DO’S AND DONT’S PART 2.
This is a continuation of Do"s and Dont’s that should or should not be practiced in the gym. Go ahead and check out part 1. if haven’t already. The purpose of this blog is to bring to light some of the behaviors that are seen in the gym that shouldn’t be. If you know anyone who performs any of the actions under the list of Do Not’s, by all means refer them to this blog. Ok, here we go. DON’T- Wear a mouth guard while lifting in the gym. This is an annoying new trend that seems to be unfolding at my gym. How necessary is this? I’m not sure but I think I’m gonna start wearing a jock strap on my head from here on out whenever I train. DON’T- Use weights that are so heavy that you have no control over them to the point that you can only get one realy bad sloppy rep with them and then chuck them in the air causing them to bust when they hit the ground. This one has been a problem for a long time. I go in to do some dumbbell presses with the heaviest set (the 150’s) which I can control and bring back to the ground without damaging them, and those weights will either be busted laying in a pile or out of the gym completely cause some dolt used them and could’t control them, then when the people come in who do use them and are able to control them can’t use them now and have to wait 1-2 months for them to get fixed. DO- Use weights that you can control and take through a full range of motion without destroying them. DON’T- Scream at the top of your lungs when you train. I understand that when your body is under alot of stress when your pushing it to the limit that sometimes you breath heavy and some grunts and groans spew out, that’s understandable. But it is not necessary to scream at the top of your lungs (like Howard Dean did that time at the Iowa caucus!..yuck-yuck!) Look where it got him. DON’T- Blow dry your genitalia out in the main isle of the locker room where everyone can see. Yes I do see this happen( Unfortunately). One guy imparticular who will stand out in the main walk-way of the men’s locker room and blow dry his testicles for a long, long period of time. What can I say? This is just plain wrong! Being exposed to this type of thing is enough to give the strongest of men nightmares! DO- Quickly towel dry privates first, then get some underwear on for God’s sake! DON’T- Go into the restroom and walk up to a urinal and drop your pant’s and underwear to your ankles while you stand there and pee so that other guys can be subjected to seeing a big, naked hairy ass when they walk in to use the restroom. Yes this really happens also! DON’T- Accompany your hot looking girl friend to the gym only to follow her around and give all the other guys in the gym dirty looks while groping her because your affraid they might look at her. DO- Workout while your there with your girlfriend and work at improving your physique as well so that she has something nice to look at outside the gym too. After all, women hate insecure guys. Well that’s about all for today. Happy training to you all and don’t be affraid to pass on the rules of gym etiquette to your fellow gym members. Will there be a part 3? I hope not but time will tell.
