I am on probation at the gym

[RusPA81]

I am quite upset today. I was placed on probation at my gym along with a few other guys for apparently slamming weights to load when we deadlift. We were told that if we are warned again we will be banned from the gym. Now its not like I am releasing the weight from waist level or anything, but when you deadlift heavy weight its gonna make some clanging noises. I was told the gym floor is not equipped to take such abuse, but I don't see any abuse taking place. The only person that cares is the gym manager. I workers do not care a apologize for lack of knowledge of the manager. Whats funny is all the smaller guys who have no clue what they are doing and throw their weights all over the place don't get yelled at. Its just us bigger guys. Wheres the justice? I lift weights at my college gym and do not want to pay for a private gym. To bad Victorian Guy and Nobby don't lift at my gym. They would teach that manager a lesson. Anyways I just needed to vent my anger.

 

[PatBateman]

Dude, that's ridiculous. Unless your gym is super sweet or the only one around, find a new one. There will be other issues that come up if this one goes away.

 

[endpoint]

PatBateman is right...it only gets worse.

It gets to the point where you cant do anything right.

i know i have been there. I am not allowed to lift at two gyms now. i dont mind.

i have moved on...i train at home...no one cares if i drop weight from above my head, if i use chalk, bad language, radical training ideas/exercises etc etc

 

[Lord_Suston]

Don't they have the rubber mats there? you know the one's there all black and real thick many are used in powerlifting comps... If that is your problem Then I suggest you need to talk to this guy or put him face down in some river, nobody will really even notice....

 

[gettinlarger]

Some dude I was talkin with at my gym knows this other dude (large ass dude) who has memberships to a bunch of gyms in my area except mine ... because they won't let him ... because he's too loud when he lifts ...

So, sooooooooo gay.

 

[RusPA81]

I suggested that they get mats but she didnt want to listen me and told me to go somewhere else. I am going to try to complain to her boss or the student recreation department, but I don't how much good it will do. Since my school gym I don't know how much is in there budget to by more equiptment even though $28 per semester goes to the rec center, and there are some 30,000 people that go to our school so thats quite a bit of money.

 

[gettinlarger]

Seriously. How freaking much would it cost to buy a rubber mat ...

 

[Ingram]

How dare you deadlift in your gym! What are you thinking?!?

 

[louden_swain]

Our gym owner is a jerk. It is like he is trying to single out the big and strong. The gym is stocked with rubber flooring, but he still gets upset if the weight is slammed into the mat. The guy does not understand what heavy training is all about. . . . he has never lifted a heavy weight in his life. He doesn't say anything to the members (how are you doing or hello), as he is in it for the money. Currently, the owner is trying to figure out why there is a small number of females at the gym (20 percent). He believes that men come to the gym to pick up women. WTF?! Everytime he comes to town, he changes the music to club hip hop noise. Thank god the piece of s**t lives in another state. Once I get a larger place with a basement. . . I am building my own gym .

 

[abc 1]

i can see where management is coming from. olympic platforms can withstand big drops in weight, rubber floor over wood could be there argument. think about it, 2 inches of rubber mat will not absorb 300 plus pounds of weight falling 12 inches or so if the base is wood. that could be their argument, and that is understandable.