[quote]ladieslove wrote:
Last night I was just setting up for bulgarian split squats, next to a couple guys doing a circuit.
One of the guys asked me if I was copying him, then said “I bet you don’t even know what this exercise is called”
I grabbed my 40s and he grabbed his 25s and after a set, his buddy says “she does them better than you”
Gimme some f’n credit![/quote]
Bulgarian Split Squats are THE DEBIL! THE DEBIL!
[quote]Power Tower wrote:
So I’m just finishing warming up on deadlifts, chalks out for the last set. This trainer I’ve never talked to walks up and says “Chalk huh? do you find that helps your lifts?” I’m thinking ok whatever hes just never really lifted, and I give him the speil about grip and whatnot. He then proceeds to look my bar over, and give it one of those dickhead “I guess thats some weight” looks and BENDS OVER AND PICKS IT UP. No warmups, nothing. Full back rounding and no leg drive he hauls this weight to almost lockout and then puts it down. The whole time making annoying fucking faces that say “I guess its a little heavy”.
At this point I’m staring in disbelief and he continues to inform me that I should keep my neck neutral blahblahblah while deadlifting the whole time I’m thinking Why the fuck would I take advice from a guy that just did THAT.
I mumbled “ok whatever” and he looked at me like I was retarded and the chick he was training was looking at me the same.
I faltered and didn’t say anything back, but fuck I was pissed. I knew I should have said something like 10 seconds later but I choked when it mattered. Maybe next time.
He then proceeded to get this chick to do 5000 different should variations with a ball and resistance bands. You know, for stability[/quote]
Should have tossed another 300lbs on the bar, and stared him straight in the eyes when you pulled it.
Also, Bulgarian Split Squats are total man-makers. I’ve always done them with dumbells at my sides, but I recently tried with a bar overhead. Never again
[quote]grayman19 wrote:
[quote]Power Tower wrote:
So I’m just finishing warming up on deadlifts, chalks out for the last set. This trainer I’ve never talked to walks up and says “Chalk huh? do you find that helps your lifts?” I’m thinking ok whatever hes just never really lifted, and I give him the speil about grip and whatnot. He then proceeds to look my bar over, and give it one of those dickhead “I guess thats some weight” looks and BENDS OVER AND PICKS IT UP. No warmups, nothing. Full back rounding and no leg drive he hauls this weight to almost lockout and then puts it down. The whole time making annoying fucking faces that say “I guess its a little heavy”.
At this point I’m staring in disbelief and he continues to inform me that I should keep my neck neutral blahblahblah while deadlifting the whole time I’m thinking Why the fuck would I take advice from a guy that just did THAT.
I mumbled “ok whatever” and he looked at me like I was retarded and the chick he was training was looking at me the same.
I faltered and didn’t say anything back, but fuck I was pissed. I knew I should have said something like 10 seconds later but I choked when it mattered. Maybe next time.
He then proceeded to get this chick to do 5000 different should variations with a ball and resistance bands. You know, for stability[/quote]
Should have tossed another 300lbs on the bar, and stared him straight in the eyes when you pulled it.
Also, Bulgarian Split Squats are total man-makers. I’ve always done them with dumbells at my sides, but I recently tried with a bar overhead. Never again[/quote]
overhead split squats are just vicious, my hips always feel like cooked chicken wings
A couple of recent incidents I need to get off my chest…
3 dudes…two kinda fat young looking guys and one actually well built dude, slightly older. They’re all doing ez bar curls in the (actually on the)…wait for it…hammer strength seated calf machine!!! WTF??? I don’t even know where to start. They were just resting the bar on the seat. Were on it for about half an hour. Acting like total gay douches punching eachother and stuff between sets. Yes I needed to use the calf machine but I hate training calves so just used it as an excuse to skip that day lol. Still was pissed though on gp.
Dude doing upright rows in the squat rack using all of the fuckin bar…i try to be patient for a few minutes thinking he’ll be done soon (very few use squat rack in my gym and never seen this guy before). I get impatient and ask him how many sets he has left thinking maybe it will put a little pressure on him and he’ll gtfo. He looks at me in all seriousness and says 10. Fucking 10!!! I laughed in his face spontaneously out of shock. Then sat there and watched as he did 10 sets of upright rows with just the bar. At least he kinda hurried the fuck up. I think he could feel the steam coming out of my head. Man that guys shoulders were just blowing up after those monster sets…
Today, I squatted with a Jedi. Beat that.
(The guy’s name was Obi. He said just like Obi Wan Kenobi)
I worked squats with him because some douche was curling in the power rack right next to the squat rack with an empty bar.
Ok this weeks winners…
8 year old girl doing bench dips in the squat rack…
!20lb guy doing seated db press… on the fuckin seated calf raise machine!!!
90lb db lateral raise guy… distance between elbow and ribcage approx 6 inches.
Did #2 coordinate calf raises with the DB press? I do this all the time to get a full body workout.
Here’s one we all know: invisi-lats. Changed my routine and the Wednesday evening crowd in not the same as the M-T-R-F evening crowd. Lots of skinny young kids. One soft hulk had a severe case of ILS and what appeared to be kyphosis and extremely tight internal rotators. Or maybe he was pretending to be a gorilla with big lats.
Seeing that is like getting sand in the eye.
Forgot to make fun of myself:
I ripped a LOUD one during leg press today. Of course, I finished my set.
I went to the gym tonight, and there were two guys occupying the two cages…BOTH were squatting…I couldn’t believe it…I asked if I could work in for pullups in between my bench set and they said YES…then a few minutes later, one of them leaves and is replaced by a guy that starts doing REAL overhead presses!!!..holy shit!!..and I swear before I left, there was a guy that deadlifted…I couldn’t believe it…finally some testosterone and manliness being injected into my dear ol’ Golds…
This is a true story and really happened…
As I mentioned briefly in my workout log, a very small man was following me around the gym last night. It was hammy day so pretty much all my exercises had my butt sticking out. He wasn’t even hiding his staring… just following me everywhere and pretending he was stretching beside me, then smiling huge when id finish a set.
[quote]ladieslove wrote:
As I mentioned briefly in my workout log, a very small man was following me around the gym last night. It was hammy day so pretty much all my exercises had my butt sticking out. He wasn’t even hiding his staring… just following me everywhere and pretending he was stretching beside me, then smiling huge when id finish a set. [/quote]
I smiled during your sets too 
[quote]ladieslove wrote:
As I mentioned briefly in my workout log, a very small man was following me around the gym last night. It was hammy day so pretty much all my exercises had my butt sticking out. He wasn’t even hiding his staring… just following me everywhere and pretending he was stretching beside me, then smiling huge when id finish a set. [/quote]
Hit him with a plate next time.
it was very odd… he was doing calf raises on various objects, and weird stretches, and this slithery snake movement. I started thinking it had to be a joke. But sadly, no.
[quote]John S. wrote:
These assholes where fighting with foam swords for 45 minutes in the gym.[/quote]
That gym looks like a darcare.
[quote]ukrainian wrote:
[quote]John S. wrote:
These assholes where fighting with foam swords for 45 minutes in the gym.[/quote]
That gym looks like a darcare.
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A pretty accurate description of it. Good thing is very few people in the free weight area so I never hae to wait to use equipment.
[quote]DixiesFinest wrote:
[quote]ladieslove wrote:
As I mentioned briefly in my workout log, a very small man was following me around the gym last night. It was hammy day so pretty much all my exercises had my butt sticking out. He wasn’t even hiding his staring… just following me everywhere and pretending he was stretching beside me, then smiling huge when id finish a set. [/quote]
Hit him with a plate next time.[/quote]
Yep, you might want to “accidentally” hit him. Or you could tell him, “this area is dangerous. Move!” OR, “Get the fuck out of here you fucking perverted fuck!”
[quote]John S. wrote:
These assholes where fighting with foam swords for 45 minutes in the gym.[/quote]
That’s awesome.
