Joining a Gym!

[Number-LL]

I started out at the Jr High gym, went to the High School Gym, and then to the small little College Gym. It was always free weights, sweat, and testosterone. After that, I built a home gym in my basement with a power rack, bench, mats, dumbells, and several hundred pounds of plates.

I don't know how to survive in the the land of cardio bunnies!

It is hard to stay motivated alone in the dungeon. The place we are joining has a cool pool with slides, etc. for the kids. We get all the Zumba crap for my wife too. In January my son turns 12 and can come up to the workout room and work with me. The free weight area is pretty small but has everything I need. When I finish and jump on some cardio, they have headphone jacks to listen to the game on TV.

I figure all the machines there could come in handy for some auxiliary work.

How do I not look like a dork trying to figure out the purty machines?

 

[Darkness]

Have one of those little ghey trainers demonstrate.

 

[Number-LL]

Have one of those little ghey trainers demonstrate.

Thanks for the advice. Maybe if I tickle his taint while he is doing the sissy squats he will meet me in the showers later. At least I might get a free month.

 

[Dawgpound_Hank]

Don't even mess with machines dude. I mean other than the basic machines like lat pulldown, hacks, leg ext and leg curl, I don't even use them. Sure they are handy if you have an injury, but I'm talking in general. Enjoy the new gym!

 

[Number-LL]

Don't even mess with machines dude. I mean other than the basic machines like lat pulldown, hacks, leg ext and leg curl, I don't even use them. Sure they are handy if you have an injury, but I'm talking in general. Enjoy the new gym!

They will just be for a few fill in things but yeah I will be using the high pulley for pulldowns and hack for sure.

 

[Number-LL]

Quick update. I like it! Even last night around 6pm the free weight area wasn't too crowded and I could pretty much work from one area right to the next. I finished off with some cardio and the machines could read my Polar HRM and had a feakin fan built into them.

After that, it was swimming with the kids. My ass is beat.

 

[Coleman]

Hi LL,
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[Number-LL]

^^^Cooler boy you are my hero!

 

[Dawgpound_Hank]

:laugh:

 

[Freezerdude]

I used to never use them but once I got hurt I would frequent them more often and have grown to like it quite a bit, There easy to set just drop the pin to the lowest setting and go to town,I think a full pin at the YMCA is 240# which is plenty on most machines.. but still the iron don't lie... I still pay my dues to it! but with the knee replacement and shoulder injury the machines have became more and more so than not..

 

[millenium girl]

I used to workout at home but it's much easier when you're at a gym. You have everything there that you need: cardio equipment, dumbbells, barbells, machines, kettlebells. I don't go to the gym to socialize though: I lift and go.

 

[Number-LL]

I don't go to the gym to socialize though: I lift and go.

Amen. I stick my Yurbuds in and get in and out.

 

[millenium girl]

I need earbuds. People come to me to chat while I'm working out and that's really annoying. I'm always available for advice but not while I lift.

 

[Glycomann]

Don't even mess with machines dude. I mean other than the basic machines like lat pulldown, hacks, leg ext and leg curl, I don't even use them. Sure they are handy if you have an injury, but I'm talking in general. Enjoy the new gym!

Hank I thought this was your favorite machine?

 

[Number-LL]

I need earbuds. People come to me to chat while I'm working out and that's really annoying. I'm always available for advice but not while I lift.

Highly suggest these. They don't fall out and sound good.

http://www.yurbuds.com/

 

[Helton]

I am happy to read that you have joined this gym. I think gym is the best place to do workout. I also joined a gym last week because at gym it is easy to do exercise than at home.

 

[Mondo]

Don't even mess with machines dude. I mean other than the basic machines like lat pulldown, hacks, leg ext and leg curl, I don't even use them. Sure they are handy if you have an injury, but I'm talking in general. Enjoy the new gym!

I get more training squeezing in and out of most machines that I do using them. . . .

 

[Mondo]

I have trained at home and the gym both. I find I get a couple more reps or use a few more pounds at the gym. I suppose it's due the the "audience factor".

 

[willi]

Would much rather train in a away gym than a home gym. The climate here is so depressing. It helps to get out to the light and good times of steel clankin and seeing friends who have common goals. Sounds like you found a good thing.

 

[Number-LL]

I get more training squeezing in and out of most machines that I do using them. . . .

I hear you and some of them look scary.

I use the leg extension, leg curl, abdominals, high/low pulley machines. I tried the overhead press a couple of times and my rotator cuff hurt like hell near my shoulder blade. Right back to seated dumbbells.

 

[mrhtbd]

I always liked free-weights, but getting older and trying to isolate areas because of injury and/or underdevelopment, I have foud some machines useful.
Two years ago Lifts suggeted I try the hammer strength machines I said our gym had.
Some are great, but many leave something to be desired. For instance, some of the Hamm Strength machines have the position of the
handles so that your hands aren't sqared off to the direction the weight is pushed. Doesn't make sense.
I always said you can always tell a weight lifting machine engineer who doesn't lift by the ridiculous features you see on some machines.
Good ol' Universal with the 220 stack on the lat pulldown, mmm, mmm!

 

[Landru]

pulley machines tend to lock you into a preset groove. It's definatly not the same. I would rather work with a lighter weight if I had an injury then use those cabled machines. Although some of the Hammer Strength Machines are nice.