Squats the Story MkII- Off topic thread

9bred4

Dat spot tho'

LuckyLloyd

What a ****ing spot!

JJayoo

I watched that video lastnight, what exactly happened? Looks like he set us tight but then to lift the bar out of the monolift he almost had to shrug it up and lost all tightness

Hanley

I sincerely hope people aren't suggesting the spotting wasn't up to scratch on that squat vid.

Alf Veedersane

Hanley wrote: »

I sincerely hope people aren't suggesting the spotting wasn't up to scratch on that squat vid.

It took that curiosity to get me to watch it earlier.

I can only assume they're saying it was top spotting.

COH

The spotting was on the money all day. Besides when something goes wrong that fast with that sort of weight all the spotters in the world aren't going to be able to react in time to prevent it. Despite how bad it was it certainly could have been worse though.

Was reading that they had to drill holes in his knees to reattach his quad tendons :eek:

Alf Veedersane

I can only imagine that it can be all too easy for spotters to switch off because they're not needed for the vast majority of lifts so the speed of reaction is all the more impressive.

JJayoo

The spot comments were about the bench video that Caliden posted

Thud

Think the're talking about that bench spot in the above video saving yer mans face

LuckyLloyd

My post was referring to the astoundingly good bench spotting

Mellor

JJayoo wrote: »

The spot comments were about the bench video that Caliden posted

This.
Lightening reactions from your man, on a rep/set that looked easy enough.

COH wrote: »

Was reading that they had to drill holes in his knees to reattach his quad tendons :eek:

Yeah pretty much. To reattached, they probably drilled holes in his kneecap and sutured the ruptured tendons end to the holes.

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Mellor wrote: »

Yeah pretty much. To reattached, they probably drilled holes in his kneecap and sutured the ruptured tendons end to the holes.

I'll take "Things I Wish I Hadn't Read" for $500 please Alex.

power pants

some clown who trains in the gym was benching 140kg last night

would get a spot from his mates and plenty of hollering and shouts of encouragement. would bring the bar down about an " from being lifted out and then back up for 2 reps

This should not bother or effect me but it ****ing annoyed me so much. I Was seething for the rest of the night , still am, if im being truthful

LuckyLloyd

power pants wrote: »

some clown who trains in the gym was benching 140kg last night

would get a spot from his mates and plenty of hollering and shouts of encouragement. would bring the bar down about an " from being lifted out and then back up for 2 reps

This should not bother or effect me but it ****ing annoyed me so much. I Was seething for the rest of the night , still am, if im being truthful

What's the problem? Why would you care?

Hanley

LuckyLloyd wrote: »

What's the problem? Why would you care?

Jelly...

Cos bro can claim a 140k bench

...even if he's a sludgy turd.

power pants

I dont know why I care, im just like that. Im a very jealous, angry, insecure individual

fwiw I can correctly bench 130kg on my own with a pair of shades on and a snap back. so there

Alf Veedersane

power pants wrote: »

fwiw I can correctly bench 130kg on my own with a pair of shades on and a snap back. so there

Maybe...but you can't bench 140 so that clown bewearin' the power pants in your gym.

I saw a guy doing half reps today which only bothered me a tiny bit until he got up and walked off without re racking his weights
HEY PAL YOU FORGOT YOUR WEIGHTS

power pants

Alf Veedersane wrote: »

Maybe...but you can't bench 140 so that clown bewearin' the power pants in your gym.

obvisoulsy next week, ill update this thread with a post declaring I successfully benched 150kg :cool:

Gummy Panda

bluewolf wrote: »

I saw a guy doing half reps today which only bothered me a tiny bit until he got up and walked off without re racking his weights
HEY PAL YOU FORGOT YOUR WEIGHTS

YOU CAN KEEP THEM SINCE YOU KEPT STARING AT THEM!!

Gummy Panda

Daily reminder: that people are either stupid or trolls on MFP

Rice cake 19 calories but 80g carbs

Blacktie.

Gummy Panda wrote: »

Daily reminder: that people are either stupid or trolls on MFP

Rice cake 19 calories but 80g carbs

Looks like they got it backwards! :pac:

Quadzilla tshirt is 25 plus 25 shipping wah

eclectichoney

bluewolf wrote: »

Quadzilla tshirt is 25 plus 25 shipping wah

Cheaper, but maybe a little too hipster
http://www.redbubble.com/people/wookiehumper/works/11830044-quadzilla?p=t-shirt

MightyMandarin

I'd rather spend that money on one of Dom Mazzetti/Broscience Life's shirts.

deadlybuzzman

MightyMandarin wrote: »

I'd rather spend that money on one of Dom Mazzetti/Broscience Life's shirts.

I was going to get a Reps for Jesus t shirt and then I got a t shirt very similar to Chris duffins whiskey and deadlifts shirts for only 3.50.
It's v hard to justify paying over ten times the money after that.
...... I'll just shout "DONT SPOT ME WATCH ME BRO!" and do dumbell curls in the squat rack instead

Alf Veedersane

MightyMandarin wrote: »

I'd rather spend that money on one of Dom Mazzetti/Broscience Life's shirts.

Really increased the range the last while. Got a laugh out of this one this morning.

deadlybuzzman

Has anyone else ever been bruised by a foam roller? I gave my lats a good goin over yesterday and my back looks like I was whipped

Alf Veedersane

deadlybuzzman wrote: »

Has anyone else ever been bruised by a foam roller? I gave my lats a good goin over yesterday and my back looks like I was whipped

You might have kept the pressure on those spots for too long.

deadlybuzzman

Alf Veedersane wrote: »

You might have kept the pressure on those spots for too long.

It's funny it just goes to show how quickly things tighten up because I've used a pic pipe plenty of times before and it was grand. Very sore but grand.
I'll live, it's not like I'm a back model or anything!

Alf Veedersane

deadlybuzzman wrote: »

It's funny it just goes to show how quickly things tighten up because I've used a pic pipe plenty of times before and it was grand. Very sore but grand.
I'll live, it's not like I'm a back model or anything!

It's not necessarily how hard the surface is against your back. It's sometimes just the length of time that the pressure is applied to the same spot might cause a small bit of tissue damage underneath.

I found out the hard way because I am a back model.

deadlybuzzman

Alf Veedersane wrote: »

It's not necessarily how hard the surface is against your back. It's sometimes just the length of time that the pressure is applied to the same spot might cause a small bit of tissue damage underneath.

I found out the hard way because I am a back model.

Ouch! Now that would hurt!
That's good to know because alot of times I can't roll for very long at all but yester because it hurt so much I kept at it until everything opened out and relaxed which definitely took longer than normal

Alf Veedersane

deadlybuzzman wrote: »

Ouch! Now that would hurt!
That's good to know because alot of times I can't roll for very long at all but yester because it hurt so much I kept at it until everything opened out and relaxed which definitely took longer than normal

Ease into it in terms of the pressure you allow to be applied to what you want to release. And just do what you normally do in terms of time spent - you shouldnn't really be applying full pressure for more than 20 seconds at a time. You can always come back to the more troublesome areas a second time when the muscle has had a little more time to relax.

gymfreak

deadlybuzzman wrote: »

Has anyone else ever been bruised by a foam roller? I gave my lats a good goin over yesterday and my back looks like I was whipped

I can't use a rumble roller because I end up so bruised after. :(

Although I do bruise easy...last time I went to roll my forearm with a ball I ended up with a MASSIVE black bruise.

Sangre

My pecs bruise really badly when I try and apply pressure, even doing it by hand will do it. Its a pain as they're so tight.

JJayoo

Stacking 25kg bags of sheep chow makes a perfect adjustable jump platform, with zero risk of missing and smashing shins.

#SheepGainz

Dtp1979

Got my 1.5 captains of crush. A little easier than the 2.5 alright

Blacktie.

Dtp1979 wrote:

Got my 1.5 captains of crush. A little easier than the 2.5 alright

A little or a good bit... Still haven't gotten around to getting a second one yet.

Dtp1979

Blacktie. wrote: »

A little or a good bit... Still haven't gotten around to getting a second one yet.

I just got them. I'm in work. I did 10 each hand and was just about manageable.

9bred4

What are they for? Grip strength?

Alf Veedersane

9bred4 wrote: »

What are they for? Grip strength?

Got it in 1.

Dtp1979

Even the knurl on the grips would toughen the skin quite a lot id say

misslt

Folks can anyone recommend decent shoes? Mostly lifting, circuits. No running.

I've been told to look into the Reebok Nano 3s but they're pretty much impossible to get (Foot Locker seems to have them but its having a slight disagreement with my card).

Nano 4's are £85 which I can spend but I'll have to wait until payday.

Any others I should look at?

JJayoo

misslt wrote: »

Folks can anyone recommend decent shoes? Mostly lifting, circuits. No running.

I've been told to look into the Reebok Nano 3s but they're pretty much impossible to get (Foot Locker seems to have them but its having a slight disagreement with my card).

Nano 4's are £85 which I can spend but I'll have to wait until payday.

Any others I should look at?

Go to TKMaxx and buy the shoe with the biggest discount, doesn't matter if it fits

deadlybuzzman

misslt wrote:

Nano 4's are £85 which I can spend but I'll have to wait until payday.

misslt wrote:

I've been told to look into the Reebok Nano 3s but they're pretty much impossible to get (Foot Locker seems to have them but its having a slight disagreement with my card).

misslt wrote:

Folks can anyone recommend decent shoes? Mostly lifting, circuits. No running.

misslt wrote:

Any others I should look at?

Go into pennys and get some converse rip offs. They'll be a fifth of the price and will be absolutely fine

9bred4

misslt wrote: »

Folks can anyone recommend decent shoes? Mostly lifting, circuits. No running.

I've been told to look into the Reebok Nano 3s but they're pretty much impossible to get (Foot Locker seems to have them but its having a slight disagreement with my card).

Nano 4's are £85 which I can spend but I'll have to wait until payday.

Any others I should look at?

I have the Nano 4's myself and to be quite honest they don't really match the price tag. A good workout shoe but needs to be a bit cheaper to do it justice.

Cuddlesworth

9bred4 wrote: »

I have the Nano 4's myself and to be quite honest they don't really match the price tag. A good workout shoe but needs to be a bit cheaper to do it justice.

They are a hard-wearing shoe, designed to go up and down ropes and not rip to shreds(which I have seen). If you were doing normal circuits, I couldn't see why you would buy them.

9bred4

Cuddlesworth wrote: »

They are a hard-wearing shoe, designed to go up and down ropes and not rip to shreds(which I have seen). If you were doing normal circuits, I couldn't see why you would buy them.

Well I do Crossfit a bit and do (try) rope work. I'm not saying they aren't a good shoe, just the price point was all.

Brian?

deadlybuzzman wrote: »

Go into pennys and get some converse rip offs. They'll be a fifth of the price and will be absolutely fine

I was in Elverys on Friday and they had converse imitations for about 15 euro

Alf Veedersane

Brian? wrote: »

I was in Elverys on Friday and they had converse imitations for about 15 euro

Tenner in Dunnes.