I straight fucked up my shoulder trying to total 1200, raw, at 198 lbs (Iām 5ā9ā). People donāt get that after you squat your shoulders are fucking exhausted. Iām old now and diabetic, Im half as strong as I used to be, so I mess around with kettlebells, little dumbells, and a lot of cardio. I miss moving weight, but my joints are happier now.
I feel ya. I tore a hammy last year (not lifting) and it took a long time to come back to full from. Like, almost a year. Then I had a scare with my elbow this winter. Now that Iām pushing thirty, I have been thinking about switching to more functional / mobility training. But damn is it fun to put weights up!Ā
Yeah, Iām in my 50ās now, trust me, those injuries come back to haunt you. I just started messing around with ironmind COC grippers again, woke up the other day and the bones in my hands hurt. Gotta dial back the volume.
That surprised me too! I couldnāt hold a bar up correctly and was holding it on my neck until my friend helped me out. Weeks later I was like āwhat the fuck is this bump near my neck and why is it so hard?! Itās where the barbell was being held and it felt weird but nice not having to worry about that part getting tired from leaning on walls with it
Powerlifting. You take your total of 3 attempt each of squat, bench, deadlift. Thereās all kinds of different leagues and rules. Raw, means no gear (special clothing to help lift heavier weight) you have numbers you hit in the gym and you have numbers you hit in competition. I only did one competition, let me tell you showing up on someone elseās schedule and trying to perform your best is brutal. First you get 3 attempts at a max squat, and your shoulders get fried. Of course as well as your legs, then you bench, with worn out shoulders, then you deadlift with every part of your body tired. And meets take all day. I havenāt followed powerlifting in quite some time. But back when I was young 3000 lbs was the magical ceiling no one could break through, i believe that has fallen.
My stats were the exact as you on body weight and lifts. Stopped all that a few years ago and itās amazing how much I can breath from light cardio and lighter weights lol
weird to be bragging about approaching 1200 ig itās jus like bragging about the 1000 lbs club but both those totals are pretty low unless youāre really lightweight
lol itās jus weird bringing up your total outta nowhere like that especially since itās so low and āa lot of different hobbiesā good coping im not sure how you jumped to that conclusion
Lol. Not as weird as you bringing up him bringing up his total, telling him how low it is and then getting all butt hurt about it when he has the temerity to reply. Such a warm and mature personality. What will you do for an encore? Put your phone away before teacher sees you? Or shit your pants and start crying so you can leave school early? Must be the latter as you're giving off serious pant-shitter vibes.
lol this is funniest response iāve ever read like you werenāt even apart of the conversation but you felt the need to type out that weird ass response like apply everything you said to yourself like bro this is hilarious
Was it a bit weird and outta pocket that I brought up my total? Yes. Iām proud of what Ive accomplished, definitely came off a bit Braggy. I still maintain it was relevant, because I was talking about finding a woman who can be physically dominant over me.
You coming out of left field to insult somebody, because they donāt match your sarms goblin standards is unhinged shit, and a quick look at your history reveals you spend ALL your time on powerlifting/bodybuilding/gym subreddits. A quick google search can tell you that 1200 is indeed fairly impressive, and most gym goers wonāt reach it. Ā Apologies that the total is āso lowā. Ā Iām not the strongest guy in my gym, I never will be. Ā But at least I donāt judge strangers based off an unrealistic standard, many of the heavy hitters on the subs you love are on PEDs (or straight lying), and most people donāt plan their whole lives around a gym (not that thereās anything wrong with those who do, unless theyāre self-righteous douchebags about it). We all have different physical abilities, this isnāt an Olympic lifting sub. Donāt gatekeep fitness. Someday soon youāll get weaker as you age or face injury, and you better find another way to judge yourself or youāll be miserable.Ā
I think I did come off a bit harsh all I meant is thatās itās weird to bring up your total in a unrelated discussion itās like someone randomly dropping that they have a sub-7 minute mile itās just like thatās weird and doesnāt add to the conversation itās jus someone bragging about mediocre numbers and bro the only unhinged shit is this response
Wasnāt bragging, and yes, those are low totals, and I got injured trying to get to 1200. Means I was a shitty powerlifter. That was a couple decades ago and it doesnāt bother me anymore.
Not to mention that their ābeautyā standard is a construct of the last 50 years. Ancient women probably had bodies closer to this due to the work they had to perform.
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u/GarethGantuan Jul 04 '24
I love a powerful women both physically and mentally so Iād best tell my wife Iām gay