People who chat instead of lift

[Stanknogger]

what the fuck!!!!!!!

There were 3 of them working together on the decline bench. "How many sets you guys have left"? "2 each" they say. Fine, I go do tricep pulls in the meantime. After doing 4 sets of tri pulldowns with a partner (ie 8 sets total), as well as 3 sets of dips, I go back. And 2 guys still have a set to do. What the flaaming fuck?!?!? So me and my partner basically sat down close by them and stretched & did pushups while glaring.

I mean really, lifting is not social hour is it?

how do you deal with these people!?!?

BTW I feel a bit weird telling them off, their bigger than I am (Im not very big at all)...still that doesnt excuse them gossiping during lifting. well luckily they are the kind who come in 2x a week, do some bench + biceps and leave...

 

[Bigsatan13]

I tell them to quit bullshitting and lift or get the fuck out of the way. It's inconsideration on their part, fuck 'em!

 

[sysopt]

it's alright to socialize but damn, don't get in the fuckin way

 

[BigDdaGanjalist]

If they're being inconsiderate...

blow a protein fart their way.
see how fast they vacate the premises

 

[Roadblock]

If they're being inconsiderate...

blow a protein fart their way.
see how fast they vacate the premises

Don´t forget to look blaming and disgusted at them

 

[Jacob Creutzfeldt]

Just ask them, "Are you holding up that machine or is that machine holding you up?".

 

[Jacob Creutzfeldt]

Just ask them, "Are you holding up that machine or is that machine holding you up?".

 

[BodybuildingUniverse]

that and someone on a cell phone with his phone ringing the whole time drives me NUTS! I do agree that a good protein "napalm" in their area will speed them up but you got to do it subtle like....haha

 

[calvesodeath]

Just ask them, "Are you holding up that machine or is that machine holding you up?".

Have used this line on many occassions and it gets results

 

[MrMuscle]

I alway wear headhones in the gym. so im in my own world when im there. nothing sets me out. if the weights im supposed to use are taken, i just move on to the next exercise and go back when the weights are available. if people are slacking aorund, like most of the people at my gym are. they usually give me the weights when i ask for them. its not a big of a deal. and this is a small gym. with only one set of every dumbbell, one benchpress, one squat rack, and so on. bigger gyms tend to have more of every piece of equiments, so the problem cant be that big then.