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I am about to hit the road soon and I am an avid weightlifter and amateur boxer/cagefighter and I was just wondering are there any truck stops that offer workout facilities if so how many and where or are they more common than I think or none at all, just wondering if I should bring my weights in the truck.

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get settled into the job first and if you see another few hundred pounds on board won't matter take them with you.
another sollution is you have a 53' gym and with the right company,excersize is no problem,just inform them you love to unload freight and after they send you to a shrink and your declared of sound mind,you will be a dispatchers wildest dream.
Meat hauling would be right up your alley.42,000lb workout plus handling around a few thousand pounds of pallets will keep you in shape.
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for truck stop there arent too many,the petro in pittston pa, as a gym on top of the t/s..
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In and near truckstops are few and far between. If you are wanting to lift weights regularly then take some with you once you get your own truck. I suggest limiting yourself to 100lbs or less in the truck. Also for added excercise you could always volunteer to lump every load you get that you can. Either run reefer and you can lump lots of frieght if you want, or flat bed and you can get a decent workout lugging around lumber tarps.
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Well I used to unload trucks for 10hrs a day so I think that lumping my load is a great idea thank you very much for the suggestion

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stagnet, I too am a weightlifter. No there are no truck stops with gyms. When I worked for Swift, I would drop my trailer in the swift yard then bobtail to the nearest 24 hour fitness. I ran 11 western and they usually have one in every big city or suberb. I got to the gym a couple times a week ,but if your going 48 state I would forget about working out.

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Wait until you get out there and drive. From my experience and the looks of things, it is all one can do to stay clean and keep enough energy to perform the necessary functions of the job, let alone any extra time and energy for exercise. Honestly, driving long distances, sometimes unloading, maintaining equipment on the road, and doing paperwork all take their toll on you every day. You become tired, and every possible break you spend eating, sleeping, or calling your family at home. Unless you can take some weights in the truck for the times you have extra long layovers or plan on doing all of your own unloading, you will find it difficult to keep up an exercise routine out on the road.

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I used to carry a set of strength bands with me when I was at SNI - they were usually all that I had time for, and didn't have any real effect on my gross, plus I don't want ANYTHING in the cab/sleeper that could take my head off in a sudden stop situation.
You can get a really good workout between isometrics and the bands, plus if you do your own lumping, you won't feel much like fooling with free weights.
If you really want to put some money into it, and don't mind a dumbbell only workout, get a set of powerblocks and secure them to the deckplate.

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Wow thanks guys you have been very helpful to me I will take all of your suggestions and keep them in mind and we'll see how it goes.

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Yes there are two truck stops up past Toronto on the way to Montreal that have weight rooms. I can't exactly remember there names but one is a Shell brand fuel. They are both on the 401. Just ask on the radio when you are up that way and some one should be able to tell you which ones there are.
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I take a 4x4 or 6x6 hardwood timbers and cut the handholds with a hatchet and carry them on the landing gear with my other timbers. You have to look around a bit and find good dense heavy ones. Then it is not extra weight. Can use anyone you have till you find one the right weight or have two or three different weights for different routines. Makes a goood barbell.
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Cool deal these are all great suggestions I just don't know which one to take thanks for all of your help guys.