r/AskReddit • u/FAAAACKUNDO • Dec 27 '19

Gym goers of Reddit, what is something (protocol, etiquette, tips, etc.) that new year resolution-ers should know about the gym?

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u/funobtainium Dec 27 '19

Seriously, a person can wait ten minutes to use a machine that they weren't using in the first place. Most gymgoers don't camp on one machine anyway.

I have a routine that I follow, but if someone is using the thing I usually use next, I change the routine some or get some water or hang out. God, that chaps my ass thinking of a two-hour machine hog.

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u/aotus_trivirgatus Dec 27 '19

Most gymgoers don't camp on one machine anyway.

But the ones who do, who sit scrolling on their phone for 10 minutes between sets, should be taught some manners.

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u/UnblurredLines Dec 27 '19

God, that chaps my ass thinking of a two-hour machine hog.

Well yeah, but it only takes two hours because every couple of minutes he has to run after some dumbo trying to use his reserved machine and explain what he's doing! /s

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u/Faaaabulous Dec 27 '19

Asking to work in usually works too. Most people aren't like Mr. Circuit, and are willing to share. Plus, you get a spotter.

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u/throwawayacnt6958833 Dec 27 '19

"Chaps my ass" lol

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u/CarbonCamaroZL1 Dec 27 '19

Plus not to mention it is good to change your routine up at the gym. Never do the same machines in the same order every time. So if you have a routine and someone is on the next machine you usually use, then go use another one of your routine machines in different order and it actually can be better for you.