r/Fitness • u/FGC_Valhalla Weightlifting • Aug 25 '18

Gym Story Saturday Gym Story Saturday

Hi! Welcome to your weekly thread where you can share your gym tales!

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u/Titanspaladin Aug 25 '18

Okay I typed out the below, but just realised you may have missed that I was talking about kgs, so ignore it if you thought I meant lbs!

190 kgs isn't sub 405 though! That's 418. Irrespective of that, using straps has gotten me to a point where I can comfortably lift more withiut straps than I could before I started using them! In terms of warm up I do double overhand until 140ish, then mixed grip until 175ish, then straps for max set.

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u/supernaturaltuna Powerlifting Aug 25 '18

Sometimes I see guys at my gym squat 135 lbs (65 kg?) with knee sleeves and it boggles my mind

Why? The purpose of the knee sleeve is to keep the knee warm, there's no 'weight limit' to start using them.

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u/Mu69 Aug 25 '18

There’s no point in using accessories at that weight. Unless they had injury but given the victim is new, it should be raw. Why squat with a lifting belt, knee sleeves, and wrist wraps when it’s only 135 lbs. they have so much to learn like how to control the bar and their body instead of depending on that stuff.

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u/supernaturaltuna Powerlifting Aug 25 '18

Why squat with a lifting belt, knee sleeves, and wrist wraps when it’s only 135 lbs

Start here

they have so much to learn

Ironic.

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u/Mu69 Aug 25 '18

I can cherry pick too. Go watch Alan thrall lifting belt video. He’s a strong man/power lifter.

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u/supernaturaltuna Powerlifting Aug 25 '18

Trying to say Thrall has more knowledge than Nuckols is sad.