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WEIGHT ROOM etiquette
[guide to pumping up and slimming down at the Rec Center
Thursday to meet stilt n capacity.
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It is not a high school gym. It is not a country club,
nd, most importantly, it is not a meat market.
is the Texas A&M Student Recreation Center, bet-
rknown to the general populace of A&M as simply “the
ec.” Every day, thousands of students and faculty flock
The giant temple of fitness to engage in the exercise of
dr preference, jamming its rooms, halls and courts to
nding out the weekonb
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There is no doubt that college students are a remark-
SG A^will otter refitii iiy odd bunch. They are a combination of intelligence,
pnity and energy — all mixed with the remnants of ado-
scent hormones. So, it is no surprise that when a large
mberof these individuals join together to actively ex-
t themselves, there is much fun to be had.
In order to successfully participate in this orgy of ac-
vity, it is important that the members of the Rec recog-
zethe unique set of etiquette rules due to the peculiar-
y of the clientele.
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— Allisa Johnson
Senior sports management major
INTIMIDATION IS FOU TIIF WEAK
Although the primary goal of many participants is the
esting of an impressive body, the Rec staff would like
remind these enthusiasts that the time to show off is
it while in the weight room. After all, those with good
dies are not at the Rec because they have those looks
/o solid designs forant dmuscles; they have those looks and muscles because
rtured Bonfire. ey are at the Rec.
/ill take the committee r| “We get a lot of guys who come in here and try to do
to make a recommendat! )much weight or scream while they are lifting so that
ilding a new struct® :y will intimidate other people,” said Nick Merz, a Rec
land said. “This is why! iployee and a senior industrial engineering major. “All
be a Bon fire in 2001 bee end up doing is making other people angry because
ill not be enoughtimetoi! Jy are disturbing their workout. As for the ones that
cess.” me in and try to lift too much weight, all they are do-
zever, the Memorial Stri ig is endangering themselves and others.”
(MSC) is planning a* : Scott Harrison, a lifeguard at the Rec and a senior in-
]ue for the victims ofibei Rational studies major, said that it is important to re-
i the form of the white 6 cniber not to show off the muscles that others do not re-
emorial ribbon. It wi. L want t0 se e.
in the front hallway;:* | “Every once and a while, there will be someone wear-
iigathong or something else that is way too skimpy,” he
said. “This isn’t a nude beach, and we would all have a
lot more fun if everyone remembered that. There are
times when someone will walk out of the locker room
who forgot to put on their swimming trunks. And there
are others who feel it is OK to swim in their underwear.”
For those who wish they had the body and abilities to
show off, Cory Ormsby, a Rec employee and senior
marketing major, said they should forget about the
show-offs and just do their own thing.
“It’s best to get a slow and safe start, doing low
weight and forgetting about the guys who can bench
300 pounds,” Ormsby said. “You’ll eventually get
there if you stick with it and work out
safely.”
BUFF UP; DON’T HOOK UP
While taut bodies glistening with
sweat may be a turn-on during porno
flicks, Merz said that one should con
centrate on his or her own physique and
not those of others.
“It’s inevitable that when guys come
here they will check out girls, and that when girls
come [to the Rec], they will check out guys,” he
said. “For a lot of people, talking to friends and
checking other people out is half the reason they come
here. It’s not that that isn’t OK, but they need to remem
ber that they are also here to seriously work out. Other
wise they might as well go to the mall.”
Kristen Crosby, a Rec employee and senior kinesi
ology major, said that modesty should be a catch word
for those seeking a good workout and not a good date.
“Girls who come here should at least wear a sports
bra, and for a lot girls they should really wear more than
that,” she said.
MIUUOK, MIKKOK ON THE WALL...
While the mirrors lining the walls of the Rec
weight room may make the area seem more like a
temple to vanity rather than a serious facility dedi
cated to pumping iron, they do serve a purpose.
“The mirrors are there so that you can watch your
self when you work out to make sure that you have
good form and are exercising correctly,” Ormsby said.
“So you shouldn’t stand in front of someone working
out just to admire yourself, and you should be cau
tious of blocking someone else’s view when you are
working out.”
READING IS FUNDAMENTAL
Just because a student is at the Rec and not in the li
brary, it does not mean that he or she does not have to
read. The Rec’s walls are plastered with signs dictating
what to do or not do while engaging in your favorite ath
letic activity, but Ham son said those signs are not just for
decoration.
“People constantly ignore the signs or ask if they can
go ahead and do what the sign says not to do anyway,”
he said. “The fact is that the signs aren’t just there to make
our jobs easier. They are usually there for
safety reasons and everyone’s best interest.
For example, people will dive into the pool
off the spot where it says ‘shallow water,
do not dive.’ ”
PLAY NICELY AND TAKE TURNS
As comfortable as those weight room benches and
Stairmasters may be, occupying a machine or set of
weights for an undue amount of time can irritate other
exercisers.
“Whatever you do, don’t stay on the same machine for
a long time because there will always be someone wait
ing to use it after you,” Merz said. “There are some guys
that come in and spend half an hour on bench press dur
ing our peak hours. The mdest thing you can do in here
is hold up someone else’s workout. ,v
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Merz said that those using the cardiovascular ma
chines, such as the Stairmasters, should remember that
there is a half-hour limit, and that those doing multiple
sets on machines should allow other people to work in.
“The best time to come in is between six in the morn
ing and about one in the afternoon because there are the
fewest people here, and you don’t have to worry as much
about taking up machines,” Merz said.
Crosby said that people occupying basketball and vol
leyball courts should remember to allow others to play.
“A lot of times a group of guys will get on a court and
not allow some girls or even some of the guys in on the
game,” she said. “It’s no fun standing on the sidelines.”
As Allisa Johnson, a Rec employee and senior sport
management major, said, “You should remember to use
your playground rules that you learned in the third grade.”
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