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The sadest part is that I think they are older than ISassy69 said:
I'm glad Elite saved me from that insanity
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I'm glad Elite saved me from that insanity
SgtSlaughter
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I sent a K message to someone saying something about filming this stuff!... Agreed
Sassy69
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Interesting nite tonite -- I was waiting patiently for the squat rack and one of the trainers was doing box squats w/ this girl he was working with. He had her racked up w/ 2 x 10 lb plates on each side. I understand that when you start squatting its sort of hard, but she was pretty much planted on the bench and he was pulling her up by the arm pits for 10 complete reps while each side of the bar wavered up & down - thank god he put the collars on. I was like, dude, drop the weight.... 
I did my sets and moved on to the flat bench. During this time this Indian guy comes up and sets up the squat bar w/ 25 lb plates to do DLs. I'm done w/ my presses & at my "pull" option. Just to check how my back is doing I play around w/ 10 reps w/ just the bar doing DLs. Indian dude is still screwing around w/ his 25s. I set up my bar w/ 25s & pound out 10 reps, scuff my knees real good so I look like a hardcore PLer w/ blood running down my shins. The Indian guy was sitting watching me & then looking back at his plates. PWNED by a girl.
O well I guess it was the look on his face that was sort of funny.
Anyway, carry on.
I did my sets and moved on to the flat bench. During this time this Indian guy comes up and sets up the squat bar w/ 25 lb plates to do DLs. I'm done w/ my presses & at my "pull" option. Just to check how my back is doing I play around w/ 10 reps w/ just the bar doing DLs. Indian dude is still screwing around w/ his 25s. I set up my bar w/ 25s & pound out 10 reps, scuff my knees real good so I look like a hardcore PLer w/ blood running down my shins. The Indian guy was sitting watching me & then looking back at his plates. PWNED by a girl.
O well I guess it was the look on his face that was sort of funny.
Anyway, carry on.
thewanderer690
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lol this dude asked me to spot for him on the bench press and i said ok. The guy calls over this girl he knows and is like "Hey baby watch this". Hes got 275 on the bar and says hes gonna do like 2-3 so im like ok. He lifts it off the pins and the bar basically slams into his chest and he makes this sorta oomph sound and I have to deadlift it off him. He gets up looks at his girlfriend, flexes and yells "Yeah baby". I wanted to laugh so hard
raze
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Guinness5.0 said:I'll never forget the time I saw this dude benching, going heavy as he could. Guy was maybe 160-ish and his buddy spotting looked like an older version of Joe Dirt - I'm talkin' full on mullett and dinky little mustache , sleeveless shirt despite absolute lack of arm musculature, and (my favorite part) wearing jeans to work out
Anywho, No-Mullett tries 225 and almost gets one on his own. So what does he do next? Throws on another plate per side for 315. I made sure to be ready to run over in case Mullett couldn't row the weight off No-Mullett. They managed to synchronize their might and rack the bar, and I'll be damned if No-Mullett didn't jump off the bench like he had set a world record.
That and the occasional 'super curler' are about the only really stupid things I've seen. I've learned to accept that bad squatting is ubiquitous and unlikely to go away in any of our lifetimes.
lol awsome post, couldnt help but to laugh!
silver_shadow
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2 more:
1) the other day i enter the gym and see that the squat rack is being used (a rarity - most people either never/rarely squat or use the smith). so i'm warming up waiting and watching to see whether he does it with correct form. this guys had his head so forward that it was practically sticking out a foot in front of his feet, or so it seemed anyway. needless to say, he was doing 1/3 ROMs with a belt and a spotter pulling him up. ok fine. not too bad considering some of the other shit seen. but then came the good part. he's just finished a set with 260. then he loads on a couple of 10 lb plates for 280. next thing, he brings a bench into the rack and places it dead center. i'm like "wtf? is he going to try to box squat or something with the bench? where'd he even learn about a box squat to begin with?" then he begins his set, complete with spotter and belt - i just had to see what he was up to. then i see - he's doing similar ROMs as before - butt stopping a good 6 inches above the bench. apparently the bench was like a 2nd spotter
2) fat guy who seems to come in every day (i know this because if i miss a tuesday workout for example and come in on wed, i see him there). so he seems to alternate between bi and tri workouts. one day bi's, one day tri's. biceps consist of all manner of cable/BB/DB curls finished up with DB shrugs! triceps consist of push downs, skull crushers and some exercise - i don't know what it's called... he puts 2 benches near and parallel, rests his feet on one and palms on the other, back upright and does dips with plates on his lap. once in a while he'll do a chest workout of BB incline bench. oh yea he saw me doing NS abs, so he's started this too. he takes a 50lb plate places it on his stomach (that's right - not on his chest or behind his neck). then he goes down to above parallel to the ground and comes up so he's upright. i've never even seen him do cardio (considering that all fat guys [except me!] seem to do plenty). he usually puts on a belt when his push downs become heavy or on heavy BB curls. once i saw him do BB curls with a little 20 lb bar. first he had 50 lb plates (total 120) on it which he managed to move to about parallel to the ground. now he decided to go for that kickass WR set. so he puts 10lb plates (140 total) and puts on his belt. he walks up to the weight slapping his chest, getting all psyched up, picks it up. face is intense with concentration and determination. he swings - it goes up 3-4 inches and back down. he swings again - again 3-4 inches. then he drops it down with a thud, clenches his fists and stretches his fingers. he then whips the belt off while standing victorious over the bar, looks around in silent acknowledgement of the audience support for his WR. looks over at some of the bigger stronger guys with a "I PWN YOU" look
1) the other day i enter the gym and see that the squat rack is being used (a rarity - most people either never/rarely squat or use the smith). so i'm warming up waiting and watching to see whether he does it with correct form. this guys had his head so forward that it was practically sticking out a foot in front of his feet, or so it seemed anyway. needless to say, he was doing 1/3 ROMs with a belt and a spotter pulling him up. ok fine. not too bad considering some of the other shit seen. but then came the good part. he's just finished a set with 260. then he loads on a couple of 10 lb plates for 280. next thing, he brings a bench into the rack and places it dead center. i'm like "wtf? is he going to try to box squat or something with the bench? where'd he even learn about a box squat to begin with?" then he begins his set, complete with spotter and belt - i just had to see what he was up to. then i see - he's doing similar ROMs as before - butt stopping a good 6 inches above the bench. apparently the bench was like a 2nd spotter
2) fat guy who seems to come in every day (i know this because if i miss a tuesday workout for example and come in on wed, i see him there). so he seems to alternate between bi and tri workouts. one day bi's, one day tri's. biceps consist of all manner of cable/BB/DB curls finished up with DB shrugs! triceps consist of push downs, skull crushers and some exercise - i don't know what it's called... he puts 2 benches near and parallel, rests his feet on one and palms on the other, back upright and does dips with plates on his lap. once in a while he'll do a chest workout of BB incline bench. oh yea he saw me doing NS abs, so he's started this too. he takes a 50lb plate places it on his stomach (that's right - not on his chest or behind his neck). then he goes down to above parallel to the ground and comes up so he's upright. i've never even seen him do cardio (considering that all fat guys [except me!] seem to do plenty). he usually puts on a belt when his push downs become heavy or on heavy BB curls. once i saw him do BB curls with a little 20 lb bar. first he had 50 lb plates (total 120) on it which he managed to move to about parallel to the ground. now he decided to go for that kickass WR set. so he puts 10lb plates (140 total) and puts on his belt. he walks up to the weight slapping his chest, getting all psyched up, picks it up. face is intense with concentration and determination. he swings - it goes up 3-4 inches and back down. he swings again - again 3-4 inches. then he drops it down with a thud, clenches his fists and stretches his fingers. he then whips the belt off while standing victorious over the bar, looks around in silent acknowledgement of the audience support for his WR. looks over at some of the bigger stronger guys with a "I PWN YOU" look
A while back i was headed in our school weightroom and one of our freshman coaches (he's 27, played D3 college football as a QB and doesn't know a thing about powerlifting.) was spotting a freshman. The freshman was doing a normal squat without a box with 315 loaded on there doing a rep of one and i watched him squat down. He only came down about two inches as the coach shouted, "good squat Rego". I couldn't keep myself from not stepping in. I told him doing one rep of 315 with horrible form wouldn't do shit for him. Then i loaded up about 115 on there and placed a box below the squat rack. I showed him the proper form and how to go down slow and explode up instead of going down fast and going up slow. I told him weight you can control with perfect form is the way to go. The freshman coach gave me a dirty look as i smiled and walked over to get a drink of water. I was laughing and shaking my head.
This shows how stupid even coaches can be.
This shows how stupid even coaches can be.
