gym newbies: how are they treated?

[needsize]

Hey need size!

I am from toronto and believe you are the same. Have you ever dropped by venice, scarborough location(my gym until about 2 weeks ago). It is fantastic!

Also I have heard great things about extreme fitness!

Actually I'm in Brantford, about an hour away from you. It's a franchise on the London Atheletic club that I train at, 3000 yuppies and me

 

[nikkita]

newbies are always welcome... and I think hardcore bodybuilders
will treat them with respect and acceptance if they show they are really into the sport, willing to learn, get advice and concentrated to their goals... and most important... all hardcore bodybuilders were newbies once too

 

[erickthegreat11]

Don't try to impress anybody; you'll just hurt yourself
Don't ask people advise unless you're sure they're not in the middle of something. I can get pretty irate when someone won't stop talking to me when I'm doing reps. Few years back I was benching with 70#. I went to the Y to look at their gym and the subject of how much weight I was benching with, and when I told him he laughed at me. Did I mention this was a "personal" trainer? Avoid these competitive jokers. Another gym I lifted at, nobody said anything to me or looked at me differently. Just depends where you go I guess.

 

[The Shadow]

ni - in fact I booted a guy and revokd his membership this week b/c he decided to go take a bench from a "newbie" as the newbie was getting a drink of water.....

We have ALL been ther b-4....now....the 3 year vetran-newbie who still uses the power rack to do curls is on his own

 

[gymtime]

The guys who give the most attitude are usally the guys that have only been working out for about 6 months yet they think they are the shit. The hardcore guys/vets are there to workout and don't feel they have to prove themselves by knocking the newbies.

Exactly. EVERYONE feels intimidated when they first start lifting in a gym of any size. It's a fact of life. The good news is that you get over that fairly quickly as long as you stick to it.

 

[circusgirl]

This thread makes me feel WAY better about asking the big guys for a spot. Or asking them if my form is ok (no I don't ask them to check my form from the back whe doing squats lol).