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Adam Sinicki - the best in Adam technology!
Websites
http://www.adamsinicki.com - that's my personal site
http://www.the-biomatrix.net - and that's my more general training site
About Me
Hey! I'm a student from Surrey University currently on placement in Leeds working for a magazine which has been great fun. Originally I hail from Bournemouth AKA the happiest place in all the land. I miss it there a bit. Especially as my dog lives there.
I like bodybuilding as well as martial arts, psychology and rock climbing. I'm very interested in how we can improve ourselves becoming faster/stronger/smarter etc and that's really the main topic of the site I recently created (www.the-biomatrix.net).
My other hobbies are writing, playing the piano, watching 80s action movies, reading comics 8-p and eating sandwiches.
Have I mentioned my sites?
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Looking around and meeting people and stuff
Favorite Time(s) To Workout
I usually workout straight after work. Out of work = workout. That's because I'm trying to be disciplined though - I really like working out laaaate at night.
Favorite Activities
Bodybuilding, Martial Arts, Writing, Rock Climbing, Exploring, Reading, Playing the Piano, Eating Sandwiches
Fitness Center Pet Peeves (what/who annoys you at the gym?)
From an article I wrote on my site:
Lurker
Most likely to be found: following you and sighing loudly.
Whatever machine you're on lurker will be waiting and looking at you dissaprovingly. If you rest for what he deems to long he will then lean over and ask 'are you using this?'. It is blatantly obvious that if you are sitting on a bench in the gym you are using it; otherwise you would be sitting on the sofa at home. Chances are if he'd just asked to have a quick go you'd have let him cut in, but his obnoxious tutting and condescending manner make you want to punch him. If you do let him use the machine/bench/weight he will then do one set of 30 and walk off to do bother someone else. He has no idea how to train properly and thinks everyone else is doing it wrong. He is in short, a wanker.
Overly friendly guy
Most likely to be found: talking to you.
He smiles at you so you ask him if he wants to share the machine with you. This was a mistake. Overly friendly guy will always accept such an offer, even if he wasn't waiting for the machine. He will then strike up a friendly conversasion that will be fun for a while but before you know it an hour will have passed and you will have lost ALL YOUR PUMP. Watch out, many personal trainers are actually overly friendly guy in disguise. Do not under any circumstances strike up a conversation with overly friendly guy until the end of your session.
Station Hi-jacker
The Station Hi-jacker is one of the most infuriating characters in the gym. They start innocently enough, asking if they can work in between your sets on a machine or bench. Obviously, being the kind and well-meaning gym-goer you are, you will allow this without qualm. A Station Hi-jacker though will then completely change the amount of weight on the bar and pump out 40 reps lasting roughly 14 minutes. He will then get back up and leave the weights as they are expecting you to change them back yourself. Hit him.
The Armchair Athlete
Created from condensed pure evil retrieved from the heart of a black hole, the Armchair Athlete is to the gym what BSE was to the Beef industry. Thankfully he is actually only found very rarely anywhere near a gym or even outdoors, though if you do find one you should instantly make a crucifix and back away. Failing that you should stab them in the face repeatedly until they are no longer a threat (go for the eyes - they can't see without their eyes). Invariably either over-weight or incredibly thin, they usually have an incredibly pasty complexion caused by lack of sunlight. Despite this they will always be the first to offer advice even when it isn't wanted and will get in to debates with everyone from the oblivious wimpling to the frustrated personal veteran.
Most of their time is spent on forums and chat rooms, or browsing Wikipedia for bodybuilding-based information and scientific studies. They then feel that this makes them the greatest authority of bodybuilding techniques since Schwarzenegger himself (and they probably wouldn't back down in a dispute with him either). If someone asks for your advice and you give it, they will jump in to tell you how you're wrong, even though you could probably crush their skull in your hand. Likewise if you're happily squating some pounds they'll appear as if from nowhere (like a leprachaun... but evil!) to tell you how you're doing it wrong. They are worse than Nazis.
Favorite Motivational Quotes
'In the warrior's code there's no surrender! Though his body says stop; his spirit cries: never!' - Survivor