[quote]Knight33 wrote:
the rules in the gym have been changing to create a more female friendly atmosphere. Because of this, all the heavy lifts are being discouraged and retarded rules are being put in place (no chalk)
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Being a female, I gotta say that chalk and heavy lifting are really offensive to me.
Seriously, if you clean up after yourself (wet paper towel to collect chalk dust, for example), I can’t understand why these rules exist.
This is a gym. Not a sorority tea party.
[quote]maraudermeat wrote:
[quote]VikingsAD28 wrote:
I am lucky, my school gym is the shit.
The only thing I have ever gotten bitched at for was “doing lying hamstring curls too fast,” other than that I make noise when deadlifting all the time and use chalk. I just clean it up and nobody says anything.
I am not saying that you are, but not being a douche goes a long way in not getting kicked out of a gym.[/quote]
i find that the douches are the ones that get to stay and the actual serious lifters that take care of the equipment are usually the ones that get kicked out.
in the cases i’ve seen, gyms don’t like the bodybuilder or powerlfiter “look”. i actually stopped into a planet fitness just for shits and giggles and the 150lb douche behind the desk actually told me that i wasn’t welcome in the gym because they don’t like “those heavy lifters” in their gym. they were a “judgement free zone” he tells me. i ask what the fuck does that mean?? he says it means they don’t tolerate the hardcore attitude. so i say- “your gym is full of a bunch of pussies then??” he asked me to leave at that point.
this is what going to the gym has come to. they are actually making a conserted effort to keep people from getting stronger. that’s like having a library without any books because we don’t want our customers to learn to read. effffing crazy. all of those people at planet fitness would be better off saving their money and just sit at home watching dancing with the stars reruns.
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dude, u serious? Now I am not a 200 pounds ripped dude but wtf is a a judgement free zone? The fucker is obviously discriminating. And wtf is a “hardcore attitude”? We are all just lifting weight no? If the membership has been paid for I dun see why u have been asked to leave. I mean the gym is doing business and they reject ppl who pay and lift there?
[quote]maraudermeat wrote:
[quote]StrengthDawg wrote:
[quote]maraudermeat wrote:
[quote]VikingsAD28 wrote:
I am lucky, my school gym is the shit.
The only thing I have ever gotten bitched at for was “doing lying hamstring curls too fast,” other than that I make noise when deadlifting all the time and use chalk. I just clean it up and nobody says anything.
I am not saying that you are, but not being a douche goes a long way in not getting kicked out of a gym.[/quote]
i find that the douches are the ones that get to stay and the actual serious lifters that take care of the equipment are usually the ones that get kicked out.
in the cases i’ve seen, gyms don’t like the bodybuilder or powerlfiter “look”. i actually stopped into a planet fitness just for shits and giggles and the 150lb douche behind the desk actually told me that i wasn’t welcome in the gym because they don’t like “those heavy lifters” in their gym. they were a “judgement free zone” he tells me. i ask what the fuck does that mean?? he says it means they don’t tolerate the hardcore attitude. so i say- “your gym is full of a bunch of pussies then??” he asked me to leave at that point.
this is what going to the gym has come to. they are actually making a conserted effort to keep people from getting stronger. that’s like having a library without any books because we don’t want our customers to learn to read. effffing crazy. all of those people at planet fitness would be better off saving their money and just sit at home watching dancing with the stars reruns.
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So the “judgement free zone” judged you and kicked you out…wow, not so judge free huh?
isn’t planet fitness where they have the noise level alarms?
Times like these I wished I win the powerball and build a real gym that kicks out wimps that don’t want to better themselves it would be a board of the peers. If the group thinks your a douche…your gone…ahh day dreaming…[/quote]
yep…they have the “lunk alarm”
here are a couple of my favorite videos taken at this world class lifting establishment
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NO DEADLIFTING!!!? WTF?
And whats up with the manager saying creating a “non-intimidating” atmosphere?
University of Maryland has similar rules as the OP’s and others…
The main gym (Eppley’s) is like the OP’s I was kicked out due to chalk one time, and another time because I took my shoes off for squating.
Me and my friends lift in a smaller gym, away from the Administrative offices, but it is still hard…
…Our club, the weightlifting club, got shut down this semester (It was shut down a year ago, but we manadged to get a 1year plea bargain) and we are constantly harassed about weights being dropped and chalk.
Those rules are made because the people who administer those gym used to work at trendy commercial gyms (like Plannet Fitness). So they bring in that mentality to the (non-athletic) college gyms. I’ve tried talking and negociating with the Admin people, but they insist that we lift according to their rule book. So we are forced to sneak, make friends with the staff, avoid conflict at all cost, and NOT raise our profile.
Understand, unless you get in a verbal argument with the head Admin people or fight with the employee you are NOT in anybody’s shit list. If you want do something about their rules talk to the Student Govermnet, the President of the Univ. (most hold lunch with small group of students), or make a fuzz in the school newspaper.
In the meantime… Leave your BCAA outside in the locker. Buy invisible chalk and put the container inside your pockets, OR, buy a small chalk-cloth-baggie http://www.rei.com/product/751553 and leave it in your pocket.
I finally understand what a “judgement free zone” means…
At 0:50 some guy is doing a deadlift looking motion but there is no alarm going off. I’m so disappointed. Also the sound of weights clinking is disrespectful guys, apparently I’ve been doing it wrong all this time.
I believe if the desire is strong enough, there is always the possibility about rigging up a garage gym.
[quote]stallion wrote:
I believe if the desire is strong enough, there is always the possibility about rigging up a garage gym.[/quote]
True in most cases I believe. I live in a second floor apartment though. I am sure my 1st floor neighbors would just love me when I did deadlifts.
As a side note, I like the set-up you got for yourself Stallion, and I really do look forward to the day when I can build my own home gym.
[quote]Pika wrote:
I have a very understanding gym.
Management actually goes out of its way to accommodate our training requirements. We often get consulted on what we would like to see change, or new equipment added to the gym.
Rather than see our ‘type of lifting’ as driving other trainers away, they see it as an opportunity to create a niche market and attract trainers looking for specific types of equipment.
In the last 12-18 months the gym has added more power racks at the expense of Smith Machines due to space. They have added two Olympic platforms, funded the building of sprint sleds, prowlers, tyres, torpeedos etc for specific training.
When we asked for kettlebells they were included in the next years budget and have now arrived.
They also recently invested in a stand alone altitude training room as well as contrast baths (ice baths and spas).
A good example of how they operate was in the early days the cleaning staff complained about chalk. Rather than simply ban chalk, they asked us why we needed and for what lifts.
Two days later we had a change of floor tile in free weight area to make cleaning easier and chalk was now provided in a chalk stand.
You guys should all move to Australia and enjoy this type of service.
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Where in Australia are you?
[quote]DoveofWar08 wrote:
[quote]stallion wrote:
I believe if the desire is strong enough, there is always the possibility about rigging up a garage gym.[/quote]
True in most cases I believe. I live in a second floor apartment though. I am sure my 1st floor neighbors would just love me when I did deadlifts.
As a side note, I like the set-up you got for yourself Stallion, and I really do look forward to the day when I can build my own home gym. [/quote]
This setup is because I was kicked out of a gym called Farmers Gym. They told me I could use it as often as I liked. When I went there every day they did not seem to like it so much anymore. After I broke the floor from missing a heavy squat (I think I broke the barbell too), I was kicked out. So I tought, fuck those people, and at the time I did not have any money, but I called my dad and asked him if he would sponsor me with a rack and some plates.
I got the squat rack, a bench, a barbell and some plates. For the first month or so (this was in the spring), I only did maintenance training for front squats in the bloody living room, using two kitchen chairs as a squat rack. Didn’t set up the squat rack right away, because I felt I did not have time for it because of the studies. So I did FSQ and floorpresses in the living room, and my gf did not mind, that is the kind of girl she is.
Eventually I got it all set up in the basement, and the only expansion I’ve done is to buy more plates. Still the same equipment. The starting investment was about 1200 dollars. Heck, all you really need in the beginning to get started is a barbell and plates. Preferably on ground level. I was a bit afraid when I did squats in the living room. Only did it with 130kg at most, but pictured myself falling through the floor! :o
Since that time, I’ve done a lot of training in the basement. It is open 24 hours in the day, and for a squat fanatic like me, that’s excellent.
As you tell me, you tell me that you live on the 2nd floor. Alright, so maybe nothing but benching and perhaps some rowing, millitary presses and the like is possible to do there. What about renting a barn, a basement or a garage, perhaps if you ask nicely maybe somebody will even let you do some deadlifts for free somewhere. You could even do it on concrete, but preferably with some rubber covering on the floor.
As far as I am concerned, it is all worth it. When your motivation is internal, and you have the dicipline, working out alone rocks.
“One of the best parts of the gym is the free tootsie rolls”
The best is the guy at 48 seconds:
Wait a minute, is it true that month to month memberships are a novel concept in the States, or is it yet another ridiculous PF claim? All put together, that video makes PF look scarily like a cult.
If you are on the way out any way, go out in a blaze of chalk and glory.
finally found it
When somebody already has your money, and there’s nothing you can do about it… you’re the bitch.
See: socialism
[quote]jhng wrote:
I finally understand what a “judgement free zone” means…
I felt my dick shrinking while watching this.
I’ve actually lifted in a Planet Fitness. At the time, it was a good option - $10/mo when everything was so much more expensive in country club Connecticut.
I talked it out with the floor guys before I joined, and they said they won’t bother me if I deadlift, and that was the only “banned” lift. I hit my max of 315 there with the full monty - belt and chalk.
It was also one of the few Planet Fitnesses with a squat rack, which I used to full effect since I was on Starting Strength at the time. Never an issue.
Its usually the hoity-toity gyms that have problems with actual lifting, and a week pass is enough to see if any given gym will give you shit about it. I’m happy with my gym right now (a Fitness 19 where I’m friends with the elite guys and a couple of trainers also work out with us) but I’m considering a move to Gold’s Gym so I can be “inspired” again. hah.
If this planet fitness place is as lame as I keep hearing why do they even have barbells that you are able to load with unlimited weight. With all the rules they have I would expect them to just have machines and maybe dumbbells that go up to 50lbs. There is also those small bars with fixed weight that goes up to 110 or so. For as lame as it is I would think they could do without barbells and squat racks completely.
Planet fitness goes on and on about “average people.”
Why would you want to be average?