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Kabeetz
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Sorry morons at the gym thread, this guy gets his own post.
I usually hit the gym up Saturday mornings but decided to go in the late afternoon. Will not make this mistake again. We have two squat racks and a power rack.
Finish cardio, stretching etc go to the squat racks to wait my turn. This fat (but strong) guy in his 50's doing non safety-pinned seated military in the power rack (which is fine) is like: Why don't you rotate with that guy? Take off a plate, add a plate.... you guys squat about the same amount.
So I didn't want to do this because I dont mind waiting to start my workout and I use microloading plates and the warm up sets are kind of annoying when on the 5x5 and it wasn't this kid's problem.. but for some dumbass reason I do it...wasn't the end of the world, but this dumbass at the power rack keeps commenting on the form of the three of us squatting on the two racks and telling people to get out of the way he needs the mirror! I was ready to put a gun to my head.
My entire workout I hear this guy commenting on everything to everybody and having loud conversation after conversation. Later in my workout I am doing Pendlay Rows while he is working near me and I KNEEEEEEEEW it was coming.
After my first set: What kind of rows are those???
I tried to shut him down. They're called Pendlay Rows... 90 degree bent over, deload after every repetition.
His response: You're gonna mess up your back!
Me: No, I'm strengthening my back.
His response: I recommend standing reverse grip rows like this (does the hump u from behind row motion), or supported t-bar rows, those are good.
Me: I try to stick to barbells and dumbells, I don't really like the constricted range of motion of anything else.
Him: Well you see I can put 6 plates on the supported T-Bar and my lats buuuurn. You gotta tear that muscle down. The lower back is the weak link in the chain.
Me: And it's important to strengthen the weak link in the chain, don't you think?
Him: It's all about the contraction! Like these people who say don't use straps on pulldowns?? You gotta use straps I say. But not deadlifts I never use belts on deadlifts, you need strong abs for that. When we use to squat you know after three plates or so we'd put on the belt, for the heavy sets.
Me: (Desparately trying to end conversation) Yeah... it's good to work up to your heavy sets and use belts and straps as needed for those. Best of both worlds. (Probably totally making up parts of the conversation, how could i remember that i said best of both worlds? Why are u still reading this? OK back to the story...)
So I get back to work... the whole time he's his talking is continuing to anyone and everyone...loud, obnoxious, non stop. and I hear him say later on to someone else... you see that there.. that's a texas power bar... that's 44 pounds. All the rest are 41. I weighed every one of them. And the plates? They are all 49 pounds, 46 pounds. They are made in china! And they are the wrong kind of iron, they aren't cast, they are the cheaper kind. I weighed 'em all. You gotta get York, if they aren't York they aren't good.
Moral Of The Story: Don't go to the gym in the afternoon if you want to avoid this kind of crap.
Now here is my question... is there any chance that this guy actually weighed all this shit and that my gym's olympic bars are 41 pounds and the 45's are as heavy as 49?? I mean he's such an idiot... but he might actually have done this. How though? He put every single piece of equipment on the scale? We have at least 10-15 olympic bars in my gym..he weighed every one?
And lastly, if this is true, do I factor it in my workouts or not worry about the minutae and just proceed as normal (which is 99% what I will do.. but it can have some impact on progressing via 5x5 for sure as well).
I need a nap.
I usually hit the gym up Saturday mornings but decided to go in the late afternoon. Will not make this mistake again. We have two squat racks and a power rack.
Finish cardio, stretching etc go to the squat racks to wait my turn. This fat (but strong) guy in his 50's doing non safety-pinned seated military in the power rack (which is fine) is like: Why don't you rotate with that guy? Take off a plate, add a plate.... you guys squat about the same amount.
So I didn't want to do this because I dont mind waiting to start my workout and I use microloading plates and the warm up sets are kind of annoying when on the 5x5 and it wasn't this kid's problem.. but for some dumbass reason I do it...wasn't the end of the world, but this dumbass at the power rack keeps commenting on the form of the three of us squatting on the two racks and telling people to get out of the way he needs the mirror! I was ready to put a gun to my head.
My entire workout I hear this guy commenting on everything to everybody and having loud conversation after conversation. Later in my workout I am doing Pendlay Rows while he is working near me and I KNEEEEEEEEW it was coming.
After my first set: What kind of rows are those???
I tried to shut him down. They're called Pendlay Rows... 90 degree bent over, deload after every repetition.
His response: You're gonna mess up your back!
Me: No, I'm strengthening my back.
His response: I recommend standing reverse grip rows like this (does the hump u from behind row motion), or supported t-bar rows, those are good.
Me: I try to stick to barbells and dumbells, I don't really like the constricted range of motion of anything else.
Him: Well you see I can put 6 plates on the supported T-Bar and my lats buuuurn. You gotta tear that muscle down. The lower back is the weak link in the chain.
Me: And it's important to strengthen the weak link in the chain, don't you think?
Him: It's all about the contraction! Like these people who say don't use straps on pulldowns?? You gotta use straps I say. But not deadlifts I never use belts on deadlifts, you need strong abs for that. When we use to squat you know after three plates or so we'd put on the belt, for the heavy sets.
Me: (Desparately trying to end conversation) Yeah... it's good to work up to your heavy sets and use belts and straps as needed for those. Best of both worlds. (Probably totally making up parts of the conversation, how could i remember that i said best of both worlds? Why are u still reading this? OK back to the story...)
So I get back to work... the whole time he's his talking is continuing to anyone and everyone...loud, obnoxious, non stop. and I hear him say later on to someone else... you see that there.. that's a texas power bar... that's 44 pounds. All the rest are 41. I weighed every one of them. And the plates? They are all 49 pounds, 46 pounds. They are made in china! And they are the wrong kind of iron, they aren't cast, they are the cheaper kind. I weighed 'em all. You gotta get York, if they aren't York they aren't good.
Moral Of The Story: Don't go to the gym in the afternoon if you want to avoid this kind of crap.
Now here is my question... is there any chance that this guy actually weighed all this shit and that my gym's olympic bars are 41 pounds and the 45's are as heavy as 49?? I mean he's such an idiot... but he might actually have done this. How though? He put every single piece of equipment on the scale? We have at least 10-15 olympic bars in my gym..he weighed every one?
And lastly, if this is true, do I factor it in my workouts or not worry about the minutae and just proceed as normal (which is 99% what I will do.. but it can have some impact on progressing via 5x5 for sure as well).
I need a nap.
