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I just looked this up, and I'm kind of surprised at that rule. People who lift heavy grunt naturally (some do) so how are you supposed to put up alot of weight?Originally Posted by Durden7
A lot of people do that. The amount of people who go to the gym to work on themselves and improve their health are very minute. The amount of "pea-cocking" at a gym is insane depending on the type of gym. Planet Fitness isnt a "workout" gym either. Its a lot of cardio equipment and weight machines. They arent marketed or designed for people who "grunt". Most have 1 squat rack and no DBs above 65 for a reason.Originally Posted by scshift
People go to the gym to workout not look at the man next to them. Its not like those "muscle heads" were born like that they had to work and probably felt intimidated by people who were stronger then them at one point but they got over it and kept on working. If they expect you to be silent while trying to workout thats just insane. Anyway I'm a give it a shot I'm most likely sticking with Ballys from the videos I've seen on Youtube of this place.Originally Posted by Durden7
How is that dumb?Originally Posted by drock2010
Durden7 wroteI think they do it so people who just started working out aka "weaker people" dont feel "intimidated" which is pretty dumb
If everyone was told to "get over it" then the amount of people who exercise would be even smaller.
Most people who grunt loudly dont even need to.
Im not saying Planet Fitness is doing things the right way but to say that "weaker people feeling intimated" is dumb is just a bad way of viewing things.
And "weaker people feel intimidated"... not sure if that's serious or not, because it's a gym... how are you going to restrict one guys workout so the dude next to him doesn't feel weak? That's kind of lame, I see people at the gym much stronger than me and that only makes me feel more inclined to keep working to be at their strength level.
I think it's just a by product of the fact that people now are so focused on being slim that all they do is low weight high rep exercises (which isn't even that effective) and cardio that lifting heavy is too much effort so they just don't. Not sure but that's my take. The gyms I go to don't mind however.
Youre not supposed to grunt. Thats the idea.
Youre at a different type of gym with different types of people there. Most people arent motivated by seeing other people workout with more weight than they are. It IS intimidating to a lot of people.
Yeah but that's what I don't understand. There's no doubt that everyone wants to be strong and have a good body. The 2nd one is maybe but I've never met a person who didn't wish they were stronger.
So how is anyone going to get stronger if they are unwilling to work around people who have walked that road already? Are people really that insecure that the fact that someone around them is stronger than them that they are unwilling to try and improve their own strength and physique? I'm by no means strong or have a good physique but it blows my mind how people can have that kind of thought process. It's like insecurity at its finest, like someone with absolutely no self worth would think of. How is that even profitable?