Anyone have any? Let’s see who is the craziest.
not sure if these cover superstitions…but…
anytime using a barbell, any weights i put on eiher side must be the same brand/type…some gyms have different plates hanging around, wether they are thicker or thinner, newer or older, they must be the same on both sides for me…when i bench, the bench has to be perfectly straight, if its angled it drives me up a fuckin wall…
i cant stand it when people use weights and dont strip a bar or leave dumbbells hanging around or put 40lb dbs next to 60lb dbs or some shit…i can go on and on, i got a ton but ill leave it at that…im not even sure if thats what u wanted to hear or not haha
all my plates have to be facing in.
Everytime right before my last set of squats for the day, I’ll rub one out right in the rack.
I don’t really have any,
but awhile back had started
working out w/ a friend, an
he has OCD.
And he’d have to tap the bar 3
times before each set, an all
the dumbell #'s on hex Dumbells
had to face up on every lift.
It annoyed the hell out of me,
his OCD effects him in everyday
life an I tolerate it,(turning knobs on doors, tapping light switches, cranking his car…he has to do them all 3 times or 3 sets of 3) but sometimes workouts dragged on b/c of his habits an he’s have to start a set over again.
[quote]mclemorejohn wrote:
all my plates have to be facing in.[/quote]
FUH-FUH-FUH-FREAK!!!
[quote]mclemorejohn wrote:
all my plates have to be facing in.[/quote]
absolutely agree with you on that one, add it to my list
[quote]rrjc5488 wrote:
Everytime right before my last set of squats for the day, I’ll rub one out right in the rack.[/quote]
I hope you work out at home.
I pray to have an intense workout before every single workout.
I eat one green apple while walking to the gym, without fail.
Every time I’m trying for a new PR, for example deadlifts, I’ll give a small kick to the plates.
I’ll even talk to the plates, I’ll be like don’t screw me up, you ain’t got s#*( on me…
jet
I scream UNCONVENTIONAL! before every set of bench press.
Before each set of deadlifts i kick the bar a few times, especially when it starts to get heavy…
I do what Nomar Garciapara does with his batting gloves.
Actually, I don’t.
For deadlifts I constantly re-check my feet position in relation to the bar, distance between each other, and the angle they face out before I’m ready to grip and rip. A new successful 1RM gets a big “WHOO!” like Ric Flair.
Plate lips all facing in or I won’t lift it.
One of my crew’s rules is if you put weight on the bar for your normal sets you can’t take it off for any of the next ones. We only increase.
I’m kinda shocked 2 other people kick the bar before heavy deadlifts, I’ve been doing that for a while… I also push and pull the bar on the squat rack a little before a heavy set of squats.
Hex plates have to be perfectly aligned and the holes have to line up.
i too like to kick my weights a little and talk shit to them. it lets them know they are MY bitches!
I remember a guy at my old gym who would do sit ups and he would punch, and basically talk shit to his abs on every rep. Fucking tool caused a scene every time.
[quote]IronWarrior34 wrote:
mclemorejohn wrote:
all my plates have to be facing in.
absolutely agree with you on that one, add it to my list[/quote]
NO_NO_NO!
Plates Facing OUT!
I also have to twist the bar forward 3 quarter turns to make sure it is right on squat and bench.
Deadlifts- I square up to the bar, and roll it forward and back twice. If that doesn’t work, I have to reset.
dumbell press- numbers facing down.
Chalk- a stripe right up the center of the palm to the middle and ring finger only.
[quote]tpa wrote:
I scream UNCONVENTIONAL! before every set of bench press.[/quote]
HAHAHAHAHA!!!
Are you referring to the postman who would lift in his uniform and say this after benching? That’s awesome!!