Glenndingo Posted March 29, 2011 Report Share Posted March 29, 2011 I've been doing a mass number of pull ups/push ups/dips lately, and I decided that I wanted to try to change up the workout and put the BW into a maintinence phase and build more raw strength, so this past sunday I went to the gym for the first time to find out a few bench marks for my BW+Weight workouts. The pull up bar is near the bench press station and there just so happened to be a couple fat guys working on chest and bis. Anyway, when I wrapped a 45 pound chain around my waist and stepped up to the pull up bar they were looking at me like "lol". I got 7 reps then 5 reps with that big ass chain! New goal: 3 sets of 10 with 45 pounds. Quote Link to comment
Alethea Posted March 29, 2011 Report Share Posted March 29, 2011 Nice, man! Quote "Let another say. 'Perhaps the worst will not happen.' You yourself must say. 'Well, what if it does happen? Let us see who wins!' ". - Seneca, 63 AD "There is no better way to fight weakness than with strength." - Henry Rollins Link to comment
Gowaduv Posted March 29, 2011 Report Share Posted March 29, 2011 Nicely done! I'm the guy in the gym who grunts and yells, so I'm right there with you getting weird looks Quote I read a study once that said doing ANYTHING in the gym is more anabolic than doing NOTHING sitting in front of the computer. ~Chris Shugart @ T-nation Iron is full of impurities that weaken it: through forging, it becomes steel and is transformed into a razor-sharp sword. Human beings develop in the same fashion. ~Morihei Ueshiba Favorites: * Robb Wolf Podcast #68- Matt Lalonde vs gluten (<-transcript) *Documentary: Fat Head *NF blog:Most Inspirational 20 Minutes *Starting Strength Wiki Link to comment
1fever Posted March 29, 2011 Report Share Posted March 29, 2011 Nothing shuts a group of haters up like man-handling a big ass chain...very nice Quote Link to comment
Glenndingo Posted March 30, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2011 Thanks guys I agree. It kills me every time I go to the gym now that A. I never have to wait for the pull up bar B. I rarely (if ever) have any competition for the squat racks C. I wear BCGs Quote Link to comment
Steve Posted March 31, 2011 Report Share Posted March 31, 2011 The only time you'll have competition for the squat rack is when guys are using it to do bicep curls. hahahaha congrats man, that's awesome - and I agree...I don't think there's anything more awesome than doing weighted pull ups in a crowded gym of chumps (no offense to chumps). makes you feel like a total badass. well done sir. -S Quote Rebel Leader. I post videos of my dog on Instagram, and sometimes even share fitness wisdom. SOMETIMES. Link to comment
Crowbeak Posted March 31, 2011 Report Share Posted March 31, 2011 When I was lifting weights today, I was watching other people between sets and had a thought. Pussies. I may only be able to bench 85 pounds, but at least I can do it without the help of a machine to stabilize me. I feel a little bad about my negativity, there, but... it feels so true. Quote The enemy's gate is down. Screw weight loss. I want to be able to BENCH PRESS A BEAR. Link to comment
Junglizer Posted March 31, 2011 Report Share Posted March 31, 2011 When I was lifting weights today, I was watching other people between sets and had a thought. Pussies. I may only be able to bench 85 pounds, but at least I can do it without the help of a machine to stabilize me. I feel a little bad about my negativity, there, but... it feels so true. I've not been in an actual gym in ages. What the crap is used to bench other than a bench? Quote "Tomorrow = Never" Twitter | Thingist | Challenge | Squad Link to comment
prefect42 Posted March 31, 2011 Report Share Posted March 31, 2011 I've not been in an actual gym in ages. What the crap is used to bench other than a bench? The Smith Machine Bench Press......of Doom. Quote "Did you go to the gym when you were alive?" "I died in 1938. For exercise, we drank sloe gin and smoked Lucky Strikes." - Dead Like Me Link to comment
Junglizer Posted March 31, 2011 Report Share Posted March 31, 2011 That's dumb. Half of the fun is pulling it off and trying not to wobble. Also, according to Wikipedia Researchers at Drake University, Iowa tested the premise and found that lifters were able to lift greater amounts on free weights than they were on a Smith machine. As reported in the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, bench press strength was about 16% higher for the free-weight bench press as compared to the Smith machine bench press.Which is more awesome b/c I live fairly near the Drake University Campus. I'm pretty sure they know what the heck they're talking about also, since it's home of the Drake Relays, which have been around for 100 years and is now one of the most important meets in the US. Quote "Tomorrow = Never" Twitter | Thingist | Challenge | Squad Link to comment
spezzy Posted April 3, 2011 Report Share Posted April 3, 2011 The only time you'll have competition for the squat rack is when guys are using it to do bicep curls. hahahahaI had someone ask me a few weeks ago how much longer I'd be using the squat rack... and i had just started, so asked him what he'd be doing to see if he could work in...he then admitted to me he just wanted to use it for curls because he liked the mirror set up there.i took my time Quote I'm no longer an active member here. Please keep in touch: Instagram - Facebook - Forum Friends Discord - email “There's only one rule that I know of, babies—God damn it, you've got to be kind.” Link to comment
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