Soloflex & Home Gyms in General

Quote from hapaboy:

Most posters seem to be anti-home gyms.

Again, I'm not trying to get massive and be able to argue/boast like Longshot or Fruity.

Just want a decent workout to get toned.

These home gyms won't even do THAT?!? :confused:

And what about Christie B's Total Gym?
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its not about getting "huge" at all...


it is about obtaining the desired response from the target tissue.


most home gyms don't provide a proper stimulus due to design flaws.

most are expensive hype.

you don't want to waste your time either, do you?


how much are you willing to spend?
how much space do you have?
what body part(s) are you most interested in?
is this for rehab of a specific injury or some other goal?
what are you trying to accomplish?

every piece of equipment whether expensive or cheap, commercial or home, each piece is great for some thing and lousy for something else. tradeoffs if you will. what do you need to happen?

also, provide a link to that total gym :-/
 
Quote from hapaboy:

Most posters seem to be anti-home gyms.

Again, I'm not trying to get massive and be able to argue/boast like Longshot or Fruity.

Just want a decent workout to get toned.

These home gyms won't even do THAT?!? :confused:

And what about Christie B's Total Gym?
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Gym or home gym?

Say the equipment is the same in both places.

There are a few questions:

Will you work out as hard at home, will you be undistracted at home, will you be as mentally prepared at home, etc.

I find that making a trip to the gym makes it more of a routine for me, something that I have to do. Once I am at the gym there will be no distractions like at home.

My workout club also has a sauna and steam room which are a plus for sweating out toxins beyond what the workout can do.

In addition, the variety of equipment at a club will likely exceed what you have at home.

The bottom line is where are you most likely to get the most work done for your body on a consistent basis....at home or a club?
 
Where I worked (at my last real job), we had about 1400 people. Many of them had gym machines that made very nice clothes hangers.

It's a lot more fun to go to the gym, if just for the babe factor.
 
Quote from hapaboy:

Most posters seem to be anti-home gyms.

Again, I'm not trying to get massive and be able to argue/boast like Longshot or Fruity.

Just want a decent workout to get toned.

These home gyms won't even do THAT?!? :confused:

And what about Christie B's Total Gym?
More...

The problem I have with home gyms, beyond the cost and poor design, is that most people who end up buying them quit using them within a few weeks. Of course, lots of people who join gyms do the same thing, but at least you can quit the gym, unless of course you get conned into some lifetime membership or other bs. I would give the gym a try first. You can always get home equipment later.

Many of the infomercial-type home gyms suffer from some basic flaws, typically that it is hard to combine a cardio acitivity with strength training. Anytime you see something that touts both, you are no doubt seeing crap. You simply can't sustain a strength building movement for more than a minute or so. Of course, you get some cardio benefits from that over a complete workout, but nothing like what you will get from proper cardio equipment, like a bike or treadmill.
 
Quote from OPTIONAL777:



My workout club also has a sauna and steam room which are a plus for sweating out toxins beyond what the workout can do.
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do you take your steam in the nude with your buddies? :-/
 
Quote from LongShot:




do you know what you're talking about? do you even have a clue?


do you know what the "burn" is? you don't do ya? you've never touched a barbel, i can tell. i spent many many hours BURNING those pecs in! they are mine!

roids give me the edge i need to succeed! :-/
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Bullshit. Good diet and sleep is the only edge you need, loser.

You put on 30 pounds of mass with juice, dude. I know what I'm talking about, and I have seen many roid freaks.

When you stop the juice, you'll have the bitch tits, just like most of the other losers who love shortcuts.

You're a disgrace to bodybuilding.
 
Quote from oddiduro:



You're a disgrace to bodybuilding.
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I think you sell him short. He is a disgrace to more than just that.

But I do have to feel a bit sorry for the guy. To me it seems pretty pathetic that anyone could have the facts of the effects of steroids so well known and yet still be so insecure as to need to have that "edge".

I really thought after Lyle Alzado made the public service commercial when he was dying from them that steroids would disappear from the bodybuilding scene. It is as sad as seeing a 10 year old smoking cigarettes. But even more dumb.

Peace,
:)RS
 
Quote from FRuiTY PeBBLe:

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he's doing 50lb + bar. i don't know how many sets.
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I tried counting how many sets, but after 2,000 I gave up. This guy just doesn't quit!
 
Quote from oddiduro:



Bullshit. Good diet and sleep is the only edge you need, loser.

You put on 30 pounds of mass with juice, dude. I know what I'm talking about, and I have seen many roid freaks.

When you stop the juice, you'll have the bitch tits, just like most of the other losers who love shortcuts.

You're a disgrace to bodybuilding.
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rofl.. i can tell u 2 r going to be great friends. :D

p.s. oddiduro is right about the good diet, tho. optimum amount of calories and protein are KEY!
 
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