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zackdarnell
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Yesterday at the gym...
I was doing squats yesterday, and I had just finished my 2nd set. I loaded the bar for the third set (415), and I went over to use the restroom. It was obvious that I wasn't finished with the rack, though. I mean, the bar was loaded with 4 45's and a 5 on each side, my towel was draped over the rack, and my training journal was on the floor right beside it. Well, when i walked out of the restroom, there was only 135 on the bar, all my stuff was off to the side, and there were these two tiny little skinny guys stretching like it was going out of style, right beside the rack. I have never seen so much stretching. By this time, I was pissed, because I was still using the rack. They had unracked my weight and moved my stuff and were getting ready to squat!!!
Well, to make a long story short, while they were still doing their marathon stretching session, I walked over, moved my stuff back to where it needed to be, loaded the bar, and proceded to do my 3rd set. They just stood back astonished that I would have the audacity to use the rack when they needed it. So I finished and unloaded the bar and everything and moved on (note that they were still stretching, but giving me mean looks the whole time). I later saw them doing squats, going down about 3 inches.
Well, I just needed to vent a little. The moral of the story is: If the bar is loaded with a good bit of weight and someone's water bottle, towel, and journal is all either inside or right beside the cage, they are using it!
I was doing squats yesterday, and I had just finished my 2nd set. I loaded the bar for the third set (415), and I went over to use the restroom. It was obvious that I wasn't finished with the rack, though. I mean, the bar was loaded with 4 45's and a 5 on each side, my towel was draped over the rack, and my training journal was on the floor right beside it. Well, when i walked out of the restroom, there was only 135 on the bar, all my stuff was off to the side, and there were these two tiny little skinny guys stretching like it was going out of style, right beside the rack. I have never seen so much stretching. By this time, I was pissed, because I was still using the rack. They had unracked my weight and moved my stuff and were getting ready to squat!!!
Well, to make a long story short, while they were still doing their marathon stretching session, I walked over, moved my stuff back to where it needed to be, loaded the bar, and proceded to do my 3rd set. They just stood back astonished that I would have the audacity to use the rack when they needed it. So I finished and unloaded the bar and everything and moved on (note that they were still stretching, but giving me mean looks the whole time). I later saw them doing squats, going down about 3 inches.
Well, I just needed to vent a little. The moral of the story is: If the bar is loaded with a good bit of weight and someone's water bottle, towel, and journal is all either inside or right beside the cage, they are using it!
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