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Thread: Are You A Gym Idiot?
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09-15-2011, 07:34 AM #7411"Always Give It Your Best. Then Give It More."
"The more you sweat in training, the less you will bleed in battle."
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09-15-2011, 07:36 AM #7412
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09-15-2011, 08:02 AM #7413
Guy from all the way across the gym finishes his workout then walks to my end just to shake my hand and the hand of everyone he passes to say goodbye.
I didn;t even know the guy.
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09-15-2011, 09:35 AM #7414
I have a couple to add to the list- First is this guy who does his sets grunting through them no matter what, only to set the weights down and go "ooohh yeeaa! " like he's the kool aid man. Sometimes he switches it up with an "Alright" in the same kool aid man voice but its after every set... Then there's this other guy who comes in, uses up the only squat rack/ Olympic platform for his whole workout. He spends 30 seconds on a set and then literally sits on the bar and plays with his phone between EVERY set for at least 3-5 minutes . First few times I worked out when he was in the gym, I figured I would do something else, figuring that he'd be done and gone when I came back. I was wrong. 40 minutes later he's still sitting there. Then another guy asks if he's almost done, he replies with "one more set" and continues to sit and play with his phone for another minutes, only to be done over 15 minutes later and doing another THREE sets. I made sure he knew how rude he is as that flat out p***ed me off. Squat racks and Olympic platforms are great but they also attract a TON of idiots.
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09-15-2011, 11:44 AM #7415
ive only been asked for a spot once in the year ive been at my current gym.. sum guy wanted help on the incline bp while i was doing flat.. i gladly helped but problem was he did 4-5 legit reps then i had to curl some weight for another 5.. almost if i were supersetting flat bench with BB curls lawd... the bench didnt have that higher platform behind so i couldnt get the proper grip to spot, plus it was hot that day and with all the effort didnt wanna shower the guy with my own sweat.. needless to say i spent some energy there that would have been better spent on my workout..
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09-15-2011, 03:56 PM #7416
the donkeys squatting on fitballs - some even doing overhead db press while standing on a fitball INSIDE the squat rack
True strength lies within the man who is dedicated and fearless of failure; for his body will obey what his mind commands.
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09-15-2011, 04:20 PM #7417
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09-15-2011, 04:24 PM #7418
Every guy that thinks hes Ronnie Coleman before EVERY lift..."YEP! LIGHT WEIGHT...YEAHH BUDDY! OHHHH YEAH...LIGHTTT WEIGHTTT!" -proceeds to squat 225
(insert fear quote here)
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Forever Mirin'
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09-15-2011, 05:11 PM #7419
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09-16-2011, 08:30 AM #7420
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09-16-2011, 12:01 PM #7421
c'mon...I'm the first to help anyone who needs help, at the gym or anywhere. I don't mind assisting someone with a spot, but it seems Im called to this duty about every other day I'm there. The problem comes in when they ask you, so you help them with the first set. Then there's this expectation that you need to continue with every set. I go to the gym focused, I know what I want to do, how long I want to take between sets and quite frankly it sucks to be interrupted because some dude wants a spot on bench. I guess it boils down to the fact that I'm 46 yrs old, in great shape, and never have felt the need to ask for a spot....so I can't appreciate when others always seem to. If your routine consistently requires a spot, fine, find a gym partner or hire a PT.
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09-16-2011, 01:59 PM #7422
I have mad respect for the two women at my gym who actually train hard, the rest of them just do cardio that never changes how they look, or attempt to do weights but instead stand around and pick up a weight every 6 or 7 minutes.
A perfect example, this typical gross fat chick (the type who's shirt won't keep her in and breathes heavy) came in once, did cardio for 15 minutes, and the proceeds to do 21's with the 2lb DB's...looool
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09-16-2011, 02:39 PM #7423
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09-16-2011, 03:19 PM #7424
Yeah, my gym has some crazy bishes too. Including a female bodybuilder who is totally ripped, and has arms that are bigger than mine. So is her chest, but that's only cause of the silicone
Then again, there's also the fat chicks who crunch for over an hour and do nothing else. I don't want to call them idiots, since they're at least in the gym. But I feel kinda sorry for them because they bought into the spot reduction myth.
On another note, my friend recently told me that people at his gym see big guys, then just go around copying what they do. Sounds pretty amusing, but I doubt that's the entire picture, since if it were true there would be huge lines of people at the deadlift platform and squat rack.Misc MD Crew
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09-16-2011, 03:53 PM #7425
fat people who hog the ab/oblique machines because they think it will make them skinnier......smh
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09-16-2011, 04:20 PM #7426
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09-16-2011, 04:42 PM #7427
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ok..my mind is full of fuk right now.
just got back from gym and no lie some guy had a rubber mallet in his gym bag and was doing curls in front of the mirror. after each set hed pull out the mallet and hit his traps a good 20 times.
what the hell???
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09-16-2011, 05:06 PM #7428
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09-16-2011, 05:09 PM #7429
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09-16-2011, 10:14 PM #7430
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09-16-2011, 11:34 PM #7431
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09-17-2011, 05:07 AM #7432
hey! i have read before about stepping over(or rather not stepping over) a barbell while you are actually working with it... well, i dont do it, when i first started working out at a gym like 6 years ago that was one of those small gym things i learned from others... but yesterday i saw one guy doing it all the time. remembered that this was mentioned here a while back and thought i would ask whats the reasoning behind that? respect? i really don't know
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09-17-2011, 02:15 PM #7433
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09-17-2011, 07:08 PM #7434
Sry for double post, but this is just too funny. Reposted from my workout log.
No hotties in the gym today, but a lot of curlbros and gym idiots. I saw one dude doing some hang snatch in the squat rack, and I'm like "ok, cool". Then he starts squatting 2 @ 145, though it looked like he could do more. He does this for at least 15 sets before he gets bored, taking about a minute in between.
Is this like some new training regimen? 15 sets of 2 reps each? Either way, I feel sorry for anyone who needed the squat rack.Misc MD Crew
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09-18-2011, 09:00 AM #7435(insert fear quote here)
EM=The G.O.A.T.
R.I.P. Zyzz
Forever Mirin'
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09-18-2011, 02:16 PM #7436
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There's this girl at my gym who is pretty legit in terms of size, she clearly works out, but man I never see her actually work hard. I swear to god every time I see her (3-4 times now) she's been locked in conversations for a good 20-30 minutes. Last Friday she was talking about this guy about her personal work problems, like all sensitive and stuff...sheesh louise!
god didn't make this body, I did.
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09-18-2011, 05:04 PM #7437
I was wondering how to deal with my friends when we do bench.
When they bench, they always go way too heavy and end up only doing like 1-3 sets. They don't plan out their bench either, so its like they do random reps with random weights all the time. No consistency at all. And then when I try to go light with 8-10 reps, they tell me to stack on more since they know I can do more. No **** I can probably do more, I just thought the purpose of doing bench was to build your chest, not show off how much weight you can do and end up looking like a fool, or worst injuring yourself in the future. Keep in mind that we are all just beginners who just started going to the gym, so I won't be surprised if one of them get injured if they keep it up.
And they are OBSESSED with benching, like they do it back to back on consecutive days sometime. I told them that they shouldn't overwork themselves and allow time to heal, but they don't listen. I'm usually a nice guy, but I'm about to get in their face about it if they don't drop the ego...
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09-18-2011, 06:18 PM #7438
My older cousin was like this. They will probably continue to talk crap and may even be better at bench then you now or become better. My cousin is alot stronger than me, but only because he is 3 years older and outweighs me by 25lbs. He is only strong at bench and curls (go figure). He always says "when you can bench as much as me then you can tell me how to workout." He says this because he always urged me to do more weight, forget about form, dont warm up, etc. when I would tell him to get a better ROM and that he was stupid for only hitting the usual "bis bis chest bis" routine. I just smiled and always continued with my well constructed routine of 5x5. We are a few years down the road and his elbow gives out on bench and shoulder is completely screwed. He cant go more than 1/2 way down. Who is smarter now? You have a kid that had big arms (no legs) and could bench 250+ vs. a skinny kid that warmed up precisely and stuck to my program. Now he can barely workout efficiently and I am healthy as ever, making great gains in strength and mass, and will be able to lift heavy in my 50's+. Bottom line, disregard everything they say. Stick to your guns (no pun intended lol) and know that you may be weaker than them now or not have as solid of a physique, but down the road (when it really counts) you will pass them. Always warm up, stretch, and hit every muscle--ESPECIALLY back and legs. Keep up the good work bro. Train intensely and eat like an animal!
(insert fear quote here)
EM=The G.O.A.T.
R.I.P. Zyzz
Forever Mirin'
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09-18-2011, 06:48 PM #7439
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I have a tendincy to throw dumbbells after sets. Not really on purpose just frustration. I try not to do it around people tho.
Baha, yeah they always ask me if I "work out" or "play sports" Usually people who haven't seen me in a while or just toolsheds. It's pretty annoying. I don't ask them if they eat their face off and sit on the couch...
^ I wouldn't give a flying **** about your friends bench. I have tried a few times to help buddies out in the past.. no avail.
Let him hurt himself and be a try hard. Dudes won't be at it for very long.http://tiny.cc/GoldenEra
( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) hehe
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09-18-2011, 06:52 PM #7440(insert fear quote here)
EM=The G.O.A.T.
R.I.P. Zyzz
Forever Mirin'
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