True. I usually opt for something different, but if you need to go heavy rack

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May 24, 2019
9:49:31pm

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If you’re at the squat rack and doing anything other than squatting

DKN

5/24/19 9:26pm

Hmm.... what about bicep curls

Martin Van Nostrand

5/24/19 9:28pm

Even the bicep curl has its place and that is not the squat rack

DKN

5/24/19 9:29pm

Hammer curl?

Martin Van Nostrand

5/24/19 9:30pm

Checking my phone and sending text messages?

Cougar-Duck

5/24/19 9:31pm

As long as you’re in between squat sets you’re golden

DKN

5/24/19 9:33pm

For five minutes?

John Doe

5/24/19 9:35pm

If you're open to someone working in.

The Machine

5/24/19 9:50pm

RE: If you're open to someone working in.

UberDeek

5/24/19 11:16pm

Not if he’s curling 450 lbs.

Y2k

5/25/19 10:32am

Where would you recommend someone do their overhead presses.

triumph

5/24/19 9:35pm

Find a new gym

DKN

5/24/19 9:36pm

Use dumbbells better for overhead anyway.

akmewg

5/24/19 9:39pm

If you can't clean it up to your chest you should stick to the machines.

The Machine

5/24/19 9:42pm

You should be using a completely different grip for overhead press and clean

triumph

5/24/19 9:56pm

What? How are you gripping your cleans and overhead presses?

DKN

5/24/19 9:57pm

Maybe he's talking grip width.

The Machine

5/24/19 9:58pm

I was mostly joking, but standing ohp isn't a great option for your shoulders.

The Machine

5/24/19 10:02pm

OHP is a great option for your shoulders. It can be overdone like every lift but

triumph

5/25/19 12:20am

Whatever. Crap take.

kotacoug

5/24/19 10:38pm

And they are cages for benching as well...

CarolinaCoug

5/25/19 1:37am

The thing that always drove me nuts was people lowering the rack, loading up the

akmewg

5/24/19 9:36pm

Rack pulls?

The Machine

5/24/19 9:40pm

That’s a tough one. Let the swoly spirit guide

DKN

5/24/19 9:44pm

I was trying to think of exceptions and this was my only one

JollyGreenGiant

5/24/19 9:44pm

Other lifts though to achieve the same pump

DKN

5/24/19 9:45pm

True. I usually opt for something different, but if you need to go heavy rack

The Machine

5/24/19 9:49pm

This the only other option off the top of my head that I agree with

Tuskaloosa Cougar

5/24/19 9:49pm

Thumbs down for the deadlift only. Where else are you supposed to DL?

cougaman

5/24/19 9:40pm

If your gym doesn’t have deadlift zones you need to find a new gym

DKN

5/24/19 9:41pm

Our gym has 3 squat racks. Most gyms don't have DL stations. Not going to spend

cougaman

5/24/19 9:50pm

Do a kettle bell dl then. My gym has 13 squat racks and 8 dl stations. It's nice

The Machine

5/24/19 9:57pm

It's LA fitness. They have the octogonal bumper plates. They only have 1 true

cougaman

5/24/19 10:31pm

Same... LA fitness is not really designed to do DL anywhere else other

kotacoug

5/24/19 10:35pm

At the dl station.

The Machine

5/24/19 9:41pm

Dom says no such thing. How dare you?!

JuicyJam

5/24/19 10:04pm

I think there are exceptions, but you better be doing something with

JuicyJam

5/24/19 10:06pm

Screw that, I’m doing military presses, dead lifts,and barbell rows

kotacoug

5/24/19 10:13pm

Why though? You can do those anywhere

Odysseus

5/24/19 10:20pm

Easier to adjust weights and rack... I don’t spend more than ten minutes in

kotacoug

5/24/19 10:33pm

What about taking selfies in between sets?

maxpowers

5/24/19 10:15pm

mandatory selfie snapchats in between

BlueFrog

5/24/19 10:18pm

Seriously. Why workout if you aren’t sending selfies? People need to see your

DKN

5/24/19 11:08pm

Are lunges ok?

freeedomguy

5/24/19 10:34pm

Be a man and squat. Lunges are for folks that are scared of squatting

DKN

5/24/19 10:55pm

What about putting my yoga mat underneath it for my 30-min post-run stretching routine? Is that OK?

SingleStrapBackpack

5/24/19 10:36pm

That's my favorite place to do leg presses though.

Ash

5/24/19 10:45pm

Uhhh. That’s the best spot to do burpees tho bro. Do you even lift bro?

Gerald-DeGroot

5/25/19 2:36am

Brofessor Dom’s best video

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