What do you seasoned lifters think of the noobs in the gym?

[chazzy1864]

if there is no power rack where do you do overhead press?

Clean the weight from the floor and press it overhead?

[NickDykstra]

Clean the weight from the floor and press it overhead?

Unless you go to one of the gyms like I do where olympic lifts are off limits, except deadlifts.

[chazzy1864]

Unless you go to one of the gyms like I do where olympic lifts are off limits, except deadlifts.

Deadlifts aren't an olympic lift.


I doubt anyone would say anything if you simply clean the weight from the ground before your first rep of overhead press. I am near positive they'd get upset if you drop the weights from the rack position, as if they were bumper plates.

[MickOreilly]

Self conscious people need to remember that most of the time other people aren't paying attention to you. No one cares. Just go lift weights man.

I digress, I am so glad I started lifting weights when I was a teen. Starting out sucks.

[oz20x6]

I'm 18 and just starting lifting again. Quit in 9th grade so I'm quite scrawny right now..
I've been working out in my room but all I have is a bench and an EZ curl bar, so I'm lacking on a **** ton of stuff.
My dorm has a gym in it that I could go to, but my anxiety is making me really reluctant to go there.
Basically, how do I stop being a pussy? I really need to squat but my max is gonna be like 120. It's embarrassing LOL

Bro, I haven't seriously lifted since I was in the army. Gained a lot of fat and lost a lot of muscle since then...The one thing people seem to care about is not how much weight you move, but how good your form is...I just started lifting again, and even though I'm not quite squatting even my body weight again yet, I had a really big dude come over and tell me my form was great and that it's awesome that I do full ROM on my squats. Concentrate on the form, not the weight...oh and haters gon h8, u w0t m8?

[zildjian_4]

It can be annoying if you ever need to do arms or chest and the noobs are crawling over the preacher curl and bench press. But, I think we all had that weak point when we started, they simply don't understand yet. If appropriate, help them out a bit. If the guy has been in the gym for years with huge bis and a big chest, then he just looks like an ass, not a noob.

[univega]

Clean the weight from the floor and press it overhead?

someone is training for 3 months and now he has to learn a power clean so that he can do overhead press on monday? beause someone wants to do squats? should he do floor press on wednesday because Ben wants to do bench press?

not everyone has a strong enough core,legs,.... to do power cleans with the same weight as they do overhead press.


i think we all agree that doing deadlifts in the smith machine and doing curl in the power rack is not fair to others who are serious working out. but that its wrong to use the power rack for overhead and military press? come on .

[HYMENATOR]

I also do my OHP in the power rack - because I'm already there. Do OHP directly after squats.

[Smelly bull]

but that its wrong to use the power rack for overhead and military press? come on .

Absolutly nothing, I do them all the time..

[Partyrocking]

Absolutly nothing, I do them all the time..

Me too. My clean isn't very good, and my grip would be off when it was time to press. If anyone has something to say about me pressing in the rack, they can say it to my face, and I'll tell them to **** off.

[chazzy1864]

someone is training for 3 months and now he has to learn a power clean so that he can do overhead press on monday? beause someone wants to do squats? should he do floor press on wednesday because Ben wants to do bench press?

not everyone has a strong enough core,legs,.... to do power cleans with the same weight as they do overhead press.


i think we all agree that doing deadlifts in the smith machine and doing curl in the power rack is not fair to others who are serious working out. but that its wrong to use the power rack for overhead and military press? come on .

If you can't clean (even poorly) the weight you can overhead press, then you have a whole host of other problems to worry about.

I don't care if you do OHP in the rack or not. But if you can't perform an OHP outside of the rack, then it might be time to officially declare yourself a giant pussy. True story.

[foreverSNAFU]

As long as you aren't doing something completely ignorant I don't pay attention to you. No one cares how much you lift except for you.

This. Don't be a retard and you wont get noticed. People will notice someone benching 3 plates with terrible ROM a lot faster than someone benching an empty bar with terrible form.

[-Lucifer]

i started with a bar. no one will make fun of you for trying to get stronger and bigger, if they do then their opinion is not of relevance to you because they are retarded.

Thread should've ended here.

[snedd162]

Don't worry about what a so called "experienced" lifter would think. Everyone starts out somewhere and they should all be able to remember that they too were in your position. When I first started lifting I remember being nervous about my form thinking people would judge it, but it turns out alot of the upper class men were very helpful and would often offer advice on how to get a better stretch and it gave me a good foundation to build from. Now that i'm out of college I find that i prefer to find a gym that has guys who are a lot more developed than I am bc it pushes me harder and a lot of them have a broad wealth of knowledge

[akmusclehamster]

Hoping they'll just give up already (New Years Resolutioners) so everything will be open again

[tazui1982]

At my college gym with dozens of people and only three squat racks, this drives me insane.

Dude check out this http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showth...hp?t=131379243 than find a girl, get her to sit on your shoulders than squat. Find another one 5lbs heavier than the last one and squat 3x week, make sure each chick is 5lbs heavier than the last one. I call this donkey squat

[kakemono]

Everyone starts from somewhere.
I had to and still have to tell myself I am not doing this for anyone but myself.

[LiftingSteve93]

If you can't clean (even poorly) the weight you can overhead press, then you have a whole host of other problems to worry about.

I don't care if you do OHP in the rack or not. But if you can't perform an OHP outside of the rack, then it might be time to officially declare yourself a giant pussy. True story.

Lol damn, my clean lags behind my overhead press. Unless you're talking about strict overhead press.

[EYZE]

I find it annoying when people grab a set of dumbbells and perform an exercise so close to the weight rack that they block other people because they are in the way. I understand everyone starts somewhere and no one gets 18' biceps overnight. Don’t compare how much or what you are lifting to others, just make sure you are being courteous.

[MichaelCJ]

What do I think? Usually something like, "Oh. Another one that won't make it. Oh well."

But the thing is, I love being proved wrong (about that). Might be what I assume (because, well, most of the time it's true... ) but still, that doesn't mean I have anything against newbies. Not at all. In fact, if they ever want any help or advice, I'll see what I can do. And there's lots of people, some far more experienced than me, who will also be happy to do so. Something newbies might want to keep in mind.

[chazzy1864]

I find it annoying when people grab a set of dumbbells and perform an exercise so close to the weight rack that they block other people because they are in the way. I understand everyone starts somewhere and no one gets 18' biceps overnight. Don’t compare how much or what you are lifting to others, just make sure you are being courteous.

Often times i'll go up and grab a set of dummbells from right next to them or in front of them and crowd them when they do that.

[Jasonk282]

I don't care if you do OHP in the rack or not. But if you can't perform an OHP outside of the rack, then it might be time to officially declare yourself a giant pussy. True story.

My name is Jasonk282 and I'm a giant pussy...

[-Lucifer]

Lol damn, my clean lags behind my overhead press. Unless you're talking about strict overhead press.

Yes, the overhead press is always done with strict form. If you use your legs to drive the bar up, it becomes a push press.

[deems13]

Gosh. This. I cannot stand watching a guy squatting 1.0x bodyweight for 2 shallow reps with gloves

what's wrong with gloves?

[MichaelCJ]

what's wrong with gloves?

Either a) they thimply mutht match your handbag thweetie, or b) nothing at all.

Just be sure to choose ONE AND ONE ONLY, forevermore. Kill the other side on sight, with extreme prejudice - kill them to death, even. This R srs bidnz, remember.

[Beeekay]

Everyone starts somewhere. Go in and do your workout and don't worry about everyone else.

[blkbelt42]

I lift at home so seeing someone new lifting here would be quite the shock!