<p>What are the best places to work out on/around campus? i've heard Gregory can get quite crowded and even when i was there during orientation it was full of people. Are there any others? anna hiss gym is near my dorm, is it any good?</p>
<p>The RecSports center just south of the stadium. It’s basically another gym. It has a better weight room (IMO) and cardio machines (among other things, I’ve just never explored it fully). I used to go every T/Th at around 9:30 in the morning and there were maybe 8 or 9 other people there. It still remains less crowded in the afternoons too. Basically, people just don’t know about it, even though it’s a 5 minute walk from Gregory.</p>
<p>are all students allowed in Bellmont 348, or is it for athletes only or something? (i ask was too many questions on here! haha) i’m just trying to scout out a place that won’t be as crowded</p>
<p>never mind, i found my answer! this guy keeps a pretty cool blog: [Austin</a> Fitness](<a href=“http://austinfitness.■■■■■■■■■■■■■/category/ut-rec-sports]Austin”>UT Rec Sports | Fitness and Outdoors)</p>
<p>How many squat racks/bench press areas do Gregory and Rec Sports typically have?</p>
<p>Also is there an area for deadlifts?</p>
<p>If I remember correctly, there are ~4 squat racks and ~4 benches in Gregory + an extra room for “heavy lifting” that I assume has a couple more of each.</p>
<p>There’s not much room to do deadlifts but they do have a couple of deadlift racks.</p>
<p>Gregory has about 6 power racks and 6 flat benches in the main room. In addition, there are 2 power racks and 2 flat benches in the PL room. Also in the PL room are 4 rubber mats that can be used for deadlifting. Really you can just throw a bar down anywhere to deadlift - there’s room. but the employees might *****.</p>
<p>Thanks for the info guys.</p>
<p>Also, how long is the wait usually to use benches/racks?</p>
<p>Gregory is too crowded. I wouldn’t recommend going there for lifting</p>
<p>^So I take it I should hit up Rec Sports then?</p>
<p>Yeah, it’s a lot better. Much less crowded for no reason. It’s a 5 minute walk from Gregory. If you live in Prather/San Jac it’s actually closer to walk there than to Gregory.</p>
<p>I used the weight rooms at the Rec Sports place several times a week, early morning (9:30am-11:00am) and in the afternoon (3,4ish pm).</p>
<p>Gregory weight rooms are closed in the morning hours (classes taught in there) but in the afternoon around 3pm it’s a madhouse of crowd.</p>
<p>Alright thanks, looks like I’ll be going to RecSports for my weight training needs.</p>
<p>Is it difficult to find vacant elliptical machines? I already have a membership at the YMCA; should I just continue going there?</p>
<p>6 benches? and there are how many thousand students at UT? haha</p>
<p>they are proposing another gym somewhere closer to West Campus. will be built sometimes soon.</p>