I think I’ll just stick to higher reps for that ripped bodybuilder look.
Btw. Wheres your trip report with your german girl? Im going to go judge you.
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Dude - check the Nashville bombing thread - duh
Then you really need to get a cage. Maybe build a platform with some rubber mats. It solves all the issues. My cage and platform cost under $500, but it was in the before times. Wood and gym equipment are more expensive now, so maybe double that.
How are you liking this Suzz? I was thinking of getting this one or this other one right here, similar price range
or maybe this one
https://www.amazon.com/Marcy-Fitness-Deluxe-Machine-Lifting/dp/B076ZTRSZG/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=PM-5108&qid=1609723195&sr=8-1
Suggestions anyone?
I guess I’m going to try and do this whole working out thing in 2021. I used to rock climb a couple times a week but that went to shit last year obviously. I downloaded the Nike Athletic Club fitness app and they have several exercises. I pretty much want to just get slightly less skinny so that shouldn’t be that hard as long as I stop being lazy. Push ups and free weights seem like the play.
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I love it. Being 2 pieces - it just happens to tuck perfectly under my dining room table. I also do barbell shrugs on the catch bars. But I’m always a little nervous they’re going to give or something. Even though they should be good up to 250 lbs.
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I fucked up and bought a bench only for dumbbells without the rack even after looking at yours. God damn it.
Sounds good. Youre going to work out at home?
Any questions, just ask.
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Using this for barbell shrugs should be safe right? The rack is rated for 250 lbs. This is a 34 lb bar so I have 244. But they’re catch bars which means they should be pretty strong? I do try to set the weight down as gently as possible.
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¯\_( ツ )…/¯
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A lot of gym bros believe in reps to failure. From what I’ve read nothing suggests that’s particularly beneficial. It may be, but it’s definitely not necessary. In the current environment I’d stick to benches that you can do 10 reps of and then bail out when it still feel like you have 2-3 reps. Or just do like 15 reps at an even lower weight and bail out when it gets difficult. There’s just no need to risk anything when simply doing a workout at all is 80-90% of progress.
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You should just deadlift that weight up to your hips and then do shrugs.
You don’t have to worry about the structural integrity of this bench rack, it will save the knurling on your barbell a little longer, and you get practice doing perfect form single rep deadlifts. Win, win, win.
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I wouldn’t want to be a lawyer for a company that sold a 250 lb rated rack that failed at 260. Engineers (non-software) often build in significant tolerances. The real question is why do shrugs when deadlifts will get you 500% of the overall benefit and work the same muscle? I mean, I like shrugs, but I like them because they are a not a very taxing exercise.
I do shrugs after deadlifts, so I’m already pretty wiped out. Gotta maximize those traps.
I’ve done it that way but setting the weight back down after 20 shrugs felt like it was going to pull something.
remember the world trade center; static load tolerance does not equal dynamic load tolerance. You probably don’t need to be super careful, but dropping big weights on those welds is a bad long term strategy.
Right - which is why I set it down very nicely. I also try to keep the weight close to the rack as opposed to out at the end - to keep the torque down. The catch bars stay 100% level even with 244 lbs, which is probably a good sign.
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I picked a great week to start carb-loading! Today is 50 carb day, which is always a bit of an emotional roller coaster. FUN!
If it’s 50 carb day but I eat about 1 lb of cheese - that’s ok right?
No evidence that anything other than total calories matter, but need 0.8-1g protein per lb per day for optimum muscle growth and some carbs for glycogen storage in muscle.