new to the gym. What to do and not to do in terms of etiquette, common mistakes, etc?

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hello! this is my first post to this forum. So yeah pretty straight forward. I want to start weightlifting but am overwhelmed by all the machines and intense people. I'm trying to read up on different routines and what not for beginners, but I'm not really finding much on things like gym etiquette (like how to know when someone is finished with a machine, is an empty machine fair game?).
What are your pet peeves in the gym, or common mistakes you find newbs doing??
 
The most common/annoying mistake I have seen newbies doing in the weight room is benching and doing curls three times a week. First off, you're only hurting yourself doing that. Your body doesn't have time to recover from that much work. Secondly, that's a horribly unbalanced routine. Who wants a big chest and arms and no back or legs? Third, you look like a douche doing it that much :biggrinsanta:

You need to be on a completely balanced routine of working each muscle group once a week. Perhaps a Monday/Wednesday/Friday split of Chest/Tri's, Back/Bi's and Legs. That's about as basic as it gets, unless you Do a full body twice a week on Mondays and Thursdays.
 
You can tell if kit is available same way as the end of a queue etc. Ask whoever is there while at rest.
People are often intimidated by the shaved apes in the iron pits, but reality is they all started somewhere and will respect your consideration.
 
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