Camaraderie in the gym

Camaraderie is defined as the spirit of good will and fellowship that exists between friends
Within the workplace camaraderie is important, such as in the workplace, this could be to complete difficult tasks your boss has set and to complete work, however, when in the position where you require a friends assistance you are usually quite happy to ask for the help. Why does this change for many when in the gym?

Work places encourage camaraderie between the employees and  pay thousands for a workshop

I'm sure you've all heard the advice of having a training partner especially one with the similar goals as yourself. Even in crossfit boxes you will notice that often the same few people will be partnered up for certain exercises. But some people aren't fortunate enough to have training partners, this is when they have the choice train solo or get some friends.

          Even if you train within a group of friends you may not be training partners, this is when camaraderie comes into the equation. In November at the Olympic Lifting class at Crossfit Tonbridge everyone managed to successfully jerk 100kg's+, even though there wasn't exactly any novice lifters at the session this was the first time this happened and even though some people failed 100kgs on their first or second attempts there was light and cheerful atmosphere. As everyone cheered each other on there was a sense of teamwork and that together we helped each other to achieve this.

Team AJAX dominated at their first Olympic lifting meet.

But what if you enjoy training solo? There is nothing wrong with this, I personally spent the first few months of my time lifting and felt that it was a solo effort. However, I found there were a few problems with this, one of these being form and discipline and knew I was taking longer breaks than I should have.

               But lately I have made friendships and bonds with those at my box, this has made training more enjoyable in itself as I look forward to sessions and who I will be training with even though we don't necessarily train together. As I train with others and try to achieve new levels of strength and lifting I've found that even when training solo having the odd person give a cue if they notice you've let you're knees fall in or added encouragement for a new 1RM

Just three weeks ago I struggled to get up 180kgs on my deadlift, yet this week I managed to pull 220kg's and 210kgs went up easy.

Overall I think if you are training solo, maybe it's time you turn away from the rack for a second and encourage someone on a big lift, or start making small talk with others at your gym, and most importantly don't forget to welcome new lifters into your gym, they will look up to you and this creates a friendlier environment.
Finally don't be afraid to ask a more experienced lifter some questions, in my experience they are happy to share their wisdom and experiences with you.

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