What a difference a days makes.

Dragan

Hey folks,

just thought i would share my pain. On Tuesday my buddy decided that as he was off to the States for a week he needed a decent, solid workout before he went, to keep that feeling of laziness fought off for as long as possible while on his holidays!!!

As such, we have the great idea of doing the Big Three, the bench, squat and deadlift in the one excercise, and because we are very silly boys we decided, **** it, lets do some IRM because that's fun.

I'm sure many of us are aware of that special, deep reaching soreness that only a 1RM can give you!!!!

Well, needless to say, here i am 48 hours later and i feel all sore but man do i feel great for it!!!!

So, if your gonna take a break for a few days, try and do this as your last workout and give it a go! Not saying everyone needs to do the 1RM part , that was just tacked on for fun!!!!

And of course, i still have to work out while he's off in New York drinking beer and chatting up the ladies. Bastard!!!

g'em

Dragan wrote:

he's off in New York drinking beer and chatting up the ladies.

pfft. Bless, he can't talk to women...

Dragan

g'em wrote:

pfft. Bless, he can't talk to women...

Veru true, but if he can't talk to American girls, then he's really hopeless!!!

amazingemmet

g'em wrote:

pfft. Bless, he can't talk to women...

Speaking from first hand experience?

g'em

amazingemmet wrote:

Speaking from first hand experience?

I've known him for 24 years.. big brother of my best friend, and my surrogate big bro. Absolutely smashing guy and couldn't possibly say a word against him, regardless of the years of stories I could tell!!!!





He's hopeless talking to women. Really, truly hopeless.

amazingemmet

g'em wrote:

He's hopeless talking to women. Really, truly hopeless.

As long as he can bench press them he'll do alright

Dragan

amazingemmet wrote:

As long as he can bench press them he'll do alright

He can do that alright!!!

amazingemmet

Ah the old caveman method of getting women one of the oldest tricks in the book

g'em

amazingemmet wrote:

Ah the old caveman method of getting women one of the oldest tricks in the book

and probably more effective than most modern-day methods if you ask me...

amazingemmet

True, gotta combat the metrosexuals

g'em

hell yes. have you any idea how disheartening it is trying to date when you know you're stronger than most of the blokes trying to chat you up ?

amazingemmet

No can't say that i do, how much do you weigh maybe we could get something together if your not heavier then my 1rm:p How this for a chat up line " hey baby you could be my 1rm"

I'll get my coat

t-ha

Dragan wrote:

Veru true, but if he can't talk to American girls, then he's really hopeless!!!

I can consolidate this statement as fact - actually, you don't even need to talk to them. Great place... :rolleyes:

g'em

amazingemmet wrote:

How this for a chat up line " hey baby you could be my 1rm"

aw, that's kinda sweet acshully!!!

Dragan

g'em wrote:

aw, that's kinda sweet acshully!!!

Okay, your officially a gym rat for life.....there is no going back for you now.

g'em

Dragan wrote:

Okay, your officially a gym rat for life.....there is no going back for you now

I know, I know... I'm a lost cause

When I started leaving the pub early on a Saturday night (cradling a diet coke for the evening watching as friends descended into drunken stupors) knowing I was getting up early on a Sunday to go to the gym I knew I was in serious trouble but responding to a chat-up line like that is really the clincher...

All I can say in my defense is ...

because_I_can

g'em wrote:

hell yes. have you any idea how disheartening it is trying to date when you know you're stronger than most of the blokes trying to chat you up ?

:rolleyes:

g'em

because_I_can wrote:

:rolleyes:

Dragan

g'em wrote:

All I can say in my defense is ...

Hey, we all gotta freak out sometimes. Remember, this time two weeks ago i was heading into a 48 hour bender with a smile of my face and a bottle of Jack Daniels in each hand.

I think it's just that when people of our mindset do things, there done to the extreme.

Whether or not that is a good thing or not, i don't know, it remains to be seen i suppose.

because_I_can

do you have to keep saying how strong you are?

Dragan

because_I_can wrote:

do you have to keep saying how strong you are?

Pot..............kettle..................

g'em

because_I_can wrote:

do you have to keep saying how strong you are?

yup. Why?

because I can

amazingemmet

Dragan wrote:

Hey, we all gotta freak out sometimes.

Yes yes we do i'm on freak out mode this weekend, as the Dublin juggling convention is on, Buckfeast a hoi.

G'em: how much do you weigh maybe you could be my 1rm:p

Dragan

g'em wrote:

because I can

Exactly.

I've seen how hard the girl works in the gym and i know the effort she has put in to be where she is today. She is more than entitled to be a little bit proud of the fact that she has outlifted blokes (( the genetically "stronger" race )) who have been training longer than here.

The same way as we all get a little bit a pride out of surpassing others in the gym.

You seem to be more than happy with what you feel you are able to do, or at least what you say you are able to do.

I'm sure you can see where i'm coming from on this.

because_I_can

Dragan wrote:

Pot..............kettle..................

you got a link to those posts of mine?

because_I_can

g'em wrote:

yup. Why?

because I can

you stealing my handle?

Jak

I've said this before - This is not a private chat forum. I know some of you are just joking around and bored, but what we are getting is the forum equivalent of a teen text message exchange and all it does is clutter things.

Options include

Private forums which can be requested see PTH as an example
Private messages
Going to a boards meet up
Phoning each other

Active posters giving advice is appreciated - especially given that after a few years this board is just a litany of four or five core questions to me. So I don't mind a bit of banter between posters who are contributing but cut it down please. Bear in mind that I wouldn't tolerate it at all from people who don't contribute - we have "after hours" for that.

Finally, if people really care about how strong each other are, or doubt it etc. - Just meet up - a face to face meeting usually resolves things quickly. You do not need to debate such details on these boards - personally I care very little about the condition and strength levels of people I have never met - it is far more productive to compete with people you actually know.

Thanks,

JAK.

logic1

Dragan wrote:

Hey, we all gotta freak out sometimes. Remember, this time two weeks ago i was heading into a 48 hour bender with a smile of my face and a bottle of Jack Daniels in each hand.

School disco?

.logic.

BaZmO*

Jak wrote:

I've said this before - This is not a private chat forum. I know some of you are just joking around and bored, but what we are getting is the forum equivalent of a teen text message exchange and all it does is clutter things.

Tbh, it's part of the reason why I don't really frequent the Fitness Board so much anymore.

because_I_can

whats team test?

Dragan

Ah , it just a running joke gone a bit wild is all!!!