THE GYM THREAD

[Baines' left foot]

What earbuds are everyone using for exercising?

I'd bought a pair of the Bose Quiet Comfort 2 buds but they were faulty. It's been 3 weeks since I sent them back to Bose. It also appears the Ultra buds they're released to replace them still have major issues according to reviews.

AirPod Pro 2 is the obvious choice and they're currently at £199 on Amazon, so a good 10% off. Very tempted.

 

[GrimbolandBlue]

What earbuds are everyone using for exercising?

I'd bought a pair of the Bose Quiet Comfort 2 buds but they were faulty. It's been 3 weeks since I sent them back to Bose. It also appears the Ultra buds they're released to replace them still have major issues according to reviews.

AirPod Pro 2 is the obvious choice and they're currently at £199 on Amazon, so a good 10% off. Very tempted.

I'm an over ear headphones man. Got the Sony wh-1000xm4 wireless ones. Quality is unreal. I have absolutely no idea why because I don't have weirdo ears but earbuds just fall out mine, no matter what the brand is

 

[The Penalty Box Dancer]

September - December: 92kg - 83.3kg. A lot of fat burned and muscle mass held well. Week 7 of the off season and slowly climbed to 87.2kg as of this morning. Condition held well over the last seven weeks with minimal fat gain. Will slightly up the calories by 100 this coming week and drop the cardio down to 15 minutes per day. Going well so far and feeling good.

 

[Baines' left foot]

I'm an over ear headphones man. Got the Sony wh-1000xm4 wireless ones. Quality is unreal. I have absolutely no idea why because I don't have weirdo ears but earbuds just fall out mine, no matter what the brand is

I've considered the exact same headphones but I sweat a lot when I train.

My old Bose Soundsport earbuds still work flawlessly, but no ANC. Seems Bose has dipped in quality a fair bit.

 

[GrimbolandBlue]

I've considered the exact same headphones but I sweat a lot when I train.

My old Bose Soundsport earbuds still work flawlessly, but no ANC. Seems Bose has dipped in quality a fair bit.

Fair point.. caught a whiff of mine the other day and briefly hated everything I stand for. Cracking sound quality though. Agreed on Bose, brand has proper gone downhill

 

[Baines' left foot]

Fair point.. caught a whiff of mine the other day and briefly hated everything I stand for. Cracking sound quality though. Agreed on Bose, brand has proper gone downhill

It’s a shame, but for a company of their size I’m shocked by how poor their service has been. I’d prefer to support a company like Bose, but I’ve never had a problem with Apple products.

 

[YoboCopter]

Anyone got a home exercise bike they reccomend?

 

[Groucho]

 

[Black Belt Jones]

Anyone got a home exercise bike they reccomend?

Save your money and get a clothes horse for 5 quid from Aldi.

You can get an actual good bicycle for not too much money s/h, and you might enjoy riding that outside. Market is absolutely tanked atm so many bargains around.

 

[Black Belt Jones]

Anyone do hip thrusts before squats or deds? Meant to be very good for glute activation just in general. I can never be ersed setting them up with bench and barbell, though, so wondering if I'm missing out on a useful exercise.
Some gyms have a machine for them but not mine.

 

[thirdmantackle]

Yes. You don't need a barbell. Put weight plate on belly and do them lying back on side of bench
Or do single leg bridges - much better

 

[Rita_Poon]

Anyone do hip thrusts before squats or deds? Meant to be very good for glute activation just in general. I can never be ersed setting them up with bench and barbell, though, so wondering if I'm missing out on a useful exercise.
Some gyms have a machine for them but not mine.

Spoiler: ?

 

[LocalNative]

Finally at the point where I can add weights to my pull-ups, absolutely never thought this would come. What a slog and reward, back has taken a beaten.

 

[Baines' left foot]

Finally at the point where I can add weights to my pull-ups, absolutely never thought this would come. What a slog and reward, back has taken a beaten.

Good going, that. I knackered my elbow and was advised to stay away from full bodyweight exercises. I tried them again recently and my elbow was stinging like a bitch. I do drop sets on the lat pulldown to try and make up for it.

 

[ArtetaMoney]

Finally at the point where I can add weights to my pull-ups, absolutely never thought this would come. What a slog and reward, back has taken a beaten.

Is right! Effort that! I'm back on the assisted pull ups to try and get my form right, gone up quite a bit in reps but I want to get it right before I move to unassisted.