Squats the Story MkII- Off topic thread

gymfreak

Caliden wrote: »

I'm going to guess that you're right handed?

Lol..Yes...Stupid left side letting me down.

Mellor wrote: »

I've always wanted to try one of those. I don't think it looks easy at all.

I kinda thought that if you could do a reasonable amount of pullups you'd be grand! That is not the case!

Jimmy Iovine

Let me (backtrack) qualify my statement. When I saw icing, what I mean is the full-on icing on a Christmas cake for example.

If the icing is nice, I'll eat it.

I definitely have no time for cream. It ruins every cake.

Icing = when it's nice, good.

Cream = evil, always.

Mellor

gymfreak wrote: »

I kinda thought that if you could do a reasonable amount of pullups you'd be grand! That is not the case!

Ah right. I wouldn't have assumed that. It's basically one arm chin holds and uneven chin ups.
I've been doing some rope climb, and monkey bar stuff. So might have given realistic expectations.

Salmon ladder is another I'd like to try

vangoz

gymfreak wrote: »

New toy in the gym...it's actually way harder than it looks!:eek:


https://www.instagram.com/p/BJf9FjcANUy/?taken-by=86gymfreak

My tendinitis is pulsating just watching that :eek:

runawaybishop

vangoz wrote: »

My tendinitis is pulsating just watching that :eek:

vangoz

runawaybishop wrote: »

Realized that might sound wrong as I finished typing it.... Still hit reply anyway /ThugLife :cool:

"great I'll maintain this weight for next week"
*go into work
*people brought in celebrations and cake

Ah well...

Blacktie.

bluewolf wrote: »

"great I'll maintain this weight for next week"
*go into work
*people brought in celebrations and cake

Ah well...

Ah I wish I was on maintenance mode! Another 1.7kg to go. I can do that in 8 days right... Right!

Blacktie.

Blacktie. wrote: »

Ah I wish I was on maintenance mode! Another 1.7kg to go. I can do that in 8 days right... Right!

All the handstands

Alf Veedersane

bluewolf wrote: »

"great I'll maintain this weight for next week"
*go into work
*people brought in celebrations and cake

Ah well...

It's International Confectionary Day, innit.

Someone brought in a skipful of those little biscuits made with desiccated coconut with a half cherry on top....last time I had those I was a chizler and my Mam had made them

They taste like memories.

caviardreams

Alf Veedersane wrote: »

It's International Confectionary Day, innit.

Someone brought in a skipful of those little biscuits made with desiccated coconut with a half cherry on top....last time I had those I was a chizler and my Mam had made them

They taste like memories.

I have honestly never seen those, but googled and they are totally a thing.

I now feel like I had a really deprived and traumatic childhood. Explains a lot tbh.

As an aside, since when did donuts become everywhere?

Hanley

Chizler. Wow. Nostalgia++

dastardly00

Alf Veedersane wrote: »

It's International Confectionary Day, innit.

Someone brought in a skipful of those little biscuits made with desiccated coconut with a half cherry on top....last time I had those I was a chizler and my Mam had made them

They taste like memories.

Are they like the ones in the photo below?
I don't think I've ever seen (or eaten) them before either!

Alf Veedersane

dastardly00 wrote: »

Are they like the ones in the photo below?
I don't think I've ever seen (or eaten) them before either!

Yes, that's themmmmmmmmmmmm.

It's been donkeys since I've even seen them let alone eaten them.

Blacktie.

caviardreams wrote:

As an aside, since when did donuts become everywhere?

O apologies that would be my fault. See I decided to lose some weight so all the delicious foods are everywhere.

Alf Veedersane

caviardreams wrote: »

As an aside, since when did donuts become everywhere?

There was a young fleh tucking into a big ol' box of those Offbeat Donuts in the gym the other night.

gymfreak

Went clothes shopping today for non gym attire...turns out my back has exploded..up 2 blouse/top sizes:eek::eek::eek::pac:

Alf Veedersane

While I guess I know the answer, I just wanted to double checkhow stringent equipment rules are...got a strengthshop double prong belt but happened to look at IPF approved equipment again and saw they only have Strengthshop lever belts.

So I presume I couldn't use the double prong belt in an IPF comp?

Blacktie.

Blacktie. wrote: »

Ah I wish I was on maintenance mode! Another 1.7kg to go. I can do that in 8 days right... Right!

1.5kg down . Guess my water water was still dropping like crazy from my beer festival last weekend. Should be no problem making weight now. Yay no water cut.

Now the question is should I raise my calories this week to maintenance or even just a small deficit. I think the second option would be best with an early food and water cut off Friday. I do have 4 hours to refeed and hydrate on the day.

Dtp1979

Blacktie. wrote: »

Blacktie. wrote: »

Ah I wish I was on maintenance mode! Another 1.7kg to go. I can do that in 8 days right... Right!

1.5kg down . Guess my water water was still dropping like crazy from my beer festival last weekend. Should be no problem making weight now. Yay no water cut.

Now the question is should I raise my calories this week to maintenance or even just a small deficit. I think the second option would be best with an early food and water cut off Friday. I do have 4 hours to refeed and hydrate on the day.

What are you cutting for?

Alf Veedersane

Dtp1979 wrote: »

What are you cutting for?

Cutting to <74kg for the IPF comp next week, I believe

Blacktie.

Alf Veedersane wrote:

Cutting to

Yep. First time in a long time being at this weight. I'll be moving up for my next comp. I'm already counting down the days to my hangover dominoes on Sunday.

I really need a gf alternative to dominos cookies. God they're the best thing in the universe

LuckyLloyd

bluewolf wrote: »

I really need a gf alternative to dominos cookies. God they're the best thing in the universe

They are unreal

JJayoo

What's the story with those good fella pizza cake things?

Blacktie.

JJayoo wrote:

What's the story with those good fella pizza cake things?

O please say that became a real thing. The Internet can not lie!

the groutch

I've heard they're mank.

cloudatlas

Irish Times Fitness section is obsessed with running.

Oregano_State

cloudatlas wrote: »

Irish Times Fitness section is obsessed with running.

Olympics has just been on and the Dublin marathon is coming up fairly soon.

Also, there's plenty of internet out there for non-running related fitness content.

And running is class.

whippet

Blacktie. wrote: »

1.5kg down . Guess my water water was still dropping like crazy from my beer festival last weekend. Should be no problem making weight now. Yay no water cut.

Now the question is should I raise my calories this week to maintenance or even just a small deficit. I think the second option would be best with an early food and water cut off Friday. I do have 4 hours to refeed and hydrate on the day.

Do you have 4 hours to refeed and hydrate .. i though the weigh-ins were only 2 hours before first lift for each of the morning and afternoon sessions.

I've another 1kg to get rid of and I want it gone by Thursday so I can eat as normal on Friday and Saturday for lifting on sunday !

I'm more concerned about having to drive two hours on sunday morning for a 8am weigh-in and probably first lift about 10am ... it will be a case of lying in bed wide awake at 9 on Saturday evening !!