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[V Player]

Damn this a perfect picture to add to my REDNECK PHOTO collection
This goes in under "Redneck Gym" Classic

I hope you bought your kids a new swing set

Ha ha....Im not a redneck, Im asian/hispanic. But yeah....I can see where you're comin from . And Im single w/no kids, so...... dang, Im startin to wonder about the hispanic part .

MetalV dude-

that is the most classic gym ever...
The only problem is that you are from the south and have none of that equipment up on cinderblocks!

*bows*...you do me much honor, my lady.

.........cinder blocks.....now THATS a good idea. Seriously. One of my lat exercises includes putting one of those car ramps upside down, loading it with weights, and pulling it like a sled accross the yard with a rope. It really does work, let me tell ya. Wonder what I could do with cinder blocks.......*ponders heavily*

 

[CowPimp]

and dont forget working out naked.....wear shoes of course lol.

Actually I workout barefoot and shirtless every time. That is one thing I would miss about a gym as opposed to working out at home.

 

[Randy]

Metal V ,

I didn't mean to come across like I was insulting or making fun of your gym. It actually shows lots of creativity. Being able to rig your own setups is most of the game. It looks like you do have some good Ideas there. I like the way you have the chains connected to the barbell. That looks like it would work for both shrugs and squats... Anyway, you got to start out somewhere and not everyone has several grand to buy state of the art equipment...

Good job Metal V Player I admire ya

 

[V Player]

Metal V ,

I didn't mean to come across like I was insulting or making fun of your gym.

I didnt take it that way at all, my man .


Thanks for the props ! And you hit it dead on about the chains. I use them for shrugs and squats, but also for bench pressess. I just put a pad on one of those ramps, lay on it, get undeneath the chains, and press, lol.


I could probably afford a "real" gym (and I may some day), but I was like, "now why the hell do I wanna to do all that since the object is to just plain LIFT and create intensity??" So I just went and made up stuff, lol.

 

[shellspeare]

it looks great, probably even better when you are using it *wink*.
And i bet it's much better than a grands worth of state of the art quip!

 

[V Player]

it looks great, probably even better when you are using it *wink*.
And i bet it's much better than a grands worth of state of the art quip!

Its a gas to use, yeah. Particularly when the neighbors try and stare.




Ok......I just have to ask.......does EVERY beautiful woman into fitness congregate on this board????? No, no....Im serious. Really. Not suking up. Its just....you have rockgazer, GoalGetter (damn if she aint.........I better not say), Atherjen, Shutupantra1n, BritChick, Sapphire, Velveteyes, shellspeare, greekblondechic and probably a thousand others. This is unreal. I tell my friends about this place all the time and ..... its just mind boggling, thats all. Carry on. Dont pay me any mind.

 

[gwcaton]

Ok......I just have to ask.......does EVERY beautiful woman into fitness congregate on this board????? No, no....Im serious. Really. Not suking up. Its just....you have rockgazer, GoalGetter (damn if she aint.........I better not say), Atherjen, Shutupantra1n, BritChick, Sapphire, Velveteyes, shellspeare, greekblondechic and probably a thousand others. This is unreal. I tell my friends about this place all the time and ..... its just mind boggling, thats all. Carry on. Dont pay me any mind.

Metal V,
I agree with you 100%.

We now return you to the original intent of this post .

 

[Tough Old Man]

I have my own home gym. Problem is no one to workout with. But it's ok as I'm always here when others can't make it.
T.O.M

 

[sportTchick]

One of my lat exercises includes putting one of those car ramps upside down, loading it with weights, and pulling it like a sled accross the yard with a rope. It really does work, let me tell ya. Wonder what I could do with cinder blocks.......*ponders heavily*

I figured that since I am going to be working out at home soon & since I live up here in the winter when it snows I can go all Rocky IV on my workouts, human sled wood through the yard, hang some meat in the shed out back to pound on...

 

[V Player]

I figured that since I am going to be working out at home soon & since I live up here in the winter when it snows I can go all Rocky IV on my workouts,

I envy you....

hang some meat in the shed out back to pound on...

Cool idea.....but Id eat it.

 

[sportTchick]

Cool idea.....but Id eat it.

Saves ya the effort of blending a protein shake, I like my meat pretty rare anyway, just have to throw some of that salt on it...plenty on the road when it snows...

 

[V Player]

Saves ya the effort of blending a protein shake, I like my meat pretty rare anyway, just have to throw some of that salt on it...plenty on the road when it snows...

Man....this shiet is hardcore, yo

 

[pumpchaser]

This is one of the BEST white trash gyms i've seen to date..DAMN. For extra weight you can hang a bucket of sand on each side, filled to different volumes to vary the resistance, or use some of the spare tires you probably have lying in the grass. For squats have one or more of the twelve kids sit on each end..Awesome!

 

[Randy]

I used to have a squat machine and used to add steel automotive fly wheels for the weights on each side.(worked great ).

 

[V Player]

This is one of the BEST white trash gyms i've seen to date..DAMN.

Yeah. Only problem is I aint white. Im asian/hispanic. Thats me in my avatar .

For extra weight you can hang a bucket of sand on each side, filled to different volumes to vary the resistance, or use some of the spare tires you probably have lying in the grass.

No tires on the grass, I actually keep a well manicured back yard except the immediate lifting area where I drop weights on occasion.

For squats have one or more of the twelve kids sit on each end..Awesome!

I dont have any kids.

 

[Randy]

I have a friend selling his house in Richardson Texas Metal V.... He showed me the sales write up for his house. It stated that it was 2 years old and that the roof was just replaced. I flagged on that at asked why. He said it was common in Texas that they get hail the size of baseballs every few years. I wondered why the homes where so cheap... I knew there had to be a catch somewhere Do you get hail like that in Dallas?

 

[V Player]

Richardson is a small city within the county of Dallas and pretty much just around the corner from where I live. I've lived In Dallas my whole life and Ive never heard that before..... Doesnt mean its not true, just means Ive never heard that one.

We get hail here, but ......... I wouldnt say its as bad as your friend lets on. I would say that Id doubt there would be many survivors if we had ice the size of baseballs falling from the sky as often as your says. Not to mention all the property damage. *shrug*

 

[Randy]

Yeah I have no idea being a Californian all my life. I just thought it was strange to have to replace a roof after only 2 years. Maybe it was just a freak hail storm, but must have been pretty substantial to require a roof replacement. Well hopefully it was just an isolated instance. Would sure suck to have to replace your roof every 2 to 3 years.... Man... Here we have earthquakes, but most get through it with little to no damage. My house survived the 7.1 Loma Prieta quake back in 89 I believe it was. Sure was a scary quake though. When you ride a quake of that magnitude a minute seems like an hour.... lasts a long long time