Seven Deadly Sins and the Gym

Andy Shirley · 01-19-2007, 08:34 AM

http://www.elitefts.com/documents/seven_deadly_sins.htm
Link to article on elitefts.com by Lon Kilgore. Work/Fam safe, as always.

Interesting article.

Mathew F. Bunch · 01-19-2007, 09:03 AM

"It’s infinitely easier to miss tough workouts for conveniently contrived emergencies, work requirements, and fun than it is to stick to it and do all the work necessary to reap maximal fitness gains"

Think of this quote the next time you read through the posts when Coach prescribes a long run. Good article.

Andy Shirley · 01-19-2007, 09:15 AM

I was on the elitefts site and saw this tshirt for sale:
http://www.flexcart.com/members/elit...d=327&pid=1816

From the shirt:
"If I owned a gym:
Chalk -- Yes
Obscenities -- Yes
Cell Phones -- No
Curls in the Squat rack: F*** NO"

So, NSFW.

I would add that dropping weights would be recommended in my gym, not a reason to kick me out. Again.

Joey Powell · 01-19-2007, 09:27 AM

nothing angers me more in the gym than waiting for the solitary Squat rack for some princess (male or female) to get done with curls.

Arden Cogar Jr. · 01-19-2007, 12:15 PM

Andy, I love it!!!!!

Chuck, scare them with Zercher's. I did that to a bunch of, how shall I say this, "frat boys" whilst in law school. Got 315 off the floor Zercher style and squatted it that way for a set of 10. Absolutely nuts, nearly tore me up. But the "boys" let me use the rack when I went heavier. One of them said, "Dude, pleeaassse use the rack." I'll never forget it.

All the best,
Arden

David Aguasca · 01-19-2007, 01:00 PM

Ha, Arden, that's hilarious. i can't even DL 315 for a single...never mind zercher-style.

great article, andy. i love kilgore and rippetoe's no-nonsense attitudes towards training and gym-going. if only we had more gym-owners like that...

(Message edited by david_aguasca on January 19, 2007)

Adrian Bozman · 01-19-2007, 01:41 PM

Great article. Here's another one of my favourites along the same lines...I'm sure a lot of you have seen it already, but it's a worth a second read:
http://www.stumptuous.com/cms/displa...le.php?aid=131

Adrian Bozman · 01-19-2007, 01:42 PM

Oh, and the above link is work/family safe.

Johan Nederhof · 01-20-2007, 01:36 PM

very funny, made me smile, the tale about sqwuat.
Worth reading
thank you for the link

Sean Harrison · 01-21-2007, 06:36 AM

If you can believe this, I never see anyone doing curls in the aquat rack at my gym. If you think about it, in order to do squat rack curls you'd have to be using the 45 lb. bar plus plates on it,right? Well, not too many guys at my gym can do that. Ugh.

01-19-2007, 08:34 AM	#1
Andy Shirley Member Profile: Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Honoulu HI Posts: 1,552	http://www.elitefts.com/documents/seven_deadly_sins.htm Link to article on elitefts.com by Lon Kilgore. Work/Fam safe, as always. Interesting article.

01-19-2007, 09:03 AM	#2
Mathew F. Bunch Member Profile: Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Fort Campbell Kentucky Posts: 85	"It’s infinitely easier to miss tough workouts for conveniently contrived emergencies, work requirements, and fun than it is to stick to it and do all the work necessary to reap maximal fitness gains" Think of this quote the next time you read through the posts when Coach prescribes a long run. Good article.

01-19-2007, 09:15 AM	#3
Andy Shirley Member Profile: Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Honoulu HI Posts: 1,552	I was on the elitefts site and saw this tshirt for sale: http://www.flexcart.com/members/elit...d=327&pid=1816 From the shirt: "If I owned a gym: Chalk -- Yes Obscenities -- Yes Cell Phones -- No Curls in the Squat rack: F*** NO" So, NSFW. I would add that dropping weights would be recommended in my gym, not a reason to kick me out. Again.

01-19-2007, 09:27 AM	#4
Joey Powell Member Profile: Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Prescott AZ Posts: 569	nothing angers me more in the gym than waiting for the solitary Squat rack for some princess (male or female) to get done with curls.

01-19-2007, 12:15 PM	#5
Arden Cogar Jr. Member Profile: Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Charleston WV Posts: 950	Andy, I love it!!!!! Chuck, scare them with Zercher's. I did that to a bunch of, how shall I say this, "frat boys" whilst in law school. Got 315 off the floor Zercher style and squatted it that way for a set of 10. Absolutely nuts, nearly tore me up. But the "boys" let me use the rack when I went heavier. One of them said, "Dude, pleeaassse use the rack." I'll never forget it. All the best, Arden

01-19-2007, 01:00 PM	#6
David Aguasca Member Profile: Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Nyack NY Posts: 828	Ha, Arden, that's hilarious. i can't even DL 315 for a single...never mind zercher-style. great article, andy. i love kilgore and rippetoe's no-nonsense attitudes towards training and gym-going. if only we had more gym-owners like that... (Message edited by david_aguasca on January 19, 2007)

01-19-2007, 01:41 PM	#7
Adrian Bozman Affiliate Profile: Join Date: May 2005 Location: San Francisco CA Posts: 252	Great article. Here's another one of my favourites along the same lines...I'm sure a lot of you have seen it already, but it's a worth a second read: http://www.stumptuous.com/cms/displa...le.php?aid=131

01-19-2007, 01:42 PM	#8
Adrian Bozman Affiliate Profile: Join Date: May 2005 Location: San Francisco CA Posts: 252	Oh, and the above link is work/family safe.

01-20-2007, 01:36 PM	#9
Johan Nederhof Member Profile: Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Rotterdam Holland Posts: 190	very funny, made me smile, the tale about sqwuat. Worth reading thank you for the link

01-21-2007, 06:36 AM	#10
Sean Harrison Member Profile: Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Taipei Taiwan Posts: 400	If you can believe this, I never see anyone doing curls in the aquat rack at my gym. If you think about it, in order to do squat rack curls you'd have to be using the 45 lb. bar plus plates on it,right? Well, not too many guys at my gym can do that. Ugh.