this is my new workout foundation… the ultimate in functional strength.
[quote]Edevus wrote:
Sorry, I meant to say “In how many places can you squat properly?”. I have no idea how I managed to say deadlift there and one sentence later “squat rack”.
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Okay. Well that’s all right then. I’ve seen more than one person incapable of loading a bar on the floor and need the rack for that. It makes me cry.
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[quote]byukid wrote:
Watched a guy shadowbox in between the cable towers. Never touched a weight.[/quote]
I know a guy who shadow boxed in the mirror. But this has fought mma professionally. so, i guess thats ok.[/quote]
Disagree totally, shit like this is posturing right up there with lifting your shirt and flexing your abs in the mirror, its a hey look at me Im a fighter move. Who gives a shit do your set and stop showing off your mad mma skills.
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idk i disagree some people just do stuff cuz they like it. I love to dance so inbetween my sets or if im tryna hype myelf up ima turn the music up and dance. Maybe he just loves fighting heck i even shaddow box in the mirror when i work out at home.
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If you’re recovered enough between sets to be dancing, maybe you should just start your next set?[/quote]
Booo. That’s no fun. I often dance between sets while BB is doing his set. Sometimes it gets stupid but that’s the fun of training at home.
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Lol this is somewhat relevant to me…me and my training partner will sometimes dance a little between sets, mainly before as a sort of lighthearted psych-up type thing haha. Hard to explain, maybe I’ll throw up a video sometime when I’m stateside. Then again, we BS and laugh between a lot of sets, just not the heavy ones. Then it’s serious time.
[quote]gregron wrote:
this is my new workout foundation… the ultimate in functional strength.[/quote]
i love how he’s wearing oly lifting shoes, that boss ball can be killer on the ankles. Functional guy with bad ankle mobility nah duh…
I dislike almost everyone at my gym. But I guess that’s how I am towards most people in life. There’s this one guy that drives me crazy. He worked out at the old gym I was at. I heard he actually got into a fight and kicked out of that gym. I changed gym and he’s now at that one:|
He never really works out. He just walks around and talks to everyone. He did that at my old gym too. I try my best to avoid him, but everyone once in a while he will come up and say something that makes me want to kill myself. MAKE SURE U DRINK A ENERGY DRINK BEFORE YOU MAX. Thanks bro… I can look past him talking everyone to death, because it isn’t me most the time. And I can look past his horrible form and just complete lack of direction. I can even look past him eating mcdonalds IN THE GYM before he does his “work out” But what kills me is he’s noisy. He grunts and rick flair WOOS all the time. And it’s always on shit like the treadmill, or doing leg raises or seated leg extensions.
He is every internet gym lulz packed into one. I hate him.
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[quote]gregron wrote:
this is my new workout foundation… the ultimate in functional strength.[/quote]
i love how he’s wearing oly lifting shoes, that boss ball can be killer on the ankles. Functional guy with bad ankle mobility nah duh…[/quote]
i bet that translates real well to that guy’s function of sitting in a chair behind a desk while staring blankly at the internet all day.
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[quote]Grillmister wrote:
Is there such a thing as tolerable squat rack curlers?
Guy uses squat rack to curl today. I’m doing deadlifts on the platform, so I’m not terribly spiteful about it.
I was working up to a 450 ME deadlift. However, the only available olympic bar has absolutely no knurling. This, combined with the heat cranked up for the winter, led to a missed lift due to sweaty hands.
Squat rack curler looks into his bag and hands me some straps.
Later, I’m doing Good Mornings with 275 in the same rack he desecrated. Guy comes up to me after the set and compliments me on my form.
It was kind of an astonishing experience. [/quote]Wait, “real” lifters use available and convenient barbells for curls? You don’t say.
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You can curl at many different places, even without a rack of any kind. In how many places can you deadlift properly? You need either a powercage or a squatrack. If you use those for doing something you could be doing somewhere else, then you’re being somewhat selfish.
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Ok then, take the barbell off the rack and move it clear across the gym. I personally hate ez bars and am forced to use a barbell which is either found in a rack or a bench.
The rack is most convenient.
To tell you the truth, I totally monopolize that mother fucker. I do deads, chins, bent over rows, good mornings and then curls. And I don’t leave until I’m done. Know why? I pay to use the equipment however I see fit.
Then I come back the next day for inclines, OH presses and while I’m all set up dumbell flys and close grip.
If anybody wants to bitch, they can suck my wallet.
I personally use the rack for a lot of barbell lifts, pretty much anything except bench press benefits from having the barbell on the rack at various heights. The squat cage I only use for squats though but both my gyms only have 1 of those and 1-2 racks. This one guy does piss me off though, he only uses the rack for the same kind of lifts I do but his entire workout involves those lifts so he occupys the rack for 45+ minutes. I plan on getting one in my garage some day so I don’t turn into that guy.
[quote]sufiandy wrote:
I personally use the rack for a lot of barbell lifts, pretty much anything except bench press benefits from having the barbell on the rack at various heights. The squat cage I only use for squats though but both my gyms only have 1 of those and 1-2 racks. This one guy does piss me off though, he only uses the rack for the same kind of lifts I do but his entire workout involves those lifts so he occupys the rack for 45+ minutes. I plan on getting one in my garage some day so I don’t turn into that guy.[/quote]
I bet that guy uses his garage for storage and various other hobbies. And parking various vehicles. He probably loves the fact he can pay a minimal premium and do all the lifts he wants elsewhere.
He probably enjoys running people off and sequestering them to a garage in a weird way.
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[quote]sufiandy wrote:
I personally use the rack for a lot of barbell lifts, pretty much anything except bench press benefits from having the barbell on the rack at various heights. The squat cage I only use for squats though but both my gyms only have 1 of those and 1-2 racks. This one guy does piss me off though, he only uses the rack for the same kind of lifts I do but his entire workout involves those lifts so he occupys the rack for 45+ minutes. I plan on getting one in my garage some day so I don’t turn into that guy.[/quote]
I bet that guy uses his garage for storage and various other hobbies. And parking various vehicles. He probably loves the fact he can pay a minimal premium and do all the lifts he wants elsewhere.
He probably enjoys running people off and sequestering them to a garage in a weird way.[/quote]
Occasionally I do exactly what he does but still try to be aware of other people who might be waiting. I like to take my time but only if it does not inconvenience anyone else.
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[quote]HoustonGuy wrote:
[quote]sufiandy wrote:
I personally use the rack for a lot of barbell lifts, pretty much anything except bench press benefits from having the barbell on the rack at various heights. The squat cage I only use for squats though but both my gyms only have 1 of those and 1-2 racks. This one guy does piss me off though, he only uses the rack for the same kind of lifts I do but his entire workout involves those lifts so he occupys the rack for 45+ minutes. I plan on getting one in my garage some day so I don’t turn into that guy.[/quote]
I bet that guy uses his garage for storage and various other hobbies. And parking various vehicles. He probably loves the fact he can pay a minimal premium and do all the lifts he wants elsewhere.
He probably enjoys running people off and sequestering them to a garage in a weird way.[/quote]
Occasionally I do exactly what he does but still try to be aware of other people who might be waiting. I like to take my time but only if it does not inconvenience anyone else.[/quote]I bet he let’s people work in if they ask. I bet he snickers if they sit back and complain like shy pussies and he probably takes longer on purpose.
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I just flick rubber bands at their balls till they leave.
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I just flick rubber bands at their balls till they leave.
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What kind of pants do people at your gym wear?
Not really related, but still in tune with the gymLOLs. I saw this guy deadlift in the rack next to the one I was squatting at and he was rounding his back like crazy, he was only lifting 70 lbs on each side but every rep just looked like he was in hell, it was actually hurting him. After his set, I said “I’m not an expert or anything but you need to seriously correct your form, your back must be killing you.” He replied with a “Mind your own shit” and rolled his eyes. He did one more set and walked away with a facial expression that screamed SUFFERING.
[quote]Jozin wrote:
Not really related, but still in tune with the gymLOLs. I saw this guy deadlift in the rack next to the one I was squatting at and he was rounding his back like crazy, he was only lifting 70 lbs on each side but every rep just looked like he was in hell, it was actually hurting him. After his set, I said “I’m not an expert or anything but you need to seriously correct your form, your back must be killing you.” He replied with a “Mind your own shit” and rolled his eyes. He did one more set and walked away with a facial expression that screamed SUFFERING.[/quote]
I never give advice. I am one of the few people who do squats at my gym. I’m in an even lower percent that do them correctly. I was happy to see someone getting ready to do squats beside me the other day. But he had no idea what he was doing. He was coming out the rack the wrong way. So he had to BACK UP to rack the bar. Twisting his head around looking. It was disgusting. Of course not even getting close to parallel. Heels coming off the ground.
Thankfully he at least turned around after his first set. I am hoping it was because of my look of disgust and shock.
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[quote]Edevus wrote:
[quote]HoustonGuy wrote:
[quote]Grillmister wrote:
Is there such a thing as tolerable squat rack curlers?
Guy uses squat rack to curl today. I’m doing deadlifts on the platform, so I’m not terribly spiteful about it.
I was working up to a 450 ME deadlift. However, the only available olympic bar has absolutely no knurling. This, combined with the heat cranked up for the winter, led to a missed lift due to sweaty hands.
Squat rack curler looks into his bag and hands me some straps.
Later, I’m doing Good Mornings with 275 in the same rack he desecrated. Guy comes up to me after the set and compliments me on my form.
It was kind of an astonishing experience. [/quote]Wait, “real” lifters use available and convenient barbells for curls? You don’t say.
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You can curl at many different places, even without a rack of any kind. In how many places can you deadlift properly? You need either a powercage or a squatrack. If you use those for doing something you could be doing somewhere else, then you’re being somewhat selfish.
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Ok then, take the barbell off the rack and move it clear across the gym. I personally hate ez bars and am forced to use a barbell which is either found in a rack or a bench.
The rack is most convenient.
To tell you the truth, I totally monopolize that mother fucker. I do deads, chins, bent over rows, good mornings and then curls. And I don’t leave until I’m done. Know why? I pay to use the equipment however I see fit.
Then I come back the next day for inclines, OH presses and while I’m all set up dumbell flys and close grip.
If anybody wants to bitch, they can suck my wallet.[/quote]
No wonders you came to defend the “Squat Rack Curlers” in this thread, you are one of them.
[quote]HoustonGuy wrote:
To tell you the truth, I totally monopolize that mother fucker. I do deads, chins, bent over rows, good mornings and then curls. And I don’t leave until I’m done. Know why? I pay to use the equipment however I see fit.
Then I come back the next day for inclines, OH presses and while I’m all set up dumbell flys and close grip.
If anybody wants to bitch, they can suck my wallet.[/quote]
But…which wallet is yours?
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I get easily annoyed in the gym when people breathe the air that has been exclusively reserved for me.[/quote]
When they pee in my urinal, I start plotting murder.
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[quote]HoustonGuy wrote:
[quote]Edevus wrote:
[quote]HoustonGuy wrote:
[quote]Grillmister wrote:
Is there such a thing as tolerable squat rack curlers?
Guy uses squat rack to curl today. I’m doing deadlifts on the platform, so I’m not terribly spiteful about it.
I was working up to a 450 ME deadlift. However, the only available olympic bar has absolutely no knurling. This, combined with the heat cranked up for the winter, led to a missed lift due to sweaty hands.
Squat rack curler looks into his bag and hands me some straps.
Later, I’m doing Good Mornings with 275 in the same rack he desecrated. Guy comes up to me after the set and compliments me on my form.
It was kind of an astonishing experience. [/quote]Wait, “real” lifters use available and convenient barbells for curls? You don’t say.
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You can curl at many different places, even without a rack of any kind. In how many places can you deadlift properly? You need either a powercage or a squatrack. If you use those for doing something you could be doing somewhere else, then you’re being somewhat selfish.
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Ok then, take the barbell off the rack and move it clear across the gym. I personally hate ez bars and am forced to use a barbell which is either found in a rack or a bench.
The rack is most convenient.
To tell you the truth, I totally monopolize that mother fucker. I do deads, chins, bent over rows, good mornings and then curls. And I don’t leave until I’m done. Know why? I pay to use the equipment however I see fit.
Then I come back the next day for inclines, OH presses and while I’m all set up dumbell flys and close grip.
If anybody wants to bitch, they can suck my wallet.[/quote]
No wonders you came to defend the “Squat Rack Curlers” in this thread, you are one of them.
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I’ve said it before and I’ll do it again. Today in fact.
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[quote]HoustonGuy wrote:
To tell you the truth, I totally monopolize that mother fucker. I do deads, chins, bent over rows, good mornings and then curls. And I don’t leave until I’m done. Know why? I pay to use the equipment however I see fit.
Then I come back the next day for inclines, OH presses and while I’m all set up dumbell flys and close grip.
If anybody wants to bitch, they can suck my wallet.[/quote]
But…which wallet is yours?
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The big fat one.