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home vs. GYM

fprieto Posts: 3 Joined: 2003/06/22	2003/06/25, 09:33 PM I have a "total gym" yes the one chuck norris offers on TV...I also have a nordictrack ski machine... I feel these are great machines... I`ve been translating your program to the "Total Gym"...and working my cardiovascular in the Nortdic track.... Is this oK or should I go to the GYM...
padua Posts: 219 Joined: 2003/02/17	2003/06/25, 09:36 PM my husband did the nordic track at home , started at 30 min then went to 40 and in two monthes he lost 35 pounds. he also did some weights.....hope it helps alittle
JessicaR Posts: 467 Joined: 2002/08/12	2003/06/26, 07:44 AM I dont' see why you can't keep working out at home. Personally I really like freeweights; if you continue working out at home you might invest in some of these to complement your program. But I worked out for a long time at home with nothing but dumbells before I ever joined a gym and got good results - then when I started getting bored I joined the gym and got enthusiastic all over again. So there's something to be said for waiting. :)
padua Posts: 219 Joined: 2003/02/17	2003/06/26, 10:27 AM that is so true. is not wheither you workout at home or in a gym. it is your individual motivation that gets you into it....i workout at home (just because I have 4 kids and time is hard to find)....and my friend joined a gym..I saw faster results from myself I believe because I want to do this I am ready for a better me. my diet plans are on target,but my friend eats everything and anything doesn't care the time or day....so what ever you do to workout just keep your mind and soul in the right place
fireloard Posts: 665 Joined: 2001/03/27	2003/06/26, 09:41 PM I worked out at home for a long time when I started out because I lifted so little (not that I lift much even today) but I made some pretty great progress just using a bench with a leg attachment, a 170 set of weights and some spinlock dumbbells. Although working out at home is convenient and saves time I joined a gym this summer and prefer that to my home weights. Really there is just a lot more I can do in the gym then I could ever do at home even if I bought more weights. Also gyms seem a bit nicer as I usually get distracted by things at home such as tv, the computer, etc.
azredhead57 Posts: 1,651 Joined: 2003/04/11	2003/06/27, 02:04 PM As long as we stick with it, I don't think 'where' matters. Just keep at it. -------------- ~Victoria~ ...There are no shortcuts to any place worth going.--Beverly Sills
London Posts: 176 Joined: 2003/01/10	2003/06/29, 09:34 AM I like the fact that at home I can grunt and yell as loud as I want trying to get that last rep up. I think at a nice gym I'd feel stupid screaming in the free weight section.
richardjst Posts: 410 Joined: 2002/07/13	2003/06/29, 10:42 AM Your saying I'm stupid London, when Im the only one working hard enough to let out a few grunts and growls. Well, Grrrrr! -------------- Diet- Only take what you need...There is no fine line between want and need, there is the whole continent of South America.~Dick
JessicaR Posts: 467 Joined: 2002/08/12	2003/06/29, 05:32 PM You have a good point London, sometimes the privacy of home workouts can be really nice, like when it's time to do the bent over cable laterals. Gee I really love having my butt bent over towards the free weight section.
richardjst Posts: 410 Joined: 2002/07/13	2003/06/29, 05:55 PM You love your butt towards the free weight section...well so do I. I love when the hunnies do that.LOL -------------- Diet- Only take what you need...There is no fine line between want and need, there is the whole continent of South America.~Dick
London Posts: 176 Joined: 2003/01/10	2003/07/02, 12:06 PM HAHA You people are nuts! I should note I will be joining a gym in the fall. I have a long way to go to max out my freeweights, but I have a small compund machine that I have maxed out. Also I do weighted chair dips, but I'd rather do full dips with a bar and I also have to go to my dad's house for the treadmill and I don't have a spotter at home. So there are advantages and disadvantages to both. I'll just have to get used to grunting in front of people ;)
JessicaR Posts: 467 Joined: 2002/08/12	2003/07/03, 08:30 AM ROFL Thanks Richard, you're a big help!