Anonymous
Post 03/30/2023 13:29     Subject: Re:For the love of all that is holy, have so self awareness of the space in the gym
If you go to a gym that only has one squat rack, and you get shut out, that's on you.

If you lift heavy, as you claim, you should be going to a powerlifting gym that has many squat racks. I'm certainly willing to drive 20 minutes to go to a gym like that rather than drive 5 minutes to the lame-o Big Chain Gyms near my house.
Anonymous
Post 03/29/2023 20:19     Subject: For the love of all that is holy, have so self awareness of the space in the gym
I would definitely say something to someone deadlifting in such a way that they blocked a power rack. What the hell is that? And curls in a squat rack? Yikes.
Anonymous
Post 03/29/2023 19:18     Subject: For the love of all that is holy, have so self awareness of the space in the gym
Open your mouth and speak. "Can I get a turn on this machine?" Then communicate to the gym staff if the problem continues.
Anonymous
Post 03/29/2023 19:15     Subject: Re:For the love of all that is holy, have so self awareness of the space in the gym
Anonymous wrote:I think several of you would benefit from skipping leg day for meditation.

Hahaha agree!!!

Anonymous
Post 03/29/2023 18:44     Subject: Re:For the love of all that is holy, have so self awareness of the space in the gym
I think several of you would benefit from skipping leg day for meditation.
Anonymous
Post 03/29/2023 18:44     Subject: For the love of all that is holy, have so self awareness of the space in the gym
Anonymous wrote:Gyms are disgusting anyway, no wonder there’s still Covid everywhere.


I returned to my gym in June 2020, one week after they reopened. That was nearly 3 years ago, and I was maskless the entire time I worked out. And I've still never had covid.
Anonymous
Post 03/29/2023 18:43     Subject: For the love of all that is holy, have so self awareness of the space in the gym
I hear you, OP.

This is how I feel about people hogging the stairmasters... but they're leaning on the machine with their arms.

I don't care what speed you do, or even how long you're on the machine. But if you're going to clog up a limited supply machine, at LEAST do it right. And it's not exactly rocket science.
Anonymous
Post 03/29/2023 17:07     Subject: For the love of all that is holy, have so self awareness of the space in the gym
Gyms are disgusting anyway, no wonder there’s still Covid everywhere.
Anonymous
Post 03/29/2023 17:00     Subject: For the love of all that is holy, have so self awareness of the space in the gym
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Sounds like this gym is not a good option for you. I can always tell workout posers by the fact that their ENTIRE workout is ruined if they can't use a piece of equipment. There are so MANY ways to get your training done. No matter what it is. Use another. If it can't be replicated (no squat rack or bar for deadlift) and this happens repeatedly, then this is a failing of your gym. Pick another that doesn't have a SINGLE squat rack. WTF


Oh please. You probably poo pop around with garbage like goblet squats and lunges, as if those are going to be adequate replacements for doing reps of 315+ lbs of barbell squats.

The solution is clearly to go to an entirely new gym and setup new memberships elsewhere they may be many more miles away because idiots don't know basic gym etiquette? I don't know what's more dense, the plates on the rack or your brain.


I think the two people on here that actually have experience lifting heavy weights have both suggested a different gym because one squat rack is not sufficient for more than one person to train heavy squats.

It seems to me like you choose this gym, which is not particularly dedicated to heavy lifting because you figured there would be little competition for the squat rack. That was a miscalculation on your part.

You can only change your own behavior. You cannot control other people.
Anonymous
Post 03/29/2023 16:23     Subject: For the love of all that is holy, have so self awareness of the space in the gym
Anonymous wrote:Nothing worse than when you wake up amped because it is leg day, yet when you finally are able to get to the gym, some nitwit is hogging the only power rack in the entire gym for 90 minutes straight doing stupid exercises.

Today as I was going to the gym, I missed beating this one person in through the floor by literally 10 seconds. Who knew that'd ruin my entire leg day. The person that got in before me got to the damn power rack literally 20 seconds before I was about to and then proceeded to hog it for the next hour and half. They did squats (OK good), but then proceeded to do barbell shoulder presses, then bent over rows, then barbell arm curls, and then deadlifts in front of the damn power rack. Mind you, this is the only damn power rack in the whole damn gym for anyone else to do squats, and the gym has barbells elsewhere to do virtually any of the other exercises. Blows my damn mind how people can go to the gym completely oblivious to simple etiquette and are blind to the fact they don't own a peice of equipment in the gym.

Arm curls in the damn paper rack is soooooooooo annoying. People need to be aware of the space around them at the gym.


Maybe you should work out at home, snowflake
Anonymous
Post 03/29/2023 16:23     Subject: For the love of all that is holy, have so self awareness of the space in the gym
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Maybe figure out multiple routines? You could have a leg day without a rack. Awareness of multiple attacks for muscle groups also recommended.


I hear you though. Dudes are the worst.


I mean I did do othereg stuff, but there's just no replacing barbell squats.

It was a woman actually hogging it for 90 minutes. The workout made no sense at all.....like she was doing legs, then shoulders the back, and then hamstrings. She was also doing only 2-3 reps some sets and taking 5+ minutes between sets.

So annoying.


Say something clown


+1
Anonymous
Post 03/29/2023 16:20     Subject: For the love of all that is holy, have so self awareness of the space in the gym
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Maybe figure out multiple routines? You could have a leg day without a rack. Awareness of multiple attacks for muscle groups also recommended.


I hear you though. Dudes are the worst.


I mean I did do othereg stuff, but there's just no replacing barbell squats.

It was a woman actually hogging it for 90 minutes. The workout made no sense at all.....like she was doing legs, then shoulders the back, and then hamstrings. She was also doing only 2-3 reps some sets and taking 5+ minutes between sets.

So annoying.


Say something clown
Anonymous
Post 03/29/2023 16:04     Subject: For the love of all that is holy, have so self awareness of the space in the gym
Anonymous wrote:Anyone who does arm curls in the squat or power racks should immediately be banned for life from all gyms.


Agreed
Anonymous
Post 03/29/2023 16:01     Subject: For the love of all that is holy, have so self awareness of the space in the gym
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:You also can't work in, because it is just super inconvenient when you lift vastly different weight and are different heights. You'd have to remove and add multiple 45 lbs plates or more plus adjust the safety arms and starting position heights between every single set.

Forget it.


Major eyeroll.

Taking a few plates off and on a barbell is not that hard. FFS, you're there to work anyway


You also have to adjust the rack height and safety arms between every set....are you just stupid or can you not read? Clearly you have probably never lifted heavy in your life.


My total is 1,135. I lift heavy.

And I'm a guy. And I've willingly had the rack set to just above my belly button on back squats (essentially starting at mid squat) to make it easier on the person I'm working in with. It's not that hard.

And no, you don't need to reset the safety bars
Anonymous
Post 03/29/2023 13:43     Subject: For the love of all that is holy, have so self awareness of the space in the gym
Anonymous wrote:Sounds like this gym is not a good option for you. I can always tell workout posers by the fact that their ENTIRE workout is ruined if they can't use a piece of equipment. There are so MANY ways to get your training done. No matter what it is. Use another. If it can't be replicated (no squat rack or bar for deadlift) and this happens repeatedly, then this is a failing of your gym. Pick another that doesn't have a SINGLE squat rack. WTF


Oh please. You probably poo pop around with garbage like goblet squats and lunges, as if those are going to be adequate replacements for doing reps of 315+ lbs of barbell squats.

The solution is clearly to go to an entirely new gym and setup new memberships elsewhere they may be many more miles away because idiots don't know basic gym etiquette? I don't know what's more dense, the plates on the rack or your brain.