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

[Iliketolift]

You forgot to mention the 10% ROM lol

So you are admitting to being one of those ass holes that feels the ned to drop the dumbells to dray attention to yourself?

no no no not at all, i only drop them while doing 80s for decline thats the only time.

 

[tay1506]

What kind of a gym was that? most places here will give you a free week to try it out.

And were there any squat racks or power racks?

600 up front, fuck that action, lol.

There was not one squat or power rack for sure and not even 1 leg machine or atleast not that i noticed there was like 200 machines and like i said 1/4 were for biceps im pretty sure there was nothing for legs besides the bikes and stair climbers and stuff like that and he was telling how big the bikes can make your legs(now wonder he wanted me to eat 390g of protein). And obviously he had no idea what the word core ment because i mentioned it at the beginning when he asked what i was doing at the ymca where i normally work out and while we were on the bicep machine he told me to use my core. I just still cant believe he started crying when i wouldent buy a membership. He just wanted to get some commission thats all who would come back if they thought they were going to have to pay 1200 up front and 40 something a month?!?!?!?!?!

 

[Iliketolift]

There was not one squat or power rack for sure and not even 1 leg machine or atleast not that i noticed there was like 200 machines and like i said 1/4 were for biceps im pretty sure there was nothing for legs besides the bikes and stair climbers and stuff like that and he was telling how big the bikes can make your legs(now wonder he wanted me to eat 390g of protein). And obviously he had no idea what the word core ment because i mentioned it at the beginning when he asked what i was doing at the ymca where i normally work out and while we were on the bicep machine he told me to use my core. I just still cant believe he started crying when i wouldent buy a membership. He just wanted to get some commission thats all who would come back if they thought they were going to have to pay 1200 up front and 40 something a month?!?!?!?!?!

WOW, thats almost impossible to believe, wow. HAHA Please talk to the owner or manager or soemthing, because that sounds so fucking sketchy. What a gay gym.

 

[silver_shadow]

yesterday i witnessed this new trend called tag team barbell curling. one guy picked up the barbell. he couldn't curl it more than an inch so his friend steps in and, standing opposite him, starts to curl it. so, these 2 guys stood went through 10 reps of barbell curls like this, both curling together... makes me wonder why they had to do "separate" sets. these were the same dicks who i saw tag team benching a few wks ago. the thing that really worries me is that i see them with this really cute chick and one of them is constantly giving her training tips!

 

[Maks]

the thing that really worries me is that i see them with this really cute chick and one of them is constantly giving her training tips!

Yeah i noticed that too. Seems that a lot of the biggest morons do have really hot chicks.
On the other hand - some of those girls come together with their boyfriends, but dont work out themselves but sit in the lounge area to drink something and throw admiring glances at their friends. All the time. Really, how dumb can you be, to not have something better to do. Men are usually used to sit around and stare at nothing, but the girls ... that really scares me.

 

[momsgettinfit]

Yeah i noticed that too. Seems that a lot of the biggest morons do have really hot chicks.
On the other hand - some of those girls come together with their boyfriends, but dont work out themselves but sit in the lounge area to drink something and throw admiring glances at their friends. All the time. Really, how dumb can you be, to not have something better to do. Men are usually used to sit around and stare at nothing, but the girls ... that really scares me.

Hell with that, I'd be like you better move over and make room for me b/c I'm gonna be keeping up wit ya'll. LOL


OMG I got this guy real good the other night. I was doing hammer curls and he walked past me and looks at me to see what I was doing, he then walked to the curl rack and gets a curl bar loaded with 40lbs then walks over to do preacher curls. He does one set of 6 with it and gets up and looks at me I can see him in the mirror like ha ha bet you cant do that. Then he sits down and does 2 more sets and straining with it like he's gonna pop a blood vessel. So when the time comes for us (hubby and I) to do preachers he's doing some kind of shoulder work and again looking to see what I'm doing. SO when my turn rolls around I grab a 40 same as his. Sit down and pop off 10 then look over at him. He left! Now with that said 40 is to light for me now so i'm move up to 50 next bi day. LOL Sooooo wonder if he's gonna challenge me next week!!!!!!

 

[HiDnGoD]

LOL he has nothing on me, trust me! if you were on the eliptical next to me after a workout you'd be moving to another piece of equipment very fast. I stink like a bull in heat after a workout and in a fucked up way I enjoy knowing I'm offending the other 'healthclub' users (I am a naughty child who makes a stink in his diaper and runs around showing it off)

I sweat rather profusely too, so I carry a towel with me. Usually an old towel that doesn't match anything, so every 4 or 5 days I have this flaming pink one. I wear old shorts, & wife beaters type tee's. The kind of stuff I don't wear in the world anymore. I ain't trying to pick anybody up, so I don't care what I look or smell like. I'm so hot blooded, I'd workout naked if it wouldn't send everyone else into therapy.

 

[treilin]

Hell with that, I'd be like you better move over and make room for me b/c I'm gonna be keeping up wit ya'll. LOL


OMG I got this guy real good the other night. I was doing hammer curls and he walked past me and looks at me to see what I was doing, he then walked to the curl rack and gets a curl bar loaded with 40lbs then walks over to do preacher curls. He does one set of 6 with it and gets up and looks at me I can see him in the mirror like ha ha bet you cant do that. Then he sits down and does 2 more sets and straining with it like he's gonna pop a blood vessel. So when the time comes for us (hubby and I) to do preachers he's doing some kind of shoulder work and again looking to see what I'm doing. SO when my turn rolls around I grab a 40 same as his. Sit down and pop off 10 then look over at him. He left! Now with that said 40 is to light for me now so i'm move up to 50 next bi day. LOL Sooooo wonder if he's gonna challenge me next week!!!!!!

That's hillarious! I have had guys just try upping me one on my sets before and they would finally just give up and give me this look like I can't believe you are doing all that weight. Specially on standing bicep curls when I did the 75 on my strength days. Of course no sway back action either.. that kills me when people try and do so much weight that when their form is bad to begin with... it only really accentuates their bad form!

 

[que_66]

Since I joined a gym for the first time yesterday I'm going to apologize up front for the newbie moronish type behavior that I'm sure I will inevitably exhibit during the gym etiquette learning phase. This thread is funny and helpful.

So here goes:

***I apologize for the inconvenience, if you could please explain why what I did was wrong I would really appreciate your guidance. Thank you for your time***

I'm not trying to be a smartass or trying to be disrespectful to anyone.

I know myself, I also know that the screwup fairy has me on speed-dial!
I have a fitness goal to reach and the people in the gym and on EF have the knowledge and experience that I lack.

 

[fortunatesun]

Since I joined a gym for the first time yesterday I'm going to apologize up front for the newbie moronish type behavior that I'm sure I will inevitably exhibit during the gym etiquette learning phase. This thread is funny and helpful.

I wouldn't worry . We've all done things when first starting out that we wouldn't care to repeat. As the saying goes, you can't improve if you don't try. Your desire to learn already makes you stand out, and, for sure, your in the right place.