Songs To Lift To

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@FlatsFarmer the third vid you posted was pretty good

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Try lifting without music. Ditching the headphones at the gym was one of the best things I did. Being able to tune out distractions is a skill worth developing.

As a bonus, you end up actually meeting and interacting with other people in the gym. I’ve made a few new acquaintances, everyone from a real estate agent to a cop to a pro boxer, simply by not being “headphones in, eyes down, shut out the world”-guy when I’m training.

Doesn’t mean you turn gym time into social hour, but taking 20 seconds between sets to say “Hey, I see you here all time. Nice to meet you, how’s it going?” isn’t the end of the world.

You shouldn’t need music to lift just like you shouldn’t need stimulants to lift.

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I’ve already mastered this - I’m married

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@Chris_Colucci dont need music to lift but it sure damn helps haha, and i got a question i see people at the gym doing weird as useless exercises that will do nothing for them and other things with hugely incorrect form but im worried if i tell them and show them proper form theyl get mad at not listen anyway because im 15 and there an adult

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Definitely off-topic for this thread, but real quick, I could name a dozen or two exercises and techniques that “look” wrong but would be 100% appropriate under certain circumstances (intensity techniques, the lifter’s injury history, etc.). Long story short, you have no genuine idea why somebody’s doing something simply by seeing it from across the gym.

And, no, you’re in no position to “correct” them because you’re still a beginner yourself. Re-read your “Smith machine” and “Fat Gripz” threads for reminders on that.

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At What Point Do You Think You Are "Qualified" to Give Out Advice?
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so locked legs on the leg press is good for you? Horrific moment woman breaks leg whilst doing leg press - YouTube

I know the difference between an exercise an incorrect form

Also Im past that stupid stage of fat gripz and smith machine threads but thankyou for bringing that up

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Cool.

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I let people do the weird thing for a while to check its not a one time error then ask them what exercise they’re doing in a curious way. Most likely they are doing some variation of something that looks strange, but if it works for them let them do it. If its something dangerously stupid like straight legs on the leg press its definitely worth giving a cue to help. Don’t just start doing it correctly to show someone how wrong they are as that’s a bit embarrassing for them.
Normally people just do the exercises that they are comfortable with and don’t want to change it.

On a more topic related note M.A.A.D City by Kendrick Lamar is good for deadlifts.

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Well i dont think think this is the case unfortunately. Iv been seeing alot of horrible form tricep extension that looks like itd cause some elbow pain

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I’m not watching a leg break video, but to avoid further hijacking this thread I’d be happy to discuss the topic elsewhere, either in your log or if you want to start a new thread. I suggest a title along the lines of “Giving Technique Advice After 100 Days of Training”.

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At what point do you think you are “Qualified” to give out advice?

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That’d be a great question for the new thread. Someone is “qualified” to offer advice when they know the advice is useful. A lifter gains that ability through experience in their own (successful) training and/or from seeing their advice put into (successful) practice by other people. An inexperienced person has no business offering advice to someone who’s slightly-more inexperienced because that’s the blind leading the blind.

If you’re parroting advice that you think is useful, it helps to credit the source to avoid looking like you’re speaking from experience. “Dave Tate said this can help in this situation”, “John Meadows says not to do that because
”, “I read that Pwnisher said he did this and it worked”.

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Yeah certainly for PRs/heavy days/anything with technical cues, no way I can concentrate with earphones.

Come to think of it never seen any true top lifters like Brian Shaw or Westsiders use them, sure as hell never saw Dorian Yates or Levrone era guys either.

Saying that I neeeed them for cardio bike or would give up after 5mins

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Westside is notorious for blaring ACDC. Dave has actually commented on how he wished Louie would update his music selection.

No earbuds, but still got music pumping.

And Dorion Yates apparently listened to “Welcome to the Jungle” on a loop prepping for one of his shows. Same thing though; it’s on a stereo, not earbuds.

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Sure, I just meant the headphones/in-ear part.

I love the hardcore garage environment like that with heavy music blaring in the backgorund, pretty much the ideal for me.

( could go on a mini rant about kids dicking around on instagram and tha tinderz between every damn set also. But I wont.) :yum: :zipper_mouth: )

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@bulldog9899 disturbed is great!
Droppin plates really gets me goin

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Kids gotta focus. Save tinder for the cardio machines haha. Speaking of machines


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