Posers at the gym

Marco_Simone SG

Got this teenage shortie guy(abt 1.60m) at my gym.Sure he is quite stout and compact.

He walks with the worst ILS(Imaginery Lats Sydrome) ever.Then in between sets,he will pose himself in front of the mirror.He will do bodybuilding competition poses such as the double bicep and the lat spread.

I mean,its fine to admire your result,but to overdo it is...*yawnz***

forum_dude SG

MAYBE THESE GUYS SHOULD RESTRICT THEMSELVE FROM DOING SO MUCH

IF U REALLY WAN TO DO, DO IT AT HOME UNTIL YOUR BICEP BURST

Simon Dean SG

Let me guess..

1)He does cable pushdowns with a hunchback of a 70 year old neh neh?

2)90-degree bicep curls locked at the elbows?

Marco_Simone SG

This kid benches 2 plates but he does a half ROM and his back arch is incredile.

Simon Dean SG

as long as his butt/glutes has contact with the bench, it is legit i suppose.

I do mine with a slight arch as well but not that extreme.And i still go full ROM.

If he doesnt do good mornings/deadlifts /lower back exercises for that matter.His arch is gonna cause him an extreme lower back ache in the future.

Sure those powerlifters use an extreme arch but they have the core strength to safely do so and they are experienced.

anyway whats the big deal about doing 2 plates a side.I find it totally absurd that people are only willing to work-out with the olympic barbells if they can only start with 1-2 plates a side.Then whats the purpose of going to the gym if you are already that "strong" naturally?

I saw some dragon-boaters today working out on the bench-press.Going all out to 120kg with reps that are forced and partial.They definately bring their "teamwork" with them to the gym..just because 10+ people row a boat doesnt mean they should do the same in the bench press.

Marco_Simone SG

you mean one dragonboater does the bench,2-3 assistants do upright rows/bicep curls using the same bar? Laughing

Simon Dean SG

It looks so funny when they do that.The person doing the bench press looks like he is struggling under the rubble of a fallen building and the people helping out on the forced reps look like rescue workers lifting the rubble off his chest.

Marco_Simone SG

Nah,they using the same piece of equipment to save time mah.Must praise them leh coz less people hogging equipment