5 Obnoxious Behaviors You Will See At Gold's Gym

Gold's Gym Has Great Equipment, Too Bad About Some of the Members

I was a Gold's Gym member for 5 years and really enjoyed the place for the most part. The equipment was cutting edge, they had tons of free weights, the gym hours were good, etc. The problem is that Gold's attracts a certain segment of the fitness population. I'm not sure where these Neanderthals come from, but these guys are obnoxious. I want to point out some of this bad behavior, so we can begin to put it to an end. I know that Gold's isn't the only place where this exists.

1) Dropping of Dumbbells After A Set is Complete: This is bad for the equipment and is just idiotic. It does nothing to increase muscle mass and if anything could cause them to injure themselves or someone lifting close to them. Their main excuse is that they are lifting heavy weights. Why is it true that I can quietly lift 100 pound dumbbells and one of these retards is making noise with 60 pounders?

2) Excessive Grunting During Sets: Now, I do realize that if someone is attempting a 700+ single in the squat or deadlift that they probably will make a bit of noise. I'm not talking about those guys. I'm addressing the guy screaming doing a set of 10 reps on preacher curls, or during a set of leg extensions. Seriously, this is just as bad if not worse than dropping dumbbells. Gym manager's need to do a better job monitoring this stuff. This creates a prison like atmosphere in the gym. My favorite thing to do is to sit next to these guys grab a heavier weight and do it for more reps in complete silence and then give them a smirk.

3) Not Putting Away Their Weights: There is nothing worse than walking into a free weight area with dumbbells all over the ground and half loaded barbells. This is really a selfish behavior, because it shows blatant disrespect for the gym members as well as the employees. This is a really big problem in every gym I have worked out in. It is especially bad in places that are considered hardcore gyms, but certainly isn't isolated to these places.

4) Doing Sets Right in Front of The Dumbbell Rack: Here is what happens...a guy will walk up to the rack take one step back and proceed to do lateral raise, curls, or shrugs. During this entire set, nobody can access any of those dumbbells anywhere near that guy. Again, this isn't taking into consideration of the needs of other gym members. This person either doesn't notice his surroundings or is plain inconsiderate. This is bad gym etiquette that is seen in many gyms.

5) Super-setting With 3-4 Pieces of Equipment: This isn't a problem as long as the person who does this allows you to do sets when they are on a different piece of equipment. The problem is when they believe that they should be able to use that equipment uninterrupted for long periods of time. This should be outlawed in the gym! Unless it is during a slow period, the rule should be one piece of equipment at a time.

Summary: There is absolutely nothing wrong with Gold's Gym. I hope that isn't what people take away from this article. I am just hoping that people will stop some of these guys from ruining these great facilities.

By: Rusty Moore

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