Squats the Story MkII- Off topic thread

Mickk

Oisinjm wrote: »

I'd guess a fair amount. Its the last listed ingredient in the "ProXL Blend" though. I'd say there's pathetic amounts of Isolate as well as it's behind even the Cookies and Cream flavouring. Most of the cheaper brands always contain soy. NXT Nutrition, NX Nutrition, Multipower, Matador Muscle etc.

I might be wrong but I believe by listing something as a blend and having the ingredients of a blend inside brackets it gets out of the usual requirement to list the ingredients inside brackets in order of most to least so it can be very deceptive...

Gummy Panda

brian plank wrote: »

Stop stealing stuff from COH's graphic diary

"Time to shlick" :D:D:D

RidleyRider

Anyone try lidls protein cookies? Got the mint one today to try it out. It's nice to begin but leaves a horrible texture in your mouth afterwards.

COH

RidleyRider wrote: »

Anyone try lidls protein cookies? Got the mint one today to try it out. It's nice to begin but leaves a horrible texture in your mouth afterwards.

Just bought a mint and an orange one - not bad at all actually

Zombienosh

Ah Lidl proteins, I walked past them today, I noticed they were selling Creatine. Most of the people that shop in lidl probably won't even know what creatine is and the ones that have heard of it think it's steroids or something. So I'd imagine it'll be sitting on the shelf for a while.

RidleyRider

Zombienosh wrote: »

Ah Lidl proteins, I walked past them today, I noticed they were selling Creatine. Most of the people that shop in lidl probably won't even know what creatine is and the ones that have heard of it think it's steroids or something. So I'd imagine it'll be sitting on the shelf for a while.

Yeah there was a loooooad of them in my local. I got the shakes too to see what they're like but haven't tried them.

Zombienosh

They Should be nice considering all the sugar in them....

COH

They were selling nightvision goggles yesterday...

RidleyRider

COH wrote: »

They were selling nightvision goggles yesterday...

They're selling everything lately:pac: I look forward to getting the Sunday paper to see what's in Lidl and Aldi the coming week:pac:

On a fitness related topic. This video saddens me;

amazingemmet

Seriously how was that squat depth?

amazingemmet

Daily functional lulz

Duck's hoop

Zombienosh wrote: »

Ah Lidl proteins, I walked past them today, I noticed they were selling Creatine. Most of the people that shop in lidl probably won't even know what creatine is and the ones that have heard of it think it's steroids or something. So I'd imagine it'll be sitting on the shelf for a while.

Don't know about that. Every lidl I've been in has always had several large Polish/Latvian/Lithuanian gentlemen in there. I'm also fairly sure they know a market when the see it.

Sugar Free

Lol, Emmet where the fuck are you getting these from?

amazingemmet

Sugar Free wrote: »

Lol, Emmet where the fuck are you getting these from?

4chan mainly

Sugar Free

RidleyRider wrote: »

On a fitness related topic. This video saddens me;

Ugh, no issue with the bench - at least there were no knee wraps tucked under - or dead but the squat depth

It's like the new rule is that all you have to do is continuously descend for 5 seconds and it's good.

RidleyRider

Sugar Free wrote: »

Ugh, no issue with the bench - at least there were no knee wraps tucked under - or dead but the squat depth

It's like the new rule is that all you have to do is continuously descend for 5 seconds and it's good.

That's a silly rule, if you really go slow enough you're gone barely nowhere. The deadlift and the bench were solid and I think he could have done quite a bit more on the deadlift. I just don't get how the squat was called okay.

Efferding any day!

Sugar Free

FYI it's not an actual rule, just me poking fun at the judges interpretation!

Mind you the competitor in me says that if that's the standard the judges are looking for, why bother trying to hit a depth that would get an IPF three whites.

Hanley

Without seeing the vid - y'all talking about Hoff??

Disgusting.

RidleyRider

Sugar Free wrote: »

FYI it's not an actual rule, just me poking fun at the judges interpretation!

Mind you the competitor in me says that if that's the standard the judges are looking for, why bother trying to hit a depth that would get an IPF three whites.

Oh I see:p

Exactly, it's crazy to think that that squat passed. Imagine how a proper side on view would have looked?:eek:

Hanley wrote: »

Without seeing the vid - y'all talking about Hoff??

Disgusting.

Yep, the neutron himself:pac:

amazingemmet

First thing I'm doing when my back stops hurting

RidleyRider

amazingemmet wrote: »

First thing I'm doing when my back stops hurting

Last thing you'll be doing when your back stops hurting too if that goes wrong!

Sangre

Nothing like a blow-out weekend in London followed by a 17 hour working day to upset gym activities. Back to it this evening.

Ant11

amazingemmet wrote: »

First thing I'm doing when my back stops hurting

That the advanced supple leopard test?

amazingemmet

Ant11 wrote: »

That the advanced supple leopard test?

Could do with some voodoo floss bands thrown in

Jarren

amazingemmet wrote: »

Could do with some voodoo floss bands thrown in

I had to google that

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Hanley wrote: »

Without seeing the vid - y'all talking about Hoff??

Disgusting.

I agree.

But, as the lifter... what do you do there? Like, ignore Hoff and his own colourful background... if a judge white lights you, what do you do? Watch the video and then withdraw your lift or something?

I've been thinking about it ever since I saw the meet... obviously the problem lies in the judging and the 'pressure' that big name gyms can apply to feds (which they theoretically are separate from... but aren't) but I still don't know what the lifter can do here. (Apart from squat to depth every time but I'd wager the majority of us have missed squats on depth when pushing for a PR in competition.)

LuckyLloyd

I just don't get the ****ing point of half depth 1200lbs 'squats'. He could probably nail an amazing 1000lbs squat with good depth too and it would be more impressive. The Deadlift in that vid is ****ing sick, man of immense strength. I just don't understand the thinking behind these way above parallel monster weight squats.

RidleyRider

What a legend of a man. Could sit and watch his videos all day!

Mellor

so turns out the swelling in my knuckle, and lack of mobility is some fluid build-up in the tendon sheath, and in the RCL and also a partial tear in the RCL. It will hear in time, its just a pain in the hole. I have a letter from the doc for a steroid/cortisone injection. What are they like?

amazingemmet

I'd try and avoid the cortisone injection at all costs. They really **** up the soft tissue they inject into. A good manual therapist should be able to help drain the tissue and start breaking up any scar tissue or at least introduce some new mobility into the tendon. If you're in dublin I'd reccommend Alexandria craig in capital strength.