Gil resurfaces!!! It’s about time. Looks like Kaz kept him under a pile of lead and Gil is having to lift himself out from under it…and it’s giving him several zits.
I was going to say – spotting for handweights? Those can’t be more than 40# each . . . if that. I mean, I knew Gil was getting long in the tooth but if he’s sweating 40# dumbells . . . And who says “taking a meeting with” anyway?
Spotting for dumbells is done to ensure proper form rather than protection. It’s not the number of reps alone that is important; it’s the number of reps peformed correctly. Lousy form prevents proper isolation of muscle groups.
Additionally, a spotter can “bump” a bent elbow to enable the lifter to get through a sticking spot in his or her lift and thereby increase his or her number of reps. Give it try the next time you’re lifting with a partner during bench presses and military presses.
Oops – and one other thng. 40# weights aren’t much unless you are lifting to exhaustion. Try burning out the next time you lift. Start with 40’s and curl until you can do it properly any more. Then drop to 30’s and repeat the process. Then drop to 20’s, and finish out with 10’s. The burn out will give you a much better workout for your bi’s. Do the same for your tri’s. The results will be much better than just quitting at your max weights.
dutchpuppy2 over 11 years ago
Gil resurfaces!!! It’s about time. Looks like Kaz kept him under a pile of lead and Gil is having to lift himself out from under it…and it’s giving him several zits.
grshprnh over 11 years ago
I’ve never seen a spotter for someone lifting dumbbells.
george over 11 years ago
I was going to say – spotting for handweights? Those can’t be more than 40# each . . . if that. I mean, I knew Gil was getting long in the tooth but if he’s sweating 40# dumbells . . . And who says “taking a meeting with” anyway?
wmac8898 over 11 years ago
Why does Gil have a generic coffee cup in P3? After being absent so much lately, if we want to recognize him, we need the “Gil” cup more than ever.
bearwku82 over 11 years ago
P1- The 1995 barb wire tat seems to be losing its luster. But Kaz’s mullet is perfect. Doyle Doofus is suffering the effects of the Shamrock Shake.
Jf714 over 11 years ago
Doyle needs to be put in charge of being a tackilng dummy.
thejudge over 11 years ago
Gil is buying into all this nonsense and sets a meeting with Doyle….grow up Gil!
LngJhnAg over 11 years ago
Spotting for dumbells is done to ensure proper form rather than protection. It’s not the number of reps alone that is important; it’s the number of reps peformed correctly. Lousy form prevents proper isolation of muscle groups.
Additionally, a spotter can “bump” a bent elbow to enable the lifter to get through a sticking spot in his or her lift and thereby increase his or her number of reps. Give it try the next time you’re lifting with a partner during bench presses and military presses.
LngJhnAg over 11 years ago
Oops – and one other thng. 40# weights aren’t much unless you are lifting to exhaustion. Try burning out the next time you lift. Start with 40’s and curl until you can do it properly any more. Then drop to 30’s and repeat the process. Then drop to 20’s, and finish out with 10’s. The burn out will give you a much better workout for your bi’s. Do the same for your tri’s. The results will be much better than just quitting at your max weights.
Cliff1911 over 11 years ago
Gil’s also despondent over lookalike Mitt Romney’s loss.
flyintheweb over 11 years ago
don’t assume with the dumbbells. I used to use 100s, and they had 140s at the gym. Dumbbells assure even effort
Milford_JockStrap over 11 years ago
Gil-Father always knows. He may have been born at night but it wasn’t last night. The All-Knowing Gil-Father
RayNDeere over 11 years ago
Marty Moon hasn’t done much to stir the pot lately. Sounds like he’s due to shake things up as well