Something I Reallized Today When I Was at The Gym

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Even though I own a private gym, I still go to a commercial type gym 2 or 3 days per week to get some of my workouts in. I was there just today hitting some conditioning, and, looking around the entire fitness floor, I came to a conclusion: the equipment which is usually not being used at a commercial gym is, more often than not, the equipment you should be using if you are serious about your training and your results.

If you look around the typical commercial gym, what pieces of equipment are most people using? The selectorized strength machines, the elliptical trainers, the treadmills, the recumbent bikes, the incline sit-up boards etc. It's not a coincidence that the power rack, the barbells and dumbbells, the stairmaster stepmill, the versa climber, the UBE, the kettlebells, etc. are hardly ever being used. Why? These pieces of equipment are harder, and most people are going to shy away from hard work. The exercises or type of exercises performed using this equipment is harder. The metabolic demand involved in using these pieces of equipment is significantly greater than the demand involved in using the selectorized resistance machines, an elliptical trainer, etc.

I often hear people complain that they hate going to commercial gyms at "peak" (early morning or after work) because they can't get access to equipment. Funny, I've never had this problem. I choose activities that are demanding, and, it just so happens, the equipment used to perform these types of demanding activities are rarely being used by other gym goers. It's not a coincidence that my results are better either.

Just some food for thought...

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