cableguy11’s BodyBlog

So, I was called up to the "Big Leagues" this morning. There’s two guys who work out with each other every morning and they’re both in great shape (extremely strong). They’re both very nice guys and will spot and help anyone out in the gym. They’re not too bad to socialize with between sets, and I’ve picked up a few different exercises from them.

One of the partners wasn’t there this morning and I was doing a bicep routine… I was working through a few more sets of dumbell curls than normal just to get more of a burn. He walked over and said, since you’re doing biceps, come join me and we’ll get through this. I was all for it and jumped at the chance.

He introduced me to a ‘buddy lift’ routine. Using a straight bar, we added some weight. We faced each other with the bar between us on a rack. I did one rep, set it down… he did one rep, set it down…. I did two reps, set it down… etc. Once the 7 rep set came, we started to shed some weight on the bar, and I ended up down to just the bar! Not to mention, I felt like I was going to puke as I wasn’t remembering to breath. Once I got my breathing under control, we knocked out set after set, up to 10 reps, then all the way back down to a single rep. The good news is, I was able to add a some weights back to the bar as I got my 2nd wind (and air in my lungs).

It was by far my best bicep day…ever. I thanked him over and over again as I don’t usually have anyone to train with. Hopefully I’ll be invited to join more often.  

So, there’s a new gym near town (there’s nothing in my town, everything is near town). My wife and I went and checked it out last night, and we signed up on the spot. Yes, my wife is now going to be joining me at the gym… it’s a good thing. For $27/month for BOTH of us, we couldn’t go wrong.

I’m wasn’t too impressed with the amount of free weights, but the selection of cardio was pretty good… and the basketball/volleyball courts are AMAZING. I think there were 7 full size basketball courts and a volleyball court as well. Not to mention all of the ’side rims’ for smaller games.

Plus, they have very cheap day care while we’re working out… hello $3. Not to mention the place was just built so everything is still new and in perfect working order.

The bummer is, I finally have a couple of buddies who want to lift in the mornings. My wife and I are planning on working out after work. So, I may keep my old membership and lift in the mornings with the guys, and hit cardio hard with my wife at night.