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Anon goes to the gym for the first time
(sh.itjust.works)
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A good gym, that's how it will be to some extent. Now, the shitty chain gyms where you get the kind of assholes that would disrespect a beginner in the first place may not have any serious lifters or dedicated enthusiasts of other forms of exercise to step up, but it happens.
Shit, the gym I went to for most of my twenties, and into my thirties, anyone disrespecting a beginner would be out on their ear in a hot minute, and I've been to other gyms that were like that too. Gyms for serious lifting tend to be all about helping each other and that goes double for a noob.
It isn't even something you think about after a while. You see someone struggling, you give support. Might be hyping them up, might be spotting, and it might be taking a new person and making sure they stay safe as they learn. Tbh, it's my opinion that if you won't do that, go set up a home gym and bugger off. Not everyone can do it, but if you aren't willing to try to help a new lifter out, a gym isn't really where you need to lift.
I just can't imagine seeing someone doing their best to improve themselves and not taking a little bit of time to boost them. I know I got that kind of boost at a few points, and it really was special to me. You pass that kind of thing on and it helps everyone.