gym idiots Archives - Didactic Mind https://didacticmind.com/category/gym-idiots Strategic Defence of the Mantle of Responsibility Thu, 12 Jan 2023 23:21:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 182200397 You know it’s January when… https://didacticmind.com/2023/01/you-know-its-january-when.html https://didacticmind.com/2023/01/you-know-its-january-when.html#comments Thu, 12 Jan 2023 23:21:28 +0000 https://didacticmind.com/?p=17295 Unlike a lot of “normies”, as it were, I do not do New Year’s Resolutions – especially not those silly ones about “losing weight” and “going to the gym”. For me, the gym is not a chore – it is a habit. Over 11 years of disciplined application of the Iron Mind makes the gym […]

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]]> https://didacticmind.com/2023/01/you-know-its-january-when.html/feed 5 17295 Why January sucks https://didacticmind.com/2022/01/why-january-sucks.html https://didacticmind.com/2022/01/why-january-sucks.html#comments Wed, 19 Jan 2022 23:28:28 +0000 https://didacticmind.com/?p=14320 This is, of course, the month of broken resolutions. Every single year, millions of people make the “resolution” to get fit and healthy and lose weight, and every year, starting in January, many of them sign up for gym memberships. The result is that every decent gym in the land – and every single Planet […]

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]]> https://didacticmind.com/2022/01/why-january-sucks.html/feed 9 14320 Fooling most of the people most of the time https://didacticmind.com/2021/03/fooling-most-of-the-people-most-of-the-time.html https://didacticmind.com/2021/03/fooling-most-of-the-people-most-of-the-time.html#comments Sat, 06 Mar 2021 19:17:18 +0000 https://didacticmind.com/?p=10986 The picture that you see above is of a certain Vince Sant, the face of one of the most hated and reviled – yet wildly successful – fitness and supplement companies in the world. That’s right, the male model second from right is the public face of VSHRED. Now, if you have any familiarity whatsoever […]

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]]> https://didacticmind.com/2021/03/fooling-most-of-the-people-most-of-the-time.html/feed 3 10986 Gym idiocy: Balance ball squats edition https://didacticmind.com/2020/07/gym-idiocy-balance-ball-squats-edition.html https://didacticmind.com/2020/07/gym-idiocy-balance-ball-squats-edition.html#comments Fri, 31 Jul 2020 15:00:00 +0000 Do you remember this picture? It’s been floating around teh innarwebz for years, and it’s all about the dangers posed to clients by really dumb, really inept gym trainers: I always thought that this was more of a joke than anything else, and that nobody would be dumb enough to do stupid shit like that […]

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]]> https://didacticmind.com/2020/07/gym-idiocy-balance-ball-squats-edition.html/feed 1 74 The Great Squat Debate https://didacticmind.com/2019/09/the-great-squat-debate.html https://didacticmind.com/2019/09/the-great-squat-debate.html#respond Tue, 10 Sep 2019 15:00:00 +0000 There has been a debate raging in lifting circles for many years about the difference between low-bar and high-bar squats. And, honestly, from the perspective of actual lifters – rather than spergy nerds wanking in forums for teh lulz – it’s kind of a ridiculous debate. For those of you who are novice lifters, you may […]

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]]> https://didacticmind.com/2019/09/the-great-squat-debate.html/feed 0 844 Domain Query: The triumph of steel https://didacticmind.com/2019/09/domain-query-triumph-of-steel.html https://didacticmind.com/2019/09/domain-query-triumph-of-steel.html#comments Tue, 03 Sep 2019 15:00:00 +0000 Longtime reader and friend of the blog Kapios asks an excellent question related to the severe and dreadful infestation of gym idiots that plagues pretty much every gym, anywhere: If you were a dictator what rules would you change about gyms? I know you mentioned heavy metal music while exercising and I agree with that. […]

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]]> https://didacticmind.com/2019/09/domain-query-triumph-of-steel.html/feed 4 858 Phoning it in https://didacticmind.com/2019/08/phoning-it-in.html https://didacticmind.com/2019/08/phoning-it-in.html#respond Wed, 28 Aug 2019 09:47:00 +0000 Unfortunately my motivation and ability to write anything much of consequence have both been quite poor over the last couple of days, so I’m going to have to dig up an old favourite of mine: As I’ve said before, every single word is literal truth. It is an extremely funny sketch, especially if you are […]

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]]> https://didacticmind.com/2019/08/phoning-it-in.html/feed 0 870 Domain Query: Planet Princess Tootsie Rolls https://didacticmind.com/2019/04/domain-query-planet-princess-tootsie.html https://didacticmind.com/2019/04/domain-query-planet-princess-tootsie.html#comments Thu, 11 Apr 2019 15:00:00 +0000 Following my (rather harrowing and mostly unpleasant) experience with CrossShit, commenter Andy asks: Would like to see your perspective on Planet Fitness next. Be sure to go on Free Pizza Day. 🙂 Well, to my considerable relief and delight, I am not in a country where Planet Princess has any franchises. And thank heaven for that, […]

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]]> https://didacticmind.com/2019/04/domain-query-planet-princess-tootsie.html/feed 2 1170 A personal perspective on CrossFit https://didacticmind.com/2019/04/a-personal-perspective-on-crossfit.html https://didacticmind.com/2019/04/a-personal-perspective-on-crossfit.html#comments Tue, 09 Apr 2019 18:27:00 +0000 I have been roasting and attacking CrossShit for more than six years now on a fairly regular basis, and with very good reason. At its core, CrossShit comes down to combining anaerobic Olympic and powerlifting movements with hard cardio, and your reps and movements are measured and timed against a clock and a count. This […]

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]]> https://didacticmind.com/2019/04/a-personal-perspective-on-crossfit.html/feed 1 1174 I’ll take the hand grenade https://didacticmind.com/2018/08/ill-take-hand-grenade.html https://didacticmind.com/2018/08/ill-take-hand-grenade.html#comments Tue, 14 Aug 2018 04:14:00 +0000 Especially after having to witness Mat Best in drag: I do quite like the idea of handling ISIS terrorists using a Barrett M-82 50-cal, though. I cannot imagine a better way to send a goathumper to Jannah, short of maybe a 120mm anti-personnel canister cartridge fired out of the business end of an M1A2 Abrams […]

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