I had an encounter with another gym member which left me in a bit of a shock;They grabbed a bar clip that I was using at the time but did not have on the bar in that moment, and so I gently got his attention and told him that I am still using the clip. To that he gave me an aggressive look and snapped back with 'Well it's not on the bar is it, so you don't need it'. I told him it is fine and defused the conversation because I noticed that if I pushed back anymore (than a constructive polite nudge), then his demeanour would have escalated the situation.I then noticed he was really bashing the weights around and kicking attachments and weight plates everywhere, without a single care for the gym equipment (which is shared between the members), making an absolute racket as well as potentially causing slight unnecessary damage to the equipment in use at the time.After moving on I carried out the rest of my workout but I had to really think to myself the value I am paying for my gym membership, and how this experience has not made me think of the gym as less of a friendly place that is kind to your average person looking to keep active in their spare time.Because of this experience, I am thinking of seriously moving to another gym because in previous gyms I have been to, others members have always been so kind and polite and that is the kind of community that I want to be a part of as we all explore our personal journeys for physical and mental growth.FYI, I can give more specific details on what time this happened and where exactly it occurred in the gym but I don't want to have anymore conflict/interaction with that member, but I just thought I would leave this review because I found it to be a poor reflection on Eclipse's reputation and the kind of members they take on.
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