[pranavt]

Oh I didn't put it correctly...
We were told that they were buying new equipment. The new equipment was these machines in place of the old stuff like barbells, incline and decline benches and stuff. More like someone in the loop made a lot of money off the equipment upgrade; can't see the point of having 2 machines for the same purpose.

[cargirl]

@pranavt- Somehow, I have never really had a good opinion of Talwalkar's. Had visited once ages ago, but left kinda disappointed. But the few times I have been to Gold's Gym, I have been quite impressed with their equipment and the gym in general.

PS- I don't work out at either of these gyms- just outsider observations, so take my views with a pinch of salt. :-)

[vinaydas]

i recently checked out fitness first on top of eva mall bangalore.
i must say im very very impressed by it.
same day i checked out Golds gym bangalore residency road and found it to be not at all worth your money.

[jassi]

Originally Posted by pranavt

Oh I didn't put it correctly...
We were told that they were buying new equipment. The new equipment was these machines in place of the old stuff like barbells, incline and decline benches and stuff. More like someone in the loop made a lot of money off the equipment upgrade; can't see the point of having 2 machines for the same purpose.

everytime an instructor tells me, I can do machine squats or presses instead of barbell/dumbbells, I give him an earful

[harry10]

@Pranav- I am going to gold's gym since 3 months. Quiet satisfied with equipment and level of training.
Keep us updated how your experience goes.

[pranavt]

Well I did go to Gold's yesterday to do the formalities. Found the music to be very loud, to the point where I couldn't hear an incoming call. The equipment is good, the atmosphere is good, and with the loud music, there won't be idiots who waste their time gossiping between sets and disturb everyone else with wisecracks and loud laughing. Today's the first day, so I'll get to know the trainers and their ways. Best case scenario, they listen to me and help me do my workouts. Worse case scenario, they try to make me workout on machines and get a earful and start ignoring me. Let's see how it goes.

[jassi]

Originally Posted by pranavt

Best case scenario, they listen to me and help me do my workouts. Worse case scenario, they try to make me workout on machines and get a earful and start ignoring me. Let's see how it goes.

most important part i guess i work-out in my society gym now and the instructor had to change his ways/advice when it comes to me

[amitoj]

Originally Posted by jassi

i work-out in my society gym now and the instructor had to change his ways/advice when it comes to me

I also go to my society's gym. No trainer. Not many people. Those that do come are mostly interested in tread mills only. And i get to play whatever music i like!
Best of all, no membership fee

[jassi]

Originally Posted by amitoj

I also go to my society's gym. No trainer. Not many people. Those that do come are mostly interested in tread mills only. And i get to play whatever music i like!
Best of all, no membership fee

wow your society sounds like mine a few months back. I stay in raheja residency and they had no instructor no people working out, just an empty gym all to me with weights and benches and mirrors. Then some society manager had the wise idea to make money and they got treadmills and started charging 1000rs a quarter (which i don't mind cos now the equipment is maintained), but now they have pesky instructors and treadmills and gazillion people bitten by the gym bug
What i do is go at a time when no one is around (8pm to 9pm), shut up the 'know it all' instructor and get him to support me on heavy weights even if people are around, the weights are still free, as they are all vying for the cardio equipment!

[pranavt]

These "health-conscious" people appear for 3 months, workout like there's no tomorrow, then run and are never seen again. Unfortunately, those come by all round the year. Wish there was a "fitness" season, where all of them would join a gym for 3 months, do their work and then run away. Would save the regulars the frustration of waiting for equipment to be freed up while they wasted 20 minutes doing 3 sets.

[spawnofsatan]

Originally Posted by pranavt

These "health-conscious" people appear for 3 months, workout like there's no tomorrow, then run and are never seen again. Unfortunately, those come by all round the year. Wish there was a "fitness" season, where all of them would join a gym for 3 months, do their work and then run away. Would save the regulars the frustration of waiting for equipment to be freed up while they wasted 20 minutes doing 3 sets.

They also buy a lot of stuff to workout, like gloves, belts to lift 10 kg dumbells and ipods!! Not to mention they NEVER wipe their sweat off the equipment.

[jassi]

Originally Posted by spawnofsatan

They also buy a lot of stuff to workout, like gloves, belts to lift 10 kg dumbells and ipods!! Not to mention they NEVER wipe their sweat off the equipment.

yes gloves, belts, supports and all sorts of things, encouraged by the new age instructors!
Each time i do some light-weight squats or barbell presses or clean n press or deadlifts, the instructors keep telling me to wear belts. I am doing pull-ups and the instructors keep telling me to wear gloves or i will get rough skin in my palm! I call it natural grip and have it for 10+ years now and a week of vaseline makes it ok!

I mean if you keep wearing supports for everything how is the ligament going to develop - its only going to get weaker and weaker, until one day you forget the wrist/back support/glove/belt and the joint gives away cos its so not used to exercise or worse your ligament gives away in regular day to day activities cos its so wasted.
I would say supports are needed only for some really heavy lifts or if you are recovering from some injury (again no point working out through an injury). What you develop without supports are healthy joints and ligaments capable of handling the stresses of muscle building and lifting.
I seriously don't see a point in wearing supports for strengthening muscles and weakening joints n ligaments n tendons.

its really entertaining though to see a fully kitted health enthusiast - you know knee and elbow bands, wrist gloves, back support belt, headband, ipod sleeve, headsets, et al. ANd they have all this gear on all through the workout, whether they are doing cardio or lifting 500gms dumbbells

[godog]

Originally Posted by jassi

yes gloves, belts, supports and all sorts of things, encouraged by the new age instructors!
Each time i do some light-weight squats or barbell presses or clean n press or deadlifts, the instructors keep telling me to wear belts. I am doing pull-ups and the instructors keep telling me to wear gloves or i will get rough skin in my palm! I call it natural grip and have it for 10+ years now and a week of vaseline makes it ok!

I mean if you keep wearing supports for everything how is the ligament going to develop - its only going to get weaker and weaker, until one day you forget the wrist/back support/glove/belt and the joint gives away cos its so not used to exercise or worse your ligament gives away in regular day to day activities cos its so wasted.
I would say supports are needed only for some really heavy lifts or if you are recovering from some injury (again no point working out through an injury). What you develop without supports are healthy joints and ligaments capable of handling the stresses of muscle building and lifting.
I seriously don't see a point in wearing supports for strengthening muscles and weakening joints n ligaments n tendons.

its really entertaining though to see a fully kitted health enthusiast - you know knee and elbow bands, wrist gloves, back support belt, headband, ipod sleeve, headsets, et al. ANd they have all this gear on all through the workout, whether they are doing cardio or lifting 500gms dumbbells

Reminds me of an ageless phrase: "O rly?!"

Very Interesting. Made my day.







Get on with yer life and workouts. Let others make their own decisions.

[jassi]

Originally Posted by godog

Reminds me of an ageless phrase: "O rly?!"

Very Interesting. Made my day.







Get on with yer life and workouts. Let others make their own decisions.

I know what you mean - the fact that i find things entertaining means i have moved on. I am not one of those who get bothered by others, but the post was made to make newbies aware that belts/gloves/supports are not always needed - not meant for experts like you who are already aware of the importance of strengthening connective tissue, a fact that most newbies don't understand and next gen instructors don't emphasize!

[CaliAtenza]

Im a student, and i live alone (in a flat)...and i cant/dont know how to cook. Many of my friends who live out in the hostel also face this same problem: DIET. I know Diet is the key to having a flat midsection and overall healthy body, but its tough when you dont have a cook or cant control the production of food at its start point. I know our Indian food is heavy on oil and ghee and such. This is the main problem that i face. I do have food that gets delivered for most of the week thats vegetarian, but i have to eat non-veg outside. What do you guys who are working out eat? I used to take protein supplements, but stopped when i ran out. I thought i would either try ON-Whey again or the ON-Pro Complex stuff. What do you guys recommend?