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I get that in the gym, too. People tend to stare and all of that. Watch me crank out squats or deadlifts. Probably 90% of the time the people watching will come up and try chatting with me. I'll usually introduce myself after they talk to me. I've found it's easier to say, "Hang on a second, I've got to get this set in." when you know the person on a first name basis. I don't like when people rob me of my intensity through conversation, but I try not to be a complete ass hole. Some people just really don't understand the mentality, and I try not to give people like us a bad name.

It sounds like what that dude is really after is a friend. Like, seriously...
 
rolandajoint said:
haha that is an awesome story. and i gotta say, i feel the same way at my gym. for my weight, and for only been in the game for a little over 2 years, im way more advanced and train with a lot more intensity than even some of the big guys in there. granted, its just a 24, i consider myself more knowledgeable than half the big doods in there and especially more knowledgeable than the trainers.

and to think, i owe a lot of my knowledge to AM.
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Yeah, it's all very new to me, but I'm suddenly beginning to realize that I'm one of the real 'leaders of the pack' if you will, and it's an awesome feeling. Seriously, I wouldn't trade this for anything.
 
thundergod said:
Well all-fukkin-right shaddow-warrior!! :head: That alpha-male mentality is better than any drug ever produced. Am I right??!! When you not only know you're the sh!t, but others around you recognize it also. There's something about a person that is in touch with themselves, confident with themselves, and have an infectious positive energy about them. I love being this person. I tend to avoid negative people at all costs. I try for a while to motivate and change them, but if they show that they are choosing to remain negative, then I have no more time to waste on them. I will not let anyones negative energy rob me of my positive "chi". I sometimes miss some of that "idol worship" from the public gyms. The guys staring in the mirror at me, trying not to be obvious. Asking how I got so big or so strong or how much I can lift. Wanting to grab a workout with me, like the star-struck dude in your tale. It's very flattering, but I still prefer the solitude of my Temple of Torture!! I can concentrate so much better. And I tend to be more intense and go crazier if I know that no one is watching me. I no longer need the "audience". LOL You're doing great shaddow. Your confidence and positivity is impossible not to notice. Go show the whole fukkin' world who the shaddow-warrior is!!! :twisted:
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Yeah, it's pretty freaking great, I can't lie. Again, it's just not something I'm used to. In the gym I am generally very focused and I keep to myself, so it has become very obvious to me recently the huge increase in people approaching me. It's not something that will get to my head and change me as a person, but it is pretty flattering.

And I'm with you, I don't need the audience. I would love my own personal temple of torture!! But sadly I'll have to keep making the trek to the gym.
 
dragonfly said:
Well, Alpha FE-MALE comes pretty close ! :aargh::chick:
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And there is a BIG difference between knowing what you are worth and being arrogant. Usually the ones that have nothing to show off hide behind their own arrogance.



HAHA, AGREED, they can either join you :
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if not, well it it is their loss :lol:
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I'm with you, dragonfly!!

dragonfly said:
You NEVER disappoint Shaddow !
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Thanks!! :)
 
shaddow said:
Yeah, it's all very new to me, but I'm suddenly beginning to realize that I'm one of the real 'leaders of the pack' if you will, and it's an awesome feeling. Seriously, I wouldn't trade this for anything.
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Awesome stuff shaddow! I'm glad you didn't pull a Volcom on us with that story, HAH!

You got me pumped up for my late workout tonight. Some day the guys'll be watching me instead of my wife (no homo). :aargh:
 
Dude, I was waiting for the punchline "Then I showed em my Fizogen Strap!" or something.

Great story though man, great feeling to have. Kind of a recognition of your accomplishments and your determination. Reps alpha, reps.
 
DreamWeaver said:
I have always been one of the bigger guys at the gym, not the strongest but I have a lot of knowledge and work like a maniac, so have always warranted a lot of respect from younger lifters. One thing us experienced guys have an eye for it's winners, and we want to be involved with winners. Forget the arrogance crap, it has nothing to do with it. Confidence, hard work and results are all that matter. This is what happened to you, a knowledgable guy saw that you two could benefit eachother and is trying to elevate both your games by teaming up. I would advise you find a way to join him cuz I bet his experience will be of great benefit.

With my son gone I am in need and always looking for a serious training partner. I know how that guy feels when you see a winner you want them on your team.
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I think you hit the nail on the head there! That's absolutely what I see, and it makes sense to me.

Now the thing is, I have no doubt that we could both potentially benefit from each other as partners. But I just feel like right now I need to work out on my own. I just feel more comfortable that way. Maybe I'll take him up on the offer sometime in the future. I'm sure we'll end up spotting each other and pushing each other from time to time as well. But for right now I feel that I need to just keep moving forward on my own.
 
Irish Cannon said:
I get that in the gym, too. People tend to stare and all of that. Watch me crank out squats or deadlifts. Probably 90% of the time the people watching will come up and try chatting with me. I'll usually introduce myself after they talk to me. I've found it's easier to say, "Hang on a second, I've got to get this set in." when you know the person on a first name basis. I don't like when people rob me of my intensity through conversation, but I try not to be a complete ass hole. Some people just really don't understand the mentality, and I try not to give people like us a bad name.

It sounds like what that dude is really after is a friend. Like, seriously...
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Yeah, I'm usually pretty bad with names, but I feel you, and I've definitely been making more of an effort to remember them and repeat them at the gym.

The big dude's name is Oscar! :lol:
 
SokVichet said:
Awesome stuff shaddow! I'm glad you didn't pull a Volcom on us with that story, HAH!

You got me pumped up for my late workout tonight. Some day the guys'll be watching me instead of my wife (no homo). :aargh:
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Pull a Volcom? What happened with V? Oh wait, didn't he say he was gonna tell us something then forget what he was gonna say? :lol: Or am I trippin'? :fool2:
 
SilentBob187 said:
Dude, I was waiting for the punchline "Then I showed em my Fizogen Strap!" or something.

Great story though man, great feeling to have. Kind of a recognition of your accomplishments and your determination. Reps alpha, reps.
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LOLZ. I don't even have straps. :p
 
shaddow said:
Pull a Volcom? What happened with V? Oh wait, didn't he say he was gonna tell us something then forget what he was gonna say? :lol: Or am I trippin'? :fool2:
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I toooootally did that. I completely Vucked up on that one. Truth hurts.


Way to get'em Shaddow. I like that Alpha Male feeling as well. I feel like the alpha male "SOMETIMES," because that role and can switch around at the VERY large gym I belong too. Also, I'd like to add that sometimes, I'll hand the alpha hat to someone who is smaller and much weaker then I am, but they look fan-fricken-tastic ripped to the cortical bone marrow.
 
TimberLakers said:
Shaddow, I bought you a house. TG might move in.

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Ha! Nice. There's actually one that's slightly nicer and closer to TG in Tennessee that I think he might be more interested in...

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TimberLakers said:
Shaddow, I bought you a house. TG might move in.

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Yeah, I'll move in!! Shaddow can cook those delicious lookin' meals for me and I'll scare the infatuated homos in the gym away from him. :aargh: We'll have over some different chicks every night also!! :woohoo:
 
Irish Cannon said:
I get that in the gym, too. People tend to stare and all of that. Watch me crank out squats or deadlifts. Probably 90% of the time the people watching will come up and try chatting with me. I'll usually introduce myself after they talk to me. I've found it's easier to say, "Hang on a second, I've got to get this set in." when you know the person on a first name basis. I don't like when people rob me of my intensity through conversation, but I try not to be a complete ass hole. Some people just really don't understand the mentality, and I try not to give people like us a bad name.

It sounds like what that dude is really after is a friend. Like, seriously...
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Same thing here... lotsa the time its about my arms, guess they tend to stand out. But once a week I usually have to go earlier then I like when its empty and without fail I get someone trying to ask me what I supplement with or how many times a week do I hit my arms and whatnot.... def a confidence booster to a degree BUT Id much rather be left alone to do my thing, I hate losing a pump or missing an open machine cause someone is trying to chat in the gym.

Only person I "chat" with would be my old workout partner, which I miss having but hes moved to the other side of town and works a ton now, good for him bad for me :(


Great story shaddow, its always awesome to catch the looks, maybe if that guy didnt come on so strong I woulda worked something out with him but thats kinda weird with how needy he seemed.
 
poopypants said:
Only person I "chat" with would be my old workout partner, which I miss having but hes moved to the other side of town and works a ton now, good for him bad for me :(
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Arnold once said that all he needed a workout partner to be able to say was, "One, two, three...." I agree!!
 
thundergod said:
Arnold once said that all he needed a workout partner to be able to say was, "One, two, three...." I agree!!
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I don't need my workout partner to be able to count, I just need them to have heart. Similar strength is nice, because it sucks having to adjust weights by the plate load exercise after exercise, but If I'm about pushing the limits and he's about just getting it over with, that kills my vibe, then I prefer to be a lone wolf in that situation then have that kind of a partner. I've gotten rid of workout partners before.

I love having my buddy Zack as a workout partner, same intensity, similar strength, same heart to do whatevers necessary to make this workout better then the last. I think he makes me work harder when he's around because we are like hearted when it comes to the gym, but if my workout partner does not have heart, then we can be friends, but not workout partners.
 
I've gone through a couple of workout partners through the years .. I've had the social ones.. The muscled-up-dummy-ones.. The talkative ones .. and the inspiring ones .. I personally find that I am able to put about 25% more into my workout when going at it myself. I am my greatest contender. I am my greatest competition. I am [literally] the only thing standing between my own ego and a 500 lbs squat, right ? .. Although at times, it'd be hella nice to have a workout partner to help me with some negatives and partials ..
 
vikinginc said:
I've gone through a couple of workout partners through the years .. I've had the social ones.. The muscled-up-dummy-ones.. The talkative ones .. and the inspiring ones .. I personally find that I am able to put about 25% more into my workout when going at it myself. I am my greatest contender. I am my greatest competition. I am [literally] the only thing standing between my own ego and a 500 lbs squat, right ? .. Although at times, it'd be hella nice to have a workout partner to help me with some negatives and partials ..
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I hear ya. 90% of my lifting career has been solo and when I've gone solo awhile, I do become my own best workout partner, so I can definitely attest to the benefits of lone wolfing. However, THESE days, I seem to be able to perform 10% better WITH my workout partner, then without.

I think when you get locked into solo missions awhile, you build up a greater inherent intensity, but when you have a workout partner "on occasion" like myself, I seem to be a bit more competitive and ballzy with my workout partner there.
 
thundergod said:
Yeah, I'll move in!! Shaddow can cook those delicious lookin' meals for me and I'll scare the infatuated homos in the gym away from him. :aargh: We'll have over some different chicks every night also!! :woohoo:
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Oh, I forgot to mention. I thought of you and cooked up some broccoli last night instead of my usual spinach and tomatoes. (I was kinda growing tired of that schtick anyways. :lol:)

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That's a 1.6lb steak there too. :food::food::food:
 
poopypants said:
Same thing here... lotsa the time its about my arms, guess they tend to stand out. But once a week I usually have to go earlier then I like when its empty and without fail I get someone trying to ask me what I supplement with or how many times a week do I hit my arms and whatnot.... def a confidence booster to a degree BUT Id much rather be left alone to do my thing, I hate losing a pump or missing an open machine cause someone is trying to chat in the gym.

Only person I "chat" with would be my old workout partner, which I miss having but hes moved to the other side of town and works a ton now, good for him bad for me :(


Great story shaddow, its always awesome to catch the looks, maybe if that guy didnt come on so strong I woulda worked something out with him but thats kinda weird with how needy he seemed.
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Yeah, I hear you. When people talk to me I try not to be rude and push them away, so I will kindly gesture that I'm still working, and tell them to 'keep going' with their story, even though we both know deep inside my concentration is not on them. Gotta get my reps in, bro. :thumbsup:
 
I've always worked out alone. Never had a partner to spot or push me. I have what I need to push me harder than last time, the desire to force out those last reps. I would like to have an occaisional workout partner, as I am definitely missing out on forced reps... I've only ever managed partials and negatives (via cheat reps or smith negs), and I know the lack of forced reps is a huge disadvantage for my gains.
 
thundergod said:
Arnold once said that all he needed a workout partner to be able to say was, "One, two, three...." I agree!!
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shaddow said:
Oh, I forgot to mention. I thought of you and cooked up some broccoli last night instead of my usual spinach and tomatoes. (I was kinda growing tired of that schtick anyways. :lol:)

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That's a 1.6lb steak there too. :food::food::food:
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dude that steak looks mouth watering.
 
vikinginc said:
I've gone through a couple of workout partners through the years .. I've had the social ones.. The muscled-up-dummy-ones.. The talkative ones .. and the inspiring ones .. I personally find that I am able to put about 25% more into my workout when going at it myself. I am my greatest contender. I am my greatest competition. I am [literally] the only thing standing between my own ego and a 500 lbs squat, right ? .. Although at times, it'd be hella nice to have a workout partner to help me with some negatives and partials ..
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I'm with you on that, bro. Nothing against having a partner, I have had great partners in the past. And I understand all the benefits. And once in a while it's nice to have a spot. But lately I just feel like my workouts are more conductive on the solo tip. :hammer:
 
poopypants said:
dude that steak looks mouth watering.
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It came out awesome. Medium-rare, blackened on the outside, nice and juicy on the inside. Mmmm.... Steak.... :food::food::food:

I also put a little bit of cheddar cheese in the pasta to kinda make my own homemade whole wheat mac & cheese. I didn't even put that much cheese, but it was pretty damn good!
 
VolcomX311 said:
Your meals kick serious arse. For a non-chef, I'd pick that off the menu of restaurant if I saw it.
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Haha, thanks buddy. My meals are pretty repetitive/boring/banal to me, but I'll keep posting occasional pics if you guys find them interesting. :thumbsup:
 
shaddow said:
Oh, I forgot to mention. I thought of you and cooked up some broccoli last night instead of my usual spinach and tomatoes. (I was kinda growing tired of that schtick anyways. :lol:)

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That's a 1.6lb steak there too. :food::food::food:
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Hold that side plate of pasta, and I'd tear that sh!t straight up!! :twisted:
 
poopypants said:
do so!

lol love the lil pill container there too, def a part of everyone of my meals, lol.
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The new ones are kind of oval on one side, rather then square all around.

I have the '08 pill containers, yeah baby, "you can find me in the club, bottle full of bubb"

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Hey guys and gal(s)! Today I get to try something new at the gym. Forgot to mention yesterday that my midtop CT's arrived, so I'm gonna be using them for squats and deads tonight. (Numbers will still surely be low though! :lol:) Time to see what all the fuss is about! And even more excited about having proper footware especially post injury. I was using Nike Shox :fool2: for the first several months that I did these exercises, followed by my Salomon 3D Ultra trailrunning shoes. Sooo, yeah. Cool.

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shaddow said:
Hey guys and gal(s)! Today I get to try something new at the gym. Forgot to mention yesterday that my midtop CT's arrived, so I'm gonna be using them for squats and deads tonight. (Numbers will still surely be low though! :lol:) Time to see what all the fuss is about! And even more excited about having proper footware especially post injury. I was using Nike Shox :fool2: for the first several months that I did these exercises, followed by my Salomon 3D Ultra trailrunning shoes. Sooo, yeah. Cool.

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midtop CT's? Please explain "the fuss" I just googled it and they seem to resemble really cool & modern lifting shoes. However, I've not heard about the fuss, are they being talked about regarding deads and squats? Inquiring minds would like to know.
 
VolcomX311 said:
midtop CT's? Please explain "the fuss" I just googled it and they seem to resemble really cool & modern lifting shoes. However, I've not heard about the fuss, are they being talked about regarding deads and squats? Inquiring minds would like to know.
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Chuck Taylors? They're very popular! I figured everyone knew.

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I'm sure you can find a ton more info. :) Anyways, I got them in all black with white laces, and midtop instead of high.
 
Day 31: Tuesday, October 21

Weight: 188 (+7.2)

Workout #15 on stack - LEGS!!!

Nice deep stretch to start out, followed by 2 miles on the stationary bike.

ATG squats
95 x 15
115 x 12
135 x 10
155 x 8
175 x 6
135 x 10
135 x 10

I could feel my hamstring tightening up a little @135 and up, kinda daring me to go too heavy. I performed each rep very slow and controlled, and cautiously. Up 20 pounds overall, and more volume.

Sumo deadlifts
135 x 12
155 x 10

Felt that hamstring again DEEP on the first set. The second set was kinda pushing it a little, so I stopped there. Don't wanna push my luck.

Leg extensions
150 x 12
170 x 10
190 x 10
210 x 8
230 x 6

Numbers are still pretty low, and it's not as much volume as I would normally do, but overall I felt good. Nice, controlled effort, great burn, nice pumps. Good stuff!
 
damn man 7 lbs in 21 days is awesome!
 
Nice job on not pushing things too far. I know how easy it is to want to really throw the weight around, especially on leg day, but letting the injury heal is much more important.
 
:clap2: Way to go shaddow! Do you realize how many people, who had the same type of injury that you had, would have just skipped training legs altogether for a long extended time?! You're a real trooper. Just be careful as you start to pile on those plates. Keep it all slow and controlled. No explosive movements, no ballistic plyometric-type contractions, and no sloppy form whatsoever!! Keep on warming up and stretching and soon you'll be surpassing those old numbers on legs. Keep up this awesome work brutha!! :head:
 
thundergod said:
:clap2: Way to go shaddow! Do you realize how many people, who had the same type of injury that you had, would have just skipped training legs altogether for a long extended time?! You're a real trooper. Just be careful as you start to pile on those plates. Keep it all slow and controlled. No explosive movements, no ballistic plyometric-type contractions, and no sloppy form whatsoever!! Keep on warming up and stretching and soon you'll be surpassing those old numbers on legs. Keep up this awesome work brutha!! :head:
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That's what I am facing now do I continue when I am injured, as I blew up my shoulder again. I will go to the chiro, see what I can and can't do and then decide.
 
Day 32: Wedsday, October 22

Weight: 190! (+9.2)

Nice bounce in weight! I was weighing in at 188 for a while, so it was pretty cool to look at the scale this morning and see 190. :woohoo:

Off day today. I've been tied up with lots of real life stuff these past few days. DOMS isn't so bad today. I was expecting it to be a lot worse.

This week I have been experiencing a welcome side effect that I thought I would have noticed sooner... Libido! There's my libido! I've been waking up with wood and noticed I'm having to make "adjustments" randomly throughout the day. So that's cool. My libido had been pretty much non-existent for quite some time. I was beginning to think something was wrong with me. :lol:

Back and triceps tomorrow. Back to the real world for now. I've got a busy day at work tomorrow. Nite, AM!
 
Impressive as usual!
 
shaddow said:
Day 32: Wedsday, October 22

Weight: 190! (+9.2)

Nice bounce in weight! I was weighing in at 188 for a while, so it was pretty cool to look at the scale this morning and see 190. :woohoo:

Off day today. I've been tied up with lots of real life stuff these past few days. DOMS isn't so bad today. I was expecting it to be a lot worse.

This week I have been experiencing a welcome side effect that I thought I would have noticed sooner... Libido! There's my libido! I've been waking up with wood and noticed I'm having to make "adjustments" randomly throughout the day. So that's cool. My libido had been pretty much non-existent for quite some time. I was beginning to think something was wrong with me. :lol:

Back and triceps tomorrow. Back to the real world for now. I've got a busy day at work tomorrow. Nite, AM!
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I hate it when the libido is on the fritz, especially when it's for a prolonged period of time, which is why I'm considering the addition of Diesel Test Hardcore and Tsunami by Get Diesel.
 
Dthc looks like some good ish! Im dieing to try it!
 
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