[quote]marshaldteach wrote:
don’t some people wear mouth pieces because they clench their teeth? dunno
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It’s true. I don’t do it, but I’ve seen people do it. Strong people too. My dentist told me that he saw a study that suggest more muscles can be activated if the mouth is kept closed and the top and bottom teeth not touching so that’s what I try to do now. Can’t say that it makes me stronger but doesn’t make me any weaker. And I don’t get tooth or jaw aches or headaches after I workout anymore.
[quote]SavagedNatiion wrote:
Old people love lat pulldown machines. XFitter standing on bench doing improvised double-handed tbar/dbell rows. To add insult to injury, they were yelling Yeah Buddy during his choppy quarter-rep marathon. How did I know he was a X-fitter? Maybe it was his “Hardcore Crossfit!” shirt that gave him away. Go swing a hammer bitches. [/quote] LOL
Hilarious thread guys, you’ve all said things I’ve witnessed many times in my gym!
I go to Gold’s, but its in Lewiston ID (middle of nowhere), so this is where both the big/elite lifters go as well as the little punks.
My biggest pet peeves are when people drop weights, and grunt SUPER FREAKING LOUD. I get a small “ERR” when attempting your 1RM, but grunting for 10-12 reps? They clearly just want attention…
Same with dropping weights! GTFO with your slamming the 80s after doing a set of db bench. If I can shoot up by using the momentum of the 150s and gently put them back in their slot, you can do the same with your freakin 80s ffs.
[quote]SavagedNatiion wrote:
Old people love lat pulldown machines. XFitter standing on bench doing improvised double-handed tbar/dbell rows. To add insult to injury, they were yelling Yeah Buddy during his choppy quarter-rep marathon. How did I know he was a X-fitter? Maybe it was his “Hardcore Crossfit!” shirt that gave him away. Go swing a hammer bitches. [/quote] LOL
My biggest pet peeves are when people drop weights, and grunt SUPER FREAKING LOUD. I get a small “ERR” when attempting your 1RM, but grunting for 10-12 reps? They clearly just want attention…
Same with dropping weights! GTFO with your slamming the 80s after doing a set of db bench. If I can shoot up by using the momentum of the 150s and gently put them back in their slot, you can do the same with your freakin 80s ffs.
Oh, and doing 1/4 pussy squats.
/end rant[/quote]
whats wrong with dropping weights? don’t people have headphones?
i get small idiots who don’t even lift look at me funny because i unload the 35/45s fast from the machine I’m using… god forbid i throw the weight on the ground when I’m gonna use it later (not to mention the last moron didn’t unload all their weights)
or some clown who looks at me funny because I deadlift… tells me to use “lighter weight” so I could “tone”
lol
and I hate morons who leave a bunch of 5’s and 10s on the machines when they could just use 25s 35s and 45s
Nothing more aggravating than unloading a whole bunch of 5 and 10 lb plates! If your too lazy to swap out larger plates when it gets heavier you belong in a home gym exclusively
I train at two places, a commercial gym and a performance training center ( I only like 1 of them)
At the commercial gym I have to avoid Monday nights from Jan. 1st to April 1st, then everyone goes away. Typical curls in the squat rack, nine guys hanging around each bench, I have the option of deadlifting or cardio so every Monday at the commercial gym is Deadlift Day, hence I am fat.
Funniest thing I saw was one tanned 150 lb guy spotting another 150 lb guy on the bench, he accidentally tea-bagged his friend, which prompted a headbutt to the balls followed by the spotter falling face first onto his friend creating an accidental “69” on the bench with 150 lbs or so on the bar between them. Quick scientific fact, you know how sometimes mothers get that crazy Hulk strength and can pull a car off their baby? That same strength does not seem to appear when your friend has his balls stalk deep in your mouth, so be careful out there. They just rolled off the bench together.
In my younger days, when time was important to me, these places drove me nuts, but now I just enjoy the show, I just turn up the iPod, smile a lot and move quickly through my workouts.
Just want to add something about how some commercial gyms are stupidly managed.
Example: I go to two gyms in the same chain. the one where I go to do cardio is a typical ‘tons of treadmills, shit weight machines and a tiny, ill equipped free-weight section’ type. But Someone thought it would be a great idea to spend a thousand pounds on a set of KBs 5-32kg! No one there knows how to use them, no information or training is offered, and they’re a really crap make.
Just want to add something about how some commercial gyms are stupidly managed.
Example: I go to two gyms in the same chain. the one where I go to do cardio is a typical ‘tons of treadmills, shit weight machines and a tiny, ill equipped free-weight section’ type. But Someone thought it would be a great idea to spend a thousand pounds on a set of KBs 5-32kg! No one there knows how to use them, no information or training is offered, and they’re a really crap make.
What grinds my gears is the old favourite - people leaving weights out.
I started out putting them away with the mindset of ‘I have to set an example’. After a while this wore thin so I progressed to leaving them where they were. One day it got to the point where I had to say something: Joe Douchebag was doing a dropset of seated db curls involving a ridiculous amount of db’s I think there were something like 18 in total (9 pairs) he got halfway through and his phone rang so he sat on the bench for 10 mins flexing while on the phone.
When he finished his important call about what he was doing that night and with whom he picked up his coat, adjusted his fitted cap and headed for the door. I wasn’t gonna leave it this time so i followed him, caught up with him and the following exchange resulted:
Me: You’re not gonna leave all those dumb bells like that are you?!
JDB: Yeah bruv (Still walking and somehow acquiring an extra stone in each shoe)
Me: I don’t think so
JDB: Watch me bruv (Whilst firing an imaginary gun into the air?!?!)
So I followed him out of the gym giving him some verbal while doing everything in my power not to throttle the little turdburger.
The result: People were looking at me like I was the freak and the 100lb female gym instructor had to put all the weights away (I helped)
Funniest thing I saw was one tanned 150 lb guy spotting another 150 lb guy on the bench, he accidentally tea-bagged his friend, which prompted a headbutt to the balls followed by the spotter falling face first onto his friend creating an accidental “69” on the bench with 150 lbs or so on the bar between them. Quick scientific fact, you know how sometimes mothers get that crazy Hulk strength and can pull a car off their baby? That same strength does not seem to appear when your friend has his balls stalk deep in your mouth, so be careful out there. They just rolled off the bench together.
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This is by the far the best thing ive read in ages, wetting myself at my desk currently looking like a mug! Nice one!
Funniest thing I saw was one tanned 150 lb guy spotting another 150 lb guy on the bench, he accidentally tea-bagged his friend, which prompted a headbutt to the balls followed by the spotter falling face first onto his friend creating an accidental “69” on the bench with 150 lbs or so on the bar between them. Quick scientific fact, you know how sometimes mothers get that crazy Hulk strength and can pull a car off their baby? That same strength does not seem to appear when your friend has his balls stalk deep in your mouth, so be careful out there. They just rolled off the bench together.
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This is by the far the best thing ive read in ages, wetting myself at my desk currently looking like a mug! Nice one![/quote]
LMFAO! What makes this so funny, is that I can see that. Probably the longest 20 sees between the guys!
[quote]lemony2j wrote:
What grinds my gears is the old favourite - people leaving weights out.
I started out putting them away with the mindset of ‘I have to set an example’. After a while this wore thin so I progressed to leaving them where they were. One day it got to the point where I had to say something: Joe Douchebag was doing a dropset of seated db curls involving a ridiculous amount of db’s I think there were something like 18 in total (9 pairs) he got halfway through and his phone rang so he sat on the bench for 10 mins flexing while on the phone.
When he finished his important call about what he was doing that night and with whom he picked up his coat, adjusted his fitted cap and headed for the door. I wasn’t gonna leave it this time so i followed him, caught up with him and the following exchange resulted:
Me: You’re not gonna leave all those dumb bells like that are you?!
JDB: Yeah bruv (Still walking and somehow acquiring an extra stone in each shoe)
Me: I don’t think so
JDB: Watch me bruv (Whilst firing an imaginary gun into the air?!?!)
So I followed him out of the gym giving him some verbal while doing everything in my power not to throttle the little turdburger.
The result: People were looking at me like I was the freak and the 100lb female gym instructor had to put all the weights away (I helped)
I saw a chick today standing one legged on a bosu ball doing lateral raises. I thought the whole one-leg-on-a-bosu-ball thing was all just a big joke, and that nobody actually did it.
[quote]SavagedNatiion wrote:
Old people love lat pulldown machines. XFitter standing on bench doing improvised double-handed tbar/dbell rows. To add insult to injury, they were yelling Yeah Buddy during his choppy quarter-rep marathon. How did I know he was a X-fitter? Maybe it was his “Hardcore Crossfit!” shirt that gave him away. Go swing a hammer bitches. [/quote] LOL
Hilarious thread guys, you’ve all said things I’ve witnessed many times in my gym!
I go to Gold’s, but its in Lewiston ID (middle of nowhere), so this is where both the big/elite lifters go as well as the little punks.
My biggest pet peeves are when people drop weights, and grunt SUPER FREAKING LOUD. I get a small “ERR” when attempting your 1RM, but grunting for 10-12 reps? They clearly just want attention…
Same with dropping weights! GTFO with your slamming the 80s after doing a set of db bench. If I can shoot up by using the momentum of the 150s and gently put them back in their slot, you can do the same with your freakin 80s ffs.
Oh, and doing 1/4 pussy squats.
/end rant[/quote]
We must be related. Everything you mentioned is exactly what iritates me in my health club. However, you left out the most dreadful mistake that old people make (as well lots of lazy ass young people). It’s when they get on a machine and hibernate on it. I respect the fact that you can still make it to the gym but sitting there for 10 minutes in between sets is a workout killer. Thanks God I only interact with them on a handful of machines.
[quote]rds63799 wrote:
I saw a chick today standing one legged on a bosu ball doing lateral raises. I thought the whole one-leg-on-a-bosu-ball thing was all just a big joke, and that nobody actually did it.
apparently not.[/quote]
What you witnessed is real…all too real. I actually lost count how often I’ve seen this behavior in person. Amazing how a relatively good-looking woman suddenly grows less and less attractive by the shear idiocy of her actions.
I have nothing against creativity. After all, every classic exercise was new at one point. However, when someone tries to do too many things at once, nothing really gets done.
Unilateral leg work? I’m all for it.
Lateral raises? An excellent lift for most, IMO.
Bosu ball? I’m not the biggest fan but I do see a limited application (standing one legged is NOT one of those).
All three at the same time? To me, this is the exercise equivalent of mixing salad, steak, and dessert in a blender and drinking it in the name of efficiency.
Have a great workout, all. Tonight being Monday, I’ll hit calves and watch as everyone else fights for the bench and bicep stations.
Gym at my university rec center, since it’s included in my (ridiculous) student fees. Pretty well equipped - three power racks, five benches, plenty of well-maintained Hammer Strength machines in addition to the weird ones with unnatural movements that are popular with girls who want to look like Barbie, and dumbbells up to 150 lbs. No kettlebells, but that’s a minor complaint.
Nobody ever re-racks their weights or wipes their sweat of the machines. At any given time there are at least three staff members on duty just to do this for everybody who doesn’t. Also, big guys who have been lifting since their freshman year of high school complaining loudly about beginners coming into “their space” and making them wait five minutes to use whatever they want to use. I understand being pissed at somebody who curls in the squat rack, but pissed at somebody who is using the equipment correctly because they lift less than you? Makes me want to pay extra for a real gym that isn’t populated by entitled rich kids.
Guy in a frat t-shirt with a massive upper body standing up from a lateral raise machine to reveal legs even scrawnier than mine. I have no idea how he got his upper body so big without ever training legs. Isn’t that the best way to increase GH production?
I go passive-aggressive and take my sweet time finishing my last set. Immature? Definitely. But so is a grown-ass man whining that, God forbid, there’s a fat guy in the gym trying to improve himself. I’ll gladly clear off for someone who asks nicely, but funny that - anybody who asks nicely is more than happy to wait a couple of minutes while I finish up.
