[quote]sufiandy wrote:
Does it seem like the calf raise machine is always in use, more so than other machines? Everytime someone is on that they have smaller legs than me (my calves suck too) and they are using at least twice as much weight.[/quote]
Our school gym did possible the most amazing thing ever and replaced machines such as the calf raise and leg curl with more power racks. No more lineups for silly machines! (We donāt even have a smith machine anymore)[/quote]
Are you at Westdale because they just did the same thing in the spring? Itās a pretty nice set up.[/quote]
no university of waterloo
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You were at the UTM meet in Toronto right? Thatās probably why you look familiar.
[quote]sufiandy wrote:
Does it seem like the calf raise machine is always in use, more so than other machines? Everytime someone is on that they have smaller legs than me (my calves suck too) and they are using at least twice as much weight.[/quote]
Our school gym did possible the most amazing thing ever and replaced machines such as the calf raise and leg curl with more power racks. No more lineups for silly machines! (We donāt even have a smith machine anymore)[/quote]
Are you at Westdale because they just did the same thing in the spring? Itās a pretty nice set up.[/quote]
no university of waterloo
[/quote]
Ahā¦ how is that? It was one of my options but Iām going to western instead, what you taking?[/quote]
its nice, not too many dedicated gym goers so its rarely packed
I get to the gym and head to the Concept 2 ergs to warm up (usually shoot for a 1:45 - 1:50 /500m pace for 2000m at 22-23 SPM).
Some new kid is wailing away on the other erg doing what turns out to be (yes, Iām that asshole who scrolls through memory to see what other people are doing) 10 minutes at 2:40/500m and 34 stroke rating). Crap form. Not quite this bad, but bad: Rowing Machine Fail - YouTube
Which wasnāt the SRC fail. People donāt automatically know good form on a rowing machine (if you use the thing and have any questions, head to Concept2ās website and watch their technique videos). It was that he was working out with a trainer who comes over and gives him an āatta boyā for his work, then proceeds on to do a set of worthless other exercises with the kid. Absolutely no guidance on form.
Iād have started the kid out learning how to do the movement first, then trying to build up intensity.
This is the shit that gives trainers a bad name. Letting your clients be idiots and doing absolutely nothing to fix it.
I like my gym, itās hard-core. Some of the trainers know their shit, but most still strike me as a waste of oxygen.
[quote]Loudog75 wrote:
And whatās the deal with gay guys in the menās locker room?
The excuse is - āits not like we want every dude we seeā. seriously, cāmon.
Youāre a man that likes other men (np with your lifestyle choice - its your choice) but donāt lie.
I know that as a man that likes women, I LIKE EVERY WOMAN I SEE AND WOULD SIIHP. I can honestly say that I can find some redeeming quality about almost any woman I see so donāt give me this BS about āwe donāt want youā.[/quote]
I think they are trying to be polite. It is kind of unpleasant to think that someone is visualizing pillaging my anus.[/quote]
I bet somewhere in the world they have a gym that is just for gays. Fabulous gym equipment and non stop Cher blasting out of the stereo.[/quote]
sounds like every gym in Thailand Asked around, and according to locals, training is viewed as a gay thing over there, its very uncommon for the hetrosexual man to work out, other than Muay Thai.
One gym i was at, had a couple dudes all dolled up with makeup and paited nails, training hard as fuck, and doing little dances between sets!
[quote]Loudog75 wrote:
And whatās the deal with gay guys in the menās locker room?
The excuse is - āits not like we want every dude we seeā. seriously, cāmon.
Youāre a man that likes other men (np with your lifestyle choice - its your choice) but donāt lie.
I know that as a man that likes women, I LIKE EVERY WOMAN I SEE AND WOULD SIIHP. I can honestly say that I can find some redeeming quality about almost any woman I see so donāt give me this BS about āwe donāt want youā.[/quote]
I think they are trying to be polite. It is kind of unpleasant to think that someone is visualizing pillaging my anus.[/quote]
I bet somewhere in the world they have a gym that is just for gays. Fabulous gym equipment and non stop Cher blasting out of the stereo.[/quote]
sounds like every gym in Thailand Asked around, and according to locals, training is viewed as a gay thing over there, its very uncommon for the hetrosexual man to work out, other than Muay Thai.
One gym i was at, had a couple dudes all dolled up with makeup and paited nails, training hard as fuck, and doing little dances between sets!
[/quote]
that sounds mind blowing
edit* in bad strange way
backing out before my ladyboy fetish is discovered *
[quote]sufiandy wrote:
Does it seem like the calf raise machine is always in use, more so than other machines? Everytime someone is on that they have smaller legs than me (my calves suck too) and they are using at least twice as much weight.[/quote]
Our school gym did possible the most amazing thing ever and replaced machines such as the calf raise and leg curl with more power racks. No more lineups for silly machines! (We donāt even have a smith machine anymore)[/quote]
Are you at Westdale because they just did the same thing in the spring? Itās a pretty nice set up.[/quote]
no university of waterloo
[/quote]
You were at the UTM meet in Toronto right? Thatās probably why you look familiar.[/quote]
[quote]sufiandy wrote:
Does it seem like the calf raise machine is always in use, more so than other machines? Everytime someone is on that they have smaller legs than me (my calves suck too) and they are using at least twice as much weight.[/quote]
Our school gym did possible the most amazing thing ever and replaced machines such as the calf raise and leg curl with more power racks. No more lineups for silly machines! (We donāt even have a smith machine anymore)[/quote]
Are you at Westdale because they just did the same thing in the spring? Itās a pretty nice set up.[/quote]
no university of waterloo
[/quote]
You were at the UTM meet in Toronto right? Thatās probably why you look familiar.[/quote]
Were you there too?[/quote]
No. I got asked to ref but couldnāt make it down. I run the OPA (Ontario Powerlifting Association) website and get a pictures from all the meets to post. There are one or two squat pictures of him. We didnāt get many from that meet so they stand out a bit more. Were you lifting? If so, there may be pictures of you as well.
[quote]sufiandy wrote:
Does it seem like the calf raise machine is always in use, more so than other machines? Everytime someone is on that they have smaller legs than me (my calves suck too) and they are using at least twice as much weight.[/quote]
Our school gym did possible the most amazing thing ever and replaced machines such as the calf raise and leg curl with more power racks. No more lineups for silly machines! (We donāt even have a smith machine anymore)[/quote]
Are you at Westdale because they just did the same thing in the spring? Itās a pretty nice set up.[/quote]
no university of waterloo
[/quote]
You were at the UTM meet in Toronto right? Thatās probably why you look familiar.[/quote]
Were you there too?[/quote]
No. I got asked to ref but couldnāt make it down. I run the OPA (Ontario Powerlifting Association) website and get a pictures from all the meets to post. There are one or two squat pictures of him. We didnāt get many from that meet so they stand out a bit more. Were you lifting? If so, there may be pictures of you as well.[/quote]
Yeah, there was one squat photo. My friends took a bunch though so itās all good.
I few days ago, I noticed a guy suddenly gets on a flat bench and grabs the 90s for flat db press, Iād describe him as a tennis player body. he does 4 1/2 and reaches failure. his second set he gets 2
he moves to incline db press, grabs 80s or so, I was farther away, he got ZERO, ran and grabbed the 70s or so and got 3 reps
man just do a routine, reps sets, I wonder if he just says iāll go to the gym today and do something.
[quote]Meni69 wrote:
I few days ago, I noticed a guy suddenly gets on a flat bench and grabs the 90s for flat db press, Iād describe him as a tennis player body. he does 4 1/2 and reaches failure. his second set he gets 2
he moves to incline db press, grabs 80s or so, I was farther away, he got ZERO, ran and grabbed the 70s or so and got 3 reps
man just do a routine, reps sets, I wonder if he just says iāll go to the gym today and do something.
[/quote]
I wonder if you just wake up and say āI think Iāll post more inane bullshit on a forum that makes me come off as a giant douche/turd sandwich today.ā
[quote]Meni69 wrote:
I few days ago, I noticed a guy suddenly gets on a flat bench and grabs the 90s for flat db press, Iād describe him as a tennis player body. he does 4 1/2 and reaches failure. his second set he gets 2
he moves to incline db press, grabs 80s or so, I was farther away, he got ZERO, ran and grabbed the 70s or so and got 3 reps
man just do a routine, reps sets, I wonder if he just says iāll go to the gym today and do something.
[/quote]
I wonder if you just wake up and say āI think Iāll post more inane bullshit on a forum that makes me come off as a giant douche/turd sandwich today.ā[/quote]
[quote]Meni69 wrote:
I few days ago, I noticed a guy suddenly gets on a flat bench and grabs the 90s for flat db press, Iād describe him as a tennis player body. he does 4 1/2 and reaches failure. his second set he gets 2
he moves to incline db press, grabs 80s or so, I was farther away, he got ZERO, ran and grabbed the 70s or so and got 3 reps
man just do a routine, reps sets, I wonder if he just says iāll go to the gym today and do something.
[/quote]
I wonder if you just wake up and say āI think Iāll post more inane bullshit on a forum that makes me come off as a giant douche/turd sandwich today.ā[/quote]
Would you eat it? No animal products.[/quote]
Of course, I eat pieces of shit like him for breakfastā¦
[quote]Meni69 wrote:
I few days ago, I noticed a guy suddenly gets on a flat bench and grabs the 90s for flat db press, Iād describe him as a tennis player body. he does 4 1/2 and reaches failure. his second set he gets 2
he moves to incline db press, grabs 80s or so, I was farther away, he got ZERO, ran and grabbed the 70s or so and got 3 reps
man just do a routine, reps sets, I wonder if he just says iāll go to the gym today and do something.
[/quote]
I wonder if you just wake up and say āI think Iāll post more inane bullshit on a forum that makes me come off as a giant douche/turd sandwich today.ā[/quote]
Would you eat it? No animal products.[/quote]
Of course, I eat pieces of shit like him for breakfastā¦[/quote]
[quote]Meni69 wrote:
I few days ago, I noticed a guy suddenly gets on a flat bench and grabs the 90s for flat db press, Iād describe him as a tennis player body. he does 4 1/2 and reaches failure. his second set he gets 2
he moves to incline db press, grabs 80s or so, I was farther away, he got ZERO, ran and grabbed the 70s or so and got 3 reps
man just do a routine, reps sets, I wonder if he just says iāll go to the gym today and do something.
[/quote]
I wonder if you just wake up and say āI think Iāll post more inane bullshit on a forum that makes me come off as a giant douche/turd sandwich today.ā[/quote]
Would you eat it? No animal products.[/quote]
Of course, I eat pieces of shit like him for breakfastā¦[/quote]
[quote]Meni69 wrote:
I few days ago, I noticed a guy suddenly gets on a flat bench and grabs the 90s for flat db press, Iād describe him as a tennis player body. he does 4 1/2 and reaches failure. his second set he gets 2
he moves to incline db press, grabs 80s or so, I was farther away, he got ZERO, ran and grabbed the 70s or so and got 3 reps
man just do a routine, reps sets, I wonder if he just says iāll go to the gym today and do something.
[/quote]
I wonder if you just wake up and say āI think Iāll post more inane bullshit on a forum that makes me come off as a giant douche/turd sandwich today.ā[/quote]
Would you eat it? No animal products.[/quote]
Of course, I eat pieces of shit like him for breakfastā¦[/quote]
What? You eat pieces of shit, whatās the basis?
We aint going nowhere but got suits and cases.
~k.west
[quote]Meni69 wrote:
I few days ago, I noticed a guy suddenly gets on a flat bench and grabs the 90s for flat db press, Iād describe him as a tennis player body. he does 4 1/2 and reaches failure. his second set he gets 2
he moves to incline db press, grabs 80s or so, I was farther away, he got ZERO, ran and grabbed the 70s or so and got 3 reps
man just do a routine, reps sets, I wonder if he just says iāll go to the gym today and do something.
[/quote]
I wonder if you just wake up and say āI think Iāll post more inane bullshit on a forum that makes me come off as a giant douche/turd sandwich today.ā[/quote]
So, Iāve been dealing with a broken fibula for the past 5-6 months. I finally get clear to start squatting again so Iām pretty psyched. I head to the gym that I know has two squat racks so Iām pretty confident that there wonāt be any issues. itās also like 11:00am on a Sunday, so it should be pretty empty. Well it was empty except for the two squat racks ( of course). One kid was in there knocking out some heavy rack pulls so I didnāt get bothered by that. But on the other rack was some 15 year old kid not only doing curls in the squat rack but doing DUMB BELL curls in the Squat rack!!! Granted he was super setting with behind the back barbell shrugs ( with an empty bar for about 50 reps per set). I sat on the bench next to him and just watched. He did about 10 sets and would slowly stroll off to get water between each set. He actually came back at one point with a paper towel that he took about 5 minutes to get folded into a perfect square before he stood in the mirror and DABBED the tiny sweat beads off his forehead. I donāt want to be one of those assholes that thinks his training is any more important than someone elseās, nor do I want to discourage a young kid from continuing to hit the gymā¦but CMON!!! THis was killing me. Here I am sitting on a benckh about 10 feet away from this kid with all kinds of PRE WO crap running through my veins and my heads about to explode. Then of course once he finally finished he left his set of 20ās sitting in the middle of the rack as he walked off to get started on his wrist curls.
Asked around, and according to locals, training is viewed as a gay thing over there, its very uncommon for the hetrosexual man to work out, other than Muay Thai.
