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Body Temple Gym
Jaipur
RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE GYM
1. The opening hours of the gym are Monday to Friday between 8 am to 8pm. The
key must be return at the reception at 8pm. (Members are not allowed to get
access after 7 pm)
2. Members are allowed to check in the gym and the changing room with their
membership card.
3. The Membership Card is non-transferable and may only be used by the
Members. Members in the gym are assisted by the PE instructors.
4. Clean athletic indoor shoes are required in the gym.
5. Before any workout check the condition of the machines. Broken or damaged
machines are not allowed to use. You must report them to the coaches.
6. Members are responsible for any damages caused by improper use.
7. All the weights must be put back on their designated racks after use.
8. Members are allowed to use the gym at their own risk.
9. The Gym/University is not responsible for any loss or theft of personal property
left in the changing room.
Abstract
The present study draws on Scott’s (2011) notion of the Re-Inventive Institution
and explores how gym members make sense and give meaning to their exercise
regime. Overall, it is argued that for many participants gym exercise is more than
physical training; it is also training for life. Based on a thematic analysis of 32
semi-structured interviews it is argued that gym workout is a means to create
better versions of the self on mainly three levels. First, gym participants perceive
themselves to be efficient and productive in general. Second, gym training is
believed to increase the control they have over their lives. Third, gym members
associate their gym workout with amplified emotional resilience, believing that
fitness workout makes them not only fitter in a physical sense but also fitter and
better equipped in a psychological sense. Surprisingly, a small group of regular
gym users displayed more critical sentiments and distanced themselves from the
images and values the gym stands for. The results of this study can be linked to
broader political discourses on health and fitness that make use of corporate
managerial vocabularies and are based on ideals of rationalization and efficiency.
Introduction
Whether in the basement of a commercial complex, half-hidden between two
corner stores, next to the tube station or on a wide green field in the suburbs,
gyms have conquered urban space. Every European and North American city, and
even small towns, seem to have a fitness gym. Gyms are one of the most pursued
leisure places in Western societies and can be said to have established themselves
as part of a white, middle-class culture (Featherstone, 2010; Howson, 2013;
Phillips, 2005; Sassatelli, 2010; Shilling, 2005, 2008, 2012; Stebbins, 2009). In the
UK, for example, almost 13% of the UK population is registered as members of a
private health and fitness gym or a publicly-owned fitness facility, with London
having the most registered users (European Health & Fitness Association, 2014).
Fitness gyms vary in local.
Standing Cable Curl
You’ll notice a decided pattern in this list. Truth is, when it comes to biceps, the
only way to directly engage them is to bend your elbows. So outside of compound
moves such as rows and pulldowns for your back that also engage your bi’s, and
isometric exercise in which you simply hold a contraction, training biceps is all
about curling. This particular curl involves a cable and your choice of attachment,
from a straight or cambered bar to a rope or even a D-handle if you train one arm
at a time.
Dumbbell Concentration Curl
It may be only No. 6 in this ranking, but it can be argued that there’s no more
satisfying biceps exercise than the concentration curl. Working one arm at a time,
curling under full control, tends to really inflate your muscle pump, flushing the fibers
with nutrient-rich blood.
Scott Curl
While the preacher bench was designed to put your upper arms on the angled
side of the pad, bodybuilders soon discovered that reversing that action —
leaning over the pad and placing the upper arms along the flat side — allows you
to work directly against gravity’s direction of pull.
Barbell Preacher Curl
What’s the one exercise that’s slightly better than a Scott curl using the flat side of
a preacher bench? Using the preacher bench as it was intended, with your upper
arms placed on the angle as you sit in the seat.
Gym jaipur

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Gym jaipur

  • 1. Body Temple Gym Jaipur RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE GYM 1. The opening hours of the gym are Monday to Friday between 8 am to 8pm. The key must be return at the reception at 8pm. (Members are not allowed to get access after 7 pm) 2. Members are allowed to check in the gym and the changing room with their membership card. 3. The Membership Card is non-transferable and may only be used by the Members. Members in the gym are assisted by the PE instructors. 4. Clean athletic indoor shoes are required in the gym. 5. Before any workout check the condition of the machines. Broken or damaged machines are not allowed to use. You must report them to the coaches. 6. Members are responsible for any damages caused by improper use. 7. All the weights must be put back on their designated racks after use. 8. Members are allowed to use the gym at their own risk. 9. The Gym/University is not responsible for any loss or theft of personal property left in the changing room.
  • 2. Abstract The present study draws on Scott’s (2011) notion of the Re-Inventive Institution and explores how gym members make sense and give meaning to their exercise regime. Overall, it is argued that for many participants gym exercise is more than physical training; it is also training for life. Based on a thematic analysis of 32 semi-structured interviews it is argued that gym workout is a means to create better versions of the self on mainly three levels. First, gym participants perceive themselves to be efficient and productive in general. Second, gym training is believed to increase the control they have over their lives. Third, gym members associate their gym workout with amplified emotional resilience, believing that fitness workout makes them not only fitter in a physical sense but also fitter and better equipped in a psychological sense. Surprisingly, a small group of regular gym users displayed more critical sentiments and distanced themselves from the images and values the gym stands for. The results of this study can be linked to broader political discourses on health and fitness that make use of corporate managerial vocabularies and are based on ideals of rationalization and efficiency. Introduction Whether in the basement of a commercial complex, half-hidden between two corner stores, next to the tube station or on a wide green field in the suburbs, gyms have conquered urban space. Every European and North American city, and even small towns, seem to have a fitness gym. Gyms are one of the most pursued leisure places in Western societies and can be said to have established themselves as part of a white, middle-class culture (Featherstone, 2010; Howson, 2013; Phillips, 2005; Sassatelli, 2010; Shilling, 2005, 2008, 2012; Stebbins, 2009). In the UK, for example, almost 13% of the UK population is registered as members of a private health and fitness gym or a publicly-owned fitness facility, with London having the most registered users (European Health & Fitness Association, 2014). Fitness gyms vary in local.
  • 3. Standing Cable Curl You’ll notice a decided pattern in this list. Truth is, when it comes to biceps, the only way to directly engage them is to bend your elbows. So outside of compound moves such as rows and pulldowns for your back that also engage your bi’s, and isometric exercise in which you simply hold a contraction, training biceps is all about curling. This particular curl involves a cable and your choice of attachment, from a straight or cambered bar to a rope or even a D-handle if you train one arm at a time. Dumbbell Concentration Curl It may be only No. 6 in this ranking, but it can be argued that there’s no more satisfying biceps exercise than the concentration curl. Working one arm at a time, curling under full control, tends to really inflate your muscle pump, flushing the fibers with nutrient-rich blood.
  • 4. Scott Curl While the preacher bench was designed to put your upper arms on the angled side of the pad, bodybuilders soon discovered that reversing that action — leaning over the pad and placing the upper arms along the flat side — allows you to work directly against gravity’s direction of pull. Barbell Preacher Curl What’s the one exercise that’s slightly better than a Scott curl using the flat side of a preacher bench? Using the preacher bench as it was intended, with your upper arms placed on the angle as you sit in the seat.