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HTexan

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Re: What's the most useless piece of equipment in your gym?
« Reply #75 on: January 18, 2011, 08:11:40 PM »
people ;D
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Re: What's the most useless piece of equipment in your gym?
« Reply #76 on: January 19, 2011, 02:14:23 AM »
Quote from: Stavios on January 18, 2011, 02:19:52 PM
peck-deck is the greatest chest movement ever



pec deck tryes hard to mimmick dumbell flys, and THEY are the "greatest" by far compared to that silly machine.
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Re: What's the most useless piece of equipment in your gym?
« Reply #77 on: January 19, 2011, 03:29:45 AM »
Quote from: JP_RC on January 18, 2011, 09:44:05 AM
pec deck, hack squat, etc.
pec deck supersetted with dips is a great finisher for chest...a HUGE pump...

i used to think the stretch station at my old gym was useless, until I started using it for various angles...
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Re: What's the most useless piece of equipment in your gym?
« Reply #78 on: January 19, 2011, 03:47:02 AM »
I think I have you all beat.  My gym is pretty good overall, which makes it surprising when you look over in the corner and see not one, but TWO of these things:



A fully automated "personal trainer" and multipurpose gym station, all in one.  I guess you're just supposed to sit down, press a button, and do your entire workout.  I've never seen a single person use them.  I don't think they even turn on anymore, actually.
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Re: What's the most useless piece of equipment in your gym?
« Reply #79 on: January 19, 2011, 03:49:35 AM »
Quote from: benchmstr on January 18, 2011, 12:00:11 PM
i only use the lat pull down as a assitance movement...so its not that big of a deal...

i only use the leg press sometimes on rep day when i feel the weight on my knees, and not the muscle...

bench

WHAT CAUSES THIS?!?  This has been happening to me BIG TIME the last couple of weeks.  Seriously pissing me off.  I think maybe it's cause I fried my quads, since it started happening after I had a really good, draining leg day.
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Re: What's the most useless piece of equipment in your gym?
« Reply #80 on: January 19, 2011, 04:02:33 AM »


HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA  ;D

Gyms today are just pathetic!
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Re: What's the most useless piece of equipment in your gym?
« Reply #81 on: January 19, 2011, 04:28:01 AM »
Quote from: Ursus on January 18, 2011, 05:24:23 PM
We have one of those machines with a thick band attached to a motor that spins around and is mean to 'shake the fat off your body'

lol

one of these things ?

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Re: What's the most useless piece of equipment in your gym?
« Reply #82 on: January 19, 2011, 06:10:31 AM »
Quote from: Jeo-Lee Yun on January 18, 2011, 02:32:40 PM
This post is worthless without pics.
no cameras in the gym fag.. whats your deal newb
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Re: What's the most useless piece of equipment in your gym?
« Reply #83 on: January 19, 2011, 06:14:05 AM »
Quote from: Parker on January 19, 2011, 03:29:45 AM
pec deck supersetted with dips is a great finisher for chest...a HUGE pump...

i used to think the stretch station at my old gym was useless, until I started using it for various angles...

You could just superset db flyes with dips though. I don't know about the pec-deck, maybe its just the one in the gym I go to that sucks...it hurts my shoulder joint and I don't feel it in the chest.
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Re: What's the most useless piece of equipment in your gym?
« Reply #84 on: January 19, 2011, 06:16:57 AM »
I don't know why people are slating pec-deck - the ones I've used in various gyms over the years have been alright. Obviously they're more of an isolation exercise but I've found room in my chest workouts to use them at the end for a good overall pump.
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Re: What's the most useless piece of equipment in your gym?
« Reply #85 on: January 19, 2011, 06:48:11 AM »
Quote from: JasonH on January 19, 2011, 06:16:57 AM
I don't know why people are slating pec-deck - the ones I've used in various gyms over the years have been alright. Obviously they're more of an isolation exercise but I've found room in my chest workouts to use them at the end for a good overall pump.
Problem with pec decs is not all of them are smooth and alot of them are hard on the shoulder joints.
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Re: What's the most useless piece of equipment in your gym?
« Reply #86 on: January 19, 2011, 06:51:25 AM »
Quote from: w8m8 on January 19, 2011, 04:28:01 AM
lol

one of these things ?



can you visualize certain posters here using that thing...

 :-X :-X :-X :-X :-X
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Re: What's the most useless piece of equipment in your gym?
« Reply #87 on: January 19, 2011, 06:58:56 AM »
Quote from: Playboy on January 19, 2011, 06:48:11 AM
Problem with pec decs is not all of them are smooth and alot of them are hard on the shoulder joints.

fixed... them shits delayed my RC recovery by a year i think.. and they actually weakened the orgin of my pectoralis minor.. For me.. i go with bench flys with a modified movement.. i dont go with fill ROM... i use heavy weight and go half way..
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Re: What's the most useless piece of equipment in your gym?
« Reply #88 on: January 19, 2011, 08:40:14 AM »
Quote from: w8m8 on January 19, 2011, 04:28:01 AM
lol

one of these things ?


My previous gym had one. When I compare it with my GF, it's advantage is that it gives you a free back massage (read: don't have to do the dishes)
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Re: What's the most useless piece of equipment in your gym?
« Reply #89 on: January 19, 2011, 08:44:03 AM »
Quote from: JP_RC on January 19, 2011, 06:14:05 AM
You could just superset db flyes with dips though. I don't know about the pec-deck, maybe its just the one in the gym I go to that sucks...it hurts my shoulder joint and I don't feel it in the chest.
Most people sit too low. I'm pretty tall (6ft) but when I adjust the seat to a high position I get a perfect squeeze in my chest without any pain in the delts.
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