Why the obsession with squats and deadlifts?

Zombienosh · 06-05-2014 10:07am

My OH has spent months working on mobility, BW and Goblet squats and over the past few weeks has finally started doing Back squats in the rack and loves it. Squats and deadlifts are her favorite exercises.

TimeToShine · 06-05-2014 10:28am

Stench Blossoms wrote: »

Why are you stalking the girl? Can you not just go to the gym and do your own thing instead of criticizing someone else's routine?

The same people are in the gym with me every morning. Do I know what weights they are squatting? Hell no! Why? CAUSE I DO MY OWN THING AND DON'T LOOK AT OTHER PEOPLE!

I wasn't criticizing their routine nor am I stalking anyone. I was expressing the fact that I can see, to some extent, where the other poster was coming from. Judging by some of the responses here you'd think I have been vehemently insisting that all women to bugger off to the cardio section where they belong. I acknowledged that a lot of women mean business and I have no problem with that, exactly the same way I would view other men in the gym. If someone seems to be wasting time we're entitled to a whine, be they male or female. What's wrong with that?

Blacktie. wrote: »

Good stuff

I was implying that the girls who are doing it properly engage in resistance training with progressive overload. What you took home from my post is that I'm a) A condescending dick and b) think I'm extremely strong which is essentially an ad hominem attack with no reference to the content of the post itself. If you want to discuss the issue at hand, mainly that women are not being adequately educated about weights (be it from trainers in gyms/women's fitness magazines or otherwise), then feel free.. If you want to engage in a childish exchange of moronic pseudo-intellectual remarks so you can get "thanked" then by all means you should also feel free, just don't expect a response.

Alf Veedersane · 06-05-2014 10:33am

TimeToShine wrote: »

I was expressing the fact that I can see, to some extent, where the other poster was coming from. Judging by some of the responses here you'd think I have been vehemently insisting that all women to bugger off to the cardio section where they belong. I acknowledged that a lot of women mean business and I have no problem with that, exactly the same way I would view other men in the gym.

There was nothing in the other poster's post that suggested they had an issue with women using a squat rack despite not knowing what they were doing or being educated enough on training for squats or deadlifts.

boootybouncer wrote:

sick of fat assed women thinking its some how healthy to have an ass like a dumper truck

TimeToShine · 06-05-2014 10:42am

Alf Veedersane wrote: »

There was nothing in the other poster's post that suggested they had an issue with women using a squat rack despite not knowing what they were doing or being educated enough on training for squats or deadlifts.

Yeah I know, I already thanked the post where you pointed it out. I may have misinterpreted the users intentions but whatever I misinterpreted it as I will maintain as my view.

Blacktie. · 06-05-2014 10:44am

TimeToShine wrote: »

I wasn't criticizing their routine nor am I stalking anyone. I was expressing the fact that I can see, to some extent, where the other poster was coming from. Judging by some of the responses here you'd think I have been vehemently insisting that all women to bugger off to the cardio section where they belong. I acknowledged that a lot of women mean business and I have no problem with that, exactly the same way I would view other men in the gym. If someone seems to be wasting time we're entitled to a whine, be they male or female. What's wrong with that?

Are you not implying that casual gym goers are just in your way here?

I was implying that the girls who are doing it properly engage in resistance training with progressive overload. What you took home from my post is that I'm a) A condescending dick and b) think I'm extremely strong which is essentially an ad hominem attack with no reference to the content of the post itself. If you want to discuss the issue at hand, mainly that women are not being adequately educated about weights (be it from trainers in gyms/women's fitness magazines or otherwise), then feel free.. If you want to engage in a childish exchange of moronic pseudo-intellectual remarks so you can get "thanked" then by all means you should also feel free, just don't expect a response.

Can you not see how your post is coming across as a dick comment? You're saying girls don't belong in squat racks because they're not doing it the same way as you. Even ignoring the girl part it's a dick comment. On point b it was just a passing remark based on you referring to the others as weak. I wouldn't look too far into it.

Stench Blossoms · 06-05-2014 10:44am

TimeToShine wrote: »

If someone seems to be wasting time we're entitled to a whine, be they male or female. What's wrong with that?

Just because you think they are wasting their time doesn't mean they actually are though does it? For all you know they could be recovering from an injury.

But even still. The fact that you know that people are using the same weight every week is weird.

Are you one of these gym lerkers?

Brian? · 06-05-2014 10:46am

This thread is increasingly unproductive. I'm locking it before it gets worse.

Why the obsession with squats and deadlifts?

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