I wonder if they offer Karate classes. 
[quote]pushharder wrote:
<<< Ultimately my beef with the bell droppers is that, in my experience, it’s generally being done for show and because the guy is just flat-out sloppy. I could be wrong.[/quote]
I suspect that this accounts for the majority of cases. My point is that it’s an unfortunate policy that penalizes the guy who has to drop something or make some noise sometimes because of the way he trains.
That person deserves more respect imho and the rest can just be ignored by anybody with enough personal constitution to make any progress by being there. Actually everybody who is not physically in your way can be ignored.
[quote]pushharder wrote:
Then just agree to disagree. This is definitely not a subject that is worthy of a hostile, dick-waving, internet clash of the titans.
I’d rather argue about “Sex or Lifting?” That one’ll get me really testy!!!
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You have a point there. And just when I was beginning to enjoy myself.
NO… these people are definetly fucking gay.
http://www.planetfitness.com/survey.asp?s=1009
How would you rate the cleanliness of the floor?
Super Doper
WTF
Somebody needs a boot fucking
Jeepers guy… jeepers
[quote]milod wrote:
I wonder if they offer Karate classes. ;)[/quote]
How bout pottery and crochet?
My, that website it particularly … um … pink.
[quote]pushharder wrote:
Tiribulus wrote:
…If that’s the way you want to do it that’s fabulous, but what is the frickin tragedy if some guy does a legit ball busting set and drops the weight on the floor?..
The only “tragedy” is that most dumbbells are going to get ruined if they’re being dropped. Guaranteed. Especially the heavier ones.
I bought the cheaper type of bells for my home gym and I know my 105’s could not stand up to being dropped very often. At $.60 per pound for the cheap ones I just figured it’s worth to me to learn how to set 'em down with TLC.
Ultimately my beef with the bell droppers is that, in my experience, it’s generally being done for show and because the guy is just flat-out sloppy. I could be wrong.[/quote]
I have to agree here. The biggest guys at my gym are usually the most quite and most humble…making noise every once in a while. The grunters usually involve some tool grunting on every rep of every set while not lifting anything to brag about. That is annoying. Now people moving some serious weight and needing to grunt a little, that seems understandable.
As far as the weights being dropped, I try to rock back up but every once in a while I just can’t do it.
My take is the no grunting rule is a bit excessive, but they are catering to a “different” group than those frequenting T-Nation. It’s a business and it should be run with profitability and service in mind. Most “serious” lifters are in the minority, and thus don’t contribute enough $$$ to make a dent in said facilities overhead. It basically means they aren’t losing anything by keeping “us” out of their gyms. By keeping “us” out, they also suffer less wear and tear on their equipment, saving them money in the longterm as well.
I don’t have a problem with people grunting on maximal exertion, but I do have a problem with the nimrods who grunt with every rep of every set. If/when I own a gym and someone is grunting constantly, I’m going to say something politely to them. If they don’t change, they’re out.
As far as dropping dumbells go, I think all gyms should institute a “you break it,you bought it” policy, not because I have a problem with strong guys breaking the huge dumbells. But, because I see all the dumbasses trying to show off and dropping 35’s, 45’s, etc and breaking them. I worked at Gold’s and we replaced both set’s of 35’s and 45’s, one 75, and one 120 in a YEAR and a HALF. The lighter dumbells were replaced because all of the metro/highschool/weak jackasses would constantly drop them while showing off. The 75 broke to a manufacturing defect, and the 120 broke because was accidently dropped off the rack. (I should know because I broke it.) IMO, if you have to drop the dumbells, do it from as close to the gound as you can and don’t drop them on the ends.
What about spotters shouting? That can get pretty rediculous.
“UNREEEAL! UNREEEAL!”
“DON’T BE A PUSSY!”
“ONE, TWO, THAT ONE DOESN’T COUNT, THREE…”
This could probably be a thread on it’s own.
PS; “what do you mean, it doesn’t count?”
[quote]on edge wrote:
What about spotters shouting? That can get pretty rediculous.
“UNREEEAL! UNREEEAL!”
“DON’T BE A PUSSY!”
“ONE, TWO, THAT ONE DOESN’T COUNT, THREE…”
This could probably be a thread on it’s own.
PS; “what do you mean, it doesn’t count?”[/quote]
haha, I hate that shit…especially when they run up to spot me and I don’t need the spot. Your post makes me laugh just thinking of people I see do this. Again, usually tools not lifting much.
[quote]vbm537 wrote:
haha, I hate that shit…especially when they run up to spot me and I don’t need the spot. .[/quote]
No kidding, I hate that. Your just getting to the good part of your set and suddenly there’s some bozo lifting the weight for you. Other than the time some clown hit me in the face with a racquet ball, that’s the only time I ever yelled at someone in the gym.
The grunting thing cracks me up.
Overall, I do think it is a “look at me” thing. Same thing with tossing dumbbells.
For the record, every “hardcore” gym I have ever trained at would absolutely give the verbal beating of a lifetime to someone who abused equipment, which simply stated, throwing dumbbells is, or grunted and groaned like a douche bag.
In fact, some of my favorite gym stories involve goons that have been tossed or seriously verbally abused over this behavior.
I love how people claim “injury prevention” and “I just lift sooo heavy I can’t help it.”
It’s kind of like that phrase about a girl in China warming up with your max.
To all you grunters out there I can assure you there are people training heavier than you that make very little noise and set their bells down in a reasonable fashion.
[quote]DanErickson wrote:
NO… these people are definetly fucking gay.
http://www.planetfitness.com/survey.asp?s=1009
How would you rate the cleanliness of the floor?
Super Doper
WTF
Somebody needs a boot fucking
Jeepers guy… jeepers[/quote]
Damn…super duper huh…
Okey dokey then.
[quote]Go-Rilla wrote:
Damn…super duper huh…
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“Thanks for asking!”
[quote]BigRagoo wrote:
Go-Rilla wrote:
Damn…super duper huh…
“Thanks for asking!”[/quote]
Excuse you?
eh…Im buying a daily pass for planet fitness then I’m going to proceed to scream out “light weight” and “peanut” before each
REP.
I would love to see videos of guys going in there with the sole purpose of getting kicked out. You can have it timed too.
I mean, yea, it’s a gym that’s not for “us”, and keeps “them” out of “our” gyms, but they’re still alienating people who want to use their gym to get results, and they’re being very prejudice and ignorant, so they deserve the hassle.
Come on guys, get your friends to sneak in a hidden camera and see how fast you can get kicked out!
Once you get a decent kicked-out time, start going for variety of reasons for getting kicked out.
Tell a friend…start a trend!