The Bodybuilders Thread!

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Slootvreter said:
Yes, because I will only embarrass myself in the gym ONCE. :D
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Saw a guy this week benching 110kg and the plates slowly crawling to the end... and eventually it happened - right after he racked the bar, the plates started falling off, he got a nice smack in the face when the last plate fell off and the bar came down.
 
I can't understand why people don't follow simple gym etiquette. I continuously see these things in the gym.

Some of the things that irks me the most, listed from the worst:
1) People who make gym a social thing and subsequently occupying busy machines unnecessarily long. Mostly on the cable and smith machines.
2) Not returning weights -> wtf??
3) Not using towels and leaving a nice sweat patch after they are done.

lastly, but not as serious, but there are people who plan their entire routine around the cable machine. There are only 2 of them in my gym, and then they occupy it for 30 minutes.
 
drnaphtali said:
I can't understand why people don't follow simple gym etiquette. I continuously see these things in the gym.

Some of the things that irks me the most, listed from the worst:
1) People who make gym a social thing and subsequently occupying busy machines unnecessarily long. Mostly on the cable and smith machines.
2) Not returning weights -> wtf??
3) Not using towels and leaving a nice sweat patch after they are done.

lastly, but not as serious, but there are people who plan their entire routine around the cable machine. There are only 2 of them in my gym, and then they occupy it for 30 minutes.
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Or okes wiff popped collars chewing bubble gum while curling.
 
drnaphtali said:
I can't understand why people don't follow simple gym etiquette. I continuously see these things in the gym.

Some of the things that irks me the most, listed from the worst:
1) People who make gym a social thing and subsequently occupying busy machines unnecessarily long. Mostly on the cable and smith machines.
2) Not returning weights -> wtf??
3) Not using towels and leaving a nice sweat patch after they are done.

lastly, but not as serious, but there are people who plan their entire routine around the cable machine. There are only 2 of them in my gym, and then they occupy it for 30 minutes.
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Not returning the weights - the biggest guys are the biggest culprits at my gym.

To add to the list:

Training in groups larger then two, and then subsequently occupy more then one machine at once for long period of time.

Using the squat rack for exercises other then squats.

Walking around the change room after a swim or shower without drying off properly (leaving small puddles in your trail)

Washing yourself at the hand basins
 
prOd said:
This is the worst for me. Dropping his 30kg dumbbells to the floor while chewing like a retard. Fuark me.
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Well the dropping of weights has been explained, for example, dropping a 30 or 40kg dumbell after doing dumbell presses could prevent you injuring yourself whhen trying to lower it slowly. But the bubblegum chewing.....NO.
 
Slootvreter said:
Well the dropping of weights has been explained, for example, dropping a 30 or 40kg dumbell after doing dumbell presses could prevent you injuring yourself whhen trying to lower it slowly. But the bubblegum chewing.....NO.
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It wouldn't hurt if they trained properly. But these people only lower the dumbbells like 30cm and they think they are getting a hardcore workout , so they have no strength whatsoever at the bottom of the range of motion. That's why they usually need a spot to help them lift the weight initially, then drop it when they are done.
 
bromster said:
It wouldn't hurt if you trained properly. But these people only lower the dumbbells like 30cm and they think they are getting a hardcore workout , so they have no strength whatsoever at the bottom of the range of motion. That's why they usually need a spot to help them lift the weight initially, then drop it when they are done.
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I am talking about people who do train properly. I tell you, if I push a 50kg dumbell and I've maxed out my last rep, I'm NOT slowly lowering it down. I also won't throw it around, just drop it.
 
Yeah at 50kg, the dumbell becomes difficult to manage. Fair enough. But I have seen people literally throw it from their starting position. All that weight on one corner of the dumbell could probably crack the cement.
 
bromster said:
Yeah at 50kg, the dumbell becomes difficult to manage. Fair enough. But I have seen people literally throw it from their starting position. All that weight on one corner of the dumbell could probably crack the cement.
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Yeah that is pure show-off.
 
Question: What would you recommend as a pre-workout?

I am currently using NO rage: It's garbage.

Honestly I have never had much faith in them, but my schedule is getting hectic and I'm finding myself spent by the end of the work day.

I have tried:

Jack3d: The old one with dimeth. Was fantastic for a week but got used to it too quickly.
Berserker: See above
Universal animal rage: This was probably the best. Good sustained energy but it did cause sleeping problems
Caffeine pills: Worked exceptionally well considering the cost but I started to develop side effects

Thanks.
 
Question: What would you recommend as a pre-workout?
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The Mind and stubbornness.

I only take coffee about an hour before.

'Cause sometimes you just feel tired,
Feel weak, and when you feel weak, you feel like you wanna just give up.
But you gotta search within you, you gotta find that inner strength
And just pull that **** out of you and get that motivation to not give up
And not be a quitter, no matter how bad you wanna just fall flat on your face and collapse.


Till the roof comes off, till the lights go out
Till my legs give out, can’t shut my mouth.
Till the smoke clears out - am I high? Perhaps.
I'ma rip this **** till my bone collapse.
Till the roof comes off, till the lights go out
Till my legs give out, can’t shut my mouth.
Till the smoke clears out - am I high? Perhaps.
I'ma rip this **** till my bone collapse.
 
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Hey guys.

I'm planning on working out to bulk up and all that, I've a solid cardio fitness regime (Indoor football :D), so all I need to do is bulk up.

I'm 1.83m tall, weigh about 72kg and I eat like a horse. I have a crazy fast metabolism. We eat steamed veg and fish/chicken 2-3 times a week, the other meals are usually along the lines of spaghetti bolognaise etc. So my diet isn't too bad, although it can improve.

Can i get advice on what mass gainer supplements to get, a workout schedule (Mostly upper body and midriff. I've a dodgy knee that I'm sorting out.), maybe a diet plan please?

Money isn't really an issue, although I don't want to exceed R800 or so on supplements.

Thanks in advance!
 
How experienced are you around the gym?

I reckon all you might really need is protein supplements.

Try to get Whey Hydrolysat (the more expensive Whey type). I am currently on the Biogen-Iso, which you can get for cheap (around R500 for 2kg I think) and combines all three types of whey. I reckon this has been working well for me. I drink this twice a day.
Before bed, I then drink a casein type protein shake.

Read about the different protein types here:
http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/satternorton.htm

Regarding a workout schedule, that is largely dependent. I can however tell you not too skimp on the lower body. I have done so most of my training days and I do regret it. The more research I do now, the more I've come to realize that lower body workouts (esp. squats and deadlifts) help in your upper body development and gaining a large amount of mass.
 
Regarding your knee; I watched a video the other day that claimed that squats and deadlifts can actually improve the strength around the knee. Just make 100% your form is correct. With the squat, you need to make sure your hip line goes lower than the knee line.

Edit: I would also like to add that I can already feel a huge improvement in my posture from adding dead lifts to my routine.
 
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