Fitness bench from "Skyfall"
MrZareba
Krakow, PolandPosts: 1,775MI6 Agent
I guess I found the bench on which James was doing sit ups during his talk with Tanner (basing on this picture: http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8335/8124413434_5db101b810_z.jpg
Here it is: http://podium4sport.com/jordan-olympic-adjustable-multi-bench
1000 quid for a bench... Well. I hope it's worth the price. O.o
Here it is: http://podium4sport.com/jordan-olympic-adjustable-multi-bench
1000 quid for a bench... Well. I hope it's worth the price. O.o
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Seriously though, you would not get your money's worth with that bench. At the advice of my doctor, I actually switched from a bench to laying on the floors years ago, as it stops your arms from going back to far and injuring your shoulder (which I did)
Take a look at Watson gym equipment ... would be my preference if I had the ££!
Very true.
Depends on the type of workouts you do. Some of my workouts I can do at home for free, some would cost me thousands of dollars of equipment just for the leg portion alone. Personally I'll always work out at a very well stocked gym just for the equipment but the motivation, fellowship, and also the scenery make the cost well worth it to me. :-)
Nope, I'm working on that
I'm curious as to your take on my leg workouts. I'm a certified personal trainer with two certs with the main one for strength being 160 hours, not one of those garbage weekend "certifications" people can get for $500 these days (or one of the ones people can get online - imagine trying to learn anything physical without in-person guidance!). My educational background is kinesiology at university but I'm always keen on sharing knowledge with others (one of the reasons I enjoy going to the gym). When I do leg press:
http://www.exrx.net/WeightExercises/Quadriceps/SL45LegPress.html
I'm currently lifting 815 pounds. I know this is a little light for a relatively fit guy but I had a couple of knee issues and lower back issues so this exercise is the best one (to my knowledge) to maintain functional strength. How would I replicate this at home? Even setting aside the machine (and you need a well-constructed one to handle the weight that your legs can lift, which is expensive) the weight plates alone would be very expensive (a little over a dollar a pound is standard). This is obviously not the only leg exercise that I do, but what would you recommend for maintaining muscular strength for myself at home (not muscular endurance)?
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Apologies for derailing the thread, but in what way are certifications in the UK useless?? I have many friends who are superb PTs and would be offended to hear this - they strive to further their personal development in many differing areas of fitness, nutrition & rehab etc as they want to provide something positive for clients, rather than being in it solely for the money or the perceived glamour of the job. I'm sure that those who undertake Poliquin courses (for instance) would certainly beg to differ from your opinion.
I'm in Canada, not the UK, but I would assume that the situation is similar everywhere in the world. When I received my first certification to be a trainer 25 years ago it was considered to be only the lower end of the mid-range certifications. Yet today it would be considered exceptional compared to most. Many gyms and organizations have leapt on the fitness bandwagon and devised their own certifications, some which can be gotten in a weekend seminar. And some of them are almost entirely based on teaching sales techniques. Because these certifications are cheap and very easy to get, a large number of...wannabes get these certifications. Many of the gyms in Canada are filled with "trainers" who have done this, and then disappear after a few months because they're tired of making very little money. The gyms don't care because they make lots of money off of all their new staff who have to pay to take the course. Sadly, most of the gyms are like this these days, even some of the high end ones. There are still some great trainers out there, but every year that goes by they're more and more rare.
The other problem is the internet. People believe they can google all the info that they want, or read forums on bodybuilding sites. But the great trainers that I know never post in forums; they're too busy training clients, spending time with their families, or reading medical journals and recent academic research to further their knowledge. And with all the contradictory knowledge out there on the web, how does an "average joe" ascertain what is valid and what isn't? Most of the things that I overhear guys saying in the gym (especially when they say "I read on the internet...") is stuff that *sounds* good if you don't know the science behind it. But a lot of people still use techniques from the 70s and 80s that have been disproven, such as training to failure. But because it's been repeated for so long and people have heard it so many times they assume that it *must* be true.
There's clearly good & bad in every industry and of course there are organisations out there who will be churning out so-called qualifications left, right & centre to make cash, however to generalise like you seemed to do is more than a tad unfair on those that take their jobs & dare I say, responsibilities to clients / the profession very seriously and whom have invested significant time & money in to developing their own skills.