Joined a new gym last night. Hilarious

[Toasterleavings]

It looks like he pulled that using a strapless, DOH grip. I am amazed.

Hook grip variant - "As always, I'm using a hook grip (thumbs wrapped around my middle fingers)". No less amazing. Anyone else use a 'thumbs outside' hook?

[Joe Jaloszynski]

I know curls in a squat rack are nothing new. But this was this dude's only set.

June 20, 2016 - YouTube

[dhalli]

His valsava came out the other end.

Just spit coffee all over my computer, in laughter...

[dhalli]

Best story I've read here in some time. You're obviously raising your daughter right. Hope you had a great Father's Day.


NO, no sarcasm or anything like that - truly serious. Trying to not laugh out loud at work right now. Tears in eyes.

Thanks, Father's day was rad!

My kids come to motorcycle & car races/shows with me, random 'fitness centers' and the gym, etc; They get to see the full gamut of assholes.

My 6 year old son was with us, too... he wanted to deadlift. No bar, so he proceeds to try atlas stone lifts with a full 5 gallon water jug for the cooler... while my 4 year old daughter is dancing in the mirrorl. Up until the point where Mr. Bench came in, we were the only ones in the fitness center.

[The_GOAT]

I heard a pair of men discussing the Orlando shooting and making wild claims. I was like "OMG, E&P IRL".

[squatguy]

It's so weird, whenever I start at a new gym, I have a feeling that everyone thinks I will die in the squat rack or seriously injure myself. I wonder if I look weird. But I feel fine. Then they get used to me and my squats and the gym is a chill place. Sometimes, I can't concentrate if there is a lot of bro chat going on, which is often if there are enough people. So I try to get there early at 7 AM before there are many people, or when the people are tired. I like to get a coffee in the morning and sip it on the train to the gym.

So I don't know if I'm the weird guy in the gym that looks funny.

Generally, now that I am older, I find it difficult to laugh at other people who don't know what they're doing. I was there once too. At the same time, the guys that lift and look in the mirror the entire time really confuse me, not sure why this is. I saw a guy deadlifting and every time he got close to locking out he would look to the side, into the mirror, maybe to check his form?

I don't think gyms should have mirrors.

[MBasic]

At the same time, the guys that lift and look in the mirror the entire time really confuse me, not sure why this is. I saw a guy deadlifting and every time he got close to locking out he would look to the side, into the mirror, maybe to check his form?
I don't think gyms should have mirrors.

this. All the time people will look to the side while squatting or deadlifting to check form. Can't believe this isn't a common sense thing not to do . . . the back/spine is a fickle thing, twisting, etc.

[BrooklynJerry]

Hook grip variant - "As always, I'm using a hook grip (thumbs wrapped around my middle fingers)". No less amazing. Anyone else use a 'thumbs outside' hook?

I do keep my thumbs over my first two fingers when DL . Just seems a natural way for me to grip.

[SeanThornton]

I know curls in a squat rack are nothing new. But this was this dude's only set.

June 20, 2016 - YouTube

LOL, nice "shoulder curls"! (he doesn't come ANYWHERE close to fully extending the elbow).

[God of Thunder]

I know curls in a squat rack are nothing new. But this was this dude's only set.

June 20, 2016 - YouTube

And his heels go up each time


Sent from the bowels of hell