Is the gym worth it? It seems like a place full of exhibitionists and you have to pay money for the honor.
>>83520233its pretty good. i'm 6'0 and around 220 pounds, trying to get into shape since november so that i dont have to sit down and hoolahoops suddenly appear on my my fucking belly
>>83520233Get a kettlebell, anon.
>>83520276For muscle gain is that what I need?
I've been thinking of joining a mixed martial arts gym. I've been addicted to cardio and lifting weights for a couple years now. Kinda want to take it to the next level. Be tougher. Will it help my depression and anxiety? I need something to do besides my fulltime job. Will it be full of uppity queers who HATE me for being a sad loser? $140 a month, "no contract", what do you think?
I stopped smoking on Christmas and I'm going to the gym on new Year's. I know it will be crowded, everyone will be there, and I'm part of everyone
>>83520548If you don't want to go to the gym, you can get an adjustable one for about 100 or so dollars and it's all you need. You an still gain muscle with just variations of push ups and pull ups and squats if you know what you're doing. Just make sure you can only do the excersise you're doing for 6-10 reps maximum, anything more and it's too easy.
Yes, but only if you are able to fully commit but almost all will not. They'll end up wasting their money. Ir's a benefit because you are getting iut of yiur environment whivh yiur brain has long associated with passiveness instead of physical activity.You can get a cheap gym membership to Planet Fatness (see your pic, it's a PF gum) so you know whether you can commit long term or not. If not, you are not out much. The downside is that depending on where you go, they don't allow you to do certain gym things like drop weights. They will kick you out if you display any of their quickly redefining "lunk" behavior like using actual weight, deadlifting, or doing speed drills on the dreadmill. If you commit long term, go to an actual gym.Alternatively: do you have a spare backpack thst can handle a lot of weight? If so, you have a complete gym right there. Sure, you are limited from higher weights, but you can change the mechanics of the exercise to make it harder which stimulates muscle strength. For example, instead of doing a standard deadlift with it, do a single keg one.You also have your cardio. Rucking is a thing. Though, you cannot defeat the tried and true methods. The classic compounds like bench press, squats, deadlifts, rows, etc. always produce the best results.
>>83520233If you don't wanna go to a gym, have a stable place to live, and about 1000-1500 dollars/pounds to spare you can do home gym fairly easily.Garage power cage, bench that can do incline and flat, oly barbell, about 180kg of plates to start off with and some dumbbells. Cost me 1200GBP for all this when I got mine. Just buy more plates when 180kg stops being enough.Upfront cost is more but you save in the long run and you don't have to leave your house.Do a routine like Stronglifts 5x5 for about 3-6 months then branch off to whatever you want, bodybuilding focused, powerlifting, powerbuilding even.
>>83520710I've been going to one for a few months now.>Will it help my depression and anxiety?It might, as a depressed neet it helps me to socialize a little bit and get some small wins here and there (slowly improving, getting a technique down).>Will it be full of uppity queers who HATE me for being a sad loser?can't say, mine just has regular folk in it, some gung-ho teens but lots of older folks like me.No idea about the pricing, no contract is always a plus.Depending on what classes you end up going to you might need to invest a little in some gear (gloves, mouth guard, etc).
