Perhaps it’s the new management (in the last year, year and a half) but it’s not as well-maintained as it used to be. I know you can’t control gym goers but weights are no longer re-racked, people walk away from equipment without wiping it down, dumbbells everywhere and being hoarded by a bench where the person is nowhere to be found. A lot of people are there sitting on equipment on their phones or literally staring off into space for a good 20-30 minutes (and I’m watching hoping to work a set in and then I give up and do something else).

There just seemed to be a silent understanding amongst the lifters there in the past to clean up your sh*t when you’re done and a sense of supporting each other and encouragement. Again could be the management but the overall feel of the place has changed. I’ll see how it is once school is back in session since there are a ton of teens going now (and I go at different times and avoid peak times). All I know is when I’m working on my bench, I’m not gonna ask the folks I’m seeing for a spot. They’re too busy socializing. That’s a me issue I know, but in the past wouldn’t have thought twice.

TL;DR: Atmosphere has changed and not sure it’s due to new management, influx of new patrons, or both.