Working out at home vs. gym

[Shades McCool]

I got it, you could open your own gym for women at you house...you get the women to come to house and pay to workout and then you get the money for the equipment haha! j/k!

Shades

 

[capinatl]

I love it at home. Where else in South Carolina can I listen to Salsa, then D&B, then OutKast, then the Sex Pistols at my preferred volume? I've never had a motivation problem at home - and I've got the money for the equipment. Maybe someday I will go to a real gym, but at 33 - eeehhhh....

 

[supertech69]

If you were to spend the money you need to have the neccessary equipment you might as well open up a small bodybuilding gym. I trained at home w/about $1000 of basic equipment, it's good to get started with but, the knowledge & drive that you get from a gym is unmatched. However, at the Mr Cincinnati competition there was a guy in the masters that looked unbelievble & claims to have always worked out at home. Very impressive but, that's not the norm. of those who workout at home. For an example, the guy they showed on HBO working out in his garage. If your goal is to look like him, then go for it. BTW anybody want to buy some home equipment?

 

[201mph]

imo...it's not what everybody else thinks, it's about what will keep you motivated!!!!

i've worked out at a pay gym for 3 years until 3 months ago. i moved and the nearest gym is about 10-15 minutes away...round trip that’s 25-30 minutes just traveling...

plus when it comes to weight lifting i get intimidated and frustrated by how much i can't do...even when on gear!

i bought a nice home gym but it was some major money....but i'm more motivated at home, with likken park, rob zombie blasting and working at my own pace...but this is what i prefer and am comfortable with!

201 mph

 

[liquidmuscle]

more motivation at a gym rather a home gym imo

 

[JOKER47]

I am more motivated at home than at a gym. I have enough equipment to do 90% of what I need to do. Yes, I miss out on some things such as leg press and some isolation machines.

Also, I never have to wait for a piece of equipment, always listen to the music I want to, I don't answer the phone or the door when I'm training, and if I don't put the weights away at the end of a session, it's ok.

I'm sure at some point I will need to go to a gym, but for now, I am doing just fine at home.


.02,
Joker

 

[Silent Method]

I think this depends on your personality. I work out at a gym and its pretty cool. Best gym around, ex competative bb runs the place, cute chickys there all the time. On the other hand, if I had a good home setup I know I could be alot more focused and even more motivated to get the best out of myself. No chickys around to try to impress, but no chickys around to distract you either.

Another thing to look at is spotters. I prefer to work out alone. When I need a spotter it's pretty easy to grap someone for a sec at the gym.

As far as price, depending on your level and style of training it may not be to pricey at all. Get yourself a power rack, a couple of benches, a good pile of weights, and an asortment of barbells and dumbells. Add a dip bar, weighted belt, and a chinup bar and your set. You may be lacking some fancy equptment but I have this nagging notion that a true iron warrior can do just as well taking a piss on all the fancy stuff.

When I finish school, I plan to build my own personal gym. If everything works out right I'll have a fair deal of land to work with. I want to build what is essentialy a good sized mini-barn and stock it with the essentials and a few extras. (Either that or open up a commercial gym of my own.)

 

[lifeline]

work out at a gym. I have no motvation at home. Home is good for a quick work out or to get a good pump when going out

 

[Tha One CrumCake]

Fuck everything.

If the desire is there you can do dips in between your washer and dryer. For added weight wear a backback with tons of books in it.

 

[RussianBro]

OH MAN.....don't even get me going on kids. i used to work out at a ymca close to my home and at 6-7o'clock there were always little 10-12 year old fuckers running around the gym! i'm trying to superset rope pushdowns with reverse grip pull downs and obviously it takes up both sides of the cable crossover machine! having a killer set....bang....bang.... one to the other then you leave one bar and the little fuckers run over and jump in.they change your bar take the pin out and play with the machine!!!!!!!!!!unbenounced to the sign on all the walls NO CHILDREN UNDER 14 WITHOUT A GUARDIAN!! then when you tell them to beat it they go tell the manager.little FUCKERS!!!

I had a similar experience...
But when I went to another gym, I had lots of friends to lift with and lots of girls to checkout...
Back at the old fucking gym nobody would spot, just lil' fuckers running around...