Should I be weight training?

[WitchCraft]

Um, ouch.

TS, you really need to lift.

Well I guess I have to now

I'm sorry, that came out really mean! I meant it in the nicest way possible, hence the smiley face.

Just think of it like this...start training now and you'll be a beast in a few years.

 

[belph]

i started at 16. i am so glad i did. lifting heavy shit is a real confidence builder.

 

[TheeFaulted]

yeah man ill post it up tomorrow for ya.

So where is this video? I was expecting to see a 500lb ATG squat video up by now to show off these naturally strong legs.

 

[Gingervitis]

So where is this video? I was expecting to see a 500lb ATG squat video up by now to show off these naturally strong legs.

His legs probably wouldn't fit on the camera so he had to order a special wide lens for those behemoths.

 

[TheeFaulted]

His legs probably wouldn't fit on the camera so he had to order a special wide lens for those behemoths.

fisheye

 

[thewhiteSRR]

Try harder.

why you mad tho?

 

[belph]

why you mad tho?

however

 

[KnuckleSangwich]

The real question is, "Who shouldn't be weight training?"

 

[Judo Tom]

definitely get the book "Starting Strength" and follow it to a T

 

[triangle killer]

Did my first proper gym session yesterday and was wondering why some people take the soft wrap thing off of the bar

 

[triangle killer]

Did my first proper gym session yesterday and was wondering why some people take the soft wrap thing off of the bar

When doing squats

 

[belph]

When doing squats

You don't need it, ever.although, if the bar hurts you can try some hise shrugs. that oddly helped me.

 

[triangle killer]

You don't need it, ever.although, if the bar hurts you can try some hise shrugs. that oddly helped me.

Tried today without wrap thing and was hurting so will try hise shrugs see if they help

 

[DrBdan]

If the bar hurts when you are squatting you either have it in the wrong spot or have really bony shoulders. Make sure it's not too high to the point where it's actually sitting on your neck. It should be on your traps or rear delts. Try playing around with the empty bar (or something light like 95 lb) to see if you can find a better spot.

 

[theDida]

As a beginner, Starting Strength is GREAT. Just don't screw up on the Power Cleans bro... so many of my friends tweaked something by having bad form (knees and shoulders usually). Careful, man. And don't forget to use progressive overload!

 

[thewhiteSRR]

however

but you keep replying?

 

[murdock00]

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a super awesome secret ninja technique passed down to us lowly humans by dragons.


read that out loud in one breath. it's a rule damn it !

Man thats some shit technique. Who is this douche?

 

[triangle killer]

If the bar hurts when you are squatting you either have it in the wrong spot or have really bony shoulders. Make sure it's not too high to the point where it's actually sitting on your neck. It should be on your traps or rear delts. Try playing around with the empty bar (or something light like 95 lb) to see if you can find a better spot.

I do have pretty bony shoulders but I'll try some different positions and see

 

[Eric Brown]

I do have pretty bony shoulders but I'll try some different positions and see

Yeah. Not to put too fine a point on it, but my woman is not exactly large, and she does not pad the bar before squatting. And she is in her 40's like me.

Anything between yourself and the bar decreases the contact between the bar and your back, which increases the chances of the bar rolling. A thick pad can artificially raise your center of gravity as well.

In addition to the advice you have already been given, pull your shoulder blades together, then grip the bar solidly. Pull your elbows down slightly and pull the bar hard into your traps. Imagine that you are trying to bend the bar across your upper back. This may suck to get used to at first, but having a heavy squat roll down your back because you did not hold the bar tightly sucks even more.

 

[belph]

Man thats some shit technique. Who is this douche?

some douche screwing up a reverse curl.

but you keep replying?

it's fun.

Yeah. Not to put too fine a point on it, but my woman is not exactly large, and she does not pad the bar before squatting. And she is in her 40's like me.

Anything between yourself and the bar decreases the contact between the bar and your back, which increases the chances of the bar rolling. A thick pad can artificially raise your center of gravity as well.

In addition to the advice you have already been given, pull your shoulder blades together, then grip the bar solidly. Pull your elbows down slightly and pull the bar hard into your traps. Imagine that you are trying to bend the bar across your upper back. This may suck to get used to at first, but having a heavy squat roll down your back because you did not hold the bar tightly sucks even more.

+ juan.