What Are Your Gym/Fitness/Routine Moans?
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chris watton said:
I really want to start doing deadlifts, but at 48, I always worry I'll end up trying too hard and end up damaging my back..
It's more about practice and form than age. I'm a little older than you and while nowhere near Pilchard's league I'm still able to deadlift +120kgs - that's from a standing start when I was about your age. Still hoping to get to 2x bodyweight - slow and careful progress. It's not a race.Use steady progression starting off with as light a weight as you can and increase by 5kg or even 2.5kg each session. that 40-60kg starting weight soon gets to 80kgs, 100kgs & 120kgs. Just don't try to run before you can walk.
LordGrover said:
chris watton said:
I really want to start doing deadlifts, but at 48, I always worry I'll end up trying too hard and end up damaging my back..
It's more about practice and form than age. I'm a little older than you and while nowhere near Pilchard's league I'm still able to deadlift +120kgs - that's from a standing start when I was about your age. Still hoping to get to 2x bodyweight - slow and careful progress. It's not a race.Use steady progression starting off with as light a weight as you can and increase by 5kg or even 2.5kg each session. that 40-60kg starting weight soon gets to 80kgs, 100kgs & 120kgs. Just don't try to run before you can walk.
I think I will start them in the new year once a week, to start with (having a week off after next week - have been doing it solid since may)
What the Lord Grover said ^^ 
Further, it's always a good idea to leave your ego at the door in the gym. This is doubly so with squats and deadlifts, especially if you're new to them.
Further, don't start off with alternate grip - start and continue with overhand grip.
Further, it's always a good idea to leave your ego at the door in the gym. This is doubly so with squats and deadlifts, especially if you're new to them.
Further, don't start off with alternate grip - start and continue with overhand grip.
Edited by TheJimi on Wednesday 10th December 16:02
TheJimi said:
What the Lord Grover said ^^
Further, it's always a good idea to leave your ego at the door in the gym. This is doubly so with squats and deadlifts, especially if you're new to them.
I train by myself, in my garage, so the only person I have to prove things to is myself.. Further, it's always a good idea to leave your ego at the door in the gym. This is doubly so with squats and deadlifts, especially if you're new to them.
Hoofy said:
My slight moan, well, ok it's a minor irritation, is that I hear comments from massive guys taking the piss out of non-standard exercises I do that are sports-specific and have improved my on-court ability/technique etc. Just because you are too heavy and sore to do anything useful doesn't mean we all have to aspire to not be agile.
And before you ask how I know they're not agile like a ballerina, they can barely walk properly.
http://youtu.be/SF4NRzVgHEUAnd before you ask how I know they're not agile like a ballerina, they can barely walk properly.
Hoofy, is that you?
Edited by smiffy180 on Wednesday 10th December 16:22
chris watton said:
I really want to start doing deadlifts, but at 48, I always worry I'll end up trying too hard and end up damaging my back..
I trained bench on Monday with a guy a few years older than you and he's stronger than 99% of gym goers. He squats and deadlifts heavy too.Edited by Art0ir on Wednesday 10th December 16:34
smiffy180 said:
Hoofy said:
My slight moan, well, ok it's a minor irritation, is that I hear comments from massive guys taking the piss out of non-standard exercises I do that are sports-specific and have improved my on-court ability/technique etc. Just because you are too heavy and sore to do anything useful doesn't mean we all have to aspire to not be agile.
And before you ask how I know they're not agile like a ballerina, they can barely walk properly.
http://youtu.be/SF4NRzVgHEUAnd before you ask how I know they're not agile like a ballerina, they can barely walk properly.
Hoofy, is that you?
Tons of parking at my gym. I cycle in so places to lock my bike up will never be an issue.
What will be an issue though is morons hogging power racks to do curls or something. There's only 5 power racks, used to be double but they restructored the gym, moving the weights section into a smaller room and replacing the larger old room with some kind of functional movement machines.
What will be an issue though is morons hogging power racks to do curls or something. There's only 5 power racks, used to be double but they restructored the gym, moving the weights section into a smaller room and replacing the larger old room with some kind of functional movement machines.
And so it begins.....
...listen love, I don't mind that you're resting between sets but not getting off the machine, I don't mind that you're talking to your mate on the machine opposite, but do not, DO NOT take a rest of three f
king minutes plus between sets when you're pulling less than 30kg on the lat pulldown machine and then act all surprised when I ask how much longer you're going to be!
...listen love, I don't mind that you're resting between sets but not getting off the machine, I don't mind that you're talking to your mate on the machine opposite, but do not, DO NOT take a rest of three f
king minutes plus between sets when you're pulling less than 30kg on the lat pulldown machine and then act all surprised when I ask how much longer you're going to be!
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