Which piece of equipment do you miss the most in your gym?

[danielson]

Air guitar platform for cardio.

[The Coach]

I just got a 400lb tractor tire delivered this week. My equipment list is almost complete.

[DroppingPlates]

Nautilus pull-over machine.

The standing incline press / shoulder press boards that York use to make. The one's that used the iron boots for foot placement. It was an interesting way to do the lift, just a bit different feeling.

'standing incline'? Interesing, I've never heard of that. Can you post a picture? (I've already tried Google Image)

That high rowing bench is great, I love that lift, but hate having to jack up a regular bench every  time I want to do them.

That's a good idea, I will try that. We have 2 small iron platforms for your feet or while doing deep rows/deads.

Interesting to see there are a lot of (Nautilus) Pull-over fans. I've tried them but prefer the DB or barbell version more.

[Mars]

[DroppingPlates]

Air guitar platform for cardio.

LMFAO!! 

(please no Bon Jovi or Queen)

[CoolDuck]

Not all of us have the luck to train in a well equipped Gold's/Powerhouse/World gym. So what is missing in your gym?

1. T-bar rowing machine
2. A good standing calf-raise machine
3. Arm-curl machine with equal resistance through the whole range of motion.

CD

[DroppingPlates]

I just got a 400lb tractor tire delivered this week. My equipment list is almost complete.

So which tractor parts are still missing? The farmers daughter?

[Mars]

[The Coach]

So which tractor parts are still missing? The farmers daughter?

Hahaha, I'll post part of the workout up on youtube sometime today.

[DroppingPlates]

Glad to see I'm not the only 'kaaskop' (cheesehead) here. We're often tuned to the Arrow Classic Rock station since we have a lot of pumping oldies. I love the Golden Earing! (no I'm not that old)

[CalvinH]

No more stripper aerobics at my gym

[240 is Back]

Dumbells stop at 120lb.

Same there.  Luckily, I stop at the 80s.

[DroppingPlates]

No more stripper aerobics at all at my gym  

[CalvinH]

Same there.  Luckily, I stop at the 80s.

 

[Matterhorn]

I miss an Old Sparky...to electrocute all those knob heads who give a shit about putting back the weights. Our gym floor always looks like a f*ç%& mess 

[JimmyJam1974]

Hammer Stregth seated row machine... Old school Hammer Strengthlat pull down -- I've only seen one and I love it. Could really feel it in my lats.

[Griffith]

Incline bench press.
It's just not the same on the Smith machine...

Leg press.
The weight loaded type at 45 degrees.
I found this to be the quickest way to thicken up my legs....I do squats now, which overall are better but I still think the leg press is better for upper leg mass because you can really go heavy and you can hit those muscles more directly without the back and rest of bedy coming into play.

[Man of Steel]

Most Gold's are doin away with EZ Curb bars and opt for racks of preloaded EZcurls....for me that entire preloaded rack is garbage.....let me load my own EZ curl bar.

[DroppingPlates]

Incline bench press.
It's just not the same on the Smith machine...

That reminds me, we have a shitty incline (for barbells) which is too steep (45 degrees)

Leg press.
The weight loaded type at 45 degrees.
I found this to be the quickest way to thicken up my legs....I do squats now, which overall are better but I still think the leg press is better for upper leg mass because you can really go heavy and you can hit those muscles more directly without the back and rest of bedy coming into play.

I love the LP too. Try some front squats or walking lunges instead.

[BB]

'standing incline'? Interesing, I've never heard of that. Can you post a picture? (I've already tried Google Image)

Try the second photo down on this link: http://ditillo2.blogspot.com/2008/08/how-bruce-randall-trained-randall-rader.html .

It was basically a heavy adjustable slant board that would offer some support for the lift, but not enough to qualify as a seated press.

It nicely bridged the gap between the standing and seated versions. You could safely feel all the little ancillary muscles working like in the standing version.  

[DroppingPlates]

Hammer Stregth seated row machine... Old school Hammer Strengthlat pull down -- I've only seen one and I love it. Could really feel it in my lats.

In fact I miss most of the HS equipment. We only have a seated chest press.

[DroppingPlates]

Try the second photo down on this link: http://ditillo2.blogspot.com/2008/08/how-bruce-randall-trained-randall-rader.html .

It was basically a heavy adjustable slant board that would offer some support for the lift, but not enough to qualify as a seated press.

It nicely bridged the gap between the standing and seated versions. You could safely feel all the little ancillary muscles working like in the standing version.  

I think that would be a disaster for the lower back because you can handle more weight than a front shoulder press.

[DroppingPlates]

Most Gold's are doin away with EZ Curb bars and opt for racks of preloaded EZcurls....for me that entire preloaded rack is garbage.....let me load my own EZ curl bar.

Me too. I prefer a Olympic EZ bar because of the thicker grip.

[Earl1972]

Dumbells stop at 120lb.

stop at 95lbs at mine

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[Ursus]

Hyperextension...had one though not enough used it so he binned it.

In regards to bbuilders, 70lb DB's and gym owners.

Its a savvy move. Bodybuilders train too long, make noisem sweat grunt, intimidate others (not een iuntentionally)

In the 2 hours they are there you might get 4x middle aged men doing half an hour buying 2 drinks and leaing. 4x the money...bbuilders gyms are very rare...a successful one is even rarer