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

[Lee]

I got no problem with BB curls, just dont do em in a squat rack.

 

[lesarin]

speaking about SPorts Authority. I ran out of chalk and needed some for my workout later that day.

I get there and see they don;t have any. Ask a sales person, and says no we dont. But we carry a product thats even better.

It's called Fusion. sticker price 5.99, another sticker 1.97, and yet another sticker .97. i said well i'll pick up 3 bottles.

Well later that day i get home to work out. Talk about garage and figuring out why this crap is .97. Its basically finely ground wood chips.

 

[liegelord]

There was a guy doing sort of a power clean and jerk in the smith machine tonight. While I think it's great to see someone doing olympic lifts in a franchise gym, all I could do is shake my head.

 

[theprofessor]

There was a guy doing sort of a power clean and jerk in the smith machine tonight. While I think it's great to see someone doing olympic lifts in a franchise gym, all I could do is shake my head.

i hate that shite... with squats its just as bad... there is always some fool twice my size on the smith using the same or less weight... doing 1/5 reps and acting like they dont just completely suck balls... because they do...

 

[liegelord]

The gym I go to is a great source for this thread.

The other night I was doing OH squats and this skinny kid gets right behind me and keeps insisting I stop and use a belt. I guess he thought my not answering him meant I could not hear him. He also suggested I wrap my knees. Had to be the worst time someone decided to give me "advice."

 

[Rabid_Goose]

Not sure if I posted here before about Ab/Talk Radio guy at the gym so I'll go ahead and post about a new guy at my new gym. When I joined this gym they said the owner would personally set me up in a routine and I declined. So, I'm ass(uming) that the people that work there know something about weight training. A guy relieves the girl, I'm there at shift change at 3pm doing my thing and he talks to me a bit. Well he goes to do his weights, they are allowed to lift while they work, I thought that was neat.

Sweet Tainted Holy Spirit. This boy was doing Dead lifts on the Smith Machine and not even de-loading the weight. I have never heard of that before.

 

[liegelord]

Had to wait 20 minutes to squat tonight. Some moron was in the only power rack doing abs on one of those orange ortho balls. He also did DB lunges in there. But, he did try and squat though, he took just the bar, stood on one of those stupid balancing pads (?) and struggled to do half squats.

 

[Ilovetolift]

I would just like to add the comedy of knowing it's the persons very first day in the gym. They look so damn intimidated, looking at all the things they can do...
But theres nothing better than finishing a heavy ass set and sweat pours off of your face and stairing back into thier eyes because you know they have been watching you, and they look at you like " Son of a bitch that guy is a fucking animal".

Also it's not an ego thing, but it feels good to imagine theres no one else in the gym when your going hard. Example: When some dweeb is talking to his friend is in the way and you just barge through. Ok it's early I thought I had some better material... well I have a friend that works out his spinal erectors more than his biceps when he curls lol.

 

[BiggT]

I would just like to add the comedy of knowing it's the persons very first day in the gym. They look so damn intimidated, looking at all the things they can do...
But theres nothing better than finishing a heavy ass set and sweat pours off of your face and stairing back into thier eyes because you know they have been watching you, and they look at you like " Son of a bitch that guy is a fucking animal".

Also it's not an ego thing, but it feels good to imagine theres no one else in the gym when your going hard. Example: When some dweeb is talking to his friend is in the way and you just barge through. Ok it's early I thought I had some better material... well I have a friend that works out his spinal erectors more than his biceps when he curls lol.

Long time no see, brother. What's been going on? How's training?

 

[blut wump]

I got no problem with BB curls, just dont do em in a squat rack.

I use a full-blown power rack for my curls rather than a squidgy little squat rack. Sometimes I can't even be bothered to put the weights away and leave the bar on the hooks at the front of the rack.

Home-gym luxuries.

It's just a bit of a shame that I can't currently squat.