unitight Posted October 22, 2009 Report Share Posted October 22, 2009 We have seen so many guys are looking for a gym buddy in numerous personal ads. But what does a gym buddy do? Just by verbally motivate you or he has to be able to do other things? First and foremost I believe a gymbuddy has to be as equally strong as us (in terms of strength: lifting weights, etc) otherwise we will not get much benefit from him as well as himself from us. Personally, a good gym buddy has to be able to do at least one of these requirements ... Guide me on how to do exercises in a proper formGuide me on how to rest minimally to maximise my trainingAssist the last reps of my weights when I start to feel fatigue Certainly I will not expect my gym buddy to do all these things otherwise I just have to engage a personal trainer to assist me in these.Anyone is welcome to correct me or to contribute more to make this thread more interesting ... Quote http://www.trevvy.com/?unitight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utopaen Posted October 22, 2009 Report Share Posted October 22, 2009 A gym buddy who can do the same weights is definitely important, don't need to waste time changing weights all the time.also a good gym buddy should be one that reads up on workout techniques and exercises so that there can be constant discussions about what routine to switch to next. I think both having the same goals in the gym is important, so that workouts can be tailored for a common goal.Lastly, having a gym buddy to makan with is also good, diet is just as impt as exercise, so having a buddy to help watch what you eat is impt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
browncow Posted October 22, 2009 Report Share Posted October 22, 2009 Good gym buddies keep track of each others progress and knowing when to help push(motivate) the other person.Afterall, its a win-win situation that we want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babyblue Posted October 22, 2009 Report Share Posted October 22, 2009 Certain machines require a gym-buddy to ensure proper safety. Otherwise, doing those machines may be dangerous or hurt us if nobody is spotting us.These machines include the bench-press (with heavy weights) and whenever heavy weights are used. Quote Love me for a Reason, Let the Reason be Love. (from 'Love Me For A Reason', Boyzone) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davecub Posted October 23, 2009 Report Share Posted October 23, 2009 Buddy system will only work when 2 persons are committed and put in equal efforts to achieve the common goals.If you are looking for a gym buddy, I would suggest that you look for someone who has similar training objective(s) and build / size. Those are important issues to consider because as the training progress, both of you will able to progress to the same (or almost same) level at the same time. A good buddy is someone who is focus, encouraging, positive and pushy (at times) to help each other during the training sessions.Enjoy and have fun with your workout. Quote learn to see the sparkle in others. not just the flaw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unitight Posted October 24, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2009 Anyone has any bad experience with your past or even present gym buddy? Quite often I saw in the gym that a pair of gym buddies end up chatting instead of pushing each other hard to achieve their goals. Perhaps anyone has the same experience? Please share. Quote http://www.trevvy.com/?unitight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utopaen Posted October 26, 2009 Report Share Posted October 26, 2009 I chat with my gym buddy all the time in the gym, during out 2 mins of rest time. but he's a tough dude, keeps adding weights so i got no choice but to keep up. or mostly we are discussing what workouts we should do next. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TPYmuscle69 Posted October 27, 2009 Report Share Posted October 27, 2009 good gym buddy is someone who is strong enough to - remove that f**king loaded barbell on your chest - after it had slammed onto your body.... LOL!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4NwVYLqGco Quote Confucius says: man who masturbates without tenga takes matter into his own hands.The woman sat next to me on the train is writing a text on her iPhone. It's all underlined with the squiggly red line. Illiterate cunt.Singapore's '白制服' 的官: 只准州官放火 | 不准百姓点灯The Gynecologist - A lesbian went to the gynecologist one day, and as the doctor is examining her, he remarked, "My, aren't we clean today." "Yeah," replied the lesbian, "I have a woman who comes in twice a week." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davecub Posted October 28, 2009 Report Share Posted October 28, 2009 We seldom talk during our training coz our training has been pre-planned and we know what to do. We make sure our posture is correct and support each other, especially training with heavy weights. Also we have short interval time. Normally we will discuss more after our session. Quote learn to see the sparkle in others. not just the flaw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unitight Posted October 29, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 29, 2009 Seems most of you guys have a very good gym buddies ... did you guys mostly meet your buddies through your gym or is there anyone who find gym buddies through online forum such as BW or any other sources? Kindly share, thanks ... Quote http://www.trevvy.com/?unitight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utopaen Posted October 29, 2009 Report Share Posted October 29, 2009 met mine in the gym, msged him on facebook and things clicked..same goals..so decided to gym together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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