Washing your hands at the gym.

[CdnGuy]

Fortunately my gym has hand sanitizer dispenser every where. So after using free weights and machines per exercise, I blast that shit.

 

[Spooby]

Fuck that's gross. I wish I didn't read all the comments on this post. Then again I'm glad I did. I have a habit of only wiping a bench or machine after using it if I visibly see a sweat spot from the back of my head or something. I don't sweat much unless I'm deadlifting... and I wear a hat and use a towel. Wash hands before and after, never touch your face, use a towel and chuck it into the dirty bin and get another one after touching it or if you drop it or set it down on equipment... that's how I am. Laundry gets done every night at mine I think, or every other night, they can handle me using three towels a day. I'm lucky my gym is mostly full of decent people because of the membership price. The bikes and treadmill people are almost their own group and the weight lifters I always see there when I go are fairly clean people with the exception of a couple. I'm observant and watch their every move in my peripherals, anything they touch, if I have to use it, I spray it first real quick and go about my business. I'm a good looking dude and I'm sanitary and smell good, generally if I forget to wipe something down when I'm done, no one bats an eye anyways. I understand if I stunk, was not pleasing to the eyes, looked dirty and was sweaty, I'd be kinda salty if I watched me use something and leave sweat on it and stench, for me to have to wipe down so I can use it. Bleh. Decent hygiene is washing after exhuming bodily fluids, keeping fingers out if mouth, ass crack, nose, washing if sneezing or coughing... wiping down sweat.. can't think of what else. I'm kinda moderate on the issue, and observant of other people and the types who go to mine. If it were filthy I would switch gyms.

 

[guyzcool]

Fuck that's gross. I wish I didn't read all the comments on this post. Then again I'm glad I did. I have a habit of only wiping a bench or machine after using it if I visibly see a sweat spot from the back of my head or something. I don't sweat much unless I'm deadlifting... and I wear a hat and use a towel. Wash hands before and after, never touch your face, use a towel and chuck it into the dirty bin and get another one after touching it or if you drop it or set it down on equipment... that's how I am. Laundry gets done every night at mine I think, or every other night, they can handle me using three towels a day. I'm lucky my gym is mostly full of decent people because of the membership price. The bikes and treadmill people are almost their own group and the weight lifters I always see there when I go are fairly clean people with the exception of a couple. I'm observant and watch their every move in my peripherals, anything they touch, if I have to use it, I spray it first real quick and go about my business. I'm a good looking dude and I'm sanitary and smell good, generally if I forget to wipe something down when I'm done, no one bats an eye anyways. I understand if I stunk, was not pleasing to the eyes, looked dirty and was sweaty, I'd be kinda salty if I watched me use something and leave sweat on it and stench, for me to have to wipe down so I can use it. Bleh. Decent hygiene is washing after exhuming bodily fluids, keeping fingers out if mouth, ass crack, nose, washing if sneezing or coughing... wiping down sweat.. can't think of what else. I'm kinda moderate on the issue, and observant of other people and the types who go to mine. If it were filthy I would switch gyms.

But does the price really equate to a nicer gym?

 

[Dema]

Man yall are crazy... Germs are good... I never wash my hands... Unless they are terribly dirty.. I do shower twice a day so they get cleaned there... I also never ever get sick. Why? Because your body needs good bacteria and all that hand sanitizer crap kills everything good and bad...

 

[Kakarot]

Man yall are crazy... Germs are good... I never wash my hands... Unless they are terribly dirty.. I do shower twice a day so they get cleaned there... I also never ever get sick. Why? Because your body needs good bacteria and all that hand sanitizer crap kills everything good and bad...

This ^^^RIGHT HERE. To within reason. No stress on immune system = no immunity.

 

[kiwigear]

Aren't you

Nah bro 280 and natty haha

 

[guyzcool]

Man yall are crazy... Germs are good... I never wash my hands... Unless they are terribly dirty.. I do shower twice a day so they get cleaned there... I also never ever get sick. Why? Because your body needs good bacteria and all that hand sanitizer crap kills everything good and bad...

This is correct to an extent. Like vaccines are just weakened versions of diseases. Some immunity and exposure is a lot better than none. But as far as precautions go, for me, washing my hands before and after and wiping my shit down is kinda like my first line of defense if you feel me.