What Would You Rather Have?

Training
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People in my gym don’t know how HVAC works. It’s a hot day, the staff turn the air conditioning on but for some reason all the windows are open. Bah.

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Who’s gonna break out the rubber suit first?

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Put me in the crowd that would take the home gym instead of the membership. Thankfully, I already have a pretty good setup at home. I wish I had a little more space, a few more pieces of equipment and higher ceilings. But, as important as training is to me, if I ever had to go to a gym again I would quit.
I am blessed that I am able to motivate myself to train at home. I would not have the motivation to deal with the things with which I used to deal at the various gyms where I’ve been a member. There are times where it would be nice to have a lifting partner to bs with and push me, but I can SBD just fine without a spotter and I would eventually just want the dude to go away so I could lift in rage-fueled peace.

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Membership!

• Seeing how other people train sometimes gives me ideas.
• Where else would I be able to flirt with 70+ year olds?
• The front desk kid holds me accountable for stretching and warming up.
• If you tweak something during a big lift, you can isolate other muscles on a gazillion different machines.
• It’s kinda fun to show off. My pull-up game is decent right now.
• It’s kinda fun to embarrass yourself too. Last week I got hit in the head by a metal cable attachment and nearly passed out.
• Gym people can become long-term friends. We have quite a few of those now!

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I would always pick gym membership. Where I am a little odd, I like supporting my gym. I refuse discounts. I wish all members felt like I do. Treat the gym like you want it to thrive. I believe all members should have their share of “skin in the game.”

If I had the best equipped house gym I would have a tough time getting motivated to do anything. Get me around some people who want to lift some weight and I thrive.

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If the home gym means a bigger house or garage to put it in then I will take it, if the home gym means one of the cars has to go outside then Nope I will take the membership please.

I guess it also depends on the quality of the gym you are giving me membership to. I’d happily train at my current gym for free but there are some gyms I would rather not train at