That's the best part... no holding needed. If he is there, we lift. If not, I lift. It was just cool how it has all fell into place
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Much to my dismay my girlfriend has decided we are training together. Much to her dismay every set is now an assisted rest pause
I lift with a friend once a week. If I lift more than that, then I am by myself. Usually in my basement.
Mostly by myself. I'm pretty much the ONLY powerlifter at my gym, so I don't really have anyone to workout with. There's a few guys who take their lifting seriously, so I do have the occasional spot if need be. The only consistent training partner I've ever had was my wife. She works out really hard and does all of the core compound lifts, so our workouts were pretty easy to do together. Only headache was changing the weights every set. But since we had our son last year, that's pretty much gone out the window.
Per choice or no choice of my own, home and alone. Every spot near me is some pop music globo gym filled with cardio equipment and two benches.
Instead I've got a basement, a rack, and a ambition. There's something nice about handling the tempo and type of workout.
The downside is when I get interrupted, yet I suppose all things have a trade off.
I feel the same way! Nothing better than cranking metal with no one around to bitch about it!
I'm about to get everything moving regarding bringing my equipment home from my storage unit. I told my wife that when I train after work, that's the only time I get to myself and to try hard to not let the babies come in the one car garage. I'm sure I won't mind as I love them to death, but still! Like you said, there's always a trade off.
I’ve never had a gym membership. My first job out of college in 1995 was at a gym on by the city where I lived and when I left that job in 2001 I bought 270 pound dumbbells in a box and started my first home gym. I’ve trained in the shed, a single car garage and our two car garage. I pick the music (none) dress code and schedule. Best gym in town in my opinion.
these days 99% of the time I train alone. Its just my mentality the older I get. I want to get in and out without distractions, carry on a conversation. Once im in the gym and on the floor im in a "go away" mood. That's not to say I do have my days here and there where I will sch a work out with Sou or Shane but its few and far between these days. If I don't get a good workout its my fault and no one elses...
I have recently used my lifting partners as motivation. I come up with ways to try to kill them and by doing so...I have to do the same thing they are. Brutal workouts but at the end, we all made it through and I am enjoying the progress.
90% of the time i do but i am also a personal trainer and a few people i "have trained" with i feel were taking advantage of me. on another note i have always felt doing it alone was better since i could control the pace and not stand around and talking the whole time or waiting on them to finish a move.