There are no windows and all the equipment is from the 90s but it's all sturdy so it doesn't matter. I am excited because it's cheaper than PF, closer to my house, and also has boxing lessons. Wop wop wop wop.

Gotta convert all my dumbbell weights to barbell now tho.

  • miz [any, any]
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    1 month ago

    wondering if there's a dive bar somewhere called "The Gym" which has a set of bells on the bar you can pick up so you can tell your partner you're at The Gym lifting bar bells

    • CloutAtlas [he/him]
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      1 month ago

      That's up there with making a bottom shelf blended whisky called "Spouse and Kids"

      "Hey, sorry, I can't come to the meeting, I have to spend time at home with the Spouse and Kids™"

      "Did you just say "™" really quietly at the end there?"

      "...no."

  • blakeus12 [he/him]
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    1 month ago

    oh hell yeah, i wish our town had something like that.

  • Runcible [none/use name]
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    1 month ago

    Gotta convert all my dumbbell weights to barbell now tho.

    I haven't done much (anything other than a landmine press) with barbells, but isn't it just slightly higher than what the added dumbbell weight would be, with the gain coming from easier stabilization?

    • bubbalu [they/them]
      hexagon
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      1 month ago

      Yeah lol. I'm still shrimpy but did 5 lbs more than I planned to on the bench press. Progression is easier since the dumbbells jumped 5 lb each which doesn't make a lot of sense.

      • Runcible [none/use name]
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        1 month ago

        It would be really expensive to jump dumbells by smaller increments though. For me at least once I got past 10-15lbs the 5lb jumps felt ok but for flys and similar it is rough.