Any gym monkeys in here?

[Sammy11]

You one of those guys whose huge up top and has chicken legs? Lol

LOL , no sir , me and my brother own our gym now for almost 15 years , i'm a former junior champion bodybuilding , 20 years ago...

Because in my early days , i was training my legs so heavy , the knees where damage pretty bad , the last 5 years i cant train legs anymore , lost several inches at the leg area , ok , they are lookin kinda chicken legs for now , but at 27 inch legs , i think its decent...

the upper body is pretty much in shape for a 41 year old , i guess... 6ft2 255 lbs , i was around 270-280 when my legs were in shape.
arms are approx. 20 - 21 inch

at facebook u will find my gym at Gym 11 - Hemiksem, Belgium - Sports & Recreation, Shopping & Retail | Facebook
at the photos u will find me (the tall guy) and my brother in our gym , and me and my 36 year old wifey in green tank top.

 

[Luke]

I worked out at home n my work gym when i had that certain boring job. N lets just say when i started going to a real gym it was one of the best things ive ever done. Met a whole new group of friends. It became a big part of my life. Join a gym. Join a golds or a hole in the wall body building gym.

 

[Yellow venom]

What about those Bow Flex machines? Are they any good?

 

[caveman]

What about those Bow Flex machines? Are they any good?

Again, if you are a very mild hobbiest, who doesn't require anymore than the Bowflex offers, it might be a good fit for you.

I worked out at home n my work gym when i had that certain boring job. N lets just say when i started going to a real gym it was one of the best things ive ever done. Met a whole new group of friends. It became a big part of my life. Join a gym. Join a golds or a hole in the wall body building gym.

As much as I love the gym, Tyler's situation seems to make doing so highly impractical. I'm NOT a Golds fan either. And sadly, hole in the wall bodybuilding gyms are getting hard to find. Mine closed last fall

LOL , no sir , me and my brother own our gym now for almost 15 years , i'm a former junior champion bodybuilding , 20 years ago...

Because in my early days , i was training my legs so heavy , the knees where damage pretty bad , the last 5 years i cant train legs anymore , lost several inches at the leg area , ok , they are lookin kinda chicken legs for now , but at 27 inch legs , i think its decent...

the upper body is pretty much in shape for a 41 year old , i guess... 6ft2 255 lbs , i was around 270-280 when my legs were in shape.
arms are approx. 20 - 21 inch

at facebook u will find my gym at Gym 11 - Hemiksem, Belgium - Sports & Recreation, Shopping & Retail | Facebook
at the photos u will find me (the tall guy) and my brother in our gym , and me and my 36 year old wifey in green tank top.

Wow Sammy, I had no idea you were into bodybuilding!

I have the opposite problem you do. My elbows are too damages to do any direct arm work. My legs grow well (30"), but my arms are seriously lacking (17"). You've progressed much further than I have though, (6'4", 240lbs).

 

[johnnybravo]

Don't waste time buying machines. Get some kettlebells, a barbell, and a rack. You can do with this than with machines while getting much better results. Plus, you won't spend nearly as much and won't need a ton of space. Check out roguefitness.com for some ideas.

 

[Psycho Mythic]

Free weights brotha, only way to go. Cables and bs are good for burning out or isolating after you've been throwing some real weight around. A full set of dumbbells, an adjustable flat bench, a dip and pullup bar and you can do some damage!