I've got friends that are in to Roller Derby a d heavy metal pole dancing if you want some more stupid gimmicks to get annoyed about.
One girl was moaning that despite months of pole dancing, she was unable to complete 5 press ups, she got all upset when I mentioned that another friend is now benching decent weight and press ups around 30 with ease after only a few months of proper weight training.
( Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Wed 5 Jun 2013, 11:29, 2 replies, latest was 12 years ago)

Why would she think that pole dancing would help her with her push ups?
Pole dancing mostly uses your legs, doesn't it?
( Kroney, Wed 5 Jun 2013, 11:32, Reply)

I don't know Kroney, I really have never spent much time pole dancing, but even if it is good exercise, it's only ever going to be bodyweight,
So you plateau very fast.
( Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Wed 5 Jun 2013, 11:35, Reply)

You have to eat loads and pile on the weight to make it worthwhile
So you gateau very fast
( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Wed 5 Jun 2013, 11:38, Reply)

It's most effective when performed in a French castle, I heard.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 5 Jun 2013, 11:39, Reply)

Well I heard about your mother,
Getting freaky in a porno.
( Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Wed 5 Jun 2013, 11:41, Reply)

By a fake pianist, or reggae singer?

(localboy purveyor of pisspoor puns, Wed 5 Jun 2013, 11:44, Reply)

oh HO!

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 5 Jun 2013, 11:52, Reply)

Well that's bollocks isn't it.
For starters a push up is only bodyweight, and secondly, you don't see monkeys lifting a lot of weights, but you'll find that they are proportionally far stronger than people simply because they do a huge amount of "bodyweight only" exercise.

You might not develop huge bulging muscles like the Rock by only doing bodyweight resistance works like squats and push ups, but you can end up as strong.
(Bazongaloid, Wed 5 Jun 2013, 11:41, Reply)

You can reach levels of strength yeah, but you'll never lift the same weights or because strong as someone doing proper wright training.
Or see results anywhere near as fast.
( Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Wed 5 Jun 2013, 11:43, Reply)

Well, that sentence turned in to gibberish fairly quickly didn't it.

( Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Wed 5 Jun 2013, 11:45, Reply)

Bullshit
Look at male gymnasts.

Your average person would gain as much form bodyweight resistance work than they would form weights. Probably more in fact as you are less likely to injure yourself and most bodyweight work covers multiple groups of muscles and so you end up with a better overall physique rather than just targeting selected muscle groups and neglecting the opposite ones.
(Bazongaloid, Wed 5 Jun 2013, 11:47, Reply)

This weightlifting chat is really, really fucking gay, chaps.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 5 Jun 2013, 11:52, Reply)

So's your mum.
Oh sorry, I forgot.
(Bazongaloid, Wed 5 Jun 2013, 11:55, Reply)

Can I call Zing?
Can I...CAN I?
( hartley hare Just some prick who thinks it doesn't apply to him, Wed 5 Jun 2013, 11:55, Reply)

racist

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 5 Jun 2013, 11:44, Reply)

What about this little fella?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYCXgfMtw0c
( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Wed 5 Jun 2013, 11:45, Reply)

There's always some lazy cunt monkey out there who doesn't want to join in with his mates.

(Bazongaloid, Wed 5 Jun 2013, 11:48, Reply)

Thanks for that, 'Ron Atkinson'

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 5 Jun 2013, 11:51, Reply)

Damn now I have
"A Roller Skating Jam Named "Saturdays" stuck in my head
( hartley hare Just some prick who thinks it doesn't apply to him, Wed 5 Jun 2013, 11:34, Reply)

You what?

( Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Wed 5 Jun 2013, 11:36, Reply)

It's a De la soul track

( hartley hare Just some prick who thinks it doesn't apply to him, Wed 5 Jun 2013, 11:36, Reply)

It's a De La Soul record

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 5 Jun 2013, 11:38, Reply)

Is anyone going to provide a handy YouTube link, or has this place got to the stage where I'm going to have to start go ogling stuff for myself?
It's like you've lost the love for Internet.
( Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Wed 5 Jun 2013, 11:39, Reply)

I quite like to go ogling.

( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Wed 5 Jun 2013, 11:40, Reply)

It's an art form

( Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Wed 5 Jun 2013, 11:42, Reply)

www.dailymotion.com/video/x175se_de-la-soul-q-tip-rollerskating-jam_music

Great live act, meh records esp this one IMHO
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 5 Jun 2013, 11:44, Reply)

When one MARR isn't enough
www.youtube.com/watch?v=to3y3cmWWRY
( hartley hare Just some prick who thinks it doesn't apply to him, Wed 5 Jun 2013, 11:45, Reply)

It's an ANDREW MARR record

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 5 Jun 2013, 11:38, Reply)