Yet MORE new equipment in my gym

[I Are Baboon]

So I walk into the gym this morning to do legs, and to my surprise there is a TON of new equipment there. They added all this stuff:

Four new Smith machines
Some kind of funky squat/hack squat plate loaded machine
A donkey calf raise machine (I used that today)
Two new ab machines (I still prefer ball crunches)
Urpight row machine

They also replaced the Hammer Strength lat pulldown machine. The one they had was a plate loaded machine, and they replaced it with a similar Hammer Strength machine that uses a pin. I'm kind of bummed about that because I liked the plate loaded machine, but I'll try the new one. They also added a 2nd Hammer Strength lat pulldown machine that utilizes a different grip/angle.

On top of that, they are replacing all the rubber matting on the floors. They have new rolls of it piled everywhere.

It's awesome to see them putting money back into the place.

 

[Scotty the Body]

The must be doing well, sounds like some big bucks spent there. lucky buggers.

 

[david]

I WILL BE UP THERE in APRIL, IAB and MBC so we'll see if it's cool! J/K!

That's awesome! Can't wait to get there in April! Better not be COLD!!!!

 

[w8lifter]

I'd love to have a donkey calf machine.

That's awesome IAB...must feel like joining a new gym

 

[Tank316]

i'll never ever see new stuff where i train. stupid people shouldnt breed.

 

[david]

What is the name of your gym, Tank?

Jabroni-Nothing Gym?

 

[Tank316]

Originally posted by david
What is the name of your gym, Tank?

Jabroni-Nothing Gym?

no shiat!!! its a center ran by a board of Jabroni's... i have begged and pleaded for 130's 140's and 150's in dumbell's, what do i get, 120's.... help me please.

 

[david]

Originally posted by Tank316
no shiat!!! its a center ran by a board of Jabroni's... i have begged and pleaded for 130's 140's and 150's in dumbell's, what do i get, 120's.... help me please.

I take it you haven't caught the Rock's new phrase...... "nothing" otherwise, you would have been cracking up!


130's?? (my days or done with weight like that) What in tarnations would you be doing with that and the 150's??

What is the name of your gym??

 

[Tank316]

Originally posted by david
I take it you haven't caught the Rock's new phrase...... "nothing" otherwise, you would have been cracking up!


130's?? (my days or done with weight like that) What in tarnations would you be doing with that and the 150's??

What is the name of your gym??

BarronAreaCommunityCenter.....its owned by the public and the school system. and no, i havent been able to catch any wrestling

 

[Arnold]

IAB, what brand of equipment?

just curious.

 

[david]

Originally posted by Tank316
BarronAreaCommunityCenter.....its owned by the public and the school system. and no, i havent been able to catch any wrestling

Whaaaaat? Your missing the road to Wrestlemania? That's like the building towards the best event of the year!!!!!

Still, what are you going to do with 150 lb DB's?????

 

[Tank316]

Originally posted by david
Whaaaaat? Your missing the road to Wrestlemania? That's like the building towards the best event of the year!!!!!

Still, what are you going to do with 150 lb DB's?????

Still, what are you going to do with 150 lb DB's?????

grow i guess. my shoulders are feeling so good now that i wouldnt mind trying to use them in a set of flat db presses and inclines presses as well as some db rows.

 

[david]

Originally posted by Tank316
grow i guess. my shoulders are feeling so good now that i wouldnt mind trying to use them in a set of flat db presses and inclines presses as well as some db rows.

So, do you know what your max (8 reps) for DB bench is or is that going to be a mystery due to the fact that your gym does not supply DB's that heavy?

 

[I Are Baboon]

Originally posted by Prince
IAB, what brand of equipment?

just curious.

A few brands: Icarian, Hammer Strength, Life Fitness (the Smith machines are Life Fitness).

More new stuff as of yesterday: They've added new dumbells. I can't remember what brand they are, but they got rid of the old ones and put new ones in, along with new EZ curl bars (with the weight already on them). There is also a new tricep extrension machine, and a new bicep curl machine.

I feel like a newbie looking at the new equipment, trying to figure out how to use it.

 

[I Are Baboon]

Originally posted by david
I WILL BE UP THERE in APRIL, IAB and MBC so we'll see if it's cool! J/K!

That's awesome! Can't wait to get there in April! Better not be COLD!!!!

SWEET!! Let us know when!

 

[Tank316]

Originally posted by david
So, do you know what your max (8 reps) for DB bench is or is that going to be a mystery due to the fact that your gym does not supply DB's that heavy?

another gym that i went to had to last week had 150's and i got 4 un-spotted reps which i was very happy with being that it was my Power week. mentally if i know that we have them there, that makes me train all the more harder to use them. i may be getting older but I am not dead yet

 

[Rob_NC]

Hey IAB, if you don't mind me asking, what do you pay per month for your membership?

 

[I Are Baboon]

Originally posted by Rob_NC
Hey IAB, if you don't mind me asking, what do you pay per month for your membership?

I think we pay something like $80 per month, but that is for me and the wife. It includes unlimited Spinning classes (they usually cost $5 per class). I love my gym.

 

[Rob_NC]

I would too if mine had all that equipment.

 

[I Are Baboon]

Here's the funky new squat machine

 

[Rob_NC]

you lucky fuq, we just got a new Nautilus XP leg press. I was the first to use it. In fact, I was loading it up as they were putting it together. I was able to put 920lbs on it and still get 2X10. This thing is smooth! Of course though, I couldn't walk the next day.

 

[david]

Originally posted by I Are Baboon
Here's the funky new squat machine

I love that machine! Very smooth!

 

[RCfootball87]

Originally posted by Tank316
stupid people shouldnt breed.

they sohuld really turn tha tinto one of those catchphrase shirts, great quote tank.

 

[Tank316]

Originally posted by RCfootball87
they sohuld really turn tha tinto one of those catchphrase shirts, great quote tank.

well, i dont mean to sound mean but our center is ran by board members who dont even work out, so they have no clue to what a club/gym should have for equipment.its just fustrating at times................rant over.

 

[Rob_NC]

Originally posted by Tank316
well, i dont mean to sound mean but our center is ran by board members who dont even work out, so they have no clue to what a club/gym should have for equipment.its just fustrating at times................rant over.

Don't come to High Point, Tank. They just built a new fitness center at the Y and it's filled to the brim with Hammer Strength equipment and Ivanko weights. Nice place except for the kids.