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Title: Brilliant layout of small gym space...
Post by: Coach is Back! on May 14, 2010, 11:53:07 AM
I may have to rethink my layout after seeing this...


http://www.raecrowther.com/sstweight.shtml
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Post by: NCNPC29 on May 14, 2010, 11:54:20 AM
I may have to rethink my layout after seeing this...


http://www.raecrowther.com/sstweight.shtml

Wow, pretty sweet set ups.
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Post by: funk51 on May 14, 2010, 12:44:18 PM
actually some decent prices esp for kettlebells and quality olympic bars.
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Post by: Mr Nobody on May 14, 2010, 12:46:24 PM
I may have to rethink my layout after seeing this...


http://www.raecrowther.com/sstweight.shtml
Cool man, Goodrum wont agree of course.
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Post by: Coach is Back! on May 14, 2010, 12:56:00 PM
Not enough pink dumbells?
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Post by: jwb on May 14, 2010, 01:14:51 PM
how is putting some racks against the walls brilliant?
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Post by: Stark on May 14, 2010, 01:16:07 PM
looks to clean :)
But a sweet setup
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Post by: Coach is Back! on May 14, 2010, 01:21:07 PM
Train bigger groups with limited space more effectively. Haven't you ever seen a University gym?
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Post by: jwb on May 14, 2010, 01:32:37 PM
Train bigger groups with limited space more effectively. Haven't you ever seen a University gym?
that's my point there have been gyms like this for 20 years.

i remember when the scpa (self contained power area - cage, bar, bumpers, 0-90 bench and dumbbell rack nearby) came out in the NSCA journal in the 80's... pretty soon everyone had rows of cages.

useless nautilus circuits went out the window soon after.
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Post by: FREAKgeek on May 14, 2010, 01:35:05 PM
pure flotsam
Title: Re: Brilliant layout of small gym space...
Post by: Vince G, CSN MFT on May 14, 2010, 04:49:30 PM
I may have to rethink my layout after seeing this...


http://www.raecrowther.com/sstweight.shtml


Clean layout, all equipment similar to  Forza from what it appears.  
Title: Re: Brilliant layout of small gym space...
Post by: TommyBoy on May 14, 2010, 06:13:18 PM
The amount of squat/power racks is straight sexy.

I have wanted to put together my own home gym for a LONG time and that one setup with the attached mat looks amazing. Does anyone have any experience with this company and their products?
Title: Re: Brilliant layout of small gym space...
Post by: Coach is Back! on May 14, 2010, 06:48:46 PM
I don't as of yet, this company was linked in a thread on the strengthcoach.com forums.
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Post by: danielson on May 14, 2010, 06:52:12 PM
Rae Carruth is a good man.
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Post by: Doug_Steele on May 14, 2010, 06:53:03 PM
Rae Carruth is a good man.

You have a nice van Danielson.  :D
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Post by: Wiggs on May 14, 2010, 06:55:34 PM
Glutezilla ::) Does it get any gayer?
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Post by: JimmyJam1974 on May 14, 2010, 06:56:13 PM
Rae Carruth is a good man.
Them bitches wasn't bout to hem Rae up
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Post by: Coach is Back! on May 14, 2010, 06:56:36 PM
Another derailed thread :(
Title: Re: Brilliant layout of small gym space...
Post by: jtsunami on May 14, 2010, 06:58:03 PM
I may have to rethink my layout after seeing this...


http://www.raecrowther.com/sstweight.shtml

that place is huge!  way too many free weights, and way too much weight  :o  Where are the machines and treadmills?

Title: Re: Brilliant layout of small gym space...
Post by: Mr Nobody on May 14, 2010, 06:58:15 PM
Them bitches wasn't bout to hem Rae up
Where is Rae nowdays?
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Post by: Van_Bilderass on May 14, 2010, 06:58:19 PM
Monster Bruce Lee mural. How can you not train hard in a place like that? Sweet balance balls as well.
Title: Re: Brilliant layout of small gym space...
Post by: Coach is Back! on May 14, 2010, 07:01:52 PM
Monster Bruce Lee mural. How can you not train hard in a place like that? Sweet balance balls as well.

Not a place for shredded glutes and oiled up men thongs. Its a place train without a machine to trip over.
Title: Re: Brilliant layout of small gym space...
Post by: TommyBoy on May 14, 2010, 07:02:10 PM
I don't as of yet, this company was linked in a thread on the strengthcoach.com forums.

What equipment have you had experience with that you just absolutely loved then? Because the last two racks on this page http://www.raecrowther.com/racks.shtml that are yellow with the attached mats are pretty much all I would ever need. Just give me an adjustable bench and I would be good to go it looks like. I have experience with a hammer strength rack, this once specifically http://us.commercial.lifefitness.com/content.cfm/hdhr , and I LOVE it in terms of its versatility. I would spend ALL my time on it for my bread-and-butter stuff if the gym didn't already have an incline and flat bench. I'm just wanting to field some opinions from people that have potentially used tons of different multi-racks for my future purchase.

way too many free weights, and way too much weight  :o  Where are the machines and treadmills?

This hurt to read then I realized you were sarcastic.
Title: Re: Brilliant layout of small gym space...
Post by: JimmyJam1974 on May 14, 2010, 07:08:08 PM
Where is Rae nowdays?
Locked up!

Only 8 more years.

Carruth is now serving a sentence of at least 18 years and 11 months at Nash Correctional Institution near Rocky Mount, North Carolina. According to the North Carolina Department of Corrections, he has a projected release date of October 22, 2018

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Post by: Doug_Steele on May 14, 2010, 07:10:42 PM
Locked up!

Only 8 more years.

Carruth is now serving a sentence of at least 18 years and 11 months at Nash Correctional Institution near Rocky Mount, North Carolina. According to the North Carolina Department of Corrections, he has a projected release date of October 22, 2018



He will come back out and play for the Panthers!
Title: Re: Brilliant layout of small gym space...
Post by: Van_Bilderass on May 14, 2010, 07:12:57 PM
Not a place for shredded glutes and oiled up men thongs. Its a place train without a machine to trip over.

What is a machine to you? Lots of people claim to hate machines but when you look at their programs they use tons of machines. You don't have any pulley stacks in your gym? No calf machines? No leg press? No hip-belt squat set-up?

Do you think the guys at elitefts and Louie's Westside gym, for example, are morons for selling and promoting the use of machines for athletes?
Title: Re: Brilliant layout of small gym space...
Post by: Devon97 on May 14, 2010, 07:17:14 PM
Drop the tape dot & ladder drills and switch the power racks with some elite racks, add some chains and bands and some Safety Squat, cambered and fat bars + rev hyper and glute ham and you good 2 go!
Title: Re: Brilliant layout of small gym space...
Post by: Van_Bilderass on May 14, 2010, 07:25:46 PM
Drop the tape dot & ladder drills and switch the power racks with some elite racks, add some chains and bands and some Safety Squat, cambered and fat bars + rev hyper and glute ham and you good 2 go!

Bands and chains can be great. But a lot of people who have no business using them use them nowadays because it's hardcore (I guess) and a fad. Like this douchebag trainer:



Title: Re: Brilliant layout of small gym space...
Post by: TommyBoy on May 14, 2010, 07:32:28 PM
Bands and chains can be great. But a lot of people who have no business using them use them nowadays because it's hardcore (I guess) and a fad. Like this douchebag trainer:






That is the first time I've seen a bar like that. What is the benefit to it?
Title: Re: Brilliant layout of small gym space...
Post by: JimmyJam1974 on May 14, 2010, 07:33:15 PM

That is the first time I've seen a bar like that. What is the benefit to it?
True squat bar
Title: Re: Brilliant layout of small gym space...
Post by: Van_Bilderass on May 14, 2010, 07:39:03 PM

That is the first time I've seen a bar like that. What is the benefit to it?

I haven't tried it but I think it works your abs and upper back real hard. But for these kids it's useless to get fancy, when they can't even squat 1 plate properly.
Title: Re: Brilliant layout of small gym space...
Post by: JimmyJam1974 on May 14, 2010, 07:41:07 PM
I haven't tried it but I think it works your abs and upper back real hard. But for these kids it's useless to get fancy, when they can't even squat 1 plate properly.
Supposedly a safer bar - that is all. Strictly for squats.
Title: Re: Brilliant layout of small gym space...
Post by: Van_Bilderass on May 14, 2010, 07:44:40 PM
Supposedly a safer bar - that is all. Strictly for squats.

Safer how? Lots of powerlifters claim it works you back real hard and that's the reason they use it.

And top powerlifters have used it for deads too, believe it or not.
Title: Re: Brilliant layout of small gym space...
Post by: Van_Bilderass on May 14, 2010, 07:49:38 PM


And top powerlifters have used it for deads too, believe it or not.

 :D :D :D

Title: Re: Brilliant layout of small gym space...
Post by: JimmyJam1974 on May 14, 2010, 07:49:53 PM
Safer how?
The Safety Squat Bar has a camber in it that distributes the weight to the midline of your body. This allows you to maintain a more upright stance.
Title: Re: Brilliant layout of small gym space...
Post by: JimmyJam1974 on May 14, 2010, 07:51:11 PM
:D :D :D


Holy Shit - that is some quality shit right there
Title: Re: Brilliant layout of small gym space...
Post by: jtsunami on May 14, 2010, 08:03:07 PM
Holy Shit - that is some quality shit right there

oh boy, full body cast in 10 years minimum. 
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Post by: SF1900 on May 14, 2010, 08:12:58 PM
Looks too technical for most GBers.  :D :D
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Post by: TommyBoy on May 14, 2010, 08:27:51 PM
:D :D :D




 :o :o :o

That looks like the best exercise ever. Holy god.
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Post by: BB on May 14, 2010, 08:40:14 PM
.

The SS bar also works well for JM presses, see that vid, 3:00 in. That fellow's whole Youtube channel is great, even though the intros are long.
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Post by: Coach is Back! on May 14, 2010, 09:21:24 PM
What is a machine to you? Lots of people claim to hate machines but when you look at their programs they use tons of machines. You don't have any pulley stacks in your gym? No calf machines? No leg press? No hip-belt squat set-up?

Do you think the guys at elitefts and Louie's Westside gym, for example, are morons for selling and promoting the use of machines for athletes?

Machines I use, pull down, seated row, reverse hyper and once in a great while leg curl but if I use it I pair it up with G/H Raise, 1LRDL, pull throughs, KB swings or anything that will target posterior chain. You will rarely see my clients on a leg press, leg extension or almost anything else that isolates a particular muscle group. What ever they do at Elite or Westside doesn't necessarily mean thats what I do. But remember one thing, the machines they use are only used for supplemental work. 
Title: Re: Brilliant layout of small gym space...
Post by: Coach is Back! on May 14, 2010, 09:27:03 PM
The Safety Squat Bar has a camber in it that distributes the weight to the midline of your body. This allows you to maintain a more upright stance.


We also use it for athletes with bad shoulders or wrists that have a hard time externally rotating to grab the bar.
Title: Re: Brilliant layout of small gym space...
Post by: disturbia on May 14, 2010, 09:28:08 PM
We also use it for athletes with bad shoulders or wrists that have a hard time externally rotating to grab the bar.

you really want this vertical leg press of hazbins?
Title: Re: Brilliant layout of small gym space...
Post by: Van_Bilderass on May 14, 2010, 09:29:01 PM
Machines I use, pull down, seated row, reverse hyper and once in a great while leg curl but if I use it I pair it up with G/H Raise, 1LRDL, pull throughs, KB swings or anything that will target posterior chain. You will rarely see my clients on a leg press, leg extension or almost anything else that isolates a particular muscle group. What ever they do at Elite or Westside doesn't necessarily mean thats what I do. But remember one thing, the machines they use are only used for supplemental work. 

So there IS a chance a real hardcore dude might trip over some machine at your gym when heading for the power rack? :D

Everyone uses machines to some degree. :)
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Post by: Coach is Back! on May 14, 2010, 09:40:02 PM
So there IS a chance a real hardcore dude might trip over some machine at your gym when heading for the power rack? :D

Everyone uses machines to some degree. :)

LOL...ok, ok ya got me ;)
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Post by: disturbia on May 14, 2010, 09:41:36 PM
coach to stupid to answer my question?
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Post by: Coach is Back! on May 14, 2010, 09:44:00 PM
coach to stupid to answer my question?

Chill Josh, I didn't see the question. Yes, I'd like to see it. Are you drunk posting? why the hostility?
Title: Re: Brilliant layout of small gym space...
Post by: disturbia on May 14, 2010, 09:45:13 PM
Chill Josh, I didn't see the question. Yes, I'd like to see it. Are you drunk posting? why the hostility?

havent drank in 15 years
im always grouchy
Title: Re: Brilliant layout of small gym space...
Post by: Coach is Back! on May 14, 2010, 09:46:50 PM
havent drank in 15 years
im always grouchy

Do you throw rocks at children that step on your lawn?
Title: Re: Brilliant layout of small gym space...
Post by: disturbia on May 14, 2010, 09:54:03 PM
Do you throw rocks at children that step on your lawn?

of course
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Post by: Coach is Back! on May 14, 2010, 09:58:06 PM
havent drank in 15 years
im always grouchy

Good for you 8)
Title: Re: Brilliant layout of small gym space...
Post by: FREAKgeek on May 15, 2010, 07:22:51 AM
I haven't tried it but I think it works your abs and upper back real hard. But for these kids it's useless to get fancy, when they can't even squat 1 plate properly.

For real.
Title: Re: Brilliant layout of small gym space...
Post by: Devon97 on May 15, 2010, 07:31:47 AM

That is the first time I've seen a bar like that. What is the benefit to it?


The SSB tries to "collapse" the thorasic spine. It forces the Upper and lower back to work hard as hell to keep the chest up.

Yes it is MUCH harder than an Olympic bar. THe SSB generally weighs 65 lbs depending on if it has a yoke or not.
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Post by: Thin Lizzy on May 15, 2010, 07:31:47 AM
What about this guy, Coach?

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Post by: Devon97 on May 15, 2010, 07:34:31 AM
Bands and chains can be great. But a lot of people who have no business using them use them nowadays because it's hardcore (I guess) and a fad. Like this douchebag trainer:





LOL the bands are the least of that guys worries LOL

Shit is an absolute dissaster! ;D
Title: Re: Brilliant layout of small gym space...
Post by: Devon97 on May 15, 2010, 07:35:24 AM
The Safety Squat Bar has a camber in it that distributes the weight to the midline of your body. This allows you to maintain a more upright stance.



You got it backwards boss.

It tries to "collapse" the thorasic spine making it MORE difficult to keep an upright torse.
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Post by: JimmyJam1974 on May 15, 2010, 07:47:44 AM

You got it backwards boss.

It tries to "collapse" the thorasic spine making it MORE difficult to keep an upright torse.
Your credibility is solid with those spelling skills, homegirl
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Post by: Devon97 on May 15, 2010, 07:48:29 AM
Your credibility is solid with those spelling skills, homegirl

LOL epic backfire on not knowing how to lift weights!

PS. you would make a great spelling teacher!  :-*
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Post by: Vince G, CSN MFT on May 15, 2010, 07:49:52 AM
:D :D :D




What an idiotic device.  Look how that neck bar is throwing off his posture. 
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Post by: JimmyJam1974 on May 15, 2010, 07:51:26 AM
and, you would make a good student
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Post by: Devon97 on May 15, 2010, 07:55:56 AM
and, you would make a good student

Ehh not really, a much better strength coach though. ;D

From your posts it appears you could really use one ! :D

Title: Re: Brilliant layout of small gym space...
Post by: JimmyJam1974 on May 15, 2010, 08:11:14 AM
Ehh not really, a much better strength coach though. ;D

From your posts it appears you could really use one ! :D


"Dee-Von's Strangth Coach Service".. You can find it in the Yellow Pages under "T" for Thorasic