Gyms not liking CrossFitters? - Page 4

Lincoln Brigham · 10-07-2006, 09:19 AM

I like Martin's idea, but Tom's is the funniest and would also force them to take the sign down!

Nadia Shatila · 10-07-2006, 08:23 PM

wow i'm glad someone pointed me over to this thread. first of all alicia, i cannot believe your gym posted a sign like that. unbelievable, you should ask them what the weight lifting limit for guys is.

this week i was asked not to do HSPU (assisted with the smith machine or against the wall), because it is 'too advanced for the average gym-goer', and i could fall and bump my head. i explained to them i was a competitive gymnast for 10 years and did handstands on a 4inch balance beam, all to no avail. so frustrating. they want everyone to just walk on the treadmill, and use the machines.

Alicia Zhuang · 10-07-2006, 09:15 PM

adrian, i go to the university gym to work out. all of the trainers are graduates of the human movement course offered by the uni, and i'd have thought they would know better than to put up signs like that! do you know of any gyms around Nedlands that're good for CrossFit workouts?

hi nadia :-) yes i was tempted to confront them about it. HSPU - that is ridiculous especially with your background in competitive gymnastics! i agree that they just everyone to do the treadmill and machines like good little robots... perhaps so they can sit in their office and not have to bother to watch that people are doing things safely (well not that they really know what's safe and what isn't either). and especially since we've probably signed an indemnity clause in our contracts.

if there is a bit of space at your gym in front of their office, maybe you can do some back flips and twists there one day! they'll be so flabbergasted and think that's so dangerous that HSPUs will be absolutely safe in comparison :lol:

Frank M Needham · 10-08-2006, 08:03 AM

Being that I work in a bureacracy the word liability is something we're keenly attuned to and I'm sure that gym's staff are too from the sound of it. Just to screw with them, I'd get an attorney friend to write them a letter explaining the offensiveness of that poster to make them cease and desist. Take a photo of the sign, maybe even ask one of the gym staff to pose while you take the pic. Include it in the letter. A legal aid office might even do it for you as well. Just smile at them nicely from then on when you use the gym!

William Winger · 10-08-2006, 08:22 AM

I don't mean to hijack, but I'd like to relate a similar experience I've been having:

Over the summer I started doing CrossFit, which of course includes a ton of oly lifting, I had access to bumper plates a couple of times at my old high school, but only enough to whet my appetite.

My university's gym doesn't have bumper plates, and has multiple signs prohibiting olympic lifts, cleans and jerks.
No problem, I thought, I'll ask if I can use the varsity weight room during it's 'downtime' each week. No go.
How about I work there as an intern in exchange for permission to use the gym? No go.
Okay, I'll join a varsity team... which one? Track, no problem, I've always wanted to try javelin... no go, roster size is limited.
[ASIDE: which is bs, track is one of the few sports that don't limit their roster, which is why I didn't go out for football, and I considered heavyweight crew, but I don't have much in the way of endurance.]
[Second ASIDE: Javelineers are extremely fit! Fast and strong?! All they lack is world-class endurance. Anyone else seen pictures of Olympic javelineers?]

So I talk to my residential college's Master, write up a proposal to the college council, and get approved. They'll be arriving in a couple of weeks! Questions I faced giving my proposal had to do with: "will this cause a bunch of people in other colleges to come here to use them?" They were concerned with too many users, whereas I was prepared to sell them on how many people I had pledges from to use bumper plates! Well, I told them, I don't think we should allow varsity athletes to use them.

Hopefully I can do WoD's like today's in a couple of weeks!

This coming week I'm going to find out what happened to the climbing rope we had last year.

Next semester I'm going to propose we get some rings!

Tim McFarland · 10-08-2006, 02:24 PM

"Nadia", eh? The secret is out!

Welcome, about time you started posting here.

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10-07-2006, 09:19 AM	#31
Lincoln Brigham Affiliate Profile: Join Date: May 2003 Location: Sedona AZ Posts: 2,599	I like Martin's idea, but Tom's is the funniest and would also force them to take the sign down!

10-07-2006, 08:23 PM	#32
Nadia Shatila Member Profile: Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: seattle wa Posts: 120	wow i'm glad someone pointed me over to this thread. first of all alicia, i cannot believe your gym posted a sign like that. unbelievable, you should ask them what the weight lifting limit for guys is. this week i was asked not to do HSPU (assisted with the smith machine or against the wall), because it is 'too advanced for the average gym-goer', and i could fall and bump my head. i explained to them i was a competitive gymnast for 10 years and did handstands on a 4inch balance beam, all to no avail. so frustrating. they want everyone to just walk on the treadmill, and use the machines.

10-07-2006, 09:15 PM	#33
Alicia Zhuang Member Profile: Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Singapore Singapore Posts: 661	adrian, i go to the university gym to work out. all of the trainers are graduates of the human movement course offered by the uni, and i'd have thought they would know better than to put up signs like that! do you know of any gyms around Nedlands that're good for CrossFit workouts? hi nadia :-) yes i was tempted to confront them about it. HSPU - that is ridiculous especially with your background in competitive gymnastics! i agree that they just everyone to do the treadmill and machines like good little robots... perhaps so they can sit in their office and not have to bother to watch that people are doing things safely (well not that they really know what's safe and what isn't either). and especially since we've probably signed an indemnity clause in our contracts. if there is a bit of space at your gym in front of their office, maybe you can do some back flips and twists there one day! they'll be so flabbergasted and think that's so dangerous that HSPUs will be absolutely safe in comparison :lol:

10-08-2006, 08:03 AM	#34
Frank M Needham Member Profile: Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Las Vegas NV Posts: 440	Being that I work in a bureacracy the word liability is something we're keenly attuned to and I'm sure that gym's staff are too from the sound of it. Just to screw with them, I'd get an attorney friend to write them a letter explaining the offensiveness of that poster to make them cease and desist. Take a photo of the sign, maybe even ask one of the gym staff to pose while you take the pic. Include it in the letter. A legal aid office might even do it for you as well. Just smile at them nicely from then on when you use the gym!

10-08-2006, 08:22 AM	#35
William Winger Member Profile: Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: New Haven Connecticut Posts: 405	I don't mean to hijack, but I'd like to relate a similar experience I've been having: Over the summer I started doing CrossFit, which of course includes a ton of oly lifting, I had access to bumper plates a couple of times at my old high school, but only enough to whet my appetite. My university's gym doesn't have bumper plates, and has multiple signs prohibiting olympic lifts, cleans and jerks. No problem, I thought, I'll ask if I can use the varsity weight room during it's 'downtime' each week. No go. How about I work there as an intern in exchange for permission to use the gym? No go. Okay, I'll join a varsity team... which one? Track, no problem, I've always wanted to try javelin... no go, roster size is limited. [ASIDE: which is bs, track is one of the few sports that don't limit their roster, which is why I didn't go out for football, and I considered heavyweight crew, but I don't have much in the way of endurance.] [Second ASIDE: Javelineers are extremely fit! Fast and strong?! All they lack is world-class endurance. Anyone else seen pictures of Olympic javelineers?] So I talk to my residential college's Master, write up a proposal to the college council, and get approved. They'll be arriving in a couple of weeks! Questions I faced giving my proposal had to do with: "will this cause a bunch of people in other colleges to come here to use them?" They were concerned with too many users, whereas I was prepared to sell them on how many people I had pledges from to use bumper plates! Well, I told them, I don't think we should allow varsity athletes to use them. Hopefully I can do WoD's like today's in a couple of weeks! This coming week I'm going to find out what happened to the climbing rope we had last year. Next semester I'm going to propose we get some rings!

10-08-2006, 02:24 PM	#36
Tim McFarland Member Profile: Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Whitefish MT Posts: 498	"Nadia", eh? The secret is out! Welcome, about time you started posting here.