Stahl Olaf

The reason Brazil’s team keeps struggling? It’s the cat’s curse? Back in 2022 during the World Cup press conference in Qatar, a stray cat jumped onto the table. Instead of gently moving it, the Brazilian press officer grabbed the cat and threw it off the table. Since that day, the Brazilian national team has been hit with one disappointing result after another — and fans are convinced it’s all because of the “cat’s curse. They really need to apologize to that cat!

@ThePhilosopurr Yep 👍

the only time you should ever look back, is to see how far you’ve come. #Philosopurr #ReflectiveMeow #KeepMovingForward #GrowthJourney #CatPhilosophy #MindfulMeow #LookForward #TheHingeOfTheWeek #WeeklyMotivation

@jerryteixeira 👍💪😎

Wide grip push-ups don’t build more chest. They build less, and compromise your shoulders in the process. Here’s the fix.

Today Push-ups 14-14 Hanging Bent Leg Raises 12-12 Wish you all a nice evening and a good night 👍💪😎🍻😴

@gymfreak1967 👍💪😎

Lil pm dip sesh 1st set-1 rep… 2nd set 2 reps n ladder all way up to 20sets/reps thats 210reps in total …… time for MEAT now haha

@gym_manic Good work 👍💪😎

3 sets of 5 on 38kg OHP Weighted chins extra 5kg 2sets 8/5 BOR light 10-15 rep Face pulls Curls to failure Get blood in my shoulder blade . Shit sleep all week think I'm due a deload week, wired at night 🫠🫠

@lippyent Colors

What's the first thing that pops in your 🧠? Hmm 😒 🤔?¿

@ShadowW3lch 😂😂yes

I understand that some people that haven't been here for long, and haven't got that experience, BUT we just finished going through Winter. 😅😂🤣 It's a skill that drivers need to always have ready. You feel the car sliding when you're trying to stop, so you know what you don't want to do.

We have a few days of no snow, and people forget how to drive when it snows. #LawdHaveMercy

@ShadowW3lch 👍💪😎

My heaviest deadlift happened at a regional competition. 280kg/616lbs setting a new National record.

@ShadowW3lch Yep. When I was young we had a lot of snow in the winter. For German circumstances. So I learned how to drive on it.

@Olafdererste Driving to the conditions of the road isn't hard. I like to drive with some speed, BUT if I know it's slippery. I slow down.

Barbell bench press is probably one of the more overrated movements for hypertrophy. In my opinion, the biggest issue is injury risk over time. Pec tears, AC joint problems (ask me how I know 😅) are a big risk over time. For those of us over 40 the risk:reward just isn’t great anymore. Longevity is the name of the game with lifting. A lot of people turn barbbell bench press into an ego lift. They load it up, shorten the ROM, bounce it off their chest, just 'moving weight'. From a biomechanics standpoint, it’s not really ideal either. You’re weakest at the bottom where the load is highest, and strongest at the top where tension drops off. The fixed bar path is another limitation. You’re locked into one movement pattern whether it fits your structure or not. That’s why a lot of people feel it more in their shoulders and triceps than their chest. It’s also telling that many elite bodybuilders have moved away from it. Jay Cutler, Ronnie Coleman (later in his career), and Dorian Yates all shifted toward dumbbells and machines to reduce joint stress and better target the chest. Even Chris Bumstead rarely prioritizes barbell bench, often opting for the Smith machine to create more stability and less joint stress. If your goal is hypertrophy, there are simply better tools like dumbbell presses, machine presses, cable presses, pec deck/fly variations...even bands can work really well. These things let you control the movement, adjust your path, and push closer to true failure much safer. Bench is a great strength lift but it's probably not the most efficient hypertrophy tool if your goal is to build your chest and stay healthy long term.

@HardcoreGym1 👍💪😎

Squats are great don't get to obsessed with depth, old rugby injuries dictate for me but at nearly 58. Al take that, you can still grow and build muscle regardless what the arse to the grass brigade say 🤣💪🏻

@lippyent Very long time ago

And you cant say airplane!! Hmm 😒 🤔?¿

@gym_manic @mikeoniron Interesting name for an easy to do shoulder stretch used in rehab for decades. It helps with impingement cause your shoulder and acromeal joint will be pull a little bit apart and the tendons have more room to move. Try and see but don’t use to much weight.

youtu.be/2aPg6N_OFw4?si… @mikeoniron this is what I was looking for I am going to try it myself tomorrow also. Good luck it's called the barbell lat smash that helps shoulder impingement.

@gym_manic Good work, well done 👍💪😎

5x5 on 88kg @ about 80% no sets to failure and reps in reserve waiting to see someone about my shoulder blade so taking no chances. 6x3. Speed squat the rest periods are doing my head in 😂🫠 Two set RDL Set of pull-ups to finish to failure

@femalebodybuil6 Yes

Be honest! Would you eat this for breakfast? Yes or No?

@stevo_lewis It’s cool 😎

Sandbag training could be my next step. 🤔

@jerryteixeira 👍💪😎

Myth: Heavy weight, low rep builds muscle. Light weight, high rep gets you lean. Truth: Both build muscle, as long as you stay under 30 reps per set. Heavier weight optimizes for maximal strength. Lighter weight optimizes for strength-endurance. But once you're north of 30 reps, you're likely too light to stimulate growth. Stay in the 5-30 rep range. Add load when it gets easy.