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Do you train at home/friendshomegym/commercialgym/hardcoregym

Where do you Train?

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DuffProteinMan
Do you train at home gym, someone elses' home gym, commercial gym (fitness first and family run), hardcore (ptc, bodybuilding/powerlifting gym)?

I have tried training at home when i got my first set of weights and i really lacked motivation and couldn't do any heavy weights (only had like 50kg), now i train at a commercial gym (family run so pretty good) and like it a lot. I didn't like training alone and although i don't talk to people much at the gym its just good having people around (well, most people...)

Oh and the spotting/eye candy is good as well.

So, where do you train and why?
 
virgin gyms is where its at!!

I mean sleep pods and belly dancing? U mirin my tight abs bru?
Cant go wrong there
 
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Do you train at home gym, someone elses' home gym, commercial gym (fitness first and family run), hardcore (ptc, bodybuilding/powerlifting gym)?
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I've been training at (my hardcore) home gym now since around 2007.

I have tried training at home when i got my first set of weights and i really lacked motivation and couldn't do any heavy weights
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Motivation has never been an issue, been training for 31 years. Weights, or rather heavy weights are not something I concern myself with anymore that I'm bodybuilder now and not an Olympic weightlifter. Muscles feel your effort and are blind to numbers. Too many bodybuilders are overly concerned with numbers when they ought to focus their attention on the effort they're applying to their muscles, irrespective of weight. Weights are part of a bigger picture, a sum of the whole but certainly not the whole… picture.

Oh and the spotting/eye candy is good as well.
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Don't believe one should go so heavy as to need a spot. As for the "eye candy"; I find it a huge turn off and not befitting the setting. There's a time and place for everything and the gym is no place for cat walks. That is strictly my opinion and I don't expect people to agree with me one bit on it. However I feel comfortable with it and each to their own really.

So, where do you train and why?
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At home because I feel good that way. I can't tolerate music, radio, TV/music videos etc., as is the case in some gyms. And of course the "eye candy" be they males or females mistaking the gym for a nightclub or a pick up joint, a la fitness first perhaps!

Having said the above, I don't mind visiting some hardcore gyms now and then. Of course, at some hardcore gyms you'd also find an illness, albeit of a different kind; the egotistical kind. No gym is perfect and if one is fussy about the setting they like to workout in, then a home gym would be best in my opinion.


Fadi.
 
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I have 185kg of bumpers at home when gym is not an option, can get most things done.

My usuall haunt is a comercial gym, its a goodlife setup, the previous owners did a bit of powerlifting so there is a decent amount of free weights, a few bumpers, and ABC standard bars.. Th emusic is of concern sometimes, but you dont notice it when you are focused..there are some good blokes there inc. PA powerlifters, who can help me with my goals, As for the eye candy, its there aswell...

I have also been to PTC Brisbane, will go everytime I vist the relos, awsome setup, and great people.
 
Train at home for the convenience, but I do miss having people/candy around as it gets quite boring with a home setup. My local only had 1 power rack and it was always being used which added to the frustration and probably the main reason I purchased one for home.
 
I train at home and have pretty much everything I need there.

I decided to go this way for the following reasons:

1. Cost - Once the initial purchases are out of the way I save a lot of money compared to never ending gym fees.

2. Convenience - I just need to walk out to the garage and I can train. Don't need to drive 15 minutes each way to a commercial gym. I'd prefer to spend that extra time with my family, plus there's more chance of me piking it and thinking I cbf organising myself to go there.

3. Dickhead Avoidance - I've been to a few gyms on my work travels and have seen enough wankers that like to stare at others and smile and whisper stupidities. It's better to train with a total focus on your workout and no idiotic distractions.

The only negative I can see of home gym training is the absence of top notch advice/coaching. You're not guaranteed to get that at most gyms anyway, but if you can find a gym where you do get specialised coaching attention then I would recommend going there, even as a supplement to a home gym set up. I've had a few sessions at Shire Speed & Strength, and the coach there is excellent, really knows his stuff. If it wasn't so damn far from me I'd continue going at least once a week.

EDIT - The other negative is the absence of eye candy, however I see enough of that during the day to keep me happy. :)
 
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i train at a commercial gym , living in regional area does have it advantages , but also some disadvantages , the choice of gyms is one of them
 
I used to train at a commercial gym which was good for the variety of stuff to use, but now I am in the process of setting up a comprehensive home gym with 180kg bumpers, rings, power rack, 55kg d/b set. Still got a heap of gear to get over time but it will be worth it long run in time and fuel I save driving to the gym etc.
 
I train at home. I've tried commercial gyms even since having my own stuff but never really enjoyed them.

Pros of home gym
*Convenience: 'Nuff said.
*Never worry about a douchebag or weight hog again.
*Fastest workouts ever: No waiting around.
*For a self-conscious guy like my self, no worries about others watching me
*Not wasting money on facilities I've never used.
*I sweat like a bitch and I kinda enjoy it: This does not matter in my gym :p


Cons of home gym
*Moderate / high start up cost: have to be committed if you're gonna buy a power cage or something. Works well in the long term though.
*Not having a spotter: Can be risky going for a 1RM or trying to bust out that extra rep.
*Motivation: If you start and realise you CBF, it's no hassle to leave. Always found more motivation at commercial gyms.
*Sometimes have to be creative: not having the endless specialised set ups can get frustrating
 
most of my actual training happens at minhs (my coach) home gym. just do the light shit at home.
 
Comming from Muay thai were egos are left at the door, or your not goign to last long.( Theres noting like a Big unit new commer acting tuff as nails and getting showen up by the smallest bloke in the ring) The ammount of people that dont come back after the first session tells it all. I dont think i could handle a normal gym. I remeber going when i was about 14, And boi was it full of tools.

So i bought some equiptment and weight train at home, My own music, Gives me time to Think and no distractions apart from what im doing.

In Regard to motivation if you want it bad enough you will do it.

I supose the range of equiptment it lacking a little, But a squat rack and bench press with 200kg of plates will suffice a begginer for a while :)
 
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