The A To Z Of Bodybuilding

[The Kurgan]

A light hearted look at Bodybuilding and Bodybuilders!

Always The Same Rule: The average supplement is usually just another, cheaper, better-known supplement that has been given a new name.

Arnie: The reason why so many gyms are full of lazy action movie fans.

Ass-hole: The guy who lifts a lower weight than you, trains less frequently and eats like a pig... And has muscles you can only dream of.

Bulker: Someone who says that they're bulking up. A year later, and they are still bulking up. Any suggestions that they should do a strange practise called " cutting " is met with glazy eyes.

Cutter: As Bulker, but cuts instead of bulking.

Demon Rule: Those who train like animals in the gym almost inevitably have a cute girlfriend, and listen to Madonna, John Lennon and have other " unmanly " tendencies.

Dobber (Scot): Banging weights, infrequent resting and use of the pull-down are all indications that someone is a dobber.

Dreamer: Yeah, sure the routine of 2000 sit-ups is the best way to build up abs...

Experience: The name Bodybulder's give to their mistakes.

Fiddler: Someone who is forever changing the setting on machine weights, but rarely does lifting. Not to be confused with staff.

Game Powerlifters: A group of usually two or three Powerlifters who turn up reguarly and have their own competitions. Usually ridiculously motivated.

Gym Rat: The derogatory term unfit people give to those who can actually be buggered to go to the gym and do some excercise.

Gym Tourist: Someone who comes in infrequently, usually in tour parties of 4 or 5. Will never (ever) excercise their legs.

Kreatine Rule: Teenage bodybuilders are possessed of the most awful use of English ever. That they can even spell Sets cannot be taken for granted.

Leaver Rule: When someone leaves a gym, they will take outrageous measures to stop people finding out, even deliberately walking across the street to get away from you.

Loner: Derogatory term used by gym-tourists to describe people who don't spend all their time chatting, and actually do some proper lifting.

Melons Rule: If your spotter is a straight male, and an attractive woman comes in, there is no point in even dreaming that they won't stare at her breasts while claiming to be "checking the clock".

No Powerlifters Gyms: Where people are convinced all power lifters die young due to weak bones.

Online=Lying Rule: The chances someone who talks about their lifts online is almost certainly exaggerating.

Peck Boy: Someone who spends all their time on the bench press, then complains that their arms never get bigger.

Quantum Theorist: Someone who actually knows what the pull-down machine and walking machines are for.

Rambo Bodybuilder: The bodybuilding equivalent of Weekend Powerlifter, who will only lift a weight if it really hurts. Commonly seen attempting 10 reps of 200% bodyweight... In weighted crutches.

See No Evil Rule: It's amazing that people can convince themselves that the pull-down machine does anything useful.

Talker: Someone who comes to the gym, does 3 sets, talks for 30 minutes, does 2 sets, and then leaves, talking about their tough day at the gym.

Upper Body Rule: To see a teenage bodybuilder excercising anything except the upper body and abdominals is not only a miracle, but a cause for an eye check.

Vintage Rule: You will still see someone who has a strange Charles Atlas obsession doing an isometric excercise... To train for wrestling...

Weekend Powerlifter: A powerlifter who comes once per week (or even more infrequently), tries to lift the heaviest weight in the gym, fails, then declares his strength by lifting for one rep a weight just bigger than what everyone else is lifting. Is rarely banned by gyms because he attracts customer who want to laugh at his stupidity and general lack of coolness.

X-Factor: It looks like Creatine, it is Creatine, but with the special X Factor ingredient (often asparteme or some sweetener.)

Yuppie Rule: Even in the gym, people still talk on the mobile phone. Gym tourists and Talkers are especially guilty of this.

Zoom: The sound experienced bodybuilders make when they go into a gym and find there are no freeweights, there is a pull-down machine and most of the gym is made up of cardio machines.

[HumbleMuscle]

Funny stuff. A good read, lol.

If you are refering to the lat pull down then I don't understand why you're calling it crap. Not only does it shape the lats well but it also is well liked amongest the pros.

[afi_rule]

the motion for lat pull down is adduction in the shoulder joint,
the main mover for adduction in the shoulder joint is the latissimus dorsi so why is it useless? dumbass - good post thou

[dabears345]

how about what i call "The Drew"-The guy that finds any mirror that hell see his reflection..Car window whatever..And flexes...

Drew 2-The guy that takes off his shirt in the gym cause its too hot..But flexes

[The Kurgan]

Originally posted by afi_rule
the motion for lat pull down is adduction in the shoulder joint,
the main mover for adduction in the shoulder joint is the latissimus dorsi so why is it useless? dumbass - good post thou

It's got a use... If you can't do your bodyweight, that is. If you can do your bodyweight and more, you should really be doing the pull-up, as you can easily do a lot more than your bodyweight. Why do kneeling press-ups when you can bench? And why can't people who know a lot about muscular mechanics spell? The mysteries of the universe...

[michaelmendyka]

haha nice

[lily0710]

It's nice, bro

[kamedan]

thank you ir hepls a lot