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2014-03-26 9:19 PM

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Hey Everyone

I am currently training at home, using my Bike on the Turbo Trainer as a warm up, and I have Dumbbells and am debating whether to buy some equipment for home or buy a gym membership?

I just wanted to get other Triathletes perspective on whether they believe strength training is better done at Home or Gym? Where do you find you achieve better results? What equipment do you mainly need and use?



2014-03-27 8:49 AM
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I'd say if you can get it done at home - go for it.

Personally, I never seem to muster up enough motivation to do any kind of strength training at home. So, I opt for a gym membership. It's a small gym and daily workouts are posted. The same people come at the same time and do the same (posted) workout. This helps immensely with accountability, motivation, and purpose.

For equipment, a lot can get done with dumbbells, kettle-bells, pull up bar, suspension system (like TRX), and some furniture sliders.
2014-03-27 11:07 AM
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I'd say if you can get it done at home - go for it.

Personally, I never seem to muster up enough motivation to do any kind of strength training at home. So, I opt for a gym membership. It's a small gym and daily workouts are posted. The same people come at the same time and do the same (posted) workout. This helps immensely with accountability, motivation, and purpose.

For equipment, a lot can get done with dumbbells, kettle-bells, pull up bar, suspension system (like TRX), and some furniture sliders.


I followed you on most of the equipment that you listed above except furniture sliders. What would you use them for?
2014-03-28 10:57 AM
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Originally posted by MikeyP4

Originally posted by RockTractor

I'd say if you can get it done at home - go for it.

Personally, I never seem to muster up enough motivation to do any kind of strength training at home. So, I opt for a gym membership. It's a small gym and daily workouts are posted. The same people come at the same time and do the same (posted) workout. This helps immensely with accountability, motivation, and purpose.

For equipment, a lot can get done with dumbbells, kettle-bells, pull up bar, suspension system (like TRX), and some furniture sliders.


I followed you on most of the equipment that you listed above except furniture sliders. What would you use them for?


The coach at our gym has all kinds of ways to hurt us with those...
- Leg Curls
- Forward / Reverse / Lateral lunges (sliding instead of stepping)
- Mountain Climbers
- Mountain Hoppers (like climbers, but both legs stay together)
- Body Saws (rocking forward and backwards in plank position with feet on sliders)
- 1 Armed Push-Up Progression (push up with hands on sliders. One arm normal, the other slides forward or to the side for stability and assistance)
- I'm not sure what you call it - but, he also has us "walk" (with our arm) around the gym forward and backwards, in push up position with our feet on the sliders.
2014-03-28 2:43 PM
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Originally posted by RockTractor

Originally posted by MikeyP4

Originally posted by RockTractor

I'd say if you can get it done at home - go for it.

Personally, I never seem to muster up enough motivation to do any kind of strength training at home. So, I opt for a gym membership. It's a small gym and daily workouts are posted. The same people come at the same time and do the same (posted) workout. This helps immensely with accountability, motivation, and purpose.

For equipment, a lot can get done with dumbbells, kettle-bells, pull up bar, suspension system (like TRX), and some furniture sliders.


I followed you on most of the equipment that you listed above except furniture sliders. What would you use them for?


The coach at our gym has all kinds of ways to hurt us with those...
- Leg Curls
- Forward / Reverse / Lateral lunges (sliding instead of stepping)
- Mountain Climbers
- Mountain Hoppers (like climbers, but both legs stay together)
- Body Saws (rocking forward and backwards in plank position with feet on sliders)
- 1 Armed Push-Up Progression (push up with hands on sliders. One arm normal, the other slides forward or to the side for stability and assistance)
- I'm not sure what you call it - but, he also has us "walk" (with our arm) around the gym forward and backwards, in push up position with our feet on the sliders.



Well, those sound 'fun'!! Thanks for the info. ....I think I have some furniture sliders lying around somewhere...
2014-03-29 8:26 AM
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I bought 4 sessions with the personal trainer at our Y and she has created a workout that I can do at home with the equipment I have. It's been great so far!  She has come up with more ways to torture me with planks than I even care to know about .



2014-03-29 4:10 PM
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Totalgym is all i use,, easy at home,,,,the best piece of equipment i ever bought
2014-04-02 5:54 AM
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For a triathlete?  I'd suggest a membership at a gym with a pool.  Seriously.  I'm not being snarky.

 

2014-04-06 7:14 AM
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I use the best of both worlds... I have an old bowflex at home, but also have a Y membership for the pool. I will use the equipment at the Y once a week for different exercises, and slightly different form on the exercises I do at home.
2014-04-07 8:35 PM
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I started out at home, with weights, and then needed more. I enjoy being around people who are lifting, too. It helps my mood, and to stay motivated, but everyone's different. I like being able to have access to all kinds of equipment, squat rack, bench, and plenty of weights for deadlifting, and any other types of exercises I wish to do. Definitely was limited when I started out at home a few years back with lifting. Hope you find the right thing for you!
2014-04-09 7:07 AM
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Prefer the gym. I guess it depends on what kind of strength training you do, but I got tired of buying different weights as I got stronger! I like the choice of equipment--not just weights but machines, mats, kettlebells, yoga balls.....It would probably cost me more to buy half of that stuff here than just join the gym. I don't use the personal training services, but the staff will let me know if I'm doing an exercise incorrectly and are happy to answer questions. I also get ideas from watching the trainers work with their clients.

I also use my membership for the bikes--they have a kind of stationary set up like a road bike in aero that has a power meter. I did the power tests on it and do some of my bike speedwork on those. I find it's easier for me to get a quality workout for longer intervals than on my trainer at home. There's also a pool that I use as a backup if the school facility is unavailable due to maintenance, vacation, etc. and treadmills that I'll use once in a blue moon if I can't get in a run any other way. A gym membership, while not essential, is great if you need to work out when it would be unsafe or inconvenient to do it outside, or if you're doing a complicated workout where it's useful to have all the facilities in one place.

It's also helpful for motivation. I do almost 100% of my training solo, and can't stand group classes, but esp. for biking and lifting, I find I'm more motivated if I'm around other people working hard than sweating alone in my living room. It doesn't hurt that quite a few members are colleagues, parents of students, neighbors, etc. and a lot of the trainers know me--there's always someone with an encouraging word when I'm about to expire on the bike!


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