January Gym Season Same Story Every Year

[trenAMP]

If you’ve been in the gym longer than a couple years, you already know what time it is once the calendar flips to January. Suddenly the gym is packed at all hours. Racks are taken, machines are always busy dumbbells are never where they’re supposed to be and everyone’s got zero awareness of the people around them. Meanwhile the same people who’ve been training all year are just trying to get their work in like always.

I don’t hate on people for starting. Everyone’s gotta begin somewhere, most of us were clueless at one point too. What gets annoying is the lack of basic gym respect. Sitting on equipment forever, not re racking, using peak hours to socialize, filming everything while other people are waiting. When training is a serious part of your life, that stuff messes with your flow.

For people who actually live this lifestyle, the gym isn’t a New Year thing. It’s routine It’s stress relief It’s discipline. So when January hits and everything gets disrupted, it’s frustrating. Not because of ego, but because time is limited.

The reality is, it always balances out give it a few weeks and the place clears up. Same people stay same ones who were there the year before. The people who are consistent always outlast the motivation wave. If you’re new and you really want to change your life, stick around. Learn the basics, respect the space and If you’re just here for a short burst of motivation, you’ll probably be gone by February.

For the rest of us, it’s business as usual. Headphones in, adapt, and keep pushing.

Curious how everyone else deals with January. Do you switch up training times or just grind through the madness until it dies down?

 

[StCoachDerek]

man i feel this deep in my soul haha the gym is a literal circus right now. i tried to get a squat rack at 5:30 yesterday and there were three dudes just sitting on the safety bars scrolling on their phones like it was a coffee shop or something. its honestly brutal. i usually just end up switching to late night sessions like 10pm just to keep my sanity for a few weeks because i cant deal with the "influencers" filming their mid workouts while i'm just trying to get home and eat. like you said though come february 1st the herd thins out and we get our home back. just gotta keep the head down and grind through the chaos for now!

 

[Mobster]

Get da fuck out of my rack. It's leg day!! Kidding. I'll wait or work in

 

[AlysiaYeoh]

every january feels the same lol. i usually just go earlier and keep my head down. headphones on zero eye contact get in get out. it sucks for a few weeks but it always clears up. the ones who stick around earn their spot anyway.

 

[Guzmanus]

lol every jan is the same chaos. i usually just go super early or late and keep my headphones on. block out the noise, get my work in, and let the newbies figure it out. by feb it’s back to normal anyway.