When re-racking isn’t enough

TPS has a lot of new members and many of them are totally new to training in a “real” gym. Back in the day, the old timers would “educate” the young guys like me on gym etiquette. It wasn’t in the form of polite article online either. If you violated gym etiquette, you heard about it or maybe got a smack. We are writing a series of article on proper gym etiquette to initiate the new, and old members in the ways of etiquette and more so, pride. Read on.

One of the rules you agreed to when you joined TPS is to put weights and equipment back when you are finished. Everyone appreciates when you do this, from the owner and staff, to your fellow members, and back around to yourself, the next time you go to use the equipment. However, if you aren’t mindful to put the equipment back IN ITS PROPER PLACE, it’s almost as bad as not putting it back at all.

As it goes with most matters of etiquette, it’s the golden rule at work. Think about it: When you need the 65-lb dumbbells, will you look for one between the 10s and the 50s and the other one somewhere up in the 120s? No. When you need 2½ lb plates, is it going to make your workout faster, more enjoyable, or more effective if you have to go roaming the gym to find one because they are all in one place on the other side of the gym, or if the only ones you can find are buried under four or five 45-lb plates?

We all know how to count, and we all know where something is when we take it. Make sure you put your weights back in order, put plates on trees uniformly, and put other equipment back where you found it.

There is no room for “sloppy” at TPS. You won’t see it in the attitudes, technique, or discipline of our long-time members. We’re all thankful to have access to a collection of equipment that is unmatched in the Northeast, possibly unmatched in any public gym in the country, so there is no reason to allow sloppiness to creep in when it comes to this awesome equipment. Take pride in TPS!