaraderie came through,
And Professor X found the hammer strength of ten Professor X’s–plus two.
And now that his heart didn’t feel quite so tight,
He whizzed with his burgers through the bright morning light.
With a smile in his soul, he descended Mount Crumpet,
Cheerily blowing Who! Who! on his trumpet.[/quote]
that was fucking weird but totally brilliant at the same time
[/quote]
x2. Saiyan either has too much time on his hands or… he’s a literary genius.
[/quote]
Genius, bro.
[quote]super saiyan wrote:
Hey! I’m not that guy. Sure, sometimes I fat pic battle Derek, but I’m nowhere on his level.[/quote]
That’s true.
[quote]Professor X wrote:
There is a whole new breed of gym goer who hs no clue about gym ettiquette and some even seem to dispise those who worked to stand out from the norm.
[/quote]
Care to explain how the lesser developed express their repugnance to decent bodybuilders? Do you actually see lesser developed men giving you dirty looks in gyms or flat out verbally expressing their disrespect of what you’ve done with your body?