Crossfit

[pelagius]

You should look into an EZ bar for curls. I"ll bet that standard bar kills your wrists.

nah, bro ... I've totally got wrist wraps.

[YOhio]

Pelag I've been doing the Rippetoe 5x5 stuff. Getting super swole. Someday we'll go and pump iron together.

[pelagius]

Pelag I've been doing the Rippetoe 5x5 stuff. Getting super swole. Someday we'll go and pump iron together.

Is that from that starting strength book?

[YOhio]

Is that from that starting strength book?

Correct.

[pelagius]

Correct.

Ok, you can workout with me but ive got rules like no compression tights unless we're deadlifting and even when deadlifting long socks and knee sleeves are preferred.

[YOhio]

Ok, you can workout with me but ive got rules like no compression tights unless we're deadlifting and even when deadlifting long socks and knee sleeves are preferred.

Deal. I wear running shorts when I lift. I rarely wear compression tights and only when I'm doing cardio outside in the cold.

Mark Rippetoe makes people wear sweat pants when they deadlift. He'd hate me.

[Commando]

My cousin swears by compression tights. I maxed on deadlifts today- bare knees.

[pelagius]

My cousin swears by compression tights. I maxed on deadlifts today- bare knees.

I use knee sleeves because I'm old. Never used them in my younger days.

[Surfah]

I use knee sleeves because I'm old. Never used them in my younger days.

Me too. They're just some cheap sleeves though, not Rehbands.

[wally]

Ok, you can workout with me but ive got rules like no compression tights unless we're deadlifting and even when deadlifting long socks and knee sleeves are preferred.

What kind of compression tights are you against? All lengths or just the new full leg length ones that I have recently started seeing around?

[pelagius]

Me too. They're just some cheap sleeves though, not Rehbands.

Rehbands are pricey but I really like mine.

[Omaha 680]

I signed up at a box in Manhattan and I'll be back in the saddle starting Monday. Went for the "off-peak" discount pricing which means I'll be killing myself at lunch over lunch 3-4 times a week. It's been about 2.5 years since I was regularly doing crossfit so I know it will be a tough road back. I'm also not in shape. I play soccer twice a week but that's it so I don't expect Monday to be pleasant.

[pelagius]

I signed up at a box in Manhattan and I'll be back in the saddle starting Monday. Went for the "off-peak" discount pricing which means I'll be killing myself at lunch over lunch 3-4 times a week. It's been about 2.5 years since I was regularly doing crossfit so I know it will be a tough road back. I'm also not in shape. I play soccer twice a week but that's it so I don't expect Monday to be pleasant.

I think you're supposed to do Murph tomorrow.

[Omaha 680]

I think you're supposed to do Murph tomorrow.

LOL. Great, I'll check back in after football season starts when I'm out of the hospital.

[pelagius]

LOL. Great, I'll check back in after football season starts when I'm out of the hospital.

You'll be ok. Just pick up a pair of these: