Squats the Story MkII- Off topic thread

thegreatiam

here's some grip stuff
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPkx4VxwNz4

Wood

Buy chalk from an art store, put in bag, hit with hammer. Done

siochain

Marty McFly wrote: »

I'm kinda torn between he Adipower or something similar or general all purpose gym runners. Think all purpose would suit me best as about once a week I do like to do a bit of HIIT on the threadmill and don't think Adipower be good for that but I do have two pairs of decent Asic running shoes as I started of getting into running like most before weights.

Marty are you anywhere near the Kildare outlet. They have a reebok, asics and nike store. Way cheaper than anywhere I've seen. Picked up a pair of nano's before Christmas for €42 grand for lifting in. That day there was a 20% off sale.

Alf Veedersane

siochain wrote: »

Picked up a pair of nano's before Christmas for €42 grand for lifting in.

42 grand? I presume they break the world record for you an' all?

siochain

Alf Veedersane wrote: »

42 grand? I presume they break the world record for you an' all?

Yup squat numbers have gone through the roof

The worst thing about going super low-carb is not having a slice of bread to clean the pot after making a curry.

Mr. Manager

kevpants wrote: »

Talc or chalk?

Cos talc on a bar is second only to butter as far as worsening grip goes. Talc is to prevent friction, friction is pretty much the basis of grip.

Yea sorry I meant chalk. I need grip in bowling too so talc would be pretty useless for me

Gummy Panda

Stench Blossoms wrote: »

Tried this this morning



It tastes like what I imagine a fat mans sweaty foot would task like.

And I thought you were giving me a toe job. If I had know it was to be used to make a derogative comparison.... :mad:


I tried the banana choc chip one and threw it out after one spoon. Overpowering taste. I'll stick to oats and honey/maple syrup if I want a flavour.

Stench Blossoms

Gummy Panda wrote: »

And I thought you were giving me a toe job. If I had know it was to be used to make a derogative comparison.... :mad:

Will you shut up! If JJayoo hears about this I'll be getting nothing a foot in the face for the next week.

Marty McFly

siochain wrote: »

Marty are you anywhere near the Kildare outlet. They have a reebok, asics and nike store. Way cheaper than anywhere I've seen. Picked up a pair of nano's before Christmas for €42 grand for lifting in. That day there was a 20% off sale.

I'm not to far away just on the border of Kildare away and the girlfriends mother lives less than a minute away from Kildare outlet so yea maybe next time I'm up a visit in there may be in order.

Gummy Panda wrote: »

. I'll stick to oats and honey/maple syrup if I want a flavour.

Most the time I eat porridge I throw protein powder in it to get some flavour.

Thud

Darren Clarke loses 3 stone in Educogym
http://www.independent.ie/sport/golf/darren-clarke-targets-rankings-climb-after-shedding-three-stone-29897171.html

But the 45-year-old Ulsterman has shattered that image by shedding three stone since October on a scientific diet and fitness plan devised by Jamie Myerscough at Dublin's Educogym.

"I dieted before but didn't do the weights to get myself stronger," he said. "I didn't take all the protein supplements and amino acids. I wasn't that careful about my diet. So this time I've done it properly, not just losing weight."

Who's paying who here?

Marty McFly

Just awake form a night shift and decided to skip my usual breakfast and instead to go with the breakfast of champions .

Hanley

Marty McFly wrote: »

Just awake form a night shift and decided to skip my usual breakfast and instead to go with the breakfast of champions .

No egg fried in it's juices? For shame.

Paul Tergat

Going to make a first purchase on myprotein. If anyone has any referral/discount codes they might chuck me a PM. Cheers

siochain

Paul Tergat wrote: »

Going to make a first purchase on myprotein. If anyone has any referral/discount codes they might chuck me a PM. Cheers

a lot of people have changed over to

https://www.theproteinworks.com free protein and discount with first order use referral code: PG46001

Seems there were some service issues with myprotein

Inspector Coptoor

Never, ever had an issue with MP

me neither

Hanley

Or I

Hanley

Should that have been "nor I"?

siochain

just seen a few of these type of comments recently

Deano7788 wrote: »

I find The Protein Works good. I switched to them from myprotein after all the delivey issues and have had no complaints since. Good service and the I find the taste and mixability good as well.

Hanley

Hanley wrote: »

Should that have been "nor I"?

yes

Paul Tergat

Inspector PM'd me first so I shall use his.

Is the code a once only for new customers?

Inspector Coptoor

Paul Tergat wrote: »

Inspector PM'd me first so I shall use his.

Is the code a once only for new customers?

Yeah, as far as I know.
It gives you 5% off your first purchase

runawaybishop

myproteins' delivery has been flawless for me and they seem to have more discounts more often than tpw or bulkpowders. I made my last order with them on Tuesday night and its in Athlone now so i should have it today or tomorrow (I'm in Mayo).

Anyway, heres a referral code for them if you want it - MP21349845

JJayoo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nU4EJfX2aXE

Gummy Panda

runawaybishop wrote: »

myproteins' delivery has been flawless for me and they seem to have more discounts more often than tpw or bulkpowders. I made my last order with them on Tuesday night and its in Athlone now so i should have it today or tomorrow (I'm in Mayo).

Anyway, heres a referral code for them if you want it - MP21349845

When things go wrong thats why MyProtein show their true colours. Charging and saying they use DPD then using MHI were your package is sent to germany for a week to be sorted before being sent back to the UK to be forwarded to dublin with half the address missing.

TPW > MP

Casshern88

This is nuts

http://www.reddit.com/r/Fitness/comments/1un397/planet_fitness_removed_flat_bench_incline_bench/

summarized: basically a planet fitness (globo gym) decided to remove all Olympic barbells and heavy D.B.'s/ from their gym, replace power racks with smith machines, for insurance reasons apparently.

I would be seriously pissed.

Inspector Coptoor

Casshern88 wrote: »

This is nuts

http://www.reddit.com/r/Fitness/comments/1un397/planet_fitness_removed_flat_bench_incline_bench/

summarized: basically a planet fitness (globo gym) decided to remove all Olympic barbells and heavy D.B.'s/ from their gym, replace power racks with smith machines, for insurance reasons apparently.

I would be seriously pissed.

If you are in ANY way training seriously, you wouldn't be a member of that $h1thole of a chain of gyms anyway.

If you were the kind of person to be annoyed by this, find a proper gym.

Simples

Casshern88

Just going some more googling on planet fitness, they have this thing called a "lunk alarm". basically if your grunting while lifting weights / dropping weights loudly or probably just doing any kind of real training. they actually sound this alarm in the gym, an actual ****!ng siren goes off and some one asked you to leave.

Inspector Coptoor

Casshern88 wrote: »

Just going some more googling on planet fitness, they have this thing called a "lunk alarm". basically if your grunting while lifting weights / dropping weights loudly or probably just doing any kind of real training. they actually sound this alarm in the gym, an actual ****!ng siren goes off and some one asked you to leave.

Exactly.
No chalk
No grunting
No proper equipment

You could exercise there, you couldn't Train there.

JJayoo

How can people still be complaining about Planet Fitness?? It's like jumping into the sea and complaining about getting wet. Everyone knows what the gym is like, it costs 10$ a month and you get free pizza and muffins.

Essien

Elliot Hulse posted a video about that earlier..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mwncthWpPw&list=UU0ASolYU_Yh3yShLFQC0stg&feature=share

Stench Blossoms

LuckyLloyd

Should PF not be kinda praised in some ways? They have a very specific target market and operating model and are upfront about what's on offer. Maybe I'm mad, but I appreciate cynical businesses to be open and honest about who they are.

To be honest, no one should feel entitled to anything at $10pm.

Gummy Panda

JJayoo wrote: »

How can people still be complaining about Planet Fitness?? It's like jumping into the sea and complaining about getting wet. Everyone knows what the gym is like, it costs 10$ a month and you get free pizza and muffins.

Cheaper then dominoes

runawaybishop

Gummy Panda wrote: »

When things go wrong thats why MyProtein show their true colours. Charging and saying they use DPD then using MHI were your package is sent to germany for a week to be sorted before being sent back to the UK to be forwarded to dublin with half the address missing.

TPW > MP

Always been dpd with me, i thought they dropped mhi?

tpw hasn't had an offer on when i needed stuff, i wouldn't be adverse to using them or anything.

Casshern88

"Planet fitness doesn't owe you ****" . I didn't like elliot at first but his videos have grown on me there's a far bit of bro science in some of his vids but a lot of solid stuff too.

In fairness there probably laughing all the way to the bank with this with all the extra free advertising and probably a load of new members who think "just what i need a gym that's not intimidating" ""just what i need a gym where ill never get any real results"

Brian?

Casshern88 wrote: »

"Planet fitness doesn't owe you ****" . I didn't like elliot at first but his videos have grown on me there's a far bit of bro science in some of his vids but a lot of solid stuff too.

In fairness there probably laughing all the way to the bank with this with all the extra free advertising and probably a load of new members who think "just what i need a gym that's not intimidating" ""just what i need a gym where ill never get any real results"

That guy is seriously annoying. That is all.

Hanley

Essien wrote: »

Elliot Hulse posted a video about that earlier..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mwncthWpPw&list=UU0ASolYU_Yh3yShLFQC0stg&feature=share

THAT GUY!!!!!

Love it.

LuckyLloyd

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-WNuruLT6Q

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdccUsn8N4Y

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQfmpXsLV_4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rn5mzEAMAkY

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

These commercials are truly amazing really. Plenty to throw stones at, but they're extremely upfront about who they want to serve!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flC79DIfhYU

THE LUNK ALARM!!

RidleyRider

As annoying as it must seem for outsiders of PF, I wonder how many of their members actually use squat racks for anything other than curls?

Marty McFly

Brian? wrote: »

That guy is seriously annoying. That is all.

No way Elliot Hulse is brilliant imo one of the few channels I'll watch, you want proper annoying Hodgetwins hit the nail on the head for me.

Alf Veedersane

Marty McFly wrote: »

No way Elliot Hulse is brilliant imo one of the few channels I'll watch, you want proper annoying Hodgetwins hit the nail on the head for me.

You shut your mouth!


But hey....it's just advice, man.





You do whatever the F*CK you wanna do!

Blacktie.

Back to the gym yesterday for the first time in about 3 weeks. Was pretty damn hungry going in as I'm on a cut at the moment but haven't tracked so I'm probably way down on calories. Squat was fine. With deadlift I may have lost a bit of strength. Bench is another story altogether. It's dropped drastically! Also my hamstring cramped up after it. Bench was after squats so I guess it makes sense. It made me a bit wary doing deadlifts as well but they went ok.

dor843088

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPSoFEmNWVU&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Trolling planet fitness

RidleyRider

Luiimarco is doing video interviews with people who are on steroids openly and giving there side of the story. Watched a but of one, Internet cut but they have potential to be someway decent. They are 40mins long though.

Dathai

Didn't know who Luimarco was. Googled. First result: http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=143622003

I've a banging headache from reading that thread and from watching his vids. Not sure if it's a brain hemorrhage or if my brain is just trying to comprehend how much of a retard he is.

RidleyRider

Yeah he's pretty irritating tbf but it's a subject that is interesting to listen too and especially from a users POV.

Gummy Panda

dor843088 wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPSoFEmNWVU&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Trolling planet fitness

Well he's bulked up. I loved his deadlift vid where he got throw out for deadlifting and making too much noise.

Essien