The gym is getting busy!

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Donny

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With the holiday season approaching im finding more and more people going to the gym, while this is a good thing for the general health, it takes longer to get a workout done :(. I've been talking with the usuals at the gym whom I've made friends with, and they said that its only going to get worse through January due to new year resolutions :( . So what are your experiences with the season? Is it going to be really busy in the next few months?
 
haha actually my gym has come to a halt over that last week !!! i got in at 6 this morning and went up to the weights room and guess wot COMPLEATLY EMPTY!!!
also the classes are predy empty aswell!!!
 
personally i train at home, but i always hear that come january the gyms swell up with all the "new year resolutions" ppl. pretty sad that the majority of them just dont get it, that you cant just change your entire lifestyle in one day. the majority of them dont even last the month.
 
If your not used to it yet you should be. Every gym I've ever been to always has a spike in attendance in early January. Usually by the end of January / beginning of February the spike goes back down. To keep it intersting I used to bet on who wouldn't last.
 
it is humorous to watch em between sets also.

You have your basic kinds.

1. The overachiever - This guy/gal is really pumped about working out, he/she does way too much cardio, way too many sets, eats way too little, drops a ton of weight really quick, then a month later, is back to eating Big Macs topped with chili cheese fritos smothered in sausage gravy.

2. The "well if I have to" guy/gal - This guy/gal is being forced to go to the gym (either by his significant other or the doctor) and really doesn't wanna be there. He blows through his machines, does 10 minutes on the treadmill at 1.5 mph... then goes to domino's and gets a pizza.

3. The "woah, look at all the hawt chicks" guy, or the pervert. He stands around in a tank top and shorts, flab hanging all over the place, all hes interested in doing is "spotting" all the good looking females in the place. This guy isn't just new at the gym during the new year, but they always exist.

We get the same thing in the dojo. We get a lot more new students in the winter months, but the first time they work out in the heat of summer, or get hit really hard, they normally quit. I started MA in december with about 12 other people at my rank. there are 5 of us left.
 
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^^ hahahaha

omg, there is this guy in my gym..I really feel sorry for him. I believe he trains pretty much everyday for like 2 hours and he always does the same exercises..everyday!! poor guy, I feel like talkin to him and give him a few advices that Ive picked up here like doing more cardio, resting etc... he's sooo skinny and has no muscles..it's sad cuz he really puts effort on that and dedicates himself but he obviously doesnt achieve any results :(one day Ill get the guts to talk to him but he might not accept that
 
If he is skinny and is unsuccesfully trying to bodybuild someone should tell him that he is an ectomorph and is genetically designed NOT to be big and muscley.

If everyone on the Earth was the same shape we wouldnt have people to do certain tasks. Put him out of his misery...
 
well, it might be...but I'm pretty sure he's overworking.. lol you should see him everyday in the morning..there he is! at the arms section w a face of pain
 
abear said:
i always hear that come january the gyms swell up with all the "new year resolutions" ppl. pretty sad that the majority of them just dont get it, that you cant just change your entire lifestyle in one day. the majority of them dont even last the month.
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That's why I take 3 weeks off starting on the 1st, I've done this for 4 years.. Works out well, I miss most of the crowd.. 'cheating the system' lol
 
mreik said:
That's why I take 3 weeks off starting on the 1st, I've done this for 4 years.. Works out well, I miss most of the crowd.. 'cheating the system' lol
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are you working out at home or doing something to keep your muscle or endurance? I couldn't go to the gym for two weeks and it took me like a week and a half to build back up my endurance, and well basically i was a month behind where I should have been. But then again, one of those weeks i was sick and that may have done the most damage.
 
Donny said:
are you working out at home or doing something to keep your muscle or endurance? I couldn't go to the gym for two weeks and it took me like a week and a half to build back up my endurance, and well basically i was a month behind where I should have been. But then again, one of those weeks i was sick and that may have done the most damage.
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Nope, I usually just take it easy. This is my break for the year so I deserve it. If I lose a little strength it's okay, I've never lost more than 10lbs on my dead/bench/squat so it's fine with me..
 
I've found that since I do most of my work in the power rack, I never really have to wait for anyone. :)

Since I have a few weeks off of school and I'm not bombarded with a bunch of stuff to do I'll be spending most of my gym time at USA Stars which is a Olympic lifting center.
 
I have absolutely no trouble with this as my gym is purely for athletes!

You get a key card and you can go whenever you want! hell you could go at 2am if you wanted. There is no staff only a cleaner and there is a limit of 100 members at the moment we have 52.

Its fantastic !!!!!!
 
NBS 4life said:
I have absolutely no trouble with this as my gym is purely for athletes!

You get a key card and you can go whenever you want! hell you could go at 2am if you wanted. There is no staff only a cleaner and there is a limit of 100 members at the moment we have 52.

Its fantastic !!!!!!
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i wish they had those gyms here, but they dont :(. How does that work anyway? Do you ahve to be an athlete of any sport or what?
 
My gym in the last week has been busier, it was like this last year as well. By about the middle of february last year, it was cleared out so I expect the same this year. Luckily it doesn't affect me too much because a lot of the people are on cardio machines while I'm in the free weight room. However, it does get me during the fitness classes. >_<
 
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