OT: gym etiquette

[Madmannsucks]

The guy(not me...OK it's me)...who wears sweat pants with no underwear and took a viagra the night before?

 

[Kitaman]

Not sure its been mentioned but that guy who takes the cleaning spray bottle everywhere he goes and keeps it for himself ignoring the people searching for one.

 

[Jettman]

Not sure its been mentioned but that guy who takes the cleaning spray bottle everywhere he goes and keeps it for himself ignoring the people searching for one.

I've never experienced this

 

[TheRogers]

Going on a bit of a tangent. When I moved down to NC my gift to myself was a small gym in my basement. I needed something to get me motivated and this was it....

 

[the Q]

Going on a bit of a tangent. When I moved down to NC my gift to myself was a small gym in my basement. I needed something to get me motivated and this was it....
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Those are pretty awesome.

Nice gift

 

[superjohn]

Going on a bit of a tangent. When I moved down to NC my gift to myself was a small gym in my basement. I needed something to get me motivated and this was it....
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That's awesome.

 

[Dream Jobbed 2.0]

Going on a bit of a tangent. When I moved down to NC my gift to myself was a small gym in my basement. I needed something to get me motivated and this was it....
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That’s incredible. Every time I think about getting my own full rack of weights the immense upfront cost stops me. Kudos

 

[TheRogers]

That’s incredible. Every time I think about getting my own full rack of weights the immense upfront cost stops me. Kudos

I used Facebook Market. Was able to get a good deal. Did not go with stainless steel or rubber coated ones. Those were expensive. I did the painting myself over The holidays.

 

[UConnDad]

I totally agree and it seems to be a certain demographic. What was it about that generation that makes them so comfortable walking around the lockerroom naked? Did they grow up showering in gym class in front of everyone? Is it a want to show what your packin type thing?

Actually when I was like 5 my father took me to the YMCA with him. To enter the pool you were required to be naked. Was talking about this with my wife awhile back and she looked it up. It was the policy at the time.

 

[AAC Guru]

Actually when I was like 5 my father took me to the YMCA with him. To enter the pool you were required to be naked. Was talking about this with my wife awhile back and she looked it up. It was the policy at the time.

Well that’s...weird.

 

[HuskyFich]

Actually when I was like 5 my father took me to the YMCA with him. To enter the pool you were required to be naked. Was talking about this with my wife awhile back and she looked it up. It was the policy at the time.

When you say pool,you mean whirpool in the mens locker room, right? Please say right

 

[UConnDad]

When you say pool,you mean whirpool in the mens locker room, right? Please say right

No. Swimming pool.

When you say pool,you mean whirpool in the mens locker room, right? Please say right

No. Swimming pool. Here's an article.


In 1926, the American Public Health Association published the first guidelines for swimming pool management. These guidelines were updated every one to three years, as needed. Those guidelines recommended that males swimming separate, take a soap shower and swim nude. Unadorned, undyed tank suits were recommended for females. (Keep in mind that women seldom swam in pools since female athleticism was disdained. Even in the 1930s doctors were writing books claiming that athletic women gave birth to ugly babies.)

The APHA pool management guidelines were not written about nude swimming but about keeping pools sanitary and that meant keeping the water disinfected. Consequently, male nude swimming was recommended in every edition until 1962. When one studies the APHA guidelines and those issued by other states, such as by the State of Illinois in 1948, (where they flatly state that sanitation is best preserved if people are separated by gender and swim nude. That came from fourteen of the best swim coaches, sports physicians, sports professors and water sanitation specialists the State could put on a board.)

Chlorine was difficult to use effectively because pH had to be managed in addition to having enough chlorine to kill bacteria. It was not until 1939, what was called the break point in water chlorination was discovered. It was then possible to make chemical tests that pool managers could use. However, WW II intervened and the equipment to do automatic chlorination was not available until the late 1940s.

A few months after the U.S. entered WW II, the L-85 Regulation was implemented. This mandated the minimum use of cloth for clothing since it was needed for munitions. It also stopped the sale of home sewing machines. During that time, it became patriotic for men and boys to swim nude. A review of camp archives shows that nude swimming at camp became virtually universal during WW II. However, the hygiene and convenience was recognized and nude swimming at camps continued into the 1960s, beginning to fade in the mid-1950s.

In 1948 and 1956, the Boys Club Operations manual required and then recommended, respectively, boys swim nude. The YMCA and Boys Club Operatons manual both stated it was incumbent upon the boards of directors to abide by the state and American Public Health Association guidelines.

The public school boards responsible for schools with pools also had to abide by the state public health and APHA pool management guidelines. That's why we swam nude in school pools.

 

[HooperScooper]

Actually when I was like 5 my father took me to the YMCA with him. To enter the pool you were required to be naked. Was talking about this with my wife awhile back and she looked it up. It was the policy at the time.

 

[Kenny11]

The guy that insists on standing naked and talking while you are sitting on a bench.

Do any of you guys go to the downtown ymca? I love it there but there’s a lot of that going on. Also guys that shave at the sink naked...why!?

 

[the Q]

People who take the big lockers but have like 2 things in them and could easily take one of the much more plentiful smaller lockers.

 

[Dream Jobbed 2.0]

A person really just thought it was fine to leave equipment like this. You’re kind of a dope if you use those weights regardless. BTW this champ was doing what looks to have been a chest/shoulder workout with 15 lbs. Just slam those puppies down and walk out like a boss!

 

[Hans Sprungfeld]

Not sure what to make of the twentysomething guy wearing the AAA promo "Welcome to Olliewood" t-shirt in the Wallingford Westside Y locker room tonight, but it caught my attention.

 

[RF79]

The deadlift craze is beyond upsetting. I’m all for deadlifts when done properly, but with these clowns trying to show up/show off what they can do they’re not properly placing the barbell back to the floor. Instead they’re slamming...(I mean slamming very loudly) and or just dropping the weights back to floor. Somewhat defeating the purpose of the exercise.

 

[Rocktheworld]

The deadlift craze is beyond upsetting. I’m all for deadlifts when done properly, but with these clowns trying to show up/show off what they can do they’re not properly placing the barbell back to the floor. Instead they’re slamming...(I mean slamming very loudly) and or just dropping the weights back to floor. Somewhat defeating the purpose of the exercise.

The motion of the deadlift is completed when the lifter has stood up straight holding the bar. Of course, there are exercise benefits to adding an eccentric focus to any exercise depending on the goal, but there is no “purpose” of the deadlift that is lost if the weight is just dropped. The lift as it’s strictly defined is over.

Just dropping weight instead of gently lowering it down can save energy if you’re building for a new one rep max. I try to find a balance between the two.

 

[Brian]

Watching the person finish their workout, leave the gym and fire up their cigarette in the lot while walking to their car.

 

[Austin316]

Going on a bit of a tangent. When I moved down to NC my gift to myself was a small gym in my basement. I needed something to get me motivated and this was it....
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Did u buy this from a company or did u make this yourself?

 

[StingLykOllie]

Back in the day, (and maybe still there) UConn had those two relatively small, separate weight rooms with the pool in between. There would almost ALWAYS be a few CrossFit guys in there doing deadlifts, cleans, and jerks outside of the racks while grunting very loudly and unnecessarily slamming weights.

The gym was cramped enough as is.

I never liked those guys.

 

[the Q]

Back in the day, (and maybe still there) UConn had those two relatively small, separate weight rooms with the pool in between. There would almost ALWAYS be a few CrossFit guys in there doing deadlifts, cleans, and jerks outside of the racks while grunting very loudly and unnecessarily slamming weights.

The gym was cramped enough as is.

I never liked those guys.

New gym should help solve that. It’s freaking massive.

 

[Rocktheworld]

Back in the day, (and maybe still there) UConn had those two relatively small, separate weight rooms with the pool in between. There would almost ALWAYS be a few CrossFit guys in there doing deadlifts, cleans, and jerks outside of the racks while grunting very loudly and unnecessarily slamming weights.

The gym was cramped enough as is.

I never liked those guys.

Well there’s no point of taking up a rack to deadlift unless you’re adding banded resistance, and I wouldn’t want to be confined to the space of a rack if I were doing cleans.

Also, welcome to the gym. It’s loud.

 

[TheRogers]

Did u buy this from a company or did u make this yourself?
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Bought a used set and did the painting myself