I got owned in the gym today.

[Lumberg]

It's the free gym where I work. That's where I w/o 3 times a week, well not really just once then there is another free gym where I w/o twice a week where there are no BBs'

Also I just bought a power rack and 480#s worth of barbell weights two weeks ago so I can squat at home. But I still like to DL at work because it's convenient to knock it out during lunch hour.

Gym memberships are too damn expensive. I try to make the free facilities work for me.

 

[needsleep]

Is it better to be the big fish in a little pond or the little fish in the big pond?

I guess it's better to be the little fish in the big pond, but you got to occasionally visit the little pond to keep yourself in perspective.

 

[BigBadBootyDaddy29]

It is all about motivation brother, you always need something to shoot for.....if you deadlift in a gym where 315 is considered a lot, and you're not in junior high, it is time to find a new gym. Not a flame, everyone is at different levels, but you need something to push you..you obviously have goals of training heavy and doing hardcore movements, a gym with 6 wheels aint hardcore.......I say fuck that gym free or not.

 

[Tiervexx]

I don't think he had ever deadlifted before.

This is why i rarely do deadlifts anymore. if my squat and row go up then my deadlift always follows. If anything my deadlift goes up faster just from doing squats and rows than it does when i deadlift often.

 

[Lumberg]

Good point. I am thinking about leaving out the DLS altogether because my back and legs are sore from doign squats all the time. Time to concentrate on my squat then go back to DLs when 8 wheels are routine for me.

 

[ZGzaZ]

Posted by Lumberg:

SO I was DLing my usual 315 for reps

Here's your first problem...sticking to the same amount of weight, add a little each week, or two weeks...you'll be surprised how fast 5lbs a week makes your dl go up....push yourself bro

 

[Aussie Juga naught]

Owned!

 

[gonelifting]

Ten bros X $10 -$20 each = small gym with 1000 pounds and 2 more Olympic bars.

 

[Lumberg]

Believe me I know. I actually joined the Employyes Committee at work to try to change the equip at the gym. If you saw how poor the weights and facilities are you guys would shit bricks.

After a while I realized the bureaucracy is too entrenched to do anything about it and bought my own weights for home.

Basically all they are missing is a free weight squat rack and after abotu a year of fruitless attempts to get them to upgrade their Smith machien and barbells I gave up and bought my own.

And as far as the weight, I am also rehabbing a bad elbow/wrist break so by usual I mean what I had gotten up to before I broke my elbow and what I have just gotten back up to now.

 

[jackangel]

I'd rather be the weakest in a gym full of insanely strong brick-shithouses, just as long as they don't mind a skinny guy working out there.