xandermander: Any Sputnik'ers Lift Weights?!

xandermander 08.31.11	Expecting the answer to be a resounding NO, but then again I might be wrong. In b4 "your music sucks" or "I listen to The Dangerous Summer" while lifting the pretty pink dumbbells.
MountainDewMe 08.31.11	I used to when I played football 2 years ago but not anymore. I always want to start lifting again but I don't have the motivation.
FrankRedHot 08.31.11	Lifting small Filipino boys is much better.
xandermander 08.31.11	It seems like most people quit when they quit playing football after high school but that's when I started getting serious. The hardest thing is getting started again to be honest.
DominionMM1 08.31.11	I prefer to lift to groove-oriented metal.
xandermander 08.31.11	RedHood, I feel like the tobacco and booze related lists on this site have many more responses so I expect quite the opposite. Hipsters don't lift weights.
Scoot 08.31.11	i work out 3 times a week just at the house. chin-up bar for 30 reps, 40 ab-wheel extensions, 50 pushups, 60 tricep dips, 40 kickbacks
xandermander 08.31.11	How's that working out for you?
Scoot 08.31.11	not bad, actually. started about a year and a half ago and by adding that to the leg training i get from warehouse work/playing sports, i've managed to add 35 pounds to my feeble 130 pound frame. it's just about staying motivated enough to keep it going.
Scoot 08.31.11	and eating more obviously
AngelofDeath 08.31.11	Yeah, I got a bench at home. Mostly just do basic stuff (barbell curls, bench press, squats, etc.).
xandermander 08.31.11	I'm glad you threw in that last part. It's all about eating the size you want to be, which obviously costs more money and takes a shitload of extra effort throughout the day.
Scoot 08.31.11	yeah it's tough, but the results are well worth it. i used to feel really self-conscious, especially because of the stereotypes that men have to be massive to get respect. now it's not nearly as bad, and i've actually gotten a few compliments.
FromDaHood 08.31.11	I still play sports being in high school and all but lift a little in the offseason. Definitely no powerlifting or anything.
xandermander 08.31.11	It's not being pretty or any self-image type of thing. I mean I peaked at about 260 lbs and still had a relatively low bodyfat (around 15%, not fully visible abs or anything), it's more for me about the thrill of moving some heavy ass weights. Picking 635 lbs. up off the floor is hard to compare with any other form of achievement.
BallsToTheWall 08.31.11	Work out 4-5 times a week. Focus on heavy compound exercises as well as basic isolation. Weighted pull-ups,dips, cleans, snatches, presses, deadlifts, etc.
xandermander 08.31.11	Nothing beats a good snatch, though i must admit I completely suck at them. Clean and Jerk is more my cup of tea.
pmmets07 08.31.11	i just started lifting at school a few days ago. i'll go, run, lift for about 45 minutes, then eat a meal (usually with meat and milk as a drink). we'll see how it works out for me.
Restrikted 08.31.11	I do on my bing bong
xandermander 08.31.11	Milk is the ultimate lifting nutrition. I mean look at how jacked cows are. 95% of this supplement hype is bullshit as sputnik could probably infer from the shiny packaging and unbelievable claims.
BallsToTheWall 08.31.11	I pretty much have a Frankie Edgar build and im content with that. I Need to move back to my old town so I can resume my nonstop jiujitsu training with my bras. I feel I thrive better athletically and fundamentally in a smaller environment. Too much milk is bad for you man.
DominionMM1 08.31.11	Endorphins ftw. I lift primarily to feel better. I have more energy, I sleep better, and am generally in a better mood. The physical results are simply an added bonus.
DominionMM1 08.31.11	i just started lifting at school a few days ago. i'll go, run, lift for about 45 minutes, then eat a meal (usually with meat and milk as a drink). we'll see how it works out for me. If you're gonna run and lift in the same period, lift first.
campisi5 08.31.11	I lift about 4-5 times per week and honestly 5 and 6 are two of my fav albums to listen to in the gym.
AngelofDeath 08.31.11	Nothing beats a good snatch [2]
BallsToTheWall 08.31.11	Apparently raw sunflower seeds are loaded with protein, arginine, betain, leucine and glutamine. I need to add this to my diet pronto.
xandermander 08.31.11	they also taste like dick compared to salted and roasted
BallsToTheWall 08.31.11	Doesnt matter, salted and roasted destroy ther nutrients. I think if you throw in a handful in a daily smoothie with flax seed, blueberries, and egg protein you'll be set.
Uranium 08.31.11	Trap Them on the treadmill is a booster.
xandermander 08.31.11	I don't exactly do the health thing. I'm a natural ectomorph so I have to eat in the neighborhood of 10,000 calories per day to maintain 250 lbs. Lots of pie, ice cream, peanut butter, and red meat. I also smoke around a pack every 4 days and struggle to tie my shoes without turning red in the face. Health is far from a concern of mine.
xandermander 08.31.11	Chocolate whole milk is your friend for bulking if you are an ectomorph
BallsToTheWall 08.31.11	Closing in and flucuates at 160 to 165. That diet makes makes me feel good about being addicted to waffle house and corn dogs. However, im pretty much just aiming to be consistently 170 for my first goal. Then later on focus on trying to reach the 175-180 mark for my permanent weight.
Scoot 08.31.11	trap them on the treadmill sounds like a synthgrind band
ilikeforests 08.31.11	exercise helped me get out of some serious depression. I still incorporate at least an hour of pretty intense exertion every day, usually use my own bodyweight, but freeweights once in a while too and lots of stretching.
xandermander 08.31.11	If you are that close to your goal then I agree there's no need to rush. I would also like to state that if I wasn't at a low bodyfat I'd probably already be at a very high risk for diabetes and probably a heart attack lol. They say my blood pressure is already through the roof but then again my arms are 17.5" around and they put it on so fuggin tight that it makes my veins pop and they get some retarded reading and say I'm going to die every time.
AfterTheBreakdown 08.31.11	This list is Badass. And i used to lift weights.
DominionMM1 08.31.11	red meat after lifting is the best thing ever. makes me feel like a big man.
AfterTheBreakdown 08.31.11	Lol
pizzamachine 08.31.11	I lift weights every day. MA ARMS R GETTIN THICK
xandermander 08.31.11	If you lift to have big arms, you probably don't have big arms lol. All the puny fucks who do endless extensions and curls look like twiggy bitches. Squat, squat, squat.
DominionMM1 08.31.11	While squats are probably the best single lifting exercise one can do, doing curls constantly will make your arms bigger. Years ago, I'd do 100 curls every night and my biceps got ripped.
BallsToTheWall 08.31.11	Pull-ups, inverted rows, upright/bent over rows mang.
ohfoxxxycole 08.31.11	starting to use my bowflex
pizzamachine 08.31.11	Nah I don't lift to get big arms lol. It's a perk!
Skoj 08.31.11	Pushups, pullups, dips, situps, jump rope, and heavy bag. I'm a boxer, and music is a great tool to push you. Grab software and crank the BPM up, it'll speed you up
Skoj 08.31.11	Great list btw
Relinquished 08.31.11	I do everything. Got my bench max to 300 lbs yesterday. I lift heavy shit but not so much that I mess up my body structure for BJJ, Judo, and Kickboxing.
BallsToTheWall 08.31.11	My friends in vero converted their living room to a BJJ station and have alot of people come train, including cops. They are thinking of doing a 40 dollar a month deal. Good idea and it's convenient as fuck. They know what they are doing and it's 90 bucks cheaper than anywhere in the shithole of south Florida. I think, im gonna take a few months off in December and just train.
Acanthus 08.31.11	I really enjoy hitting the gym, going at least 3x a week makes me a very happy man. Lately I've been neglecting it, and it's annoying; going to have to make time for it! I love to listen to angry(er) music when I do, it's very cathartic. I'm a small guy body weight wise, but I really enjoy having definition.
Relinquished 08.31.11	good idea. I'd do the same with the gym I have at my home but I only made it enough for two people. I got a membership for L.A. Fitness just in case it's not enough.
toxin. 08.31.11	Yeah, I do for track, but I'm weak and skinny as hell. I squat ~180 (I mean, that's not THAT bad considering how skinny I am) and bench like 115 as a max (which isn't even at my weight, which is a pathetic 118-122 lol).
Maniac! 08.31.11	I bench about 10 pounds
BallsToTheWall 08.31.11	I had trouble benching 95 in high school nothing to be worried about.
Relinquished 08.31.11	yeah I had to go from 105 up. but I took a weight training class in high school and I went up 80 pounds from there.
Acanthus 08.31.11	I got to bench my body weight in highschool, then went past it and was uber happy. I hate not having a bench press here, sucks.
Maniac! 08.31.11	I started with about 105 as well. I just haven't been able to make it a constant routine, unfortunately.
MuhNamesTyler 08.31.11	3-5 times a week
BallsToTheWall 08.31.11	Didn't actually have any mass until about 19.
psykonaut 08.31.11	i just got back from the gym like an hour ago. not really a big lifter, just do it to supplement my cardio so yeah
BallsToTheWall 08.31.11	http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVQpq66VEHQ
Maniac! 08.31.11	nice pick, Wylie.
RCKilm 08.31.11	im 6'8" fuck all that lifting. i just run.
FilthyBorgir 08.31.11	The last time I lifted weights was like two months ago for WT class. I didn't focus that much on my max as much as I did with other stuff like arms and legs but my last max out was about 180 :P
FilthyBorgir 08.31.11	When I mean max I mean bench press.
FilthyBorgir 08.31.11	And I weigh about 160 too.
BallsToTheWall 08.31.11	I never max out,.
ShadowRemains 08.31.11	knew this was gonna be taken over by wylie
xandermander 09.01.11	Lol this is so much better than all the old lifting forums I'd post on where everyone would add 100 lbs when they stated maxes. Based on some forums you'd think everyone benched 450+ lbs and squatted 900. Lifting is more cathartic than anything, not to mention the increase in testosterone.
R6Rider 09.01.11	"I never max out,." Balls you're letting me down right now. Lifting aint a hobbie, it's a lifestyle.
xandermander 09.01.11	One-rep maxing is really stupid unless you are in a competition.
someguest 09.01.11	i usually lift to the cure and sunny day real estate try benching 500 pounds when you're blubbering like a baby
R6Rider 09.01.11	then I guess I'm really stupid
theacademy 09.01.11	how many of y'all commenting here are 5'10'' or shorter? just curious :D
Relinquished 09.01.11	I'm 6'3, 220 pounds.
someguest 09.01.11	well obviously all these full time lifters have "little man syndrome"
Acanthus 09.01.11	I like to lift to industrial, nu-metal, post-punk, and power/symphonic metal.
Relinquished 09.01.11	and that's not true someguest
R6Rider 09.01.11	I wish I was 6'3 =( I'm 6'
Masochist 09.01.11	Never did lift weights much. I've been telling myself lately that I need to start working out a lot, but I never do. So I signed up for a weight training class for school (fulfills a P.E. credit), and combining that with the free Bodyworks membership I get from my apartment complex, hopefully I'll get into some shape this year. Not gonna lie...Sputnik (read: Balls) played a part in me wanting to start lifting. This forum is surprisingly encouraging and helpful when it comes to the subject. Plus, I've got a hype-up playlist that I finally get to use :-P.
xandermander 09.01.11	I'm 6'2" and I guess it's not stupid, it's just the fact that no one really cares about anyone else's 1RM and it's really taxing on the central nervous system.
Masochist 09.01.11	And I'm 6' 0.5", steady 200 or so.
someguest 09.01.11	"and that's not true someguest" it's okay, just because I'm a foot taller doesn't mean I'll kick your ass
theacademy 09.01.11	aint nothin wrong with a short guy lifting if it make him feel gud i'd just rather have my cardio in tune for when the zombies come
Relinquished 09.01.11	that's not bad r6 girls are no taller than that.
theacademy 09.01.11	see when the zombies come everybody's gonna be sucking up to sea amenone
theacademy 09.01.11	you guys love sucking seamen one
theacademy 09.01.11	cuz weight lifting is gay
theacademy 09.01.11	#roasted
Ovrot 09.01.11	I squat. My legs are tree trunks
someguest 09.01.11	and your knees are the roots
theacademy 09.01.11	wait then where r branches
someguest 09.01.11	on his chin
Acanthus 09.01.11	For lower body I bike 5/10miles a day or so, keeps my calves fit.
R6Rider 09.01.11	thanks relinquished, still wish I was taller though lol quit being a girly man academy
theacademy 09.01.11	hey... i mean, i do shave my legs and chest, but it's only for the guys i go lifting with
someguest 09.01.11	yeah hair just gets in the way of all the oil
theacademy 09.01.11	precisely
Yuma310 09.01.11	all day everyday 24/7 dawg
Apollo 09.01.11	"Does ANYONE here like to lift heavy or even pump the occasional iron?" can't even begin to describe how gay that statement is
Yuma310 09.01.11	ha ha ha ^
Relinquished 09.01.11	it's not gay unless you think it is gay, then you have a problem
someguest 09.01.11	Apollo, he was shocked when another guy at the gym told him the hole in the back of his boxers actually went in the front.
Apollo 09.01.11	on a serious note, I've been training on and off for about a year now...when I got married at 21 I weighed 135 pounds at 5'11. Now I weigh 195. Not saying it's all muscle, I have a bit of a beer gut to work off but for the most part I have decent muscle mass. Haven't been to the gym in almost 4 weeks. Gotta get going again when the snow falls.
Transcend 09.01.11	I don't really lift a ton, but a huge part of race training for my team is Crossfit. Done 2 or 3 times a week (along with all the more endurance-centric cardio), it is possibly the most heinously evil thing ever created by man.
AfterTheBreakdown 09.01.11	I should probably hit the gym again soon.
xandermander 09.01.11	lol too many crossfit jokes come to mind
BallsToTheWall 09.01.11	In my history class tonight during a 15 minute break I did pushups, lunges and dips with my classmates staring in fear. But ya know, fuck em.
FilthyBorgir 09.02.11	"In my history class tonight during a 15 minute break I did pushups, lunges and dips with my classmates staring in fear. But ya know, fuck em." you be from Jersey?
Kimm 09.02.11	I wish I could.
Kimm 09.02.11	"In my history class tonight during a 15 minute break I did pushups, lunges and dips with my classmates staring in fear. But ya know, fuck em" ugh.
MO 09.02.11	Hell yea. Work out about 5 times a week. Shoulder pressed 105s for 9 reps the other day.
xandermander 09.05.11	I shoulder pressed 106's for 9 reps the other day.
someguest 09.05.11	i bench pressed two women who shop at lane bryant yesterday ripped one of my arms clean off
xandermander 09.05.11	/thread
Apollo 09.05.11	"Does ANYONE here like to lift heavy or even pump the occasional iron?" hey guys, do you like to pump the occasional iron?
Relinquished 09.05.11	my chest hurts like a bitch
FrankRedHot 09.05.11	I used to lift weights. Now I just lift xandermander's mom for 2 hours between 10 and 12 PM
someguest 09.05.11	i benched apollo on the moon before the shitty thiller movie
xandermander 09.05.11	That's impressive FRH, My mom is 300+ lbs of pure sugary obesity. Good you give her some activities other than eating cheetos and funyons.
someguest 09.05.11	*funyuns
KjSwantko 12.03.11	Fuck yeah for #2, one of my favorites for lifting.
seedofnothing 12.03.11	yeah i do, as heavy as poss
Dev518 12.03.11	I just started lifting in July and started to get serious in September. I've added 60 pounds to my bench so I don't see myself slowing down anytime soon. I don't have any ambition to be a weightlifter but I would like to be able to bench over 300 and squat over 400.
UnnamedOcean 12.03.11	I just lift weights to stay in shape and whatnot. I'm a really thin person, so putting on a ton of muscle isn't my goal or anything. Although if I wasn't toned at all I would probably only weigh 125 pounds.
KjSwantko 12.03.11	^^well actually you will slow down. Unfortunately it's just biology. Your first months your strength gains will explode, and then greatly slow once you start getting fairly strong. But keep workin hard and accomplish your goals!
Relinquished 12.03.11	"I don't have any ambition to be a weightlifter but I would like to be able to bench over 300 and squat over 400." what
MO 12.03.11	he meant powerlifter heh seems I catch this list during shoulder days, odd
MO 12.03.11	at least I think he meant powerlifter
Relinquished 12.03.11	yeah but it's still ???
ChuckyTruant 01.19.12	Yeah I'm in a weights class in school. They usually blast random metal over the PA speakers. Not any of it is very good though.
Oceanus 01.19.12	Use the forums...there's a whole section dedicated to sports and fitness.