Squats the story - the Off Topic Thread...

Stench Blossoms

Woah woah woah.

I was feckin joking!

Yes I agree what that woman was doing is insane. I was just making a statement that women don't have to completely stop exercising while pregnant.

Rossin

The RDA for men is 2500 and women 2000. A body Fat (not weight loss) loss diet for me is 1400 - ask my trainer and nutritionist. Perfectly capable of doing cardio training on that amount - but if I weight train I have to eat 1800 (an additional 400 cals) a day - that must be a mix of cals sourced from protein, carbs and fat (which all give you cals) Ive done my homework

my very smug fb friend, tell me some of that is incorrect please

Hanley

Rossin wrote: »

my very smug fb friend, tell me some of that is incorrect please

Guy or girl? And what's their bodyweight?

...about to train but beIng a prick is my speciality and im feeling mischievous

Rossin

girl, ill find out, have a look back after training

Rossin

sorry i asked

it's nothing to do with weight, it's to do with body composition I.e. decrease body fat, increase muscle mass - I'm happy with my weight but want to change my composition. In the end my weight will probably increase but I don't mind so long as its only muscle.

im in ove rmy head, grrrrr she's so annoying!

arse..biscuits

kevpants wrote: »

d'Oracle wrote: »

I know you probably mean well, but that turns out a pretty ****ty statement to make.

I know a few women who didn't do anything particularly stressful or limit anything and didn't put on a lot of body fat. Some women just don't pile on fat during pregnancy.

Bollox!

They dieted. I know a few of those miraculous women too.

Never underestimate the evasiveness of a woman who desperately wants to be a yummy mummy but doesn't want anyone to know they're trying,

I have to disagree there, my wife has had two kids and didn't put on much fat either time. She ate plenty, same portion sizes as me, chocolate, take away at the weekend. She definitely wasn't dieting.

Orla K

kevpants wrote: »

Bollox!

They dieted. I know a few of those miraculous women too.

Never underestimate the evasiveness of a woman who desperately wants to be a yummy mummy but doesn't want anyone to know they're trying,

I have to say my friend actually lost weight in the early months, she had weight to lose, she was being checked to make sure everything was fine, it just happens sometimes.

rocky

Rossin wrote: »

sorry i asked





im in ove rmy head, grrrrr she's so annoying!

Truth can be annoying sometimes

Rossin

ha, sure don't i know it. Constant stream of gym updates, pictures of her dinners, crappy run times, please tell me you guys aren't this bad

Gummy Panda

Rossin wrote: »

ha, sure don't i know it. Constant stream of gym updates, pictures of her dinners, crappy run times, please tell me you guys aren't this bad

Hanley is. Constant pics of his blackboard in Revfit

Hanley

Gummy Panda wrote: »

Hanley is. Constant pics of his blackboard in Revfit

Hey f*ck you internet person!

...I actually don't post many pics of the blackboard. It's mostly of random things, and water bottles. Loads of water bottles.

(you have to admit, the blackboard is cool)

willietherock

Someone help with this. I'm having a debate about deadlifting /pullups on another site. A guy can do 4 pull ups and DLs 20kg. I make the pt anyone with 4 pullups could DL much much higher and am told by the local know it all that there is no correlation between no of pull ups and DLs, "its utter tripe". Who is right/wrong?

K4t

Most thirteen year old girls could deadlift 20kg..

Stench Blossoms

willietherock wrote: »

Someone help with this. I'm having a debate about deadlifting /pullups on another site. A guy can do 4 pull ups and DLs 20kg. I make the pt anyone with 4 pullups could DL much much higher and am told by the local know it all that there is no correlation between no of pull ups and DLs, "its utter tripe". Who is right/wrong?

Hmmm I'm not sure. I can do 1 pull up, 2 at most but I can DL a lot more than 20kg.

Sangre

If you can carry your weight on one leg, which we do everyday, barring mobility/injury issues, any adult could deadlift more than 20kgs.

SteelyDanJalapeno

Someone at 50kg could be well able for a lot of pull ups but struggle with any meaningful dl's

rubadub

I'd have to see his actual comments, is he just arguing over semantics, i.e. you used the word "could DL", I wonder if he would agree it you had used "should be able to DL". "Could" is seen by some as a 100% definite, absolutely no exceptions.

Michael 09

I'm pretty sure most 10 year olds could pick an olympic bar up off the floor!

willietherock

rubadub wrote: »

I'd have to see his actual comments, is he just arguing over semantics, i.e. you used the word "could DL", I wonder if he would agree it you had used "should be able to DL". "Could" is seen by some as a 100% definite, absolutely no exceptions.

Sorry should have been more specific. Its wrt to a gym newbie just starting out who is able to do 4pullups and 20 kg DL. My point is that anyone able to do 4 pull ups is away ahead of the curve strengthwise based on my own experience of taking months to do 1 pullup and should be doing much much higher DL. He says "any correlation between pull ups and DL is utter tripe".

cc87

willietherock wrote: »

Sorry should have been more specific. Its wrt to a gym newbie just starting out who is able to do 4pullups and 20 kg DL. My point is that anyone able to do 4 pull ups is away ahead of the curve strengthwise based on my own experience of taking months to do 1 pullup and should be doing much much higher DL. He says "any correlation between pull ups and DL is utter tripe".

My guess would be his 4 pullups are only half reps at best and no where near what a proper pullup would be.

ferike1

Well the only practical example I can think of is my case. I didn't deadlift for a good year but in that time did millions of pullups. My deadlift max didn't go down and has increased very quickly since starting again.

Hanley

willietherock wrote: »

Someone help with this. I'm having a debate about deadlifting /pullups on another site. A guy can do 4 pull ups and DLs 20kg. I make the pt anyone with 4 pullups could DL much much higher and am told by the local know it all that there is no correlation between no of pull ups and DLs, "its utter tripe". Who is right/wrong?

There's no specific correlation, but there is not one single biped in the world who could do 4 pull ups and not lift 20kg off the floor.

rubadub

Hanley wrote: »

single biped in the world who could do 4 pull ups and not lift 20kg off the floor.

This is why I wanted to see his exact wording of this discussion, as I said "could DL" could be taken to mean a 100% certainty for every human on the planet, then the pedantic lad will bring up disabled people. It could be a simple misunderstanding of what is being said, similar to that old thread dragged up today about diet & exercise.

I'm pretty sure most 10 year olds could pick an olympic bar up off the floor!

aha, I reckon the lad is simply not counting the 20kg bar weight.

d'Oracle

kevpants wrote: »

Bollox!

They dieted. I know a few of those miraculous women too.

Never underestimate the evasiveness of a woman who desperately wants to be a yummy mummy but doesn't want anyone to know they're trying,

Well my sister didn't, twice.
And she would probably kick you in the balls for suggesting she wants to be a yummy mummy.

the drifter

d'Oracle wrote: »

Well my sister didn't, twice.
And she would probably kick you in the balls for suggesting she wants to be a yummy mummy.

pics or GTFO!

*oh come on everyone was thinking it

d'Oracle

the drifter wrote: »

pics or GTFO!

*oh come on everyone was thinking it

erm.......

Just to be clear here, I'm not saying my sister is a yummy mummy, just saying that she would kick the little Kevpants in Kevpants pants if he were to suggest she had to try to be one.

ferike1

Winner of this year's MH comp

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2196217/Meet-newest-Mens-Health-cover-star-army-boy-Captain-Charles-Powell.html

Hanley

ferike1 wrote: »

Winner of this year's MH comp

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2196217/Meet-newest-Mens-Health-cover-star-army-boy-Captain-Charles-Powell.html

Is the standard down a bit this year? Fantastic nick and all, but not as good as some who've won or entered!?

ferike1

Hanley wrote: »

Is the standard down a bit this year? Fantastic nick and all, but not as good as some who've won or entered!?

This is the guy who won last year. I think he was the best winner so far.

Stench Blossoms

He is a beautiful specimen of a man.

Paudee

Stench Blossoms wrote: »

He is a beautiful specimen of a man.

I'd nearly get up on him myself.

Michael 09

Agree with Hanley, I'm not overly impressed to be honest? Mick was in much better condition IMO

Nervous Wreck

Paudee wrote: »

I'd nearly get up on him myself.

You'd get up on a rocking chair.

Nervous Wreck

Hanley wrote: »

Is the standard down a bit this year? Fantastic nick and all, but not as good as some who've won or entered!?

ItsAllAboutTheAbs.

Michael 09

Nervous Wreck wrote: »

ItsAllAboutTheAbs.

I think his abs are possibly his worst feature though? They're either an odd shape, it's a bad pose or he needs to cut a bit more.

Hanley

Did I see he's an army guy? That would explain a lot.

ferike1

Hanley wrote: »

Did I see he's an army guy? That would explain a lot.

As to why he is in good shape?

Hanley

ferike1 wrote: »

As to why he is in good shape?

As to why there'd be an enormous amount of goodwill egging him on to victory.

ferike1

Ahhhh, makes sense. Here if I enter and make it to the final next year can I count on the goodwill of these forums to vote for me? You could also get all your gym members to vote for me too

squod

ferike1 wrote: »

Winner of this year's MH comp

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2196217/Meet-newest-Mens-Health-cover-star-army-boy-Captain-Charles-Powell.html

Magic jeans. How he gets jeans to fit I don't know.

Michael 09

Ah ok the army thing makes a lot of sense. Very dramatic 'my fitness can save lives' - 6 packs don't save lives mate, it's for show!

ferike1

This one time he crunched a grenade in his stomach. His core was so strong it absorbed all impact. Ergo six-packs save lives.

Hanley

ferike1 wrote: »

As to why he is in good shape?

As to why there'd be an enormous amount of goodwill egging him on to victory.

papu

squod wrote: »

Magic jeans. How he gets jeans to fit I don't know.

I wish a had a pair of properly fitting jeans

Paudee

Nervous Wreck wrote: »

You'd get up on a rocking chair.

I was actually in a rocking chair today oddly enough.

Nervous Wreck

Paudee wrote: »

I was actually in a rocking chair today oddly enough.

I'm not even gonna ask the question.......

Gummy Panda

ouch!

I got the Trigger Point Therapty set for plantar fasciitis. I'm all tender on my low legs now but it seems to be helping.

pbowenroe

I am considering buying a power rack/squat rack for home use and am looking at these two.

http://www.ebay.ie/itm/NEW-GYM-POWER-SMITH-RACK-WEIGHTS-EXERCISE-MACHINE-BAR-BARBELL-MAX-250KGS-/271038702690?pt=UK_Strength_Training&hash=item3f1b2a6462#ht_3324wt_1037

http://www.ebay.ie/itm/NEW-SQUAT-RACK-POWER-SMITH-GYM-STAND-BARBELL-BAR-WEIGHTS-BENCH-EXERCISE-/280945030844?pt=UK_Strength_Training&hash=item4169a0f6bc#ht_3654wt_1037

Any tips on choosing between the two? The squat rack max load is 200kg while the power rack max load is 250kg. The power rack is 120 euro more expensive though.

Is it difficult to bench out of a squat rack?

thanks

pbowenroe

I am considering buying a power rack/squat rack for home use and am looking at these two.

http://www.ebay.ie/itm/NEW-GYM-POWER-SMITH-RACK-WEIGHTS-EXERCISE-MACHINE-BAR-BARBELL-MAX-250KGS-/271038702690?pt=UK_Strength_Training&hash=item3f1b2a6462#ht_3324wt_1037

http://www.ebay.ie/itm/NEW-SQUAT-RACK-POWER-SMITH-GYM-STAND-BARBELL-BAR-WEIGHTS-BENCH-EXERCISE-/280945030844?pt=UK_Strength_Training&hash=item4169a0f6bc#ht_3654wt_1037

Any tips on choosing between the two? The squat rack max load is 200kg while the power rack max load is 250kg. The power rack is 120 euro more expensive though.

Is it difficult to bench out of a squat rack?

thanks

pbowenroe

must be an echo in here, didn't mean to post twice