The Official Gym & Fitness Thread

There was a guy who would come in in sweat pants, hoodie with the hood up and tied tight around his head, a breathing mask, lifting belt, and gloves every morning I never once saw him do legs or cardio.

I haven't worked my way up to doing extremely heavy lifts yet so my belt just stays in the truck, but I'm pretty sure I would never have got 375 on squat with out it. My squats though weren't ATG just breaking parallel. Once I'm healed enough to start squatting again I'm just gonna start all over with going ATG.

Sometimes I think people wear belts just for the hell of it.

 

Much appreciated. Most I've done so far is 100 so looks like I'm good with just gloves. I swear that girl is tryin to sabotage me

 

You're a man = no gloves!

 

My hands sweat profusely, that is the only reason why. I didn't start off using them but almost had one slip out of my hand and that is why I went this route

 

Bigbackgrips.com That's what I use when I lift heavy for grip on DL's, shrugs, and bent over rows.

 

Do they not have chalk in your gym? ive always used that instead of gloves.


edit: back when i was power lifting. Not anymore

 

No chalk..I'm at home, I don't go to a gym. With my schedule I'd be lucky to get to a gym once a week since I work a second job, play in a dart league, and go to AA meetings at night.

 

Get some chalk or get some liquid grip

 

chalk on Amazon is like $5 too

 

My gym has a ban on Chalk powder,
One of my friends there simply takes chalk powder and makes his own liquid grip type solution. I forget the quantities but he takes chalk powder and mixes it with 99% Alcohol or rubbing alcohol and works like a charm. No mess

 

As for belts, i have yet to find a belt that works well for me. They all seem to dig in or give me weird bruises

 

I just use a stiff nylon nike one that I got a while back on sale and it's been pretty good so far. Not as much support as a leather one but it's way more comfortable with no pinching or bruising.

 

Thats genius i might have to try that, people are gonna think im putting on lotion in the gym.

 

yeah, he uses a Axe shower gel bottle.

 

Man up!!

http://www.inzernet.com/detail_belt.asp?PRODUCT_ID=FOREVER_LEVER_10MM

 

With gold bond....

 

wtf is with workout partners acting like not working out together is a break up? My roommate is acting like a little girl over this. Same with my previous workout partners.

 

99-100% alcohols are too hygroscopic to use in the gym, probably 70-95%

im sorry, but my chem knowledge isnt super useful so I have to use it where I cam

Now I'm regretting getting lame solid black
dude at the gym had a belt with black in the middle and green/red for the stripes on top/bottom
so jels
jelly

belt's good as fuck though

 

Side walk chalk works too. Buddy of mine just carries around a stick of it. Kinda funny when you first see it, but works.

 

Think I'm gonna start trying to use chains on bench and squats. Anyone use them?

We have them at the gym, but they keep them locked up in the crossfit room (I've never seen them use them...but they keep them in there anyway). Gonna try to get them to putt hem out so the normal folk can use them. If not, might have to buy/make my own.