[quote]Jereth127 wrote:
polo77j wrote:
Fucking Jabronies
Whoah whoah whoah!
You say this too?!?!
One of my buddies just came out with that word one day while talking about some guy he hated and we all thought he came up with it off the top of his head.[/quote]
yea … your buddy’s my cousin … nah I heard it a while ago, it’s a pretty old term in American, it may have just gotten to your side of the pond 
[quote]polo77j wrote:
im kenny wrote:
hell no. people should learn things themselves.
Tell me how that works out when you take Calculus, kiddo.[/quote]
I mean they’re better off if they learn it themselves than getting it from someone else. I’m expelled so i don’t have any teachers to teach me anything till i get to go back.
[quote]polo77j wrote:
gbock wrote:
force of one, you got any updates about your story? i really want to know what’s the deal with your crazy lady…
we all do gbock[/quote]
Monday night she was leaving as I was coming in so I couldn’t get the pic. Sarah (wife) couldn’t go.
I’m sick of crazy lady’s bullshit, but I still don’t know about talking to her. That’s the only update so far.
[quote]gbock wrote:
so we have talked about helping form and such… what about correcting gym etiquette?
I workout in a commercial gym in small town MN, but the power rack is always open, and I never have to wait to DL or squat.
Many annoying things happen here: ppl lifting 1 inch away and in the middle of the DB rack, the stretching lady using the power rack for her resistance band, doing yoga moves for 15-20min right in between the cable machines, erratic lady using every machine at once and placing towels and bottles on them to save spots, not putting db’s back, typical gym bs etc…
Do any of you correct gym etiquette? I like to think I could help clean up the madness here but it seems a bit more volatile than form correction.[/quote]
Only once, to a bunch of teenagers who were fucking around, being loud and obnoxious, not putting stuff away…
I picked up their dumbbells as they were leaving the gym and said “Are you going to put these away? I’m not your fucking mother.”
[quote]gbock wrote:
so we have talked about helping form and such… what about correcting gym etiquette?
I workout in a commercial gym in small town MN, but the power rack is always open, and I never have to wait to DL or squat.
Many annoying things happen here: ppl lifting 1 inch away and in the middle of the DB rack, the stretching lady using the power rack for her resistance band, doing yoga moves for 15-20min right in between the cable machines, erratic lady using every machine at once and placing towels and bottles on them to save spots, not putting db’s back, typical gym bs etc…
Do any of you correct gym etiquette? I like to think I could help clean up the madness here but it seems a bit more volatile than form correction.[/quote]
lol are you kidding? I fthey won’t listen about somehting vital like form, then they sure won’t listen abou something as ambiguous as manners lol
I usually just try to ignore rude gym people. Most gym ettiquette is just simple consideration for equipment and other lifters. Keep your distance, Learn how to spot, try to avoid destroying stuff that isn’t yours… mostly it’s n00bs and kids that don’t know that stuff in the first place. They rarely stick around anyhow.
[quote]force of one wrote:
mostly it’s n00bs and kids that don’t know that stuff in the first place. They rarely stick around anyhow.
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Yeah, the problem is that there is always a steady stream of new inept trainees funneling their way in to gyms. If only there was a way to stop their insidious plot to drive hard-working gym-goers up a wall…no, no, infertility drugs in the water supply is too drastic…or is it?
[quote]ds1973 wrote:
Yes, I’m really interested in finding out what’s going on here. Force of one, how did she react when she saw you there with your wife?
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My wife goes to the gym very infrequently right now because of school stuff. But before that she would go at least three days a week.
I don’t know how long crazy lady has been working out there, but chances are pretty good that she has seen us there together at least once.
I told my wife about all this crap, and begged her to go with me more, hoping maybe that would make the lady get over her issues. But for now I guess it’s a no go. 
Folks mostly when I am there I make a ver good point of NOT point my eyes or my head in whacky woman’s direction. So it’s kind of hard for me to report on her doings, but if I do see anything or she does soemthing overt I will let you know.
But really I just wish she would sod off and get over her supergay issues.
[quote]Htowner wrote:
force of one wrote:
mostly it’s n00bs and kids that don’t know that stuff in the first place. They rarely stick around anyhow.
Yeah, the problem is that there is always a steady stream of new inept trainees funneling their way in to gyms. If only there was a way to stop their insidious plot to drive hard-working gym-goers up a wall…no, no, infertility drugs in the water supply is too drastic…or is it?[/quote]
lol I like where your heads at, but that wouldn’t stop the ones that are already born.
only when when somebody looks like they are going to hurt themselves do I chime in.
I only help if they remind me of myself when I first started.
You show them proper form,
they get really embarrassed
they leave the gym… boy, do I feel like a douchebag… lol
Force of one, any updates on the situation regarding the crazy girl?
I don’t try and help people, it just ain’t worth it. Working out at a university gym I see some of the most retarded stuff…
Just last week there was a guy squatting. I always watch people who squat as it’s such a rare occurence. I was surprised when he loaded 140kg (308lbs) onto the bar as this kid was only smallish. He proceeded to take a spot off of his dangerously skinny mate. He unracked the weight with extreme difficulty, all the while shaking and could see his back was screaming to put it back. I watched with amazement as he continued to bend his legs maybe 1 inch in the middle, and every so slightly bend his back on each rep.
I felt like smashing the weight over his head, this guy would seriously have struggled to squat 135 for reps, but he was loading the bar to 3 plates to make himself look good.
Talking to them they wouldn’t take any notice, so I just sit back and shake my head.
I to am interested in Force of One’s story. I wish I could visit your gym and maybe have this crazy lady “talk” to me, just so I can figure out what the hell is on the go!
the suspense is brutal.
i like giving wrong advice.
If I’m ever in a regular gym with other regular people, I don’t ever say anything to anybody.
I give them the exact same treatment that I myself prefer and expect while in the gym. I give them the benefit of the doubt, assume they’re doing what they’re doing for a deliberate reason, and go about my own deal. That and I don’t really care, to be honest.
[quote]pushmepullme wrote:
I picked up their dumbbells as they were leaving the gym and said “Are you going to put these away? I’m not your fucking mother.”
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I’ll give them a good beating when they get home.
best Austrian accent on It is very easy for me to give the wrong advices. best Austrian accent off
They have a draw for a TV at my gym and you have to be present to win. If I do win it and I have to go up front of everyone to accept I’m gonna speak up. All you d-bags that don’t re-rack your weights, your an asshole, thanks for the TV.
As for helping sheeple in the gym. NO. How can you explain to someone who is three hundred pounds and 5’6" not to bother with the oblique machine, or the older woman with the same build who is in the standing calf machine. It’s great they are trying but can’t they read up a little first? It’s all at your finger tips.
I have complimemted a kid on making the effort of keeping a log book though.
[quote]Battle Pope wrote:
I to am interested in Force of One’s story. I wish I could visit your gym and maybe have this crazy lady “talk” to me, just so I can figure out what the hell is on the go!
the suspense is brutal.[/quote]
She quit going.
lol My new split puts me in the gym at least four days a week, so would have had to see here there sometime, but after that last time i told you about she was just gone. GOOD DEAL. I am so grateful to be off the hook. I was actually considering the idea of saying something.
So basically she crapped out with all the other “seasonal” idiots that just come in in the warm months, and then sod off in the fall/cool months.
I usually just sneer to myself about that crowd but this time I’m happy as a clam! It actually paid off very well for me.
But not only her, but all the fuckshits she was talking to seem to have vanished as well. Happy days are here again. Life is good.
I am 35 years old and I have a bad back. I have to fight tooth and nail for every tiny little gain. So when I am there I NEED to have my head in the game and fucking concentrate so for me this is the best possible ending.
However I know some of you guys wanted to see what would happen and so if freak o rama comes back in the spring I will let you know.
I’ve gotten the old STFU about 3 times and then decided not to bother delivering unsolicited advice.