Strength / Weight Training

Have you tried slight variations like incline or decline bench press?

I lots of variations with dumbbells but not so much bench press. Now I’m lifting heavier I can do bench presses properly now.

I added the Tom Platz variation of the hack squat today. It’s a killer

Dear lord that is stupid.

I’ll try those squats today. Looks like there’s a lot of technique

No. Don't. Please. They are stupid. You're risking your knees by putting weight through them in such a ridiculous position.

cf. sissy squats too.

There are better & safer exercises available.

It's quite something isn't it ? God knows how he came up with it . Wasnt recommending it, posted purely as it's so out there !

Do I need to go to gym.to give calisthenics a go?

No, but maybe . You don't need to. Plenty of bodyweight stuff you can do at home with no kit .

It'll be easier in 5he gym with pull up bars, dip stations etc . And unless you have something that looks like a pullup bar at home/ in a park, training back will be tricky

Have you got a tree a home?

It was quite interesting doing that squat. It definitely like it hit some different muscles.

If you’re that worried about me I pinky proms I won’t do them again.

I've never tried them tbh. Just remember seeing that vid and thinking how bonkers they were.

I have nothing at home unless I purchase and fix. Local park doesn't have anything. Just basic machines if that

Dont mind signing up to a gym if needs be. But would like to know what I can do prior to doing so really

Nope. No tree

A pull up bar would allow you to do back stuff, and can be reasonably cheap.

You can extend it's use with straps & handles / rings.

God I hate nagging pains

Last couple weeks I think I've bruised my collarbone. Any movement and it aches.

... I miss being young.

Almost Darwin Award stuff at the gym this morning - guy opposite me starts setting up for bench press on one of the big power racks, but instead of working IN the rack where the bar & safetys are already set up, he drags the bench to the outside of the rack & uses the external rack mounts... no warm up, just loads it up and manages about 4 reps before hitting the shakes & nearly dropping the fucking thing - impressively he somehow managed to get it back up without intervention, although the shuddering had made his gigantic headphones fall off & turned his face bright purple, why do people do this - it stresses me out!

Me on the other hand, I stopped before I almost passed out this time - 2 short of my target, but I couldn't let it slide so took a breather then finished the set off, doesn't quite count but still...

I’m looking to move on my adjustable dumbells (up to 36kg), the rack they sit in and my bench- any takers here?

£ would be half what they cost, which I’d need to lookup.

why do people do this

ego lifters

What are they again?

Might be interested, yeah?

Yeah, still amazes me how many scale the peak of mount stupid so brazenly - geniunely stresses me out knowing someone is that oblivious to basic common sense in the general vicinity!

What are they again?

"BodyMax 36kg Selectabell Dumbbells and Deluxe Stand"

For which I paid £749 during lockdown, here they are on the site I purchased them from.

I should not have looked at that site.

I really want one of these in rthe garden now:

What transformer is that?!?

Unless you've managed to cheat some height in your room- it won't fit, for me by just 4cm.