The benches aren’t coffee tables, so don’t hog one to put your drinks, cell phone, and whatever accoutrements you think may be important for your awesome curl session.
Either get off your cell phone or get off the machine.
If I have my ipod turned up to 75% volume and my noise reducing headphones in and I can STILL hear you clanging the 45lbs dumbells together while you are pressing YOU ARE AN ASSHOLE. Not only is it completely unnecessary to smash the dumbells together, it is counterproductive to good form in most cases and shows you can’t control the weight in your hands. Get a clue.
I put on my demon face and nobody comes up to me nor uses my equipment while in the gym.
Seriously
[quote]Mad HORSE wrote:
Sorry Prof, but I have to add:
do NOT fucking talk to me! This is MY hour in the day filled with two jobs, a wife, three kids, and trying to finish my degree(s). If you choose to break into my only free time today, do not be surprised if I a) am a complete dick to you, or b) hit you with a plate.[/quote]
Seriously! The arrogance of some people! How DARE they try to be friendly! Assholes.
The only two that frustrate me are when people set up to do 5lb half assed db flys right next to where i was already doing my db press and i have to move the bench over so i don’t drop one of the dbs on their head.
The other is when the power racks are being wasted with someone doing pullups when there are places designated specifically for pullups. Sure you can do 10 pullups with your 120 lb dripping wet body but gtfo out of there and do them where your supposed to.
I’ve never been asked if someone could work in with me on freeweights, but it does work out on machines and cables though.
Why, YES, Asshole, I AM still using that bench!!!
Gee, bumblefuck, you just saw me press those freaking dumbbells in the air several times for several sets. Sometimes, a guy just needs to stand up and walk around for a minute or so to catch some breath and put the fire out of his lungs. Just jump in my grave, will ya? I wasn’t 3 feet from the bench when you jumped on it.
I know, I know, those 110# dumbbells are always sitting next to that bench. I know, I know, you didn’t see my sweatshirt on the bench, or my drink and log book sitting there, either. I know, you couldn’t possibly have used one of the other empty benches because they’re not DIRECTLY in front of the 20# db’s you were just pressing with your feet in the air like a goddammed dead bug.
Why, yes, I will be doing another set or four, dipshit.
No eye contact shall be made in the gym. or butt sex.
Don’t come up behind me when I’m squatting and grab my back.
Yeah, yeah, I don’t have gym cred, it’s not a colossal amount of weight on the bar, but you just don’t grab people unexpectedly to give them a “spot.” It’s unnerving to be manhandled in the middle of a set.
“It’s just that it looked hard for you.”
It was hard! It was a PR! When someone is straining to get a weight, she is BUSY and does not want to be freaked out by strangers physically grabbing her with no warning.
[quote]AlisaV wrote:
Don’t come up behind me when I’m squatting and grab my back.
Yeah, yeah, I don’t have gym cred, it’s not a colossal amount of weight on the bar, but you just don’t grab people unexpectedly to give them a “spot.” It’s unnerving to be manhandled in the middle of a set.
“It’s just that it looked hard for you.”
It was hard! It was a PR! When someone is straining to get a weight, she is BUSY and does not want to be freaked out by strangers physically grabbing her with no warning.[/quote]
The other day I was squatting a heavy triple for a PR. I could see a guy standing behind me in the mirror. After I ground out both the first and second reps I noticed him take one step closer to me with his hands out. Right before I dropped into the hole for my last rep I looked him dead in the eyes, grunted loudly and shook my head, face red and eyes bloodshot. I’m sure there was some spittle flying from my lips as well. He immediately high-tailed it.
If he had actually grabbed me I think I would have dropped the bar on him just for the hell of it.
I’m not usually an asshole, becuase 99% of the time I didnt have to put up with fuckhole’s shit.
Well not that its da new year, I fuckin do!
Do not dilly dally on a fucking machine for 30 minutes, doing a half ass set of cable rows at setting 2, and then going to do your purple dumbells, and repeating 11 times. I would really like to get done with my workout so I can eat sometime today!
And if your gonna do fuckin useless ab holds and shit, dont do them where I want to do sprints and sled pulls, you fucked up my workout, and I had to do tire flips (which I enjoyed)
March cant come any sooner.
Nothing scarier than seeing a stranger sprint across the gym to save you from a PR.
[quote]pushmepullme wrote:
Nothing scarier than seeing a stranger sprint across the gym to save you from a PR. [/quote]
Someone has a not so secret admirer.
[quote]WolBarret wrote:
[quote]pushmepullme wrote:
Nothing scarier than seeing a stranger sprint across the gym to save you from a PR. [/quote]
Someone has a not so secret admirer.[/quote]
She was female, over 30% bf, and I never saw her again.
[quote]pushmepullme wrote:
[quote]WolBarret wrote:
[quote]pushmepullme wrote:
Nothing scarier than seeing a stranger sprint across the gym to save you from a PR. [/quote]
Someone has a not so secret admirer.[/quote]
She was female, over 30% bf, and I never saw her again.[/quote]
That sounds like Spring semester junior year, just add tequila
[b]VI: Do Not Touch Me![/b]
I don’t care that you’re amazed at my rack pulling, or that you’re annoyed at the sound it makes. Do not, for any reason, try to get my attention in the middle of a set. This includes talking, shoulder tapping, waving, or (God help me) pulling one of my earphones out. Do this, and it will be your last action in this existence.
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If you’re only using 1 side of the cable machine stand at an angle so someone can use the other side.
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Don’t be using inappropriate language in public or at all.
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The gym should be like public transit you get in and get out. Nobody wants to hear you talk at all, you should feel awkward when somebody talks to you. You should not break for 5 minutes between each set to watch the television and talk about last nights game.
[quote]Enders Drift wrote:
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If you’re only using 1 side of the cable machine stand at an angle so someone can use the other side.
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Don’t be using inappropriate language in public or at all.
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The gym should be like public transit you get in and get out. Nobody wants to hear you talk at all, you should feel awkward when somebody talks to you. You should not break for 5 minutes between each set to watch the television and talk about last nights game.[/quote]
This thread is for etiquette rules. Not Hitler’s guidlines for a better tomorrow.
Nothing like trying to do a max rep set and taking deep breaths between reps when some asshole who smells like he just got done with anally violating a skunk comes up behind you and tells you “It’s all you bro” and tries to give you a spot. For real. I almost fucking gagged. I had to end my set short because I had lost all focus and could not deal with the smell.
It’s also not very nice when I’m changing the weight on the bar for deadlifts and you come along and without even asking me, decide to do pull ups in the power rack. Not just any type of pull up but the ones where you go down a whole 3 inches and go back up. Whats also not cool is the fact that I saw the other pull up stations were fucking empty, asshole.
And what the fuck? Changing the weights for squats and you come and sit down on one of the safety pins and decide to do some fucking V-crunches. Seriously, what the fuck? All while looking at yourself in the mirror. I guess you didn’t see the empty benches or the fucking floor where you could’ve easily done that exercise from some sick abs. I should’ve just removed all the fucking weight from the other side of the bar so it would’ve came crashing down and hopefully removing your ability to reproduce and contribute to the genetic pool.
lol at Pimpbot5000 post