QUOTE(helven @ Jun 8 2016, 02:47 PM)
When
ego kicks in
I don't work well with people at all hence i don't bother having gym buddies, sure when my friends ajak I would join, I personally just join their pace despite I having to die hard to catch up or getting bored... What I wrote is based on experience and advice from my friends... And my friends that talk to me about gym are the ones that usually go alone as well
i do admit i have an ego but not in the gym

i actually pay my friend to train me, well he does do part time trainer service... He pushes me to continue because he knows its good for me rather than because he wants to end the exercise quick. That's the main difference with friends and trainers. And don't get me wrong, maybe i should've stated, I dont like having to push people because they can't get off their phones or they're being plain lazy.
Have you tried going to a gym with a friend that does 1 squat exercise, few curls, less than 30 minutes hes out, worse is if you guys car pooled... Well i had that incident, he dropped me home, i drop myself back to the gym and continued, it was a per entry gym but i just told the guys it was an emergency pooping situation

The worse among the few bad experiences I had for bad gym mates.
QUOTE(sytians @ Jun 8 2016, 02:51 PM)
honestly i agree with you.
close friends are better working together at gym, but with respective working life and interest, sometimes not easy to find also.
i can find friends for yum cha, watch movies, but for gym....difficult.
trainer just teach you the moves right?
but i am thinking of looking for people to train together.
at least can push each other... lol
but like you said in your last sentence, it really is annoying sometimes when you are in those situations.
I myself don't really know what a trainer is suppose to do cause the last official trainer i had is when i started, yes the thought me the moves and making sure i had correct technique. As i progressed, i did a few months myself then now on-off I pay my friend to train me, cause i feel bad if he pushes me so much and i can't catch up to his pace(He benches 30kg/side while i do 15 only) It's a pain having to alter weights so often...
In short, I think you also pay the trainer to push you to improve, at your max your form tends to be bad, he would ensure good form preventing injuries. You don't have to wait for your turn during an exercise cause it's all about you nor feel bad about resting too long. Oh yeah the trainer wouldn't give 2 shits on how you suffer cause you paid him to do so, no pain no gain, as long you have results and no injuries.
QUOTE(devil_x @ Jun 8 2016, 03:29 PM)
i go to the gym alone, most of the time. i also wish to have gym partners, especially when u wanted to push, but most often u cant push too much because u dont hv gym partner to support/assist u when u fail the rep, and its dangerous, especially when doing bench press
There are always other ways to "push" yourself physically when lifting IMO. Such as using a power rack for bench press, same range of motion, just that the bar wouldn't collapse on your chest... If not there's always dumb bell chest press

you can always google for alternate exercises as well... I used to think like you, hence i went to seek advice from a lot of my friends and other professional trainers and not to forget uncle google

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