Funny s**t I saw in the gym today

[jeff02564716]

So i was doing legs today. I am on the hammer strength leg press. It was my last set and I was going for high reps when this guy asks if he could work in and I told him I was on my last set. While I am on my last set he is playing air drums next to me weird!

Anyway at the end I said how much weight do you want left on? he replies leave it all " I have to add alot more." so for his first set he loads both sides with 45lb plates then loads each top arm with 45lb plates. Im thinking this must be one strong mother f***er. No he lifts off goes down about 2 inches (that is being generous) he does like 5 then racks it. I am amazed at the lack of ROM. Come on he is only moving his legs 2 inches, he barely left the locked out position. In order for him to complete a full rep he would have had to lower the weight another 16-18 inches. What a joke.

[AFMARQ]

When he was doing the air drums, you should have started playing the air guitar and asked him if he wanted to start an "air band." Then smacked him and kicked him out of the gym.

[Lencho]

The real question here is what the hell were you doing on the leg press instead of in the squat rack?

[Turco]

Maybe he was doing it in purpose... You don't ALWAYS have to go full ROM.

Or he might be a gym douche. This is a greater possibility.


Either way, you shouldn't care.

[Drekkor]

Sometimes I drum the air or tap my feet. Dun care how it looks.

[-Lucifer]

I've heard the exact same story like 50 times in the past.

[ironwill2008]

I've heard the exact same story like 50 times in the past.

You can't be cereal here. This is the first time anyone has ever posted about some tool bag doing 2" leg presses.

[chazzy1864]

You can't be cereal here. This is the first time anyone has ever posted about some tool bag doing 2" leg presses.

Are you sure?? I swear I got deja vu reading this. But not positive, I just had a feeling that I might have read something like this, once in the past. One thing I can say though, is this isn't a common occurrence, that is reported about on here.

[DJAuto]

Either way, you shouldn't care.

Hooah.

[JBarsoum]

When he was doing the air drums, you should have started playing the air guitar and asked him if he wanted to start an "air band." Then smacked him and kicked him out of the gym.

hahahhahahhaahahahhahaahahhaah

[samseed101]

You sure he wasn't doing calf raises or something and you weren't watching his feet to see how he was pushing?

[jeff02564716]

You sure he wasn't doing calf raises or something and you weren't watching his feet to see how he was pushing?

I am positive he wasn't doing calf raises.

[rpv900]

Sometimes I drum the air or tap my feet. Dun care how it looks.

= ) GLad to see im not the only person who does this = )

When he was doing the air drums, you should have started playing the air guitar and asked him if he wanted to start an "air band." Then smacked him and kicked him out of the gym.

LOL priceless

[DuLac]

The real question here is what the hell were you doing on the leg press instead of in the squat rack?

This.

Why do people load up hundreds of pounds on the leg press, when they could be getting a far superior workout from squats?

I realize that it 'looks' cool to put 300+ pounds on there, but realize you're pushing it up a 45 degree incline, so that immediately puts the weight at 70%.

What is the draw?

[Mr. Tripeps]

I superset 2" 1000 lbs. leg press with my tap dancing routine. Blasts the quads bro.

[400Lb Gorilla]

When he was doing the air drums, you should have started playing the air guitar and asked him if he wanted to start an "air band." Then smacked him and kicked him out of the gym.

perfect answer to this. well that is if you cared enough to watch him all that time. i probably would have walked off laughing after the first rep

[drichards1]

I bet he was thinkin 'man that dude's a vaj, I'm doin three times his weight and I'm so strong my legs don't even get sore'. hahaha

[samseed101]

This.

Why do people load up hundreds of pounds on the leg press, when they could be getting a far superior workout from squats?

I realize that it 'looks' cool to put 300+ pounds on there, but realize you're pushing it up a 45 degree incline, so that immediately puts the weight at 70%.

What is the draw?

Come on...you know the answer. it's because they can put hundreds of pounds on there and then feel good about themselves after completing a set with some insane amount of weight. the squat would be too humbling.

[SquatTilYouDrop]

Who cares....I just pay attention to what I'm doing.

If other people want to fail, that's their business.

[vicjg]

I realize that it 'looks' cool to put 300+ pounds on there, but realize you're pushing it up a 45 degree incline, so that immediately puts the weight at 70%.

You neglect the cost of friction and wind speed into your calculation. Its actually a little closer to 68.12345678% depending on how much weight is loaded. Also its an assumption that it is EXACTLY 45 degrees from parallel.

In fact, the degree of incline could be +/- 5 degrees. This could adjust the weight by 2-3% either way. Then when you factor the altitude of the gym, this gets really complex. Gyms in the mountains of Ecuador would have different percentages than gyms in Miami.

Whether or not the machine was freshly oiled or not, might adjust your original 70% estimate by a margin of error approximately equal to PI.

Recalculate this please.

[theshoupguy]

You can't be cereal here. This is the first time anyone has ever posted about some tool bag doing 2" leg presses.

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[STL_Lift]

This.

Why do people load up hundreds of pounds on the leg press, when they could be getting a far superior workout from squats?

I realize that it 'looks' cool to put 300+ pounds on there, but realize you're pushing it up a 45 degree incline, so that immediately puts the weight at 70%.

What is the draw?

I am sometime culprit of the 1000lbs leg press? but only when my back is too sore from deads too sqaut.

[jmac02]

This.

Why do people load up hundreds of pounds on the leg press, when they could be getting a far superior workout from squats?

I realize that it 'looks' cool to put 300+ pounds on there, but realize you're pushing it up a 45 degree incline, so that immediately puts the weight at 70%.

What is the draw?

The real question here is what the hell were you doing on the leg press instead of in the squat rack?

maybe he did spend some time at the squat rack. i mean its totally possible to squat and press in the same leg workout. not trying to be a douche, just saying.

[Lencho]

i mean its totally possible to squat and press in the same leg workout.

I suppose that's something I might try one day.





























































IF I WERE GHEY!

[JBarsoum]

This.

Why do people load up hundreds of pounds on the leg press, when they could be getting a far superior workout from squats?

I realize that it 'looks' cool to put 300+ pounds on there, but realize you're pushing it up a 45 degree incline, so that immediately puts the weight at 70%.

What is the draw?

Whats wrong with leg press? I mean I know its not as great as the squat but I do both squat and leg press and they both **** my legs up hahaha

[CaptainGorgeous]

That's interesting because i was doing legs today. I am on the hammer strength leg press. It was my last set and I was going for high reps when this guy asks if he could work in and I told him I was on my last set. While I am on my last set he is playing air drums next to me weird!

Anyway at the end I said how much weight do you want left on? he replies leave it all " I have to add alot more." so for his first set he loads both sides with 45lb plates then loads each top arm with 45lb plates. Im thinking this must be one strong mother f***er. No he lifts off goes down about 2 inches (that is being generous) he does like 5 then racks it. I am amazed at the lack of ROM. Come on he is only moving his legs 2 inches, he barely left the locked out position. In order for him to complete a full rep he would have had to lower the weight another 16-18 inches. What a joke.

[JBarsoum]

That's interesting because i was doing legs today. I am on the hammer strength leg press. It was my last set and I was going for high reps when this guy asks if he could work in and I told him I was on my last set. While I am on my last set he is playing air drums next to me weird!

Anyway at the end I said how much weight do you want left on? he replies leave it all " I have to add alot more." so for his first set he loads both sides with 45lb plates then loads each top arm with 45lb plates. Im thinking this must be one strong mother f***er. No he lifts off goes down about 2 inches (that is being generous) he does like 5 then racks it. I am amazed at the lack of ROM. Come on he is only moving his legs 2 inches, he barely left the locked out position. In order for him to complete a full rep he would have had to lower the weight another 16-18 inches. What a joke.

Wow air drums must be popular these days hahahahaha

[NCMarcus82]

one day I benched 275x4 and like always touch my chest and this old guy comes up to me and says how many you get ? I said 4 but it was my last set, so he does 5 and dosent come anywhere near his chest, more like he was working elbows or some **** and tells me " yea i just got 5 that's some heavy weight " lol

[chazzy1864]

Wow air drums must be popular these days hahahahaha

strong unawares?

[400Lb Gorilla]

strong unawares?

same here.....