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Title: How do you manage to train when the gym is packed ?
Post by: heenok on October 11, 2014, 10:12:17 AM
I noticed my gym is more and more packed with people.
I go after work at peak hour and its getting pretty unbearable.

How the hell do i train properly among a huge crowd like this ?

getbiggers share your tips
Title: Re: How do you manage to train when the gym is packed ?
Post by: no one on October 11, 2014, 11:12:27 AM


how you punctualise your sentences determines the speed of your workout.

let me expalin.

when you approach a piece of equipment you want that someone is using you dont say 'you done here?' you say 'you done here.'

thank me later.

Title: Re: How do you manage to train when the gym is packed ?
Post by: Hulkotron on October 11, 2014, 11:14:39 AM
I noticed my gym is more and more packed with people.
I go after work at peak hour and its getting pretty unbearable.

How the hell do i train properly among a huge crowd like this ?

getbiggers share your tips


Most getbiggers don't have these problems.

If you do it's a sign that you may be a bitch.

I hope this helps.
Title: Re: How do you manage to train when the gym is packed ?
Post by: tu_holmes on October 11, 2014, 11:29:21 AM
I don't workout during busy times often. When I do, I do what normal people do and work in with others.
Title: Re: How do you manage to train when the gym is packed ?
Post by: SF1900 on October 11, 2014, 11:35:44 AM
I don't workout during busy times often. When I do, I do what normal people do and work in with others.

x2. Exactly. Its not rocket science. Just ask someone, "Can I work in with you." I hardly ever get a "no."
Title: Re: How do you manage to train when the gym is packed ?
Post by: Simple Simon on October 11, 2014, 11:37:46 AM

how you punctualise your sentences determines the speed of your workout.

let me expalin.

when you approach a piece of equipment you want that someone is using you dont say 'you done here?' you say 'you done here.'

thank me later.



Brilliant  ;D
Title: Re: How do you manage to train when the gym is packed ?
Post by: the trainer on October 11, 2014, 12:59:00 PM
I noticed my gym is more and more packed with people.
I go after work at peak hour and its getting pretty unbearable.

How the hell do i train properly among a huge crowd like this ?

getbiggers share your tips


When you want a machine walk over with a pissed off look on your face and say bro how much sets do you have left on the machine and stand there staring at him like you want to rip his head off, he will get uncomfortable and leave the machine quickly, repeat this tru your workout and you will be fine.
Title: Re: How do you manage to train when the gym is packed ?
Post by: FitnessFrenzy on October 11, 2014, 01:04:00 PM
put on gorilla wear tanktop

listen to beats by Jay

shout YEAH BUDDY real loud

show your tattoo of Ron Avidan to the frightened gym crowd
Title: Re: How do you manage to train when the gym is packed ?
Post by: oldtimer1 on October 11, 2014, 01:31:59 PM
1. Work out before work. Yes wake up at 4:30Am and drive to the gym. Go to bed at 8PM. It's not  bad system.

2. Make sure two of your workout days falls on the weekends so you can pick your times.

3. Train at 8PM. Immediately after work will guarantee a packed gym.

4. Put some equipment in your garage or basement. Getting something like Ironmaster or Powerblock dumbells with a bench and some attachments can give you some home training days. Shoulders and delts can be worked out on a postage stamp size area of your house with quick change dumbbells.
Title: Re: How do you manage to train when the gym is packed ?
Post by: jephrius on October 11, 2014, 01:38:42 PM
1. Work out before work. Yes wake up at 4:30Am and drive to the gym. Go to be at 8PM. It's not  bad system.

2. Make sure two of your workout days falls on the weekends so you can pick your times.

3. Train at 8PM. Immediately after work will guarantee a packed gym.

4. Put a some equipment in your garage of basement. Getting something like Ironmaster or Powerblock dumbells with a bench with some attachments can give you some home training days. Shoulders and delts can be worked out on a postage stamp size area of your house with quick change dumbbells.
Not a good post. Mispelled words. Lousy punctuation. Not well thought out.
Title: Re: How do you manage to train when the gym is packed ?
Post by: gracie bjj on October 11, 2014, 01:42:16 PM
its just a matter of being flexible in your training and dont wait around 20 minutes waiting for a peice of equipment when u can be doing something else,thats how i get in and out when its crowded
Title: Re: How do you manage to train when the gym is packed ?
Post by: Teutonic Knight on October 11, 2014, 01:56:27 PM
Relocate ..............
Title: Re: How do you manage to train when the gym is packed ?
Post by: heenok on October 11, 2014, 02:26:33 PM
When you want a machine walk over with a pissed off look on your face and say bro how much sets do you have left on the machine and stand there staring at him like you want to rip his head off, he will get uncomfortable and leave the machine quickly, repeat this tru your workout and you will be fine.

im 5'6 and the gym is full of thugs, i dont this is a good idea

1. Work out before work. Yes wake up at 4:30Am and drive to the gym. Go to be at 8PM. It's not  bad system.

2. Make sure two of your workout days falls on the weekends so you can pick your times.

3. Train at 8PM. Immediately after work will guarantee a packed gym.

4. Put a some equipment in your garage of basement. Getting something like Ironmaster or Powerblock dumbells with a bench with some attachments can give you some home training days. Shoulders and delts can be worked out on a postage stamp size area of your house with quick change dumbbells.

Ive though about going before work but its really tuff to wake up that early.
Also will have to rethink my peri workout nutrition...
Its possible tho since gym is near my work.
Title: Re: How do you manage to train when the gym is packed ?
Post by: gracie bjj on October 11, 2014, 02:30:27 PM
im 5'6 and the gym is full of thugs, i dont this is a good idea

Ive though about going before work but its really tuff to wake up that early.
Also will have to rethink my peri workout nutrition...
Its possible tho since gym is near my work.

honestly i was looking into building a really nice home gym cause of reasons like that,home gyms have their benefits
Title: Re: How do you manage to train when the gym is packed ?
Post by: Coach is Back! on October 11, 2014, 02:32:22 PM
I noticed my gym is more and more packed with people.
I go after work at peak hour and its getting pretty unbearable.

How the hell do i train properly among a huge crowd like this ?

getbiggers share your tips


Leave the commercial box gym and go to a real gym where people take their training seriously.
Title: Re: How do you manage to train when the gym is packed ?
Post by: Coach is Back! on October 11, 2014, 02:33:16 PM
join my gym.   its never busy

lmao ;D
Title: Re: How do you manage to train when the gym is packed ?
Post by: heenok on October 11, 2014, 02:34:29 PM
home gym is a dream for me.
i do have dumbells and a small bench
but i want cables and machines


i just though i can ask to come earlier to work and leaver earlier
like 8.30 - 4.30
should be able to avoid most of the crowd

i noticed the worst is between 6 and 8pm
im at the gym from 5.15 to about 6.30-7pm
Title: Re: How do you manage to train when the gym is packed ?
Post by: heenok on October 11, 2014, 02:35:17 PM
Leave the commercial box gym and go to a real gym where people take their training seriously.

lol its not like gyms are at every corner where i live
the gym i go is cheap and really well equiped
Title: Re: How do you manage to train when the gym is packed ?
Post by: Teutonic Knight on October 11, 2014, 02:55:11 PM
lol its not like gyms are at every corner where i live
the gym i go is cheap and really well equiped

- outdoor free gym on the beach
- 2 set of kettlebells from 8 - 64 kg at home + pull up bar & bags
- team gym, to kill 4 it
- life is good
Title: Re: How do you manage to train when the gym is packed ?
Post by: Man of Steel on October 11, 2014, 02:58:34 PM
people tend to get out of my way
Title: Re: How do you manage to train when the gym is packed ?
Post by: orion on October 11, 2014, 04:08:26 PM
I quit my job so I could train during non peak hours.
Title: Re: How do you manage to train when the gym is packed ?
Post by: DroppingPlates on October 11, 2014, 04:12:10 PM
Very simple, be flexible with your choice of exercises.
Title: Re: How do you manage to train when the gym is packed ?
Post by: Coach is Back! on October 11, 2014, 04:20:06 PM
lol its not like gyms are at every corner where i live
the gym i go is cheap and really well equiped

Where do you live?
Title: Re: How do you manage to train when the gym is packed ?
Post by: Mr. No on October 11, 2014, 04:31:44 PM

how you punctualise your sentences determines the speed of your workout.

let me expalin.

when you approach a piece of equipment you want that someone is using you dont say 'you done here?' you say 'you done here.'

thank me later.


;D
Title: Re: How do you manage to train when the gym is packed ?
Post by: oldtimer1 on October 11, 2014, 04:33:11 PM
Not a good post. Mispelled words. Lousy punctuation. Not well thought out.

A couple of typos and you're kicking my ass. Ever type and have a beer? Fuck you.
Title: Re: How do you manage to train when the gym is packed ?
Post by: Mr. No on October 11, 2014, 04:35:33 PM
A couple of typos and you're kicking my ass. Ever type and have a beer? Fuck you.
Oh, yes. I've written books that way.
Title: Re: How do you manage to train when the gym is packed ?
Post by: oldtimer1 on October 11, 2014, 04:36:37 PM
Oh, yes. I've written books that way.

I'm still drinking and I'm no Hemingway.
Title: Re: How do you manage to train when the gym is packed ?
Post by: heenok on October 12, 2014, 03:49:28 AM
Where do you live?

near suburb of paris (france)
Title: Re: How do you manage to train when the gym is packed ?
Post by: whitewidow on October 12, 2014, 04:31:50 AM
It's very fucking hard and annoying especially if you like to do alot of superset exercises. I might superset using 3 diffrent exercises and I take up alot of arear so I just have to train when it is very late and the gym is dead! At my gym all the more experienced guys all do the same thing! We all workout when it is dead! I know this is hard for everybody to do especially guys who have familys and are on tight schedules but I feel for you working out when it is busy can really fuck up your work-out.
Title: Re: How do you manage to train when the gym is packed ?
Post by: MAXX on October 12, 2014, 04:33:48 AM
early mornings or late nights...

friday and saturday nights aswell. seems like that time is a sacred no-gym time for everyone.
Title: Re: How do you manage to train when the gym is packed ?
Post by: DroppingPlates on October 12, 2014, 04:53:52 AM
near suburb of paris (france)

Then why should we help you?
Title: Re: How do you manage to train when the gym is packed ?
Post by: heenok on October 12, 2014, 08:26:23 AM
It's very fucking hard and annoying especially if you like to do alot of superset exercises. I might superset using 3 diffrent exercises and I take up alot of arear so I just have to train when it is very late and the gym is dead! At my gym all the more experienced guys all do the same thing! We all workout when it is dead! I know this is hard for everybody to do especially guys who have familys and are on tight schedules but I feel for you working out when it is busy can really fuck up your work-out.

lol supersetting is pretty much out the question when at peak hours

what pisses me off is jobless losers going to the gym at fucking peak hour. what the fuck is wrong with those ?
Title: Re: How do you manage to train when the gym is packed ?
Post by: Mr. No on October 12, 2014, 09:48:59 AM
early mornings or late nights...

friday and saturday nights aswell. seems like that time is a sacred no-gym time for everyone.
That's when something called sex happens.
Title: Re: How do you manage to train when the gym is packed ?
Post by: Primemuscle on October 12, 2014, 09:49:56 PM
-Wouldn't know. I belong to an independent gym and not one that is part of a big chain like 24 Hour Fitness. Being retired, I can pick a time of day when there aren't a lot of folks there, like early afternoon before most people get off work and head to the gym.
Title: Re: How do you manage to train when the gym is packed ?
Post by: Weedlejuice on October 13, 2014, 02:56:36 AM
I noticed my gym is more and more packed with people.
I go after work at peak hour and its getting pretty unbearable.

How the hell do i train properly among a huge crowd like this ?

getbiggers share your tips


plan exercises around style of lift rather than specific exercise so you always have options.

bicep 1 : flat palms, could be bar, cable, incline dumbbell, preacher, machine etc.
bicep 2 : hammer grip, dumbbells, rope, tri bar.
bicep 3 : alternative style, reverse Z bar, pull ups, upright cable curls, dumbbells hammer to flat.

so on so forth, i wouldn't stick to one exercise even if i had the choice either way. change it up every time i come back to a body part in order of lift and exercise.

Title: Re: How do you manage to train when the gym is packed ?
Post by: bigbadwolfe on October 13, 2014, 03:09:29 AM
Open your own gym, that's what I did :)
Title: Re: How do you manage to train when the gym is packed ?
Post by: gracie bjj on October 13, 2014, 03:33:15 AM
these r cool for home gyms also,get some adjustable dumbells or solid if u can afford them and a stationary bike or treadmill and u r good to go.i know its the not the same as having a home gym that resembles a real gym but it gets the job done nonetheless



Title: Re: How do you manage to train when the gym is packed ?
Post by: Sokolsky on October 13, 2014, 04:12:10 AM
Being a regular and most people being aware that you don't give a fuck about their well-being usually means you're being given ample space to do your thing.
Title: Re: How do you manage to train when the gym is packed ?
Post by: DroppingPlates on October 13, 2014, 04:22:12 AM
these r cool for home gyms also,get some adjustable dumbells or solid if u can afford them and a stationary bike or treadmill and u r good to go.i know its the not the same as having a home gym that resembles a real gym but it gets the job done nonetheless





Please, not this home training shit again.
Nobody wants to adjust his equipment & weights all the time and most home trainers give up within a couple of weeks/months.
Title: Re: How do you manage to train when the gym is packed ?
Post by: heenok on October 13, 2014, 04:29:41 AM
i find i perform best at home when working out with the little stuff i have
im not being rushed be people wanting to work in
optimal rest time between sets
blasting my music
grunting and doing dumb shit that i wouldnt do in public


ok tonight
back workout
hopefully will be epic
got a new pre workout, started var 2 days ago
hoping for some sick pumps

3 sets of seated row
3 sets lat pulldown
3 sets machine row
3 sets cable lat pullover
4 sets of shrugs
3 sets of rear delts

cursed be anyone who gets in the way of my workout
Title: Re: How do you manage to train when the gym is packed ?
Post by: gracie bjj on October 13, 2014, 06:12:17 AM
i just got done training and there was maybe 12 people in whole gym,certain times r beautiful and others r nightmares,yesterday morning i got there at 7am and there was just 2 guys in whole gym,it was awesome
Title: Re: How do you manage to train when the gym is packed ?
Post by: local hero on October 13, 2014, 09:58:08 AM
Plan workouts around popular muscle group days.... everyone trains chest and arms monday, so you do legs instead.... most gym goers stick to the same order so just see whats mostly free and plan around
Title: Re: How do you manage to train when the gym is packed ?
Post by: DroppingPlates on October 13, 2014, 10:02:04 AM
Plan workouts around popular muscle group days.... everyone trains chest and arms monday, so you do legs instead.... most gym goers stick to the same order so just see whats mostly free and plan around

It doesn't work like that anymore, at least not in my gym. For example, the squat rack has become a popular place.
Title: Re: How do you manage to train when the gym is packed ?
Post by: Man of Steel on October 13, 2014, 10:14:13 AM
Plan workouts around popular muscle group days.... everyone trains chest and arms monday, so you do legs instead.... most gym goers stick to the same order so just see whats mostly free and plan around

this.

Make Monday an off day....just stay away from the gym.  Every Monday is national chest and bicep day. 

Nationwide I can't even imagine how many Olympic bars are loaded with 2 45s and pressed for 3 sets of 6-8 reps and how many times the 25lb and 30lb dbs are curled for sets of 5 reps.
Title: Re: How do you manage to train when the gym is packed ?
Post by: affeman on October 13, 2014, 10:23:48 AM
Change your job. Doing shift works has it's benefits, you can always avoid the crowds (shopping, swimming, skiing, gym,...) :)
Title: Re: How do you manage to train when the gym is packed ?
Post by: Hulkotron on October 13, 2014, 10:43:45 AM
Nationwide I can't even imagine how many Olympic bars are loaded with 2 45s and pressed for 3 sets of 6-8 reps and how many times the 25lb and 30lb dbs are curled for sets of 5 reps.


 :D
Title: Re: How do you manage to train when the gym is packed ?
Post by: SF1900 on October 13, 2014, 10:51:34 AM
It doesn't work like that anymore, at least not in my gym. For example, the squat rack has become a popular place.

With the advent of crossfit, these crossfitters are doing all sorts of crazy things in the squat rack.
Title: Re: How do you manage to train when the gym is packed ?
Post by: Man of Steel on October 13, 2014, 10:55:41 AM
With the advent of crossfit, these crossfitters are doing all sorts of crazy things in the squat rack.

When crossfit started to blossom I was fine with it....had no impact on me.   As of late crossfit stuff has spread throughout the whole of many gym floors.

I've gone so far as to move people mats, balls, rubberbands and crossfit bars when they block whatever I might wanna use.  I'm not ugly about it, but I will move their crossfit stuff away from whatever I'm doing. 
Title: Re: How do you manage to train when the gym is packed ?
Post by: Darren Avey on October 13, 2014, 10:56:34 AM
Fuckin easy!! I walk in with my tap out t shirt on, my shaved head, my tattoos and I shout "Welcome to da top of da food chain" then everyone shits themselves and gets out of my way.

Edit: I also wear shades in the gym.
Title: Re: How do you manage to train when the gym is packed ?
Post by: heenok on October 13, 2014, 11:16:11 AM
this.

Make Monday an off day....just stay away from the gym.  Every Monday is national chest and bicep day. 

Nationwide I can't even imagine how many Olympic bars are loaded with 2 45s and pressed for 3 sets of 6-8 reps and how many times the 25lb and 30lb dbs are curled for sets of 5 reps.


i cringe at retards doing chest on monday
Title: Re: How do you manage to train when the gym is packed ?
Post by: mesmorph78 on October 13, 2014, 12:22:12 PM
I specifically go to a dirt hardcore gym just to avoid people who go to the gym to socialise and waste time and still morons come to that gym to waste time year on year out no results.... I sit and wonder sometime why do people waste time go to the gym for no results just to waste time
Title: Re: How do you manage to train when the gym is packed ?
Post by: Primemuscle on October 13, 2014, 12:22:55 PM
I specifically go to a dirt hardcore gym just to avoid people who go to the gym to socialise and waste time and still morons come to that gym to waste time year on year out no results.... I sit and wonder sometime why do people waste time go to the gym for no results just to waste time

It's a social event.
Title: Re: How do you manage to train when the gym is packed ?
Post by: gracie bjj on October 13, 2014, 12:34:16 PM
every gym has those people that just like to hang out,even the hardest of the hardcore gyms have them these days,back in the 80,s i dont remember them to much,maybe they were there but i didnt notice. we have a little chubby broad at my gym that takes pics with all the members with her cell phone, she came up to me the other day when i was leaving and asked if i could walk her out to her car,she said some dude was licking her ears while she was doing squats  ??? weird friggin cats in the gym these days
Title: Re: How do you manage to train when the gym is packed ?
Post by: Primemuscle on October 13, 2014, 12:42:47 PM
every gym has those people that just like to hang out,even the hardest of the hardcore gyms have them these days,back in the 80,s i dont remember them to much,maybe they were there but i didnt notice. we have a little chubby broad at my gym that takes pics with all the members with her cell phone, she came up to me the other day when i was leaving and asked if i could walk her out to her car,she said some dude was licking her ears while she was doing squats  ??? weird friggin cats in the gym these days

People thinking they are the paparazzi. You want to take a photo of me? Pay me $20 first and $20 more if you want me to sign it, sucker!