Comments for Train Better Fitness

Comment on Things That Irritate Me In The Gym by steve

steve — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 21:51:28 +0000

I don’t do cleans or the clean and press because it seems everybody but me thinks they are either 1.idiotic 2.showing off 3.not really an exercise like bicep curls 4.draw too many stares/smirks/head shaking.Just not worth the trouble but I would really like to try and incorporate them in my programs.
It just amazes me how much the treadmill and bicep curl people know than me.

Comment on Learning the Barbell Row by Chris

Chris — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 18:54:46 +0000

Thanks for the feedback John!

Comment on Learning the Barbell Row by John

John — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 18:51:40 +0000

Nice post and great video Chris!

Comment on 4 Moves To Bigger Traps by ddn

ddn — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 15:31:09 +0000

Deadlift more.

- Love, ddn

Comment on Week In Review – 8-6-11 by steve

steve — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 21:07:54 +0000

looks like you read alot of the same guys I do.
make some real noise and get another squat rack.
I was afraid to try and do cleans for fear of being stared at and labeled some kind of jerk.Glad to hear someone is doing them maybe after this program (5-3-1) I’ll give them a shot

Comment on Things That Irritate Me In The Gym by Seka

Seka — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 21:16:59 +0000

I think women have a whole set of other “pet peeves”…like camera phones, oglers, guys who say things like, “wow, you really kick your own ass” (well, yes, this is a gym – it’s what I’m here to do). Outside of that, I think talking on a cell phone should absolutely be forbidden. Primarily because if you can talk and work out at the same time, you don’t belong in a gym, you belong on the couch with a bag of Doritos. It perhaps also falls into your “pay attention” category – which, btw, I loved. You can’t imagine how many times people have nearly split their head open while I’m doing reverse lunges, et al. Ohhhh, and my NUMBER ONE peeve, when people scoff if you want to work in while they sit idly for 5 minutes between sets. I fn hate that. And now i’m starting to realize that I can come up with five more but…goodbye for now.

Comment on Squats vs. Deadlifts For Athletes by Chris

Chris — Sun, 07 Aug 2011 01:22:14 +0000

Mike I definitely agree that some people will have a tendency to drift towards one lift or the other. The past few months my lower body work has been predominantly squatting but there have been times where my training was the total opposite. Interesting that you feel the front squats are transferring over to you pulling. I have been doing only FSs for the past couple of months and have noticed no transfer. But then again I haven’t been pulling at all and when I do I pull sumo. What kind of stance do you deadlift from?

Comment on Squats vs. Deadlifts For Athletes by Mike Rinderle

Mike Rinderle — Sat, 06 Aug 2011 21:20:34 +0000

I try to incorporate both into my training, but I must admit I prefer the deadlift. It seems to fit my particular body structure better. But I always try to incorporate some squatting. Right now I’m really concentrating on front squats to work my hip strength. Seems to be having great carryover to my pulls. Great article!

Comment on How To Make Your Own Tire Dragging Sled by The Ultimate Do it yourself garage gym | The Great Fitness Experiment

The Ultimate Do it yourself garage gym | The Great Fitness Experiment — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 03:18:04 +0000

[...] Once we pulled a certain distance (20 feet? maybe?), we had to flip it end over end back to the start. This also royally sucked. I know I look all non-nonchalant but I wanted to puke right here. Check out this tutorial on how to make your own tire dragging sled. [...]

Comment on Thoughts On The New MyPlate by Clayton

Clayton — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 16:02:15 +0000

I think the my plate is an improvement from the pyramid since it’s simpler for the average person to understand. when you get into the breakdown of actual serving sizes, almost nobody follows it. i mean you’d be counting ounces and grams all day long to get erfect serving sizes. the diagram is alcking, but it shows what a plate should look like for the average person.

it isnt going to be a radical increase because the governemtn cant force weight loss on the people (although they should and have started to in some states). it sucks, but its easier to look at a diagram of a plate than a pyramid.