New Gym

[JJFigure]

My membership at my gym ran out, so I'm trying out a new gym that I primarily looked at because it was much closer to me. I had my first workout today, and discovered they have a REAL hyper extension bench (parallel one), an adjustable bench, 3! power racks (only 1 smith - hehe), one of which should adjust enough for me to be able to comfortably front squat again!

I haven't gotten to train in a gym with a real hyper bench in 2 years! I'm so psyched! I get to do reverse hypers again! Tra la la!

 

[The Ranger]

Neat-O

Ranger

 

[makedah]

Fabulous!

 

[2Shy]

I am so jealous! . I've never even seen a reverse hyper machine. My Y is horribly underequipped. It makes up for it in price, though, so I can't complain

LOL I thought you said THIRTY-ONE power racks. I need new eyes. Three is still damned impressive.

 

[scrummy]

My new gym has a brand new reverse hyper machine. They don't even cost that much. i don't know why more gyms don't have them. Oh wait, yes I do--they need one more peck deck. You can never have enough.

 

[JJFigure]

There's also that need to keep buying more swiss balls - every conceivable size.

You gotta love lifting gyms! Why ARE they so hard to find?

 

[scrummy]

Right on JJfigure. Those friggin' swiss balls are every where. I love tripping over them. Heaven forbid the cardio-addict-skinny/fat-puds just do some weight lifting. Eek, don't want to get big and bulky.

 

[diami03]

I love the "I don't want to get big and bulky" excuse!!!!!!!!

 

[spatts]

I really love my swiss ball. Well, I should say Hannibal's Swiss ball. I use it for inclinde press, over-head medicine ball toss, seated power cleans, straight leg raises, cable ab work, decline push ups, on-and-on...not to mention a million variations of AR work. Too bad my old "fitness center" kept them on a rack on the far wall of the aerobics room. There were always these dancing women blocking my access to them...you know the ladies...the ones that always look the same?

....ouch.

 

[wateengedoe2]

I am so jealous! . I've never even seen a reverse hyper machine. My Y is horribly underequipped. It makes up for it in price, though, so I can't complain

LOL I thought you said THIRTY-ONE power racks. I need new eyes. Three is still damned impressive.

LOL, 31! Anyway, 3 is certainly better than 0 (well OK, I don't count that Smith machine in our gym as a power rack .. It's good to store your weight plates on and to lend against while chatting, that's all ...) I tried to convince my gym owner to buy a power rack, but he won't, because he's afraid people will use wrong form on squatting (in Smith machine you're OBLIGED to use wrong form on that one ) and he doesn't think he could get/keep more members with a power rack .. Mmmm, he might be surprised on that one (new members), IF he would just buy one