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OT: gym etiquette

Fishy said:
OP: I have a trainer and he says...

Boneyard Advice Columnist: Yeah, but you’re a girl, so....
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Try “the current research from medical and sports sciences indicates...”

Or maybe even “common sense dictates...”
 
AAC Guru said:
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?
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It is clearly a demographic thing but not a generation thing IMO. You may be next.
 
AAC Guru said:
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?
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Without trying to go too off topic, yes they did.

Some of them may have served in the military and were used to communal showers.
Even many high schools had open showers for dudes.
I graduated HS in '88 and am pretty sure guy showers we're open areas.

Not just showers but troughs for urinals at many locations.

I don't get the whole one leg up on the bench in the locker room au natural or doing personal hygiene that way either.
 
AAC Guru said:
You definitely hit the lockeroom hard this morning to catch some glimpses.
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My point was old people don't give a ___ and I assume this is why they walk naked in the locker room. And you may one day be an old man. I went to yoga this morning. I did get some good glimpses
 
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AAC Guru said:
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?
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I'm sense a whole lot of closeted guys in this thread with old man fantasies.
 
Rocktheworld said:
Try “the current research from medical and sports sciences indicates...”

Or maybe even “common sense dictates...”
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It also assumes that every person is good at their job....something this board is routinely guilty of
 
superjohn said:
It's pretty rare that any woman can bench 135 lbs.
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Yes that’s why they should do dumbbells. You get a much better stretch and it builds stabilization muscles.
Rocktheworld said:
You’re not the same guy who “lol big deal” over Kevin Mensah hitting a triple at 315, are you?
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Lmao no that’s impressive - I didn’t even know he could do that.
 
My biggest pet peeve is when some middle aged guy is at the gym, and sees a bunch of 20 somethings playing hoop on the court, and asks if they need 1 more even though he has no possible chance of keeping up with that game.

Oh wait, that's me.
 
The guy(not me...OK it's me)...who wears sweat pants with no underwear and took a viagra the night before?
 
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.
 
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Kitaman said:
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.
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I've never experienced this
 
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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Dream Jobbed 2.0 said:
That’s incredible. Every time I think about getting my own full rack of weights the immense upfront cost stops me. Kudos
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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.
 
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AAC Guru said:
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?
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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.
 
UConnDad said:
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.
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Well that’s...weird.
 
UConnDad said:
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.
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When you say pool,you mean whirpool in the mens locker room, right? Please say right
 
HuskyFich said:
When you say pool,you mean whirpool in the mens locker room, right? Please say right
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No. Swimming pool.
HuskyFich said:
When you say pool,you mean whirpool in the mens locker room, right? Please say right
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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.
 
UConnDad said:
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.
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Madmannsucks said:
The guy that insists on standing naked and talking while you are sitting on a bench.
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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!?
 
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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.
 
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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!
 
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.
 
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.
 
RF79 said:
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.
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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.
 
Watching the person finish their workout, leave the gym and fire up their cigarette in the lot while walking to their car.
 
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