Do You Tell People in your Gym When They Are Screwing Up a Exercise?

[gymtime]

Absolutely not. If they want to know something they can ask. I think its not only inappropriate to assume you know more than someone else but its somewhat arrogant as well. I mean, sometimes if I can tell that someone is thoroughly confused about something I might give them some info to help them and I never have any problem explaining to someone that asks me for help.

This is kind of the same thing as giving someone a spot that doesn't ask for one. The other day I was doing barbell military presses on my 2nd rep very slowly (like I always do in HIT style) and some little guy (that doesn't even work there) ran over and "helped" me push the bar back up. Needless to say I was incredibly pissed when I reracked the bar...

Absolutely!! In eight years of lifting, I've volunteered information once. And that was to a young kid who I felt was in real danger of hurting himself, that was it. Beyond that, I'm not there to mother anyone.

 

[DaCypher]

gymtime and gymratess1,
Definetly agree with both of you.

Bad spotters bother me, but at the same time it is kind of hard to expect something out of someone else without telling them what you want. When I ask for a spot I make it perfectly clear how/when I want them to help me out. Everyone sort of has their own preference on how they like to be spotted.

gymratess1 - Just out of curiousity, where in Florida are you from?

 

[gymratess1]

DaCypher--
I always explain how I want to be spotted. I like very little help. I believe in forcing the person you are spotting to finish with the least help possible. I guess this is why many ask me to spot them. I am in the Tampa Bay Area

 

[DaCypher]

gymratess1,
I feel the same way. Some guys like the spotter to force out several more reps at the end of the set which I'm not a big fan of. I only really like spots on exercises that you need one for safety reasons. Thats another reason why I like doing dumbell presses vs barbell.

By the way, I'm in Gainesville right now (going to school here, don't actually live here ).

 

[Blood&Iron]

What I find amusing is when someone who just started lifting weights comes up to me and "corrects" my form, or warns me after I've crashed due to failure that 'You're gonna hurt yourself.' Bwahahahaha....

 

[Bigsatan13]

Depends on the person. If we are at the casual aquaitance stage I'll offer my assistance. If it was the cop who just gave my wife a speeding ticket, he can go fuck himself. What really pisses me off is when someone searches out your advice and then doesn't follow it. D Don't waste my time!

 

[Roadblock]

I rather help girls than guys because girls listen.
You tell guys not to throw up the weights, use proper form instead of big weights, not to bench every single time.. but they still do.

 

[booger]

Hell no you don't tell them. If they are screwing up their exercise form then in the long run they won't make any progress and that will make you look better in comparison. If anything you should look around for the people who are using the correct form and telling them they are doing it wrong. Think about it. On planet earth, nature prevails.

 

[curling]

Wow thanks for all the replys. I guess I just have a hard time seeing another person trying to help themselves actually hurt themselves in the process. When I first started lifting some dude told me to stop doing the rolling shoulders bit because it could injur the rotator cup and I appreciated it. Shit I am a big time wakeboarder and that could have knocked me out of the sport for the whole season.

So I guess I rather help people from getting injured cause that is being a good humanbeing then worry about a few dickheads' egos.

Oh and I never spot someone unless they ask. I thought that went without saying. That would piss me off too. I like to try to muscle up that last rep until it takes everything I got or it will fall back on me(heck of a motivation to get it up)

Booger,

LOL dude that was funny.

 

[Lord_Suston]

NEVER[/B] because the will never learn. These pathetic morons who are taking all the plates in my gym and never putting them back do not deserve any help in their pathetic lives. If they do not have enough common sense to see and adjust their form to mimic a good lifters form they'll never learn. I hear all day magazine this and the pros say that and well he does it that way, Do they reall ythink the pros write out there own articles and the other chumps who couldn't lift their own Body weight if the tried are using the latest and most beneficial lifting methods, hahahaha. These fools are just a waste of OXYGEN in my gym........