[quote]bigscarymonster wrote:
Is it just me or does anybody else do military presses or any other overhead presses in the power rack. I like it because you don’t have to clean the weight to get it to your shoulders.[/quote]
At my gym they have a bench configured for military press. In the past I have used the PR for it though.
[quote]JohnnyBlaze wrote:
By the way though, how the hell can anyone squat without padding? It kills my fuckin’ traps and shoulders having the bare steel bar across it. I use the (dare I say it) foam pad, with my towel wrapped around it. Feels comfortable, stable and works fine. Hey, call me a pussy if you want, but at least I am DOING squats![/quote]
Try doing front squats with crossed arms instead of a clean grip. You will discover a bruise like no other the next day.
I only own a power rack, an adjustible bench, and an olympic bar. Because I can, I use it for all exercises except dead’s. In a gym, of course, do not curl in the rack. I do however have no problem with some exercise besides squats being performed in the rack since it is essentially built to be a spotter.
[quote]GrumpyChris wrote:
there is one guy at the gym that never replaces his plates… he lifts pretty heavy as well, and is fairly tall… so, this is a problem for many people… especially women…
i work out on a military base that has many soldier’s spouses…
this same guy will put 6 plates on each side of the leg press and leave those as well… i saw a woman start to struggle about her 4th plate off, and i went and helped her…
a lot of young highschool kids are in there training for the upcoming football season, and i watch them…watching him… monkey see, monkey do…
i always slam my plates back when he is near…haha…
sorry, so long…but i believe in reracking…[/quote]
Awesome. I usually talk to myself really loudly when i’m reracking someone else’s weights. I’m sure I look dumb as hell but I don’t care. I want to get my point across and that’s just the way I do it.
The other thing I talk to myself about is when people put the weights all stupid on the weight tree. I hate having to take off a 25lb. to get to a stack of 10s. Fecking morans!
And I know morans is spelled morons.
[quote]dre wrote:
The other thing I talk to myself about is when people put the weights all stupid on the weight tree. I hate having to take off a 25lb. to get to a stack of 10s. Fecking morans!
And I know morans is spelled morons.[/quote]
Oh god I hate that! Why cant they design a Weight tree that wont let you put the wrong plates on the wrong slot.
Everytime some one puts a five on the 45lb slot an alarm goes off, or a hammer comes down on their toes.
[quote]summa wrote:
I only own a power rack, an adjustible bench, and an olympic bar. Because I can, I use it for all exercises except dead’s. In a gym, of course, do not curl in the rack. I do however have no problem with some exercise besides squats being performed in the rack since it is essentially built to be a spotter. [/quote]
for squats
Oh man, the weight rack thing really pisses me off too!! The weight trees in my gym actually have labels to remind you what plates go there and those friggin idiots still screw it up!! I guess the only good thing about that is when I’m working out alone, I usually spend my time between sets rearranging the weight trees. That fills the void of not being able to yell motivational expletives at my workout partner (wife).
[quote]J.W. wrote:
Oh man, the weight rack thing really pisses me off too!! The weight trees in my gym actually have labels to remind you what plates go there and those friggin idiots still screw it up!! I guess the only good thing about that is when I’m working out alone, I usually spend my time between sets rearranging the weight trees. That fills the void of not being able to yell motivational expletives at my workout partner (wife).[/quote]
Excellent. And what would some of those motivational expletives be? I need a couple good one for my wife also! LOL
[quote]jbodzin wrote:
dre wrote:
The other thing I talk to myself about is when people put the weights all stupid on the weight tree. I hate having to take off a 25lb. to get to a stack of 10s. Fecking morans!
And I know morans is spelled morons.
Oh god I hate that! Why cant they design a Weight tree that wont let you put the wrong plates on the wrong slot.
Everytime some one puts a five on the 45lb slot an alarm goes off, or a hammer comes down on their toes.[/quote]
I was thinking 100,000 volts would be better. No blood to clean up, no chipped floor if they move quick. Will also save time with all the kids with the blow out hair cuts.
[quote]monteitis wrote:
when you’re done using the power rack, it should be a norm that you can leave a plate on each side. 99% of people use at least this much weight, and if not, just move the shit off yourself since you’re the exception. and don’t interrupt whatever other exercise i’m doing to try and teach me a lesson in gym etiquette.
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Put away your weights.
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not about the power rack, but on a related note-- don’t act like the gym police when i allow 100+ dumbbells to make a thud on the floor after a set, cuz then you just look like a bitch who’s just envious underneath.
fuckin old guys, man…[/quote]
Don’t drop the dumbbells.
Forget Power Rack Etiquette. What about Gym Etiquette? Anyone here ever workout at the old LA Fitness Center in Long Beach, CA? Holy shit. Dumbells, plates and stinky people strewn everywhere.
If I ever own a gym, Dumbells get racked - where they belong, plates racked - where they belong and not a single person who stinks will be allowed in.
I may just open a gym just so I know there’s one gym where those three conditions exist.
[quote]kellyc wrote:
Forget Power Rack Etiquette. What about Gym Etiquette? Anyone here ever workout at the old LA Fitness Center in Long Beach, CA? Holy shit. Dumbells, plates and stinky people strewn everywhere.
If I ever own a gym, Dumbells get racked - where they belong, plates racked - where they belong and not a single person who stinks will be allowed in.
I may just open a gym just so I know there’s one gym where those three conditions exist. [/quote]
Preach on! I keep telling myself that I want to open a gym. However, after the first couple months I’d have to close the doors because I wouldn’t have any members.
I would revoke memberships for not reracking your weights, putting weights in the wrong places, curling in the squat rack and general asshatery!
My gym would either close due to no members. Or it would thrive and become one hardcore awesome place to lift!
[quote]dre wrote:
kellyc wrote:
Forget Power Rack Etiquette. What about Gym Etiquette? Anyone here ever workout at the old LA Fitness Center in Long Beach, CA? Holy shit. Dumbells, plates and stinky people strewn everywhere.
If I ever own a gym, Dumbells get racked - where they belong, plates racked - where they belong and not a single person who stinks will be allowed in.
I may just open a gym just so I know there’s one gym where those three conditions exist.
Preach on! I keep telling myself that I want to open a gym. However, after the first couple months I’d have to close the doors because I wouldn’t have any members.
I would revoke memberships for not reracking your weights, putting weights in the wrong places, curling in the squat rack and general asshatery!
My gym would either close due to no members. Or it would thrive and become one hardcore awesome place to lift![/quote]
Just become filthy rich so it doesn’t matter if you have any members or not.
[quote]kellyc wrote:
Forget Power Rack Etiquette. What about Gym Etiquette? Anyone here ever workout at the old LA Fitness Center in Long Beach, CA? Holy shit. Dumbells, plates and stinky people strewn everywhere.
If I ever own a gym, Dumbells get racked - where they belong, plates racked - where they belong and not a single person who stinks will be allowed in.
I may just open a gym just so I know there’s one gym where those three conditions exist. [/quote]
So True. I finally have been able to get my GF to start lifting weights (She actually woke up at 4:15am and went with me to the gym this morning, so proud Sniff) and I have been sure to teach her what is ok and not ok in the gym.
-Put weights away when your done
-Put them in the right spot
-Do not use equipement you are not currently using to hold your towel, keys, water, lipstick ect.
-Do not walk near someone doing a lift where you cause them to have to stop, pause or alter their movement, unless they are doing SRC’s
So far she is doing better than 95% of the people in the gym: Good routine, Good Form, Good intensity and Good Gym ettiqute!
[quote]kellyc wrote:
Just become filthy rich so it doesn’t matter if you have any members or not.[/quote]
smacks self in the head
Why didn’t I think of that. I’ll get right on that get rich quick plan.
[quote]jbodzin wrote:
So far she is doing better than 95% of the people in the gym: Good routine, Good Form, Good intensity and Good Gym ettiqute![/quote]
Ah yes, the 4 G’s. They should be printed and hanging on the front door of every gym in America.
GOOD ROUTINE
GOOD FORM
GOOD INTENSITY
GOOD GYM ETIQUETTE
Just like the 3 R’s, something, something and something… damn, I never could remember those!
[quote]dre wrote:
jbodzin wrote:
So far she is doing better than 95% of the people in the gym: Good routine, Good Form, Good intensity and Good Gym ettiqute!
Ah yes, the 4 G’s. They should be printed and hanging on the front door of every gym in America.
GOOD ROUTINE
GOOD FORM
GOOD INTENSITY
GOOD GYM ETIQUETTE
Just like the 3 R’s, something, something and something… damn, I never could remember those![/quote]
Reduce, re-use, recycle? lol
Believe it or not, but at my university gym (Western in London… anyone?) I saw a guy using the power rack for a gymnastics routine. No lie, he was dressed in baby blue spandex wearing rubber medical gloves.
He climbed to the top of the rack and starting to do push-ups 8-9 feet off of the ground in one of the corners of the rack! He got down to rest and some bigger dude got in, loaded up 3 plates on each side and was doing breathing squats (20 reps). This dude climbs up again and starts doing ab planks and neck bridging on the fairly thin metal tubing at the top of the rack.
Me and a friend stood there and just watched in disbelief, called over our other friends and waited for the inevitable. The big guy squating go so pissed, but didn’t say anything to the guy, just calmly walkeed over to the trainer on duty, who banned him.
PS. Whats the deal with lifting with latex gloves on? Thats the new thing at my gym and it pissed me off. I personally like ot walk up behind these guys and cough on them loudly before laughing and walking away.
Haha,I saw a good one monday.Ill paint you a picture-
It’s 7:40am,a man who is about 5’11 around 240lbs,kinda lean.I go get my 70lb dbs and sit down to do my db bench.Between my sets I watch said man rep 275lbs on bb bench with a PL style(traps buried in bench legs waaaay back and out),well after I get done I put up my dbs and go to get some water when I see a 5’10 160lb lean dude walk over to the big guy and ask him if he needs a spot…I bit my tongue so hard to keep from laughing,the big guy just smiled at him and said “that’s alright,I’m fine” in a nice way and the skinny dude walked away unscathed.Then me and the big guy watched a very fine 20 year old girl sit next to me and start doing seated db military press…she was wearing daisy dukes and a sport bra…who loves a happy ending?
I also think that people should clean the treadmill off when they are thru.I do a fireman’s carry every now and then,and man some of those things are nasty-people leave sweat all over the grips and on the…moving floor part(have no idea what to call this),which could make the next person fall and hurt themself.
Latex gloves??? WTF?
I wouldn’t know how to react to that.
Sometimes I get dirty looks when I chalk up my hands and accidentally spread a little dust around.
Latex gloves?? I’m still in shock.