[quote]thighlord wrote:
mazilla wrote:
Kreal7 wrote:
Tell the guy who is in the squat rack he looks like he needs a spot. And start spotting him from the back. If he doesn’t leave, you have even bigger problems now.
you mean your not supposed to spot from the back? no wonder nobody wants me to spot them anymore.
Are you putting both hands on their shoulders when you’re spotting them from the back? That could be a problem.
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I goose them.
[quote]Professor X wrote:
I saw a guy doing it this morning with a 10lbs plate on each side.[/quote]
Well that’s me out of ideas - anyone know how this started? I just can’t actually see the point of curling in the squat rack?
[quote]Professor X wrote:
Capo411 wrote:
I just joined a new gym. It is a little bit “fancier” than I would like, but I was able to convince my wife to join with me - so I’ll deal with it.
Anyway, they have 2 squat racks. In my first week and a half of working out there, I haven’t seen anyone (except for me of course) actually doing squats or another appropriate lift on the rack. Even so, I am always waiting use it. I bet you all can guess what’s going on.
My question is: Short of getting in some dork’s face about it, how can I “encourage” these idiots to do their curls (always with way too much weight and 6 minutes between sets) somewhere else. Any thoughts, stories would be helpful. Thanks
I usually just tell people I need to use the space. That is generally all that is needed.
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If you’re 5’10 270 lbs that will be true. For the rest of us that might not be so effective.
[quote]KombatAthlete wrote:
Professor X wrote:
Capo411 wrote:
I just joined a new gym. It is a little bit “fancier” than I would like, but I was able to convince my wife to join with me - so I’ll deal with it.
Anyway, they have 2 squat racks. In my first week and a half of working out there, I haven’t seen anyone (except for me of course) actually doing squats or another appropriate lift on the rack. Even so, I am always waiting use it. I bet you all can guess what’s going on.
My question is: Short of getting in some dork’s face about it, how can I “encourage” these idiots to do their curls (always with way too much weight and 6 minutes between sets) somewhere else. Any thoughts, stories would be helpful. Thanks
I usually just tell people I need to use the space. That is generally all that is needed.
If you’re 5’10 270 lbs that will be true. For the rest of us that might not be so effective.[/quote]
Drop your pants and start doing handless pushups.
I never have to worry about SRC (squat rack curls) here in Taiwan. Most of the guys here are such preening ponies that they can’t even curl 45 lbs. even though all they do is biceps and smith machine incline presses. So, since they can’t curl 45 lbs, this precludes them from ever needing to do SRC.
[quote]Nards wrote:
I never have to worry about SRC (squat rack curls) here in Taiwan. Most of the guys here are such preening ponies that they can’t even curl 45 lbs. even though all they do is biceps and smith machine incline presses. So, since they can’t curl 45 lbs, this precludes them from ever needing to do SRC.[/quote]
Until they figure out that in some squat racks if you place the EZ curlbar just right it won’t fall.
[quote]Rockscar wrote:
OR BE MORE SUBTLE:
I’ve also asked nicely “How many sets do you have left of those curls in the SQUAT RACK?”
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I’ve had success with this VERY quote. Emphasize, SQUAT RACK !!!
I’ve had the same problem in the same kind of gym. Power rack curls are sickeningly common in my gym.
Politely asking the two gay guys doing curls in the rack didn’t help. (The other rack was occupied by a guy actually squatting.) I explained that there were many other places to curl, but no other places to squat. They suggested that I should do squats with dumbbells. I explained that it wasn’t really feasible. They still refused. I rolled my eyes and left.
Then I explained the situation to gym management. Not to get kick them out of the rack, but rather to set some gym policy. This way I build a record, and hopefully eventually get someone to put up a sign that says: No curling in the rack when others are waiting.
I haven’t had that problem recently, though.
Tap the little curl monkey on the shoulder and politely tell him to move out of the squat rack.
If you are ignored, just start setting up the rack around him.
When he asks what you’re doing, just tell him that you asked politely now your going to take what is rightfully yours and if he doesn’t move you’ll use him as a warm up.
This normally works.
Tadaa
monday is typically the best at my gym for squats…or friday night/sunday afternoon. Just gotta go when its not convenient for everyone else
What I was going to say has already been said but here it is again. Monday nights were always when I did squats since everyone was busy setting PRs on the benchpress. It also seems that curlers most often use the squat rack and not the power rack so there’s something to consider if your gym has a power rack. I still had to tolerate a few idiots though, which is why I started training in my garage. Which brings up another observation already touched on. Since you drive a 100k+ sports car, surely you could afford a well equipped home gym. I drive a 20k Jeep, have a kickass setup, listen to music I want to hear and never have to wait on anything.
[quote]tGunslinger wrote:
Politeness is very underrated these days. Very, very few people I’ve met are flat-out douchebags; in my experience, the vast majority of people at the gym will attempt to accomodate you if you just ask politely.[/quote]
doing curls in a squat almost automatically qualifies you for douche bag standing. The only exception to the rule is a specific need for heavy straight bar curls, when there is no short olympic straight bar in your gym. So I put the official P of “person doing curls in squat rack NOT being a douche” at =~ .001
[quote]ryanlamaster wrote:
tGunslinger wrote:
Politeness is very underrated these days. Very, very few people I’ve met are flat-out douchebags; in my experience, the vast majority of people at the gym will attempt to accomodate you if you just ask politely.
doing curls in a squat almost automatically qualifies you for douche bag standing. The only exception to the rule is a specific need for heavy straight bar curls, when there is no short olympic straight bar in your gym. So I put the official P of “person doing curls in squat rack NOT being a douche” at =~ .001
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Your probability is too high, check your numbers again =p