I was a 300-pound fatass with not a single clue about working out when I started. The first thing I did was get on a Smith machine and do some pulldowns, if memory serves. I never came close to hurting myself.

How would you do pulldowns on a Smith machine?

I'm probably not using the correct terminology. Anyway, it was this shit.

http://bodybuildingequipment.ericsgy...ages/lat_2.jpg

Ah, I was referring to

http://www.robbinssports.com/images/...th_machine.jpg

Is that dude really using clip collars on a smith machine?

I'm more worried about the fact he just shit himself

You can never be too careful when you're squatting 135.

Right? Of course, I don't use the Smith Machine to do those. I hate it.

A lot of times the un-racked bar on the Smith machine weighs 15 pounds or so. That might not even be 135.

I'm also not sure those plates are 45s.

re: ab implants

http://i.imgur.com/BQpu8Ct.png

Is anyone here into cycling? I'm a runner but have hurt my foot a couple times and its turning into a nagging injury. So I'm thinking of cross training alternatives. The only serious biking I've done is mountain biking, but there are no real trails around here and for cross training, road riding would be better I think. I was thinking about getting a cyclocross bike. From what I can see they're basically a road bike with some frame differences (like stiffness) and slightly off-road-worthy tires. Does anyone here have experience with them?

I do a lot of biking. I had a cyclocross bike for a couple of years. They are a lot of fun. You can take it pretty much anywhere. You can also swap out the tires if you want to ride more on the road. They are awesome.

It's like lifting on the moon.

-Bro Science

Only cycling I do is with my 'roids, brah!