Morons at the gym (the official thread)...

[HiDnGoD]

i don't know what to call this but the other day i saw this guy rolling the 45lb plates across the gym floor...

That's like people that drive endlessly around the parking lot, waiting for a spot near the door, rather than walk the extra 100 ft.

 

[Kabeetz]

I was the moron at the gym last night.. I kept trying to go in the front, glass door but it was locked but I kept trying. And a couple bros were looking at me funny the whole time. After 9pm you have to go in the back. Dumb kabeetz.

 

[nicee]

This thread has drifted toiletwards on this page.

We should assume the kid knew what he was doing since he set a new school record. Rotating your chest upwards on the bench prior to lifting, resulting in making an arch, and holding it throughout the lift puts the musculature in a mechanically advantageous position to perform the lift. This means you lift more and it's safer. Anyone who is unsure about why this kid was making an arch needs to read up on benching. I'd recommend buying a copy of Starting Strength.

I think a pair of Marigolds is a great idea for lifting gloves and probably a damn sight more effective than the crap most people buy. The guy was using some creative thinking. What does his age have to do with the story?

bro dont be a jackass I was mearly telling a story! he was a 70 yr old man wearing fucking dish gloves I thought it was funny.

 

[HiDnGoD]

bro dont be a jackass I was mearly telling a story! he was a 70 yr old man wearing fucking dish gloves I thought it was funny.

Don't be so sensitive. His point was, this old fart doesn't count as a moron. he's an old fart trying to do something. The morons are the younger asshats that are just plain rude or obnoxious, and people that should know better.

 

[medical]

There is an old man who just started going to my gym (hats off to the man for trying to get into shape at his age) I guess at some point or another he decided that getting a pair of lifting gloves would be an asset, not just any lifting gloves would do for this old fart though, what kind of gloves you ask... well he was sporting a brand new pair of bright yellow rubber dish gloves I bet none of you have seen that one at your local gym...frickn hilarious thread guys/gals

Being an old man myself, and knowing the problems of older men, I'll fill you in: His skin is tender and prone to tearing/splitting. I'll bet you he has his hands smeared with Carbolated Jelly under those gloves.

 

[NJL52]

Today I go to the gym solo to do Squat/Press/Deadlifts.

I arrive and there is a guy wearing Hollister Beanie, Hollister shirt and Hollister gym(do they make "gym" clothes) pants. He has 225 on the bar doing squats. I walk up and do my warm up sets and gradually arrive at my work set of 235, not to show him up mind you, just a coincidence.

I do my set, so the instant I finish my set he adds a 45 to each side on his bar. He gets under it and picks it up. I have never seen somebody shake this much. I was 75% sure he was having a seizure. His legs looked like a naked obese lady wearing a suit made of jello doing jumping jacks. He lowers the bar about 10 inches letting loose the loudest grunts known to man and does about 5 "reps."

After two sets of this travestamockery(just heard on tv, funny word), he gets up and leaves with all 3 caddies on both sides. Poor 60ish year old lady walks up next to use it and had to unload all the weight. I helped her take them off, but she looked absolutely terror stricken at seeing all that weight to take off.

 

[blut wump]

bro dont be a jackass I was mearly telling a story! he was a 70 yr old man wearing fucking dish gloves I thought it was funny.

I apologise if my reply seemed brusque but I was caught with wondering what your response would have been had the local school jock come in saying what great lifting gloves they make rather than a septuagenarian "old fart" minding his own business.

No offence to you intended but, as Medical pointed out, older people do odd things for reasons you can only hope to get the chance to learn about.

 

[HiDnGoD]

I apologise if my reply seemed brusque but I was caught with wondering what your response would have been had the local school jock come in saying what great lifting gloves they make rather than a septuagenarian "old fart" minding his own business.

No offence to you intended but, as Medical pointed out, older people do odd things for reasons you can only hope to get the chance to learn about.

Or, for reasons you should hope you never have to learn about.

 

[nicee]

I apologise if my reply seemed brusque but I was caught with wondering what your response would have been had the local school jock come in saying what great lifting gloves they make rather than a septuagenarian "old fart" minding his own business.

No offence to you intended but, as Medical pointed out, older people do odd things for reasons you can only hope to get the chance to learn about.

Sorry bro maybe I was being a bit sensative perhaps a little more respect is required for the elderly on my part, oh well still thought it was funny.(who knows what I will be doing when im old, shit 30,s just around the corner )

 

[myfault]

had to wait 30 minutes for a squat rack last night because a guy decided to use it for curls, followed by shrugs, then bent over rows.