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

[altimus]

oh yea, i dig the "i eat nothing but junk food and dont do a lick of cardio" girls who sit in the ab machine for 30 minutes. every 5 minutes they'll crank out a few reps. then more sitting.
and seeing as how much we hate the squat rack curlers, i saw a kid using the rack for his intense set of wrist curls. there is no god

 

[blut wump]

I saw a kid yesterday just rotating a bar up his fingers. He did about five reps and then turned around and did the same with the bar behind him. I had to reckon that he was working his groping muscles.

 

[BOWTECH]

I saw a kid yesterday just rotating a bar up his fingers. He did about five reps and then turned around and did the same with the bar behind him. I had to reckon that he was working his groping muscles.

Lmfao!

 

[Jim Ouini]

Yesterday I walked into the lockeroom and I saw some guy getting ready to, as they say, 'Kill that shit': His belt was already on, adjusting his headband and slowly wriggling into his gloves. It reminded me of Rambo in 'First Blood' when he was gearing up to go to war against that sheriff.

Then of course I saw him doing one arm curls on the preacher. Good times.

 

[Crox]

The thing that pisses me off more than the abuse of the squat rack and DB's left all over the place is people who leave a mixture of sweet and hair products in a nice neat circle on the bench press and im left with the option of using my towel to wipe their mess off or change my routine.

 

[que_66]

The thing that pisses me off more than the abuse of the squat rack and DB's left all over the place is people who leave a mixture of sweet and hair products in a nice neat circle on the bench press and im left with the option of using my towel to wipe their mess off or change my routine.

The squat racks are always full and most of the time there isn't any room in the free weight area. That leaves the machines and unless the gym bunnies are there trying not to break a sweat I usually don't have to wait long for a machine. The owners are going to build a bigger facility but that won't get done until late this year or early next year.

 

[Jim Ouini]

Then while I was squatting 2 guys were doing flat db press with like 40's and the spotter stands over his pal getting read to start his set and yells 'CMON GET PISSED OFF'

Same 2 guys were doing biceps yesterday. Some kind of drop set shocker where they do standing db curls with their back against a post (I guess so they can't cheat). Anyway, they were doing sets for time, and then running down the rack. So I hear them saying 'GO!' and counting down every 10 seconds: '30...20...10...c'mon..3-2-1!' And then grab the next set of db's down and start the process over until they were at the chrome 5lbers.

I actually heard one guy tell the other 'don't spot me until I start to lose it' lol

 

[Dposey]

Forgot to post about this guy that almost got himself knocked out on Monday. I was on my 4th set of power cleans when I hear a sales manager walking by with a couple of sucke...potential customers. It's a common ordeal and I hear the usual "We have just under a million nautilus machines, here's the free weight area, oh and here's the pool!"

So I'm trying to ignore him and I start my set. On about the 3rd rep I feel the bar hit something and a guy say "Oh shit!" I look to my left and one of the idiots the manager was walking with had walked right in my line of fire so to speak, so when I exploded at the top of the rep he caught the end of the bar right in the arm. I felt bad for about a split second, then I just got mad. This guy better stick to those machines because he's going to get himself killed in the free weight area.

On the upside, the look on the manager's face was priceless. His mouth was wide open and he gave the guy this "You're making me look bad you idiot" look.

 

[letsrun4it]

Conversation at the supermarket when a guy saw me buying a ton of red meat

"Are you trying to get big?"
"Yea I'm working on it"
"Do you workout?" (i may not be mr olympia but thats a stupid question i was wearing a tight tshirt I've got pecs for weeks)
"Yea I lift almost everyday, how bout you" (just trying to make conversation)
"No I used to, then my gym membership ran out"

It ended there

 

[que_66]

I'm starting to notice some of the behaviors mentioned in this thread.

Like the teenage chic who comes in every evening and does the same 5 or so machines. Yep, she's working the same body parts everyday. Very little weight, few sets and small number of reps. I'm no expert but from what I've learned on this site....that routine is all wrong. I guess actually putting forth effort would interfere with the book she's reading and sweat might mess up her hair.

The chubby guys who bring their gf's while they "work out" and "pump iron" while explaining the exercises and what body part they are working and then expaining that he doesn't want her "trying these kind of weights cuz he don't want her gettin big so she should keep to the girl stuff....like the treadmill......" Then they discuss where they want to eat when they are done...McDonalds or Rally's.....and they're gonna drink Diet Cokes.

The chic next to me heard bubba "splainin thangs," turned and looked and then finished her upright rows with 50's.

I just thought to myself...."Ok bubbajoebob I hope you're here in 3 months talkin smack cuz my biceps will look a lot better than yours."