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[quote]King of Kings wrote:
Its always the fat guys isnt it.
King of Kings[/quote]
It’s not always the fatties, sometimes it’s the old guy or the high school kid. I never got much of it when I trained in gyms, but those guys would be all over my wife and she is a sponge for all information - good and bad.
After a few times of saying “hey, how come your doing those like that?” and her reply being some guy told her to (we didn’t always train together). I had to ask her to ignor anyone giving her those “tips”. I know she would never disregard someone right in front of their face, so it was agreed she would go back to her old form as soon as they weren’t looking. What a pain in the ass.
[quote]BlakeAE wrote:
I just want to add however, you are lucky the guy didn’t throw down. 400lbs vs. your 170 would probably have ended with him on top and you disappearing in the netherworlds.
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yeah it may have ended you like that scene in borat, except the naked part, lol
[quote]BlakeAE wrote:
I just want to add however, you are lucky the guy didn’t throw down. 400lbs vs. your 170 would probably have ended with him on top and you disappearing in the netherworlds.[/quote]
I was in the gym one afternoon, and I saw this absolute mountain of a human being doing deadlifts. Both he and the weight he was moving were massive; he must have been tipping 400 pounds, and he was picking up six plates per side.
Being who I am, the thought crossed my mind, “how would I take this guy in a fight?” Choke him? He doesn’t have a neck. Arm bar? He probably curls more than I weigh. Take his legs? That would be like tackling a tree.
Then the answer came to me. I’d take five quick steps backwards, and when he exhausted himself coming after me, I’d walk over and push him down. Point, set, match.
[quote]thomas.galvin wrote:
Then the answer came to me. I’d take five quick steps backwards, and when he exhausted himself coming after me, I’d walk over and push him down. Point, set, match.
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That’s a poor strategy, anybody who moves that kind of weight can move pretty fast when they need to. Take the average NFL lineman for example, 350+ pounds and a 40 yard time of 3.4 seconds.
Remember, when tested the superheavyweight Olympic Lifters were faster out of the blocks than the sprinters at the Olympic village (unfortunately there weren’t any power lifters around to test, since powerlifting is not an olympic sport).
[quote]dswithers wrote:
thomas.galvin wrote:
Then the answer came to me. I’d take five quick steps backwards, and when he exhausted himself coming after me, I’d walk over and push him down. Point, set, match.
That’s a poor strategy, anybody who moves that kind of weight can move pretty fast when they need to. Take the average NFL lineman for example, 350+ pounds and a 40 yard time of 3.4 seconds.
Remember, when tested the superheavyweight Olympic Lifters were faster out of the blocks than the sprinters at the Olympic village (unfortunately there weren’t any power lifters around to test, since powerlifting is not an olympic sport).
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BS. NFL linemen that big can’t even crack 5.0 in the 40. The testing done with Olympic lifters didn’t use SHW lifters.
You’re right that it would be a poor strategy though. The best way to fight a guy that big is with a shotgun.
congrats, now you’re known as the roid rage guy. Not saying your way is wrong, because he deserved it, but there are definitely funnier and calmer methods when dealing with people like this.
“Show me a power clean”
WHAT?!
“Show me a power clean!”
WHAT?!
“You’re deadlift form is all wrong.”
OKAY!
Ask him to show you how to correctly perform the movement, then begin to correct his form after he’s done with a set. This is a surefire way to piss him off while maintaining a calm voice.
Change the subject to something that is completely unrelated to what he’s talking about.
“Show me a a power clean.”
Is that my shirt you’re wearing? You better give it back.
You waited longer then I would have to tell him to F*** Off!!!
[quote]dswithers wrote:
That’s a poor strategy, anybody who moves that kind of weight can move pretty fast when they need to. Take the average NFL lineman for example, 350+ pounds and a 40 yard time of 3.4 seconds.
Remember, when tested the superheavyweight Olympic Lifters were faster out of the blocks than the sprinters at the Olympic village (unfortunately there weren’t any power lifters around to test, since powerlifting is not an olympic sport).
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3.4 seconds? Want to take another shot at that?
[quote]Scott aka Rice wrote:
congrats, now you’re known as the roid rage guy. Not saying your way is wrong, because he deserved it, but there are definitely funnier and calmer methods when dealing with people like this.
“Show me a power clean”
WHAT?!
“Show me a power clean!”
WHAT?!
“You’re deadlift form is all wrong.”
OKAY!
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LOL
[quote]blok wrote:
so lets get right to it…
I was doing snatch grip dead lifts and teaching my friend to do them also, anyway this really obese guy(about 400lbs) walks up and this is how the convo went, and im sure i missed a couple little things but heres how it went for the most part…
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I’m not saying fat guy was right, but i think you overreacted. Sure, that situation sounds annoying as hell, but you lost your cool. it would have shown more strength if you stayed calm during this trivial experience in your life.
[quote]Scott aka Rice wrote:
4. After hearing the “I played in the NFL” comment, proceed to scream in a family guy voice “Hey, everyone. This guy’s a big fat phony!”[/quote]
LMFAO! That guy was hilarious.
[quote]Scott aka Rice wrote:
“Show me a power clean”
WHAT?!
“Show me a power clean!”
WHAT?!
“You’re deadlift form is all wrong.”
OKAY![/quote]
Ahh haha. I laughed out loud on this one.
Slightly related to this topic.
A client of mine recently reported that at his primary gym, “Club Fit”, he saw a personal trainer teaching a new client how to do barbell bicep curls.
…IN THE POWER RACK!
Classic!
[quote]Scott aka Rice wrote:
congrats, now you’re known as the roid rage guy. Not saying your way is wrong, because he deserved it, but there are definitely funnier and calmer methods when dealing with people like this.
“Show me a power clean”
WHAT?!
“Show me a power clean!”
WHAT?!
“You’re deadlift form is all wrong.”
OKAY!
Ask him to show you how to correctly perform the movement, then begin to correct his form after he’s done with a set. This is a surefire way to piss him off while maintaining a calm voice.
Change the subject to something that is completely unrelated to what he’s talking about.
“Show me a a power clean.”
Is that my shirt you’re wearing? You better give it back.
I have a pretty good sense of humor, but i didnt find any of that funny, and if someone did any of that in real life you would like more of an idiot then that fat guy.
[quote]toocul4u wrote:
blok wrote:
so lets get right to it…
I was doing snatch grip dead lifts and teaching my friend to do them also, anyway this really obese guy(about 400lbs) walks up and this is how the convo went, and im sure i missed a couple little things but heres how it went for the most part…
I’m not saying fat guy was right, but i think you overreacted. Sure, that situation sounds annoying as hell, but you lost your cool. it would have shown more strength if you stayed calm during this trivial experience in your life.
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As i said before, i was very polite in the beggining, but someone can only take so much.
Maybe you would of enjoyed some grossly overweight guy getting his jollys off watching you, i personally felt i didnt have to deal with it, and after asking him to leave a few times i became annoyed and angry like anyone with a set would.
[quote]dswithers wrote:
Take the average NFL lineman for example, 350+ pounds and a 40 yard time of 3.4 seconds.
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You sure that’s an NFL lineman or a Ferrari Enzo. I don’t think anybody evens runs a 4 flat.
Good story. I’m pretty lucky to lift in a gym where everyone is so interested in what they look like(fashion wise) they don’t even bother with anyone else.
You should have hit the guy up for a couple of tickets to watch his NFL team play.
I’m afraid to do snatch grip DLs now. I keep thinking about this fat guy showing up out of no where and critiquing my form.
Funny story. More calm than I would have had.
TNT
[quote]E-man wrote:
dswithers wrote:
Take the average NFL lineman for example, 350+ pounds and a 40 yard time of 3.4 seconds.
You sure that’s an NFL lineman or a Ferrari Enzo. I don’t think anybody evens runs a 4 flat.
Good story. I’m pretty lucky to lift in a gym where everyone is so interested in what they look like(fashion wise) they don’t even bother with anyone else.
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Lol enzo.