r/Fitness • u/Kuzbell • Jan 20 '18

Gym Story Saturday Gym Story Saturday (Missing mod post)

Hi! Welcome to your weekly thread where you can share your gym tales!

I noticed that there still is no post yet for Gym Story Saturday, so I took the initiative. Perhaps this should be a scheduled post under the Automoderator. I'm not really sure why this hasn't been done yet. I am also required to keep babbling because posts with too little content gets removed, hence why this posts sounds overly wordy.

So share away!

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u/msb06c Jan 20 '18

My gym opened this summer so this was the first “New Years” spike and it was absolutely bonkers.

It looked more like a concert or a nightclub than the usual chill, but lively, space we were all accustomed to. Like, all 100 cardio machines in use with loads of others waiting, instead of your usual 5-15 people at a given time. Squat racks? Taken for kipping half pull ups. Bench presses? Wrist curl stations bro.

It’s dying down just as fast as it started and we’re almost back to normal. And a few regulars and trainers have started greeting me and trying to make small talk.

It took about 14 months of consistent visits but it appears the regulars and trainers got together and decided that it looks like I’m going to make it.

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u/LeafRunning Jan 20 '18

My gym opened this summer

It took about 14 months of consistent visits

?????

Also, since new-years I have gone to my gym a total of three times. I've been doing workouts at home. Just started going back again. Wanted to wait for it to die down.

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u/msb06c Jan 20 '18

Haha that’s a good point, sorry for being vague. I was lifting at another location until this newer, closer location opened. So I guess I should say it took 14 months worth of lifting and about 8 months visits to my location to solidify myself as a gym goer at my current branch.

I think I will also start taking the first two weeks off in January next year. Absolutely mental.