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I'm going through the process of trying to get a handle on my adhd symptoms this year and I just do better when I can do stuff without the pressures of someone else wanting to work in or not being able to get to my next exercise because there's no spaces. just not for me. that's before even forcing myself to leave the house and get to the gym. I run past my local rough as fuck meathead gym a lot and it's always got some flashy wankracer cars parked all the way across the pavement outside so i'm in no rush to share a space with whoever owns those.
my birthday next week so bit the bullet and got a half-rack, 6'6" 15kg bar, 100kg plate set and a bench coming now. i should have a couple inches of spare clearance under the highest point of our summerhouse roof to do fully extended OHP and pullups on the bar. need to save up for some gym mats next though.
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Tried finding an old school rough as toast gym around you?
You’ll be amazed, genuinely mind warping, how supportive actual bodybuilders are to be around.
Stay away from chain gyms and they’re great places. I trained on the watt bike at one in Budapest for what I planned to be a month until our apartment was semi finished that we could set up an exercise room 🏌️♂️ for turbo and my wife’s pilates. Stayed about 10 I enjoyed the place so much.
Everyone was as friendly, asked about workouts I was doing, really interested in the training plan I was following as “I hate cardio and that looks fun and easy to follow for cutting”
Were they on steroids? Certainly yes, was it a joyous place? also certainly. Not saying you’ll definitely get that but you’ll be surprised hopefully. Uglier the gym the better.