College gyms/weightrooms

[jeffthechef]

I'm in high school..but going to college soon

i've always been tall for my age...and thus have always been behind on the weight side..i know i'll gain weight during my freshman year..cause i'll eat more..i hate cooking and my parents would never cook me 5 or 6 meals a day..

but i'm thinking about the gym..my hs gym is always booked by sports teams..and that leaves me only 3-4 months in the gym with two of my sports teams..and i am hesitant to join a public gym

i only have the basic equipment at home (a weight set)..so i'm not that new to everything...but are college gyms always booked like hs gyms?...or would it be a good chance for me to start seriously lifting?
and could you post some of your college gym experiences?
Thanks.

 

[(JJ)]

Depends on the college, I'd wager. Mine has separate facilities for students and for student athletes. But, then again, I'm going to a university with 40,000 enrolled.

 

[Ease]

join a public gym.

out of comfort zone

 

[jeffthechef]

i'm applying to the bigger research universities..not the liberal arts colleges..but not the sports schools.

 

[Teflon_Mcgee]

I work out at a university gym.

Chances are there will be a gym that is on the same level as a public gym but just for students and faculty. It will maintain regular working hours and yo can go at any time.

 

[jahidi]

My high school gym was terrible, it was always booked, didn't have a power rack, and students had to buy a membership to be allowed to use it.

My college gym is great, it's free as long as you're a student here and it doesn't get "booked". Once in a while you'll see the football team or something working out there but the gym is big enough that it's left open for everyone to use even when teams are there.

I wasn't into lifting in high school but I think training and eating right would be a lot harder in high school than it is in college.

But are you going into college this September or next year? If it's next year I would join a public gym and go to the H&F section here and get started - my only regret about training is that I didn't start earlier.

 

[jeffthechef]

i'm going to college next september..

i've just had bad experiences at gyms..my freshman year i went to the weight room for the first time, at that school and in my life...i was already a year younger than the rest of the freshmen and tall/skinny..it was after afterschool and i was with 5 friends that i just met the day before and pretty much every football player was looking at me..definitely intimidated..

and whenever i see a public gym..there are always 6'2 or taller 250 lb guys...looks like they've been taken steroids their whole life..i'm just not sure what kind of environment i would be entering..especially since i dont know who i would go with..maybe if i can find a friend or two.