thread of getting sw0le

god i see so many people doing so much wack shit

if you get annoyed by old dudes with wack form and young dudes doing curls, this thread is for you

― goole, Thursday, October 25, 2012 10:48 AM (2 months ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

lol allow me to repeat

hey codger doing benches with a thumbless grip and his feet up on the bench, you are making me fucking nervous

i definitely get mad nervous for some ppl

my squats and deadlifts have improved a lot thanks to this thread.

If you have weak external rotation, behind the neck presses are going to be a problem. If you have healthy shoulders and you maintain control I think they're okay. If you're doing a barbell complex like a bear - which is going to mean higher volume and lower intensity - I don't see a problem unless your shoulders are already trashed.

Marius does them, this is my gold standard.

Clarification: Marius and the bear both use a behind the neck push press, which means you get leg drive through the worst part of the ROM. Would still not recommend these unless you have good external rotation and can control the weight.

Damn, I have to cancel my course because I now have a class that clashes with it. Going to try to reschedule for four weeks in early Feb. Hope they don't want to make me pay again.

I figure this would be the best place to ask, are there any cool ways that I can increase my flexibility that don't involve yoga class, I would like to touch my toes

Uh, yeah, so yoga would be the answer here. Sorry. fwiw if u go to trad ashtanga u get to keep yr hardman card.

Just find the right yoga class, the right instructor, you'll have an "oh I see" moment
Re: touching toes. You can get that done. Next time you do some deadlift-y stuff, once you're finished, take a break, then touch your toes 20-30 times with no weight. (Don't lock your knees but don't bend them either, just stretch out your hamstrings). TRY IT you'll surprise yourself

http://i.imgur.com/SpMRG.gif

oh man, he's flying through the air like george of the jungle

wtf is going on there

where do people even get this stuff

hahahaha

"oh yeah, one legged jump crossover ab crunch pulldowns. they totally shred!!"

Men's Health, Sept '09

wtff

in soviet russia cable presses down you

my hamstrings are getting a little better. now i just need to go to gym as frequently as i did in the fall and i will actually be able to squat more weight and not stall.

bench pressed my body weight for the first time EVER!

lol wtf?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFBcOrZe6IE

nice work!

yeah idk about that rubber bar stuff

I would not feel foolish using that thing. Surely not. Particularly not if I did, well, whatever the hell that bro is doing at 11:45.
"As you can see, there's nothing else out there quite like the tsunami bar. That's what makes it superior to any other training device out there." Well I'm convinced.

Last week I went to the gym in mornings, to not clash with the January rush. It was great -- felt really awake and good at work all day. This week I haven't managed to get myself up in the morning, and ended up skipping the gym altogether. Really don't know what to expect of tomorrow's workout. Superset-day too, which I have in no way gotten used to yet.

rubber barbell concept seems like it could be accomplished with a $25 slosh-pipe you make at home

http://tsunamibarbell.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/581308_10150857512617776_1678211672_n.jpg
Uh.

Would like to see a video of him racking that.

do at least 9 distinct tricep exercises per workout if you want to be sw0le, bro

YOU MUST USE

CHAINS

i swear to god i'm getting weaker. i'm struggling with amounts that would be difficult but basically automatic a month or so ago. this is crap!

idk if it's winter or what by my sleep and eating habits have gone to shit, i'm going to blame it on that.

how are you all doing out there, dyel

I am getting stronger, which is nbd given my uber weakness to begin with. I am almost ready to move to the actual 45 pound barbell instead of the 15 pounder, which I've been loading up an additional ~5 lbs per workout

i'm trying to add some more carbs to my diet to help with some gains. also going to cut out some of the intense metabolic conditioning i'd been doing and focus on recovery a little more.

idk if it's winter or what by my sleep and eating habits have gone to shit, i'm going to blame it on that.

yeah this is where it's all at. sleep is so important ime

i was not in the gym for a little bit (12 days!) bc of running group. can't figure out how to do both that well. i'm thinking i'm gonna skip one running workout per week from the schedule, probably the interval one. i'm the fastest in the group, of 6 people who are all older than i am. lol. i went back today and i didn't really lose any strength. but the tiny bald guy who dances on the ball thing was there and he makes me uncomfortable! he's so small! he tried to give me that velcro pad thing for the barbell.

i started to explain to him how it doesn't touch my neck and he said "i don't know, maybe i'm too short to do that." i'm still puzzled.

man there were some high school dudes in the rack next to me who were making me very nervous with their weird, bad overloaded squats

second workout in a row a guy has tried to give me that thing!

that thing, that thing, that ♪♫thing♪.

what the fuck

http://youtu.be/gJMdK7vJsLc

so i have this suit jacket that used to fit almost perfectly maybe a tiny bit small (i have big shoulders anyway) and now i can't even button it, i just realized today at work. so sw0le. but then i was also thinking my upper body looked skinnier. i have better posture now.

i only go twice a week lately

Finally started that 4-week course, but week 1 was a rush through a bunch of machines - disappointed. Going to read New Women's Rules of Lifting or whatever it's called and figure it out for myself.

still in stallsville on squats! dammit what do i have to do for you, sw0le g0ds

just a thought: have you tried taking some time off?

Back to lifting after a couple (OK, three) weeks off; lost some of my overhead press but seemed to hold the line at squat and deadlift. We'll see how bench press goes tomorrow.

that's what usually happens to me, o press goes to shit, squat pretty stable

man it's the other way around for me.

just a thought: have you tried taking some time off?

― ryan, Monday, March 4, 2013 9:21 PM (2 days ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

taking some... what now?

was off for 3 months, until last week. back up to 5RM within a week on squat, but i look like http://vimeo.com/34678147 when i try to o press.

i went to the gym. i keep taking time off by accident and then i get anxiety like "if i go i'll get sore because i've been off too long and i don't want that" so i wait longer and have more potential for soreness. i didn't try too hard though. i found a new gym character who wears some weird shoes and velour pants pulled up really high.