1 00:00:00,760 --> 00:00:04,960 Speaker 1: Welcome to Fitness Disrupted, a production of I Heart Radio. 2 00:00:09,640 --> 00:00:14,319 Speaker 1: I am Tom Holland, and this is Fitness Disrupted. So 3 00:00:14,360 --> 00:00:17,280 Speaker 1: I'm at the gym this morning, as I've done thousands 4 00:00:17,320 --> 00:00:21,840 Speaker 1: and thousands of times before, getting a workout in. And 5 00:00:23,000 --> 00:00:25,360 Speaker 1: there's not a lot of people because A this is 6 00:00:25,360 --> 00:00:29,440 Speaker 1: a cavernous gym. B because they're limiting the number of 7 00:00:29,440 --> 00:00:33,320 Speaker 1: people due to COVID. And see people aren't coming because 8 00:00:33,320 --> 00:00:36,479 Speaker 1: of COVID, So there's not that many people in the 9 00:00:36,560 --> 00:00:39,839 Speaker 1: gym as there would normally be at this hour. And 10 00:00:40,280 --> 00:00:44,000 Speaker 1: I'm getting my workout it and I go to use 11 00:00:44,640 --> 00:00:47,240 Speaker 1: one piece of equipment and I see that there's a 12 00:00:47,280 --> 00:00:51,440 Speaker 1: towel on it, and I go look around. There's no 13 00:00:51,479 --> 00:00:55,360 Speaker 1: one around it, and so I go and use something else, 14 00:00:55,840 --> 00:00:57,880 Speaker 1: and I keep my eye on it, and you know, 15 00:00:58,560 --> 00:01:01,480 Speaker 1: one minute, two minutes, three minut's, four minutes, five minutes, 16 00:01:01,880 --> 00:01:06,720 Speaker 1: and then the person comes and uses that machine and 17 00:01:06,760 --> 00:01:10,280 Speaker 1: then leaves and leaves the towel on it. And that 18 00:01:10,400 --> 00:01:14,800 Speaker 1: is the topic of today's quick show. And many of 19 00:01:14,800 --> 00:01:17,040 Speaker 1: you know exactly what I'm talking about. Some of you, 20 00:01:17,720 --> 00:01:20,200 Speaker 1: maybe many of you, are guilty of doing this, and 21 00:01:20,240 --> 00:01:22,600 Speaker 1: I'm here to tell you once and for all. It's 22 00:01:22,640 --> 00:01:29,000 Speaker 1: not okay. It's not okay saving a piece of equipment. Now, 23 00:01:29,240 --> 00:01:31,960 Speaker 1: I am fifty one, I've been going to the gym 24 00:01:32,120 --> 00:01:36,000 Speaker 1: since I was fourteen, working in the gym since I 25 00:01:36,080 --> 00:01:39,000 Speaker 1: was eighteen. I owned a gym for a short amount 26 00:01:39,000 --> 00:01:43,080 Speaker 1: of time, taught group fitness, was a personal trainer decades. 27 00:01:43,880 --> 00:01:48,640 Speaker 1: I've seen it. It's nothing new, and it's over no more. 28 00:01:49,200 --> 00:01:52,960 Speaker 1: It's not okay for any reason. So what am I 29 00:01:52,960 --> 00:01:54,400 Speaker 1: talking about? Some of you mayking, I don't even know 30 00:01:54,400 --> 00:01:56,720 Speaker 1: what you're talking about. Tom. So what people do at 31 00:01:56,720 --> 00:02:00,920 Speaker 1: the gym as they save equipment, You're doing multiple exercises 32 00:02:01,280 --> 00:02:03,440 Speaker 1: and you are going from one to the other, and 33 00:02:03,520 --> 00:02:06,600 Speaker 1: you don't want anyone to be using that you're saving it. 34 00:02:07,600 --> 00:02:12,639 Speaker 1: Um No, I am paying as a member to use 35 00:02:12,680 --> 00:02:17,080 Speaker 1: the equipment. You cannot save a piece of equipment. And 36 00:02:17,080 --> 00:02:19,400 Speaker 1: that also goes by the way, And I wrote about 37 00:02:19,440 --> 00:02:22,840 Speaker 1: this in my book Beat the Gym. When I go 38 00:02:22,960 --> 00:02:24,960 Speaker 1: to use them, so maybe there isn't even a towel 39 00:02:25,120 --> 00:02:27,280 Speaker 1: and I go to do a tricept pressed down and 40 00:02:27,320 --> 00:02:29,240 Speaker 1: someone walks up to me really quickly and goes, I 41 00:02:29,320 --> 00:02:33,000 Speaker 1: was using that. And my reply now is yes, you 42 00:02:33,120 --> 00:02:37,520 Speaker 1: were and now I am. Now there are times when 43 00:02:37,560 --> 00:02:39,680 Speaker 1: you might step away for one second and get a drinkle. 44 00:02:39,800 --> 00:02:44,720 Speaker 1: What it really truly doesn't matter. We all have to share. 45 00:02:45,200 --> 00:02:49,000 Speaker 1: And that is the topic or the takeaway of today's show. People. 46 00:02:49,639 --> 00:02:55,360 Speaker 1: It's about sharing, and it's about what you learned in kindergarten. Okay. 47 00:02:55,639 --> 00:03:00,840 Speaker 1: It's the equivalent of you're in kindergarten and and a 48 00:03:00,960 --> 00:03:03,600 Speaker 1: kid comes and says, or no, let let me go 49 00:03:03,720 --> 00:03:06,440 Speaker 1: the other way. You go to use a toy and 50 00:03:06,560 --> 00:03:08,200 Speaker 1: kid runs up and says, sorry, I was using that, 51 00:03:08,240 --> 00:03:10,799 Speaker 1: and you go, no, but you're using the the truck. 52 00:03:11,360 --> 00:03:13,680 Speaker 1: He goes, yeah, I'm using the truck too, but I'm 53 00:03:13,720 --> 00:03:17,440 Speaker 1: also using the sandbox. I was just I'm coming back 54 00:03:17,440 --> 00:03:20,760 Speaker 1: to that. And by the way, I'm also using the blocks. 55 00:03:21,200 --> 00:03:23,840 Speaker 1: I'm saying, I'm saving that. No, no, no, people use 56 00:03:23,919 --> 00:03:28,200 Speaker 1: one thing at a time. It's about sharing. And I know, listen, 57 00:03:28,240 --> 00:03:30,120 Speaker 1: I know I've done this a really long time. And 58 00:03:30,240 --> 00:03:32,799 Speaker 1: well I'm super setting. I'm doing my triceps and I'm 59 00:03:32,840 --> 00:03:36,560 Speaker 1: doing my biceps. I don't care. I'm there for a 60 00:03:36,600 --> 00:03:39,080 Speaker 1: limited time. I got up early. I want to use equipment. 61 00:03:39,160 --> 00:03:41,160 Speaker 1: If I don't see you there in the amount of 62 00:03:41,200 --> 00:03:43,560 Speaker 1: time it takes you to finish what you are doing. 63 00:03:43,640 --> 00:03:47,720 Speaker 1: I will be done too. See you're not there, you're 64 00:03:47,760 --> 00:03:54,800 Speaker 1: doing something else. There is no quote unquote saving of equipment. 65 00:03:56,640 --> 00:03:59,840 Speaker 1: And if you think there's a situation where I'm wrong, 66 00:04:00,080 --> 00:04:04,240 Speaker 1: mean Tom h Fit Twitter, Tom h Fit Instagram, go 67 00:04:04,360 --> 00:04:07,640 Speaker 1: to fitness disrupted dot com. Let me know where I'm wrong, 68 00:04:07,880 --> 00:04:14,160 Speaker 1: because I can think of right now, nothing nothing unless 69 00:04:14,240 --> 00:04:19,359 Speaker 1: there is a physiological reason, you have some kind of issue. 70 00:04:21,000 --> 00:04:23,599 Speaker 1: I can't even as I say that out loud, I 71 00:04:23,600 --> 00:04:26,080 Speaker 1: don't know. I can't think of one. So let me know. 72 00:04:26,960 --> 00:04:29,280 Speaker 1: But there's no saving equipment. There's no It is so 73 00:04:29,360 --> 00:04:32,680 Speaker 1: selfish and this is tough love for those of you 74 00:04:32,680 --> 00:04:36,200 Speaker 1: who do it. They don't care. I am paying, I 75 00:04:36,279 --> 00:04:39,080 Speaker 1: am going there, I am taking the time. And if 76 00:04:39,120 --> 00:04:43,160 Speaker 1: you're not using it, someone else should be. And if 77 00:04:43,160 --> 00:04:47,160 Speaker 1: you have to wait ten seconds, it's very simple math. 78 00:04:47,240 --> 00:04:53,000 Speaker 1: People for the most part, fifteen repetitions done with a 79 00:04:53,040 --> 00:04:57,200 Speaker 1: four second count, which is long for most people. They 80 00:04:57,200 --> 00:05:00,200 Speaker 1: go too quick to begin with. But four seconds team 81 00:05:00,200 --> 00:05:03,440 Speaker 1: rep that's one minute, one minute. So even if you 82 00:05:03,440 --> 00:05:05,839 Speaker 1: are standing there, which you're not because you're doing something else, 83 00:05:06,240 --> 00:05:08,479 Speaker 1: you have to wait less than a minute and guess 84 00:05:08,480 --> 00:05:12,000 Speaker 1: what you're gonna have to because there's no saving equipment. 85 00:05:12,200 --> 00:05:15,640 Speaker 1: And when I see the person saving three to four pieces, 86 00:05:16,520 --> 00:05:19,960 Speaker 1: that sounds crazy, but it's not uncommon, and it's quite 87 00:05:19,960 --> 00:05:23,880 Speaker 1: often done at peak times when there's so many people 88 00:05:23,880 --> 00:05:27,600 Speaker 1: in the gym. We're all paying to use the same equipment, 89 00:05:28,080 --> 00:05:31,400 Speaker 1: use something and then move on and then come back. 90 00:05:32,080 --> 00:05:34,359 Speaker 1: I run around from It is rare that I do 91 00:05:34,480 --> 00:05:37,080 Speaker 1: two sets in a row, but even when I do, 92 00:05:37,680 --> 00:05:40,200 Speaker 1: I pick up my tael every time I walk away 93 00:05:40,800 --> 00:05:47,480 Speaker 1: every single time. It's sharing. Okay, and there you have it, 94 00:05:49,080 --> 00:05:54,880 Speaker 1: no more saving your equipment again. If you have a 95 00:05:54,920 --> 00:05:57,680 Speaker 1: problem with that. Tom h Fit is my Twitter, tom 96 00:05:57,760 --> 00:06:00,040 Speaker 1: h Fit is Instagram, Fitness disrupted dot com. Read you 97 00:06:00,120 --> 00:06:05,240 Speaker 1: out to me there, Come on, people, be nice, we're 98 00:06:05,279 --> 00:06:10,039 Speaker 1: all paying, we're all sharing. That's what it's about. Please 99 00:06:10,200 --> 00:06:14,360 Speaker 1: rate the show, subscribe, and I hope you enjoy these 100 00:06:14,400 --> 00:06:18,720 Speaker 1: occasional rants. But there for a reason. Okay, it's common sense. 101 00:06:20,279 --> 00:06:29,240 Speaker 1: It's about being friendly, sharing and just doing the right thing. Okay, 102 00:06:29,240 --> 00:06:32,480 Speaker 1: thank you so much for listening. I am Tom Holland 103 00:06:33,080 --> 00:06:43,840 Speaker 1: this is Fitness Disrupted. Believe in yourself. Fitness Disrupted is 104 00:06:43,920 --> 00:06:47,360 Speaker 1: a production of I heart Radio. For more podcasts from 105 00:06:47,400 --> 00:06:51,080 Speaker 1: my heart Radio, visit the i heart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, 106 00:06:51,360 --> 00:06:53,520 Speaker 1: or wherever you listen to your favorite shows.