I hail from Whitby (“At least we’re not the `shwa”) but ended up moving to Kingston to go to Queen’s. Yeah, I guess “town populated by alcoholics” could describe every other township around here.
[quote]Professor X wrote:
Kinoz wrote:
Now that the Prof’s spoken though, I’m starting to get cold feet. Is it unreasonable to expect to make a lot of progress with just a barbell, power cage and bench?
Obviously, home weights can get you to a point, but honestly, the really big guys move really big weights to get that big. Not only that, but there is MUCH value in training around other serious people.
Hell, even if I had a home gym built up enough to challenge me, I would still train at a real gym most of the time because of the environment and the feeling of working out with people near my own level.
I truly doubt the focus of someone who trains at home unless they are truly able to block everything out and gear every thought towards doing the given exercise.
I am also betting that if we posted pictures of those who strictly train at home, you would see a drastic difference between them and someone who has trained hard for the same amount of time around more equipment and other serious lifters.[/quote]
I kno Kabuki over on youtube lifts at his house. The guys a monster.