Any comments on the whole juicing by yourself or with a partner. (No, stuffed animals do not count as workout partners - you know who I’m talking to.)
To be honest… workout partners have never done anything but slow me down. I have been on the same cycles as my friends at the same time but we still didn’t train together. I am a big fan of throwing on the headphones… working till that near vomiting point, and getting out in an hour, hour + fifteen minutes TOPS. It’s simply hard to do this waiting for a partner to do his or her sets… not to mention they ask questions, start conversations, complain, can’t keep up, and usually know more people in a gym than I do so it is really a cumbersome process. In terms of the concurrent cycle deal… it is fun… I love comparing my new personal records with my buddy’s new personal records… it’s a good feeling… these stee-roids.
good post horse. for the last 5 months i have been on my own. but, prior to that i had a great partner for 1 1/2 years. he was much more knowledgeable on muscle developtment and really helped me get my shit together. but, i was more informed on steroids and chemical enhancement so it worked out great. he would structure our workouts and i would structure our cycles. yes we cycled together and yes we would run the same chemicals but at slightly different dosages as he required a little less. it was amazing to see how differently the same chemicals affected each of us. like dbol. it would give me lower back pain from hell. him nothing. sust burns me like a mofo. him nothing. my strength turns on like a light switch at about week 2. his was more gradual. on a cyp/tren cycle i gained weight and he got shredded. lots of things like that. his job situation is going to allow him to start training with me again soon. i am glad for that as we motivate eachother. some days the only thing getting me to the gym was knowing he was waiting for me. and same thing for him. a good partner is like a good marriage. they are few and far between.
my partner and I do synchronized squatting.
I have been working out with a partner for the past year now. I was working out with two other guys at one point from jan 03-august 03. Then in spetember starting working out with someone else, who I train with on and off. The most recent guy competes naturually. He is an awesome partner and taught me alot. non of my close friends juice. Tonight actually will be the first time I am going to train with a fellow juice head. so we see how that goes. I like working out with a partner as long as they are serious. I am impatient in gym when training alone, and tend to not rest enough, having a partner allows me to rest just enough.
i train by myself but i have trained with partners in the past. 99% of the time i would prefer to train alone except for the times i want to do some forced reps.
oh and they didnt juice.
I have no partner. Nobody will hang around me long enough. They all think I am too fucking crazy. I wonder why? Truth be known, I lift in my garage now because I got so sick of the 24 hour pickup club. Eventually I am buying a squat sled and a full cage system, and a treadmill. Of course, nobody wants to workout around here, only eat so I am on my own. Nobody loves me.
I’ve trained with and without a partner and I don’t notice a difference in the quality of workout. I have been good enough to motivate myself to train hard that I have not needed a partner for this. I just recently got back to training with my old regular partner/ best friend again, and I am really happy about it though (our work/ school scheduals had conflicted in the past)
I would say I am more happy about it just for the comradarie that I didn’t get, training by myself. Training is funner when you are with someone that you can enjoy yourself with - especially when you have a g/f/ soon to be wife at home - you need as much time away from her as you can get to spend with the friends - it just keeps things more sain.
As far as training go, we are pretty much equal in every area. This allows for some pretty heated competition sometimes.
As for Chemicals We both do them but he does his shit and I do mine and we rarely agree on cycles- P-22, so in that since drago1 has had a pretty cool experience been able to do the same shit with his training partner.
You guys ever notice how you tend to lose workout partners on leg days???
I currently train by myself also but did train with a partner a couple of years ago and we did a similiar cycle but he was of no benefit to me. We were never on the same page training wise, goal wise or steroid wise. He was a big deca fan and I wanted no part of that.
what drago failed to mention was that this so called “training partner” is actually his lover.
not that theres anything wrong with that.
Well I finally trained with a fellow juicer, and it was an awesome workout. Really pushed each other. He is doing the same show as me in june, so we will be training more often, and doing similar cycles. Though I am on a bit more than him right now.
Well, having lifted for quite a number of years I’ve lifted with every sort of partner and no partner. I imagine this is somewhat individual, but here’s what I’ve found most effective over the years:
I’ve found that partners who aren’t committed will only drag you down and should be avoided like the plague.
Some of the best progress I’ve ever made in the gym was when I had two partners of roughly the same strength. The three of us were in competition to see who could do the most reps, etc. We pushed each other to the limit and beyond, had killer workouts and tons of fun.
So yeah, like someone said, good partners are hard to find - but I think they’re worth finding.
Right now I have a very committed, non-juicing partner, but unfortunately he is in the process of losing 80 lbs (60 lost so far) so it’s tough in that he isn’t getting much stronger while running a caloric deficit.
I should also add that in addition to the commitment, ideally you want someone close to you in strength, goals, etc. It’s the whole idea of competition that can push things to the next level. If you’re motivated to stay ahead of someone stronger than you, pick a weaker partner, if you’re motivated by trying to catch up, pick a stronger one.
I always try to get around people that are bigger/stronger/smarter than me so that I can learn from them.
That said, you can learn from anyone. Everyone has something they excel at and that you can learn from, whether they are begging for spare change or washing your windshield.
The other side of the coin is learning from other people what not to do. Wow, I better shut up, seem to have gotten off on a tangent.
I workout with freinds once in a while but mostly I’m alone. I have a lot of guys who I train grappling with and a 2 friends who train pro/college football and other major athletes. It’s pretty cool cause I’m always working out with people with more natural talents or gifts than me. Most of them juice as well. It also introduces a lot of variety. But I like to find guys who can eat anything and still stay lean or have just always been strong… and seem to get stronger all the time…it motivates me
yes pdog, you are correct. but there is an advantage to my madness. i found i can get two to three extra reps on each set when getting blown. i just close my eyes and pretend it the hot bitch over on the tread mill.
Lifted for a few years with a great partner. If I was tired he got me straight and vice-versa. Good partners are hard to find though. Like one guy said on leg days only the good ones will show up.
I do like lifting by myself b/c then it is me and only me who determines my success for that day. For spots on the heaviest sets I try to pick out the biggest guy that looks like he knows what the hell he is doing. Sometimes kinda’ scary though because they actually don’t!
wow! how do you maintain your concentration?
Not being able to find good spotters is one of the things that drove me away from commercial gyms for a few years.
Especially for bench. If I had a nickle for every time I had to tell some clown not to grab the damn bar when I slowed down on bench and he grabbed it anyway, I would be driving a BMW.
it takes years of practice and concentration. i wouldnt suggest it to the novice as he may blow a nut and a rotator cuff all in the same rep. i would start by just having your partner lick your balls or something like that. then work your way up.
what about when your partner is spotting you on the bench and his sack rubs on your forehead because hes not wearing any undies?