Training Partners

nemodynamite · 07-30-2002, 07:50 PM

Alright people, anyone here have any input about training with a partner? I have to say, I just started working out with a buddy again and my gains are coming fast and furious in only 2 weeks.

Beats the crap out of training solo!!! I may even post some pics soon if the gains keep coming.

david · 07-30-2002, 08:27 PM

good luck nemo! I train alone bc/ I go at a hectic fast pace etc.

However, I do train someone and I do see them benefiting tremendously from my help and employing the 30 second to a minute rest using med- heavy weights. Legs are an exception to this rule esp. if doing them real heavy!

**Mudge** · 07-31-2002, 02:20 AM

I train with my brother, and it definately helps me.

KataMaStEr · 07-31-2002, 06:50 AM

It is always good to have a training partner; sometime even without you knowing it you are pushing yourself harder. You can motivate each other and so on, it’s just not the same when lifting alone than when you have a partner…

Yanks20 · 07-31-2002, 07:28 AM

yeah, had a regular partner for a long time and we pushed each other to the limit every time. it was at this point in time that I saw the best gains. situation changed and now i work out at a different gym and had to WO alone for about 4 months and lost a lot of movitivation. just started with someone new about a month ago (newbie) and seeing him making gains so quickly has pushed me into overdrive again (love it!)! i definately benefit from having a regular partner!

**I Are Baboon** · 07-31-2002, 08:15 AM

I work out with the wife. It's much better than working out alone. Having a spotter there helps me push myself harder, and it helps me increase the weight quicker.

kuso · 07-31-2002, 08:24 AM

Love to have one....not an option though

ponyboy · 07-31-2002, 09:05 AM

It's not an option for me either. I have had bad luck with training partners in the past because my style is always different and i always liked doing different things. I spent 4 months working out with a semi-pro football player once and it was great because he kicked the snot out of me all the time, but that is the only person who had the intensity level I would want in a partner, someone who doesn't take crap so you can kick each other's butts.

Scotty the Body · 07-31-2002, 11:32 AM

I only wish I had a partner on leg and back days, it takes forever to load those damn 45's.

david · 07-31-2002, 12:18 PM

That's part of the workout, dude!

Yanick · 07-31-2002, 12:22 PM

I've had a few partners, none lasted, first my cousin, then my bro, then my friend. I sometimes meet friends in the gym and if i'm doing the same thing they are we'll work out together. But in general i don't like a training partner, the workouts take too long, and i can push myself just fine without one. The only bitch about not having a partner is when you're benching, but now that i stop a rep or two short of failure, a partner is totally useless to me.

TriZZle305 · 07-31-2002, 01:15 PM

same with me yanick, i had one good trainig partner and then he moved.. all the ones after have been lazy as hell to the point where i didnt trust them spotting me at all... i gotta find a new one tho

LAM · 07-31-2002, 01:45 PM

none of my training partners have ever lasted. I haven't trained with a partner in 10 years.

I enjoy training be myself now, I don't have to wait for anyone plus I train in the afternoon...

**Mudge** · 07-31-2002, 02:09 PM

It does take longer working out with a partner, normally I'd be out in 35-45 minutes most of the time, with a partner its 45+ but not that bad. Most of that is probably more 'rest' between bodypart groups instead of bang bang bang normal rest periods between everything.

nemodynamite · 07-31-2002, 05:18 PM

The partner holds you accountable...you have to show up or you're letting both of you down.

**Mudge** · 07-31-2002, 05:32 PM

That, and when I go in I am not as likely to cop out and just go through the motions. Not everyone "needs" a partner but it does help me.

Scream'n · 07-31-2002, 05:59 PM

Partner is a must. I need a spotter on 1/2 of all my lifts. Unless you are into high rep crap - gotta get a good part. I've had 2 in the last 7 years - both kick-ass. Brothers to me!

07-30-2002, 07:50 PM	#1
nemodynamite Junior Member Elite Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Toronto Posts: 44	Training Partners Alright people, anyone here have any input about training with a partner? I have to say, I just started working out with a buddy again and my gains are coming fast and furious in only 2 weeks. Beats the crap out of training solo!!! I may even post some pics soon if the gains keep coming.
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07-31-2002, 02:20 AM	#3
Mudge Pizza the Hut Super Moderator Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 22,997 Photos: 1	I train with my brother, and it definately helps me.
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07-31-2002, 09:05 AM	#8
ponyboy Training Trainer Elite Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Running around somewhere Posts: 2,608 Photos: 1	It's not an option for me either. I have had bad luck with training partners in the past because my style is always different and i always liked doing different things. I spent 4 months working out with a semi-pro football player once and it was great because he kicked the snot out of me all the time, but that is the only person who had the intensity level I would want in a partner, someone who doesn't take crap so you can kick each other's butts.
	Today I can do what others will not so that tomorrow I will do what others cannot. The difference between winners and losers is that winners do things that losers don't want to do.

07-31-2002, 11:32 AM	#9
Scotty the Body I'm Dead Sexxxxy!! Elite Member Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Canada Posts: 4,970	I only wish I had a partner on leg and back days, it takes forever to load those damn 45's.
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07-31-2002, 12:22 PM	#11
Yanick Amor Fati Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 3,798	I've had a few partners, none lasted, first my cousin, then my bro, then my friend. I sometimes meet friends in the gym and if i'm doing the same thing they are we'll work out together. But in general i don't like a training partner, the workouts take too long, and i can push myself just fine without one. The only bitch about not having a partner is when you're benching, but now that i stop a rep or two short of failure, a partner is totally useless to me.
Yanick Amor Fati Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 3,798	"...we have to remember that training is a complicated dance of stimuli and response. Our goal is to understand how to manipulate the stimuli in order to evoke the responses we desire." -Nathan J. Polenchek

07-30-2002, 08:27 PM	#2
david EAST COAST BRAT Elite Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Waterworld, FL Posts: 25,419 Photos: 2	good luck nemo! I train alone bc/ I go at a hectic fast pace etc. However, I do train someone and I do see them benefiting tremendously from my help and employing the 30 second to a minute rest using med- heavy weights. Legs are an exception to this rule esp. if doing them real heavy!

07-31-2002, 06:50 AM	#4
KataMaStEr -==♠==- Elite Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Sunshine State Posts: 1,959 Photos: 7	It is always good to have a training partner; sometime even without you knowing it you are pushing yourself harder. You can motivate each other and so on, it’s just not the same when lifting alone than when you have a partner…

07-31-2002, 07:28 AM	#5
Yanks20 Yanks Rule! Elite Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: New York Posts: 243	yeah, had a regular partner for a long time and we pushed each other to the limit every time. it was at this point in time that I saw the best gains. situation changed and now i work out at a different gym and had to WO alone for about 4 months and lost a lot of movitivation. just started with someone new about a month ago (newbie) and seeing him making gains so quickly has pushed me into overdrive again (love it!)! i definately benefit from having a regular partner!

07-31-2002, 08:15 AM	#6
I Are Baboon pedal pedal pedal Moderator Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Beerville Posts: 10,805 Photos: 10	I work out with the wife. It's much better than working out alone. Having a spotter there helps me push myself harder, and it helps me increase the weight quicker.

07-31-2002, 08:24 AM	#7
kuso Um......get rooted! Elite Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: aka ( o Y o ) Posts: 15,033 Photos: 15	Love to have one....not an option though

07-31-2002, 12:18 PM	#10
david EAST COAST BRAT Elite Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Waterworld, FL Posts: 25,419 Photos: 2	That's part of the workout, dude!

07-31-2002, 01:15 PM	#12
TriZZle305 Go Away Body Fat Elite Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Jacksonville Posts: 809 Photos: 8	same with me yanick, i had one good trainig partner and then he moved.. all the ones after have been lazy as hell to the point where i didnt trust them spotting me at all... i gotta find a new one tho
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07-31-2002, 01:45 PM	#13
LAM Gym ratt/Part-time pimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 7,384 Photos: 2	none of my training partners have ever lasted. I haven't trained with a partner in 10 years. I enjoy training be myself now, I don't have to wait for anyone plus I train in the afternoon...
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07-31-2002, 02:09 PM	#14
Mudge Pizza the Hut Super Moderator Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 22,997 Photos: 1	It does take longer working out with a partner, normally I'd be out in 35-45 minutes most of the time, with a partner its 45+ but not that bad. Most of that is probably more 'rest' between bodypart groups instead of bang bang bang normal rest periods between everything.
	Kinesiology Vote @ Top 25 Deads Comp Bench Motivation Bench form MaxCalc Charles Poliquin When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be. Lao-Tzu I don't know any sources so don't ask - thanks

07-31-2002, 05:18 PM	#15
nemodynamite Junior Member Elite Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Toronto Posts: 44	The partner holds you accountable...you have to show up or you're letting both of you down.
	Are you going to eat that?....

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07-31-2002, 05:32 PM	#16
Mudge Pizza the Hut Super Moderator Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 22,997 Photos: 1	That, and when I go in I am not as likely to cop out and just go through the motions. Not everyone "needs" a partner but it does help me.
	Kinesiology Vote @ Top 25 Deads Comp Bench Motivation Bench form MaxCalc Charles Poliquin When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be. Lao-Tzu I don't know any sources so don't ask - thanks

07-31-2002, 05:59 PM	#17
Scream'n Junior Member Elite Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Oakdale, CA Posts: 44	Partner is a must. I need a spotter on 1/2 of all my lifts. Unless you are into high rep crap - gotta get a good part. I've had 2 in the last 7 years - both kick-ass. Brothers to me!

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