That’s because you’re a fucking moron. Here is a weight belt, and what does it say in the description?
The people that are using the equipment are using it for its intended function.
The problem with the wheel chair isn’t the weight, its the landing. You’re dropping 3-4 feet and if you lean too far back you are going to crack your skull. I can’t believe you don’t see this.
In a wheelchair. Remember that trumps everything. It trumps the actual law, it trumps policy. And, apparently, it trumps reality. He a moron…in a wheelchair.
Here is a video of Pittsburgh Penguins defense Kris Letang doing a routine workout, which includes the dumbells strapped to his legs. That part starts at about 00:21 or so, if you feel like skipping the rest.
(Dammit, I cannot WAIT for hockey season to start. Hell, I can’t wait for the damned pre-season!)
Don’t forget with the wheelchair pull-ups, Jamie required two other people to lift him up to the bar. Now never mind that they were volunteers doing this, it was still a risky activity outside the normal range of activities for the gym, and I am not surprised at all that the gym would say “Uh, no. We’d rather you not run the risk of injuring yourselves or Mr McGarry if you lift him incorrectly or drop his chair. Please stop doing that”
Note – for the situation to be similiar to jamie’s, he’d have to be wearing his ice skates while working out.
User name/post combo of the thread?
Jamie,
The next time you have to ask your friends on Facebook to join The Straight Dope Message Board because you need back-up, at least have had the good sense to make it private.
What’s hard about it?
He lives off the proceeds of a lawsuit, doesn’t work, and trains at body building.
Yeah sure - he’s in a wheel chair - so cry him a river. Aside from that he has it damn good.
Wow, this made my week. I grabbed some screen caps in case he gets wise. Will have to find some way to post them up if anyone’s interested.
Don’t forget all that weed he smokes. That’s gotta be rough too.
:eek::rolleyes::smack:
Just wait until his dealer parks in a handicapped zone.
Awesome.
Below is a link to a short video of me performing a set of my wheelchair-pullups. If you notice a rightward sway as my set progresses, it is due to me being stronger on my right side. This is because of all the scar tissue I have on the left side of my upper back from surgery.
http://sharing.theflip.com/session/f246c6af5dd5c88fef206e6ad69114b9/video/109449241
GAAAAAAHHHHHHHHDDDDDD this is worse than zombie threads.
I almost feel like pitting you BECAUSE ZOMBIES ARE GREAT.
LOLZ ja ja ja jamie where haz your videoz been all my lifes?!11?!1
Wait… Jamie, you’re in a wheelchair?!?
Did you guys know and not tell me?
Shut up you mean you have been discriminating against him because he is an asshole and not because of an ADA protected reason? Get on the bandwagon, dude.
We talked it over and felt you weren’t ready. I’m sorry. Please try to understand.
Hey, McGarry: