Squats the Story MkII- Off topic thread

arayess

Alf Veedersane wrote: »

Tenner in Dunnes.

the socialists will attack you for shopping in dunnes and possibly feed to you to their communist comrades in north korea

Brian?

arayess wrote: »

the socialists will attack you for shopping in dunnes and possibly feed to you to their communist comrades in north korea

No we won't. We're generally a friendly bunch.

Alf Veedersane

arayess wrote: »

the socialists will attack you for shopping in dunnes and possibly feed to you to their communist comrades in north korea

Uh oh.

I might just go to Penneys and get them for cheaper so...

DylanJM

A couple of Irish female weightlifters are about to lift in the 58kg B group at the 2015 European Championships in Tbilisi. Here's a live stream if you want to watch.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40z_5vvnOMA

Live Scoreboard

Europsport are also showing the A groups all this week. Usually from 15:00 (women's sessioons) or 17:00 (men's sessions) although it varies a bit so check the listings.

How are they doing

DylanJM

bluewolf wrote: »

How are they doing

Snatch done.

Hilary Riordan 54/56/58x
Emma Alderdice 69x/69/71

Clean and jerk up next (about 25 mins from now probably).

EDIT: Both finished their C&J's now as well.

Hilary Riordan:
S: 54/56/58x
C&J: 71x/71x/71
T: 127

Emma Alderdice:
S: 69x/69/71
C&J: 80/84/86
T: 157

LuckyLloyd

Thought Riordan was unlucky to get called for a pressout on her first Clean and Jerk. Did well to make sure of it the third time and make a total.

DylanJM

LuckyLloyd wrote: »

Thought Riordan was unlucky to get called for a pressout on her first Clean and Jerk. Did well to make sure of it the third time and make a total.

Yeah I thought the same myself, it was a harsh call.

Mellor

Beta Alanine tingles are almost painfully today.

deadlybuzzman

2 pretty cool things happened in the gym yesterday.
I meet the owner as I'm going in the door and while we're chatting he asks me as I'm new there, how I'm getting on and is there anything extra I'd like in the place. (He's already putting up a best lifts board at my suggestion)
That's the first time I've ever had some take a genuine interest or look for suggestions on how to improve a place.
Secondly while I'm training a woman comes in to train in an electric wheelchair. Now that takes balls to come in and do for the very first time. Theres lots of posts on here about people feeling intimidated or uncomfortable going into a gym, I felt like that at the start too but after seeing her train I feel like a bus and a waster for ever ever going through the motions in any session ever.
Rant over! :-)

Alf Veedersane

Puréed carrot + parsnip + apple is so much nicer than I imagined.

conzy

Alf Veedersane wrote: »

Puréed carrot + parsnip + apple is so much nicer than I imagined.

Ah the baby food diet, will this finally get me the body I want?!

Mashed carrot + parsnip is amazing though so I imagine throwing an apple in the mix just makes it better

Alf Veedersane

conzy wrote: »

Ah the baby food diet, will this finally get me the body I want?!

Mashed carrot + parsnip is amazing though so I imagine throwing an apple in the mix just makes it better

For someone who hated carrot and parsnip as a kid, this blew my mind.

There was a baby food diet? Jesus. I shouldn't be surprised though.

Dtp1979

conzy wrote: »

Ah the baby food diet, will this finally get me the body I want?!

Mashed carrot + parsnip is amazing though so I imagine throwing an apple in the mix just makes it better

I tried that, but my baby was pissed off at me eating his dinner the whole time

I saw an episode of supersize vs superskinny where they did a bit where a presenter tries a few different fads and reports back any results and how she feels. She didn't have good things to say about em. Anyway the baby food diet was one of them. She hated it and said she'd also never ask a baby to eat that stuff either iirc
Hehe

I had duck and a mountain of veg stir fry for lunch. Om nom

Mr. CooL ICE

My latest favourite snack is rice cakes with pork liver pate and smoked salmon. Om nom nom

Alf Veedersane

bluewolf wrote: »

I saw an episode of supersize vs superskinny where they did a bit where a presenter tries a few different fads and reports back any results and how she feels. She didn't have good things to say about em. Anyway the baby food diet was one of them. She hated it and said she'd also never ask a baby to eat that stuff either iirc
Hehe

On a related note, they had three willing folk try three different 'detox' diets on The Consumer Show last night. Some juice diet, clean 9 and some ofther guff. Negligible or no difference in liver or kidney function.

They felt cheated. Especially the lad that did the Clean 9 nonsense and had to endure drinking the aloe vera.

Mellor

290lbs, 5'1" Box Jump

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1KZqEglkaE

Mellor

Rabbit-holing across all sorts today.
Thought this was a bit insane.
https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=704499072995961

In metric, its about 136kg @ 70kg. For reference, here's the men's 69kg in Beijing. So equal to about 15/24 at the olympics, for a non-weight lifter, with hang snatch.

Mellor

Also, Clarence gonna Clarence...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWKeCi9jojs

LuckyLloyd

The NFL really has freak athletes.

And that Lipsey hang snatch is truly insane. The stability he's demonstrating is unreal.

kumate_champ07

conzy wrote: »

Ah the baby food diet, will this finally get me the body I want?!

Mashed carrot + parsnip is amazing though so I imagine throwing an apple in the mix just makes it better

finely chopped fried chorizo

chorizo makes everything better

Mr. CooL ICE

bluewolf wrote: »

chorizo makes everything better

Or bacon.

Or chorizo and bacon.

Alf Veedersane

bluewolf wrote: »

chorizo makes everything better

Except nappies.

Nervous Wreck

Mellor wrote: »

Also, Clarence gonna Clarence...

I can't stand up out of a chair that quick...

YFlyer

I see that the university sports arena are advertising 5 mornings of Intensive Insanity workouts. 4 from Tuesday to Friday morning and then the 5th next week.

Surely this is not the best way to start a new programme especially if you're not fit?

brownej

YFlyer wrote: »

I see that the university sports arena are advertising 5 mornings of Intensive Insanity workouts. 4 from Tuesday to Friday morning and then the 5th next week.

Surely this is not the best way to start a new programme especially if you're not fit?

This is not the first time they have run this 5 day insanity thing.

They also have a regular insanity class/body pump class/ TRX class etc so maybe it is targeted at those people rather than complete beginners.

While I didn't participate in the last 5 days of insanity, I did see that it was very popular although the numbers did seem to drop off as the week went by.

YFlyer

brownej wrote: »

This is not the first time they have run this 5 day insanity thing.

They also have a regular insanity class/body pump class/ TRX class etc so maybe it is targeted at those people rather than complete beginners.

While I didn't participate in the last 5 days of insanity, I did see that it was very popular although the numbers did seem to drop off as the week went by.

Yeah I could understand if it was for people that regularly do the above classes or other type of training.

It would be too much for somebody starting from scratch.

MD1990

https://instagram.com/p/1tcxpnCBbt/

ass to grass

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MD1990 wrote: »

https://instagram.com/p/1tcxpnCBbt/

ass to grass

But her knees are out in front of her toes? She's mere moments away from catching full-blown death.

EmcD123

Did she get that lift?

Mellor

So I was suppose to be testing this week. But I was sick at the weekend and evidently not recovered.
Would I be better off in resuming testing as soon as I feel up to it, or sahould I talk a week deload and test next week. As if I was to take a deload week between the end of a strength cycle and a comp.

LuckyLloyd

Mellor wrote: »

So I was suppose to be testing this week. But I was sick at the weekend and evidently not recovered.
Would I be better off in resuming testing as soon as I feel up to it, or sahould I talk a week deload and test next week. As if I was to take a deload week between the end of a strength cycle and a comp.

Bleh, I think it doesn't really matter what way you skin it - you're not going to get the results your training probably deserved. I would take a week to deload though, get fully recovered and attack testing next week with whatever you got and then move onto your next training cycle knowing that you're in full health anyway.

Mellor

I'm leaning towards that tbh. Eat, rest, get some reps in with 60%, and try to salvage as much strength as possible. Re-attack in a week.

MD1990

Mellor wrote: »

So I was suppose to be testing this week. But I was sick at the weekend and evidently not recovered.
Would I be better off in resuming testing as soon as I feel up to it, or sahould I talk a week deload and test next week. As if I was to take a deload week between the end of a strength cycle and a comp.

I did some Squats about a month ago with a virus & I was fine lifting very heavy. See how u are warming up.

Mellor

MD1990 wrote: »

I did some Squats about a month ago with a virus & I was fine lifting very heavy. See how u are warming up.

I woke up 2kg lighter. Went to the gym and warm ups felt heavy.
I could of manged some heavy-ish lifts, but I wasnt gonna set any new 1RMs

LuckyLloyd

Mellor wrote: »

I woke up 2kg lighter. Went to the gym and warm ups felt heavy.
I could of manged some heavy-ish lifts, but I wasnt gonna set any new 1RMs

You're at an Advanced level for most of your lifts now I would have thought so you probably need to be feeling pretty good for test days!!

conzy

Weightlifting Ireland Road to Rio

This looks like a newish development. Looks like there is a big push to get an Irish team to qualify for Rio

DylanJM

conzy wrote: »

Weightlifting Ireland Road to Rio

This looks like a newish development. Looks like there is a big push to get an Irish team to qualify for Rio

I don't think that's recent, think it's from 2014. The Weightlifting Ireland website doesn't get updated much, the facebook is the place to look for up to date information.

https://www.facebook.com/WeightliftingIreland1

power pants

Could dublin have more PTs than actual non pt gym goers in the near future?

deadlybuzzman

Could nachos possibly be the best bulking food ever?
I've just had my breakfast, I'm stuffed, yet I keep saying "oh just one more!"

Someone was joking about how the training would help me with the shopping ... it actually has. I was giggling away as I carried two massive bags and 2 big bottles in one arm today
Also! they sell quest bars in supervalu.

Blacktie.

bluewolf wrote:

Someone was joking about how the training would help me with the shopping ... it actually has. I was giggling away as I carried two massive bags and 2 big bottles in one arm today Also! they sell quest bars in supervalu.

Price?

Dtp1979

Blacktie. wrote: »

Price?

Quest bars?

the coconut cashew and banana muffin were 1.70
the popular flavours were the usual 2.50 or 2.30 or somehting

PowerToWait

bluewolf wrote: »

I was giggling away as I carried two massive bags and 2 big bottles in one arm today...........supervalu.

But your wallet would've been much lighter with 2 bags of SV priced shopping.

If I cba heading over to d8fitness is there somewhere in the city centre i could get chalk?

Alf Veedersane

bluewolf wrote: »

If I cba heading over to d8fitness is there somewhere in the city centre i could get chalk?

Great Outdoors on Chatham Street or Basecamp on Abbey Street.

Mellor

Was just reading something about push:pull. And it mentioned that a persons bench press should be roughly equal to the weighted pull up (inc Bodyweight).
I've haven't tested my weighted pulls up. But I know my bench press 1rm and 5rm and I doubt I could hit the same for a weight pull up 1rm or 5rm.
But maybe I'd surprise myself.