Clowns

[oldtimer1]

Every gym I go to I see these clowns.  I know the "sport" attracts a lot of insecure young men but it has been taken to a new level.  Partial lifts have their use but now it's the standard lifting method. 

Here's a typical example.  A guy loads the leg press with a million plates so he could do quarter reps to impress his ego and to impress others in his mind.  He then goes to the squat rack and proceeds to do 25% range of motion proclaiming that was deep.  On chest and delt day all presses are at the most half reps.  The bottom line is that if he used a full range of motion he would have to drastically cut down on the weight used and his fragile ego would be hurt because he would realize his strength is phony and that he was lying to himself.

One guy I sarcastically asked why he used partial reps in everything he stated it was for injury prevention.  I think it will eventually cause an injury as a tight muscle will eventually go past it's tight range of motion and cause a tear.

The best ownage I have seen lately was at the squat rack. Two guys were alternating squats.  One guy was doing ass to calves squats with 315lbs with a medium stance with the bar fairly high on his traps.  The other guy was doing low bar squats with a wide stance almost doing a half squat.  I guess in powerlifting that was legal depth.  The first guy stayed at 315 while the other went to 525lbs. The guy using heavier weight said keep it up and no time you will be able to handle 525lbs. The 315lbs squat guy loads it 525lbs. and proceeds to bang out squats to around the same depth as the shallow squatter.  He then unloads the bar back without saying a word and does another set with 315lbs.

[Bluto]

maybe he's more into carrying around plates rather than lifting weights?

lifting -> carrying

two different sports

[NarcissisticDeity]

Every gym I go to I see these clowns.  I know the "sport" attracts a lot of insecure young men but it has been taken to a new level.  Partial lifts have their use but now it's the standard lifting method. 

Here's a typical example.  A guy loads the leg press with a million plates so he could do quarter reps to impress his ego and to impress others in his mind.  He then goes to the squat rack and proceeds to do 25% range of motion proclaiming that was deep.  On chest and delt day all presses are at the most half reps.  The bottom line is that if he used a full range of motion he would have to drastically cut down on the weight used and his fragile ego would be hurt because he would realize his strength is phony and that he was lying to himself.

One guy I sarcastically asked why he used partial reps in everything he stated it was for injury prevention.  I think it will eventually cause an injury as a tight muscle will eventually go past it's tight range of motion and cause a tear.

The best ownage I have seen lately was at the squat rack. Two guys were alternating squats.  One guy was doing ass to calves squats with 315lbs with a medium stance with the bar fairly high on his traps.  The other guy was doing low bar squats with a wide stance almost doing a half squat.  I guess in powerlifting that was legal depth.  The first guy stayed at 315 while the other went to 525lbs. The guy using heavier weight said keep it up and no time you will be able to handle 525lbs. The 315lbs squat guy loads it 525lbs. and proceeds to bang out squats to around the same depth as the shallow squatter.  He then unloads the bar back without saying a word and does another set with 315lbs.

I remember two skinny guys loaded up 405 on the bar to squat I'm thinking " wow " same dumb ass 1/4 reps and then after one grueling set of these they high-fived each other I just laughed

[wes]

Good stuff Rich........I see it on a daily basis!!

[NaturalWonder83]

oh yes

[AVBG]

I was expecting to see a montage of AXA

[chaos]

[chaos]

[Mr. Magoo]

never find yourself alone in a room with a clown.......

[chaos]

[The Showstoppa]

Kramer hates clowns....and coloreds.

[chaos]

Kramer hates clowns....and coloreds.

It's understandable.

[The Showstoppa]

It's understandable.

It's the same thing, right ?

[ASJChaotic]

I was expecting to see a montage of AXA

I have done 585 for sets with 25% range of motion, I do full squats as well as those
then you get these assclowns coming up to you and saying "going that deep? doesn't it hurt your knees" 

[chaos]

It's the same thing, right ?

Their lips are the same size.

I have done 585 for sets with 25% range of motion, I do full squats as well as those
then you get these assclowns coming up to you and saying "going that deep? doesn't it hurt your knees" 

Bullshit, absolute 100% lies.

[The Coach]

Thanks asshole, now I'm going to have nightmares

[TechnoViking]

Did someone say clown

[chaos]

Thanks asshole, now I'm going to have nightmares

[luvvsuNOT]

The worse is when someone is doing 50lb curls using the squat rack.

[250goal]

I love watching guys with shitty form, doing Layne Norton squats and curls, etc.

I normally drop what I'm doing and run over to watch them and wait to hear the CRACK, then laugh as hard as I can.

A guy actually pulled his back doing a 1/16 range of motion squat once.  He couldn't hardly walk out of the gym and I laughed behind him all the way.

I hope those kind of retards never come back.

[chaos]

I love watching guys with shitty form, doing Layne Norton squats and curls, etc.

I normally drop what I'm doing and run over to watch them and wait to hear the CRACK, then laugh as hard as I can.

A guy actually pulled his back doing a 1/16 range of motion squat once.  He couldn't hardly walk out of the gym and I laughed behind him all the way.

I hope those kind of retards never come back.

You're such a stud.

[Jizzacked]

I love watching guys with shitty form, doing Layne Norton squats and curls, etc.

I normally drop what I'm doing and run over to watch them and wait to hear the CRACK, then laugh as hard as I can.

A guy actually pulled his back doing a 1/16 range of motion squat once.  He couldn't hardly walk out of the gym and I laughed behind him all the way.

I hope those kind of retards never come back.

take a moment and imagine the visual you just gave of yourself.  that is the kind of stuff that makes people laugh. 

[gordiano]

Every gym I go to I see these clowns.  I know the "sport" attracts a lot of insecure young men but it has been taken to a new level.  Partial lifts have their use but now it's the standard lifting method. 

Here's a typical example.  A guy loads the leg press with a million plates so he could do quarter reps to impress his ego and to impress others in his mind.  He then goes to the squat rack and proceeds to do 25% range of motion proclaiming that was deep.  On chest and delt day all presses are at the most half reps.  The bottom line is that if he used a full range of motion he would have to drastically cut down on the weight used and his fragile ego would be hurt because he would realize his strength is phony and that he was lying to himself.

One guy I sarcastically asked why he used partial reps in everything he stated it was for injury prevention.  I think it will eventually cause an injury as a tight muscle will eventually go past it's tight range of motion and cause a tear.

The best ownage I have seen lately was at the squat rack. Two guys were alternating squats.  One guy was doing ass to calves squats with 315lbs with a medium stance with the bar fairly high on his traps.  The other guy was doing low bar squats with a wide stance almost doing a half squat.  I guess in powerlifting that was legal depth.  The first guy stayed at 315 while the other went to 525lbs. The guy using heavier weight said keep it up and no time you will be able to handle 525lbs. The 315lbs squat guy loads it 525lbs. and proceeds to bang out squats to around the same depth as the shallow squatter.  He then unloads the bar back without saying a word and does another set with 315lbs.

I hear this is a popular book with tools....

[Ruffneck]

hey Georgie dont you wanna dumbell, they all float down here

[webcake]

I never liked clowns...