Squat Rack Etiquette
Old_Man_McGucket
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I’ve never actually seen anyone curl in the squat rack. How unacceptable is it to superset with it? I workout at a company gym which only has one rack. Someone was doing that this morning and it screwed everything up, creating a big wait.
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It's unnecessary. You could pretty much do curls anywhere else in the gym. Squats not so much.0
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With one squat rack...in the AM with people waiting for it, meh. I'd say it would be common courtesy not super set. When I had a trainer she used to tell me to super set whenever I wanted, but there are definitely times when I feel it's inappropriate. Anyway, gone are the days when I can superset with my squats.0
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I actually probably would have asked if he/she could stop and finish the squats already. Was there a line of people waiting?0
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I think it would have been completely appropriate for you to ask if he could move to another area if you’re there to squat and there are other bars available. If that is the only barbell in the place (one Anytime Fitness I went to was like that), then wait you will.
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I would return the favor and squat in the curl rack0
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I shy away from most SS because of the lack of equipment at the Anytimes I go to. (And I train half my days before 6am - courtesy!)
Can you, perhaps, suggest to your company on spending another hondo or two and buy an additional barbell and power-rack? I've suggested this to the Anytime I go to a few times and they haven't responded. Cruise ships can't turn on a dime apparently.0 -
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I use the squat rack for squats and to press. I can do the presses sitting but it's not the same without using my core.
I see the same guys in the gym so if it's the same three guys that just do upperbody work 90% of the time, I have just done my deads with the squat bar right next to the rack. On a day I go in when it's busy I will go elsewhere to DL.0 -
I'll superset squat and OHP. But I have them in different places and if anyone wants to work in, I'm good. But it's idiotic to set up shop and superset 2-3 things in the same cage if you can do some of that crap outside of it. It's convenient to do standing OHP in the cage but in reality, if you can't clean your OHP weight, you have problems. So for OHP, I'll just clean it to the starting position and then go from there. VS tying up the squat rack0
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I use the squat rack for squats only but if someone is hogging it for something else even if it is bothersome I would never say anything I mean if they are there before you its rude to ask them to move to another area and most likely they'll get offended and won't comply. Just wait it out and try to get there a little earlier next time.0
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GuitarJerry wrote: »In general, in public gyms, it is always rude to super set. Just because no one is using the 3 or 4 areas you are hogging, and just because it doesn't seem like anyone wants to use them, you're probably wrong and you're hogging. Just because no one says something, doesn't mean they don't want to use the stuff you're hogging. It's unfortunate. But, if you want to super set, get a home gym. Or, do it in a way where you aren't hogging the only squat rack in the gym. We only have 2 squat racks. It's so annoying when people are doing abs, and curls and shoulders, ...everything but squatting. I have gone up to people and pointed out that they can do that somewhere else. It is never met with kindness. I think they know they are being an @$$hole and don't like being called out on it.
It's best to only squat in the squat rack.
...and don't even get me started on deadlifting in the squat rack. OMG! I will lose my *kitten* on that one.
A gym I went too had 3 cages, 2 with platforms. Only place to deadlift.
There was a day, I was in one of the cages with the platform, shared it with a girl. She was deadlifting behind me while I was squatting. Worked out well. And when she was done deadlifting, I had her leave the set bar set up since I had to deadlift. It's all about sharing.
I have even been to a stereotypical meathead gym and there wasn't a designated deadlifting spot0 -
If you want to do supersets, it would be a lot better to do it with standing dumbbell exercises. That way you're not hogging any task-specific space or equipment.0
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Yep, I know that one.If you want to do supersets, it would be a lot better to do it with standing dumbbell exercises. That way you're not hogging any task-specific space or equipment.
Token git takes every dumb bell between 4kg-20kg and arranges them around themselves so they are easily to hand
and then fanny about on the bench having a nice little rest whilst tapping away on their phone....these people drive me up the wall and get the "Paddington Bear Stare" off me. Buy your own set of weights and go home! 
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Had that happen to me last week. I don't know about you, but I always keep an eye on the gym activity because I am anxious about getting to my next exercise where equipment is involved. As I was finishing up with the last 4-sets on the decline bench and my next move was the Incline Bench. A guy was on his iPod doing god-knows-what, endlessly thumbing away. I moved to the flat bench instead. I got about 4 sets in when the guy on his iPod decided to sit down and finally do his set. He did four reps and was finished. Finished.Tortitudekitty wrote: »...and then fanny about on the bench having a nice little rest whilst tapping away on their phone....
He stood there for 20+ freak'n minutes on his iPod doing nothing.
He has forever earned the appellation of iPod-Guy.0 -
I would consider curling in the squat rack rude.0
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nakedraygun wrote: »
Had that happen to me last week. I don't know about you, but I always keep an eye on the gym activity because I am anxious about getting to my next exercise where equipment is involved. As I was finishing up with the last 4-sets on the decline bench and my next move was the Incline Bench. A guy was on his iPod doing god-knows-what, endlessly thumbing away. I moved to the flat bench instead. I got about 4 sets in when the guy on his iPod decided to sit down and finally do his set. He did four reps and was finished. Finished.Tortitudekitty wrote: »...and then fanny about on the bench having a nice little rest whilst tapping away on their phone....
He stood there for 20+ freak'n minutes on his iPod doing nothing.
He has forever earned the appellation of iPod-Guy.
I'm glad I'm not the only one who does that - search out the next equipment, not the iPod thing. When I went to a commercial gym regularly, I'd be half way through my stuff and look over "is the bench free? oh it is! sweet!"
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lishie_rebooted wrote: »nakedraygun wrote: »
Had that happen to me last week. I don't know about you, but I always keep an eye on the gym activity because I am anxious about getting to my next exercise where equipment is involved. As I was finishing up with the last 4-sets on the decline bench and my next move was the Incline Bench. A guy was on his iPod doing god-knows-what, endlessly thumbing away. I moved to the flat bench instead. I got about 4 sets in when the guy on his iPod decided to sit down and finally do his set. He did four reps and was finished. Finished.Tortitudekitty wrote: »...and then fanny about on the bench having a nice little rest whilst tapping away on their phone....
He stood there for 20+ freak'n minutes on his iPod doing nothing.
He has forever earned the appellation of iPod-Guy.
I'm glad I'm not the only one who does that - search out the next equipment, not the iPod thing. When I went to a commercial gym regularly, I'd be half way through my stuff and look over "is the bench free? oh it is! sweet!"
I eyeball my next piece of equipment. If someone is on it, I have to determine if they would let me work in.0 -
Oh hey you too?lishie_rebooted wrote: »nakedraygun wrote: »
Had that happen to me last week. I don't know about you, but I always keep an eye on the gym activity because I am anxious about getting to my next exercise where equipment is involved. As I was finishing up with the last 4-sets on the decline bench and my next move was the Incline Bench. A guy was on his iPod doing god-knows-what, endlessly thumbing away. I moved to the flat bench instead. I got about 4 sets in when the guy on his iPod decided to sit down and finally do his set. He did four reps and was finished. Finished.Tortitudekitty wrote: »...and then fanny about on the bench having a nice little rest whilst tapping away on their phone....
He stood there for 20+ freak'n minutes on his iPod doing nothing.
He has forever earned the appellation of iPod-Guy.
I'm glad I'm not the only one who does that - search out the next equipment, not the iPod thing. When I went to a commercial gym regularly, I'd be half way through my stuff and look over "is the bench free? oh it is! sweet!"
I'm anxious just getting to the gym and in the parking lot. The locker room is a mad dash swapping shoes in the winter - but that's why I change at the office. "Ohnoes... the squat rack will be monopolized and I'll be too shy (yes true) to ask to work in and my gainz will die die die."
Rarely happens. lol0 -
Old_Man_McGucket wrote: »I’ve never actually seen anyone curl in the squat rack. How unacceptable is it to superset with it? I workout at a company gym which only has one rack. Someone was doing that this morning and it screwed everything up, creating a big wait.
I personally get kind of pissed at this one guy who will occupy the squat rack for an hour to an hour and a half. He never actually squats, but he lifts huge weight. He shrugs, does incline bench (which we have a dedicated bench for...), dead-lift-esque lifts and a few other things. He also changes shoes and shorts throughout this workout, which is unrelated, yet interesting.0 -
Ask him if he is squatting in the squat rack. I see people doing shoulder shrugs all the time on squat rack on OHP. I just ask them hey you squatting. I have never had anyone tell me naw I'm doing curls.0
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nakedraygun wrote: »
Oh hey you too?lishie_rebooted wrote: »nakedraygun wrote: »
Had that happen to me last week. I don't know about you, but I always keep an eye on the gym activity because I am anxious about getting to my next exercise where equipment is involved. As I was finishing up with the last 4-sets on the decline bench and my next move was the Incline Bench. A guy was on his iPod doing god-knows-what, endlessly thumbing away. I moved to the flat bench instead. I got about 4 sets in when the guy on his iPod decided to sit down and finally do his set. He did four reps and was finished. Finished.Tortitudekitty wrote: »...and then fanny about on the bench having a nice little rest whilst tapping away on their phone....
He stood there for 20+ freak'n minutes on his iPod doing nothing.
He has forever earned the appellation of iPod-Guy.
I'm glad I'm not the only one who does that - search out the next equipment, not the iPod thing. When I went to a commercial gym regularly, I'd be half way through my stuff and look over "is the bench free? oh it is! sweet!"
I'm anxious just getting to the gym and in the parking lot. The locker room is a mad dash swapping shoes in the winter - but that's why I change at the office. "Ohnoes... the squat rack will be monopolized and I'll be too shy (yes true) to ask to work in and my gainz will die die die."
Rarely happens. lol
I'm trying to figure out if you're serious or not...
I change at the office when I go to the commercial gym here (cardio only). But that's largely because I find their locker room disgusting.JeffseekingV wrote: »lishie_rebooted wrote: »nakedraygun wrote: »
Had that happen to me last week. I don't know about you, but I always keep an eye on the gym activity because I am anxious about getting to my next exercise where equipment is involved. As I was finishing up with the last 4-sets on the decline bench and my next move was the Incline Bench. A guy was on his iPod doing god-knows-what, endlessly thumbing away. I moved to the flat bench instead. I got about 4 sets in when the guy on his iPod decided to sit down and finally do his set. He did four reps and was finished. Finished.Tortitudekitty wrote: »...and then fanny about on the bench having a nice little rest whilst tapping away on their phone....
He stood there for 20+ freak'n minutes on his iPod doing nothing.
He has forever earned the appellation of iPod-Guy.
I'm glad I'm not the only one who does that - search out the next equipment, not the iPod thing. When I went to a commercial gym regularly, I'd be half way through my stuff and look over "is the bench free? oh it is! sweet!"
I eyeball my next piece of equipment. If someone is on it, I have to determine if they would let me work in.
I did that when I lifted at a commercial gym. I went the same days and at the same time so I got to know the faces of the regulars. There were these two guys who would curl in the squat rack (at 510am) and if the other 2 cages were taken, if I asked how much longer they had, they almost always gave up the cage. They were almost always the ones between sets since there were two of them using it. It happened maybe a handful of times in the year I went there. At 510am, it was rare for all 3 cages to be taken0 -
JustinAnimal wrote: »Old_Man_McGucket wrote: »I’ve never actually seen anyone curl in the squat rack. How unacceptable is it to superset with it? I workout at a company gym which only has one rack. Someone was doing that this morning and it screwed everything up, creating a big wait.
I personally get kind of pissed at this one guy who will occupy the squat rack for an hour to an hour and a half. He never actually squats, but he lifts huge weight. He shrugs, does incline bench (which we have a dedicated bench for...), dead-lift-esque lifts and a few other things. He also changes shoes and shorts throughout this workout, which is unrelated, yet interesting.
I get the shoes thing. But shorts?! I guess he sharted?0 -
I stress out about getting equipment, but not quite that panicked like I will revert to my 12-year old self. Sorry, trying to be humorous. Fail.lishie_rebooted wrote: »nakedraygun wrote: »
Oh hey you too?lishie_rebooted wrote: »nakedraygun wrote: »
Had that happen to me last week. I don't know about you, but I always keep an eye on the gym activity because I am anxious about getting to my next exercise where equipment is involved. As I was finishing up with the last 4-sets on the decline bench and my next move was the Incline Bench. A guy was on his iPod doing god-knows-what, endlessly thumbing away. I moved to the flat bench instead. I got about 4 sets in when the guy on his iPod decided to sit down and finally do his set. He did four reps and was finished. Finished.Tortitudekitty wrote: »...and then fanny about on the bench having a nice little rest whilst tapping away on their phone....
He stood there for 20+ freak'n minutes on his iPod doing nothing.
He has forever earned the appellation of iPod-Guy.
I'm glad I'm not the only one who does that - search out the next equipment, not the iPod thing. When I went to a commercial gym regularly, I'd be half way through my stuff and look over "is the bench free? oh it is! sweet!"
I'm anxious just getting to the gym and in the parking lot. The locker room is a mad dash swapping shoes in the winter - but that's why I change at the office. "Ohnoes... the squat rack will be monopolized and I'll be too shy (yes true) to ask to work in and my gainz will die die die."
Rarely happens. lol
I'm trying to figure out if you're serious or not...
I change at the office when I go to the commercial gym here (cardio only). But that's largely because I find their locker room disgusting.
But yeah, I change at the office - usually in my studio so I can get right to my workout with out much delay -- at least my afternoon workouts. On the weekends I still change before I go because I am there at 6am and still have the same fears because every once in awhile, GiantSet-the-Whole-GymGuy will be there. Jerk.0 -
I am glad for my gym. We all work-in on the squat rack. Nobody hesitates to ask, and when there is that lone guy who says no, he tends to find his gym experience a little less than cordial.
I deadlift in the squat rack. There's no lifting platform in the gym, and the squat rack is the only place I can do rack pulls.0 -
Tortitudekitty wrote: »
Yep, I know that one.If you want to do supersets, it would be a lot better to do it with standing dumbbell exercises. That way you're not hogging any task-specific space or equipment.
Token git takes every dumb bell between 4kg-20kg and arranges them around themselves so they are easily to hand and then fanny about on the bench having a nice little rest whilst tapping away on their phone....these people drive me up the wall and get the "Paddington Bear Stare" off me. Buy your own set of weights and go home!
I love the Paddington hard stare!
Those numbnuts that take all the dumbbells sometimes take only one of some of the sets too. That makes me even more annoyed for some reason.
There's only 1 squat rack where I go and there are 2 curl racks right frigging behind it yet there's still a couple of tossers who curl in the squat rack, even if the other racks are empty. I think it's something to do with the squats being right in front of the mirror, but the view from the curl ones is impeded somewhat.0 -
Was he also squatting? If so, I wouldn't have a huge problem with it if he were curling during his squat recovery time. Now, if your gym is so busy that "working in" on the rack is a common occurrence, then I could see an issue.0
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nakedraygun wrote: »
I stress out about getting equipment, but not quite that panicked like I will revert to my 12-year old self. Sorry, trying to be humorous. Fail.lishie_rebooted wrote: »nakedraygun wrote: »
Oh hey you too?lishie_rebooted wrote: »nakedraygun wrote: »
Had that happen to me last week. I don't know about you, but I always keep an eye on the gym activity because I am anxious about getting to my next exercise where equipment is involved. As I was finishing up with the last 4-sets on the decline bench and my next move was the Incline Bench. A guy was on his iPod doing god-knows-what, endlessly thumbing away. I moved to the flat bench instead. I got about 4 sets in when the guy on his iPod decided to sit down and finally do his set. He did four reps and was finished. Finished.Tortitudekitty wrote: »...and then fanny about on the bench having a nice little rest whilst tapping away on their phone....
He stood there for 20+ freak'n minutes on his iPod doing nothing.
He has forever earned the appellation of iPod-Guy.
I'm glad I'm not the only one who does that - search out the next equipment, not the iPod thing. When I went to a commercial gym regularly, I'd be half way through my stuff and look over "is the bench free? oh it is! sweet!"
I'm anxious just getting to the gym and in the parking lot. The locker room is a mad dash swapping shoes in the winter - but that's why I change at the office. "Ohnoes... the squat rack will be monopolized and I'll be too shy (yes true) to ask to work in and my gainz will die die die."
Rarely happens. lol
I'm trying to figure out if you're serious or not...
I change at the office when I go to the commercial gym here (cardio only). But that's largely because I find their locker room disgusting.
But yeah, I change at the office - usually in my studio so I can get right to my workout with out much delay -- at least my afternoon workouts. On the weekends I still change before I go because I am there at 6am and still have the same fears because every once in awhile, GiantSet-the-Whole-GymGuy will be there. Jerk.
I thought you were kidding but I havent seen you post enough to know lol0 -
My gym has 6 squat racks, 4 with platforms, and I still find from time to time that people will work out at one and sit on the one next to them to talk to their buddies -- that's why I like going in the early AM during the week -- you can have one of the racks to yourself.0
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Last week I saw a guy curling ~75lbs in the squat rack....with a spotter. We have 5 racks at my gym and it wasn't busy, but the mere sight of that blew my mind.0
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What is a superset? Just kidding.
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