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[–]GaiusScaevolus[S] 3 points4 points5 points 12 years ago (6 children) | Copy Link
/u/Immuchtooawesome asks;
I want to build a gym. Can you suggest some equipment for me? Never lifted in my life. I need room for growth here. I'm 6'2 if that matters. $$$ isn't a problem.
[–]GaiusScaevolus[S] 2 points3 points4 points 12 years ago (4 children) | Copy Link
Invest in a bench press and some free weights. That'll give you a solid foundation. Running outside is still free.
[–][deleted] 2 points3 points4 points 12 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
A bench, squat rack, and bar with weights is pretty much all you need and you can get it all for cheap off of craigslist.
[–][deleted] 0 points1 point2 points 12 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
Try it out first. The bench I have, the hooks you set the bar on are exactly where your hands need to be when you are lifting, so it is a pain in the ass to start and end my rotations.
Also if this is in your house, one of those benches that has the rails on either side might be a good idea safety wise, the kind that keep you from dropping the bar on your chest and hurting yourself. (like the one at the 9:50 mark of this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Jw4BPy6DwY#t=581)
Bench is probably the lift that most people get injured on, aside from getting one of those fancy expensive lifting racks with the rails (I think they call them "power racks"), your other option is not to put those little clips on the ends of the bar if you are benching by yourself. That way, if you find yourself in a tight spot, you can just tilt the bar to either side and let the weights slide and fall off of it instead of getting pinned under the thing.
If you have enough space and enough money, I'd get the power rack setup like video guy has. Stay away from bowflexes and infomercial tier magic solutions.
[–]Immuchtooawesome 0 points1 point2 points 12 years ago (1 child) | Copy Link
Is there any brand or specs that is more preferable for this? Like I said, I've never done this before. I want to make sure I get the right ones for my build (if it matters)
[–]GaiusScaevolus[S] 1 point2 points3 points 12 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
No particular brand. But obviously you will want to make sure your frame fits comfortable on the bench and that you can grasp the bar and what not. Remember to leave room for your shoulders to widen.
[–]TankVet 0 points1 point2 points 12 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
A rowing machine (an erg) is the best piece of equipment in my gym. They last forever. They are a good full body workout for cardio and muscle purposes. You can learn the technique from YouTube videos. No really, you can.
[–][deleted] 3 points4 points5 points 12 years ago (3 children) | Copy Link
Alright, semi hypothetical scenario:
You have a new job in a new city, you have left all of your friends and family behind and wish to build a social circle and a stack of plates. Starting from nothing in unfamiliar territory, how do you spend your first month in the new city?
[–]scottishredpill 3 points4 points5 points 12 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
Find a local bar that suits your tastes. Get to know the staff. Same with a coffee shop Find clubs/activities for your hobbies Join a gym Assuming yore moving due to work, go out with colleagues and get them to show to places of interest. Day game as much as you can
Do stuff. Get out and join an athletic club or something. Do social stuff. It's all up to you as to who you want to be and who you want to hang out with. Building friends and social circles in many different areas helps in a lot of ways, like having plates to spin without any others knowing about it.
[–]Nitzi 0 points1 point2 points 12 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
Become a regular at a bar, be friendly, when you invite someone for a drink he will most likely return the favor.
Follow your hobbies, certain groups of people always seem to be very social and friendly together.
Also the circle of some girl might be a good start.
[–]deathtech00 2 points3 points4 points 12 years ago (2 children) | Copy Link
When I was a kid, I used to hunt and fish with my uncles. I kind of "grew out" of it, got into technology and went forward with my career.
Now, I'm much older, with kids of my own, and I want to give them the fun of what I had, despite the fact I remember nothing.
I want resources on hunting squirrel, rabbit, and deer mostly. I honestly don't remember much, except I hated waking up early as hell. It's important to me because as someone who has spent a lot of time in their life buried in electronics, I can see the need to perpetuate survival skills such as these to my kids. I'm not interested in joining the boy scouts, I want to relearn and teach them on my own.
[–][deleted] 2 points3 points4 points 12 years ago* (0 children) | Copy Link
Fishing is relatively easy, I'd start there (my grandparents took me on a lot of fishing and I had one on each coast of the states, I'm about to write more than you probably want to know about the subject). Figure out where you want to go, what kind of fish is there and have at it. Little boys are fascinated with the process of cleaning a fish. Just do the standard poles and casting thing (fly fishing is a weird and quiet hobby), try to find a place with bass if you are doing lakes, there is a nice thrill in reeling those things in, especially the big Florida ones. For the really big ocean fishes like halibut and tuna and whatnot, you'd be better off booking a boat that takes you out and has guys working on it to teach you. There are plenty of non huge fish you can go after by yourself in the ocean as well, we like to get some beers and catch red drums around where I'm at.
If you are on the ocean in a crab area, those make for a really fun trip, you basically throw metal cages with floaters attached to them and fish scraps inside, let them sit for a couple hours then pull them out full of delicious crabs, they scream when you put them in hot water and that can freak little kids out. Clams are really cool, they hang out in large flat sandy beach areas, you wait for the water to recede then you go out there with rain boots, buckets and shovels, there are these little holes in the sand and some of them have bubbles coming out or penis looking appendages sticking out of them. One person generally grabs the penis looking thing and pins it against the side of the hole, and the other digs their way under the clam and puts it in the bucket, if you lose your grip on the dick then clam wiggles too deep into the mud for you to dig it out. You have to look up where you can go digging for clams though, they aren't on every beach. Squid are lots of fun to go after, it is really just a regular fishing pole with a funny lure on it called a "gig", you go in the evening and stand out on a pier, bobbing the thing up and down until a squid clings to it, you pull it out and the squid shoots its ink for a couple seconds, then you shake it off your hook and drop it in a bucket. I don't know why but it is so much fun, too bad it is such a seasonal thing. Squid are friggin delicious by the way. On the west coast in the summer you get these "surf fish" that wash into the waves at certain times. You have these triangular looking wooden things that hold a net and you scoop them into a wave (these are sort of big devices that take two guys to hold), then the net is full of these delicious flopping little creatures that you can almost stab with a skewer and cook over a fire and start taking bites from (okay, they take a really small amount of prep work first). The cool thing about surf fish is when you go for them at night time they glow blue.
For deer you can visit hunting clubs and they will lend you a dude that can help you track down the animals and set up treestands and whatnot, so you don't really need to know a whole lot at those types of places, rednecks in general are incredibly friendly and helpful.
I went pheasant hunting once but it isn't really an adventurous time, it felt a bit lazy and snooty to be honest and seemed to be a game for old rich men. They are little pidgeon looking birds that hide in bushes, you kick a bush and they fly out, and you blast them with a shotgun from about 10 feet away. They taste nice but it didn't really leave a lasting impression.
Wow thanks for the question, I hadn't thought about fishing in a long time, makes me feel like a kid again. Sorry I couldn't tell you more about hunting, I too barely remember those trips.
[–]Nitzi 0 points1 point2 points 12 years ago* (0 children) | Copy Link
The fishing community is very nice.
Just go to a lake, bring some beers and ask someone if you can sit next to him for a while or if you were allowed to net some fish.
Talk with them and they will tell you everything they know about fishing. It is a great hobby to make friends. Ask for advice what buy once you are friends.
Take your kids there, don't demand that he will teach you or your kids anything rather show interest in what he does and he will be glad to help you out.
Sad that the fishing season ended today here and I didn't go. I never met an asshole while fishing.
Carp fishers are the most relaxed ones out there.
And there are always fishing and hunting brothels where you actually just pay entrance fee and whatever you kill. It takes no skill at all, just money, hence the name brothel.
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