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Miles Rationis
Joined: 08 May 2007
Location: Just Say No To Korea!
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 Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2008 4:24 am Post subject: Freaking out: potential university has NO SQUAT rack.... |
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It seems crazy as I should base my decisions for graduate studies soley on academic criteria but I called to ask about the socalled sports centre and I asked if there was a squat rack, to which the man replied no. Am I crazy or should I just eliminate said university from my list because I won't be able to do squats (they don't even have a smith machine); gym seems sparse in general from the sounds of it....freaking out...is it legimitate?
What would you do? |
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Miles Rationis
Joined: 08 May 2007
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| Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2008 4:57 am Post subject: |
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| No one lifts here I take it.... |
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DrunkenMaster
Joined: 04 Feb 2008
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| Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2008 5:02 am Post subject: |
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| SOMEBODY ANSWER HIM GODDAMNIT! |
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FUBAR
Joined: 21 Oct 2003
Location: The Y.C.
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| Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2008 5:19 am Post subject: |
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| join a health club in the area. THere are plenty of them |
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samd
Joined: 03 Jan 2007
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| Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2008 6:53 am Post subject: |
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I feel your pain.
There's no gym with a squat rack within walking distance of my place, except for california fitness, and there's no way I'm signing up there. |
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Miles Rationis
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Location: Just Say No To Korea!
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| Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2008 7:33 am Post subject: |
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It sounds devastatingly bad.....  
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We have a mix of items. On the resistance machines we have:
Leg press
Hamstring curl - seated & prone
Leg Press - seated
Leg extension - seated
Abductor / Adductor
Overhead press
Chest Press
Pectoral Fly
Back Extension
Lat Pull Down
Seated Row
Torso Twist
All Cybex machines
On the free weights, we are not a specialist weights facility as we
cater
for a broad cross section of fitness requirements however our free
weights
range consists of....
Olympic Bench Press - Up to 100 kg (Plates 10, 15, 25 kgs)
Dumbells in various combinations from 2 kg through to 37 kg
Fixed barbells from 10 - 55 kg Mixed fitballs and a few light medicine balls.
There are specific areas for use of free weights. We do not have smiths
machine, squat rack, but do have a pull-up / dips machine and a single
cable machine.
An additional double cable machine is due to arrive in early May.
Obviously we have a mix of CV machines as well. |
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fadedgirl
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| Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2008 7:52 am Post subject: |
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| well...I would eliminate the school if it didn't have what I wanted. |
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Ukon
Joined: 29 Jan 2008
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| Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2008 10:02 am Post subject: Re: Freaking out: potential university has NO SQUAT rack.... |
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| Miles Rationis wrote: |
It seems crazy as I should base my decisions for graduate studies soley on academic criteria but I called to ask about the socalled sports centre and I asked if there was a squat rack, to which the man replied no. Am I crazy or should I just eliminate said university from my list because I won't be able to do squats (they don't even have a smith machine); gym seems sparse in general from the sounds of it....freaking out...is it legimitate?
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Maybe he doesn't know what it is? Sounds unlikely....
Of the two colleges I've attended(one very small, one huge), both Gyms sucked....the best part is they were free and in walking distance.
Just join a gym ya cheap bastard....also they may have a separate gym owned by the school that charges monthly fees.....mine does....it's called the campus fitness center and separate from the on campus gyms in each dorm. |
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genezorm
Joined: 01 Jul 2007
Location: Mokpo
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| Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2008 4:12 pm Post subject: |
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| if they have squat toilets that would be a decent substitute |
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Captain Corea
Joined: 28 Feb 2005
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2008 5:51 pm Post subject: |
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As soon as I read this:
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| On the resistance machines we have |
I knew we were in for trouble.
Those Uni types... meh, why don't they just say 'weights'?? |
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Stinky Llama
Joined: 12 Nov 2006
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| Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2008 7:03 pm Post subject: It's hard to find a gym with a power rack here |
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| So many gyms say that you can squat with the smith machine. Oh yes, but you can only do so much. If you're a heavy lifter(that is squat more than 225 pounds), no that machine won't be of much help. Oh yeah, did I mention that most gyms don't allow you to do the power clean??? The trainers here in Korea have absolutely ZERO idea of the term weight training. It's all about bodybuilding over here so it's really difficult to find a decent gym with a decent trainer who can actually answer your questions. |
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Miles Rationis
Joined: 08 May 2007
Location: Just Say No To Korea!
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| Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2008 7:21 pm Post subject: Re: It's hard to find a gym with a power rack here |
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| Stinky Llama wrote: |
| So many gyms say that you can squat with the smith machine. Oh yes, but you can only do so much. If you're a heavy lifter(that is squat more than 225 pounds), no that machine won't be of much help. Oh yeah, did I mention that most gyms don't allow you to do the power clean??? The trainers here in Korea have absolutely ZERO idea of the term weight training. It's all about bodybuilding over here so it's really difficult to find a decent gym with a decent trainer who can actually answer your questions. |
I have occasionally done cleans but I am a (hobby) bodybuilder first and foremost. Exercises like squats and deadlifts are simply essential and then I look at the gym sites in the town of York and all they talk about is squash, beauty salons and other bullshit; I need a dungeon. That's why I like my current gym (only 1 of 2 things I like in Korea). The owner used to amateur bodybuild so he doesn't mind all the thudding, grunting and screaming. All the gyms in the city of York proper have the name 'fitness' attached to them, which is always suspicious. We all know what 'fitness' means.... |
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Dome Vans
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| Captain Corea wrote: |
As soon as I read this:
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| On the resistance machines we have |
I knew we were in for trouble.
Those Uni types... meh, why don't they just say 'weights'?? |
I prefer to call them gravity x mass intensifier machines that give me bulgey tennis ball things on my vertical bending and lifting forks |
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yeremy
Joined: 05 Nov 2007
Location: Anywhere's there's a good bookstore.
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| Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2008 3:00 am Post subject: Look for the real bodybuilding gyms in Korea |
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I think that you could find out where they are by checking out the Korean bodybuilding sites and mag's. Get a Korean speaking friend to help you. You're right. If a health club offers squash, it's not hardcore enough for you. Also, you can check your local mountain trails for a weight area, too. A lot of times there are fitness areas which have weights but I doubt they would have a squat rack. Good luck.
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Chillin' Villain
Joined: 13 Mar 2003
Location: Goo Row
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| Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2008 7:33 am Post subject: |
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Almost exactly the same thing happened with me, although luckily not as bad a situation as my school.
There are three decent gyms in my neighborhood within spitting distance, and would be completely fine except this lack of a squat rack. I discovered that about 8 months ago when I moved here. The trainer guys all just pointed me to the smith machine- jesus.
I ended up joining a gym that I had to take a subway to, but it's worth it. I finally got myself a bike the other week, so now I just cycle there. Good stuff. I still REALLY miss my old gym from when I lived in Incheon, though. It's as close to a "dungeon"-type that I'd imagine here. It's run by an ex-bodybuilder with a bunch of wins (nothing amazing, but some national), and inhabited by a bunch of good-natured roid mutants. I still go and visit those guys, actually. |
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