Comments on: Gym Mistakes I’ve Made in the Past

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 10:21:00 +0000

I don’t work out every day I attempt to get in at least 3 sessions a week & it works for me. Like you mentioned its always lovely to vary training methods as well so you don’t get bored!

By: Doug

Doug — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:12:49 +0000

When I first started “hitting the gym”, one of my biggest mistakes was thinking inside the box.

Relying on machines, following workouts found in bodybuilding magazines, doing the same workouts everybody else was doing.

It was only when I started to really think about why I was at the gym and what I wanted to get out of my workouts did things start to improve.

My goals are different than your goals
My body is different than your body

Why is it that so many people do the same ineffective workouts day after day, year after year?

By: Howard

Howard — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 22:33:50 +0000

I usually feel bad too when I miss a day at the gym. I have a small gym in the complex where I live. If I had to commute to a nice gym I feel like it would be a lot harder to get there everyday.

By: Health Kick

Health Kick — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:26:21 +0000

These are all mistakes I’ve made in the past.. Especially working out with a cold, I hate to miss a work out so being ill really sucks for me. I don’t work out every day I try to get in at least 3 sessions a week and it works for me. Like you mentioned its always good to vary training methods as well so you don’t get bored!

By: Studio Element Personal Training

Studio Element Personal Training — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:01:40 +0000

I would have to say that I was making mistakes in the gym all the way up until I was into my exercise science degree in college. This is why it is so important to enlist the assistance of a qualified personal trainer. Not all trainers are created equal!

By: Tomasz

Tomasz — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 02:22:48 +0000

Even when you cold you don’t want to waste a day of training… so it’s a common mistake, I think. And the sad thing about exercising is that it makes you less prone for all infections. Each time I have reduced sleep time and do hard training the same time I get ill. And another thing… why people sign for a gym just to run? All my friends do that. Maybe they don’t want to get cold?

By: Tyson

Tyson — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 15:30:00 +0000

Every mistake you listed is stuff I have done in the past. Now I am more content to change my workouts every few weeks and I am always pushing myself to try new moves. I used to always workout when I was not feeling well. I too felt that it would help to sweat out the bad stuff.

The only thing I find myself doing now is forcing myself to the gym everyday. That is one thing I have yet to break myself of even though I try.

By: Greg

Greg — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 10:46:44 +0000

When I started with fitness, I did not belong to a gym. I was a straight runner. I go to a gym now, but only because the membership is a perk I get from my wife’s job. Otherwise, I would revert back to body weight exercises, I think.

By: fitnessbuff1

fitnessbuff1 — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 03:31:25 +0000

Exercising when you are sick is not a good idea. Not only are you subjecting others to your virus, but you are putting more stress on your body when it really needs rest.

By: John

John — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 13:26:29 +0000

I haven’t belonged to a gym in many years but I think the one think I will do differently then next time I join one is that I will also sign up for a personal trainer. It’s more money but I think it would make a difference for me in how I used the equipment and stayed motivated.