corporate style gyms wtf?

[tomuchgear]

ok havent been on in a good while for well a good reason. any way went on vacation bout a month ago. vacation from hell couse well all hell broke loose back home with work. then to boot my gym went under. so havent been able to lift in bout a month. ya i know horrible finaly joined up at this local gym. place has a dance studio, hair salon, etc. first workout in there yesturday freakin packed. been a good while since i have felt small in a gym as well. freakishly large ppl in a small room. with alot of wierd machines i never use, and never will use. question is how to you guys get around in such a crowded corporate type setting. i am used to a more mom and pop style gym. times when i lift like 10 people in there. any tips couse last night was a nightmare.

 

[VTliftVT]

ok havent been on in a good while for well a good reason. any way went on vacation bout a month ago. vacation from hell couse well all hell broke loose back home with work. then to boot my gym went under. so havent been able to lift in bout a month. ya i know horrible finaly joined up at this local gym. place has a dance studio, hair salon, etc. first workout in there yesturday freakin packed. been a good while since i have felt small in a gym as well. freakishly large ppl in a small room. with alot of wierd machines i never use, and never will use. question is how to you guys get around in such a crowded corporate type setting. i am used to a more mom and pop style gym. times when i lift like 10 people in there. any tips couse last night was a nightmare.

I say eat some beans and several scoops of protein and just make people clear out with a foul smell

No really, the only thing you can do is put in your headphones and block everything out. I had to lift at a Golds in the middle of a big city for a year on my lunch break and it was always slammed. I had to get creative make my own lifts up and shit just to get my workout in. I can't stand it that way nor can I stand being held up or being rushed but thats all you can do really.

 

[tomuchgear]

hmmmm thanks for the advice ya had my headphones on but wow. just hard to move around waitin for benches. had to to bent over row on a freaking preacher curl bench. either way i will keep lifting there stupid contract. didnt know if any one new a less busy time in a corporate style gym. i went way off peak hours couldnt imagine it at a normal time lol.

 

[VTliftVT]

hmmmm thanks for the advice ya had my headphones on but wow. just hard to move around waitin for benches. had to to bent over row on a freaking preacher curl bench. either way i will keep lifting there stupid contract. didnt know if any one new a less busy time in a corporate style gym. i went way off peak hours couldnt imagine it at a normal time lol.

have you tried going early am before work? i know you said off peak hours but i have found the morning works better normally than later at night. other than that sounds like you dont have many options...

 

[tomuchgear]

thats how i used to go but work hours have changed so much. not really an option im goin to try and early lunch today and hit it then.

 

[mooshue]

noticed you are a fellow ohioian
whats the gym called, just curious.

The golds here in vegas that used to just be a handfull of guys just like you describe went down. I now go to LVAC which is absolutely packed all of the time, even at 5am. It is really annoying to have to change up the routine i have planned because some trainer has 5 fatty's on all 5 leg press machines or 2 guys using 10 different sets of dumbbells, but you just have to suck it up and move on or it will ruin your workouts.

 

[tomuchgear]

gym is the advantage club. packed today going to try going at like 10am like mega early lunch break i spose. less people but had to search all over the place for plates and wait to do squats. i am sure i will get used to it once i find my groove there. just a huge change up. 5 am and packed man that is insane. i have never scene a gym packed at 5am. thanks for the advice guys time for an lba.

 

[marilyn]

tomuchgear

that has to suck man.......I sometimes go in at night and is way too crowded..I'm not used to that, so I always get in the early morning hours....just the usual suspects..I know everyone and that crowd is very calm, nice, cool, I dont wait for anything at that time...so it works for me.....

I hope it gets better for you.

 

[tomuchgear]

thanks i figure it will just gotta find the right time to go over. definetly a huge change of pace.

 

[6packguy]

A couple of things that work for me. Go early morning if you can. Very few people will wake up at 5am to do a workout. Also, stick to basic equipment.For example, squat rack, barbells, pull up bars, etc. These things are usually never used by people. In a big gym most people use cardio equipment, fancy machines, and of course the ab machines.

 

[tomuchgear]

i dont use alot of machines wich at this gyms seems to be the problem. on a plus note bout 10-10:30 not so bad more like a normal crowd. still busy didnt even think that it doesnt help that its summer time and ppl always crowd up this time of year.