Are You A Gym Idiot?

[bonglebear]

Originally Posted by flexstyle

negged. YOU'RE an american and you don't know the difference between YOUR and YOU'RE. dumbass.

amen

[NewAgeLegend]

Originally Posted by MidnightSun

I ran into a few gym idiots lately...

- The guy who thinks it's OK to stand up between you and the mirror when you are clearly using it to check your form;

- The guy that talks to you while doing a set and gets pissed because you don't answer him;

- The homos (litterally) using the gym saturday morning to socialize and do a few crunches;

- The guy that makes everybody around him jump because he dropped the heavy dumbells he is using (could actually be dangerous if somebody besides him is doing an heavy set which requires lots of focus).

The fat old man who tells you using that much weight is tearing your muscles and how hes seen injurys before with people who bench a lot of weight. and how you should bench just the bar even if you can bench 225 x12 x 4 sets.

The cougars who stare at the younger men with glass eyes.

The 14 year old girl checking you out.



But to the OP. Go for it. If you guys spar and dont try to kill each other its good fun and its competitive. + you LEARN!

When I spar with my friends we do no headshots wear MMA gloves and pretty much everything else is good. Except the libido.

[zackmorris]

Originally Posted by MidnightSun

- The guy that makes everybody around him jump because he dropped the heavy dumbells he is using (could actually be dangerous if somebody besides him is doing an heavy set which requires lots of focus).

Ok, I'll gently set them down next time.

[NFLMASON]

when i went to school i had a dude say i take sterois because i took creatine infront of him and he thort it was creatine and cheating and a sport anhancing drug

[NFLMASON]

my mum says i dont have to lift heavy to get big

ok mum order me pizza everynight feed me kfc spicy chicken wings with icecream waffles and maple syrup for dessert and a couple of weight gainers to chug down then i will agree i dont need weights to get big.

[cpursx]

Originally Posted by NFLMASON

my mum says i dont have to lift heavy to get big

ok mum order me pizza everynight feed me kfc spicy chicken wings with icecream waffles and maple syrup for dessert and a couple of weight gainers to chug down then i will agree i dont need weights to get big.

My Dad thinks I'm gonna wreck my back doing squats and deadlifts.
My Mom told me I was too skinny at ~15%BF.
Ugh.

[TheWorkHorse]

My dad mixes his protein shake with chocolate moose ice cream, and complains when he doesn't lose weight.

[goodelleric]

Don't get me wrong, I have a ton of respect for anyone in the armed forces, but it seems like there's always 1 or 2 of them who feel the need to show off their talents in the weight room.
There's one guy who always comes in, grabs a squat rack, and proceeds to do supersets of pullups, pushups, powerclean/overhead presses (not sure what it's called :P) with an empty bar, lunges up and down the weight room, back extensions, situps, etc, etc, etc, all while keeping the squat rack... for over an hour.... Keep in mind these are all bodyweight exercises, except the couple of sets of powerclean things he does with the empty bar, which to be honest doesn't look like it's doing much to me. Most of the other army guys on campus use an outdoor park nearby where there's pullup and parallel bars around, or they just use the pullup rack we have 20 feet away from the squat rack...

Also another guy, used the squat rack today for supersets of pullups (ridiculously violent whole body thrashing neck craning to get chin above the bar) and burpees, with 3 people waiting behind the racks...

I may not be the biggest dude in the gym (yet :P), but come on now, at least use weights if you're taking up a squat rack, even curls would be better than pushups

[goodelleric]

Oh yeah, also, buddy of mine, who's always been in pretty good shape. Does p90x type of workouts, and is in pretty good condition most of the time I've gotta say.
First, when I told him I was taking creatine, he told me to have fun when my balls shrivel up. Then recently, told me how much water weight protein powder adds to you, and it doesn't really add any muscle. I'm pretty sure when he took it he just got a little fatter (extra calories, duhhhhhh), and assumed it adds water weight? Hell if I know, but damn, idiot much??

[princessTiffany]

Originally Posted by ol matey

Indians at my gym spot each other on EVERY piece of equipment. On the ****ing cables, one of them will do pull downs while the other lifts the ****ing plates!!! What a JOKE!!! Next to the Asians, most of whom at least are there to do things properly, they are the skinniest pricks in the place. What a waste of time.

I get pissed off at old women hitting the weight machines with 1 plate and they do 10 reps, wait 5 minutes, and repeat. Seriously, if you are over 50 and female, you are wasting your time and mine.

http://www.stumptuous.com/old-broads...f-pumping-iron

Strong ignorance and incidental racism.

[princessTiffany]

Originally Posted by bonglebear

****ing hell, where do you work out?!

I'mma take a wild guess and say the Y cause I see similar **** all the time.

Originally Posted by NewAgeLegend

The cougars who stare at the younger men with glass eyes.

No different from gym wolves. Except maybe the cougars are actually attractive and aren't creepy pigs like the wolves. ****in wolves- none of them are hot!

[ol matey]

Originally Posted by gilbert87

Yeah, since when do older people need physical activity? Why should they try to stay healthy and in shape?

They're not a "gym idiot," you're just an *******.

**** off you clown they can get all the physical activity they want but they're doing themselves zero favours with **** that won't help them. Get on the treadmill, go for a walk, buy pissweak dumbells and waste your own time, but stay the **** off much needed equipment if you're going to be doing and gaining NOTHING from it.

[ol matey]

Originally Posted by princessTiffany

http://www.stumptuous.com/old-broads...f-pumping-iron

Strong ignorance and incidental racism.

Sorry I offended Hillary Clinton over here. Let me rephrase for your politically correct gym. Anyone who is doing pissweak weight for months on end with nothing to show for it, doesn't even break a sweat, and is clearly wasting their time is therefore wasting my time as well. Aussies call a spade a spade, so I call myself a modern history PhD candidate (so **** you and your "strong ignorance"), I call you a pathetic PC-hippie, and I call Indians Indians, regardless of what they're doing. PWNED, bitch.

[Efilon]

Originally Posted by ol matey

Sorry I offended Hillary Clinton over here. Let me rephrase for your politically correct gym. Anyone who is doing pissweak weight for months on end with nothing to show for it, doesn't even break a sweat, and is clearly wasting their time is therefore wasting my time as well. Aussies call a spade a spade, so I call myself a modern history PhD candidate (so **** you and your "strong ignorance"), I call you a pathetic PC-hippie, and I call Indians Indians, regardless of what they're doing. PWNED, bitch.

You're the one wasting your time here, seeing you do not have to be annoyed by it, you can just ignore it. Second of all, not all of the asians, or all of the indians in bodybuilding are the same. And whatever you call yourself, I bet you never told these things to those indians, asians and 'old' women.. So I'm not sure who is a PC-hippie in here.
You bother us with what bothers you, so who is wasting time here ;P
Now let's treat eachother with respect.

[swolepatrole]

Originally Posted by ol matey

Sorry I offended Hillary Clinton over here. Let me rephrase for your politically correct gym. Anyone who is doing pissweak weight for months on end with nothing to show for it, doesn't even break a sweat, and is clearly wasting their time is therefore wasting my time as well. Aussies call a spade a spade, so I call myself a modern history PhD candidate (so **** you and your "strong ignorance"), I call you a pathetic PC-hippie, and I call Indians Indians, regardless of what they're doing. PWNED, bitch.

Negged. I'm thinking you're the guy in the room that still thinks he wins every argument because he can yell the loudest. There's a difference between being annoyed about things at your gym, and being abusive when people call your B.S. (is that what you got your first "degree" in?). Calm the f**k down, learn how to post with a hint of class (even if you have to fake it), or GTFO my internetz.

[JpRus]

Originally Posted by ol matey

Sorry I offended Hillary Clinton over here. Let me rephrase for your politically correct gym. Anyone who is doing pissweak weight for months on end with nothing to show for it, doesn't even break a sweat, and is clearly wasting their time is therefore wasting my time as well. Aussies call a spade a spade, so I call myself a modern history PhD candidate (so **** you and your "strong ignorance"), I call you a pathetic PC-hippie, and I call Indians Indians, regardless of what they're doing. PWNED, bitch.

No offense I kinda agree with him.

He does have a valid point.

[Efilon]

Originally Posted by JpRus

No offense I kinda agree with him.

He does have a valid point.

Explain.

In my opinion that's like 10% of his post. The only true thing in my eyes is that people who want to gain muscle or lose weight, but don't work hard enough are wasting their time.

[princessTiffany]

Originally Posted by JpRus

No offense I kinda agree with him.

He does have a valid point.

Not really. Not all women over 50 in the gym are wasting his precious time like he implied, only the majority are BUT some old broads really pump iron and are not wasting time. I'm far from PC though I actually am a "bitch" I did not just get pwned because he knows not enough about me to deduce rather I am PC or not- all he knows is that I'm female and I called out his ignorance. I just got trolled at and cussed at (when you can't form an argument, cuss and accuse someone of being PC for having their facts straight). None of his post made any sense.

[ThrusH]

Originally Posted by princessTiffany

http://www.stumptuous.com/old-broads...f-pumping-iron

Strong ignorance and incidental racism.

x2

I was in the gym this past weekend and saw a woman in her mid to late 60s doing a circuit of bench press, stiff legged deadlifts, and clean and press. Will she be going up in weight anytime soon? Probably not. Is she staying in shape and getting a good workout? You bet. At least she is working harder than the 16 year-old bench-n-curl bros.

There will always be older women who come in and play with 3lb dumbbells and sit on a machine for 20 minutes. Odds are if you need that machine you aren't training, you are merely hitting the gym to "work out."

Originally Posted by Efilon

Explain.

In my opinion that's like 10% of his post. The only true thing in my eyes is that people who want to gain muscle or lose weight, but don't work hard enough are wasting their time.

Are they really wasting their time? Would it be more effective for these people to sit at home and watch TV instead? If you've stuck with it for 3-4 months and haven't noticed any change wouldn't you either stop going or change what you're doing? Even if someone decides to change one meal a day to something healthier and improves their cholesterol or blood pressure by a few points, they're still becoming healthier as a consequence of going to the gym. Just because they don't make any changes in their appearance, it doesn't mean that they aren't getting anything out of going to the gym.

Any of the following changes would make it worthwhile.

Originally Posted by http://www.agelesstraining.com/indexx.htm

Physical
- enhance bone health
- healthier weight & lower body fat
- increase muscle strength
- lower risk of coronary heart disease
- reduce hypertension
- control of blood glucose level
- increase metabolism & burn more fat

Psychological
- reduce depression
- improve confidence & self esteem
- promote a sense of well being
- promote a positive mood
- increase alertness & clearer thinking
- improve ability to handle stress
- improve overall quality of life

[JpRus]

Originally Posted by Efilon

Explain.

In my opinion that's like 10% of his post. The only true thing in my eyes is that people who want to gain muscle or lose weight, but don't work hard enough are wasting their time.

I meant to say I agree with you.

Dammit.

[princessTiffany]

Originally Posted by JpRus

I meant to say I agree with you.

Dammit.

Oh I'm sorry- ignore my post, then.


You're hot, btw.

[Efilon]

Originally Posted by ThrusH

x2
There will always be older women who come in and play with 3lb dumbbells and sit on a machine for 20 minutes. Odds are if you need that machine you aren't training, you are merely hitting the gym to "work out."

So true. Though the problem most of the time is that they haven't got enough information on what to do :/

[Efilon]

Originally Posted by JpRus

I meant to say I agree with you.

Dammit.

Oh I'm sorry too then
Thanks for agreeing Unlike those guys giving me bad rep

[JpRus]

Originally Posted by princessTiffany

Oh I'm sorry- ignore my post, then.


You're hot, btw.

I honestly feel that we are all taking it over board. Just do your thing and forget about everything else.

I also want to state it clear that while I do agree with Efilon... He could of phrased it better. I know where he is coming from my gym is full of older people that are so high on there ego thinking they are actually doing something when in truthfullness they are just wasting time.

[Efilon]

Originally Posted by JpRus

I know where he is coming from my gym is full of older people that are so high on there ego thinking they are actually doing something when in truthfullness they are just wasting time.

Sorry I don't get this sentence.

[swolepatrole]

If your workout is contingent upon a machine that someone is using a 'pissweak' weight on and you can find no other way to finish your workout than to stare and wait at an old lady...then YOU SIR are the gym idiot. For you:


Swallow your pride. Open a book. Broaden your horizons some and your shoulders will follow.

and JPRus: he had no valid points, he was talking crap the entire post. He even gloated about it at the end. Fail.

[Thuirwyne]

Okay, I kid you not on this...

This middle aged guy was doing super-fast pressdowns on the cable, and would let the weight fly up when he was done, to the point of it lifting him up with a crash on the stack...

Same guy was doing some sort (hammer?)curls with a 45lb plate, and was in a lunge position, using hella momentum and staring at his biceps.

Sure, I was paying attention to my workout, but I had to make sure I wasn't within 10 feet of this maniac.

[JpRus]

Originally Posted by swolepatrole

If your workout is contingent upon a machine that someone is using a 'pissweak' weight on and you can find no other way to finish your workout than to stare and wait at an old lady...then YOU SIR are the gym idiot. For you:


Swallow your pride. Open a book. Broaden your horizons some and your shoulders will follow.

and JPRus: he had no valid points, he was talking crap the entire post. He even gloated about it at the end. Fail.

Well he could of phrased it better but I still agree a lot people have no clue what they are doing in the gym. I had this dude take away my leg extensions just so he can sit on it and chat on his cell phone. I told him dude you have 5 seconds to get off or I will take you off.

[JpRus]

Originally Posted by princessTiffany

Oh I'm sorry- ignore my post, then.


You're hot, btw.

Just noticed the hot comment. LoL thanks.


and I totally agree with the wolves thing I used be one of em. I mean when girls are hot and there wearing tight stuff on. I am going to look simple as that.

[swolepatrole]

Originally Posted by Thuirwyne

Okay, I kid you not on this...

This middle aged guy was doing super-fast pressdowns on the cable, and would let the weight fly up when he was done, to the point of it lifting him up with a crash on the stack...

Same guy was doing some sort (hammer?)curls with a 45lb plate, and was in a lunge position, using hella momentum and staring at his biceps.

Sure, I was paying attention to my workout, but I had to make sure I wasn't within 10 feet of this maniac.

Guy at my gym does the same thing. The dude is built like a mac truck and before he started doing the whipping and flinging with the weights he would usually follow some pretty solid routines. Hoping to get a chance soon to stop him and see what he's working toward.