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

[DroppingPlates]

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?


Here's my top 3


3. Did you ever tried dumbell presses on a short en steep roman chair? Well I do them so I wish a decline bench.


2. You don't see them much anymore, a high prone row bench for training the upper back without too much lower back help.

1. A pair of 75lb dumbells.

[Rimbaud]

I miss a gym with a Roman Chair for sit-ups/crunches. 

I also miss the plate loaded Hammer Strength Machines. I used to lift at a Powerhouse gym have had all three in a row. You could move right on down the line... 

[danielson]

I liked the old style pec-deck. Not the kind where you extend your arms all the way, but the one where your hold them up like you are doing a front double bi pose.

[Mars]

a squat rack, reverse pecdeck, heavyer dumbells and much more things. most of the machines are fancy plastic equipment with bad grip and stuff, horrible.

[LatsMcGee]

I wish my gym had a seated dip machine,  I prefer regular dips but the machine is a nice change of pace now and than.  Also we have no low back machine.

We do have a Nautilus pullover.

[baker]

x2 on the old school pec dec.

I also miss the reverse hyperextension machine and the dipping station.

[DroppingPlates]

I miss a gym with a Roman Chair for sit-ups/crunches. 

I also miss the plate loaded Hammer Strength Machines. I used to lift at a Powerhouse gym have had all three in a row. You could move right on down the line... 

Well you may have our Chair, bye bye nasty Roman  

We have one HS; the regular chest press. Which one's your talking about?

[CAPTAIN INSANO]

Hex Bar for Deadlifts

[DroppingPlates]

I liked the old style pec-deck. Not the kind where you extend your arms all the way, but the one where your hold them up like you are doing a front double bi pose.

But do you still fit in that? 
We have one with very loose handles so you can easily choose between a width or small grip.

[Mars]

nowadays they want to make machines almost so that theres a minimum of effort neccesary to get results.
it has to be as easy and relaxing as possible. almost like yoga therapy. people are lazy in general these days, its just going too well. theres a chronic lack of problems inherent in the mind of the people.

[K-1]

4 way neck machine

[DroppingPlates]

nowadays they want to make machines almost so that theres a minimum of effort neccesary to get results.
it has to be as easy and relaxing as possible. almost like yoga therapy. people are lazy in general these days, its just going too well. theres a chronic lack of problems inherent in the mind of the people.

As a ex-weight trainer I can confirm that. I had many clients with a attitude like "give me a easy(!) schedule to get quick results". Most of them didn't had the patience, attention and discipline to train proper(!) with free weights. It's a sign of the time; people stick their energy more things like earning money, playing computer games and socializing.

[DroppingPlates]

Hex Bar for Deadlifts

Very hardcore 

[akers1021]

I miss the deadlift jack we used to have, just so much easier to pu plates on...

[ASJChaotic]

Leg press

Hack squat

pullover machine

[DroppingPlates]

I don't train in a gym.

You fuck goats instead?

[The Showstoppa]

Considering the requests I hear it's the old style pec dec/shoulder destroyer.

Old turds always asking if I can get them one, then I quote the commercial price for it and they slink out.

[The Showstoppa]

I train at home.   I don't fuck goats, but that poster from New Zealand does fuck sheep.

Goats always trump sheep.

[CalvinH]

Dumbells stop at 120lb.

[DroppingPlates]

Considering the requests I hear it's the old style pec dec/shoulder destroyer.

Old turds always asking if I can get them one, then I quote the commercial price for it and they slink out.

Why not buy a second hand? We have a lot a Schnell's (German brand) from the 70-80ties which are much more robust than todays plastic toys.

[The Showstoppa]

Why not buy a second hand? We have a lot a Schnell's (German brand) from the 70-80ties which are much more robust than todays plastic toys.

No, I sell them.  And these random old guys show up and are convinced that it's the best piece of equipment made for chest. 

[DroppingPlates]

Dumbells stop at 120lb.

In most gyms the DB's go up to 60-70lb. For my ex employer that was an excuse to keep BB'ers out of the business, very retarded.

[shiftedShapes]

glute ham raise machine

[BB]

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.

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.

[DroppingPlates]

glute ham raise machine

Are you a girl, have you trained with Kai Greene or what?