gym shoot the sh*t thread

[casualbb]

I hate to see the training forum be all business-like

yeah weight training is some serious shit, especially for us here when compared with your average ballys fitness customer.

But when I meet a dude who I know trains, I get all happy because we can share all these gym anecdotes and bond over some of the stuff that goes down in your average gym

So say whatever the hell you guys want as long as it's roughly gym-related

Yes this is kinda c&c-ish but on c&c it's always the same people, and they usually aren't the ones here.

 

[TheOak84]

hey i go to ballys

 

[casualbb]

That's okay, I use pink dumbbells too when I think nobody's looking

 

[TheOak84]

That's okay, I use pink dumbbells too when I think nobody's looking

it takes a real man to admit that

 

[casualbb]

Well women's fitness monthly said tricep kickbacks with the pinkies will eliminate my tricep flab

but i'm sure to never-ever! go below 15 reps, I don't want to get too bulky

 

[TheOak84]

Well women's fitness monthly said tricep kickbacks with the pinkies will eliminate my tricep flab

but i'm sure to never-ever! go below 15 reps, I don't want to get too bulky

y do women have the ability to think :/ it only messes everything up

btw, why isnt there a guys only board ?!?!

*oops* forgot to include gym edicate. i do 30 sets for my chest 3x a week, or else i WONT get results.

 

[casualbb]

dude... what would we talk about on a guy's-only board that we don't already do everywhere else?

jerking off, mad pimping skillz, guns, vaginas... oh wait, welcome to c&c

oh crap now we're getting off-topic. GYM STUFF!

 

[TheOak84]

dude... what would we talk about on a guy's-only board that we don't already do everywhere else?

jerking off, mad pimping skillz, guns, vaginas... oh wait, welcome to c&c

oh crap now we're getting off-topic. GYM STUFF!

tru tru. i guess the girls need their own space. so this is like a spam/gym thread?

cool, im hitting chest and delts and traps today, what about u

 

[casualbb]

4th workout of my 15's minicycle...

with disgustingly pitiful weights. seriously, I'm embarrassed to actually Do the workout in a gym ful of bench/curl jockies, so there's no way I'd ever post them here

I have a reponse prepared in case anybody makes fun of me: "oh these? they're my warm up weights." and then run and hide behind a treadmill

 

[Illuminati]

i got this room mate at school that's fuckin idiot. i dont think he can speak english, and he sleeps all fuckin day so i can't do anything in the room.

oh yeah, im doing squats today....

 

[Tom Treutlein]

Ego problem, Casual? Come on, that's not what HST is about. Carry about a complex article on the principles of HST, and if someone gives you shit about lifting bitch weights, slam it in their face and tell them that's why you're doing it.

Then again, giving away secrets is a bad thing.

Back/Shoulders today. Back to roots. 5x5 routine. Been awhile, and I love volume training.

 

[BOOEY]

I don't know why, but whenever I see someone (my gym's pretty small by the way) benching who's relatively small, I always feel the need to pay carefull attention in case they get caught and need assistance. It's weird, because I can't look away even if I want to ... anyone else or am I the nut?

 

[Backlash]

I don't know why, but whenever I see someone (my gym's pretty small by the way) benching who's relatively small, I always feel the need to pay carefull attention in case they get caught and need assistance. It's weird, because I can't look away even if I want to ... anyone else or am I the nut?

Me too.

 

[Synpax]

I don't know why, but whenever I see someone (my gym's pretty small by the way) benching who's relatively small, I always feel the need to pay carefull attention in case they get caught and need assistance. It's weird, because I can't look away even if I want to ... anyone else or am I the nut?

Not a nut - I'm there too. Part of the reason is from my own experience getting stuck under way to much weight.

And I'm not the only one in the gym who keeps an eye on that stuff. Yesterday some scrawny guy was doing way to much weight and really looked like he didn't have another rep in him, but he went for it anyway.

On the way back up he slooooowwwwed way down, and you could see maybe four of us in different part of the gyms look like we were about to run over there...

and then he gets it up on his own, and you can hear a collective exhale of relief.

 

[BOOEY]

Lol, cool I thought it was just me. I really hate it when someone really struggles on a rep, and tries for one more. I mean if it's someone who looks like they know what they are doing, then its a different story. But some of these newbies think they are Superman or something.

 

[halfaclue]

I hate to see the training forum be all business-like

yeah weight training is some serious shit, especially for us here when compared with your average ballys fitness customer.

But when I meet a dude who I know trains, I get all happy because we can share all these gym anecdotes and bond over some of the stuff that goes down in your average gym

So say whatever the hell you guys want as long as it's roughly gym-related

Yes this is kinda c&c-ish but on c&c it's always the same people, and they usually aren't the ones here.

WHOA NELLY...although it does suck..I do go to Bally's

 

[cwick0]

lol casualbb,

bench/curl jockies = beach boys

Nothing like making fun of these idiots in the gym.

 

[cwick0]

casual is right, how many hardcore/badasses do you see training at a Bally's?

 

[TheOak84]

casual is right, how many hardcore/badasses do you see training at a Bally's?

i think im the only one... im the only and ONLY one who deads and squats te right way, and basically the only one who trains my ass off and makes gains

im not hardcore like bfold, but pound for pound id say im a bad dude . sure i can be a lil leaner and a lil stronger, but im getting there

weights are weights man.

 

[halfaclue]

4th workout of my 15's minicycle...

with disgustingly pitiful weights. seriously, I'm embarrassed to actually Do the workout in a gym ful of bench/curl jockies, so there's no way I'd ever post them here

I have a reponse prepared in case anybody makes fun of me: "oh these? they're my warm up weights." and then run and hide behind a treadmill

I can't wait til friday to start my 15's...I'm dying from no gym

 

[halfaclue]

I don't know why, but whenever I see someone (my gym's pretty small by the way) benching who's relatively small, I always feel the need to pay carefull attention in case they get caught and need assistance. It's weird, because I can't look away even if I want to ... anyone else or am I the nut?

Same here

 

[halfaclue]

casual is right, how many hardcore/badasses do you see training at a Bally's?

OH OH OH PIck me..I'm a hardcore badass from bally's....although I am looking for anew gym because the 105 db's sucks my ass.

 

[cwick0]

i think im the only one... im the only and ONLY one who deads and squats te right way, and basically the only one who trains my ass off and makes gains

im not hardcore like bfold, but pound for pound id say im a bad dude . sure i can be a lil leaner and a lil stronger, but im getting there

weights are weights man.

No sweat. My college gym is like a Bally's too, I HATE IT.
I would guarantee you are the only hardcore one there.

 

[casualbb]

No sweat. My college gym is like a Bally's too, I HATE IT.
I would guarantee you are the only hardcore one there.

ditto on that crap.

fees to use the place is $35 per SEMESTER

I figure since people feel like they're barely paying anything (which is true) it gives them free reign to abuse the place

The DB's are always mismatched, weights are frequently not stripped off bars, plates are all over the place

they literally have to hire people just to clean up after our sloppy asses. Oh well, time to go embarass myself some more with some 15's. be back in 1.5 hours, 2 if I eat afterwards. Who am I kidding, of course I'm gonna eat afterwards

 

[d-dub]

I wish to shoot teh poo as well...

I have one game of bball left and then i will be hitting the weights again with renewed effort - im feeling pretty fired up about it. During the season i only do an upper day and a lower day to maintain really, i have to train and play which cuts into training time/recovery (even tho it is only bball for fun, not serious)

I am gonna go with a westide routine or a 5x5. Seriously thinking 5x5 because i want more size as well as the strength, and then i hit westside style training once i have more of a mass base..... wadja think guys?

 

[halfaclue]

I wish to shoot teh poo as well...

I have one game of bball left and then i will be hitting the weights again with renewed effort - im feeling pretty fired up about it. During the season i only do an upper day and a lower day to maintain really, i have to train and play which cuts into training time/recovery (even tho it is only bball for fun, not serious)

I am gonna go with a westide routine or a 5x5. Seriously thinking 5x5 because i want more size as well as the strength, and then i hit westside style training once i have more of a mass base..... wadja think guys?

Never tried westside so i can not help you there by 5*5 was great for me with MOST excercises...I didn't like it with traps or bi's....didn't seem to get as much growth as with 5*5

 

[zxe003]

Hey, you guys ever cut a mean one in the corner of the gym while deadlifting or some shit, and then some unsuspecting guy (or even worse...girl) comes walking over to grab a Db or some other piece of equipment? And then you just continue to hit your shit like you don't even notice, but you can totally see the expression on the person's face go from a look of determination and focus to...."WTF!?" If it's a dude, I don't even trip, I'll claim my shit, cuz I know another hardcore lifter is just as O.D.'d on protein and supps as me, and has probably been doin the same all around the gym, but when it's a girl, I start lifting that much harder so that the red on my face just looks like a result of instense training. LOL. Sorry for the foul subject....but c'mon, I know you guys feel me.

 

[halfaclue]

Hey, you guys ever cut a mean one in the corner of the gym while deadlifting or some shit, and then some unsuspecting guy (or even worse...girl) comes walking over to grab a Db or some other piece of equipment? And then you just continue to hit your shit like you don't even notice, but you can totally see the expression on the person's face go from a look of determination and focus to...."WTF!?" If it's a dude, I don't even trip, I'll claim my shit, cuz I know another hardcore lifter is just as O.D.'d on protein and supps as me, and has probably been doin the same all around the gym, but when it's a girl, I start lifting that much harder so that the red on my face just looks like a result of instense training. LOL. Sorry for the foul subject....but c'mon, I know you guys feel me.

Legg curls when you lay on your stomach do it to me all the time...sometimes they are not so silent and that is embarassing

 

[zxe003]

Legg curls when you lay on your stomach do it to me all the time...sometimes they are not so silent and that is embarassing

LMFAO....that's what I'm talkin about, but next time, let out a loud grunt before you release and then give a, "hell yeah!" Just shows your intensity! (.....unless of course there is a female present.)

 

[JohnRobHolmes]

rofl! thats some good stuff. eggs smell real nice a day or two later.

anybody got those groups of girls that go to "workout" and just talk? the ones that have full makup, walk a bit, and maybe pick up some 5's and curl a few times. its obvious they dont ever actually do anything, because they go for months and are still all flabby. cracks me up, especially the makup

 

[SoreArms]

Do you carry your cell phone while you're working out?

Nothing pisses me off more that seeing some chump on a bench that I'm waiting on, talking away on his cell phone instead of working out. You there to talk or train, dipshit? I always make it a point to leave my phone at home or in the car, unless I'm expecting an important call or something.

 

[cwick0]

Hey, you guys ever cut a mean one in the corner of the gym while deadlifting or some shit, and then some unsuspecting guy (or even worse...girl) comes walking over to grab a Db or some other piece of equipment? And then you just continue to hit your shit like you don't even notice, but you can totally see the expression on the person's face go from a look of determination and focus to...."WTF!?" If it's a dude, I don't even trip, I'll claim my shit, cuz I know another hardcore lifter is just as O.D.'d on protein and supps as me, and has probably been doin the same all around the gym, but when it's a girl, I start lifting that much harder so that the red on my face just looks like a result of instense training. LOL. Sorry for the foul subject....but c'mon, I know you guys feel me.

lol, i thought letting one was a part of doing deads and sqauts.

 

[BOOEY]

Lol, I almost always let one rip when doing leg presses. I just grunt at the same time to cover it up

But nothing beats doing squats when a hot chick is close by. PR's galore

 

[guldukat]

Do you carry your cell phone while you're working out?

Nothing pisses me off more that seeing some chump on a bench that I'm waiting on, talking away on his cell phone instead of working out. You there to talk or train, dipshit? I always make it a point to leave my phone at home or in the car, unless I'm expecting an important call or something.

I see that a lot. Annoys the piss out of me.

What's bugged me at the gym lately are two guys I call Pops and Pops' Fat Pal. They train at least 6 days a week; I see both of them in there every time I train. Their workout is something like this:

Mon.--10 sets of flat bench to failure, 6 sets of Smith incline, ???? (I'm finished by the time these jokers get this far)
Tues.--10+ sets of behind-neck Smith press, 10 sets of FRONT Smith press, ? sets of DB presses, ? sets of Hammer shoulder press, then plate raises with a 45
Wed.--same as Mon.
Thurs.--same as Tues.
Fri.--same as Mon.
Sat. or Sun.--same as Tues.

(They used to do really hideous pulldowns and heave-ho curls with dinky weight, but I haven't seen them do either in a long time. Maybe they come in and do those in another workout, 2-a-day style *shudder* But I'd bet good money they never, ever train legs or their core.)

As you can see, they're hogging equipment like motherfuckers. They'll spend at least a half hour doing one exercise, so they'll tie up a Smith for a whole HOUR on their "shoulder days." All sets are to failure or close thereto, and they use really, really ugly form. You could fit a monster truck tire between their asses and the bench when they're flat pressing.

What bugs me is the way they strut around, though. Pops, especially, seems to think he's the king shit; of course, he's not even close. He and PFP are actually a bit weaker than they were a year ago. In street clothes you couldn't tell they worked out at all.

All that time and effort just to bounce 245 off your chest for a few ugly, ass-in-the-air reps, and to not have a scrap of discernable muscle...*shakes head* If I was in their shoes, I'd take up table tennis.

 

[MsBeverlyHills]

2 weird things just happened at my gym this wk--

first off- this guy spots me on DB press (45s) & nearly rips my shoulder out, then goes "really nice set hon" (wtf?). Second, I saw Chris Cormier & we start chatting about the Florida game this wkend

weird. most the time I never talk to anyone.. from now on- remember headphones! LOL.

 

[SoreArms]

2 weird things just happened at my gym this wk--

first off- this guy spots me on DB press (45s) & nearly rips my shoulder out, then goes "really nice set hon" (wtf?). Second, I saw Chris Cormier & we start chatting about the Florida game this wkend

weird. most the time I never talk to anyone.. from now on- remember headphones! LOL.

LOL, Chris Cormier went to my night job (restaurant) about a week or two ago with some hot chick. That dude is huge, but short, he's also a cheap tipper.

 

[MsBeverlyHills]

LOL, Chris Cormier went to my night job (restaurant) about a week or two ago with some hot chick. That dude is huge, but short, he's also a cheap tipper.

huge, short & NOT in shape for the Olympia in 6 weeks!

 

[Mike_Rojas]

Do you carry your cell phone while you're working out?

Nothing pisses me off more that seeing some chump on a bench that I'm waiting on, talking away on his cell phone instead of working out. You there to talk or train, dipshit? I always make it a point to leave my phone at home or in the car, unless I'm expecting an important call or something.

Last time I was at my gym, this girl was chatting on her phone while she was doing leg extensions.

 

[guldukat]

2 weird things just happened at my gym this wk--

first off- this guy spots me on DB press (45s) & nearly rips my shoulder out, then goes "really nice set hon" (wtf?). Second, I saw Chris Cormier & we start chatting about the Florida game this wkend

weird. most the time I never talk to anyone.. from now on- remember headphones! LOL.

WTF indeed

So how's Cormier looking? He's got the Olympia here in what...about five weeks?

 

[wnt2bBeast]

ditto on that crap.

fees to use the place is $35 per SEMESTER

I figure since people feel like they're barely paying anything (which is true) it gives them free reign to abuse the place

The DB's are always mismatched, weights are frequently not stripped off bars, plates are all over the place

they literally have to hire people just to clean up after our sloppy asses. Oh well, time to go embarass myself some more with some 15's. be back in 1.5 hours, 2 if I eat afterwards. Who am I kidding, of course I'm gonna eat afterwards

believe it or not my gym is a total mess as well (its a world).i hate when people leave machines with plates on them the benches are all loaded and there are 2 people in there..for me the power rack is right next to the smith machine so there are never any 45's around to squat i gotta lug friggin plates across the gym plus get rid of all those goddamn 10's and 5's and 25's..loading the power squat i need to hijack all the 45's before i start my workout then hope no one tries to walk off with plates!!

 

[WalkingBeast]

That's okay, I use pink dumbbells too when I think nobody's looking

 

[Tagio]

hahahaha

 

[halfaclue]

ummm whats the third one??? I hope you didn't earn your red wings and take the picture to prove it.

 

[casualbb]

(shh wb thinks he's a cannibal. that's true if he's made of spaghetti)

 

[cwick0]

You crazy ass. The third pic is hillarious.

 

[WalkingBeast]

 

[muscledog95]

a good friend of mine has been lifting (loosly) for about a yr and a half. Hasn't gained a single pound in strenght on any lift. He wont listen to me and sticks to nothing but machines, negatives, etc etc. Anyhow, we will be discussing weight lifting and strength, and he will be like " ya man im up to 170lb bodyweight" You know I do the usuall "ahh man thats a great job". The sad part about it is its not muscle at all. On a related note, whenever we discuss someone and he starts sayhing how they think there tough, or they are pussys, he will act like hes a manly man and can whip em just because he goes to the gym....oh well.lol

 

[Tweakle]

I train at ballys too. I enjoy watching the gym instructors trying to scam on the chicks there, people walking in front of me talking on the cell phone when im deadlifting, guys doing 45l cheat curls & screaming like theyre giving birth and little guys in wife beaters.

Also the no chalk, no dropping weights rule & the hex plates make deadlifting a true joy.

 

[casualbb]

hey I'm one of those little guys in a wife beater

I'm not trying to show off my mad skinny cuts, I just like the arm mobility of a tank top

 

[wnt2bBeast]

hey I'm one of those little guys in a wife beater

I'm not trying to show off my mad skinny cuts, I just like the arm mobility of a tank top

it really makes that much of a difference to you? theres one a guy at my gym that i havent seen around in awhile..always in sweats and a hoody..best physique in my gym..and this guy wears the sweats in the middle of the summer too..

 

[jenscats5]

I just joined a new gym.....I like the wide variety of equipment (ie hack squat) cuz the old gym didn't have that....but NO ONE EVER puts the plates back & the DBs are always mismatched -- in between sets I rearrange them, cuz I'm anal I guess, but I can't stand that they are mixed up....

And I don't think anyone has ever seen a woman deadlift till they saw me do it the other day -- felt like I was on TV. Hey, you guys might want to add that to your ever ongoing arm workouts.....oh wait....

 

[casualbb]

Everytime I mention working out as a hobby to a guy, the response is always "what do you bench"

WHen I tell them I don't bench they usually get disappointed. Dudes annoy me sometimes.

 

[AEKDB]

CasualBB, I feel your pain.
Q: "What do you bench?"
A: "Dunno, around 300."
Q: "You don't know what you bench?"
A: "No but I deadlift 500."
Q: "You? You don't know what you bench?"

Farts are my best friend:
Q: "Can I work in?"
A: "Sure," as I let one go quitely.
Q: "Can you just let me know when you are done?"

 

[casualbb]

I'm sticking this to encourage larger bullshitting

 

[wnt2bBeast]

I'm sticking this to encourage larger bullshitting

cool

 

[Carmen]

monday- i'm going to bench 215. end of story.

 

[mad_monkey59]

Two really skinny guys in gym yesturday, standing infront of mirror. One was muscleing down whilst the other one did 30reps of 20kgs in probably the funniest form of a barbell curl I will ever see. In between sets, the guy goes
'yer, sets don't work for me I mean they work on my chest but not on my arms', to which his friend replies

'I know, I just don't grow when I do sets, I just go with the pain' before walking over a doing his 3rd set of 30s.

At the end of the set, his friend goes 'pretty damn impressive man, yeah 30 reps, wow.' To which Mr Olympia replies 'well my arms are big because I used to box, my biceps have always been really good, its just my legs are the problem' before dancing around pretending to spar with an invisable man

Certainly gave me something to watch between sets.

 

[wnt2bBeast]

this question is for casual or someone with better knowledge about physiology than myself..(i have none) lol

anyway guy laying on a decline bench so his head is bove his feet...raise legs up and have someone hrow your feet down hard as you resist..im not talking about a little tap down im talking a hard throw where it looks to bethe spine is being contorted because of the arch in the low back? bear in mind this is being done by a personal trainer at my gym which jus reaffirms to me that it is a very bad move..lol

am i wrong or is this the best ab exercise ever?

 

[casualbb]

bleh, sounds like a crappy leg raise. I see dudes doing this

Unless you're doing a sport where you need explosive leg-raise power, it's pointless

 

[ghettostudmuffin]

Stupid shit I see in the gym.

Almost noone does squats or deadlifts of any kind, but that's to be expected.

And even when they do actually do them it's rarely over 225lbs and almost always a half squat and probably closer to a quarter squat.

In fact, I am actually surprised when I see someone doing squats with at least a little weight and using good form. Only the small group of powerlifters in my gym and myself can be counted on hitting squats and deads as hard or harder than any other exercise lol.

Little guys that can maybe rep 225 on bench and think they are johhny dangerous, but couldn't do a real squat with that weight to save their life and let's not even go into deads again.

Guys practically heaving their weights when lifting. I can understand if all you care about is getting the weight from point A to point B and you are trying to develope maximum strength(and you can already lift a decent amount) and practically yank your rows or something, but otherwise, quit it.

Girls using too little weights. I'm talking 5lbs dumbells for DB bench. Gimme a bREAK. You press more weight doing girl style pushups than those puny things.

These 2 average sized guys that don't even look like they lift weights in wife beaters standing side by side in front of the mirror in front of the water fountain sizing each up and seeing who has the better body. "My pecs are bigger than yours." "Oh ya, well my arms are bigger than yours." Talk about the gaynezz.

I'm getting brain overload. Too much too list.

 

[Guinness5.0]

When I lifted at the rec of my college, I was with my roommate one day and these two foreign guys came in to lift (I have no idea what nationality they were). They smelled so incredibly bad that we actually changed up our lifting to get away from them. There is no way I can do their smell justice with words. The best I can do is vinegar, dirty socks and good ol' fashioned BO times 5. It was great to watch (from a safe distance) as people would walk toward them and there heads would kinda snap up and they'd look around wide-eyed like "wtf?" After we moved away from them my roommate goes "damn dude for a second I thought that was you"

 

[casualbb]

I've started making up code-names for the hotties that i see consistently in my gym

so far i've got
"lycra"
and
"the brazilian"

both chosen because they have caboose

 

[TheOak84]

I've started making up code-names for the hotties that i see consistently in my gym

so far i've got
"lycra"
and
"the brazilian"

both chosen because they have caboose

me and my partner do the same thing.

this one girl with a super nice ass we call *christmas hams*

actually her ass looks like an upside down heart. its perfect, full, bounce and thick.. and shes like 5 feet with a decent rack. what a bitch

 

[TRUEsoldier]

talk about bad smelling people, the worst in the gym was when I was in Kosovo, and the UAE (United Arab Emerence) guys were in there, they were so bad that when they would go into an area everybody else would leave, even if they were in the middle of a set...

and me and my buddies make nick names for everyone we see in the gym on a consistant basis, well all the ones that just do the stupidest shit!!!!

Peace

 

[AirWolf]

I just joined a new gym.....I like the wide variety of equipment (ie hack squat) cuz the old gym didn't have that....but NO ONE EVER puts the plates back & the DBs are always mismatched -- in between sets I rearrange them, cuz I'm anal I guess, but I can't stand that they are mixed up....

And I don't think anyone has ever seen a woman deadlift till they saw me do it the other day -- felt like I was on TV. Hey, you guys might want to add that to your ever ongoing arm workouts.....oh wait....

So I was lifting today - waiting on the Hammer Shoulder press...asked the dude how many sets he has left - he says 1, I wait. He finishes then just walks away - leaves a plate, a quarter, and a dime on each side...leaving me to put that shit away and throw another plate on. Now I'm not asking him to help throw new weight on for me - but at least offer to take off whatever you were working with.

Sh*t pisses me off.

And by the way - whats up with dudes walking around the locker room naked? Especially old men. Does this happen at every gym or just mine?Seriously - noone wants to see that. Put a towel on!!!

 

[Tweakle]

everytime I walk into the locker room I see an old man's ass crack

the dudes who go for a shit naked, thats just weird

and training in a gym where everyone is too much of a pussy to spot you, that sucks

 

[ghettostudmuffin]

That does suck. It doesn't take a whole lot of manliness to spot someone.

Damn, probably younger peeps huh?

Feminine little bitch asses lol. I want to look GQ. I don't want to get too big. I'm metrosexual. Squats are bad for you. Pansies.

These young guys nowadays are pretty lame. Every time I squat at the gym, I'm the only one squatting. Sometimes I catch these teenagers looking when I'm hittin my top sets. It's cool in a way, but it's funny too. They can't seem to equate size and strength with squats. They think non stop bench is the ticket lol. I love bench, but it's not more important than squats to me.

I squat once a week. I've been doing this at my gym for a good 4 months now. I have yet to see anyoone do squats when I'm squatting. Seen plenty of leg presses, but those don't count.

Actually, there is this guy that was doing full squats once and I saw him at the tail end of my workouts a few times and he ended up asking me for a few pointers so I helped him out. Then I told him to put more weight on. 205 to be exact. He goes, oh, this is no problem. I don't usually go this heavy, but I do like 3 sets of 12 with 135.

This guy's eyes were practically poppin out of his head with the 205 and he wasn't quite hitting parallel. More like an inch or two above lol. Kinda like how arnold did squats. He did 5 sets of 3 and he failed on the 3rd rep of the 5th set. He did good and tried hard, but then the next time I SAw him doing legs he bitched out and was doing leg presses haha.

 

[wnt2bBeast]

I've started making up code-names for the hotties that i see consistently in my gym

so far i've got
"lycra"
and
"the brazilian"

both chosen because they have caboose

damn i lover a nice thick caboose

 

[AirWolf]

That does suck. It doesn't take a whole lot of manliness to spot someone.

Damn, probably younger peeps huh?

Feminine little bitch asses lol. I want to look GQ. I don't want to get too big. I'm metrosexual. Squats are bad for you. Pansies.

These young guys nowadays are pretty lame. Every time I squat at the gym, I'm the only one squatting. Sometimes I catch these teenagers looking when I'm hittin my top sets. It's cool in a way, but it's funny too. They can't seem to equate size and strength with squats. They think non stop bench is the ticket lol. I love bench, but it's not more important than squats to me.

I squat once a week. I've been doing this at my gym for a good 4 months now. I have yet to see anyoone do squats when I'm squatting. Seen plenty of leg presses, but those don't count.

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Man - I don't know where you guys work out - but I work out at a 24hour fitness which is a very 'family' oriented gym and there are at least 10-15 dudes there that do squats. Granted, most of them do quarter squats and use the pussy pad...but still - at least they're tryin'. And I love watching the girls use the smith machine for squats, especially when they're wearing somethin tight.

 

[Tweakle]

nah ghetto not younger, just pussies. Like when you're lifting and you know if you get stuck there is no-one in the fucking gym who is strong enough to help if you get in trouble, or who knows how to assist or help you rack a weight.

that sucks.

 

[wnt2bBeast]

nah ghetto not younger, just pussies. Like when you're lifting and you know if you get stuck there is no-one in the fucking gym who is strong enough to help if you get in trouble, or who knows how to assist or help you rack a weight.

that sucks.

i use two spotters when benching/boards etc one on each side because i dont trust anyone to lift 300+ off of me if something should happen..i have yet to see anyone do BB rows so im sure they couldnt lift weight off my chest..

 

[BOOEY]

Are you guys ready for the heavy influx of 'Resolutioners' coming to the gym this time of year?

 

[jenscats5]

Are you guys ready for the heavy influx of 'Resolutioners' coming to the gym this time of year?

Went to the gym today & there were no more people than usual.... Niiiice!!


Speaking of squats, I am the only one at my gym who I've seen that does them, aside from the group of guys I call "The Prison Crew." I am definitely the only one who does deadlifts. And I'm a woman.

 

[Snypr]

Are you guys ready for the heavy influx of 'Resolutioners' coming to the gym this time of year?

That's okay. They'll be gone in about a week and everything will be back to normal. What pisses me off is people who come regularly but use the machines as a place to sit while they hold long conversations, then give you attitude for politely asking if they're done.

 

[Guinness5.0]

This doesn't so much annoy me as confuse me-

There's a guy who's probably in his 30's/40's who comes in and walks around the track for an hour or so and does NOTHING else. I've seen him several times now. I've seen him do it on nice sunny days, not just crappy Chicago winter days. I wonder if he really thinks it's benefitting him.

 

[BOOEY]

At least he's doing something though. Most people his age are sitting on their fat asses watching tv

 

[Snypr]

Some people at my gym think they are getting in shape by sitting in the sauna.

 

[benapollo]

there the ones that go to the gym 4 times a week for 3 hours at a time. I know a few of them went with one once spent 30 mins training and 2 hours int eh sauna / jacuzzi

almost forgot starting HST this week cheers casual BB for the thread on HST

 

[Steve The Bluesman]

I don't know why, but whenever I see someone (my gym's pretty small by the way) benching who's relatively small, I always feel the need to pay carefull attention in case they get caught and need assistance. It's weird, because I can't look away even if I want to ... anyone else or am I the nut?

I did the exact oppsite a few years ago...I was working out with my brother in an upscale "health club" in Newton, MA. There was this dude that worked with my brother, who felt he was a strong guy becuase he could bench the whole stack on the universal machine, 315 lbs indicated on the machine...So genius decides to try the real bench that my brother and I were fininshing up on. This guy was probably 6 feet, 200 lbs, not in great shape, and a bit of a tool, if you know what I mean.

So what does the massive tool do? He throws on three 45's on each side, to match his 315 that he did on the machine...He gets under it thinking he is going to rep 8 or 10, struggles to lift it off, and practiccally decapitates himself. A couple of guys help him lift it off while my brother and I are shaking out heads across the gym...But this isn't the best part...

Massive tool decides that he isn't going to fool around with free wieghts anymore, and since massive tool had never used the bench before, he strips the iron off, but ALL THREE OFF ONE SIDE 1ST. I am watching this wondering what was going to happen - sure enough, once the last 45 came off one side, the olympic bar shot over the bench like a catapault, exploding against the wall on the other side and breaking the wall sized mirror...I nearly pissed my pants.

I know, I am probably going to hell.


Bluesman

 

[BOOEY]

Ah man, this was great. Convo in my gym the other day between two "spring breakers"

Kid #1: "Didn't we just do chest?"
Kid #2: "Nah, that was the day before yesterday."

I wanted to fart on them

 

[WoodyAllen]

Hilarious thread. I mean, I think my gym is lame but you guys go to some pathetic gyms.

My gym seems to have two things present at all times - tons of hot chicks and tons of gay dudes. Its kind of hilarious.

There's plenty of shenanigans going on out there on a floor on a daily basis but what really pisses me off is the locker room. Its like Murphy's Law, no matter how empty the gym is, at some point when I"m changing some guy is going to come in and just happen to use the one right next to me. Fuck.

The guys who shit and piss naked are kind of weird too. I mean, I wouldn't be walking around barefoot in that part of the locker room. Filthy.

Also, my gym has the worst shower set up in the history of communal showers. Its like a tiny little room with two columns that each have 4 shower heads so sometimes quarters get uncomfortably cramped. And for some reason, on two occasions that I have had the discomfort to witness, some fucking tool thought it was ok to have an erection in a public shower. NO, IT IS NOT AND WILL NEVER BE OK. One time it was this old bastard who has no respect for anyone and he just stood there examining his erect cock like it was the most natural thing in the world. I fucking fled that shower as quick as possible. I probably should have alerted management.

I get a real kick out of watching the personal trainers get paid ridiculous sums of money to tell people what to do when they could just figure it out if they had any modicum of brain activity.

Also, old ladies with flab wearing midriff exposing workout suits - NOT OK. That goes for any woman actually but especially for wrinkled grandmas clinging desperately to the fantasy that they are still attractive and might hook a gym stud.

I have finally noticed that the new year's resolution crowd is beginning to thin. January to mid February is truly the worst time of year at the gym and attracts the lamest of the lame.

 

[needsize]

my favourite is this dude that comes in...he uses 3 different pieces of equipment at once, which isnt the worst part. He takes 10-15 minutes between sets, so he'll tie up a bench for over an hour, to do a few sets(my gym has 8,000 members and only 2 benches, so this aint cool). The other day one of the guys I train with came in and wanted to use the bench, but of course buddy had his stuff on it, but was no where to be seen. So my friend moves his stuff, and starts warming up. This guy shows up 15 minutes later all pissed off, and mutters under his breath "I guess I need to find another bench". My friend, instead of letting it slide, looked at him and said "I guess you are"....and if that wasnt enough, finished with "And next time I come in and see your stuff, but you are gone for 10+ minutes, I'm throwing your shit on the floor again, this isnt your own personal gym"..... This guy gets all red in the face like he wants to start shit, then looks at my buddy, who has honest 20" arms cold, thought better of it, and walked away without a word
I almost pissed my pants

 

[BOOEY]

my favourite is this dude that comes in...he uses 3 different pieces of equipment at once, which isnt the worst part. He takes 10-15 minutes between sets, so he'll tie up a bench for over an hour, to do a few sets(my gym has 8,000 members and only 2 benches, so this aint cool). The other day one of the guys I train with came in and wanted to use the bench, but of course buddy had his stuff on it, but was no where to be seen. So my friend moves his stuff, and starts warming up. This guy shows up 15 minutes later all pissed off, and mutters under his breath "I guess I need to find another bench". My friend, instead of letting it slide, looked at him and said "I guess you are"....and if that wasnt enough, finished with "And next time I come in and see your stuff, but you are gone for 10+ minutes, I'm throwing your shit on the floor again, this isnt your own personal gym"..... This guy gets all red in the face like he wants to start shit, then looks at my buddy, who has honest 20" arms cold, thought better of it, and walked away without a word
I almost pissed my pants

Thats awesome, wish I could have seen that.

Another funny 'let's do chest again today' at my gym the other day:

Guy #1 (puts 45's on each side): I can only do 5, but that was two days ago.
Guy #2: You should be able to do more now.

Why do these people bother breathing? DIE!

 

[n8ive_stylez]

Naw you don't have any idea what it's like to be on a Aircraft Carrier and sharing a gym with about 30people who know what they're doin, 200 other people tryin to get into lifting, and about 4,000 other fuckin idiots that are up there and think it's Crunk hour up in the gym posing after every set and dancing in front of mirrors thinkin that they're bad azz and all that.. Or scrawny lil dude lifting way too much and dropping it on himself and getting hurt.. I look at this everyday, we have about 25 pieces of equipment up in the gym, and 50 people at a time.. 2 flat benches, 1 incline bench, 1 decline, so jus for example we got 1 random fuckin idiot on one of these things that puts on 10lb weights on each side and starts lifting, no idea what he's fuckin doin, and does maybe 15 sets on there. So he ties it up for an hour with 30 other people waiting.. I have no idea what some of these people are thinkin when they get up there..

It's "Amatuer Hour" up there 24/7.. And the people that piss me off the worst are the skinny little gangster wannabe's up there.. I see then tryin to do way more weight than they can even get off the bench, and having one of their buddies lift it up for them everytime they do it.. Then they get up and start jumpin yellin Yeah!! And What Up Dawg!! lmfao..

Oh and try doin heavy weight on this fuckin thing and having the ship go into a massive roll and having your weight jus transfer 30lbs to the other side.. Fuck That Shit... This gym sucks dude...

We got the WEEKEND WARRIORS up there too when we're about to pull into port and the population of the gym triples in like a day.. So imagine this, stand in line for 1 hour to get in the gym, get there and wait 25-30 min for any piece of equipment you're tryin to get on, then watch these fuckin idiots try to flex and show off between every fuckin set.. It's so irratating

U don't have a bad gym compared to the one that's on this floating piece of shit.. Don't take it for granted..

Anyways Jus tellin ya'll a day in the life of n8ive_stylez.. lol..

Take it easy.. Or any way U can get it..

 

[CrayonOfDoom2]

a good friend of mine has been lifting (loosly) for about a yr and a half. Hasn't gained a single pound in strenght on any lift. He wont listen to me and sticks to nothing but machines, negatives, etc etc. Anyhow, we will be discussing weight lifting and strength, and he will be like " ya man im up to 170lb bodyweight" You know I do the usuall "ahh man thats a great job". The sad part about it is its not muscle at all. On a related note, whenever we discuss someone and he starts sayhing how they think there tough, or they are pussys, he will act like hes a manly man and can whip em just because he goes to the gym....oh well.lol

I have a friend like this .

 

[Jim Ouini]

Great gym stories. What's that saying 'Same freaks, different circus'.

Last week I was waiting for the squat rack as there were 3 guys there kind of doing community squatting. One guy seemed to be the expert, I've seen him do 405 quarter squats, and he was instructing and directing and giving pointers. Good basic advice like don't round your lower back and suchlike.

I did hear him say 'don't go too low, research has shown it'll wreck your knees', however.

Anyway, the other 2 guys were squatting 115-135 or so, being real careful as this guy was poking and prodding and cajoling their form along. Well that's cool for a beginner to have a mentor when they're starting out.

That is until I saw one of the guy's shirts. On the back it said 'Director of Personal Training'. Sure enough he had his picture up there on the wall and everything.

Maybe I don't understand the biz but how do you get to be 'Director of Personal Training' without knowing how to squat?

 

[pgsam]

does anyone else have the guys that still do all their lifts on the shitty nautilis machines because its "safer" ?(yes, my gym still has them) we have a bunch of geezebags that take turns on the nautilis bench and "spot" each other to ensure this "safety". i guess it beats eminems curling in the squat rack

 

[TO_MUCH]

hey i love ballys , although after spending $10,000 on weights i dont think i am going back.

 

[AEKDB]

I hope the ballet moves have not proliferated into your gyms yet. Every leg workout at my gym involves pointing your toes.

Move one- Lunges, big step forward, shift weight to from foot stand up, point back leg straight back and point toe, raise up on toe of other foot, pause and repeat across gym.

Move two- squats: use smith machine, stand on one leg, as you go down extend raised leg in front of you, point toe and stand up.

Move three (the best)- stand dumbbell on end, spotter? sits on ground, stand on barbell, bend at waist so torso is parallel to floor, stick one leg straight out behind you, point toe, hold spotter's? hands, hold for 10 count and repeat with other leg.

Who invented this stuff? I think the music in the gym has something to do with it. If they play "I wanta be your lover" one more time, I might start dancing around the gym as well.

 

[rbtrout]

I train at Bally's, too. I'm about the only one that I've seen in 4 years that changed dramatically. Does that mean I'm a badass? Cool. Of course I do have an attitude. I like to wear a Big Dog Tshirt to the gym that says "I've upped my standards, now up yours". I get alot of different looks.
By the way - I always watch for newbies and smaller guys trying to lift too much. I'd hate to see them get hurt. Is that a badass attitude?

 

[Jim Ouini]

I hope the ballet moves have not proliferated into your gyms yet. Every leg workout at my gym involves pointing your toes.

Move one- Lunges, big step forward, shift weight to from foot stand up, point back leg straight back and point toe, raise up on toe of other foot, pause and repeat across gym.

Move two- squats: use smith machine, stand on one leg, as you go down extend raised leg in front of you, point toe and stand up.

Move three (the best)- stand dumbbell on end, spotter? sits on ground, stand on barbell, bend at waist so torso is parallel to floor, stick one leg straight out behind you, point toe, hold spotter's? hands, hold for 10 count and repeat with other leg.

Who invented this stuff? I think the music in the gym has something to do with it. If they play "I wanta be your lover" one more time, I might start dancing around the gym as well.

lol

Granted I'm no expert but I've yet to run across some of these exercies I see people doing. Maybe they originate in rehab or something. I saw one PT training a couple ladies on the smith machine squat. He drags a flat bench over, proceeds to load up 2 plates per side and has one of the ladies straddle it. So I'm thinking 'hm some kind of smith machine box squats'

Then he puts a 50lb weighted vest on them. I'm not sure exactly what that does (maybe it's fireman training?) but anyway they begin the set and the lady could barely, I mean barely go down a few inches all the while she was screaming and grunting and the PT was yelling at her '225! 225!'

Another time I'm trying to stretch and this PT and her client, a pretty overweight middle aged guy, were doing some kind of isometric towel tricep extension. They'd take turns getting on their knees while holding a towel behind their head. The other person would pull on it while the other person resisted. Again, the screaming and moaning could be heard all throughout the gym until finally they'd collapse from exhaustion, rolling on the ground laughing in pain.

 

[sonic_death_monkey]

The gym.... my gym isn't a chain gym. The gym cators to a broad spectrum of society. (e.g. they'll take anyones money)

Thus, the draw is diverse. You've got your 50+ crowd there religiously from 5 am til mid morning. You can bet your sweet ass that you'll have to be quick to get a single piece of cardio equipment.

Around 8am you get your desperate housewives rolling in to work off any angst they've accumulated from their less than ideal family lives. And for those of you looking for some action, you can come to the gym at this time, let some of these MILF's over hear you're conversation about your wild weekend of monkey fucking some broad, and wrecking your jaguar, then proceed over to the nautilus equipment, offer to spot the 38yr old w/ the new fake tits, and see if you could swing by and clean her pool later.

I know, you're thinking "This guy is full of shit!". But I swear, it's worked for me!

Now if the MILF isn't the kind of tail you're looking for, then you need to show up arount 2pm. Most of the College chicks are out of class and are coming in around this time. The twenty something career girls show up a little after 5pm. So you've got a pretty good line up of ass rolling in from 2 - 9 pm.

Well, that's the menu at my gym. How does the rest of the EF community compare?

 

[BOOEY]

The gym.... my gym isn't a chain gym. The gym cators to a broad spectrum of society. (e.g. they'll take anyones money)

Thus, the draw is diverse. You've got your 50+ crowd there religiously from 5 am til mid morning. You can bet your sweet ass that you'll have to be quick to get a single piece of cardio equipment.

Around 8am you get your desperate housewives rolling in to work off any angst they've accumulated from their less than ideal family lives. And for those of you looking for some action, you can come to the gym at this time, let some of these MILF's over hear you're conversation about your wild weekend of monkey fucking some broad, and wrecking your jaguar, then proceed over to the nautilus equipment, offer to spot the 38yr old w/ the new fake tits, and see if you could swing by and clean her pool later.

I know, you're thinking "This guy is full of shit!". But I swear, it's worked for me!

Now if the MILF isn't the kind of tail you're looking for, then you need to show up arount 2pm. Most of the College chicks are out of class and are coming in around this time. The twenty something career girls show up a little after 5pm. So you've got a pretty good line up of ass rolling in from 2 - 9 pm.

Well, that's the menu at my gym. How does the rest of the EF community compare?

I workout out at a unveristy gym, so there are a lot of college chicks working out at all times of day. The downside is the weight area is downstairs and the cardio equipment is upstairs, so unless you are doing cardio, you won't be running into any girls (I've only seen maybe 2, maybe 3 tops, girls come into the weight area, I think most of them are afraid, haha).

 

[BOOEY]

Nothing worse than doing cardio the day after you hit legs!!!!!

 

[BOOEY]

Nothing worse than doing cardio the day after you hit legs!!!!!

Yeah that was fun, just got back and it took me literally 10 minutes to walk from the locker rooms to my car. NO Pain NO Gain

 

[Tweakle]

Last week I was introduced to the king of gym freaks, a little 40 something flamer with blue hair and matching warmups who's been banned for jerking off in the showers and for trying to pick fights with bigger guys. He dances around the gym with his headphones on, reads a book on the bench between sets and likes to walk into people if they're carrying weights. Last time he was banned for walking into a PT there and trying to push him over.. but bally lets him back everytime he buys a new membership.

what a GREAT place to train

 

[JL_204]

Last week I was introduced to the king of gym freaks, a little 40 something flamer with blue hair and matching warmups who's been banned for jerking off in the showers and for trying to pick fights with bigger guys. He dances around the gym with his headphones on, reads a book on the bench between sets and likes to walk into people if they're carrying weights. Last time he was banned for walking into a PT there and trying to push him over.. but bally lets him back everytime he buys a new membership.

Judging by your insane deadlift power im sure he doesnt bump into you!!!

The other day i was stretching my legs before doing squats and some dude comes up to me and says, "Yoga???". Some people have no clue.

 

[jenscats5]

The gym.... my gym isn't a chain gym. The gym cators to a broad spectrum of society. (e.g. they'll take anyones money)

Thus, the draw is diverse. You've got your 50+ crowd there religiously from 5 am til mid morning. You can bet your sweet ass that you'll have to be quick to get a single piece of cardio equipment.

Around 8am you get your desperate housewives rolling in to work off any angst they've accumulated from their less than ideal family lives. And for those of you looking for some action, you can come to the gym at this time, let some of these MILF's over hear you're conversation about your wild weekend of monkey fucking some broad, and wrecking your jaguar, then proceed over to the nautilus equipment, offer to spot the 38yr old w/ the new fake tits, and see if you could swing by and clean her pool later.

I know, you're thinking "This guy is full of shit!". But I swear, it's worked for me!

Now if the MILF isn't the kind of tail you're looking for, then you need to show up arount 2pm. Most of the College chicks are out of class and are coming in around this time. The twenty something career girls show up a little after 5pm. So you've got a pretty good line up of ass rolling in from 2 - 9 pm.

Well, that's the menu at my gym. How does the rest of the EF community compare?

About 8am is when I get there to do my morning HIIT cardio.....and I'm a housewife.... The only other people there are the early-morning old men -- which is a diff. set than the afternoon old men....

Today -- some guy looked at me & shook his head while I was doing deadlifts....WTF??

Later on in my workout I was doing leg extensions + machine presses in a superset.....This old guy who was using every piece of equipment every 10 mins moved my towel on the leg ext. then when he saw me coming he put it back & scampered off....

 

[jenscats5]

Oh!! Speaking of the old men -- we have some weird ones at my gym -- they MUST walk around the men's locker room naked -- cuz they hang out in the pool, just standing around, then nap in the lounge chairs with their hand on their junk.... I have to cut thru the pool area to get to the track -- I walk very quickly thru this area....

And we've got a very skinny guy who puts 1 45lb plate on the bench press, then lies down to press it & struggles mightily to bench it....it's tilting to the side then tilts to the other side -- he barely makes it, barely manages to complete a 2nd rep, then stands around looking at the bench for 10 minutes, then will barely do 2 more......I always halt what I'm doing cuz he always looks like he's going to kill himself & I'm worried he will....Yikes!!

 

[VNV_Disciple]

My friend Paul who competes, is going to be a Personal Trainer at the gym we go too,..

Free membership for him,..lucky