- If I havent set any world records at this point, then chances are I never will. I just enjoy the ride.
- Eventually, your life will consist of only 3-5 exercises, and they will not let you down. The other ones have been dropped like old girlfriends. They just dont work anymore.
- I wish Mark Rippetoe was around back in our day instead of Joe Weider.
- The best ab exercise is front squats.
- Once your back, shoulders, or wrists start to hurt, there aint no trick you can try that you read about on T-Nation or anyplace else that will make it go away. You just need to learn to live with it, mitigate it, or work around it.
- I stopped doing curls, but if I do them, they usually dont get an entry in the log book.
- Keep all your workout logs in the same style of notebook. Got to the store and buy a shitload of them. Keep them lined up in a bookcase in chronological order.
- The overhead press is cooler than the bench press.
- I have learned to appreciate clueless lifters. It keeps the squat racks and power platform clear. Except of course when they are using them for curls.
- Back in our day, hot girls didnt work-out in gyms. I dont think people realize this.
- Does weight training have any cardio vascular benefits? I sure hope so, because I stopped running years ago.
- A good program will only work for about six weeks, then you need to cycle over. I know Dan John already said this, but its true.
- Arnold has proven to be a jackass, but to guys our age he is still Arnold.
- Powerlifting USA was a pretty terrible magazine, but it was the only thing we had.
- Those monolift contraptions look pretty ridiculous.
- Geared vs. Non-geared? I guess I have no opinion on the matter, its just that Ed Coan didnt use gear. Never trained with chains, either.
- Lou Ferrignos dark blue T-shirt while overhead pressing in Pumping Iron was the most bad-ass gym wear I have ever seen. I went out and bought me a good basic load of tight dark blue T-shirts after that.
- Dave Draper is a cool dude.
- A good gym bag will never let you down. Invest in a good one. Keep your keys and lock in a separate pocket from your workout log. It saves the wear and tear on the workout log.
- Changing gyms if your gym does not allow chalk is useless advice. I would have already done that if it were possible. Im devising a plan to sneak it in.
- Although there is probably no science to support it, finishing off with a good pump set from time to time seems to do the trick.
- Rippetoe talked about how the best lifts are ones where the weight is kept in line with, or close to, the bodys center of gravity. I got to thinking, if youre gonna curl, then seated concentration curls fit the bill.
- Guys who train at 9pm become a kind of fraternity. They are usually older guys with serious jobs and families. If you miss a few nights, everyones like, Where is Tony?
- Power cleans, while well-intentioned, fuck up your lower back.
- Nobody at your office cares how much you squat.
Dude, that’s great. Words to live by!
Spot on, Goose.
Goose,
You made some strong and interesting points!
No-nonsense and straight to the point, very nice.
Thanks, all…
[quote]goose64 wrote:
- If I havent set any world records at this point, then chances are I never will. I just enjoy the ride.
- Eventually, your life will consist of only 3-5 exercises, and they will not let you down.
- I wish Mark Rippetoe was around back in our day instead of Joe Weider.
- Once your back, shoulders, or wrists start to hurt, there aint no trick you can try that you read about on T-Nation or anyplace else that will make it go away.
- The overhead press is cooler than the bench press.
- Weight training doesnt have any cardio vascular benefits. Start running.
- cleans and snatches, properly done, are cool.
- Nobody at your office cares how much you squat.
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great list Goose. my personal favourites are these these ones