Head coach project Nerdfitness.com wrote about how to behave in the gym so as not to send negativity on your head. Zozhnik translated these unspoken rules.
I've been a trainer for over 10 years, and I've been training in different gyms for twice as long, so I've seen a lot. I will say this: it is useful to know these rules not only for beginners: many “veterans” also violate them, making it difficult for others to train.
First, I will highlight 3 main principles:
- Control the situation
- Behave yourself properly,
- Take care of the equipment as if you bought it yourself.
Simple, right? All subsequent rules are only special cases of these principles.
Preparation / general
1. Learn the rules of your gym
Each room has its own freedoms and limitations, usually in the form of a list on the wall. If something is not very clear, ask the instructors or other staff. It should be remembered that things that are allowed in some clubs are strictly prohibited in others.
- Can I use chalk (sprinkle on the palms and neck for an exercise such as a deadlift)? In some halls, they do not like to wash the floor and iron after it, while in others you can arrange a chalk blizzard.
- Is it possible to throw the barbell onto the platform and is the deadlift allowed at all? Sometimes the halls are located in ordinary office buildings, where it is forbidden to drop centners of iron.
- Is it possible to undress? As much as you'd like to do some barefoot movements, it's not always allowed to take your shoes off.
- Is it possible to shave in the shower/changing room by the mirror? Some halls prohibit any means of release human body from vegetation.
In short, follow the rules of the place where you visit. Even if their prohibitions look foolish, they should not be disregarded.
2. Shower and BEFORE your workout (and wash your tracksuit)
It sounds strange, but there are such clean people who take a shower only after a workout, despite the fact that their day was obviously hard and they were very sweaty even before they got to the gym.
And some people carefully fold their clothes after a hard workout into a bag and marinate there until the next visit to the gym. The shorts may last a couple of workouts in a row, but change your T-shirts after each session.
3. Dry off with a towel (and wipe down the seats of the machines after yourself)
In cleanliness, you need to maintain not only your belongings, but the equipment of the hall. However, I think each of you has found someone's puddles of sweat on the benches and seats of the machines.
Every decent gym should offer wipes and even disinfectant spray, but if you're unlucky, wipe with your own towel. This is very important because some infections are transmitted in this way (my mother is a microbiologist, everything is very serious).
4. Put the projectiles in place
Refers to the "if it were all yours" principle. Finished the exercise - put in place what you did with. Don't put it off until the end of your workout, clean up as you go.
If you are a decent athlete and have worked hard with the bar, then please hang all the pancakes in order. Don't do it like this:
5. Warm up and stretch
You ask, what's wrong with them? Absolutely nothing if you don't occupy the passage. Most gyms have a special area for stretching (easy to find: there are mats and even foam rollers). If you have a simpler club, then just move to a corner where you won't disturb anyone. Stepping over bodies stretching in the aisle is not only annoying, but can also lead to accidents.
dumbbell rows
1. Move away from them
I constantly observe the same thing: the guy takes a pair of dumbbells and immediately, without leaving the racks, begins to pump his biceps or wave his arms like a mother bird, driving away a predator from the nest. But in 95% of cases, he still does an exercise for biceps.
I don't care what exercise you need to do, just pick up and move away so other people can practice too. I understand that some people want to do drop sets with different weights, but believe me, the pump will not go anywhere if you spend 10 seconds on a couple of steps back and forth. Maybe even pump up your forearms with such a long farmer's walk.
2. Leave enough space for others
If someone else takes the dumbbells, do not get too close to him, otherwise you can get a good projectile. He can do front and side raises, swings and spins, so go around him like a windmill. In general, always be alert when someone nearby is working with free weights.
3. Not block off mirror
If you notice, in many gyms the mirrors are located just behind the dumbbell rows. Why? Well, some people like to admire their biceps in the process, others need to follow the movement technique.
Try not to block the mirror for others: you may not only upset the narcissist, but "help" someone get hurt.
4. Not throw dumbbells
Many pitching like, bringing the approach to failure, shouting to throw dumbbells on the floor. Although some shells can be thrown (more on them later), this is not about dumbbells. They can simply split - I have observed this many times.
If your workout results in equipment damage, you're doing it wrong. And you don't look cool to anyone when you throw dumbbells, even if they are heavy. Nobody cares. Everyone thinks only that your dumbbell does not fall on his leg.
Other equipment
Many of you reading this would prefer to train alone. How I understand you! But usually we find ourselves in a hall with a bunch of people who want the same. Therefore, one must be good boys and girls and share toys.
1. find out, Not busy whether the equipment
When I get to the squat racks, bench, or platform, I use all my hunter-tracker skills to find out if they are currently occupied:
- Do they have a towel hanging on them?(usually this is a sign that it is busy),
- Are there any other things: notebook, bag, lift belt? (also a good signal)
- Is the bar loaded with pancakes?(here it’s 50/50, some fellows just don’t clean up after themselves).
After a visual inspection of the place itself, I look around: isn’t someone walking nearby or burning you with their eyes from another angle? If so, I politely ask if it's busy.
If the person is wearing headphones, then I simply point my finger at the equipment with a questioning look.
How to borrow equipment yourself
So, you have determined that the projectile or simulator is free, you have started the exercise. Now hang the towel yourself on the bar or on the bench when you go to drink or go to the toilet. It's like a "Reserved" sign in a restaurant. I still slip my training diary everywhere. For a guarantee.
1. How to “work well” with others
It happens that you need to do a certain exercise, but the shell is already busy. Here's what you can do:
Think about whether it is possible to perform it with a different weight or on a different simulator? Personally, I can offer many substitutions for each exercise, but you will have to choose according to your circumstances.
Can whether You train together With occupied? If the person is doing the same exercise and/or with the same weight as you want, then ask them if they can join? Of course, when you squat with 50kg (that's completely normal, don't worry) and a person pulls 200, he is unlikely to agree. In this case, it is better to wait. If he doesn't mind, you can wait for his set to complete and complete yours while he rests.
When a person disagrees (and you have to understand him, some work better alone), you can hang around, just don't hover over him. He will take the hint anyway.
2. Circuits and supersets
You may need several equipment / machines to perform several exercises in a row.
Here best practices for this:
Try to collect the necessary shells in one place. It infuriates when you just start a set, and someone runs up from another corner of the hall and declares that he needs this projectile right now - he was just too lazy to take it away. Try to choose equipment and machines that are located nearby for your circles / supersets.
hang up towels And unfold notebooks. Well, what else is left? Personally, I try not to take more than two apparatus or trainers at once.
Forget about the long circuit program at peak times. When the gym is full, don't even try to occupy the squat racks, the bench, and the horizontal bar at once. Pick one. If you jump around a full hall, someone big will not stand it and throw you out the window.
Try simple combinations: for example, an exercise with a barbell and an exercise with own weight. Or pull-ups on the bar, and then an exercise with dumbbells dragged to it. Basically, learn to share.
And most importantly, if you have borrowed a lot of equipment, then train, and do not correspond or chat on the phone.
Squat racks, bench, platform
People can work with huge weights on them, so be careful even if you just walk by. Here are some elevator etiquette rules:
1. Don't get in his space
Unless, of course, you are not a belayer, then bypass at least a meter. This is not only to avoid distracting him, but also for your own safety. When you need to pass, wait for the set to complete.2. Do not loom before your eyes
Maybe you don’t understand this very well (if you don’t work with big weights), but try not to move in front of the eyes (even at 3 meters) of a person with a heavy barbell. And even when he is just setting up before the approach. For them it is very important.
3. Do not interfere with the preparation for the exercise
Not all weights are lifted easily and simply. Sometimes people spend a lot of time on psychological preparation before approaching the bar. At this time, do not even talk to them (unless there is a fire). How do we know the lifter is getting ready? He is not far from the bar, looks directly at it or into the void (concentrates), makes a very serious face. Wait for him to complete the approach and put the bar down. Better yet, wait a little longer.4. Save your iron
If you regularly drop the bar, then something is going wrong. However, it happens that you can’t cope with the weight, for example, in a squat with a barbell on your back. If doing it in a rack, set the stops just below your squat depth and drop on them. If you squat on a special platform and use rubberized pancakes, then the bar can be thrown back, like this:
If you don’t like such things, then just use the weight that you can definitely handle.
5. Load the bar correctly
A standard Olympic bar weighs 20 kg and can withstand a lot of pressure. But in the halls there are also smaller training bars, from 15 to 5 kg. Do not hang on this too much, it will bend. If you don’t know what load the neck is designed for, then ask the employee for the gym (that’s why he is here).6. Properly unload the bar after your record in the squat or bench press
The neck on the racks must be unloaded gradually, evenly removing pancakes from both ends. Of course, you will have to run more, but this is better than unloading on one side, which will cause the bar to fall off and injure someone. Believe my experience, you should not bring it to this.7. Requests for insurance
If someone asks you, and you doubt yourself, it is better to honestly refuse. They will understand. If you need a spotter, then ask someone who is closer and looks stronger. In 99.9% of cases, they ask for insurance for the bench press.Before you get started, find out two things:
- Do I need help removing the bar from the racks?
- How many repetitions are planned?
The rest of the details of proper insurance should be discussed in a separate article.
8. Don't train your biceps in a squat rack.
Same important rule. The squat rack can also be used for other exercises, such as bench presses and bench presses. But biceps can be pumped anywhere, so don't occupy the frame if you don't want to turn the whole room against you.hall atmosphere
So, we discussed preparation for training and behavior in different areas of the gym. Now about communication and behavior.
1. How to take unsolicited advice
In every room there is a "bro" armed with "bro-science." Their advice can be both very reasonable and completely delusional.
Men: Listen calmly, nod and continue to train in your own way. If curiosity wakes up, then look for information about this after training.
Women: It’s more difficult for you, because the pumped-up guys in the halls more often want to “help”. For example, Nerd Fitness coach Stacey (who pulls 180kg) is often told by kind bros that "big pancakes weigh 20kg, don't hurt yourself." She silently hangs four of these pancakes on each side and does her exercise. This “bro” falls silent (because he raises less), but the next time there is usually another one.
Here is what she advises in such a situation:
“When someone in the hall begins to patronize me, considering me an idiot, I answer with a very simple and polite phrase: thanks for the help, but I need to finish my program as soon as possible, I am in a hurry.”
2. How to GIVE unsolicited advice
Until a person is in real danger, it is better not to touch him. Even if you think he needs help, you don't know all the circumstances, his background, his goals, and his traumas. Perhaps he does exactly what he needs. Nobody likes smart people.
3. Don't make noise or express yourself
In the halls, they rarely insist on complete silence, as in a library. It is usually possible to rattle the iron and make some sounds while performing a heavy exercise (like "kiya!" in karate). However, you should not constantly yell and squeal as if your barbell is under tension. You will distract everyone and they will drop something on you.
Do you want to express yourself from an excess of feelings? Some halls have their own atmosphere, you can. But don't risk it. Training, of course, helps to splash out emotions, but not to the same extent.
4. Barbell Throw
We have already talked about dumbbells (you can’t throw) and squats (you can, if you have special platforms or a frame).
However, there are gyms where they do weightlifting (perform a snatch, clean and jerk). For this, special Olympic vultures and rubberized pancakes are used. You can throw them, but still be careful. If possible, guide the bar with your hands so that it does not fly far and knock someone down.
If you don’t know if you can throw in a particular hall, ask an employee.
5. Don't stare
It's generally good advice for life in general, but in the hall, looking at it can be especially distracting (and even unnerving). Muscles or working weights of a colleague in the gym can be fascinating, but try to look at them furtively, without annoying. It bothers me personally a lot. When I do barbell sit-ups, you don't have to stand a meter in front of me and stare like a movie star.
And from Stacey: if you are such a cunning young man that you look at a girl in the reflection of eight mirrors, then you are not so cunning. She sees you too. And she probably doesn't like it.
6. mobile phones
Today, a phone or tablet can help in the gym - as a stopwatch, a training diary or a camera for capturing technique. Only, I ask you, do not start noisy negotiations. If you can chat on the phone during the entire workout - this is some kind of wrong training. Also, you do not need to occupy a bench or a simulator to view the feed on Instagram or Facebook. You came here to train, so train.
You also need to remember that the hall is a place for everyone, and not your personal studio. You can shoot your exercises, but try not to capture other people in the frame. Not everyone wants to be Youtube stars.
7. Water And food
Protein shakes - approx. Bars are already on the edge. Three liters of water? Well, if you really need so much, then take it, but try not to spill it. Everything else will have to wait. With me, people ate a variety of dishes right in training. Don't do it.
8. If someone misbehaves
As I said earlier, if someone puts himself or others in danger, you will have to intervene. Health is more valuable than politeness.
If someone breaks the rules and just spoils the atmosphere, then of course you can make a remark. Just keep in mind that people don't like comments, even if they deserve them. Therefore, it is better to inform the staff of the hall. Let them do their job.
No more mistakes in the hall
It seems like a long list of everything to remember before visiting the gym for the first time.
But don't worry, you'll get used to it with time. Just try to make the room comfortable for you and everyone else. Let me remind you three major principle:
- Control the situation
- Behave yourself properly
- Treat your equipment like you bought it yourself
The rest is details memorize them over time. Be good and enjoy your workout!
Svetlana Sorokina
RULES OF CONDUCT IN THE GYM
NECESSARY:
1. Perform the main types of movement only on a special sports equipment.
2.When performing basic types of movements:
a) running - keep your distance, do not push ahead of the runner;
b) throwing - perform only at the command of the instructor, making sure that there is no one on the site;
c) walking on a gymnastic bench - performed by two people, keeping a distance;
d) climbing the gymnastic ladder- Right capture the rail with a brush (four fingers on top, thumb on the bottom);
3. Perform exercises with objects carefully, carefully, keeping a distance.
4. In case of even a minor injury, bruise, immediately contact the teacher or instructor.
5. During the unforeseen situation of clothes or shoes, children must fail.
6. On sports children must come to class in appropriate uniform and shoes with non-slip soles.
PROHIBITED:
1. Practice with watches and bracelets on your hands, earrings in your ears and other jewelry.
2. Install and carry projectiles in hall without the permission of the instructor.
3. Practice on equipment without an instructor or tutor.
4. Put trips, push, distract other guys during the exercise.
5. You can not jump from the gymnastic ladder to the floor.
6. All day after a physical education lesson, go to sportswear and shoes. Need to change clothes.
Rules of conduct for those involved in the gym
Before going to the gym
1 .The trainee must change in the locker room, put on a sports uniform and shoes with light soles.
2. Take off objects that are dangerous for yourself and other trainees (watches, dangling earrings, hairpins, etc.)
3. Remove from pockets sportswear, prickly and other foreign objects, valuables to hand over to the trainer-teacher.
4. It is forbidden to bring chewing gum, seeds, chips, sweets, flammable items to classes.
In the classroom
1. Enter the gym only in changeable shoes, take sports equipment, etc., only with the permission of the trainer-teacher
2 . Treat with care sports equipment and equipment and use it for its intended purpose (Do not damage school property: Swedish wall, gates, basketball backboards, mats, etc.).
3. Use only correct equipment.
4. Listen carefully and follow all the requirements of the trainer-teacher
5 . Know and follow the simple rules of the game.
6. Under the supervision of the coach-teacher, put the balls so that they do not roll around the hall, and they can be easily taken to perform exercises; remove to a safe place inventory and equipment that will not be used in training
Do not distract yourself during class and do not distract others.
7. It is forbidden to hang on the gate.
8. In case of injury or deterioration of health, stop classes and notify the trainer-teacher
After classes
1. Use hand dryer as directed.
2. Wash thoroughly and close the water behind you.
3. From the locker room to go out into the corridor in change of shoes and fully dressed.
4. Drink water only from an individual bottle
For non-compliance with the rules and security measures, the student may not be allowed or suspended from participating in the training process.
AGREED: I APPROVE:
____________________ Director of the Youth Sports School "Rusich"
____________________ ____________ V.P. Rusakova
»_____» _____________ 2012
Rules for using the pool
Only persons who have passed a medical examination and have the conclusion of a district doctor at the place of residence are allowed to exercise in the pool. The term of the conclusion is one year. A one-time visit to the pool is allowed after a mandatory physical examination by the pool doctor.
1. Admission of persons with pustular, viral, fungal lesions of the skin, rash.
2. Admission of persons under the influence of alcohol and drugs.
3. Admission of persons without the established form of clothing (bathing suit, change of shoes) and hygiene items.
4. Tolerance of persons who have not washed themselves in the shower with soap and a washcloth without a bathing suit.
5. Use liquid soap in a glass container to avoid cuts.
6. Rub various creams and ointments into the skin before using the pool.
7. Bring towels, soap, washcloths into the pool hall.
Classes in swimming pool are conducted under the guidance of a coach-educator or swimming instructor who is responsible on the water. The pool staff monitors the observance by visitors of the "Rules for using the pool", agreed with the bodies of the State Sanitary and Epidemiological Supervision, approved by the director of the MBOU DOD "Youth Sports School" Rusich "of Vladivostok".
For non-compliance with the rules and security measures, the student may not be allowed or suspended from participating in the training process.
SAFETY IN THE POOL
All responsibility for the safety of students in the pools and halls rests with the teachers who directly conduct classes with the group.
Admission to classes in pools and halls is carried out only through the registry in accordance with the established procedure. At the first lesson, it is necessary to familiarize the students of the Youth Sports School with the safety rules during classes. water sports sports.
The coach must:
1. Make the construction and roll call of study groups before classes, followed by registration in the journal. Latecomers are not allowed to practice.
2. Do not allow an increase in the number of students in each group in excess of the established norm - 16 people per coach.
3. Submit a memorandum to the educational part of the pool and the administration of the Youth Sports School about incidents of all kinds, injuries and accidents.
Coach provides start, conduct and end of classes
in the following order:
1. The coach is in the pool to the beginning of the passage of students through the registry. In the absence of a coach, the group is not allowed to practice.
2. The trainer provides an organized exit of the training group from the shower room to the pool bath room.
3. The exit of students from the pool bath until the end of classes is allowed with the permission of the coach.
4. The coach ensures the timely exit of students from the pool bath to the showers and from the showers to the locker rooms.
During classes, the teacher is responsible for the order in the group, the life and health of students:
1. The presence of those involved in the swimming pool without a coach is not allowed.
2. Training groups are trained under the guidance of a trainer in a designated part of the pool.
3. Diving in the pool is allowed only under the supervision of a coach and subject to safety rules. When learning to dive, it is allowed to dive at the same time no more than one student per coach, subject to careful supervision of the diver from his side before he leaves the water.
4. If there are conditions that interfere with the conduct of classes or threaten life and health, the coach must eliminate them, and if it is impossible to do this, cancel the lesson.
5. The coach must carefully observe all swimmers in the water. At the first sign of hypothermia, remove the student from the water. Students should not be allowed to push each other and plunge headlong into the water, shout loudly and raise false alarms.
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Have you noticed that people around you are becoming more and more interested in sports? Many start running or cycling, do martial arts or go to the gym. As in any community, the "rocking chair" has its own unwritten rules of etiquette. How to behave in gym? Fitness trainer Valentin Sudnik told Sputnik what pisses him off the most in the behavior of customers and other visitors.
People who take off their sneakers while exercising
Annoying people who come to the gym in uncomfortable shoes, during the session decide to take them off and continue training in socks. Do they really not think that their feet can exude an unpleasant odor, and indeed that this is unhygienic?
It is better to choose the right sneakers just once, and you will be a welcome guest in any fitness center.
Shouting from tension
Fitness trainers do not like it when people scream from tension in the gym. If you have a barbell, and there are two hundred kilograms of pancakes on it, the bar is already bending, and on the last approaches you shout out something (it really becomes easier), no questions asked.
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But beginners come to the gym who take light weights and yell at the whole gym from the first approach - just for fun.
People without experience and an enviable shape are enraged, who go to the gym for only a few months, but imagine themselves to be experts and begin to give advice to everyone around: they teach how to do this or that exercise correctly; some of them say that "this exercise does not work" (although, of course, they do it incorrectly).
The fact is that they advise most often not what is needed, and they are never interested in whether a person has contraindications. But at the same time, it's just dangerous.
Throw dumbbells or bang them against each other
Some people deliberately throw dumbbells or barbells on the floor. When a person presses heavy dumbbells and on the last approaches from fatigue simply cannot balance them - he carefully throws them off. The people I'm talking about are throwing them in a showy way and with a roar all over the hall. Are you doing this to get attention?
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Only the sound of iron on iron is more terrible: when the client spreads the dumbbells to the sides and brings them together until they collide. Try not to touch them against each other: this ringing is annoying and knocks down all the other people training in the gym.
Talking loudly on the phone
More often than not, the reason that people talk loudly on the phone while moving around the gym at the same time is loud music. But instead of shouting over her, wouldn't it be better to go to another room or at least use headphones?
step over the bar
Don't step over the bar! This is the main sign in the gym; otherwise, something may go wrong - you will pull and you will not make it, you will be injured, something else. Do not step over the one with which you are engaged, and, God forbid, someone else's - I personally hate it when someone steps through mine.
Steal someone else's inventory
It happens that you made an approach and, while you are resting before the next one, carefully put the dumbbells on the bench and went to drink. There are people who pick them up (not from the counter, where there is a lot of free inventory, but from the center of the hall!) and start working with them. And you have a certain time for rest and you need to start the next approach in time.
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In general, always put everything in its place. Worked out with weighting agents - take it to where you got it. It's not even annoying, it's just bad manners.
Flying in with questions
I am quite calm about beginners who ask something from fitness instructors in the gym during the class. It’s easy for me to answer all the questions even when I’m doing it myself and they ask me about something during the rest between sets.
But it’s impossible to climb with questions to people when you see that their training is very intense: in this case, every second of rest is important.
Tony Gentilcore
A friend of mine and a terrific writer, James Fell, recently created a fun piece called "The 101 Rules of Behavior in the Gym" where he highlighted some of the unattractive behaviors that many gym goers engage in. After reading this work, I was inspired to write my own list. By common consent, I created the rules of etiquette for our own gym, Cressey Sports Performance. We have the luxury of setting standards, frowned upon some of our client behaviors, and restricting much of what is considered par for the course in any conventional commercial gym.
No phones!
We ditched the signs because we thought they wouldn't make a good first impression on parents, but the "rule" still exists. Whenever a young athlete stops training to check his phone, I go up to him and say something like: “If you are not negotiating with Emma Watson about plans for the evening right now, then go back to the bar.”
In addition, in our gym, you will never see anyone annoyed about the need to share equipment. Also, during the exercises, it is not forbidden to scream or grunt, and also to use chalk instead of gloves. What's more, you can't load a leg press machine with a bunch of discs and then leave without unloading it, because we don't have such a machine at all.
Similarly, there are a number of unwritten but implied rules in our room, including:
On Thursdays, Tonny usually puts on techno music (note: also on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays).
Eric is always waving his arms and with the words “this music makes my ears wither” turns on Linkin Park.
No targeted arm work until you can cleanly pull up at least one (for women) or five (for men) times.
Tony has to train clients in a jersey.
Do not feed the dog. He's greedy like a gremlin.
Pretty simple, right? However, this does not mean that I have never left my little world and trained in a commercial gym. I like to visit various gyms from time to time, not only for a change of scenery, but also as a form of entertainment. When this happens, I'm always surprised at how the rules are broken. Some people seem to have their social filters turned off when surrounded by barbells and dumbbells. Or is it men's deodorant that affects people in such a way that they don't care at all.
Anyway, below are some of my thoughts. Consider the list of Rules of conduct in the gym.
1. Don't be a coach
Words cannot express how annoying it is to be offered unsolicited advice. I never push myself with advice. It happened that they approached me with questions, and I answered, but this is a completely different matter. If someone comes to you with a question or wants to know your opinion, then there is no problem. But if the person is minding their own business (especially if they're wearing headphones), and even if the exercise they're doing is more like an African dance, still keep your opinions to yourself. It is of no interest to anyone.
2. Don't act like a coach (even if you are a personal trainer)
For many beginners personal trainers, who have to work the so-called "minimum hours" (an expression meaning cleaning equipment after customers) at the initial stage of their career, offering unsolicited advice to people is a chance to attract potential customers. But do it carefully. Don't be one of those trainers who walks up to every gym goer within a three mile radius and fixes their technique. Offering help or giving advice is acceptable if the person is doing something obviously wrong and is at risk of injury. But you don’t need to climb with your recommendations to a guy pulling 200 or more kilograms in several repetitions: “Here is my business card, we need to talk.” Show a little tact and learn to understand when you can give advice and when not.
When I worked in commercial gyms, I was always successful in introducing people to new exercises or small variations of what they were already doing, and then continued to work. I didn't act like a slug, sluggishly mumbling about "You need a personal trainer." I figured if I could have a few casual conversations a day - which wasn't hard since I was getting paid anyway - and not embarrass anyone , - then at some point the law of averages will come into force, and one of the visitors will succumb and want to train personally with me.
I also offered "free" half-hour sessions where I would detail the technique of certain exercises (squats, kettlebell swings) or offer a short but deadly mid-body workout.
3. Know your business
Another important point is that if you are an "expert" and always insist on unsolicited advice, then at least have a clear idea of \u200b\u200bwhat you are talking about. This is especially important for personal trainers. Sometime during my workout at the gym, the trainer on duty came up to me and told me that my squat was not deep enough and that I was pushing my body forward too much, when in fact I had just completed a series of forward bends with a barbell on my shoulders.
4. No more looking at yourself in the mirror
Who among us can safely walk past the mirror without lifting his T-shirt to supposedly wipe the sweat off his forehead, but in fact to look at his abs? A couple of times you can, but do not get carried away. Your abs aren't going anywhere. He is there.
5. Control the sounds you make
I don't care if someone in training makes sounds. This is a gym, not a library. However, in commercial halls, this question can be fundamental, because some people go too far. I won’t name names, but I remember a few years ago I trained in one high-class gym and after a set deadlifts heard a terrible roar from the corner of the hall. I had to go and see what was going on there, because I expected to see a huge human being lifting not a barbell, but a bulldozer, but I saw only some clown pressing twenty-five kilogram dumbbells lying down.
6. Stop yelling
I'm all in favor of winding myself up before heavy exercise, but have pity on those around you. Don't yell before every set like "Hey, everyone look at me!" Believe me, you are not a champion wrestler, and your 100-pound quarter squats will not surprise anyone.
7. Advice for guys
If a girl is in the zone free weights, this does not mean that it must be constantly “rescued” or offered to insure in each exercise. She'll manage on her own.
8. Advice to all
If a woman squats or does deadlift, this does not mean that she is a professional athlete or is preparing for competitions. My wife has a great answer to a question like “Wow, great. What are you training for?” She replies, “I train to live.”
9. Preacher
Everyone has their own preferences and favorite activities. Lifters love to swing, yogis love to do yoga, and Pilates lovers love Pilates. And it is right. It doesn't matter what the person does. If it brings him pleasure and helps him improve, then this is already a victory. Let's stop being biased towards each other, proving that it is your path that is the most correct, thereby striving to rise above others. It's one thing if someone pays you for advice and experience and hires you to help them achieve a certain goal. In this case, use the training regimen that best suits this person and their goals. All other situations are none of your business.
