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"I believe in Kevpants" (S&SS Off Topic thread)

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    #62
    banshee_bones
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,160 ✭✭✭✭banshee_bones


    Are the adistars the ones with the wooden heel in them?

    Wayne was trying to sell me the benefits of squatting in an oly shoe as opposed to barefoot recently


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    #63
    podge57
    Registered Users Posts: 1,640 ✭✭✭podge57


    Good old Crossfit...

    http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2011/12/01/man-with-mask-causes-san-jose-bomb-scare/


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    #64
    Kevin Duffy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,439 ✭✭✭Kevin Duffy


    podge57 wrote: »
    Good old Crossfit...

    http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2011/12/01/man-with-mask-causes-san-jose-bomb-scare/

    What a fúcking idiot.


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    #65
    itsallaboutheL
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,333 ✭✭✭✭itsallaboutheL


    banshee_bones wrote: »
    Are the adistars the ones with the wooden heel in them?

    Not necessarily.


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    #66
    KeithReilly
    Registered Users Posts: 164 ✭✭KeithReilly


    banshee_bones wrote: »
    Are the adistars the ones with the wooden heel in them?

    Wayne was trying to sell me the benefits of squatting in an oly shoe as opposed to barefoot recently

    Was he able to sway you?

    what did he say that advantages were?


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    #67
    banshee_bones
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,160 ✭✭✭✭banshee_bones


    Ahh my squat isnt anywhere near decent enough or heavy enough to warrant the expenditure! Maybe someday! I just thought that wearing them while squatting would make you prone to tipping forward if that makes any sense! I thought barefoot/cons were supposed to be the way to go, but apparantly not! Cant remember what he said but I think stability was mentioned!

    In other news im only mildly hungover today! Score!


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    #68
    Edwardius
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 3,234 Mod ✭✭✭✭Edwardius


    banshee_bones wrote: »
    Are the adistars the ones with the wooden heel in them?

    Nearly all WL shoes have wooden heels but these are the adistars:

    adidas_adistar_weightlifting_shoes-300x300.jpg

    Benefits of weightlifting shoes (I'm probably gonna forget something here)

    The heel is flat and solid so you have a firm base to push off when lifting. There's usually a secondary fastening in the form of velcro straps to keep your feet in solid.

    They have a raised heel, which allows your knees to travel further over your toes, which keeps your torso more upright (by moving your hips further forward under the bar). In this way someone can also compensate for ****ty ankle mobility, but it gets you into a better position on the snatch

    I think the soles might be designed to grip the platform better.

    They usually look pretty. I've probably forgotten something


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    #69
    Turbo_diesel
    Registered Users Posts: 435 ✭✭Turbo_diesel


    Dead Ed wrote: »
    Nearly all WL shoes have wooden heels but these are the adistars:

    adidas_adistar_weightlifting_shoes-300x300.jpg

    Benefits of weightlifting shoes (I'm probably gonna forget something here)

    The heel is flat and solid so you have a firm base to push off when lifting. There's usually a secondary fastening in the form of velcro straps to keep your feet in solid.

    They have a raised heel, which allows your knees to travel further over your toes, which keeps your torso more upright (by moving your hips further forward under the bar). In this way someone can also compensate for ****ty ankle mobility, but it gets you into a better position on the snatch

    I think the soles might be designed to grip the platform better.

    They usually look pretty. I've probably forgotten something

    Is that a thumbs up for wearing Olympic lifting shoes over a flat shoe for back squatting?


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    #70
    Kevin Duffy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,439 ✭✭✭Kevin Duffy


    banshee_bones wrote: »
    Ahh my squat isnt anywhere near decent enough or heavy enough to warrant the expenditure! Maybe someday! I just thought that wearing them while squatting would make you prone to tipping forward if that makes any sense! I thought barefoot/cons were supposed to be the way to go, but apparantly not! Cant remember what he said but I think stability was mentioned!

    In other news im only mildly hungover today! Score!

    Bit of a self-fulfilling and self-defeating prophesy there. I got a cheapo pair for about €60/70 - immediate and immense difference in the squat.
    I can't say I'm a great squatter, or even a good one, but I can say I'm a better one for the little money and would have more confidence that I can go a bit heavier than I might try in runners. The tipping forward is not a issue, if anything I think it's less likely as I find I'm just better balanced all 'round.


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    #71
    Hanley
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 21,981 ✭✭✭✭Hanley


    Weightlifting shoes literally transformed my squat.

    Cons do not compare. Don't buy into the internet powerlifter reasons for wearing them - they don't apply outside of high squatting multiply feds.


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    #72
    squod
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,704 ✭✭✭squod


    https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Benedikt-Magn%C3%BAsson-Big-Strong-Beautiful-Cookbook/113262278787006?sk=wall

    Ahem.......


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    #73
    token
    Registered Users Posts: 1,806 ✭✭✭token


    I didn't get weightlifting shoes until I was lifting for 6 months. Once I got them I realised I was an idiot for not getting them sooner. My squatting immediately improved.


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    #74
    the drifter
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,348 ✭✭✭the drifter


    squod wrote: »
    https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Benedikt-Magn%C3%BAsson-Big-Strong-Beautiful-Cookbook/113262278787006?sk=wall

    Ahem.......

    6500kcal sandwich....im in...


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    #75
    the drifter
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,348 ✭✭✭the drifter


    up yours red bull...Irn Bru makes you see flying ****ing snowmen!


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfiqrkV_ZqI


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    #76
    itsallaboutheL
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,333 ✭✭✭✭itsallaboutheL


    5485425359_b249fbe293.jpg


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    #77
    Hanley
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 21,981 ✭✭✭✭Hanley


    itsallaboutheL wrote: »
    5485425359_b249fbe293.jpg

    You out with Grace?


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    #78
    banshee_bones
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,160 ✭✭✭✭banshee_bones


    Kevin Duffy wrote: »
    Bit of a self-fulfilling and self-defeating prophesy there. I got a cheapo pair for about €60/70 - immediate and immense difference in the squat.
    I can't say I'm a great squatter, or even a good one, but I can say I'm a better one for the little money and would have more confidence that I can go a bit heavier than I might try in runners. The tipping forward is not a issue, if anything I think it's less likely as I find I'm just better balanced all 'round.

    Hmmmmmm we shall see how the finances are after Crimbo! Whats the deal with sizes, thought I heard someone say to go half a size up or down, can't remember? Im an 8 in my asics....
    squod wrote: »
    https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Benedikt-Magn%C3%BAsson-Big-Strong-Beautiful-Cookbook/113262278787006?sk=wall

    Ahem.......

    Great Christmas present! :pac:


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    #79
    Dathai
    Registered Users Posts: 2,192 ✭✭✭Dathai


    Anyone know where I can buy Monster Energy drinks in bulk? Looking to get a tray of about 24 cans.


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    #80
    rubadub
    Registered Users Posts: 32,373 ✭✭✭✭rubadub


    Dathai wrote: »
    Anyone know where I can buy Monster Energy drinks in bulk? Looking to get a tray of about 24 cans.

    Not monster, but I saw a flier for red bull cola in eurospar a week ago, 24 cans for €1.99, yes, 1.99!

    Dunno if its a one off but could be a wholesaler getting rid of it so other places might have it.

    No idea what the taste is like.


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    #81
    banshee_bones
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,160 ✭✭✭✭banshee_bones


    Question.... how long before training do ye normally take caffeine (if you do!) and how much do you take?


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    #82
    itsallaboutheL
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,333 ✭✭✭✭itsallaboutheL


    Depends on how long i plan to spend talking shit before i lift something vaguely important to me.


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    #83
    banshee_bones
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,160 ✭✭✭✭banshee_bones


    I have a dose of the plague, training is at 8, I'm working til half 6 and iv a handful of 200mg caffeine tabs at my desk :pac:


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    #84
    Hanley
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 21,981 ✭✭✭✭Hanley


    banshee_bones wrote: »
    Question.... how long before training do ye normally take caffeine (if you do!) and how much do you take?

    Takes about 45 minutes to kick in and the results last circa 5 hours.


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    #85
    banshee_bones
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,160 ✭✭✭✭banshee_bones


    Hanley wrote: »
    Takes about 45 minutes to kick in and the results last circa 5 hours.

    5 hours? Really? for a 200mg dose?


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    #86
    Hanley
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 21,981 ✭✭✭✭Hanley


    banshee_bones wrote: »
    5 hours? Really? for a 200mg dose?

    Depends on your bodyweight, tolerance, what you've eaten and a ton of other factors. It was extremely general.

    The potency and effect will obviously diminsh over that time too.


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    #87
    banshee_bones
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,160 ✭✭✭✭banshee_bones


    Hanley wrote: »
    Depends on your bodyweight, tolerance, what you've eaten and a ton of other factors. It was extremely general.

    The potency and effect will obviously diminsh over that time too.

    70kgs, proplus does nothing for me, well at least not 150mgs! or nothing I would notice anyway, Oh yeah food, il be eating straight after work! Should I take it before or after eating?

    Sorry if I'm wrecking your head with questions here!


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    #88
    the drifter
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,348 ✭✭✭the drifter


    200mg wouldnt get me out of bed in the morning...


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    #89
    banshee_bones
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,160 ✭✭✭✭banshee_bones


    the drifter wrote: »
    200mg wouldnt get me out of bed in the morning...

    wouldnt get the fat you or the skinny you out of bed? :p:pac:


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    #90
    Antisocialiser
    Registered Users Posts: 1,375 ✭✭✭Antisocialiser


    Has anyone experienced tightness / discomfort in the groin area whilst squatting?

    Whenever I'm in the descent of the squat, my groin feels really tight and makes it uncomfortable go down past parallel.

    It's usually worse during the warm ups and I feel I need the weight to push me down which results in the eccentric phase of the lift becoming quite slow.


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    #91
    nbrady20009
    Registered Users Posts: 260 ✭✭nbrady20009


    Dathai wrote: »
    Anyone know where I can buy Monster Energy drinks in bulk? Looking to get a tray of about 24 cans.

    €30 and FREE stickers! Sure ya'd pay that for the stickers alone :pac:

    https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100002247178218


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