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Thread: What unexpected lift do you get attention for in the gym?

post 1691040183 10-02-2023, 08:45 PM
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What unexpected lift do you get attention for in the gym?

For me its weighted back extentions. Most people in the gym holds a plate in front of their torso with their arms and do some reps. I usually take a barbell on my neck with like 80-100lb and rep it out, and for a while people were looking at me like I was some freak monster and I thought they just hadn't seen anyone take a bar on their neck, but over time I've had multiple people talking about how I'm doing "crazy weight" on back extentions. Meanwhile repping 315lb beltless nobody bats an eye, which in my opinion is the more impressive lift.

You got a lift you're either legit freak strong in or people just think you are for some reason?
390 back squat
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500 deadlift (I don't DL anymore)

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post 1691040273 10-02-2023, 08:47 PM
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Doesn’t sound like that exercise contributes to aesthetics at all tbh
post 1691040293 10-02-2023, 08:47 PM
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Bench press.

People come up to me and ask me why I'm pressing the bench.
post 1691040353 10-02-2023, 08:49 PM
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Originally Posted By AVIK777⏩
Doesn’t sound like that exercise contributes to aesthetics at all tbh
I used to it back in the day just like this, havent done them in years. My back used to be titanium strong, fuark. Might start em' again OP, TY

post 1691040393 10-02-2023, 08:50 PM
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Originally Posted By AVIK777⏩
Doesn’t sound like that exercise contributes to aesthetics at all tbh
Its just a ham string exercise, not exactly my favorite thing in the world to train, but I don't want to complete ignore my hams either nomsayin.
390 back squat
285 bench press
500 deadlift (I don't DL anymore)

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post 1691040453 10-02-2023, 08:51 PM
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Originally Posted By TheyLoveBBC⏩
I used to it back in the day just like this, havent done them in years. My back used to be titanium strong, fuark. Might start em' again OP, TY

This is even better cause its in a glute ham raise thingy. I'm doing this poverty version cause my gym doesn't have glute ham raise:



edit: I obviously don't do it like the pussy in the video tho
390 back squat
285 bench press
500 deadlift (I don't DL anymore)

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post 1691040463 10-02-2023, 08:52 PM
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Originally Posted By TheyLoveBBC⏩
I used to it back in the day just like this, havent done them in years. My back used to be titanium strong, fuark. Might start em' again OP, TY

Impressive. Very nice.

This is a great posterior chain movement and 135 is no joke.
post 1691040553 10-02-2023, 08:54 PM
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Originally Posted By Ausaric⏩
Impressive. Very nice.

This is a great posterior chain movement and 135 is no joke.
Oh thats the poster? If so, yeah respect. I can imagine that translates really well to powerlifting if you do that. I also always felt like when I'm doing back extentions, my back just feels healthy af in day to day life. Like injury proneness disappears entirely. Idk if its really hypertrophying my back tho, feel it mostly in the hams in terms of noticeable growth.
390 back squat
285 bench press
500 deadlift (I don't DL anymore)

"It's not about how much you lift. Its about how much it looks like you lift"
post 1691040753 10-02-2023, 09:01 PM
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The hack squat machine calf raises.
Reverse the position that you do hacks squats, and load up 10 plates a side and do slow controlled reps.
Usually, 10 per set but when upset and angry, i got 18 once.
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post 1691041343 10-02-2023, 09:19 PM
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Originally Posted By x-trainer
The hack squat machine calf raises.
Reverse the position that you do hacks squats, and load up 10 plates a side and do slow controlled reps.
Usually, 10 per set but when upset and angry, i got 18 once.
I admire the dedication loading up 20 freaking plates for calf raises lol.
390 back squat
285 bench press
500 deadlift (I don't DL anymore)

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post 1691041893 10-02-2023, 09:33 PM
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I like DB snatch, here I am doing 10 reps with 100lbs which isnt that good but I’m getting better

post 1691041943 10-02-2023, 09:34 PM
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Nothing gets more attention than calisthenics

There used to be this guy at my gym that was absolutely amazing, everyone mired srs
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