What are your gym rituals?

[Wiggs]

Do you have any gym rituals?

Mine are the following: I will never finish a set on an odd number, All my weights have to facing in, I have certain shirts that I wear on arm, shoulder and back days.

[Griffith]

Same!
I also stay away from 13.....

I also always get on the bench and the bike from the right side. Same with most machines.

[Wiggs]

Same!
I also stay away from 13.....

I also always get on the bench and the bike from the right side. Same with most machines.

Good one, I never end on 13 either.

[onlyme]

Do you have any gym rituals?

Mine are the following: I will never finish a set on an odd number, All my weights have to facing in, I have certain shirts that I wear on arm, shoulder and back days.

i do the not end on an odd number too

[gracie bjj]

at my age(43)my ritual is just get through my workout without pullin or tearin a muscle,since i work at a gym and get here at 330am or 4 i like to leave most of the lights off and train,its just enough light,also the dim lighting makes you appear better in the mirrors.ive been doing that as long as i can remember,i like to train early am.i also like using the same bars everday,olympic,curl bars ect.i also listen to certain cd,s on certain days,leg days i listen to acdc,and backday its van halen,delt day its scorpians,chest day its metallica and arms it usually some older boston.

[Figo]

1 Pray to Arnold shrine for guidance and strength

2 Wear purple "lucky" underwear

3 Serving Aplodan

4 Listen to Rocky theme full blast while driving to gym

5 High five the reception staff at gym

6 Do a series of high kicks and sparring in front of mirror

I am now ready for my spinning class

[newmom]

Mine is the following

Arrive in the parking lot at 4:50am
Get on the same treadmill and run for 6 miles
get on same stairmaster at 6am for 20 minutes

On Saturday same thing arrive in parking lot at 6:50am
On Sunday same thing arrinve in parking lot at 7:50am

I really need the same treadmill, the one I run on is the only one without one of those damn tv's hooked up to it and the others are different and seem to give me chin splints

[dan18]

The most important is to take a good dump before squats

[Quo]

Same!
I also stay away from 13.....

I also always get on the bench and the bike from the right side. Same with most machines.

Wow...I thought I was the only person who did this. 

I always have to hang my keys on the same hook on the key holder by the front counter...if I can't, then I think about it the entire workout...and get pretty pissed about it for some reason...lol
I always have to use the "short" water fountain instead of the regular one..no reason why..I just "have" to use that one
I use the same sink in the locker room..even though there is like a row of 8 or so...I "have" to use the same one..
I "have" to use the same elyptical machine...even though we have like 30 or so of them..and they all work the same way..
I'm pretty sure there is more but that's all I can think about at the moment...

[CalvinH]

3 rails before I go to the gym,anymore and I don't get to the gym,or work for the next 2 days

[Tapeworm]

Lot of OCD in this thread.

[jon cole]

i watch a pic of bluto.

[Canadian_Muscle]

The first thing I do is see if there is any high quality vag hangin' around. Then the second is sexually harass them.

[aglifter]

- Drink lots of coffee.  Take ephedrine sometimes.  Two lines.
- Lift some weights.
- Smoke a couple joints.
- Lift more weights.
- Flex in front of the mirror for at least half an hour to attract females.
- Tie off then shoot up in the shower stall.
- Eat whatever roadkill I find on the way home.

[jon cole]

every first january i repeat  "200x is my year"

[emn1964]

Usually before a leg workout I take a big steaming shit right under the squat rack in the gym.  This helps me in two ways, it forces me out of the bucket, otherwise I end up sitting in my own pile of shit (which only happens once or twice a month).  It also keeps me from farting during my set whcih can be embarrassing.

[gib]

At out gym we have a motto - if you don't have time to stretch, you don't have time to train. So we all spend a decent time warming up.

I also never train with a watch on. Never wear a walkman. Never have my mobile phone on.

I also know guys who are very specific about what time they take their dbols etc, to try to time that max blood level with heaviest part of their training (approx 1.5 hours after taking I believe...).

I also avoid any kind of wrist or knee support in training until close to peaking for a contest.

[Jeffro]

- Drink lots of coffee.  Take ephedrine sometimes.  Two lines.
- Lift some weights.
- Smoke a couple joints.
- Lift more weights.
- Flex in front of the mirror for at least half an hour to attract females.
- Tie off then shoot up in the shower stall.
- Eat whatever roadkill I find on the way home.

Very effective way of taking advantage of the precious anabolic window as soon as possible.

[Mars]

fucking your mom.

[Canadian_Muscle]

Very effective way of taking advantage of the precious anabolic window as soon as possible.

Exactly. You can't pass up an opportunity like that. Dead 'coon is the best option.

[Figo]

fucking your mom.

Cardio, very important.

[Eisenherz]

I grunt while I'm lifting so people look and everyone can see  how jacked and tan I am.
And when I'm not lifting, I'm dancing and every now and then I pull a kissie face infront of the mirror.

[LatsMcGee]

I like to kill at least one prostitute before I make it into the gym. 

[emn1964]

I like to kill at least one prostitute before I make it into the gym. 

a homeless person works just as well.  don't be such a prima dona

[240 is Back]

I like to drop a deuce before leg day.