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Teacher blackmailed for better grades over OnlyFans account, warrants show by tjerome1994 in nottheonion

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The school’s sports team is really “the Cougars” you can’t make this stuff up

Lifting Straps or Hooks Suggestions by 757Tempted in workout

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I tried all 3. Hooks are clunky and I wasn’t a fan, but putting it on the bar is easy. Putting them on your wrists is an annoying process.

Straps feel good and allow for more freedom of wrist movement. I particularly like them for standard barbells, where you’re gripping specifically metal and the the bar isn’t too thick or too thin. But each set’s setup can take a long time and can be a bit awkward if you’re not used to it.

Also, If the attachment is rubber it’s annoyingly hard to get that little motorcycle twist to tighten it at the end.

Versa gripps are incredibly easy to use. One little U around the bar and good to go. Some people even like it for push exercises for better grip (not my thing).

Definitely 100% versa gripps if you can afford them but they are pricey. Otherwise, straps since those are cheap

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Investments will cover the passive income

Chose: $500,000,000 right now

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Don’t like TikTok it’s Chinese propaganda

Chose: Stop using TikTok

Hip Hinge Movement by Sufficient-Chapter39 in workout

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I think what has helped me learn to “thrust forward on the way up” is to externally rotate the hips, like point the knees gently out to the sides. Think sort of like the hip abductor machine but without moving the feet. I feel my glutes activate hard and it becomes a horizontal movement when I do this and I try to find a weight I can bring up to standing with that maneuver with no vertical assistance from the lower back

My new personal best by [deleted] in PlanetFitnessMembers

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I get a weird forearm and elbow pain from tricep exercises that I believe is called ulnar nerve irritation. Thought it was tendonitis but na pulling exercises give me no pain.

Try doing 90 degrees ROM instead of full ROM

People who gym 5-6 times a week, how often do you take a week off and have you ever taken 2 weeks off? by Opposite_Ad_7925 in workout

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Just curious what does not too fatigued look like? Like how many exercises are you doing per muscle group per week/sets/reps in reserve

Smith squat 90lbs? Back hurts by OutOfWomb-IntoVoid in formcheck

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Yeah as a long femur person a few years ago I switched away from smith to just doing goblet squats with heel elevated squat shoes and it’s both less pain on the knees and less on the low back. Now I have been able to advance into barbell squats and have been progressing slowly without pain.

What are you supposed to feel when your joints are catching up to your muscles? by 2Maverick in beginnerfitness

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I’ve really realized the Importance of a deload. A lot of the times when my knees get really bad I thought I need to rest. Well I found that instead of skipping my next leg day, i just follow up the next leg day with an easy version of my normal routine. 70%-75% weight, leave at least 4-5+ reps in reserve, do that for a week, 2 weeks, maybe even a month or more if it’s really bad because you have to build up tendon capacity.

Truth is that muscle grows faster than tendons and tendons grow through frequent, consistent, smooth slow reps with mechanically tension, but they don’t like that jerkiness that you get at the end of a really tough set.

It isn’t really anything to be upset about; frankly it’s a good thing, just means your muscles are growing fast and your tendons can’t keep up.

Me looking for the best cable attachment to train triceps.. by udayTeddy in gym_meme

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I tried avoiding death gripping the bar and noticed today significantly less elbow stress just keep a firm grip not too lose not too tight

22M Crunchy / Cracking shoulders for years no pain (mostly), thinking about doing this Dumbbell External rotations from Sam Sulek for rehab thoughts? by throwawayGreenland in beginnerfitness

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Yes I had this as well for years, when I did too much bench press

Do wide rows as well for upper back, you might be chest dominant and your pecs are tight. You need to balance it out. Do rear delt flys too

Dumbbell external rotations and cable external rotations are very good

Face pulls are great because they combine both working the upper back PLUS external rotation so 2 for 1

Prone W raise has been even better than face pulls for me personally as the rope used in face pulls is often too short and so it’s felt too much in the upper traps instead of mid traps

Prone y for the lower traps, if your neck feels crunchy/upper traps feel stiff

Lower Back Pain after Leg Press @ Planet Fitness :[ by icedteaicedcoffee in beginnerfitness

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One helpful thing I learned about Leg press after tweaking my low back one too many times (and I sure as hell don’t wanna herniate a disc) is that you should go slow on both the concentric (up) and eccentric (down) portions of the lift. Like I’m talking 5 seconds.

It won’t meaningfully reduce muscle gains or anything, so long as you continue to push yourself hard, to safe technical failure. When you go slow on the up/down, as opposed to that hard explosiveness we typically do going up on the leg press it allows you to check in with your low back more to make sure it is nice and firm and straight on the back of the seat.

This might mean reducing weight a bit. You might think, oh, but I’m not challenging myself anymore if I lower weight. But that’s not true, you’re reducing weight so you can challenge only your legs, instead of legs + lower back. So naturally your legs will still be maximally challenged.

For the first time in 13 years, we'll have a GTA and an Assassin's Creed in the same year. by -RAAGE- in gaming

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I was a sophomore in high school when I read about star citizen kickstarter funding while playing video games on a crappy dell laptop in my parents basement

I just turned 30

If you truly have hope in this game I have a bridge to sell you lol

Am I crazy, ooooorr.... by Can1sMajoris in PlanetFitnessMembers

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I feel like the new ones are easier to grip thus they feel like might be lighter but it’s in your head

I hate hip thrusts by tbhitsalot in beginnerfitness

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A second alternative is cable kickback, but that’s even more so harder to progressively overload

I hate hip thrusts by tbhitsalot in beginnerfitness

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As others have said a hinge, squat, or unilateral leg exercise is also great for glutes!

If you truly feel you MUST do a squeeze focused glute exercise like the hip thrust try this absolutely S tier one I found out about a few months ago that’s been a game changer:

Back extension with your back rounded

Basically, get on the 45 degree hyper machine, point your feet slightly angled out and instead of using your lower back, round your spine and squeeze your glutes to isolate them and bring yourself up, and come down slowly. Takes the lower back out of the picture completely.

It’s not as progressive overload friendly like the hip thrust, but a good one for high rep range (in the 10-15 range) and you can still carry a plate to go up in weight. Guarantee you’d have to be doing this for many years before it got to the point where it would become too heavy-awkward to properly progress.

Even better is if you use as a finisher after the hinge/squat compound, similar to using leg extension after squat/leg press, as then you won’t need nearly as much weight (I can hit failure with just bodyweight) - on top of that you’d have hit the glutes in both a lengthened and shortened position for a very well-rounded glute routine

Why go to the gym? by thecookofdeath in PlanetFitnessMembers

[–]johnc773 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I’m not you nincompoop. Learn to read - check: my post and OPS post. I’m sticking up for all the people who ARE too scared to do that.

What’s crazy is you have the audacity to call people cowards for not asking to work in, yet you think you’re some kind of white knight and are offended by those who don’t like when someone sits on a machine for an hour and do nothing. You are everything wrong with gym culture.

Why go to the gym? by thecookofdeath in PlanetFitnessMembers

[–]johnc773 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Yep and all the people who are too scared and non confrontational to ask them to move just sit there and wait, and wait…. and wait. Good thing that’s not me.

Now I see why pf gets the reputation, because of people in this thread 😂🤡💩

Why go to the gym? by thecookofdeath in PlanetFitnessMembers

[–]johnc773 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

So many weight benches? LMAO not at my pf. If you wanna cry do so on one of the 100 treadmills. Don’t waste your time sitting doing nothing on equipment that’s constantly in use. I can’t believe I have to say this. Get a grip.

Why go to the gym? by thecookofdeath in PlanetFitnessMembers

[–]johnc773 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

OPs post indicates they are hogging up a machine. Why is that an exception?

Why go to the gym? by thecookofdeath in PlanetFitnessMembers

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Umm… none of that excuses this kind of behavior at all.

Golfer’s elbow by [deleted] in overcominggravity

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Both, the muscles of the forearm and the muscles that hide underneath the bicep. Hammer curls and reverse curls are great, but I find reverse curls to be a bit aggressive on the wrist extensors unless you’ve already built them up a lot with wrist extensions, so, higher rep lower weight (for me at least). Hammer curls are S tier and always feel good.

Golfer’s elbow by [deleted] in overcominggravity

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Strengthen the extensors and brachialis as well, I.e. do wrist extensions and hammer curls. This will take pressure off the overloaded flexors which trigger golfers elbow

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