Gym quiet time?

meh, doesn't sound very good... How close is the nearest Esporta? I have a membership with them, so I might just continue it if I end up at Bristol

For what it's worth you can get a pass that allows you to use the Coombe Dingle gym over Christmas. Not sure if the no working out on your own still applies but worth a shot.
For those not in the know the Coombe Dingle gym is epic compared to the campus one. I think all the broken and old equipment from Coombe Dingle was passed on to the campus gym.
Now if anyone is going and passes Kingsdown with a car, give me a shout

Zorg, can anyone use the olympic weightlifting room at coombe dingle? i've been thinking about this for a while as i get sick of waiting for the lone squat rack and just generally get pissed off by people double teaming the bench press day in day out. do they have training sessions there? if you have any info it would be appreciated.

Cheers Zorg, any idea who i would contact about the induction?
Unguarded squats sound scary as I workout alone. Are there any people who use it for olympic/power lifting?

I have no problem with you double teaming the squat rack. It's one guy benching, one guy rowing with the same bar that annoys me.

Thanks... I was more looking for transport from a student perspective since I've never been to Bristol. Is it much of a hassle to get there? In terms of transport costs, time, etc.

Also, the Coombe Dingle gym, why doesn't everybody train there? If it's so much better for just £60, I might just go there if I go Bristol.

One more thing... Where does the athletics club train? How hard is it to get to the nearest track?

Haha, you need to man up

I should've mentioned, you're not allowed to work out on your own at the Coombe Dingle gym. Saftey reasons. If you do find your self stuck squatting on the free standing racks though, at the bottom of your squat just drop the barbell. You'll look like a douche but as long as you are on the platform no one will really mind.

Ok this will sound a bit odd, but this seemed to be the best thread with regards to information on the gym. Basically, I'm going into 2nd year at Bristol uni but never set foot in the gym once last year apart from to play 5-a-side which I paid £5 for as I was a guest . So I don't have a gym pass, I will probably get a 1/2 year gym pass this September.

I am going to be needing to use the free weights section 3 times a week, I understand from reading this that the facilities are rather pathetic at the gym so was wondering if I went between 7-8am, would I be able to do my workout which should only last about 40mins in relative peace? If not, I am seriously considering private 24 hour gyms such as http://www.thegymgroup.com/gyms/bristol/ .

Thanks.