It’s the start of another year. That means lots of new faces at the gym!

Why this is good: It’s boring to see the same people all the time. It’s great to have new energy infusing the place.

Well, maybe.

Why this is bad: Sometimes, those new faces behave badly!

Case in point: I was working out on New Year’s when I approached a pull-down cable machine. Yes, you can do numerous exercises on this piece of equipment. But not if other people are waiting!

Dude #1, using the equipment, must have noticed the seven exercises pictured on the front of the machine and decided to do them all, one after the other.

RULE #1 – No one has exclusive rights to any piece of equipment. Think “COOPERATION”!

So, after a couple of sets, it was obvious I was standing nearby, in the middle of the room because I was WAITING! He glanced at me and ignored me.

So, as he puffed through a set of (very poor form) overhead tricep extensions, I said: “Excuse me, I’m waiting to use that too. Is it OK if I work in?”

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