Gonna go threw a few announcements and things to bring up for the Elysium community.
- First off if you haven’t heard about or read about the gym competition we are having in June yet, you should go here to read about it and then go mark your calendar.
- A small announcement that some of you have probably already noticed, is that we now have recovery drinks in the front of the gym. We are carrying Mix1 recovery shakes. I tried them out a few times and after looking at the ingredients in them, I am stoked to have something to offer everyone after a tough class. Post workout nutrition is critical to recovery and development. There is a sign in sheet next to the cooler that you fill out when you grab a shake. You can drop cash in the box or you can opt to have us add the shake price to your monthly tab when we run your dues.
- Classes are still keeping busy and getting more filled week by week. Please continue to use the online sign up and reserve your spot in class as to help us maintain our class sizes to a manageable level. That way we can continue to provide an environment where you get the attention and the space you need to train.
To piggyback on the last mentioned point, I want to go over a few etiquette changes that we are going to start asking of the members at Elysium. As well as a few etiquette reviews we think are important around here.
- If there is an active class running and you get to the gym and park in the back. Please walk around the gym and come in through the front door. DO NOT walk through an active class. Maybe even jog around the building and consider it an extra part of your warm up. Many times people walk in when the prior class is in a met-con and end up getting in the way of people that are training. This is not cool. If someone has to stop swinging their kettlebell or stop doing toes to bars because you walked in front of them... that is your fault... and if they hit you... you are at fault on that one.
- As well, if there is a busy class and the met-con takes up the space over by the rowers under the mezzanine do not start foam rolling and stretching or warming up right infront of someone that is doing their met-con. The area under the mezzanine is active workspace, please respect it if the class is expanded under that area. Try to stretch on the Krav maga mats if the Krav people are NOT there. If they are there stretch on the mats that extend towards the showers. We will be re-arranging things so that if you need a foam roller or lacrosse ball you do not have to go through a class.
- Another thing that everyone can do to help classes flow a little easier is managing plates better. When there is 6-8 stations being used on the strength portion of class the smaller plates get taking pretty fast. This causes people to walk aorund and waste time trying to find a set of tens, fives or the 2.5’s. There is no reason for you to have three tens and a 5 on each side of your barbell, go switch them out for a 35lb plate.
This is not acceptable use of small plates!
- Last thing I want to touch base on is personal space when lifting. Again this is related to busy classes as well as the transition time between classes. Be aware of people that are actively lifting or moving when you are walking around. If someone is doing double unders and you walk in front of them and they have to stop because they think they are going hit you... YOU got in THEIR way (if they hit you, it is YOUR fault). If someone is doing muscle ups and you walk in their area when they are kipping up and they have to bail mid-move... YOU are in THEIR way. We have talked before in class about the “face-crotch alley” (when you walk in front of someone when they are in the deadlift starting position) when oly lifting and the “splash zone” (the space between/on the side of two lifting station). Personal space has duel responsibilities, the bystander needs to be aware of the people around them... as well the lifter NEEDS to communicate to their neighbors if they feel their space is being infringed on. Asking someone in a polite manner to watch out because you don’t want to drop a barbell on them, through a kettlebell at them or kick them in the face is not bad. If you feel weird about asking someone to move ask the coach to bring it up and the coach can remind the class to watch out.
That is all for today. I just want to remind everyone that we are always working to provide you all with the best experience possible here at Elysium. As we continue to grow with new members, classes and coaches... it is important to remember that the experience here is an effort on both the sides. Us, the coaches enforce and teach the habits and etiquette we want to see happening. You the members help by continuing and following them. The veteran members are our best help with assimilating the new members how our gym works. We want to maintain that small gym feeling to last as we expand Elysium. It is great to watch the new people welcomed and invited in by the senior members and brought into the fold. This is something that surprises most people when they first join, it is one of many things that makes our space so different from a “normal gym.”
Caoch P
