Random advise for incoming freshmen at UCSD

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of California - San Diego
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<p>^^^^interesting username lol. And thank for the advise OP.</p>

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<p>What don’t you like about it?</p>

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<p>Does it have free weights, and most importantly, does it have a squat rack like this?</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.nerdfitness.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/squat-rack.jpg[/url]”>www.nerdfitness.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/squat-rack.jpg</a></p>

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<p>does ucsd have any parties during welcoming week?</p>

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<p>^of courrrrrse. you just have to meet the right people! :)</p>

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<p>^i hear those people are rare at warren</p>

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<p>^ yeahhhhhh that’s what I heard too.
Venture to Muir.</p>

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<p>whattt? warren’s where it’s at. that was my first college party! also…first party that RSO came to…i was the only freshman :(</p>

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<p>^ Welcome week… you have to be blind or just a hermit crab not to find the parties at frats this week. This is when the frats/sororities try to make you rush. I remember the crowds of people around the new price center waiting for busses to take them to frat parties. Just grab some of your suitemates, jump into that crowd, and hitch a bus.</p>

<p>Btw, be an extremist with RSO’s. You can either just sit quietly and drink or Go all out knowing the RSO’s will be coming soon.</p>

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<p>@leaftye Main gym does have a squat rack, but it might not look exactly like the one in the picture. The ones at RIMAC are newer.</p>

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<p>leaftye, we should work out together haha. It’s a rare day when someone actually wants a Squat Rack at UCSD. At RIMAC, the only people that seem to use it are a handful of regular students (me included) and the sports teams. All the guys stick to arms/chest and it’s annoying.</p>

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<p>Oyama, I’d totally be up for working out together. You’ll probably recognize me from the hooks I use for heavier pulls.</p>

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<p>Yeah, that’d be easy to spot. I see straps being used every once in a while for deads or rack pulls, but never hooks.</p>

<p>Do you power or oly lift?</p>

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<p>I tend to lift towards the bodybuilding style since I’m trying to build mass, lots of mass. I’m definitely not one of those guys that says they don’t want to get bulky. I do bench more like a powerlifter, but that’s because of my shoulder.</p>

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<p>You sound a lot like me haha. I was a PL’er at 67kg class and had a 950+ total raw. I eventually got a mild injury on my back from rounding it so much from squats/deads that I had to give it up. Now I’m just trying to get some mass back since I’ve been out of the gym for about 5 months.</p>

<p>But yeah, definitely let me know when you’re in La Jolla.</p>

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<p>Unfortunately I’ve had to give up any kind of heavy pulls for the last two weeks due to golfers elbow (tendonitis), and I’ll probably be out for another week. I’m just getting over being sick too. I guess that’s well timed…might as well do everything that’ll prevent lifting hard all at one time. Times like this really make me feel old.</p>