Unsolicited Advice

I'm a DYEL, but I still know proper form.

I saw some new young guys doing squats in the gym the other day. They were swinging back and forth, the bar kind of wobbled, because they had a way too narrow grip. I suggested that they should try a wider grip, and the bar stopped swinging around and they said thanks.

just do it when it's really needed.

>>41462449
Dominant?

>>41462449

Was told I was going to hurt my back and was using to much weight which was why my deadlift was failing.

I thanked the person and then explained I was doing a penlay row not a deadlift.

>>41462589
The leg you push off of when you walk. Usually the same side as your dominant hand.

>>41462651
And they were like "what's that?"

jej

>>41462449
I was told that if i wanted to get more return calls for second dates that I should swallow after I give a blowjob instead of spitting it out. I thought it was kinda weird my mom just blurted that kind of advice out, but she has been really supportive of my gay lifestyle.

>>41462589

You have a dominant leg in the same way you have a dominant arm/hand.

>>41462709

Ya we ended up having a pretty good conversation.

>>41462579
>just do it when it's really needed

This

>bad OHP form when I was younger and dumber
>random guy comes up and tells me I'm retarded and my form is shit
>tells me exactly what to correct
>basically tell him to fuck off and mind his own business

>a few weeks later try out what he says
>turns out I was an idiot all along
>new form feels much better and OHP increases more steadily after that

It really doesn't matter how they take the advice at the time because they'll probably try it anyway. Just tell them if they have garbage form, could save them lots of trouble down the road

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>>41462711
kek thanks anon

>>41463746
How about you learn to be more polite?

>>41462449

I was doing close grip bench, and a guy asked to work in with me since he was gonna use the same weight.

In between sets, he picks up like a 10 lb dumbbell, and keeps keeps rotating his arms with it hanging at his sides. He just casually mentioned that if my wrists hurt from doing close-grip, then that really helps em between sets.

It was a great piece of advice. I still do it when I close-grip bench. Thanks, Mike.

>>41462711
the kek heard round the world

>>41462449
Tbh if someone gets unsolicited advice frequently, they're probably small, weak, and doing stupid shit.

>>41462449

Gave this grill at my gym unsolicited advice. We still talk.

>>41462449
>don't arch when benching
>do dumbbell bench to fix your right arm lifting first when benching (to anyone suffering from this just initiate the push with your weak arm)
>dont deadlift more than once a fortnight it takes 2 weeks for your lower back to recover
>if you want a bigger bench use the machines

I can't remember any more

I ignore all of it lol

>>41462757
>>41462707
I assumed he said it because the OP says "dominate" like a retard

>>41462449
While i was doing deadlifts, some old guy comes up to me and tells me I should be hyperextending my spine at the top of a deadlift. Then he proceeded to tell me how he injured his spine doing deadlifts.

This was around the time I started lifting. I was confused as shit about the whole thing

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>Home town comercial gym
>Warming up DeadLift, 60kg.
>DYEL PT stops me and says that that is to much weight.
>Proceeds to lecture me about proper form for 5 min.
> Explains Romanian DL as if it was a proper DL, and that in DL you should not move your legs.
>Answer OK
>Load 2pl8s, give him 10 reps fueled with self-righteousness.

Anyway anybody knows who is pick related?

>>41464691
>2pl8s
wow you sure showed him anon

>>41464691
>2pl8s
>not a warm up set

>> 41464767

We all start somewhere

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I asked some guy to spot me once. I get to the last rep, and then he looks at me and says

>You should have asked your boy Donnie 2-Scoops to help you

I dropped the bar on my chest and have had gyno ever since. Worst unsolicited advice ever

>>41462449
A guy in the gym gave me unsolicitated advice and I briefly imagined the rest of our lives together.

>>41464691
This gif is pretty old shes probably a busted old hag by now

>>41464990
Yes, I have had it for a long time, but it just reappeared cleaning my hard drive, and I was wondering if there is more of her

>>41465058
Ooohbabybeast on Instagram. Something like that

>>41463776
Thank you, I'll consider your recommendation

>>41464767
>>41464876
What is a respectable DL?
Like if you see someone doing it you go "nice"

>>41465675
3 to 4 pl8s

>>41465675
180 kg, 4 plate. I personally wouldn't mire below 5 plate, 6 plate is okay-ish, but still a number that some dyels can pull without having muscular development

>squatting one day
>guy says I'm leaning too far forward, do it in the smith machine
>become extremely self conscious about my squat
>think I have to have a perfectly vertical torso
>lose a years worth of gains because a fucker who I've never seen squat told me I was doing it wrong

Do not ever offer unsolicited advice.

>>41463788
What do you mean?

>>41465737
t. .5pl8

>>41464332
This is all retarded advice, never speak to these people again.

Was struggling with 4 plate diddly.

Old Gym sage (ridiculously jacked dude in mid 50s) randomly came up and told me to try a mixed grip. I got my 4pl8diddlydo

>>41462449

Only people who give me unsolicited advice are DYEL. No idea why.

>in gym while on holiday in hueland
>warming up DL, get to 3pl8
>DYEL hueman mumbles something in huespeak and tosses a couple of clips near me

clips, for a warm-up 3pl8 DL, wtf?

another time back in burgerland some old black guy tells me to keep my chin up when squatting. I don't really mind, just sort of cringe internally a bit, I don't get why some people feel the need to offer advice to others who are clearly more advanced than them.

>>41465732
No.

5pl8 up gets mired

To mire 4pl8 it has to be for ten plus sets or for speed work or some shit

I give out unsolicited advice all the time. Sometimes people don't listen, and sometimes they do. I get positive feedback fairly often, so I keep doing it.

People ask me for OHP advice a lot since I press 2pl8 and upwards now

>>41465675

I'm a lanklet so if I see someone doing under 4pl8s I assume they just aren't trying. Probably 3+ for your average person

Some guy told me I have my back rounded during pendlay rows. I thanked him and lowered the weight. Started paying more attention to my back after that in other movements too and it turns out I need to work more on flexibility over all

>>41465675
i mean if you say to the average joe you were deadlifting 100kg or 140kg they'll be impressed, partly because it's a decent amount of weight and also because they have nothing to relate that to

>>41465675

4 pl8 is the minimum for a respectable DL.

3pl8 is child-tier.

Not even memeing.

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>>41462449

>doing squats
>after a set, older guy on crutches comes over to me
>'your stance is too narrow, you should bring it out a bit more'
>stance was about shoulder width
>wat
>he tells me to bring my feet out more
>end up having each foot about 5 inches outside my shoulder width
>feels incredibly awkward and difficult to hit depth (doing high bar)
>do a few reps until he's satisfied and hobbles away because I'm too much of a pussy to tell him to fuck off
>immediately go back to doing what I did before, feels much more comfortable
>later learn that guy was a Crossfit coach who injured his knee squatting

I'm not memeing, either.

>>41466072
Well wide stance is much more comfortable for me and the only way I can reach decent depth. It really depends on your frame and flexibility.

>doing romanian deadlifts
>warming up with 100kgs
>using hook grip but really sweaty day
>old fart behind me watching
>sees bar almost slip out of my hands
>i tape my thumbs for better hook grip
>he tells me to use 'switch grip'
>I tell this retard im not doing deadlifts
>he goes yeah straight leg deadlifts
>he also says once I get to some real weight I will have to use mixed grip
>says 'take it from me, I know'
>I tell him Im using hook grip he doesnt understand

Its not like I cant hold 100kg in my hands, I usually do 150kg rdl for reps if the bar has good knurling. The bar slips out of my hands faster on rdl though because the bar runs along my leg.
Who even uses mixed grip for rdls?

>be lifting for 5 months
>talking with gymbro about fitness just outside of uni library
>random iranian looking guy approaches
>AY U GUYZ TALKING BOUT FIDNESS
>uh yep
>AY WELL I CANT TELL DIS ENUF TO NEWBIES
>FORGET ABOUT ACCESSORIES
>ONLY COMPOUND MAN
>SQUATS, DEADLIFTS AND BENCH
>NOTHING ELSE IMPORTANT
>he keeps talking about his form for what seems like eternity
>he finally leaves after repeatedly suggesting we've gotta run
that was kinda it

>>41462711
Son please come home.

>>41464951
kek

>>41465675
In real life, this >>41465732
On /fit/ 16 pl8 because I'm YUUUGE

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>>41466005

Curling helicopters is the minimum standard bro

I only offer totally unsolicited advice if it's something extremely obvious, dangerous, and advice is unlikely to do more harm than good. Like if someone is looking at ceiling during squats or doing suicide grip on bench.

If I'm working in with someone I might give a little more unsolicited advice. Told a HS kid at my gym not to bench straight vertical, for example.

I always ask first. Like "hey do you mind a pointer?"

I like unsolicited advice if it's from someone who really lifts. Gotten some good form tips, e.g. tuck in elbows on rows, bar path on squats. But I hate unsolicited advice from fat/old retards, like "lifting heavy will kill you."

>>41462449
>Dumbbell bent over row
Guy nicely comes, introduces himself and tells me my form will injure me once I hit more weight, corrects me, and shows me how to. He's a personal trainer that gives advice to many people without being annoying. Thanks Daniel.

Some guy I asked to spot me told me not to hold my breath. I still do it.

>>41466509

Wow I never realized how thin his forearms looked from the side.

>>41462449
I was just reading this article before I came here. Good stuff for shit like this.
https://stronglifts.com/how-to-deal-with-the-wise-guys/

>>41462449
Someone gave me advice on my squat form, and we ended up becoming good friends.

Another time someone said I was lopsided on bench press, but desu it's hard for me to tell how balanced I am on that exercise, so I'm not sure how to follow that advice.

>>41462449
some older guy commented on my chest fly form once and told me he had to get surgery on his shoulder because he used to do what I did. I followed his advice and my form improved.

>>41466509

Why the fuck would you even curl? Just hookgrip and keep a stiff arm. Dude is going to tear a cep.

>>41466676

What were you doing? Explain in excruciating detail exactly what was wrong and what you did to fix it. My chest flies feel like shit.

>>41465675
4 plates
3 plates is the minimum where I assume the person knows something about lifting and isn't just at the gym because it's trendy

>>41466680
>Why the fuck would you even curl?
fanservice

>>41462449
there was this loud overcompensating turbomanlet dadbod 40 y.o. retired front singer for a shit band that gave bad unsolicited advice to me 3 times.

I lift twice as much as him, so I think he does it because he's single and I lift with my cardiobunny gf and he needs to show "superiority"

>>41465841
you should keep your chin up while doing squats though

>>41466736

You head should be in a completely neutral position and if that means looking down then look down.

>>41466697
I went too far back so it worked my front delts and put a lot of pressure on my shoulder joints instead of just keeping the pressure on the pecs.

>>41466736
Do not do this. Neutral or slightly tilted down, or you'll fuck your neck/back.

>>41466798
I always keep my head level and horizontal even though I go atg (hi-bar) and I've never had any injuries

>>41466736
If troll not funny. Keep that shit that can get people hurt on /b/
If not trolling you're a moron and probably weak.
See
>>41466798
>>41466543
>>41466753

>>41466839
idk what to tell you man. I squat over 3pl8 for reps and when I originally watched some form videos starting out they always showed the guy keeping his head level to the ground so that's how I've done it and haven't had any issues with it

>>41466817
That's still neutral, that's fine. Just don't stick your chin upwards towards the ceiling like >>41466736 is suggesting.

>>41465841
>another time back in burgerland some old black guy tells me to keep my chin up when squatting.

lol had that same "advice" given to me by a manlet a while ago. I said "nah" and turned my back on him, couldn't even bring myself to be polite after the guy interrupts me (was loading plates and doing warm-up sets fast) to say this shit to me.
>>41466736
fuck off retard

>>41466877
to me "keep your chin up" just means don't tuck it into your chest. I didnt mean to imply you should literally aim it at the ceiling

>>41466543
>doing suicide grip on bench.

the fucking personal trainers in my gym teach their clients this form. I don't even bother trying to fix this behavior since half of the gym does it.

>>41462449
I offer unsolicited advice every now and then. But only if somebody is doing the same mistake I used to make and it led to injury or years of plateau. Been doing it for over 20 years and I'm decently strong so I usually know what I'm talking about.

>>41466919
The name alone should do the trick in keeping people away from it

>>41464691
>Doing pistol squats if you aren't serving a life sentence in prison
Just do normal squats you fucking tool.

>>41466543
>bench straight vertical
I don't quite understand what you mean.

>>41466944
Just sounds badass, like deadlifts.

>>41466908
>>41466868
The bottom line is that your neck position should be neutral. More or less in line with your spine. Some people look look UP at the ceiling or DOWN at their feet. That is a ticket to snap city. I guess if you're looking forward that probably isn't so bad, but not what most people would call keeping your chin up as >>41466877
said.

I feel like you kind of HAVE to give unsolicited advice if someone is about to go snapicity

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>this fat old guy saw me deadlifting 3 pl8
>tells me I need to get a KIDNEY BELT
>or else im gonna get a hernia and rupture my kidney
>tells me to deload to 1pl8
Pic related, it's him

One time I was on a machine and this seedy 5'7" dyel who constantly harasses women at my gym shuffles up to me and asks
>hey are you working out?
With at weird little smirk. Creeped me right the fuck out and I told the person at the counter that the weird little perv was scaring me. Haven't seen him since and the only attention I get now are from >6'2" chads.

>>41462449
Only one time, some roid monkey told me I drop too fast when I squat and I'd hurt my back. I said oh really and then a few minutes later ask him something else, I told him I deloaded recently and he told me he never takes time off in the gym(because of roids probably) he asked if I was making progress and I told him how I gained 20 pounds in 6 months and stayed relatively lean(12-14% bodyfat)

Anyway I've never hurt my back from squatting and dropping that fast which in my opinion wasn't too fast. I think I squat slower now cause the weight I use is heavier.

>>41465675
It's relative. I remember thinking I'd never squat 4pl8. Basically I'm impressed if they deadlift 5pl8, squat 4, or bench 3

>>41466005
This. I could do 3pl8 the first time I ever diddlied.

>>41467018
sumo doesn't count, buddy

>>41467018
and for how long did you practice sports/lift before that? or how fat were you?

>>41467001
T H I C C

>>41465856
405 at 180 lbs is considered elite.stop trolling you cunt. also don't use a belt. that is for fags trying to boost numbers.

>>41467001
His kidneys look jacked tho.

I see absolute shit form all the time at the gym, and it's mostly from people doing light weights. I never say anything because 1) I don't really look like I lift in the clothes I wear, 2) I don't want people commenting on my form (people have said the most retarded in the past), so I don't want to be hypocritical. I'm fine with giving out advice when people ask for it (a few people have asked for OHP advice when they see me pressing 185 as a pretty skinny person), but I wouldn't interrupt someone else's workout to add a comment they might not even want.

>>41466908
Ah I see. Apologies for the miscommunication. I've seen people in my gym squat looking straight up like a turkey in a rain storm, so "keep your chin up" always conjures that mental image for me in regards to squats.

>>41467071
>>41467077
Started as a 300lb hambeast with legs like tree trunks which I presume helped a lot.

>>41467003
I get this reference but why did you make it?

>>41467114
kek, every time

>>41466919
Good, let natural selection do it's work

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>>41467095

>405 at 180lbs is considered elite

Why do people who don't lift post on this board?

How do you correct your dominate arm doing more work in a bench press?

>>41467191
Barbell flys

>>41467191
Syncing lock

>>41467142
You know how I got so fat? Every time I fucked your mother she would buy me a McDonalds.

>>41467237
>Eating McBlumpfs

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How do I achieve Christian Bale's body in American psycho? Think it's pretty basic?

>>41467254
You need to listen to Huey Lewis and the News.

>>41467260
Their early work was a little too new wave for my tastes, but when Sports came out in '83, I think they really came into their own, commercially and artistically.

>>41467251
>Your mother
>Eating my fat cock

>>41467254
You need to check these dubs

>>41467237

McDonald's has salads tho

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>>41467095
>>41467170
Don't know what you mean by "elite" but 405 for reps at 180 is pretty good.
>"The lifter has taken a consistent and structured approach to strength training and dieting for multiple years. At this level, the individual is among the strongest in an average commercial gym. Many in this category compete in strength sports."
Pic related

>>41467272
I'm not that anon but congrats on the fat cock. Hope she enjoyed it ;P

>>41467254
Put on an ice pack while doing stomach crunches. Do 1000. After you remove the ice pack, use a deep pore cleanser lotion. In the shower, use a water activated gel cleanser, then a honey almond body scrub, and on the face an exfoliating gel scrub. Then apply an herb-mint facial mask which you leave on for 10 minutes while you prepare the rest of my routine. You must also always use an after shave lotion with little or no alcohol, because alcohol dries your face out and makes you look older. Then moisturizer, then an anti-aging eye balm followed by a final moisturizing protective lotion.

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>>41462449
I've been told several times by strangers at the gym that I should cut. I should. I don't.

>>41467319
Perfect response. Tell me you had that pasted somewhere.

>>41467361
>Implying I don't know it word for word
t. Autist.

>>41467170
I know, what are you doing here?

>>41467001
what's his kidney routine?

>go to tiny weight room at small college
>trying to use a rowing machine like a retard
>entire room chimes in with friendly advice on how to do it

This is why you go to a super friendly religious college

>>41467380

If you think 405 at 180 is """"""""""elite""""""""""" tier then you have literally never set foot in a gym outside of Planet Fitness.

>>41467394
I hope you did some reps for Jesus.

>>41467394
Yeah, I went to Catholic schools my entire life. They really are better people. It's a shame they follow the wrong prophet.

>>41467466
Blowing up schools doesn't really count as going to schools muhammed.

>>41467394
My religious college
One tiny gym for entire campus which has rapidly expanded
Enormous fitness center for the football team which rapes the students and we arent allowed to set foot in
Also fuck the bro who gave me unsolicited advice about my deadlift
You didn't even know it was a romanian deadlift

After I finished OHP and moved to db press a guy showed me the "Arnold press" or something which has really helped me hit my whole upper chest and shoulders

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>>41467309
source: greg cuckols using powerlifting meet results

>>41462449
When I was starting out a guy came up to me and started talking about how I squatted too much, that my form was shit, that I was too young to be squatting that much (like 120 lbs tops), and how I had many friends who fucked their shit up. I guess he tried to be paternal/mentoring, but he was pretty rude and annoying. He then told me to place my heels on a couple of plates and use the shoulder pad while squatting.

Anyway, I knew he woulnd't listen to anything I said since I was top DYEL, so I let him go on, he was getting pretty into it - he was probably right about the form after all. Just because a person is a dick doesn't mean that advice isn't solid. In his case, the advice was pretty shit though.

>>41465675

I remember seeing people deadlifting 4pl8s and squatting 3pl8s for reps and thinking they were awesome.

Now I squat and deadlift over 5pl8 and I feel weak.

:(

>>41465835
You got to 4plaet without mixed grip? Pretty impressive desu, I switched mine up at 2plaet.

>>41466839
Keeping your chin up is a cue that helps tighten your upper back and can be helpful for deadlifts and front/highnar squats.

>>41467663
Based gnucks

He lays it on thick with the clickbait though

>>41466680
pretty sure he actually did filming that scene.

>>41467663
Any link to source?
I wanna know what's the deadlift standards are for 265ers

>>41465675
Deadlift probably 6 or 7pl8. Any beginner should be able to ride noob gains to 5pl8 within 6 months

>>41468742
Yeah he fought a hydraulic lift that was holding the chopper. Commendable effort but he broke before the machine ever would

>>41467567
kek

>>41465675
3pl8 if they're not fat or big. If they look like they weigh more than 90kg at least 4.5pl8.

>>41466224
Straps are the best for RDLs.

>>41466982
in low bar squats your eyeline is going to be towards the ground at the bottom of the rep, just incase anyone gets confused about looking down

>>41462449
>doign 5x5 on ohp
>strong but way to fat bodybuilder with bunch of tattoos that probably roids hard comes up to me
>"man ill give you some advice i wish i had in your age"
>"do every single series till failure, if you're doing 5 series, make it 5xF. Anything else is wasting time and fucking around."
>"even better, get yourself a spotter. When you get to failure, make sure he forces you to do 3-4 more assisted reps. You'll grow in no time"

I said thank you for the advice, did one serie like he said, but then continued on Greyskull LP

>>41465737
>dyel can pull 6pl8

just fuck off mate

>>41466980
Glad I'm not the only one

>>41465675

I'm at like 2.5 plate and saw some dude doing 3 plate next to me tonight so I mire'd. Its the most I've seen anyone deadlift in my gym, mostly because like 5 people deadlift and only like 3 do more than 40kg so I was impressed.

>>41467095
>405 at 180 lbs is considered elite.stop trolling you cunt. also don't use a belt. that is for fags trying to boost numbers.
This. Same goes for straps and low bar squats. lel

>>41466784

where do you stop your arms? In line with your body, or do you let them go out a bit further?

>>41470285
kek this guy

>>41467853
>when u leave plg and realise how weak everybody else is

also i think u should cut

>>41465985
I have only just started deadlifting since i joined the gym 6 months ago. On my third I can deadlift 100kg, so i hope that ISN'T a decent weight, ive only just fucking started. Im jelly of all these 200kg deadlifts i see

>>41467001
>deadlifting on sponges

I stopped giving unwanted advice, not my problem if some one fucks them self up.

>>41466256
You met /fit/

>>41467663
Uh buddy those percentiles are the other way around to what you think they are. Hence why the numbers go UP as the percentiles go UP.

>>41465675
130kg is the highest is the highest ive seen at my normie gym so i would say anything over 3pl8's (if were talking normie standards)

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>>41466543
>tuck in elbows on rows

YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO DO THIS?

NO FUCKING WONDER I RARELY FEEL MY BACK WHEN ROWING.

FOR FUCKS SCUNT SAKE

GIVE ME ALL THE TIPS U HAVE NOW.

>My fucking back also hurts when jogging/running

Going to see someone about it in 2 weeks.

>>41467001
Elderly Mark Ripatoe

>>41462449
the owner of the gym every once in a while tells me to never do legs and upper body on the same day, since the blood will be in one bodypart
>heh, alright, thanks man

>>41471214
Nice one buddy I bet you were doing some fantastic form rear delt rows.

>>41465614
10/10

>>41471227
Its what happens when you always workout alone.

>>41471237
I always work out with my faithful gym bro exrx.net

>>41471242
>Opens site

Wtf is this shit?

>>41471267
http://exrx.net/Lists/Directory.html

Then click on the muscleg group on the left (e.g. back) and select exercise (e.g. barbell bent over row).

>>41471285
Shit, nice man tnx.

This is all legit? no bro science ?

>>41471285
>watches vid

Arent you supposed to pull to your chest though?

>>41471326
No nigga what the fuck the lats move your arm at the shoulder not at the elbow. If you pull to your chest you have to use your biceps to basically reverse barbell curl the weight up to your nipples while bent over, which defeats the point of the exercise because you have to use less weight.

If you were spreading your arms and pulling to the chest you'd be doing a fantastic rear delt row.

>>41471313
It's in the sticky and it's been the /fit/ approved exercise database for years.

>>41471352
Tnx man, good advice.

>>41467012
F-for how many reps?

>>41462449
I usually say that I'll keep that in mind and then proceed to do what I was doing because that advice is either broscience or outright bullshit 9 times out of 10

>>41465841
Prolly cos you don't look very advanced at all and they think you're about hurt yourself and others

>>41462757
my right testical is the dominant one

my left testical is a fag

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>>41462449
>instagram fitness chick doing standing OHP in power cage
>I wanted the power cage for the same reason but didn't feel like constantly putting on and taking off 100+ pounds with her
>decide clean the weight off the floor behind her also stare at that ass between sets
>set before my one rep max she tells me that I shouldn't let my hands be bent so far back
>tell her its not a problem because the weight sits over my forearm and doesn't create a lever at my wrist
>she proceeds to tell me that suicide grip is healthier
>it got more heated than it should have been

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>>41471573
>advice from meme females

>>41470813

After my meet I'll be cutting for a little. Wanna weigh in as close to 105 as I can.

>>41471607
I would have had more respect for her if she bent over and showed me her butthole

>>41471285
literally the first video I checked, bench press, had shitty form - elbows far out, vertical bar path

>>41471780
See barbel bench press (power lift) for the form you believe to be "correct".

>>41466072
>who injured his knee squatting
Wide powerlifting stance that he tried to teach you does stress the knee joint more.
Maybe they keep him there so he can show people how no to do shit.

>>41471937
Factually incorrect. The wider the stance the more stress is placed on the hips. With extremely wide hips you can't even break parallel so why would you think that stresses the knee instead of the hips and groin.

I'm sitting stroke seat in and 8 and 7 seat keeps a running commentary on how I'm not setting the boat, meanwhile coxie is correcting his set and we're getting the director's cut from coach boat. This is unsolicited advice, 7 seat.

Received an advice from an intern in my gym, he said i was doing stiffs wrong. Told him i was actually doing Deadlifts

He had never heard about deadlifts before

>btw i live in Brazil, people don't deadlift here
>Everytime i'm deadlifting people look at me like i'm doing something forbidden

>I was doing bent over BB rows, pretty light weight
>One of the Personal trainers in the gym was wandering around between clients
>Buff, tall black man who's very friendly and chats up everyone in the gym
>He comes up behind me during a set
>"Hey, it would help you more if you bent further down at the hips"
>Big papa puts his hands on my hips and bends me a little further over
>Too confused to say anything
>form feels better, but now very uncomfortable about the whole situation
>He leaves, smiling as always complimenting women in the gym on how good they look

I'm a little dude so it's not like I could have done anything, and he didn't linger afterwards. But it was still really weird.

Normally daddy's only normally allowed to touch me that way.

>>41470623
Yes ,towards the ground about 8 feet in front of you because your back is diagonal to ground. Back is STRAIGHT but not VERTICAL. Neck is in line with spine.

>>41466980
>>41470713
The beginning and end points of the bar form a diagonal. In low position the bar is in line with your sternum, at high position it's above your shoulders. A common mistake is to go straight up and down at shoulders. See pic related.
Note I'm not talking about bar PATH. Some people follow a diagonal path others use a J. (I prefer J) But the important thing is that the bench is the only lift where the bar should not be traveling in a straight up and down line.

In other words, it is physically impossible to do a proper bench on a smith machine.

>>41471214
I'm not super confident in row, but what this guy (who is a serious lifter) said was that the elbows shouldn't be at a right angle but rather stay alongside the sternum, a little bit like bottom position on a dead.

>>41471573
>Suicide grip on OHP
wew lad
doing Darwin a favor

>>41472407
Related. There's a huge PT at my gym who I see there all the time but always doing meme lifts.
He asks to work in with me when I'm doing deadlifts and starts doing these retarded stiff leg sumo things with awful form. Casually ask what he's doing. "they're called Romanian deadlifts."

>>41471401
I'm not interested in displays of strength expressed in reps unless it's something like that motherfucker that did 20 squats with 460lbs or Eddie Hall's deadlier pyramid or really any other strongman event

>>41470285
Please suffer explosive diarrhoea, eat your own shit till you suffocate, and die.

>>41467254
3x5 Video Tape Returns

I'm a dyel skinny fuck so every now and then I get unsolicited advice from others, some times it's truly helpful like letting me know I'm rounding my back or something but every now and then I get retards with plain bad advice.
Like this fuck trying to get me to up my bench press after struggling a bit finishing my set, we were sharing the bench and when he got on the bench he proceeds to load 20kg more and half rep it for 4 reps before asking for assistance for 4 more

If you are offfering unsolicited advice be sure you know what you're talking about

i was doing a 20 rep squat set once with 2 plates, and a guy told me i should try jogging like right in the middle of it

>>41462449
some newer guys were doing skullcrushers and talking to one another about their elbows kinda hurting, so I chimed in and suggested French Press (Rippletits' lying tricep extension). They seemed appreciative.

>>41472362
is this sea speak?

>>41471189

>1rm of 405 in a competition for people who lift and you don't take last place
>405 for reps makes you better than most people

The person you are calling a DYEL could show up to a lifting meet and not even take last place in his weight class; unless lifting meets are places where the average lifted does less that the average person his point stands

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>Visited my parents' house last weekend
>Discussing lifting with my brother
>My father overhears and chimes in, saying that if you do squats and deadlifts you will eventually break your back and spend the rest of your life in constant pain
>Ends it with "take it from me"
>He herniated a disc because he is an obese couch potato, does not exercise at all, and tried to push a cart of machine parts one day
>Later, I mention that I googled it, and weightlifting as a sport averages 0.00017 injuries per 100 000 hours of participation, lower than conventional sports like soccer and baseball
>He scoffs and says "you can think that"

Boomers

Some monster came up to me when I was squatting last night, slapped my ass and said EAT BIG TO GET BIG CMON. I think he said his name was Wealthy Organ.

>>41474466
This same man approached me while I was benching

>Trying to bench 2pl8
>No spotter, middle of the night (24 hour gym/night shift life)
>As the weight comes down, I realize there's no way I can lift it off
>Fuark I'm gonna die
>Can't get it off my chest
>Close my eyes and prepare for death
>Suddenly, the weight jerks back up to the verticals and is reracked
>I open my eyes
>A massive, gorilla-esque orange figure covered in tribal marks is gripping the bar
>"FOUR SCOOPS C'MON"
>Flecks of preworkout-scented spit splatter onto my sweating face
>His breath is like diesel exhaust
>He hunches down onto his knuckles and runs out the fire exit like a monkey man, while muttering something about an opulent harpsichord

>>41474457
Total. Fricken. Liar.
Read the first three words again.
Total. Fricken. Liar.
I hate scum like you, sitting there, all smug. But I know. I know you're lying. And now, everyone else does too.
So, my friend (buddy, hombre etc.) do us all a favour... And fricken end your life. You're not of any use to us now and you won't be in the future.
Goodbye, fag.

>>41464980
Underrated post

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>Ask new but huge PT for a quick spot on my seated OHP
>Tells me I should unrack the weight from behind my neck and carry it to the front to press
>Tells me I should move over to smith machine presses if I'm going for strenght, completely ignoring that I also want the stabilizing
>Tells me to do incline, flat, decline and smith bench presses
>Mocks me for doing weighted dips (kek?)
>Trys to convince me for full five mins to do what he says
>Say yea and carry on

He's giving me dirty looks whenever I do heavy OHP since

>>41473281
>Like this fuck trying to get me to up my bench press after struggling a bit finishing my set, we were sharing the bench and when he got on the bench he proceeds to load 20kg more and half rep it for 4 reps before asking for assistance for 4 more
Absolutely. I have in insane amount of willpower. If I say I can't do the lift I can't do the lift. I hate when people who don't know me are like "come on, it's all mental." Fuck no it isn't, sometimes you're not strong enough yet.

And yeah, totally hear you on the confident guys with shit form

>>41474606
Boomer DYEL detected? Or just trolling?

>>41474466
>Wealthy Organ.
I smiled

>>41474552
Ricky P is the opposite of a gains goblin. A gainsian angel?

>>41464980
Bro, you gotta say "no homo" when you post shit like this

>>41472534
>>41475519
Why are these retards so big? Are they just wasting genetic potential on meme lifts? Or are we all wrong?

>>41462449
been going to the gym 3-4 times a day for the past 3 years. I've never felt obligated to give anyone unsolicited advice, and I have never received it either.

Guess I'm doing something right.

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>>41476224
>been going to the gym 3-4 times a day for the past 3 years
>3-4 times a day
>a day

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>Tell me about the time you received unsolicited advice and how you took i

>Be me
>Meeting with client
>Multiple companies on the phone
>One of the senior people starts hitting me up and forcing me to talk more on the meetings
>Sit there not understand why this executive wants me to speak up and chime in on meetings

>Didn't ask for his advice

>>41470792
Not him, but I've heard people suggesting you do them on the floor pretty much

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-W1CaDnlwFY

>>41471573
Suicide grip on OHP is legit superior, there is almost no way I can imagine how you could fuck yourself up with it anyway.

>>41475519
I bet your heavy OHP is just 1 pl8, so he probably just laughs internally

>>41473382
The tendons in the back of my elbow hurt really bad when doing skullcrushers so I'll try this out x

>>41476224
>been going to the gym 3-4 times a day for the past 3 years

you the tea-break receptionist or something?

>>41462449
Some dude told me to always wear a belt, no matter what I do in the gym, so I don't snap myself up.
I told him yeah I'll think about it.
He still gives me looks whenever he sees me not wearing a belt while doing triceps extentions.

>>41466256
Sounds like something someone on here would say

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>>41465058
>>41464990
she's still hot

>>41480532
>got bolt ons
>drank the crossfit koolaid
>#womensbest fucking everywhere
What a waste

>>41480532
Fake tits?

>>41480879
tits are confirmed fake. Go back far enough and she cute little A's maybe B's that suited her, now she has these magic fuckin 8 balls stuffed into her chest. Her new vids make it really obvious because they look gross in motion. A good bra is definitely her only friend for photos

I was at the gym and saw a guy working in on the bench with another guy, all of a sudden he's telling the dude to start watching mark rippetoe videos.

It was probably one of you guys desu

>>41465772
Not that guy, but I do the same thing sometimes but with 2.5 kg plates.

Put a weight in each hand and let your arms hang down your side. Rotate your wrists about the axis perpendicular to the ground, i.e. twist it so you palm faces forward, then backward. Let it "bounce" back when the wrist changes direction of rotation, and try to relax your wrist when doing it. Helps stretch tight wrist muscles and warm up the wrist.

>>41474457
>My father overhears and chimes in, saying that if you do squats and deadlifts you will eventually break your back and spend the rest of your life in constant pain
I see we share fathers.