Reverse curls are rarely
seen in commercial gyms because most lifters are focused on performing exercises which allow them to lift as heavy as possible.
But we feel like if a
person in a commercial gym uses a Peloton bike and then purchases it for their house it might hurt the gym partner.
We're not saying that pressing exercises aren't essential for building mass and strength in the pectorals, but they can't provide a complete chest training on their own, so it's kind of saddening that most
lifters in any commercial gym are relying far too much on this exercise to give them pecs of steel.
It's a great test of your physical strength, cardiovascular endurance, and a great place to go with your fitness until you decide to attempt the gauntlet and train with
weights in a commercial gym.
Weight machines — these are commonly
found in commercial gyms and are also available for purchase to create a home gym custom to your needs.
Not only does it give you a goal to work towards, but it can act as a reality check — it's easy to think you are really strong when you train
in a commercial gym surrounded by guys curling in the squat rack, but when you are up against the best in your city / state, things become a little humbling.
I did the typical stuff you'd
expect in a commercial gym (wrist curls with a dumbbell and barbell, reverse wrist curls, fat bar holds... etc.), but didn't really find what I was looking for until I came across information on the Captains of Crush Hand Grippers and later the IronMind catalog.
Although it's certainly possible to exercise like a
rebel in a commercial gym, it's practically impossible to do so undetected: I always get weird looks (thanks to my Vibram Five Fingers), I usually piss off the meatheads for using the squat rack for squats, deadlifts, overhead presses, and power cleans while they impatiently wait to do their fifteen sets of bicep curls.
Anecdotally, there is a growing market for the purchase of foam rollers as a SMR tool, and they are
common in commercial gyms and high school and collegiate strength and conditioning facilities.
Moser's example suggests that it is at least theoretically possible to give students the sort of calorie - burning, muscle - building workout that adults pay trainers to
provide in commercial gyms.
Spin - lock dumbbells are the more traditional type of adjustable dumbbells that you will commonly
see in commercial gyms.
In my experience over the past fifteen years, nine out of ten
people in a commercial gym have no idea what they're doing, which means that as an informed individual you will tend to get funny looks when you train properly.
Nick Mitchell rants about how not to bench press and one of the most common mistakes he sees
in commercial gyms.
The Bench Press is a core movement that will hammer
you in commercial gyms every Monday across America.
Yes, I modified a few of the exercises to work for my space and equipment but they still work AS EFFECTIVELY as the unmodified moves would
in a commercial gym.
Make sure you are following the rules of a Rebel working out
in a commercial gym.
In commercial gyms, guys are only worried about two things: bench presses and bicep curls.