PrincessHeather Posted November 15, 2012 Report Share Posted November 15, 2012 LBEB shared this last night on FB. Very funny article about why bro's curling in the squat rack are actually doing it right... http://www.roadtoepic.com/7-reasons-to-curl-in-the-squat-rack/ Also, check out the first comment and the author's reply... classic! Quote "On Wednesdays we SQUAT"www.healthyprincessblog.wordpress.comCurrent Challenge | Coconut Oil is Magic | My Fitness Origins | My Epic Quest for Happily Ever After Link to comment
Gainsdalf the Whey Posted November 15, 2012 Report Share Posted November 15, 2012 I love the first comment and response.On another note, I actually found out why some people shrug in the squat rack. They actually shrug more they can deadlift. I couldn't comprehend this at first, but it's true. Once back strength gets to a certain point, some people can shrug 600-700 lb. Quote Massrandir, Barkûn, Swolórin, The Whey Pilgrim 500 / 330 / 625 Challenges: 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 31 32 34 35 36 39 41 42 45 46 47 48 49 Current Challenge "No citizen has a right to be an amateur in the matter of physical training. What a disgrace it is for a man to grow old without ever seeing the beauty and strength of which his body is capable. " ~ Socrates "Friends don't let friends squat high." ~ Chad Wesley Smith "It's a dangerous business, Brodo, squatting to the floor. You step into the rack, and if you don't keep your form, there's no knowing where you might be swept off to." ~ Gainsdalf Link to comment
This is Seth Posted November 15, 2012 Report Share Posted November 15, 2012 I did rack pulls in the power cage the other night. Felt kind of dirty, but it was the only area that could hold the bar at the right height. Curls, not so much. Quote You ever see those guys who look like they totally used to be in shape? I'm working to get back to that... Link to comment
cracked_belle Posted November 15, 2012 Report Share Posted November 15, 2012 Also, check out the first comment and the author's reply... classic!bahaha, that was great! Quote just another cracked southern belle, and a specialist in self-kintsukuroi. Current Challenge Accountability: Health & Happiness Are Hard: Wherein the Cracked_Belle Un-Dies Epic Quest: Adventures in Badassery [under construction] Spoiler There is never a sudden revelation, a complete and tidy explanation for why it happened, or why it ends, or why or who you are. You want one and I want one, but there isn't one. It comes in bits and pieces, and you stitch them together wherever they fit, and when you are done you hold yourself up, and still there are holes and you are a rag doll, invented, imperfect. And yet you are all that you have, so you must be enough. There is no other way. ― Marya Hornbacher, Wasted: A Memoir of Anorexia and Bulimia Link to comment
Tanktimus the Encourager Posted November 15, 2012 Report Share Posted November 15, 2012 Epic, especially cracking walnuts in elbow creases. Quote Current Challenge "By the Most-Righteous-and-Blessed Beard of Sir Tanktimus the Encourager!" - Jarl Rurik Harrgath Link to comment
Blueberries Posted November 15, 2012 Report Share Posted November 15, 2012 "Knees weren’t meant to bend, they were only meant to prop up your glorious biceps."I am dying over here. Quote Workout Log | Current Challenge: Blueberries and the Quest for 101 Ways to Eat Eggs Last Challenge: Blueberries 102 Link to comment
chairohkey Posted November 15, 2012 Report Share Posted November 15, 2012 Too much curling in the squat rack hate going on here. I do it. Why? Cause I can handle more weight and reap the benefits of a stretch reflex. I'd rather see a bro proper curling in the rack than other 1/4 squatter. Quote Link to comment
Timmy M Posted November 15, 2012 Report Share Posted November 15, 2012 I love the first comment and response.On another note, I actually found out why some people shrug in the squat rack. They actually shrug more they can deadlift. I couldn't comprehend this at first, but it's true. Once back strength gets to a certain point, some people can shrug 600-700 lb.get thee to chaos and pain, that guy's probably got the worlds biggest traps lol and i reckong he shrugs MUCH more than that, oh... NSFW btw Quote Link to comment
Gainsdalf the Whey Posted November 15, 2012 Report Share Posted November 15, 2012 get thee to chaos and pain, that guy's probably got the worlds biggest traps lol and i reckong he shrugs MUCH more than that, oh... NSFW btw Been there, the site is hilariously over the top. Need to visit more. Quote Massrandir, Barkûn, Swolórin, The Whey Pilgrim 500 / 330 / 625 Challenges: 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 31 32 34 35 36 39 41 42 45 46 47 48 49 Current Challenge "No citizen has a right to be an amateur in the matter of physical training. What a disgrace it is for a man to grow old without ever seeing the beauty and strength of which his body is capable. " ~ Socrates "Friends don't let friends squat high." ~ Chad Wesley Smith "It's a dangerous business, Brodo, squatting to the floor. You step into the rack, and if you don't keep your form, there's no knowing where you might be swept off to." ~ Gainsdalf Link to comment
nightlight Posted November 15, 2012 Report Share Posted November 15, 2012 awesome. Quote "Come with me if you want to lift" -The Brominator "Later, I would learn that coincidences are the most planned things in the world. Later, I would learn that every single moment is a coincidence." - Douglas Coupland "Anyone who doesn't want french fries every day is a commie." - AngelaTheGeek Current Challenge INSTAGRAM!! find me on twitter Link to comment
deerskin Posted November 15, 2012 Report Share Posted November 15, 2012 Haha, I'm going to be thinking of this and cracking up for no reason in the gym tonight. Especially if there are bros grunting through sets and dropping weights. Quote Current Challenge: Walk to Tom Bombadil's! Link to comment
smazzon1 Posted November 16, 2012 Report Share Posted November 16, 2012 Omg haha. I love reading these type of articles. Thanks for the share! Quote "If you die, you die. A man must constantly exceed his level." - Bruce Lee Link to comment
Timmy M Posted November 16, 2012 Report Share Posted November 16, 2012 Been there, the site is hilariously over the top. Need to visit more.thought you might of, it was quoted here a fair bit last year i believe, but i had to make sure Quote Link to comment
cline Posted November 16, 2012 Report Share Posted November 16, 2012 I saw that article. And yeah, I admit to using the squat rack for all sorts of shizzle (yeah, I said that). I do pullups in there sometimes, sometimes I drag a bench in there and use the pins as my spotter on BP.... why? BC ain't nobody using the squat rack at my gym. They do their bicep curls in a big room w rows and rows of dumbbells and 3 wall length mirrors. There is a lot of looking and watching. :-) I use the squat rack - in the back by myself. Part of my evil plan. Quote I AM going the distance 'Cause all I wanna do is go the distance. Nobody's ever gone the distance with Creed, and if I can go that distance, you see, and that bell rings and I'm still standin', I'm gonna know for the first time in my life, see, that I weren't just another bum from the neighborhood. Link to comment
Kirkor Posted November 16, 2012 Report Share Posted November 16, 2012 First-commenting successful troll is successful. Quote Link to comment
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