Out of idle curiosity - how do you know it’s him?
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| Originally Posted by MissZooey View Post Out of idle curiosity - how do you know it’s him? |
The poster is located in Los Angeles, the account has twenty and some-odd posts asking pointed questions about specific products, the initial post is in the same format(same question, etc), and the single reply that they posted to the thread is pimping 24 Hour Fitness basically word-for-word from their reply to this post.
That’s some fine internet detection there Jake. Damn fine.
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| Originally Posted by Jake View Post on the training site I frequent |
What do you discuss on a training site, the insano-flex?
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| Originally Posted by billylove View Post What do you discuss on a training site, the insano-flex? |
Yes. We’re currently devising a plan where all the members do synchronized plyometrics so that we can hit the ground hard enough to knock the Earth out of orbit. It’s gonna be awesome.
Otherwise - just nutrition, programs, advice, etc. There are quite a few PTs and nutritionists who show up on there as well as other forums, so it’s a pretty good resource for beginners and those with a few more years under their belt.
Changing the discussion a bit.
I was watching true life, an older episode, where they were covering steroids. And it looked like everyone got their supply or were assisted by nutritionists. I was supremely pissed someone that was a certified nutritionist would actively help one of their clients destroy their life.
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| Originally Posted by billylove View Post Changing the discussion a bit. I was watching true life, an older episode, where they were covering steroids. And it looked like everyone got their supply or were assisted by nutritionists. I was supremely pissed someone that was a certified nutritionist would actively help one of their clients destroy their life. |
For some folks, particularly those who are grizzled with eld, steroids or HGH can be used to raise your hormonal levels you enjoyed in your early 20s, rather than unnaturally and dangerously exceed the normal threshold. However, I have no opinion as to how responsibly nutritionists/weight trainers adhere to this philosophy.
One of the many, many problems with recreational/professional abuse of steroids and HGH is that we don’t see clinical research into the potential benefits. It’s very similar to how the absurd stigma attached to THC (marijuana) has stunted any scientific inquiry into medical uses (i.e., warding off nausea associated with wasting sicknesses).
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| Originally Posted by billylove View Post Changing the discussion a bit. I was watching true life, an older episode, where they were covering steroids. And it looked like everyone got their supply or were assisted by nutritionists. I was supremely pissed someone that was a certified nutritionist would actively help one of their clients destroy their life. |
Yeah, it’s a pretty disgusting phenomenon. Not only that, but the people who do this shit naturally based on a good diet, protein, and creatine can’t stand the gearheads.
Sure, it’s nice that you blew up after doing a couple of cycles over a two-month period, but don’t be a shriveled little dick and act like you did it all on your own - we can tell when you’re on gear. If you weren’t such lazy pansies, you’d have actually put in the hard work to do it instead of needling yourself in the ass for a few weeks and calling it a day.
And there’s nothing more insulting than people accusing you of using - during my brief football stint in school I had a genetic freak of a friend who lost his shit on a guy after said guy claimed that his growth(over a three-year period, mind you) was using test and ana. His freakout didn’t help the rumors any, but I lifted with the guy for a few years prior and not once did I see him popping or shooting anything.
EDIT: And what Overlord said. While HGH is a performance enhancer, labeling it as a steroid is patently false. It’s still looked down upon in the younger crowd, but there’s a sizable population of older guys who use it infrequently and I don’t hear them coming under as much scrutiny. It’s kind of an odd double standard.
Yeah, it’s fairly obvious to pick out the juice heads if you go to a gym regularly.
Curious, Jake, what would that website you frequent be?
I’m going to be joining a gym soon, as part of my “Jesus Christ [me], look at you! Get your shit together! Fuck!” initiative. A board full of knowledgable peeps seems a good place to augment that.
Feel free to ask any questions you might have here also, unless the mods/admins deem that this forum is a retarded place to talk about exercise/nutrition. Brendan might have advice as well since he’s a PT, as is Diva if I’m not mistaken.
Might as well turn a shill attempt into constructive discussion. There was also a Gym and Weight Gainers thread a while back, I’m not sure if anyone wants to revive it but there was a fair bit of advice in there also.
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| Originally Posted by Jake View Post There was also a Gym and Weight Gainers thread a while back, I’m not sure if anyone wants to revive it but there was a fair bit of advice in there also. |
http://chud.com/forum/showthread.php?t=99282
Didn’t know if it needed to be bumped or not. Seemed like this thread was beginning to morph into it.
Holy hell, it suffered from the forum revamp issue. That sucker was up to five or six pages at least.
Yeah, there was a lot of useful information that got lost. I mourned its passing for several days. Even though I never posted in it the thread was a nice read in those months that were lost.
I guess I’ll cut and paste my workout regimen, then:
If you want to build muscle mass, 3-6 reps is optimal. Try to work yourself to exhaustion and have a spotter handy. Here’s my weekly routine (I’ve been weight-lifting for about eleven years):
Day One: Chest – Bench Press, two warmups, six sets, then five sets of either incline flies or cable flies. Back – Five sets of pull-ups, five sets of seated row.
Day Two: Curls – Standing barbell curls for nine sets. Then one superset of dumbbell curls to exhaustion. Shoulders --Ten sets of military press (I use a machine).
Day Three: Lower Back --Deadlifts, five sets. If you don’t know how to do them, learn. Start light. You’ll spare yourself back pain later in life and strengthen your core. Abs: Five sets to exhaustion of situps.
Day Four: Triceps–Five sets of close-grip benchpress, four sets of bar dips, then one super-set of standing tricep extensions (lift arm straight over head). Legs – five sets of squats (do them right, thighs reach parallel to ground). Five sets of calf raises (keep those legs straight!)
That’s it. I only work out four days a week. Don’t dick around in the gym. Lately I have sadly given up on my dream of a combined 1500 pound Squat/Deadlift/Benchpress. It looks like I’m going to miss it by one to two hundred pounds.
Overlord, I have this hilarious image in my head of Emperor Palpatine doing these pretty intense weight lifts in full black robe, occasionally shooting lightning out of his hands as he just barely makes a particularly heavy lift.
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| Originally Posted by El Peeper View Post http://chud.com/forum/showthread.php?t=99282 Didn’t know if it needed to be bumped or not. Seemed like this thread was beginning to morph into it. |
Cool. Thanks for finding this. One of the few threads where I seem knowledgeable outside of celeb gossip.
I’ve never heard so many queefs as I have in yoga classes.
To answer the question seriously:
I used to be a personal trainer, and I initially went to grad school for kinesiology until I dropped out and pursued my current career. I got to a point where I couldn’t stand being in the gym anymore. I couldn’t stand the treadmill, I couldn’t stand the weights, I couldn’t stand the fucking dipshit meatheads groaning and grunting, poking their biceps and checking out their abs in the mirrors. I took about 6 years away from the gym and joined Bally’s this year, and I still hate it. It’s and even worse experience now that I live in LA.
These days, I require fitness that’s a side effect of a sport or hobby. I have to surf or do martial arts. I did martial arts for about 20 years til I tore tendons in my neck, but I’m considering getting back into it this year. I just ordered some new booties for the 52 degree water here. So by the end of the year, I expect to be in super awesome cardio shape.
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| Originally Posted by Doc Happenin View Post Overlord, I have this hilarious image in my head of Emperor Palpatine doing these pretty intense weight lifts in full black robe, occasionally shooting lightning out of his hands as he just barely makes a particularly heavy lift. |
That’s exactly what I look like. And it is hilarious.