Yeah , pretty sure on several occasion I have made my feelings clear on the subject.Which is pretty much the same as your own
When the work is hard, it’s good to have a positive attitude. Joking around and breakin’ balls with your lifting bros generates a light hearted, “fun” atmosphere.
Lots of young people wear headphones in the gym, don’t talk to anybody, and Isolate themselves.
I don’t mean to disrespect any online coaches; but I think some might just be charismatic people who get paid to generate a positive attitude and team atmoshpere and help motivate dudes without lifting bros.
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Can you please do Starting Strength throughout the cycle?
I want to see if roids plus milking untapped beginner gainz will turn one into Ronnie Coleman.
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There went flame free.
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If by using the word “milking” you were obliquely referring to a gallon of milk a day, I am giving your post five likes, 3 snaps, and a twirl…
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Nope but I wish I was smart enough to have come up with that lmao.
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Confession: I’ve been listening to Christmas songs this past weekend.
I believe they got the Before and After switched based on GOMAD.
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Sure, he looks better, but 12 weeks??!! Who has that kind of time to get in shape?
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I confess, as a gym goer I could never understand why gym owners and managers would ever want to limit my gainz by not allowing chalk whenever, and wherever, I needed it. As a gym manager there is very little that frustrates me more than having unnecessary chalk all over my gym.
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Sorry mate I gotta chalk up before I hit the leg press you know how it is.
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It’s amazing how a product can produce opposite effects depending on the circumstances.
Improved grip by increased tackiness.
or
Making a platform slick as ice when it gets on the bottom of your shoes.
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I happened to be talking to a chap who seemed overly flustered by a potential changed to some system at work.
I also happened to talk with a guy who was planning a bunch of changes to said system.
As soon as i got back to my desk, I organised a meeting between the 3 of us and about 4 hanger-onerers under the guise of making sure we’re all on the same page.
I know that both these guys are too emotional to be sensible about this and I have zero reason to be involved but I called this thing for my own amusement.
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Yes! That is perfect 
you look like the good guy trying to get some communication going, and the other guys look hopeless and hilarious!
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Just a random piece of advice… If your a beginner. It might not be in your best interest to tell the guy in the gym that has 50lbs of solid weight on you.Plus can do a seated Behind the Neck press for reps with your best squat single.That telling him hes doing things wrong might be counter productive. Or suicidal…
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So… did this happen to you?
Asking for a friend.
Confession - I have just enough experience to be stupid, but enough age to know that I am stupid. I saw a dad coaching his kid on squats and the kid’s head was looking slightly up - anathema to what I was taught. I wanted to say something, but age told me to shut up.
I know the gym owner, who’s jacked and credentialed (CSCS I think), so I asked him, “Shouldn’t he be looking six feet in front at the floor?” Which is what I was taught by a very knowledgeable lifter, Doctor of Physical Therapy, and Exercise Science Professor at a local university.
Taught. Read. Not experience.
It took a minute for the owner to put two and two together before he told me, “you low bar squat. He’s high bar squatting.”
Really glad I didn’t say anything.
However, at the time, I did squat significantly more than the kid.
At the time, lol.
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You’re related to Wally, right?
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