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Seen at the gym
Posted on | September 22, 2008 | 2 Comments
No explanation necessary for this one. However, this is a good time to encourage everyone to pick up one of these. Note that I am in not in any way affiliated with the seller in the link, I just think the shirts make an appropriate point.
Mr. Quarter Squat does a 3/4 BW deadlift to impress a girl.
Posted on | September 12, 2008 | 3 Comments
Over this past summer, I went to the gym with my boyfriend. I was on the sideline for the day because of an injury and agreed to go in and help him with his form on some Olympic lifts. We set up at one of the squat racks and I sat down on a bench [...]
Dude, you screwed up my time.
Posted on | September 4, 2008 | 2 Comments
It’s no secret that the gym where I work out is filled with grunting wanna be tough guys and “I just wanna tone” girls cycling away aimlessly on treadmills. That’s OK. They give me some strange looks but are harmless for the most part. They’re easy enough to either ignore, or make fun of, depending [...]
You won’t see a lot of free weights
Posted on | September 4, 2008 | 1 Comment
I’m going to start off with a slightly serious note of local interest. A friend of mine sent me this link http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08228/904499-85.stm It’s worth a read, and pretty depressing. I think a lot of the attitudes reflected in the article show exactly why I dislike mainstream “health” clubs. A choice quote of mine from the [...]
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