What did you get for gifts that were 'lifting' oriented?

[NotTooLate]

Nothing but I did get a new hardcore backpack to take my stuff to work in and I think that counts as exercise 'cause I have to haul a lot of gear around LOL

My favorite gift though was some expensive perfume from my son. I raised that boy right!

[Husky Bob]

Yates' Blood & Guts!


BTW, anyone get/hear of this book:

The Action Hero Body: The Complete Workout Secrets from Hollywood's Top Trainer

by Jorgen De May


I'd like to buy it for myself and wonder if it's worth it (any reviews?). I'd appreciate any feedback before I potentially waste my money!

Bob

[crupiea]

I bought myself a lifting skull cap today at Walmart. Thats right, Im going with the beanie this year.

[tomdana]

An exercise bike to get some exercise while out with my hand injury as the elliptical requires two hands for me and the jarring of the treadmill hurts the hand. Some new workout clothes- shirts extra large this year, large last year. Gift certificates to Gym Outfitters. Best gift was time with my kids and wife. Fuel for recovery!!

[fvogel67]

A new blender

[Whiskeyjack]

I bought myself a lifting skull cap today at Walmart. Thats right, Im going with the beanie this year.

Doesn't your head get too hot wearing something like that?

[dartol]

Bought myself the 'Pefect Pushup' things at Wal-mart, my wife wrapped them with my daughter so she could give them to me.

Darren

[67fastback]

I got a 3 ton floor jack

[damn y_all]

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I got my youngest son compression shorts w/cup (all MMA related stuff).

ha! when i was in like 8th grade my uncle who is actually only 4 years older than me bought me a shock doctor jock& cup out of the blue beause he basically didn't know what else to get a jock like me. at the time i said "damn, a jock....thanks?" but its been one of the most useful gifts i ever got- he bought an adult medium, i wear it to this day!!

[StressMonkey]

Bought myself the 'Pefect Pushup' things at Wal-mart, my wife wrapped them with my daughter so she could give them to me.

Have you tried them out yet? I love mine.

[BuckSpin]

Have you tried them out yet? I love mine.

x2. Highly recommended. You can really feel the motion deep in the shoulder/pec connection. These are SOP for Chest Day for me.

[BergMuscle]

Bought myself the 'Pefect Pushup' things at Wal-mart, my wife wrapped them with my daughter so she could give them to me.

Darren

Have you tried them out yet? I love mine.

x2. Highly recommended. You can really feel the motion deep in the shoulder/pec connection. These are SOP for Chest Day for me.

Interesting. I've always looked at those as an exercise "gimmick"; one of those things that promises a lot and delivers very little. I've got to re-evaluate that now, and maybe find a way to try a set of those sometime.

One more reason I like this forum.

[dartol]

Have you tried them out yet? I love mine.

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x2. Highly recommended. You can really feel the motion deep in the shoulder/pec connection. These are SOP for Chest Day for me.

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Interesting. I've always looked at those as an exercise "gimmick"; one of those things that promises a lot and delivers very little. I've got to re-evaluate that now, and maybe find a way to try a set of those sometime.

One more reason I like this forum.

Yep! I have read a lot of good things about them, particularly related to shoulder injuries. I have had problems with my internal rotator since last April, and was not able to bench or do pushups at all until September when I got the cortisone shot. It is finally coming back, but I thought these might help.

I immediately felt a difference with these due to the rotation... I feel no pain in my rotator AT ALL with these. It is actually a little harder than a standard pushup, I guess because you have to stabilize the rotation, and also you can go a little deeper. I can do a few less with these in my initial trial than I do with regular pushups. Maybe I was just getting used to them though.

My wrists are not quite flexible enough, so they feel a bit strained after regular pushups... but not with these since your wrists are not bent 90 degrees.

I'll give them a thumbs up! Not a bad little device for $20, particularly if you are trying to work around a shoulder injury.

Darren

[dartol]

I got a 3 ton floor jack

Sweet! How is the Mustang coming? I am off work this week, wife is at work, and the kiddo is in daycare. I am planning on doing some welding on mine!

Darren

[StressMonkey]

Interesting. I've always looked at those as an exercise "gimmick"; one of those things that promises a lot and delivers very little. I've got to re-evaluate that now, and maybe find a way to try a set of those sometime.

One more reason I like this forum.

I thought the same thing when I saw them. I'm used to doing lots of pushups so when my trainer first brought some in I was very skeptical. Perfect pushups are freaking hard! (I'm doing a twist as I go up/down.)

[dungeonmistress]

Well, this year I received the following lifting oriented gifts.

Adjustable Incline (to slight decline) Bench. (really excited to get this one)

Two sets of lifting gloves (as some know I hate lifting gloves)

Two ten pound olympic plates


I had asked for some lifting straps and for some reason both my wife and sister-in-law ended up giving me gloves? I may keep the one pair though (even though I hate gloves) because they have a wrist brace built into the glove. I recently started doing my wide and narrow benches with a conventional grip (always used a false grip) which is much harder on my tight wrists. The wrist brace on the one pair just might be worth it for benching? I may run out this afternoon (we are closed today) and exchange the other pair for some straps.

I'm excited to use the incline bench today! Can finally do some incline presses and so much more, can even use it for sit-ups...... oh baby, I'm living in the fast lane now...........

My Mother-In-Law gave me the 2 plates, and that was very sweet of her, shows she was trying to think of something. And it really bets the usual gifts she's given me through the years....... most of which get put into a closet as soon as we get home and I never see again.

So what did you all get?

The best gift I received over all was my wife framed up a memorial to my Dad, she did it right under my nose at the Gallery.... lol, it includes the styro-foam cup that I used for the water to Baptise my Dad just a few days before he passed away. This one brought more than one tear to my eyes.

Second best gift, a copy of the 'Geneva Bible' 1560 version in the original language. (I have a copy of the 1599 version but it's been updated to modern language) It's just incredible and I've been wanting one for years. Way, way cool!!

i bought myself 4 pairs of better bodies cherry hill jazz pants (basically really tight pants with striping to accentuate the female form.

[biochick]

i had just bought protein for myself the week before, so my husband got me a bb.com tank top.

[Moondog987]

I got a scrotum retainer....for those heavy, heavy,lifts.....i was just tired of looking for my balls everytime i give an exercise that ole steriod jerk!.......Merry Christmas to all

ROFL

[BergMuscle]

I'll give them a thumbs up! Not a bad little device for $20, particularly if you are trying to work around a shoulder injury.

I saw those "Perfect Pushup" things today at both Sears and GNC and they wanted $40 for 'em! Yesterday I spotted a similar product (same thing, different name) at Menard's (yes, Menard's) for $20. I'm not in the market for any more gear, but it did remind me of how important it is to shop around.

[Old-Time-Lifter]

i bought myself 4 pairs of better bodies cherry hill jazz pants (basically really tight pants with striping to accentuate the female form.

It's all a lie without a spoon pic...........

[StressMonkey]

I saw those "Perfect Pushup" things today at both Sears and GNC and they wanted $40 for 'em! Yesterday I spotted a similar product (same thing, different name) at Menard's (yes, Menard's) for $20. I'm not in the market for any more gear, but it did remind me of how important it is to shop around.

Actually I just remembered that my trainer had me use a pair of Perfect Pushups but I ended up buying the Pushup Pro handles. They're $17.50 on Amazon right now.

[67fastback]

Sweet! How is the Mustang coming? I am off work this week, wife is at work, and the kiddo is in daycare. I am planning on doing some welding on mine!

Darren

Actually on hold for the holidays, plus I had a cold. I think the weather should break in a few more weeks

[dungeonmistress]

It's all a lie without a spoon pic...........

lol

[harleygirl]

A few pairs of gym shorts made by rebok, and a food scale.

That's great! Now you can throw out those "stained" shorts that scare us all to death!

[Tishalicious]

I got some wrist straps.

The gloves that have straps aren't working that well now I can't take Animal Flex anymore - gotta take care of my little wristies - smallest measurement on my body (well, not technically, but you get it).

[dartol]

I saw those "Perfect Pushup" things today at both Sears and GNC and they wanted $40 for 'em! Yesterday I spotted a similar product (same thing, different name) at Menard's (yes, Menard's) for $20. I'm not in the market for any more gear, but it did remind me of how important it is to shop around.

Wow, I got mine at Wal-mart for $20! And that is the real brand ones...
Looks they have gone up a little though, now $30.
http://www.walmart.com/catalog/produ...uct_id=8246059

They have a travel version for $60 too, it comes apart.

Darren

[GeHfN VAlLiS]

Interesting. I've always looked at those as an exercise "gimmick"; one of those things that promises a lot and delivers very little. I've got to re-evaluate that now, and maybe find a way to try a set of those sometime.

One more reason I like this forum.

This got me to thinking about this one campground my family visited when I was growing up, the playground had multi-leveled chinup bars and other bars placed at ankle, shin and knee height my father said were for pushups. I'd never seen anything like it before. Now, I've only seen the ad for the "perfect pushup" things once, maybe twice, but the principle is simple enough. If you have access to hex dumbells >30# you might try putting two of them on the floor, at an angle, think EZ curl bar. Granted they won't rotate unless you use round dumbells, but then you might find things get entertaining fast; flashback to bodyhard doing pushups on a swiss ball. . . not as easy as it looks at first glance. Props to bodyhard for trying them. The perfect pushups won't roll out from under you. Hmm . . . pushups combined with an ab-roller. Ouch.

Me? I got a pair of 30# hex dumbells which I just tried doing the above pushups with.