[quote]Stength4life wrote:
This dfeels like the right thread; If you saw someone throw a half eaten bannana on the ground outside,would you hate them? Because it’s bio degradable.[/quote]
Just because it’s biodegradable doesn’t mean its not unsightly. I’d be very pissed if some jackass threw a banana peel on the sidewalk in front of my house. That goes double for the douchebags who throw cigarette butts on my sidewalk and lawn.
I rarely clean up other people’s mess. If it’s a ton of people that look like they are benching half decent weight I’ll leave 45’s on, if not I strip the bar. I’m not reorganizing shit, I would get pissed at how many times people can’t seem to tell where to put 10’s 25’s and 45’s.
I thank anyone that strips the bar, I give loud, rude comments to those that don’t.
Don’t be a douche. If you are too big a pussy to put the plates and dumbbells back, you’re not strong enough to use that much weight.
[quote]Stength4life wrote:
This dfeels like the right thread; If you saw someone throw a half eaten bannana on the ground outside,would you hate them? Because it’s bio degradable.[/quote]
HATE THEM…NO. Be pissed because I could have slipped on that shit…YES. And if they did it over the shoulder while I behind them they are getting it shoved up there…
Everything gets put back in my world. Has to or it’ll bug me. Tried it once and it stuck in my brain like corn in my teeth. Had leave the current apparatus to clean up what I left on the previous.
Like angry chicken, I not only rerack all the weights I am using, but organize the nearest weight tree during rest breaks (I prefer to move about a bit between sets), as well.
I wipe down the benches and shit if I’m particularly sweaty, but don’t think much about it otherwise. As long as they aren’t leaving puddles where they lift, I don’t care if other people do, either - the bars and DB handles are easily the filthiest things you can come into contact with in the gym, and I don’t think twice about grabbing those.
Maybe some people are more squeamish about the sweat thing than I am, but as long as I don’t need a Brawny to clean up a bench after someone uses it, I don’t really care.
I think it depends on the gyms clientele, too. A more ‘hardcore’ setting might warrant leaving a plate on the bar when done, but a ‘family friendly’/‘weekend warrior’ type gym necessitates (I think) cleaning up your shit as much as possible.
Because the occasional soccer mom and (more common) newb can be found lurking in the weight room at my Gold’s, I put everything away. Plus everyone else is good about it, and I don’t wanna be “that guy”.
I leave 25lb bumpers on the bar I use for snatches, 2x45 per side on the trap bar, 2x25 per side on the oly db handles and 2x25 on the cable station. Everything else I re rack or the wife complains.
[quote]Doug Adams wrote:
If I use the seated calf raise or t-bar station I’ll leave a 45 on there because I’ve never seen anyone use those with less than 45. All other equipment gets stripped of weight. I try to put DBs as close as possible to their labeled spot. [/quote]
Ha! Here’s a guy at my gym removing the 10lb and 5 lb plates he had on to move up to a 25! Notice the guy is about 250lbs and built like a brick shithouse. Sad stuff at my gym.
This is a video I made of my gym on a typical morning. Sometimes the preacher bench EZ-Curl bar will have 3 35s on each side! It’s debatable as to whether anyone is really curling that or if he has 2 buddies heaving it up for him.
And this one’s funny too, somebody didn’t rack their 2.5 lb plates from the bar!
When there’s still weight on the barbell (or machine), it looks like someone’s still using it, so you have to wait around for a minute or two to see if anyone’s coming back, and then worry about a Situation developing if someone does come back while you’re working out. Really inconsiderate.
I’ve also become totally OC about putting the dumbells back in their proper order…
[quote]attydeb2005 wrote:
Yes, Hungry, my gym rocks that way. There seems to be a trend here. Heavy lifters – anal about organization. Interesting. [/quote]
WHOOOOOOOOOOSH!
I always take all weights off and put them in their proper places. I also rearrange weights (plates, dumbbells, etc) when I notice they are out of place, even if I’m not using them. I even pull the pin out when I get off a machine. Aside from my Aspergers, I think I do this out of my hatred for the douchebags who never tidy up after themselves. You can’t call someone a douchebag if you do the same thing.