getting funny looks in the gym....

[circusgirl]

Got some funny looks doing floor press today. Of the "WTF is she doing???" variety. I don't care, if it helps me improve, I'm doing it.

Anyone else here train in a regular free weights gym have the BBers wondering what they're up to? (BTW, my bench max is crap, so they probably think I'm a clueless newbie, well then, I am, really...)

 

[TheProject]

Do some pullthroughs. Then they'll REALLY stare at you!

 

[natural-mike]

Welcome to the club.

Every day another jerk off comes up to me and asks me whats the box for on box squats , what the boards are for on board presses, they wont let me bring in chains and I cant wait until I get my bands and bring them in.

Point is, in a commercial gym 2 types of people will come up to you.

Type 1 "what the hell are you doing with that?"
Type 2 '" do you mind telling me what that helps and maybe show me how to do it?"

Commercial GYM's suck

 

[TheProject]

Welcome to the club.

Every day another jerk off comes up to me and asks me whats the box for on box squats , what the boards are for on board presses, they wont let me bring in chains and I cant wait until I get my bands and bring them in.

Point is, in a commercial gym 2 types of people will come up to you.

Type 1 "what the hell are you doing with that?"
Type 2 '" do you mind telling me what that helps and maybe show me how to do it?"

Commercial GYM's suck

I dunno...I don't mind the type 2's, but more often than not, people just watch what we're doing.

Most of the time, we work out in Hannibal's garage, so I forget what it's like to have other people around.

 

[benchmonster]

I had my own gym for a while so that was not a problem. That is no longer the case so I sought out the most hardcore place I could find. Lots of powerlifters and strongman competitors where I train now, so I don't get too much of that.

However, I used to train at a YMCA, and it was a constant battle with idiots wanting to harrass re: bands, chains, boards, boxes, and what-not. I quickly gained a reputation as someone who could move some serious weight, and the wonderers were soon replaced by awed kids who wanted to know the secret. . . until they heard it.

They all wanted to train like a bodybuilder, look like a bodybuilder, but be as strong as a powerlifter. When I would explain what is necessary to become insanely strong, they would look at me, listen intently, and then go right back to doing the latest Flex magazine workout of the month. Often times spending 2 hours or more in the gym while I was often in and out in less than 45 minutes and never longer than one hour.

So while I am fortunate enough not to have to deal with that situation right now, I can certainly feel your pain as I have dealt with it in the past, myself.

B.

 

[DOM]

The way I think of it is that it's as if an alien, an actual martian, has come into their gym and started bench pressing -- and all they can do is stare, because they just realized life does exist on another planet.

 

[latinus_spicticus]

Most of the time, we work out in Hannibal's garage, so I forget what it's like to have other people around.

Hey, Project:

What about when a red-headed dork thinking he's a badass comes into Hannibal's garage and does stupid stuff, then what do you think/do? J/K


Luckily, I worked full-time for about 2 years before starting college full-time (went to JUCO at nights while working) so I had the money to buy a rack, weights, reverse hyper, etc. and the savings to buy bands, equipment, and have a garage gym of my own. So I can train westside without any fuckers messing with me now.

But, when I trained in commercial gyms I never had the balls to incorporate much of WSB into my training. Most of the time I did an Ed Coan type workout or just went in and did whatever I felt like doing that day-- it was instinctive training with a adhered to schedule (i.e. I did each bodypart twice a week, once light, once heavy, but I never knew what I was going to do until I moved to the next station). Fuck, I didn't even start really concentrating on strengthening my posterior chain until about a year ago when i f'd up my lower back. What a loser<--- me.

 

[princessofdarkness]

Got some funny looks doing floor press today. Of the "WTF is she doing???" variety. I don't care, if it helps me improve, I'm doing it.

Anyone else here train in a regular free weights gym have the BBers wondering what they're up to? (BTW, my bench max is crap, so they probably think I'm a clueless newbie, well then, I am, really...)

i get stared at all the time in the gym...probably cuz im just teeny tiny and lift more than most of the men in there. i've even had free weights thrown at me! i put it down to "one inch penis syndrome" giggles

 

[spatts]

You think it's a whole inch?

 

[benchmonster]

Spatts, Princess is Canadian, probably thinking in centimeters. He he.

Real men are not intimidated by strong women. Unfortunately there is a sad dearth of real men in this world.

B.