A couple readers have suggested an 11th thing not to do at a gym water fountain: put your mouth over the entire spout like you’re trying to suck the water straight out of the pipe. I guess this is akin to double-dipping your chip; it’s like putting your entire mouth in the bowl. In any event, it’s gross.
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On the social media platform Reddit, there is a subreddit called “AITA.” Posters tell their stories, and then ask the Internet for feedback: “Am I The Asshole?” While Redditors do post gym stories on the AITA subreddit, the site is missing out on a separate category for just gyms, something like: r/AmItheAsshole-gyms. Gyms accommodate a…
Nick Nilsson’s Unwritten Code of the Gym: 19) Don’t wear excessive cologne or perfume in the gym. It can be very unpleasant for others who are breathing heavily. Well, there’s the understatement of the year. To this gem, I would add only a distiction between the cardio and the free weight areas of the gym….
I’m a fan of basic, compound movements that work large muscle groups. I’ve even read that powerful movements like squats and deadlifts can cause the body to release a flood of growth hormones. However, sometimes due to necessity, sometimes choice, gym members spend a great deal of time focusing on smaller body parts. Here are…
At this point, I’m pretty certain it’s not just me. From a thread at Bodybuilding.com: I was training the other day doing a set of lying triceps extensions on a flat bench. I was just sitting on one end resting between sets when all of a sudden my bench starts moving. I look behind me…
I admit there’s one part of the gym experience with which I have no experience: aerobics classes. I’ve always figured that my own training is far more intense than whatever workout the instructor regresses to the mean. I’d also rather control my own pace and intervals of rest. Regardless, I do spend a great deal…
When it comes to gym etiquette, the absolute minimum is wiping your sweat off your bench and re-racking your weights. Most gyms have signs posted to this effect. When I walked into my gym’s aerobics room this morning, the pigsty stopped me in my tracks: This mess is well beyond some slob not following the…
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When I hear stuff like this, I realize why I’ve got so many OCD issues! YIKES!