Things I Miss

[Nelson Montana]

I may be showing my age, but there are a few things that have all but disappeared from gyms that I thought were pretty good.

Among them are...

The Vertical Leg Press (The ones that don't have a slant. The most logical position for a leg press)


Rounded benches (Great for pullovers)


The Nautilus curl machine (Only machine that ever got my bi's)


Standing Incline board (Gave curls and presses a whole other feel. If it had a hole in the top you can do lying lateral raises without smashing your face )


Medicine Balls (Great ab exercise)



Roman Chairs (The BEST ab exercise)


T-Bars. ( Some places still have them. My gym doesn't )


Sissy Squat Stations. (A quad killer)



"V" dipping bars. (Best pec movement)



Slant boards (Much better than the bent ones that squash your calves while you try to do sit ups)



I'd also like to see more squat racks, speed bags, heavy bags that don't break your hands, 100 pound dumbells, decline benches and angled smiths.


I'd like to see LESS of those idiotic beach balls, stationary bikes, aerobics classes,butt blastes, hammer smiths, threadmills and bad music.


Looking at this list, I guess I want Vinces Gym back. Oh well.



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[Dieharder]

v dipping bars are the greatest, but my new gym doesnt have them...bastards

 

[psychedout]

Medicine Balls (Great ab exercise)

Roman Chairs (The BEST ab exercise)

T-Bars. ( Some places still have them. My gym doesn't )

"V" dipping bars. (Best pec movement)

My gym still has all of these. And to do freeweight tbars, all you need is a barbell, and a handle -- throw it in a corner and your set. So every gym really has a tbar row.



I'd also like to see more squat racks, speed bags, heavy bags that don't break your hands, 100 pound dumbells, decline benches and angled smiths.

I agree about squat racks, and db's. Decline benches = bad news for bbers, unless you want a saggy chest. Incline/flat are much better. And the smith machine? No thanks.

I'd like to see LESS of those idiotic beach balls, stationary bikes, aerobics classes,butt blastes, hammer smiths, threadmills and bad music.

I agree with this, except for the treadmills. I walk on an incline.


Looking at this list, I guess I want Vinces Gym back. Oh well.

 

[MR Pink]

What was so special about the nautilus curl machine?

Medicine ball ab exercise...like the one doing sit ups and throw the ball to your buddy and catch the ball again when going down?

Never heard of a sissy squad station pics??...

V dips...do you place your hands at the end....or somewhere in the middle of the V?

The rest I agree...I actually train in 2 gyms...one is kind of a sissy gym with no squat rack an to much cardio...the other one is a powerlifters gym...mostly free weights

 

[Nelson Montana]

Medicine Balls (Great ab exercise)

Roman Chairs (The BEST ab exercise)

T-Bars. ( Some places still have them. My gym doesn't )

"V" dipping bars. (Best pec movement)

My gym still has all of these. And to do freeweight tbars, all you need is a barbell, and a handle -- throw it in a corner and your set. So every gym really has a tbar row.



I'd also like to see more squat racks, speed bags, heavy bags that don't break your hands, 100 pound dumbells, decline benches and angled smiths.

I agree about squat racks, and db's. Decline benches = bad news for bbers, unless you want a saggy chest. Incline/flat are much better. And the smith machine? No thanks.

I'd like to see LESS of those idiotic beach balls, stationary bikes, aerobics classes,butt blastes, hammer smiths, threadmills and bad music.

I agree with this, except for the treadmills. I walk on an incline.


Looking at this list, I guess I want Vinces Gym back. Oh well.

Usinga barand a handle as a T row isn't quite the same.


The belief that decline benches will cause a saggy chest is a myth.

Smith machines have gotten a bad rap mostly because of the critiism from snobbish strength coaches. They have their place.

Walking on an incline is hard on the shins.

 

[c3bodybuilding]

I belong to a very old fashioned gym. It's sort of like a mix between Vince's gym, and the original Golds. So I'm very fortunate to have all of the equipment mentioned above.

 

[GoldenDelicious]

my gym still has most of that. what they dont, i do, except the nautilus bi...but i know a gym that has this

 

[DANABOLIC55]

I'm pretty sure he's talking about the big swiss ball, not a medicine ball.

We have 90% of all that stuff and we have bad music!

What was so special about the nautilus curl machine?

Medicine ball ab exercise...like the one doing sit ups and throw the ball to your buddy and catch the ball again when going down?

Never heard of a sissy squad station pics??...

V dips...do you place your hands at the end....or somewhere in the middle of the V?

The rest I agree...I actually train in 2 gyms...one is kind of a sissy gym with no squat rack an to much cardio...the other one is a powerlifters gym...mostly free weights

 

[Nelson Montana]

I think the Swiss ball is the stupidest, most inane devices ever concocted. In 5 years people will be wondering how such an idiotic thing ever became popular.

I like the heavy medicine balls, yes, to throw during sit ups or even lying on the ground and having it hit you in the stomach on the way down. That'll toughen the midsection!

I dispise music over a sound system. I want to listen to the music I want, when I want. Why must I be forced to endure this? During a workout I want to concentrate, not dance. If it helps you, wear headphones and leave me out of it.

 

[MR Pink]

What was so special about the nautilus curl machine?

Never heard of a sissy squad station pics??...

V dips...do you place your hands at the end....or somewhere in the middle of the V?

Nelson can you answer these questions to?

thanks

 

[Nelson Montana]

Nelson can you answer these questions to?

thanks

You place you hands at the end of the "V" fingers turned in. You face the "open" part of the V.

The nautilus curl; machine just had a great feel. Can't explain beyond that.

The sissy squat was essentially a foot holder bolted to the floor with a brace that went behind your kness. You would then squat and "fall back" but you wouldn't fall because your feet would be fastened. This took all of the stress off the glutes and put it all on the quads. Hurt like a motherfucker.

 

[DrJMW]

The good old days. When I started Olympic lifting and powerlifting, my coach recommended three exercises for strength--dips, squats, and good mornings. I can tell you that I was in my best shape (BF% and Strength-wise) just doing these three exercises three times a week. I used to tie all kinds of weight to a belt to do dips. I still think dips are the best all-around exercise for building upper body strength.

 

[Wrongun]

My last gym owned by Dave Prowse a.k.a. Darth Vadar had all mentioned above. All were very old but impossible to replace. Unfortunately due to Dave's worsening health and i believe (not 100% certain) financial trouble (gym) all is now gone. I agree nothing worked as good as The Nautilus curl machine.

Wrongun!

 

[wutangnomo]

My gym has a lot of those...t-bar, standing incline board (which I use for side laterals with my forehead against the board), rounded bench, medicine ball, and a sissy squat I believe.

Regarding the rounded bench, the one at my gym is shaped like an 's' to fit the contour of the back and is intended for pullovers. Personally, I don't find it very effective for pullovers, but for flyes it is. For pullovers I like the good old way of resting my back perpendicularly against a flat bench.

I would love to try a verticle leg press. I hate the slanted ones b/c it is very easy to slide out of the seat, regardless of how the angle of the seat is set. I have a natural tendency to push out of the seat.