Look I played 4 yrs of high school football and a year of collegeball. I lifted some respectable weight and worked out with some seriousl ridiculously strong men. Then when I left the sport and started attending the YMCA and ATC fitness I really go turned off. I mean either A. you run into the guy that is in there and is trying to look good for the ladies and almost gets you hurt.
Or B. You run into the men's magazine enthusiast that has never had anyone teach him proper form. Clangs the weights around, uses improper/ danger form and gives off the bully attitude.
I mean really there are trainers in all gyms. They will teach you how to do thing properly.
Plus the music sucks . No one gets pumped up to Karma chameleon.
I am glad I found a serious gym that has serious lifters and ex athletes in it.
If you go to the gym and have never been, shut up, ask questions, and learn. If you have been to a gym and not had anyone teach you proper form do not use free weights. Use the machines and talk to the trainers only. Don't get your advice from some buff guy. Unless some buff guy either is a trainer, holds a pro card in lifting, is an ex athlete( that didn't quit his freshman year of high school to become and accountant) or has some sort of credentials to backup his story.
If you do decide to use free weights talk to a trainer shut up, ask questions, and learn.
Also, until you know whether or not the guy you are working out with has experience lifting, do not try and teach form. I have had guys tell me I am doing it wrong only to inform them of their ignorance.
Has anyone been through this or can i get and amen?
Look I played 4 yrs of high school football and a year of collegeball. I lifted some respectable weight and worked out with some seriousl ridiculously strong men. Then when I left the sport and started attending the YMCA and ATC fitness I really go turned off. I mean either A. you run into the guy that is in there and is trying to look good for the ladies and almost gets you hurt.
Or B. You run into the men's magazine enthusiast that has never had anyone teach him proper form. Clangs the weights around, uses improper/ danger form and gives off the bully attitude.
I mean really there are trainers in all gyms. They will teach you how to do thing properly.
Plus the music sucks . No one gets pumped up to Karma chameleon.
I am glad I found a serious gym that has serious lifters and ex athletes in it.
If you go to the gym and have never been, shut up, ask questions, and learn. If you have been to a gym and not had anyone teach you proper form do not use free weights. Use the machines and talk to the trainers only. Don't get your advice from some buff guy. Unless some buff guy either is a trainer, holds a pro card in lifting, is an ex athlete( that didn't quit his freshman year of high school to become and accountant) or has some sort of credentials to backup his story.
If you do decide to use free weights talk to a trainer shut up, ask questions, and learn.
Also, until you know whether or not the guy you are working out with has experience lifting, do not try and teach form. I have had guys tell me I am doing it wrong only to inform them of their ignorance.
Has anyone been through this or can i get and amen?
I guess my question to you is why do you care what others are doing at the gym? If someone offers unsolicited advice, politely tell them that you are there to do your thing. As for the music, do what everybody else does....get an Ipod loaded with Metallica. Amen.
Yea There was a guy next to me. I needed a spot. Dude couldn't hear me I guess his Metallica was too high. Some dude from across the gym had to run over and help. Why do I care? cause if you don't know what you are doing you are going to get yourself or someone else hurt.
I work out at the gym, am trained in weight lifting and was a PT leader for my officer training and advanced training groups in the military (I'm a woman, 5'2" and 102 pounds, more muscle weight than fat...but not overly 'pumped') When I go to the gym I follow the established rules. I try to ignore others but if they leave their stuff on a bench or don't free up a bench or equipment during their rest period and I would really like it for my workout sequence, I ask if they mind swapping off and tell them how many reps I'll be doing, and I set the weights (if not free weights) back to where they had it. Otherwise I just use an alternative to work the same muscles. It's always good to know the alternatives so you can deal with sharing a gym with others, who are in the know or not. I don't mind asking someone to wipe a bench they've left wet. I don't mind ignoring someone if they try to talk to me during my sets (that's happened.) It's just like the roads when you're driving. Adjust to bad behavior, don't let it deter you from getting where you're going. The only behavior you can really change is your own, anything else is icing on the cake.
On the other hand, if someone strikes up a convo with me, if he seems personable, I might suggest meeting up for lunch or coffee or something like that. Then just continue on my workout as usually I'm on a schedule and don't want to lose my warm-up and have to warm up again.
I guess my question to you is why do you care what others are doing at the gym? If someone offers unsolicited advice, politely tell them that you are there to do your thing. As for the music, do what everybody else does....get an Ipod loaded with Metallica. Amen.
Took the words right out if my mouth. :P Posted via Mobile Device
I changed gyms and went to one where it was more serious. Mostly free weights. Guys in the Gym were all mostly experienced, friendly, and knew etiquette. I almost got into trouble twice because guys pretended to know how to spot and didn't. The not wiping down equipment doesn't bother me. I don't care about that. It is the ones I see bouncing 400 lbs off their chest. Basically giving themselves cpr while doing bench. While everyone around them says or does nothing to prevent this guy from literally causing himself a heart attack.
I guess my question to you is why do you care what others are doing at the gym? If someone offers unsolicited advice, politely tell them that you are there to do your thing. As for the music, do what everybody else does....get an Ipod loaded with Metallica. Amen.
Yea There was a guy next to me. I needed a spot. Dude couldn't hear me I guess his Metallica was too high. Some dude from across the gym had to run over and help. Why do I care? cause if you don't know what you are doing you are going to get yourself or someone else hurt.
Ah, okay. That makes more sense now. Your original post made it sound like you were overly worried about what everybody else in the gym was doing and I couldn't figure out why that would be an issue.
What about taking a friend with you who is as in to lifting as you? That way you have a trusted partner and somebody who knows what they are doing? Or was this rather a rant about gym idiots......which is okay too!
Has anyone been through this or can i get and amen?
Not a perfect parallel, but I've encountered a similar phenomenon at outdoor shooting ranges.
If you go often enough, you'll end up next to some idiot who thinks he knows how to shoot because he's watched a lot of action movies.
It's humorous right up until he tilts his pistol sideways with the barrel pointed in your direction to clear a jam. Call me a sissy, but I don't like a loaded gun pointed my way.
Not a perfect parallel, but I've encountered a similar phenomenon at outdoor shooting ranges.
If you go often enough, you'll end up next to some idiot who thinks he knows how to shoot because he's watched a lot of action movies.
It's humorous right up until he tilts his pistol sideways with the barrel pointed in your direction to clear a jam. Call me a sissy, but I don't like a loaded gun pointed my way.
I dropped out of an Army reserve unit because of this. Downrange pulling my target for the last round and started walking up from the beach to see the unit enlisted section leader with her gun loaded and pointed at her target which was next to mine, and she was not known for her accuracy
I think that is a dumb idea. Jeez an alarm for sounds jeez. Obviously that gym doesn't have any serious lifters in it. I mean if you are power cleaning 250 or more pounds it really is not safe to try and catch that. The clanking I am talking about it when the guy is loading up the bar to grab attention. For example the guy that puts lots of lighter weights on to make it appear he is working out with a lot of weight.
I don't care if guys are grunting or groaning. If you are pushing yourself you just can't help it. It is quite another to try and play yourself up.
My main problem with gyms is how rude people are. I've been around to see the serious @$$holes come and go and only the real dedicated guys will stay. If you get to know them long enough a lot of them are cool.
I've learned to live with making extra time just incase I get stuck waiting the string bean in the power cage to finish his sissy curls so I can squat, or the bromance couple to stop talking and let me work in. What really gets to me is how sh!tty people treat the noobs.
I've been lifting for a few years and still remember what it was like to start out struggling. A lot of times I will just go up and offer a spot or ask if they need help. 9/10 times they really appreciate the assistance or little tip to help them lift safely.
You wouldn't believe how many girls I've met just going up to them and fixing a machine to their size or assisting with crunches. But I'm not into picking up girls at the gym, IDk something about meeting women who are sweaty and smelly just doesn't do it for me.
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Immaturity in the Gym 
