go to gym, or work out at home?

[Rallispec]

would you rather go to a gym and get the best hitech workout equipment...
or the conveince of doing situps and lifting weights at home, but none of the good equipment...


i can never justify joining a gym becuase i'd rather do dumb little workouts in my room and go running to stay in shape.

 

[sohcrates]

I find if i'm home i sit around and do nothing

If i get my butt out to the gym i see everyone else and can get motivated much easier

But that's just me

 

[hoihtah]

i don't think people go to gyms to workout ... not as much as to socialize.

it's where buff testastrone driven males meet slim down "flirty" females.

a high grade meat market.

 

[azazyel]

I have been working out at home for about the last 2 months and it was been great. All you really need is some basic equipment and you can work everything you could in a gym. Also, I prefer the Rocky style of working out.

 

[SnapIT]

Originally posted by: hoihtah
i don't think people go to gyms to workout ... not as much as to socialize.

it's where buff testastrone driven males meet slim down "flirty" females.

a high grade meat market.

I have heard this before, have you ever even set foot in a gym? to me this argument just means that you are to lazy to drag your bum down to a gym...

I go to a gym, i work out HARD and they have all the equipment i need and then some... then i go home...

THAT is what you do in a gym... check it out sometime, maybe you will find that it is not a social club...

You can get advice in the gym, there are people you can ask to spot you, there is really NO reason NOT to do it...

 

[docmanhattan]

i work out from home, i suppose. i haven't been lifting for a while but have been upping my running mileage quite a bit. my long runs for the week are up to 10 miles and next i'm going to attempt my first 13 miler. i'm tyring to get up to 30 miles a week, but it's tough to make the time.

 

[SnapIT]

Originally posted by: azazyel
I have been working out at home for about the last 2 months and it was been great. All you really need is some basic equipment and you can work everything you could in a gym. Also, I prefer the Rocky style of working out.

Yes, like a smith machine, hundreds and hundreds of pound of weights, olympic barbells, dumbells that can take 100 pounds+... a legpress, a hacksquat... no need to exchange weights, you just load 2-3 barbells up and then you switch between them... sounds kinda expensive to me... oh, and all of it has to be top quality...

I like the gym solution better...

 

[azazyel]

1 barbell
1 set 50 lbs dumbells I use the dumbells to give me lift when I do push ups so I can go down further. (Can't curl them yet)

my work out:

4 sets of 20 pushups with hands perpidicular to body
4 sets of 20 reverse dips
5 sets of 10 curls with hands positioned outside of shoulders
5 sets of 10 curls with hands positioned about a foot apart
3 sets of 10 over the head tricept curls
3 sets of 10 shoulder rolls
3 sets of 15 incline pushups

None of this is aimed at building bulk but I have alread gotten a lot stronger than when I started. Next week I am going to start swimming on my off days. I am also going to be getting a pull up bar soon.

 

[Angrymarshmello]

Originally posted by: SnapIT

Originally posted by: azazyel
I have been working out at home for about the last 2 months and it was been great. All you really need is some basic equipment and you can work everything you could in a gym. Also, I prefer the Rocky style of working out.

Yes, like a smith machine, hundreds and hundreds of pound of weights, olympic barbells, dumbells that can take 100 pounds+... a legpress, a hacksquat... no need to exchange weights, you just load 2-3 barbells up and then you switch between them... sounds kinda expensive to me... oh, and all of it has to be top quality...

I like the gym solution better...

A lot of home gyms now have Smith machines built in. A good workout consists of bread-and-butter tried-and-true excercises that you don't need a billion fancy machines to do. And what good is 30,000,000,000,000,000 lbs of weights if you don't use more than 200lb of them at home? While you have to exchange weights at home, it's more convenient, cheaper, and better solution for some people. Unless you're Ronnie Coleman or Jay Cutler a home gym will work for most people.

<-- Works out at home.

 

[MomAndSkoorbaby]

Home, if I had all the equipment.

 

[Angrymarshmello]

Originally posted by: MrsSkoorb
Home, if I had all the equipment.

That Skoorb is a cheap bastard ain't he?

 

[InFecTed]

Both.
I go to the gym 3 times a week, 3 times workout at home (stretching and abs) and 1 day rest.

edit
I've met my current girlfriend at the gym, it's a great place to meet attractive girls

 

[PG]

How many gyms have a squat rack?
How many gyms have an area for deadlifting?

And sorry, but Smith machines don't count. When you lift a barbell the bar does not travel a straight line. This unatural movement can cause some people back and joint problems.

Home gyms can be much better.

Here's a few other things I can do at home:

sandbag carries
farmer's walk - I have a pair of tricep bars that I load up with weights and walk around the apartment. I am NOT very strong, but I can carry 150 lbs. in each hand for about 40 feet or so. Gyms will not have equipment for this and the dumbells they carry only usually go up to about 80 or 100 if you are lucky.

 

[monk3y]

Going to the gym's become a social event for me. I've met alotta cool people there and I've managed to get into shape, so I'm partial towards going to the gym.

 

[azazyel]

Originally posted by: PG
How many gyms have a squat rack?
How many gyms have an area for deadlifting?

And sorry, but Smith machines don't count. When you lift a barbell the bar does not travel a straight line. This unatural movement can cause some people back and joint problems.

Home gyms can be much better.

Here's a few other things I can do at home:

sandbag carries
farmer's walk - I have a pair of tricep bars that I load up with weights and walk around the apartment. I am NOT very strong, but I can carry 150 lbs. in each hand for about 40 feet or so. Gyms will not have equipment for this and the dumbells they carry only usually go up to about 80 or 100 if you are lucky.

I would but my knees are pretty much shot so I can't put that much pressure on them.

 

[Ameesh]

i get a free memebership to a pretty exclusive club through work but i ended up buying an elliptical machine for home becausei like the fact that i can watch tv or a dvd when i do my workout.

 

[boi]

I go to the gym to meet w/ my friends. People are really cool there. I consider working out by myself boring. I need people to help me out and see if I do my exercises correctly.

 

[incallisto]

Originally posted by: SnapIT

Originally posted by: hoihtah
i don't think people go to gyms to workout ... not as much as to socialize.

it's where buff testastrone driven males meet slim down "flirty" females.

a high grade meat market.

I have heard this before, have you ever even set foot in a gym? to me this argument just means that you are to lazy to drag your bum down to a gym...

I go to a gym, i work out HARD and they have all the equipment i need and then some... then i go home...

THAT is what you do in a gym... check it out sometime, maybe you will find that it is not a social club...

You can get advice in the gym, there are people you can ask to spot you, there is really NO reason NOT to do it...

I go to Power House. Be sure to stay near the free wights and avoid the "machines" as this is a magnet area for women who are trying to interrupt your workout by constantly performing "bent rows". You can completely avoid the people who are there to socialise if you just wear some headphones and dress for success (hardcore bodybuilding clothes). People will leave you alone because they will hear your grunts and growls as you are lifting and realise you are there for one purpose. That's how I avoid the dating scene that many gyms have become.

 

[hoihtah]

Originally posted by: SnapIT

I have heard this before, have you ever even set foot in a gym? to me this argument just means that you are to lazy to drag your bum down to a gym...

I go to a gym, i work out HARD and they have all the equipment i need and then some... then i go home...

THAT is what you do in a gym... check it out sometime, maybe you will find that it is not a social club...

You can get advice in the gym, there are people you can ask to spot you, there is really NO reason NOT to do it...

you caught me there snapit. i'm a lazy bum that does not drag my arse down to a gym.

i've been to a gym a few times back in my college days.
but my experiences were as stated in my earlier post.

my wife is a sports medicine major. and she's been working in gyms for majority of her post college years.
and from what she tells me, you seem to be a minority.

i must say, i commend you for your concentration on working out. it's good to hear that there are people out there who goes to gyms for other reasons than meat marketing.

 

[Adul]

they are hot woment o oogle over at the gymn

 

[SnapIT]

Originally posted by: RagingBITCH

Originally posted by: SnapIT

Originally posted by: azazyel
I have been working out at home for about the last 2 months and it was been great. All you really need is some basic equipment and you can work everything you could in a gym. Also, I prefer the Rocky style of working out.

Yes, like a smith machine, hundreds and hundreds of pound of weights, olympic barbells, dumbells that can take 100 pounds+... a legpress, a hacksquat... no need to exchange weights, you just load 2-3 barbells up and then you switch between them... sounds kinda expensive to me... oh, and all of it has to be top quality...

I like the gym solution better...

A lot of home gyms now have Smith machines built in. A good workout consists of bread-and-butter tried-and-true excercises that you don't need a billion fancy machines to do. And what good is 30,000,000,000,000,000 lbs of weights if you don't use more than 200lb of them at home? While you have to exchange weights at home, it's more convenient, cheaper, and better solution for some people. Unless you're Ronnie Coleman or Jay Cutler a home gym will work for most people.

<-- Works out at home.

Yup, you are right silly man 30,000,000,000,000,000 lbs of weights won't do me any good so i better not go to a gym...

There is only one good thing about a home gym, that is that you do not have to go to a real gym... so, if there are no real gym's near you, go for it...

A real gym has professional equipment, all the weights you want, all the machines you need, you can ask sombody to spot you, you can ask people for advice...



<-- Works out at a gym.

 

[SnapIT]

Originally posted by: PG
How many gyms have a squat rack?
How many gyms have an area for deadlifting?

And sorry, but Smith machines don't count. When you lift a barbell the bar does not travel a straight line. This unatural movement can cause some people back and joint problems.

Home gyms can be much better.

Here's a few other things I can do at home:

sandbag carries
farmer's walk - I have a pair of tricep bars that I load up with weights and walk around the apartment. I am NOT very strong, but I can carry 150 lbs. in each hand for about 40 feet or so. Gyms will not have equipment for this and the dumbells they carry only usually go up to about 80 or 100 if you are lucky.

The gym where i work out has a squat rack, it has an area for deadlifting and it has all other things i want...

Smith machines do not count huh... well... you are just wrong, there are instances when you SHOULD perform an inline movement but cannot do so if you go heavy, then the smith machine SAVES joints... but i guess you are not aware of that huh... for sissy squats, i find a smith machine excellent... now, could you tell me how a smith machine would not be benificial in that area? for benches? for overhead presses? those are all excersises where the smithmachine do more good than harm... if you are going to say something like that, then at least get your facts straight...

My gym's dumbells go up to 180lbs... and as gym's are pretty common, chances are you can find a gym near you that has that equipment too...

 

[ZeroBurn]

i pay for the gym here (and believe me, it's a chunk of change, especially to a college student). various reasons i suppose, it's a damn nice place, with complete facilities including ballroom, 5 pools, 2 spas, a sauna, and all that good stuff. hitting the pool or spa after a nice workout is just awesome, i love the feeling of driving home after a good workout and the breeze hitting me. good place to meet people, plus the subconcious knowledge that if i DON'T go i'm throwing away a crapload of money every semester, so there's more incentive to going. more people to encourage and keep you going.

we have a bench at home in the garage and various other things, which is great when you're in a cinch and just want a quick workout. but i find if i depend on that then i get lazy a hell of a lot easier.

that's just my mentality though, i'm sure there are plenty of people with stronger self-discipline than i that can make the most of a home workout.

 

[SnapIT]

Originally posted by: hoihtah

Originally posted by: SnapIT

I have heard this before, have you ever even set foot in a gym? to me this argument just means that you are to lazy to drag your bum down to a gym...

I go to a gym, i work out HARD and they have all the equipment i need and then some... then i go home...

THAT is what you do in a gym... check it out sometime, maybe you will find that it is not a social club...

You can get advice in the gym, there are people you can ask to spot you, there is really NO reason NOT to do it...

you caught me there snapit. i'm a lazy bum that does not drag my arse down to a gym.

i've been to a gym a few times back in my college days.
but my experiences were as stated in my earlier post.

my wife is a sports medicine major. and she's been working in gyms for majority of her post college years.
and from what she tells me, you seem to be a minority.

i must say, i commend you for your concentration on working out. it's good to hear that there are people out there who goes to gyms for other reasons than meat marketing.

Actually, i get somewhat riled up by this stereotype because it usually comes from people who use it as an excuse not to work out and then try to ridicule the ones who do...

I have heard all of those things before... there may be people who are only there to socialise, but trust me, plenty of us are there to train hard just for the satisfaction of the iron game...

 

[Angrymarshmello]

Originally posted by: SnapIT

Originally posted by: hoihtah

Originally posted by: SnapIT

I have heard this before, have you ever even set foot in a gym? to me this argument just means that you are to lazy to drag your bum down to a gym...

I go to a gym, i work out HARD and they have all the equipment i need and then some... then i go home...

THAT is what you do in a gym... check it out sometime, maybe you will find that it is not a social club...

You can get advice in the gym, there are people you can ask to spot you, there is really NO reason NOT to do it...

you caught me there snapit. i'm a lazy bum that does not drag my arse down to a gym.

i've been to a gym a few times back in my college days.
but my experiences were as stated in my earlier post.

my wife is a sports medicine major. and she's been working in gyms for majority of her post college years.
and from what she tells me, you seem to be a minority.

i must say, i commend you for your concentration on working out. it's good to hear that there are people out there who goes to gyms for other reasons than meat marketing.

Actually, i get somewhat riled up by this stereotype because it usually comes from people who use it as an excuse not to work out and then try to ridicule the ones who do...

I have heard all of those things before... there may be people who are only there to socialise, but trust me, plenty of us are there to train hard just for the satisfaction of the iron game...

And you can't train hard at home?

Yup, you are right silly man 30,000,000,000,000,000 lbs of weights won't do me any good so i better not go to a gym...

There is only one good thing about a home gym, that is that you do not have to go to a real gym... so, if there are no real gym's near you, go for it...

A real gym has professional equipment, all the weights you want, all the machines you need, you can ask sombody to spot you, you can ask people for advice...



<-- Works out at a gym.

When did I ever say having too many weights is a bad thing? I have the option of a full membership at 24 Hour Fitness for $10 a month from work - less than what I pay per month for my cell phone and net connection - I have the option of all the weights I want, all the machines I want, a spotter, and people to ask for advice as well as hot chicks in spandex, hell 3 years at that price is still less than what I paid for the equipment at home, but I choose to workout at home because I feel more comfortable doing so as does quite a few people here. Just because it's not justified in your mind doesn't make people who work out at home any less committed to weight lifting than you, Mr. "Im all bad because I work out at a gym"