GOT Fitness LOG

Moomin · February 21, 2014

maddison said:
I have mixed feelings about this. I remember when you didn't wipe anything down, next thing you know people are using paper towels to wipe everything own, complaining because you're making a noise, complaining because you're banging the weights too loudly on the floor when deadlifting, complaining because you're using chalk, and complaining because you're squatting in the squat rack when they're waiting to do curls ........

No paper towels in my gym, claiming its a green gym. More like saving on costs.

Only issue I have with my new gym, is people are lazy with not putting weights back. I spent a good 5 mins yesterday tidying up weights because it annoyed me looking at them.

maddison · February 21, 2014

Moomin said:
No paper towels in my gym, claiming its a green gym. More like saving on costs.

Only issue I have with my new gym, is people are lazy with not putting weights back. I spent a good 5 mins yesterday tidying up weights because it annoyed me looking at them.

Ahh I always put the weights back ;-) I can only recall not doing it the once, and that was because I had injured my self and wasn't physically able lol.

Moomin · February 21, 2014

maddison said:
Ahh I always put the weights back ;-) I can only recall not doing it the once, and that was because I had injured my self and wasn't physically able lol.

It's my pet hate, only just found out I have another exercise 4 less closer to me than the one I goto. Plus, the one by me has a boxing ring and punch bags. Will have to check it out next week.

DualityNSNO · February 21, 2014

maddison said:
I've taken up to 10 minutes between sets in the past..... lol

I'd say it's relatively normal - relative to what you're doing.

Baines' left foot · February 21, 2014

Moomin said:
No paper towels in my gym, claiming its a green gym. More like saving on costs.

Only issue I have with my new gym, is people are lazy with not putting weights back. I spent a good 5 mins yesterday tidying up weights because it annoyed me looking at them.

Gym pet hate #2 right there.

There's two gyms I go to, both are on the same membership. One of them is nearly always nice and tidy - which is the one I usually go to - whilst the other one has slightly more equipment but is nearly always an absolute tip. More weights on the floor than on the dumbbell racks. Winds me right up. It's proper rude to use weights and not put them back I think. Ridiculously lazy too.

chicoazul · February 22, 2014

Baines' left foot said:
Great stuff, that helps. Cheers mate.

I think I get what you mean about the training v working out. I try to go in with the frame of mind of trying to push myself to the limit and by trying to beat last weeks performance, but sometimes laziness gets the better of me.

In all honesty though I'm mainly doing it for vanity purposes. Being in good shape makes me feel more confident and combining the gym with healthy eating really effects my mood and makes me more proactive. It's almost essential for me or I just turn in to a lazy couch potato.

Spot on lid. I can't stand cardio so I try to keep the time between sets and exercises as low as I can to keep my heart rate up and therefore fat burning.

I also inject speed into my eyeball twice a week.

Moomin said:
Yesterday morning, no word of a lie but this fat whale of a man was sitting down doing bicep curls on the bench. We were doing back and Biceps and had planned to go on that next. Instead we done sets of hammer curls, the whale of a man was still sat there when we finished.

So went on one of the resistance machines and done sets on the pull downs, we just wanted to get on with our work out. Finished that and he was still sitting on the bench so we done our sets of bicep curls standing up and as we finished he got up and left. 20 mins he sat on it for I reckon, saw him do 4 sets I reckon in the time me and mate done 15 sets each.

Sends me loco that, the inconsiderate beaut. I've started pulling people on it. More tit me perhaps.

maddison said:
I've taken up to 10 minutes between sets in the past..... lol

bluemangroup · February 22, 2014

All you need to do is find a gym without air conditioning. The weight would pour off of you.

chicoazul · February 22, 2014

bluemangroup said:
All you need to do is find a gym without air conditioning. The weight would pour off of you.

Do you live in the Caribbean or something lid? Its freezing here in Sefton.

bluemangroup · February 22, 2014

chicoazul said:
Do you live in the Caribbean or something lid? Its freezing here in Sefton.

I meant....so then....you'd get frost bite and lose weight because your extremities would fall off........didn't I?

chicoazul · February 22, 2014

bluemangroup said:
I meant....so then....you'd get frost bite and lose weight because your extremities would fall off........didn't I?

Shrivelled!

Baines' left foot · February 22, 2014

chicoazul said:
Spot on lid. I can't stand cardio so I try to keep the time between sets and exercises as low as I can to keep my heart rate up and therefore fat burning.

I also inject speed into my eyeball twice a week.

Sends me loco that, the inconsiderate beaut. I've started pulling people on it. More tit me perhaps.

Oh God cardio.

I don't think I've been on an actual run for about 10 years, which is worrying as that's not much over half my lifetime. Hate it hate it hate it hate it hate it.

chicoazul · February 22, 2014

Baines' left foot said:
Oh God cardio.

I don't think I've been on an actual run for about 10 years, which is worrying as that's not much over half my lifetime. Hate it hate it hate it hate it hate it.

Me too lud. Its dreadful stuff unless you're chasing a football.

bluemangroup · February 22, 2014

Baines' left foot said:
Oh God cardio.

I don't think I've been on an actual run for about 10 years, which is worrying as that's not much over half my lifetime. Hate it hate it hate it hate it hate it.

Plus you are so rangey it only takes you about two steps to get anywhere. So why run?

Baines' left foot · February 22, 2014

I can't wait to leave this gym and go to another one. There's no equipment at all for Squats, dead lifts, chin ups, dips, unless I go to the other one across town which has a smith machine, chin up and dips bar (I do usually once a week). I have to use another different gym once a week if I want the power stuff, which kind of defeats the point of my £7 a month membership when I'm paying an extra £12 for 4 more sessions. When I finally get in to work I'm going to join Total Fitness or something. CBA going to all these different gyms.