Squats the Story MkII- Off topic thread

the drifter

thegreatiam wrote: »

If he keeps lifting like that he'll be thor

He already thinks he is a god...so he is half way there!

brownej

amazingemmet wrote: »

Also places your bets on Hanleys Halloween costume this year:

Hulk an old favourite

or

Thor

Looks like there's competition for HULK
http://www.broadsheet.ie/2013/10/29/dont-make-me-hungry/

rubadub

Anyone know of any good sites on dynamic self resistance exercises? or opinions on it.

amazingemmet

and what pray tell are they?

Alf Veedersane

amazingemmet wrote: »

and what pray tell are they?

Just exercises where you use one set of muscles to resist another, e.g. if you put your right arm our in front of you, shoulder-high, and push your fist into the palm of your left, resisting with the left, then it works the pec on the right hand side.

rubadub

amazingemmet wrote: »

and what pray tell are they?

Probably loads of other terms for it, you probably already know it by another name, Charles Atlas would have done it so nothing new!

A bit similar to isometrics but with movement. A simple one would be using one hand to push down on the other one doing a bicep curl movement.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9zgBlc9eTU

amazingemmet

Got ya. Look for a book by a guy called Max Alding. He's one of those turn of then century strong men who practiced similiar.

runawaybishop

amazingemmet wrote: »

Got ya. Look for a book by a guy called Max Alding. He's one of those turn of then century strong men who practiced similiar.

Atlas did similar, even trademarked dynamic tension.

amazingemmet

I really like the Atlas 12 week course here it is for anyone who hasn't read it.

http://www.angelfire.com/ny5/shenandoah/CA/Charles_Atlas.pdf

Alf Veedersane

amazingemmet wrote: »

I really like the Atlas 12 week course here it is for anyone who hasn't read it.

http://www.angelfire.com/ny5/shenandoah/CA/Charles_Atlas.pdf

I don't face anyone at work. Which is quite useful now, as I run through the exercises for the face.

There's only a 15% chance I'll be committed.

RidleyRider

Anyone know how Da Za got on in the worlds?

the drifter

RidleyRider wrote: »

Anyone know how Da Za got on in the worlds?

weighed in at 137.7kg.....beats of a young lad.

he is lifting tomorrow at 5:30 pm...

ill pop a link of the live stream in later

runawaybishop

the drifter wrote: »

weighed in at 137.7kg.....beats of a young lad.

he is lifting tomorrow at 5:30 pm...

ill pop a link of the live stream in later

http://live.powerlifter.cz/en-US/live.aspx?id=377

Tomorrow is the last day afaik.

the drifter

http://live.powerlifter.cz/en-US/Default.aspx?id=377

or on the site

http://www.wpcworlds2013.cz/

COH went over with him and from the facebook updates the two are madly deeply in love.

Alf Veedersane

the drifter wrote: »

COH went over with him and from the facebook updates the two are madly deeply in love.

I don't think anyone was buying the whole "I was just spotting him for a squat" story.

amazingemmet

the drifter wrote:

COH went over with him and from the facebook updates the two are madly deeply in love.

Date night in Prague

COH wrote:

Its Halloween and I just finished the Ghost Tour of Prague.. visited haunted underground vaults, graveyards and heard stories of evil spirits and the undead... BUT if you really want to experience true fear that will shake you to the core of your soul then I advise you experience the mind blowing horror of Darran Kennedy's snoring

the drifter

amazingemmet wrote: »

Date night in Prague

I think its COH's first time being the smaller of the couple as well......

Inspector Coptoor

The Dazzler's openers are sick.
He's going for a comp PR total with his openers.

Something like 320/225/260

the drifter

Inspector Coptoor wrote: »

The Dazzler's openers are sick.
He's going for a comp PR total with his openers.

Something like 320/225/260

Given the training vids and the fact he hasnt had to cut he is on for big numbers!

WAR DAZ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Inspector Coptoor

Yup.
He's nearly 4kg heavier than he expected to be.

Let's hope he brings the rain

COH

the drifter wrote: »

I think its COH's first time being the smaller of the couple as well......

I'm still big spoon

the drifter

Everyone better ****ing be watching The Dazzler..

Nervous Wreck

the drifter wrote: »

Everyone better ****ing be watching The Dazzler..

Link?

runawaybishop

http://live.powerlifter.cz/en-US/live.aspx?id=377

Nervous Wreck

Has DaZa been up yet?

Inspector Coptoor

20:05 I think

JayRoc

Three squat attempts at 340. Missed all three

Hanley

Doesn't sound like it was his day. BUT it does sound like there's plenty of strength there so just time to get back on the platform and get some squats in!

Da Za

It wasn't my day. Desperately disappointed with my showing. Failed big time.

Learned a lot from the biggest and best comp I've been to yet. **** is real there and it's the strictest judging I've ever come across.

Luckily there's the GPC Open this weekend to try and salvage something for the year.

I'm hungry and craving it. I'm gonna train harder than ever now, **** doesn't come easy and anything can happen on the platform.

podge57

prepare to feel incredibly weak...

amazingemmet

Its **** like this that pisses me off about the fitness industry

Trainer in London wrote:

Now it's time for the #postworkout #GAINS!! Hahaha!! #Train your #ass off and you can #eat pretty much whatever you #like #bitches and still have a #6pack lol #goheavyorgohome #biglift #likeaboss #training #nutrition for #champion

Its accompanied with a picture of him with a massive junk food meal, massive burger, 2 milk shakes, fries, onion rings etc. I know for a fact that he's on gear and hgh, and when he diets down for comps he sues thyroid hormones and clen.

runawaybishop

amazingemmet wrote: »

Its **** like this that pisses me off about the fitness industry

Excessive hashtags piss me off too.

Alf Veedersane

amazingemmet wrote: »

Its **** like this that pisses me off about the fitness industry



Its accompanied with a picture of him with a massive junk food meal, massive burger, 2 milk shakes, fries, onion rings etc. I know for a fact that he's on gear and hgh, and when he diets down for comps he sues thyroid hormones and clen.

He should be shot for the amount of hashtags alone.

Theresalwaysone

amazingemmet wrote: »

Its **** like this that pisses me off about the fitness industry



Its accompanied with a picture of him with a massive junk food meal, massive burger, 2 milk shakes, fries, onion rings etc. I know for a fact that he's on gear and hgh, and when he diets down for comps he sues thyroid hormones and clen.

You see he's the real genius.

Keeping people fat and unhappy = money for your industry.

amazingemmet

Its a tough ethical decision, whether to get your clients good result knowing that the people who come for personal training will drop off the radar once they get the results or keeping waving the mythical results carrots in front of them.

Alf Veedersane

amazingemmet wrote: »

Its a tough ethical decision, whether to get your clients good result knowing that the people who come for personal training will drop off the radar once they get the results or keeping waving the mythical results carrots in front of them.

Surely there e comes a point when clients aren't getting the desired results and decide to take their business elsewhere?

amazingemmet

Alf Veedersane wrote: »

Surely there e comes a point when clients aren't getting the desired results and decide to take their business elsewhere?

Oddly enough no unless their goal is super objective, ie I need to be a size ten in 6 weeks for my wedding. But most people end up building a pseudo friendship with their trainer and end up staying with them despite not gettting results. You would not believe the amount of people advised to take a "cheat weekend"

dartstothesea

amazingemmet wrote: »

Its **** like this that pisses me off about the fitness industry



Its accompanied with a picture of him with a massive junk food meal, massive burger, 2 milk shakes, fries, onion rings etc. I know for a fact that he's on gear and hgh, and when he diets down for comps he sues thyroid hormones and clen.

Also doing this even off hormones is a bit much considering the natural difference in people's gh, T3 and test levels. It's not ever gonna be that easy for lots of people.

Fitness people's instagram accounts are a boundless source of irritating crap, once the novelty of seeing 1,000 selfies of someone in good shape has worn off (which it admittedly never does)

And some of the self-congratulatory, almost martyr-like slogans they come out with about how much discipline it takes to just do 'excercise' with their lives are hilarious (these are not elite athletes, they're generally just <10% bf people who can bodybuild a little and just about squat 2xBW etc). Getting to do what they do for a living and they still talk like someone who doesn't enjoy actually training.

Also I once saw one IG "trainer" post up that for just $20 each she would calculate people's basic macros for them if they sent their height, weight, gender and activity level. Many, many dozens of clueless people replied. Hope she sent them a lmgtfy link and all.

dartstothesea

amazingemmet wrote: »

Its a tough ethical decision, whether to get your clients good result knowing that the people who come for personal training will drop off the radar once they get the results or keeping waving the mythical results carrots in front of them.

Not that tough a decision, anyone you consider a friend, you should be steering away from paying money for training, assuming they don't just have endless money to burn. Everyone with a modicum of cop-on and the internet can get their results and then some.

amazingemmet

dartstothesea wrote: »

Not that tough a decision, anyone you consider a friend, you should be steering away from paying money for training, assuming they don't just have endless money to burn. Everyone with a modicum of cop-on and the internet can get their results and then some.

It was a tongue in cheek comment.

Unfortunatly the people who decide to take personal training are the type of people who either have no time to spend reading up on the internet and figuring this stuff out or are the people type of people who will pay money to absolve personal responsibility in it.

Also modicum of cop-on massively lacking in general. All you have to do is look at the sales figures of raspberry ketones to see this

Theresalwaysone

amazingemmet wrote: »

It was a tongue in cheek comment.

Unfortunatly the people who decide to take personal training are the type of people who either have no time to spend reading up on the internet and figuring this stuff out or are the people type of people who will pay money to absolve personal responsibility in it.

Also modicum of cop-on massively lacking in general. All you have to do is look at the sales figures of raspberry ketones to see this

Oi! Im taking slight offence to this.

Alf Veedersane

Theresalwaysone wrote: »

Oi! Im taking slight offence to this.

I have some #magicbeans to sell #gainz.

What is your account number and sort code? #fitinnotime

amazingemmet

Theresalwaysone wrote: »

Oi! Im taking slight offence to this.

I'm speaking of the main consumers of personal training. I think you'll agree there's a difference between someone who consults a trainer for very specific training advice. Be it form checks on lifts, competing in physique contests, versus someone who turns up at a personal trainer with a I'm fat and lazy fix me attitude.

Personally I've stopped thinking of my self as a personal trainer mainly due to the actions of the main part of the industry.

LuckyLloyd

Theresalwaysone wrote: »

Oi! Im taking slight offence to this.

Have you tested your lifts yet? It was supposed to be last week, wasn't it?

Theresalwaysone

LuckyLloyd wrote: »

Have you tested your lifts yet? It was supposed to be last week, wasn't it?

No supposed to be this week but Im not going to bother. Stress of testing when Im unsure of form and have a niggly back issue.

Theresalwaysone

amazingemmet wrote: »

I'm speaking of the main consumers of personal training. I think you'll agree there's a difference between someone who consults a trainer for very specific training advice. Be it form checks on lifts, competing in physique contests, versus someone who turns up at a personal trainer with a I'm fat and lazy fix me attitude.

Personally I've stopped thinking of my self as a personal trainer mainly due to the actions of the main part of the industry.

Ah absolutely I was just joking.

I completely agree with you though, its just an extension of the instant grafitification and magic pill society.

dartstothesea

amazingemmet wrote: »

It was a tongue in cheek comment.

Sorry, yeah I did sort of reckon you knew anyway.

wrote:

Also modicum of cop-on massively lacking in general. All you have to do is look at the sales figures of raspberry ketones to see this

Guilty of buying these once upon a time when trying to cut fat. I forgot why but bulkpowders made them sound so legit useful

amazingemmet

I don't normally cheat meal but when I do this is on the menu

http://imgur.com/a/w9bR6

Alf Veedersane

amazingemmet wrote: »

I don't normally cheat meal but when I do this is on the menu

http://imgur.com/a/w9bR6

Reminds me of the steak sandwich I was surprised with in Cavtat a few years back. Two big slabs of steak with some miscellaneous cheese and diced onion, pepper and courgette sandwiched between them.

amazingemmet

amazingemmet wrote: »

I don't normally cheat meal but when I do this is on the menu

http://imgur.com/a/w9bR6

Oh dear Jesus.