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Old 03-05-2010, 04:05 AM   #1
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I've been meaning to post this for ages but was reminded again by an email I just received. A lot of stuff gets pushed out to us in the UK if you are member of the Register of Exercise Professionals. I mostly feel that the concept of continous professional development is more about making cleverer people rich(er) than making us better professionals. But then I'm a cold hearted cynic.

Anyways, the next big thing....

http://www.vipr-fit.com/

Anyone come across this yet? I think it's a sloshpipe they forgot to put the water in. Not sure why free weights needed to evolve.
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Old 03-05-2010, 06:44 AM   #2
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Shut up.


WTH?
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Old 03-05-2010, 07:30 AM   #3
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Shut up.
Should I take that personally?

The video is all kinds of awesome. And I want to be an International Presenter when I grow up too. With a 4' orange tube made out of foam.
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Horrible.

Just horrible! The part where they were "sparring" with those things was almost too much.
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Horrible.

Just horrible! The part where they were "sparring" with those things was almost too much.
Come on, you watched that bit and imagined yourself on a podium in Gladiators. Admit it Allen.
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That looks like a big Strongman joke.
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That looks like a big Strongman joke.
Sadly the people behind this don't have to wit to make a joke like that. This is very, very real.
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Old 03-05-2010, 09:18 AM   #8
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That will just be on of many "revolutionary" items in the 250+ page catalog from Perform Better as a great "functional training" and "core" product.

I'm opening up a new gym at my house....where people just come in and move furniture around, vacuum and landscape for 30 minutes. Seems pretty functional to me.
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Thought you'd be a fan MOD.

It's the hockey action isn't it?
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Old 03-05-2010, 11:40 AM   #10
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This is approaching Shake Weight levels of ridiculousness!
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