[quote]storeydp wrote:
About his sweet-ass gym[/quote]
I think I’d like your gym as well. And you reminded me that we too have a chalk bucket for all the members.
Also, grunting is allowed. The sign says “No attention getting screams! (but the occasional grunt or groan is ok)”.
Thank God I don’t have to worry about a “lunk alarm” going off, to distract me from working out (Planet Fitness)…
[quote]MikeKubo wrote:
Has it settled down any since? I’ve still got another 8 months on my other gym membership, but I was just curious. I like my new gym, but I do miss the energy of Strength Beyond. It was a ton of fun.
Kubo[/quote]
You should come back! It’s not too busy at all. Yet, the level of camaraderie is quite good.
Even around the dreaded 5 o’clock hour, I can still do superset style workouts. Plenty of equipment to go around.
I train at Metroflex Gym in Arlington, TX. It’s the gym that you see in all of Ronnie Coleman’s YouTube videos (2300 lb leg press for 8 reps, 800 deadlift for 2 reps, 200 lb db presses, etc.) If its good enough for Ronnie…Besides the fact of who its home to, it has everything you need and caters to the serious trainee. Not that I’ve seen many ppl use them, they carry dumbbells up to 230#
[quote]Kailash wrote:
The owner of my gym has squatted 1000 lbs. His total, a state record, is 2330 lbs.
So the powerlifters have their own room, with some fancy powerlifting schtuff like belts, chains, some crazy squat rack with hooks that come out to grab the bar, and a little beat-up foot stool to box squat to… Actually, the hip belt squat machine, glute ham raise and chest supported t-bar row are in there too. I’ve also gone in there to operate the hooks on that crazy squat rack thing for a guy squatting 2 reps of 400-some to the stool.
And the best music typically filters out from there (Disturbed, Marilyn Manson, Rammstein, etc.), into the regular weight area. Heavy bag hangs between the two areas. We’ve got dumbbells up to 190 lbs. Every machine you can imagine, including a standing t-bar row and the hammer strength four-way neck machine, two pec decks and a bunch that I’ve never used.
Two types of grippers and two wrist rollers. Two cable-crossovers. EZ-curl bars preset with weights up to 150. Weighted dip belts, of course. All types of bars, including two trap bars and that funky thing Dave Tate used in that picture, with the rotating handles. There’s even a long wooden dowel for doing behind-the-back shoulder hyperextensions with. And whatever else someone drags in.
Cardio room w/ cable tv, dry sauna, women’s only workout area (darn). All that for only $30/month.
Nothing is lacking. My gym fucking rules![/quote]
This is shame. You have access to all this and it sounds like your not using it? If your goal is to get bigger, get in that room and start training with those guys.
I saw one guy in the gym that was a real inspiration. Dude was doing some cable rows with soft casts on BOTH legs, with his crutches propped up on the side of the station. I’m not sure the movement he was doing was the smartest, but it sure was motivation to work as hard as I could.
Of course, the mental image was shot to hell when the curl jockey in the rack next to mine was screaming like an idiot doing crappy-form max effort curls.
I work out in my college gym… it is inhabited by rich, white, preppy kids. This is representative of my college in general.
At any rate, bench and curl days represent 75% of the workouts I see. The occasional athlete squats and once in a blue moon I will see someone deadlift. With one notable exception…
There is some random dude who comes to this white-kids gym. He is probably late thirties- shaved head, crazy tribal tats and extremely solid. I have seen him deadlift 500+ for reps on numerous occasions. Just watching the rest of the kids stare at him like he is some kind of circus freak makes me smile inside. I have never talked to him but he is definitely my idol. Watching him crank out ATG 400+ lb squats is motivation enough to keep me going for a week. I have no idea why he works out at my gym, I don’t think he works for the college.
Another cool moment relates to gym music. One day I was in our free weight section db benching when Kelly Clarkson came on the system. The guy next to me looks at me, frowns, and says “I just felt my test levels plummet.” I almost dropped the weights laughing. Luckily, I hadn’t started my set.
I saw a bat in the gym the other night. I know its a stretch, but I’m really starting to get sick of the place (It’s a college gym). Something about rodents flying around just makes it a bit more hardcore.
Saw two guys doing atgsquats with 315 and drop snatch 185 for 6 reps each. Not much weight, but during the squats they were joking around and talking while squatting. I later found out it was a recovery “light” day for them, as they were both on the track team and weighed less than 170 each.
All the more impressive with 50 guys around me and them curling with liberal body english. After they were done they showed me proper clean form and complained about power-rack curlers… brought tears of joy to my eyes.
[quote]jedidiah wrote:
I work out in my college gym… it is inhabited by rich, white, preppy kids. This is representative of my college in general.
At any rate, bench and curl days represent 75% of the workouts I see. The occasional athlete squats and once in a blue moon I will see someone deadlift. With one notable exception…
There is some random dude who comes to this white-kids gym. He is probably late thirties- shaved head, crazy tribal tats and extremely solid. I have seen him deadlift 500+ for reps on numerous occasions. Just watching the rest of the kids stare at him like he is some kind of circus freak makes me smile inside. I have never talked to him but he is definitely my idol. Watching him crank out ATG 400+ lb squats is motivation enough to keep me going for a week. I have no idea why he works out at my gym, I don’t think he works for the college.
Another cool moment relates to gym music. One day I was in our free weight section db benching when Kelly Clarkson came on the system. The guy next to me looks at me, frowns, and says “I just felt my test levels plummet.” I almost dropped the weights laughing. Luckily, I hadn’t started my set.[/quote]