The Consequences of Fitness

[gobbla]

forefoot walkers\runners are studs

[Phaedrus49er]

Nice job editing out the second pair of feet in the last picture

[tkinsley]

Originally Posted by Lost Dog

Flat footed? I'm a freak?

My right foot hurts at the front of the heal. Left is fine.

I will do all that stuff. Thanks.

I forgot to mention that my shoes wear heavier on the outer rear of the heals, evenly (both feet the same). Better than two years back, though.

I don't know the name for this place, but they used to also wear on the outer sole under the ball of my feet. I had to replace dress shoe soles when they'd begin to wear there pretty badly. That hasn't happened for the past two years worth of soles. I'm assuming that it correlates with my ability to squat better? Yay?

I used to be a bad toe walker. All my life. It's much better, though. Only bad when I'm nervous or tired. Habit, partially. I don't HAVE to walk on my toes. I can walk like a human. Although, evolutionarily speaking, toe walkers are far superior.

H-E-E-L silly. You need to H-E-A-L your H-E-E-L-S.

And of course, you are a freak, but that's outside of your feet issues...

[Lost Dog]

crap

[L'ilJ]

Those are some flat feet. At least you know that if they were to ever bring back the draft, you would be in the clear.

[UConnJulie]

Originally Posted by Lost Dog

Flat footed? I'm a freak?

My right foot hurts at the front of the heal. Left is fine.

I will do all that stuff. Thanks.

That's because it over-pronates more, putting more stress on the plantar fascia. Stretching the behoozies out of your calves will help significantly.

I forgot to mention that my shoes wear heavier on the outer rear of the heals, evenly (both feet the same). Better than two years back, though.

I don't know the name for this place, but they used to also wear on the outer sole under the ball of my feet. I had to replace dress shoe soles when they'd begin to wear there pretty badly. That hasn't happened for the past two years worth of soles. I'm assuming that it correlates with my ability to squat better? Yay?

Yup. Wear pattern relates to foot biomechanics. If you stretch, your squat will continue to improve.

I used to be a bad toe walker. All my life. It's much better, though. Only bad when I'm nervous or tired. Habit, partially. I don't HAVE to walk on my toes. I can walk like a human. Although, evolutionarily speaking, toe walkers are far superior.

Yes, but they have tight calves which lead to abnormal foot mechanics and stress injuries like plantar fasciitis.

[Lost Dog]

Are flat feet bad? Have my feet become flat or have they always been that way?

A1, DB Snatch, 3x2x2, 90lbs
A2, Two Point Row, 3x6-8, 90lbs
B1, DB Snatch, 3x2x2, 90lbs
B2, Hammer Curls, 3x8-12, 30lbs

Stretching and RC stuff

Okay. Crazy people in the gym.

1. Thong guy -- Seriously. What guy wears a thong? That guy does. He also wears the thong in the sun, apparently. He was very tan except for the thong tan lines. It was revolting.
2. Tapper -- Not a stall tapper... This guy rested 5lbs dbs on his knees and bounced his whole leg up and down, tapping his feet very quickly. It was sets of 100 or so. 4 sets. 100 per leg, so 200. 800 pleasant little taps in the middle of the gym. I was not the only one annoyed. He supersetted wrist curls.
3. Mesh shirt guy -- Not a 80s/90s mesh shirt. It must have been European. It had panels of non-mesh at the shoulders and pecs. Freaky.

[gobbla]

Originally Posted by Lost Dog

1. Thong guy -- Seriously. What guy wears a thong? That guy does. He also wears the thong in the sun, apparently. He was very tan except for the thong tan lines. It was revolting.

Ask if he's Danish. I don't know why but the few ones I know are tanned, thong wearers.

[UConnJulie]

Ew.

Maybe he's a Chippendale dancer?

[Aoife]

Gay.
DEFINITELY gay.
Simple as that.
I mean, think about it... tanned, in the gym, thong... G-A-Y.

As for the mesh shirt... also Gay. Prolly got it in "International Male." Gayest clothes EVAR!

[nutbar]

Originally Posted by Lost Dog

1. Thong guy -- Seriously. What guy wears a thong? That guy does. He also wears the thong in the sun, apparently. He was very tan except for the thong tan lines. It was revolting.

The guy was working out in a thong? Or you saw his thonged (or nude) self in the locker room? I'm just trying to figure out how you saw his thong tan lines...

[LisaS]

I had the same thought about the tan lines ...

which reminds me of this picture I caught on t-nation - is that the edge of a red thong under his shorts under his pants?

[Aoife]

I guess he's ready for a night of strip poker.
It's hard to compete with chicks... since we naturally wear more layers.

[Phaedrus49er]

Yeah but guys tend to win more; therefore, it balances out

[Lost Dog]

Extremely brief workout.

A1, Front Squats, 4x6 (205/205/195/195) -- dropped it once on the last rep of the 205. It was very loud on the pins.
A2, 45 Degree Cable Press, 4x6 (90/90/90/90) -- add weight next week

Plus -- In the last week, I've dropped a front squat and had to ditch a back squat. I take this as good and that I'm pushing myself harder. Less fear. Dropping them wasn't so bad.

Minus-- unloading the bar to lift it back up is annoying. On the back squat, I pin squatted it up (-40lbs), but it was hard.

Originally Posted by nutbar

The guy was working out in a thong? Or you saw his thonged (or nude) self in the locker room? I'm just trying to figure out how you saw his thong tan lines...

Shower and locker room. The guy's a show off, but what he thinks he's showing off, I don't know. It's not like he's ripped or anything. Not fat, just sorta there. He doesn't use a locker, so he changes in front of everyone on the counter, which is RIGHT THERE in the middle of everyone. He's extremely tan and has no other tan lines.

[L'ilJ]

Jeez Roland, you've got to stop working out at Big Gay Al's Gym.

Good news on ditching the squats. Once you do that you lose the fear of loading up the bar (for the most part). Bumper plates help.