Gym for under 16 year olds in the Uk

[Dankata405]

I live in London and am 15 years old. For some reason I aren't aloud to do free weights in the gym and can only use a few machines. Any tips how to deal with this

[3SchnitzelsAday]

Can you elaborate? Doesn't make much sense.

[Partyrocking]

Either find a different gym or use machines until you're 16.

If that's the only gym you can go to, then pick a machine for each movement, e.g. a chest press, a row, a shoulder press, lat pulldown, leg press, leg curl, leg extension (I can't think of a machine for hip extension) and start with a weight you can do for a 3x8 and once you can get to a 3x12 add weight and go back to 3x8. For leg curls/extensions, you may want to do more reps, like 10-15.

[Dankata405]

Either find a different gym or use machines until you're 16.

If that's the only gym you can go to, then pick a machine for each movement, e.g. a chest press, a row, a shoulder press, lat pulldown, leg press, leg curl, leg extension (I can't think of a machine for hip extension) and start with a weight you can do for a 3x8 and once you can get to a 3x12 add weight and go back to 3x8. For leg curls/extensions, you may want to do more reps, like 10-15.

There's another gym close by and i was thinking if i got my dad to buy a gym membership on his name and used it instead would that work? i look old enough to be 16 (if by any chance you're from the uk its a leisure center) Thanks for coming up with alternatives for me btw +1rep

[Dankata405]

Can you elaborate? Doesn't make much sense.

sure sorry for the confusion. I meant is there any way for me to do free weights. like is laying about my age or something ok?

[TheFuarkingBoss]

I would just use it anyway, but give them no phucking reason at all to tell you off. No dropping weights good form etc. If they still tell you no tell them no to their membership and join somewhere else.

[Arched]

sure sorry for the confusion. I meant is there any way for me to do free weights. like is laying about my age or something ok?

Lie about your age if you have to, haha.

That's what I do.

[3SchnitzelsAday]

sure sorry for the confusion. I meant is there any way for me to do free weights. like is laying about my age or something ok?

why you can use machines but not free weights? I dont quite get it still. Who prevents you from doing that?

[Arched]

why you can use machines but not free weights? I dont quite get it still. Who prevents you from doing that?

Some gyms have rules guys