america was literally built on home schooling. Most of the west could barely find teachers so when they found someone who knew of stuff outside of work they paid them well to stay and teach everyone.
>so is home schooling
based and that's why they want to stop it.
But remember: Not everybody can home school. And even if you can home school your kids, it doesn't matter if 99.9% of other kids are being brainwashed by pic-related.
Stay active in local politics and pay attention to what your school board is supporting, even if you home school. Otherwise your kids will grow up in a world that hates them.
When people say home gym i don't usually assume weight racks, machines, etc. Some dumbbells, stretch cables, bench in a empty place can be as effective.
>Getting into arguments with your wife over how much money you're spending on gym equipment you could be using for $8 a week. >Noise complaints from neighbours because you waited till 9pm to deadlift. >Can't mog beginners. >Equipment rusting because your garage isn't climate controlled.
Worth it to bench press naked
I always see these counter arguments to home gyms, and it just makes me wonder if it depends on where you live more than anything. >be me >live in town that gradually turned into giant retirement community >all gyms are part spa or club >mfw I find out memberships start at $55usd and go up to $160
While at the same time: >be old timer >live in same retirement community >doc says I can't lift more than 40lbs >sell plush homegym to anon for practically nothing
I clean up around here, bros. I got a high low row with a 230 lb weight stack for $200, a cable crossover with two 200lb weight stacks for $500- sometimes you can find pig iron for .50 c a pound.
>Getting into arguments with your wife over how much money you're spending on gym equipment you could be using for $8 a week. >Noise complaints from neighbours because you waited till 9pm to deadlift. >Can't mog beginners. >Equipment rusting because your garage isn't climate controlled.
What people fail to mention is that equipment needs maintenance for optimal use, that's specially true for machines but static things like barbells, dumbells and weight also need maintenance and cleaning, that's some time wasting thing to consider specially when home gyms take +10 years to pay for itself compared to a gym membership
I paid $75 a month for a gym membership for me and my wife. Not including gas that's $900 a year.
I spent $1500 on a home gym that has a rack, barbell, dumbbells, cable pulley, bench and more odds and ends.
The only maintenance I do is wiping off my bench and sweeping the floor.
Stay poor gaygit
>home gyms take +10 years to pay for itself compared to a gym membership
My gym membership is 400kr a month, 400x12=4800 a year, multiply that by 4 and you get 19200 which is about the cost of my homegym. Probably more like 25000 for everything so that is 4-5 years
I have a set of dumbell bars weight plates and spin locks that I've used continuously since 2005 and they've never once been cleaned, and they still work just fine. Stfu with this moronry.
Why do morons like you never take resale value into consideration? Gym equipment has lasting value. In reality that homegym will only cost you like 500 bucks over 5 years and that's if you're unlucky.
Lol the only maintenance it needs is vacuuming twice a year and some WD40 on the bars every other month or so. And tbh, you can let that slide now and then also. Frequent use prevents most rust build up and good barbells are coated steel so they rust really slowly.
Also, it just lasts. And lasts. I started buying this stuff over ten years ago. Some of it is basically trash now (like the cheapest bumper plates) and other bits were replaced as I became stronger. Other parts are good basically forever. Like the painted iron plates.
The real downside of a home gym is that you have to compromise. Space is usually the limit, but there's cost too. Limited space and kit means restricted training options. A big dumb bell set can double the price of any home gym, and there's the space requirement. Plus, if you only have a 1 car garage then you'll basically have to say good bye to anything on the floor. Warm up in the living room, then go to the garage. And it's psychologically easy to half ass your training. Not feeling it? You can lift tomorrow. Or finish the session tomorrow and if that never comes, well, you can try again next week.
I need the shelves for gym equipment. Like a fan for summer, a heater for winter. Safeties for the squat rack, miscellaneous bands, the stereo system for music. And for general garage storage, camping equipment and tools and garden stuff.
Also, if you put a barbell length ways then you can barely load it or walk past it. Not good. This is the local optimal
The most pathetic thing about home gym owners is that they don't have anything else to spend the money on or use the space for. No other more interesting hobbies. It's so sad.
Blogging is gay. But that was the first one to come your mind
Staying informed is not a hobby
Vacation planning is not a hobby
I bet you could not identify more than 5 wild plants if i threw you in the woods.
the only one of these that requires substantial money is vacation planning (if you go somewhere expensive) and camping. all the others are genuinely 100% free unless you're an autist like me who likes nicely bound books
I have a home gym. >I built the squat rack myself so there is one hobby: woodworking (also built my shed, my turntable/record stand, modular synth rack) >Right next to my home gym in my basement is my music studio where my band comes once a week and we practice and write music >above my homegym is my wife who loves to go hiking with me, gardening, foraging for mushrooms/vegetables/berries >right outside from my home gym is my block where i skateboard to get cardio in >did i mention my work area where i build electronic instruments? >did i mention the 5 languages I speak/read >did i mention the guns that i enjoy shooting once a week with my friends
You are a homosexual with no hobbies. If you were actually busy like me you would realize the value of the time you waste by traveling to the gym, waiting for equipment, context switching from home to outside world.
>downsides
Being unable to interact with people and share common experiences can be isolating.
If you are an advanced lifter, it may be convenient to go to a specialized gym because of the initial cost to get everything you need.
You won't have access to niche equipment. >benefits
No wait time for equipment, no need to waste time for transportation, no fees, and no rules to follow. All you need are $500 and some room to fit the equipment to get started. Over time you can buy more equipment if you need to.
>Being unable to interact with people and share common experiences can be isolating.
I've been lifting for close to a decade and I think this is largely a meme. Nobody really goes to the gym to be social, the only time I see people talking with each other is if they arrived together/are gym partners. Most people who go by themselves just mind their own business with their headphones in the entire time. If you really extroverted then yeah you can strike up conversations with people, but let's be honest here. Lifting isn't a sport in the traditional sense. It doesn't require teamwork or comradery, it's a very lonely past-time.
However one caveat to this is the type of gym. What I just explained is my experience of the current gym I go to. Which is a large commercial gym. When I first start lifting the gym I went to was small local one, literally in the back of a hair salon. It was easier to get to know people in that gym because it was much more tight knit, but even then still, if want to share common experiences you need to join some sort of competitive sport that involves teamwork to achieve a shared goal. Lifting doesn't get you that, it's not a sport just because it's physical.
Have a decently equipped home gym since a year >tfw no prostitutes dressed in tight sheer clothing that bend and contort in your periphery
I didnt realize how much effect this would have on my motivation
I mean, it depends on who you are as a person and what is available to you.
Are you in an area with a super nice, powerlifting or bodybuilding-focused gym? Then you might want to try it. Good gyms are motivating, have cool people, and tend to have way more equipment than you'll ever be able to buy yourself. Case in point, I go to a hyper-specialized bodybuilding gym with hundreds of pieces of high-end equipment (even weirdly idiosyncratic shit like forearm training machines) and it's lovely. The people are nice, the vibe is cool, everyone looks good, it's inherently motivating. It's arguably also way safer, as you're surrounded by people who could easily help you if something went breasts up.
That said, if your only other option is some trash like Planet Fitness, then it might be worth doing a home gym. You'll lose the comradery, and it's more of an investment up front, but you can guarantee better equipment and 24/7 equipment availability.
Not speaking for everyone, but personally I find it difficult to put all of my energy in every lift.
It's so easy to become distracted to what else is going on at home.
When I go to the gym, I've already put the effort in of going there. That means I'm going to give it my all. It was far too easy for me to just half ass my workouts
That said I do different routines at home. I don't have all the fancy gear just pull up bar, bench bar and various dumb bells. I mainly did push ups and pull ups
Another benefit of the gym is seeing the chicks. No, not just to mire bur I get a little test boost in my loins when I oogle some fit bawd.
But the biggest reason of all, is I get some time away from my wife and kids. Some time to myself
downsides would be the cost to get all the stuff a good gym has. mine is 24hr access for $25/month and besides all the usual stuff that I personally don't care about like >leg press >hack squat machine >calf raise machines >hammer strength machine >various other machines
they also have: >belt squat machine >reverse hyper >glute ham raise >bumper plates >those jhook attachments that retract like a monolift >a bunch of specialty bars
just for bumpers, good bars, belt squat machine, ghr, a power rack, bench and some dumbells; would probably cost more than I have spent on my gym membership in my life.
Can feel more motivated to work hard at a gym, considering you travelled there and pay for it monthly. Plus can feel like a trigger stepping through the door to focus on the workout and not on the three ring shitshow of your life.
If you're competitive comparing yourself to how hard others are working out can push you
I have a home gym with a pretty decent setup. Power rack, various barbells, 300kg or so of plates, 5-30kg dumbbells, a hack squat/leg press machine. All of it is just sitting gathering cobwebs because I go to the local gym instead.
- No post-workout sauna
- The air in a public gym is often much fresher than my apartment
- At the gym I’m “there to work out”, at home my routine is cut with distractions
- No lat pulldown
Pros: >No wait time for equipment >Can hoard all the equipment for gigantic sets >Can do whatever the frick I want whenever I want >Wear whatever I want, squatting in boxers only in summer >Have everything right there at my fingertips, water, food, shower, etc. >Can set my own temperature >Can blast music as loud as I want >Can read all my books while resting >No travel time >No monthly/weekly fees >No car/fuel use >Nobody bothering me or nagging me, or asking me how many sets I have left >Nobody telling me to not scream or to be quiet >Nobody coming up to talk to me when I want to be left alone >Nobody looking at me, making me feel awkward or uncomfortable, etc.
Cons: >Decent chunk of cash for initial investment >Takes up a decent amount of space >Requires maintenance >Highly specialised exercises or machine only exercises are not an option unless you have lots of room/money
I've been lifting for 5ish years, used public gyms for a while, then switched to a home gym when the virus hit. Haven't looked back since. Best investment I've ever made.
dumbbells are a pain in the ass, can't use cables and/or set them up perfectly, makes noise which might annoy neighbors, still a large investment, conditions might not be ideal if it's outside or on uneven terrain
still better than going to some bullshit gym trying to deadlift with hex plates alongside TOP 100 SINGLES playing 24/7
only real downside is you don't have the gym nemesis backstory going in your head or just random sessions of bros hyping each other up. Also tend to rest significantly less between sets but it's all just mental, there's not a real downside at all
I am more and more unironically agreeing with this image.
The past ten years our society has changed from making well-deserved fun of tumblr snowflakes, to making them epitome of society.
I just want to abandon society and really just care about myself and the people around me. I've already deleted all of my social media, and honestly I don't bother using any other forums than IST soon.
I'd rather be a pariah than live according to what is expected in this failed environment.
>why are conservatives so obsessed with far-left liberals? is it projection? srs.
You've got to be blind if you haven't noticed how much out society has deteriorated in the last decade because of leftists. It used to be just tumblr hysterical sjws, but now they've slinged their shit all over and ruined everything.
Cons: There's a bunch of gym stuff in your house, if it's not out you'll forget to use it, it's expensive
Pros: no one sees you make dumb faces and noises, you can do it literally any time you're home and can be incorporated into your lifestyle at anytime. Cooking dinner between sets is penalty the most satisfying way I've mixed my normal life And home gym life
Home gym is based, my favorite thing about my home gym is I live in apartment currently (I am not a rentie, I own a house but currently am renting out that house). My neighbors below me piss me off so I love making their ceiling shake when I deadlift.
I miss the test boosts I would get from the other patrons and their sexy bodies. I work out pretty hard, but I notice an increase in aggression and energy when a (hot) woman comes in. Some days I really need that.
I really don't care how correct you think you're making the curriculum do you really think most children are going to be well served by a vastly curtailed quantity of peer socialisation and so rarely being outside an environment entirely controlled by just 2 people with their own idiosyncrasies, misconceptions and blind spots at best. There's a reason that children always, in every culture, in every time period get their accent from their peers far more so than from their parents-peer socialization is something evolution plans for and expects and can't just be replaced with what you think is a more correct school curriculum.
Homeschooling even done with the most effort possible just seems like a recipe for creating either a Neet or kids who overcompensate so hard away from the restrictions of their upbringing that they end up ODing.
I used $3-4k on a home gym that I don't use, and I go to a gym instead. Though I'm not going to sell the equipment, I guess I might start using it later on, but it's just easier working out at a gym for me.
>go to gym for the first time in 3 years (home gym mustard rice, but travelling) >only dumbells, bench and treadmills, its a hotel gym but I can make do >what I can only assume is someones daughter enters the gym in tshirt and booty shorts to go on the treadmill >I have taken the barbell off the bench to do some cleans, ohp and whatever else I can do with the small amount of plates >after 7 min or so she goes off the treadmill to the bench with some light dumbbells, takes off the tshirt(!) And shes wearing only a light grey cotton bra with cute little pointy nips >im not used to this when working out in my basement, member starts populated with blood >she bends over to do some 30%rom 8 kg rows on the bench >booty shorts riding up I can see the imprint of everything >member fully populated >she moans softly on every rep >sweat making the little clothing she is wearing more and more transparent
I almost committed a heinous crime gentlemen. She went on to do plank and crunches on a mat also just next to me and moaning sexual style for like 20 minutes it was basically porn
I'd just do the same routine at a commercial gym, too. In the long run I definitely find it cheaper than buying memberships and traveling and such. I can do it anytime I want, which is also a huge plus. Only thing I miss is the fixed weight dumbbells and the lat pulldown machines.
Any downsides of having a home gym? >you have to buy/build extra gear to guarantee your safety >you may have to move, so you can't modify too much of place if you're renting >more expensive, more complicated to arrange
What do you miss out by not going to a shared gym? >people who could help you if you frick up on a bench press or squat >you can just go to another gym if you move
That's pretty much it.
I'm not american, so I don't know nothing about "going to the gym to socialize". I socialize at bars like a non-bugman.
How do home gymers handle leg day? Sure you can squat and deadlift with a barbell/dumbbells, but idk how you do things like leg curls or extensions.
For my home gym I was thinking of getting:
Squat rack w/ barbells + plates
Adjustable bench
Dumbbells
Leg curl/extension machine (the ones you can switch)
Leg press machine
Cable machine with a bunch of attachments
>office gym >4 power racks with bumper plates, two with benches >bench press >leg press >dumbbells and 6 benches >hardly anyone uses it
It's heaven bros
had home gym for about 8 months now, and since I am wfh it did not work well for me. I preferred going to the park and train calisthenics rather than train on my own stuff
home gyms are always kino
plus I can workout naked and blast whatever gay ass music I want on my stereo (speakers are ALWAYS better than headphones lmao)
>downsides
More complicated to burn through workouts quickly and setup supersets, etc. unless you spend the money on extra bars, plates, and a dumbbell rack. >what do you miss
Honeys in spandex, obviously. Also see above.
Notice you didn't ask the positives though, I wonder why that is? I wouldn't be able to keep up with a consistent routine if I didn't have a home gym since I work 12's and live in the middle of nowhere.
i hate society as much as anyone, but i disagree with this perspective. if you home school your kids they will just be spergy social morons. proper social development is crucial for success in life. a more balanced upbringing is necessary. you cant shelter kids from degeneracy forever
there's only one downside: expensive as hell investment
no, a bench and two little b***h dumbbells aren't a "home gym"
a proper but still too basic homegym can cost the equivalent of like 5 years worth of gym subscription
it IS worth it though, if you have the spare money, because the convenience is simply too good
BUT if you're able to go to an external gym during "dead hours" like early in the morning, when you're able to do a proper workout without getting bothered then you will be able to save a shitton of money that you can invest on getting higher quality food and supplement instead
anyone ever saying homegym is good value are insane and larping, that was never the point of homegyms, you're just paying a lot more to get some (very good) conveniences
America is literally built on independence, and don't let anyone tell you otherwise. Home gym is American as hell, so is home schooling.
One of the most moronic takes I’ve read this month
Found the yooro
Found the moron
umh sir his preferred pronoun is american
Start tongue kissing you and then i cough in your mouth
Shalom
Good night Rabbi
post body
america was literally built on home schooling. Most of the west could barely find teachers so when they found someone who knew of stuff outside of work they paid them well to stay and teach everyone.
Shalom : )
absolute moron and waited too long to delete his post kek
America is built on being a golem that worships israelites above all else.
>so is home schooling
based and that's why they want to stop it.
But remember: Not everybody can home school. And even if you can home school your kids, it doesn't matter if 99.9% of other kids are being brainwashed by pic-related.
Stay active in local politics and pay attention to what your school board is supporting, even if you home school. Otherwise your kids will grow up in a world that hates them.
am I legally on American soil when i lift in my garage?
Just sucks if your home schooling and one of those school shootings happen
the reason we have home gyms is because there are no actual gyms within walking distance in america.
Duality of man
just go to a real gym, even a planet fitness or community center
home gym is a waste of money unless you are rich or you're not going to move houses for years
When people say home gym i don't usually assume weight racks, machines, etc. Some dumbbells, stretch cables, bench in a empty place can be as effective.
>rich or you're not going to move houses for years
sounds like its for me then
>home gym is a waste of money
>but spending a subscription on a gym every month/year isn’t
what?
I always see these counter arguments to home gyms, and it just makes me wonder if it depends on where you live more than anything.
>be me
>live in town that gradually turned into giant retirement community
>all gyms are part spa or club
>mfw I find out memberships start at $55usd and go up to $160
While at the same time:
>be old timer
>live in same retirement community
>doc says I can't lift more than 40lbs
>sell plush homegym to anon for practically nothing
I clean up around here, bros. I got a high low row with a 230 lb weight stack for $200, a cable crossover with two 200lb weight stacks for $500- sometimes you can find pig iron for .50 c a pound.
>Getting into arguments with your wife over how much money you're spending on gym equipment you could be using for $8 a week.
>Noise complaints from neighbours because you waited till 9pm to deadlift.
>Can't mog beginners.
>Equipment rusting because your garage isn't climate controlled.
Worth it to bench press naked
>assuming my wife doesn't use our gym
ngmi
>having neighbors
I have neighbors but the real question who has neighbors close enough to hear you dead lift
>not controlling corrosion
literally just spray it with some wd40 and it won't rust
do you even need to do that if you're lifting in the attic
What people fail to mention is that equipment needs maintenance for optimal use, that's specially true for machines but static things like barbells, dumbells and weight also need maintenance and cleaning, that's some time wasting thing to consider specially when home gyms take +10 years to pay for itself compared to a gym membership
I paid $75 a month for a gym membership for me and my wife. Not including gas that's $900 a year.
I spent $1500 on a home gym that has a rack, barbell, dumbbells, cable pulley, bench and more odds and ends.
The only maintenance I do is wiping off my bench and sweeping the floor.
Stay poor gaygit
>10 years to pay for itself
Lmao. How about ten months, and that's generous.
$75 a month for a gym? Did they give you a personal training everytime you go in? Damn why is it that much?
>home gyms take +10 years to pay for itself compared to a gym membership
My gym membership is 400kr a month, 400x12=4800 a year, multiply that by 4 and you get 19200 which is about the cost of my homegym. Probably more like 25000 for everything so that is 4-5 years
I bought a bench, a bar, and all the plates I need from an old dude on Kijiji for $100. Pullup bar $30
Complete home gym, $130.
I have a set of dumbell bars weight plates and spin locks that I've used continuously since 2005 and they've never once been cleaned, and they still work just fine. Stfu with this moronry.
Why do morons like you never take resale value into consideration? Gym equipment has lasting value. In reality that homegym will only cost you like 500 bucks over 5 years and that's if you're unlucky.
Lol the only maintenance it needs is vacuuming twice a year and some WD40 on the bars every other month or so. And tbh, you can let that slide now and then also. Frequent use prevents most rust build up and good barbells are coated steel so they rust really slowly.
Also, it just lasts. And lasts. I started buying this stuff over ten years ago. Some of it is basically trash now (like the cheapest bumper plates) and other bits were replaced as I became stronger. Other parts are good basically forever. Like the painted iron plates.
The real downside of a home gym is that you have to compromise. Space is usually the limit, but there's cost too. Limited space and kit means restricted training options. A big dumb bell set can double the price of any home gym, and there's the space requirement. Plus, if you only have a 1 car garage then you'll basically have to say good bye to anything on the floor. Warm up in the living room, then go to the garage. And it's psychologically easy to half ass your training. Not feeling it? You can lift tomorrow. Or finish the session tomorrow and if that never comes, well, you can try again next week.
I see I ran you off PLG for good
dont return to my general
mirin equipment but that layout is moronic
get rid of the shelf with junk and get some loading pins for all of your plates
I need the shelves for gym equipment. Like a fan for summer, a heater for winter. Safeties for the squat rack, miscellaneous bands, the stereo system for music. And for general garage storage, camping equipment and tools and garden stuff.
Also, if you put a barbell length ways then you can barely load it or walk past it. Not good. This is the local optimal
I won't buy membership, shlomo.
The most pathetic thing about home gym owners is that they don't have anything else to spend the money on or use the space for. No other more interesting hobbies. It's so sad.
Name 10 more interesting hobbies
Blogging.
Reading.
Learning a new language.
Journaling.
Staying informed.
Vacation planning.
Gardening.
Hiking.
Camping.
Nature identification.
Literally not one of those requires much space in the home.
Blogging is gay. But that was the first one to come your mind
Staying informed is not a hobby
Vacation planning is not a hobby
I bet you could not identify more than 5 wild plants if i threw you in the woods.
most of those are cancer
half of those are extremely gay, the only hobbies a man needs are lifting/sports, reading, and hiking/camping
You forgot fricking, homosexual.
How are those incompatible with lifting? What level of u/moxyte posting is this?
the only one of these that requires substantial money is vacation planning (if you go somewhere expensive) and camping. all the others are genuinely 100% free unless you're an autist like me who likes nicely bound books
>Blogging.
>Reading.
>Learning a new language.
>Journaling.
>Staying informed.
>Vacation planning.
>Gardening.
>Hiking.
>Camping.
>Nature identification.
vacation planning, reading the news and writing a diary is a hobby to you?
holy frick you are an NPC
Literally none of these are incompatible with lifting. Except le vacation planning, literally goysooming.
Reading is fricking gay, specifically if you brag about it. Anyone with a three digit IQ can do it.
>Nature identification
Being IST is not only the most fun hobby, it also makes every other hobby more enjoyable.
Motorcycles, cars, music, painting, woodworking, metalworking, electronics, sim racing, sim flying, reptile breeding.
how the frick did you get into my house
That is bullshit.
I have a home gym.
>I built the squat rack myself so there is one hobby: woodworking (also built my shed, my turntable/record stand, modular synth rack)
>Right next to my home gym in my basement is my music studio where my band comes once a week and we practice and write music
>above my homegym is my wife who loves to go hiking with me, gardening, foraging for mushrooms/vegetables/berries
>right outside from my home gym is my block where i skateboard to get cardio in
>did i mention my work area where i build electronic instruments?
>did i mention the 5 languages I speak/read
>did i mention the guns that i enjoy shooting once a week with my friends
You are a homosexual with no hobbies. If you were actually busy like me you would realize the value of the time you waste by traveling to the gym, waiting for equipment, context switching from home to outside world.
This sounds to good not to be a larp
I started self improvement at 18, i am 30 now. A lot happens in 12 years. Sadly i didnt start fitness until this year.
You are wrong
>I have a home gym
>I do carpentry
>I help my wife garden
>I blacksmith
>I play some video games
>I read
>I plink on occasion
now this is good bait
>OH NO, GUYS, I HAVE SO LITTLE SPACE THAT I JUST CANNOT nature identification
good troll. I have a 2400 square foot dwelling, maybe 300 of it is devoted to my home gym.
>downsides
Being unable to interact with people and share common experiences can be isolating.
If you are an advanced lifter, it may be convenient to go to a specialized gym because of the initial cost to get everything you need.
You won't have access to niche equipment.
>benefits
No wait time for equipment, no need to waste time for transportation, no fees, and no rules to follow. All you need are $500 and some room to fit the equipment to get started. Over time you can buy more equipment if you need to.
>Being unable to interact with people and share common experiences can be isolating.
I've been lifting for close to a decade and I think this is largely a meme. Nobody really goes to the gym to be social, the only time I see people talking with each other is if they arrived together/are gym partners. Most people who go by themselves just mind their own business with their headphones in the entire time. If you really extroverted then yeah you can strike up conversations with people, but let's be honest here. Lifting isn't a sport in the traditional sense. It doesn't require teamwork or comradery, it's a very lonely past-time.
However one caveat to this is the type of gym. What I just explained is my experience of the current gym I go to. Which is a large commercial gym. When I first start lifting the gym I went to was small local one, literally in the back of a hair salon. It was easier to get to know people in that gym because it was much more tight knit, but even then still, if want to share common experiences you need to join some sort of competitive sport that involves teamwork to achieve a shared goal. Lifting doesn't get you that, it's not a sport just because it's physical.
Have a decently equipped home gym since a year
>tfw no prostitutes dressed in tight sheer clothing that bend and contort in your periphery
I didnt realize how much effect this would have on my motivation
good or bad?
Not good, but made me reevaluate my motivations and introspect, which is kinda good
I mean, it depends on who you are as a person and what is available to you.
Are you in an area with a super nice, powerlifting or bodybuilding-focused gym? Then you might want to try it. Good gyms are motivating, have cool people, and tend to have way more equipment than you'll ever be able to buy yourself. Case in point, I go to a hyper-specialized bodybuilding gym with hundreds of pieces of high-end equipment (even weirdly idiosyncratic shit like forearm training machines) and it's lovely. The people are nice, the vibe is cool, everyone looks good, it's inherently motivating. It's arguably also way safer, as you're surrounded by people who could easily help you if something went breasts up.
That said, if your only other option is some trash like Planet Fitness, then it might be worth doing a home gym. You'll lose the comradery, and it's more of an investment up front, but you can guarantee better equipment and 24/7 equipment availability.
Not speaking for everyone, but personally I find it difficult to put all of my energy in every lift.
It's so easy to become distracted to what else is going on at home.
When I go to the gym, I've already put the effort in of going there. That means I'm going to give it my all. It was far too easy for me to just half ass my workouts
That said I do different routines at home. I don't have all the fancy gear just pull up bar, bench bar and various dumb bells. I mainly did push ups and pull ups
Another benefit of the gym is seeing the chicks. No, not just to mire bur I get a little test boost in my loins when I oogle some fit bawd.
But the biggest reason of all, is I get some time away from my wife and kids. Some time to myself
>all those ankle bracelets
I found out where they're keeping the trashy tomboys
Those are time chips. Pretty sure that crossfit is a timed event. They get read by a scanner presumably at the start and finish.
Damn I need to find out where THAT locker room is and hide out.
downsides would be the cost to get all the stuff a good gym has. mine is 24hr access for $25/month and besides all the usual stuff that I personally don't care about like
>leg press
>hack squat machine
>calf raise machines
>hammer strength machine
>various other machines
they also have:
>belt squat machine
>reverse hyper
>glute ham raise
>bumper plates
>those jhook attachments that retract like a monolift
>a bunch of specialty bars
just for bumpers, good bars, belt squat machine, ghr, a power rack, bench and some dumbells; would probably cost more than I have spent on my gym membership in my life.
I started out at a home gym.
Going commercial felt weird and the machines at my local spot are shitty life-fitness machines.
A hardcore gym would be cool, but I like owning stuff and lifting without spending gas.
Can feel more motivated to work hard at a gym, considering you travelled there and pay for it monthly. Plus can feel like a trigger stepping through the door to focus on the workout and not on the three ring shitshow of your life.
If you're competitive comparing yourself to how hard others are working out can push you
I have a home gym with a pretty decent setup. Power rack, various barbells, 300kg or so of plates, 5-30kg dumbbells, a hack squat/leg press machine. All of it is just sitting gathering cobwebs because I go to the local gym instead.
why?
It's just comfier, and has better equipment. It's not some globo chain gym though and I usually have the place to myself.
>buy one of these
>home gym complete
Wow, it was that easy huh.
What is that, a laundry rack?
Left should be a black kid
- No post-workout sauna
- The air in a public gym is often much fresher than my apartment
- At the gym I’m “there to work out”, at home my routine is cut with distractions
- No lat pulldown
I have a lat pulldown at home
jelly?
>but home gyms cost a lot of mon-
leftoids be like the state must indoctrinate your children in order to resist the system
The only "downsides":
>Cost
>Opportunity cost of space
Pros:
>No wait time for equipment
>Can hoard all the equipment for gigantic sets
>Can do whatever the frick I want whenever I want
>Wear whatever I want, squatting in boxers only in summer
>Have everything right there at my fingertips, water, food, shower, etc.
>Can set my own temperature
>Can blast music as loud as I want
>Can read all my books while resting
>No travel time
>No monthly/weekly fees
>No car/fuel use
>Nobody bothering me or nagging me, or asking me how many sets I have left
>Nobody telling me to not scream or to be quiet
>Nobody coming up to talk to me when I want to be left alone
>Nobody looking at me, making me feel awkward or uncomfortable, etc.
Cons:
>Decent chunk of cash for initial investment
>Takes up a decent amount of space
>Requires maintenance
>Highly specialised exercises or machine only exercises are not an option unless you have lots of room/money
I've been lifting for 5ish years, used public gyms for a while, then switched to a home gym when the virus hit. Haven't looked back since. Best investment I've ever made.
dumbbells are a pain in the ass, can't use cables and/or set them up perfectly, makes noise which might annoy neighbors, still a large investment, conditions might not be ideal if it's outside or on uneven terrain
still better than going to some bullshit gym trying to deadlift with hex plates alongside TOP 100 SINGLES playing 24/7
only real downside is you don't have the gym nemesis backstory going in your head or just random sessions of bros hyping each other up. Also tend to rest significantly less between sets but it's all just mental, there's not a real downside at all
wtf are you talking about
i rest more at home because i dont feel like im hogging something
I don't have an anxiety disorder like you do anon
I am more and more unironically agreeing with this image.
The past ten years our society has changed from making well-deserved fun of tumblr snowflakes, to making them epitome of society.
I just want to abandon society and really just care about myself and the people around me. I've already deleted all of my social media, and honestly I don't bother using any other forums than IST soon.
I'd rather be a pariah than live according to what is expected in this failed environment.
why are conservatives so obsessed with far-left liberals? is it projection? srs.
>why are conservatives so obsessed with far-left liberals? is it projection? srs.
You've got to be blind if you haven't noticed how much out society has deteriorated in the last decade because of leftists. It used to be just tumblr hysterical sjws, but now they've slinged their shit all over and ruined everything.
Cons: There's a bunch of gym stuff in your house, if it's not out you'll forget to use it, it's expensive
Pros: no one sees you make dumb faces and noises, you can do it literally any time you're home and can be incorporated into your lifestyle at anytime. Cooking dinner between sets is penalty the most satisfying way I've mixed my normal life And home gym life
I was unironically homeschooled, ask me anything
do you prefer home gym? or does it make you feel lonely
Home gym is based, my favorite thing about my home gym is I live in apartment currently (I am not a rentie, I own a house but currently am renting out that house). My neighbors below me piss me off so I love making their ceiling shake when I deadlift.
I miss the test boosts I would get from the other patrons and their sexy bodies. I work out pretty hard, but I notice an increase in aggression and energy when a (hot) woman comes in. Some days I really need that.
I really don't care how correct you think you're making the curriculum do you really think most children are going to be well served by a vastly curtailed quantity of peer socialisation and so rarely being outside an environment entirely controlled by just 2 people with their own idiosyncrasies, misconceptions and blind spots at best. There's a reason that children always, in every culture, in every time period get their accent from their peers far more so than from their parents-peer socialization is something evolution plans for and expects and can't just be replaced with what you think is a more correct school curriculum.
Homeschooling even done with the most effort possible just seems like a recipe for creating either a Neet or kids who overcompensate so hard away from the restrictions of their upbringing that they end up ODing.
Only downside about home gyms is many just don't use them.
I'm sure you've met many who joke about their equipment being a clothes hanger.
I used $3-4k on a home gym that I don't use, and I go to a gym instead. Though I'm not going to sell the equipment, I guess I might start using it later on, but it's just easier working out at a gym for me.
i miss creeping on the gym thots. i miss spotting some asian dude and then using his 1rm for warmup. other than that, homegym is the best.
>go to gym for the first time in 3 years (home gym mustard rice, but travelling)
>only dumbells, bench and treadmills, its a hotel gym but I can make do
>what I can only assume is someones daughter enters the gym in tshirt and booty shorts to go on the treadmill
>I have taken the barbell off the bench to do some cleans, ohp and whatever else I can do with the small amount of plates
>after 7 min or so she goes off the treadmill to the bench with some light dumbbells, takes off the tshirt(!) And shes wearing only a light grey cotton bra with cute little pointy nips
>im not used to this when working out in my basement, member starts populated with blood
>she bends over to do some 30%rom 8 kg rows on the bench
>booty shorts riding up I can see the imprint of everything
>member fully populated
>she moans softly on every rep
>sweat making the little clothing she is wearing more and more transparent
I almost committed a heinous crime gentlemen. She went on to do plank and crunches on a mat also just next to me and moaning sexual style for like 20 minutes it was basically porn
I'd just do the same routine at a commercial gym, too. In the long run I definitely find it cheaper than buying memberships and traveling and such. I can do it anytime I want, which is also a huge plus. Only thing I miss is the fixed weight dumbbells and the lat pulldown machines.
Any downsides of having a home gym?
>you have to buy/build extra gear to guarantee your safety
>you may have to move, so you can't modify too much of place if you're renting
>more expensive, more complicated to arrange
What do you miss out by not going to a shared gym?
>people who could help you if you frick up on a bench press or squat
>you can just go to another gym if you move
That's pretty much it.
I'm not american, so I don't know nothing about "going to the gym to socialize". I socialize at bars like a non-bugman.
who could help you if you frick up on a bench press or squat
>doesnt have safeties in his home gym
guillotine it is
Moved my stuff outside during summer. So far I’ve enjoyed the workouts a lot more, except for the mosquitoes.
god I wish I weren't ginger
so you'd have a soul?
tbh every ginger dude i've met IRL is always super chill and friendly.
How are you with women ginger-anon
How do home gymers handle leg day? Sure you can squat and deadlift with a barbell/dumbbells, but idk how you do things like leg curls or extensions.
For my home gym I was thinking of getting:
Squat rack w/ barbells + plates
Adjustable bench
Dumbbells
Leg curl/extension machine (the ones you can switch)
Leg press machine
Cable machine with a bunch of attachments
Thoughts? No I'm not poor so I could afford it
Barbell lunges and RDL.
>office gym
>4 power racks with bumper plates, two with benches
>bench press
>leg press
>dumbbells and 6 benches
>hardly anyone uses it
It's heaven bros
had home gym for about 8 months now, and since I am wfh it did not work well for me. I preferred going to the park and train calisthenics rather than train on my own stuff
tbh going to the gym is one of the few times i leave the house, i kinda need the social contact in the gym
t.neet
Having an audience pushes me past my limits since I imagine everybody is miring as I PR.
home gyms are always kino
plus I can workout naked and blast whatever gay ass music I want on my stereo (speakers are ALWAYS better than headphones lmao)
>workout naked
>uses erect penis as a rack for RDLs and rows
I want a home so i can have a home gym. Life is so unfair bros
I can't fit in the society and it's not working out for me.
just find something heavy and lift till you cant lift it anymore. is that easy.
>downsides
More complicated to burn through workouts quickly and setup supersets, etc. unless you spend the money on extra bars, plates, and a dumbbell rack.
>what do you miss
Honeys in spandex, obviously. Also see above.
Notice you didn't ask the positives though, I wonder why that is? I wouldn't be able to keep up with a consistent routine if I didn't have a home gym since I work 12's and live in the middle of nowhere.
If you have the space for it, homegyms are great.
i hate society as much as anyone, but i disagree with this perspective. if you home school your kids they will just be spergy social morons. proper social development is crucial for success in life. a more balanced upbringing is necessary. you cant shelter kids from degeneracy forever
>What do you miss out by not going to a shared gym?
Black folk
there's only one downside: expensive as hell investment
no, a bench and two little b***h dumbbells aren't a "home gym"
a proper but still too basic homegym can cost the equivalent of like 5 years worth of gym subscription
it IS worth it though, if you have the spare money, because the convenience is simply too good
BUT if you're able to go to an external gym during "dead hours" like early in the morning, when you're able to do a proper workout without getting bothered then you will be able to save a shitton of money that you can invest on getting higher quality food and supplement instead
anyone ever saying homegym is good value are insane and larping, that was never the point of homegyms, you're just paying a lot more to get some (very good) conveniences