[quote]Colonel Dinque wrote:
I got an ipod but the friggin earplugs keep poppin out subjecting me to “WE BUILT THIS CITY” &“IF YOU LIKE PINA COLADAS” for the 50th time. [/quote]
Ouch. As far as the earpieces, get the sport type from target that loop over your ear. Saves you from the terrors of the BeeGees and Starship…
Colonel–
Opinions re. cellphones vary. Although speaking into cellphone WHILE performing exercise is, a priori, foolish, as another poster noted, in one of the Ironmind Videos the whole German oly team is on their cells at the same time. They don’t seem to have trouble focusing.
Moreover, I don’t think you should knock handstands. The handstand builds substantial strength and coordination in the shoulders, forearms, and coordination of all the muscles surrounding the hip. It is no mere stunt; rather, it is the gateway skill to superhuman feats of upper body strength and full-body agility that are probably far beyond your capacity and will remain so until you train your handstand.
[quote]Ross Hunt wrote:
Moreover, I don’t think you should knock handstands. The handstand builds substantial strength and coordination in the shoulders, forearms, and coordination of all the muscles surrounding the hip. It is no mere stunt; rather, it is the gateway skill to superhuman feats of upper body strength and full-body agility that are probably far beyond your capacity and will remain so until you train your handstand.[/quote]
Nay, my friend, you are ill-informed. It is the push-up that is responsible for those superhuman feats of which you speak, yet know nothing of.
Mr. Pushups II
[quote]Ross Hunt wrote:
Colonel–
Opinions re. cellphones vary. Although speaking into cellphone WHILE performing exercise is, a priori, foolish, as another poster noted, in one of the Ironmind Videos the whole German oly team is on their cells at the same time. They don’t seem to have trouble focusing.
Moreover, I don’t think you should knock handstands. The handstand builds substantial strength and coordination in the shoulders, forearms, and coordination of all the muscles surrounding the hip. It is no mere stunt; rather, it is the gateway skill to superhuman feats of upper body strength and full-body agility that are probably far beyond your capacity and will remain so until you train your handstand.[/quote]
Hunh, a priori? yer smart
I would have trouble focusing with an oily german team, cellphones or not.
You’re a stuntman? WOW!Why do I want super feet? My calves are huge. Does Ronnie Coleman have superhuman feet? I want big feet. Should I take glutamine before I lift or after to strengthen my wrists to improve foot size(both of them(foots)-also, should I preload on creatine to increase ankle mass for the handstand on handstand days? Is every day handstand day?)
What did Arnold do for his feet? Snap towels with oily austrian team? I heard ZMA increases superhuman feet into superduper human feet (when taken at bedtime on off-handstand days)This was in the Vince McMahon article in M+F so it must be true.
Triple H has substantial strength and coordination in his shoulders but I didn’t know he had super feet. Does Dr. Squat know of this scientific breakthrough sweeping your gym? and Mike Hunt, You da MAN! Do tha handstand Mike Do the handstand, right in front of my face grunting and moaning and shouting out to the world Mike Do the handstand, handstandman!MIKEHUNTMIKEHUNTMIKEHUNT!!!
You are the gatekeeper to superhuman feet, I am the unworthy incapable tiny footed Jay Cutler wannabe ascendant to your throne of handstand oily footed immortality and agility. Call me.Sua Sponte a fortiorari sub judice and semper fi.
[quote]magnetnerd wrote:
Ross Hunt wrote:
Moreover, I don’t think you should knock handstands. The handstand builds substantial strength and coordination in the shoulders, forearms, and coordination of all the muscles surrounding the hip. It is no mere stunt; rather, it is the gateway skill to superhuman feats of upper body strength and full-body agility that are probably far beyond your capacity and will remain so until you train your handstand.
Nay, my friend, you are ill-informed. It is the push-up that is responsible for those superhuman feats of which you speak, yet know nothing of.
Mr. Pushups II[/quote]
LOL, good one.
Col,
Have I touched a nerve?
You insult international gymnasts, who have better upper bodies than you will probably ever attain, and olympic weightlifters have better lower bodies and backs than you were probably ever develop. These men are athletes of the same class as Dr. Squat and Arnold–great athletes. They demand your respect. That doesn’t mean that you’re compelled to give it. It just means that you’d be a fool not to give it.
I’m not a gymnast. I’m an oly lifter who does gymnastics for kicks and because I recognize its benefits–for instance, unparalleled abdominal strength and an ability to generate tension in extreme ranges of motion.
If you’re not going to reply with some modicum of civility, or at least make your diatribe entertaining, don’t expect a response to any more of your posts on this subject.
Wow, seems like we need more articles on handstands in a big way.
On an unrelated note, I wonder when the circus will be getting into town this year?
[quote]vroom wrote:
Wow, seems like we need more articles on handstands in a big way.
On an unrelated note, I wonder when the circus will be getting into town this year?[/quote]
Came here a bit late in the discussion.
What i think (if anybody gives a shit).
Us older folks are real sensitive like.
As for fucktards in the gym…I am sooo happy to be able to say that I work out at home and only see them while travelling. That’s where I’m forced to witness the 90% of fools that think they are working out when they are just posing and socialising. At least they have all the latest gym fashions down cold.
I feel sorry for you guys…hahahaha.
Look at the bright side…at least you get to see some funny shit once in a while.
Yes, I like to make fun of people too. As usual I bench on Mondays only to be interrupted by these ghetto rats that play B-ball at the same time. They come in the weight room and want to get in a set. Usually no prob. So I’m warming up and the same kid always comes in. He doesn’t warm up. he puts 225 on the bar and does 2 to 3 sets of 10. I figure ehh pretty strong for a pencil neck. So as I’m warming up I put 275 on and do 3 reps. He comes walking in and I know what he wants so I go to take the 25’s off and he says leave it. So, ok. I stand behind him and give him a lift. The bar drops straight to his chest like a rock! I was laughing so hard I barely got it up for him. I guess there’s something to be said for muscle memory. His had no recalection!
Me thinks this one struck a few raw nerves.
I keep my phone with me, leave it on vibrate, and if I take a call, I wander over to the lobby area. The dinks that talk loudly or sit on a piece of equipment while chatting up their friends are the ones that irk me. Thankfully I am usually alone in the pit away from all the fancy-shmancy machines where all the social butterflies hang. However, every so often some guy will use the area to stretch or whatever - which is fine, but don’t try to be my freakin’ friend. In fact, unless my hair is on fire, don’t say a freakin’ word to me.
Thanks everyone for the positive comments, sorry I went off on the handstand supporter.
One final thing on this–yesterday, I was finishing up, just standing there sweating bullets, chuggin water and I hear this guy, in the corner, away from most people, talking on his phone. Turns out he’s talking to his broker telling him to dump all his shares of stock in Bausch & Lomb. The guy hangs up, is kind of apologetic for talking and quietly goes back to working out. I come into work today and check it out and sure enough, the stock dropped 10 points.
So, grasshopper, maybe all assholes are not always assholes all the time.
Insider trading dammit!!! j/k