Thread: A vid was shot at my local Golds...

do you know those guys?

I reconize one. Hes in the sleeveless black shirt. Hes been the same size for years. Never smaller nor bigger. Hes always doing odd ball workouts and once again, I never knew why.

But no I dont know them. The gym they are at is 30 min away. Its an up to date Golds, unlike mine, but Ive been there many times.

I viewed the YouTube comments and noticed people were asking why they didnt use a damn barbell considering they have 3-4 spotters.

They said the incline benches (2) were taken up. Why not wait for one or jump in? I dont think many people will have a problem with them!

Originally Posted by AKIRA

I found this vid on a friends page and I dont understand what the goal is here.

They started out on the smith machine?????!!!!

This is at St. Lucie West? Looks cluttered as all hell.

It gets packed with the stereotyped gym rats. Muscle heads like these guys, women who wear make up, trainers that know squat, etc

lawl, wtf is that.

I wouldn't doubt if they always use the smith because they can use more weight. I rep 3 plates easily on that thing for incline work, and I'm not that strong. The freeweight inclines at my gym are steep as hell.

Originally Posted by Mudge

I wouldn't doubt if they always use the smith because they can use more weight. I rep 3 plates easily on that thing for incline work, and I'm not that strong. The freeweight inclines at my gym are steep as hell.

you bench 400+.

I consider that strong.

Originally Posted by P-funk

you bench 400+.

I consider that strong.

Me too.

yep, last time I checked I bench nowhere near 400.

I benched 400 last week no problem.

50x4
40x5
20x5

Then I ate a bag of lays and washed it down with a Jolt. I might even start my own gym liike ClarkBar Tram

All I know is...

i love the comments on that page. "oh you've come so far" "your such an inspiration" lol, those guys are fat messes or skinny little bitches.

Originally Posted by Yanick

i love the comments on that page. "oh you've come so far" "your such an inspiration" lol, those guys are fat messes or skinny little bitches.

Like I said to P, the one guy I reconize, he actually keeps a journal and is always writing down shit. Ive seen him workout for years now and never have I seen progress. Of course, I dont know what his goal is really, but hes never gotten bigger nor smaller, hes never gone up in intensity, he never does any sort or power or speed sets, Ive never seen him do cardio...

I kinda wonder if when he picks up the notepad if he writes: "Dont....do...that.....shit again."

Originally Posted by Mudge

I rep 3 plates easily on that thing for incline work, and I'm not that strong.

I looked at his "back day" video and it was full of the worst form I've ever seen. The guy was "focusing on the contraction" 180 lbs. on lat pulldowns swinging his lower back like a pendulum. And his rows weren't much better. This is supposed to impress us?

Well 300lbs pulldowns are always good, however I do believe hes about to hit the back of his head off of the floor. I condone cheating now and then, but thats ridiculous.

Originally Posted by P-funk

That was hardcore lifting. LIGHT WEIGHT ! YEAH BUDDY!

Originally Posted by ponyboy

I looked at his "back day" video and it was full of the worst form I've ever seen. The guy was "focusing on the contraction" 180 lbs. on lat pulldowns swinging his lower back like a pendulum. And his rows weren't much better. This is supposed to impress us?

I honestly havent watched the whole thing. What sparked my interest and laughter was that I found this vid as a comment on a girl's MySpace page. I guess this was supposed to impress her. Just what every girl wants, a LONG ass video of slabs of meat working out.

Originally Posted by P-funk

Gotta love the "close grib rows."

Could his form be worse on some of those exercises? Jesus. I don't that guy has every fully retracted his scapula in his life.

Originally Posted by Double D

Well 300lbs pulldowns are always good, however I do believe hes about to hit the back of his head off of the floor. I condone cheating now and then, but thats ridiculous.

no doubT!!!!!


that's the most ridiculous form I've seen for pulldowns.

Originally Posted by CowPimp

Gotta love the "close grib rows."

Could his form be worse on some of those exercises? Jesus. I don't that guy has every fully retracted his scapula in his life.

I JUST noticed he had another vid. And YES I noticed the IN YOUR FACE spelling error! God damn, how the fuck did he miss that?


Has anyone read the comments? He got torn to shreds on the first one. Oh and min0lee makes some fine contributions!

I remain unimpressed.

Originally Posted by viet_jon

no doubT!!!!!


that's the most ridiculous form I've seen for pulldowns.

Ive seen lots and lots of people suing that kind of form, in fact a lot of old timers use it.

In his comments he talks about not having an injury in his 10 years of training. Yeah, thats what I said before my disk injury...and my form was no where near as bad as his.

Oh and I thought his shrugs were the worst of all exercises. Even the YouTube public thought so!

close grib rows, those are my favorite

Originally Posted by BoneCrusher

I benched 400 last week no problem.

50x4
40x5
20x5

Then I ate a bag of lays and washed it down with a Jolt. I might even start my own gym liike ClarkBar Tram

Originally Posted by CowPimp

Gotta love the "close grib rows."

Could his form be worse on some of those exercises? Jesus. I don't that guy has every fully retracted his scapula in his life.

I haven't done pull downs in years (I lack the equipment), but damn, I know shitty form when I see it. That can't be good for his back or his shoulders.