WIFE: When are you going to stop taking all those supplements? You know they’re bad for you"
/sigh
x2…from gf and parents. Mum has a degree in medicine, so only way to shut her up is providing peer reviewed articles. even then its always “…you never know what it does to your system”
x3 mum
i dont even bother explaining…
x4 mom too. even after extensively going through in incredible detail about everything and having the backing of my neighbour who is a doctor. oh wells.[/quote]
x5 on mom
She was devistated when I bought a BCAA sup. She thinks its a steroid. No joke.
When I tried explaining it to her, this happened:
mom: I know what I’m talking about. I studied nutrition!
me: HA! Bull! You studied to become a beautician!
mom: But I did study nutrition.
me: Where??
mom: High school.
[quote]Jeff607 wrote:
I was trying to show a friend how to bench, and as I was showing/explaining it to him a guy doing bicep curls on the other side of the room looks us and asks, “Are you trying to train your triceps?” to which I respond, “Well, not specifically, I’m just showing him how to bench press.”
“Oh…well if your training triceps you should put your hands close together.”
“Uuummmm…thanks?”
I didn’t know what to say, because, he was right…it just had nothing to do with what we were doing…I guess he just felt it necessary to impart this wisdom upon us.
It was funny at the time…[/quote]
I would’ve been really confused about this too … kinda like, uhm thanks…for…the tip? Now back to…training pecs
[quote]Singhbuilder wrote:
“You take creatine? Oh I thought you was natural”[/quote]
Yeah I used to be this guy LOL! BUt only because some shmuck of a trainer told me that once you stop taking creatine you lose all the strenght you made while on it. HA! It really does not help being surrounded by clueless people. Changed gyms, now I am surrounded by HUGE trainers who hand out great advice.
Anyway heres another story:
Yesterday while walking over to grab some plates, I pass my friend doing close grip bench press. I dont see him but I am aware that he is there and in mid set. I hear a thud followed by, “arghgh! Fail… aarghj!”. Confused I turn around to look only to witness a picture perfect moment of my friend lying on the bench, one side of the bar fallen on his face, the other side JUST racked, one leg in the air and him trying to slide out from under the bar.
We laughed for about 10 minutes straight. Someone always fails on that bench. Its cursed I tell you. The week before this I was using it and got to my final rep of my set and I really thought I had one more in me. So I pushed for another rep but I could not get it high enough to rack it and my arms were about to give out completely. Now theres a lower pin just above ones face where you can rack it incase of such things, but I didn’t have the strength left to safely rack it on. So, with my arms shaking uncontrollably, I try to force it downwards onto the bottom pins. I missed…
The bar plumets down to my face. Its cold. It hits me just under the eye. You know that spot that hurts like HELL!!! I then had to roll the bar off my face and body. I think everyone in the gym saw :(. I then had to change my name and grow a mustache so that no one would recognise me
[quote]HynesKetchup wrote:
Last year I was training at the local wellness center while I was in between jobs. Where I live there is a huge South Asian Population. So picture a lot of skinny fat brown guys all doing stupid crap all the time, curls in the squat rack, 3x a week arm workouts, Way too much chest work, none workout their legs, etc.
And they all look the same year after year, haha.
One time I see this skinny brown guy at the preacher curl with a dumbbell in hand, like a 15 pound one, loudly proclaiming to his “Brahs” how “I lift light weight to get ripped!” I just turned to my partner and started laughing…
Or another time at the LA Fitness I now go to; I’m doing chest with my brother and we are just starting on Flat Bench, when this brown guy comes up to our bench and oblivious to the fact that we are there, starts unracking our weight. I’m just like “Umm we are using this.” Shocked, he apologizes and leaves to go do something else. My brother and I finish our sets and go to the chest press machine and he’s using it, I ask him how many sets he has left, he says 3, then chirps in with this gem:
“Funny how that works, you were using my machine, now I’m using yours and you have to wait.”
Oh I’m sorry champ, I didn’t realize that bench had your name on it. Haha[/quote]
I know this is a light hearted thread, but how is them being Asian or “brown” fucking relevant to any of your story?
[quote]kanew wrote:
One old dude (who’s not a bad guy really) often says “working legs again?!?” As if he hasn’t noticed the 20+ people dotted around the gym that spend their whole time just doing curls.
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I’ve had this said to me several times. Mostly by the bench and curl crew.
[quote]Barachiel wrote:
Actual conversation: (about 10 years ago)
Him: Excuse me you’re a trainer right
Me: yes
H: could I ask you a question?
M: sure, what’s going on
H: Well I’m a smoker, and I was wondering if you could give me some advice about working out.
M: Oh, so your trying to quit and you want to . . balance out your workouts for it.
H: Oh no I’m not quitting any time soon, I just wanted to know if it’s better to smoke right before or right after my workout?
M: blank stare well . . I don’t think that helps or is good in any . .
H: (cut me off) yeah, yeah, I know that. but beside that, what would be worse for me before or after?
You should have seen the serious look in his eyes when he asked me this. I honestly thought I was being hazed by my coworkers. But he was actually serious.[/quote]
True story… One of FOBs (Forward Operating Base) I was temporarily stationed at in Afghanistan had a nice little gym that I used to use. Well, one of the guys that used to frequent the gym NEVER showed up without his pack of cigarettes. He used to step out the door, light a cigarette, put it down, come in, do a set, go back out, take a few drags, come back in, do a set, back out… the entire time… WTF?
[quote]NewDamage wrote:
Here’s one I forgot about not really talking much per se but its sorta relevant…
I didn’t catch what they were saying, obviously they were discussing their faith. But in the middle of the dumbbell area these 4 guys hold hands and bow their heads and have a prayer session.
Then they cease praying , stand around talking some more, and then THEY DO IT AGAIN.
All you people who are serious about your faith can refrain from getting you panties in a bunch. Or not, I don’t care, but it was pretty hilarious to see two back to back prayer sessions held in the middle of the gym.
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Sometimes I will cross myself before a set, but to have a Bible Study in the middle of the gym is awesome! Pop out the bibles boys, Jesus is going to make us strong tonight. Heck, sometimes miracles do happen you know.
I had just finished olympic snatching and started warming up to a few power clean and jerks. A skinny 5’10 guy that ill call IDIOT # 1 walks up to me and says, “do you know any good lifts that i can do to get that line right here?” points between his Delt and tricep. then says “i just can seem to get it nomatter how hard i work, i think it must just be genetics, some people have it and some people dont” just as hes saying this an even skinnier guy (IDIOT # 2) gets up from decline benching less than a plate on each side and says “no man i dont think you need to change anything, i think you just need to increase your reps.”
looking at GUY # 2 like hes a dumbass who shouldnt be giving advice to anyone, i ask GUY # 1 what he does for shoulders? he says “i dont do shoulders, my shoulders are bad and they hurt me all the time so i just stay away from that.” I stare at him blank faced and ask what do you do for triceps? “I dont do triceps i dont want to look like a big beefy guy.” at this point i say, you are right im sure its just genetics thats holding you back and pick my weight up a little pissed at Idiot number 1 and 2 and start my lift again. then i hear IDIOT # 2 say “naw man, i think you can get it man just do higher reps and less weight and youll lean out and wont get bulky.”
[quote]Tikotiko wrote:
I was doing box squats and this guy comes to me and says: ‘‘Man, you are fucking lazy. Sitting down and resting while squatting.’’
Yeah… What a nice way to relax: Sit down on the box with a loaded barbell on your back…
[quote]FightorFlight wrote:
I had just finished olympic snatching and started warming up to a few power clean and jerks. A skinny 5’10 guy that ill call IDIOT # 1 walks up to me and says, “do you know any good lifts that i can do to get that line right here?” points between his Delt and tricep. then says “i just can seem to get it nomatter how hard i work, i think it must just be genetics, some people have it and some people dont” just as hes saying this an even skinnier guy (IDIOT # 2) gets up from decline benching less than a plate on each side and says “no man i dont think you need to change anything, i think you just need to increase your reps.”
looking at GUY # 2 like hes a dumbass who shouldnt be giving advice to anyone, i ask GUY # 1 what he does for shoulders? he says “i dont do shoulders, my shoulders are bad and they hurt me all the time so i just stay away from that.” I stare at him blank faced and ask what do you do for triceps? “I dont do triceps i dont want to look like a big beefy guy.” at this point i say, you are right im sure its just genetics thats holding you back and pick my weight up a little pissed at Idiot number 1 and 2 and start my lift again. then i hear IDIOT # 2 say “naw man, i think you can get it man just do higher reps and less weight and youll lean out and wont get bulky.”[/quote]
Did you say, “Don’t talk to me. Ever.”? If you didn’t, you should have. Next time you see either or both of them just go up to them and say:
“You know I was thinking about what you said the other day. I let it run through my mind a few times and I’d really, really appreciate it if you just choked yourself like David Carradine. I think you’d accomplish a lot, like, for instance, strengthening the gene pool by extracting yourself from it, or making my life a lot easier as I’d never have to worry about hearing stupid, pointless questions and/or comments from you in the future.”
But say all that in a nice tone of voice like you really think that they should consider this. Then just go about your day like you just said the most profound thing possible.
I was going for a bench PR once and my buddy was spotting me. He starts grabbing the bar before I even really start pressing it, so I tell him, louder than I meant to, “I’ve got it! Don’t touch it you fag!” Two seconds later, “Fuck! I don’t got it.” My buddy: “Fuck you, you fag. Lift that shit”, and he walks away with me stuck with 275 on the bar on my chest.
[quote]pushmepullme wrote:
rundymc wrote:
pushmepullme wrote:
Right as I start to descend with my warm up with 225 for squats - “You’re the strongest girl I’ve ever seen! Is that the most you’ve ever lifted?”
honestly, I would have said the same thing. I have seen one woman around here squat and deadlift, and she struggled to pull a BW DL.
On topic: I get a kick seeing the bro’s spot each other on the smith machine (fuck it, any machine), yelling “push, push, all you” while the poor dude goes for his 5th set of forced reps, using a weight he cannot lift once.
You’d talk to someone in the middle of a rep?[/quote]
What is the big deal if we’re talking about warm-ups?
[quote]artw wrote:
I was going for a bench PR once and my buddy was spotting me. He starts grabbing the bar before I even really start pressing it, so I tell him, louder than I meant to, “I’ve got it! Don’t touch it you fag!” Two seconds later, “Fuck! I don’t got it.” My buddy: “Fuck you, you fag. Lift that shit”, and he walks away with me stuck with 275 on the bar on my chest.[/quote]
[quote]Eielson wrote:
pushmepullme wrote:
rundymc wrote:
pushmepullme wrote:
Right as I start to descend with my warm up with 225 for squats - “You’re the strongest girl I’ve ever seen! Is that the most you’ve ever lifted?”
honestly, I would have said the same thing. I have seen one woman around here squat and deadlift, and she struggled to pull a BW DL.
On topic: I get a kick seeing the bro’s spot each other on the smith machine (fuck it, any machine), yelling “push, push, all you” while the poor dude goes for his 5th set of forced reps, using a weight he cannot lift once.
You’d talk to someone in the middle of a rep?
What is the big deal if we’re talking about warm-ups? [/quote]
Treat your light weight like heavy weight and your heavy weight will be light weight. I don’t think it’s ever appropriate to distract someone under load.
