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 I AM SURE YOU GUY'S CAN RELATE!!!!!
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BIZ Moderator (Total posts: 364) |
posted March 22, 2000 10:51 PM
  I AM SO FREKEN PISSED! TRAINING PARTNERS QUITING CAUSE THEY CAN NOT HANG THEY WANT TO BE AS STRONG AS YOU BUT ONLY WANT TO WORK OUT TWO DAYS OUT OF THE AND WANT ALL THE GAINES YESTERDAY!! , KIDS RUNNING AROUND WHILE I AM WORKING OUT (HUGE GYM AT HOME) FOOTBALL MEETINGS AND TRYING TO BE READY FOR THE SEASON..PLUS WORK IS VERY STRESSFUL....... I HAVE BEEN CHECKING EVERYDAY TO SEE HOW THE BOARD IS DOING AND YOU GUY'S ARE HOLDING IT DOWN FOR REAL!!! THANX FOR THE VENT SPACE GUY'S!! BIZ! ------------------ IP: Logged |
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KANE Pro Bodybuilder (Total posts: 130) |
posted March 22, 2000 10:58 PM
I know the routine man, Ive given up on training partners. ------------------ IP: Logged |
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BIZ Moderator (Total posts: 364) |
posted March 22, 2000 11:00 PM
It is very hard to get stronger or stay at your normal strength levels with out one! Even with a smith machine! BIZ!! ------------------ IP: Logged |
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greenhouse Pro Bodybuilder (Total posts: 107) |
posted March 22, 2000 11:13 PM
 I live in a small town and I am sure that someone on here knows the feeling of having NO training partner... IP: Logged |
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KANE Pro Bodybuilder (Total posts: 130) |
posted March 22, 2000 11:24 PM
You can do it, its harder but it can be done. You just have to alter your routine and stay focused. It takes a little extra to push yourself for those 2 extra reps without someone there, but once you l;earn to do it you can actually make your sessions more intense imho. ------------------ IP: Logged |
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MattTheSkywalker Pro Bodybuilder (Total posts: 396) |
posted March 22, 2000 11:28 PM
BIZ (and bro's) It is damn near impossible to gain without a training partner. I think training partners are like girls in a way - there are plenty of them out there, but the quality ones are already taken....no offense to the ladies....just hate working out alone. Matt IP: Logged |
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macrophage69alpha Moderator (Total posts: 997) |
posted March 22, 2000 11:33 PM
well I have kind of the opposite problem right now- the guy that I train with is overly focused on the amount of weight he can lift- and he wants to train chest twice a week which I cannot do- he doesnt realize that using heavy weight for low reps is more central nervous system training from which recovery is faster-in addition, he sacrifices form for weight far too often- he is all about the bench press- but he does lift pretty hard and occasionaly actually listens to me-I am a FORM FASCIST- okay a little cheating, once in a while, but with good form. the problem for me is that he has been lifting for a long time, he has pretty good genetics too, so it is hard convince him of the fallacy of absolute heavyist weight theory- But slowly I am bringing him into the light of training variation and good form. BTW- I realize that the situation is different than yours BIZ but I gotta complain about my training partner sometime, so I jumped in on the quitter training partner thread. ------------------ IP: Logged |
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THESAINT Pro Bodybuilder (Total posts: 194) |
posted March 22, 2000 11:36 PM
I CAN RELATE BIZ. I'M 39 AND NEVER BEEN MARRIED. I LIVE A HELL OF A LIFE AND NEED TO STAY IN SHAPE BEING SINGLE. I ALWAYS HAVE GUYS THAT ARE JUST GETTING DIVORCED THAT WANT TO START WORKING OUT. THEY'VE BEEN MARRIED FOR AWHILE AND THEN THEY'RE SUDDENLY SINGLE WHEN THEY REALIZE THEY TURNED INTO FAT ASSES AND NOW THEY HAVE TO GET IN SHAPE, BUT AS SOON AS THEY GET A NEW GIRLFRIEND THATS THE LAST YOU SEE OF THEM. SO, I JUST STICK WITH THE HARDCORE BROS IN THE GYM. WHEN EVER I NEED A SPOT, I CALL ONE OVER. IF NO-ONE IS THERE I USE DUMBBELLS FOR BENCHING ETC. I CAN GET A PRETTY GOOD WORKOUT. FOCUS ON YOURSELF BRO, FUCK THOSE WANNA BES. IP: Logged |
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studcj Pro Bodybuilder (Total posts: 384) |
posted March 23, 2000 01:02 AM
Hey BIZ, what about teammates? I was wondering why we don't see you post that often anymore....... I haven't either because school is kicking my ass! ------------------ IP: Logged |
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Gobler Pro Bodybuilder (Total posts: 140) |
posted March 23, 2000 01:12 AM
I hear ya. Most of my fucking training partners are a drag on my motivation. I'm the guy dragging their ass yo the gym motivating them to do another set. Meanwhile my turn their spacing off checking out the girls or the cracks on the wall. Now all my friends see the improvements ive been making. they say "hey you wanna work out together I need someone to motivate me". I say fuck you, training partners keep me from gains. IP: Logged |
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madbomber31 Pro Bodybuilder (Total posts: 379) |
posted March 23, 2000 01:40 AM
biz, for the most part i agree about hard to gain without a partner.. but i havent had one in years and do better without.... ever try a routine that went 10, 8, 6, 15 for reps? i gained alot from it... strength and size... you take each set one rep from failure.... its in the flex mag with the y2k workout... give it a read. IP: Logged |
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Mr H Amateur Bodybuilder (Total posts: 80) |
posted March 23, 2000 01:46 AM
The guy I'm training with now is a goddamn slacker!! I tell him what we're gonna do and his response is always "so we can get big" (thinks its an overnight process)....always has excuses to NOT go and when he does go he has to leave within an hour...he ends up going like once a month- runs 10 minutes and thinks he's gonna have a 6-pack from doing that and 200 situps- and then he'll do two thinsg for a bodypart and claim he's sore....WAAAAAAAAH!!! IP: Logged |
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tray renfro Pro Bodybuilder (Total posts: 326) |
posted March 23, 2000 02:10 AM
ive never had a partner cause all my buddies go to a diffrent gym, i would like to see what its like but since i work in the bar at my gym i get a free membership and dont want to pay for one. ------------------ IP: Logged |
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the truth Pro Bodybuilder (Total posts: 227) |
posted March 23, 2000 02:42 AM
I might get flamed for this, but I train w/ my girlfriend. She's reasonably strong, so on the big exercises she does her sets and then I'm ready to warm up. It really doesn't take any extra time, since we keep our rest time to a minimum on each exercise (we do get quite a bit of rest between exercises, though, because of this structure). We also time each other's rep cadence. Smaller exercises and movements done on weight stack apparatus are no problem at all. She occasionally jokes about wanting to go on a cycle, but I don't think she ever will, although I whacked her w/ some EQ once when she broke her toes. IP: Logged |
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Cornobbled Amateur Bodybuilder (Total posts: 10) |
posted March 23, 2000 03:17 AM
I spend about 80% of my time on the road for work. So I just ask someone in the gym to spot me when I need it. You can pick out the Bros from the rest. Most of them are cool as long as you are there to work and not just checking out the meat. ( no offense ladies) ------------------ IP: Logged |
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bignate73 Pro Bodybuilder (Total posts: 186) |
posted March 23, 2000 03:45 AM
my training partner is a fairweather partner for the most part, as long as nothing too important is going on, then its cool to hit the gym. tonight he is banging,(i know...i shouldnt knock him for it) but i went to the gym anyways and enjoyed myself because i didnt have to teach for a change. hes relatively new to weight training and not into bb at all. but ill give him this, he trains hard when he goes. i think training partners are like shoes, they are cool for a while then they get old and you wear them out...heh heh. hang in there BIZ, perserverance and tolerance will make you strong as well. keep growing. bignate73 ------------------ IP: Logged |
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BIZ Moderator (Total posts: 364) |
posted March 23, 2000 06:28 AM
I DO AGREE WITH ALOT OF THE REPLY BUT I STILL SAY YOU CAN NOT BE PUSHED TO YOUR MAXIMUM POTENTIAL WITH OUT HAVING A PARTNER TO GRAB THAT WEIGHT OUT OF YOUR HAND AND THAT FINAL REP... TEAM MATES MAN THERE JUST THE SAME BRO'S EXCEPT FOR A FEW BUT THOSE WORK OUT AT AT A GYM..I HAVE A 3000.00 GYM AT HOME SO FIQURE ME GOING TO A GYM.. I WILL BE POSTING MORE JUST GETTING IT ALL TOGETHER... PICTURE THIS... NUFF SAID! CALGON TAKE ME AWAY.....LOL!!!!! BIZ!
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deltman Amateur Bodybuilder (Total posts: 69) |
posted March 23, 2000 07:11 AM
Yes, it is tough to work out by yourself, but like many of you have said, if you don't have someone as committed as yourself then they are just "in your way". On the sets where you want to really push it I just use dumbells to get the maximum static press. It's difficult to find someone with the same passion for intensity!!!! deltman IP: Logged |
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grosso Pro Bodybuilder (Total posts: 124) |
posted March 23, 2000 08:25 AM
I totally agree with Biz. I usually train 4 times per wk , at 6:30 PM after work. I am married and I am having within a week my first child ! It's not easy you see ? But I keep going on ! And I am lucky now as I have found a guy and we always train together , same day same hour , nearly same exercises. And training always with the same person is different then if you ask help each time from a different person depending on who you find in the gym ..... it's totally different. You can't pump , as Biz says , to your maximum potential. IP: Logged |
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Goldensun7 Amateur Bodybuilder (Total posts: 8) |
posted March 23, 2000 08:29 AM
BIZ, You do have a lot going on! I just want to say "THANKS A LOT" for all of your input. I have not posted that many topics. However, I have read and utilized much of your advice. IP: Logged |
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Rock_Man Pro Bodybuilder (Total posts: 360) |
posted March 23, 2000 09:35 AM
I can definately relate. When I was first starting out I had a W/O partner, but I always had to push his motivation to go to the gym. Especially when it was a nice warm day! That was about three years ago and the partner only lasted 6 months. Since then I have gone on my own and just ask for a spot when I need it. It sucks in a way, but at least it gets done! That's why attentive trainers are beneficial to a gym. That way you can ask them to help you out, but as we all know, that's not always the case because they never seem to be around when you need them most of the time. ------------------ IP: Logged |
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KANE Pro Bodybuilder (Total posts: 130) |
posted March 23, 2000 09:41 AM
More importantly what kind of dogs do you have? ------------------ IP: Logged |
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AZQuadz Amateur Bodybuilder (Total posts: 26) |
posted March 23, 2000 09:54 AM
I can realate also. I have had only 1 good training partner in my short 15 years of training. We only got to train together for 3 months because we were both in the Corps together and got orders to different duty stations. But I made more gains in those three months than any other time with a partner. I have given up on all partners! I just put on the head phones...and zone out all other distractions. EXCEPT for the idiot who walks in between me and the mirror with the 15lbs dumbbells in his hand....that I can not ignore! I want to kill those kind of spandex wearing jerks with 15inch quads! [This message has been edited by AZQuadz (edited March 23, 2000).] IP: Logged |
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BuffEnuf Pro Bodybuilder (Total posts: 301) |
posted March 23, 2000 11:23 AM
I have been training with my training partner for a few months now... we work are days around setting a time to train together, whether in the afternoon or the evening... EXCEPT on leg day! I have NEVER and I mean NEVER trained legs with this guy. Just yesterday was leg day, he went in the afternoon and I went in the evening, his excuse was I had to meet these girls tonight. Bad excuse, I was meeting them with him and this was way after training time! Problem is he's a little soft when it comes to legs. A great leg workout is a few leg extensions and some leg curls. Whoooaaaa! Now thats hard work! So we're with these girls last night and he setting up a time to goto the gym... I told him I aint going with you, you cant do legs with me I cant do delts with you. ------------------ [This message has been edited by BuffEnuf (edited March 23, 2000).] IP: Logged |
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jdismukes Amateur Bodybuilder (Total posts: 8) |
posted March 23, 2000 11:57 AM
I gave up on training partners. I trained with my brother for two years and it was alright. I think if we are taking the time to get on this board we must be a little bit more hardcore than the rest of the masses. Thanks IP: Logged |
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The Ranger Pro Bodybuilder (Total posts: 519) |
posted March 23, 2000 01:03 PM
Can't stand them......I hate whinners, and complainers......most want sympathy.....I don't ask for it, nor do I give it.....If you want sympathy...look in the dictionary between shit and syphillus...it's there some where...heh heh......stay focused BIZ....it's all good Bro....and it gets better!!!!!!!!! BWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ranger IP: Logged |
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bignate73 Pro Bodybuilder (Total posts: 186) |
posted March 23, 2000 01:09 PM
BIZ!!! I have found your problem...... its the cat, man. You gotta ditch the cat!!! Dont you know that cats are catabolic??? LOL. good luck p.s. I would get more dogs....its just better that way. ------------------ IP: Logged |
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Heemaan445 Pro Bodybuilder (Total posts: 214) |
posted March 23, 2000 02:07 PM
Never had a training partner....slowly gathered enough equipment to have my own little gym in my basement....self-spotting bench and squat....the only problem I have is when I want to get really heavy on the dumbells, its harder than hell getting them into position on my own......other than that, I'm growing like a weed !! IP: Logged |
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big_guy1 Pro Bodybuilder (Total posts: 523) |
posted March 23, 2000 02:14 PM
I hear ya BIZ...I train alone,a nd call a spotter when I need one... big-guy IP: Logged |
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2Thick Pro Bodybuilder (Total posts: 821) |
posted March 23, 2000 03:24 PM
That's what we are here for... ------------------ IP: Logged |
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chestyII Pro Bodybuilder (Total posts: 417) |
posted March 23, 2000 03:41 PM
I can't even count the number I have lost. I have given up and use myself as my partner. And command any available to spot me. hehehehehe ------------------ IP: Logged |
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BIZ Moderator (Total posts: 364) |
posted March 23, 2000 04:33 PM
I HAVE PIT'S!! BIZ!! ------------------ IP: Logged |
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Mr. Nasty Pro Bodybuilder (Total posts: 110) |
posted March 23, 2000 10:03 PM
Damn Biz..now I'm thankful for mine. Luckily we're both psychopaths in the gym and love the pain iron brings. Good luck bro. IP: Logged |
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Cleaner Amateur Bodybuilder (Total posts: 11) |
posted March 24, 2000 09:37 AM
Hey Biz, How old are the kids. Could be a solution? I train at home and wouldn't consider a gym again. Just have to know what you can do. Choked on my own spit one time while benching and dame near killed myself. HEHEHE Had to call the wife down to peel the weights off! IP: Logged |
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