Heavy lifters, do you get offended when...?
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Why get offended. Just focus on yourself, and let behaviors speak for itself0
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okkkayyyyyyyy then. Why did you ask?
i think that was a compliment. eww. rude. someone commends your training and you respond with sarcasm. okkkaaayy then.
Stop. Please.0 -
I think the point is... he is gravely concerned about who's weight is bigger. And that in no way telegraphs any insecurity, whatsoever.Why get offended. Just focus on yourself, and let behaviors speak for itself0 -
I am more offended by guys that load to heavy and do 1/4 squats. *kitten* to the grass is the only way.
Seriously, partial squints don't count LOL!
I can't squat ATG because I have hip displasia and chronic patellar subluxation of both knee caps and general tracking problems. Affects my range of motion. Added weight means added pressure. So I go parallel. I'm not going to criticize anyone. Nothing like trying to show off and getting your hip joint caught wrong and locked or slipping out of place. lol
I also go parallel. If that doesn't suit people then F-em.
Squat Nazis... *L*0 -
I think the point is... he is gravely concerned about who's weight is bigger. And that in no way telegraphs any insecurity, whatsoever.Why get offended. Just focus on yourself, and let behaviors speak for itself
heheheheheh!!!!0 -
I've been lifting for 30 years and now only do it to keep fit but when I was younger and in athletics I did it for power. I don't get offended by anything anyone says about lifting or how much they lift. I am just impressed that they go to the gym.
I do get bothered by heavy lifters at the gym that make a scene by grunting and growning and throwing weight around like they are trying to break it by dropping it. I think they are the gym version of prima donna's.0 -
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I think the point is... he is gravely concerned about who's weight is bigger. And that in no way telegraphs any insecurity, whatsoever.Why get offended. Just focus on yourself, and let behaviors speak for itself
heheheheheh!!!!
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I prefer to save being offended for things that really matter.
^ This. I don't care how much anyone else is lifting. Why should you?0 -
Parallel is fine. You don't HAVE to go *kitten* to grass. As low as you can go without injury as long as it's at least parallel is good. Also, when you go low, you have to watch for "butt wink", which is also bad (although I don't understand it well).0
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Parallel is fine. You don't HAVE to go *kitten* to grass. As low as you can go without injury as long as it's at least parallel is good. Also, when you go low, you have to watch for "butt wink", which is also bad (although I don't understand it well).
According to the Squat Nazis anything but ATG is not for realz!
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On a related note.... stop lifting more than me at the gym. It hurts my feelings. I'm shy, small and frail.I prefer to save being offended for things that really matter.
^ This. I don't care how much anyone else is lifting. Why should you?
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I just want to know what two levels below "Untrained" is because that's probably where I would be classified. What is the first level above "comatose"? That's probably where I'd be.0
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"Heavy" is different for each person0
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The weight itself means nothing. All that matters is you're doing more work than the last workout. This can be done with lower weight, higher reps or with lower weight, lower reps and more sets. Just because somebody is working with a lighter weight doesn't mean they're doing less work. Sometimes I go in the gym and I lift 5x5 at 90% 1RM, other times I work with something lighter for higher reps. But I always make sure that the total work done exceeds the last workout by adding up weight x reps x sets.
For example, on a squat day I might lift for a total of 9500lbs on that exercise. I always try to beat it the next time. It can be done any of the following ways:
295x8x4 or
235x10x4 or
235x8x5 or
190x10x5 or..
Just because you see somebody working with a lighter weigh doesn't mean they're not capable of lifting heavier. Their routine and goals could be different from yours. As long as you're doing more work than last time, whether it be an extra rep or a little heavier weight, you know you got stronger. Thats all that matters.0 -
Well I must say I've been in a few gyms in my day and I've never heard anyone walking bragging about how heavy they lift. I think this is an online Bodybuilding.com Misc phenomenon.0
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Seems like a silly thing to stress yourself out about. Who cares what people say?0
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You mean, people online brag about things that aren't true and are completely fabricated?? That's just CRAZY talk!!Well I must say I've been in a few gyms in my day and I've never heard anyone walking bragging about how heavy they lift. I think this is an online Bodybuilding.com Misc phenomenon.
I'm so upset can barely type this post while I drive my rocket-powered Ferrari to my supermodel-girlfriend's house for a three-way with her cyborg, nymphomaniac roommates. I doubt I'll even be able to curl my regular set of 1000 pound dumbbells tomorrow morning.
True story.
[DISCLAIMER: No nymphomaniac cyborgs were harmed nor injured, neither physically nor emotionally, during the drafting of this post.]0 -
i think heavy is relative to each person, i consider myself a heavy lifter (novice-intermediate, according to your link) and i consider that to be pretty good since i just started lifting 3 months ago after a few years off0
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Well I must say I've been in a few gyms in my day and I've never heard anyone walking bragging about how heavy they lift. I think this is an online Bodybuilding.com Misc phenomenon.
You're very fortunate. Trust me, it's very irksome.0 -
jrboyles shirt was my fav part of this post.0
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The weight itself means nothing. All that matters is you're doing more work than the last workout. This can be done with lower weight, higher reps or with lower weight, lower reps and more sets. Just because somebody is working with a lighter weight doesn't mean they're doing less work. Sometimes I go in the gym and I lift 5x5 at 90% 1RM, other times I work with something lighter for higher reps. But I always make sure that the total work done exceeds the last workout by adding up weight x reps x sets.
For example, on a squat day I might lift for a total of 9500lbs on that exercise. I always try to beat it the next time. It can be done any of the following ways:
295x8x4 or
235x10x4 or
235x8x5 or
190x10x5 or..
Just because you see somebody working with a lighter weigh doesn't mean they're not capable of lifting heavier. Their routine and goals could be different from yours. As long as you're doing more work than last time, whether it be an extra rep or a little heavier weight, you know you got stronger. Thats all that matters.
interesting way to look at it. I like this approach. moving more weight each time. That could get really cumbersome though if you're lifting several times a week.0 -
No because heavy is relative to each individual.
^^^You took the words right out of my mouth. "Heavy lifting" means repeatedly lifting as much weight as the individual can safely handle to the point of muscle exhaustion. There is no specific number involved.0 -
You mean, people online brag about things that aren't true and are completely fabricated?? That's just CRAZY talk!!Well I must say I've been in a few gyms in my day and I've never heard anyone walking bragging about how heavy they lift. I think this is an online Bodybuilding.com Misc phenomenon.
I'm so upset can barely type this post while I drive my rocket-powered Ferrari to my supermodel-girlfriend's house for a three-way with her cyborg, nymphomaniac roommates. I doubt I'll even be able to curl my regular set of 1000 pound dumbbells tomorrow morning.
True story.
[DISCLAIMER: No nymphomaniac cyborgs were harmed nor injured, neither physically nor emotionally, during the drafting of this post.]
Oh, goody! It's my favorite MFP antagonist! You've been "off the grid" lately. What's up? 0 -
No because heavy is relative to each individual.
I agree with this. I am pretty weak to others standards, yet I think the number pounds I use are pretty heavy :P
I know some people laugh when I drop 15 lbs. to the ground, but that is just as hard to me as 50 lbs. is to the next person. According to that website I am untrained or novice and I have been lifting for 1 1/2 years.0 -
You must have me confused with some other overwhelmingly brilliant, devastatingly handsome, meathead lawyer.Oh, goody! It's my favorite MFP antagonist! You've been "off the grid" lately. What's up? 0 -
275lb x 5 Squat
335lb x 5 Deadlift , 405lb x 5 Deadlift
150lb Bodyweight
Come at me0 -
I lift as much as I can and will continue until I can lift the most..
If others lift more or less than me... I really dont have any problem...
When someone says that I lift heavy to me sounds like they are not so "concerned" with a balanced routine more so than weight itself.. that's my interpretation.. for some may apply for others may not..
Whatever anyone does and brags or not, or is proud of it in any way. is their option.. we all have our ways to define what we do if it is the right way to say or not.. Im not that picky...0 -
No because heavy is relative to each individual.
I agree with this. I am pretty weak to others standards, yet I think the number pounds I use are pretty heavy :P
I know some people laugh when I drop 15 lbs. to the ground, but that is just as hard to me as 50 lbs. is to the next person. According to that website I am untrained or novice and I have been lifting for 1 1/2 years.
If you have been lifting for a year and a half and 15 lbs is heavy for you in any capacity, you're doing something wrong. No offense, but that's just a fact.0 -
I've seen plenty of people go to the gym just to say they've gone. They never give a decent amount of effort, and never really progress. THOSE people I would be upset with saying they 'lift heavy' ONLY because they want to have that 'appeal' to other people. IF they are where they want to be, and are maintaining that is also a different story.
Generally speaking, if I was in a similar situation as you, which I kind of am, I'd end up just mocking them. As it stands, I've only been back lifting for a few weeks after a 6 year hiatus, so I wouldn't even call myself a heavy lifter, I'm just 'lifting weights'... at least until my bench breaks 250 and my squat 500 again.0 -
No because heavy is relative to each individual.
I agree with this. I am pretty weak to others standards, yet I think the number pounds I use are pretty heavy :P
I know some people laugh when I drop 15 lbs. to the ground, but that is just as hard to me as 50 lbs. is to the next person. According to that website I am untrained or novice and I have been lifting for 1 1/2 years.
If you have been lifting for a year and a half and 15 lbs is heavy for you in any capacity, you're doing something wrong. No offense, but that's just a fact.
That's my point. How can one consider 15 lbs heavy after 1.5 years? If they've been progressing, what did they begin with, 1 lb?0
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