why i gave up the gym

[jimjohnson]

Ok so i haven't stepped in a gym for about 4 years now.

Here is why:

1) Too time consuming. In my 20's the gym and bar was my life. Lift to look good and then party. So spending 10 hours + a week in thr gym was fine. I had friends there. Check out the girls etc. have a laugh and even lift a little.

  But now much older, married, kids, business I simply do not want to spend hours a week couped up in some gym lifting

2) Too expensive. Starts at £15 month but can go upto £70+ per month + driving there, and all the little extras.

3) Having to stand and wait my turn on the weight machine, especially in rush hour. Turns a 30 minute workout into 1hour+

4) The "Bro you need to do this  " culture. I never ask for advice nor want any off some meathead. But every time they seem it's their right to tell me i am lifting and doing it all wrong i should be doing reverse, upside curls on a swiss ball if i want to grow... Roll eyes

5) The sheer number of ignorance i see. Young kids followjg the Sueprman routine one week then the "Mission Impossible work out" the week after. People with no idea what they are trying to do walking around swinging a few weights here and there like zombies.

6) Personal trainers: Cringe worthy. Some fat weak personal trainer charging a fee so some fat slob can have smoke blown up his ass. 

  Just listening to their advice about lifting, fitness, diet leaves me shaking with anger. But i never say anything.

7) The sheer number of overweight, weak people that spend hours in there and never change anything. 12 months later they are still overweight and weak with very little muscle. Why don't they stop and ask why?  

8) The old couple (some not so) that chat away on the bike for 30 min's then run to the cake shop for a hot chocolate and cream cake thinking their 30 min bike ride gives therm the licence to eat those 800 cal's.

  So i got a barbell and rack for my garage. I work out about 1 hour a week. Focus is on diet now. I look lean and fit. It's about all i can aim for.

  It's such a small part of my life now and I am glad for it.,

[TruthSeeker]

Makes sense to me. The gym is an overhyped way to become "alpha". In reality, it is kinda dull once the euphoria has died down.

Before all, the gym is a business.

[Brett]

Ok so i haven't stepped in a gym for about 4 years now.

Here is why:

1) Too time consuming. In my 20's the gym and bar was my life. Lift to look good and then party. So spending 10 hours + a week in thr gym was fine. I had friends there. Check out the girls etc. have a laugh and even lift a little.

  But now much older, married, kids, business I simply do not want to spend hours a week couped up in some gym lifting

2) Too expensive. Starts at £15 month but can go upto £70+ per month + driving there, and all the little extras.

3) Having to stand and wait my turn on the weight machine, especially in rush hour. Turns a 30 minute workout into 1hour+

4) The "Bro you need to do this  " culture. I never ask for advice nor want any off some meathead. But every time they seem it's their right to tell me i am lifting and doing it all wrong i should be doing reverse, upside curls on a swiss ball if i want to grow... Roll eyes

5) The sheer number of ignorance i see. Young kids followjg the Sueprman routine one week then the "Mission Impossible work out" the week after. People with no idea what they are trying to do walking around swinging a few weights here and there like zombies.

6) Personal trainers: Cringe worthy. Some fat weak personal trainer charging a fee so some fat slob can have smoke blown up his ass. 

  Just listening to their advice about lifting, fitness, diet leaves me shaking with anger. But i never say anything.

7) The sheer number of overweight, weak people that spend hours in there and never change anything. 12 months later they are still overweight and weak with very little muscle. Why don't they stop and ask why?  

8) The old couple (some not so) that chat away on the bike for 30 min's then run to the cake shop for a hot chocolate and cream cake thinking their 30 min bike ride gives therm the licence to eat those 800 cal's.

  So i got a barbell and rack for my garage. I work out about 1 hour a week. Focus is on diet now. I look lean and fit. It's about all i can aim for.

  It's such a small part of my life now and I am glad for it.,

Never been to a gym (minus three tines when I was on holiday, but it was practically just me and my brother training). Always worked out in my garage. Can imagine though, must be as redundant as catching the train everyday for the same route for three years straight.

[Navigator]

Ok so i haven't stepped in a gym for about 4 years now.

Here is why:

1) Too time consuming. In my 20's the gym and bar was my life. Lift to look good and then party. So spending 10 hours + a week in thr gym was fine. I had friends there. Check out the girls etc. have a laugh and even lift a little.

  But now much older, married, kids, business I simply do not want to spend hours a week couped up in some gym lifting

2) Too expensive. Starts at £15 month but can go upto £70+ per month + driving there, and all the little extras.

3) Having to stand and wait my turn on the weight machine, especially in rush hour. Turns a 30 minute workout into 1hour+

4) The "Bro you need to do this  " culture. I never ask for advice nor want any off some meathead. But every time they seem it's their right to tell me i am lifting and doing it all wrong i should be doing reverse, upside curls on a swiss ball if i want to grow... Roll eyes

5) The sheer number of ignorance i see. Young kids followjg the Sueprman routine one week then the "Mission Impossible work out" the week after. People with no idea what they are trying to do walking around swinging a few weights here and there like zombies.

6) Personal trainers: Cringe worthy. Some fat weak personal trainer charging a fee so some fat slob can have smoke blown up his ass. 

  Just listening to their advice about lifting, fitness, diet leaves me shaking with anger. But i never say anything.

7) The sheer number of overweight, weak people that spend hours in there and never change anything. 12 months later they are still overweight and weak with very little muscle. Why don't they stop and ask why?  

8) The old couple (some not so) that chat away on the bike for 30 min's then run to the cake shop for a hot chocolate and cream cake thinking their 30 min bike ride gives therm the licence to eat those 800 cal's.

  So i got a barbell and rack for my garage. I work out about 1 hour a week. Focus is on diet now. I look lean and fit. It's about all i can aim for.

  It's such a small part of my life now and I am glad for it.,

Hah, excellent points bro - I totally found myself in your story
Just quitting the gym will save you lots of money and time (fee was about 10e a month, that's about 600e (!) for 5 years period when I quitted gym for good)
I workout at home or in a park with bars with minimum equipment - funny thing is that I look better now than the time when I was hitting gym