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

[Azinine]

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I asked some dufus for a spot on the bench....

He didn't wipe his face and as I was on my last, hardest rep...he leaned over and a nasty drop of his sweat dripped RIGHT INTO MY EYEBALL....sheesh.

Ugh. That reminded me of something that happened to me in my high school weight training class 12 years ago...

My buddy steps up to spot me on the bench. No big deal. Only thing is, my buddy used to pick up his girlfriend and give her a ride to school every morning. That particular morning, they decided to go park somewhere and he gave her a different kind of ride...

Later that day, his unwashed junk with 6 hour-old sex stink is directly over my face as he helps me unrack the weight... Fucking gag...

Needless to say (but I'll say it anyway), I immediately got a different spotter.

 

[lanky]

this thread should be a sticky, a classic

 

[Blane]

the benches in my gym are bolted to the ground. they have enough space between them for people to work out and not get in each others way.

Im on an adjustable incline bench. doing incline dumbell presses(the 90lbs dumbells. not super heavy, but difficult to manage after i hv finnished my sets.)

The bench next to me is flat and a female is doing skull crushers with the ezcurl bar.

enter the jackass:

some idiot positions himself between us as we are both in the middle of our set. he grabs two dumbells and starts doing stiff leg deads(i dont know if i should call them still leg deads.....i allways use a darbell)..... for reps of a zillion.

There is a seperate lower body area. but this jackass needs to get in peoples way. i finnish my set and allmost rip my shoulders apart trying not to put the dumbell down on his feet. The girl finnishes and loses her balance trying to avoid hitting this moron in the head with the easy curl bar. the bar goes one way and she slides off of the bench.
I was really angry.

I wont get into the teens who load the leg sled up with as many 45's as will fit(at least 16 plates on each side. i stopped counting after 8). and dont even let their knees bend.

 

[markmark]

When ever Im on leg press I usually put about 7 20kg (45lbs) each side for my 10 rep sets. Most guys will stare because I somtimes give a grrr!!! or a piiiiiissttt!!
Then some n00b comes over after Im done andtries to do the same weight. Bad Choice when he relised how much weight was on he took more than half off after telling me to leave it on, or maybe I just left it on. Im a cunt with that, I hardly ever take the weight off the leg press and if I do its less than half.

^^^^^talking about morons^^^^^^ piiiiisssstt! take the weights off as a courtesy for the next person who may be a female..grrrrr

 

[markmark]

how about the **** brothers that wear sunglasses, fake gold chains and that net or hose on their head. these guys just hang out because I never see them working out. wtf!

 

[EZ_E]

how about the **** brothers that wear sunglasses, fake gold chains and that net or hose on their head. these guys just hang out because I never see them working out. wtf!

My Top 10 (really all a tie for #1)

1. Too many plates on a squat rack and moving 6 inches for 2 "reps"
2. Slamming down 35 pound dumbells
3. CELL PHONES
4. 1st day in the gym wearing a weightlifting belt (the gut hanging over it is a bonus)
5. Extreme Blendz. The Cookie Jar? Why not just go to Carvel?
6. This kid @ the gym who does a whole Tai Chi routine before doing 1-rep sets.
7. Tank tops and stretchy pants are NOT made for everyone. (Men & women)
8. Running over to the TV to see the score of some damn game. If you wanna watch the game, go home and watch it.
9. Going to the gym for happy hour/to put on a fashion show.
10. Sitting in the sauna with pants, a sweatshirt, and a towel over your head.

 

[artificialaspirations]

real men unrack their weights. Currently Working out in Orange COunty, Ca while on vacation and gym etiquette is absolutely terrible. Everyones using bad form and too much weight in the land of 1/2 reps! No one squats, no one deads... I thought BB started in this state? WTF?

 

[deathdroprob]

^^^^^talking about morons^^^^^^ piiiiisssstt! take the weights off as a courtesy for the next person who may be a female..grrrrr

hey atleast I do full-ribcage-cracking-reps.
Its hard, I dont mean to let the noises out lol.

BTW I might have excadurtaed about taking weights off, I usually always take em off, but the story I told did happen a couple of times.

 

[lanky]

using 3-4 machines at once. example using two machines back to back between sets(slow sets 50 reps) and an article of clothing or towel over a third and/or fourth machine.

 

[Captain FT]

using 3-4 machines at once. example using two machines back to back between sets(slow sets 50 reps) and an article of clothing or towel over a third and/or fourth machine.

*goes and moves his towel*