Cryptic Message in Gym

Wilfork · 27-10-2013 10:15PM #1

Did anybody see the message posted around the free weights area in the gym? It goes something like,

"Control measures will be introduced in the near future in the resistance training area. We appreciate your co-operation."

Does anybody know what this means? I asked one of the gym staff and he said he had no idea. It's like this vague threat they have just hanging out there.

stealinhorses · 28-10-2013 12:22AM

I figured it means they will ask people to leave the free weights area if it's too overcrowded. It's getting pretty ridiculous as of late, I counted 36 people just in the free weights area at once the other day. I think it says "this is to ensure everyone's safety" on that sign too.

partyatmygaff · 28-10-2013 02:26AM

There's a 25 person limit coming in soon.

MrPain · 28-10-2013 02:40PM

partyatmygaff wrote: »

There's a 25 person limit coming in soon.

This.
It will inlvolve getting a band in exchange for your card which allows you to enter weights area. Then upon leaving your band back you get your card back. There will only be 25 bands.
Two potential problems I see are:
People leaving the wieghts area and not returning their band while doing cardio, streching, etc.
People giving their band to their friends instead of whoever is next in line.
I hope the implement it in a way to prevent this.

fishtastico · 28-10-2013 04:50PM

MrPain wrote: »

People giving their band to their friends instead of whoever is next in line.

This is going to be the most infuriating and will likely be a major issue.

Wilfork · 28-10-2013 05:25PM

MrPain wrote: »

This.
It will inlvolve getting a band in exchange for your card which allows you to enter weights area. Then upon leaving your band back you get your card back. There will only be 25 bands.
Two potential problems I see are:
People leaving the wieghts area and not returning their band while doing cardio, streching, etc.
People giving their band to their friends instead of whoever is next in line.
I hope the implement it in a way to prevent this.

If this is true I hope it will be administered fairly and the rugby team or any other group will have to queue for bands like everyone else and wont be allowed to monopolise the equipment during certain periods

blubloblu · 28-10-2013 08:57PM

Are they still selling memberships to people outside College? How can they force you to pay, and then turn you away because it's dangerously overcrowded while still taking on outside members?

Also: eww sweaty wristbands

stealinhorses · 28-10-2013 09:27PM

Maybe if they had built a proper gym that extends over the swimming pool instead of having windows to look at people swimming we would not be having this problem...

I see this being an absolute mess. What if you just want to do a set of pull ups and the rest of your workout is in the stretching area/cardio/whatever. Does that mean you have to go and get the band just for the time you're using the pull up bar? Also, what happens when you leave the area to use the lat pulldown machine in the middle of your workout? Do you have to give it back? Not even mentioning people who are there for 2 hours, they will feel pressure to finish their workout quicker/will be put on a time limit, cause someone is waiting to do one set of tricep pulldowns. Such a bad idea.

MrPain · 28-10-2013 10:30PM

stealinhorses wrote: »

Maybe if they had built a proper gym that extends over the swimming pool instead of having windows to look at people swimming we would not be having this problem...

I see this being an absolute mess. What if you just want to do a set of pull ups and the rest of your workout is in the stretching area/cardio/whatever. Does that mean you have to go and get the band just for the time you're using the pull up bar? Also, what happens when you leave the area to use the lat pulldown machine in the middle of your workout? Do you have to give it back? Not even mentioning people who are there for 2 hours, they will feel pressure to finish their workout quicker/will be put on a time limit, cause someone is waiting to do one set of tricep pulldowns. Such a bad idea.

I agree completely with this.

Regarding your first point I feel there is huge amount of unused space in the reception area. The desks could be rotated 90 degrees so it is facing toward the door and the toilets/office located beside the recepetion desk demolished connecting that area with the gym.
Here is my paint skill demonstartion of what im talking about

I know my proportions are way off, but a large amount of the cardio machines could be fitted in that space.

Wilfork · 28-10-2013 11:06PM

MrPain wrote: »

I agree completely with this.

Regarding your first point I feel there is huge amount of unused space in the reception area. The desks could be rotated 90 degrees so it is facing toward the door and the toilets/office located beside the recepetion desk demolished connecting that area with the gym.
Here is my paint skill demonstartion of what im talking about

I know my proportions are way off, but a large amount of the cardio machines could be fitted in that space.

I was looking at that for about a minute trying to figure out what I was looking at and then it clicked!

They could have designed the building far more economically, but then we'd lose the architecturally chic-ness

blubloblu · 28-10-2013 11:12PM

Wilfork wrote: »

I was looking at that for about a minute trying to figure out what I was looking at and then it clicked!

They could have designed the building far more economically, but then we'd lose the architecturally chic-ness

I think I read it on this board before that in the original, Celtic tiger, plans there was to be a smoothie bar in that corner. Never materialised, but left an awkward waste of space.

Eoin247 · 04-11-2013 04:29PM

I never understood why such a new gym for the entirety of TCD was made so small. Also it's crazy that they take outside members, when there isn't enough room for students at times. If the gym membership was optional for students then I'd understand a bit perhaps. But every student must pay for membership whether they use the gym or not!

Are these wristbands just for free weights or for the weights machines too? The machines tend to be less used than the free weights.

LLMMML · 04-11-2013 05:25PM

I was just there and there are about 20 bands available that nobody is using. Either people don't realise or they don't care about the new system. Unless the instructors are goin to tell people to use them there's little point in bothering with the bands.

Tears in Rain · 07-11-2013 05:18PM

Here's a genius idea, how about they get rid of some of the treadmills and bikes which are under-utilised anyway, and use it to expand the free weights area, which is such a ghetto anyway.

blubloblu · 07-11-2013 10:10PM

Meanwhile, they're running a referral offer to increase the membership http://www.tcd.ie/Sport/assets/pdf/posters/Referral%20Offer%20November%202013.pdf

Eoin247 · 07-11-2013 11:40PM

Tears in Rain wrote: »

Here's a genius idea, how about they get rid of some of the treadmills and bikes which are under-utilised anyway, and use it to expand the free weights area, which is such a ghetto anyway.

To be fair the treadmills and bikes are nearly always full whenever i go to the gym.

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