Are You A Gym Idiot?

[seabass08]

You are a gym idiot if you OWN or MANAGE a gym and that gym dedicates 90% of it's free space to freakin' nearly useless machines, 5% of social areas with tables and TVs, and 5% to free weights that are jammed into a back corner where no two people could possibly do a workout next to each other without being uncomfortable.

You are a gym idiot if you own or manage a gym that advertises and offers it's members full use of an indoor heated pool, but of the 18 hours of the day (5am-9pm) the pool is only open from 5am-7am and 8pm-9pm, with the rest of the time being taken up by classes for 5 year old kids and 80 year old seniors.

Or of that gym also advertises a sauna for all to use, only for that sauna to be broken for 11 and 1/2 months out of the year.

Or if that gym manager places the ONE and only squat/power rack in the back corner, jammed between the worthless seated calf raise machine and the iso-bicep curl machine, guaranteeing any powerlifter to be surrounded by uber-douchebags on both fronts during his deadlift or squat workout.

Or if that gym manager or owner happens to be the largest franchise gym in a given city, say Charleston SC, who continues to buyout all other local gyms, only to turn them into soft, comfort zone girly man gyms with the initials "ESAC" and force all your powerlifting members to become aerobic classing, water yoga, calf raise and iso-bicep blasting tool bags. And if the house music in said gyms is normally Marvin Gay, the Beatles, or some other type of light rock or 70's era or older classics, with absolutely no option other than wear an Ipod to get through a workout.

AND if you happen to own or manage that gym, and all the true lifters who you've basically told "We don't care about you people, we want more soccer moms and old people" all decide they want to cancel their memberships- because they originally joined the one descent gym you had for powerlifters before you moved it into a 90% smaller, former art gallery which now feels like a doctors waiting room with a few machines put in it, if you told ALL those powerlifters who now want to leave your gym and go search the entire city of Charleston for any remaining gym that would welcome them that they cannot cancel their memberships! And when they argue "But we joined b/c we liked the gym before you moved it, now there are no power racks, no sauna, no free weights, and we don't want to pay extra to join a second ESAC location just to be cramped on the one rack that one may have".....you argue back "Sorry, the contract doesn't specify location you are under contract and cannot get out." And then the powerlifters say "We will just cancel our credit cards that you are drafting then, because we literally cannot train our workout here, there are no racks or free weights, WTF, sorry but we have to"......and the owner says "Do that and I will take you to civil court, we do it all the time" and other members testify that yes, they do indeed take people to civil court for their $45 a month....................well then you are a gym idiot. Not that there is actually a East Shore Athletic Club in Charleston, South Carolina that has a monopoly on gyms in that city and are girlifying the entire fitness and lifting culture there and basically trying to eliminate powerlifting and/or any type of testosterone that may possibly walk through their doors.

[seabass08]

I hate the lame crap they play at the gym, lady gaga and stuff, im torturing myself at the limit and I have to put up with "papa...paparazzi" and songs similar to that. FML

See my above post. We get gospel music, Marvine Gaye, the golden oldies, basically anything that an 80 year old or 45 year old soccer mom would enjoy. Along with signs that, no ****, say "Any excessive noise will result in termination of membership". But again, I'm not saying there is an actual East Shore Athletic Club franchise in Charleston, SC that is trying to eliminate any symptom of testosterone existing in their beloved comfort zone social gyms.

[lhshurdl3r]

See my above post. We get gospel music, Marvine Gaye, the golden oldies, basically anything that an 80 year old or 45 year old soccer mom would enjoy. Along with signs that, no ****, say "Any excessive noise will result in termination of membership". But again, I'm not saying there is an actual East Shore Athletic Club franchise in Charleston, SC that is trying to eliminate any symptom of testosterone existing in their beloved comfort zone social gyms.

It's a business, man. That guy running those gyms is making bank and living EASY from that business model.

[keith-matthews]

I found that even if i try to tell to help someone so they dont make the same mistakes I did when I first started I found that most will ignore what I say and will go and make the same mistakes I did. All i could do is try to steer them in the right way and then watch them do the same **** over again.

I totally agree, people take so much gym bull**** as gospel.

I had this problem yesterday and was about to post a thread about it.

There are some people in the gym who just don't WANT to be told anything. They think they know everything. Especially if they're older than you. Because they're older they feel they are wiser and more experienced than you, and when they're flailing a cable pulley around trying to do triceps pushdowns with all their bodyweight on top of it and they're wobbling all over the place with their chicken wing arms, you say "excuse me mate just a helpful little tip for you that might help you work your arms a bit better. If you go around the other side of the frame theres a back rest you can use specifically for triceps pushdowns. If you switch to a bit of a lighter weight and use your arms without having to use your back you should get a really good workout!" And he says "oh yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah..." (and nods as though he already knows.) Then you walk away and continue your workout. As you look across the gym, chicken-wing-guy is still flailing and wobbling around all over the place and hasn't listened to a single word you said.

Some people can't be helped. They are too ignorant and too proud. And in the spirit of this thread, they will ALWAYS be gym idiots.

[keith-matthews]

The motherf****n' corporate idiots who decided that Owl City Freflies was a great song to add to the music mix. When I first heard that crap, me and the guy on the next bench looked at each other with a 'WTF?!' expression. Even though most gym songs suck anyways and are impossible to get psyched up over, this one in particular oozes it's way into your concentration with it's treehugging lyrics....and you find it stuck in your head later. Gyah! End rant.

psuRGfAaju4

I'll have you know this is my favorite workout tune of all time!! REALLY GETS ME PUMPED UP!!! ;)

[swolepatrole]

See my above post. We get gospel music, Marvine Gaye, the golden oldies, basically anything that an 80 year old or 45 year old soccer mom would enjoy. Along with signs that, no ****, say "Any excessive noise will result in termination of membership". But again, I'm not saying there is an actual East Shore Athletic Club franchise in Charleston, SC that is trying to eliminate any symptom of testosterone existing in their beloved comfort zone social gyms.

Dude, you know what you have to do.

You say 'you can't terminate your contract' (with a company that you didn't consent to contract with?)...but if you're too loud they'll terminate your contract.

1. Bring friends.
2. Bring lifting chalk.
3. Bring a boom-box. (Do they still make those?)
4. Wear ineffective shirts. (You know, the ones that reveal as much as they cover)
5. ???. (And by ??? I mean BE LOUD, MESSY, AND RUDE AS HELL)
6. Profit.

[turbotoast]

You are a gym idiot if you OWN or MANAGE a gym and that gym dedicates 90% of it's free space to freakin' nearly useless machines, 5% of social areas with tables and TVs, and 5% to free weights that are jammed into a back corner where no two people could possibly do a workout next to each other without being uncomfortable.

You are a gym idiot if you own or manage a gym that advertises and offers it's members full use of an indoor heated pool, but of the 18 hours of the day (5am-9pm) the pool is only open from 5am-7am and 8pm-9pm, with the rest of the time being taken up by classes for 5 year old kids and 80 year old seniors.

Or of that gym also advertises a sauna for all to use, only for that sauna to be broken for 11 and 1/2 months out of the year.

Or if that gym manager places the ONE and only squat/power rack in the back corner, jammed between the worthless seated calf raise machine and the iso-bicep curl machine, guaranteeing any powerlifter to be surrounded by uber-douchebags on both fronts during his deadlift or squat workout.

Or if that gym manager or owner happens to be the largest franchise gym in a given city, say Charleston SC, who continues to buyout all other local gyms, only to turn them into soft, comfort zone girly man gyms with the initials "ESAC" and force all your powerlifting members to become aerobic classing, water yoga, calf raise and iso-bicep blasting tool bags. And if the house music in said gyms is normally Marvin Gay, the Beatles, or some other type of light rock or 70's era or older classics, with absolutely no option other than wear an Ipod to get through a workout.

AND if you happen to own or manage that gym, and all the true lifters who you've basically told "We don't care about you people, we want more soccer moms and old people" all decide they want to cancel their memberships- because they originally joined the one descent gym you had for powerlifters before you moved it into a 90% smaller, former art gallery which now feels like a doctors waiting room with a few machines put in it, if you told ALL those powerlifters who now want to leave your gym and go search the entire city of Charleston for any remaining gym that would welcome them that they cannot cancel their memberships! And when they argue "But we joined b/c we liked the gym before you moved it, now there are no power racks, no sauna, no free weights, and we don't want to pay extra to join a second ESAC location just to be cramped on the one rack that one may have".....you argue back "Sorry, the contract doesn't specify location you are under contract and cannot get out." And then the powerlifters say "We will just cancel our credit cards that you are drafting then, because we literally cannot train our workout here, there are no racks or free weights, WTF, sorry but we have to"......and the owner says "Do that and I will take you to civil court, we do it all the time" and other members testify that yes, they do indeed take people to civil court for their $45 a month....................well then you are a gym idiot. Not that there is actually a East Shore Athletic Club in Charleston, South Carolina that has a monopoly on gyms in that city and are girlifying the entire fitness and lifting culture there and basically trying to eliminate powerlifting and/or any type of testosterone that may possibly walk through their doors.

Sounds like you should start a gym. You could easily corner the market share you speak of being outcast by this company.

[Beech27]

I can one-up you on that one. Two Colbie Callait songs in a row. Feels like the gym operators don't f***in want us in there

I actually get some sarcastic enjoyment out of the crappy music gyms play.

[rapxiii]

this thread really makes working out really interesting. . lol

[seabass08]

Dude, you know what you have to do.

You say 'you can't terminate your contract' (with a company that you didn't consent to contract with?)...but if you're too loud they'll terminate your contract.

1. Bring friends.
2. Bring lifting chalk.
3. Bring a boom-box. (Do they still make those?)
4. Wear ineffective shirts. (You know, the ones that reveal as much as they cover)
5. ???. (And by ??? I mean BE LOUD, MESSY, AND RUDE AS HELL)
6. Profit.

A few of us have thought about that. One particular day we went in after all this went down, and did our heavy deadlift day and dropped the bar from waist high. Very loud, very annoying. See, the owner moved the new art galleryish gym into a shopping mall right next to a yoga day spa, so people behind the wall in the next unit have a business with people getting massages with the new age music and doing all the fluffy fluffy foo foo crap. Thats why they don't want our gym to make any loud noise b/c they complain and b/c the girly men in our gym get offended by testosterone apparantly.

Anyhow, we felt really guilty about it and stopped. Just not our style man. We'd hoped the owner/managers would just understand and let us out of our contract. He is making huge profit b/c there is a big market down here for people who want to be seen in the gym, touch a piece of exercise equipment, NOT break a sweat, have comforting and soothing music on, have a television attacked to each piece of equipment, stand around with green sprout enviro-smoothies and basically waste 2 hours of their life so they can feel better about the love handles they aren't losing.

So, we remain, disgruntled, waiting out our contract time. There is a Golds Gym about 25 miles across town, and an Eco Fitness that has a few power racks and isn't quite as fluffy as ESAC, but ESAC basically owns 80% of the gyms here, and as each of their opponents falls under financial trouble, ESAC will scoop them up. And they do it by promising such things as use of the pool, but members soon find out unless you are a 5 year old or 80 year old and sign up for a class, you only get access from 5am-7am, and 8pm-9pm. And all the other promises are broken, but of course, 95% of their members are old people, soccer moms and girly men. So they don't mind much.

[seabass08]

Sounds like you should start a gym. You could easily corner the market share you speak of being outcast by this company.

Ha, yeah, we've thought of that too. None of us make over $45K a year, so we have modest means. But once we wait out our contracts we talked about all getting together and renting out an old commerical building in a run down industrial area of town. Can probably get it for about $1,000 a month, so we'd only need about 15-20 guys at $75 a month. A bit expensive, but to have a place of our own for true hard workouts would be nice.

[JLT]

Mini-rant: I know I shouldn't even care, but I really don't know how some people become personal trainers. This one guy that is a PT was working out thinking he was hot stuff. Every set he did was a 1/4 press, it was the smallest range of motion I have seen in my life. He didn't even go down far enough to get bast the safety pins. He then later went on to tell the guy he was working out with that it was the best way to do the bench because the whole point is to work your chest, and with that range of motion you are only working your chest; nothing else. Later he went on to explain that you want to be sure you really focus on your biceps when benching to be sure and hit them hard... It really annoyed me, but I didn't feel like getting in an argument in the gym. Also the last time he was training someone they were doing bicep curls. He told the client not to go up very far because you will start working your triceps and you want to just isolate the biceps. :EPICFACEPALM: The sad thing is he thinks he's hot **** and dogs everyone with his crappy rom, I would love to see him do 1 full rep of 315 compared to his 1/4 reps /rant.

[keith-matthews]

Mini-rant: I know I shouldn't even care, but I really don't know how some people become personal trainers. This one guy that is a PT was working out thinking he was hot stuff. Every set he did was a 1/4 press, it was the smallest range of motion I have seen in my life. He didn't even go down far enough to get bast the safety pins. He then later went on to tell the guy he was working out with that it was the best way to do the bench because the whole point is to work your chest, and with that range of motion you are only working your chest; nothing else. Later he went on to explain that you want to be sure you really focus on your biceps when benching to be sure and hit them hard... It really annoyed me, but I didn't feel like getting in an argument in the gym. Also the last time he was training someone they were doing bicep curls. He told the client not to go up very far because you will start working your triceps and you want to just isolate the biceps. :EPICFACEPALM: The sad thing is he thinks he's hot **** and dogs everyone with his crappy rom, I would love to see him do 1 full rep of 315 compared to his 1/4 reps /rant.

I know exactly what you mean. Every gym I've ever been to, the fitness instructors and personal trainers have all been WELL out of shape. It makes you wonder why they got into the fitness industry in the first place. Surely they're supposed to set an example for their clients? There is one in particular at the gym I use who is very skinny, with a lot of fake tan and a side parting haircut, who comes in every time I'm in there, does 2 sets of about 15 reps on the squat rack with about 60kg and then leaves! What benefit does he think he is getting from this?!

[johnpagnolo]

I ate a lot of broccoli and eggs last evening. I came to my gym this morning with a colon full of nasty post-digestion air.

There is one gym idiot at my place of workout that I think has down syndrome. He does about 1/5 of full rotation of movement with absurd amounts of weights. I have often seen this moron drop 110lbs free weights. The guy just rubs me the wrong way.

Well after his workout today he hit the recumbant bike. Between two of my exercises I walked to the water fountain, which is on the other side of the gym. En route I felt a really solid SBD (Silent But Deadly) had come to full brew and was ready for release. I made a slight detour to enable me to crop dust the moron with a full tank of my butthole gas. I noticed no visible reaction from the idiot. It must of been brutal for him.

Is this acceptable when dealing with a gym idiot?

[cptdgraham]

The other day I was doing walking lunges with a BB, 40's something dude come up as says you doing that much weight without a belt? This dude wear a belt to do 5lb curls mind you, I almost laid into him but decided to just shake my head and keep going with my workout. It wasn't worth losing my pump over.

[Baccaga]

I hate the lame crap they play at the gym, lady gaga and stuff, im torturing myself at the limit and I have to put up with "papa...paparazzi" and songs similar to that. FML

iPod or something of the sort. One of the best gym investments that I have ever made.

[Baccaga]

You are a gym idiot if you OWN or MANAGE a gym and that gym dedicates 90% of it's free space to freakin' nearly useless machines, 5% of social areas with tables and TVs, and 5% to free weights that are jammed into a back corner where no two people could possibly do a workout next to each other without being uncomfortable.

You are a gym idiot if you own or manage a gym that advertises and offers it's members full use of an indoor heated pool, but of the 18 hours of the day (5am-9pm) the pool is only open from 5am-7am and 8pm-9pm, with the rest of the time being taken up by classes for 5 year old kids and 80 year old seniors.

Or of that gym also advertises a sauna for all to use, only for that sauna to be broken for 11 and 1/2 months out of the year.

Or if that gym manager places the ONE and only squat/power rack in the back corner, jammed between the worthless seated calf raise machine and the iso-bicep curl machine, guaranteeing any powerlifter to be surrounded by uber-douchebags on both fronts during his deadlift or squat workout.

Or if that gym manager or owner happens to be the largest franchise gym in a given city, say Charleston SC, who continues to buyout all other local gyms, only to turn them into soft, comfort zone girly man gyms with the initials "ESAC" and force all your powerlifting members to become aerobic classing, water yoga, calf raise and iso-bicep blasting tool bags. And if the house music in said gyms is normally Marvin Gay, the Beatles, or some other type of light rock or 70's era or older classics, with absolutely no option other than wear an Ipod to get through a workout.

AND if you happen to own or manage that gym, and all the true lifters who you've basically told "We don't care about you people, we want more soccer moms and old people" all decide they want to cancel their memberships- because they originally joined the one descent gym you had for powerlifters before you moved it into a 90% smaller, former art gallery which now feels like a doctors waiting room with a few machines put in it, if you told ALL those powerlifters who now want to leave your gym and go search the entire city of Charleston for any remaining gym that would welcome them that they cannot cancel their memberships! And when they argue "But we joined b/c we liked the gym before you moved it, now there are no power racks, no sauna, no free weights, and we don't want to pay extra to join a second ESAC location just to be cramped on the one rack that one may have".....you argue back "Sorry, the contract doesn't specify location you are under contract and cannot get out." And then the powerlifters say "We will just cancel our credit cards that you are drafting then, because we literally cannot train our workout here, there are no racks or free weights, WTF, sorry but we have to"......and the owner says "Do that and I will take you to civil court, we do it all the time" and other members testify that yes, they do indeed take people to civil court for their $45 a month....................well then you are a gym idiot. Not that there is actually a East Shore Athletic Club in Charleston, South Carolina that has a monopoly on gyms in that city and are girlifying the entire fitness and lifting culture there and basically trying to eliminate powerlifting and/or any type of testosterone that may possibly walk through their doors.

Great post, tried to rep you but it seems as if I've reached the 24 hour limit.

I would sue the ******* owner if possible; a lawyer could definitely give you better advice but I would assume that - unless noted otherwise in the contract that you signed - this seems like a practice of offering a certain service and then significantly altering that service. If you're signing up for a gym with power equipment, heavy weights, and a certain training environment, and then the gym changes into a boutique for 100 pound females, I think that you might have a case.

My gym is big enough that it basically has everything for all kinds of people, the ladies and weak people have their cardio equipment and circuit machines and that kind of stuff; the more intense members have a lifting areas that those aforementioned people generally avoid. My only complaint to this point is that they need to get some heavier dumbells in the place; they only go up to 80 lbs. and that's just not enough for some exercises.

[Baccaga]

I know exactly what you mean. Every gym I've ever been to, the fitness instructors and personal trainers have all been WELL out of shape. It makes you wonder why they got into the fitness industry in the first place. Surely they're supposed to set an example for their clients? There is one in particular at the gym I use who is very skinny, with a lot of fake tan and a side parting haircut, who comes in every time I'm in there, does 2 sets of about 15 reps on the squat rack with about 60kg and then leaves! What benefit does he think he is getting from this?!

Love this. 90% of the "PTs" that are around these days are those people wearing extra-medium muscle shirts and carrying around clipboards doing counting exercises. There's a bunch at my gym that generally work with the ladies and girly men (probably because they don't know better). Either no certification or certification from one of those online courses or whatever. Now, I realize that some of the bigger guys out there are not the best from whom to get advice, and some of the smaller guys might be helpful, but I'm generally of the opinion that you need to look the part. Would you go to a dentist - as good as he might be - if he was missing his front teeth? A doctor who is fat and smokes like a chimney?

Too many people out there that are labeling themselves as personal trainers that aren't qualified. I've just started studying for the NSCA-CPT exam, something that seems respectable and you need to have some actual knowledge to achieve, and then I'll be looking forward to putting some of these guys in their place.

[JaredMims]

There is this one dude... maybe in his 20-25, 180 pounds, 5 foot 5, and not the greatest build... that goes to my gym. He looks kinda slow... but hes all there.

Anyways. He comes to the gym everyday with an 80s muscle tank and his nipples are ALWAYS OUT, he talks very loud, and is very cocky.

Its pretty distracting.

[cptdgraham]

Love this. 90% of the "PTs" that are around these days are those people wearing extra-medium muscle shirts and carrying around clipboards doing counting exercises. There's a bunch at my gym that generally work with the ladies and girly men (probably because they don't know better). Either no certification or certification from one of those online courses or whatever. Now, I realize that some of the bigger guys out there are not the best from whom to get advice, and some of the smaller guys might be helpful, but I'm generally of the opinion that you need to look the part. Would you go to a dentist - as good as he might be - if he was missing his front teeth? A doctor who is fat and smokes like a chimney?

Too many people out there that are labeling themselves as personal trainers that aren't qualified. I've just started studying for the NSCA-CPT exam, something that seems respectable and you need to have some actual knowledge to achieve, and then I'll be looking forward to putting some of these guys in their place.

NSCA is the real deal

[keith-matthews]

Love this. 90% of the "PTs" that are around these days are those people wearing extra-medium muscle shirts and carrying around clipboards doing counting exercises. There's a bunch at my gym that generally work with the ladies and girly men (probably because they don't know better). Either no certification or certification from one of those online courses or whatever. Now, I realize that some of the bigger guys out there are not the best from whom to get advice, and some of the smaller guys might be helpful, but I'm generally of the opinion that you need to look the part. Would you go to a dentist - as good as he might be - if he was missing his front teeth? A doctor who is fat and smokes like a chimney?

Too many people out there that are labeling themselves as personal trainers that aren't qualified. I've just started studying for the NSCA-CPT exam, something that seems respectable and you need to have some actual knowledge to achieve, and then I'll be looking forward to putting some of these guys in their place.

I too am going to be training to become a personal trainer next year and I also believe 100% that you need to look the part. Training should not just be your job but also your hobby. Something you love and something you are benefiting from in your own life aswell as for the advantage of other people. It would be massively encouraging to be trained by someone who you can see clearly knows what they are talking about and you know that training is their passion and their own lifestyle. Great post man. It's good to know that there are trainee PTs out there who are dedicated to not only their career, but setting a great example for bodybuilding enthusiasts.

[myku1passkwa]

6. If you train, lets say chest on monday and triceps on tuesday, you are officially a gym idiot.


don't agree at all

why don't you agree at all?

[Thuirwyne]

Yesterday there was this 'younger couple' in the fitness center. He was lanky with the moussed hair and she had on the velour get-up with an up-do and double-d's...anyway he would do a set of cable crossovers, facing and looking at her (she was sitting on a bench). When he would finish, she would do a set of dumbell curls, staring at him. They were both nice enough, and had decent weight and form, but it was weirdly funny.

[armywrx]

lmao this thread is epic!

Also:

If you flat press 100 pound dumbells and then ROLL them back to the rack, you are a gym idiot.

[Baccaga]

Yesterday there was this 'younger couple' in the fitness center. He was lanky with the moussed hair and she had on the velour get-up with an up-do and double-d's...anyway he would do a set of cable crossovers, facing and looking at her (she was sitting on a bench). When he would finish, she would do a set of dumbell curls, staring at him. They were both nice enough, and had decent weight and form, but it was weirdly funny.

I think every gym has at least one of these couples. I actually prefer these people as opposed to the douchebags who don't know what in the world they're doing and basically steal valuable space and machines!

[JontheAtheist]

I too am going to be training to become a personal trainer next year and I also believe 100% that you need to look the part. Training should not just be your job but also your hobby. Something you love and something you are benefiting from in your own life aswell as for the advantage of other people. It would be massively encouraging to be trained by someone who you can see clearly knows what they are talking about and you know that training is their passion and their own lifestyle. Great post man. It's good to know that there are trainee PTs out there who are dedicated to not only their career, but setting a great example for bodybuilding enthusiasts.

The last gym I lifted at had four personal trainers. Three were women, and it awesome shape. The fourth one was a younger girl and she was overweight. To me, I wouldnt want to be taking advice from a personal trainer that was obese. Lol.

Good luck on your personal training gig, man.

:)

[keith-matthews]

The last gym I lifted at had four personal trainers. Three were women, and it awesome shape. The fourth one was a younger girl and she was overweight. To me, I wouldnt want to be taking advice from a personal trainer that was obese. Lol.

Good luck on your personal training gig, man.

:)

Much appreciated!

[NorwichGrad]

I ate a lot of broccoli and eggs last evening. I came to my gym this morning with a colon full of nasty post-digestion air.

There is one gym idiot at my place of workout that I think has down syndrome. He does about 1/5 of full rotation of movement with absurd amounts of weights. I have often seen this moron drop 110lbs free weights. The guy just rubs me the wrong way.

Well after his workout today he hit the recumbant bike. Between two of my exercises I walked to the water fountain, which is on the other side of the gym. En route I felt a really solid SBD (Silent But Deadly) had come to full brew and was ready for release. I made a slight detour to enable me to crop dust the moron with a full tank of my butthole gas. I noticed no visible reaction from the idiot. It must of been brutal for him.

Is this acceptable when dealing with a gym idiot?

You have skills, my friend. I wish I could gas some of the people at work.

[JontheAtheist]

You have skills, my friend. I wish I could gas some of the people at work.

100% acceptable.

[3rd_PLaneT]

Good one. When i see the gym idiot trolls like that in my gym i usually stick my fingers down my throat so i can vomit Asap

[deadsheepmill]

I ate a lot of broccoli and eggs last evening. I came to my gym this morning with a colon full of nasty post-digestion air.

There is one gym idiot at my place of workout that I think has down syndrome. He does about 1/5 of full rotation of movement with absurd amounts of weights. I have often seen this moron drop 110lbs free weights. The guy just rubs me the wrong way.

Well after his workout today he hit the recumbant bike. Between two of my exercises I walked to the water fountain, which is on the other side of the gym. En route I felt a really solid SBD (Silent But Deadly) had come to full brew and was ready for release. I made a slight detour to enable me to crop dust the moron with a full tank of my butthole gas. I noticed no visible reaction from the idiot. It must of been brutal for him.

Is this acceptable when dealing with a gym idiot?

Reps on recharge.

You sir, are my hero.

[AVOJAMACADA]

Reps on recharge.

You sir, are my hero.



+1!!exactly what I was thinkiing.

Well done sir!!

Completely acceptible.

[pharmamarketer]

I ate a lot of broccoli and eggs last evening. I came to my gym this morning with a colon full of nasty post-digestion air.

There is one gym idiot at my place of workout that I think has down syndrome. He does about 1/5 of full rotation of movement with absurd amounts of weights. I have often seen this moron drop 110lbs free weights. The guy just rubs me the wrong way.

Well after his workout today he hit the recumbant bike. Between two of my exercises I walked to the water fountain, which is on the other side of the gym. En route I felt a really solid SBD (Silent But Deadly) had come to full brew and was ready for release. I made a slight detour to enable me to crop dust the moron with a full tank of my butthole gas. I noticed no visible reaction from the idiot. It must of been brutal for him.

Is this acceptable when dealing with a gym idiot?


I say acceptable as long as he really did not have down syndrome

[seabass08]

Love this. 90% of the "PTs" that are around these days are those people wearing extra-medium muscle shirts and carrying around clipboards doing counting exercises. There's a bunch at my gym that generally work with the ladies and girly men (probably because they don't know better). Either no certification or certification from one of those online courses or whatever. Now, I realize that some of the bigger guys out there are not the best from whom to get advice, and some of the smaller guys might be helpful, but I'm generally of the opinion that you need to look the part. Would you go to a dentist - as good as he might be - if he was missing his front teeth? A doctor who is fat and smokes like a chimney?

Too many people out there that are labeling themselves as personal trainers that aren't qualified. I've just started studying for the NSCA-CPT exam, something that seems respectable and you need to have some actual knowledge to achieve, and then I'll be looking forward to putting some of these guys in their place.

My take on PT's is this: If a PT is really a good one, he should teach you well enough to fire him within 1 month. People who need PT's probably aren't in great shape to begin with. So they need to be taught the basics, basic nutrition, basic lifts/cardio. Simplify it to the point that the client can make a lifestyle change, not a fad diet or workout. A PT should be like a good sports coach and teach well. After a month, if the PT has done his job, the client should be independently doing the right thing.

I've always thought of starting up a PT company called "Fire Me Fitness". My PT's would adhere to that philosophy. We will train you within 1 month to a point that you wont' need us anymore. Many of today's PT's make **** sound so complicated that the unknowing client thinks it would be impossible to do without their PT.

[swolepatrole]

That's a great idea, but one that assumes people can easily establish new comfort zones. If that was the case, I doubt they would in the situation they're in to begin with.

[johnpagnolo]

I say acceptable as long as he really did not have down syndrome


No he doesn't really, low blow on my part. ;)

[cptdgraham]

My take on PT's is this: If a PT is really a good one, he should teach you well enough to fire him within 1 month. People who need PT's probably aren't in great shape to begin with. So they need to be taught the basics, basic nutrition, basic lifts/cardio. Simplify it to the point that the client can make a lifestyle change, not a fad diet or workout. A PT should be like a good sports coach and teach well. After a month, if the PT has done his job, the client should be independently doing the right thing.

I've always thought of starting up a PT company called "Fire Me Fitness". My PT's would adhere to that philosophy. We will train you within 1 month to a point that you wont' need us anymore. Many of today's PT's make **** sound so complicated that the unknowing client thinks it would be impossible to do without their PT.

haha you clearly are not a trainer nor have ever been. Training is like any other knowledge, the more you learn, the more you realize you don't know. Just go ask someone with a cscs, or a MS degree in kinesiology. Also why would pro sports teams or olympic lifters have strength and conditioning coaches? You don't think they know what they're doing yet?

[JontheAtheist]

My take on PT's is this: If a PT is really a good one, he should teach you well enough to fire him within 1 month. People who need PT's probably aren't in great shape to begin with. So they need to be taught the basics, basic nutrition, basic lifts/cardio. Simplify it to the point that the client can make a lifestyle change, not a fad diet or workout. A PT should be like a good sports coach and teach well. After a month, if the PT has done his job, the client should be independently doing the right thing.

I've always thought of starting up a PT company called "Fire Me Fitness". My PT's would adhere to that philosophy. We will train you within 1 month to a point that you wont' need us anymore. Many of today's PT's make **** sound so complicated that the unknowing client thinks it would be impossible to do without their PT.

Just about every professional athlete has a personal trainer, dude. Youre saying baseball players, football players etc arent in shape?

C`mon, man. Seriously?

[wallywhit]

LOL good stuff

[keith-matthews]

My take on PT's is this: If a PT is really a good one, he should teach you well enough to fire him within 1 month. People who need PT's probably aren't in great shape to begin with. So they need to be taught the basics, basic nutrition, basic lifts/cardio. Simplify it to the point that the client can make a lifestyle change, not a fad diet or workout. A PT should be like a good sports coach and teach well. After a month, if the PT has done his job, the client should be independently doing the right thing.

I've always thought of starting up a PT company called "Fire Me Fitness". My PT's would adhere to that philosophy. We will train you within 1 month to a point that you wont' need us anymore. Many of today's PT's make **** sound so complicated that the unknowing client thinks it would be impossible to do without their PT.

I have to say I think this is a rediculous idea. PTs are constantly researching and not just improving their own clients knowledge but improving their own. You cannot seriously believe that 4 weeks is enough to leave a client to their own devices. And like other members are saying, personal trainers don't just teach beginners. PTs are hired by many sports teams and professional athletes. You're also forgetting other values of a personal trainer which include being a good spotter and motivator which of course leads to great progress. I think your approach is very narrow minded and you are failing to see the overall point of a personal trainer.

[gumbacicc1]

I have to say I think this is a rediculous idea. PTs are constantly researching and not just improving their own clients knowledge but improving their own. You cannot seriously believe that 4 weeks is enough to leave a client to their own devices. And like other members are saying, personal trainers don't just teach beginners. PTs are hired by many sports teams and professional athletes. You're also forgetting other values of a personal trainer which include being a good spotter and motivator which of course leads to great progress. I think your approach is very narrow minded and you are failing to see the overall point of a personal trainer.

Agreed. I have been at this for about 12 years and I will always learn or seek to learn something new about training, nutrition or supplementation, although the "new" knowledge understandably becomes more sporadic, the more you have learned. While I don't necessarily disagree with the poster that seemed to imply that a personal trainer can divulge a great deal of knowledge within the first month of training a client, it surely doesn't end there.

[Bostongeorge617]

My take on PT's is this: If a PT is really a good one, he should teach you well enough to fire him within 1 month. People who need PT's probably aren't in great shape to begin with. So they need to be taught the basics, basic nutrition, basic lifts/cardio. Simplify it to the point that the client can make a lifestyle change, not a fad diet or workout. A PT should be like a good sports coach and teach well. After a month, if the PT has done his job, the client should be independently doing the right thing.

I've always thought of starting up a PT company called "Fire Me Fitness". My PT's would adhere to that philosophy. We will train you within 1 month to a point that you wont' need us anymore. Many of today's PT's make **** sound so complicated that the unknowing client thinks it would be impossible to do without their PT.

Unlike others, I don't find this completely ridiculous. I agree that someone can be taught basics within a short amount of time. And I think that the majority of anyone's progress will stem from just the basics. Beyond that may require more advanced tutelage, but the basics will satisfy the needs of the majority of people. I truly started lifting once I read a book called Bodybuilding 101. It gave me a solid foundation, and I have been constantly building on that great information ever since. And let's be real...the bulk of those PT's aren't teaching people anything advanced in their sessions. They are just walking them through their over-complicated split.

I have never needed a personal trainer, but I do not think them useless. I am thinking of hiring one for an hour or so in June towards the end of my cut-phase to help me point out weak spots and critique my posing, since they compete in figure.

[cptdgraham]

Unlike others, I don't find this completely ridiculous. I agree that someone can be taught basics within a short amount of time. And I think that the majority of anyone's progress will stem from just the basics. Beyond that may require more advanced tutelage, but the basics will satisfy the needs of the majority of people. I truly started lifting once I read a book called Bodybuilding 101. It gave me a solid foundation, and I have been constantly building on that great information ever since. And let's be real...the bulk of those PT's aren't teaching people anything advanced in their sessions. They are just walking them through their over-complicated split.

I have never needed a personal trainer, but I do not think them useless. I am thinking of hiring one for an hour or so in June towards the end of my cut-phase to help me point out weak spots and critique my posing, since they compete in figure.

so would you still just teach someone the basics after they have just finished physical therapy on a supraspinatus tear? Not knowing what they should or should not do? That takes a bit more than a month. Or how about someone with osteoporosis? You teach them "the basics" and youre just setting them up to get hurt. Not smart.

[keith-matthews]

so would you still just teach someone the basics after they have just finished physical therapy on a supraspinatus tear? Not knowing what they should or should not do? That takes a bit more than a month. Or how about someone with osteoporosis? You teach them "the basics" and youre just setting them up to get hurt. Not smart.

I completely agree with this. People fail to realise the value of a PTs skills. Not only does a PT need to know about training and nutrition, but also rehabilitation exercise, psychological advice etc. Again, I can't stress enough the value of a PTs knowledge. It goes beyond the boundaries of training and nutrition.

[zjpj]

I completely agree with this. People fail to realise the value of a PTs skills. Not only does a PT need to know about training and nutrition, but also rehabilitation exercise, psychological advice etc. Again, I can't stress enough the value of a PTs knowledge. It goes beyond the boundaries of training and nutrition.

Agreed, my PT pushes me past a lot of psychological mental blocks. For instance, the first time I deadlifted 225 lbs, there was just something about the number that freaked me out, and I couldn't get it up. He talked me into it.

I could use more nutrition advice.

[Bostongeorge617]

You two are speaking of very specialized knowledge that a qualified PT should possess and prescribe when dealing with special cases. This is valid, and I agree with the two of you. Like me adding that I am considering a PT for a quick consultation...PT's should be, and in some cases, are a fountain of specialized information. We do not disagree here.

However, I do not think that that is what Seabass had in mind at all. It isn't what I was speaking of either, and you probably know it. I was speaking of average, fairly healthy individuals looking to learn something about resistance training. And no one was advocating untrained amateur trainers handing all clients the same cookie-cutter routines. I posted to side with Seabass because I felt he had a valid point in there somewhere and the only responses were negative from the PT-defense squad.

To answer you directly, yes, I think someone with a supraspinatus tear or osteoporosis can be shown how to safely workout within a relatively short timeframe. It requires formulating a specialized plan for them, and then EXPLAINING the logic behind it and how it relates to them and is different from standard programs. That way, they learn and can fly on their own if they so desire.

Anyways, we are thread-jacking here and I'm dropping it. Back to gym idiots please.

[bdaswat]

I have this guy at the gym thats in his upper 40's (grey haired) that likes to flip out more than what is normal on every set. (mind you, I like to get aggressive to get a pump like everything else... but this guy crosses the line.) I never know what exercises he's doing most of the time (yesterday he took 1 of the cable crossovers and had it positioned at the top, grabbed the handle by both hands, and was like doing a bat swinging motion from the top of the cables to the other end down to the floor, just utterly FLIPPING OUT while almost screaming... The whole place looks at him. Does this on almost every exercise. Really something else. This is at a 24/7 gym.


The kicker... the guy is like 175lbs 5'9" and he barely looks like he lifts. He stares at everyone and is cocky too. (i just always cock a half smile with a ' u srs brah?' look, and he looks elsewhere.

[andrew.piro]

If you talk on ur cell phone during a set there is no question that you are a gym idiot.

Dudes that feel it necessary to wear their bluetooth headsets in the gym, and carry on a conversation during a set!

[swolepatrole]

I have this guy at the gym thats in his upper 40's (grey haired) that likes to flip out more than what is normal on every set. (mind you, I like to get aggressive to get a pump like everything else... but this guy crosses the line.) I never know what exercises he's doing most of the time (yesterday he took 1 of the cable crossovers and had it positioned at the top, grabbed the handle by both hands, and was like doing a bat swinging motion from the top of the cables to the other end down to the floor, just utterly FLIPPING OUT while almost screaming... The whole place looks at him. Does this on almost every exercise. Really something else. This is at a 24/7 gym.


The kicker... the guy is like 175lbs 5'9" and he barely looks like he lifts. He stares at everyone and is cocky too. (i just always cock a half smile with a ' u srs brah?' look, and he looks elsewhere.

post some videoz brah.

[andrew.piro]

Yesterday there was this 'younger couple' in the fitness center. He was lanky with the moussed hair and she had on the velour get-up with an up-do and double-d's...anyway he would do a set of cable crossovers, facing and looking at her (she was sitting on a bench). When he would finish, she would do a set of dumbell curls, staring at him. They were both nice enough, and had decent weight and form, but it was weirdly funny.

This is funny. I also have a "couples" story.

Yesterday there was this young couple at my gym. about 19-20 years old. The girl was quite hot, and very fit. The guy was skinny, lanky, and pale... one of those guys that you think "Damn, how did he get her?". You could tell that he was insecure becuase he was ALL OVER HER. In-between sets, DURING sets. He was hugging her, pulling on her, tugging her shirt, kissing her, as if trying to claim his territory to the other guys. At one point she was doing standing alt-curls, and he litterally hugged her from behind, around her waist during the set. It looked like a child tugging at his mom. Very pathetic... I was laughing the whole time while watching this.


O, i also hate the idiots that bring in a duffle bag thats big enough to use it as a car-cover if they wanted and never even open it; just carry it from rack to rack, and who wear shirts that are tight enough that it looks like they painted it on.

[pharmamarketer]

Yesterday I had some Asian guy come up next to me while I was at the military press machine. Above me up on a wall there are plasma t.v. s lined up. He starts to jump up and down touching the televisions. As if he were doing lay ups in basketball. Back and fourth he went until he could go no more. Unreal.

[Big_Carphuna]

Yesterday I had some Asian guy come up next to me while I was at the military press machine. Above me up on a wall there are plasma t.v. s lined up. He starts to jump up and down touching the televisions. As if he were doing lay ups in basketball. Back and fourth he went until he could go no more. Unreal.

Sounds like fun. I think I've gotta try that!

[Iceman1800]

(yesterday he took 1 of the cable crossovers and had it positioned at the top, grabbed the handle by both hands, and was like doing a bat swinging motion from the top of the cables to the other end down to the floor, .

this is a good oblique exercise. don't know why he had to scream while doing them though....

[CJM1123]

Dudes that feel it necessary to wear their bluetooth headsets in the gym, and carry on a conversation during a set!

a girl was doin that today, except had her iphone headphones in. so i thought she was just listening to music. she was talkin to her mom the ENTIRE time i was in there. she was always in the way too

[FryDude]

There were 4-5 teenagers deadlifting today, one of them got hurt (****test form known to man) and left. The other 3 guys were still deadlifting and his friend hurt himself as well, never laughed so hard in my life.

I don't ever laugh at people getting hurt but it was a battle of egos, they were jumping around the gym acting like real idiots big surprise...you hurt yourself.

[NorwichGrad]

Yesterday I had some Asian guy come up next to me while I was at the military press machine. Above me up on a wall there are plasma t.v. s lined up. He starts to jump up and down touching the televisions. As if he were doing lay ups in basketball. Back and fourth he went until he could go no more. Unreal.

LOL. Those crazy Asians.

[rapxiii]

This is funny. I also have a "couples" story.

Yesterday there was this young couple at my gym. about 19-20 years old. The girl was quite hot, and very fit. The guy was skinny, lanky, and pale... one of those guys that you think "Damn, how did he get her?". You could tell that he was insecure becuase he was ALL OVER HER. In-between sets, DURING sets. He was hugging her, pulling on her, tugging her shirt, kissing her, as if trying to claim his territory to the other guys. At one point she was doing standing alt-curls, and he litterally hugged her from behind, around her waist during the set. It looked like a child tugging at his mom. Very pathetic... I was laughing the whole time while watching this.


O, i also hate the idiots that bring in a duffle bag thats big enough to use it as a car-cover if they wanted and never even open it; just carry it from rack to rack, and who wear shirts that are tight enough that it looks like they painted it on.

lol man. theres alot at the gym i go to. that girl must be really pissed lol

[mattyoung92]

If I may add something to your article...

11. If you do dumbell/barbell concentration curls consistently and say you're going to develop great bicep peak, you're officially a gym idiot.

What do you mean, concentration curls use the short head which is greatly responsible for developing peak...

[luv2pump]

There is this dude I used to work with at my gym (tries to chat to me- never ever acknowledged me when we worked together so fuk him) and he does the WEIRDEST routine daily and has so for nearly a year. Maybe someone here can explain it.

Starts with 30 or more mins on elliptical.

Comes down and gets 32.5 weights hangs his arms by his sides and just swings them in a little tiny circle, so slow and barely moving. On the lat pull down machine, he sits down, grabs the bar in the center, hands facing inwards and pulls the bar down, not really heavy. He does push ups, with hands on a bench which u know makes them easier, then just does easy body weight crap on the floor. It's like a rehab program but for nearly a year? He doesn't look injured. he does hunch over tho. He's about 40. Now, what makes him an idiot is you look over at him and he snickers and laughs to himself. Really weird.

[JontheAtheist]

There is this dude I used to work with at my gym (tries to chat to me- never ever acknowledged me when we worked together so fuk him) and he does the WEIRDEST routine daily and has so for nearly a year. Maybe someone here can explain it.

Starts with 30 or more mins on elliptical.

Comes down and gets 32.5 weights hangs his arms by his sides and just swings them in a little tiny circle, so slow and barely moving. On the lat pull down machine, he sits down, grabs the bar in the center, hands facing inwards and pulls the bar down, not really heavy. He does push ups, with hands on a bench which u know makes them easier, then just does easy body weight crap on the floor. It's like a rehab program but for nearly a year? He doesn't look injured. he does hunch over tho. He's about 40. Now, what makes him an idiot is you look over at him and he snickers and laughs to himself. Really weird.

Probably just cant lift like he used to but its trying to get some kind of substantial exercise in. Or after you leave he might be benching 300+. Who knows.

[On Fire]

The president of Magnum Nutriceuticals is a gym idiot. He works out at my gym and I've watched him leg press 1500 pounds with absolutely terrible form, then step over and start squatting 135. Adds up, right?

Here's a video of him doing just that, at the local YMCA no less. Big man on campus. What an absolute queer.
7THgBDR_wEw

This is why you don't trust a marketing major with your supplements.

[pharmamarketer]

The president of Magnum Nutriceuticals is a gym idiot. He works out at my gym and I've watched him leg press 1500 pounds with absolutely terrible form, then step over and start squatting 135. Adds up, right?

Here's a video of him doing just that, at the local YMCA no less. Big man on campus. What an absolute queer.
7THgBDR_wEw

This is why you don't trust a marketing major with your supplements.

What douche

[On Fire]

What douche

He's got more vids, WHO LOVES HALF-REPS????:
sJWR0YQ3_Sc

BCAA ethyl ester's and special super anabolic ingredients, oh my!

Why do you think he trains at the YMCA? Because I'm SURE he's already been laughed out of Gold's, etc.

[digitalpunk]

On the lat pull down machine, he sits down, grabs the bar in the center, hands facing inwards and pulls the bar down, not really heavy.

This is quite effective, I love close grip pulldowns! Maybe he was just weak. How much is "not really heavy"?

[pharmamarketer]

He's got more vids, WHO LOVES HALF-REPS????:
sJWR0YQ3_Sc

BCAA ethyl ester's and special super anabolic ingredients, oh my!

Why do you think he trains at the YMCA? Because I'm SURE he's already been laughed out of Gold's, etc.

I like how the other two dildos have to hand him the weights. LMAOb

[pharmamarketer]

This is quite effective, I love close grip pulldowns! Maybe he was just weak. How much is "not really heavy"?

You do close grip with your hands pointer in (toward weight stack)b? Just curious. I have only seen the done with palms out

[JontheAtheist]

This is quite effective, I love close grip pulldowns! Maybe he was just weak. How much is "not really heavy"?

The machine pull downs are pretty effective too. I agree, I get a pretty good workout by using the cable close grip pull down myself.

I would say the guy that shes talking about is probably just trying to get some exercise in. Maybe hes not there to really lift hard, and put on lots of muscles.

I wouldnt ever think a dude is a "gym idiot" for what hes trying to do in the gym as far as exercises go.

[digitalpunk]

You do close grip with your hands pointer in (toward weight stack)b? Just curious. I have only seen the done with palms out

No not close grip, but when she said pointed in I thought she ment inwards towards your body thats how I would think of "inwards" doing it with the palms towards the weight stack would be kind of awkward though.

[B-Neva]

He works out at my gym

so you also go to the Y I see..............

[NotSoLilAnymore]

This is quite effective, I love close grip pulldowns! Maybe he was just weak. How much is "not really heavy"?
Ya, i was guna say, close-grip pulldowns are amazing, i love them, great for adding thickness to your middle back! But not at lightweights..

[On Fire]

so you also go to the Y I see..............

I "THINK" you look familiar, so I'll say hi if I see you. It's a bit difficult to tell with half your face in your photo haha.

[B-Neva]

I "THINK" you look familiar, so I'll say hi if I see you. It's a bit difficult to tell with half your face in your photo haha.

haha alright sounds good

[digitalpunk]

Ya, i was guna say, close-grip pulldowns are amazing, i love them, great for adding thickness to your middle back! But not at lightweights..

I pile so much weight on the machine for close grips

[seabass08]

haha you clearly are not a trainer nor have ever been. Training is like any other knowledge, the more you learn, the more you realize you don't know. Just go ask someone with a cscs, or a MS degree in kinesiology. Also why would pro sports teams or olympic lifters have strength and conditioning coaches? You don't think they know what they're doing yet?

Nah, actually my degree is in kinesiology. Was an assistant S&C coach for a 1-AA college football program for 6 years. Which is why I'm such an advocate of teaching individuals about the importance of independent fitness.

I think you are talking about physical therapy, and as for professional teams, those guys (some of whom I worked with) plan around seasons in which the body is being torn down, rebuilt, and needing the body to peak athletically at certain times of the year. A lot of it is sport-specific skills and lifts, not just general fitness.

I'm referring to the run-of-the-mill dime-a-dozen PT's that run around the gym in Under Armour shirts hitting on the hot girls and charging people $100 an hour for their expertise. And a majority of those people are just regular Joes or Janes who got out of shape while having kids and working long hours. Those people don't need ANYTHING except the basics.

And as PT, that PT should strive to create a fitness lifestyle for that person, which means independence, basic full body exercises, and general nutrition. For that $, the PT should have available paper handouts for them to take home to begin assembling a notebook for nutrition. And yes, within a month they should be able to go on their own and be able to do basic exercises, basic nutrition and have success independent of a PT. Otherwise, IMO, the PT didn't do his/her job. Because the fact is the goal is to get the client into better physical shape. And of course the client isn't going to pay $ to the PT forever, so eventually the client needs to become independent.

The sooner they do that the better. The more advanced stuff can be found online or in good fitness magazines, which the PT SHOULD be referring them to for 6-12 months down the road when the have independently progressed. However, at least in my experience in the cities I've lived and gyms I've been in, many PT's want to keep that client coming in paying $$, and thus make things sound over-complicated, have them do exercises and workouts that are unnecessary for their goals, or just really aren't the most effective exercise to achieve overall fitness. Creating dependence to guarantee continued business.

I'm not knocking PT's, or even some. Just knocking how some of them operate. General fitness is A LOT more simple than they make it out to be. Elite pro/college athletes, or physical therapy is a different discussion. Keep it simple, basic, efficient and provide handouts on nutrition as well as refer them to good sources for their OWN continued education so in 1 year they'll be independently staying fit without dishing out hard earned $$ for a PT. Just my opinion. Now back to gym idiots...................

If you sit down directly beside me while I'm using something, stare at me, and when I take my headphones out and ask "Are you waiting on this?" you say "Oh, no, go ahead and take your time" (all the while you continue the creep stare)....you are a gym idiot.

[NotSoLilAnymore]

I pile so much weight on the machine for close grips
Ya, close-grip is my heaviest weight for back, other than deadlift obviously. But back to gym idiots.. i would have to say my pet peeve is guys who think they know everything about every excersise. And if you're doing something wrong, in their mind, they feel that its their duty to correct you. Especially something like a calf-raise, how can you be doing it wrong...

[JontheAtheist]

Ya, close-grip is my heaviest weight for back, other than deadlift obviously. But back to gym idiots.. i would have to say my pet peeve is guys who think they know everything about every excersise. And if you're doing something wrong, in their mind, they feel that its their duty to correct you. Especially something like a calf-raise, how can you be doing it wrong...

I would appreciate any critique at the gym from someone. As long as they dont come off arrogant, it would be fine with me. I on the other hand have never corrected anyone in the gym. I feel it isnt my place.

[seabass08]

Haha, just doing a calf raise is wrong! Sorry, just a personal vent. My gym is full of people who do nothing but curls and calf raises, and expecting to get into shape by doing it. So, I've developed kinda a hatred for calf raises, especially since some 17 yr old guys take up entire squat racks to do a freakin' calf raise because they think it's gonna make them able to dunk a basketball.

[JontheAtheist]

Haha, just doing a calf raise is wrong! Sorry, just a personal vent. My gym is full of people who do nothing but curls and calf raises, and expecting to get into shape by doing it. So, I've developed kinda a hatred for calf raises, especially since some 17 yr old guys take up entire squat racks to do a freakin' calf raise because they think it's gonna make them able to dunk a basketball.

Wait, doing calf raises will make you dunk a basketball? Sweet!

I remember in high school trying to dunk a basketball during lunch was a priority.

I never did dunk a basketball. :(

[joenj07087]

I love doing calf raises, and I also sometimes have to use the Squat rack to do curls..as there is no other space available in my crowded Gym....!

[JontheAtheist]

I love doing calf raises, and I also sometimes have to use the Squat rack to do curls..as there is no other space available in my crowded Gym....!

The squat rack is always available at the gym I use it seems. I could probably do my whole workout in one, and no one would say a thing to me.

[Shaneomac0]

The squat rack is always available at the gym I use it seems. I could probably do my whole workout in one, and no one would say a thing to me.

Same, squat racks and bench press's are always free, most people at my gym go for classes, only about 15 go there to build mass. Doesn't bother me

[Confuzzl3dOn3]

The squat rack is always available at the gym I use it seems. I could probably do my whole workout in one, and no one would say a thing to me.

No one comes over because you scare them ****less. They're probably thinking why is a guy puffing and sweating with a bar on their back, while they sip ice tea and leg press 100lbs.








And you probably smell :D

[digitalpunk]

the 2 fully sick, 60kg, 17 year old muzza (http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Muzza) guys who have only ever trained arms and chest...3 times, with their ed hardy v-neck shirts and straightened hair, standing in the mirror staring at themselves and flexing their "muscles" and glaring at people over at the squat rack/deadlift/leg press area

[BeastingBeast]

This kid in my school likes to tell me how he curls 65 pound dumbells for 3 sets of 10. When I asked him to go to the school gym with me he couldn't bench 155, so he left and said he had make up work to do.

[D3th 2 Aw3]

The two 250 lbs jail guards benching over 3 plates. They make me feel like a sissy haha.

The only guy that really bugs me is this one deuche who thinks hes huge, ILS. Glares at you everytime he walks by. Tried 110 lbs DBs on incline, when in reality the two spotters were moving the weight over the 3 inch rom.

[deadsheepmill]

Haha, just doing a calf raise is wrong! Sorry, just a personal vent. My gym is full of people who do nothing but curls and calf raises, and expecting to get into shape by doing it. So, I've developed kinda a hatred for calf raises, especially since some 17 yr old guys take up entire squat racks to do a freakin' calf raise because they think it's gonna make them able to dunk a basketball.

Some people hate calf raises because no matter how many they do, no matter how heavy, and no matter how intense, their calves still look like twigs. Genetics is hard on calves...

Perhaps you have a more deep rooted problem with calf raises than what you wrote above.... :P

[PepeSylvia]

I noticed this guy at the gym last week wearing a New Era hat and huge headphones. He was at the cable crossovers, and would do a set, then proceed to do some hip-hop dancing in front of the mirror for 5 minutes, then do another set. What a joke.

[97mboi]

No one comes over because you scare them ****less. They're probably thinking why is a guy puffing and sweating with a bar on their back, while they sip ice tea and leg press 100lbs.

And you probably smell :D

I lol'd.


My gym's squat rack is free most of the time, still wouldn't curl in it though.

My biggest annoyance is picking up/re-racking after others, but I guess that's what I get for joining a gym full of lazy bourgeois.

[Mini1337]

I noticed this guy at the gym last week wearing a New Era hat and huge headphones. He was at the cable crossovers, and would do a set, then proceed to do some hip-hop dancing in front of the mirror for 5 minutes, then do another set. What a joke.

Obviously the guy was super setting in some cardio :]

[JontheAtheist]

No one comes over because you scare them ****less. They're probably thinking why is a guy puffing and sweating with a bar on their back, while they sip ice tea and leg press 100lbs.








And you probably smell :D

LoL. Youre right man. I do huff and puff quite a bit.

[McJimmie]

Nah, actually my degree is in kinesiology. Was an assistant S&C coach for a 1-AA college football program for 6 years. Which is why I'm such an advocate of teaching individuals about the importance of independent fitness.

I think you are talking about physical therapy, and as for professional teams, those guys (some of whom I worked with) plan around seasons in which the body is being torn down, rebuilt, and needing the body to peak athletically at certain times of the year. A lot of it is sport-specific skills and lifts, not just general fitness.

I'm referring to the run-of-the-mill dime-a-dozen PT's that run around the gym in Under Armour shirts hitting on the hot girls and charging people $100 an hour for their expertise. And a majority of those people are just regular Joes or Janes who got out of shape while having kids and working long hours. Those people don't need ANYTHING except the basics.

And as PT, that PT should strive to create a fitness lifestyle for that person, which means independence, basic full body exercises, and general nutrition. For that $, the PT should have available paper handouts for them to take home to begin assembling a notebook for nutrition. And yes, within a month they should be able to go on their own and be able to do basic exercises, basic nutrition and have success independent of a PT. Otherwise, IMO, the PT didn't do his/her job. Because the fact is the goal is to get the client into better physical shape. And of course the client isn't going to pay $ to the PT forever, so eventually the client needs to become independent.

The sooner they do that the better. The more advanced stuff can be found online or in good fitness magazines, which the PT SHOULD be referring them to for 6-12 months down the road when the have independently progressed. However, at least in my experience in the cities I've lived and gyms I've been in, many PT's want to keep that client coming in paying $$, and thus make things sound over-complicated, have them do exercises and workouts that are unnecessary for their goals, or just really aren't the most effective exercise to achieve overall fitness. Creating dependence to guarantee continued business.

I'm not knocking PT's, or even some. Just knocking how some of them operate. General fitness is A LOT more simple than they make it out to be. Elite pro/college athletes, or physical therapy is a different discussion. Keep it simple, basic, efficient and provide handouts on nutrition as well as refer them to good sources for their OWN continued education so in 1 year they'll be independently staying fit without dishing out hard earned $$ for a PT. Just my opinion. Now back to gym idiots...................

If you sit down directly beside me while I'm using something, stare at me, and when I take my headphones out and ask "Are you waiting on this?" you say "Oh, no, go ahead and take your time" (all the while you continue the creep stare)....you are a gym idiot.

This man talks a lot of sense, and will hopefully stay around to pass on his knowledge to numpties like me !

[NorwichGrad]

I noticed this guy at the gym last week wearing a New Era hat and huge headphones. He was at the cable crossovers, and would do a set, then proceed to do some hip-hop dancing in front of the mirror for 5 minutes, then do another set. What a joke.

Have you ever heard of Tabata Protocol? Well, the guy you described above just invented the "Homey G. Dawg Protocol." Isolation exercise followed by 5 minutes of dancing x 8 rounds. This is more effective than Tae Bo.

[Inspired916]

awesome thread!

[E-PRO]

I got 2 new stories.

Today the gym free weight area was emptier than usual (but still pretty full at the treadmills), but it was so loud because of a couple big black guys. One I know is a norm, but the others were new. They were friends, and hanging out at all the machines making crazy loud noise. They were pissing some of us off though since they would go to all the machines, put max weight and rep it for 30+ reps, then laughing REALLY loud.

Another story is I saw a woman about 23-27 y/o old in GREAT SHAPE. She was benching with a bb'er type guy (the guy is like the strongest in the gym, easily atg squatting 495 for reps, benching like 405 for reps, never seen him deadlift though). Well either way she was benching 245! UNFORTUNATELY, the guy was helping her out SO much, she was getting major help on the way DOWN to her chest. It took her almost a full minute to complete that rep.
>.<

But I do give her props, she could easily get 135 or more without help.

Also another first: A guy squatting parallel for the first time in the gym, and at 275 for reps, too. =)

[andrew.piro]

I got 2 new stories.

Today the gym free weight area was emptier than usual (but still pretty full at the treadmills), but it was so loud because of a couple big black guys. One I know is a norm, but the others were new. They were friends, and hanging out at all the machines making crazy loud noise. They were pissing some of us off though since they would go to all the machines, put max weight and rep it for 30+ reps, then laughing REALLY loud.


Yea, this is typical. We get alot of that at our gym....

[deadsheepmill]

Yea, this is typical. We get alot of that at our gym....

Situations like these beg for a protein shake powered crop dusting mission...

[ChecksandGiggles]

Oh boy. Saw a kid take a 100 lb EZ bar (the kind where the weight's set already), put it on his back via an overhead press, and squat it.

On a Bosu Balance Board.

ChecksandGiggles giggled

[JontheAtheist]

Air Assault reps!

[barkadark]

Gym idiot= noob who doesnt take the time to understand a little about lifting b4 he jumps into the gym and does all the wrong things: LEANING FORWARD SQUATS

I tend to lean forward but I keep my back straight, and get my legs parallel, though they do seem a bit spread apart. I just feel off balanced when I bring them closer and cant get as low. Should I lower the weight, bring my legs in, and not lean to much forward?

[barkadark]

I would appreciate any critique at the gym from someone. As long as they dont come off arrogant, it would be fine with me. I on the other hand have never corrected anyone in the gym. I feel it isnt my place.

I feel the same way, I can only see so much looking at the mirrors. If i'm doing too much weight and lacking in form, let me know.

[Salonpas]

Saw a guy with a decent physique, doing super curved back dead lifts. His back was a U shape the entire time. He was teaching his novice friend how to do his U-back shaped deadlifts..

[Confuzzl3dOn3]

I tend to lean forward but I keep my back straight, and get my legs parallel, though they do seem a bit spread apart. I just feel off balanced when I bring them closer and cant get as low. Should I lower the weight, bring my legs in, and not lean to much forward?

The amount of forward lean depends on individual anthropometry as well as the position of the bar on the back. Are you doing low bar squats or high bar? Low bar squats require more lean forward to keep balanced.


Saw a guy with a decent physique, doing super curved back dead lifts. His back was a U shape the entire time. He was teaching his novice friend how to do his U-back shaped deadlifts..

Only upper back rounding, or the whole back? I ask because some of those strong lifters do rounded back deadlifts which allow them to lift more weight. Doubt this is the case for this guy right

[CodyK7]

There is this one guy that walks around my gym that is like 5'5 and 150lbs with a gut but the way he walks around you would swear he is a pro body builder. His chest is always all puffed out and he's got his arms out to his sides like his lats are so big his arms wont go down. Everytime I see him I just shake my head and laugh and go back to what I was doing. Oh and he is always wearing a wife beater or a t-shirt that is too small and his gut is hanging out. Basically I want to punch him in the face everytime I see him.

[barkadark]

The amount of forward lean depends on individual anthropometry as well as the position of the bar on the back. Are you doing low bar squats or high bar? Low bar squats require more lean forward to keep balanced.



Only upper back rounding, or the whole back? I ask because some of those strong lifters do rounded back deadlifts which allow them to lift more weight. Doubt this is the case for this guy right

The bar sits against my traps, sortive on my shoulders. My legs are positioned further apart than my shoulders, if I keep them shoulder width apart, and try to go low enough to be parallel I feel off balanced and have to go on my tippy toes.

[deadsheepmill]

The bar sits against my traps, sortive on my shoulders. My legs are positioned further apart than my shoulders, if I keep them shoulder width apart, and try to go low enough to be parallel I feel off balanced and have to go on my tippy toes.

When I do squats, regardless of foot width, I stand with a 5# plate under each heel. The extra 1/4 to 3/8 inch elevation works well for me. I simply can't squat flat footed. I feel off balance if I do.

[wisconsin9erfan]

i love the the new year for gym weirdness:



2. A guy who set up shop in this one corner and laid his belongings all over the pull up bar, bench press machine (...), ab bench, and dip bars. I have no idea what he was doing, but he spent most of his time chasing people away from his territory and strutting. Had he been a cat, he would have pissed on everything just to prove it was his, regardless of how crowded the gym was.



i lol.

[wisconsin9erfan]

My Gym Idiot story actually happened yesterday.

I was done with my workout and getting ready to head up the stairs to leave and this guy was sitting on the steps just listening to his ipod. Mind you this is the main staircase to get down to the workout area. Also it was about 6 p.m. so the gym was super packed. What an idiot...

[swolepatrole]

The bar sits against my traps, sortive on my shoulders. My legs are positioned further apart than my shoulders, if I keep them shoulder width apart, and try to go low enough to be parallel I feel off balanced and have to go on my tippy toes.

When you squat, what moves first, your knees or your hips? If you said knees, you're wrong.

Granted, there's more to it than that. That's just the first fix that gets most people headed in the right direction.

[Tapitytaptap]

so i was working out at home the other day, and this f*ckin toolbox was working out in just his underwear, shouting and screaming his head off, grunting like an animal, droping and throwing the weights around like he owned the place....

o wait.....

[deadsheepmill]

so i was working out at home the other day, and this f*ckin toolbox was working out in just his underwear, shouting and screaming his head off, grunting like an animal, droping and throwing the weights around like he owned the place....

o wait.....

Did this waste of oxygen at least wipe down the equipment and have the decency not to wash his balls in the sink? :P

[Big_Carphuna]

have the decency not to wash his balls in the sink? :P

I thought that's where one was SUPPOSED to wash their balls??

[johnpagnolo]

Hey douchebag!

Don't do your ****ing power cleans in the freeweight area. You are going to kill someone.

[Confuzzl3dOn3]

The bar sits against my traps, sortive on my shoulders. My legs are positioned further apart than my shoulders, if I keep them shoulder width apart, and try to go low enough to be parallel I feel off balanced and have to go on my tippy toes.

Yeh. Greater than shoulder width stance is fine. If you're putting the bar on your traps its a high bar squat, so you shouldn't require as much forward lean. But then again the degree of forward lean depends on the individual. People with a tall torso tend to be more upright.


When I do squats, regardless of foot width, I stand with a 5# plate under each heel. The extra 1/4 to 3/8 inch elevation works well for me. I simply can't squat flat footed. I feel off balance if I do.

Why not just get a weightlifting shoe with a heel. It's a good investment because it'll be a lot more stable than squatting with a plate under your heel.


When you squat, what moves first, your knees or your hips? If you said knees, you're wrong.

Granted, there's more to it than that. That's just the first fix that gets most people headed in the right direction.

I thought both knee and hips should break at the same time.

[swolepatrole]

Yeh. Greater than shoulder width stance is fine. If you're putting the bar on your traps its a high bar squat, so you shouldn't require as much forward lean. But then again the degree of forward lean depends on the individual. People with a tall torso tend to be more upright.



Why not just get a weightlifting shoe with a heel. It's a good investment because it'll be a lot more stable than squatting with a plate under your heel.



I thought both knee and hips should break at the same time.

Technically you're correct. What I'm referring to is when people let their knees bend until they're over the toes, without doing anything with the hips. Usually the first action I see in a good squat is the hips shift back (butt kinda sticks out) so that the weight is moved predominantly to the heels.

[deadsheepmill]

Why not just get a weightlifting shoe with a heel. It's a good investment because it'll be a lot more stable than squatting with a plate under your heel.




Because I'm a stubborn ass and I don't listen. Been told that for years, and have I done it?

Of course not. :(

[Confuzzl3dOn3]

Technically you're correct. What I'm referring to is when people let their knees bend until they're over the toes, without doing anything with the hips. Usually the first action I see in a good squat is the hips shift back (butt kinda sticks out) so that the weight is moved predominantly to the heels.

True, i see what u mean.


Because I'm a stubborn ass and I don't listen. Been told that for years, and have I done it?

Of course not. :(

:D

[Bgfr8mweakling]

The guy that owns the gym i go to is decently strong but I would guess he hasn't been sub 20% body fat in 10 plus years, probably longer. Well I was doing hanging leg raises today (make no mistake I KNOW I don't have a 6 pack, and I KNOW I'm not Brad Pitt ala Fight Club) and this fat bastard comes over and tells me how I'm doing them wrong and I'm not hitting my obliques hard enough. Oh really? Thanks a lot fat ass. What else am I doing wrong here genius?

[PinchTheBear]

Next time your ask someone if you can work in see if he can answer you without acting like you're a family member needing a place to stay.

Is there a gym bromance thread?

[seabass08]

Some people hate calf raises because no matter how many they do, no matter how heavy, and no matter how intense, their calves still look like twigs. Genetics is hard on calves...

Perhaps you have a more deep rooted problem with calf raises than what you wrote above.... :P

I do:

- People who take up a squat rack to do calf raises
- People who own gyms, and surround the lone squat rack with two Waste of Space Machines, aka seated calf raises, thus creating a douche soaked area around the rack where you have to dodge their gym bags and they attempt to duck under your bar to grab weights while you are doing your set.
- People (see high school kids) who do a million calf raises cuz they think it will make them jump high enough to dunk, but have never attempted one squat.
- People come into the gym and do the following workout, every day: Max out on bench/ Curls til their muscles are about to explode/ finish with burnout calf raises. And wonder daily why they aren't getting bigger or stronger.

Other than that, I only work my calfs through explosive press/pull/jump movements. Plyos and the sort.

[seabass08]

Hey douchebag!

Don't do your ****ing power cleans in the freeweight area. You are going to kill someone.

If they gym is anything like mine, it's the only option since other douchebags use the squat racks to do f**ing calf raises, million rep curls and forearm extensions. Squat rack should be reserved for squats/cleans/deadlifts only. All others find another area.

[juzmma]

\other douchebags use the squat racks to do f**ing calf raises

yea, they can be done while doing leg presses ive learned. unless thats an a**hole move too and im a gym idiot :p

[Tapitytaptap]

Did this waste of oxygen at least wipe down the equipment and have the decency not to wash his balls in the sink? :P
that ******* ****ing came in the sink and then washed his balls. i guess between cell tech and tibulus-terone his libido is through the roof.

I thought that's where one was SUPPOSED to wash their balls??
this :confused:

[deadsheepmill]

I do:

- People who take up a squat rack to do calf raises
- People who own gyms, and surround the lone squat rack with two Waste of Space Machines, aka seated calf raises, thus creating a douche soaked area around the rack where you have to dodge their gym bags and they attempt to duck under your bar to grab weights while you are doing your set.
- People (see high school kids) who do a million calf raises cuz they think it will make them jump high enough to dunk, but have never attempted one squat.
- People come into the gym and do the following workout, every day: Max out on bench/ Curls til their muscles are about to explode/ finish with burnout calf raises. And wonder daily why they aren't getting bigger or stronger.

Other than that, I only work my calfs through explosive press/pull/jump movements. Plyos and the sort.

But do your calves suck?

It's OK if they do. Dexter Jackson has no calves, and he won an O. :P

[bk12321]

Yesterday some dude got an attitude because I was using 2 of the crossover cables for myself (god forbid). I was doing set-superset workouts. I offered him to work in, and he said 'Well I don't see why you need both of them' and rolled his eyes and walked off. I was like, yeah thats right, walk away.

It was stupid, because people use both of them all the time for things like chest. Not to mention there were 5 other ones open.

[Bostongeorge617]

But do your calves suck?

It's OK if they do. Dexter Jackson has no calves, and he won an O. :P

Dexter Jackson has no calves? That's ridiculous. He doesn't have any single monstrous bodypart (like Branch Warren quads etc) but he has a very proportionate all-around physique. To say otherwise is ludicrous. If doubtful, I'll post a pic once I get home tonight.

[lydon]

Pimple faced high school kids, doing flat bench with 80lb DB's..arms shaking the whole time..right arm coming up different from the left- for a formless set of 5 reps..then throwing the DB's at the ground..the same set's of DB I have to trip over after they leave...

[shawnajewell]

Although people at the gym do all kinds of annoying and idiotic things, my biggest pet peeve is when people leave their weights on the machines/bars. It's just plain laziness! And I don't know what is more annoying - the people who leave the 100s on, which not everyone is strong enough to remove, or the people who leave a little 2.5 lb plate...really?!?!

[slinshot]

There's a couple of them at my gym. There's these two guys that when bench pressing put 225 on the bar, then proceed to do 1/10 of the rom, and they do it with every set.
Then there's one guy that all he does is chest, so he comes in get's on the press machine, then proceeds to do one set followed by a 5 minute stretch, and it goes on for 4-5 sets. I timed him yesterday and he was on this machine for about 30 minutes.

[deadsheepmill]

Dexter Jackson has no calves? That's ridiculous. He doesn't have any single monstrous bodypart (like Branch Warren quads etc) but he has a very proportionate all-around physique. To say otherwise is ludicrous. If doubtful, I'll post a pic once I get home tonight.

Well, not no calves. I have good calves, and his are surely bigger than mine. My calves probably look bigger because I compete in the mid 160s...

That said, his proportion is good until you look below the knees. They are pretty small for someone at his height and weight, and to claim other wise is, as you put it, ludicrous.

[cptdgraham]

Saw a guy lay on a bench press, wrap WRIST STRAPS around the bar, (like people do with deadlifts, shrugs, etc), then proceed to do his set of bench press...haha

Wrist Straps + Bench Press = Gym Idiot!

[Fat Free Life]

and those skinny pencil necks come to the gym and they do one bicep curll and they start checking there muscles over and over and they think they are buff and cut .
the other one is lot of people come to gym and just walk around and talk with people and they go home and they tell everyone that they where in the gym working out lolll
there is toooo maaaanny thing to say

[Fat Free Life]

Saw a guy lay on a bench press, wrap WRIST STRAPS around the bar, (like people do with deadlifts, shrugs, etc), then proceed to do his set of bench press...haha

Wrist Straps + Bench Press = Gym Idiot!

it gives u good grip man it does not make u idiot ,i tried but im back to my hands ,my hands are the best grip ever lol

[Fat Free Life]

Yesterday some dude got an attitude because I was using 2 of the crossover cables for myself (god forbid). I was doing set-superset workouts. I offered him to work in, and he said 'Well I don't see why you need both of them' and rolled his eyes and walked off. I was like, yeah thats right, walk away.

It was stupid, because people use both of them all the time for things like chest. Not to mention there were 5 other ones open.

man people like that piss me off,i swear i fuked this foo up like a year ago cz im using 3 dumbbells for different things ,he gave this ****ing attitude like i spouse to be scared im like homie workout with me his like man u dont need all this weights well its a long story he started yelling at me i got up from my military bench he pushed me and like wats up wt u gone do it was 2 of them they thought i will get scared ,i just upper cut him once he was on the floor after that i never saw that foo ever again .ex boxer...
people like that u got to ****em up so they can learn there listen

[lhshurdl3r]

man people like that piss me off,i swear i fuked this foo up like a year ago cz im using 3 dumbbells for different things ,he gave this ****ing attitude like i spouse to be scared im like homie workout with me his like man u dont need all this weights well its a long story he started yelling at me i got up from my military bench he pushed me and like wats up wt u gone do it was 2 of them they thought i will get scared ,i just upper cut him once he was on the floor after that i never saw that foo ever again .ex boxer...
people like that u got to ****em up so they can learn there listen

http://media.skateboard.com.au/forum/images/Grammar-Police112.jpg

[luv2pump]

Now this is a gym idiot-

this young girl, slightly chubby, starts setting up camp on the tread mill next to me. From left to right she had a powerade, an IPOD, a little phone/computer thing like Blackberry, a protein bar and a towel. She took ten mins to se it all up then started running, hands on ralings. Stops, receives a message, then sends one back. Run another 10 seconds, stops, eats a bite of protein bar. Runs for ten, stops for a drink, a ruB with towel or whatever. In 15 mins she maybe ran for two, the rest of the time she kept stopping to drink, text, or whatever.

It took every bit of self control not to scream at her- FOR FUK'S SAKE JUST RUN FOR CRYING OUT LOUD!

[SBRFC]

Im gym idiot because i don't have a workout program (yet).

[Bostongeorge617]

Now this is a gym idiot-

this young girl, slightly chubby, starts setting up camp on the tread mill next to me. From left to right she had a powerade, an IPOD, a little phone/computer thing like Blackberry, a protein bar and a towel. She took ten mins to se it all up then started running, hands on ralings. Stops, receives a message, then sends one back. Run another 10 seconds, stops, eats a bite of protein bar. Runs for ten, stops for a drink, a ruB with towel or whatever. In 15 mins she maybe ran for two, the rest of the time she kept stopping to drink, text, or whatever.

It took every bit of self control not to scream at her- FOR FUK'S SAKE JUST RUN FOR CRYING OUT LOUD!

I encountered someone like this. I was on the Cybex eliptical when some girl jumps on next to me. Pretty much the same scenario you describe. In addition, even though she covered up the console with her towel so that she wouldn't be able to see the time/numbers (not really sure why women do that btw) she kept lifting it up to peek at it, dropping her towel on the floor and finding another reason to stop. I found it funny and intentionally began to chuckle everytime she found an excuse to stop. She figured out the source of my humor eventually and finally did maybe 5 mins straight before hopping off and leaving.

Another day on that same exact machine, I jumped on and there was two employees, one on-duty and the other off-duty. The off-duty one was on the machine next to mine. The other was standing next to her. Now keep in mind this is my favorite type of machine for cardio and there are only two of them in the entire gym, so I cannot simply go elsewhere. They are just gabbing on and on and on and on, about absolutely nothing! After 10 minutes of them nattering on, I go off on them. What is the point of a no cell-phone rule in the gym if I still gotta put up with incessant chatter? Well they stopped and I was able to go on in peace. I don't give a damn about what they think of me since I only go to that location about twice a month.

[KMR]

Another day on that same exact machine, I jumped on and there was two employees, one on-duty and the other off-duty. The off-duty one was on the machine next to mine. The other was standing next to her. Now keep in mind this is my favorite type of machine for cardio and there are only two of them in the entire gym, so I cannot simply go elsewhere. They are just gabbing on and on and on and on, about absolutely nothing! After 10 minutes of them nattering on, I go off on them. What is the point of a no cell-phone rule in the gym if I still gotta put up with incessant chatter? Well they stopped and I was able to go on in peace. I don't give a damn about what they think of me since I only go to that location about twice a month.

Oh, I hear you on that one. Nothing is more annoying that when people are yapping so loudly, that they make it hard for me to concentrate on the music playing on my freaking iPod. It's like, are you here to work out or to run your mouth for an hour?

[Confuzzl3dOn3]

Oh, I hear you on that one. Nothing is more annoying that when people are yapping so loudly, that they make it hard for me to concentrate on the music playing on my freaking iPod. It's like, are you here to work out or to run your mouth for an hour?

Facial muscle workout man. The latest trend.

[ironrat42]

Average College Gym Idiot: 6 foot 165-175 pound male in xyz fraternity. Walks in with some douchebag sorority tang top or representing some other college that is not ours. Goes over to some sort of bicep exercise. Picks up a weight they can't lift properly and gets down to business. Does maybe 6 reps looks around to make sure people are watching then casually goes over to a bench. Loads up another amount of weight they cannot actually lift, pump out a quick 3-4 rep and then look for another douchebag to talk to. They then talk to that d bag for 10-15 mins, hit up some more biceps, and then leave. Meanwhile this chest/bi/ jaw workout takes them an hour and uses up a good percentage of the oxygen in the gym.

[andrew.piro]

Average College Gym Idiot: 6 foot 165-175 pound male in xyz fraternity. Walks in with some douchebag sorority tang top or representing some other college that is not ours. Goes over to some sort of bicep exercise. Picks up a weight they can't lift properly and gets down to business. Does maybe 6 reps looks around to make sure people are watching then casually goes over to a bench. Loads up another amount of weight they cannot actually lift, pump out a quick 3-4 rep and then look for another douchebag to talk to. They then talk to that d bag for 10-15 mins, hit up some more biceps, and then leave. Meanwhile this chest/bi/ jaw workout takes them an hour and uses up a good percentage of the oxygen in the gym.

and this represents 90% of the gym membership in my town... Gotta love college towns. Douchebag University.

[swolepatrole]

man people like that piss me off,i swear i fuked this foo up like a year ago cz im using 3 dumbbells for different things ,he gave this ****ing attitude like i spouse to be scared im like homie workout with me his like man u dont need all this weights well its a long story he started yelling at me i got up from my military bench he pushed me and like wats up wt u gone do it was 2 of them they thought i will get scared ,i just upper cut him once he was on the floor after that i never saw that foo ever again .ex boxer...
people like that u got to ****em up so they can learn there listen

http://www.memedepot.com/uploads/0/207_not_sure_if_serious.jpg

[TysZ]

today at the gym omg... you are officially a gym retard if you rock up to train wearing all of the following items... 1. ed hardy hat... check... 2. ed hardy v neck t shirt... check... 3. ed hardy board shorts (wtf this isn't the beach?) check... 4. ed hardy sneakers... check 4. gold chain the size of my dogs collar... check

wish I had my phone on me so I could have taken a photo of this douchebag

[hiphoptimize]

this thread is fukkin hilarious. http://forums.projectcovo.com/images/smilies/laugh.gif

[BeliBoss]

Yesterday was the dumbest day since I joined this gym. It was my leg day so I went straight for the squat rack. As I approach it I notice it's being used by the gym instructor (I'm thankful to God for never asking him for advice). He wasn't using the rack for it's standard use, the SQUAT, neither for the bicep curls, like many dumb people do. No, he was using it for deadlifts, ever heard of this? This is just hilarious, the whole point of the exercise is to lift the weight up and lower it back down, why does he have to rest the bar on the squat rack during his LOONG 3 minutes breaks instead of lifting it from the ground?? So i spend more time warming up and when he is unracking the weights I ask if he's done. He says no, he has to do squats next, and he starts with 100 pounds.
I decide to do the deadlifts first so I take a bar and go in a corner where I got enough space. After finishing my sets I approach the squat rack again. A bodybuilder in his thirties stops right in front of me and puts his towel on the bar. I ask if he's going to do squats and he replies that he's going to do shoulders. LOL! Amazed I took a seat to watch and learn how one can exercise his shoulders on the squat rack. Wanna guess the exercise he was doing? Barbell upright rows and after that shrugs ...

[JetJaguar]

Yesterday was the dumbest day since I joined this gym. It was my leg day so I went straight for the squat rack. As I approach it I notice it's being used by the gym instructor (I'm thankful to God for never asking him for advice). He wasn't using the rack for it's standard use, the SQUAT, neither for the bicep curls, like many dumb people do. No, he was using it for deadlifts, ever heard of this? This is just hilarious, the whole point of the exercise is to lift the weight up and lower it back down, why does he have to rest the bar on the squat rack during his LOONG 3 minutes breaks instead of lifting it from the ground??

Sounds like rack pulls to me. They take the squat portion of the movement out of the equation so the focus is less on legs and more on the lower back.

[JontheAtheist]

today at the gym omg... you are officially a gym retard if you rock up to train wearing all of the following items... 1. ed hardy hat... check... 2. ed hardy v neck t shirt... check... 3. ed hardy board shorts (wtf this isn't the beach?) check... 4. ed hardy sneakers... check 4. gold chain the size of my dogs collar... check

wish I had my phone on me so I could have taken a photo of this douchebag

Lol

[FryDude]

Yesterday was the dumbest day since I joined this gym. It was my leg day so I went straight for the squat rack. As I approach it I notice it's being used by the gym instructor (I'm thankful to God for never asking him for advice). He wasn't using the rack for it's standard use, the SQUAT, neither for the bicep curls, like many dumb people do. No, he was using it for deadlifts, ever heard of this? This is just hilarious, the whole point of the exercise is to lift the weight up and lower it back down, why does he have to rest the bar on the squat rack during his LOONG 3 minutes breaks instead of lifting it from the ground?? So i spend more time warming up and when he is unracking the weights I ask if he's done. He says no, he has to do squats next, and he starts with 100 pounds.
I decide to do the deadlifts first so I take a bar and go in a corner where I got enough space. After finishing my sets I approach the squat rack again. A bodybuilder in his thirties stops right in front of me and puts his towel on the bar. I ask if he's going to do squats and he replies that he's going to do shoulders. LOL! Amazed I took a seat to watch and learn how one can exercise his shoulders on the squat rack. Wanna guess the exercise he was doing? Barbell upright rows and after that shrugs ...

My gym could use a squat rack, the power racks are being hogged by bicep curl stiffs.

[Bostongeorge617]

Yesterday was the dumbest day since I joined this gym. It was my leg day so I went straight for the squat rack. As I approach it I notice it's being used by the gym instructor (I'm thankful to God for never asking him for advice). He wasn't using the rack for it's standard use, the SQUAT, neither for the bicep curls, like many dumb people do. No, he was using it for deadlifts, ever heard of this? This is just hilarious, the whole point of the exercise is to lift the weight up and lower it back down, why does he have to rest the bar on the squat rack during his LOONG 3 minutes breaks instead of lifting it from the ground?? So i spend more time warming up and when he is unracking the weights I ask if he's done. He says no, he has to do squats next, and he starts with 100 pounds.
I decide to do the deadlifts first so I take a bar and go in a corner where I got enough space. After finishing my sets I approach the squat rack again. A bodybuilder in his thirties stops right in front of me and puts his towel on the bar. I ask if he's going to do squats and he replies that he's going to do shoulders. LOL! Amazed I took a seat to watch and learn how one can exercise his shoulders on the squat rack. Wanna guess the exercise he was doing? Barbell upright rows and after that shrugs ...

I generally use the power rack for deadlifts. I'm not even in the rack. I mount the pegs around knee-height. The reason I do this is because it is easier to load iron plates that are all the same size when it is a little bit off of the floor. After I load the plates I'll lift off, and proceed to do touch-and-go deadlifts. If I suspected someone wanted to use the rack, I'd offer it to them without being asked. But less than 10 members in my gym use the power rack anyways, half of that being employees. Most people use the squat rack instead. In addition, I may start my squat with as little as 135, but what really matters is what I'm using for my working sets. The gym instructor doesn't sound like a gym idiot to me.

[sanan]

few days ago, I was at the gym when a group of 3 (noobs) arrived. with one of them "knowing more" and "instructing" the other two, lifting continued. now these people were taking 3 of the benches, just sitting there and chating and none of them did 2 sets of presses.
then they go to free weight area where DBs are, and take 4 db's each, and again just take the space and what others might want to use but just sit there and chat. what did they do? biceps curls :) suprised? not me.
so these people finish their "workout" after curls and go to the locker room. which was about the time I finished too. so I go to the locker and see these people sitting there. and the "most knowing" person making a "diet plan" for the other two. and I heard this part of the conversation:-
-that's alot of creatine
-yea you need it because you're going to spend alot of time in the gym
-so I'll gain 5kg of muscle and lose 5kg of fat in 21 days of this diet?
-that's right!
-what about real foods? these are only powders you're telling us to have
-you don't need them.....

I left at this time

[thiussat]

Yesterday was the dumbest day since I joined this gym. It was my leg day so I went straight for the squat rack. As I approach it I notice it's being used by the gym instructor (I'm thankful to God for never asking him for advice). He wasn't using the rack for it's standard use, the SQUAT, neither for the bicep curls, like many dumb people do. No, he was using it for deadlifts, ever heard of this? This is just hilarious, the whole point of the exercise is to lift the weight up and lower it back down, why does he have to rest the bar on the squat rack during his LOONG 3 minutes breaks instead of lifting it from the ground?? So i spend more time warming up and when he is unracking the weights I ask if he's done. He says no, he has to do squats next, and he starts with 100 pounds.
I decide to do the deadlifts first so I take a bar and go in a corner where I got enough space. After finishing my sets I approach the squat rack again. A bodybuilder in his thirties stops right in front of me and puts his towel on the bar. I ask if he's going to do squats and he replies that he's going to do shoulders. LOL! Amazed I took a seat to watch and learn how one can exercise his shoulders on the squat rack. Wanna guess the exercise he was doing? Barbell upright rows and after that shrugs ...

In my gym we have one squat rack (no power rack). Therefore, one HAS to do deadlifts from it. It is so much easier to load the bar from the squat rack than to have to load it from the ground with the plates rolling around everywhere.

Moreover, I use the squat rack for shoulders too. What's that you say? Yes, I use it for barbell overhead presses. What else am I going to use for this exercise?

[PinchTheBear]

collars on the smith machine

[Adrenolin]

4. If you consider 45 minutes of cardio before your weight training session a warm up you are offically a gym idiot.

5. If you go to McDonalds and order a big mac with a medium diet coke and insist you are still cutting you are officially a gym idiot.

[Slam_It]

When I got to the gym yesterday I saw a couple of guys working out in the dumbbell section working on their biceps. Then I see a girl sitting on the bench just watching one of them bored out of her mind. Luckily the gym was pretty empty at the time, so she wasn't in anyone's way, but why the hell do you bring your girlfriend to the gym just to watch you curl? Especially when it's so obvious she's bored. The guy told her to touch his arms when he was done with a set and she did. With the same bored expression as before.

[sikwitr6r]

today at the gym omg... you are officially a gym retard if you rock up to train wearing all of the following items... 1. ed hardy hat... check... 2. ed hardy v neck t shirt... check... 3. ed hardy board shorts (wtf this isn't the beach?) check... 4. ed hardy sneakers... check 4. gold chain the size of my dogs collar... check

wish I had my phone on me so I could have taken a photo of this douchebag


Theres a a kid probably around my age (22) that come in the gym. Let me give you a minute by minute of his gym time

1. walk into the locker room, walk in front of the mirror. lifts up his shirt turns his torso back and fourth for a good 10-15 seconds building up time till he starts flexing his arms
2. Changes into his horrid gym clothes walks up the stairs to the weight room. Repeat of his ab show in the mirror. Hit up a couple machines One more time in the mirror, trys some different poses and calls it a day

[1GGY]

People were doing military presses in the squat rack FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU

[lhshurdl3r]

People were doing military presses in the squat rack FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU

If that's the only place you can do 'em, then do 'em.

[hankst]

4. If you consider 45 minutes of cardio before your weight training session a warm up you are offically a gym idiot.

5. If you go to McDonalds and order a big mac with a medium diet coke and insist you are still cutting you are officially a gym idiot.

Because that 500 kcal are really going to kill your fat loss progress!


not.

[3Point5SE]

Well yesterday their was a guy doing damn bicep curls on the only squat rack, and after he finished his set he continued to talk on the phone for a good 10 minutes just standing there. I wanted to tell the fitness instructor to ask him to leave the squat rack if he's not using it. Well the fitness instructor already went up to him to chat with him for another 20 ****ing minutes in front of the squat rack. He left the squat rack with his weights still sitting there to do a set of skull crushers. After his set he continued to do his chat session for another 20 minutes untill he went back to the ONLY squat rack to do a set of bicep curls. By the time he was done I was too tired to squat, and by the time I left he was sitting on the preacher curl machine chatting up a storm with his body. F him.

/end rant

[celticden]

Just started 2 weeks ago i have got into this routine or is this a gym idiots routine haha is it too little or too much rest between bodyparts?

day 1
incline bench press,flat bench press,dumbell fly,deadlift
barbell row ,preacher curl
day 2
squat,leg curls,leg extension,calf raises,tricep extentsion
day 3
shoulder miltary press,dumbell military press
front raises,side raises,upright row
can?t think of the name,neck or top of the shoulder exercise

3 days on 1 day off a week

please let me know if i am being an idiot

[3Point5SE]

Just started 2 weeks ago i have got into this routine or is this a gym idiots routine haha is it too little or too much rest between bodyparts?

day 1
incline bench press,flat bench press,dumbell fly,deadlift
barbell row ,preacher curl
day 2
squat,leg curls,leg extension,calf raises,tricep extentsion
day 3
shoulder miltary press,dumbell military press
front raises,side raises,upright row
can?t think of the name,neck or top of the shoulder exercise

3 days on 1 day off a week

please let me know if i am being an idiot

you're being an idiot... JK, Put your Tricep Extension on your day 1 because Bench is also a Tricep workout. Also remove your deadlift on day 1, but you'll realize doing deadlifts a few days before a leg workout won't be fun. You can put maybe bicep curls and another tricep exercise on day 3 since it's a smaller muscle

[Inked187]

inmy gym we have guys using chains now, but they are using 2ft chains for workouts that dont go that low, and they are wearing gloves, wrist wraps, elbow wraps, knee wraps, and doing super low weight and 1 set of 8, on chest and bis everyday!

[CanuckTank]

man people like that piss me off,i swear i fuked this foo up like a year ago cz im using 3 dumbbells for different things ,he gave this ****ing attitude like i spouse to be scared im like homie workout with me his like man u dont need all this weights well its a long story he started yelling at me i got up from my military bench he pushed me and like wats up wt u gone do it was 2 of them they thought i will get scared ,i just upper cut him once he was on the floor after that i never saw that foo ever again .ex boxer...
people like that u got to ****em up so they can learn there listen

jesus fawking christ you write like an invalid retard.

[CanuckTank]

Yesterday I was sitting down on the seated close grib row when I saw that the close grip attachment was missing. Just as I noticed this I saw a punk kid get up from his workout with his punk friend and go and fetch the closegrip attachment and try and hide it next to his machine so he could have it for their next exercise.

The thing is he didn't see I was behind him when he hid it and I immeditaely walked over and said "are you using that now?". Shocked, He said yes and I looked at the machine he was using which it couldn't attach to and I pointed to it and said "you are using it on this?" He muttered no and I said, I am going to use this for my 4 sets and I will get it back to you.

The look on his face when I knew what he was doing was priceless.

Teenage punk prick hoarding attachments.

[RabidRick]

OK, the absolute worst I ever saw at my gym was in the freeweights section. Someone was standing with a dumbbell seated on his crotch trying to lift it with his dick. I am not kidding -- he was trying to exercise his cock. Keep in mind this is the Castro, but still...

There was also this guy who STANK, I mean REALLY BAD. I could smell him from like 10 yards away and I always hated it when he'd pick a spot close to me because it was disgusting. I understand people are not going to smell great. People sweat. I was in Boot Camp in the Marines and I've never smelled anything that bad. There's a reason people invented deodorant and if you're working out you should use it.

The other thing I don't get is when these HUGE guys (400+ lbs and mostly fat) come in and all they do is lift heavy weights. I'm not sure if they are just trying to get bigger but whatever. I guess two each his own?

[Writer25]

When I got to the gym yesterday I saw a couple of guys working out in the dumbbell section working on their biceps. Then I see a girl sitting on the bench just watching one of them bored out of her mind. Luckily the gym was pretty empty at the time, so she wasn't in anyone's way, but why the hell do you bring your girlfriend to the gym just to watch you curl? Especially when it's so obvious she's bored. The guy told her to touch his arms when he was done with a set and she did. With the same bored expression as before.


I've seen this on a couple of occasions and I don't get it at all.

[Topcat1990]

I used to go to the gym at our polytech/college (whatever you call it) I hated it, there were 4 people that pissed me off. a girl that would always be rowing or doing cardio or even lifting weights, she would always look at me with a smurk on her face like "you've only been here an hour now your going" because apparently she new what she was doing spending endless hours in there slaving away on different machines, the bicep crew that would roll in and talk and talk and talk and bicep curl (they really are everywhere) and this guy that would use this arm cycle/pedal thing, it would get his arms mega pumped(or anyone that used it) and he would look at his pumped arms as if the pump in his arms was actually his new arm size, and they all looked at me like I was a fool like I was going to injure my back deadlifting, so I built a power rack and home and haven't been since.

[Danny_C]

That is awesome you should come to the gym I train that is all you see lol.....

[celticden]

Cheers for the advice man when would be the best time to do the deadlifts, on my leg days?

[lionpride]

The other thing I don't get is when these HUGE guys (400+ lbs and mostly fat) come in and all they do is lift heavy weights. I'm not sure if they are just trying to get bigger but whatever. I guess two each his own?

Powerlifters probably

[ChecksandGiggles]

he was trying to exercise his cock.

That's rich.


The other thing I don't get is when these HUGE guys (400+ lbs and mostly fat) come in and all they do is lift heavy weights. I'm not sure if they are just trying to get bigger but whatever. I guess two each his own?

Powerlifters. Being bigger often means you can lift more.

[joenj07087]

but you guys all have to admit, the worst Gym idiot is the one that talks to you while you are doing a set, come on, that has to be the most annoying thing that can happen to anyone in a gym, that in the middle of a set a guy comes and talks to you...for whatever reason(and expects your attention too)........and we have a guy like that at my Gym...oh yeah....fun.....lol

[AFXC1]

but you guys all have to admit, the worst Gym idiot is the one that talks to you while you are doing a set, come on, that has to be the most annoying thing that can happen to anyone in a gym, that in the middle of a set a guy comes and talks to you...for whatever reason(and expects your attention too)........and we have a guy like that at my Gym...oh yeah....fun.....lol

That happenend to me once, because I was doing seated hamstring curls and this old asian lady was talking to me before I started, and afterwards she was trying to get my attention for something in the middle of a set (her arms were flailing at me but luckily I wasn't facing towards her), luckily I had my headphones on.

Now I have some stories for you guys (and this happened when I wasn't at the Olympic Weightlifting center....I was at the YMCA/Gold's during some of these stories)

I hate when these group of kids from this drug rehab center all travel together and barge right into the weight room like they own the ****ing place, while their counselor, or whoever they are, follows right behind doing a terrible job keeping this pact together. I seriously almost got into a few fights with some of these pricks, and I was always ready to lay any of them out, whether ex-gang banger or not, they won't stop me with a metalcore/metal song playing in my MP3. Any nickname can suit these ball of idiots well.

The old farts that stick to strange workout routines, usually consiting of dumbell/straight bar/EZ curls, followed by 100 reps of bench in the bench machine, and anything else they can come up with. I tip my hat to those that know what they're doing, and are doing it for health purposes (because there are a few who do/did in my gym), and I roll my eyes to others.

The guy who hogs the cable crossovers because he has to do some weird variation of exercises with it, like for instance a some sort of chest fly, curl, lateral raise, and when he sees me doing heavy dumbbell shrugs, and explosive shrugs (for OLY lifts), I can clearly tell he's trying to imitate what i'm doing on the frickin cable crossover machine....it's hilarious

The dude who obviously takes AAS that once was a skinny douche, comes back atleast a month later and is suddenly all bulked up. I seriously looked at this guy and was like "dang, he looked way different before", and I asked a buddy of mine who goes to the gym if he's seen that guy and I asked if he noticed his size increase, my buddy then proceed to say "yeah, but he did it wrong, he gained a ton of body fat with it aswell." I later caught him doing deadlifts with 285 pounds, I seriously was not impressed.

The guy who's benching with 35 pd. plates on each side and sees me curling with 25's nearby...jakes on him

I swear this one was weird and hilarious, there was this old guy, mid 40's, maybe early 50's, in the pool area of the local YMCA, he was swimming for a little bit, and I was at the side end of the pool. I swim by slowly and notice him doing crunches while locking his feet on the edge of the pool....**** was hilarious to say the least, he had his eyes closed and everything....sadly, he was overweight.

The kid who's doing pushups in the hallway (i'm assuming he's warming up), and proceeds to waltz into the weightroom.

[scottypie123]

What if you do all ten but yet still think you rule...

"And shepherds we shall be, for thee my lord for thee. Power hath decended forth from thy hand so our feet may swiftly carry out thy command. And we shall flow a river forth to thee and teeming with souls shall it ever be. In nomine Patris, et Filii, et Spiritus Sancti."

[wagn6137]

gymidiots.com

[pyrolee]

Teenage punk prick hoarding attachments.LOL attachment hoarders...sneaky devils. I saw a guy roll up the rope tri-extension attachment into a ball and put his baseball cap over it on the floor to hide it from view...no idea why.

[orlandobills]

The guy who's benching with 35 pd. plates on each side and sees me curling with 25's nearby...jakes on him

.

lol you seem like the douche. just because hes benching 105 does not mean he cant curl 25s. the jokes on you thinking 25s are alot

[MiscMathematician]

lol you seem like the douche. just because hes benching 105 does not mean he cant curl 25s. the jokes on you thinking 25s are alot

Strong math

[iLiRaM]

lol you seem like the douche. just because hes benching 105 does not mean he cant curl 25s. the jokes on you thinking 25s are alot

..............

[zelobinksy]

If you believe you can buy steroids or hgh in holland and barretts, you are an idiot.

(amount of people asking for it is unreal....)

"hi, erm, do you have human growth hormone?"
"...its prescription only"
"really.?"

"hi, erm do you have any dianabol"
"...anabolic steroids are illegal"
"they're legal i swear"

"Do you sell any ephidrine, its a fat loss pill"
"i know what it is, but it wont work on you, your too fat and its been banned by the FDA"

(btw the woman was a whale! all she needed was a ban from Mc D's and her basic 30-40min daily exercise).

[CodyK7]

The other thing I don't get is when these HUGE guys (400+ lbs and mostly fat) come in and all they do is lift heavy weights. I'm not sure if they are just trying to get bigger but whatever. I guess two each his own?

haha I laugh at that too. I think it's funny to see guys 300+ lifting weights. I mean they are strong as **** but outside of the gym you can't tell any difference between them and the other fat guy standing next to them that never works out.

[BananaHammocks]

haha I laugh at that too. I think it's funny to see guys 300+ lifting weights. I mean they are strong as **** but outside of the gym you can't tell any difference between them and the other fat guy standing next to them that never works out.

This has already been said, but some of those guys are powerlifters. Not everyone trains for aesthetics, you know.


OK, I'll admit it, I used to load up the leg press and then leave all the plates on.

[swolepatrole]

This has already been said, but some of those guys are powerlifters. Not everyone trains for aesthetics, you know.


OK, I'll admit it, I used to load up the leg press and then leave all the plates on.

The plates issue is why I don't even do leg press anymore. Too much to f**k with when throwing a couple plates on a bar or grabbing some dumbells and doing some lunges or front squats is much less a pain in the a$$. Loading 20 friggin plates onto one machine is a bit much, no matter how fat the ego gets afterward.

[BananaHammocks]

The plates issue is why I don't even do leg press anymore. Too much to f**k with when throwing a couple plates on a bar or grabbing some dumbells and doing some lunges or front squats is much less a pain in the a$$. Loading 20 friggin plates onto one machine is a bit much, no matter how fat the ego gets afterward.

Yeah, that was before I "started strength". Now I just focus on squats.

[TheNung]

haha I laugh at that too. I think it's funny to see guys 300+ lifting weights. I mean they are strong as **** but outside of the gym you can't tell any difference between them and the other fat guy standing next to them that never works out.

Who gives a ****? Not everyone is vain enough to care about getting ripped. Some people just like to move a lot of weight.

[Iceman1800]

haha I laugh at that too. I think it's funny to see guys 300+ lifting weights. I mean they are strong as **** but outside of the gym you can't tell any difference between them and the other fat guy standing next to them that never works out.

I just laugh at weak people

[NorwichGrad]

I just laugh at weak people

I hear you, man. I even laugh louder at people who are weaker mentally. It's one thing to physically do stupid crap in the gym, but it's more pathetic to listen to mentally weak people whine and bitch about every damn thing. Those are the LIFE IDIOTS.

Anyway, let me pitch in. We have super-senior citizens in the gym who walk around naked in the men's room. Sometimes they do the Captain Morgan pose grossing out the younger generation. Now that's a gym idiot.

[joenj07087]

I hear you, man. I even laugh louder at people who are weaker mentally. It's one thing to physically do stupid crap in the gym, but it's more pathetic to listen to mentally weak people whine and bitch about every damn thing. Those are the LIFE IDIOTS.

Anyway, let me pitch in. We have super-senior citizens in the gym who walk around naked in the men's room. Sometimes they do the Captain Morgan pose grossing out the younger generation. Now that's a gym idiot.

wow now that is just "Criminal"....lol

[puckedup8]

wow now that is just "Criminal"....lol

"I got some popsicles"... the creepy old dude from family guy that has a crush on stewie....

[awesomeawks]

Cheers to the guys who show up to the gym wearing painters pants and meld 3 different lifts into one motion. The most effective workouts are done in Levi's.

[swolepatrole]

"I got some popsicles"... the creepy old dude from family guy that has a crush on chris....

Family guy nerd reporting in.


Yeah, that was before I "started strength". Now I just focus on squats.

Agreed. Squats are the bread and butter of the leg workout. Doesn't hurt to add a little flavor with the other (previously mentioned) functional movements though.

[kincerar]

Cheers to the guys who show up to the gym wearing painters pants and meld 3 different lifts into one motion. The most effective workouts are done in Levi's.

what about the guy that wears flippie floppies and pajamas...style right there...haha..

[NRAFL]

Tonight there were two guys at the gym who were doing curls with the fixed barbells that go up in increments of 10lbs. Well they were using the 50lb one and were taking turns curling. They would hand the barbell to each other and count down from 10 really fast so which only allowed them to do 2-3 curls with a lot back and then take a 1 min break in between. Then this guy came up to them and asked how many sets they had left and the replied 5-6 sets each. Made me rage when I heard that

[MiscMathematician]

what about the guy that wears flippie floppies and pajamas...style right there...haha..

i wear pajama pants sometimes when my sweats/shorts are all dirty. i dont care if other people care what i;m wearing... but i'd never wear "flippie floppies." that's asking for a broken toe.

[hankst]

i wear pajama pants sometimes when my sweats/shorts are all dirty. i dont care if other people care what i;m wearing... but i'd never wear "flippie floppies." that's asking for a broken toe.

I'm not wearing flip flops in gym, but I always wondered what exactly people might lead to the conclusion that a regular gym shoe will keep your toe from cracking under a 300 lbs barbell more effectively than a flip flop...

(yes, I am aware a flip flop is not proper gym wear, and that you slip really easily, and that flip flops are injuries waiting to happen; but the "broken toe" thing always cracks me up :D)

[MiscMathematician]

I'm not wearing flip flops in gym, but I always wondered what exactly people might lead to the conclusion that a regular gym shoe will keep your toe from cracking under a 300 lbs barbell more effectively than a flip flop...

(yes, I am aware a flip flop is not proper gym wear, and that you slip really easily, and that flip flops are injuries waiting to happen; but the "broken toe" thing always cracks me up :D)

300lbs, maybe not, but its far more likely that a much smaller quantity of weight will land on your foot. I've dropped a weight from a few inches up on my foot/ankle before and have a scar to prove it. Toes remain unbroken.

[1GGY]

If that's the only place you can do 'em, then do 'em.

you know its called a squat rack for a reason right?

[Gx7Pyro]

you know its called a squat rack for a reason right?

if nobody is using it, then i will use it for whatever i want. just because it is called a bench press, am i only allowed to bench on it (no dumbbell rows, skull crushers, tricep extensions, or dumbbell pullovers?). just because it is called a squat rack, is it ONLY used for squats? no deadlift in the rack? no benching in the rack? no shoulder shrugs, shoulder press, or, dare i say, bicep curls? the squat rack is the most versatile machine at the gym, and i use it for that specific reason.

i can understand where you are coming from if others are waiting to use it and there are other places to do your lifts. but if the gym is empty, and i can do all my exercises using one machine, i will.

[blacktegu]

Now this is a gym idiot-

this young girl, slightly chubby, starts setting up camp on the tread mill next to me. From left to right she had a powerade, an IPOD, a little phone/computer thing like Blackberry, a protein bar and a towel. She took ten mins to se it all up then started running, hands on ralings. Stops, receives a message, then sends one back. Run another 10 seconds, stops, eats a bite of protein bar. Runs for ten, stops for a drink, a ruB with towel or whatever. In 15 mins she maybe ran for two, the rest of the time she kept stopping to drink, text, or whatever.

It took every bit of self control not to scream at her- FOR FUK'S SAKE JUST RUN FOR CRYING OUT LOUD!

U admirin' her HIIT routine?

[ChecksandGiggles]

Yesterday the worst screamer was in the gym. He and his partner were doing bench with as little rest time as possible, and that's all they did. They had 205 on the bar, and when one of these guys was benching, he growled/screamed louder than a Tyrann-brosaurus rex. To make it worse, when his partner was benching he would always yell "Put it up, brother, comon!" REALLY loud. It was detracting from my workout cause I could hear him through my headphones.

[ALWAYS_BULKING]

The most tan man i've ever seen in my life works out at the ymca where i do.

One night he mentioned the article he read about those two guys who got on mdrol and screwed themselves up and are trying to sue the company this past december...he said that he loves protein shakes and pre workouts and recovery supps but would never get into ph/ps/whatever you want to call them because on the label it says "this product not approved by the fda". I wish i had a tub of protein, a preworkout, or any other supp because they ****ing all have that same label.

[SoulBurn18]

Tonight there were two guys at the gym who were doing curls with the fixed barbells that go up in increments of 10lbs. Well they were using the 50lb one and were taking turns curling. They would hand the barbell to each other and count down from 10 really fast so which only allowed them to do 2-3 curls with a lot back and then take a 1 min break in between. Then this guy came up to them and asked how many sets they had left and the replied 5-6 sets each. Made me rage when I heard that

LOL What gym do you workout at? I live in Orlando to.

[deadsheepmill]

you know its called a squat rack for a reason right?

Good place to do BB rows, deadlifts, etc.

If it is unoccupied, why should it matter? As long as a person curling knows to make way for someone about to do squats, there really isn't an issue.

[Jerevin]

you know its called a squat rack for a reason right?

-Could of swore they're more commonly called "Power Racks" : http://www.bodybuilding.com/store/ptec/spr.html

Also, i do deads, squats, rows, Push press, clean's, tbar rows, etc all within the saftey of the power rack. Good fun.

[jacksdan0]

well, just witnessed an idiot/overzealous freak who asked 2 spotters to help him on his bench presses using the smith machine. He had each guy holding one end of the bar during his presses. I wonder who was doing most of the work????

Shhheesshhh.

ha!

[oatsmore]

What if you do all ten but yet still think you rule...

"And shepherds we shall be, for thee my lord for thee. Power hath decended forth from thy hand so our feet may swiftly carry out thy command. And we shall flow a river forth to thee and teeming with souls shall it ever be. In nomine Patris, et Filii, et Spiritus Sancti."

Strong first post to join date, Good post though :)

[JaredUdch]

Anyway, let me pitch in. We have super-senior citizens in the gym who walk around naked in the men's room. Sometimes they do the Captain Morgan pose grossing out the younger generation. Now that's a gym idiot.

Steam room.. definition of super wrinkly sweaty oldies

[spartanman12]

that's exactly my routine except i lift chest and bi's on sunday also........

Does that still mean i'm an idiot?

;)

lmfao

[kyle1413]

I rage when I see someone curling in the squat rack... GTFO of there and go curl somewhere else.

[gluver]

ok theres this old spitfuk who works out at my gym EVERYDAY FULL BODY WORKOUT. the worst part is he carries a huge clip board with a full key ring to alcatraz as he works out at the speed of a horney rabit. he is sweaty ( wearing a full sweat suit) and looks like a decomposing chuck norris. he makes stupid faces and creeps on you if your on "his" machine. no muscle i really cant stand seeing him. he is a hero to gym idiots

[1GGY]

if nobody is using it, then i will use it for whatever i want. just because it is called a bench press, am i only allowed to bench on it (no dumbbell rows, skull crushers, tricep extensions, or dumbbell pullovers?). just because it is called a squat rack, is it ONLY used for squats? no deadlift in the rack? no benching in the rack? no shoulder shrugs, shoulder press, or, dare i say, bicep curls? the squat rack is the most versatile machine at the gym, and i use it for that specific reason.

i can understand where you are coming from if others are waiting to use it and there are other places to do your lifts. but if the gym is empty, and i can do all my exercises using one machine, i will.


Good place to do BB rows, deadlifts, etc.

If it is unoccupied, why should it matter? As long as a person curling knows to make way for someone about to do squats, there really isn't an issue.

I was waiting to squat and the other "power racks" (w/e the f*ck that means) were occupied by people who were squatting. I'm saying I'm sitting there waiting while the guy does military presses/curls/etc when there are 100 different places to do them in the gym. That is what annoys me...

I should have cleared that up in my post.

[R1FF]

I was waiting to squat and the other "power racks" (w/e the f*ck that means) were occupied by people who were squatting. I'm saying I'm sitting there waiting while the guy does military presses/curls/etc when there are 100 different places to do them in the gym. That is what annoys me...

I should have cleared that up in my post.

I agree actually. I can't stand it when somebody is curling while I have to wait to use the rack. My gym is pretty open as well and there is a ton of other places curls can be performed. Why they choose the squat rack is beyond me.

[BananaHammocks]

I agree actually. I can't stand it when somebody is curling while I have to wait to use the rack. My gym is pretty open as well and there is a ton of other places curls can be performed. Why they choose the squat rack is beyond me.

BB curls are risky business.

[R1FF]

BB curls are risky business.

haha

[k.mac89]

geez if these constitute idoicy then I am a dunce! haha great post! very informative

[bobackwards]

Tonight there were two guys at the gym who were doing curls with the fixed barbells that go up in increments of 10lbs. Well they were using the 50lb one and were taking turns curling. They would hand the barbell to each other and count down from 10 really fast so which only allowed them to do 2-3 curls with a lot back and then take a 1 min break in between. Then this guy came up to them and asked how many sets they had left and the replied 5-6 sets each. Made me rage when I heard that

lol ya, there a dude at my gym whose a 'beast' at bicep curls. He gets the EZ bar and loads up with a ton of weight, than he does he rocking back and forth workout. Prolly uses 10%biceps, its a pretty sad sight

[DavidHill76]

lol ya, there a dude at my gym whose a 'beast' at bicep curls. He gets the EZ bar and loads up with a ton of weight, than he does he rocking back and forth workout. Prolly uses 10%biceps, its a pretty sad sight

That's what I hate to see.

A dude with like 150 on the curl bar and he's swinging back and forth like Freakin' George of the Jungle to get the weight up.

The best part is when he walks away and "forgets" to de-rack his weight.

::sigh::

[FF-Jewce]

Steam room.. definition of super wrinkly sweaty oldies

You must go to my gym. . . dang old creepy people. . . Thank goodness they don't know how to use the equipment so I don't have to wait in line.

[Calborn]

2 scrawny black guys jerking in the middle of the gym, right in between the benches. -_-

[Archaic2021]

You know alot of people complain about people doing certain workouts on equipment not ment for said workout. Like BB Curls on the squat rack. It actually doesnt bother me to bad unless that one person is taking forever.

This is the way I work.

Lets say...bench for example.
1 set..7 reps..stop add more weight..rest 20 seconds.
2nd set 7 reps...stop add more weight...rest 20 or 3 seconds depending on how tired I am.
3rd and last set..Max weight...Rep until failure...get up..unload the bar..move on to next exercise.

I mean come on people...dont sit there and have a conversation about random crap..it's a gym your there to do one thing and one thing only.

If you wanna have social time go sit in the sauna or something.

Dont get me wrong..I txt sometime..when I am resting...but I dont call my gf and have a freaking 15 minute conversation about how my day went..I mean my god people.

It takes me about 50 min to 1 hour to get threw my full body routine...and I am moving like I said above..I couldt imagine taking so long.

The people who also come in and stay 15 min...i mean really what are you doing? Like this one dude comes in..we get there about the same time everyday. He can do Cardio, workout, and carry on a conversation all within 30 min. Me and him both weight 340ish pounds last year around jaunuary...guess what..I weight 285...he weighs 335...not even lying.


I mean dont cheat yourself people...the weights wont lie..you just have to give 100%.

Ok rant off.

[Cape1]

Now this is a gym idiot-

this young girl, slightly chubby, starts setting up camp on the tread mill next to me. From left to right she had a powerade, an IPOD, a little phone/computer thing like Blackberry, a protein bar and a towel. She took ten mins to se it all up then started running, hands on ralings. Stops, receives a message, then sends one back. Run another 10 seconds, stops, eats a bite of protein bar. Runs for ten, stops for a drink, a ruB with towel or whatever. In 15 mins she maybe ran for two, the rest of the time she kept stopping to drink, text, or whatever.

It took every bit of self control not to scream at her- FOR FUK'S SAKE JUST RUN FOR CRYING OUT LOUD!

My favorite is similar. It's the old, professor looking guy who occupies the leg extension machine for a good solid 20 minutes, reading the paper (beleive it or not) and casually doing single leg extensions with like 10# - not even breaking a sweat.

[BananaHammocks]

2 scrawny black guys jerking in the middle of the gym, right in between the benches. -_-

What kind of jerking are we talking about here?

[IceCreamMan30]

What if you try to bring your Total Gym to the gym? All the attachments and a portable dvd player to watch the work out dvds? Does that qualify as a gym idiot? This happened one day at the gym. Seriously. I was in awe.

[Wolf_Pack]

I have to say I probably never was an idot cause at the time I didn't know and was training home and always educated myself. But a gym idiot by my definition would be somone who trains for years under the same principals never educating himself then when he watches other's surpass him in mere months he gives up and accredites his failure to, bad ginetics, or steriods. That my friend is ultra idiot.

Here are a few additions.

Guy who benches 225 with the worst possible from ever with a spoter and his 14 inch arms, the watches as a guys obviously bigger than him bench the same thing with obviously better form but he thinks he should bench more.

An overtrained ectomorph with again 14 inchers standin in the mirror admireing his cut up biceps as if its some sort of feat because they're cut up. Danm it, you're an ecto what do ya expect.

The guy who trains for 2 hours in the gym the as he watchs u finish in 45 mins say "your gettin lazy".

How would you know he's an ecto? Also would you watching him, watching himself , make u an idiot? LOL

[Big_Carphuna]

2 scrawny black guys jerking in the middle of the gym, right in between the benches. -_-

If they were blue or yellow, they might not be idiots, right?

[CanuckTank]

if nobody is using it, then i will use it for whatever i want. just because it is called a bench press, am i only allowed to bench on it (no dumbbell rows, skull crushers, tricep extensions, or dumbbell pullovers?). just because it is called a squat rack, is it ONLY used for squats? no deadlift in the rack? no benching in the rack? no shoulder shrugs, shoulder press, or, dare i say, bicep curls? the squat rack is the most versatile machine at the gym, and i use it for that specific reason.

i can understand where you are coming from if others are waiting to use it and there are other places to do your lifts. but if the gym is empty, and i can do all my exercises using one machine, i will.

guy has a point.

[BananaHammocks]

When I first started going to the gym I did seated DB presses and then later went over to the machine version and lifted with that as well. Not once did it occur to me that they were the same exercise.

I never used to rack my weights. Never really thought about it, to be honest.

I added too many exercises pretty much because they "looked like fun". I didn't know which lifts were important and how to train them with maximum intensity.

[Stimulatechamind]

yea i am or was.... first time ever lifting and working out i was in the gym learning with 2 buddies well i was spotting one on bench and the other was doing push ups and yells come quick spot me AHh, and my first reaction was what **** so i ran over to him and paused and thought wait how the hell do you spot for a push up i felt like a ****ing tool....

[Wolf_Pack]

Dudes in gym who wear sleevless shirts or "Chris Browns" (wifebeaters) just to show off their "Tribal" tats are gym idiots. Get a tattoo that means something........

[deadsheepmill]

When I first started going to the gym I did seated DB presses and then later went over to the machine version and lifted with that as well. Not once did it occur to me that they were the same exercise.



Similar but not the same. Some days I do Seated DB. Occasionally a Hammer OH press. Less frequently a true machine press. Every once in a while, I'll do 2 of the 3. Different angles, feel, etc,.

[BananaHammocks]

Similar but not the same. Some days I do Seated DB. Occasionally a Hammer OH press. Less frequently a true machine press. Every once in a while, I'll do 2 of the 3. Different angles, feel, etc,.

Yeah, I realize that, but for someone who was setting foot in a gym for the second time it was pointless. Now I'm a firm believer in free weights anyway.

[SeattleMesa]

Dudes in gym who wear sleevless shirts or "Chris Browns" (wifebeaters) just to show off their "Tribal" tats are gym idiots. Get a tattoo that means something........

Lol, maybe they just like wearing sleeveless shirts? If we took all these opinions from this thread, everyone would be a gym idiot of some sort...

Cry about something else...

[BananaHammocks]

Lol, maybe they just like wearing sleeveless shirts? If we took all these opinions from this thread, everyone would be a gym idiot of some sort...

Cry about something else...

Let me guess, you wear sleeveless shirts and have tattoos? Sorry, couldn't resist.

[deadsheepmill]

I agree actually. I can't stand it when somebody is curling while I have to wait to use the rack. My gym is pretty open as well and there is a ton of other places curls can be performed. Why they choose the squat rack is beyond me.

The rack happens to be an excellent place for doing curls - bar staged at the right height and all that.

If you wait but keep silent, that's on you.

If I go to an unoccupied rack to curl and nobody says anything, oh well. If you come up to me (between sets of course :)) and tell me you are going to squat. I'll finish my curls elsewhere. Right then. If you're going to do anything heavy, be it rows, shrugs, etc, I'll move. But you have to speak up.

Now if you come across someone who insists on continuing with their curl marathon (like I ran into when I visited a gym in Rhode Island. Little college chest 'n bicep frat types doing their curl and BS session) when you need to do squats, tell them to move. In the above example I did. Got some looks and grumbling, but that's life. They took their circle jerk elsewhere.

[deadsheepmill]

Dudes in gym who wear sleevless shirts or "Chris Browns" (wifebeaters) just to show off their "Tribal" tats are gym idiots. Get a tattoo that means something........

Wow. A mindreader. You know the exact reason somebody wears a certain type of shirt. Whodathunkit?

[Wolf_Pack]

Wow. A mindreader. You know the exact reason somebody wears a certain type of shirt. Whodathunkit?

Dude come on, you know what i mean, there people who wear sleevless shirts and never, never stair at only their LEFT or RIGHT arm. Im talking about the dudes who just stare at their meaningless tattoo after every set. Or the dude who never wore sleevless shirts and all of a sudden all his sleeves are cut off cuz he got this wicked tattoo of a crazy round-a-bout oops i mean tribal

[avyion12]

One thing that bugs me, even though i am guilty of it aswell, but to an appropriate extent, is excessive phone use. i hate it when someone finishes a set on an exercise, and sit and text or talk on their phone for a solid 1-3mins. i can understand if it is important, but during a majority of your sets and/or workout is not what you're here for.

[Bostongeorge617]

Here is a gym idiot, the person who created this shirt:



http://www.snay.org/menshealth/forums/misc/shirt-curls-squat-rack.jpg

Fail. That, my friend is a power rack.

Power rack =


http://www.pacillo.com/products/tds_power_rack_b.jpg

Squat rack =


http://www.true-natural-bodybuilding.com/dream-gym/precor-squat-rack.jpg

[BananaHammocks]

One thing that bugs me, even though i am guilty of it aswell, but to an appropriate extent, is excessive phone use. i hate it when someone finishes a set on an exercise, and sit and text or talk on their phone for a solid 1-3mins. i can understand if it is important, but during a majority of your sets and/or workout is not what you're here for.

Excessive cell phone use in general kind of pisses me off. It doesn't seem right to have to talk to someone at all hours of the day. Like your own thoughts aren't good enough to keep you entertained for a few hours? Especially at the gym, where there are enough distractions as it is.

[CodyK7]

Wow. A mindreader. You know the exact reason somebody wears a certain type of shirt. Whodathunkit?

haha says the guy with a tribal tat and a wifebeater on

[SeattleMesa]

Let me guess, you wear sleeveless shirts and have tattoos? Sorry, couldn't resist.

I do usually wear a tanktop to the gym, but no, no tattoos...

[noflyingcars]

300lbs, maybe not, but its far more likely that a much smaller quantity of weight will land on your foot. I've dropped a weight from a few inches up on my foot/ankle before and have a scar to prove it. Toes remain unbroken.

Yesterday I might have been considered a gym idiot? The manager of my gym complained because I squat without shoes, with socks.
I don't want to have arguments in the gym, but that ****ing sux.

Being without shoes you have much more stability. And being a couple of cm shorters helps me in the deadlift.

Wearing shoes to protect yourself from weights falling is like going around with an helmet for fear of banging your head. If you're without shoes you feel more "vulnerable" and you'll naturally pay more attention at not dropping anything.

[CodyK7]

Yesterday I might have been considered a gym idiot? The manager of my gym complained because I squat without shoes, with socks.
I don't want to have arguments in the gym, but that ****ing sux.

Being without shoes you have much more stability. And being a couple of cm shorters helps me in the deadlift.

Wearing shoes to protect yourself from weights falling is like going around with an helmet for fear of banging your head. If you're without shoes you feel more "vulnerable" and you'll naturally pay more attention at not dropping anything.

Gym idiot of the day award goes to......... wear shoes in the gym.

[Iceman1800]

Being without shoes you have much more stability.

no, you do not

[seabass08]

But do your calves suck?

It's OK if they do. Dexter Jackson has no calves, and he won an O. :P

Oh, not at all. Mine are great. Played 4 years of college football, a billion reps of deadlifts, squats, cleans, plyometrics, jumps, explosive movments, etc. Those build the calves far better than calf raises. I can understand a professional bodybuilder working his calves for a competition.

But in general, I despise most isolation exercises, especially seated ones. The fitness industry should be pushing more full body, complex movements. Of course, I also believe many in the fitness industry don't want clients to become independently knowledgable, because then how would they make money of PT's and magazines.

But seeing fat-asses and scrawny high school kids wasting time doing slow, iso calf raises for no GD reason at all while other members are waiting to use the squat rack just pisses me off. And it's not a personal thing, it's more out of ignorance. They don't know they are wasting their time doing those stupid exercises....but it's also not my place to tell them. So, I vent here!!!

[Jerevin]

Here is a gym idiot, the person who created this shirt:



http://www.snay.org/menshealth/forums/misc/shirt-curls-squat-rack.jpg

Fail. That, my friend is a power rack.

Power rack =


http://www.pacillo.com/products/tds_power_rack_b.jpg

Squat rack =


http://www.true-natural-bodybuilding.com/dream-gym/precor-squat-rack.jpg


-This

[seabass08]

I generally use the power rack for deadlifts. I'm not even in the rack. I mount the pegs around knee-height. The reason I do this is because it is easier to load iron plates that are all the same size when it is a little bit off of the floor. After I load the plates I'll lift off, and proceed to do touch-and-go deadlifts. If I suspected someone wanted to use the rack, I'd offer it to them without being asked. But less than 10 members in my gym use the power rack anyways, half of that being employees. Most people use the squat rack instead. In addition, I may start my squat with as little as 135, but what really matters is what I'm using for my working sets. The gym instructor doesn't sound like a gym idiot to me.


Guilty here as well. I also use the squat rack/power rack for deadlifts. I much prefer taking the weight off the rack already at the up position, and using the lowering portion of the movement to get my body ready for the pull portion. Some reason pulling straight from the ground I don't like as much as lowering first. Plus, in the pansy infested gym I workout at, it's almost 110% guaranteed that the only piece of equipment that won't be occupied will be the 1 squat rack. Now, if you are looking for a seated-padded-heated-inclined-titanium steel plated well oiled stated of the art isolated calf raise machine with an attached television screen and ipod charger and water bottle holder, oh, don't worry, our gym has about 50 of those. But 1 squat rack.

[MiscMathematician]

Wearing shoes to protect yourself from weights falling is like going around with an helmet for fear of banging your head. If you're without shoes you feel more "vulnerable" and you'll naturally pay more attention at not dropping anything.

Yeah, maybe, but I stub my ****ing toe just walking around the house; also your eyes are on your head. Perhaps if I had eyes on my feet or if gravity arrtacted things to exactly 5'11" off the ground (or if I was too tall to fit through doorways) and not towards my feet that analogy might make sense. And what about other people? I hope your gym doesn't have round DBs and sloped floors.

[seabass08]

The rack happens to be an excellent place for doing curls - bar staged at the right height and all that.

If you wait but keep silent, that's on you.

If I go to an unoccupied rack to curl and nobody says anything, oh well. If you come up to me (between sets of course :)) and tell me you are going to squat. I'll finish my curls elsewhere. Right then. If you're going to do anything heavy, be it rows, shrugs, etc, I'll move. But you have to speak up.

Now if you come across someone who insists on continuing with their curl marathon (like I ran into when I visited a gym in Rhode Island. Little college chest 'n bicep frat types doing their curl and BS session) when you need to do squats, tell them to move. In the above example I did. Got some looks and grumbling, but that's life. They took their circle jerk elsewhere.

Thats cool that you are willing to do that. But most people don't like having to speak up like that. I know I dont. I just have the opinion that certain pieces of equipment are kinda made for large, complex lifts. A squat rack is a big movement piece of equipment, not a small one like curls or calves. If the gym is empty and slow, sure, have at it. But at my gym, we only have 1 rack, and the college morons do curls in it all the time, and calf raises. That equipment is really for squats, cleans, deadlifts, etc. They have a barbell tree with 20-120 lb barbells just right for curls. They also have about 20 benches, 10 of which are all of varied inclines and declines, which no one uses. They could use that also. But they don't. WHY??? Because the squat rack is right in front of the mirror so they can look at themselves. The benches and BB trees are not near mirrors. So they don't use them. Sucks.

[FryDude]

I was that guy, I tried a new cologne earlier in the day and by the time I got around to working out holy frigging hell. I reeked like sea fish, something went wrong but I couldn't stand my own odor so I can only imagine how everyone else felt. I tried to not get in close proximity with anyone but people seemed to want to get a whiff of me.

Ah well.