the training day with some friends....

[t3c]

heres a lengthy story, I was telling clint online and he thought it would be a good idea to post, so here it goes:




Yesterday, my friends and I had planned on going to a gym where they usually lift at. I was considering joining, because I usually lift at home with no training partners and was looking forward to the idea of having a training partner or two. To our dismay...the gym was closed because of the holidays for a few days or so. So we decide to train at my house, in my little dungeon. We had planned on squats...but something happened. We get down to my garage, all 3 of them look at the power rack and start saying to each other: "hmm we haven't worked PECS in a while..."

we had a little arguement about that we were here to squat not to work "pecs". I looked to one of my friends...the one i saw as more "hardcore" than the others, who always tells me about how he is fixing his squat form and getting deeper and such. He was still with me on the squats, so we proceeded to squat while the others benched and did pec flies in the backround. He does one set...bad form, way too high, didn't even want to hear my advice...and insisted that his legs weren't feeling right today. Thats some bullshit right there...and he goes to bench!

I squatted by myself that day, and the anger from my friends abandoning me just fueled the fire that was my sets.

The funny thing is that those same folks who benched that day used to be bigger than me at one point.

the end

 

[2Shy]

I hear you! My workout buddy would be happy to just go through the motions most days and really doesn't want to think about her routine at all. OTOH I really enjoy the weights and gaining strength and learning all I can and challenging myself every time. She moans and complains a lot about how hard everything is (highly annoying since it invariably is when men are around ... or maybe she just knows that I don't buy into it like they do). Lately, I've started working out with another friend of mine who is more serious and really like my time more then. I don't feel as though I can abandon my WO Buddy, though, since we started out together.

Not quite up to the levels you are at, but I do understand your frustration.

 

[Fatty4You]

I used to have a workout partner that was totally awesome. He was hardcore about doing squats. We used to do them together, and sometimes my hip would hurt cause at that point, i never warmed up or stretched. And, if i ever complained about my hip he was all like "Shut up and stop being such a f*cking p#ssy!"

And if i was ever doing a set on sqauts and i felt like i couldn't get one more, i would go to rack it, but he would stop the bar and be like "Dont even pretend like tired, cause I know you got at least two more!" and he wouldn't let me rack it till i got two more.

He was the best partner i ever had, and helped me push myself harder than i ever thought i could. Unfortunately, we live in different states right now and i lift alone.

Having a good workout partner, who is going after the same things your are, is just so rediculously awesome!

-Fatty

 

[jeremys]

i'm not one for excuses, but my workouts could be a hell of a lot better with a serious partner and spotter. instead, i have the neighbor kid come over. he bitches and moans about how i'm going to kill myself doing this, to quit straightening the boards out, to hurry up and jump in 50 lb intervals, etc...all the while making annoying distractions.

there's nobody good to train with in this shit town

 

[t3c]

i agree, where you from jeremys? lol

 

[jeremys]

i'm in the middle of wisconsin

 

[Lord_Suston]

excuses you will hear often

1) I did legs yesterday, while they really just did bis and chest
2) I hurt my knees doing squats, again they did bis for tyhe last month
3) my back hurts, again they insit they do squats
4) oh shit they just don't want to do them, and they never will

 

[louden_swain]

excuses you will hear often

1) I did legs yesterday, while they really just did bis and chest
2) I hurt my knees doing squats, again they did bis for tyhe last month
3) my back hurts, again they insit they do squats
4) oh shit they just don't want to do them, and they never will

I totally agree! Karma for you!

 

[Fatty4You]

Other excuses i have heard:

1. I am not really trying to get stronger in my legs.

2. I have always had good legs and I don't need to add any size.

3. Add leg size will slow me down and i need to be fast for sports.

4. I would do legs, but it takes too long to add all the weight to the machine.

People are worthless!

-Fatty

 

[louden_swain]

Other excuses i have heard:

1. I am not really trying to get stronger in my legs.

2. I have always had good legs and I don't need to add any size.

3. Add leg size will slow me down and i need to be fast for sports.

4. I would do legs, but it takes too long to add all the weight to the machine.
-Fatty

He he he. This also deserves Karma.