Unwritted GYM Rules...?

[Jarconis]

rule #1135 Yes, you are allowed to bring an empty plastic Vodka bottle to use as your gym water bottle.

 

[infinity1]

Flip flops-who the fuck wears flip flops to the gym-WTF?

 

[ScottMcD1]

Flip flops-who the fuck wears flip flops to the gym-WTF?

They've had to put up specific signs at my gym... we do have an outdoor pool attached so that could be a reason.


Unwritten rule: If someone is squatting in the power rack wait till their set is over before you slink around the bar to get plates off the rack. It's not courteous and dangerous

 

[Johnny Smiles]

1. don't initiate conversation with people that have headphones on
2. don't ask if i am on gear
3. IF you ask what i eat BE prepared to LISTEN
4. dont do dumbell exercises 2 inches from the dumbell rack (get out of the freakin way!!!)
5. allow others to drink from water fountain BEFORE you fill up your jug.

-JS

 

[Silencer]

There are 2 sides of the coin, I think you should earn the right to be obnoxious. If you are a powerlifting stud deadlifting serious weight, then you earned the right to annoy everyone in the gym. If you are benching 500+ lbs and you want to scream to the top of your lungs with each rep, then you earned it... But if your under 200lbs, have poor form and annoying the hell out of me then you need to know your roll and keep quiet!

So being the biggest guy in the gym allows you to be the asshat? :banghead:

Got a couple of idiots like that in my gym. Prob close to 300 pounds apiece, can't walk three feet without taking a break to breathe. Leave 60 plates on each side of every machine they do their single assisted/forced rep on. Don't forget the unwashed XXXL sweatshirt that they use to cover up--what, I don't know, cause they haven't competed in 8 years... The worst choose to make comments about other people's lifts, while creating clouds of dust and looking for their gallon of water they carry around.

I'll take anyone, regardless of size, that is serious, works out hard, puts his weights away, gives a spot when asked, keeps to himself, and is all business than some of these "giants" any day of the week.

 

[Avz]

I love these:

training principles:

Their principle objectives are 1) crush records, 2) don’t make equipment and drugs a concern because they aren’t, 3) support one another, and 4) Louie is in charge PERIOD.

Rules:

Loud, energetic music, possibly with profanity, will be played at all times.
Cell phone use is prohibited inside the complex.
All members are expected to attend 75 percent of the meets that they are not competing in to assist other teammates and support their efforts.
All members are expected to total Elite within one year and a half of joining.
Members can compete within any federation, but there is to be no trash talking whatsoever about equipment or drug use preferences.
There will be profanity used at this facility and lots of it.
Politics and religion are not to be discussed at this facility.

 

[Dionysusedge]

My rules.

Put your dumbbells where they belong when your done with them. Fuckers cant read.

No Cell Phones in the gym at all. Only exceptions are if your wife is preggo, or your a Dr on call or something like that, otherwise leave the gym if you want to shoot the shit.

Dont stand in front of the dumbbell rack to do your exercise. Move BACK ASSHOLE!

Dont interrupt anybody in the middle of a set.

If i have headphones on, DONT TALK TO ME.

Dont give me the evil eye just because im twice your size and your fucking jealous.

In fact, just to make things easy for everyone, dont go to the gym at all asshole, your not going to stick with it anyways.

 

[oldfella]

It's a douche move to not let someone work in and I don't care how much weight there is unless you just have maybe one set left and then holding off for the guy to finish his one set is courteous.

Another rule is you can't have your dick resting on the dumbbell rack when doing a dumbbell exercise. Back your silly ass up and away from the rack so that anyone that needs to get a set of dumbbells doesn't have to wait for you to finish your set.
Don't walk in front of someone that is doing a set in the mirror unless you have to. Obviously, distance from the mirror matters but it is just COURTEOUS. Either wait or walk around the other side.

If someone walks between you and the mirror and you freak out, you are a douchebag. Don't use the excuse that this fucked up your set because if you can't tune this sort of thing out in the middle of a set, trust me when I say your focus is terrible.

Oh, there are more but I don't have the time.

Skip

AH HAHAHAHAHA the ole dick on the db rack trick. Yes this will surely help you lift those 10kg dumbells off the rack so you can struggle with that massive weight. This has to be one of the number one things that piss me off. I simply do not wait anymore. I just push my way in to the rack, most of the time making these massive animals stop in the middle of a set. Of course I do fear for my life when they give me a funny look but a good hard stare down usually sees them backing up from the rack. Funny thing is I grab my 12kg dumbells from the rack without any assistance from my dick whatso ever. Maybe this is why my dick is so small. It needs to lift more from the rack. Hey a new exercise in the making.........DB DICK RACK PULLS!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH Fucking douche bags!!:banghead: Or is that DB DICK PULLS RACK!!! I guess it needs a little tweaking!

 

[infinity1]

They've had to put up specific signs at my gym... we do have an outdoor pool attached so that could be a reason.


Unwritten rule: If someone is squatting in the power rack wait till their set is over before you slink around the bar to get plates off the rack. It's not courteous and dangerous

That I can understand-the only pool at my gym is when the roof leaks-which is often!

 

[packing_it_on]

SHOWER BEFORE YOU COME TO THE GYM! I hate the stinky guy.

Amen

 

[packing_it_on]

I'll take anyone, regardless of size, that is serious, works out hard, puts his weights away, gives a spot when asked, keeps to himself, and is all business, than some of these "giants" any day of the week.

Well said bro, I couldn't agree more.

A dick is a dick, no matter how big they are, and a little common courtesy goes a long way.


-Pack

 

[renewlyf]

Shut Up & Lift!

1. Can't stand when people are just yapping away and not lifting.
2. Leave the girls alone while they are trying to work out!
This one guy in my gym just swoops in on the girls. I see him start moving across one side of the gym to the other until he corners one then he'll stalk her as she is trying to walk away. F'n douche!

 

[MrRage]

Is it the Trainers responsibility when training to teach his clients gym courtesy?

god i hope not... two of the female trainers in my gym are rude as shit....
Push ups in the squat rack? really?

coming over while im hooking up my cables to do crossovers and start switching off sets of pullups... when there are plenty of places to do pull-ups in the damned gym.. and then hopping right onto doing single arm cable exercises on the INSIDE of the cage while i stand there fuming....

 

[CaliKid]

originally posted by Avz

I love these:

training principles:

Their principle objectives are 1) crush records, 2) don’t make equipment and drugs a concern because they aren’t, 3) support one another, and 4) Louie is in charge PERIOD.

Rules:

Loud, energetic music, possibly with profanity, will be played at all times.
Cell phone use is prohibited inside the complex.
All members are expected to attend 75 percent of the meets that they are not competing in to assist other teammates and support their efforts.
All members are expected to total Elite within one year and a half of joining.
Members can compete within any federation, but there is to be no trash talking whatsoever about equipment or drug use preferences.
There will be profanity used at this facility and lots of it.
Politics and religion are not to be discussed at this facility.

were do I sign up!!!

 

[ScottMcD1]

were do I sign up!!!

Grove City Ohio

 

[maldorf]

I believe in letting people work in with you if its practical. If youre squating with 5 plates a side though and some little guy comes in and wants to work in with say 2 plates a side it is my opinion that you have the right to say no. Haslting with all those plate changes can just be avoided if he comes back when youre done.

 

[Nardz]

Wear deoderant before you come to the gym or after you have performed a sweaty stinky cardio session. Some need to re-apply every 20mins.

Stop fucking farting!! There is nothing worse than getting a wiff of shit while your in the middle of your heavy set.

Stop socialising after a set while someone else is waiting to use the aparatus.

 

[BillHilton]

I've got a million of em. I belong to the worst gym in the world as far as people putting there plates back, and the db's away, and just sitting on machines waiting fo coffee to be served or something. But I have 2 that really get to me.

On the power racks, the 45's go on the bottom! I can't tell you how many times some lazy ignorant jerk "locks" in the plates by putting 45's on a holder 1 or 2 up from the bottom.

And, as an older guy, I am for all anyone who wants to work out to improve themselves, but if you are going to use a pair 25's or I have seen even just a pair of 10's on the ONLY plate loaded leg press, couldn't you just use the Cybex? Please?

 

[Aaron Osaka]

Not sure if it was posted yet but:

Do not flex after every set especially if you did not even work that body part and/or wearing sweats that completely cover wherever it is you are flexing.

 

[Aaron Osaka]

5. allow others to drink from water fountain BEFORE you fill up your jug.

-JS

I would like to clarify this rule:

If you are filling up your water jug and someone lines up behind you, you must clear the way within 10 seconds (let him drink and continue filling or refill later).