Stryka’s BodyBlog

I have recently joined a second gym that is near my work and is open 24hrs so that when I work that I can still get in to train. It is a very commercial gym full of mainly machines and cardio and only one barbell (what’s up with that???) but it does have a good set of dumbells every 2kg all the way up to 50kg and I have found that once you load up with more than a couple of plates on the barbell for squats or deads surprisely no one lurks about trying to steal the bar to bench with.

Twice now though I have seen this fellow who thinks it is cool to wear compression tights in the gym. Now I have a set of the pants and a couple of compression tops. I have found they are great out on the bike to keep warm. They also do help with recovery during sets etc and I believe some of my pr’s have come from wearing them.

I would like to know however what on earth they do to help you with bicep curls??? This fellow that I saw with the pants did absolutely nothing but preacher curls the entire time I was there. WTF!!!!!! It is bad enough that he spent an entire session on preacher curls (I am assuming it is a coincidence that both times was bicep night and that he did do something else in between, but you never know!), It is bad enough that he wants to object his fellow gym goers to the sight of him in Lycra (at least throw some shorts over and leave a little of dignity out there) but seriously compression pants do not help your biceps.

Of course if it was a chick I wouldn’t be complaining but hey that’s life isn’t it

We all know in life that sometimes things get in our way, so I thought I would introduce to those who follow this blog who are not familiar with Aussie rules football to what is affectionately known as "the hip and shoulder".

I wanted to give you all some motivation for the next time you are in the gym that you could hit it at 100 miles an hour and leave the gym having destroyed all in your path.

Or maybe it is the crap pusher who doesn’t except that you don’t want any of their lard inducing cake, tell them in no uncertain terms why you don’t want it, flatten them.

Or maybe it is the person who puts down your achievements, flatten them by taking those achievements up to the next level.

In fact no matter what or who is in your path, flatten em, leave em lying motionless on the ground, make em cry, you are harder than they are.

Please don’t literally flatten any one… unless they are doing bicep curls in your squat rack or sitting on your bench talking, in that case be my guest.