Would this be a problem at the gym?

Panda_brat
Panda_brat Posts: 291 Member
edited November 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
I just bought myself a new book with a whole load of various lifts. Would it be OK to brink it the gym with me until I learn what I need, or would that be a tripping hazard, and tick people off? I have slowly been moving from machines to free weights, and am still learning, and do not have the money to pay for a trainer (of which too many believe in bro science) and do not want to use up to much of my phones memory with videos and such.

Thanks for your opinions.

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  • mikedenali
    mikedenali Posts: 181 Member
    Hey bro, It's your gym too! Just don't hog the equipment while you read....
  • Alatariel75
    Alatariel75 Posts: 18,364 Member
    Totally take it with you.
  • Karmc2k
    Karmc2k Posts: 98 Member
    I see people at my gym walking around with notebooks all the time. It is really not a problem, as long as you don't sit on a machine and just read.
  • Packerjohn
    Packerjohn Posts: 4,855 Member
    Sure rake it with you, just set it down out of the way.

    Best of luck
  • lisalsd1
    lisalsd1 Posts: 1,519 Member
    There's a guy at my gym who sets up his lap top on a stool and does his P90x or whatever. A book is fine.
  • DavPul
    DavPul Posts: 61,406 Member
    No
  • jessef593
    jessef593 Posts: 2,272 Member
    DavPul wrote: »
    No

    Why might that be? It I felt like reading In the gym Id totally bring my encyclopedia on modern bodybuilding
  • Panda_brat
    Panda_brat Posts: 291 Member
    Thanks for everyone's help. Due to change in scheduled, the book will help me stay motivated, and keep me going to the gym. Plus I needed to learn new techniques.
  • DavPul
    DavPul Posts: 61,406 Member
    HappyCampr1 wrote: »
    jessef593 wrote: »
    DavPul wrote: »
    No

    Why might that be? It I felt like reading In the gym Id totally bring my encyclopedia on modern bodybuilding

    I think he was answering the question in the OP's title...would this be a problem? Answer - No.

    correct
  • jessef593
    jessef593 Posts: 2,272 Member
    DavPul wrote: »
    HappyCampr1 wrote: »
    jessef593 wrote: »
    DavPul wrote: »
    No

    Why might that be? It I felt like reading In the gym Id totally bring my encyclopedia on modern bodybuilding

    I think he was answering the question in the OP's title...would this be a problem? Answer - No.

    correct
    Ah my bad man.

  • Bob314159
    Bob314159 Posts: 1,178 Member
    I'm planning on doing exactly that this week - my trainer is out of town and wants me to try some new stuff. Working out with book is ok - better than the person last week lying on equipment doing nothing but talking on their cell.
  • SonyaCele
    SonyaCele Posts: 2,841 Member
    You might wanna bring your book in a gym bag or something so you don't have to set it directly on the sweaty germy equipment or on the floor. Bring a pen too, so you can make notes in the book.
  • sanfromny
    sanfromny Posts: 770 Member
    Can you screen shot a few pages at a time?
  • Panda_brat
    Panda_brat Posts: 291 Member
    sanfromny wrote: »
    Can you screen shot a few pages at a time?

    Tried this, but some of the print is too small to read on my phone after taking a picture of it. Thanks anyways for the idea.
  • ltworide
    ltworide Posts: 342 Member
    Any time I'm doing a new exercise, I'll I bring my book/worksheets & just plonk rhen down beside me alongside my waterbottle & workout log book so I can reference it starting out & as needed between sets to ensure I have correct technique.
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