Speaking of Gyms…
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@jon-nyc said in Speaking of Gyms…:
I use a hex bar for deadlifts and a machine for squats. But even then I’m doing weights where I can do 8-10 reps.
Hex bars are great. I love the more natural grip. But after I've trained straight bar deadlifts with a physiotherapist, I now got the technique down.
I also do machine squats. I lack ankle mobility (but am working on that). This kind of machine is my favorite:
When I do squats, I do superset them with calve raises (which in turn double as ankle mobility stretches) on the same machine with the same weight. Very efficient training.
@Klaus said in Speaking of Gyms…:
When I do squats, I do superset them with calve raises (which in turn double as ankle mobility stretches) on the same machine with the same weight. Very efficient training.
Good idea. Especially since the calf raise machine at my gym hurts my shoulders as it isn't padded enough.
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Try barbell hip thrusts. I will never understand how people can do this with heavy weights, even when they add one of these standard round barbell padding things. I do hip thrusts with a machine and add a full 5x10x10in or so padding mat that distributes the load over the full hip and belly. The exhaustion is painful enough, I don't need extra pain.
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Try barbell hip thrusts. I will never understand how people can do this with heavy weights, even when they add one of these standard round barbell padding things. I do hip thrusts with a machine and add a full 5x10x10in or so padding mat that distributes the load over the full hip and belly. The exhaustion is painful enough, I don't need extra pain.
@Klaus said in Speaking of Gyms…:
Try barbell hip thrusts. I will never understand how people can do this with heavy weights, even when they add one of these standard round barbell padding things. I do hip thrusts with a machine and add a full 5x10x10in or so padding mat that distributes the load over the full hip and belly. The exhaustion is painful enough, I don't need extra pain.
There's a trainer named Bret Contreras who trains mostly women - and said that he expects his clients to be able to do 20x315 lbs. Many of his clients can do over 400 lbs. I have a hip thrust machine and can only do about 20x150 lbs - on a good and motivated day.
