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[tokes99]

Imagine if she did that to a new dude going to the gym and maybe genuinely admiring her physique for literally a quick sec. Someone who isn’t a trainer with the ability to confront her. If she’s wound up ready to pop off like that it could ruin someone’s want to even go to a gym at all for simply glancing around.

This kind of aggressiveness needs to be removed from gym culture tbh. It’s unnecessary and she clearly wanted a confrontation. People like that should be thrown out.

didn’t consider that, good point…still as the person with some authority i think he had the opportunity to state gym etiquette rather than immediately threaten removal

 

[sneeker]

Get over yourself lady, you're a 5 at best.

with 0 personality.

 

[sneeker]

didn’t consider that, good point…still as the person with some authority i think he had the opportunity to state gym etiquette rather than immediately threaten removal

well she had it coming. secretly recording others is also a major offense. in our job, that is automatic banning for visitors. for employees, it could result to termination. you don't insinuate on something just because you felt like it. it's downright disrespectful. I had encountered people like that in other public events.

 

[sole searchin]

Odd time we are in with this technological generation.

It’s like if one of those YouTube/IG/Social media pranksters got clipped or seriously hurt for doing a stupid prank and caught the wrong person on a bad day. I’d say it’d be deserving.

 

[wayniac211]

it’s changed a ****load regarding gender. You’d maybe see a half dozen females in a gym back in 2000. Rest we’re in fitness aerobic rooms. Now their everywhere with the tight tights lol. It’s all good though. Get your fitness on you bad mamma Jamma

 

[Tank Top Master]

Random yt girl looked at me as I was walking by to move to a different piece of equipment today.

I immediately went from a neutral face to the

-style mean-mug.


How you gonna be an outta shape, weak brawd staring down the gym gawd?

 

[spizike231]

For looking at you g?

 

[ahat]

 

[sharpshooter718]

For looking at you g?

Dudes is suspect and don't even know it...

 

[tokes99]

isn’t this just reverse band bench press? he is a bit too nonchalant about it but it is a valid modification to bench press

 

[DonRafa]

“yeah, i bench 225”

 

[ICE CITY CF]

isn’t this just reverse band bench press? he is a bit too nonchalant about it but it is a valid modification to bench press

It’s the clap though. While on a smith machine…

 

[jayt1202]

Get over yourself lady, you're a 5 at best.

Facts, I've seen so many girls that are levels above her it's not even funny. There are some women at the gym these days wearing shorts much shorter than hers and sports bras that show cleavage and they expect guys not to look??

 

[Tank Top Master]

isn’t this just reverse band bench press? he is a bit too nonchalant about it but it is a valid modification to bench press

On a Smiff machine?

 

[Beruseruku Desu]

Goal right now is to get 430 for 8 on squats

My best is 6 so far.

 

[tokes99]

Goal right now is to get 430 for 8 on squats

My best is 6 so far.

what is your 1 rep max? trying to slowly work up to that full depth 4 plate club, tho it does spook me a bit to do a bunch of reps with such heavy weight

On a Smiff machine?

what’s wrong with the that particular machine tho?

 

[s-blaze]

I have no qualms with it.

But it seems to stem from Smith being assisted & only a fixed angle.

 

[Beruseruku Desu]

what is your 1 rep max? trying to slowly work up to that full depth 4 plate club, tho it does spook me a bit to do a bunch of reps with such heavy weight



what’s wrong with the that particular machine tho?

520.

If you’re spooked to rep heavy weight try incorporating a heavy single (1x1) into your workout before your working sets.

For ex if my one rep max is 520, I’ll do 1x1 with 455 - 485 so my body/CNS is still somewhat used to heavy weight.

Then I’ll do some rep work with lighter weight. Also doing singles wakes your body up so backdown work feels lighter.


Also why tf is everything I type underlined on this iPad smh

 

[ICE CITY CF]

520.

If you’re spooked to rep heavy weight try incorporating a heavy single (1x1) into your workout before your working sets.

For ex if my one rep max is 520, I’ll do 1x1 with 455 - 485 so my body/CNS is still somewhat used to heavy weight.

Then I’ll do some rep work with lighter weight. Also doing singles wakes your body up so backdown work feels lighter.


Also why tf is everything I type underlined on this iPad smh

I do something similar, my last warm up set is 1x1 at 90% of my 4-5 rep max.

 

[tokes99]

i haven’t been following any program(ming), not sure what you mean by working sets? you would just start with a heavy single without building up to it? how would you warmup for this?

i just go off of how my body/joints feel, keeping the reps low…for squats i’ ll start/warmup with 135 back & front squats for 3-9 reps each, then depending how those go up the weight to 185 or 225 for 3-6 reps for both front & back squats. around this weight usually i can only manage around 3 reps of front squats in a row, so i’d do 3 then switch to back squats the do the other 3 front squats, then depending how those feel i’d either stop or go up again to either 275 or 315 for 1-5 reps just back squats, if those go well anything past 315 is 1 maybe 2 reps except when i box squat, where i can do more.

if after the heavy single reps, everything is feeling decent i’ll switch to a lighter weight, where i feel i can be fast/explosive for 3-9 reps depending on the weight. recently i switched things up such that i have been deadlifting & squatting on different days, before i would deadlift almost immediately after squats every session.

 

[Tank Top Master]

what is your 1 rep max? trying to slowly work up to that full depth 4 plate club, tho it does spook me a bit to do a bunch of reps with such heavy weight



what’s wrong with the that particular machine tho?

If you have to ask that question you clearly do not know The Whey.

 

[tokes99]

I have no qualms with it.

But it seems to stem from Smith being assisted & only a fixed angle.

i know that it’s fixed but how is it assisted?

If you have to ask that question you clearly do not know The Whey.

clearly …i don’t see problem with it…i’m an novice, basically only have had any interest in lifting at all for a little over a year so i don’t have much reference, seems like it would be a good option for simplifying a movement as it limits the plane of motion and not having to create stability like with free weights?

 

[ahat]

know that it’s fixed but how is it assisted?

Barbell bench requires your muscles to stabilize the weight. Just holding the bar at the top of the rep is working your muscles. You dont get that benching on a smith machine.

 

[ICE CITY CF]

it limits the plane of motion and not having to create stability like with free weights?

Undesirable, unless you have some kind of physical limitation or restriction.

People can do what they want, but in general instead of simplifying the movement, I’d advocate for learning to perform movements correctly with lighter loads and putting the work in to progress from there.

But that’s why the clapping bench press with resisted bands is so funny. We adding like two different layers of complexity to a movement that apparently we also need to simplify? Make it make sense.

 

[ahat]

Smith machine isnt bad, it just shouldnt be used as the main equipment for whatever lift imo. I like it for burn out type sets at the end of my workout. It serves a purpose, but if you want to improve your bench/squat/shoulder press that shouldnt be your main focus