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Back | Gyms | Legs | Motivation
A story about heart
For reasons still unknown to me, some manufacturers of barbell plates design them with 12-sides, rather than as a wheel. Even more strangely, some gyms, like mine, actually buy them. One theory is that edged barbell plates make deadlifting impossible. As a result, members are prevented from rattling windows with the crash of falling iron….
Cardio | Gyms | Motivation
Health as a bank account
With summer vacations coming up, I’ve heard from a couple folks who worry they’ll get flabby spending a few weeks away from the gym. I used to share this sentiment, but I’ve learned to treat fitness like a bank account, where you can build up savings and then make some withdrawals. This concept only works,…
Hard Gainers
Although a certain segment of the population goes out of its way to avoid making progress in the gym, hard gainers – or “hardgainers” (an actual fitness term of art) – find their bodybuilding dreams limited by mediocre genetics. Experts in the field estimate that somewhere between 60 and 95 percent of people are hardgainers….
All Time Nuttiest | Back | Chest | Legs
It’s too much
Someone asked me recently: “What do you bench, squat, deadlift?” I’ve never understood the question about a single rep max because there are too many variables to make a comparison worthwhile from one person to another. For the squat, off the top of my head – are you doing them high bar or low bar?…
When Truth Is Stranger Than Fiction
There are a few really astounding gym incidents that I’ve been able only to hear about, rather than witness firsthand. For example, there are variations on the collarless barbell: A guy doing bench presses with three plates on each side pushes up unevenly; the bar tips to one side, all three plates spill off the…
Top 10 Things Not To Do At A Gym Water Fountain
My sister thinks that the commotion surrounding a gym water fountain is just knee-slapping hilarious, and that this blog would be incomplete without a more thorough analysis. Ok, Elana, here you go: Top 10 Things Not To Do At A Gym Water Fountain 10. Take a big gulp of water, turn around, and cough into…