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nakedraygun wrote: »nakedraygun wrote: »
That may be the most profound thing ever written on the forums. I must go to the squat rack and comtemplate.
I can't take the credit. Euthyphro gets that one.
Does he know what a triceps kickback is?
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BarbellBabe87 wrote: »Because... testosterone. Probably the same reason why guys up their weight when they see I lift as much as them
Secretly looking over and counting plates before I load up the bar.
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BarbellBabe87 wrote: »BarbellBabe87 wrote: »Because... testosterone. Probably the same reason why guys up their weight when they see I lift as much as them
Secretly looking over and counting plates before I load up the bar.
:hands shor0814 a calculator:
*presses = and quietly puts the bar back and slink away*
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nakedraygun wrote: »
That may be the most profound thing ever written on the forums. I must go to the squat rack and contemplate.
While curling too much weight.0 -
nakedraygun wrote: »nakedraygun wrote: »
That may be the most profound thing ever written on the forums. I must go to the squat rack and comtemplate. I can't take the credit. Euthyphro gets that one.
Does he know what a triceps kickback is?
I don't see why not. They did have these after all.
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I prefer dips to work my triceps. Honestly, kickbacks are pretty worthless, but if you have time to waste...
That's fine if you don't fancy them but they certainly seem like a beneficial exercise if executed properly. https://youtube.com/watch?v=rTsNG5c568k
Maybe OP does them to help with his golf swing. Maybe he just wants some horseshoe action this summer. Who knows. Everyone is trying to get in their zone at the gym. I think we should show solidarity or at least pretend they're invisible. OP got dragged for paying attention to something that does not concern him (doesn't make him a bad guy) but then people are having a go at his choice of exercise. Like gyms are handing out gold stars to people who exercise the best.
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Example being I was doing medium rep tricep kick backs with 15s. So he decided to walk over and grab a 55lb dumbbell and then sits next to me trying to replicate the moment. All I could think of was the damage he was doing to his elbow. The pain on his face was extremely apparent. Yet he continued to slaughter the movement. So my question is, what is with people willing to hurt themselves purely to show superiority? By no way is that what we're in the gym to do, it's about better ourselves.
you lost me at tricep kick back.
It's an isolation exercise for your triceps. Performed in a similar position to single hand bent over rows done on a flat bench. You let your hand hang, perpendicular to the floor, with your upper arm parallel to the floor. From there you simply extend your arm focussing on the contraction in your tricep.
But that's not important now.
And don't call me Shirley.
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I know how this feels, but on the other hand i've experienced something opposite of this.
I am by no means weak, but i don't always lift in a hypertrophy or maximal strength range. Especially when working legs (which i am trying to correct synergistic dominance/overactive quads/underactive glutes). I actually also switch up my training from time to time, working hypertrophy or strength training for about a month at a time before switching back to endurance work.
SO-SO-SO often at my gym (which has a fair number of women in the weight room) i'll get scoffs from the other women like "wow, she doesn't know she needs to lift heavy" or "she knows lifting little barbie weights aren't going to do anything for her, right?". I even get guys in there with their girlfriends pointing to me where i'm doing an exercise and then they load up their girlfriends with more weight and replicate the movement.
Anyway, i'm a personal trainer and i always perform exercises with the best possible form, with a controlled and planned tempo, and with a purposeful repetition range. So, if you see me in the gym front squatting just the bar... i'm not weak. I can lift more. that just may not be my goal that day. I can lift a lot more. I can lift an insane amount if i wanted to just go in there and swing s#$t around all nilly-willy.
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@rainbowbow That's interesting and it makes me wonder.
I have hypermobility syndrome so I often use low weights. When trying a new movement or exercise, it's sometimes necessary for me to use absolutely minimal weight to ensure I can do the whole movement without any joint crunching.
It's sometimes hard not to care that people might be judging you, especially when threads like this show that people are definitely watching and judging...0 -
rainbowbow wrote: »I know how this feels, but on the other hand i've experienced something opposite of this.
I am by no means weak, but i don't always lift in a hypertrophy or maximal strength range. Especially when working legs (which i am trying to correct synergistic dominance/overactive quads/underactive glutes). I actually also switch up my training from time to time, working hypertrophy or strength training for about a month at a time before switching back to endurance work.
SO-SO-SO often at my gym (which has a fair number of women in the weight room) i'll get scoffs from the other women like "wow, she doesn't know she needs to lift heavy" or "she knows lifting little barbie weights aren't going to do anything for her, right?". I even get guys in there with their girlfriends pointing to me where i'm doing an exercise and then they load up their girlfriends with more weight and replicate the movement.
Anyway, i'm a personal trainer and i always perform exercises with the best possible form, with a controlled and planned tempo, and with a purposeful repetition range. So, if you see me in the gym front squatting just the bar... i'm not weak. I can lift more. that just may not be my goal that day. I can lift a lot more. I can lift an insane amount if i wanted to just go in there and swing s#$t around all nilly-willy.
edit: this thread....
I think people are just unnecessarily competitive. I complained in another "people at the gym" thread about someone who hopped on a treadmill next to me and started doing sprints. I was probably running 14 or 15 minute miles. Seems to happen a lot less when I run outside (people faster are eventually out of sight). I try not to let it irritate me, I am kind of anti-competitive. Someone racing me makes me want to stop and walk honestly. Like "yes, go ahead, I know I'm slow, I'm not trying to compete with you, there's no way I could..."
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laurenpjokl wrote: »@rainbowbow That's interesting and it makes me wonder.
I have hypermobility syndrome so I often use low weights. When trying a new movement or exercise, it's sometimes necessary for me to use absolutely minimal weight to ensure I can do the whole movement without any joint crunching.
It's sometimes hard not to care that people might be judging you, especially when threads like this show that people are definitely watching and judging...
you're kinda damned if you do damned if you dont. *shrug*
Just gotta focus on you and realize that no one else in there matters. Unless someone is doing something wacky and eye catching or dangerous or just blatantly staring at me i probably wont even notice you're there.0 -
ClubSilencio wrote: »I prefer dips to work my triceps. Honestly, kickbacks are pretty worthless, but if you have time to waste...
That's fine if you don't fancy them but they certainly seem like a beneficial exercise if executed properly. https://youtube.com/watch?v=rTsNG5c568k
Maybe OP does them to help with his golf swing. Maybe he just wants some horseshoe action this summer. Who knows. Everyone is trying to get in their zone at the gym. I think we should show solidarity or at least pretend they're invisible. OP got dragged for paying attention to something that does not concern him (doesn't make him a bad guy) but then people are having a go at his choice of exercise. Like gyms are handing out gold stars to people who exercise the best.
To be fair, noticing it isn't the crime.
It's making a forum post about it.0 -
blues4miles wrote: »rainbowbow wrote: »I know how this feels, but on the other hand i've experienced something opposite of this.
I am by no means weak, but i don't always lift in a hypertrophy or maximal strength range. Especially when working legs (which i am trying to correct synergistic dominance/overactive quads/underactive glutes). I actually also switch up my training from time to time, working hypertrophy or strength training for about a month at a time before switching back to endurance work.
SO-SO-SO often at my gym (which has a fair number of women in the weight room) i'll get scoffs from the other women like "wow, she doesn't know she needs to lift heavy" or "she knows lifting little barbie weights aren't going to do anything for her, right?". I even get guys in there with their girlfriends pointing to me where i'm doing an exercise and then they load up their girlfriends with more weight and replicate the movement.
Anyway, i'm a personal trainer and i always perform exercises with the best possible form, with a controlled and planned tempo, and with a purposeful repetition range. So, if you see me in the gym front squatting just the bar... i'm not weak. I can lift more. that just may not be my goal that day. I can lift a lot more. I can lift an insane amount if i wanted to just go in there and swing s#$t around all nilly-willy.
edit: this thread....
I think people are just unnecessarily competitive. I complained in another "people at the gym" thread about someone who hopped on a treadmill next to me and started doing sprints. I was probably running 14 or 15 minute miles. Seems to happen a lot less when I run outside (people faster are eventually out of sight). I try not to let it irritate me, I am kind of anti-competitive. Someone racing me makes me want to stop and walk honestly. Like "yes, go ahead, I know I'm slow, I'm not trying to compete with you, there's no way I could..."
What if their plan was to run treadmill sprints and didn't even notice you?0 -
jofjltncb6 wrote: »ClubSilencio wrote: »I prefer dips to work my triceps. Honestly, kickbacks are pretty worthless, but if you have time to waste...
That's fine if you don't fancy them but they certainly seem like a beneficial exercise if executed properly. https://youtube.com/watch?v=rTsNG5c568k
Maybe OP does them to help with his golf swing. Maybe he just wants some horseshoe action this summer. Who knows. Everyone is trying to get in their zone at the gym. I think we should show solidarity or at least pretend they're invisible. OP got dragged for paying attention to something that does not concern him (doesn't make him a bad guy) but then people are having a go at his choice of exercise. Like gyms are handing out gold stars to people who exercise the best.
To be fair, noticing it isn't the crime.
It's making a forum post about it.
I wasn't so much taking a swipe at him for making a post, more so that his post was 500 words where 475 of them were concerned with how awesome he was and just a handful of words were, "so what do you guys think about ego lifters?"0 -
jofjltncb6 wrote: »ClubSilencio wrote: »I prefer dips to work my triceps. Honestly, kickbacks are pretty worthless, but if you have time to waste...
That's fine if you don't fancy them but they certainly seem like a beneficial exercise if executed properly. https://youtube.com/watch?v=rTsNG5c568k
Maybe OP does them to help with his golf swing. Maybe he just wants some horseshoe action this summer. Who knows. Everyone is trying to get in their zone at the gym. I think we should show solidarity or at least pretend they're invisible. OP got dragged for paying attention to something that does not concern him (doesn't make him a bad guy) but then people are having a go at his choice of exercise. Like gyms are handing out gold stars to people who exercise the best.
To be fair, noticing it isn't the crime.
It's making a forum post about it.
I wasn't so much taking a swipe at him for making a post, more so that his post was 500 words where 475 of them were concerned with how awesome he was and just a handful of words were, "so what do you guys think about ego lifters?"
This is reasonable feedback. Edit follows:
noticing it isn't the crime.
It's making a forum post about himself with a passing reference to what he noticed as an excuse.0 -
jofjltncb6 wrote: »jofjltncb6 wrote: »ClubSilencio wrote: »I prefer dips to work my triceps. Honestly, kickbacks are pretty worthless, but if you have time to waste...
That's fine if you don't fancy them but they certainly seem like a beneficial exercise if executed properly. https://youtube.com/watch?v=rTsNG5c568k
Maybe OP does them to help with his golf swing. Maybe he just wants some horseshoe action this summer. Who knows. Everyone is trying to get in their zone at the gym. I think we should show solidarity or at least pretend they're invisible. OP got dragged for paying attention to something that does not concern him (doesn't make him a bad guy) but then people are having a go at his choice of exercise. Like gyms are handing out gold stars to people who exercise the best.
To be fair, noticing it isn't the crime.
It's making a forum post about it.
I wasn't so much taking a swipe at him for making a post, more so that his post was 500 words where 475 of them were concerned with how awesome he was and just a handful of words were, "so what do you guys think about ego lifters?"
This is reasonable feedback. Edit follows:
noticing it isn't the crime.
It's making a forum post about himself with a passing reference to what he noticed as an excuse.
But there is an "I" in kickback so all good.0 -
I haven't read all of the posts. Perhaps he was miring you and thought that he would look like you if he did all the exact same things? Or maybe he thought that would get your attention and you might help a newb out?0
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I bet I could lift more than all you put together!!!0
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filovirus76 wrote: »I bet I could lift more than all you put together!!!
no one kickbacks more weight than me, NO ONE*
*except for all the people that do, but they only do it because their egos are inflated.0 -
filovirus76 wrote: »I bet I could lift more than all you put together!!!
no one kickbacks more weight than me, NO ONE*
*except for all the people that do, but they only do it because their egos are inflated.
Don't forget, it also doesn't count if you're not a natural lifter.0
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