WTF IS THE DEAL LATELY WITH THE 25LB. PLATE T BAR ROWS?????

[Man of Steel]

i didn't say it,i'm just pointing out what NP was getting at

What pic are y'all lookin at?   There's no door handle by my head LOL!!   The only thing by head is my fist.

[FinnPilot]

translation=you put 8 25's on the bar, deadlift it for one rep and call it a day.

haha! Today we had 2 guys, one overweight and one extremely skinny one, and one girl coming to gym. The girl just sat there at an ab machine (didn't do a single set) watching while these 2 guys started simultaneously punch the punching bag, trying to impress the girl. It was quite obvious that the only punching they were used to do was hammering their keyboard after a lost battle in counter strike. Then they started talking about "back kicks" and continued by demonstrating to girl how they're supposed to be done.
It didn't really come as a surprise what followed after the punching&kicking session was over, of course it was time to hit the bench press, and hit it hard! They loaded the bar with one 15kg (33lbs) plate for each side. First in turn was the fat guy. He did about 5 reps. Then it was the skinny guy's turn. He struggled and finally completed 2 reps. The girl (might have been the skinny guy's girlfriend) was obviously very impressed with this, as she said "Wow! I'm proud of you!". The fat guy did one more set, but obviously the skinny guy felt that the one monstrous set of two reps was enough for the day, so they left.

[HowieW]

Agreed Mars, Big Howie is thick as a slab of iron and destorys vage by the dumptruck load.

Thanks guys. I sincerely feel that taking advantage of the new , effective equipment is the key to having a long, happy life in serious training/bodybuilding.
Heavy benching, deadlifts. t-bar rows and squats, etc are tough, old school movements. The reality is they can also cause nagging injuries over the years. This "hardcore" is only free wt movments nonsense make no sense in terms of building muscle.