Thus providing us with...
(drum roll please)
The Top Ten "Do's" and "Don't's" of Working Out in the Gym
Do:
10. Ask for a spot when needed... Don't be shy we're not gonna bite!
9. Breathe!!! Beginners always seem to forget to exhale during pushing movements and end up looking like the kool aid guy after their first set
8. Use a notebook! By writing down your workout before you get to the gym you literally won't have to think once you start your routine
7. Stick to the "20 set" method - each major body part should be trained for a total of 20 sets... This will avoid over training
6. Get a partner! Nothing motivates people better then the fear of letting others down!!
5. Ask!! Jumping into a machine someone is on without asking is like not holding the door open for someone behind you! Lets keep it classy people!
4. Cardio!!! You're heart is the most important muscle you have... Treat it right!
3. Talk to people that look like they know what they're doing... Keep these convos for the change room though, otherwise it's annoying!
2. Invest in protein - no it won't make you fat! You'll get faster results!
1. Rerack your weights!!!! Honestly, we don't mind... Like at all!!! Seriously... Feel free!!!! I'll even help you! Just PLEASEEEEE rerack your weights!!!!!!!!!!!
Don't:
10. Wear jeans while working out! Dear GOD please don't wear jeans while working out!!!!
9. Talk or text on your cellphone in the weight room - it's 2011 everyone has a cellphone, we're not impressed
8. Start up random conversation with everyone you see - You don't get in shape by talking about last nights American Idol... Lift something!
7. Ask people what kind of supplements they are taking - bad things can happen to good people by doing so!!
6. Scream cause you're lifting a lot of weight... 9 times out of ten you're not doing it properly anyways and people will laugh at you
5. Start correcting everyones form cause you bought a fitness magazine and finally realized you've been working out wrong
4. Try to pick up the opposite sex!!! They have dating websites for that!
3. Use the cardio machines at excessive speeds... Please write this down; Treadmills are NOT suppose to sound like airplanes!
2. Slam the weights down!! Believe it or not there are other people in the world that like to workout and we sorta need the same machines you do! Plus it scares the c-r-a-p out of people!
1. Hog all the dumbbells! Super setting is fine but you don't need to create a half-moon with dumbbells around a flat bench cause you want to do bicep curls for three hours - News Flash; it's your triceps, NOT your biceps, that make your arms look big!!
So in the words of my good friend Whoopi Goldberg;
"I don't have pet peeves, I have whole kennels of irritation"
