Yeah Eric! Yeah T-Nation!
[quote]Eric Cressey wrote:
For the record, I would love NOTHING more than to just write about lifting heavy shit and making people crazy athletic all the time. Threads like this reaffirm that in my mind.
However, what doesn’t is the 58 pages of my Locker Room thread since February that ask about almost nothing except injuries. People are jacked up - and it’s because they’ve been doing stupid crap like leg extensions, upright rows, and duck-stance sissy squats with a giant purple dildo up their ass. I’ve got over 20 pages of questions in Word that are “in queue” awaiting my response - and they’re all people who are in pain. Writing about deadlifts and jumping high is freakin’ stress relief for me - but if I can save a few knees or shoulder with an article in the process, I’m going to do it.
If you guys want particular articles from me, just say so. You can also subscribe to my free newsletter, as I throw a lot of variety in there weekly.
www.EricCressey.com[/quote]
I’m glad you responded. I personally think most of those injuries occur because people just have no clue what the hell they are doing. They don’t even watch or listen to larger bodybuilders anymore because they are now labeled as “bad”. I learned a lot initially, long before I got a basic training certification or graduated, from those big guys who had been lifting for years. Obviously, if they have been training for 10-20 years and NOT had a serious injury outside of minor strains and pulls, they are who I should get some advice from.
People don’t do that anymore. They look down on people like that…and that is if any even exist in their “soccer mom oriented”, neon lighted, overly treadmilled and aerobicized ‘gyms’.
Why else are so many people who barely even appear muscular coming up with so many basic injuries?
Then again, maybe the undertrained weekend warrior weighing a buck fifty should avoid the brand named leaping quarter squats with a backwards twist on a swiss ball(for functionality) before they ever do a simple squat or train consistently for more than 2 months.
Either way, I don’t fault you for the article at all.
[quote]Eric Cressey wrote:
… and duck-stance sissy squats with a giant purple dildo up their ass.[/quote]
I’ve heard of busting your ass in the gym, but I didn’t know some people take it literally!!!
[quote]Eric Cressey wrote:
For the record, I would love NOTHING more than to just write about lifting heavy shit and making people crazy athletic all the time. Threads like this reaffirm that in my mind.
However, what doesn’t is the 58 pages of my Locker Room thread since February that ask about almost nothing except injuries. People are jacked up - and it’s because they’ve been doing stupid crap like leg extensions, upright rows, and duck-stance sissy squats with a giant purple dildo up their ass. I’ve got over 20 pages of questions in Word that are “in queue” awaiting my response - and they’re all people who are in pain. Writing about deadlifts and jumping high is freakin’ stress relief for me - but if I can save a few knees or shoulder with an article in the process, I’m going to do it.
If you guys want particular articles from me, just say so. You can also subscribe to my free newsletter, as I throw a lot of variety in there weekly.
www.EricCressey.com[/quote]
Nice response.
[quote]Eric Cressey wrote:
and duck-stance sissy squats with a giant purple dildo up their ass. [/quote]
This made me laugh out loud in the library. Like, really loud.
[quote]BarneyFife wrote:
I will be impressed when you are big enough that you can’t comfortably fit into a dormitory clothing dryer. Your making us younger members look bad.[/quote]
Hey man, that shit wasnt comfortable until they the hour was up and they let me out.
[quote]PGA wrote:
Professor X wrote:
We gained about the same amount of weight over about the same time. I wonder if we should write an article about how “bulking up is bad”.
Naaaaah.
I would much rather have an article from you two fattys than something thats been regurgitated 1000 times directed at the incoming EAS V 2.0 demographic.[/quote]
Agreed.
[quote]Eric Cressey wrote:
For the record, I would love NOTHING more than to just write about lifting heavy shit and making people crazy athletic all the time. Threads like this reaffirm that in my mind.
However, what doesn’t is the 58 pages of my Locker Room thread since February that ask about almost nothing except injuries. People are jacked up - and it’s because they’ve been doing stupid crap like leg extensions, upright rows, and duck-stance sissy squats with a giant purple dildo up their ass. I’ve got over 20 pages of questions in Word that are “in queue” awaiting my response - and they’re all people who are in pain. Writing about deadlifts and jumping high is freakin’ stress relief for me - but if I can save a few knees or shoulder with an article in the process, I’m going to do it.
If you guys want particular articles from me, just say so. You can also subscribe to my free newsletter, as I throw a lot of variety in there weekly.
www.EricCressey.com[/quote]
Good post Eric. I know where you’re coming from. But people are “type casting” you and thats doing your experiences and knowledge a major disservice and its doing T-Nation a major disservice because they’re losing out.
A few articles about athletes that dont have to worry about rehabing an injury and GPA’ing it and go balls out preseason, during season and post season would be fantastic.
“duck-stance sissy squats with a giant purple dildo up their ass.” Hysterical!
[quote]rrjc5488 wrote:
BarneyFife wrote:
I will be impressed when you are big enough that you can’t comfortably fit into a dormitory clothing dryer. Your making us younger members look bad.
Hey man, that shit wasnt comfortable until they the hour was up and they let me out.[/quote]
I hope they gave you beer or steak or something for your trouble.
All I am really asking is that you try to get a tad bigger. We have to put the scrawny weak teenager myth to death. And your not doing your part.
[quote]vroom wrote:
Eric Cressey wrote:
… and duck-stance sissy squats with a giant purple dildo up their ass.
I’ve heard of busting your ass in the gym, but I didn’t know some people take it literally!!![/quote]
When you type “some people” I read “vroom.”
[quote]sic wrote:
I prefer the term “T-Pussy.”[/quote]
Sic, dont turn me on!
[quote]BarneyFife wrote:
All I am really asking is that you try to get a tad bigger. We have to put the scrawny weak teenager myth to death. And your not doing your part.[/quote]
I’m a week and a half into 20 rep squats, and I’ve gained 8 lbs already. Some of it is probably water weight, but I’m up to 180. Well, thats what the scale says, at least. And for being 3 inches shorter than yourself at 205, I’m not so far off. My goal is 190 by christmas. Hopefully, I’ll pass that.
I agree, T-Pussy is a much better term to use.
It just doesn’t stop here though. It seems to be all the fad these days to look like a heroin addict. I remember in high school and junior high me and all of my friends would always be talking about getting huge. Now I’m in college, and it’s unbelieveable the responses you get when tell someone you want to get heavier and bigger. Everyone seems to be wanting to get thin and metro. Apparently, that means sitting on your fucking couch smoking weed and eating Pringles while telling me that my balls will shrivel up for using creatine and that eating a lot of protein will shut down your kindeys.
[quote]sic wrote:
vroom wrote:
Eric Cressey wrote:
… and duck-stance sissy squats with a giant purple dildo up their ass.
I’ve heard of busting your ass in the gym, but I didn’t know some people take it literally!!!
When you type “some people” I read “vroom.”[/quote]
LOL, ouch, she has claws!
Looky here girly, I didn’t take your giant purple dildo… k?
[quote]rrjc5488 wrote:
BarneyFife wrote:
All I am really asking is that you try to get a tad bigger. We have to put the scrawny weak teenager myth to death. And your not doing your part.
I’m a week and a half into 20 rep squats, and I’ve gained 8 lbs already. Some of it is probably water weight, but I’m up to 180. Well, thats what the scale says, at least. And for being 3 inches shorter than yourself at 205, I’m not so far off. My goal is 190 by christmas. Hopefully, I’ll pass that.[/quote]
See, whats bad is that Julia is somewhere between us in age, and she can lift Twice what you can. And at signifanctly less body weight. Whats worse is that she can lift Thrice what I can, and she would need about three cinderblocks stacked on her shoulders to make my weight.
[quote]vroom wrote:
sic wrote:
vroom wrote:
Eric Cressey wrote:
… and duck-stance sissy squats with a giant purple dildo up their ass.
I’ve heard of busting your ass in the gym, but I didn’t know some people take it literally!!!
When you type “some people” I read “vroom.”
LOL, ouch, she has claws!
Looky here girly, I didn’t take your giant purple dildo… k?
[/quote]
I wish you would keep it, I certainly don’t want it back now!
[quote]rrjc5488 wrote:
BarneyFife wrote:
All I am really asking is that you try to get a tad bigger. We have to put the scrawny weak teenager myth to death. And your not doing your part.
I’m a week and a half into 20 rep squats, and I’ve gained 8 lbs already. Some of it is probably water weight, but I’m up to 180. Well, thats what the scale says, at least. And for being 3 inches shorter than yourself at 205, I’m not so far off. My goal is 190 by christmas. Hopefully, I’ll pass that.[/quote]
8lbs in 10 days! Yah, I’m guessing that has to be water or not enough fiber and you’re storing alittle extra.
I’m not 100% sure, but that might be a pace that should concern you.
[quote]sasquatch wrote:
rrjc5488 wrote:
BarneyFife wrote:
All I am really asking is that you try to get a tad bigger. We have to put the scrawny weak teenager myth to death. And your not doing your part.
I’m a week and a half into 20 rep squats, and I’ve gained 8 lbs already. Some of it is probably water weight, but I’m up to 180. Well, thats what the scale says, at least. And for being 3 inches shorter than yourself at 205, I’m not so far off. My goal is 190 by christmas. Hopefully, I’ll pass that.
8lbs in 10 days! Yah, I’m guessing that has to be water or not enough fiber and you’re storing alittle extra.
I’m not 100% sure, but that might be a pace that should concern you.
[/quote]
Maybe he has the purple dildo. And its preventing him from defecating.
[quote]sasquatch wrote:
8lbs in 10 days! Yah, I’m guessing that has to be water or not enough fiber and you’re storing alittle extra.
I’m not 100% sure, but that might be a pace that should concern you.
[/quote]
He’s on the sauce for sure…
[quote]sic wrote:
vroom wrote:
sic wrote:
When you type “some people” I read “vroom.”
LOL, ouch, she has claws!
Looky here girly, I didn’t take your giant purple dildo… k?
I wish you would keep it, I certainly don’t want it back now![/quote]
Quit picking on me, my virtual vagina is feeling sensitive tonight…
(pic borrowed from another thread)