Why don’t elite sprinters have their own gym?

Good question. In the US most of them can probably train without being recognized or hassled too much (Carl Lewis excepted, who I believe reached a level of fame and compensation unknown to US sprinters today). In Jamaica I bet they are stopped constantly.

Mikeh33 wrote:

In Jamaica I bet they are stopped constantly.

Have you ever been to a gym in Jamaica?

kartelite wrote:

Mikeh33 wrote:

In Jamaica I bet they are stopped constantly.

Have you ever been to a gym in Jamaica?

No, so what's your point?

The gym gets props. A famous athlete works out with the owner of my gym once in a while. There’s always a news crew there, and later pictures all over the gym’s social media.

If they go to a certain gym every week they are less likely to be stopped during workouts because people are used to them.

Yes, it's a nice social outlet like a local bar, church, run club, etc.

Unless your a household name, top 10 in World, Many sprinters can't afford their own Gyms, Many Elite Sprinters, just get Free Shoes and Apparel but no Money except performance bonuses (Make Olympic Team, Medal, run a certain time Example make top 100 on the All time list) Some have GOFUNDME Accounts (though Elite Sprinters with Gofundme accounts has gone down since it is not an Olympic year) Most have regular jobs that make a lot more than their Track Career does.

You can count on your fingers and have a few left over of every Track Star/Sprinter, that would get noticed at a GYM, Although Female Sprinters seem to have bodies that a lot of guys will want to pick up on them even though they don't know who they are.

What about elite distance runners? Why don’t they have their own gym?

will run for beer wrote:

The gym gets props. A famous athlete works out with the owner of my gym once in a while. There’s always a news crew there, and later pictures all over the gym’s social media.

Exactly. The press turn up, take photos of the athlete working out. Guy looks clean.

Then he goes home; injects his roids and is never seen anywhere near that gym, and the filthy general public, again for a long time.

When I lived in Phoenix in the early 2000s I belonged to a Lifetime Fitness gym. I would see Donovan McNabb there all the time in the off-season. People occasionally bothered him but for the most part he was left alone when he worked out.

Carl Lewis and Leroy Burrell have a hugh gym. It's called the University of Houston.

Not sure if Michael Johnson still uses Kenneth Coopers facilities or his own but I will check.

I have my own private gym. Not much equipment and the public can not use it.

nlkwcsa wrote:

kartelite wrote:

Have you ever been to a gym in Jamaica?

No, so what's your point?

Um, the point is not making a "bet" when you have no idea what you're talking about.

Anyway, of course they have to use gyms like normal people!

Not that many T&F athletes have the money for an Olympic platform, full set of bars, plates, benches and every machine you could want. Let alone enough space if you live in a real city.

As well, some people aren't hermits and like working hard with other people.

p simple rlly wrote:

nlkwcsa wrote:

No, so what's your point?

Um, the point is not making a "bet" when you have no idea what you're talking about.

Anyway, of course they have to use gyms like normal people!

Not that many T&F athletes have the money for an Olympic platform, full set of bars, plates, benches and every machine you could want. Let alone enough space if you live in a real city.

As well, some people aren't hermits and like working hard with other people.

It's a legit question. Guys like Bolt and Blake can afford their own gym. These guys also probably have a hard time getting a workout in if they are being hassled by fans.

otter wrote:

p simple rlly wrote:

Um, the point is not making a "bet" when you have no idea what you're talking about.

Anyway, of course they have to use gyms like normal people!

Not that many T&F athletes have the money for an Olympic platform, full set of bars, plates, benches and every machine you could want. Let alone enough space if you live in a real city.

As well, some people aren't hermits and like working hard with other people.

It's a legit question. Guys like Bolt and Blake can afford their own gym. These guys also probably have a hard time getting a workout in if they are being hassled by fans.

You still don't get it.

Nobody is saying that Bolt or even Blake couldn't afford to construct a gym if they absolutely wanted to.

The point is that they don't WANT to (obviously), and that the cost factors into this (obviously).