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train for function not looks...high cable curls might make arms look good but they won't make me strongerSwanso - I have to admit what I like best about the flyes are how it makes muscles look while I'm doing them...it's cool
No such thing as getting stronger AND looking good? I know...if you do the right exercises you WILL look good tooswanso5 wrote:train for function not looks...high cable curls might make arms look good but they won't make me stronger
just kiddin' with ya! Personally I have to admit to checking out arms in the mirror at the gym when I was using the BB's. When you have worked so hard, and you know how far you have come, and you know you are lookin' pretty ripped then I say enjoy the feeling! Just be sure not to "hog" the mirrors too long, so they don't have to drag you away screaming "Wait, one more rep, one more rep!" Common courtesy and all, ya know? 
was doing and I was sooo impressed with the show of muscles....that I had to see what it looked like when I was doing them Very light weights, so it's really just for show (fun!), nothing else. LOL! Well, I guess I just told on myself didn't I!ldematto wrote:that wasn't me hogging the mirror
I was just remembering one time in particular, I was using a barbell doing standing military press ups, had a good view of myself in the mirror and thinking "Not too shabby!!" Then some woman started using a swiss ball or something obstructive like that and blocked view!! Aaagghhh! kind of embarrassing how much that upset me (course I couldn't let it show...but I wanted to "drop" that barbell on her and her little swiss ball butt!) Ha!
It was hard to get myself into those positions, much less hold them there for what seemed like an hour! Take it slow, be careful not to over extend or injure yourself. Ut oh - caught with hands full of swiss ballsfitoverforty wrote:Then some woman started using a swiss ball or something obstructive like that and blocked view!!
I hate those things! Arrrggg!!
But I'll work it out - no, I won't do things I can't...but if I work slowly I see this being a good thing - me with a stronger core! Yeah!!! I hope this means ur hubby is swiss !! LOL..ldematto wrote:Ut oh - caught with hands full of swiss balls
When I'm in the gym I pretty much take up an entire corner of the place, is no room for anyone to be in front How long has it been since u did a squat ?..yeah I hear u those deadlifts r addicting..btw 50 lb one arm rows !! Wow..Well hope u had a good workout, even tho it was busy.As for should u say something to the guy, r some ppl do things, make eyes bulge out in shock, tho yeah duno how much they would appreciate feed back either..nite nite to u on proper squatting and make sure I'm doing them right! When I tried those step ups today, which r basically one legged, I noticed I had to take the two 5 lb plates off, after I made the platform higher, back or stabilizers were a tab wobbly also..was first time doing them.Im sure u will figure out what is amiss with them Exactly! Swanso may have already identified what problem is - I overtrained, especially that one day where I did 105 leg reps, sumo squats, lunges, weighted squats, can't remember exactly, but I probably just pushed too hard and injured myselfBonnie wrote:back or stabilizers were a tab wobbly
I really need to watch that! Just becasue I "like" to do certain exercises isn't a good enough reason to do too many, more is not better in this case Of course there are others, but not many....think it's the weather? Or just way past the New Years Eve Resolution!