Essential Random Gym Thoughts Revisited...

[PortCityProphet]

Yesterday I got a text from an ex coworker who moved away. We went to the same gym but never worked out together or anything. His text was a picture of some weights and he said he achieved his new pr on squats and he thanked me for the inspiration.
I replied I didn't do anything it was all him.

Just goes to show you brehs you could be inspiring people to lift and not even realize it

 

[TLR Is Mental Poison]

A poem about cutting

Im in that zone again

Pumps won't hold again

Hunger pang is my only friend

 

[ThiefyPoo]

Yo what the fukk my shoulder is killing me .

I don't know if I slept young but my left shoulder is killing me brehs .

I don't even know how I strained it

What can I do to rehab brehs I'm hurting man .

I haven't even been to the gym since last Sunday .


My job is a tad physical so it doesn't help

 

[unit321]

Felt bad for this young breh at the gym today. He had all the "I'm a new lifter signs" and he got caught up in looking at what everybody else was doing

He got pinned HARD under 135 on the bench. I could see it coming because he was wobbling and squealing on the way up from his 4th rep and went for a 5th so I subtlety took off my headphones and stood up. .. all of a sudden a panicked "HALP"

me and another dude came over and picked the weight up off him and racked it.

He quickly walked over to the water fountain and took his glasses off. You could tell he was about to cry, so I slid over to him and put my hand on his shoulder and gave him some big homie advices. ..

And explained why he shouldn't use the clips in case he needs to bail next time and how to do it. Patted him on the back and told him there isn't a guy here that hasn't had to bail on a failed lift so learn from this and put it outta ur head.

You could tell it picked his spirit up a bit because he was definitely embarrassed in an "I ain't coming back here" kinda way.

Why did you put your arms around him and lovingly caress his back?

Actually, I would suggest using clips so weights don't fall off, but to ask for a spot when you need it.

 

[unit321]

I've put cardio back into my workouts again. It's not fun but I'm starting it out with a mile run. Plus, I'm pushing myself at 7 MPH run instead of a 5.5 MPH jog. It's pretty exhausting and my lungs are burning afterwards. I got to get back into hockey shape.
I'm a couple lbs. overweight and the summer season starts in two weeks.
A Mother's Day lunch at Red Lobster set me back in weight loss progress. I hate you Red Lobster!!!

 

[Golayitdown]

I need a nice wide weight bench. Does anyone have any suggestions?

 

[Mr210]

Picking up some new balance 690 v1 from academy tomorrow. The shoes I work out and run in aren't doing the job and are old. I think these new balances will be kinder on my feet and shins

 

[puppetmaster]

Why did you put your arms around him and lovingly caress his back?

Actually, I would suggest using clips so weights don't fall off, but to ask for a spot when you need it.

I shouldn't entertain this since I can't tell if you're joking but

@ the first question. .. sympathy and human touch aren't foreign concepts to me in 2016 whereas others would be making a snapchat story/gym fail vid out of the kid.

obviously I mentioned grabbing a spot to him.

Yet gave him the bit about the clips to prevent a guy who was obviously too shy to ask to begin with from developing fear of the bar if there's no one he's comfortable asking around him to spot him.

 

[unit321]

I shouldn't entertain this since I can't tell if you're joking but

@ the first question. .. sympathy and human touch aren't foreign concepts to me in 2016 whereas others would be making a snapchat story/gym fail vid out of the kid.

obviously I mentioned grabbing a spot to him.

Yet gave him the bit about the clips to prevent a guy who was obviously too shy to ask to begin with from developing fear of the bar if there's no one he's comfortable asking around him to spot him.

Yeah, I was kidding about the gay arm wrapping business. It was just a joke.

 

[puppetmaster]

Yeah, I was kidding about the gay arm wrapping business. It was just a joke.

No worries. That's why I prefaced breh

A 7MPH mile that's dope

 

[unit321]

No worries. That's why I prefaced breh

A 7MPH mile that's dope

Well, it's a Cybex treadmill, I finish a mile in 8 minutes and 44 seconds at 7 MPH, so I'm not going to an NFL combine anytime soon.

 

[puppetmaster]

Well, it's a Cybex treadmill, I finish a mile in 8 minutes and 44 seconds at 7 MPH, so I'm not going to an NFL combine anytime soon.

anybody who runs a sub 10 minute mile is good money in my book because I know a LOT of cats who can't.

 

[unit321]

I shouldn't entertain this since I can't tell if you're joking but

@ the first question. .. sympathy and human touch aren't foreign concepts to me in 2016 whereas others would be making a snapchat story/gym fail vid out of the kid.

obviously I mentioned grabbing a spot to him.

Yet gave him the bit about the clips to prevent a guy who was obviously too shy to ask to begin with from developing fear of the bar if there's no one he's comfortable asking around him to spot him.

I've been trapped under a barbell. It was in a weird gym. They had an upstairs and a downstairs.
No one was upstairs except me and I attempted a heavy lift. I got stuck under 225+ lbs, I had to do the tip to one side to drop off plates but hold onto the bar so it didn't flip over. I slid the whole barbell to the side, so the plates could reach the ground. Then, the other plates were right next to my shoulder, so i could grab the bar and tip that end down, so the plates dropped next to the bench. It was dangerous because I had to maintain a constant press so as not to crush my lungs.

 

[puppetmaster]

I've been trapped under a barbell. It was in a weird gym. They had an upstairs and a downstairs.
No one was upstairs except me and I attempted a heavy lift. I got stuck under 225+ lbs, I had to do the tip to one side to drop off plates but hold onto the bar so it didn't flip over. I slid the whole barbell to the side, so the plates could reach the ground. Then, the other plates were right next to my shoulder, so i could grab the bar and tip that end down, so the plates dropped next to the bench. It was dangerous because I had to maintain a constant press so as not to crush my lungs.

and

The bailout is the worst. Those couple seconds seem like an eternity

 

[tripleaamin]

So got good news, my PT discharged since he believes I don't need rehab really anymore and just need to be in the gym with the right plan. And really he said their isn't anything I can't do. However I probably will wait for my appointment next Thursday with the orthopedist before adding anything new.

But regardless I really need to work on my ankle mobility.