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Originally posted by Nrg2Nfinit good workout overall.. i still have to master my form for squats though

yeah regular squat was pissing me off last night. as you can see...by the end i was getting shitty reps, but it wasn't really because of the leg...it was because i felt so much stress on my lower back. i really hate that damn exercise hahaha. i think it might've been because i was doing it free standing though. i think next time i'm gonna use the smith machine so that'll take that stress off. i did those front squats on the smith machine and those were great...i seriously was all the way down on that shit.

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Originally posted by Floorfiller hahahaha...that's hilarious. yeah you gotta love those safety's hahaah. the new gym i've been going to does have a safety on the leg press...kinda pisses me off because hey...when you're exhausted...sometimes you can't get it back up hehehe. i think it just kinda lowers instensity when you don't have it because you gotta be worrying about it hehe.

welll you get pretty crammed in there.. i prersonally dont see it as an option to let it collapse.. cause then (unless you have a spot).. the only way to get it up again is to take the weights off lol

i remember my old gym.. the leg press didnt really have a safety.. and i decided to put 3 plates on (yes this was 1 month into my working out phase) and the machine fell on me.. so i quckly jumped out from the seat to avoid being smushed. it was quite dumb to do come to think of it .. putting 3 plates wihtout experience lol

do any of you people use gloves when you are lifting? i'm thinking of picking up a pair and was wondering if you guys have any suggestions.

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Originally posted by Nrg2Nfinit welll you get pretty crammed in there.. i prersonally dont see it as an option to let it collapse.. cause then (unless you have a spot).. the only way to get it up again is to take the weights off lol i remember my old gym.. the leg press didnt really have a safety.. and i decided to put 3 plates on (yes this was 1 month into my working out phase) and the machine fell on me.. so i quckly jumped out from the seat to avoid being smushed. it was quite dumb to do come to think of it .. putting 3 plates wihtout experience lol

well i'm not saying i like to get smushed under the machine...i'm just saying that you might feel a little more willing to do that last tough ass rep when you know if you can't get it back up you won't die hahaha

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Originally posted by jonze234 do any of you people use gloves when you are lifting? i'm thinking of picking up a pair and was wondering if you guys have any suggestions.

do you want them for any exercise in particular? because i might suggest something else like wrist straps for certain exercises...if you feel like your hands are getting real ripped up...

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Originally posted by Floorfiller do you want them for any exercise in particular? because i might suggest something else like wrist straps for certain exercises...

i want them so my hands dont get blisters and callouses (sp?). i havent had any form yet but i remember when i used to work out before i would get them sometimes. ive used wrist straps before but honestly the exercise that ive really needed them for was dead lifts but i dont do those anymore.

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Originally posted by jonze234 i want them so my hands dont get blisters and callouses (sp?). i havent had any form yet but i remember when i used to work out before i would get them sometimes. ive used wrist straps before but honestly the exercise that ive really needed them for was dead lifts but i dont do those anymore.

ahhhh...see i use wrist straps on a lot other exercises then deadlifts

they come in handy on any exercise were you think your grip is giving out before the muscle...

i personally dont use them.. but my hands are filled with callouses.. wrist straps are definatlye a good idea for deadlifts.. or shrugs.. or even if you have trouble with lat chin ups

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Originally posted by Nrg2Nfinit i personally dont use them.. but my hands are filled with callouses.. wrist straps are definatlye a good idea for deadlifts.. or shrugs.. or even if you have trouble with lat chin ups

i like to use wrist straps on bent-over barbell rows too hehehe...

im definitely getting wrist wraps. I need them for sooooo many exercises. Even sidebends at the end of a full day. Why dont you want callouses? You nobility or something? Men should be proud of calluses means you work!!

and as much as i have been trying to not be egotistical in gym I was still squatting too much. I was kind of planning on half squatting to get SOME muscle in there and then doing full squats to help growth. pretty much worked but im back down to starting with 115 and ending with 135 in stead of starting with 135 and ending up with 195 :|

felt better though...proper form blows hehe but I also got to admit I respect people who are doing it right soooo much. Maybe we CAN have a little ego in there after all

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Originally posted by jonze234 do any of you people use gloves when you are lifting? i'm thinking of picking up a pair and was wondering if you guys have any suggestions.

i just picked up a pair of "Women's Light Training Gloves" made by Nike. definitely awesome when i'm doing the free weights, otherwise the grippy metal on the bars tears my hands to shit. just make sure you try on a bunch at the store and test them out on the equipment because a lot of the ones i tried on were really awkward and uncomfortable feeling.

granted i'm a girl and i wanna keep my hands soft and pretty.

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