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post 1574895801 03-02-2019, 03:00 PM
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What’s your unpopular lifting/fitness/bodybuilding opinion?

I really enjoy cardio days
post 1574896181 03-02-2019, 03:06 PM
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Crossfit is ok by me.
post 1574896751 03-02-2019, 03:14 PM
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big three are unnecessary unless you are a powerlifter (db press, hack squat, weighted hypers, glute ham raises are safer and better unless you are a powerlifter or are a really serious lifter)

sprinting is more important and immediately useful for overall fitness and survival than any other exercise

If you did no other exercise, but row on the ergometer, you would still be fit af, and if you had to choose a second best exercise, swimming would be it

abs are useless to train (aside from aesthetic purposes), and you will develop the core strength as needed in other exercises

you don't have to train everyday

just my opinion and personal experience
post 1574897371 03-02-2019, 03:24 PM
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That some miscers actually do lift
post 1574897421 03-02-2019, 03:25 PM
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we will die in the end , so no need to lift
post 1574897531 03-02-2019, 03:26 PM
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9 days on/1 day off is better than resting once every 7 days. You should only have about 3 rest days a month
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post 1574897761 03-02-2019, 03:30 PM
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these opinions should be posted with a current physique pic so we can decide how srs to take them
watchout your comments boyo ↓
post 1574897881 03-02-2019, 03:32 PM
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post 1574897891 03-02-2019, 03:32 PM
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If you're not getting sore you're not growing.
Don't put that on me Ricky Bobby, don't you ever put that on me.
post 1574897921 03-02-2019, 03:33 PM
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You're fat
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post 1574897971 03-02-2019, 03:33 PM
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Fitness culture is cringey. It pains me to even be in the gym when 99% are soy boys and attention seeking thots.
post 1574898001 03-02-2019, 03:34 PM
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Deadlifting is an unnecessary risk on the lower back and a detriment to your health. Sue me.
post 1574898111 03-02-2019, 03:34 PM
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Originally Posted By Batorr⏩
Fitness culture is cringey. It pains me to even be in the gym around 99% of soy boys and attention seeking thots.
It's a mess alright, exactly why I built a home gym.
post 1574898151 03-02-2019, 03:36 PM
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how much effort you put into lifting is more important than trying to perfect your diet down to the gram
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post 1574898201 03-02-2019, 03:36 PM
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Originally Posted By Batorr⏩
Fitness culture is cringey. It pains me to even be in the gym when 99% are soy boys and attention seeking thots.
Not to mention barely anyone there actually lifts lol. At least at my gyms.
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post 1574898211 03-02-2019, 03:37 PM
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Originally Posted By Bando⏩
If you're not getting sore you're not growing.
Funny, mine is not being sore doesn't mean you're not growing.
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post 1574898601 03-02-2019, 03:43 PM
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post 1574898951 03-02-2019, 03:49 PM
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Originally Posted By nm1891⏩
Funny, mine is not being sore doesn't mean you're not growing.
Are your stats in kilos?
Don't put that on me Ricky Bobby, don't you ever put that on me.
post 1574899031 03-02-2019, 03:51 PM
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Leg training isn't needed in modern society for aesthetic physique if you have half decent genetics.
post 1574899061 03-02-2019, 03:52 PM
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CrossFit is harder than lifting

What’s sounds harder doing 4 sets of 10 reps waiting 2-3 min between sets or going all out circuit trying to exhaust the body with no rest
post 1574899101 03-02-2019, 03:52 PM
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Squat and deadlift are overrated. Bench too tbh.

You can easily replace any of them with variations
post 1574899141 03-02-2019, 03:53 PM
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Originally Posted By Batorr⏩
Fitness culture is cringey. It pains me to even be in the gym when 99% are soy boys and attention seeking thots.
Nothing more cringe than seeing redditors saying never skip leg day
post 1574899311 03-02-2019, 03:56 PM
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Most people don't need rest days srs
post 1574899461 03-02-2019, 03:59 PM
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Farmers walks > big three
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post 1574899801 03-02-2019, 04:07 PM
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It should be the big 4 instead of big 3:

-deadlifts
-squats
-bench
-rows
post 1574900031 03-02-2019, 04:10 PM
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- More work doesn't automatically mean better results. Quality > Quantity

- Dumbbell lifts, bodyweight lifts with weight added via chain belt, and a few other specific lifts like T-bar rowing are superior to barbell lifting whenever possible. Basically, I still love and appreciate a BB lifting work, but I use it to compliment the rest rather than the other way around like most people do. Obviously, things like squats require a BB, especially to do them heavy.

- Trap bar deadlifting is infinitely superior to barbell deadlifting except for the very specific case of training for deadlifting comps, where standard straight barbells are obviously the standard. I see no other reason to do straight bar deadlifting (much less with straps/mixed grip to take grip strength building out of the equation) on a regular basis unless a trap bar is unavailable.

- There are a ton of ridiculously underrated lifts that very few people ever even think of trying to do. Examples - floor presses, farmer walks of various types, clean and pressing for reps on the presses part, etc.

- Meal timing is extremely overrated and mostly bro science gimmicks pushed by the sales side of the fitness/health industry

- 95%+ of all health/bodybuilding supplements are complete bs scams, or at least immensely exagerrated.
post 1574900711 03-02-2019, 04:22 PM
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Crossfit is far more interesting than powerlifting.

Unless you sport requires you to be fat, getting fat while being passionate about the gym is pathetic.
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Originally Posted By wincel⏩
big three are unnecessary unless you are a powerlifter (db press, hack squat, weighted hypers, glute ham raises are safer and better unless you are a powerlifter or are a really serious lifter)
I'll agree on bench and deadlift. Squat, you're wrong.
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post 1574901011 03-02-2019, 04:26 PM
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-Abs are not made only in the kitchen. I cringe whenever I hear that shyt. Yes, you need a clean diet or relatively low bf% for them to appear, BUT for most people you need to train them directly. Should be treated just like any other muscle.

-Quarter squats are not useless. People like to talk shyt about lifters who do quarter reps, but it actually helps your vertical since it mirrors an actual jump more than a parallel or ATG squat. Whether quarter squatters are intentionally training like that or just have limiting ROM because the weight is too heavy, idk. But it's not a waste.
post 1574902761 03-02-2019, 04:51 PM
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Muscle endurance > how much you can lift
That said, crossfit probably shouldn't be so easily dismissed.

Bodybuilding for the sake of aesthetics is a pathetic and shallow endeavour if you lack strength to back it up, will easily dismiss anyone like this

I LOL at people who buy a ton of supplements, glutamine, BCAA, creatine, beta alanine, etc. and carry it in their gym bag, just LOL, wasteful spending.

Cardio > ALL lifting, in general, but obviously do both - your heart is more important though long term

P90X was a good program

Neck is by FAR the most underrated and neglected area of development and it's hard to unsee how many people lack a decent neck after being 'woke'

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