I´ve had someone exactly like that for a year as well.
All I knew was his name "Markus". He was an absolute lunatic and would endure any pain and suffering in the gym. We met every day at 7:00am and beat each other up until 9:00. That year I put on 30lbs. of stage weight.
My guy's name is "Dan"... it is good to have someone there to push or push you on days you feel off. It is also cool to see his progress
Louie Simmons says good training partners need to be motivating or they need to be irritating! And it's true, if you have a training partner that constantly irritates the shit out of you you WILL push harder lol.
Trained with a buddy who was like that! We used to tear shit up and had the entire gym watching us lift on the barbell movements =) Kind of miss it to be honest.
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.
"Ask yourself this: if everyone else is training once per week, what are you doing that's so different that you would expect to get better results than anybody else? You might have good genetics, be tough enough and disciplined enough to train hard... but so are a lot of people." - BOSS
"I think I must be overtraining"... no, you're just a pussy - Machine
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.
C'mon BOSS you can have your pick of the best! LOL!!
Originally Posted by BOSS
To me the perfect scenario is training in a group of 3. It's funny as Charles Poliquin specifically made the same point, but this is the best way to keep on a perfect tempo in the workouts so you rest the right amount between sets and keep pushing.
I'd rather train by myself than with a crappy training partner though...
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.
To see one of your training sessions once you get all your shit together. I think you will bring new meaning to the word intense! Get after it son!
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’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.
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.
That should read “owned by the city” and “two 70 pound dumbbells”. I wasn’t at the welders getting specialty bars made back then ha ha!
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...
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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.
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.
I’ve kicked around the idea of having a couple training partners that all bring a different workouts to subject each other to every time we lift, but can’t find anyone willing to hang...
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.
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I’ve kicked around the idea of having a couple training partners that all bring a different workouts to subject each other to every time we lift, but can’t find anyone willing to hang...