Big No-No's That You Shouldn't Do At The Gym

As much as I want to inform you about speed training and development, I also want to talk about other topics that pop up relating to fitness or the health industry. So I decided to talk about some things you shouldn't do when you are at a health facility or specifically training at my facility. I think I wrote an email about this a few months ago, but if you have read some of my tweets in the last few weeks I have had some recent encounters with some no-no's that I need to get off of my chest. Most of these "rules" aren't written anywhere, but you need to know so you won't be "that guy."

1. Return your weights - I don't know how many times I have to go to the gym and see stacks of 45's left on a bar from some idiot who was deadlifting the world. It is very simple. If you are strong enough to put the weights on the bar, you are strong enough to take them off. If you can't do that, you shouldn't lift at a public gym.
2. Guys shouldn't put their hair in pigtails - I'm not kidding, I saw some guy with his hair in pigtails. I don't really know if this is a big no-no, I just find it odd. If you choose to do this, be prepared to handle the stares and possible rude snickers from some people. Of course, I would never do that. I will just tweet about it when I get a chance.
3. Spandex is out - Maybe it is, maybe it isn't, but I think it should be. Now don't get me wrong, I'm a guy. So if I see a nice looking woman in spandex, chances are I might sneak a glance. But, this goes for both men and women, if you wear spandex, I hope you can pull it off and be prepared for people to look. Especially guys wearing those compression/biker shorts, squatting and lunging. Yuck. 'Nuff said.
4. If you are lifting weights, you shouldn't be able to carry a conversation - If you have followed my tweets the last couple weeks, you probably have heard about the two ladies that train at the gym. They do not shut up. They talk constantly and nothing interferes with their conversation. Not the dumbbell chest press, not their arm curls, not their shoulder raises, nothing. If you can talk while you are exercising, you are wasting your time and hurting my ears. Chances are your intensity isn't at the level it should be to develop lean muscle and accomplish any of your fitness goals. Turn up the intensity to the point where you should be focusing on lifting your weight and not if "Sally has slept with the postman."
5. Wipe up your sweat - I have all my clients wipe everything down after they use the equipment at my facility, but I'm amazed when I'm at other gyms seeing big gobs of sweat stains on the benches. I'm glad you are dripping with sweat, but wipe the machine down for the next person.
6. Please cleanse your bowels before lifting - This is me trying to be polite in saying that some of you have some powerful gas that seeps out every so often. Man, recently I have walked into some thick fumes that have almost dropped me. I don't know what you need to do, be more discreet, go to a corner, stay the heck away from me, but please do something!!

Those are just the things I have stumbled across in the last few weeks. I know there are more, but I wanted to point these out today. Hopefully, we can start a movement and spread this around so everyone is aware of what is happening. WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE! Feel free to post comments on my blog, http://fitnessplanning.blogspot.com or my facebook fan page http://facebook.com/fitnessplanning.