[quote]hardgnr wrote:
GDI Inc wrote:
I laugh my ass off at all these guys with log books…I remember each and every working set no problem…
I don’t always remember. And I like using a log book to see how much progress I’ve made on a particular program or training style. I don’t think its anything to laugh about. If anything its smarter because the guys with the books generally have a plan other then 99% of people who wander around the gym.[/quote]
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Pretty stupid thing to “laugh” about.
What I find funny is when people confuse cause and effect.
It’s not about sweating, it’s about what the sweating symbolizes.
Someone told me the other day that he wears long sleeve shirts while working out because it makes him sweat more. As if he is going to build muscle faster because he is sweating from overdressing in the gym.
[quote]IgneLudo wrote:
I think it’s funny that so many 180lb 5’11" people are posting about how hardcore they are in this thread. [/quote]
word. this site just seems full of internet badasses
[quote]mafzal4 wrote:
IgneLudo wrote:
I think it’s funny that so many 180lb 5’11" people are posting about how hardcore they are in this thread.
word. this site just seems full of internet badasses[/quote]
I agree but I was 180lbs once and I still trained hard. That’s why I’m not 180lbs anymore.
The point of the thread wasn’t to point out crazy people in the gym. It was to get the people here to question whether they are actually training, or just going through the motions.
Judging by the ridiculously huge number of people on this site with only 15" arms or smaller, I am guess there may be 10% here who actually train as if they are trying to get somewhere.
The rest are just wannabes who will never publicly show their own progress.
When people refer to Professor X as “PX”, it always reminds me of P90X. You know, the infomercial?
Therefore:
Professor X = P90X
It’s science.
[quote]forlife wrote:
As if he is going to build muscle faster because he is sweating from overdressing in the gym.[/quote]
Ask him if he thinks he’ll build muscle if he puts on a couple trash bags, some sweat suits, a few hats and then goes and lays on the beach during a hot August day.
Recently there has been a guy coming to the gym I train at and without warm up he will throw 365 on the flat bench, and I mean slamming the weights on to get everyone looking. He then proceeds to take the weight off and have a total range of motion of about 3 to 4 inches, max! He will usually do about 4 sets of these and then leave.
It is so tempting to ask him how he became so strong but I have to resist!
[quote]hardgnr wrote:
GDI Inc wrote:
I laugh my ass off at all these guys with log books…I remember each and every working set no problem…
I don’t always remember. And I like using a log book to see how much progress I’ve made on a particular program or training style. I don’t think its anything to laugh about. If anything its smarter because the guys with the books generally have a plan other then 99% of people who wander around the gym.[/quote]
Then qualify your 99% statistic. Your research paper will no doubt be boring but at least you can back up the claim.
Before I head in I look over the “set list” and poundages and cram the book back in my locker. There’s no need to have it out on the floor. It’s a distraction for me. Lift and log, lift and log… Fucks with my focus and I doubt I’d be able to hold a pen after a set anyway.
[quote]BradTGIF wrote:
hardgnr wrote:
GDI Inc wrote:
I laugh my ass off at all these guys with log books…I remember each and every working set no problem…
I don’t always remember. And I like using a log book to see how much progress I’ve made on a particular program or training style. I don’t think its anything to laugh about. If anything its smarter because the guys with the books generally have a plan other then 99% of people who wander around the gym.
Then qualify your 99% statistic. Your research paper will no doubt be boring but at least you can back up the claim.
Before I head in I look over the “set list” and poundages and cram the book back in my locker. There’s no need to have it out on the floor. It’s a distraction for me. Lift and log, lift and log… Fucks with my focus and I doubt I’d be able to hold a pen after a set anyway.
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It’s a matter of opinion with carrying logs while working out, no rhyme or reason to debate about whether you should or shouldn’t.
[quote]BradTGIF wrote:
I doubt I’d be able to hold a pen after a set anyway.
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Truth.
It’s hard enough trying to change songs on my MP3 player with my fingers shaking.
[quote]Professor X wrote:
I am still trying to figure out how people are lifting weights and not sweating at all.
Any chance of the people who somehow don’t sweat during intense activities could show what their development has been like as a result?[/quote]
I’ve put on 30 lbs in the past year, mostly muscle, keeping relatively the same body fat.
I dunno, I wear shorts and some kind of tank top. The gym stays 68*-70* It’s gotten up to 73-75* in here and I start sweating.
Now I sweat under my arm pits a little, but nothing on my head.
I mainly sweat in social settings as I get nervous, then sweating makes me self conscious and I sweat more.
If I perform a DB Chest press for 5-8 reps, and rest 60-90 secs, it’s not going to make me sweat. Now if I’m doing maybe 15 reps, or 5-8 reps followed by a DB Row, yeah I might start then.
I dunno
btw- if it’s not that humid, then it will be harder to sweat. Once it’s humid as hell, then yeah you’re going to sweat your butt off no matter what
[quote]That One Guy wrote:
It’s a matter of opinion with carrying logs while working out, no rhyme or reason to debate about whether you should or shouldn’t.
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Agreed. I carry a piece of paper and a pen in my pocket, and it’s not like they are so heavy that it’s hurting my squat poundages… Distracting? Give me a break. I can’t remember the weights and reps I got for 5 rest-paused exercises, and I need it logged so that I know what to beat next time.
No-ones hand are shaking so bad after lifting that they can’t jot down 10-5-3=18 RP. Though it might look like a 5-year old wrote it.
[quote]That One Guy wrote:
BradTGIF wrote:
hardgnr wrote:
GDI Inc wrote:
I laugh my ass off at all these guys with log books…I remember each and every working set no problem…
I don’t always remember. And I like using a log book to see how much progress I’ve made on a particular program or training style. I don’t think its anything to laugh about. If anything its smarter because the guys with the books generally have a plan other then 99% of people who wander around the gym.
Then qualify your 99% statistic. Your research paper will no doubt be boring but at least you can back up the claim.
Before I head in I look over the “set list” and poundages and cram the book back in my locker. There’s no need to have it out on the floor. It’s a distraction for me. Lift and log, lift and log… Fucks with my focus and I doubt I’d be able to hold a pen after a set anyway.
It’s a matter of opinion with carrying logs while working out, no rhyme or reason to debate about whether you should or shouldn’t.
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Right. Apparently I just don’t have a Godly memory like some people here.
My log is pre-written before I even get to the gym, except for my work sets. Makes it much easier to record everything.
[quote]Mr.Purple wrote:
No-ones hand are shaking so bad after lifting that they can’t jot down 10-5-3=18 RP.
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Sometimes I have to wait a bit to write, but eventually I can.
[quote]Mr.Purple wrote:
Though it might look like a 5-year old wrote it.
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Yeah, and sweat makes it look like the five year old was crying
[quote]Mr.Purple wrote:
That One Guy wrote:
It’s a matter of opinion with carrying logs while working out, no rhyme or reason to debate about whether you should or shouldn’t.
Agreed. I carry a piece of paper and a pen in my pocket, and it’s not like they are so heavy that it’s hurting my squat poundages… Distracting? Give me a break. I can’t remember the weights and reps I got for 5 rest-paused exercises, and I need it logged so that I know what to beat next time.
No-ones hand are shaking so bad after lifting that they can’t jot down 10-5-3=18 RP. Though it might look like a 5-year old wrote it.
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there are times after a back or biceps set where I will have to make 2 or 3 attempts at writing something in my log book, because it looks like somebody wrote it will seizing.
[quote]jehovasfitness wrote:
Professor X wrote:
I am still trying to figure out how people are lifting weights and not sweating at all.
Any chance of the people who somehow don’t sweat during intense activities could show what their development has been like as a result?
I’ve put on 30 lbs in the past year, mostly muscle, keeping relatively the same body fat.
I dunno, I wear shorts and some kind of tank top. The gym stays 68*-70* It’s gotten up to 73-75* in here and I start sweating.
Now I sweat under my arm pits a little, but nothing on my head.
I mainly sweat in social settings as I get nervous, then sweating makes me self conscious and I sweat more.
If I perform a DB Chest press for 5-8 reps, and rest 60-90 secs, it’s not going to make me sweat. Now if I’m doing maybe 15 reps, or 5-8 reps followed by a DB Row, yeah I might start then.
I dunno[/quote]
Maybe you have more in the tank than you think. At least, that is how it was with me.
[quote]mafzal4 wrote:
IgneLudo wrote:
I think it’s funny that so many 180lb 5’11" people are posting about how hardcore they are in this thread.
word. this site just seems full of internet badasses[/quote]
It says you weigh 180lb at 5’11 in your profile stats. Not that there is anything wrong with that, but were you being sarcastic when you said that?
[quote]Professor X wrote:
BradTGIF wrote:
I doubt I’d be able to hold a pen after a set anyway.
Truth.
It’s hard enough trying to change songs on my MP3 player with my fingers shaking.
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my logbook looks like all out chicken scratch, i leave letters out, i write extra big because im pretty much writing with my arm versus my hand but its worth it b/c i know what exercises to do after another and i know how much weight to load up and what numbers i need to break.
I personally wish I could find a true hardcore gym, one in which you either have to show some progress, commit to a purpose or a trial period for beginners. NO tv’s, top 40 shit music, I can even do without mirrors in every wall, maybe they could have a “posing corner” for those who need it… at least until I build my own…