Gym ettiquette

smiaras

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SheroN

Because the majority of people are ignorant pieces of ****.

thejuggler

I dislike people who never bring towels and/or never wipe down the machines when they're finished.

Genghis

People who sit on gym equipment for extended periods of 'recovery' time when there are other people around (who are usually on a routine and waiting on them to move).

People who lift huge weights, and then leave the pin in expecting the next person to be somehow impressed.

The hygiene problems mentioned already are thankfully not a huge problem at my gym - no gum problem, and most people use towels. However, when they go down to the pool / sauna / steam room / jacuzzi the number of peopl who don't shower before and between is amazing. You see some guy 8 stone overweight go from 20 minutes on the top shelf of the sauna to the deck of the pool in 10 second run, dive and plunge maneuvour

uberwolf

Originally posted by Genghis


People who lift huge weights, and then leave the pin in expecting the next person to be somehow impressed.

do you mean on the machines or the free weights?

dudara

I dislike people who never bring towels and/or never wipe down the machines when they're finished.

That's got to be the worst. Or the lads who stand in front of the mirrors for the whole time they're in the gym

rs

Originally posted by Genghis
People who lift huge weights, and then leave the pin in expecting the next person to be somehow impressed.

Typically, I would lift significantly more than average on most machines.

Should I move the pin after I'm finished to a lower level?

Or is it ok if I just do what I do now and expect no-one to be impressed?

SprostonGreen

Not wiping their sweat of machines, is the worst in my book.

Working in on the smith machine at peak times, that irks me.

damnyanks

I hate when all the ladies oogle over me while I work out. Dirty pervs


Maybe someday it will happen

Genghis

Originally posted by rs
Typically, I would lift significantly more than average on most machines.

Should I move the pin after I'm finished to a lower level?

Or is it ok if I just do what I do now and expect no-one to be impressed?

Perhaps you should move it up a couple of notches, really blow their minds?

Not sure about your gym, but the standard courtesy in mine is to take the pin out when you are finished with a machine, so that it doesn't bear any weight. No risk for the next person to absentmindedly lift a weight beyond their means.

APM

Originally posted by Genghis

People who lift huge weights, and then leave the pin in expecting the next person to be somehow impressed.

What do u want them to do? Put the pin back up to the top of the stack? For a machine I think its fairly normal to leave the pin in wherever you've been using it at when finished?

Mr E

Whats the big deal, lads? If the pin is too high, move it down. If its too low, move it up. I don't give a rats ass what kind of weight the person before me could or couldn't lift. Its irrelevant.

Jesus.... move on.

dudara

Working in on the smith machine at peak times, that irks me.

Stay away from that f-ing machine, unless you want serious injury. they should all be sent to the scrap yard. They put your body in an unnatural position.

trotter_inc

I cant stand the bodybuilders who are pumped up on steroids who think the own the gym coz they are big - most of them have huge bellies which looks so stupid!

Stark

Which one's the smith machine?

trotter_inc

I work out in the UL Arena in Limerick and there was a while when they were letting in travellers, dont get me wrong - Ive nothing against them - its just that one of them used to take off his "vest" and stand in front of the mirror topless while trying to lift the weights. No Jokin!

trotter_inc

Its like a bench press only its got cables on the sides for safety.

dudara

The smith machine is the used mainly by rugby players for squatting as hereSmith Machine . The seat is removable allowing you to stand in under it for squats, or use it for benching etc with the seat.

It should never ever be used for squats.

(someguy)

it's ok to use it for benching though right ?

dudara

it's ok, but as this is an etiquette thread, always try to use a proper bench first. I don't know if the seats in smith machines fully recline.

meatball

Do your bloody curls somewhere other than the squat rack, ace.

Some of us have real exercises to do.

Guv

Stop paying so much attention to what others are doing and focus on yourself.
Chewing gum is perfectly fine in a gym, leaving the pin whereever in a weight stack is fine. Anyone using machines all the time should move on to free weights.

As for bb'ers roided up with big guts, where do you train? I am sure a 5ft10in guy weighing 18st with a single digit bodyfat and a 32in waist must have a huge gut.

The only etiquette necessary is to be courteous and conscientious. If you have a beef let the person know but make sure you are not just being a nuisance to avoid any confrontation.