Shitty Situation

[dugie65]

Well being raised on a power rack, the only thing i'm used to are free weights.

The only problem is my new gym does not have any power racks(pussy, right?). There is another gym, but it is a 30 minute drive and being in college I do not have the money to do that 5-7 times a week.

What can I do to still help increase my Squat/DL/PC?

 

[JL_204]

The only suggestion I can think of is cut down and workout 3x's per week and take the 30 min drive.

Thats only 3 hours of driving a week.

Your college doesnt have a gym???

 

[dugie65]

The only suggestion I can think of is cut down and workout 3x's per week and take the 30 min drive.

Thats only 3 hours of driving a week.

Your college doesnt have a gym???

Yea it has an extremely nice gym, but mostly machines, so the power racks were obviously replaced (by the geniuses who designed the place) with smith machines.

Only problem here is the gym with the power racks has a monthly fee.

 

[anotherbutters]

You could be really cheeky and ask your college to pay for you at the other place since they no longer provide any proper training facilities

 

[cubuff27]

I know it isn't ideal, but I would just suck it up and squat on the smith machine. It isn't ideal, but sometimes you gotta make do.

 

[musketeer]

Ask to get a deal at the pay-gym by cornering the manager and explining your situation. See if he will allow you to pay for each session, and then go justonce or twice a week to that gym where you have a workout that utilises the rack, and then use your college gym for other workouts.

I have this prob at the moment in that the nearest gym to mu new house has no squat rack so I'm:

Cleaning 200lbs over my head at the start and finish of every set (and it's still way to light.

Doing front, overhead and split squats.

If you get good at your cleans, front squats are pretty excellent.