Monday: National Bench Press Day

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Mondays are the worst.  It’s not because it’s the beginning of the week or because it means you have to go back to work.  It’s because Monday is known as National Chest Day in gyms throughout US.  For all my international readers, if this seems to be universal, let me know in the comments.

It never fails.  Every Monday, no matter whether I attend the university gym or another facility, the bench presses and portable benches for dumbbell presses are always occupied by all of the bros.  It seems I can never get a bench on Mondays unless I go early in the morning.  But who likes to train early in the morning?

The Definition of a Bro

Before I go any further, we first must take a look at what a bro is in this context.

A bro is your typical dude who attends the gym anywhere from 4-7 times per week and who primarily focuses on his mirror muscles.

However, I’ve gathered some definitions from some of my friends on the internet in which a few I’ll be meeting with next month at the JP Fitness Summit. [Read more...]

Workout Partners – Do You Need One?

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Chances are, if you’ve been working out for any extensive period of time, you’ve likely had a “workout partner” at one point.  Your experience with said partner could’ve been great, mediocre or it could’ve been so treacherous that you would rather eat dirt or light your shorts on fire.  I know about the latter from personal experiences.

I’ve had many friends and acquaintances over the years ask to work out with me, but something usually came up.  Many flaked out, our schedules changed or I just got sick and tired of doing more talking than lifting.  I guess the only time I’ve ever had a steady workout partner was during athletics when we all trained together -  we had no choice.  Then, after high school, my best friend lived with me for a summer and we continued to work out together.  He’s been the only workout partner I could actually stand and this was because we had similar goals and shared the same athletic background, plus he is practically my brother.  He then went off to school on a football scholarship and I was on my own again. [Read more...]

No Cell Phones Please

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Today I want to briefly bellow about something that really gets under my skin. I suppose you can place my grievance under the umbrella of proper gym etiquette if you’re into that sort of thing. I have a few stories along with my reasons as to why I think talking on your cell phone should be banned from the training floor. Alright, you can keep your cell in your pocket but please, for the love of my Siamese felines, do not blabber on the phone while you are around others who are training. If you absolutely must take a call, you are fully capable of moving to another room to continue your conversation. I would never say ban cell phones completely as life emergencies happen and thankfully we live in a day and age where it’s possible to be reached whilst being almost anywhere.
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