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The Jimbo Slice memorial thread, feat Nate Dogg - The new Off Topic thread

Mellor

One thing that never ceases to amaze me with the gym is the sheer craziness of some people.
The other day, a women was using calf raise machine that was loaded to the hilt with plates. Tried to do a few reps, struggled immediately and blew her ankle. I don't know if it was a broken bone, or a torn ligament. I'd guess it was one or the other though. Stupid behaviour leads to accidents, the gym is no acceptation.
Then her lawyer contact the gym to let them know she is sueing them for damages. WTF?

I'm sorry she was hurt of course. But you you try to lift a weight that's too heavy for you, and you hurt yourself, that's your fault imo.

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Brian?

Brian? wrote: »

I’m hoping I can explain this properly. The floor in my gym is covered in black matting, think it’s common enough. A lad here has peeled out one of the tiles of matting and is standing in the gap dead lifting.

As I wrote this, he stopped to take off his socks and resume lifting. His connection to the ground must be epic.

It’s spreading today there’s a couple squatting with tiles pulled up. The bloke is wearing Deadlift socks to squat.

They’re super setting the squats with eating rice cakes.

Alf Veedersane

Brian? wrote: »

It’s spreading today there’s a couple squatting with tiles pulled up. The bloke is wearing Deadlift socks to squat.

They’re super setting the squats with eating rice cakes.

No fish?

Brian?

Alf Veedersane wrote: »

No fish?

None, thankfully.

whippet

Anyone heading to ABS this weekend .. should be an epic comp

Alf Veedersane

whippet wrote: »

Anyone heading to ABS this weekend .. should be an epic comp

Would love to but will be away. Can't remember if they had a stream last year but had all the videos up on FB after

Mr. CooL ICE

Was at a wedding at the weekend and an uncle, whom I hadn't seen in 10+ years, came up to me and said "I didn't recognise you because of the beard and you've put on weight - wait wait nononono wait I didn't mean thaaat!"

My reaction was like:

Zillah

Mark Rippetoe wrote: »

Was at a wedding at the weekend and an uncle, whom I hadn't seen in 10+ years, came up to me and said "I didn't recognise you because of the beard and you've put on weight - wait wait nononono wait I didn't mean thaaat!"

I miss the days when I had first bulked up a bit and every single person I saw after having not seen them for a while had something nice to say. I had been tall and skinny for so long it made a real difference. Novelty wore off ages ago apparently.

Zillah

Anyone know if there are any other shops that do clothes like River Island's muscle fit line? Slightly stretchy cotton, form fitting but not tight - they're great, but they're out of my size on most colours and they're pretty limited in the colours in the first place. Most other t-shirts are either too small or baggy around the waist.

Dtp1979

Zillah wrote: »

Anyone know if there are any other shops that do clothes like River Island's muscle fit line? Slightly stretchy cotton, form fitting but not tight - they're great, but they're out of my size on most colours and they're pretty limited in the colours in the first place. Most other t-shirts are either too small or baggy around the waist.

Under armour

Brian?

Zillah wrote: »

Anyone know if there are any other shops that do clothes like River Island's muscle fit line? Slightly stretchy cotton, form fitting but not tight - they're great, but they're out of my size on most colours and they're pretty limited in the colours in the first place. Most other t-shirts are either too small or baggy around the waist.

Gym shark?

I don’t know why I’m answering to be fair. I dress like a numpty in the gym.

Alf Veedersane

Zillah wrote: »

Anyone know if there are any other shops that do clothes like River Island's muscle fit line? Slightly stretchy cotton, form fitting but not tight - they're great, but they're out of my size on most colours and they're pretty limited in the colours in the first place. Most other t-shirts are either too small or baggy around the waist.

I'd like to help but this is the kind of conversation had in out house, gender roles reversed obviously...Kenny Powers is not the marrying kind...

Zillah

Brian? wrote: »

Gym shark?

I don’t know why I’m answering to be fair. I dress like a numpty in the gym.

Oh I don't mean for the gym. I just assume this is the kind of place where there will be people who don't have beer bellies!

Brian?

Zillah wrote: »

Oh I don't mean for the gym. I just assume this is the kind of place where there will be people who don't have beer bellies!

Ah right. I’m definitely no good to you so, I wear whatever polo shirts I can find in TKMaxx 99% of the time.

My belly is pure steak by the way.

silverharp

when you get bored of living

https://twitter.com/MashElite/status/1166133808044941312

BadBannana

silverharp wrote: »

when you get bored of living

https://twitter.com/MashElite/status/1166133808044941312

*Louis Simmons voice*

"You begin by loading 50% of your 1rm clean to the bar. Then you add two triple nipple bands which adds 40lbs of resistance twelve inches from the floor. After that you smash the athletes patellae into pieces, this reduces peak force output from the knee and increases the intensity of the lower weight increasing the amount of force applied to the acceleration of the mass. Chip Berningdale won the 1912 welterweight championship in Columbus with a similar approach. I broke my back in '92 but last week I did a 800lbs zercher good morning to a box of pins with 91.6lbs of band tension at the top.

It's pure physics you see."

Mellor

His knee and ankle must be wrecked.
Hope to heelhook yourself with a bar.

Zillah

silverharp wrote: »

when you get bored of living

https://twitter.com/MashElite/status/1166133808044941312

Whhhhhhyyyy?

Alf Veedersane

"You never go full retard".

Words to live by.

el Fenomeno

Is that a genuine exercise? It doesn't look like it should be but it also looks like the strap hooks are purpose made for something like that, or what are they for?

Brian?

el Fenomeno wrote: »

Is that a genuine exercise? It doesn't look like it should be but it also looks like the strap hooks are purpose made for something like that, or what are they for?

I think you can train the deadlift this way, to work on your lockout.

Alf Veedersane

el Fenomeno wrote: »

Is that a genuine exercise? It doesn't look like it should be but it also looks like the strap hooks are purpose made for something like that, or what are they for?

They're made for banded deadlifts.

Mellor

el Fenomeno wrote: »

Is that a genuine exercise? It doesn't look like it should be but it also looks like the strap hooks are purpose made for something like that, or what are they for?

Cleans are a good exercise.
Banded deadlifts are a good exercise.

But banded cleans are incredibly stupid

JJayoo

But he clearly worked up to that weight, so he must have managed to do a few reps as he ramped up the weight.

Unless he just decided to add the band's at that weight...ðŸ€”

Mellor

JJayoo wrote: »

But he clearly worked up to that weight, so he must have managed to do a few reps as he ramped up the weight.

Unless he just decided to add the band's at that weight...&#55356;&#56340;

Sure. Light enough weight/band combo and it's no different to a clean. It's not dangerous because its difficult, It's dangerous because eventually you miss, and when you miss, the bar is launched at you legs - which are already at their limit in a compromised position..

D'Agger

Zillah wrote: »

Oh I don't mean for the gym. I just assume this is the kind of place where there will be people who don't have beer bellies!

Check ASOS - you can filter on slim fit, muscle fit etc.

JJayoo

Mellor wrote: »

JJayoo wrote: »

But he clearly worked up to that weight, so he must have managed to do a few reps as he ramped up the weight.

Unless he just decided to add the band's at that weight...��

Sure. Light enough weight/band combo and it's no different to a clean. It's not dangerous because its difficult, It's dangerous because eventually you miss, and when you miss, the bar is launched at you legs - which are already at their limit in a compromised position..

I would have assumed the main danger is that the bar is being pulled back down much faster than normal, so you have less time to get under the bar regardless of weight

rubadub

in bargain alerts

freshpopcorn wrote: »

Maybe tell your Gym buddies!

[Deleted User]

defs gona stock up on them

rubadub

bluewolf wrote: »

defs gona stock up on them

note the bit about having to have some sort of loyalty card, not sure if you just walk in and get one or have to do it online or something.

Alf Veedersane

The strawberry and vanilla ones must be gack. The canteen at work had a 2-for-1 deal on Fulfil bars and loads of them left.
Spar have them for €2 a pop now as well.