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cmaceluch
cmaceluch Posts: 39
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Any OLY lifters in the house? Looking to build up some friends on here with a few!
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  • cmaceluch
    cmaceluch Posts: 39
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    Nobody!?
  • wellbert
    wellbert Posts: 3,924 Member
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    would love to but anything more serious than cleans is banned at my gym :(
  • zookeepersuzy
    zookeepersuzy Posts: 111
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    I do some oly lifts as part of my crossfit.. but I'm not an advanced or "heavy" lifter yet. :
  • Rayman79
    Rayman79 Posts: 2,009 Member
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    sign up to the strength training group bud.

    Most of the folks there are barbell trainers, and there are a few competitive power lifters etc. Oly lifting is pretty specialised and I don't know of too many people who train for that specifically, but I'm sure there are a few.
  • Bakkasan
    Bakkasan Posts: 1,027 Member
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    I do cleans as snatch c/j are not allowed.
  • Gallowmere1984
    Gallowmere1984 Posts: 6,626 Member
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    I do cleans as snatch c/j are not allowed.

    Which gym do all of you people go to that have lift restrictions? I'd be canceling my membership and finding a new gym if someone threw that crap at me.

    To the OP: I plan on training a lot of Oly lifting once my base strength is up a bit, as I just got under the iron two months ago. I'll likely be making a switch up and incorporating these in the next couple of months. No sense in trying to work on explosive power when I don't have any power to begin with. :D
  • victoria4321
    victoria4321 Posts: 1,719 Member
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    I do cleans as snatch c/j are not allowed.

    Which gym do all of you people go to that have lift restrictions? I'd be canceling my membership and finding a new gym if someone threw that crap at me.

    For real! I never heard of that. They must be afraid that you'll get strong, buy your own bar and bumpers then stop coming to their gym.
  • cmaceluch
    cmaceluch Posts: 39
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    As if they don't allow oly lifts. I work out at my uni gym, and they're usually pretty lax unless you're being a d-bag. I heard planet fitness doesn't even allow deadlifts anymore :bigsmile: :laugh:
  • Gallowmere1984
    Gallowmere1984 Posts: 6,626 Member
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    As if they don't allow oly lifts. I work out at my uni gym, and they're usually pretty lax unless you're being a d-bag. I heard planet fitness doesn't even allow deadlifts anymore :bigsmile: :laugh:

    Don't even get me started on Planet Fitness. They are the giant purple joke of the lifting world. It's ****ing pathetic. I'd like to break the limp *kitten* wrist of every employee that sounds that ****ing alarm.
  • cmaceluch
    cmaceluch Posts: 39
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    As if they don't allow oly lifts. I work out at my uni gym, and they're usually pretty lax unless you're being a d-bag. I heard planet fitness doesn't even allow deadlifts anymore :bigsmile: :laugh:

    Don't even get me started on Planet Fitness. They are the giant purple joke of the lifting world. It's ****ing pathetic. I'd like to break the limp *kitten* wrist of every employee that sounds that ****ing alarm.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBRG4RkE51Q
  • Rayman79
    Rayman79 Posts: 2,009 Member
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    no $#!t, I had not heard about the 'lunk alarm'. I never knew why people were so against Planet Fitness, I do now!

    haha, no squat racks, do barbell lifts, no more than 20lb dumbells, no grunting... no progress! What a joke.

    I'm glad I found my current gym, there you are looked at as the odd one out if you are using any machine other then the lat pulldown. If you don't have a barbell or dumbbells in your hand, you don't belong there.
  • Gallowmere1984
    Gallowmere1984 Posts: 6,626 Member
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    Pretty much. I'd rather go to a river and just lift heavy *kitten* rocks that I found than ever consider using PF...and I REALLY hate water. Actually, now that I think about it, stone lifting is pretty badass, and looks like a lot of fun.
  • _stephanie0
    _stephanie0 Posts: 708 Member
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    i do some oly lifting when its incorporated in my crossfit WOD :)
  • VelociMama
    VelociMama Posts: 3,119 Member
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    As if they don't allow oly lifts. I work out at my uni gym, and they're usually pretty lax unless you're being a d-bag. I heard planet fitness doesn't even allow deadlifts anymore :bigsmile: :laugh:

    Don't even get me started on Planet Fitness. They are the giant purple joke of the lifting world. It's ****ing pathetic. I'd like to break the limp *kitten* wrist of every employee that sounds that ****ing alarm.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBRG4RkE51Q

    I wish I had a gym like that near me.
  • Gallowmere1984
    Gallowmere1984 Posts: 6,626 Member
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    As if they don't allow oly lifts. I work out at my uni gym, and they're usually pretty lax unless you're being a d-bag. I heard planet fitness doesn't even allow deadlifts anymore :bigsmile: :laugh:

    Don't even get me started on Planet Fitness. They are the giant purple joke of the lifting world. It's ****ing pathetic. I'd like to break the limp *kitten* wrist of every employee that sounds that ****ing alarm.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBRG4RkE51Q

    I wish I had a gym like that near me.

    You might, and not even realize it. Some of the best gyms in the world are the small hole in the wall places that no one has ever heard of. When I was in Connecticut recently visiting my girlfriend's family, there was this place up there called The Lion's Den. They do boxing/mma training, and have a huge amount of lifting stuff, including some strongman stuff that your average gym rat would have no clue what to do with (chains, logs, etc.)

    If not for the small sign out front, just by looking at the building, you've have just thought it was a huge storage shed or something.
  • amann1976
    amann1976 Posts: 742 Member
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    you get what you pay for... you all will learn about using those 10 dollar gyms
  • VelociMama
    VelociMama Posts: 3,119 Member
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    As if they don't allow oly lifts. I work out at my uni gym, and they're usually pretty lax unless you're being a d-bag. I heard planet fitness doesn't even allow deadlifts anymore :bigsmile: :laugh:

    Don't even get me started on Planet Fitness. They are the giant purple joke of the lifting world. It's ****ing pathetic. I'd like to break the limp *kitten* wrist of every employee that sounds that ****ing alarm.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBRG4RkE51Q

    I wish I had a gym like that near me.

    You might, and not even realize it. Some of the best gyms in the world are the small hole in the wall places that no one has ever heard of. When I was in Connecticut recently visiting my girlfriend's family, there was this place up there called The Lion's Den. They do boxing/mma training, and have a huge amount of lifting stuff, including some strongman stuff that your average gym rat would have no clue what to do with (chains, logs, etc.)

    If not for the small sign out front, just by looking at the building, you've have just thought it was a huge storage shed or something.

    I found one powerlifting gym near me, but they were more for training athletes than for normal folk like me.
  • Gallowmere1984
    Gallowmere1984 Posts: 6,626 Member
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    As if they don't allow oly lifts. I work out at my uni gym, and they're usually pretty lax unless you're being a d-bag. I heard planet fitness doesn't even allow deadlifts anymore :bigsmile: :laugh:

    Don't even get me started on Planet Fitness. They are the giant purple joke of the lifting world. It's ****ing pathetic. I'd like to break the limp *kitten* wrist of every employee that sounds that ****ing alarm.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBRG4RkE51Q

    I wish I had a gym like that near me.

    You might, and not even realize it. Some of the best gyms in the world are the small hole in the wall places that no one has ever heard of. When I was in Connecticut recently visiting my girlfriend's family, there was this place up there called The Lion's Den. They do boxing/mma training, and have a huge amount of lifting stuff, including some strongman stuff that your average gym rat would have no clue what to do with (chains, logs, etc.)

    If not for the small sign out front, just by looking at the building, you've have just thought it was a huge storage shed or something.

    I found one powerlifting gym near me, but they were more for training athletes than for normal folk like me.

    So? Just because you are a 'normal folk' right now, doesn't mean that you can't be a total badass later. Always reach higher and push harder. :) Hell, I am in piss poor shape right now (21% bf, 5'10", 223 lbs.), but that doesn't stop me from going in there and slinging all the iron I can while working toward my goal of being as strong as I possibly can.
  • VelociMama
    VelociMama Posts: 3,119 Member
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    So? Just because you are a 'normal folk' right now, doesn't mean that you can't be a total badass later. Always reach higher and push harder. :) Hell, I am in piss poor shape right now (21% bf, 5'10", 223 lbs.), but that doesn't stop me from going in there and slinging all the iron I can while working toward my goal of being as strong as I possibly can.

    They told me they weren't interested in working with me when I toured the gym.
  • cmaceluch
    cmaceluch Posts: 39
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    I'm sure you all saw how big Steve (owner of the iron sports gym) is right now haha. He's definitely not an "athlete in training". But if a gym is snobby enough to turn down a potential customer, I would say they are worse off than planet fitness. On a personal note, I hit a PR of 165lb snatch today.

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