The Workout Thread

**Icej** · 02-10-2010, 09:36 AM

Everyone is hitting the gym. All the new years resolutioners will be gone in the next couple weeks though.

**Ammy** · 02-10-2010, 01:36 PM

Originally Posted by Mapdash

wow....sounds like a lot of you guys are hitting the gym all of a sudden.

tip of the day: despite what the dipshits in my gym display......wrist wraps sould not be used for any chest exercise. EVER. If i see one more douch bag wrapping up dumbells to do presses i am going to lose it. wraps are for pulling. If you dont have the grip strength to rerack the weights then go lighter.

Also dont use them for biceps for gods sake. tool bags.

i've been at it for about 7 months, but ive never seen anybody do that before. i use straps for deads and shrugs.

**RUM_RUNNER** · 02-10-2010, 01:43 PM

I've seen straps being used for dumbell, chest work outs. I lol.

The guy has the worst form I have ever seen. I will laugh when he has to release those heavy weights in a hurry and pulls his arm out of his socket

**Mapdash** · 02-10-2010, 01:54 PM

Originally Posted by brett00

how bout for the back workouts?

Yeah pretty much the only thing they should be used for are:

heavy shrugs
pull ups
heavy pulldowns
heavy rows
Deadlifts

basically anything where your muscle could do more but your grip strength gives out first. I say HEAVY sets because you should try to do as many sets without wraps as you can so your grip strength improves.

**Mapdash** · 02-10-2010, 01:57 PM

Originally Posted by RUM_RUNNER

I've seen straps being used for dumbell, chest work outs. I lol.

The guy has the worst form I have ever seen. I will laugh when he has to release those heavy weights in a hurry and pulls his arm out of his socket

I see dudes using wraps for DB presses all the time. Also for DB curls.....and i have even seen guys wrap up on BB presses. It boggles my mind.

Dont even get me started on weight belts and wrist wraps....

**Ammy** · 02-10-2010, 01:59 PM

Originally Posted by RUM_RUNNER

I've seen straps being used for dumbell, chest work outs. I lol.

The guy has the worst form I have ever seen. I will laugh when he has to release those heavy weights in a hurry and pulls his arm out of his socket

There is some chode looking guy, maybe 5'5 210, at my gym that doesn't understand the concept of controlled release. he jerks the weight, then literally lets it go and slam down as hard as it can. low rows, for example. he just swings and pulls it all the way to his chest, then lets it go and the stack falls and clanks all over the damn place. same thing with pulldowns. on top of that, he grunts like a congested little girl too. makes me rage.

**RUM_RUNNER** · 02-10-2010, 02:12 PM

I cringed just reading the story. Thats what this guys does. Swings and jerks. "Yea you are using 100 more pounds than I am but you're muscles aren't doing any of the work. S'why you look like a vienna sausage and I look like Johnny Bravo"

**Ammy** · 02-10-2010, 03:05 PM

lats are fried today, yesterday was gnarly. tonight, shoulders and abs. i despise doing abs.

**RUM_RUNNER** · 02-10-2010, 03:09 PM

I love feeling of a fried Lat.

**matt36956** · 02-10-2010, 03:20 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jnsb85XU0ts

**Derek Makekau** · 02-10-2010, 03:23 PM

that kid sucks.

**matt36956** · 02-10-2010, 03:24 PM

Originally Posted by Derek Makekau

that kid sucks.

lol

**Ammy** · 02-10-2010, 04:03 PM

haha thats his video too.

**Derek Makekau** · 02-10-2010, 04:33 PM

haha i realized that after i said it...

**Ammy** · 02-10-2010, 06:07 PM

shoulders=destroyed. bitched out on abs though.

**shiznit** · 02-10-2010, 06:13 PM

my legs especially my quads are completely shot today

i did a circuit that made me want to die i haven't worked out legs in over 3 months before today seeing as to how i was in a cast for those 3 months heres what it consisted off
8x8 leg extension
8x8 leg curl
8x8 leg press
8x8 goblet squats
and i would've done 8x8 of seated calve raises but that motion highly risks me re-braking my foot so i'll pass for another 3 or four weeks till fully healed
edit: and it was extremely fast i got this done in a little over a half hour which is very fast for me

**RUM_RUNNER** · 02-10-2010, 06:18 PM

My hands are killing me

Played bejeweled all day.

Havent been to the gym in a week because of this stupid snow. Thye keep closing it

**Utah** · 02-10-2010, 06:29 PM

Originally Posted by RUM_RUNNER

My hands are killing me

Played bejeweled all day.

Havent been to the gym in a week because of this stupid snow. Thye keep closing it

Work out with the snow... Seriously, switch up the work out by shoveling it...

**RUM_RUNNER** · 02-10-2010, 06:35 PM

It's a great workout. I mentioned that earlier in the thread. 4 hours over two days. May hit it again tomorrow when this wind dies.

**Utah** · 02-10-2010, 06:46 PM

/\ Ahh, my bad. Missed that...

If i was stuck in the snow, I would build a bad ass snow fort. Like an igloo snow fort complete with tunnels to a second snow fort. Shit would be serious!!!

**RUM_RUNNER** · 02-10-2010, 06:48 PM

Haha that sounds fun. All I wanted to do was get my jeep out.

DOT finally plowed today. The snow started Friday...

More snow out there now though so I can get a decent workout in if need be

**skimiks** · 02-11-2010, 08:51 AM

the supervisor of our workout room is frackin sick. he used to compete and he can bench 300 and dead lift 500. hes basically as wide as he is tall

**RUM_RUNNER** · 02-11-2010, 08:59 AM

Every gym must have one of those then because my gym has one too. Still competes and trains others

Wait, you are from DE, what gym?

**239 $kim** · 02-11-2010, 04:11 PM

bout to go and do some bi's & tri's ....time to look like a tool

**brett00** · 02-12-2010, 01:09 PM

just came back from intense shoulder and ab workout. shoulders are destroyed.. love the feeling after workin out chest and you run down the stairs in pain

**shiznit** · 02-13-2010, 08:15 AM

Originally Posted by skimiks

the supervisor of our workout room is frackin sick. he used to compete and he can bench 300 and dead lift 500. hes basically as wide as he is tall

not to be a dick but multiple kids on my football team can do that so i don't really see those weights as beastly or anything lol

**brett00** · 02-16-2010, 07:04 PM

question: I don't really do incline dumbells often but is it necessary when your doing it to tap the weights at the top? i didn't for 2 sets and some kid told me i was doing it wrong..?

**239 $kim** · 02-16-2010, 07:09 PM

i bring them close together but don't touch them but always kinda wondered also i see alot of people just going 90 degrees w/thier elbows and i go a lil lower anybody know whats best?

**Ammy** · 02-16-2010, 07:10 PM

you don't have to "tap" the weights at the top lol, thats some of the dumbest shit i have ever heard. i bring them down to chest level, so that is past 90 degrees. 90 seems much to small of a rom for me.

**239 $kim** · 02-16-2010, 07:13 PM

yea i see some tools go super heavy on db bench and bench press and just go 90 its embarassing

**brett00** · 02-16-2010, 07:14 PM

this kid was like 14 and was telling me how i should do it. i kinda laughed but just needed to make sure. i dont understand why you would bring it up and then proceed to tap them over the head. i was getting a full effect but i guess the tap makes your bigger

**brett00** · 02-16-2010, 07:14 PM

Originally Posted by 239 $kim

i bring them close together but don't touch them but always kinda wondered also i see alot of people just going 90 degrees w/thier elbows and i go a lil lower anybody know whats best?

i go a little lower sometimes and i guess shoulder length apart