No doing gymnastics in the free weight area. This is not a place for circus acts. This includes, hand stands and cart wheels (just to name the main ones).
What’s your experience with gymnastics?
I, at least, would wait until my six pack showed up through my shirt before I characterized it as a circus act. How many guys in the average weight room can hold a handstand? How coordinated and strong are most guys in the average weight room?
Could there be some connection between their weakness and the fact that their upper body workout is knees-to-chest benching and curls rather than progressions to lever, planche, and maltese press to handstand?[/quote]
Not to disrespect but I too don’t think the free weight area is for those exercises because of the following reasons:
Idiots that don’t know what you are doing may bump into you and cause injury.
It can be done safely in aerobics room or matted area.
The area is for people to lift weights and should stay that way. It is like telling the UFC-Champ-wannabe not to dumbbell punch in front of the dumbbell rack but rather do it in the punching bag room/corner. (Not saying it is good training to punch with dumbbells)
Not to disrespect but I too don’t think the free weight area is for those exercises because of the following reasons:
Idiots that don’t know what you are doing may bump into you and cause injury.
It can be done safely in aerobics room or matted area.
The area is for people to lift weights and should stay that way. It is like telling the UFC-Champ-wannabe not to dumbbell punch in front of the dumbbell rack but rather do it in the punching bag room/corner. (Not saying it is good training to punch with dumbbells)
Again not to disrespect but just my 2 cents.
Geek boy[/quote]
People worry too much about injury. 'Nuff said.
It can be safely done in the weight room, too, or anywhere. Back in the day, the biggest games of Capoeira were played on the cobblestone streets of Brazil, on a steep incline. Spring-loaded floors and mats are useful, but not necessary.
This argument gets to the heart of the misconception: Gymnastics should be understood not as some wacky fringe sport played by men in leotards (‘not that there’s anything wrong with that’), but as a means for training for sports and general fitness, just like weight lifting. Check out any photo of an old gym: You’ll see sets of p-bars, rings, and climbing ropes alongside barbells and dumbbells. You’ll also notice that the lifters look much more fit than those you’d see in most gyms today.
Don’t dismount your snuff in the drinking fountain.
Don’t dump your spit cup in the water fountain
Don’t leave your spit cup sitting on a bench
If you’re too fucking lazy to unload your bar, at least refrain from initially loading the plates on BACKWARDS!
Shit yourself in the john NOT out on the floor
You obviously do not have a plan so quit fucking meandering around from area to area taking 3-5 minutes between sets, getting in my fucking way and occupying benches.
The radio was off when you got here, and I’d prefer that you leave it off. But if you have to turn it on, your choice of music sucks, so if you leave before me, which I guarantee you will, turn it the fuck off!
I was entertaining the idea of getting shirts printed myself. However, that idea is on the back burner. Perhaps T-Nation could flog T-shirts ( Pun intended ) with T logos on the front, and gym etiquette rules on the back?
[quote]BFG wrote:
eawhite wrote:
Don’t know if this was mentioned: Don’t talk to me in the middle of my set.
And as for the underarmour. I’m a SFB (still fat bastard) and I wear the underarmour because I sweat like crazy and UA (the loosegear line of course) works the best for me. However, I don’t want to gross out any T-Vixens that may be at the gym so I wear a regular t-shirt over the UA.
Affirmative. My original started out like this:
do NOT talk to me while I am lifting
do NOT talk to me while I am resting
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also had …
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6a) squat racks are for squatting
6b) curls are not squats
(the loose gear UA is not the issue - you’re cool man)
Good stuff team. Keep it coming. I’ll gather all of your input and revise my list. (looks like it may end up as more than 10)
BFG[/quote]
6a) squat racks are for squatting
6b) curls are not squats
if you don’t have a hot bod. Cover it up. Skintight clothes shouldn’t come in anything over a size 12. The other day I had to train a chick who’s 50 something and she had cameltoe showing.
Oh shit I think I’m gonna hurl at the memory. It’s just wrong.
Rack your weight. Put away your plates. I try not to care, but it’s annoying to see a punk 1/4 squatting 180kgs, and then leaving the whole thing there. Do you think some girls, who do want to squat, can even get the plates off easily? Very inconsiderate.
Don’t scream TOO much, don’t drop your weights. I don’t care how strong you are, if you can lift them, you can lower them. Besides, a slow eccentric preferentially recruits type 2s, so dropping them is shortchanging yourself.
Don’t scream TOO much, don’t drop your weights. I don’t care how strong you are, if you can lift them, you can lower them. Besides, a slow eccentric preferentially recruits type 2s, so dropping them is shortchanging yourself. [/quote]
ahh! that’s what got me kicked out of my commercial gym. I’m sorry but when you squat over 400 pounds for a lot of reps, to go past your pain threshold levels you will scream, i have yet to see an elite lifter not scream when they train heavy.
P.s. shut the hell up already about recruiting type 2 or 3000 fibers, i train at Eagle’s Gym with WILLIE WESSELS , yes that guy! I guarantee you he recruits much more whatever fibers you mentioned cause he squats over 1000 pounds with perfect form.
i hope you don’t train with olympic weightlifters cause they don’t drop the weight to the ground, they throw it to the ground!
In regards to putting plates on the bar; in old photos of weightlifters, inscriptions were to the outside with the first 45 or 20kg facing inside. This was probably so the judges could easily see the numbers so the bar was properly loaded. Todays OL bumper plates are color coded as are the small plates, but the 5kg, 2.5kg, and 1.25kg all go on facing out.
Do not stand naked in the men’s locker room and play “snap the towel” with your obviously feminine male friends.
I have about five guys who do this at my gym. Even worse, they stop and stare at me when I undress. I have never said anything to them, but my training partner growls at them. It is freakin hilarious because it really bothers him.
Don’t pop a zit two feet away from me when I am about to descend into a 495lbs squat.
And if you must…wipe your crap of the mirror…I am obsessive compulsive and need to have the mirror clean!
Use your towel or I will use your face…choose…now!
