Funny s**t I saw in the gym today

[zildjian_4]

jello-ous?

[Retardo-pex]

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.

I actually saw a guy in my gym the other day who based his entire routine on 2 inch ROM, this was not only on leg presses but also on DB curls, one arm cable pulldowns, and tricep extensions as well. I can only assume it serves a purpose based on whatever program he is running, like one day a week you do all partial bs but it was weird as **** to watch.

[TrickyFizzer]

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

Functional movements are good for you!

[fmrmarineinbiz]

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

Because most guys here seem to assume nobody squats in some form or another THEN does leg press. I prefer single leg leg presses, less weight to mess with.

[chazzy1864]

Functional movements are good for you!

So does that mean non functional movements are bad for you? Do they cause cancer?

[Beachman]

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.

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[was140]

There is a guy where I go that does the same on bench. Brings it down about 4 inches and calls it good after about 5-6 reps. I am sure he runs around bragin how much he benches.

[JBarsoum]

strong unawares?

Not tryin to be a dick.... but what does "strong unawares" mean? lol

[SquatTilYouDrop]

Functional movements are good for you!

Why do body builders need functional movements? Isn't the goal to build a symmetrical muscular physique?

[chazzy1864]

Not tryin to be a dick.... but what does "strong unawares" mean? lol

strong = internet slang for large presence
unaware(s) = out of the loop (of an inside joke)

strong unawares = you showed a major amount of ignorance when it came to the inside joke. (no offense to ya, just you aren't near large enough an internet nerd as you need to be )

Why do body builders need functional movements? Isn't the goal to build a symmetrical muscular physique?

Pffft, you and your logic amuse me.

[fmrmarineinbiz]

Why do body builders need functional movements? Isn't the goal to build a symmetrical muscular physique?

Squats, barbell hacks, upper body work, naw, nothing functional.

[JBarsoum]

strong = internet slang for large presence
unaware(s) = out of the loop (of an inside joke)

strong unawares = you showed a major amount of ignorance when it came to the inside joke. (no offense to ya, just you aren't near large enough an internet nerd as you need to be )

Oh I see... it all makes sense now

[jeff02564716]

jello-ous?

Jeallous, No not at all. I was mearly pointing out something that I found funny as hell.
Jeallous of those killer reps, yeah that's what it is.

[-Lucifer]

Why do body builders need functional movements? Isn't the goal to build a symmetrical muscular physique?

Won't the hyoooooooooge testosterone release promote more hypertrophy???????????

[BG_1]

never seen a thread like this before.

[Paulie1986]

People like that in the gym are such jokes. Some bring their ego's and it's a shame. Some guy did a similar thing at my gym and he ended up having to sit down for nearly 20, because he tried lifting too much on squats, despite his partner saying he shouldn't go that heavy.

[Gary1911A1]

Him playing the air drums was just his way of saying he matches to the tune of a different drummer when he was doing 2" presses.

[MidnightSun]

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.

This happens all the time in every popular gyms. Don't worry about it.

I keep seeing a guy that fookin' DANCE between his sets to his gay ass music...

[Dominik]

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.

Beats me why you're surprised.

In all the time I've been training I could probably count on one hand the number of people I've seen using the full ROM on leg press.

Most of them have chicken legs but put on 8 or more plates a side to move the sled a few inches. I'm sure their knee caps get a good workout.

It wouldn't bother me if they didn't take every spare plate in the gym to do it.

[fmrmarineinbiz]

I've had it, I'm joining Cross Fit, those folks are all about 'function'.