[quote]lift206 wrote:
[quote]Awes wrote:
[quote]lift206 wrote:
First option: Look for another gym with all the necessary equipment to train in. It would be nice to find one within an hour drive.
Second option: Bring your own barbell and weights. I would imagine you could if you were courteous, cleaned up after yourself (I would use straps instead of chalk to stay on the safe side) and kept the noise down. If you have a car with fold-down rear seats or a truck then it shouldn’t be too big of a deal to transport. You can use a hand truck to move the weights around. This will be your warmup and cool down.
If there is no power rack then I would deadlift and front squat while at work and back squat while at home. If there is no bench then I would military press at work and bench at home. If they do allow you to bring weights then it’s likely you can’t slam the weight during deadlifts so you’ll have to go lighter to slowly drop the weight. Work gyms without platforms won’t give you many warnings for noise complaints so you have to play it safe.
It’s definitely inconvenient but it really depends on your goals and what you’re willing to do to attain them.
Edit: If you want you can use the 5/3/1 template and alternate between the 3 deadlift sessions and 3 military sessions at work and at home alternate between the 3 squat sessions and 3 bench sessions. That’s one 5/3/1 cycle over a 4 week period so you wouldn’t need to deload.[/quote]
If you’re actually serious about taking weights to the gym, then you’re hilarious. Haha.
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I am serious and I would if I needed to. You could laugh about it but I would still be getting stronger in that situation. Like I said, it depends on your goals and what you’re willing to do to attain them. This applies to strength training and life in general.
I have some far out goals for myself in powerlifting and I won’t make any excuses to reach them. Hard work and doing what you can to prevent making excuses is what it takes. Everyone has different goals so I can understand if others aren’t willing to take it that far.[/quote]
I bring SO many toys to the gym when I train. Its what you gotta do sometimes.