The Official Workout Thread (hardcore, American, myspace, quote)

adidasss · 12-02-2008, 06:25 PM

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Originally Posted by thegoldlaw

It is possible, I have a destroyed right rotary cuff, both knees shot, torn right hamstring and i recently rehabilitated right wrist. All mainly due to car accidents.

Plural? Bad driving or bad luck?

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You can still lift, You just have to know what parts of your body are bad and what their limits are. With shot knees I can only leg press 500, given they were not I could probably do close to 850. Its frustrating but its just something you have to go though. The same could be said for bench press, I used to bench 310 and now I struggle like a champ on 225 due to my right side. You need to start light and continue to stay light until it feels well enough to move up. It took me almost 4 months to get my body to the point where I could go up in bench press and leg press.

Lol, you lift 250 kilos and bench press 110!? You must be as big as a house! Crikey...

dac · 12-02-2008, 06:40 PM

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Originally Posted by thegoldlaw

It is possible, I have a destroyed right rotary cuff, both knees shot, torn right hamstring and i recently rehabilitated right wrist. All mainly due to car accidents.

You can still lift, You just have to know what parts of your body are bad and what their limits are. With shot knees I can only leg press 500, given they were not I could probably do close to 850. Its frustrating but its just something you have to go though. The same could be said for bench press, I used to bench 310 and now I struggle like a champ on 225 due to my right side. You need to start light and continue to stay light until it feels well enough to move up. It took me almost 4 months to get my body to the point where I could go up in bench press and leg press.

I've been sticking to cardio stuff just to try and build the tendons back up with some running because lifting hurt... but since my other knee went out just last week I'll be out of commission for a while anyways.

thegoldlaw · 12-02-2008, 07:53 PM

Really bad luck on driving...

I don't believe 500 and 310 are that impressive. I have a soccer friend who can leg presse 1,100 and a cousin who can bench 450lbs. Also keep in mind when I was benching 310 I had spent almost 2 hours each day mon-fri and this had gone on for over a year.

I feel bad for you having your knee blowing out. I messed up my right wrist in a car accident and took over 3 years for it to come back to near 100%. To this day its still not 100% but i have learned to lift

dac · 12-03-2008, 12:07 AM

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Originally Posted by thegoldlaw

I feel bad for you having your knee blowing out. I messed up my right wrist in a car accident and took over 3 years for it to come back to near 100%. To this day its still not 100% but i have learned to lift

Yeah my dad took a spill during work and broke his wrist, he hasn't played any "ball" sports since.

adidasss · 12-03-2008, 02:46 AM

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Originally Posted by thegoldlaw

I don't believe 500 and 310 are that impressive. I have a soccer friend who can leg presse 1,100 and a cousin who can bench 450lbs. Also keep in mind when I was benching 310 I had spent almost 2 hours each day mon-fri and this had gone on for over a year.

I'm sure there are plenty of people who can lift much more but from my perspective it is impressive.

I don't really understand people who want to get really big. All I want is a defined body, not to look like a baloon.

thegoldlaw · 12-03-2008, 08:35 AM

Neither of them look overly big. Its acturally harder to be strong then it is big. To be big you lift heavy weights a few times. To be strong you lift slighly less weight considerable more times.

I personally like to compare how I'm doing to the people around me. Even if that person weighs 50-60lbs above me. It is this constant comparison that never allows me to be satified with how I'm doing. The lack of complacently prevents any dropoff of intensity while lifting.

pianokeys · 12-10-2008, 04:26 PM

I should be at the gym right now but I'm really unmotivated.

thegoldlaw · 12-11-2008, 07:14 AM

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Originally Posted by pianokeys

I should be at the gym right now but I'm really unmotivated.

Unless you have a goal or a reason for going to the gym its almost impossible to continiously go. For me I love the social aspect of going to the gym. I've never been to the gym where people are angry, everyone seems to be extremely happy and in a good mood.

If you need any advice on routines, what to eat or anything pretaining to going to the gym I'd be happy to help.

adidasss · 12-11-2008, 09:10 AM

I prefer working out at home. You can do everything with a bench and some weights. Plus, you don't have to sweat in front of other people or wait for a machine...or smell other people...

**Janszoon** · 12-11-2008, 05:58 PM

I recently started trying to get my out-of-shape ass back into shape. I've been going to the gym pretty regularly since about mid-October. The plan I'm shooting for is six days a week at the gym: three days of cardio and three days of weights. So far I haven't been able to get to that but I'm probably averaging about four days a week at the gym which isn't too bad. At this point I've lost about 15 pounds, put on a noticeable amount of muscle and gone down two notches on my belt.

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thegoldlaw Music Addict Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Maine, US Posts: 205	Really bad luck on driving... I don't believe 500 and 310 are that impressive. I have a soccer friend who can leg presse 1,100 and a cousin who can bench 450lbs. Also keep in mind when I was benching 310 I had spent almost 2 hours each day mon-fri and this had gone on for over a year. I feel bad for you having your knee blowing out. I messed up my right wrist in a car accident and took over 3 years for it to come back to near 100%. To this day its still not 100% but i have learned to lift

12-03-2008, 08:35 AM	#46 (permalink)
thegoldlaw Music Addict Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Maine, US Posts: 205	Neither of them look overly big. Its acturally harder to be strong then it is big. To be big you lift heavy weights a few times. To be strong you lift slighly less weight considerable more times. I personally like to compare how I'm doing to the people around me. Even if that person weighs 50-60lbs above me. It is this constant comparison that never allows me to be satified with how I'm doing. The lack of complacently prevents any dropoff of intensity while lifting.

12-10-2008, 04:26 PM	#47 (permalink)
pianokeys you wouldn't like me Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 114	I should be at the gym right now but I'm really unmotivated.

12-11-2008, 05:58 PM	#50 (permalink)
Janszoon Mate, Spawn & Die Join Date: May 2007 Location: The Rapping Community Posts: 24,593	I recently started trying to get my out-of-shape ass back into shape. I've been going to the gym pretty regularly since about mid-October. The plan I'm shooting for is six days a week at the gym: three days of cardio and three days of weights. So far I haven't been able to get to that but I'm probably averaging about four days a week at the gym which isn't too bad. At this point I've lost about 15 pounds, put on a noticeable amount of muscle and gone down two notches on my belt.