Mark Rippetoe thinks putting women in concentration camps is an "interesting take"
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@chrisard Jim Wendler's 531 private forum is a quiet place to talk about strength training and conditioning. There is an absolute policy of no politics at all. There is an off topic section for movies, music, and food mostly. The basic principle is to train hard and support others. Well worth the $5/month to be isolated from the rest of the internet and only be exposed to relevant content. Kind of like this subreddit I guess.
@meow69 Copying aesopsgato's comment from below:
His whole "no politics" shtick comes across a little differently in this light.
"Don't mention politics here so we can all get along and I can continue to take your money. See, I'm apolitical! Keep paying me. Anybody mentions that I said the first black president should literally be shot, they get banned for mentioning politics."
It's a smarter way for someone just as shitty to get money from people who don't want to use a forum that allows comments like the one from the OP or reviews of how great Mein Kampf is.
His whole "no politics" shtick comes across a little differently in this light.
"Don't mention politics here so we can all get along and I can continue to take your money. See, I'm apolitical! Keep paying me. Anybody mentions that I said the first black president should literally be shot, they get banned for mentioning politics."
It's a smarter way for someone just as shitty to get money from people who don't want to use a forum that allows comments like the one from the OP or reviews of how great Mein Kampf is.
teatimebabe28
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@lukemoers It doesn't even make any sense, if you put a barbell on a vag it'll be uncomfortable at worst, but put one on a testicle and it'll pop like a grape.
@teatimebabe28 i snorted at popping like a grape
@lukemoers I was not aware of that, thanks for sharing.
strelok0017
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@brianhex God how disappointing. I was just looking at his program last week too, just browsing some programs to get me back into post-COVID gym life after a year off. Glad I didn't go for it.
It makes me sad to think some of my regular gym mates might actually be thinking stuff like this when I wave hi as I pass by.
It makes me sad to think some of my regular gym mates might actually be thinking stuff like this when I wave hi as I pass by.
summer37087
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@brianhex Ugh this is disappointing. He even has a section in one of his books (don't remember this one) where he talks matter-of-factly about how women need to be trained differently than men because we are able to pull close to our 1 rep max more times than men are. I thought he was a good dude because he was trying to learn how to help women gain strength in a way that doesn't just think of us as smaller men. Good reminder that sexism is insidious and just because someone does one good thing doesn't mean they can't also be a raging misogynist.
@brianhex Jim Wendler isn’t much better. He has a whole mantra “NOV” which stands for north of vag. It means being above (north does not mean up) weakness. He’s saying that female anatomy is inherently weak and people should strive to be better/stronger than that. Pretty awful to define your work ethic this way.
He also said Barack Obama needs to “catch a bullet” on a podcast with Matt Vincent
He also said Barack Obama needs to “catch a bullet” on a podcast with Matt Vincent
