WOW, my gym is obviously a paradise compared to the things you guys are posting. I don’t like the fact that I don’t have 6 power cages but other then that, things are great. Never come across 95% of the stuff posted in this thread.
Might it also have to do with what time you guys train?
LR
today i was bench pressing. i was on my last set and struggling with the last couple reps. some guy i’ve never seen before in my life came over and was watching me, then on my last rep he said, “push push push push … good girl”. then he just walked away.
[quote]ladieslove wrote:
today i was bench pressing. i was on my last set and struggling with the last couple reps. some guy i’ve never seen before in my life came over and was watching me, then on my last rep he said, “push push push push … good girl”. then he just walked away. [/quote]
Hey, Obstetricians have to work out too.
I used to see this old man in the gym all the time and I never realized he was crazy until I asked him to spot me on bench and he stood on the side of the bench around my right knee.
[quote]SteelyD wrote:
[quote]ladieslove wrote:
alright i was finished deadlifting, just taking the plates off, then an older gentleman grabs the plate out of my hand, he doesnt say “here let me help”, he just yanks it from me and takes it away. [/quote]
You should have started crying and throwing plates at him “You big meanie!”[/quote]
hahaha thats exactly how i handle bullies!
I asked some kid to spot me on bench today, told him in I was going for 6-7 reps, and the motherfucker holds onto the bar on every rep. For no reason. I guess the bar wasn’t moving fast enough for him and he wanted to get it over with.
Dear Sweet Old Retired Guys: If we weren’t in the gym I’d surely be more inclined but I’ve just finished a 12-hour shift, It’s 3am, I have a lot of work to do here before the cardio bunnies show up, I’m tired, I’m trying to focus, and I just don’t have the time to pal around, okay? And no, I’m not responding when you loudly say about the only other woman present, in MY direction, “Well SHE’S really nice…”.
Yea, those quiet b*tches are mean mean mean.
Man. I really need to add a garage so I can have a gym at home.
[quote]gonugs wrote:
My gym added 4 power racks last year. So I’ve got 6 racks to use now and when I see someone curling in one, I can just smile. No problem.
Then people started doing push ups and Bosu ball stuff on the lifting platform. The only lifting platform. That makes me very cranky.[/quote]
I know this is o/t but I LOVE your avatar.
This one is for all the stupid fucking gym owners out there:
Do not make / sell fresh waffles in the gym! Waffles!?
I was doing Sumo-deads, and had just worked my way up to my heaviest work set, when all of a sudden the smell of warm fresh waffles fill the air around me. That combined with the numbness in my thigh had me convinced i was having a stroke!
Waffles, huh? That’s pretty interesting. I pretty much have the standard pet peeves:
That’s all I’ll share for now. Have a good day, people.
Here’s one for everybody reading, as well.
If you see the front desk staff eating food, just shut the fuck up and don’t make any comments. I need to eat, and I need to eat often.
I get shit for eating chicken and rice at work everyday. You’re not cute, you’re not original, and you’re certainly not a fucking comedian.
^
Ya know…it’s taken me too long to notice your screen name Wormwood. I was just drinking a bottle of Absinthe last night. I’ll be making a trip to Czech soon to obtain some more.
[quote]Beast27195 wrote:
gathering in a large group and showing off/comparing/touching each other’s abs is very much not cool.
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Bwaaahaahaa! Now that must have been an awkward scene
[quote]Defiance wrote:
This one is for all the stupid fucking gym owners out there:
Do not make / sell fresh waffles in the gym! Waffles!?
I was doing Sumo-deads, and had just worked my way up to my heaviest work set, when all of a sudden the smell of warm fresh waffles fill the air around me. That combined with the numbness in my thigh had me convinced i was having a stroke!
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Waffles?
This is a power lifters gym?
waffles I can see, but imagine pancakes and talk about rediculous!
[quote]London Runner wrote:
WOW, my gym is obviously a paradise compared to the things you guys are posting. I don’t like the fact that I don’t have 6 power cages but other then that, things are great. Never come across 95% of the stuff posted in this thread.
Might it also have to do with what time you guys train?
LR [/quote]
it’s because you are in the UK, people have better manners and more respect, 
No, this guy, my bench form is not improper.
If you were just standing on a bosu ball to do bent over rows (or anything, really), please don’t give me advice about how squatting with a wide stance is going to destroy my knees. Even if you are a “personal trainer”.
[quote]Beast27195 wrote:
I agree with all of your guidelines except this one. Fair enough if they’re just chatting random crap, but if it’s relevant (i.e. fair pointers on your form etc) i think it’s justified.
Unless that’s what you meant.
[quote]Professor X wrote:
[quote]PimpBot5000 wrote:
Ok, I’m usually an incredibly laid-back guy, but I feel like venting and this looks like the place to do it!
[i] No, you cannot fucking work in with me! [/i]
Equipment in most gyms is limited and I try to be accommodating whenever I can, but if I’m doing squats or deadlifts, no, you in fact cannot “work in with me”. Removing plates and adjusting the safety bars, while seemingly trivial things, annoy me and occupy my time. I’m very brief when I use a piece of equipment, go do something else and leave me alone.
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This irritates me and never used to happen. These newer weekend warriors are much more bold than they used to be. They used to see that the weight I was using was drastically more than them and leave me alone. I am not about to load and unload several plates before and after each fucking set just so you can work in with me. It would tire me out long before I ever got to my last set. I would rather be an asshole and make progress than the type who would allow some of the bullshit happening lately.[/quote]
i do not agree with this attitude. the gyms i used in the southeast before i moved out to the west coast, this attitude was not tolerated. for example, if there is only one squat rack, and you are at the begining of your 10 sets of warmups and work sets, it really was not considered fair for everybody else who wanted to squat to have to wait 20-30 minutes for you to finish.
that rack was not “your” rack, it belongs to everybody who pays their dues, and if you are bigger and more jacked than everbody else, well guess what, your money is no more valuable than the weekend warrior.
if you were using the bench, and somebody wanted to work in, heck, now you have a workout partner and a spoter for that set. so what if you have to abaondon your tough guy lone-wolf image for a few minutes and have to interact on a civil, if not friendly basis with somebody else for a few minutes.
if said person is bigger and stronger than you… well, look at it as a learning experience, and if they are weaker and smaller, look at it as an opportunity to teach or just inspire somebody.
when i moved out to the left coast, i noticed that once somebody planted their butt on a piece of equipment, it was off limits to anybody else for however long they were using it. I was one of those guys who would ask to work in, and I got some of the biggest eat shit and die looks…LOL.