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 My gym is holding me back...Need some advice
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Elite Bodybuilder 
Posts: 613 |
I just came off the diet and am bulking now. Strength is going up, and I'm using the biggest dumbells in my gym for shoulder presses, which are 90's. I taped some 5's to make them into 100's but this was real shitty and fell off. We don't have a racking system for a barbell shoulder press, but we do have a shoulder press machine. I was doing the dumbell press, side laterals, then the machine press. Question is should I pre-exhaust then do the dumbell presses? What do u suggest? ------------------     | ||
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Elite Bodybuilder
Posts: 1192 |
I'd just join another gym. Like a Worlds or GOlds I guess | ||
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Amateur Bodybuilder 
Posts: 68 |
FIND NEW GYM!!!! | ||
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Pro Bodybuilder 
Posts: 427 |
no offense at all, cause i just had to join a gym cause my college only goes up to 90 pounders my advice
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Cool Novice 
Posts: 14 |
if that gym is your only option get some duct tape. I have the similar prob with my gym and I've duct taped 15lbs to either side of plate dummies, just cant drop em. | ||
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Cool Novice
Posts: 38 |
In high school (for my first year of bodybuilding!), I trained at a YMCA (which I worked at, so the membership was free), and was surrounded by old people and 12 year old "bench-freaks!" When I went off to college (currently!), I joined a Gold's and the difference in atmosphere is incredible. Here, I have something to prove. Here, I look around and am motivated! It is well worth it to change gyms!! ------------------ | ||
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Elite Bodybuilder
Posts: 613 |
I am stuck with my school gym, and don't treat me like a fucking idiot. I would go somewhere else if I had the option. I asked for some ways to work around this problem besides taping, cuz that doesn't work to well... ------------------ | ||
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Pro Bodybuilder
Posts: 533 |
I preexhaust using smith machine front presses then I move to the dumbells. Our gym goes up to 125's but once I start doing overhead dumbell presses with 105's it's a bitch to get those things in position since I don't have a partner. I literally have to do a clean and jerk and sit on the seated bench, this takes a lot out of me and then it's hard to get that first rep up. If you have some kind of shoulder press machine use that in a pyramid style fashion then move on to your dumbell presses. Improvise, adapt, overcome..... | ||
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Elite Bodybuilder
Posts: 870 |
MTHY: Request for bigger dumbell's... I'm at my schools rec. and usually when several people make a certain request about new equipment(that is resonable), they usually will accomidate you. Its worth a try, just get some friends together, and make a request. Good luck | ||
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Amateur Bodybuilder
Posts: 141 |
I workout at a college gym as well, and we only have dumbells up to 95s.... ( we're missing one of the 80's too... grrrr...) Anyway, I understand that another gym isn't really a viable option -- Golds or wherever is $30 a month -- a pretty significant portion of most students' budget that is MUCH better spent on tuna fish and testosterone. Plus, the cost of the school gym is usually included in tuition. I would look into something called "Plate-Mates." Not sure who makes 'em, but you should be able to find 'em online... They are small magnetic weights designed to snap onto dumbells. They might work out a little better than duct tape ! LOL! | ||
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Cool Novice
Posts: 27 |
i'd preexhaust. try doing 1 & 1/3 lateral raises. if you haven't tried this basically you go all the way up with the dbells, come down 1/3 of the way, go back up, and then go all the way down. that's one. stick to 6-8 reps 3-4 sets. great for hypertrophy too. | ||
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Cool Novice
Posts: 14 |
im in the same boat, rack at school only goes up to 110. If you have a squat cage (where you can move the height of the rack pins) you can just put the shoulder press bench up to that and use it as a make shift set up. I did that in HS. Also, you could try doin heavy push presses before, dummie press, (Im not a big fan of machines for shoulders). | ||
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Amateur Bodybuilder
Posts: 141 |
hehehe... You can buy Plate Mates here: http://store.yahoo.com/homegym/platemate.html But they might not work as well as I first thought ; they only come in 1.25 and 2.5lb increments! I don't think the whopping 5lbs you could add to each bell is worth the $60 for two pairs... LOL! Oh well. | ||
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Amateur Bodybuilder
Posts: 181 |
GOLD'S GYM ALL THE WAY!!!!! | ||
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Amateur Bodybuilder
Posts: 125 |
pre ex woth side laterals then do arnold presses that should help | ||
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Pro Bodybuilder
Posts: 583 |
Buy a couple of dumbell handles that you can use standard plates with. We've got a couple of these at my gym. You can easily get 200 lbs. on them. | ||
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Amateur Bodybuilder
Posts: 111 |
I just joined a new gym b/c of the same reason. Don't fuck around and buy more weights. Just join a new gym! ------------------ | ||
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Elite Bodybuilder
Posts: 613 |
plifter, that is some good advice, that would be perfect. I'll go out this weekend and hopefully pick up a pair. I guess I could use a couple 25 lb plates on them so I don't hog all the 10's. Thanks alot guys. ------------------ | ||
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Cool Novice
Posts: 46 |
I know the feeling. Maxing out most of the leg machines at my gym. I have resorted to adding plates to standing calf raises | ||
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Elite Bodybuilder
Posts: 1494 |
quote:Thats the best advice on the whole thread. ------------------ | ||
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Elite Bodybuilder
Posts: 1397 |
quote: Now that is fucking hardcore Bro! Yeah I feel your pain.I work out at Bally's ------------------ BROS BEFORE HO'S | ||
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Cool Novice
Posts: 43 |
Glootz has a valid point....just take an extra pin and add a few plates. It works on most machines and it also attracts the babes  |
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