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Birds Grand Master

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I'm assuming if you're doing 170 for reps then it's not really close to your max effort. Maybe that was his point?

Either way, people need to learn to stfu and pull their heads in.

Max effort need not be a 1RM, my friend. It can be the last rep in a set. It can be the last set of an exercise where you are already fatigued to the shit.

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Disclaimer: Long post for dead thread I've been hitting the bells and stuff for a few years now, I now only train at at home, and first thing in the morning on a empty stomach (after a strong cup

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btw since no fker besides my boyfriend checks my build thread, I got a squat pb last night I'm weighing less and lifting more than ever woot!

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I reckon it is. Minor things annoy me but rarely will a gym be perfect for what you want and by the sounds of it I have things better than most.

For the first time lastnight, I had someone approach me about my deadlift form. He's a membership consultant there and he approached me saying "I...I gotta say something man", shaking his head a bit. I said "What?". He says "You're going to end up injuring yourself, your back is arching when you deadlift." I was doing 170kg for reps, so I explained to him that when you're pushing close to your max effort, form will never be perfect. He says "So you don't think form is important?". I reply "No, don't put words in my mouth; form is very important, but if your form is absolutely 100% when lifting with maximum exertion, it likely is not your max effort. I've never had an injury from deadlifts and I could show you an 82kg lifter who can pull 290kg without injury and his form won't be "perfect". I appreciate your concern, but I disagree with your logic". He said "Alright, I'll leave it be, but..." and laughed to himself.

Next minute he's doing some cable exercise and I hear him complaining to his training partner about his back hurting..,wtf? Should have told him to lift the 170kg I doubt he could have even done one of them lol

haha was at the gym yesterday with John and he took out his headphones only to hear the dude talking shit about this same story still :\

on the cables with his mate standing around brah :P

he does have a decent physique at least, better than being told off by one of the skinny kent PTs

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Birds Grand Master

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at least the guy was showing concern for your safety instead of just potentially letting yourself get into snap city i guess.

Yes which is why I'm always polite if I disagree with advice. Have had people tell me I'm lifting too heavy on lat pulldown etc. It's tough not to assume they're saying it because they lift significantly less and it's their way of dealing with the dissonance that someone smaller than them can lift more. So I usually give benefit of the doubt.

Birds Grand Master

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haha was at the gym yesterday with John and he took out his headphones only to hear the dude talking shit about this same story still :\

on the cables with his mate standing around brah :P

he does have a decent physique at least, better than being told off by one of the skinny kent PTs

Haha true. His physique isn't that good, he's just 5 ft tall and looks wider than he is. Dude can't bench more than 3 of his own bodyweight, which is one of the reasons I didn't listen to him.

Another is that I've seen him rock up to the gym on a motorbike wearing no safety gear, save for a helmet. And Jon overheard him saying he doesn't deadlift because a motorbike accident prevents him from doing so. Obviously knows how to take care of a back.

Trozzle Grand Master

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Haha true. His physique isn't that good, he's just 5 ft tall and looks wider than he is. Dude can't bench more than 3 of his own bodyweight, which is one of the reasons I didn't listen to him.

Another is that I've seen him rock up to the gym on a motorbike wearing no safety gear, save for a helmet. And John overheard him saying he doesn't deadlift because a motorbike accident prevents him from doing so...

So it's quite clear this guy suffers from extreme ignorance lol

L33SH Grand Master

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So my friend at the gym got told off straight away tonight for using too many plates on the leg press...

He's thinking of driving to Perth (4 hrs there and back) every night to go to Musclepit.

However there's a guy in our town who is looking at starting a powerlifting gym, and this guy wants to go there obviously. I was asked tonight if Id be interested in joining once it's up and running.

Birds Grand Master

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So my friend at the gym got told off straight away tonight for using too many plates on the leg press...

He's thinking of driving to Perth (4 hrs there and back) every night to go to Musclepit.

However there's a guy in our town who is looking at starting a powerlifting gym, and this guy wants to go there obviously. I was asked tonight if Id be interested in joining once it's up and running.

F*** a four hour trip each night. I'd buy weights to use at home.

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So my friend at the gym got told off straight away tonight for using too many plates on the leg press...

He's thinking of driving to Perth (4 hrs there and back) every night to go to Musclepit.

However there's a guy in our town who is looking at starting a powerlifting gym, and this guy wants to go there obviously. I was asked tonight if Id be interested in joining once it's up and running.

What. The. f**k

im expecting this in the next month or so

6 plates off being able to use all the 20kg plates.....

How many plates is this? lol

If there's one thing I HATE about leg press, it's having to load 16+ 20kg plates onto the f**ker, then back off again when I'm done. Use more energy just setting it up than doing the movement!! haha

L33SH Grand Master

L33SH

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What. The. f**k

How many plates is this? lol

If there's one thing I HATE about leg press, it's having to load 16+ 20kg plates onto the f**ker, then back off again when I'm done. Use more energy just setting it up than doing the movement!! haha

Haha I'm up to 4 20kg plates on each side...

The guys usually help me put them away though ha

Trozzle Grand Master

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Haha I'm up to 4 20kg plates on each side...

The guys usually help me put them away though ha

That's more than I see most guys doing :cheers: lol

Yeah I've only just got back into doing squats again since ditching them at the beginning of the year or thereabouts. Much more effective, and as you said saves a lot of time loading plates lol

L33SH Grand Master

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That's more than I see most guys doing :cheers: lol

Yeah I've only just got back into doing squats again since ditching them at the beginning of the year or thereabouts. Much more effective, and as you said saves a lot of time loading plates lol

Yeah I do squats and leg press. It's annoying when I fail on squats though because I have to take all the plates off and then back on :/

rev210 Grand Master

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Leg press is the worst. They should just make one with some sort of quick change pin setup and have a decent amount of weight on it. I used to load 36 20kg plates on and off , at least that gym had plenty of plates and didn't care.

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