No Gym excuse

Went to gym this evening and where you would normally have to park so far you need a golf cart to get to the front door I stopped 4cars away from front door.

Question is where is everyone? Over last three weeks numbers at gym have been steadily declining, forums are quieter and even a bunch of guys I know purely in gym context have been very quiet.

Whats to blame? Soccer,time of tear, cold weather, or just plain "slapgat"?

I have started to notice it aswell at our gym and this forum is really really quiet, normally you did not wait longer than 2 hours to get a reply nou it takes days.

What is up with that :blink:

Its the bloody illuminati I tell u!!!!

But yeah even my gym in the morning is damn quite and come friday and theres only about 2 or so ppl there.

Its the whether i reckon, plus ppl being sick. I seem to be suffering wit some sort of a sinus attack everyday! Plus i suppose the soccer has a lot of ppl hooked...Thou now that argentina have been knocked out, the world cup should be over!

I don't know about the gyms, but as for the site visitors this seems to be normal for this time of the year. I've noticed a small decline in July for the last 3 years now.

I think its soccer and the cold weather... i have the same thing with my gym...
But im feeling very demotivated at gym lately... results seem to not be happening at all... no matter how much hard work is put in.
But still slogging at it....

Maybe you need a rest mr SA.....over-training? take a week off....

Thanks man...
Took the whole of last week off...

My ONLY thought left is that training in the mornings is not for my body... but its the only time my gym buddy can go with me... He never knows if he is going to work late in the evenings etc.

Sorry for going off topic here.....

They all came to our gym yesterday, LSJ.
Seriously, between 10 and 12 in the morning there are max 7 people in my gym, but yesterday I had to wait for weights and machines... Mostly new kids from highschool that I haven't seen before. :huh:

Same here yesterday, gym packed mainly with school kids. Maybe everyone came to Durban during school holidays.

Well I dont exactly stay close to the sea but still the most of the guys in my gym is working class - not school kids.

Personally I think its a case of slapgatgeid mixed with cold weather!

I can only speak for myself, but having to turn over half-year budgets make spare time a luxury (hence, forum visits go down and you are just too damn tired to go to gym)

Forgot the travelling ... also a time sapper

I hear you dirkgreeff - I was in pretty much same boat with too much work, too little sleep, eating whatever I found whenever. Still went to gym feeling like a boiled broccoli and achieved absolutely zit zero!

Got a reality check this weekend when one of my friends pointed out that I look like sh$t and work with weights I used to warm up with.

Decided to get my arse into gear, get some decent food prepared and revamp the gym program. 3 Days down the line and I feel awesome.

Point I was trying to make it is so damn easy making an excuse not to go!

So who's joining me on getting their asses back into gym now that soccer is (allmost) no more?

LSJ wrote:

So who's joining me on getting their asses back into gym now that soccer is (allmost) no more?

I've started training recently as well after 8 months away. I'm also back to training with warmup weights... lol

tell me about it...those warm up weights are hard on a mans ego

Dude! Dont complain. . . I wish westville VA was empty. So over waiting for weights. Think things are quiet because, 1. school holiday and 2. Mid year. All the new years resolutions are fading away. . .

Dont worry it is normal..

Just wait for August and September..

Then all the fucken new people flok and hog the gyms..

I love winter training

I have also noticed that, i kind of like it... peace and quiet, no distractions and no waiting for weights or machines...

LSJ wrote:

I hear you dirkgreeff - I was in pretty much same boat with too much work, too little sleep, eating whatever I found whenever. Still went to gym feeling like a boiled broccoli and achieved absolutely zit zero!

Got a reality check this weekend when one of my friends pointed out that I look like sh$t and work with weights I used to warm up with.

Decided to get my arse into gear, get some decent food prepared and revamp the gym program. 3 Days down the line and I feel awesome.

Point I was trying to make it is so damn easy making an excuse not to go!

So who's joining me on getting their asses back into gym now that soccer is (allmost) no more?

LSJ, rather get your gear into arse.....it works much better..... :haha

always something to say, always...quick hijack, HAPPY BIRTHDAY for yesterday

North_Boy1 wrote:

LSJ wrote:

I hear you dirkgreeff - I was in pretty much same boat with too much work, too little sleep, eating whatever I found whenever. Still went to gym feeling like a boiled broccoli and achieved absolutely zit zero!

Got a reality check this weekend when one of my friends pointed out that I look like sh$t and work with weights I used to warm up with.

Decided to get my arse into gear, get some decent food prepared and revamp the gym program. 3 Days down the line and I feel awesome.

Point I was trying to make it is so damn easy making an excuse not to go!

So who's joining me on getting their asses back into gym now that soccer is (allmost) no more?

LSJ, rather get your gear into arse.....it works much better..... :haha

Awesome :woohoo: :laugh: :woohoo: :laugh: :woohoo: :laugh:

Beesting wrote:

always something to say, always...quick hijack, HAPPY BIRTHDAY for yesterday

Thanks Bee, it was most enjoyable....

Happy B-day North-boy1! I'll forgive your chirp seeing that it's your birthday