You can demolish a building with a ball peen hammer, but why would you?

It's nowhere close to that inefficient. Your basic person there is probably trying to lose weight more than anything. Diet is probably the biggest factor in that equation, of course. The people there don't need to get huge, then just need to be doing something active that is somewhat difficult. A treadmill would probably work just fine for a lot of those people.

Not to be a hater. But you have little to no clue what you're talking about. Most people don't want to "lose weight". Anytime someone says "I want to lose weight." Its indicative of either someone who 1) doesn't know their goals 2) is participating in a weight class sport.

ETA: Needing a treadmill is like needing a punch in the ****. Of all implements that are in the gym, it is entirely the most worthless. Why? Because the ground is ****ing free. Run on it. What most people use/need in the gym is equipment that allows progressive overload typically in the form of additional weight. By not having any ****ing barbells you eliminate the single most valuable piece of equipment in the gym and add an excess measure of risk to all trainees (lol pattern overload). So in essence you've created a more useless, less safe facility.

A basic person doesn't even need a gym to get better body composition. A mixture of calisthenics and actually eating like a human being will result in an epic improvement in body composition.

Treadmills have benefits in that they are softer surfaces, they move at a constant speed, they are indoors and temperature controlled, it doesn't rain on them, and you can watch TV while you are on them. I don't prefer it, but I can see how some people would. I'm lucky I live in a place where it never really gets cold and doesn't rain often. But running in a place like Boston right now would suck. Then again, I haven't been running in summer here in Texas yet, so maybe I'll have a different opinion then. Paying $10-20/month for not having to be put up with that kind of crap might be worth it for some people.

And yes, you are right, you probably don't need a gym for most cases. If you don't like running, ride a bike, etc... Yes, diet is a huge issue. My dad lost 50 lbs in like 6 months through basic diet modification and a small amount of increased activity, mainly riding a bike. It's not *that* hard if you have some self-control.

another thing, the planet fitness near me is 24 hours. back in the day i contemplated getting a membership in addition to my regular gym just because it's only $10 a month and what if i feel like doing some cardio at 3am?

thremp you know you're a ****ing idiot regarding "lose weight" right? i mean when people say "i'm so hungry i could eat a horse" do you blow a blood vessel?

What about people that like hitting on fat chics?

Planet fitness FTW

Lol at comparing those two. The vast majority of people who say "I want to lose weight" only care about what the scale tells them. Sure their ultimate goal is to look better, but they're still going to be ****ing ecstatic when they see they've lost 5 lbs, even if they lost 7 lbs of muscle and gained 2 lbs of fat or whatever.
Nobody is going to be pleased if you throw a dead horse on the table when they're hungry though.

treadmills are actually detrimental in that they take some of the work away from the hamstrings.

So my gym is putting some MMA stuff in the room I work out in. They also have some sort of martial arts class. Today they came running in the back room in a single file line following the sensei or whatever. And he described some **** they could do with one of the bags, and then they all ran out in a single file line. It was super gay.

Only thing I can think of is weather. If it's snowy/over 100 degrees outside I would probably pay 10-20$ a month to be a on treadmill if I was a typical cardiotard.

It'd be sweet if there weren't things like indoor tracks. If we're gonna pay money for something that is virtually readily available, why are we paying for something markedly inferior.

WAT ABOUT RUNNING IN PLACE?

Yes, I speedwalk while carrying 3lb pink dumbbells and walking my microdog. That's all the exercise I need, I only eat organic food from Trader Joe's.

Dude with Tom Selleck-moustache was playing on the Smith machine today. He was dancing and sliding the bar up and down with his hand and jumping back and forth between it and sometimes over it.

Yea I saw some high schoolers rockin the pussy pad on the smith while squatting 125 the other day.

This is why I am hesitant to point the finger at apparent morons at the gym I go to. There is always a small chance that they are on another level, like the person you mock for doing jump squats, which I am almost certain are a legit exercise. I got the same treatment by two half ******ed Poles who couldn't understand that I was doing scap pushups as rehab for a messed up shoulder.

However, this villian I can find no excuse for:

20-25 year old male
3/4 length lycra shorts
squatting 20kg
with each foot on bosu ball
then moving on to lateral raises
with each foot on a bosu ball.

Any ideas?

That would actually probably be a decent workout routine. Provided the hammer was big enough, and you had to clear the rubble away with your hands.

You can get 3lb ball pein hammers here. They might make them bigger.

That's exactly the kind of support I come to this forum for! Enjoy your shriveled cocknballs you juicing piece of ****.

It was mean but your reply rings a little false to me.

I have always suspected you blog looking for abuse, for whatever reason. I mean who keeps a diet log where he drinks three shots a day and eats bags of M&Ms and whatnot?

Maybe this guy.

.......when asked about diet said: "I eat everything".
awesome lol

Dont sit there and blame me for your failure. You have had that log for 18 months and have accomplished nothing. People have tried giving you honest advice but you refuse to change anything. My favorite part of your blog is actually Jan2, 2010, in which you informed us how dedicated you finally were to eating right. The next 3 days you ate 4k++ kcals. lolol. Being self-aware is an important step. You obv are not.

lol @ hammersource.com. life is so ez now

no you are not "right" anymore then they are "wrong". you can achieve whatever your goals are with treadmills, dumbbells, and machines whether it be getting absolutely huge or just getting in shape. just because you get a tiny little bit less efficiency working out there doesn't mean you can't achieve the same results without your idea of the perfect gym. you calling it a lie is beyond absurd.

i think you lose all credibility when you call a gym "worthless" just because it does not have barbells or a rack. you sound like a broscientist

It's not worthless because it doesn't have barbells or a rack. It is worthless because you can't actually exert much effort without getting yelled at.

Also, lol @ "tiny little bit less efficient." Are you kidding me? That is one of the dumbest things I've heard in this forum not mentioned by Atropa Komariovvijksdiv.

stick to poker