Jerk At The Gym/Question At The End.

[u418936]

Yea, mp3 player + lifting = awesomeness. They used to play Car Wash and that Boy George Chameleon song type things all the time in my gym till they got Siruis, my mp3 player helped me get through those rough, horrible, should have charged them for crimes against humanity times.

LOL. Dunno why, but "Karma Chameleon" has to be the most popular song at every gym. My gym also plays a lot of Enya, Cyndi Lauper, and the Go Go's. Whenever I'm at the gym, I'm terrified to take my headphones out of my ears.

 

[jackangel]

they may also have covert drug and arms running operations on the side. if that's the case, i totally support them and readily excuse any minor defects in their other products.

also, if this guy doesn't wear a toupee, tell him to get a toupee. because you can't burn his toupee if he hasn't got a toupee in the first place.

 

[Kabeetz]

because you can't burn his toupee if he hasn't got a toupee in the first place.

The limitless nature of your wisdom and logic humbles me.

 

[jackangel]

that's usually the result of my posting.

either that, or a urinary tract infection.

got any cranberry juice at home? i'm just saying.

 

[al420]

Now here is my question... is there any chance that this guy actually weighed all this shit and that my gym's olympic bars are 41 pounds and the 45's are as heavy as 49??

And lastly, if this is true, do I factor it in my workouts or not worry about the minutae and just proceed as normal (which is 99% what I will do.. but it can have some impact on progressing via 5x5 for sure as well).

I need a nap.

Very possible - probably fact if they are cheap. And if they have Oly bars they do weight 44, not 45 - like that shit matters.

Times like this make it fun to be strong - especially stronger than him.

 

[glennpendlay]

it would be typical if the bars werent right. most cheap bars arent. play-it-again sports brought in literally thousands of "45lb olympic bars" and sold thousands of them, and the whole batch weighed around 31lbs. no joke.

if plates or bars are off, they are usually light. a lot more common to find 42 and 43lb olympic plates than 48lbers. cheap manufacturers do this on purpose, cuts down on cost.

 

[al420]

Hey Glenn - my boy (9yrs) started lifting @ OK in Austin. He's making tremendous progress and loves his Belarusian coach...can't understand him that well, but none the less. "If bear can ride moterbike in circus anything possible"

He needs shoes - Addidas or Do-Winn?

 

[iggy]

They played britney spears and madonna in my gym since it's fairly new for awhile. But i always complained and made fun of the owners and told them they should play something different like techno. So they finally got a radio sattelite but they always have it on the techno station now. So the other day Some of the brothers were like, man this music sucks. I walked up to them and told them it was wack and they laughed, even though it was my fault.....
But every gym has the person who walks around like they know everything who tries to correct everyone and train everyone. The i-pod can be your best friend

 

[myalfa]

even best plates like york,yvanko,eleiko 45' plates weight can vary 44-46lb each one (+/-2% accuracy).so some plates could weigghing 44.1, 44.2...44.3lb...instead 45lb! and the guys of the comercial gyms where those plates exist could check and mark or paint them for future goals? what do you think biggt?


best lifts:

squat:130kg
deadlift:150kg

 

[myalfa]

curiousity:

someone post :Eleiko brand, specialised for powerlifting:

Red = 25kg (55lbs)
Blue= 20kg (45lbs)
Yellow= 15kg (33lbs)
Green= 10kg (22lbs)
Black= 5kg (11lbs)

today i have seen a youtube vid where someone was squatting using those type of plates, one 45' and other one 33'plates ...and both were the same yellow color. could be that possible?