How you know you're lifting in Japan

-Bow before and after lifting when coming into/leaving the main lifting area to/from the hallway to the locker rooms.

-Mirrors are too short, can only see half your body

-Not enough weight on the machines

-A lot more older people

-Towels on every machine and every mat on the ground

-Sign up sheet for treadmills/ellipticals and each has an hour time limit

-What is a super set (doesn't exist over here)

-Lockers - every locker has a spot for a 100 yen coin and you have to put the coin in to be able to lock the locker and get the key out to take with you

-If you get up from your machine to stretch/get a drink, even if you leave your water bottle/towel/workout notebook right next to it, the machine will be taken.

-If you are waiting for a bench/machine you need to basically be on top of the person who is using it to get your turn. I have been waiting for a machine before (from a distance of 5 or so feet, waiting patiently for the person to finish and wipe the machine down, clearly showing my interest in the machine and that I was to be next) when someone barely let the person finish and cut right in front of me. It's not the only time it's happened either.

-There is no such thing as working in. I of course wouldn't be able to ask as I don't have the language skills necessary to be able to ask, but I have never seen a Japanese person do it either.