[quote]ShaneM686 wrote:
dre wrote:
ShaneM686 wrote:
haha, funny story Zap, got a good laugh outa me.
I could care less if the mirrors were there or not.
It does make me laugh/smile when I see some scrub doing curls in front of them… or the head turn while doing tricep pushdowns. I make sure they see me laugh too. Always.
I probably am not the nicest person ever, but if you are trying very very hard, you don’t have time to check out your triceps in the mirror while lifting.
Not to say i’m not guilty of either, but I only do it once in awhile. Hell, most of the time i wear a fleece at the gym.
And can you please explain why someone who is trying very, very hard doesn’t have time to look in the mirror?
I don’t understand.
And what’s the point of laughing at someone doing bicep curls in front of the mirror? Why are you so concerned with what other people are doing in the gym? And why go out of your way to make sure they see you laughing at them?
Again, I don’t understand.
Why not just do your fukin’ workout and quit worrying about what others are doing?
One day you might just laugh at some dude having a bad day and get your ass handed to you.
[quote]ShaneM686 wrote:
California Law’s first post explained what i tried to say.
When someone with no muscle starts doing EXAGERATED curls in front of the mirror or always is checking themselves out during all exercises. It’s laughable.
If you have some solid mass, do whatever pleases you in front of the mirrors.
There is a point to the mirrors.
I can see behind me while in the rack to make sure I wont hit anyone(and i have, and come close a few times).
Also it is quite enjoyable to watch my muscles work, see them contracting and veins popping out.
Sorry my first post was unclear and/or not well thought out. “Scrub” in the gym, is a term I have put meaning to.[/quote]
So, because I have more muscle mass than some people, this means I can act foolish without looking so?
What happened to encouraging beginners to become better and simple ethics?
I really don’t like the attitude of “I am bigger, so I can do whatever.” I catch a lot of flak because some people anticipate me to act as such because I am “bigger.” No, I don’t necessarily think I am that big, either.
I use the mirrors to check my form during my warm up sets and my first heavy set.
I would be lying if I said I didn’t check myself out during arm exercises for pure vanity when nobody else is there, though. Why not, right? That’s when my arms look the best.
Mirrors are there so 140# college guys can pull the old “I’m pretending to wipe non-existant sweat off my forehead but in reality I’m checking out my amazingly hawt abs” trick.
[quote]entheogens wrote:
CaliforniaLaw wrote:
If you’re bothered by the big guys who do it, you’re likely jealous.
First of all, I find it hard to concentrate when I am looking forward/up and there is a mirror there.
I would prefer to have a blank wall to stare at.
Second of all, the guys who I see doing it are not big.
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Then blame your gym. Obviously, no one is going out of their way to stare in a mirror while squatting, doing leg presses or benching. However, I don’t know too many larger lifters who avoid looking at a mirror while doing curls or even lateral raises. Why would that be a problem? If anything, it HELPS my focus to see my muscles working. I would bet there are far fewer truly large bodybuilders at most gyms lately because they are being phased out.