My Local Gym Etiquette

08 Oct 2010

I've been a member of my local gym for some time now, and recently have switched to eight exercise sessions a week; four cardio, and four weights. These happen on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, cardio in the morning at 0700, and weights around lunchtime at 1200. I'm combining this with use of BodyScience's Hydroxy Burn Pro in an attempt to shift the last of that stubborn abdominal fat.

This has been an extremely tiring schedule so far, early mornings, and early nights, but I have been sleeping well. Hopefully in a month or so I'll be able to measure a change in shape.

That aside, even though my gym is well equipped, sometimes equipment is at a premium, and this is where local gym etiquette comes into play. It's basically the Law of the Jungle with a twist, however the twist is important. Let's assume two or more blokes are now after the same piece of equipment. Here's how it works:

Is the other bloke bigger than you? If so, yield.

Is the other bloke nakeder than you? If so, again yield.

Is the other bloke more Russian than you? If so, yield and consider offering them a small sacrificial rodent as a token of your appreciation.

So, Russian beats naked, and naked *generally* beats size. If you're a small Russian and the other bloke is large and naked, you still win. If you're large and naked, and the other bloke is Russian, then generally he wins. If they're large, Russian, naked, and they don't like you, then you're in real trouble.