Stopping at gyms along truck route

I haven't been teased this bad since...well,since I was at the drive-in movie with Lisa in 1976..

 

I like cheese......

 

Hi, I have had to slow down some on my workouts since I started back driving I do make it to the gym some on the road. I was benching 450 when I started driving and I can still get pretty close to that now, I drive a step or detach so I carry a set of 60 lb dumbells with me for doing my curls and. Set of 180lb for bench and dumbell kickbacks/shrugs and shoulders, I use the back of the trailer for incline/decline presses. It can be done you just have to get creative. I do get some funny looks with the dumbells chained down on my trailer though.

 

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I was wondering which fitness chain is best to join in the midwest. So far, I'm leaning towards anytime fitness, but I was told you join the one in your hometown and go for a month before you can visit other locations. Is this still correct? Are there better options. I've got to find a better hobby for my downtime than sitting in the driver's lounge watching football!

 

How about you do what you can in and around the truck ? get a stool for stair steppin, resistance band for crunches, situps push ups etc..... get a bike to tote behind the sleeper. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJAgKWRiFpg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7-MYPOFPII

 

I lost alot of weight just walking in the lot.I have seen drivers working out while waiting to be loaded.they kept a couple weights in their truck.

 

I've worked out in and on the truck before, it can be done. I once carried soloflex dumbbells and a bench. I would slide the bench out the side door on my sleeper. I could do pushups, dips, squats on the flatbed. I could jog anywhere. (I hate jogging).

Nothing is more effective, I think, than a real gym with real free weights and an elliptical machine for cardio. I'm also looking for a chance to get away from the truck as well. I lie to lift for an hour and ride a bike or run the ellipitical while catching up on news/weather. The eye candy is nice too. So is the hot tub and shower for relaxing.

I want the whole experience in a positive environment where truckers don't stare at me like I'm some kind of alien for working out. The negative attitudes are not very motivating for healthy habits in the trucking world.

 

i do too ! but in the real world.... getting to the elipical machine is difficult. But what i can do is simple stuff that can be done anywhere at anytime, since as a trucker being anywhere at anytime is a fact of life(style) as for others staring at you funny.... F'em they stare at you funny anyway ! And in America, people are monkey see- monkey do. if you park in the back by yourself someone will park next to you. Park nose in and some other monkey will too. And if you get a gut load of fried comfort at the buffet, guess what ? So if you are doing pushups, chin ups or something like that, someone else will too. And then you are helping others, by helping yourself.....
Cuz in the real world the next 10 minutes maybe be all you can count on despite plans that are laid out.
PS i sure do miss the machines behind the row of jogging machines........
Hel-lo Kitty

 

I wonder what happened to BBradUMA? For those who don't remember;about 11/2 years ago he was trying to put together a list of Big Truck accessible gyms around the country. And for that was receiving his share of flak for this from other folks here..

Imagine that..Think I'll send him a P.M. and see what he's doin.Thanx for digging up this ol thread-forgot all about it.