Big Boy Basics

[JDid23]

awesome man congrats on graduating!

 

[Andalite]

awesome man congrats on graduating!

Thanks, Josh. You looking mighty swole!

 

[JDid23]

Thanks, Josh. You looking mighty swole!

thanks man!!!

 

[Andalite]

Deadlift Training
Mesocycle 22 - Week 1​

Beginning Thoughts:

I signed up at this fancy new gym called True Fitness because I desperately needed round 45 lbs plates to do Deadlifts. My old gym doesn't have an oly bar - it has a thinner bar which weighs 25 lbs and has no grooves which also makes gripping the bar an issue. In addition to this all the plates in my old gym are triangular in shaped which is a royal pain in the ass because they put the bar at a lower position than a regular round plate. So I am kinda doing Deficit Deadlifts without wanting to. So, I went to this new establishment and asked them a whole bunch of questions from:

Do you have many 45 lbs Plates?

Do you allow Deadlifting?

Can I video record all of my lifts?

The manager said yes to everything. So I figured what the hell....in this country there are hardly any gyms which have power cages and fewer gyms which have so many 45 lbs plates. So I paid the $600 membership fee and signed up for the year.​

Workout:

Deadlift Warm-up:
Mobility Drills
135 lbs x 7 reps
245 lbs x 7 reps
295 lbs x 4 reps
345 lbs x 3 reps
385 lbs x 3 reps

Deadlifts:
Got kicked out of the gym.​

Videos:

Nothing​

Overall Impression:

So I do all my warm-ups for Deadlifts and I load 415 on the bar. I stand back and try to screw my camera onto my tripod and the owner of the gym comes up to me and asks me if he can be of help. I tell him that I'm fine. LOL.

He then proceeds to tell me that I am not allowed to firstly Deadlift in this one-of-a-kind gym and that I cannot record my video because of their "elite clientele" (because after all $600 per year is nothing to sneeze at). So I explained to the bloke that I had asked these specific questions before signing up and only signed up on the condition that my conditions would be met. He argues with me so I request my money back.

He hands over the money. I start walking out the door. He and his trainers stop me and ask me to unload the bar (415 lbs). I told them to fuck themselves and I walked off.

This makes me rage like none other.

I need to find a gym in a country in which nobody does the kind of shit that I do which has (1) a powercage and (2) more than 5 round 45 lbs plates. Fucking miserable.

I really wish I had a lot of money. I'd replicate my gym at Trinity University in a heartbeat.​

 

[JDid23]

Deadlift Training
Mesocycle 22 - Week 1​

Beginning Thoughts:

I signed up at this fancy new gym called True Fitness because I desperately needed round 45 lbs plates to do Deadlifts. My old gym doesn't have an oly bar - it has a thinner bar which weighs 25 lbs and has no grooves which also makes gripping the bar an issue. In addition to this all the plates in my old gym are triangular in shaped which is a royal pain in the ass because they put the bar at a lower position than a regular round plate. So I am kinda doing Deficit Deadlifts without wanting to. So, I went to this new establishment and asked them a whole bunch of questions from:

Do you have many 45 lbs Plates?

Do you allow Deadlifting?

Can I video record all of my lifts?

The manager said yes to everything. So I figured what the hell....in this country there are hardly any gyms which have power cages and fewer gyms which have so many 45 lbs plates. So I paid the $600 membership fee and signed up for the year.​

Workout:

Deadlift Warm-up:
Mobility Drills
135 lbs x 7 reps
245 lbs x 7 reps
295 lbs x 4 reps
345 lbs x 3 reps
385 lbs x 3 reps

Deadlifts:
Got kicked out of the gym.​

Videos:

Nothing​

Overall Impression:

So I do all my warm-ups for Deadlifts and I load 415 on the bar. I stand back and try to screw my camera onto my tripod and the owner of the gym comes up to me and asks me if he can be of help. I tell him that I'm fine. LOL.

He then proceeds to tell me that I am not allowed to firstly Deadlift in this one-of-a-kind gym and that I cannot record my video because of their "elite clientele" (because after all $600 per year is nothing to sneeze at). So I explained to the bloke that I had asked these specific questions before signing up and only signed up on the condition that my conditions would be met. He argues with me so I request my money back.

He hands over the money. I start walking out the door. He and his trainers stop me and ask me to unload the bar (415 lbs). I told them to fuck themselves and I walked off.

This makes me rage like none other.

I need to find a gym in a country in which nobody does the kind of shit that I do which has (1) a powercage and (2) more than 5 round 45 lbs plates. Fucking miserable.

I really wish I had a lot of money. I'd replicate my gym at Trinity University in a heartbeat.​

wow..... the bolded part was kinda funny though

good luck finding a gym

 

[Andalite]

wow..... the bolded part was kinda funny though

good luck finding a gym

It may seem funny but I am really pissed off. I need to find a good gym and the general problem in most of Asia is that 99.99999% of gyms focus solely on machines. They don't cater to powerlifters or olympic lifters. It's no wonder that India sucks balls at the Olympics.

 

[Tblock1]

In a way it's funny but in another way it's fucking stupid. $600 is a TON of money damn! I feel your pain too andalite as soon as I am back at my old gym starting June I will only have 380 pounds to work with for deadlifts..... Goddamn I feel pissed off just reading this

 

[Andalite]

In a way it's funny but in another way it's fucking stupid. $600 is a TON of money damn! I feel your pain too andalite as soon as I am back at my old gym starting June I will only have 380 pounds to work with for deadlifts..... Goddamn I feel pissed off just reading this

$600 IS a ton of money.

If I was in the states I would most likely own my own gym. I just looked at EliteFTS and to get what I want I would have to spend (at the most and this is basic shit) $2000. If I try to get these exact basic essentials in India, I will have to pay $5000. It ain't worth it at that. I really wish they had some good distributors of weightlifting equipment who could cut me a good deal, you know?

 

[ExtraMile]

In a way it's funny but in another way it's fucking stupid. $600 is a TON of money damn! I feel your pain too andalite as soon as I am back at my old gym starting June I will only have 380 pounds to work with for deadlifts..... Goddamn I feel pissed off just reading this

if i were you i would look in the paper for someone selling old used weights and buy a few battered up 45lb plates and just donate them to your gym...

 

[Andalite]

Back Training
Mesocycle 22 - Week 1​

Beginning Thoughts:

I am trying to find places online to buy plates. I think that is what I am going to have to resort to. I need to buy an Oly bar, a bunch of plates and adjustable dumbbells. I may not be able to come up with a complete home gym but right now I need to be able to do Deadlifts in peace and if it means buying a whole bunch of plates, then do be it.​

Workout:

Weighted Pull-ups:
BW + 20 lbs x 3 reps
BW + 30 lbs x 3 reps
BW + 40 lbs x 4 reps
BW + 50 lbs x 3 reps

Chest Supported Rows:
160 lbs x 4 reps
180 lbs x 4 reps
200 lbs x 2 reps
180 lbs x 3 reps

V-Bar High Cable Rows:
70 kgs x 10 reps
75 kgs x 10 reps
80 kgs x 10 reps
70 kgs x 12 reps

Hammer Curls:
20 kgs x 6 reps x 2 sets

Russian Twists:
45 lbs x 6 reps
45 lbs x 10 reps
45 lbs x 12 reps

Facepulls:
45 kgs x 15 reps x 2 sets

Rope Chin-ups:
BW x 5 reps x 2 sets​

Videos:

Pull-ups and Rows:
​

Overall Impression:

Decent session.

I am gonna go to a couple of fitness stores and see if they have oly bars and plates to sell.

If anybody knows any cheap place online like a discount store or something, please do give me links. I am serious about buying these plates and bars. Thanks!​