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murielm99

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4. Fortunately, that does not happen at my gym.

Reply to obamanut2012 (Original post)

Thu Feb 23, 2012, 12:50 AM

Feb 2012

I have seen it other places, though.

I think the trainers keep an eye on things and discourage that. Also, we seem to have a lot of young women who are National Guard or other military. They know how to train, and they know how to lift properly.

I like my gym.

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Doing weights at the gym [View all] obamanut2012 Feb 2012 OP

Are you grunting? marybourg Feb 2012 #1

NO obamanut2012 Feb 2012 #2

Probably because they're pushing marybourg Feb 2012 #3

Peacocks. JoeyT Feb 2012 #9

I used to belong to a gym that specifically forbade that activity. Ruby the Liberal Feb 2012 #10

They're one of the main ones I was thinking of. JoeyT Feb 2012 #11

Fortunately, that does not happen at my gym. murielm99 Feb 2012 #4

At my gym (a suburban eastcoast Y) this is entirely a matter of generation. enough Feb 2012 #5

Your post made me think about this a bit more obamanut2012 Feb 2012 #7

I'd have an issue with this on principle justiceischeap Feb 2012 #6

I feel like I don't even know you anymore obamanut2012 Feb 2012 #8