Where Do You Workout?

[grlpwrd]

I workout at Bally's, but I have some weight equipment at home for my light days. I don't do cardio in the gym because I am short on time..At home I jog on my treadmill, use my stationary bike, or rollerblade. I'm a girl so that doesn't really matter to you, huh? j/k

My hubby trains at Bally's, too, but his biggest gripe is not finding weights in the gym that are heavy enough especially dumbbells. When we can afford it I think he will build a shed and stock it up with racks and stuff. I think working out at a gym and having your own equipment evens it out plus if you are unable to go to the gym you can still manage to w/o at home.

 

[Cobin]

I workout at golds, its a yuppy gym though but its clean and alot of equipment. my contract will be ending in a few months though and its a 20-25 min drive so I hate to put my mom through that 3-4days a week especially when she has nothing to do down there. Looked into a Y pass today, Pros are, A) Closer, I could pratically run there. B) Friend to workout with. C) They play better music, I went with my friend and they had eminem on, something with alittle more beat and better to workout too. Cons A) No powerrack, wtf is that? NO POWERRACK? B) I still have to pay off my golds membership, I payed a few months then my parents took over the payments so I'd hate to make them pay if I am not gonna finish my year there, I offered to pay them back and most likely will come March or May when I get a job. C) 20-25 minute drive, hate to put my mom through that 3-4 times a week. D) They play shitty music, they put 10-12 songs on a cd and loop it for months on end and then when they think its been played out , they change it to another crappy cd for a few months. I mean who the fuck wants to listen to wheres your head at 5 times or more in a single workout? I know I don't.


What do you guys think, do the Pros outweight the cons? In my opinion they do, Cause the Y is closer and I can workout with a friend, but they have alot less equipment but everything one would need to stay fit and healthy. Pretty much everything but that powerrack!

 

[jeremys]

get them to buy one. get a bunch of people to start asking for one

 

[Cobin]

get them to buy one. get a bunch of people to start asking for one

Yea, thats all they need is a 16 yr old telling them to buy a powerrack, I went in today and their putting a mirror on the back wall and placing a rubber mat over the whole weight room floor. Maybe I will be able to touch the floor with deads now, or do violent shurgs. : )

 

[JoBu]

I'd say my gym is more hardcore than fluffy...just lots of iron and a hand full of treadmills and bikes. But I only picked this one cause it was the cheapest and had everything I wanted...cept some cute ladies...that would help motivate me to show up on those days when I'm just not into it. Unless you have mad cash to blow, there's no way you can compete with a gym at home...just too much variety at the gym. I like working out with other people around too...keeps me from getting bored...as long as it doesn't get in the way of doing what I want to do.

JoBu

 

[JOKER47]

Unless you have mad cash to blow, there's no way you can compete with a gym at home...just too much variety at the gym. JoBu

I wouldn't necessarily say that. I didn't spend all that much over the last few years on my home gym. How many ways can you overhead press, squat, deadlift and bench? After the core compound movements, everything else is just additional lifts to totally kill the muscle. (IMO.) Plus, I have rope, tires, chains, etc laying around to experiment with. I don't think a lot of gyms will let you do that.

No, I can't leg press at home, but I can hack squat. With a power cage you can do pretty much anything the machines will do for you.

Machines are nice sometimes, but to me anyway, they are not as nice as having a home gym.


.02,
Joker

 

[HulkRow]

i workout at the local park...until i get a JOB.

 

[JOKER47]

i workout at the local park...until i get a JOB.

Now THAT'S dedication.....


Joker

 

[zackdarnell]

I train at the University gym, so not very hardcore at all! However, when I go home for breaks, I train at this small gym that isnt really hardcore, but definitely not fluffy either. Lots of weights and bars and racks, only a couple machines, and the only cardio equipment is an old exercise bike that lays in a corner on its side.

 

[HulkRow]

Now THAT'S dedication.....


Joker

I think thats Positive Karma dedication......Dont you?

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Hopefully i can start a new trend.