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  1. Heya guys! finally settled into my new place and it has a few locations of the gym I went to at my previous place of living! The downside is they still don't have many power racks/squat racks. Usually 2. The newer one has a raised platform of fake wood, what's the point of that?

     

    I might look at other gyms depending on my contract, since I live in a larger area now, it's pretty busy sometimes and my current routine is using barbells for half of it.

     

    I talked to one of the managers the other day and he said once they get my account transferred over from the other location they'd be able to look at it. I signed up for a year membership which is PAST, so it should be month to month.

     

    Any suggestions of dealing with gyms if I want to switch? I know some are pretty brutal with letting you go and such. I just want more racks.

  2. My tendinitis is finally getting better. So I've been doing some light lifting dumbbell stuff, and cardio!

     

    Today though, not sure if it happened at work, or what, my left forearm has a constant ache where my right doesn't. Might not be fully ready yet. :/

     

    I finally tried out that sriracha sauce though, and I now eat it with everything. I guess it really does make more boring meals not as boring.

     

    But yay! happy to actually be back in the gym. 

  3. I think the defining element of an RPG is character progression in terms of levels, stats, and/or skills increasing during the course of the game. If you get more powerful by fighting stuff, then that's an RPG. Of course, it's possible to be an RPG and another genre at the same time.

    I agree with this, but man do I miss turn-based RPGs. :(

  4. I made a bunch, threw it in covered containers, and am awaiting the chicken to finish so I can throw some of the meals in the freezer for over the week.

    I left the containers of rice on my counter, didn't think it would be that big of a deal. But apparently you can get sick from eating rice if poorly stored.

    I just threw it in my fridge upon learning this. I'm now kind of worried that i'm going to get sick from it, since leaving it on the counter for an extended time.

    Does anyone else make rice ahead of time and re-heat it, or am I just worrying too much?

  5. Couple questions again! Hi.

    zircon and I talked, so since I'm a tiny dude, it made sense to go on a bulk. I've been eating fairly clean counting calories throughout the day.

    But I drink a LOT of milk. It's literally my go-to drink when at home. I can suck down a gallon of 2% in 2-3 days. Late in the night I'll get up and just pour a giant glass of milk sometimes more then once. I have a feeling I'm going way over my needed caloric intake because of this. :( I say this because I jumped like 4lbs which is weird since I've never jumped that high over the course of a couple days. Usually just fluctuates around 1-2lbs

    My next question is what dumbbell exercise could replace the overhead barbell press? With my muscle imbalance it's tough with your standard 45lb bar.

  6. How do you guys deal with going to gym on those days you just feel completely drained?

    I have wrist issues in my right wrist and forearm. Slight tendinitis. flares up sometimes when doing squats and other exercises so I've went from going every other day on a 4 day work out. Is there a way to alleviate this? Because it's flaring up tonight and I don't want to make it worse by going in and lifting.

  7. Does your gym have a cable machine? If so, you can use it set real low and/or with a bench. It's not gonna be perfect, but you can still hit your hamstrings and glutes, which is what you activate in a leg curl.

    Also, Halt, to your earlier question given your health concerns, I'm gonna go against my usual instincts and recommend the Smith machine. I'm not a fan of this machine in general, because people do squats with it (which I'll grant is what it looks like it's for but is in fact way worse than free weights for,) and it takes up a ton of space in the weight room. That being said, it is very safe and I've seen it used to good effect when people put a bench underneath.

    I'm actually not a fan of the Smith machine. I've used them to enough extent to where I just don't like them.

    I'm forgetting if it's the weird fatigue I experienced, or the unbalanced left side of my body due to my epilepsy, but i try to compensate non-compound movements if I can, and the smith machine has never really helped. I'm much more able to gauge where I'm at as far as muscle use with barbell squats and deads rather then with a smith machine.

  8. So, I was at the gym around 10pm last night, and I was doing dumbbell bench presses and nearly dropped a dumbbell on my face. I injured myself a while back and took a much longer then needed hiatus..

    I was using 15s and couldn't do more then 5 reps. I have an imbalance on my left side due to epilepsy so I try to do isolate exercises whenever possible. My left arm just gave out though.

    Imagine taking your left arm and leaning up against a wall palm facing the wall, right? Well I feel a weakness trembling through my forearm and not sure why I feel it in my forearm the most and through the rest of my arm. It doesn't hurt just felt fatigued, never had this happen before.

    Thoughts?

  9. Hmm. Off the top of my head, I'd say you're either allergic to something in your gym (like mold) or you're catching stuff from your fellow gym-goers. If you don't already, make sure you avoid touching your face/mouth etc. during your workout, then wash your hands really well after you're finished. To cement my point, yesterday as I was getting dressed after training three guys came in within about five minutes of each other to use the stalls. NONE of them washed their hands after, and the last one didn't even flush.

    Just, eww.

    It's happened at two different gyms! :( And i'm not allergic to anything, but I suppose mold could do it, heh. It's just disappointing because I get all stoked to be back in the gym, and then I get sick.

    sounds like bad luck to me :-(

    Poop. Well I'm fortunately feeling much better today. I think it's time to go back!

  10. After slicing my leg open, I feel pretty confident and am heading back into a regular routine. I'll be going before work most days so somewhere between 10-12am probably.

    I worry that it may be busy and I wont be able to get into the equipment I need thus possibly not getting in my full workout. My roommate says it's fairly busy sometimes too.

    How can I work around this without extending my time in the gym too much?

  11. I found this neat app for my tablet, and I've watched some videos, my issue is, I can get it linked as a midi controller, but that's it.

    I can't get the any of the knobs or faders to work at all. I've tried linking them to a channel with an effect, but it just doesn't work. The best I get is a low sounding buzzing noise.

    Help a dude out?

  12. Hey guys, I'm been absent from this thread for a while now, due to an injury which has gotten much better to the point where I feel I can work around it with light stuff, and exercises that don't engage my forearms much. My Occupational therapist said that eventually I'd need to strengthen my forearms.

    So, I started cardio, core stuff, and legs along with the forearm exercises I was shown!

    It's a year contract at my gym though. Wish it was month to month!

  13. I'd say probably ask djpretzel, maybe send an email to admin@ocremix.org and ask -- or just wait for him to see it here.

    I'm curious what the process is for getting a shirt or hoodie made in a certain size or colour. I'll just leave that note here... he'll see it eventually, oh yes, just give it time... :-)

    Duuuude, if I could get one in orange, that would be bitchin'.

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