Genesis Gym

[Justin Hurley]

Chris and I took a trip up to Dave's gym in Wembley, London (Genesis Gym) last Thursday to use the monolift.

We had a great day out, and met some great guys. We were treated like kings by Bulldog and the Genesis team, but it wasn't just a social visit, they worked the shit out of us. My lower back felt like I had been attacked with a sledge hammer afterwards. We did deadlifts after heavy squats, then heavy reverse hypers and romanian deadlifts, a recipe for hitting the lower back hard.

Genesis is an awesome gym with everything you could ever imagine wanting to use. It has an awesome atmosphere with some great powerlifters at hand to give help and advice.

[Alex Gold]

Right, now I can reply.....may I just say....:-(

You visit a gym 2 miles from my house and dont invite me, OR drop by for a chat!!!

:D

Let me know if you're down again

Cheers

Alex

[Justin Hurley]

2 miles from your house. I never new. I thought you lived in Kent.

Chris and I are going to Bulldogs gym on Saturday morning for another squat session. PM your mobile number to either of us.

[big-pete]

justin i was gonna ask if you were squatting on a saturday any time soon, room for another if i can make it??

[Justin Hurley]

We are going up in my van, so there is one more space.

I need to meet some fella at Royal Garden Hotel for 10am to pick up some gym equipment, so we need to leave Cardiff for 8am.

[Alex Gold]

2 miles from your house. I never new. I thought you lived in Kent.

Chris and I are going to Bulldogs gym on Saturday morning for another squat session. PM your mobile number to either of us.

I used to live in Kent, but don't think you knew me then?

Anyway I am working this saturday, will you be down again? I'd like to have a session once I get my new centurion, and I need a couple of weeks notice to change shift. Probably best to wait until after the BPC cause everyone will be a bit more relaxed.

Cheers

Alex

[badboy007]

is bulldogs gym the same thing as genesis gym?

bulldog is am absolute tank!

[Justin Hurley]

Yeah, Bulldogs gym. He's a huge fella, but also a really nice guy.

I can't say enough good things about him, the gym and whole team working and training there.
It was a hard session Bulldog took us through, we are glutten for punishment, because we are going back there this saturday.

[big-pete]

ouch, thats early!!

doesnt look like il be able to, i forgot that i have a date with "toys'r'us"






life is good

are you doin summat similar next saturday?

[Justin Hurley]

Earlier than we would have liked, but I fella we met and the fitness expo, is selling me some equipment, and is putting himself out to meet us at 10am.

[Alex Gold]

Hope you guys had a good day, I was hoping to sneak out of work but was fully booked (bastards!)

Hope to catch up with you after the BPC is over with

[big-pete]

howd it go down there?

[Justin Hurley]

For me it was a disaster that my metal suit was non starter, the third suit not to fit properly. It was a good session though.

I think Chris might be breaking his own squat record again.

[chris jenkins]

I think Justin may be turning some heads, his training is going realy well at the moment.

[Alex Gold]

Planning any more trips there?

[badboy007]

justin mate, whats up with ur squat suits??

is the viking too tight mate?


if i was you id go for a stock centurion and adjust it accordingly

[Justin Hurley]

Everything I have ordered is just too fucking tight.

The metal viking v-type was custom made. I managed to squeeze into it, with the help of dave and chris (suspending me in mid air while a wriggle in) but as soon as they put the straps up dave said that the suit was well too small. The straps are as tight on me as my deadlift suit, (cutting into the shoulders).

Dave phoned Pullum to see it they had a boss suit to fit a large 82.5kg, small 90kg lifter, to get to me this week. Pullum recomended a size 44 which they had in stock, but as Chris is lifting on the sunday, I am going to borrow his size 44 boss suit. As I don't want to buy another suit, I have the canvas away being repaired, so that will come back eventually, plus the metal will come back altered, so with the boss suit i'd have 3 brand new suits.

[Justin Hurley]

Planning any more trips there?

Hopefully this week or weekend. Have to see what shifts Chris is working.

[AJ Roberts]

Justin if you got into the poly and had the straps up it aint too tight. Plus poly streches a little everytime you use it. I would maybe have the straps lengthened and leave hips etc the same.

[Justin Hurley]

It's definately too tight. I couldn't even break a quarter squat with 240kg. I did give it a good go, I give myself a red eye, from bursting the blood vessels and had to ditch the bar on Dave, because the suit was pulling me all over the place and nearly give me an injury.

The suit obviously wasn't cut to cater for me to have briefs underneath, that is why the hips are also too tight.

I think I am going to go with Dave's advice, as he seen the suit on me, and also had the same problem with the same exact suit at the last British when he couldn't break parrallel with 430kg on his back. I am going to have 1.5-2" put on the strap and 1" on the legs and hips.

[AJ Roberts]

sounds good let me know how it goes.

[Lloyd]

Was good to see you there. You ready for next weekend then? Home town boy should do well??

[chris jenkins]

It should be a great show, how are you Lloyd mate??

[Lloyd]

I would say im feeling great and ready to rip it up but everything hurts! Bench should be interesting....I think John Kiss will be going for a 260kg so I can't wait. He was throwing 240kg up last week like it was nothing. A 1000 total shouldn't be far away if we can all get deadlifts like yours.....