Ego Lifters
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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.
No word on squat racks.0 -
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 -
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.
They can only lift more than you by using poor form.
Their gym-ending injuries are inevitable.0 -
jofjltncb6 wrote: »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?
Dude was looking over at my treadmill screen the whole time. He would sprint for a while, then hop up on the sides while the treadmill was still going, and after looking at his own screen would peer over at mine every time. I was like that French skunk in the old cartoons, plodding along very slowly and there he was like the cat, madly trying to get further ahead. Anyways, I thought it was weird at the time (that you wouldn't just change the speed of the treadmill) but was schooled in the last thread that it is totally legit (though it sounds dangerous) to hop up on the sides while resting in between sprint intervals. I was also schooled that I wasn't supposed to be bothered by this or comment on it in an internet thread. But I still say people are competitive. Some people like the competition, it fuels them to push further/farther/faster/stronger. Some people do not like the competition.0 -
blues4miles wrote: »jofjltncb6 wrote: »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?
Dude was looking over at my treadmill screen the whole time. He would sprint for a while, then hop up on the sides while the treadmill was still going, and after looking at his own screen would peer over at mine every time. I was like that French skunk in the old cartoons, plodding along very slowly and there he was like the cat, madly trying to get further ahead. Anyways, I thought it was weird at the time (that you wouldn't just change the speed of the treadmill) but was schooled in the last thread that it is totally legit (though it sounds dangerous) to hop up on the sides while resting in between sprint intervals. I was also schooled that I wasn't supposed to be bothered by this or comment on it in an internet thread. But I still say people are competitive. Some people like the competition, it fuels them to push further/farther/faster/stronger. Some people do not like the competition.
Some people just can't help looking at their treadmill neighbor/neighbor's screen/other people.0 -
I got very into weight lifting for a while and I can tell you while the majority of days I went in there and lifted sets with forms I definitely had days where I was pissed off at the world and just wanted a new PR and ego lifted for no reason other than fxck everyone. I fail to see how anyone else's workout at the gym effects anybody except themselves. If they want to ego lift let them, if they want to do minimal weight and high reps let them, if they want to copy someone else's workout because they are unfamiliar with what to do - LET THEM.0
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I got very into weight lifting for a while and I can tell you while the majority of days I went in there and lifted sets with forms I definitely had days where I was pissed off at the world and just wanted a new PR and ego lifted for no reason other than fxck everyone. I fail to see how anyone else's workout at the gym effects anybody except themselves. If they want to ego lift let them, if they want to do minimal weight and high reps let them, if they want to copy someone else's workout because they are unfamiliar with what to do - LET THEM.
i think what they meant by ego lift is....
judging you for how much your lifting. OR trying to outlift you personally.0 -
In general I like to people watch. So seeing all the great comments in this thread is educational as well as funny. I approach the gym with only concerning myself. Execute my plan to the best of my abilities. If I notice other gym members, its to learn something and maybe adapt it to my routine. Or if I see an "ego lifter", it motivates me to work harder. I'm sure there are many finalists for *kitten* of the year at gyms across the US. But they are also at Starbucks. lol
Most egos are never checked at the door on the way into the gym. Sometimes that ego pushes you to do your best.0 -
I had a guy who wanted to work in on bench with me. I was doing 5x5 slow and controlled reps, all touching my chest. I don't know why, but he insisted that I don't need to touch chest ever and proceeded to add on another pair of 45's for his set and barely went down for any of his reps. He tried to convince me to stay at the weight he was using, but I declined and went back down to my weight and continued to touch chest.
After this set, he suddenly didn't want to work in with me anymore.
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jofjltncb6 wrote: »blues4miles wrote: »jofjltncb6 wrote: »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?
Dude was looking over at my treadmill screen the whole time. He would sprint for a while, then hop up on the sides while the treadmill was still going, and after looking at his own screen would peer over at mine every time. I was like that French skunk in the old cartoons, plodding along very slowly and there he was like the cat, madly trying to get further ahead. Anyways, I thought it was weird at the time (that you wouldn't just change the speed of the treadmill) but was schooled in the last thread that it is totally legit (though it sounds dangerous) to hop up on the sides while resting in between sprint intervals. I was also schooled that I wasn't supposed to be bothered by this or comment on it in an internet thread. But I still say people are competitive. Some people like the competition, it fuels them to push further/farther/faster/stronger. Some people do not like the competition.
Some people just can't help looking at their treadmill neighbor/neighbor's screen/other people.
And some people just want to watch the world burn...
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Worry about you, and no one else.0
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For me, I only people watch if I'm on a cardio machine b/c it doesn't require any real thought, motivation, or mental strength. If I'm strength training (pole or weights), I'm completely focused on what I'm doing and no one else. Especially for pole, if your trying to go upside down while watching what someone else is doing, your going to fall and hurt yourself... badly.0
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