Gym and fitness (56 Viewers)

[Zacheryah]

just started doing these tonight. Pretty tough as I'm only back in the gym three weeks, but I can tell already that they'll be great strength builders

Not a fan of this. Split up into compounds.

 

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[Fint]

To be honest, I only only integrated the squat for the first set, then switched to dead lift/military press.

Did regular squats afterwards

It was a bit complex for a 'novice'

 

[Post Ironic]

300 club, finally nailed it ^^


Practice meet : 240 squat(no wraps), 160 bench(pauzed), 300 deadlift for 700 total@ 119.9kg : 402.52 Wilks

Awesome Zach! Huge milestone reached there!

Dat music tho... is that seriously what your gym plays?

 

[Zacheryah]

Yeah, wich is why I had metal blasting down my headphones

 

[Ford Prefect]

Mad lift Zach! I wish I could one day lift 300kgs, not gonna happen but a man can dream

 

[Nzoric]

Anyone got pointers on propper form when doing dumbell overhead press? It doesnt feel wrong when I do it, but my lower back is arching like crazy and Im not sure if its going to mess me up in the long run.

 

[Quetzalcoatl]

The weights are probably just too heavy for you.

 

[Nzoric]

The weights are probably just too heavy for you.

Its regardless of what weight I use, it seems natural for my back to arch when i extend my arms. Im doing low weights atm(15g), until I figure out what the propper form is.

 

[Quetzalcoatl]

Its regardless of what weight I use, it seems natural for my back to arch when i extend my arms. Im doing low weights atm(15g), until I figure out what the propper form is.

Youtube it, bitch



It happens to me too, so I tighten my core to prevent it. Which obviously becomes harder when the weight is too high.

 

[Ford Prefect]

Do it with a barbell Nicoli and then so a seated dumbbell press

 

[AFL_ITALIA]

300 club, finally nailed it ^^


Practice meet : 240 squat(no wraps), 160 bench(pauzed), 300 deadlift for 700 total@ 119.9kg : 402.52 Wilks

My God, you're a giant

Congratulations! Apparently mine is 85.15

 

[JCK]

@Kieselguhr Kid Do you have any suggestion for a skip rope to buy? Do you know if the Nike ones are good?

 

[Dostoevsky]

Does the brand matter? I just know leather ones are the best (fastest).

 

[JCK]

Does the brand matter? I just know leather ones are the best (fastest).

It doesn't matter at all but I am ordering online. I read that the ones that don't have a metal wire are hard to do double unders with.

 

[Post Ironic]

@Kieselguhr Kid Do you have any suggestion for a skip rope to buy? Do you know if the Nike ones are good?

Leather is the slowest. Also the most painful to err with (think of welts from being whipped). If you want an upper-body workout thrown into the mix, a heavy leather rope can do the trick, but you won't be skipping all that fast compared to lighter weight plastic ropes, as well as difficulty adjusting lengths, and generally more expensive cost due to price of leather vs plastic.

Don't buy one of the standard foam-handled PVC ropes. They're pretty terrible.

It seems the plastic-coated speed ropes with 90 degree connection are the best out there lately. The 90 degree connection really helps, spins smoother, avoids kinks, better rhythm, etc. And they're very reasonably priced.

This is the rope I have, and I find it's amazing for speed. The bearing system works amazingly well. I've had it for a couple years now. http://www.roguecanada.ca/rogue-bearing-speed-rope

 

[JCK]

Leather is the slowest. Also the most painful to err with (think of welts from being whipped). If you want an upper-body workout thrown into the mix, a heavy leather rope can do the trick, but you won't be skipping all that fast compared to lighter weight plastic ropes, as well as difficulty adjusting lengths, and generally more expensive cost due to price of leather vs plastic.

Don't buy one of the standard foam-handled PVC ropes. They're pretty terrible.

It seems the plastic-coated speed ropes with 90 degree connection are the best out there lately. The 90 degree connection really helps, spins smoother, avoids kinks, better rhythm, etc. And they're very reasonably priced.

This is the rope I have, and I find it's amazing for speed. The bearing system works amazingly well. I've had it for a couple years now. http://www.roguecanada.ca/rogue-bearing-speed-rope

Then there is no hesitation I will order this one https://www.sportamore.se/produkt/76148-s-gear-speed-rope-svart

I don't think we have a Rogue dealer in Sweden and I don't want to wait for an overseas order. The one I posted looks like it has thew same construction as yours.

 

[lgorTudor]

Holy fuck, for everything there is an expert here.

 

[Post Ironic]

Then there is no hesitation I will order this one https://www.sportamore.se/produkt/76148-s-gear-speed-rope-svart

I don't think we have a Rogue dealer in Sweden and I don't want to wait for an overseas order. The one I posted looks like it has thew same construction as yours.

Yep. Very similar product. I can't read the website, but for purposes of durability and a higher quality product, you might perhaps want to purchase the model one step up from that one. I think it's the 179 SEK one instead of the 79 SEK one. 79 SEK seems awfully cheap ($10?)... https://www.sportamore.se/produkt/73017-master-speed-rope

I might be wrong on this though. The differences might be negligible. I know I originally had one of these speed ropes at around $13 and the bearings wore out in a few months. This new one, albeit twice as expensive, has lasted for a couple years. Prices in Sweden may be far different for quality products than here in Canada, I don't really know.

 

[Klin]

Well done, Zach.

 

[JCK]

Yep. Very similar product. I can't read the website, but for purposes of durability and a higher quality product, you might perhaps want to purchase the model one step up from that one. I think it's the 179 SEK one instead of the 79 SEK one. 79 SEK seems awfully cheap ($10?)... https://www.sportamore.se/produkt/73017-master-speed-rope

I might be wrong on this though. The differences might be negligible. I know I originally had one of these speed ropes at around $13 and the bearings wore out in a few months. This new one, albeit twice as expensive, has lasted for a couple years. Prices in Sweden may be far different for quality products than here in Canada, I don't really know.

Yes, you are probably right but I am extremely bad at skipping so I ordered the cheap one now and I will see how far I progress. My goal is to do a double under tabata and if I can achieve that then I'll buy a better one. They are probably the same as you said but the cheaper product is more likely to wear out faster. Look at this one for example,

http://www.ebay.com/itm/141139386937?_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT

$4 and free international shipping. They send the tool for adjustment with it and the seller is willing to lick your balls if you leave him a feedback. I ordered two of them as well....