Squat Rack Curls Quatro

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[quote]Nards wrote:
We should make this more like Planet Fitness in that we should be more judgement free.

And I don’t mean that we shouldn’t complain about fucking idiots in the gym…what I mean is we shouldn’t have someone come in every 5th post and make some sort of weird “Maybe maybe maybe” bloody post that is some sort of lame attempt at an excuse for the dumb shit a previous poster said he saw.

Example…TRUST ME when I say there’s an idiot at the gym doing a literally 2 inch ROM on lat pulldowns and that he is NOT in any way doing some form of partial and I know that he’s just a douche that comes in with his lack-of-muscle shirt and gloves and wraps and straps and does nothing and we all have a good laugh.[/quote]

Do you think that maybe he had narcolepsy and kept falling asleep every time he tried to pull the bar down? Have you no heart?

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Excellent!

Seriously though, one time I mentioned a big fat guy (who you’d expect to have some basic ‘fat-guy’ strength) do…now get ready for this…2 and a 1/2 lb plate on the T-bar row. He then doubled his weight to 5 lbs then again doubled to 10 then to a 25.

I had a few people comment and say maybe he was recovering from an injury blah blah blah.

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Today I was getting set to do a stiff-legged deadlift, as in the bar was in my hands & I was getting into position. This guy gets off of the recumbent bike, walks over to me, puts his hand (affectionately and condescendingly) on my lower back and tells me, “Don’t hurt yourself, hun.” I raise my voice (I have on headphones, after all), and say, “I’m going to hurt myself if you keep talking to me when I’m trying to lift!!” He stutters, “Um…okay. Uh…I’m going to go play basketball now.” This is not the first time he’s done this. Pisses me off to have some random guy touch me and talk to me like I’m a baby kitten!

Also, there are two guys who bring their laptop to the gym and do P90X in the aerobics room. Not douchey, but funny nonetheless. Walking past the free weights to do P90X off a laptop? Grade A comedy.

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[quote]ChelaW wrote:
Today I was getting set to do a stiff-legged deadlift, as in the bar was in my hands & I was getting into position. This guy gets off of the recumbent bike, walks over to me, puts his hand (affectionately and condescendingly) on my lower back and tells me, “Don’t hurt yourself, hun.” I raise my voice (I have on headphones, after all), and say, “I’m going to hurt myself if you keep talking to me when I’m trying to lift!!” He stutters, “Um…okay. Uh…I’m going to go play basketball now.” This is not the first time he’s done this. Pisses me off to have some random guy touch me and talk to me like I’m a baby kitten!

Also, there are two guys who bring their laptop to the gym and do P90X in the aerobics room. Not douchey, but funny nonetheless. Walking past the free weights to do P90X off a laptop? Grade A comedy.[/quote]

I hate the recumbent bike…nothing says that you’re lazy like “The sitting up bike isn’t for me but he sitting down one is” like the recumbent bike.

Also…you were doing stiff-legged deads…most people don’t even know about standard deadlifts so they think you’re doing it all wrong and lifting with your back (which is a bad idea BUT that’s not what a stiff-legged deadlift is!) so he tries to help you.

I’m not defending him at all…just trying to explain his total retardation.

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[quote]Nards wrote:

[quote]ChelaW wrote:
Today I was getting set to do a stiff-legged deadlift, as in the bar was in my hands & I was getting into position. This guy gets off of the recumbent bike, walks over to me, puts his hand (affectionately and condescendingly) on my lower back and tells me, “Don’t hurt yourself, hun.” I raise my voice (I have on headphones, after all), and say, “I’m going to hurt myself if you keep talking to me when I’m trying to lift!!” He stutters, “Um…okay. Uh…I’m going to go play basketball now.” This is not the first time he’s done this. Pisses me off to have some random guy touch me and talk to me like I’m a baby kitten!

Also, there are two guys who bring their laptop to the gym and do P90X in the aerobics room. Not douchey, but funny nonetheless. Walking past the free weights to do P90X off a laptop? Grade A comedy.[/quote]

I hate the recumbent bike…nothing says that you’re lazy like “The sitting up bike isn’t for me but he sitting down one is” like the recumbent bike.

Also…you were doing stiff-legged deads…most people don’t even know about standard deadlifts so they think you’re doing it all wrong and lifting with your back (which is a bad idea BUT that’s not what a stiff-legged deadlift is!) so he tries to help you.

I’m not defending him at all…just trying to explain his total retardation.[/quote]

I get what you’re saying, but this was my first set, so he hadn’t actually seen what I was doing yet. He just saw me holding the bar.

He’s always trying to talk to me and be all flirtatious while I’m lifting. So irritating.

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[quote]ChelaW wrote:
Today I was getting set to do a stiff-legged deadlift, as in the bar was in my hands & I was getting into position. This guy gets off of the recumbent bike, walks over to me, puts his hand (affectionately and condescendingly) on my lower back and tells me, “Don’t hurt yourself, hun.” I raise my voice (I have on headphones, after all), and say, “I’m going to hurt myself if you keep talking to me when I’m trying to lift!!” He stutters, “Um…okay. Uh…I’m going to go play basketball now.” This is not the first time he’s done this. Pisses me off to have some random guy touch me and talk to me like I’m a baby kitten!

Also, there are two guys who bring their laptop to the gym and do P90X in the aerobics room. Not douchey, but funny nonetheless. Walking past the free weights to do P90X off a laptop? Grade A comedy.[/quote]

Nice, the stiff leg deadlifts will help you to make gains on your normal deadlifts.

I’m going to go play basketball now.

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[quote]ChelaW wrote:

[quote]Nards wrote:

[quote]ChelaW wrote:
Today I was getting set to do a stiff-legged deadlift, as in the bar was in my hands & I was getting into position. This guy gets off of the recumbent bike, walks over to me, puts his hand (affectionately and condescendingly) on my lower back and tells me, “Don’t hurt yourself, hun.” I raise my voice (I have on headphones, after all), and say, “I’m going to hurt myself if you keep talking to me when I’m trying to lift!!” He stutters, “Um…okay. Uh…I’m going to go play basketball now.” This is not the first time he’s done this. Pisses me off to have some random guy touch me and talk to me like I’m a baby kitten!

Also, there are two guys who bring their laptop to the gym and do P90X in the aerobics room. Not douchey, but funny nonetheless. Walking past the free weights to do P90X off a laptop? Grade A comedy.[/quote]

I hate the recumbent bike…nothing says that you’re lazy like “The sitting up bike isn’t for me but he sitting down one is” like the recumbent bike.

Also…you were doing stiff-legged deads…most people don’t even know about standard deadlifts so they think you’re doing it all wrong and lifting with your back (which is a bad idea BUT that’s not what a stiff-legged deadlift is!) so he tries to help you.

I’m not defending him at all…just trying to explain his total retardation.[/quote]

I get what you’re saying, but this was my first set, so he hadn’t actually seen what I was doing yet. He just saw me holding the bar.

He’s always trying to talk to me and be all flirtatious while I’m lifting. So irritating.[/quote]

Hit him with the bar. Problem solved.

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[quote]ChelaW wrote:

[quote]Nards wrote:

[quote]ChelaW wrote:
Today I was getting set to do a stiff-legged deadlift, as in the bar was in my hands & I was getting into position. This guy gets off of the recumbent bike, walks over to me, puts his hand (affectionately and condescendingly) on my lower back and tells me, “Don’t hurt yourself, hun.” I raise my voice (I have on headphones, after all), and say, “I’m going to hurt myself if you keep talking to me when I’m trying to lift!!” He stutters, “Um…okay. Uh…I’m going to go play basketball now.” This is not the first time he’s done this. Pisses me off to have some random guy touch me and talk to me like I’m a baby kitten!

Also, there are two guys who bring their laptop to the gym and do P90X in the aerobics room. Not douchey, but funny nonetheless. Walking past the free weights to do P90X off a laptop? Grade A comedy.[/quote]

I hate the recumbent bike…nothing says that you’re lazy like “The sitting up bike isn’t for me but he sitting down one is” like the recumbent bike.

Also…you were doing stiff-legged deads…most people don’t even know about standard deadlifts so they think you’re doing it all wrong and lifting with your back (which is a bad idea BUT that’s not what a stiff-legged deadlift is!) so he tries to help you.

I’m not defending him at all…just trying to explain his total retardation.[/quote]

I get what you’re saying, but this was my first set, so he hadn’t actually seen what I was doing yet. He just saw me holding the bar.

He’s always trying to talk to me and be all flirtatious while I’m lifting. So irritating.[/quote]

Oh sorry, that was me…

Lol I did actually have a really hot chick doing SLDLs in the power rack next to me today, I wanted to compliment her form and encourage her, but didn’t since I knew it would probably just come off as an attempt to hit on her.

Yesterday all 3 of the power racks weren’t being used, and a friend of mine started curling 135 for some sets in one of them, so I decided to join in the SRCing fun for a couple sets just for shits and giggles. First time I’ve ever curled in a power or squat rack, it was fun :slight_smile: Didn’t feel bad since most guys there couldn’t even do a proper squat with 135 lbs haha.

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[quote]hungry4more wrote:

[quote]ChelaW wrote:

[quote]Nards wrote:

[quote]ChelaW wrote:
Today I was getting set to do a stiff-legged deadlift, as in the bar was in my hands & I was getting into position. This guy gets off of the recumbent bike, walks over to me, puts his hand (affectionately and condescendingly) on my lower back and tells me, “Don’t hurt yourself, hun.” I raise my voice (I have on headphones, after all), and say, “I’m going to hurt myself if you keep talking to me when I’m trying to lift!!” He stutters, “Um…okay. Uh…I’m going to go play basketball now.” This is not the first time he’s done this. Pisses me off to have some random guy touch me and talk to me like I’m a baby kitten!

Also, there are two guys who bring their laptop to the gym and do P90X in the aerobics room. Not douchey, but funny nonetheless. Walking past the free weights to do P90X off a laptop? Grade A comedy.[/quote]

I hate the recumbent bike…nothing says that you’re lazy like “The sitting up bike isn’t for me but he sitting down one is” like the recumbent bike.

Also…you were doing stiff-legged deads…most people don’t even know about standard deadlifts so they think you’re doing it all wrong and lifting with your back (which is a bad idea BUT that’s not what a stiff-legged deadlift is!) so he tries to help you.

I’m not defending him at all…just trying to explain his total retardation.[/quote]

I get what you’re saying, but this was my first set, so he hadn’t actually seen what I was doing yet. He just saw me holding the bar.

He’s always trying to talk to me and be all flirtatious while I’m lifting. So irritating.[/quote]

Oh sorry, that was me…

Lol I did actually have a really hot chick doing SLDLs in the power rack next to me today, I wanted to compliment her form and encourage her, but didn’t since I knew it would probably just come off as an attempt to hit on her.

Yesterday all 3 of the power racks weren’t being used, and a friend of mine started curling 135 for some sets in one of them, so I decided to join in the SRCing fun for a couple sets just for shits and giggles. First time I’ve ever curled in a power or squat rack, it was fun :slight_smile: Didn’t feel bad since most guys there couldn’t even do a proper squat with 135 lbs haha. [/quote]

The thug squad is googling your address as we speak. =P

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So last night at 2AM, I couldn’t fall asleep, so I went down to the weightroom with my bro to act retarded. We made goofy faces while benching light weight. We tried to max out on the ellipical machine going as fast as we can. I got 328 rpm on one of the machines, but couldn’t get over 240 on a different one. Then we tried to balance on one leg doing curls on that half-ball thing.

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[quote]hungry4more wrote:

[quote]ChelaW wrote:

[quote]Nards wrote:

[quote]ChelaW wrote:
Today I was getting set to do a stiff-legged deadlift, as in the bar was in my hands & I was getting into position. This guy gets off of the recumbent bike, walks over to me, puts his hand (affectionately and condescendingly) on my lower back and tells me, “Don’t hurt yourself, hun.” I raise my voice (I have on headphones, after all), and say, “I’m going to hurt myself if you keep talking to me when I’m trying to lift!!” He stutters, “Um…okay. Uh…I’m going to go play basketball now.” This is not the first time he’s done this. Pisses me off to have some random guy touch me and talk to me like I’m a baby kitten!

Also, there are two guys who bring their laptop to the gym and do P90X in the aerobics room. Not douchey, but funny nonetheless. Walking past the free weights to do P90X off a laptop? Grade A comedy.[/quote]

I hate the recumbent bike…nothing says that you’re lazy like “The sitting up bike isn’t for me but he sitting down one is” like the recumbent bike.

Also…you were doing stiff-legged deads…most people don’t even know about standard deadlifts so they think you’re doing it all wrong and lifting with your back (which is a bad idea BUT that’s not what a stiff-legged deadlift is!) so he tries to help you.

I’m not defending him at all…just trying to explain his total retardation.[/quote]

I get what you’re saying, but this was my first set, so he hadn’t actually seen what I was doing yet. He just saw me holding the bar.

He’s always trying to talk to me and be all flirtatious while I’m lifting. So irritating.[/quote]

Lol I did actually have a really hot chick doing SLDLs in the power rack next to me today, I wanted to compliment her form and encourage her, but didn’t since I knew it would probably just come off as an attempt to hit on her.

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I will say that when guys genuinely compliment me (like “You come in here and bust your ass everyday…” or “I can tell you’re training for something…”), I’m appreciative. I think it can be done as long as you compliment then just walk away. Don’t ask what her name is or any crap like that. Just a simple, “Your form is awesome…others could learn from you. Keep up the good work” should suffice.

Oh. And don’t wink or touch her lower back. And say nothing if you’re dicking around on the recumbent bike.

@Dixies: I don’t think it’ll come to that. I think I embarrassed him by yelling at him in front of other guys.

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[quote]cct wrote:
So last night at 2AM, I couldn’t fall asleep, so I went down to the weightroom with my bro to act retarded. We made goofy faces while benching light weight. We tried to max out on the ellipical machine going as fast as we can. I got 328 rpm on one of the machines, but couldn’t get over 240 on a different one. Then we tried to balance on one leg doing curls on that half-ball thing.[/quote]

Wow. That’s a whole other level of boredom.

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[quote]ChelaW wrote:

[quote]hungry4more wrote:

[quote]ChelaW wrote:

[quote]Nards wrote:

[quote]ChelaW wrote:
Today I was getting set to do a stiff-legged deadlift, as in the bar was in my hands & I was getting into position. This guy gets off of the recumbent bike, walks over to me, puts his hand (affectionately and condescendingly) on my lower back and tells me, “Don’t hurt yourself, hun.” I raise my voice (I have on headphones, after all), and say, “I’m going to hurt myself if you keep talking to me when I’m trying to lift!!” He stutters, “Um…okay. Uh…I’m going to go play basketball now.” This is not the first time he’s done this. Pisses me off to have some random guy touch me and talk to me like I’m a baby kitten!

Also, there are two guys who bring their laptop to the gym and do P90X in the aerobics room. Not douchey, but funny nonetheless. Walking past the free weights to do P90X off a laptop? Grade A comedy.[/quote]

I hate the recumbent bike…nothing says that you’re lazy like “The sitting up bike isn’t for me but he sitting down one is” like the recumbent bike.

Also…you were doing stiff-legged deads…most people don’t even know about standard deadlifts so they think you’re doing it all wrong and lifting with your back (which is a bad idea BUT that’s not what a stiff-legged deadlift is!) so he tries to help you.

I’m not defending him at all…just trying to explain his total retardation.[/quote]

I get what you’re saying, but this was my first set, so he hadn’t actually seen what I was doing yet. He just saw me holding the bar.

He’s always trying to talk to me and be all flirtatious while I’m lifting. So irritating.[/quote]

Lol I did actually have a really hot chick doing SLDLs in the power rack next to me today, I wanted to compliment her form and encourage her, but didn’t since I knew it would probably just come off as an attempt to hit on her.

[/quote]

I will say that when guys genuinely compliment me (like “You come in here and bust your ass everyday…” or “I can tell you’re training for something…”), I’m appreciative. I think it can be done as long as you compliment then just walk away. Don’t ask what her name is or any crap like that. Just a simple, “Your form is awesome…others could learn from you. Keep up the good work” should suffice.

Oh. And don’t wink or touch her lower back. And say nothing if you’re dicking around on the recumbent bike.

@Dixies: I don’t think it’ll come to that. I think I embarrassed him by yelling at him in front of other guys.
[/quote]

You did embarrass him…now go for the kill…literally?

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-Guy worked up to a 275 lb 1/4 squat.

-Two guys benching 185 lbs with horrible form and a bar-hump at the bottom. One guy’s benching and the bar is very uneven, a 25 starts to slide off, so the other guy pulls the bar up and pushes it back on, lets him keep going. It gets even worse, eventually the weak side loses a 25, then the other side, then the 45, then the other 45, so he racks the bar. They put all the weight back on, this time with collars, and continue.

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[quote]Kalaha wrote:
-Guy worked up to a 275 lb 1/4 squat.

[/quote]

It’s funny when people can’t do a proper squat and keep adding on the weight.

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[quote]hungry4more wrote:

[quote]ChelaW wrote:

[quote]Nards wrote:

[quote]ChelaW wrote:
Today I was getting set to do a stiff-legged deadlift, as in the bar was in my hands & I was getting into position. This guy gets off of the recumbent bike, walks over to me, puts his hand (affectionately and condescendingly) on my lower back and tells me, “Don’t hurt yourself, hun.” I raise my voice (I have on headphones, after all), and say, “I’m going to hurt myself if you keep talking to me when I’m trying to lift!!” He stutters, “Um…okay. Uh…I’m going to go play basketball now.” This is not the first time he’s done this. Pisses me off to have some random guy touch me and talk to me like I’m a baby kitten!

Also, there are two guys who bring their laptop to the gym and do P90X in the aerobics room. Not douchey, but funny nonetheless. Walking past the free weights to do P90X off a laptop? Grade A comedy.[/quote]

I hate the recumbent bike…nothing says that you’re lazy like “The sitting up bike isn’t for me but he sitting down one is” like the recumbent bike.

Also…you were doing stiff-legged deads…most people don’t even know about standard deadlifts so they think you’re doing it all wrong and lifting with your back (which is a bad idea BUT that’s not what a stiff-legged deadlift is!) so he tries to help you.

I’m not defending him at all…just trying to explain his total retardation.[/quote]

I get what you’re saying, but this was my first set, so he hadn’t actually seen what I was doing yet. He just saw me holding the bar.

He’s always trying to talk to me and be all flirtatious while I’m lifting. So irritating.[/quote]

Oh sorry, that was me…

Lol I did actually have a really hot chick doing SLDLs in the power rack next to me today, I wanted to compliment her form and encourage her, but didn’t since I knew it would probably just come off as an attempt to hit on her.

Yesterday all 3 of the power racks weren’t being used, and a friend of mine started curling 135 for some sets in one of them, so I decided to join in the SRCing fun for a couple sets just for shits and giggles. First time I’ve ever curled in a power or squat rack, it was fun :slight_smile: Didn’t feel bad since most guys there couldn’t even do a proper squat with 135 lbs haha. [/quote]

I cannot believe a stranger TOUCHED you. I find that pretty outrageous. I would have said something more like “touch me again and you will be the one getting hurt” but thats just me.

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[quote]captain slow wrote:
Asked him to spot me (was going for 12 and asked him to help me on the 13th) and instead he says on rep 9 ‘yo you got this’ and walks off. grrrrrrrrrrrrr

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While that was really irresponsible and rude of him, thats kinda what you deserve for asking a known idiot to spot you (unless this was before witnessing his stupidities…in that case I apologize)

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[quote]carlthescorp wrote:

[quote]byukid wrote:

[quote]carlthescorp wrote:

[quote]byukid wrote:
Best tri-set ever witnessed by myself today:

A1) 15 reps of 285 on leg press
A2) 26(!) reps of tricep pushdowns
A3) 3 reps of prisoner squat side lunges

Repeat 5 times. Follow by a cooldown going 2 mph on a 7% incline on the treadmill for 12 minutes. I was actually too confused to realize that I hadn’t started my lifting and was still doing foam roller work after a half hour.[/quote]

So you like my style? [/quote]

I’m just curious as to what other trisets you enjoy.

Texas? Whereabouts?[/quote]

I’m in Lubbock right now, but usually Denton area. You?
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Where in Denton do you work out? …I live in Denton. no homo lol

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[quote]carlthescorp wrote:

I’m in Lubbock right now, but usually Denton area. You?
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Spring, right outside of Houston. Used to live in Colleyville.

Back on topic: I’m not in the gym. Just had surgery. No SRC things for me till sometime late this week when I get this dang boot off. Even when I get back it’s going to be mostly treadmill stuff.

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[quote]byukid wrote:

[quote]carlthescorp wrote:

I’m in Lubbock right now, but usually Denton area. You?
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Spring, right outside of Houston. Used to live in Colleyville.

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Wild. One of my good friends is from Colleyville. We were roommates when we were in college, in Denton.

Small world.

/hijack

On topic:

Reading these stories is fun. Makes me glad I go to a gym where this shit doesn’t happen.