The following conversation happened on 8/9/2022:
Me: Excuse me, I believe you forgot to rack the 45's on either side of the hack squat you were using.
Him: I don't rack weights that were left on the machine.
Me: Did you use those weights?
Him: Yes.
Even though the world is in a state of de-evolution, what is your opinion on this?
Thanks,
Jim
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08-09-2022, 03:38 PM #1
Gym Etiquette: Not Racking That Which Was Not Racked
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08-09-2022, 03:39 PM #2
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08-09-2022, 03:44 PM #4
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08-09-2022, 03:56 PM #8
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08-09-2022, 03:57 PM #9
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08-09-2022, 04:00 PM #10
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08-09-2022, 04:06 PM #11
Sometime after Covid hit so many, the rules changed and people can't physically rerack dumbells or plates; they are way too heavy, so they leave them and walk away.
It got so bad at my gym that i couldn't find matches to weights, so i called corporate offices and suddenly the gym equipment was repaired and you can find matches on the rack.
i think it is weak forearms personally.Last edited by x-trainer ben; 08-09-2022 at 07:05 PM.
There is an unspoken thing, we are iron brothers and sisters, we are to support each other and...It is our duty to support our brothers and sisters in the iron game!
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08-09-2022, 04:11 PM #12
My point in this thread is to determine how to help people over a specific age who cannot physically lift 45 pound plates in order to rack them so that they can use a piece of equipment. I would like to help those people to enjoy their life and be more physically fit. Going off on a tangent, Russian military are exerting energy to create a lot of discomfort for Ukraine. Is it ok to allow that to happen? Americans exerting energy to foul over their fellow Americans is upsetting. Is it ok to allow Americans to exert energy to make other American's lives more difficult?
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08-09-2022, 04:22 PM #13
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08-15-2022, 07:07 AM #14
I always rack any weight I use, that said, I can't stand people who police the gym, unless, as other's have stated it is a safety issue or just a complete obvious fail. Every now and then I'll give a point of advice to young people who are doing something really stupid, and offer a better exercise that they could do, but that's about it. If they don't listen, I don't care.
When I am annoyed by misplaced weights, I make a show of spending 5-10 minutes of putting weights back in the proper place, or at least some scheme of order. Lead by example, not by being gym cop.
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08-15-2022, 05:22 PM #15
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08-19-2022, 01:59 PM #18
Nothing to do with isolation. There have always been a significant proportion of selfish/thoughtless people in society. On the one hand, calling them out risks a verbal barrage at best and an assault at worst (don't start what you can't finish). On the other hand, not calling out poor behaviour ultimately normalises it, which makes things worse for everyone in the long term, as everyone's crapness gets externalised onto everyone else.
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08-19-2022, 02:03 PM #19
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08-19-2022, 03:03 PM #20
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