Ridiculous advice you've been given in the gym

[Blenderate]

I just remembered this from a long time ago. I was deadlifting, and some kid came up to me, about 17 years old. He said, "I don't deadlift because I don't want to become sterile. Aren't you worried about that?"

W. T. F.

[TrettinR]

I just remembered this from a long time ago. I was deadlifting, and some kid came up to me, about 17 years old. He said, "I don't deadlift because I don't want to become sterile. Aren't you worried about that?"

W. T. F.

Ahahahahahahahahaha! That's epic

I know I'm not alone on this but the advice that squatting is bad for your knees and arching on the bench is bad for your back is thrown around ALL the time

[dantheman999]

Well arent you!?!

[Entkommen115]

I am not sure I have been told anything ridiculous just the usual "Don't arch your back while benching" and "Don't squat below parallel cuz its back for your knees"

I will ponder on this and see if anything else comes to mind.

[sironous]

someone once told me to not swing my back, scream, and come up half way whenever I do curls. What a beta.

[TurtleApe]

"You know your rotator cuffs are going to explode from doing that?"
DB Flys are serious business

[nekkidbear]

Lol. He probably heard that deadlifts increase HGH or something and then thought it was comparable to steroids. Stupid kids.

[Entkommen115]

Lol. He probably heard that deadlifts increase HGH or something and then thought it was comparable to steroids. Stupid kids.

You just reminded me of one!!!

A buddy of mine told me that he didn't want a six pack because he heard that in order to maintain it your body had to have a constant spike of testosterone which in turn would shrink your testicles.

This was in 8th grade or something like that. I think my memory suppressed it to protect me.

[TurtleApe]

You just reminded me of one!!!

A buddy of mine told me that he didn't want a six pack because he heard that in order to maintain it your body had to have a constant spike of testosterone which in turn would shrink your testicles.

This was in 8th grade or something like that. I think my memory suppressed it to protect me.

Did you see the episode of south park about chipotle? Your sig made me lol when I thought about it

[PaHulkster]

That there are no muscles in the back to support conventional deadlifts so I should only do sumo. He was pretty big too, and the owner of the Gold's I was lifting in. This was several years ago and I was just starting out, but I still was dumbfounded.

[str8flexed]

here was my response when I was interviewed and something was mentioned about deep squats being bad on the knees



it was at the end of the vid

[Hrithan2020]

I've had my friend say that Deadlifts would make my stomach bloat.

[H-Town-Matt]

Quite recently I was doing overhead squats, and some dude came up to me and explained the bar is meant to go on your neck, not overhead...

[eXpiRaTioN_DaTe]

Quite recently I was doing overhead squats, and some dude came up to me and explained the bar is meant to go on your neck, not overhead...

hahahhaa thats awesome. i dont think i would have been able to hold my laughter in.

[ShutUpAndSquat]

i rarely get advice from anyone at my gym...and when i do, it's actually good stuff that i didn't think about before.

(sorry if i'm cramping this thread's style)

[blown032k]

At least 5-6 times a year somebody tells me I shouldn't go all the way to chest on barbell bench press.

When I first started lifting, I was going to a personal trainer at 24 (free with membership). After a few sessions (including a "legs" day where we only did leg presses and lunges) I asked him to teach me how to squat and deadlift. He told me that those were "outdated and dangerous" exercises and that I shouldn't do them.

I've also been told that I should ONLY squat on the smith machine.

[Hatmanii]

I've never been told anything at the gym I lift in, however I heard a PT talking to a fairly obese woman while I was doing squats that "you should stick to squats on the smith machine, and don't go down to far or you will hurt your knees." I then saw him point at me, mutter something, and then proceed to demonstrate that a proper squat on the Smith consisted of a 1/8th leg bend. I couldn't help but start laughing.

[batmanman]

Doing negatives on every workout is the only way to get big or strong, you won't ever get stronger if you focus on the positive

[Fluster]

here was my response when I was interviewed and something was mentioned about deep squats being bad on the knees

I lol'd at the total change in your animation when he asked. I was like instantly you pulled yourself up and changed up about 3 gears

As for ridiculous advice - I posted this the other day in the fam thread:-

The following anecdote is entirely without embellishment :-

Earlier this evening, I had just done my squats and was preparing to work on my pathetic bench. I was in the only rack, looked around to grab a bench but they were both in use and the third was missing. I waddled up to the spiky haired orange skinned PT with his terribly trendy face rat and enquired as to where the other bench had gone.

PT informed young Flu that it had been broken and was being repaired. After only a moment's pause, quick as lightning and eager to please, the PT suggested in all seriousness,

"If you lower the weight a little, you can use a stability ball as a bench, you know, to help with your core balance"

I genuinely couldn't think of anything to say, no smart remark, no nothing, not even a single Roger Moore style raised eyebrow, actually nonplussed. I had always assumed that only people in books were ever nonplussed, but there you go. Every day's a school day.

[nick1990]

nobody talks at my gym.

It is eerily quiet.
All you hear are the fans and the muffled sounds of music from headphones.

Just the way i like it...

[Street_Ryda]

My friend's dad said that he didn't want him taking PlasmaJet because all of these supplements will "stunt your growth".

He then followed that by saying "if you want protein, go to bulk barn and get dried fruit"

Picture all of this in a pakistani accent. I actually could not hold back my laughter in the car.

[justin36253]

this wasn't said to me, but a duo of d bags squatting one day said that "the last thing you want to do when you squat is arch your back because then you will really get hurt when the weight gets heavy" note the weight on the bar was 155 and even at that, calling them half squats would be generous.

[Big Sexy J]

My friend's dad said that he didn't want him taking PlasmaJet because all of these supplements will "stunt your growth".

He then followed that by saying "if you want protein, go to bulk barn and get dried fruit"

Picture all of this in a pakistani accent. I actually could not hold back my laughter in the car.

in b4 skinnycalves



Oh and my contribution:

To do lots of flys, that is what will give me power off of my chest.

[Street_Ryda]

in b4 skinnycalves



Oh and my contribution:

To do lots of flys, that is what will give me power off of my chest.

What? :s

[PeonLover]

My advice has been mostly good advice since I've begun training as I've always lifted with people who know what they're doing.

But there is this.

Tanning makes you stronger
-Jay Nolan

[SoaringSwine]

in b4 skinnycalves



Oh and my contribution:

To do lots of flys, that is what will give me power off of my chest.

LOL I thought it was skinnycalves until I read your post.

[skinnycalves]

in b4 skinnycalves

I hate you. <3

[mikeatnscc]

I hate you. <3

do you really have skinny calves?

[EinMassengrab.]

Just the usual "you're going to break your spine, dude." when i arch on bench


and whenever something happens to me, even a simple headache or something... my mom always says "i told you, it's all the protein you eat". lol.

[isaku900]

ummm....

"hmm for something stupid, lets try doing walking good morning lunges with the SSB ....and let's hang 24kg Kettlebells off it with monster minis"