OT (kind of) almost got into a fight at the gym today

jacktheblack · 09-18-2007, 05:21 PM

Howdy Everyone

I am now a full time college student here in San Fran and I was at the gym today using the lateral raise machine, and this skinny, 0% muscle kid comes up behind me, grabs my elbows and tries to force me to push the weight all the way to the top!!!! I totally lost my **** and looked like a total tool. I do the lateral raise to just above horizontal, the way I believe its supposed to be done. In my defense I had my headphones on and was zoning out having a great workout and HE GRABBED MY FREAKING ELBOWS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! If I turned around and it was Ronnie Coleman I think I would have had about the same reaction, but the fact that he looked like he had just wandered into the gym for the first time in his life made it even more galling.
To be clear all I did was yell and get red in the face at the kid (about 22 or 23 year old by the way "kid") but if he mouthed off I have no idea what I would have done. So now I'm the crazy old guy in the gym instead of just the old guy in the gym.

Thanks for the chance to vent

raffim · 09-18-2007, 05:26 PM

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Originally Posted by jacktheblack

Howdy Everyone

I am now a full time college student here in San Fran and I was at the gym today using the lateral raise machine, and this skinny, 0% muscle kid comes up behind me, grabs my elbows and tries to force me to push the weight all the way to the top!!!! I totally lost my **** and looked like a total tool. I do the lateral raise to just above horizontal, the way I believe its supposed to be done. In my defense I had my headphones on and was zoning out having a great workout and HE GRABBED MY FREAKING ELBOWS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! If I turned around and it was Ronnie Coleman I think I would have had about the same reaction, but the fact that he looked like he had just wandered into the gym for the first time in his life made it even more galling.
To be clear all I did was yell and get red in the face at the kid (about 22 or 23 year old by the way "kid") but if he mouthed off I have no idea what I would have done. So now I'm the crazy old guy in the gym instead of just the old guy in the gym.

Thanks for the chance to vent

that's a major no, no man. no messing with someone while in the middle of a set.... i've seen some stupid things in a gym, but nothing like that. if anyone saw what happened, i think they will be thinking your' the crazy guy, but for be able to somehow keep his cool instead of smacking someone who deserved it. how weird.

blabber · 09-18-2007, 05:26 PM

AAAAH!!!! He violated the unwritten "Don't touch me unless invited" gym rule!!!!

MAJOR VIOLATION!!!

jstout · 09-18-2007, 05:27 PM

I can't believe someone would do that. If someone will be looked at as a loon in the whole experience, it should be the kid, not you.

I wonder if the guy would come to my gym and "help" the kid who loads up the bar on the Smith machine to do his patented two-inch-deep squats find something just a little bit closer to below parallel?

raffim · 09-18-2007, 05:29 PM

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I can't believe someone would do that. If someone will be looked at as a loon in the whole experience, it should be the kid, not you.

I wonder if the guy would come to my gym and "help" the kid who loads up the bar on the Smith machine to do his patented two-inch-deep squats find something just a little bit closer to below parallel?

hey! only bay area people allowed in this thread bub!!!

totally j/k

Carl123 · 09-18-2007, 05:33 PM

Uh oh, here comes Hardbody to the rescue.

StartinOver-68 · 09-18-2007, 05:33 PM

You should have said, WTF ahole, are you trying to impress your GF ? Is she around ? I can show her horizontal is better !!

Something like that, or else do what BH does and smack the f'er down.

jgreystoke · 09-18-2007, 05:34 PM

Very rude kid, and very dangerous.

I'd never wear headphones.

Make you totally unaware of your surroundings. You didn't even feel him squaring up behind you. Do you wear them in the street? At home with the dogs patrolling, the doors locked, and a shotgun on my lap wouldn't be safe enough for me.

'Course I'm paranoid, but that doesn't mean they're not out to get me.

ze all knowing · 09-18-2007, 05:36 PM

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Originally Posted by raffim

that's a major no, no man. no messing with someone while in the middle of a set.... i've seen some stupid things in a gym, but nothing like that. if anyone saw what happened, i think they will be thinking your' the crazy guy, but for be able to somehow keep his cool instead of smacking someone who deserved it. how weird.

jeez - a while back i was doin incline db presses, and this arab dude just came out of nowhere grabbing my arms assisting me, i thought the dude was trying to teabag me at first

strong wtf

raffim · 09-18-2007, 05:38 PM

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Originally Posted by ze all knowing

jeez - a while back i was doin incline db presses, and this arab dude just came out of nowhere grabbing my arms assisting me, i thought the dude was trying to teabag me at first

strong wtf

teabag you? sorry bro... you lost me on that one, what's teabaging someone?

ze all knowing · 09-18-2007, 05:41 PM

its like youre about to slam your nuts in someones mouth

jacktheblack · 09-18-2007, 05:43 PM

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Originally Posted by StartinOver-68

You should have said, WTF ahole, are you trying to impress your GF ? Is she around ? I can show her horizontal is better !!

Something like that, or else do what BH does and smack the f'er down.

If I had my head screwed on a little better I could have come up with something that good, but as was my coherence was in the toilet and 4 letter words were the best I could do.

I actually thought about BH (whom I consider a friend and good guy) when I started writing this thread. Every time he writes about a fight in his gym I always tell him to take a breath or walk away or take to the ring if all else fails, but never never fight in your gym, thats like crapping in your fridge, sooner or later your gonna have to go back in there. I kept it cool enough not to touch him but if he had been mouthy I could have gotten into some serious trouble, and it would have been my fault

raffim · 09-18-2007, 05:43 PM

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Originally Posted by ze all knowing

its like youre about to slam your nuts in someones mouth

sorry i asked.... but i get it now.... thx, i think!

invega · 09-18-2007, 05:44 PM

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Originally Posted by ze all knowing

jeez - a while back i was doin incline db presses, and this arab dude just came out of nowhere grabbing my arms assisting me, i thought the dude was trying to teabag me at first

strong wtf

That's gross. But funny

jacktheblack · 09-18-2007, 05:45 PM

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Originally Posted by raffim

teabag you? sorry bro... you lost me on that one, what's teabaging someone?

Are you kidding, thats the second most San Fran thing you can do beside ride the cable car

bodyhard · 09-18-2007, 05:45 PM

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Originally Posted by StartinOver-68

You should have said, WTF ahole, are you trying to impress your GF ? Is she around ? I can show her horizontal is better !!

Something like that, or else do what BH does and smack the f'er down.

Ahh I see where you 're at now

Hoestly I think I would have lost it, reason

1) I am really concentrated when I am training and sometimes close my eyes when I am doing mind to muscle link during a rep and if someone came out of nowhere and did that I would have jumped and maybe hurt myself

2) I don't take too kindly someone invading my personal space.

So yeah I would have probably gone ballistic on the guy, but hey thats just me, nothing new around here thats for sure

StartinOver-68 · 09-18-2007, 05:48 PM

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Originally Posted by bodyhard

Ahh I see where you 're at now

Hoestly I think I would have lost it, reason

1) I am really concentrated when I am training and sometimes close my eyes when I am doing mind to muscle link during a rep and if someone came out of nowhere and did that I would have jumped and maybe hurt myself

2) I don't take too kindly someone invading my personal space.

So yeah I would have probably gone ballistic on the guy, but hey thats just me, nothing new around here thats for sure

There ya go.

raffim · 09-18-2007, 05:48 PM

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Originally Posted by bodyhard

Ahh I see where you 're at now

Hoestly I think I would have lost it, reason

1) I am really concentrated when I am training and sometimes close my eyes when I am doing mind to muscle link during a rep and if someone came out of nowhere and did that I would have jumped and maybe hurt myself

2) I don't take too kindly someone invading my personal space.

So yeah I would have probably gone ballistic on the guy, but hey thats just me, nothing new around here thats for sure

okay, so i'm trying to envision a skinny 20-something guy coming up to YOU (a guy 3 times his size) in the middle of a rep to "help" you out with your form....

now that would be funny.... u-tube material for sure

IronIc · 09-18-2007, 05:50 PM

Wow, that was stupid for him to do, and dangerous for you, since you were in the middle of a set

You had every right to tell him off

raffim · 09-18-2007, 05:53 PM

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Originally Posted by jacktheblack

Are you kidding, thats the second most San Fran thing you can do beside ride the cable car

got on a cable car for the first time about 25 years after comming here (sometime last year) so will wait something like 125 years before i do the "teabag" thing (unless i am the teabager, i guess. that can work depending on the company)

and on a separate note, i've taught myself to tolerate people from outside the city calling it "San Fran" but do you have to do that? we'll revoke your card dude. you'll be forced to hang out in pear 39, north beach and the marina only, without access to anywhere else!!!!!!

Carl123 · 09-18-2007, 06:02 PM

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There ya go.

Whats wrong with that? He does'nt do that too often.

bodyhard · 09-18-2007, 06:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Carl123

Whats wrong with that? He does'nt do that too often.

I think ya miss the point there

blabber · 09-18-2007, 06:06 PM

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Originally Posted by raffim

...and on a separate note, i've taught myself to tolerate people from outside the city calling it "San Fran" but do you have to do that? we'll revoke your card dude. you'll be forced to hang out in pear 39, north beach and the marina only, without access to anywhere else!!!!!!

Well, it beats "Frisco"... :shudder:

raffim · 09-18-2007, 06:12 PM

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Well, it beats "Frisco"... :shudder:

yeah, but still not too far off. both are the same to me.

lukamar · 09-18-2007, 06:32 PM

You should have power slammed his ass, but I've told you not to wear pink spandex on the west coast...LOL I'd have been upset too but I may well have elbowed him in the head as i turned around.