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…[/quote]
You reference my post about curling what three harassive punks were benching (at least I assume you were, you never answered my question whether or not it was mine or not)
You go on to complain that people should stop “staring people down” and judging people, saying they were hypocritical and also saying that several of those doing it didn’t even look liked they lifted.
In my mind what both of us did were essentially the same thing, taking down some trash talkers through downtalking and embarassement (me curling, you questioning if some of the violators even lifted). If you really were refering to my post, I really don’t see how you could think I did that strictly to prove how “alpha” I am, especially as it was in defense of someone who couldn’t defend them themselves. I really don’t see how thats so bad (kinda like the punks probably didnt think that making fun of the fat guy was) yet you stepped in and called me out on it (much like I called out the punks).
This is a little unconventional for this thread, but if ever there was a SRC statement this is it.
I was watching TruTV, and a guy was stopped by the cops. He was complaining to the cops that he had to get home, so he could get up early, because he had to “work out five times a week, so he could be big like Tiger Woods.”
[quote]brauny96 wrote:
I dont have much, just the usual bench and curl kids.
I have to brag about this, there is a girl who I have befriended, and she is gorgeous, bangin body, and very strong, at her second powerlifting meet she totaled 606 pounds, at I think 132. By the way shes still in high school (as am I) and is my new training partner…that means I get to spot her for squats :)[/quote]
Back to the stupid stuff we’ve done in the gym section. Not that long ago I was practicing some front squats, after rocking about 10 A2G reps with the bar I went to rack the bar and tripped, fell forward with bar across my throat straight into the uprights on the cage. That knocked the wind right out of me and almost puked right there, never been punched in the throat but I’d imagine it wouldn’t hurt as bad as my full body weight into a steel bar.
I’ve been training at my gym for a few years now and not once have i ever seen anyone else do a deadlift. nobody in that gym even knows what one is. one day while i’m doing them a really skinny guy comes behind me and starts watching me really closely, like he’s analyzing my form. he was so small i assumed he was a newbie and was gonna ask me to teach him how to deadlift, which i would have been fine with. instead, he goes:
“you know, to do a squat properly, the bar is actually supposed to be on your back, not on the floor. i’m a personal trainer here and for $33/hour i can teach you how to train correctly.”
[quote]oinky222 wrote:
I’ve been training at my gym for a few years now and not once have i ever seen anyone else do a deadlift. nobody in that gym even knows what one is. one day while i’m doing them a really skinny guy comes behind me and starts watching me really closely, like he’s analyzing my form. he was so small i assumed he was a newbie and was gonna ask me to teach him how to deadlift, which i would have been fine with. instead, he goes:
“you know, to do a squat properly, the bar is actually supposed to be on your back, not on the floor. i’m a personal trainer here and for $33/hour i can teach you how to train correctly.”[/quote]
The other one is really weird. We have a middle aged guy who always trains for at least six hours at a time.
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To top it off he sort of gives me the evil eye when I walk past him after doing an intense 50 minute session. It’s like I’m beneath him or something for giving up so fast, yet I’m willing to bet I’m at least three times stronger than him, and probably more conditioned as well.[/quote]
Why did you emphasise “middle age” in your quote? I didn’t call him middle aged to dump on him if that’s what you thought. He just is. It was a description to point out the even greater absurdity in him training six hours straight without a break. When you’re unfit and fifty that is hardly the way to improve. In spite of his idiocy and his apparent and unprovoked malevolence towards me I actually on some level respect him. After all he works his ass off in there.
I am middle aged too by the way, and there’s nothing wrong with it. Some of you guys are reading way too much into my sentences.
So come on people. Tell us. What’s the craziests outfits you’ve seen at your gym?[/quote]
My personal favourite was a brown deftones tee, a pair of black shorts with a dinner-plate-sized fluorescent lime green adidas logo and a pair of yellow/orange/red striped socks pulled up to just beneath the knees (to avoid the bloody barbell on deadlifts), and no shoes.
Worn by yours truly.
[quote]oinky222 wrote:
I’ve been training at my gym for a few years now and not once have i ever seen anyone else do a deadlift. nobody in that gym even knows what one is. one day while i’m doing them a really skinny guy comes behind me and starts watching me really closely, like he’s analyzing my form. he was so small i assumed he was a newbie and was gonna ask me to teach him how to deadlift, which i would have been fine with. instead, he goes:
“you know, to do a squat properly, the bar is actually supposed to be on your back, not on the floor. i’m a personal trainer here and for $33/hour i can teach you how to train correctly.”[/quote]
Not particulaly similar story but this reminds me of when I was deadlifting at my old gym (different day btw) - I was on my last set of 5/3/1, early on so was doing some fairly high reps and trying to give it everything when some old douche bag decides that he would watch me for a few seconds, then walk around to three different individuals asking if they thought my feet were too wide, all of which shrugged. I’m trying to focus while I can hear him asking people a few feet directly behind me. Finally he decides to literally shout across the weights room to one of the off duty Personal Trainers “Do you think this lad’s feet are too wide for deadlifts?! They look too wide!”, the trainer removes his headphones shouts back “No, not at all!” and goes back to what he was doing.
Why this guy couldn’t just wait a minute until I was finished and speak to me himself I don;t know. Ass hat.
The other one is really weird. We have a middle aged guy who always trains for at least six hours at a time.
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To top it off he sort of gives me the evil eye when I walk past him after doing an intense 50 minute session. It’s like I’m beneath him or something for giving up so fast, yet I’m willing to bet I’m at least three times stronger than him, and probably more conditioned as well.[/quote]
Why did you emphasise “middle age” in your quote? I didn’t call him middle aged to dump on him if that’s what you thought. He just is. It was a description to point out the even greater absurdity in him training six hours straight without a break. When you’re unfit and fifty that is hardly the way to improve. In spite of his idiocy and his apparent and unprovoked malevolence towards me I actually on some level respect him. After all he works his ass off in there.
I am middle aged too by the way, and there’s nothing wrong with it. Some of you guys are reading way too much into my sentences.[/quote]
Because your were bragging about being 3x stronger and more conditioned than a middle aged guy who doesn’t work out properly.
So come on people. Tell us. What’s the craziests outfits you’ve seen at your gym?[/quote]
My personal favourite was a brown deftones tee, a pair of black shorts with a dinner-plate-sized fluorescent lime green adidas logo and a pair of yellow/orange/red striped socks pulled up to just beneath the knees (to avoid the bloody barbell on deadlifts), and no shoes.
Worn by yours truly.
[quote]oinky222 wrote:
I’ve been training at my gym for a few years now and not once have i ever seen anyone else do a deadlift. nobody in that gym even knows what one is. one day while i’m doing them a really skinny guy comes behind me and starts watching me really closely, like he’s analyzing my form. he was so small i assumed he was a newbie and was gonna ask me to teach him how to deadlift, which i would have been fine with. instead, he goes:
“you know, to do a squat properly, the bar is actually supposed to be on your back, not on the floor. i’m a personal trainer here and for $33/hour i can teach you how to train correctly.”[/quote]
Not particulaly similar story but this reminds me of when I was deadlifting at my old gym (different day btw) - I was on my last set of 5/3/1, early on so was doing some fairly high reps and trying to give it everything when some old douche bag decides that he would watch me for a few seconds, then walk around to three different individuals asking if they thought my feet were too wide, all of which shrugged. I’m trying to focus while I can hear him asking people a few feet directly behind me. Finally he decides to literally shout across the weights room to one of the off duty Personal Trainers “Do you think this lad’s feet are too wide for deadlifts?! They look too wide!”, the trainer removes his headphones shouts back “No, not at all!” and goes back to what he was doing.
Why this guy couldn’t just wait a minute until I was finished and speak to me himself I don;t know. Ass hat.
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What an absolute twat. Where abouts in england are you?
[quote]oinky222 wrote:
I’ve been training at my gym for a few years now and not once have i ever seen anyone else do a deadlift. nobody in that gym even knows what one is. one day while i’m doing them a really skinny guy comes behind me and starts watching me really closely, like he’s analyzing my form. he was so small i assumed he was a newbie and was gonna ask me to teach him how to deadlift, which i would have been fine with. instead, he goes:
“you know, to do a squat properly, the bar is actually supposed to be on your back, not on the floor. i’m a personal trainer here and for $33/hour i can teach you how to train correctly.”[/quote]
I never advocate violence - justice on the other hand, can take a violent form. After reading this, I would happily watch you punch him in the mouth.
[quote]oinky222 wrote:
I’ve been training at my gym for a few years now and not once have i ever seen anyone else do a deadlift. nobody in that gym even knows what one is. one day while i’m doing them a really skinny guy comes behind me and starts watching me really closely, like he’s analyzing my form. he was so small i assumed he was a newbie and was gonna ask me to teach him how to deadlift, which i would have been fine with. instead, he goes:
“you know, to do a squat properly, the bar is actually supposed to be on your back, not on the floor. i’m a personal trainer here and for $33/hour i can teach you how to train correctly.”[/quote]
Did you slit his fucking throat?[/quote]
Seriously, did you? Tell us how you reacted to this extraordinary asshatery
I’ve belonged to the same gym for years and witnessed my first ever actual squat rack curler. He was doing singles with a spotter assisting each one at a whopping 95 lbs. Mind you, we have curl bars that go up to 125 lbs…
I honestly have never seen any crazy things such as those mentioned in this thread!
However the new gym I just moved to only has ONE squat rack. yes, ONE. And it is a fairly large gym.
Makes me angry.
I wasn’t bragging. I was trying to illustrate something. If I had a conversation with my 67 year old mother, and said to her: “I’m much stronger than you, so I can carry that up the stairs for you”. Would you consider that bragging as well? If I wanted to brag and make myself out to something I’m not, don’t you think I’d rather say I was stronger than biggest guy in the gym or something like that? Because this guy is so tiny it didn’t even occur to me that what I wrote could be interpreted like you did.
Like I said. I’m nothing special. In fact judging from your photo, you could probably outlift me any day. There. Are we done now?
I wasn’t bragging. I was trying to illustrate something. If I had a conversation with my 67 year old mother, and said to her: “I’m much stronger than you, so I can carry that up the stairs for you”. Would you consider that bragging as well? If I wanted to brag and make myself out to something I’m not, don’t you think I’d rather say I was stronger than biggest guy in the gym or something like that? Because this guy is so tiny it didn’t even occur to me that what I wrote could be interpreted like you did.
Like I said. I’m nothing special. In fact judging from your photo, you could probably outlift me any day. There. Are we done now?
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so youre bringing this up to let us know that youre stronger than your 67 yr old mother? nice.
Yeah, sure. I’m also stronger than my 96 year old grandmother by the way. If I were a powerlifter I’d crush her at a meet. It’s true. I’m not exaggerating. Just wanted to let you know that too.
[quote]oinky222 wrote:
I’ve been training at my gym for a few years now and not once have i ever seen anyone else do a deadlift. nobody in that gym even knows what one is. one day while i’m doing them a really skinny guy comes behind me and starts watching me really closely, like he’s analyzing my form. he was so small i assumed he was a newbie and was gonna ask me to teach him how to deadlift, which i would have been fine with. instead, he goes:
“you know, to do a squat properly, the bar is actually supposed to be on your back, not on the floor. i’m a personal trainer here and for $33/hour i can teach you how to train correctly.”[/quote]
Did you slit his fucking throat?[/quote]
nah, i’ve been desensitized enough to the idiot trainers at my gym by now (i once saw a female trainer instructing her client to elevate her feet off the floor while she benched the 5# db’s on a stability ball. two other girls had to help hold her in place so she wouldnt roll off the ball) to resist the urge to be violent. i was just like “listen you dumb fuck, while the weekend you spent studying for your ACE certification may qualify you to hold the hand of the middle-aged women you train while you walk them between circuit machines, if you actually think that someone who is clearly significantly bigger and stronger than you (not that i’m extremely big or strong, but this guy literally looked like he was anorexic. i must have had at least a hundred pounds on him) would want your help when you can’t even distinguish between a squat and deadlift, than your not just stupid and delusional, your also immoral for asking for money”. at first he turned bright red and looked down in shame. then he noticed i was deadlifting barefoot and got all defensive and was like:
“oh yeah? well if you’re so smart, how come you forgot to put your shoes on before your workout? we’ll see who is stronger after you break your foot cause you forgot your shoes in the locker room!” (apparently he didnt notice them lying next to my water bottle).
then he walked away all proud like he had told me off and high-fived his fellow trainer, curled some 20# dumbells for a few reps, then started telling some skinny middle-aged woman how the inner head of her biceps was totally lagging behind and if she dug her elbows into her sides and used a wide grip while curling it would totally help, at which point he attempted to sell his services to her as well.
