Time to face the jury (and myself)

Devlin · 08-06-2006, 07:55 AM

I totally forgot. I saw the funniest thing at the gym last night. It earned the guy the dipshit of the year award. Guy starts loading 45's on the hack squat. He loads 6 plates on. One problem....he loads them all on the same side and hack squat sled tips over

He stands there looking at it like

how/why did that happen

In the meantime, everyone else is looking at the situation and trying not to bust out laughing. One guy gets himself together and goes over to help right the hack squat and suggests the guy load plates onto each side, keeping machine balanced

DeadBolt · 08-06-2006, 08:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Devlin

I totally forgot. I saw the funniest thing at the gym last night. It earned the guy the dipshit of the year award. Guy starts loading 45's on the hack squat. He loads 6 plates on. One problem....he loads them all on the same side and hack squat sled tips over

He stands there looking at it like

how/why did that happen

In the meantime, everyone else is looking at the situation and trying not to bust out laughing. One guy gets himself together and goes over to help right the hack squat and suggests the guy load plates onto each side, keeping machine balanced

I woulda started laughing my ass off LOL...I've had people ion my gym do the same shit and I always point and laugh!

Devlin · 08-06-2006, 11:37 AM

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Originally Posted by DeadBolt

I woulda started laughing my ass off LOL...I've had people ion my gym do the same shit and I always point and laugh!

The gym was fairly empty, but those of us in the free weight area all turned and staired. I was one of the closest to him and I wanted to laugh so bad, but I managed to restrain myself, the kid was embarassed enough. Having a woman laugh at him would have done him in

Devlin · 08-06-2006, 11:42 AM

I hit the gym today for cardio. Back is feeling pretty good. Just mild tightness/mild DOMS through the entire back so far.

Cardio

Treadmill
25 minutes
1.63 miles
HR: 135 average

REcumbant bike
20 minutes
Level 3
7.2 miles
HR: didn't check, but sweat was dripping off me

Ok I will admit I love the bike. I get on there with headphones on plus a good book and I'm set for a nice ride. I may switch treadmills and start using one on with a tv so I can watch a movie. Then I can walk/jog for through an entire movie.

DeadBolt · 08-06-2006, 12:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Devlin

Having a woman laugh at him would have done him in

good cardio

Burner02 · 08-07-2006, 09:00 AM

hey dev! can you hear that?...........................................th at's the sound of my phone....NOT ringng....

heh...I've tipped a machine before....

was the leg press machine..had a goood amount of weight on it...thougt it was bolted to the ground...it wasn't..and was after the last set...unloaded the plates from one side...it tipped over. Some oldguy....walked over: Are yo ok?
um..yeah.
You should be more careful.
um..yeah..great...thanks....don't you have some pink dumb bells you should be struggling with????

b_reed23 · 08-07-2006, 01:15 PM

great story Dev!!

how are you doing today?

Burner02 · 08-07-2006, 01:25 PM

she must be busy....in the field...tending to the horsies....

Devlin · 08-07-2006, 05:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Burner02

she must be busy....in the field...tending to the horsies....

Actually I was busy picking up supplements, going to the gym, doing laundry, going to the gym.

Devlin · 08-07-2006, 05:42 PM

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Originally Posted by b_reed23

great story Dev!!

how are you doing today?

I'm actually doing great. Back feels fantastic today

HOw are you?

Devlin · 08-07-2006, 05:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Burner02

hey dev! can you hear that?...........................................th at's the sound of my phone....NOT ringng....

Ok Ok I got the message. I need to walk my dogs, hop in the shower, and then I will call.

boilermaker · 08-07-2006, 05:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Devlin

I totally forgot. I saw the funniest thing at the gym last night. It earned the guy the dipshit of the year award. Guy starts loading 45's on the hack squat. He loads 6 plates on. One problem....he loads them all on the same side and hack squat sled tips over

He stands there looking at it like

how/why did that happen

In the meantime, everyone else is looking at the situation and trying not to bust out laughing. One guy gets himself together and goes over to help right the hack squat and suggests the guy load plates onto each side, keeping machine balanced

This is hillarious. It raises a question that I've always wondered but been too shy to ask. I thought it might be common knowledge. How much weight can you leave on one side of the olympic bar and not have it go tipping over. I realize it depends somewhat on the width between supports, but I was always curious

Devlin · 08-07-2006, 06:08 PM

Had a great day at the gym today. I said I was going to increase cardio and ohh did I.

Tricep & cardio(around 12:30pm)

Warmup
Treadmill: 15 minutes, 1.21 miles
(walk 4 minutes 3.5-4 mph, jogged 10 minutes 5.5 mph, walk 1 minutes 3.5 mph)
Dips (feet on bench)
BW x 12

Dips(feet on bench)
+25 x 10 ds +15 x 6
+25 x 10 ds +15 x 6
+15 x 10 ds +5 x 6

Rope pressdowns...ss...Overhead rope extensions
40 x 8...ss...40 x 15
40 x 12...ss...50 x 12
50 x 10...ss...50 x 12

Recumbant bike
45 minutes
Level 4, Random setting
16.2 miles

I doubled back to the gym this evening for cardio.

Cardio(around 5:30 pm)

Recumbant bike
45 minutes
Level 4, manual setting
16.2 miles

Devlin · 08-07-2006, 06:10 PM

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Originally Posted by boilermaker

This is hillarious. It raises a question that I've always wondered but been too shy to ask. I thought it might be common knowledge. How much weight can you leave on one side of the olympic bar and not have it go tipping over. I realize it depends somewhat on the width between supports, but I was always curious

I haven't been brave enough to find out how much one can leave on one side of the bar without it tipping

b_reed23 · 08-08-2006, 12:02 AM

good lord...16.2 miles...twice?? I officially feel like shite ...

Devlin · 08-08-2006, 05:57 AM

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Originally Posted by b_reed23

good lord...16.2 miles...twice?? I officially feel like shite ...

Told you in your journal not to look

Triple Threat · 08-08-2006, 10:14 AM

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Originally Posted by boilermaker

It raises a question that I've always wondered but been too shy to ask. I thought it might be common knowledge. How much weight can you leave on one side of the olympic bar and not have it go tipping over. I realize it depends somewhat on the width between supports, but I was always curious

It depends on the width of the support and also how much weight is on each side. For instance, 3 plates on one side vs none on the other might be enough to tip the bar, but 6 on one side vs 3 on the other wouldn't because the ratios of one side to the other are different.

That said, using a power cage I've put 2 plates on one side with none on the other, and it wasn't close to tipping. Maybe I should experiment tomorrow and report back.

b_reed23 · 08-08-2006, 12:00 PM

do you think the difference could be in the bikes, Dev?? In the one I ride at the gym, I can do about a mile in 5 minutes, but on the one at home, I ride 1 mile in 2.5 minutes...I figured the one on my bike at home was wrong, so when I ride it, I divide my mileage by 2....comments?? I'm not trying to downplay what you did or anything...I think it's awsome that you did 16 miles in 45 minutes!

Devlin · 08-08-2006, 07:31 PM

Billie I think the bike definitely plays a role in how many miles you cruise. I can cover more miles on the recumbant than I can on an upright bike. The resistance on each plays a role too. I find the same thing with elipticals. We have about 3 different elipticals at my gym. The inclines and resistance levels feel different on each brand.

What I try to do is stick with the same bike, eliptical even treadmill. That way I'm comparing apples to apples (miles on recumbant bike to miles on the same bike or eliptical or eliptical).

I find the same thing with some of the cable stations. 20 lbs on one cable does not feel the same on another cable.

boilermaker · 08-08-2006, 07:38 PM

I agree with you, Dev. On one cable I can do twice as much weight as the other on tricep pressdowns. I'm sure the bikes are the same way.

boilermaker · 08-08-2006, 07:52 PM

I saw another member of "the family" today. 90 degree curl man. He's about my size. Curling 95 lbs. Did 5 sets this way. Forearms perpindicular to upper arms. A little bend of the knees and a rock to get it started. Curled? No, hoisted with the shoulders to the chest with a little curl at the end for good measure.

Devlin · 08-08-2006, 08:43 PM

I felt like crap this morning, but then I couldn't fall asleep last nght so I ended up getting about 2 hours sleep. I felt really moody and depresed this morning too which I hope was just from lack of sleep. By mid-afternoon, I felt almost back to myself. Still made it to the gym for some cardio

Cardio- 35 minutes

Treadmill- 25 minutes
5 minutes @ 3.5
15 minutes @ 5.0
5 minutes @ 3.8-4.0
1.8 miles

Upright bike-10 minutes
Level 3
3.9 miles

I cut cardio short becuase it was getting late after a long day at work. I wasn't happy with the bike today. I could not get comfy on the bike I picked today, but I wanted to watch Big Brother so I sucked it up for a bit. I was really happy with the 15 minutes of straight jogging with no rest or pauses. I think that is the longest period of time I have jogged straight on the treadmill. My legs held up for it with minimal complaints and the lungs really like the 5.0 mph. I think I will shoot for adding atleast a minute a day of jogging to the 15 minutes till I can get 30 minutes straight and then work on increasing the speed.

Devlin · 08-08-2006, 08:44 PM

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Originally Posted by boilermaker

I saw another member of "the family" today. 90 degree curl man. He's about my size. Curling 95 lbs. Did 5 sets this way. Forearms perpindicular to upper arms. A little bend of the knees and a rock to get it started. Curled? No, hoisted with the shoulders to the chest with a little curl at the end for good measure.

Don't you just love the entertainment

Triple Threat · 08-09-2006, 10:27 AM

I've been thinking of trying biking for cardio. Do any of the models come with a "downhill" setting?

08-06-2006, 07:55 AM	#2911
Devlin Senior Member Elite Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: KY Posts: 3,278 Photos: 27	I totally forgot. I saw the funniest thing at the gym last night. It earned the guy the dipshit of the year award. Guy starts loading 45's on the hack squat. He loads 6 plates on. One problem....he loads them all on the same side and hack squat sled tips over He stands there looking at it like how/why did that happen In the meantime, everyone else is looking at the situation and trying not to bust out laughing. One guy gets himself together and goes over to help right the hack squat and suggests the guy load plates onto each side, keeping machine balanced
	Time to face the jury (and myself) Time to bring sexyback

08-06-2006, 11:42 AM	#2914
Devlin Senior Member Elite Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: KY Posts: 3,278 Photos: 27	I hit the gym today for cardio. Back is feeling pretty good. Just mild tightness/mild DOMS through the entire back so far. Cardio Treadmill 25 minutes 1.63 miles HR: 135 average REcumbant bike 20 minutes Level 3 7.2 miles HR: didn't check, but sweat was dripping off me Ok I will admit I love the bike. I get on there with headphones on plus a good book and I'm set for a nice ride. I may switch treadmills and start using one on with a tv so I can watch a movie. Then I can walk/jog for through an entire movie.
	Time to face the jury (and myself) Time to bring sexyback

08-07-2006, 09:00 AM	#2916
Burner02 Super Hero in Training Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Tip of the spear! Posts: 28,316	hey dev! can you hear that?...........................................th at's the sound of my phone....NOT ringng.... heh...I've tipped a machine before.... was the leg press machine..had a goood amount of weight on it...thougt it was bolted to the ground...it wasn't..and was after the last set...unloaded the plates from one side...it tipped over. Some oldguy....walked over: Are yo ok? um..yeah. You should be more careful. um..yeah..great...thanks....don't you have some pink dumb bells you should be struggling with????
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08-07-2006, 01:15 PM	#2917
b_reed23 this is why I'm hot! Elite Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: West Tennessee Posts: 5,241 Photos: 34	great story Dev!! how are you doing today?
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08-07-2006, 01:25 PM	#2918
Burner02 Super Hero in Training Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Tip of the spear! Posts: 28,316	she must be busy....in the field...tending to the horsies....
	Success leaves clues. People who produce outstanding results do specific things to create those results Nobody cares what you did yesterday or what you are going to do tomorrow. What is important is what you are doing NOW to solve our problem THERE IS NO TOMORROW! - Appollo Creed

08-07-2006, 06:08 PM	#2923
Devlin Senior Member Elite Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: KY Posts: 3,278 Photos: 27	Had a great day at the gym today. I said I was going to increase cardio and ohh did I. Tricep & cardio(around 12:30pm) Warmup Treadmill: 15 minutes, 1.21 miles (walk 4 minutes 3.5-4 mph, jogged 10 minutes 5.5 mph, walk 1 minutes 3.5 mph) Dips (feet on bench) BW x 12 Dips(feet on bench) +25 x 10 ds +15 x 6 +25 x 10 ds +15 x 6 +15 x 10 ds +5 x 6 Rope pressdowns...ss...Overhead rope extensions 40 x 8...ss...40 x 15 40 x 12...ss...50 x 12 50 x 10...ss...50 x 12 Recumbant bike 45 minutes Level 4, Random setting 16.2 miles I doubled back to the gym this evening for cardio. Cardio(around 5:30 pm) Recumbant bike 45 minutes Level 4, manual setting 16.2 miles
	Time to face the jury (and myself) Time to bring sexyback

08-08-2006, 12:02 AM	#2925
b_reed23 this is why I'm hot! Elite Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: West Tennessee Posts: 5,241 Photos: 34	good lord...16.2 miles...twice?? I officially feel like shite ...
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08-08-2006, 12:00 PM	#2928
b_reed23 this is why I'm hot! Elite Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: West Tennessee Posts: 5,241 Photos: 34	do you think the difference could be in the bikes, Dev?? In the one I ride at the gym, I can do about a mile in 5 minutes, but on the one at home, I ride 1 mile in 2.5 minutes...I figured the one on my bike at home was wrong, so when I ride it, I divide my mileage by 2....comments?? I'm not trying to downplay what you did or anything...I think it's awsome that you did 16 miles in 45 minutes!
	My Journal!

08-08-2006, 07:31 PM	#2929
Devlin Senior Member Elite Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: KY Posts: 3,278 Photos: 27	Billie I think the bike definitely plays a role in how many miles you cruise. I can cover more miles on the recumbant than I can on an upright bike. The resistance on each plays a role too. I find the same thing with elipticals. We have about 3 different elipticals at my gym. The inclines and resistance levels feel different on each brand. What I try to do is stick with the same bike, eliptical even treadmill. That way I'm comparing apples to apples (miles on recumbant bike to miles on the same bike or eliptical or eliptical). I find the same thing with some of the cable stations. 20 lbs on one cable does not feel the same on another cable.
	Time to face the jury (and myself) Time to bring sexyback

08-08-2006, 07:38 PM	#2930
boilermaker On a Mission! Elite Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Michigan Posts: 3,290 Photos: 4	I agree with you, Dev. On one cable I can do twice as much weight as the other on tricep pressdowns. I'm sure the bikes are the same way.
	My Journal: Are We Almost There Yet?

08-08-2006, 07:52 PM	#2931
boilermaker On a Mission! Elite Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Michigan Posts: 3,290 Photos: 4	I saw another member of "the family" today. 90 degree curl man. He's about my size. Curling 95 lbs. Did 5 sets this way. Forearms perpindicular to upper arms. A little bend of the knees and a rock to get it started. Curled? No, hoisted with the shoulders to the chest with a little curl at the end for good measure.
	My Journal: Are We Almost There Yet?

08-08-2006, 08:43 PM	#2932
Devlin Senior Member Elite Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: KY Posts: 3,278 Photos: 27	I felt like crap this morning, but then I couldn't fall asleep last nght so I ended up getting about 2 hours sleep. I felt really moody and depresed this morning too which I hope was just from lack of sleep. By mid-afternoon, I felt almost back to myself. Still made it to the gym for some cardio Cardio- 35 minutes Treadmill- 25 minutes 5 minutes @ 3.5 15 minutes @ 5.0 5 minutes @ 3.8-4.0 1.8 miles Upright bike-10 minutes Level 3 3.9 miles I cut cardio short becuase it was getting late after a long day at work. I wasn't happy with the bike today. I could not get comfy on the bike I picked today, but I wanted to watch Big Brother so I sucked it up for a bit. I was really happy with the 15 minutes of straight jogging with no rest or pauses. I think that is the longest period of time I have jogged straight on the treadmill. My legs held up for it with minimal complaints and the lungs really like the 5.0 mph. I think I will shoot for adding atleast a minute a day of jogging to the 15 minutes till I can get 30 minutes straight and then work on increasing the speed.
	Time to face the jury (and myself) Time to bring sexyback

08-09-2006, 10:27 AM	#2934
Triple Threat ... Elite Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Lost Posts: 9,474 Photos: 6	I've been thinking of trying biking for cardio. Do any of the models come with a "downhill" setting?