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Post by Tim Wescott on Sept 9, 2004 10:09:19 GMT -5
Somehow,I can`t picture Ronnie Coleman doing these with 800 pounds! ;D I hate these freakin` Swiss Balls!!   |
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Post by BKK on Sept 11, 2004 21:21:30 GMT -5
Holy sh*t! Thats crazy.. I wonder why he think he needs to do that?
Regards,
BKK.
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Post by Robert on Sept 11, 2004 21:24:49 GMT -5
Thats friggin' crazy.  |
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Post by ChrisC on Sept 11, 2004 21:49:15 GMT -5
I've witnessed something similar at the gym I train at: There are these little rubber balls, they are shaped like flysaucers about 1 foot across. I see people standing on them to do all sorts of exercises. The possibilities for injury are limitless.....
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Post by Robert on Sept 12, 2004 9:23:46 GMT -5
You know if that guy falls. Is the instructor going to be able to help save him in anyway?  |
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Post by Maximum6 on Sept 12, 2004 11:09:37 GMT -5
how is he going to get that barbell off his back?
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Post by MikeKy on Sept 13, 2004 19:46:38 GMT -5
Ignorance is bliss. The instructor should be fired.
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Post by SCYankeeJay on Sept 13, 2004 19:52:00 GMT -5
wow, that's crazy! what is he trying to do?
He could get a better workout without a crackpot trainer and some real weight.
I see those balls being used in my gym alot but mostly for abs and stuff. Never for squats!?!?!?!
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Post by Troyster on Sept 14, 2004 13:00:49 GMT -5
LMAO  Thanks TIM!! HAHAAHAHAAAAAAAA, I once posted that I saw somebody doing this (another board, a while back) and NOBODY believed me, they said I was making it up. The guy I saw was a little more advanced than that guy in the picture. He didn't need a spotter, LMAO... he was doing that IN THE RACK... think about it: while in the rack, if you fell off that ball WITHOUT a bar on your back... your really screwed... but WITH a weighted bar on your back???!!! Oh man... I honestly cringed the entire time. He didn't fall but... it takes what? ONCE! The word "dumbass" comes to mind, LOL!!! Troy |
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Post by Jesse on Sept 14, 2004 15:31:25 GMT -5
Yes, I totally agree! I had to ask a guy that was in the squat rack doing that little swiss ball routine, without the bar, to move over so I could do some real squats. He was smaller than I but didnt say anything to defend himself, which was OK. The bigger guy that was doing some SLDLs came up to me after my first set and and thanked me for getting his distraction out of the way and started laughing. The swiss ball guy went over and started jumping around with 20lb DBs and I just about lost it ROFLAO.
Where do these new and updated routines come from?
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Post by Troyster on Sept 14, 2004 17:21:43 GMT -5
... Where do these new and updated routines come from? The need to sell memberships under a new-and-improved guise. I saw a news fluffy interview of a new-and-improved gym in my city. They have nothing but "stuff" like that... and pilates-based routines... there are NO WEIGHTS in this gym. So they basically asked what was so special about THIS gym. The owner said, "We provide a gym that's unique. The equipment and techniques we use are designed to build lean muscle. It's intended for those people who wish to build quality lean muscle." ... ZUH? WTF? LMAO Troy |
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Post by Jesse on Sept 14, 2004 17:41:00 GMT -5
The need to sell memberships under a new-and-improved guise. I saw a news fluffy interview of a new-and-improved gym in my city. They have nothing but "stuff" like that... and pilates-based routines... there are NO WEIGHTS in this gym. So they basically asked what was so special about THIS gym. The owner said, "We provide a gym that's unique. The equipment and techniques we use are designed to build lean muscle. It's intended for those people who wish to build quality lean muscle." ... ZUH? WTF? LMAO Troy I couldnt workout there... I want really big muscle, you know, the kind that just hangs off you like slabs of meat. I couldnt do the newer routines anyway... dont own a leatard or dance shoes  or a crash helmet, shoulder pads, catchers vest, shin pads or health insurance right now for that matter. ;D |
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Post by Tim Wescott on Sept 14, 2004 20:05:47 GMT -5
All these Swiss balls,wobble boards,discs,bands,etc. etc. can kiss my ass!! ;D
There is nothing better than plain old black iron to put on muscle.
This stuff might be OK for Richard Simmons types, but if you are going to be a bodybuilder or strength athlete, why bother?
Just another fad that idiotic personal trainers with no muscle constantly use on uneducated clients.
Most of the people I see using them for ab work, would be way better off just hitting the treadmill for the same amount of time.
I never heard that John Grimek,Reeves,Arnold,or Coleman used these fads so I`ll pass too.
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Post by Troyster on Sept 15, 2004 11:32:00 GMT -5
I'm with you Tim, they can kiss my ass too! ;D
Though, I have to admit... Uncle Jesse planted some ideas in my evil brain... I'm such a "ham" and a rebel, I was thinking I may just go to my weekend gym (we train at a REAL HARDCORE BB gym on Saturdays) wearing:
- leapard-skin leotards
- a crash helmeta
- shoulder pads
- a catcher's vesta
- some groovy shin pads
;D ;D ;D ;D
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Post by Tim Wescott on Sept 15, 2004 11:51:07 GMT -5
So what`s wrong with that?
It`s about what I wear on most days!! ;D
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Post by Jesse on Sept 15, 2004 15:57:15 GMT -5
Dont forget to wear your thong ;D BACKWARDS |
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Post by ChrisC on Sept 15, 2004 18:21:59 GMT -5
Last time I read this thread UncleJesse was talking about 18yr old Texas girls. I read it the next day and find AND Thanks guys, I'm going to need therapy to help erase the mental image these comments caused.  |
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Post by Tim Wescott on Sept 15, 2004 20:05:49 GMT -5
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Post by Tim Wescott on Sept 15, 2004 20:20:45 GMT -5
This nitwit set a new record for standing on top of a Swiss ball at Stonehenge. Two hours,sixteen minutes,and two seconds! I never knew they had a world record in this "event" !! ;D Who freakin` cares?  |
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Post by ChrisC on Sept 15, 2004 20:31:42 GMT -5
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or a crash helmet, shoulder pads, catchers vest, shin pads or health insurance right now for that matter. ;D