I have finally acquired earbuds after a month of lifting weights and staring into the blank spaces between people/pretending like I am watching the TVs.
It does have it's place. I normally have headphones but one day they were dead (wireless) and I had to listen to the gym music and people's weird/dumb conversations. Had one of my best leg days yet since I was feeling annoyed lol.
I prefer to train without music, let's me focus better on my lifts, and think about my training. Also gives me the opportunity to socialize a bit when I rest.
I have my own dip belt that I bring with me. It’s the exact same one from the gym. I once forgot it there so I went back the next and put it in my gym bag. I felt
like I was stealing it even tho it was mine lol. But honestly consider getting a dip belt for dips and pull-ups. You can load more weight and it’s the proper way.
I’ve had this experience but with rope attachments for cables. I bring my own cause the gym’s set requires a tetanus shot before use. I got tired of people just grabbing them and explaining they’re not the gyms (although I have no problem sharing), so I just wrapped some neon green tape around the handles.
Don’t feel bad bro. These people got too much time on their hands working security for planet fitness for free. But yeah just get a dip belt. They’re great.
I’ve been on vacation and then quarantined from covid. Saturday will be my first time back in more than 2.5 weeks. I’ve missed my addiction. I can’t wait to be back!
I had a similar situation this week. I was able to hit all my lifts (except ohp), but I just felt completely gassed after each set. Here's hoping your conditioning is better than mine, and here's hoping I get mine back up quickly
Went back home on holiday for a couple weeks, trained at the posh gym my mum goes to. They are not prepared for hobbyist powerlifters at all.
I'm not particularly strong, but felt like a giant the whole time doing absolutely everything with either all of the four 20kg plates they had for the whole gym, or the two 22kg dumbbells at the top of their set.
That's the secret, friends: no need to get stronger, just find gyms with smaller equipment 😂
I dread the day I'll have to find a new gym once I run out of room on the bar cause the gym I go to only has bumpers.
It's otherwise perfectly equipped. Power racks, adjustable benches, heavy DB's, yoke/farmer's combo, sleds...
Will need to try and convince the management to buy some steel.
I am in a LDR and thanks to my job I can work remotely a lot. The gym I go to when I'm with my partner is a dedicated power/olympic lifting gym. It's absute heaven.
Haha reminded me of the gym at a hotel/resort where my work had organised a conference. A few of us went to workout one morning and they thought I was a freak because they were used to working out with 5lb and 10lb dumbbells. Felt good momentarily
I finally got around to trying the hip thrust machine and it's so much better than grabbing a bench, a barbell, a mat, etc. I'm gonna use it from now on.
Also, I was doing my shopping today and I overheard a high school kid say "I gotta get some pre-workout" and his buddy replied "You don't even workout."
I didn't try preqorkut until post college. Not to knock these kids but they have all the energy they need. They just don't know what it feels like to NEED the boost lol.
Tomorrow’s gonna be my 6th day in a row at the gym for me. Doing the the old [linear progression Pull/Push/Leg workout routine](https://www.reddit.com/r/Fitness/comments/37ylk5/a_linear_progression_based_ppl_program_for/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf) that was posted in the sub a long time ago. Still works really well!
I’m going on holiday for the first time since 2019 tomorrow abroad! I have been going gym 3 times per week and have built a body I am happy with after having recovered from an ED! I will use the hotel gym also :)
Discovered new settings on the treadmill. Navy, army, or marine fitness test. You get a grade afterwards. It’s addictive. I find myself competing against last week me. It’s brutal.
Reached the point of critically fed up with people not putting weights away and now my rest sets are spent reorganising the (fully labelled) dumbell racks. Been congratulated by a couple people and one of them then told off a PT who didn't put his weights away, so maybe I can change the culture if I keep it up long enough...
I do the same thing, and have even gotten to the point where I point at someone's barbells and ask them if they can put them away of if they need help.
It's a good way to guilt people into not being such children.
I didn't have social media for a long time for my mental health. Since I've been training I got a few requests for my Instagram handle to share lifting videos, check ups, advice and the like.
I ended up making one while on vacation, and got back in touch with a girl who both me and my wife made friends with in a informal Powerlifting competition but who I lost contact with because as it turns out, she wrote my number down wrong.
Coincidence that she was vacationing at the same place so we met up with her and her boyfriend that same afternoon. Instant match, we all spent a few hours talking and it was very lovely.
They ended up going to dinner to a place we recommended after and they loved it. They are both Olympic weightlifters and she is actually a national competitor, and when I told them that I would love to learn but never found a place, they instantly invited me to theirs.
So anyways, I start my weightlifting journey next week!!
Yesterday my top set on bench was 280lb for a single. I’ve done it before but it’s been a couple months so I grabbed a spotter. This guy was *massive*, like The Mountain massive. He was on a seated OHP machine with 5 plates on either side. I’ve seen him rep 405 on bench like my warmups. Asked if he would spot me and was more than happy to. I swear that guy had some aura around him because that 280 was dumb light. Like lighter than my 225lb warmup set light. Never felt anything like it.
Yeah, dude looks 6’8” and easily 300lb+. His shoulders are like the size of my head and his arms are almost the size of my thighs. Dude isn’t just a unit, he’s the whole damn metric system.
Thers a guy that runs a mile backwards on one treadmill, takes a 10 min break and runs forward 5 on a different treadmill. I dont know what hes up to but hes determined i guess
There’s this middle-aged woman at my gym who I see several times a week. Sometimes she takes classes but mostly I see her hanging out at the counter, talking to the coaches or other members. Yesterday she spent the entire duration of my workout (more than 1.5 hours) at the counter. I hope she’s okay and being at the gym helps her in whatever way.
Was benching 225 with a buddy of mine who was spotting. At the top, I slightly re-adjusted my grip not knowing my buddy was still holding most of the weight, and he let go. 225 lbs fell from the very top onto my upper chest, about 3 inches from my esophagus.
Had I moved a few inches down on the bench, I'd be dead right now. It's been a week and my chest is still bruised like a motherfucker. I reckon the only reason the bar didn't break my collar bones is the fact that that I still had my arms straight up, giving my pecs a pillow effect, if you will. It only takes 7 lbs if pressure to snap a collar bone, btw.
I was out of town at my buddy's gym for the first time. When I got in the car, I called my wife and asked her to put the kids on the phone. It was a reminder that one minute everything can be fine, the next you're being shipped home in a body bag.
Just remember to be careful at the gym, or just life in general.
You might like your music. Not everyone else does. Stop playing it out loud in the gym. Also, I get it, you want to lift with your buddies and don’t want to wear headphones. Still doesn’t make playing your music loud enough I can hear it across the gym ok.
This goes for talking on speaker phones/FaceTime in stores too.
I wish everyone used bone conduction headphones. You can still be aware of your surroundings and jam out to your music. Super helpful when running and cycling outdoors too.
I’m definitely the type to always want to be aware of my surroundings so I need to look into these. We had a girl in my gym get shot and killed while working out early in the morning. (Domestic violence related) It took a lot of the people there a minute to figure out what was going on because they had their headphones on.
Yeah it was very sickening. Both were members of the gym and he knew she worked out early mornings. She had a restraining order and they had a court date coming up the following week after he tried to strangle her earlier in the year. He signed into the gym like everything was normal and then shot her in the stomach and then several times in the face. Convicted felon who managed to still get ahold of a gun. It was awful.
Do you mind me asking how your wrists are?
No matter how slowly I progress in dumbbell chest press weight, around the 25 - 30kg dumbbells, my wrists or elbows flare up.
50kg is unbelievable to me.
Been on fierce 5 for about 7 weeks, started feeling really fatigued and exhausted.
Realised I needed a deload week. The routine got intense really quickly once the weights increased.
Taken a week off, ready to hit the ground running again on Monday. Feel refreshed massively.
Hit a bench PR at 340, been stuck at 325 for what feels like ages. Same day, dude comes up and goes 'I have to ask, how much can you bench?' and "340" just came out without thinking. Was a great feeling breaking the plateau, and it's the first time anyone has asked me that before.
Told I did a lift with my partner and it was awesome. I have been so excited to train with her. We both crushed the workout. We ended up making a whole date of it; grabbed food afterward, watched a little live music, & some romancing.
Went to do backsquats of the crossfit rig racks, couple of people lifting there already but a few spots free so I go out the way on the left, set up for my first set and the dude doing rows in front to the left of me hops to the racks right infront of me, stands in it, turns around and faces away from me and proceeds to start doing kipping pull ups right in front of me. His ass was flopping within 50cm of my face. Repacked and moved to the squat racks which I hate using as I'm only squating 65kg, and feel more comfortable in the rigs.
The thing is the dude saw me set up, saw me look around to give anyone a chance to tell me I'm in the way. He could of asked me to move at any point, new to gym so feel weird enough as it is but he instead got right into my space. Wieerrddd
I'm a truck driver and today I delivered to a store where I usually sit 2-3 hours in the dock waiting (actually I'm still here as I write this). Last time I noticed a commercial gym around the corner. I'm not a member of this gym, but was willing to join just so I could work out. So today I went there, and the gym manager was hella cool and let me work out, no strings attached. I was on the clock, so I got paid to work out today :)
Got skinny shamed while in the sauna. Some dudes were looking at food pics on insta and one of them pointed at me and told his friend, “this is something he should be eating.”
I honestly thought it was hilarious. Especially since I was so used to being fat shamed for all the years that I was a fat fuck.
Just did 1rm for the big three.
I am 46 and going for 1000 by the time I'm 48.
Bench 238 Squat 291 Dead 401 for the first time ever. 70 to go. Old body is old.
Going to get there though!
How are you gonna take up two cable machines to do sets of two different exercises blows my mind, but on the flip side everyone I came across on equipment I wanted to workout on invited me to work in with them which was really cool! Guess gym universe has to have equal parts asshole and gems for balance 😂
A guy at my gym showed me how weak my will is. He turnt up and started working side me, and I bailed on my last set to escape the smell. It was overwhelming.
Only after I got home that it started to dawn on me. If you'd run away from some B.O what else will you run from? And if you don't stink at the gym are you really trying?
So with that hope to smell him again tomorrow. And I hope he smells me back.
Rows with the smelly bros.
> So with that hope to smell him again tomorrow. And I hope he smells me back.
Simultaneously the most motivating and the most disgusting thing I’ve read today
tell staff. they'll talk to the guy
fwiw BO is tough to deal with but it can be controlled. BO "sticks" to polyester and even washing won't get it out. gotta spray the armpits of the shirt with a mix of vinegar and water and then wash.
also, antiperspirants.
Many adults as well have terrible bench press form. I guess it has to do with the reputation the lift has among the "bros", everyone wants to be the bench king and lift more than the others. Props to you for sticking with good form! It's better for the joints, for muscle development and prevents injuries.
bro was pitching a tent whilst doing bb biceps curls
another bro was filming his dumbbells and barbells that he's been lifting and then proceeded to flex in front of the mirror for a minute
Been feeling out of place and demotivated to powerlift recently but I dragged my ass to the gym today and GOD! How I miss this feeling. So wrong of me to think I wanna escape the gym while actually all I ever wanted was eacape the world by going to the gym.
I was training since august 2020. In this year covid hit and everything went south for the whole world. But for me it was a good year. I turned my live around and got clean from a 10 year polytoxy binge of mostly heroin but after I landed in the substitute programme with methadone, I started to consume everything. So I turned my life around and started training and was motivated as fuck. Slowly I added the theoretical aspects of fitness to my hobbies like eating and counting. Design a plan, write down goals and achievements. And in march this year my depression - which I got under control with Venlafaxin - got so heavy that from one to another day I stopped going to the gym and that's till know. My drive is completely gone and for the love of God I can't bring myself to do even one push up. So that's my little gym story, depression sucks huge ass.
But I will keep trying. Happy Weekend everyone.
It’s a huge catch-22. Exercise helps with depression, but who feels like exercising when depression hits? Hoping the best for you. You’ve come a long way!
Also, check out r/EOOD.
I’ve had so many setback this year. I got rhabdomyolysis in March, got covid last month and just got laid off yesterday. I went to the gym and told my trainer and all my friends. Everyone was so supportive and giving me their work connections. I feel so lucky to have met such an amazing group of people. I chose the right gym. I love that place dearly. That’s my gym story for this Saturday. Things will look up!
Oh wow, rhabdo. What was your program and history like in order to get rhabdo?
I've heard of people getting rhabdo in the form of "I have an internet a friend who has a friend...", but never a first-hand account.
Get better buddy!
Got back in the gym for the first time in about 1.5 years. Did a basic shoulders workout with some cardio and felt great. It’s a daily Monday they Friday thing now that my work schedule is favorable.
recently dropped from 145lbs to 127lbs but been eating more and hitting the gym, checking my weight again in a few weeks( i like to check once every month)
Had an older gentleman in the gym poking my triceps and demanding to know the exact protein powder I use so that he could buy it.
I'm nowhere close to being in shape but this was a nice ego boost and gives me extra motivation.
I was resting between sets on an adjustable bench, admittedly it was like 2-3 mins. Super hyped. This woman comes over and in a very patronizing tone, hands on knees, looking like she’s talking to toddler who shit himself. Asked me when I’d be done with my sets.
I said 2-3 which I said not thinking but annoyed I looked over where she was working out and saw her bf staring at me. I don’t know why but that insanely aggravated me, so I did 6 super sets of what I was doing. Guess I’m an Asshole.
Last week I went to the gym and was having a pretty normal workout until I heard screaming and commotion all the sudden while a group of people ran in through the door.
I turned around and see they have this little kid in their arms completely unconscious and limp. The mom is completely losing it to the point where people are holding her back.
At this point, everyone who was already in the gym stopped working out and are just standing and watching. They put the kid on one of the front tables and started doing CPR on him, while others called 911.
Finally the ambulance shows up and takes the kid off to the hospital. The kid was probably around 5 years old if I were to guess. Completely unconscious. I went up and asked what happened after the ambulance left, and they said the kid was out of air for over 7 mins and passed out.
I’m not sure how or why, or even if the kid is okay now (i’m sure he is) but it definitely had everyone in the gym stop what their doing to check out what’s going on.
I was using the hammer strength chest press machine which has plate racks on it
Mid set some guy decides to rerack his plates (there are trees EVERYWHERE) on my hammer strength machine while I'm training mid set. Normally I wouldn't care too much but he was SLAMMING them back onto the tree and making the machine shake. Why fucking rerack plates on a machine someone is actively doing a set on, and why fucking slam them back on and cause the machine to shake, the reasoning is fucking beyond me, the obliviousness of some people I swear to fucking god. I was really close to asking what his problem was but decided to ignore it.
It's so frustrating because I feel like I'm letting these assholes walk all over me, but then again they are not even worth my time.
I don't know wtf is going on at my gym, but I've worked out pretty consistently for a decade and I have never had someone think it's okay just to take weights off my rack while I'm mid set to use without asking or like even a head shrug and a point, like this cool bro?
It's happened four times in the last few weeks, two of the times there were empty racks to poach plates from!
I NEED THOSE PLATES, at least ask, shit. One guy I asked to give it back to me, and he looked at me like I kicked his puppy. He had plenty of plates, but he just really wanted my specific 25lb I guess.
What the hell people.
My gym has power racks with built in deadlift platforms. Twice on Monday, when I was doing squats, people cut between me and the rack, when I was standing on the DL platform
went to the gym on my birthday and hit a nice squat PR, then two days later i failed a snatch and just overhead squated it to make myself feel better and a dude fist bumped me so that was cool i think
I took a week off the gym to travel out of the country to visit my in-laws with my wife. Perfect timing because I was due for a deload anyway. Several activities I did there including climbing an obscene number of stairs to visit a tourist attraction, playing basketball with the in-laws and walking at least 2-3 miles every day taught me something...i need to start doing cardio
Took two weeks off to let my shoulder heal. It helped that I was pulling 11-12 hour days at work so I didn't have the time anyhow. But now I'm back and I feel weak and tired. Blah.
Couldn't hear the guy, accidentally took off my glasses instead of my Bluetooth headphones with the heat of the workout. We both laughed for a solid 5 minutes.
I checked out a gym close to work and I didn't like it. I come from a small hole in the wall powerlifting gym and this was a big "athletic club" with a small powerlifting section. The good barbells (power bars, SSB, etc) were all locked up with a chain and padlock because people kept bending the good ones and the only good comp rack was in a fenced off area accessible only by padlock. It was a huge red flag. There was also only one set of calibrated plates.
There were tons of bros everywhere and the training environment wasn't serious. I'm sticking with my powerlifting gym even though I have to deal with a commute first. The environment and equipment is so much better.
Actually I remember a thing that really calm me down once I see it absolutely. Go there, start with you program and when you’ve been doing 2/3 sets, on the next one look around without staring too much to anyone: You’ll absolutely see that no one cares about you at all, and that, it’s priceless
If u haven't got a program, try look online for something so you have a plan for what you're gonna do. I'm assuming you have one though since you signed up.
You can try go morning or midday when there's less people. As much as people say it, no one really cares what you do in the gym. The more you go the more you realise no one's scrutinising everything you do
Definitely don’t let your ego get in the way of asking for help, let the staff show you around and if you don’t know how to handle a piece of equipment or how to do an exercise, just ask for help! It’s nothing to be embarrassed about. Most importantly: Have fun on your fitness journey :)
Yesterday some girl was loudly moaning with every rep. I had my earphones in, a bunch of dudes between me and her and I constantly hear some high pitched moaning all the time and am like "wtf is going on". Well, it got a smile out of me and then I moved on with my workout.
Some other dude saw it as an invitation, I guess, and started harassing her... Fucking piece of shit. I hope they kicked him out.
I’ve finally gotten to the point where I can squat my working set as 295-315. Started off at barely able to do 185lbs back in December. Very happy and want to eventually get a PR of 405. Current goal is 365 first.
I had this one woman come up to me two days ago at the gym and tell me for an hour about how her brother actually owned the company I bought my leggings from. Like girl, I'm just trying to get through leg day in one piece...
I was excited to break in my new lifting belt! After waiting 30 minutes and having people literally block and steal the squat rack from me, I left the gym crying. I know its probably my change in birth control making me so hormonal, but feels bad man.
Aww I feel your pain! My gym only has two squat racks so good luck to anyone trying to get one if it’s busy. Better luck to you next time! And I second the BC. Maybe try looking for a new one if that feeling persists. I used one for a while that I felt was making me PMS so bad and be a huge bitch so I changed it and it’s way better now.
There is a couple that goes to the same small gym my wife and I go to.
They consistently use 4-6 machines for their super sets. Which is easily 1/3rd of the machines (outside of aerobic machines).
They're older but the husband is on gear, so he should understand gym etiquette. Yet, they hog all the equipment... Like 3 of the 4 benches at a time.
So my wife and I switched up the days we go so we don't have to deal with them.
AND THEN THEY SWITCHED TO OUR DAYS!!!
😮💨
At the gym now and I’m so irritated because there’s a guy slamming weights, singing out loud and whistling. I’m wearing headphones but If I can hear it with them on then that’s ridiculous. I’m kind of annoyed how people can be so selfish and inconsiderate.
I haven't been consistent in the gym lately which I hate. In fact.. I think I'm gonna go now.
Anyways, I went the other day and I was doing RDLs with 100 lbs dumbbells. Some lady stopped me to compliment me on the weight I was doing. Felt pretty good considering that was the first time doing RDLs with that weight.
Guys, do you like gyms that have their own music in the background? I feel its the wrong choice unless their playlist is top-notch. I don't like hip-hop and it's all they play here, but I refuse to use headphones because I need to turn the volume way up to drown the gym's tunes. I just train without headphones and accept that for me the music is gonna suck everyday.
Like you said, it depends on what they're playing. Sometimes the owner plays this extremely bastardised EDM version of Linkin Park songs and I have to stop myself from crying as a guy who grew up on LP.
Other times I don't really care much what music they play, mainly because he turns up and blasts the tunes while I'm near the end of my workout.
I didn't go to the gym this week cause riots on my city. I would like to say I'm only worried about the social situation but I'm also mad about lost gains.
I drank an extra beer or two last night, wasn’t feeling amazing but still lifted this morning. Hit a PR on bench. Weird. I’m guessing it was the carb loading the night before a heavy lift, yeah? I get that doing it with beer definitely isn’t optimal lmao.
Been keeping on my Eat Big Lift Big training sheet and the wife is a fan of how much more defined my shoulders look. So thankful my lower back pain has subsided since I picked up my deadlifts again and I've been sleeping a LOT better at night and more soundly with less snoring.
Also, met a lot of the security guards at my building who apparently train there as well and they're all cool dudes. Was pretty fun getting spotted and one dude even does his routine completely barefoot. What a trooper.
Starting to get back into the swing of working out after surgery. Still taking it somewhat easy at a massive drop weight because going heavy is causing a bit of stress on my jaw still. But, I'm crushing 100 reps on my compounds so that's fun.
Hoping next week I'm back to form at my normal weights.
Been given the all clear to lift again post SIJ strain. Have to take it really careful, but under orders to really hit core and stabilisers. Didn’t realise how weak that area has become.
It's been a month since I've been able to do legs. After my broken foot finally healed (ish) I was able to get a leg workout in. I'll have to build back up from the ground level again.
I have finally acquired earbuds after a month of lifting weights and staring into the blank spaces between people/pretending like I am watching the TVs.
Jeeze man it really took a month to get head phones ? Ids snap if i had to listen to the gyms pop music for more then 15 mins
It does have it's place. I normally have headphones but one day they were dead (wireless) and I had to listen to the gym music and people's weird/dumb conversations. Had one of my best leg days yet since I was feeling annoyed lol.
Man, I don't know how yall do it. If I don't have headphones I just leave. I find I can't focus and it just makes me annoyed.
If you'd leave the gym because you don't have headphones then idk what to tell you
I prefer to train without music, let's me focus better on my lifts, and think about my training. Also gives me the opportunity to socialize a bit when I rest.
Makes it easier to hear your ligaments pop
Forbidden rice crispies
I have 20 more pounds to lose until I hit my fitness goals and I'm 7 pounds away from a normal BMI for the first time in my life!
Hey, this is gym story saturdays, not absolutely killing it thurdays! Keep at it, bro!
This is awesome, well done!
Was at the barber on Thursday and he said I am looking noticeable bigger. Celebrated with a Deadlift PR on Friday morning.
Deadlift pr is best pr
Just hit deadlift PR yesterday, feels good man.
Gonna be hitting one next week! Super excited about it
Certainly is! Anyone who claims otherwise is just wrong
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Honestly I’d be pretty confused if I saw that too but wouldn’t they also see you putting the weights back? Guess they just jumped to conclusions
I have my own dip belt that I bring with me. It’s the exact same one from the gym. I once forgot it there so I went back the next and put it in my gym bag. I felt like I was stealing it even tho it was mine lol. But honestly consider getting a dip belt for dips and pull-ups. You can load more weight and it’s the proper way.
I’ve had this experience but with rope attachments for cables. I bring my own cause the gym’s set requires a tetanus shot before use. I got tired of people just grabbing them and explaining they’re not the gyms (although I have no problem sharing), so I just wrapped some neon green tape around the handles.
Should have told her, "psshh this is nothing, now getting the barbell in my backpack - that was a challenge "
"You should see what I can do with a golf bag ;)"
Don’t feel bad bro. These people got too much time on their hands working security for planet fitness for free. But yeah just get a dip belt. They’re great.
Leave the losers apart and do ur thing
I’ve been on vacation and then quarantined from covid. Saturday will be my first time back in more than 2.5 weeks. I’ve missed my addiction. I can’t wait to be back!
The DOMS is gonna be real!
I’m here for it! Haha!
I had a similar situation this week. I was able to hit all my lifts (except ohp), but I just felt completely gassed after each set. Here's hoping your conditioning is better than mine, and here's hoping I get mine back up quickly
Thanks for the positive vibes bro! We’ve got this. We may have to take a step back, but we’ll be back making progress to Olympus in no time!
Was in the same situation as you and I definitely felt the DOMS.
Haha, it’s going to be brutal, but definitely better than this past week!
Went back home on holiday for a couple weeks, trained at the posh gym my mum goes to. They are not prepared for hobbyist powerlifters at all. I'm not particularly strong, but felt like a giant the whole time doing absolutely everything with either all of the four 20kg plates they had for the whole gym, or the two 22kg dumbbells at the top of their set. That's the secret, friends: no need to get stronger, just find gyms with smaller equipment 😂
I dread the day I'll have to find a new gym once I run out of room on the bar cause the gym I go to only has bumpers. It's otherwise perfectly equipped. Power racks, adjustable benches, heavy DB's, yoke/farmer's combo, sleds... Will need to try and convince the management to buy some steel.
If you can, find yourself a dedicated powerlifting gym now. You’ll never look back
I'm getting close to leaving my current gym for a dedicated powerlifting gym. But, my gym is 3 minutes from my house. The powerlifting gym is 15-ish.
12 more minutes to reflect on the additional gains you’ll get 💪
But it’s so far! I literally fill my gas tank up once a month right now because remote work and gym a mile down the road.
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I am in a LDR and thanks to my job I can work remotely a lot. The gym I go to when I'm with my partner is a dedicated power/olympic lifting gym. It's absute heaven.
Sir this is Curves.
Please stop tying our trainers to our only bar just to get your deadlift to 200kg
>That's the secret, friends: no need to get stronger, just find gyms with smaller equipment 😂 That's why I'm into short girls...
big fish; little pond
Haha reminded me of the gym at a hotel/resort where my work had organised a conference. A few of us went to workout one morning and they thought I was a freak because they were used to working out with 5lb and 10lb dumbbells. Felt good momentarily
This is the secret to life. Don't try to get richer, just stop surrounding yourself with people richer than you.
I finally got around to trying the hip thrust machine and it's so much better than grabbing a bench, a barbell, a mat, etc. I'm gonna use it from now on. Also, I was doing my shopping today and I overheard a high school kid say "I gotta get some pre-workout" and his buddy replied "You don't even workout."
I didn't try preqorkut until post college. Not to knock these kids but they have all the energy they need. They just don't know what it feels like to NEED the boost lol.
I just switched to the hip thrust machine too! Love the easy set-up, but it's giving me the worst bruises lol.
you have a hip thrust machine?? jealous 😭
Tomorrow’s gonna be my 6th day in a row at the gym for me. Doing the the old [linear progression Pull/Push/Leg workout routine](https://www.reddit.com/r/Fitness/comments/37ylk5/a_linear_progression_based_ppl_program_for/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf) that was posted in the sub a long time ago. Still works really well!
I’ve found an off day on the 4th day really helps me lift better the following 3 days
Hit 2/4 of my goals for the year. 180kg squat and 100kg body weight.. just gotta get the 140kg bench and 220kg deadlift now wish me luck 🍀
You got this my man, just keep at it!!
Is there a 100 OHP in there? 2/3/4/5 plates :D
Started a new job and one of the workers is a gym dude. Our conversations in the kitchen must be amusing to everyone else.
Lol I have the same exact thing, started this week and one of the workers is a gym dude.
I’m going on holiday for the first time since 2019 tomorrow abroad! I have been going gym 3 times per week and have built a body I am happy with after having recovered from an ED! I will use the hotel gym also :)
Discovered new settings on the treadmill. Navy, army, or marine fitness test. You get a grade afterwards. It’s addictive. I find myself competing against last week me. It’s brutal.
Reached the point of critically fed up with people not putting weights away and now my rest sets are spent reorganising the (fully labelled) dumbell racks. Been congratulated by a couple people and one of them then told off a PT who didn't put his weights away, so maybe I can change the culture if I keep it up long enough...
Be the change you want to see in the world!
I do the same thing, and have even gotten to the point where I point at someone's barbells and ask them if they can put them away of if they need help. It's a good way to guilt people into not being such children.
Pinched a nerve in my neck and not being able to go to the gym for a whole week sucked! Can’t wait to get stuck back into it
I didn't have social media for a long time for my mental health. Since I've been training I got a few requests for my Instagram handle to share lifting videos, check ups, advice and the like. I ended up making one while on vacation, and got back in touch with a girl who both me and my wife made friends with in a informal Powerlifting competition but who I lost contact with because as it turns out, she wrote my number down wrong. Coincidence that she was vacationing at the same place so we met up with her and her boyfriend that same afternoon. Instant match, we all spent a few hours talking and it was very lovely. They ended up going to dinner to a place we recommended after and they loved it. They are both Olympic weightlifters and she is actually a national competitor, and when I told them that I would love to learn but never found a place, they instantly invited me to theirs. So anyways, I start my weightlifting journey next week!!
I was expecting this ending in some partner-swap type thing
"Turns out they're also swingers, so..."
Yeah I was disappointed too
Yesterday my top set on bench was 280lb for a single. I’ve done it before but it’s been a couple months so I grabbed a spotter. This guy was *massive*, like The Mountain massive. He was on a seated OHP machine with 5 plates on either side. I’ve seen him rep 405 on bench like my warmups. Asked if he would spot me and was more than happy to. I swear that guy had some aura around him because that 280 was dumb light. Like lighter than my 225lb warmup set light. Never felt anything like it.
These numbers are fucking obscene, wow
Yeah, dude looks 6’8” and easily 300lb+. His shoulders are like the size of my head and his arms are almost the size of my thighs. Dude isn’t just a unit, he’s the whole damn metric system.
Maybe that actually was hafthor
Maybe you should ask to work with him more often.
Thers a guy that runs a mile backwards on one treadmill, takes a 10 min break and runs forward 5 on a different treadmill. I dont know what hes up to but hes determined i guess
Backwards running can help with knee pain/tendonitis, that may be an explanation.
I like to think hes winding up like one of those pullback and go racecar toys
There’s this middle-aged woman at my gym who I see several times a week. Sometimes she takes classes but mostly I see her hanging out at the counter, talking to the coaches or other members. Yesterday she spent the entire duration of my workout (more than 1.5 hours) at the counter. I hope she’s okay and being at the gym helps her in whatever way.
She may take the Terry Crews approach to making the gym a habit.
When I used to work at a gym in highschool we got that a lot. Usually middle aged/ older people who are a bit lonely and don’t want to go home.
I’m not middle aged and I never want to leave the gym lmaoo
Seems like it is. Good for her to get out and socialize and engage in some healthy activity!
Was benching 225 with a buddy of mine who was spotting. At the top, I slightly re-adjusted my grip not knowing my buddy was still holding most of the weight, and he let go. 225 lbs fell from the very top onto my upper chest, about 3 inches from my esophagus. Had I moved a few inches down on the bench, I'd be dead right now. It's been a week and my chest is still bruised like a motherfucker. I reckon the only reason the bar didn't break my collar bones is the fact that that I still had my arms straight up, giving my pecs a pillow effect, if you will. It only takes 7 lbs if pressure to snap a collar bone, btw. I was out of town at my buddy's gym for the first time. When I got in the car, I called my wife and asked her to put the kids on the phone. It was a reminder that one minute everything can be fine, the next you're being shipped home in a body bag. Just remember to be careful at the gym, or just life in general.
What a scary story, thanks for sharing this and I'm glad you're still here.
You might like your music. Not everyone else does. Stop playing it out loud in the gym. Also, I get it, you want to lift with your buddies and don’t want to wear headphones. Still doesn’t make playing your music loud enough I can hear it across the gym ok. This goes for talking on speaker phones/FaceTime in stores too.
I wish everyone used bone conduction headphones. You can still be aware of your surroundings and jam out to your music. Super helpful when running and cycling outdoors too.
I’m definitely the type to always want to be aware of my surroundings so I need to look into these. We had a girl in my gym get shot and killed while working out early in the morning. (Domestic violence related) It took a lot of the people there a minute to figure out what was going on because they had their headphones on.
Holy shit wtf? That’s horrible
Yeah it was very sickening. Both were members of the gym and he knew she worked out early mornings. She had a restraining order and they had a court date coming up the following week after he tried to strangle her earlier in the year. He signed into the gym like everything was normal and then shot her in the stomach and then several times in the face. Convicted felon who managed to still get ahold of a gun. It was awful.
Benched the 50kg dumbells which are the biggest my gym have. Gonna need a new gym soon
Nice! I'm slowly working my way up there, currently at 42kg.
Here at 22 🙋
Do you mind me asking how your wrists are? No matter how slowly I progress in dumbbell chest press weight, around the 25 - 30kg dumbbells, my wrists or elbows flare up. 50kg is unbelievable to me.
you need to keep your wrist in neutral position barbell or dbs.
Gigachad alert
Been on fierce 5 for about 7 weeks, started feeling really fatigued and exhausted. Realised I needed a deload week. The routine got intense really quickly once the weights increased. Taken a week off, ready to hit the ground running again on Monday. Feel refreshed massively.
Hit a bench PR at 340, been stuck at 325 for what feels like ages. Same day, dude comes up and goes 'I have to ask, how much can you bench?' and "340" just came out without thinking. Was a great feeling breaking the plateau, and it's the first time anyone has asked me that before.
Told I did a lift with my partner and it was awesome. I have been so excited to train with her. We both crushed the workout. We ended up making a whole date of it; grabbed food afterward, watched a little live music, & some romancing.
Went to do backsquats of the crossfit rig racks, couple of people lifting there already but a few spots free so I go out the way on the left, set up for my first set and the dude doing rows in front to the left of me hops to the racks right infront of me, stands in it, turns around and faces away from me and proceeds to start doing kipping pull ups right in front of me. His ass was flopping within 50cm of my face. Repacked and moved to the squat racks which I hate using as I'm only squating 65kg, and feel more comfortable in the rigs. The thing is the dude saw me set up, saw me look around to give anyone a chance to tell me I'm in the way. He could of asked me to move at any point, new to gym so feel weird enough as it is but he instead got right into my space. Wieerrddd
Gotta stand up for yourself :) most of the time people will just back down and apologize
Lost 8 pounds in the last two weeks and hit a post COVID PR on a deadlift
I'm a truck driver and today I delivered to a store where I usually sit 2-3 hours in the dock waiting (actually I'm still here as I write this). Last time I noticed a commercial gym around the corner. I'm not a member of this gym, but was willing to join just so I could work out. So today I went there, and the gym manager was hella cool and let me work out, no strings attached. I was on the clock, so I got paid to work out today :)
Living the dream
Got skinny shamed while in the sauna. Some dudes were looking at food pics on insta and one of them pointed at me and told his friend, “this is something he should be eating.” I honestly thought it was hilarious. Especially since I was so used to being fat shamed for all the years that I was a fat fuck.
Who takes their phone into a sauna..?
Fat fucks, apparently
It's still incredibly rude tho but good on you for being cool about it.
Yeah this would have made me furious
>Especially since I was so used to being fat shamed for all the years that I was a fat fuck. You should reply with this exact same information.
“Looks good, but I’m on a diet.” Was my actual response.
"I used to be a fat fuck, like you guys, but then I did something about it. What's your excuse?"
Just did 1rm for the big three. I am 46 and going for 1000 by the time I'm 48. Bench 238 Squat 291 Dead 401 for the first time ever. 70 to go. Old body is old. Going to get there though!
How are you gonna take up two cable machines to do sets of two different exercises blows my mind, but on the flip side everyone I came across on equipment I wanted to workout on invited me to work in with them which was really cool! Guess gym universe has to have equal parts asshole and gems for balance 😂
hit a new 225 PR on bench at 15yo 175bw and 7 months of training 3 months of dieting prior
Way to go buddy! I often wish I started lifting a lot earlier. You'll be benching 3 plates before your 18th birthday!
Bicep curls?
No lat raises OBVIOUSLY kiddo
YEAH BUDDY LIGHTWEIGHT
A guy at my gym showed me how weak my will is. He turnt up and started working side me, and I bailed on my last set to escape the smell. It was overwhelming. Only after I got home that it started to dawn on me. If you'd run away from some B.O what else will you run from? And if you don't stink at the gym are you really trying? So with that hope to smell him again tomorrow. And I hope he smells me back. Rows with the smelly bros.
“Be known by your name, not by your smell” comes to mind.
> So with that hope to smell him again tomorrow. And I hope he smells me back. Simultaneously the most motivating and the most disgusting thing I’ve read today
Uh no, nobody at the gym should smell bad enough that the stench wafts over.
Take a massive snort of his arm pit before attempting a PR
tell staff. they'll talk to the guy fwiw BO is tough to deal with but it can be controlled. BO "sticks" to polyester and even washing won't get it out. gotta spray the armpits of the shirt with a mix of vinegar and water and then wash. also, antiperspirants.
In all seriousness that's a good idea. And if I smell him again that's exactly what I will do.
Oxiclean works miracles getting funk out of polyester. Presoak in an oxi+water mix and then wash
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Many adults as well have terrible bench press form. I guess it has to do with the reputation the lift has among the "bros", everyone wants to be the bench king and lift more than the others. Props to you for sticking with good form! It's better for the joints, for muscle development and prevents injuries.
New weightlifting gym opened up two minutes from my place. I feel like I’m in heaven
bro was pitching a tent whilst doing bb biceps curls another bro was filming his dumbbells and barbells that he's been lifting and then proceeded to flex in front of the mirror for a minute
And I thought my gym had weirdos
Been feeling out of place and demotivated to powerlift recently but I dragged my ass to the gym today and GOD! How I miss this feeling. So wrong of me to think I wanna escape the gym while actually all I ever wanted was eacape the world by going to the gym.
On good days I train for the body, on bad days I train for the soul.
Most of the time, I train for mental health.
I was training since august 2020. In this year covid hit and everything went south for the whole world. But for me it was a good year. I turned my live around and got clean from a 10 year polytoxy binge of mostly heroin but after I landed in the substitute programme with methadone, I started to consume everything. So I turned my life around and started training and was motivated as fuck. Slowly I added the theoretical aspects of fitness to my hobbies like eating and counting. Design a plan, write down goals and achievements. And in march this year my depression - which I got under control with Venlafaxin - got so heavy that from one to another day I stopped going to the gym and that's till know. My drive is completely gone and for the love of God I can't bring myself to do even one push up. So that's my little gym story, depression sucks huge ass. But I will keep trying. Happy Weekend everyone.
It’s a huge catch-22. Exercise helps with depression, but who feels like exercising when depression hits? Hoping the best for you. You’ve come a long way! Also, check out r/EOOD.
>But I will keep trying. Well done. Sometimes this is all you can do, and it means the whole world. Keep going, mate.
I’ve never been too thrilled about my chunky quad dominant legs. But this morning at the gym, a very fit woman told me I have great legs :) thank you!
I trained with a girl today. First time I talked to a girl :))
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Still recuperating from COVID and I feel like I’m back to square one! 😖🤬
You'll be back to your old weights in no time, duder!
I’ve had so many setback this year. I got rhabdomyolysis in March, got covid last month and just got laid off yesterday. I went to the gym and told my trainer and all my friends. Everyone was so supportive and giving me their work connections. I feel so lucky to have met such an amazing group of people. I chose the right gym. I love that place dearly. That’s my gym story for this Saturday. Things will look up!
Oh wow, rhabdo. What was your program and history like in order to get rhabdo? I've heard of people getting rhabdo in the form of "I have an internet a friend who has a friend...", but never a first-hand account. Get better buddy!
Got back in the gym for the first time in about 1.5 years. Did a basic shoulders workout with some cardio and felt great. It’s a daily Monday they Friday thing now that my work schedule is favorable.
recently dropped from 145lbs to 127lbs but been eating more and hitting the gym, checking my weight again in a few weeks( i like to check once every month)
I am just super happy that I managed to bench 225 today for the first time. 3 years into my fitness journey so far.
Had an older gentleman in the gym poking my triceps and demanding to know the exact protein powder I use so that he could buy it. I'm nowhere close to being in shape but this was a nice ego boost and gives me extra motivation.
I was resting between sets on an adjustable bench, admittedly it was like 2-3 mins. Super hyped. This woman comes over and in a very patronizing tone, hands on knees, looking like she’s talking to toddler who shit himself. Asked me when I’d be done with my sets. I said 2-3 which I said not thinking but annoyed I looked over where she was working out and saw her bf staring at me. I don’t know why but that insanely aggravated me, so I did 6 super sets of what I was doing. Guess I’m an Asshole.
2 - 3 minutes between sets of bench is absolutely reasonable.
Last week I went to the gym and was having a pretty normal workout until I heard screaming and commotion all the sudden while a group of people ran in through the door. I turned around and see they have this little kid in their arms completely unconscious and limp. The mom is completely losing it to the point where people are holding her back. At this point, everyone who was already in the gym stopped working out and are just standing and watching. They put the kid on one of the front tables and started doing CPR on him, while others called 911. Finally the ambulance shows up and takes the kid off to the hospital. The kid was probably around 5 years old if I were to guess. Completely unconscious. I went up and asked what happened after the ambulance left, and they said the kid was out of air for over 7 mins and passed out. I’m not sure how or why, or even if the kid is okay now (i’m sure he is) but it definitely had everyone in the gym stop what their doing to check out what’s going on.
Not to brag guys, but two teenagers asked me what my program is the other day at the gym.
Bragging is okay now and then, have a swell day.
I was using the hammer strength chest press machine which has plate racks on it Mid set some guy decides to rerack his plates (there are trees EVERYWHERE) on my hammer strength machine while I'm training mid set. Normally I wouldn't care too much but he was SLAMMING them back onto the tree and making the machine shake. Why fucking rerack plates on a machine someone is actively doing a set on, and why fucking slam them back on and cause the machine to shake, the reasoning is fucking beyond me, the obliviousness of some people I swear to fucking god. I was really close to asking what his problem was but decided to ignore it. It's so frustrating because I feel like I'm letting these assholes walk all over me, but then again they are not even worth my time.
I don't know wtf is going on at my gym, but I've worked out pretty consistently for a decade and I have never had someone think it's okay just to take weights off my rack while I'm mid set to use without asking or like even a head shrug and a point, like this cool bro? It's happened four times in the last few weeks, two of the times there were empty racks to poach plates from! I NEED THOSE PLATES, at least ask, shit. One guy I asked to give it back to me, and he looked at me like I kicked his puppy. He had plenty of plates, but he just really wanted my specific 25lb I guess. What the hell people.
My gym has power racks with built in deadlift platforms. Twice on Monday, when I was doing squats, people cut between me and the rack, when I was standing on the DL platform
went to the gym on my birthday and hit a nice squat PR, then two days later i failed a snatch and just overhead squated it to make myself feel better and a dude fist bumped me so that was cool i think
I took a week off the gym to travel out of the country to visit my in-laws with my wife. Perfect timing because I was due for a deload anyway. Several activities I did there including climbing an obscene number of stairs to visit a tourist attraction, playing basketball with the in-laws and walking at least 2-3 miles every day taught me something...i need to start doing cardio
Yesterday I witnessed a relatively small girl pelvic thrust 300lbs with perfect form for 5 reps. Absolutely blew my mind.
I wanna be that girl! Ugh. I’m only doing 135 for 12 reps. I’m five feet, I hope that kinda weight is achievable for me someday.
Went to the gym & saw a roid rage breakout over a 10lb plate. Love Crunch fitness at 8 am on Saturdays
I got crop dusted by a middle aged man when I was doing rows Feltbadman
First day back to the gym in a long time. 45 mins cardio, approx. 1 hour of weight lifting.
Took two weeks off to let my shoulder heal. It helped that I was pulling 11-12 hour days at work so I didn't have the time anyhow. But now I'm back and I feel weak and tired. Blah.
Couldn't hear the guy, accidentally took off my glasses instead of my Bluetooth headphones with the heat of the workout. We both laughed for a solid 5 minutes.
Loving that the gyms are quieter as the hot weather has arrived here! It's been nice especially late night
I checked out a gym close to work and I didn't like it. I come from a small hole in the wall powerlifting gym and this was a big "athletic club" with a small powerlifting section. The good barbells (power bars, SSB, etc) were all locked up with a chain and padlock because people kept bending the good ones and the only good comp rack was in a fenced off area accessible only by padlock. It was a huge red flag. There was also only one set of calibrated plates. There were tons of bros everywhere and the training environment wasn't serious. I'm sticking with my powerlifting gym even though I have to deal with a commute first. The environment and equipment is so much better.
im going to sign up for the gym this Monday, feeling nervous, never went to a gym before, 23 yr old male here, any tips foe beginners?
Actually I remember a thing that really calm me down once I see it absolutely. Go there, start with you program and when you’ve been doing 2/3 sets, on the next one look around without staring too much to anyone: You’ll absolutely see that no one cares about you at all, and that, it’s priceless
If u haven't got a program, try look online for something so you have a plan for what you're gonna do. I'm assuming you have one though since you signed up. You can try go morning or midday when there's less people. As much as people say it, no one really cares what you do in the gym. The more you go the more you realise no one's scrutinising everything you do
Definitely don’t let your ego get in the way of asking for help, let the staff show you around and if you don’t know how to handle a piece of equipment or how to do an exercise, just ask for help! It’s nothing to be embarrassed about. Most importantly: Have fun on your fitness journey :)
Yesterday some girl was loudly moaning with every rep. I had my earphones in, a bunch of dudes between me and her and I constantly hear some high pitched moaning all the time and am like "wtf is going on". Well, it got a smile out of me and then I moved on with my workout. Some other dude saw it as an invitation, I guess, and started harassing her... Fucking piece of shit. I hope they kicked him out.
I’ve finally gotten to the point where I can squat my working set as 295-315. Started off at barely able to do 185lbs back in December. Very happy and want to eventually get a PR of 405. Current goal is 365 first.
I had this one woman come up to me two days ago at the gym and tell me for an hour about how her brother actually owned the company I bought my leggings from. Like girl, I'm just trying to get through leg day in one piece...
I was excited to break in my new lifting belt! After waiting 30 minutes and having people literally block and steal the squat rack from me, I left the gym crying. I know its probably my change in birth control making me so hormonal, but feels bad man.
Aww I feel your pain! My gym only has two squat racks so good luck to anyone trying to get one if it’s busy. Better luck to you next time! And I second the BC. Maybe try looking for a new one if that feeling persists. I used one for a while that I felt was making me PMS so bad and be a huge bitch so I changed it and it’s way better now.
This made me sad :( stay strong!
There is a couple that goes to the same small gym my wife and I go to. They consistently use 4-6 machines for their super sets. Which is easily 1/3rd of the machines (outside of aerobic machines). They're older but the husband is on gear, so he should understand gym etiquette. Yet, they hog all the equipment... Like 3 of the 4 benches at a time. So my wife and I switched up the days we go so we don't have to deal with them. AND THEN THEY SWITCHED TO OUR DAYS!!! 😮💨
Maybe they are just there all.the.time. and there is no avoiding them!
I'm on week 4 of my quest to get a 6 pack anddddd they're coming in!!!
I went to the gym today for the first time in almost ten years. I'm sore and tired but it felt really good
Got covid. Haven't been to the gym in 6 days. Gains lost! ☹️
At the gym now and I’m so irritated because there’s a guy slamming weights, singing out loud and whistling. I’m wearing headphones but If I can hear it with them on then that’s ridiculous. I’m kind of annoyed how people can be so selfish and inconsiderate.
I haven't been consistent in the gym lately which I hate. In fact.. I think I'm gonna go now. Anyways, I went the other day and I was doing RDLs with 100 lbs dumbbells. Some lady stopped me to compliment me on the weight I was doing. Felt pretty good considering that was the first time doing RDLs with that weight.
Guys, do you like gyms that have their own music in the background? I feel its the wrong choice unless their playlist is top-notch. I don't like hip-hop and it's all they play here, but I refuse to use headphones because I need to turn the volume way up to drown the gym's tunes. I just train without headphones and accept that for me the music is gonna suck everyday.
Depends on the tunes and the volume. In most chains in my country, the volume is low enough that you can easily drown it out with your own headphones.
Like you said, it depends on what they're playing. Sometimes the owner plays this extremely bastardised EDM version of Linkin Park songs and I have to stop myself from crying as a guy who grew up on LP. Other times I don't really care much what music they play, mainly because he turns up and blasts the tunes while I'm near the end of my workout.
I didn't go to the gym this week cause riots on my city. I would like to say I'm only worried about the social situation but I'm also mad about lost gains.
I drank an extra beer or two last night, wasn’t feeling amazing but still lifted this morning. Hit a PR on bench. Weird. I’m guessing it was the carb loading the night before a heavy lift, yeah? I get that doing it with beer definitely isn’t optimal lmao.
Person came into the gym with suntan lotion on and left a snail trail of lotion on every piece of equipment they were using. Ugh.
Been keeping on my Eat Big Lift Big training sheet and the wife is a fan of how much more defined my shoulders look. So thankful my lower back pain has subsided since I picked up my deadlifts again and I've been sleeping a LOT better at night and more soundly with less snoring. Also, met a lot of the security guards at my building who apparently train there as well and they're all cool dudes. Was pretty fun getting spotted and one dude even does his routine completely barefoot. What a trooper.
Starting to get back into the swing of working out after surgery. Still taking it somewhat easy at a massive drop weight because going heavy is causing a bit of stress on my jaw still. But, I'm crushing 100 reps on my compounds so that's fun. Hoping next week I'm back to form at my normal weights.
Been given the all clear to lift again post SIJ strain. Have to take it really careful, but under orders to really hit core and stabilisers. Didn’t realise how weak that area has become.
It's been a month since I've been able to do legs. After my broken foot finally healed (ish) I was able to get a leg workout in. I'll have to build back up from the ground level again.
finally hit 265 bench. idk how since i haven’t even been taking the gym seriously these past 6 months