Squats the story - the Off Topic Thread...

Hanley

briankeating wrote: »

I had to google that there to get the Harry Potter reference, and yes you have.

Muggle.

Paudee

Uncle Vernon wrote: »

I had to google that there to get the Harry Potter reference, and yes you have.

Pfft.

Scuba Ste

Mud Blood

Barry.Oglesby

briankeating wrote: »

Barry.Oglesby wrote: »

This is popcorn stuff for everyone but me, for whom it's really tedious. Move on people!

You think it's tedious for just you?

Spose!

I actually don't care that much I've long since dispensed with the Internet and the bored people who troublemake on it

Jarren

www.lifestylesports.com/index.html

I might have a look tomorrow.

gymfreak

Wahooooooooo...2weeks off work

Molly

Wahooooooooo...2weeks off work

Boo urns, at least i got sent home early from work because of no running water to the building!

gymfreak

Molly wrote: »

Boo urns, at least i got sent home early from work because of no running water to the building!

Be thankful for small mercys!!!!

Stench Blossoms

I started proper strength training today. Squat 50kg. I'm very impressed with myself :P

rocky

Stench Blossoms wrote: »

I started proper strength training today. Squat 50kg. I'm very impressed with myself :P

1 RM?

Stench Blossoms

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UL_heart_throb

Stench Blossoms wrote: »

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good girl good to have you on the team

gymfreak

Stench Blossoms wrote: »

I started proper strength training today. Squat 50kg. I'm very impressed with myself :P

You might even start logging too!!!:)

Gummy Panda

Stench Blossoms wrote: »

I started proper strength training today. Squat 50kg. I'm very impressed with myself :P

Good stuff!

Squats and deads are fun

Jarren

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7awHXVAGQYc

Nice music!:cool:

UL_heart_throb

it's amazing people will still upload the videos they make where they **** up really badly. i think it's great from an outsider point of view, to really know what goes on in some crossfit gyms.

not sure what I make of women in the third trimester doing muscle ups other than being in awe of their physical strength.

cc87

Vibrams getting sued in the US

http://www.examiner.com/wellness-in-chicago/vibram-fivefingers-shoes-named-lawsuit
http://www.sportsscientists.com/2012/03/vibram-shoes-named-in-lawsuit-danger-of.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FcJKs+%28The+Science+of+Sport%29

Was bound to happen eventually with so many converting to barefoot running after reading one article in a magazine and inevitably ending up injured....plus Vibrams tendency to stretch the truth a bit with their marketing

cc87

Vibrams getting sued in the US

http://www.examiner.com/wellness-in-chicago/vibram-fivefingers-shoes-named-lawsuit
http://www.sportsscientists.com/2012/03/vibram-shoes-named-in-lawsuit-danger-of.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FcJKs+%28The+Science+of+Sport%29

Was bound to happen eventually with so many converting to barefoot running after reading one article in a magazine and inevitably ending up injured....plus Vibrams tendency to stretch the truth a bit with their marketing

Please Kill Me

Jarren wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7awHXVAGQYc

Nice music!:cool:

Never seen so much kipping going on!! LOL

Hanley

cc87 wrote: »

Vibrams getting sued in the US

http://www.examiner.com/wellness-in-chicago/vibram-fivefingers-shoes-named-lawsuit
http://www.sportsscientists.com/2012/03/vibram-shoes-named-in-lawsuit-danger-of.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FcJKs+%28The+Science+of+Sport%29

Was bound to happen eventually with so many converting to barefoot running after reading one article in a magazine and inevitably ending up injured....plus Vibrams tendency to stretch the truth a bit with their marketing

I'm not American, and I'm not a lawyer, but HOW THE F*CK ARE THEY BEING SUED FOR THIS?!

Like it explicitly says on their website that there's a transition period ffs.

THIS is the exact reason the fitness industry world wide is a f*cking joke - you can do all dangerous stuff you want and injure people only for it to be ok because that's what everyone does, but step outside the comfort zone and try to do something innovative and good, and some moron injures themselves as a result and suddenly you get your ass sued.

cc87

Hanley wrote: »

I'm not American, and I'm not a lawyer, but HOW THE F*CK ARE THEY BEING SUED FOR THIS?!

Like it explicitly says on their website that there's a transition period ffs.

THIS is the exact reason the fitness industry world wide is a f*cking joke - you can do all dangerous stuff you want and injure people only for it to be ok because that's what everyone does, but step outside the comfort zone and try to do something innovative and good, and some moron injures themselves as a result and suddenly you get your ass sued.

From what I understand its down to that they dont say that you have to change your running style when using then as a heel strike running action with them can lead to you damaging your heel.......all sounds silly to me but since vibrams is a big big company these days it would a fairly lucrative lawsuit so it would attract some good lawyers to it

Im not a lawyer but AFAIK, there is a lot more pressure on companies to cover all the bases when they are selling products and unless Vibrams did cover the above somewhere I would think the lawsuit has a good chance of winning

Sangre

Just because they're being sued doesn't mean they've done anything wrong. Someone has just decided to sue them. Still a pain in the arse for company to defend in terms of time/money and bad press.

MungBean

Is there anything to this whole barefoot running thing ?

Hanley

MungBean wrote: »

Is there anything to this whole barefoot running thing ?

Yes. Quite a bit.

MungBean

Hanley wrote: »

Yes. Quite a bit.

You do it yourself ? I seen a TED talk with that Christopher McDougall who was talking about it I think in relation to tribe folk running so much. Seemed like he knew what he was talking about anyway. But I didnt realise it was an active movement as such.

Hanley

MungBean wrote: »

You do it yourself ? I seen a TED talk with that Christopher McDougall who was talking about it I think in relation to tribe folk running so much. Seemed like he knew what he was talking about anyway. But I didnt realise it was an active movement as such.

I don't do much distance running of any kind, but do have a pair of "barefoot" shoes which I try to wear when I can.

That McDougall talk is good, as is his book, Born To Run.

Mellor

cc87 wrote: »

From what I understand its down to that they dont say that you have to change your running style when using then as a heel strike running action with them can lead to you damaging your heel

From the article linked above;

Vibram does state on their website (which is acknowledged in the lawsuit) that switching to the FiveFingers does take time, possibly over a year for some people. Their training plan for the FiveFingers is longer than 13 weeks. The first two weeks are wearing the shoes 1-2 hours per day (no running), and weeks 3-4 are running 10%-20% of your normal distance, no more than once every other day, in the FiveFingers

Orla K

Mellor wrote: »

From the article linked above;

It really depends on what's in that training plan, if it tells them about changing the way you run then it's a stupid lawsuit if they don't well that's quite stupid of vibram

Dathai

Was getting my lunch on Friday and some lad ran past me on Pearse Street with no shoes on. He had some sort of fancy shmancy running shoes, but was carrying them.

cc87

Mellor wrote: »

From the article linked above;

But the training plan they have is about preparing and strengthening your foot and legs to run barefoot, not about your running style or gait.

While I do agree its a silly lawsuit, it is a legitimate argument.....