Little Prick

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[quote]Professor X wrote:
A-Town Crown wrote:
I worked out for the first time in 6 months so I look a little small. I weigh 170 and I wouldn’t trade my knowledge for anyones at my gym. Guy who was pushing a ripped 220 told me that I was stupid for buying Grow! and I should buy some On whey and not to tell him other wise cause he squats 400 and he knows what he’s talking about. Dumb fkcs come in all shapes and sizes. You can’t look at his weight just cause he doesn’t know wtf he’s talking about.

So the guy is a dumb ass because he has a protein preference? Uh, so do you.[/quote]

story sounds possible, but i bet there was some detail left out, such as him telling the 220 guy off…like how much he squats, then the 220 guys saying in return that he squats 400…

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Here’s what I do.

If I see someone lifting in the gym and they’re doing it wrong and they are:

a.) bigger than me - then I keep my mouth shut.

b.) smaller than me - then I keep my mouth shut.

Of course, if they’re are a real hottie then I might make an exception.

RB

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I’ve had this happen to me.

Pulling heavy deadlift triples, the swimming instructor at the gym tells me that I’m not accentuating the eccentric portion of the lift enough. He also says that I should do Romanian Deadlifts because they “isolate” the muscle better, and that I should do sets of “at least ten” if I want to make any progress, so I should drop back down to 225# and work my way back up.

It does happen. I just say “thanks for the advice, I’ll consider it,” and then keep doing whatever it is I’m doing.

Usually, most people just ask me for a spot.

Dan “But seriously. Shut the fuck up and get out of my face or show me you can hit this weight for a triple.” McVicker

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[quote]knewsom wrote:
…this is why I work out at HOME, with dumbells a bench and bodyweight. I know, not nearly as fancy, but I’m making progress, and you can pack an awful lot of weight onto dumbells if you put your mind to it!

I don’t like people watching me lift, I don’t like talking to people when I lift, I like to be left alone - hell, I don’t even let the wife into the room when I’m lifting.[/quote]

while you lift alone, do you wear a bag over your head and have flash backs of your grandmother over disciplining you? :wink:

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Well, you were doing you arms wrong. You should do them like this…

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[quote]Sxio wrote:
Digital Chainsaw wrote:
I said the guy ruined my set, not my “whole workout”.

Split some hairs ever? Next time I’ll be sure to use ‘reply to post’ instead of just typing it off the top of my head. I still stand by my comments. It’s one set of your life and you chucked a big tanty because someone tried to help you. Whatever gets you through your day.

Digital Chainsaw wrote:
I’d like to see you keep your concentration during a heavy set (assuming you do them which, judging by your post, sounds highly unlikely),

Yes you’re right, I don’t lift heavy. In fact I don’t lift weights at all. i just hang around here for the atmosphere. I’m really into competitive knitting.

I’m sure you’re REALLY tough and lift the heaviest of weights all day long. Good luck with that, I hope it’s working for ya.

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Since you’re so convinced that this guy who “tried to help” me went about it in a socially acceptable manner, and I am this blowhard loose cannon, how about a little social experiment?

Next time you are out in public and you see a guy having trouble folding a newspaper, sprint over to his side, stick your face right in his ear and yell, “c’mon man, you can do it!” then lean over him, grab his newspaper, and start folding it for him. I’m sure his grattitude will know no bounds, and he will have nothing but gushing praise for your selfless actions.

And to the rest all of you chiming in with Sxio, I’ll leave you with this thought to ponder:

If violating someone’s personal space unbidden is not acceptable (barring emergencies like being pinned under a barbell) anywhere else, why is it suddenly OK in the gym when someone is moving heavy amounts of weight, where a small distraction can lead to big injury?

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[quote]Digital Chainsaw wrote:
Next time you are out in public and you see a guy having trouble folding a newspaper, sprint over to his side, stick your face right in his ear and yell, “c’mon man, you can do it!” then lean over him, grab his newspaper, and start folding it for him. I’m sure his grattitude will know no bounds, and he will have nothing but gushing praise for your selfless actions.[/quote]

Hahahahaa! Good one!

Hey y’know, I wasn’t there so who’s to say? If he was as bad as all that, then yeah, he was a cock.

I think that you could’ve handled it in a better way, he was just trying to help, but I’ve got my way and you’ve got yours. There’s room in the world for both.

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This thread looks fun. I walk in the gym with chains yesturday and two little pricks start laughing and making jokes. They don’t ask what they’re for, they just get goofy and keep lifting their lighter weights (when they’re not too busy playing grab ass). Anouther guy comes up and actually asks what they’re for. I explained. It’s that simple.

My kid brother is doing goodmornings and the trainer who’s been at the gym for 21 years looks at him like he’s nuts. I’ve seen his form and he’s not nuts.

My other brother is benching and the newly certified YMCA trainer comes up and tells him not to arch his back. Now while his form isn’t impecable, I don’t think his arch is bad, and this trainer can’t bench as much as his skinny ass can.

Stupid shit happens at stupid gyms.

DD

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[quote]Sxio wrote:
Digital Chainsaw wrote:
Next time you are out in public and you see a guy having trouble folding a newspaper, sprint over to his side, stick your face right in his ear and yell, “c’mon man, you can do it!” then lean over him, grab his newspaper, and start folding it for him. I’m sure his grattitude will know no bounds, and he will have nothing but gushing praise for your selfless actions.

Hahahahaa! Good one!

Hey y’know, I wasn’t there so who’s to say? If he was as bad as all that, then yeah, he was a cock.

I think that you could’ve handled it in a better way, he was just trying to help, but I’ve got my way and you’ve got yours. There’s room in the world for both.
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Well, like I said, I was 20 at the time and probably would’ve picked a fight with my own shadow. I’ve mellowed with age, so now I’d probably come back with some kind of sarcasm a la, “man, that was great! If I could just get you to yell in my ear all the time for every exercise, that would be awesome! Oh, and spit more. You only got a little on my shirt this time, next time I really want to bathe in it, maybe get a lather going…”

On a lighter note, I’m glad to see that persuasive writing isn’t totally wasted, and that some people can still see others’ points of view. Sxio, I look forward to our future correspondence.

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[quote]beastblob wrote:
Sorry folks but I need to rant real quick.

Nobody seems to understand why I was “not happy” about this. This little prick maybe about 140lbs soaking wet with lead in his pockets and holding his piss for a week comes to me while I’m doing overhead extentions with a 110lbs db and supersetting with heavy preachercurls, and tells me “your working your arms all wrong” I looked at the strings this prick calls arms and the “conversation” goes like this.

me: “how long you been workingout?”

prick: “about a month”

Me: “looks like it, go eat a sandwich and leave me alone. my shoes weigh more than you”

prick: “I just thought i’d tell you how to get your arms bigger”

Me: “turn your arm, flex your tri, see that little shadow” I then turn my arm “see this muscle that looks like a horseshoe. when you have that then you can talk to me.”

I went back to my lifting then, don’t get me wrong I’ve helped lots of people in the gym and will answer any questions these people have, but if my arm is bigger than their waist I don’t want their advice on how to tweek my workout.
Well just had to get that out and hope some people understand where I’m coming from. [/quote]

Mr. Beastblob, I understand your annoyance and I agree the little guy was being ridiculous. But you should cut him some slack: he wasn’t thinking straight because he had been holding his piss for a week.

Sorry, I just couldn’t resist.

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[quote]Digital Chainsaw wrote:
Sxio wrote:
so now I’d probably come back with some kind of sarcasm a la, “man, that was great! If I could just get you to yell in my ear all the time for every exercise, that would be awesome!..”

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LMAO thinking about some blowhard following people around the gym and yelling at them during every set wearing torn sweats (Hans n Frans style) and a weight belt, but he doesn’t lift at all, he just yells at people.

DB

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[quote]dollarbill44 wrote:
Digital Chainsaw wrote:
Sxio wrote:
so now I’d probably come back with some kind of sarcasm a la, “man, that was great! If I could just get you to yell in my ear all the time for every exercise, that would be awesome!..”

LMAO thinking about some blowhard following people around the gym and yelling at them during every set wearing torn sweats (Hans n Frans style) and a weight belt, but he doesn’t lift at all, he just yells at people.

DB[/quote]

HAHAAA!!

The funny thing is, you are not all that far off in your description of Mr. Beer Gut from my original post. He did have on cutoffs (jeans though, not sweats) and I think he was wearing a polo shirt, open-necked with at least two gold chains on. The belt was cinched up as tight as could be (accentuating the gut) and he wore it this way even between sets. Could I make this up?