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Easy
Steps To Avoiding Gym Rage
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by: Gary
Matthews
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Have you heard about this recently? Many of us go
through this at our local gym or fitness center on
a regular basis and are become increasingly
frustrated. It usually starts as a group of
trainees chat away their experiences of the day on
a bench or at a piece of equipment for fifteen
minutes while you are waiting to use it.
Or someone is standing directly in front of the
barbell rack doing tiny lateral raises when you
want to get at the really big weights. Or casuals
using equipment favored by the regulars and often
looked at like pieces of personal furniture for
their own use.
All this builds up stress especially between the
months of January and April when the newcomers hit
the gyms and fitness centers in an attempt to lose
the weight gained over the Christmas and New Year
period.
In trying to realise their New Years resolutions
they overcrowd the aerobics area and take over the
weight room leaving weights lying around and
causing queues for equipment. Regulars of the gym
experience these problems and tempers start to
flare in a phenomenon becoming known as
"Gym Rage"
During this testing time, all gym-goers, both new
and experienced and the employees of the fitness
clubs know that the newcomers usually only last
until April and after that their good intentions
run out. To help you through this stressful time
have a look at and follow some of the hints below:
· Stand at the back of the aerobics class when
you first start, as you will usually find the
hard-core regulars will be down the front.
· Their are no rules that govern how many members
a gym can sign up, causing some fitness centres to
become overcrowded with everybody wanting to use
them in the morning and afternoon on their way to
and from work.
So try to plan your visit to the gym a little
earlier than usual or later in the day or evening.
There is only one effective way to beat the
January to April rush and that is to workout out
late at night after 7.00pm
· Talking on your cell phone whilst you are
working out, this will tie up a machine or piece
of equipment for a long time causing problems.
It’s recommended that you turn off your cell
phone whilst at the gym.
· Don't hog the machines; try not to go over the
time limits set on the particular machine you are
using. If there is a time limit please stick to
it. The thing that annoys most people is the way
people sit on a machine knocking out set after
set.
By performing one set to muscular failure and
moving on will free up the machines for use by the
next person.
· Wipe the machines down after use, try not to
leave your sweat on the piece of equipment you
have just used, use a towel to separate yourself
from the machine while you make use of it and wipe
it down thoroughly after use.
· Don't drop the weights onto the ground and
don’t clang them loudly as this is very
off-putting to the other members. Make sure you
return the weights to there correct place on the
racks when you're finished with them even though
you might have found them lying on the floor.
· One thing you don't want to do is constantly
ask people if they've finished using a machine
when they're obviously still exercising on it. If
anything the trainee will try to sit on it longer
just to annoy you. Be patient; don't interrupt
them while they are lifting, wait until they
finish their set first.
· A gym isn't a social club don’t stand around
in large groups chatting especially if you have a
machine in use, do your talking in the locker room
or at reception.
· Don’t leave your towel or other personal
items lying around on a bench or piece of
equipment if you are not using it. Leave your
training space as clean as the way you found it.
If the equipment is unattended for more than five
minutes go ahead and use it, but be prepared to
share also, let people work in with you if the
difference in weight is not too large.
Leave enough space around you so that other people
can approach the weight rack and get the equipment
they need.
· Don’t scream when you are going for that
personal best lift, remember that the others
around you are concentrating on their own work out
to and don't need to hear you screaming out for
attention. Exhaling loudly as you contract the
muscles during your set is fine.
· Don’t hog the water fountain, only take a few
mouthfuls of water and then move away, don’t
fill up your huge water bottle with cold water and
leave warm drinking water for the rest of the
members.
· Follow the gyms code of conduct usually seen on
the walls of the gym or fitness centre, if
trainees are not following the code report it to
management don’t take it into your own hands.
Do yourself a favour and put these simple steps to
use the next time you are in the gym and you will
be in for a much more pleasant experience.
Gary Matthews is the author of the popular fitness
eBooks Maximum Weight Loss and Maximum Weight
Gain. Please visit http://www.maximumfitness.com
right now for your 'free' weight loss or muscle
building e-courses.
About the author:
Gary Matthews is the author of the popular fitness
eBooks Maximum Weight Loss and Maximum Weight
Gain. Please visit http://www.maximumfitness.comright
now for your 'free' weight loss or muscle building
e-courses.
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