Gym etiquette, I really should do a Vlog on this because as much as it seems like a matter of common sense, common sense isn't so common. Common sense is definitely not common at all where I'm weight training and I must admit I've seen a lack of it too at the boxing clubs.
My off-the-top-of-my-head top ten gym etiquette list:
1. If you use it, put it away.
Saw this tonight and saw a trainer totally get called out on it too by a client and in front of the client he was training. I should have filmed it. It was awesome.
2. Don't hog the equipment.
The other day, I did an entire workout while waiting for buddy-boy to get off of the squat machine. I kept on asking him if he was done, to which he started getting annoyed but I was moreso annoyed because I wasn't actually the only one waiting to use the machine.
3. Gyms, provide paper towel stations for clients to wipe down the equipment. Clients, wipe down the equipment after you use it.
Nothing is nastier than sitting down, as in the case with me tonight, on a piece of machine covered in sweat. I had noticed it right as I was about to sit down so thankfully I didn't totally sit in the puddle of gym nastiness but instead did this pretzel move to dodge it last minute.
4. Gyms, please don't blast your music.
If I have to go deaf blasting my music in my earbuds just to try to drown out your terrible music, regardless of how good or bad it is, then it's too loud. Your clients wear earphones for many reasons, the biggest one being they have their own choice of music and apparently it's not the music you're playing.
5. Keep your grunting to a controllable low.
I know that last rep was hard but no one wants to hear what sounds like you having sex or, worse case scenerio, risk dropping their weight on their head because they were startled at your sudden outburst.
6. Treat the gym like it's yours, that means respect it and clean up after yourself.
In a way, it kind of is yours. You do pay a membership or you do work there, so whether you're a client or worker, keep it clean, tidy, and report if something is missing, broken or needs some kind of extra attention, like toliet paper in the bathroom.
7. Don't block someone's view in the mirror.
They stood in front of the mirror to watch their form... or they're vain and want to look at themselves, I don't know but it doesn't matter. Step aside and pick your own spot in front of the mirror.
8. Leave your extra gear and bags either in the changeroom, locker, or off to the side.
I can't stand it when people bring a whack of stuff, like in a big bag, and then place it by a bench, for example. Is that them claiming that bench is theirs or that anyone that uses it is now unofficially babysitting their bag?! I don't know but I don't care. Extra stuff on the training floor is a potential hazard waiting to happen. Get it out of the way.
9. Get off your phone.
I'll admit I take the random Instagram Story video for my posts but I've never answered a text message, call or email while training. You go to the gym to train so train. Leave your socializing till after or, at the very least, step away from the machine/equipment to answer your phone so that you're not holding up someone who may be potentially waiting for you to finish. Answer your phone or exercise, pick one.
10. Don't bring your girlfriend to be your spotter when we all know she's there to feed your ego.
Oddly enough I see this so much and that was a big reason why I hated training in my condo gym -- guys who bring their girlfriends to watch them. Guys, you want to bring your girlfriend, that's cool, but then have her workout with you, seriously. Don't add to the crowdedness of the gym with someone that's not even going to train. Not cool.
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