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

[brownbrown]

There is a young kid at my gym, maybe 19 or 20 who is massively large. He's really annoying walking around like he owns the place wearing a muscle tank top, always flexing in the mirror between sets. Always wears sweatpants but the other day he was there in shorts. Funniest thing I have ever seen. his legs are like bones with some skin around them. has obviously never done a leg exercise. you see that alot, but what would possess a guy to get so massively large in his upper body but never work his legs? it looks ridiculous. I mean people are free to workout as they want, i guess i just don't understand the mentality.

Also, whats with the guys in the tapout shirts or shorts shadow boxing in the mirror between sets?

The other day i'm at the gym and theres a group of 4 high school kids. one is talking to the others how he squatted 405 the other day and today he is going higher. looking at how skinny he is, I thought there was no way he could squat that much weight. sure enough, i watch them load up 405 with two guys spotting, he unracks doesn't even go a quarter of a way down, seriously there is barely a bend in his knee, and then stands upright. his friends start yelling how he owned that and they start to load more weight. I was finished with my workout and couldn't listen to anymore so i left.

Good damn post. Seen it all!!!!

 

[moya]

speaking of quarter squats...
i currently lift at a Gold's... they have all these TV's on the walls, some playing espn etc... well the one that is in sink with the music changed from the music station to some kind of Gold's Gym training advice segment... squats... the dude demonstrating was using just horrible, knee destroying form... he didnt sit back, his knees went out waaay past his toes... his head positioning was off... he only went down a couple inches... to top it off he was only using the bar...
now the best part...
the trainer that ive had tell me 'oh, i could probably do that' when i was telling someone else about my squat workout (i believe it was somthing like 10sets of 3x365)... well he does his squats like the guy demonstrating on the tv... so i took the time to say out loud right by him, even so the whole gym could here... 'THAT AINT A SQUAT... HE ISNT EVEN MOVING THE WEIGHT BUT A FEW INCHES!!! WHAT A JOKE, THAT KIND OF ADVICE IS JUST GOING TO GET PEOPLE HURT"...

 

[JAKE-PATRIOTS]

I hate the trainers at my gym. They get people doing the craziest exercises with ropes, cables, sleds, you name it. And only trainers have access to that stuff so they have to work out with them. These trainers are so dishonest I can't stand it.

 

[realjaysteel]

True story today at the gym
::dude with douchy toe shoes walks by::
Me: Say, what w/ everyone wearing those stupid ass toe shoes around the gym?
Douch: They help me run faster and lift more.....
Me: Riiiiiiight

This is a 100% true story, and I see guys and gals every day at the gym wearing these "shoes" you all know what i'm talking about right, the paper thin shoes that have toes and shit...Now I don't doubt they may be good for running but this guy literally said he lifts more w/ them....did I mention he had tapout shirt on and walked around big and bad at his 5 10ish 175lb frame....moron!

 

[miked8c]

Toe shoes are great for lifting.


Ideally you would be able to squat and deadlift barefoot. However, most gyms do not allow you to lift barefoot, so the toe shoes are the next best thing.

If you go from wearing normal running shoes, and put on those toe shoes you could add 20 lbs. to your deadlift.

 

[C0LUMB0]

It was douchebag central up there today.... the 100lb 16 year olds were sitting on both low row machines ,texting on their fuckin iphones for 20 minutes between sets...sets of pulling about with 40lbs with everything they got.

king of the douchbags is wearing his lime green cut off t-shirt to show off his fantastic tan and skinny soft arms...turning his head from side to side making a pssssst sound everytime he curls the 22lb dumbell .

Arnie wannabe is in the far corner trying to do skullcrushers with an easy bar that was loaded with 154lbs on ...nearly snaps his spine trying to squeeze out one rep..

The " abs are everything" morons then arrived in their clown car - and the circus was complete....

It was a conspiracy i tell ya.

 

[obsessedwliftin]

Toe shoes are great for lifting.


Ideally you would be able to squat and deadlift barefoot. However, most gyms do not allow you to lift barefoot, so the toe shoes are the next best thing.

If you go from wearing normal running shoes, and put on those toe shoes you could add 20 lbs. to your deadlift.

If those queer looking Vibram five fingers will add 20lbs to my DL I would rock them!!! LMAO!

 

[miked8c]

You'd be surprise. I came so close to buying a pair, and then realized that there is in fact a point where one must draw the line.

 

[obsessedwliftin]

You'd be surprise. I came so close to buying a pair, and then realized that there is in fact a point where one must draw the line.

I am having that same debate with myself as we speak Mike....LOL

 

[C0LUMB0]

Dont do it boys....Dignity is more impotant , and you can kiss that good bye when you put them dorky fuckers on your feet...