Squat Rack Curls 3.0

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[quote]dshroy wrote:

[quote]hungry4more wrote:
The general idea of the thread is cool with me, laughing at the stupid stuff people do. That’s why shit like 3 stooges is funny.

It’s when it goes from that to “ZOMG gaez this dude was so weak and I was stronger, and i totally stared him down and was so alpha dude!” and that kind of nonsense that I get pissed. [/quote]

Dude, that post was so alpha dude![/quote]

Yesterday I saw this guy benching 135 for like 5 reps, and he was really skinny, and looked a bit nervous, so I went over and was like “bitch wtf you doin in this gym?” and grabbed the 135 and started curling it for 10 reps, twice as much as benched it for, and the whole time stared him down, counting out my reps real slow, then slammed it back down and was like “thanks, I needed a warmup before i go outside and curl your civic”, glared at him one more time, then went back to squatting 1300 lbs for 20 reps.

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[quote]snakes21 wrote:
This one time I went to the gym and didnt give a shit about anyone else and worried about lifting…Who gives a fuck about anyone else just lift.[/quote]

LMAO…bump.

v/r

Gremlin

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[quote]hungry4more wrote:
Yesterday I saw this guy benching 135 for like 5 reps, and he was really skinny, and looked a bit nervous, so I went over and was like “bitch wtf you doin in this gym?” and grabbed the 135 and started curling it for 10 reps, twice as much as benched it for, and the whole time stared him down, counting out my reps real slow, then slammed it back down and was like “thanks, I needed a warmup before i go outside and curl your civic”, glared at him one more time, then went back to squatting 1300 lbs for 20 reps. [/quote]

I quite literally lol’d.Fucking brilliant post hahaha still laughing.

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[quote]hungry4more wrote:
How about instead of all this glaring at people, curling what they can bench while “staring them down”, trying to prove how fucking alpha you are, y’all use some common damn sense and politeness, while being firm about it? The fundamental mistake most of these stories involve is the said people ego tripping, being more concerned about looking better than the next guy than making progress, and learning, so they can help others along.

If we make that same mistake, how are we any better? Help them out, correct their misconceptions without being a douchebag, and get that fucking chip off your damn shoulder. You ain’t got shit to prove to other people in the gym, save that childish bullshit for recess by the flagpole at high school.

Sincerely,

Nate[/quote]

If you are referring to my post earlier, and actually think that was my goal, your reading comprehnsion is beyond horrible.

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[quote]hungry4more wrote:

[quote]dshroy wrote:

[quote]hungry4more wrote:
The general idea of the thread is cool with me, laughing at the stupid stuff people do. That’s why shit like 3 stooges is funny.

It’s when it goes from that to “ZOMG gaez this dude was so weak and I was stronger, and i totally stared him down and was so alpha dude!” and that kind of nonsense that I get pissed. [/quote]

Dude, that post was so alpha dude![/quote]

Yesterday I saw this guy benching 135 for like 5 reps, and he was really skinny, and looked a bit nervous, so I went over and was like “bitch wtf you doin in this gym?” and grabbed the 135 and started curling it for 10 reps, twice as much as benched it for, and the whole time stared him down, counting out my reps real slow, then slammed it back down and was like “thanks, I needed a warmup before i go outside and curl your civic”, glared at him one more time, then went back to squatting 1300 lbs for 20 reps. [/quote]

But it was my last set! And I don’t want to get TOO big! /sarcasm

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[quote]hungry4more wrote:

Secondly, something tells me if everyone in this thread actually looked like they lifted, and moved impressive weights, and weren’t jackasses ego tripping like a motherfucker, then 80% of these stories wouldn’t have happened. [/quote]

Re-read this, and than look at the posts you made on the next page… especially about the hypocritical part.

Yes, I did embarrass some guys, but only because they instigated shit with a harmless man far older than them who was not trying to bother anyone. I bothered some punks who were being nothing but malicious assholes and giving a bad name for people my age. You are the first negative commentator I have heard so far in this story. In my mind they had it coming, maybe you disagree, but you will never be able to convince me I stooped to their level.

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[quote]hungry4more wrote:
How about instead of all this glaring at people, curling what they can bench while “staring them down”, trying to prove how fucking alpha you are, y’all use some common damn sense and politeness, while being firm about it? The fundamental mistake most of these stories involve is the said people ego tripping, being more concerned about looking better than the next guy than making progress, and learning, so they can help others along.

If we make that same mistake, how are we any better? Help them out, correct their misconceptions without being a douchebag, and get that fucking chip off your damn shoulder. You ain’t got shit to prove to other people in the gym, save that childish bullshit for recess by the flagpole at high school.

Sincerely,

Nate[/quote]

on a serious note though, youre totally on point. i thought the purpose of the gym ws to lift and make PROGRESS, and also believe progress is made by training your ass off to the point where you dont really care what the others around you are doing. i understand the stories about people doing obvious dumb shit, or people trying to offer unsolicited advice, etc, but why bring up someone who is obviously starting out and point out how “weak” they are. fuck that. I saw a very overweight middle age guy bench under 135 (he had asked for a spot)and he grunted and strained, but made out a few good reps, and said he felt great and thanked me for the spot. i was fucking proud of him, what kind of mental midget would make fun of someone like that, seriously.
*oh btw just to be cool when he was done i benched 9000

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[quote]VerbalHologram wrote:

[quote]hungry4more wrote:

Secondly, something tells me if everyone in this thread actually looked like they lifted, and moved impressive weights, and weren’t jackasses ego tripping like a motherfucker, then 80% of these stories wouldn’t have happened. [/quote]

Re-read this, and than look at the posts you made on the next page… especially about the hypocritical part.

Yes, I did embarrass some guys, but only because they instigated shit with a harmless man far older than them who was not trying to bother anyone. I bothered some punks who were being nothing but malicious assholes and giving a bad name for people my age. You are the first negative commentator I have heard so far in this story. In my mind they had it coming, maybe you disagree, but you will never be able to convince me I stooped to their level.[/quote]

Please, quote these posts, because I seem to be having issues finding which ones you’re talking about…

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[quote]dshroy wrote:

[quote]hungry4more wrote:
How about instead of all this glaring at people, curling what they can bench while “staring them down”, trying to prove how fucking alpha you are, y’all use some common damn sense and politeness, while being firm about it? The fundamental mistake most of these stories involve is the said people ego tripping, being more concerned about looking better than the next guy than making progress, and learning, so they can help others along.

If we make that same mistake, how are we any better? Help them out, correct their misconceptions without being a douchebag, and get that fucking chip off your damn shoulder. You ain’t got shit to prove to other people in the gym, save that childish bullshit for recess by the flagpole at high school.

Sincerely,

Nate[/quote]
on a serious note though, youre totally on point. i thought the purpose of the gym ws to lift and make PROGRESS, and also believe progress is made by training your ass off to the point where you dont really care what the others around you are doing. i understand the stories about people doing obvious dumb shit, or people trying to offer unsolicited advice, etc, but why bring up someone who is obviously starting out and point out how “weak” they are. fuck that. I saw a very overweight middle age guy bench under 135 (he had asked for a spot)and he grunted and strained, but made out a few good reps, and said he felt great and thanked me for the spot. i was fucking proud of him, what kind of mental midget would make fun of someone like that, seriously.
*oh btw just to be cool when he was done i benched 9000[/quote]

Nothing as motivating to me as a weak guy busting his ass to get stronger, or an old dude trying to stay strong. Almost made me shed a tear when I saw a skinny guy sumo DLing 315 for a few reps.

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I’m not sure if my story is exactly in line with the others, but I’ve got to get it off my chest.

I was deadlifting a few months back and my shins started bleeding from scraping against the bar. I lift in a university gym, so as a matter of facility respect, I had planned on cleaning up my own mess after I was done with my sets. I had just finished a set and was taking a breather a few steps back from the bar when a guy comes up to me, removes his earbuds, and says, “What are you doing? You’re getting blood all over the bar!”

Initially, I thought the guy was hardcore and was complimenting my “hardcoreness.” Oh, no. He then began to bark orders at me as if he were a drill sergeant and I was a grunt: “You better clean that up right now, 'cuz I don’t wanna be touching your shit when I use that bar.”

Lest I be misunderstood, I’m not a child who won’t be talked to. I take orders from my parents, my bosses, my professors, and cops. I also do whatever facility staff tell me to do, even if their rules are stupid. I do not, however, take shit from guys who are in none of the aforementioned categories, so I did the only thing one can do to bring a guy like him down from his imagined pedestal: out-alpha the “alpha.”

I said, “Alright, why don’t you do me a favor and get me an alcohol wipe?” He gave me a WTF look and said, “Hell no I ain’t gonna get you a damn wipe. You can get your own.” I replied, “Alright then, well, thank you for your concern.” That did the job for me, because he became much less sure of himself afterward:

“What?! Look, you’re getting blood all over the barbell!”
“I’ll take care of it then, won’t I?”

By this point, he’s lost all his confidence. He’s even looking at his partner now for support, but his partner doesn’t say anything. The guy leaves, muttering “This is ridiculous” under his breath. Now, I’m not a guy who likes to feud with other guys. After I was done with my workout, I went up to him and spoke to him about it, telling him that I was going to take care of my mess anyway. This time, he didn’t show any aggression. In fact, he was quite amicable. We’re definitely not friends, but there’s no bad blood between us.

For reference, I’m about 5’9" and 155 pounds whereas that guy was clearly 6’0" or taller as well as thirty or more pounds heavier than me.

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[quote]STFD23 wrote:

[quote]jasmincar wrote:
some friend went training with me for the first time. After we are done they say ‘‘let’s go to the faubourg drink a beer’’[/quote]

In my world, beer builds muscle. All “proof” to the contrary was funded by Mormon terrorists.[/quote]

Everyone has to have a cause.

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[quote]legendaryblaze wrote:

[quote]Avominion wrote:

[quote]legendaryblaze wrote:
Man, some of you bitch alot.
This isn’t the “Being a whiny bitch and complain about the smallest thing” but “really stupid shit people do”.

[/quote]

Yet another reason why we 09’s are looked down upon by so many. [/quote]
Lol, shut the fuck up.
Some of you people take this website way too seriously.[/quote]

If “some people” take this site too seriously, and you don’t think we should, then why are you telling me off, and adding fuel to the fire?

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[quote]Avominion wrote:

[quote]legendaryblaze wrote:

[quote]Avominion wrote:

[quote]legendaryblaze wrote:
Man, some of you bitch alot.
This isn’t the “Being a whiny bitch and complain about the smallest thing” but “really stupid shit people do”.

[/quote]

Yet another reason why we 09’s are looked down upon by so many. [/quote]
Lol, shut the fuck up.
Some of you people take this website way too seriously.[/quote]

If “some people” take this site too seriously, and you don’t think we should, then why are you telling me off, and adding fuel to the fire? [/quote]

This should be taken seriously. The internet is serious business.

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[quote]erik-the-red wrote:
I’m not sure if my story is exactly in line with the others, but I’ve got to get it off my chest.

I was deadlifting a few months back and my shins started bleeding from scraping against the bar. I lift in a university gym, so as a matter of facility respect, I had planned on cleaning up my own mess after I was done with my sets. I had just finished a set and was taking a breather a few steps back from the bar when a guy comes up to me, removes his earbuds, and says, “What are you doing? You’re getting blood all over the bar!”

Initially, I thought the guy was hardcore and was complimenting my “hardcoreness.” Oh, no. He then began to bark orders at me as if he were a drill sergeant and I was a grunt: “You better clean that up right now, 'cuz I don’t wanna be touching your shit when I use that bar.”

Lest I be misunderstood, I’m not a child who won’t be talked to. I take orders from my parents, my bosses, my professors, and cops. I also do whatever facility staff tell me to do, even if their rules are stupid. I do not, however, take shit from guys who are in none of the aforementioned categories, so I did the only thing one can do to bring a guy like him down from his imagined pedestal: out-alpha the “alpha.”

I said, “Alright, why don’t you do me a favor and get me an alcohol wipe?” He gave me a WTF look and said, “Hell no I ain’t gonna get you a damn wipe. You can get your own.” I replied, “Alright then, well, thank you for your concern.” That did the job for me, because he became much less sure of himself afterward:

“What?! Look, you’re getting blood all over the barbell!”
“I’ll take care of it then, won’t I?”

By this point, he’s lost all his confidence. He’s even looking at his partner now for support, but his partner doesn’t say anything. The guy leaves, muttering “This is ridiculous” under his breath. Now, I’m not a guy who likes to feud with other guys. After I was done with my workout, I went up to him and spoke to him about it, telling him that I was going to take care of my mess anyway. This time, he didn’t show any aggression. In fact, he was quite amicable. We’re definitely not friends, but there’s no bad blood between us.

For reference, I’m about 5’9" and 155 pounds whereas that guy was clearly 6’0" or taller as well as thirty or more pounds heavier than me. [/quote]

THIS is how to handle conflict. Not staring the person down.

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[quote]dshroy wrote:

[quote]Avominion wrote:

[quote]legendaryblaze wrote:

[quote]Avominion wrote:

[quote]legendaryblaze wrote:
Man, some of you bitch alot.
This isn’t the “Being a whiny bitch and complain about the smallest thing” but “really stupid shit people do”.

[/quote]

Yet another reason why we 09’s are looked down upon by so many. [/quote]
Lol, shut the fuck up.
Some of you people take this website way too seriously.[/quote]

If “some people” take this site too seriously, and you don’t think we should, then why are you telling me off, and adding fuel to the fire? [/quote]
This should be taken seriously. The internet is serious business.[/quote]

Very serious business.

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There’s a little Italian guy at my gym that must be mentally ill (honestly) like enough to be nearly insane but still sane enough to drive himself to the gym.
He is about 5’4 very tall black hair, a black beard on get this ONE side of his face while the other is clean shaven. Only wears 1985 High Tops, Jeans, and a tie dyed tank top. You know he’s crazy just by looking at him. He talks to himself constantly and the best part is always finishes his odd lifting sets with something in the likes of a Spinning Jump Kick, Backflip, handstand, running up the wall and flipping over backwards, you know something completely bizarre and letting out some wierd grunts that sound like Prince or Michael Jackson grunts.

He’s always a trip to watch, well most recently he decided it would be a good idea to shimmy up one of the Support Posts that go 20’ to the ceiling. Which he did remarkably fast! Then like a monkey started to swing from cross support to cross support beam, almost like a jungle gym at the playground. Made his way to another Post, shimmied down and laid back on the bench press for another set. I kid you not! No one even said anything to him, though everyone was watching it’s like he had no idea that that was even odd.

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[quote]Randizo wrote:
There’s a little Italian guy at my gym that must be mentally ill (honestly) like enough to be nearly insane but still sane enough to drive himself to the gym.
He is about 5’4 very tall black hair, a black beard on get this ONE side of his face while the other is clean shaven. Only wears 1985 High Tops, Jeans, and a tie dyed tank top. You know he’s crazy just by looking at him. He talks to himself constantly and the best part is always finishes his odd lifting sets with something in the likes of a Spinning Jump Kick, Backflip, handstand, running up the wall and flipping over backwards, you know something completely bizarre and letting out some wierd grunts that sound like Prince or Michael Jackson grunts.

He’s always a trip to watch, well most recently he decided it would be a good idea to shimmy up one of the Support Posts that go 20’ to the ceiling. Which he did remarkably fast! Then like a monkey started to swing from cross support to cross support beam, almost like a jungle gym at the playground. Made his way to another Post, shimmied down and laid back on the bench press for another set. I kid you not! No one even said anything to him, though everyone was watching it’s like he had no idea that that was even odd.

[/quote]

WHAT?

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[quote]Eric 2.0 wrote:

[quote]Randizo wrote:
There’s a little Italian guy at my gym that must be mentally ill (honestly) like enough to be nearly insane but still sane enough to drive himself to the gym.
He is about 5’4 very tall black hair, a black beard on get this ONE side of his face while the other is clean shaven. Only wears 1985 High Tops, Jeans, and a tie dyed tank top. You know he’s crazy just by looking at him. He talks to himself constantly and the best part is always finishes his odd lifting sets with something in the likes of a Spinning Jump Kick, Backflip, handstand, running up the wall and flipping over backwards, you know something completely bizarre and letting out some wierd grunts that sound like Prince or Michael Jackson grunts.

He’s always a trip to watch, well most recently he decided it would be a good idea to shimmy up one of the Support Posts that go 20’ to the ceiling. Which he did remarkably fast! Then like a monkey started to swing from cross support to cross support beam, almost like a jungle gym at the playground. Made his way to another Post, shimmied down and laid back on the bench press for another set. I kid you not! No one even said anything to him, though everyone was watching it’s like he had no idea that that was even odd.

[/quote]

WHAT?[/quote]

still laughing… that is one the best posts i have read on this forum as of yet, well done.

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[quote]Randizo wrote:
There’s a little Italian guy at my gym that must be mentally ill (honestly) like enough to be nearly insane but still sane enough to drive himself to the gym.
He is about 5’4 very tall black hair, a black beard on get this ONE side of his face while the other is clean shaven. Only wears 1985 High Tops, Jeans, and a tie dyed tank top. You know he’s crazy just by looking at him. He talks to himself constantly and the best part is always finishes his odd lifting sets with something in the likes of a Spinning Jump Kick, Backflip, handstand, running up the wall and flipping over backwards, you know something completely bizarre and letting out some wierd grunts that sound like Prince or Michael Jackson grunts.

He’s always a trip to watch, well most recently he decided it would be a good idea to shimmy up one of the Support Posts that go 20’ to the ceiling. Which he did remarkably fast! Then like a monkey started to swing from cross support to cross support beam, almost like a jungle gym at the playground. Made his way to another Post, shimmied down and laid back on the bench press for another set. I kid you not! No one even said anything to him, though everyone was watching it’s like he had no idea that that was even odd.

[/quote]

You lift at the same gym as Wolverine? That’s fucking sick brah!!!

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[quote]olympianiac wrote:

[quote]Eric 2.0 wrote:

[quote]Randizo wrote:
There’s a little Italian guy at my gym that must be mentally ill (honestly) like enough to be nearly insane but still sane enough to drive himself to the gym.
He is about 5’4 very tall black hair, a black beard on get this ONE side of his face while the other is clean shaven. Only wears 1985 High Tops, Jeans, and a tie dyed tank top. You know he’s crazy just by looking at him. He talks to himself constantly and the best part is always finishes his odd lifting sets with something in the likes of a Spinning Jump Kick, Backflip, handstand, running up the wall and flipping over backwards, you know something completely bizarre and letting out some wierd grunts that sound like Prince or Michael Jackson grunts.

He’s always a trip to watch, well most recently he decided it would be a good idea to shimmy up one of the Support Posts that go 20’ to the ceiling. Which he did remarkably fast! Then like a monkey started to swing from cross support to cross support beam, almost like a jungle gym at the playground. Made his way to another Post, shimmied down and laid back on the bench press for another set. I kid you not! No one even said anything to him, though everyone was watching it’s like he had no idea that that was even odd.

[/quote]

WHAT?[/quote]

still laughing… that is one the best posts i have read on this forum as of yet, well done.
[/quote]

Seriously, borrow a video camera, this must be documented!!!