Man ! times have changed

[RADAR]

Today i needed a change in scenery so i visited my old gym, totally hardcore (well it used to be) here i am blasting away going all out, there were 3 younger guys training (if you can call it that)I usually take a break between sets no longer than 30 seconds, i noticed two members training legs on the squat rack it was nice seeing those two training hard, after taking turns they took a break after 2 sets of 10 reps then the rest of that time they were occupied playing with their phones....WTF! I finally finished my workout and they were still playing with their smart phone as i walked out the door, why even bother paying membership dues? you can do that crap at home.....no wonder alot of them looked like they never even worked out.

Maybe i'm being too cynical , but! theres a time and place for everything, why even last month i went to the movie, got there right when the show was going to start, 10 minutes a couple showed up and sat right in front of me they hadn't been there two minutes when the girl pulled out her phome started scanning her contact list, I kept telling myself "she will be through in a minute" this went on for a good 10 minutes i missed 10 minutes of the movie due to the glare in my eyes, so i lightly kicked the back of her seat and motioned for her to shut it down, the guy apparently didn't like my interruption and turned around and said a few choice words to me not wanting any trouble i let it slide ,I should have just went to the manager and let him handle it, next time i will.
Does anyone feel like i do about this stuff?

 

[gorillahung]

Well, I'm middle age and I have an Android phone but for the life of me all I can figure out how to do is make phone calls. I don't get why people can't put their phones down

 

[H_T_]

Count the people driving with one hand and holding a phone in their line of vision with the other. Why worry about yourself when you can be doing it for 100 others....

 

[SwollenMember_18]

Today i needed a change in scenery so i visited my old gym, totally hardcore (well it used to be) here i am blasting away going all out, there were 3 younger guys training (if you can call it that)I usually take a break between sets no longer than 30 seconds, i noticed two members training legs on the squat rack it was nice seeing those two training hard, after taking turns they took a break after 2 sets of 10 reps then the rest of that time they were occupied playing with their phones....WTF! I finally finished my workout and they were still playing with their smart phone as i walked out the door, why even bother paying membership dues? you can do that crap at home.....no wonder alot of them looked like they never even worked out.



Maybe i'm being too cynical , but! theres a time and place for everything, why even last month i went to the movie, got there right when the show was going to start, 10 minutes a couple showed up and sat right in front of me they hadn't been there two minutes when the girl pulled out her phome started scanning her contact list, I kept telling myself "she will be through in a minute" this went on for a good 10 minutes i missed 10 minutes of the movie due to the glare in my eyes, so i lightly kicked the back of her seat and motioned for her to shut it down, the guy apparently didn't like my interruption and turned around and said a few choice words to me not wanting any trouble i let it slide ,I should have just went to the manager and let him handle it, next time i will.

Does anyone feel like i do about this stuff?

Ha! Your the man radar!

I see this ALL the time in my gym... Sometimes it screws with my training flow too because somebody will be sitting on the machine or bench I need but they are on their phone and I figure they are just in between sets then I have to re adjust my routine to keep the pump and the grind goin... 5 or 10 mins later they still jus sittin there on their phone!! Then it's my turn to have some goddamn choice words haha! I purely have my phone on me in the gym because my music is on their... If it comes out of my pocket it's to change songs or film my form on a new lift that I wish to improve.

Sometimes I really just want to give the phone scroller and texters a swift kick in the face, but cooler heads prevail... Mostly.....

 

[H_T_]

Those phones are pretty rugged, make em waterproof and shatter proof. Wonder if they could take a 60lb.dumbell.

 

[SwollenMember_18]

Those phones are pretty rugged, make em waterproof and shatter proof. Wonder if they could take a 60lb.dumbell.

Baha! Why don't we do a controlled study and all meet back here with a verdict tomorrow evening... Just make sure you get the make and model of the phone so we all know how much force to use for next time around....

 

[H_T_]

Not much they could do. They have lockers for your stuff. A big board of hooks for your keys. But no, I'm gonna drag around this phone and set it on metal and concrete where people are heaving heavy metal.

 

[big_boy_1]

Maybe they are busy surfing EF or some other steroid boards?
LOL

They are behind in their daily shilling quota.

 

[Wrongun]

So much has changed as we are a different generation. I think more ''normal'' people (by normal i mean people who wanted to get big but never compete on a professional level) existed and were willing to go through the pain to reach their goals. Today the new generation they are brought up on instant results (internet is quick and instant, credit etc etc).

There are also different temptations than we had. So many more gyms these days but they are more leisure centres than hardcore.

Maybe we just looking through old eyes mate

Wrongun!

 

[Wrongun]

So much has changed as we are a different generation. I think more ''normal'' people (by normal i mean people who wanted to get big but never compete on a professional level) existed and were willing to go through the pain to reach their goals. Today the new generation they are brought up on instant results (internet is quick and instant, credit etc etc).

There are also different temptations than we had. So many more gyms these days but they are more leisure centres than hardcore.

Maybe we just looking through old eyes mate

Wrongun!