[samurai69]

Hi, would just like to introduce my self and my new facility in watford (herts)

after returning to the uk at the beginning of the year after 8 years abroad, i returned to personal training with the intention of opening my own facility............this is now open

We are in an old warehouse space, which offers that "old school" boxing gym type feel

we have a large climbing frame with rings for pullups/pushups/dips etc
3 lifting platforms with various olympic bars and weights
4 power cages and 1 squat rack
varuious kegs, barrells, tyres, sledgehammers, indian clubs, strongman logs and atlas stones
small climbing wall
various specialist grip tools
plyo boxes
large array of punch bags
full selection of kettlebells (growing all the time)

soon a peg board and a glute ham machine


http://www.newspartangym.co.nr

http://www.mmaconditioning.co.nr

http://www.kettlebel...ditioning.co.nr



http://www.youtube.c...h?v=zJ3G1e-9WbU

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[FK Pimp]

Welcome
Looks like a nice old school set up (didn't see any bumpers in there though - do you do/allow Oly lifting)?

How far are you from Leavesden Park?

Cheers

[Franz29]

Look like a place I could work out in quite happily...

Welcome to FK.UK.

[samurai69]

FK Pimp, on 07 September 2010 - 09:41 AM, said:

Welcome
Looks like a nice old school set up (didn't see any bumpers in there though - do you do/allow Oly lifting)?

How far are you from Leavesden Park?

Cheers

no bumpers yet, i allow oly lifting, but i hate weights being dropped unnecceserily (iawa states a lift is only finished if put down under control)

Quote

"Dropping me bar at the completion of a lift is not permitted. The bar must be controlled to
its original position."

we are 2.6 miles from leavesden park according to google maps...............not far from watford asda




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[FK Pimp]

Ok
cheers

although disagree on the dropping - it may not be allowed in competition but in training it is vital.

[samurai69]

FK Pimp, on 07 September 2010 - 11:31 AM, said:

Ok
cheers

although disagree on the dropping - it may not be allowed in competition but in training it is vital.

its only vital if you muck up, too many people these days treat bumpers like a tool just to drop..............if your snatching and things go wrong then sure its ok to bail, but so many people will just throw it down from there , its very unneccessary IMO

even when we get bumpers in i would expect memebers to train with consideration


but come along, have a look round, and we can also discuss it further

[FK Pimp]

No worries
I work out of our Leavesden office very once in a while but the gym is cr4p there. might toodle down next time i'm local.

Not saying dropping just for dropping sake but there is often a nessesity to drop for safety reasons (especially when learning or pushing the boundaries). sounds like we're on a similar page ...

[samurai69]

FK Pimp, on 07 September 2010 - 01:13 PM, said:

No worries
I work out of our Leavesden office very once in a while but the gym is cr4p there. might toodle down next time i'm local.

Not saying dropping just for dropping sake but there is often a nessesity to drop for safety reasons (especially when learning or pushing the boundaries). sounds like we're on a similar page ...

well i like boundaries to be pushed at every opportunity

when ever your down this way please pop in


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[greg]

tbh i know what you're talking about, people who throw the weights down on every lift annoy me, it's not so hard to have a controlled descent. it's fine to throw it down if you miss or fail, but not just because you can

[samurai69]

greg, on 07 September 2010 - 03:56 PM, said:

tbh i know what you're talking about, people who throw the weights down on every lift annoy me, it's not so hard to have a controlled descent. it's fine to throw it down if you miss or fail, but not just because you can

thats it exactly

[samurai69]

samurai69, on 07 September 2010 - 06:02 PM, said:

thats it exactly

New Addition

New Glute ham machine constructed and ready to work


will be adding a set of bumper plates (purely for olympic lifting) shortly


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[Chet]

Nice one. Welcome to the forum mate :-)

[samurai69]

wasnt signed in on above post

thanks

if anyone can point me in the dirction of a decent (cheap too) set of all rubber bumpers it woyuld be helpfull, i can get rubber coated plates cheap enough but finding bumpers at a decent price is proving more difficult (i only want 1 set for olympic lifting work only, so only need around 150kg tops).

[Chet]

What's your budget mate?

[samurai69]

Chet, on 27 September 2010 - 06:28 PM, said:

What's your budget mate?

was trying to keep it closer to £300 rather than £600 for proper all rubber bumpers around 150kg give or take


vague, but it gives a ball park figure


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[samurai69]

well if the 150kg set here come back in to stock i will probably go with them http://www.strengths...28de387f4537a20

[Franz29]

Give Tony a call at Absolute Performance and see what he can do. He is very good at working to get a package that will fit most budgets and he has high quality stuff.
http://www.aperformance.co.uk/

Tell him you were referred by FK.UK.

[samurai69]

Franz29, on 29 September 2010 - 09:31 AM, said:

Give Tony a call at Absolute Performance and see what he can do. He is very good at working to get a package that will fit most budgets and he has high quality stuff.
http://www.aperformance.co.uk/

Tell him you were referred by FK.UK.

thanks


chet suggested same thing

will do that

[Franz29]

samurai69, on 20 September 2010 - 01:22 PM, said:

New Addition

New Glute ham machine constructed and ready to work

Pictures? Plans you can share?