Every cloud has it's silver lining

[LongLefty]

after my old gym closed, and a move across town, I found myself a 3 minute walk away from the local Y which I was excited to join for it's pool and athletic facilities. One drawback was that it was not a lifter friendly gym with dumbells only going to 100 lbs. I would make a suggestion or two but it usually fell upon deaf ears hence I have seen no increase in chest strength or size since I started but have come to terms with that.

A year after joining, and the amount of members rising dramatically, expansion was planned. Prior to it was 50/50 approx, weights to cardio. After expansion 75/25 cardio to weights and there is an indoor track. Always boggled me as to why you need so many treadmills if you have an indoor track LOL. Again a few other members and I made suggestions, as they planned on getting new equipment if they could get 110,120 and 130 lb dumbells. Not to start battle of the sex's, the majority of management who were women at the time (no they didn't have sex changes) made a comments to me to paraphrase "we want to be a beginner friendly gym, we do not want to expand our cliental that way". Undoubtedly I took offense, made a few backlash comments such as "better to have people pay yearly and quit 3 months in, than have dedicated yearly ongoing members I guess. I think a lousy lie would of been better than what they insinuated.

Anyway the silver lining, and not counting the chickens before they are hatched, but today I learned the new director/president is a former pro football player!!! Everything's coming up Milhouse LOL

_____________________
I've got another confession to make, I'm your fool
Everyone's got their chains to break, holdin' you

I needed somewhere to hang my head, without your noose
You gave me something that I didn't have, but had no use
I was too weak to give in, too strong to lose
My heart is under arrest again, but I break loose
My head is giving me life or death, but I can't choose
I swear i'll never give in, no, I refuse

Has someone taken your faith? Its real, the pain you feel
The life, the love, you'd die to heal
The hope that starts, the broken hearts
Your trust, you must confess

I've got another confession my friend, I'm no fool
I'm getting tired of starting again, somewhere new
Were you born to resist or be abused?
I swear i'll never give in, I refuse

Is someone getting the best of you.....

some lyrics from 'Best Of You' by the Foo Fighters

[jeffaus]

Originally Posted by LongLefty

after my old gym closed, and a move across town, I found myself a 3 minute walk away from the local Y which I was excited to join for it's pool and athletic facilities. One drawback was that it was not a lifter friendly gym with dumbells only going to 100 lbs. I would make a suggestion or two but it usually fell upon deaf ears hence I have seen no increase in chest strength or size since I started but have come to terms with that.

A year after joining, and the amount of members rising dramatically, expansion was planned. Prior to it was 50/50 approx, weights to cardio. After expansion 75/25 cardio to weights and there is an indoor track. Always boggled me as to why you need so many treadmills if you have an indoor track LOL. Again a few other members and I made suggestions, as they planned on getting new equipment if they could get 110,120 and 130 lb dumbells. Not to start battle of the sex's, the majority of management who were women at the time (no they didn't have sex changes) made a comments to me to paraphrase "we want to be a beginner friendly gym, we do not want to expand our cliental that way". Undoubtedly I took offense, made a few backlash comments such as "better to have people pay yearly and quit 3 months in, than have dedicated yearly ongoing members I guess. I think a lousy lie would of been better than what they insinuated.

Anyway the silver lining, and not counting the chickens before they are hatched, but today I learned the new director/president is a former pro football player!!! Everything's coming up Milhouse LOL

_____________________
I've got another confession to make, I'm your fool
Everyone's got their chains to break, holdin' you

I needed somewhere to hang my head, without your noose
You gave me something that I didn't have, but had no use
I was too weak to give in, too strong to lose
My heart is under arrest again, but I break loose
My head is giving me life or death, but I can't choose
I swear i'll never give in, no, I refuse

Has someone taken your faith? Its real, the pain you feel
The life, the love, you'd die to heal
The hope that starts, the broken hearts
Your trust, you must confess

I've got another confession my friend, I'm no fool
I'm getting tired of starting again, somewhere new
Were you born to resist or be abused?
I swear i'll never give in, I refuse

Is someone getting the best of you.....

some lyrics from 'Best Of You' by the Foo Fighters

A Gym with no weights, LOL. Thats like a Pub with no beer. At least it looks like they will get some now.

[Tyrbolift]

For some reason, a lot of women I have met over the years think that if an object is really "heavy" to them, that it is a generic characteristic of that object being "too heavy" for everyone.

[Whatanejit]

When there is a man around to lift it for you it is never too heavy Tyrbo ...

Fingers crossed for you LL I hope you get what you want and they see sense.

[LongLefty]

Originally Posted by jeffaus

A Gym with no weights, LOL. Thats like a Pub with no beer. At least it looks like they will get some now.

Whoaaaaaaaaaaa, shhhhh, a tub with no deer you mean. Lets not go giving certain people ideas, otherwise we all be drinking drinks with lil umbrella's floating in em'....

Oh they have weights, dumbell count approx
5lb - 12lb 3 pairs
15lb -45lb 2 pairs
45lb -100lb 1 pair
-not including the 25-30 pairs of 2-10lb the have locked up for aerobics class

Originally Posted by Tyrbolift

For some reason, a lot of women I have met over the years think that if an object is really "heavy" to them, that it is a generic characteristic of that object being "too heavy" for everyone.

Hehe 5***** for the laugh of the day

Originally Posted by Whatanejit

When there is a man around to lift it for you it is never too heavy Tyrbo ...

Fingers crossed for you LL I hope you get what you want and they see sense.

Thanx whata I hope so to. BTW my momma warned me about girls like you with pretty smiles...

I worked out a Y it was the same way. Dont get me started on how many treadmills they had. Silly question maybe can you just use barbells instead.

[LongLefty]

Originally Posted by aneas

I worked out a Y it was the same way. Dont get me started on how many treadmills they had. Silly question maybe can you just use barbells instead.

Never a silly question, only silly question is the one never asked.

I experienced various shoulder pains through the ages of 29-32. On the advice from a trainer and an older bodybuilder who experienced the same problem and a surgery, they advised me to not do any barbell presses at all, and stick only with dumbells. Been 6 years now, never felt a pain since. I have small joints, and they both reiterated that dumbells would build my stabilizer muscles around the joints better and stronger. I guess with your grip being fixed on a barbell, the range of motion going up on a press might not fit your range of motion in the joint I guess or something like that. I do notice that with dumbells the path is different on the way up vs down.

Originally Posted by LongLefty

Never a silly question, only silly question is the one never asked.

I experienced various shoulder pains through the ages of 29-32. On the advice from a trainer and an older bodybuilder who experienced the same problem and a surgery, they advised me to not do any barbell presses at all, and stick only with dumbells. Been 6 years now, never felt a pain since. I have small joints, and they both reiterated that dumbells would build my stabilizer muscles around the joints better and stronger. I guess with your grip being fixed on a barbell, the range of motion going up on a press might not fit your range of motion in the joint I guess or something like that. I do notice that with dumbells the path is different on the way up vs down.

No pain sounds great.

[jdtemple]

My Y has up to 120 lb. dumbbells. I'm not at that level yet, so they're plenty big enough for me.

My only wish, dumbbell wise, is that they'd double up on some of the sizes. That way, I spend less time waiting around for the pair I need to be free.