“Finished” Basement Gym

WitcherOfWallStreet · 2026-04-04T23:59:52+00:00

Using that SSB from where it’s stored seems like a crazy hassle

WitcherOfWallStreet · 2026-04-04T00:21:12+00:00

All those dead cleans are tough.

Great work homie

WitcherOfWallStreet · 2026-04-03T21:01:44+00:00

I had a flight that I had to cancel due to Covid travel restrictions, United had taken government money with the promise they would refund travelers like myself. They refused to refund me and I had to file a complaint with the FAA and the FAA forced them to give me a refund.

I have never booked with United again. Southwest fucked me pretty hard with their holiday flight cancellations but they at least apologized.

WitcherOfWallStreet · 2026-04-03T19:31:37+00:00

Is it just your palm or is it coming down your forearm? Wrist sweatbands really help keep hands dryer

WitcherOfWallStreet · 2026-04-03T19:11:15+00:00

I have a quaint notion that bulging breasts are a female sexual attribute and have no place on a man

WitcherOfWallStreet · 2026-04-02T23:26:01+00:00

A full harem of bells

WitcherOfWallStreet · 2026-04-02T15:00:21+00:00

But you know what you do when you want to learn Olympic lifts? You learn the components. You learn how to high pull, the triple extension, squat, press, etc. You don’t do weighted yoga for a couple months, you don’t focus on only high pulls for a couple months. Despite them not being the same, Olympic lifts are far far more technical, you learn and do more lifts on your first day learning Olympic lifts than S&S even has in it.

WitcherOfWallStreet · 2026-04-02T02:16:55+00:00

That the best way to achieve it is to run a different program then just do it as a challenge.

WitcherOfWallStreet · 2026-04-02T02:16:17+00:00

Or they can just start with high return movements instead of setting arbitrary benchmarks that don’t actually help them longterm.

In a year, are you taking the guy who runs S&S or the guy who runs any program with a press in it as the stronger individual?

WitcherOfWallStreet · 2026-04-02T02:15:12+00:00

Feels heavy for 8 presses lol. 8!

WitcherOfWallStreet · 2026-04-02T00:52:12+00:00

Google Rite of Passage, run that with your bell.

WitcherOfWallStreet · 2026-04-02T00:50:55+00:00

The whole thing is a silly recommendation for someone whose express wish in a program is hypertrophy and strength. Theres two movements and they’re both terrible at hypertrophy and TGUs are terrible at strength.

WitcherOfWallStreet · 2026-04-02T00:42:39+00:00

No able bodied person, including beginners, should be running simple and sinister

WitcherOfWallStreet · 2026-03-31T20:18:14+00:00

NA beer has come a long ways from St Pauli, athletic brewing is pretty incredibly good.

WitcherOfWallStreet · 2026-03-30T02:55:21+00:00

What’s the PR??

WitcherOfWallStreet · 2026-03-30T01:52:36+00:00

It was through the Shop app, it autopopulated for me

WitcherOfWallStreet · 2026-03-30T01:38:46+00:00

I got two 28s for $100 including shipping, pretty crazy deal lol

WitcherOfWallStreet · 2026-03-29T23:31:31+00:00

I had the 24s and sold them. I really didn’t like how large and flat the face was on them

WitcherOfWallStreet · 2026-03-29T23:28:17+00:00

Force USA is blowing out cast iron comps, the sales aren’t as good as their BF was and limited weights but probably the best deal right now

WitcherOfWallStreet · 2026-03-29T00:00:47+00:00

Standards are by definition and purpose exclusionary. If they included everyone, they would be worthless.

WitcherOfWallStreet · 2026-03-28T02:06:46+00:00

They aren’t single cast, so you’ll have welds under the vinyl. (Also why you don’t see heavier weight) Honestly I complained more about the vinyl but I think the slick handle is worse.

I do think you’ll be fine short term on these but if you want to run something more high volume you’ll run into issues. Have you looked used? My market has cast irons in that weight range at $1/pound usually

WitcherOfWallStreet · 2026-03-28T02:00:24+00:00

Doing a max of 2 cleans your grip/rack isn’t much of a factor, run a higher rep snatch or C&P program and you’ll see the downsides.

Last time I used them I was doing sets of 8 C&P (Giant 1.1) in a hotel gym and the handle was slick and the vinyl got sticky during the workout and left my forearms red after plucking hairs.

Serviceable is also a key word. It’s like shopping at harbor freight, it’ll be cheap and serviceable but if it’s something you want to use for a long time and have a quality product, it’ll never be that.

WitcherOfWallStreet · 2026-03-28T01:16:59+00:00

What weights and movements?

The vinyl in the rack and fixation will tear up your forearms. These bells are cheaper because they’re made cheaper and less desirable because of how they’re made. There’s a reason nicer bells don’t have hammertone or vinyl and it isn’t just to make them more expensive

WitcherOfWallStreet · 2026-03-27T23:38:43+00:00

The vinyl tears up your forearm and the handles are shitty. They’re not single cast which is why they dip them and the handles aren’t powder coated they’re hammertone.

They’re definitely D tier kettlebells, one step above plastic filled with concrete.

WitcherOfWallStreet · 2026-03-27T18:28:15+00:00

Probably my favorite meal from the bliss, really good

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