Guest guest Posted March 14, 2001 Report Share Posted March 14, 2001 Ben Freeman <benfreeman@...> wrote: > I was wondering for those on the list who are fortunate enough to > have their own gyms/weights how they make their setup feel personal > to them ? First I took all my iron plates to the mall to have them monogrammed with my initials at the engraving kiosk. Then I knitted up a cozy for my weight tree. It looked so cluttered without a cover. Seriously though, I just put some rubber mats in the garage with a barbell and plates (bumper and plain iron). And I have dumbbells, grippers, etc. around the house. What kind of personalizations were you thinking of? Matt Madsen __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 14, 2001 Report Share Posted March 14, 2001 Get enough sweat, blood and chalk on the floor and the the power rack/stands. Then the gym begins to feel intensely personal... Shafer Converse, TX > Ben Freeman <benfreeman@...> wrote: > > I was wondering for those on the list who are fortunate enough to > > have their own gyms/weights how they make their setup feel personal > > > to them ? _________________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 15, 2001 Report Share Posted March 15, 2001 Hi Ben, You recently wrote: << *** Matt - thanks for your response, I honestly thought that more people would respond. Perhaps there aren't as many fortunate people on the list with their own gyms as what I thought there would be. >> Ben, we're fortunate enough to have our own facility, though at the time when you asked about personalizing the area I wasn't quite sure what you meant, as, if you have your own gym, it already IS highly personalized just from your selection of what you put inside of it. Ours has pictures of Doug squatting in a powerlifting meet with 5 huge guys spotting him; we have pictures of the Himalayas (to motivate our climbing clients); of Rainier with us in them, great professional shots from a pro photographer friend who was up the same time we were making our successful summit bid, and we can point out our camp site and little dots making their way up the glacier; of summit with us doing pushups at the top... They keep us reminded of why we're doing what we are doing on those rainy Seattle days (which, fortunately, there haven't been too many of this year!! Just earthquakes!) We're also thinking of putting single power words on the ceiling over our Olympic platform as reminders for explosivity and form. We're fully equipped to work with climbers, powerlifters, and various amateur athletes in the Pac Northwest (various grip training devices of all kinds) and have a squat rack/cage, 2 benches, 2-way cable pull machine, cable cross-over set up, lifting platform, homemade reverse hyper, glute-ham-gastroc developer, medicine balls, dumbbells up to 100#, Olympic bar, trap bar, EZ bar, safety squat bar, weights galore, a bike and an elliptical trainer (again for climbing clients), kegs filled to various levels for strongman competition prep, a huge tire... Stereo, mirrors, step and videos of all kinds. Though we have a membership at another gym, we don't even go there (and plan to let it lapse) because our studio has even MORE (more specific to what we need: climbing training, powerlifting, and Olympic lifting) than any local gym. In the works: a climbing wall.... More space... It's AWESOME being able to train whenever you want to do so -- around your clients, that is! Courtenay Schurman, CSCS Body Results www.bodyresults.com court@... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 15, 2001 Report Share Posted March 15, 2001 I didn't answer because I no longer have one, but did for almost 15 years. Mine was in a spare bedroom, although in the first house I lived it, it was spilling out into the family room. In the second home (which we built), we extended one bedroom with a gym in mind. To personalize the room and as a fan of bodybuilding, I had autographed photos of various people I had met tacked on the wall. I also had posters, ticket stubs and photos from bodybuilding shows I had attended. I had an anatomy chart which was very helpful, a cork message board where I kept my current logs and other tidbits of information on exercises, a big photo of McLish when she won her first Ms. Olympia (my ideal body) and some other inspirational bodybuilding gibberish. The room was painted white, well lit by a sliding glass door and ceiling fan/light, and I used the mirrored closet door for my floor to ceiling mirror (I had my rack positioned in front of it). We put down indoor/outdoor carpet over a concrete slab, which was a good surface because it was non slip, yet wasn't cushioned like a regular carpet with a pad. On the door, I had a sign that said " Rosie's Gym, A Good Woman Is Hard To Find. " There was a chinning bar in the entry door and the usual plethora of equipment (rack, trap bar, weight tree, DB rack, adjustable bench -- even a Swiss Ball!, etc. -- I seemed to gather up equipment as time went on). Visitors to the house were fascinated especially when they found out I was the one who worked out rather than my ex-husband. Yes, I hated to leave it all behind, but fortunately Gold's in Venice has made up for the loss. Rosemary Wedderburn-Vernon Venice, CA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 17, 2001 Report Share Posted March 17, 2001 Message: 6 Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2001 17:44:24 -0600 From: Bob <gamedog@...> Subject: Re: Re: Personal Gyms I have a 8' by 4' grease board on the wall that has all our ( myself and 3 workout partners) personal best, as well as our goals and our workout schedule. I have been dedicating ths year to finding a deadlift so I really emphasis it I will highlight my projected lifts ahead of time and focus on them days before deadlift day. Bob campbell *** excellent idea, I was considering that same sort of thing --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 12 Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2001 19:29:11 EST From: Craig <cjen177117@...> Subject: Re: Re: Personal Gyms benfreeman@... asked for information about personal gyms: I'm a high school football coach. Here is what we did when we took over the varsity program to make the weightroom more personal to the kids. We put up inspirational sayings on the wall that we like. *** such as for example ?? We also have a huge attendance chart on the wall that the kids mark off for everyone to see. When everyone else can see how often you show up and if you are improving, it tends to motivate you. *** what an excellent idea !! We put up a bulletin board for camp information, magazine articles, percentage charts, etc. We put a big sheet of whiteboard on another wall for any messages or announcements (works with dry erase markers). *** ongoing communication is essential. I have found in the past that I have had the most success when clients UNDERSTAND what I am asking them to do. IN the end I have 'lost' clients because they have gone on to train themselves and occasionally 'check in', which is very satisfying from my perspective. These are some things we've done in a team setting. Maybe it will give you some ideas for your own gym. *** thanks for your input, I appreciate it Craig Freeport, IL ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 17 Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2001 18:42:22 -0800 From: " Body Results " <bodyresults@...> Subject: RE: Re: Personal Gyms Hi Ben, You recently wrote: << *** Matt - thanks for your response, I honestly thought that more people would respond. Perhaps there aren't as many fortunate people on the list with their own gyms as what I thought there would be. >> Ben, we're fortunate enough to have our own facility, though at the time when you asked about personalizing the area I wasn't quite sure what you meant, as, if you have your own gym, it already IS highly personalized just from your selection of what you put inside of it. Ours has pictures of Doug squatting in a powerlifting meet with 5 huge guys spotting him; we have pictures of the Himalayas (to motivate our climbing clients); of Rainier with us in them, great professional shots from a pro photographer friend who was up the same time we were making our successful summit bid, and we can point out our camp site and little dots making their way up the glacier; of summit with us doing pushups at the top... They keep us reminded of why we're doing what we are doing on those rainy Seattle days (which, fortunately, there haven't been too many of this year!! Just earthquakes!) We're also thinking of putting single power words on the ceiling over our Olympic platform as reminders for explosivity and form. We're fully equipped to work with climbers, powerlifters, and various amateur athletes in the Pac Northwest (various grip training devices of all kinds) and have a squat rack/cage, 2 benches, 2-way cable pull machine, cable cross-over set up, lifting platform, homemade reverse hyper, glute-ham-gastroc developer, medicine balls, dumbbells up to 100#, Olympic bar, trap bar, EZ bar, safety squat bar, weights galore, a bike and an elliptical trainer (again for climbing clients), kegs filled to various levels for strongman competition prep, a huge tire... Stereo, mirrors, step and videos of all kinds. Though we have a membership at another gym, we don't even go there (and plan to let it lapse) because our studio has even MORE (more specific to what we need: climbing training, powerlifting, and Olympic lifting) than any local gym. In the works: a climbing wall.... More space... *** we can all drea can't we Sounds like a FANTASMIC place to train - I doubt you could not train in an environment at your fingertips such as yours. It's AWESOME being able to train whenever you want to do so -- around your clients, that is! *** I look forward to the day when I can say the same thing and do what Mel does when he gets tired at the computer - whip out the back and do some power cleans and then hop back in the chair Courtenay Schurman, CSCS Body Results www.bodyresults.com court@... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 25 Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2001 21:01:10 -0800 From: " Rosemary Wedderburn " <CookieMagic@...> Subject: Personal Gyms I had an anatomy chart which was very helpful, a cork message board where I kept my current logs and other tidbits of information on exercises, a big photo of McLish when she won her first Ms. Olympia (my ideal body) and some other inspirational bodybuilding gibberish. *** a good idea about the anatomy chart, especially one of those nice detailed ones. Hey Rosemary, I checked out some pics of McLish and she is definitely D-Lish - nice athletic looking body I mean On the door, I had a sign that said " Rosie's Gym, A Good Woman Is Hard To Find. " *** so they say LOL !@ Visitors to the house were fascinated especially when they found out I was the one who worked out rather than my ex-husband. Yes, I hated to leave it all behind, but fortunately Gold's in Venice has made up for the loss. *** glad to hear it Rosemary Wedderburn-Vernon Venice, CA Cheers Ben Freeman , Australia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 26, 2001 Report Share Posted March 26, 2001 Ben Freeman <benfreeman@...> wrote: <In regard to the personalisations (of one's gym), I was thinking in terms of pictures/words on the wall....Last year I kept a scrapbook of various pictures from the newspapers that I thought were fascinating/motivational. I had the idea that maybe small groups of these pictures could be framed and mounted on the wall. Perhaps a 'best of' series of pictures could be formed from year to year. I have have some pictures that I have framed that have personal significance.> Feel like sharing any examples? Matt Madsen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 27, 2001 Report Share Posted March 27, 2001 Ben Freeman wrote: <In regard to the personalisations (of one's gym), I was thinking in terms of pictures/words on the wall....Last year I kept a scrapbook of various pictures from the newspapers that I thought were fascinating/motivational. I had the idea that maybe small groups of these pictures could be framed and mounted on the wall. Perhaps a 'best of' series of pictures could be formed from year to year. I have have some pictures that I have framed that have personal significance.> Matt Madsen wrote: Feel like sharing any examples? *** oh Matt wot bad timing u have I am in the middle of moving and only just yesterday packed my scrapbooks away. However from memory I will give it a shot as to some of the highlights from last year. - being from Australia the obvious highlight was the Olympics so there were plenty of fantazmic photographs from there. One that comes to mind is in the heavyweight division of the wrestling where a rather young American defeated his Russion rival who went undefeated for something like 10 years. Forgive me if I have forgotten both their names. What I specifically remember about the newspaper report was both of their 'unconventional' 'training' methods. The American wrestler grew up on a dairy farm and did alot of pushing cows about the place while the Russian used to lift alot of trees and logs. - another highlight from my scrapbook was the numerous photographs of the athletics where there are litterly dozens of athletes in full-flight which is fantastic to view. Too many to name, however I'm sure that we can all recall some personal favourites from the track and field events !@ - in regard to the 'best of the best' series that I have in mind; a couple of years ago the magazine SLAM ran a full issue on Jordan. Witin it contained drawings of MJ submitted as part of some competition they were running. There were 3 that were in my opinion absolutely sensational and I have kept them ever since with the good intention of getting them framed with a plaque inscribed with the years that MJ was with the Chicago Bulls. This may not sound that great but it was one of the things that I mentioned above that has personal significance. I also have some similar pictures relating to Mohammed Ali, Bruce Lee and others which, to me, are inspiring. It is not so much who is in the picture as also the way in which the photo/painting was taken - it's difficult to describe but the things that I just mentioned are the sort of images that 'captures peoples' attention'. There is probably a better way of describing this but it is getting late and my brain is about to turn to sputem !@ - in regard to sayings/phrases, one that is used in my family alot is 'Inch by Inch, It's a Cinch'. Perhaps Matt you have some others that you like to use or come across rather frequently ? Anyways I hope this provides you with some thoughts/ideas. I am REALLY glad that I made the effort to put together my scrapbooks in 2000 as I am sure they will provide found memories of the Millenium Year !@ Regards Ben Freeman Melbourne, Australia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 28, 2001 Report Share Posted March 28, 2001 Ben Freeman <benfreeman@...> wrote: > - being from Australia the obvious highlight was the Olympics so > there were plenty of fantazmic photographs from there. One that > comes to mind is in the heavyweight division of the wrestling where > a rather young American defeated his Russion rival who went > undefeated for something like 10 years. Forgive me if I have > forgotten both their names. Rulon Gardner (USA) defeated Karelin (Russia) in Greco-Roman wrestling, 1-0, on something of a technicality. It was actually a really boring match -- important, but boring. In the US, we got very little coverage of wrestling, so we didn't get to see firsthand why Gardner should've been so scared. > What I specifically remember about the newspaper report was both of > their 'unconventional' 'training' methods. The American wrestler > grew up on a dairy farm and did alot of pushing cows about the > place while the Russian used to lift alot of trees and logs. The American did NOT look like an elite athlete. In fact, they talked about how he got teased for being fat his whole life. Nonetheless, he could move: http://www.rulongardner.com/album/01.html Karelin's just a phenomenon. The Sports Illustrated article on him from a few years back is great: http://stickgrappler.tripod.com/articles/sikarelin.html I also found a site with some pictures: http://www.grapplersworld.com/profile_karelin.htm Scary. As they say, he's built like a lean, mean middleweight -- only he's almost 300 lbs. > I also have some similar pictures relating to Mohammed Ali, Bruce > Lee and others which, to me, are inspiring. Ali and Bruce Lee were pretty photogenic! > Perhaps Matt you have some others that you like to use or come > across rather frequently ? I can't say I have any great inspirational sayings. Maybe: " Conan, what is good in life? " " To crush your enemies, to see them driven before, and to hear the lamentations of their women. " Matt Madsen __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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