SeasonedRP
2 days ago The Public Square
@Typo-MAGAshiv Those types are annoying. That's one plus of training at a gym oriented to competitive lifters and/or bodybuilders rather than a commercial gym-you avoid those types. There's also so much info available online now.
SeasonedRP
3 days ago The Public Square
@Desaint When I was in high school ages ago, there would be a few guys at decent size schools who could bench 315 or more, typically football players or wrestlers. I did 330 (150 kilos) in a USPF regional meet when I was 16. That was only the third highest bench in my weight class, so that number didn't exactly turn heads, but I was happy with it. To make progress beyond a certain point, and this point varies depending on the individual, it's important to train smart. The typical gym bro routine of pyramiding up to a max every bench workout or doing 5x5 won't yield progress forever. Read up on Westside training, Sheiko volume training, and other methods used by competitive lifters. The most common reason I see people stall out is that their egos won't let them learn from better lifters and they stick with the same dead end routine forever.
I go to a commercial gym now, and I'll sometimes see a guy there who has potential and who asks me to spot him. At one time, he was pyramiding up to 385 or so, with his form getting worse as the weight got heavier. He was probably at a 400 max using his sloppy form. I mentioned that if he changed up his training, he'd likely blow through that 400 barrier and with good form. He looked at me like he was offended; the suggestion that there was anything wrong with his training was too much of a hit to his ego, and dropping the weight to 270 or so for reps with good form was unthinkable. About a year later (last weekend), he was struggling to do 4 reps with 315. His body was rebelling against the routine he was doing and his progress was going backward, but he'll keep doing the same thing.
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4 days ago The Public Square
@TwoInchesOfShaft I know what they claim. My point was that Dawkins won't generate outrage because he made sure to use the term "sex," and so far there hasn't been significant outrage.
MentORPHEUS
4 days ago The Public Square
@SeasonedRP Idiots do dispute it, making pushback necessary. Most people aren't willing to stick their necks out on anything, making an illusion of consensus easy to manipulate into existence, but also easy to break.
SeasonedRP
4 days ago The Public Square
@MentORPHEUS Does anyone dispute that there are only two sexes? I think it is the term gender that causes the disagreements.
SeasonedRP
5 days ago Ask TRP
@h12388 Yes, ask out a different girl and don't have serious discussions with her.
SeasonedRP
about a week ago The Public Square
@Desaint I like it, though not hearing the Zeppelin inspiration. The intro has an AC/DC vibe, either from Ballbreaker (Burnin Alive) or some of the Bon era stuff on Powerage and High Voltage. Vocals remind me of Danzig somewhat. The solo fits the song well. I was thinking of how it would sound if it were heavier with the riffs thickened up and no instruments used other than guitars, bass, and drums. Nice work.
SeasonedRP
about a week ago The Public Square
@Typo-MAGAshiv After her popularity waned, Tiffany did a college tour that went over surprisingly well. I never heard anything about her after that.
SeasonedRP
about a week ago The Public Square
@Whisper Exactly. Goods and services can be allocated by price or by queueing. Communism uses the latter allocation method, under which production and consumption decisions have an arbitrary component.
SeasonedRP
about a week ago The Public Square
@MentORPHEUS Credit Suisse has been run deplorably for years. Not surprised it needed help.