Comments on: You know it’s January when…

By: Bardelys the Magnificent

Bardelys the Magnificent — Fri, 13 Jan 2023 19:00:09 +0000

I have a hard enough time getting the regulars to put away their weights. I often pick weights off the floor and rack them by necessity.

It completely escaped me the other day when I walked in the gym and there were 4x the people there. Oh, yeah, I forgot. It’s January. The only saving grace is that they’ll be gone in another two weeks, then we can go back to normal.

By: Didact

Didact — Fri, 13 Jan 2023 12:09:26 +0000

In reply to MrUNIVAC. YES!!! Exactly! I HATE it when people come to the gym to socialise! The Altar of the Iron God is a crucible, not a kaffeeklatsch. Socialise on your own damn time, Fake-Boobs-Fake-Lips-Yoga-Pants and all of your fatass friends!

By: Didact

Didact — Fri, 13 Jan 2023 12:08:06 +0000

In reply to Cato the Uncensored.

I completely agree. That is my goal – eventually get to the point where I can build my own home gym. I’ll put up a solid squat rack, get a barbell with some plates, grab a bench, and install a heavy bag – and that’s it, I’m all set.

By: MrUNIVAC

MrUNIVAC — Fri, 13 Jan 2023 11:40:23 +0000

Let’s not forget people (women especially) doing squats in the Smith machine. I saw one semi-buffed dude with a Gold’s Gym muscle shirt at this the other day. He should DEFINITELY know better.

Another pet peeve of mine is groups who spend two minutes talking for every second of lifting. If you can breathe enough to talk, you aren’t working hard enough.

I applaud these newbs for at least getting off their butts and trying, but my name for them is “sunshine gymmers” since most of them will be gone in a month.

By: Cato the Uncensored

Cato the Uncensored — Fri, 13 Jan 2023 06:58:18 +0000

I live two minutes away from my local gym, but 10 years ago I realized I could build a nice little gym with aerobics and weights in my mancave in my cellar for the same price I would pay out over seven years, so I went my own way. Best decision ever for many of the issues you point out. Unless you hit the local gym for time with your bro’s or to hit on the babes, the best choice is to go your own way, if you can.