[1MOREMOD]

I put 25lbs on each end no one stares

[UncleWede]

Originally Posted by Bt12

What’s annoying is old dudes that come up and watch you do your sets...

I usually put 14 45lb plates on the hammer strength shrug machines. http://www.fitnesssuperstore.com/Ham...SABEgJqsvD_BwE

Dude comes up says I want to see this as I start loading the plates... and just stares at me. For both my sets. Wtf... it’s always only this machine.. when I do deadlifts. People just look out of the corner of their eyes... this machine they just stand there


Creepy people.

It’s always old people that come up to me when I do this wtf...no hot chicks.

We are looking for someone who can carry our casket on their shoulders

[Bt12]

Originally Posted by UncleWede

We are looking for someone who can carry our casket on their shoulders

Lol

[Bt12]

Originally Posted by smoosh

You take all that effort to load up the shrug machine with 14 plates...cmon man!!

But yea, happens to me often too, old dudes just come up to me and start staring...uncomfortable

I wouldn’t mind if I wasn’t on my cut... dudes watching me on my weaker days lol...I could definitely put another few plates on...

The trainers when they training new clients whisper when they see me finish my legs off with 18 plates on this

https://pushpedalpull.com/commercial/plate-loaded-super-squat-624.html

Then again they see me with 3 plates on my weighted dips...


It’s like they’ve never seen a little strong dude...

[Mr.SugarSkulls]

Originally Posted by Bt12

I wouldn’t mind if I wasn’t on my cut... dudes watching me on my weaker days lol...I could definitely put another few plates on...

The trainers when they training new clients whisper when they see me finish my legs off with 18 plates on this

https://pushpedalpull.com/commercial/plate-loaded-super-squat-624.html

Then again they see me with 3 plates on my weighted dips...


It’s like they’ve never seen a little strong dude...

Maybe they're staring at you not out of admiration but perhaps out of annoyance that you're hogging up all the plates?

Lord knows I would.

[smoosh]

Originally Posted by Mr.SugarSkulls

Maybe they're staring at you not out of admiration but perhaps out of annoyance that you're hogging up all the plates?

Lord knows I would.

To be honest, I would be annoyed too man...14 plates on shrug machine?? Not only is guy wasting his own time thinking shrugs will actually do anything beneficial for him (perhaps one of the most inefficient and ineffective exercises IMO), he's wasting other people's time by hogging up 14 45s...

Not tryna be mean or start a fight...just being honest

[1MOREMOD]

Hurts my spine and sphincter just thinking about it

[FlaPatsFan]

Originally Posted by smoosh

To be honest, I would be annoyed too man...14 plates on shrug machine?? Not only is guy wasting his own time thinking shrugs will actually do anything beneficial for him (perhaps one of the most inefficient and ineffective exercises IMO), he's wasting other people's time by hogging up 14 45s...

Not tryna be mean or start a fight...just being honest

Agreed, shrugs are useless. Unless you are combining them in a Clean Pull or a Snatch Pull, from the floor or hang. Then you are activating your entire body. But most (99%) of Body Builders don’t even know what those movements are. If you want big traps try some Oly lifts! Just make sure you learn correctly!

[Bt12]

Originally Posted by smoosh

To be honest, I would be annoyed too man...14 plates on shrug machine?? Not only is guy wasting his own time thinking shrugs will actually do anything beneficial for him (perhaps one of the most inefficient and ineffective exercises IMO), he's wasting other people's time by hogging up 14 45s...

Not tryna be mean or start a fight...just being honest

Lol yeah i hog some of them plates. My gym has a ton tho... more than enough to go around...it’s cool. It’s just part of my back/shoulder program... I do other things too

[1MOREMOD]

When you fail with less than 100lbs on the bench

[Bt12]

Originally Posted by Mr.SugarSkulls

Maybe they're staring at you not out of admiration but perhaps out of annoyance that you're hogging up all the plates?

Lord knows I would.

Either way...don’t like to be stared at...

[Bt12]

Originally Posted by 1MOREMOD

When you fail with less than 100lbs on the bench

Lol...I know u don’t mean me lol

[1MOREMOD]

No me did it today. 1 exercise workout bench only. Loaded bar with 10s dropped one off each side for sets of 10. Supposed to be no rest but I'm old. Then semi heavy doing 2s. Then negatives. Felt smoked

[Bt12]

Originally Posted by 1MOREMOD

No me did it today. 1 exercise workout bench only. Loaded bar with 10s dropped one off each side for sets of 10. Supposed to be no rest but I'm old. Then semi heavy doing 2s. Then negatives. Felt smoked

Oh drop sets, at the end of my bench I usually finish with drop sets to failure...
One of my favoritE lifts.

[1MOREMOD]

I failed early and often

[Mr Carrots]

I often stop to watch guys ego lifting far too much weight.

Since Im a broken born-again natty and can no longer total 1800+ or have 19" arms it's unlikely that they would listen to my cautionary tales of the dangers of ego lifting, so all I can do is watch, cringe and hope nothing bad happens.

A pair of 20 something kids were taking turns trying to bench the 100s today and it was horrific to watch, including the screams and branch warren style weight throws. Since I still have a little ego left,and it was my chest day too, I knocked out some paused sets with the 120s and made a point to gently set the dbs down afterwards.

[smoosh]

Originally Posted by Mr Carrots

I often stop to watch guys ego lifting far too much weight.

Since Im a broken born-again natty and can no longer total 1800+ or have 19" arms it's unlikely that they would listen to my cautionary tales of the dangers of ego lifting, so all I can do is watch, cringe and hope nothing bad happens.

A pair of 20 something kids were taking turns trying to bench the 100s today and it was horrific to watch, including the screams and branch warren style weight throws. Since I still have a little ego left,and it was my chest day too, I knocked out some paused sets with the 120s and made a point to gently set the dbs down afterwards.

What advice would you give to someone pushing max weight every workout?

Focus on form and only do weight you can handle?

Had 20" arms at one point last Fall...but I was 294# and 23% body fat lol...still though, used to put the fear of god in people's eyes when I was 294...

[1MOREMOD]

Wtf bro dats fat

[Mr.SugarSkulls]

Originally Posted by smoosh

What advice would you give to someone pushing max weight every workout?

Focus on form and only do weight you can handle?

Had 20" arms at one point last Fall...but I was 294# and 23% body fat lol...still though, used to put the fear of god in people's eyes when I was 294...

You were porky! oink oink!

[1MOREMOD]

I can't get anywhere near that size. I've never been past 210. Trying to get there now again slowly.

[Mr Carrots]

Originally Posted by smoosh

What advice would you give to someone pushing max weight every workout?

Focus on form and only do weight you can handle?

Had 20" arms at one point last Fall...but I was 294# and 23% body fat lol...still though, used to put the fear of god in people's eyes when I was 294...

Max effort or 1 rep maxes?

Honestly most of my surgeries have been since I started training in the higher rep range BUT the damage was from years of heavy lifting and sloppy form.

If I had a time machine to go back to, say, 2004, I'd never do barbell pressing of any kind (no bench, no incline, no decline), never deadlift except romanian deadlifts, alternate front and back squats every squat workout and stick to the 15 rep range for most lifts.

Pause most sets, slow negatives, stop the second your form gets sloppy.

Also only train every other day and train each muscle only once every 6 days

...I'd also buy a ton of apple and netflix stock while I was there

I was 265 at my biggest, had visible 6 pack but was bloated out of my mind on anadrol and test. That's also something I'd never do again, just TRT doses from day one would have been a much better idea lol

[FlaPatsFan]

Originally Posted by smoosh

What advice would you give to someone pushing max weight every workout?

Focus on form and only do weight you can handle?

Had 20" arms at one point last Fall...but I was 294# and 23% body fat lol...still though, used to put the fear of god in people's eyes when I was 294...

At any age or size the key is variety. Muscle confusion is a variable most ppl overlook. But when you adhere to this principle results come fast and plenty. Work weaknesses (which most don’t) and limit 1RMs to every 4-6 weeks. Even the most successful Power Lifters only “Max out” on that time line. Most will tell you they concentrate on Volume training. Working at 75%-90% of their 1RM. And it usually is for reps of 5 or less.

I use this method and principles on my big lifts ie....Squats /Deads / Pressing and some Oly lifts. Even at my age 46...my numbers haven’t dropped off that much as compared to my numbers at 36. Many ppl get obsessed with chasing numbers and they neglect the proper programming it takes to get there. I am by no means a Pro. But have trained at above normal levels as a college athlete and competed in Crossfit up until last year (masters division).

I train at home, at a Globo gym and at a CF gym. But it is at the Globo gym I cringe the most at what ppl do. Unless I see someone possible about to hurt themselves I keep to myself. But a lot of these youngsters are only interested in “Glory lifting” and posting it on social media. Awful form and injuries usually ensue. So back to the original question in the quote post....I would tell that person to limit 1RMs and vary their programming and work on their fitness/engine as we only get one body and it needs to last. And remember the inside is more important then the outside. That’s what Health and Fitness is really about!