[quote]samoth2 wrote:
[quote]njrusmc wrote:
Thanks for posting the videos. Kipping pushups?? [/quote]
Thankfully the kipping pushups were a joke. Check out this vid
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This was awesome.
This hasnāt failed to piss me off every week for the last 2 months. My gym has 2 of those good girl/bad girl machines next to each other. Every single time I want to use it, there is a couple sitting on both just talking to each other. Not the same people either, completely different pair each time I go. They sit chatting for 10-15 minutes doing half ass reps every few minutes. No matter how much extra stuff I do while waiting they never seem to be done before I get pissed off. No isolation machine should be occupied for that long of time by a single person.
[quote]sufiandy wrote:
This hasnāt failed to piss me off every week for the last 2 months. My gym has 2 of those good girl/bad girl machines next to each other. Every single time I want to use it, there is a couple sitting on both just talking to each other. Not the same people either, completely different pair each time I go. They sit chatting for 10-15 minutes doing half ass reps every few minutes. No matter how much extra stuff I do while waiting they never seem to be done before I get pissed off. No isolation machine should be occupied for that long of time by a single person.[/quote]
Along those lines, my last back/delt workout 2 days ago, these 2 guys were using the seated military press station when I got there. Asked if they had a lot of sets left, they said they were just starting. Ok, start with back first. Did barbell rows, looked over, they were still there. Did cable rows, finished working sets, they were still there. Talk to a friend for a few minutes, do 3 warmup sets of standing military press, they FINALLY left. What the fuck people. I donāt think they ever went above 100 lbs either.
Some guy getting a spot on the rear delt machine yesterdayā¦wtf.
Who needs a spot on a machine?
Today, I saw a middle-aged man standing on a bosu ball pressing 40lb dumbbells overhead, one at a time. This was made worse by the fact that he pretty much screamed during every repetition. It sounded like he was orgasming loudly for the entire duration of each set. Probably the most horrible thing Iāve ever seen in a gym.
Recently I keep seeing some guy with a reasonable physique doing kipping pullupsā¦ before now Iād only seen it on the internet. It annoys the shit out of me- he must know better and the place is in no way āequippedā for crossfit training if thatās what he was trying to do. I donāt mind too much if I see someone who looks untrained doing stupid shit because they probably donāt know any better (yet)ā¦
Edit: pet peeve of mine is also guys who have been training awhile but still do āshoulder rollsā as their shrugsā¦ I just canāt see how you go to a gym for years and not realise some of thisā¦
Fairly large looking guy comes into the gym today, loads up an e-z curl bar with 40kg and then straps on a lifting belt. When he started his set it quickly became apparent why he needed the belt, he was wildly rocking back and far while trying to ācurlā the weight, at one point looked like he was going to snap in two.
Another time fairly skinny dude walks up to the bench press that has been loaded with 60kg and just left there. Does two reps, realises the weight is far too heavy for him, loads it with 50kg then sits down for over five minutes to read a magazine. He then does one awful set with the 50kg and leaves.
Gym I workout at when Iām home is usually full of people who do nothing but half ROM bench press and curls every day so imagine my relief when a friend from school reveals he is doing his ālegā day. Proceeds to set the safety bars on the only squat rack in the gym as high as they can possibly be and work up to a 100kg quarter squat while grunting loudly through every single rep. He also wrapped a towel around the bar to use as a pussy pad. To top it all off the next day he was in the doing, you guessed it, half ROM bench presses and curls.
Girl doing squats while wearing extremely tight yoga pants, her form was very good and her ass was amazing. This one isnāt a SRC it just needed to be shared.
Thereās this late 30ās maybe forty something guy in my gym that works out with his girlfriend and he screams at her while he spots her. I guess its encouragement while they both do quarter reps on everything. He had her benching 185 the other day and was furious at her because she didnāt feel comfortable with that weight. He was insulted by her lack of faith in his ability to spot 185.
[quote]Deercalf wrote:
Thereās this late 30ās maybe forty something guy in my gym that works out with his girlfriend and he screams at her while he spots her. I guess its encouragement while they both do quarter reps on everything. He had her benching 185 the other day and was furious at her because she didnāt feel comfortable with that weight. He was insulted by her lack of faith in his ability to spot 185.[/quote]
Have you overheard him say to her āMaybe youāre just not cut out for this?ā, that would be gold.
Does locker room fuckery count? Cause, uh, I have things I NEED to get off my chest, mind, and soul.
So, any psychiatrists on site would be helpful as well. 
Letās hear it Blu Ninja
Gym floor related:
Guy whoās been lifting for 10 years with appreciable mass who wont EVER change his routine or even consider that there are other ways to build mass. Its either what he says is right, or fuck you heās bigger than you. Hereās some of his gems:
(Him and his training partner ONLY does QUARTER squats on the smith machine)
āMan, this new routine of going in the morning has us putting up serious weights(3 plates). Weāre squatting 3 plates on each side now. And we must be doing it right cause no trainer ever corrected our form at allā
(Leg Press carrying over to the deadlift, although they NEVER deadlifted EVER before)
āWell, weāre leg pressing 6 plates(half reps, mind you) so I can probably easily deadlift 600lbs.ā (I just shook my head on this one.)
(They see me warming up on deadlift, hang cleans and shoulder press)
āBro, you really should put a belt on for that man, thatās dangerous.ā
(Argument over if, mass=strength)
Me: So, how do you explain little asian OLY lifters who can lift more than a guy like you or even a bodybuilder?
Him: Dude, do you even watch Strongman shows? Those fuckers are huge and theyāre lifting trucks.
Me: Yeah, but what Iām saying is, it depends on how you train. I can pull twice my bodyweight. Strength is relative.
Him: Yeah, well I can pull three of you. (again, he NEVER deadlifted. I wanted to jump him for this and say heās full of shit and wanted to ask him to demo his pulling 3x of my bodyweight).
And he also pointed out that bodybuilders are NOT bigger than Olympic lifters because they always diet down. He said he went to watch a BBing show and this proved to him that because they get so shredded, that their offseason weight doesnt count, thus making them super weak and light.
Locker room bullshit: (I know weāve all seen this)
Friday, I went to the steam room and saw this ASIAN guy stretched out in a split position apparently stretching his hamstrings. He was bending his hips and literally looked like he was trying to suck his own dick.
Big fat guy with a HEART MONITOR walking around naked. Oh, on the gym floor, all he does is half reps with ridiculous amounts of weight and swinging bicep curls with a belt on.
āYeah, my wife and my doctor wanted me to wear it just in case anything is wrong.ā I was thinking, uh, dude youāre 300lbs of pure fat and you walk around like youāre the shit doing half reps.
Old guy ALWAYS staring waiting for me or any other dude in that part of the locker room to strip naked. I always put a towel on before I take anything else off, but Iām LITERALLY the ONLY guy who does this.
Oh and Iāve always wondered what the point of towels were if all you do with it is drape it over your shoulder and not cover anything?!?!?!?! My gym is full of asians because the area is like a little korea-town or something, and I canāt stress this enough, NO ONE ELSE PUTS A FUCKING TOWEL ON.
[quote]hungry4more wrote:
[quote]MattyG35 wrote:
Not really sure what to think of this
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Lol I donāt know what to even think of that either. Impressive, yeah. Not sure if thereās any actual benefitā¦but whatevs. [/quote]
If your ever in an mma match, that might help with a āwall walkā up the cage.
[quote]roguevampire wrote:
[quote]hungry4more wrote:
[quote]MattyG35 wrote:
Not really sure what to think of this
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Lol I donāt know what to even think of that either. Impressive, yeah. Not sure if thereās any actual benefitā¦but whatevs. [/quote]
If your ever in an mma match, that might help with a āwall walkā up the cage.[/quote]
Noā¦it wonāt.
These stories are brought to you by the same two people in only one day:
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Hear a guy teaching his friend how to front squat, and he uses the phrase, āMy friend once told me thatā¦ā It seems like if you use that phrase and not, āThis technique works better for me becauseā¦ā you have not lifted long enough to teach someone how to do it properly.
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Again with the front squats. The same guy who was teaching his friend was explaining why they were waiting for the platform. āOnce you finish your set, you will be too tired to actually rack the weight, so you will just drop it and let it bounce with those big, colorful plates.ā Granted, I did not see them actually squat, but I assuming they would not be doing so much weight that they canāt rack it again. And if he donāt know how to properly rack when tired, then the guy has not lifted long enough to teach someone how to do it properly.
And if you are wondering why I overheard all this itās because my collegeās weight room is small, and all the free weights are in one small area in the gym.
[quote]Welsh_Lifter_91 wrote:
Fairly large looking guy comes into the gym today, loads up an e-z curl bar with 40kg and then straps on a lifting belt. When he started his set it quickly became apparent why he needed the belt, he was wildly rocking back and far while trying to ācurlā the weight, at one point looked like he was going to snap in two.
Another time fairly skinny dude walks up to the bench press that has been loaded with 60kg and just left there. Does two reps, realises the weight is far too heavy for him, loads it with 50kg then sits down for over five minutes to read a magazine. He then does one awful set with the 50kg and leaves.
Gym I workout at when Iām home is usually full of people who do nothing but half ROM bench press and curls every day so imagine my relief when a friend from school reveals he is doing his ālegā day. Proceeds to set the safety bars on the only squat rack in the gym as high as they can possibly be and work up to a 100kg quarter squat while grunting loudly through every single rep. He also wrapped a towel around the bar to use as a pussy pad. To top it all off the next day he was in the doing, you guessed it, half ROM bench presses and curls.
Girl doing squats while wearing extremely tight yoga pants, her form was very good and her ass was amazing. This one isnāt a SRC it just needed to be shared.[/quote]
Give ya a +1 internets in agreement for the yoga pants. Best invention ever.
[quote]B.L.U. Ninja wrote:
Locker room bullshit: (I know weāve all seen this)
Friday, I went to the steam room and saw this ASIAN guy stretched out in a split position apparently stretching his hamstrings. He was bending his hips and literally looked like he was trying to suck his own dick.
Big fat guy with a HEART MONITOR walking around naked. Oh, on the gym floor, all he does is half reps with ridiculous amounts of weight and swinging bicep curls with a belt on.
āYeah, my wife and my doctor wanted me to wear it just in case anything is wrong.ā I was thinking, uh, dude youāre 300lbs of pure fat and you walk around like youāre the shit doing half reps.
Old guy ALWAYS staring waiting for me or any other dude in that part of the locker room to strip naked. I always put a towel on before I take anything else off, but Iām LITERALLY the ONLY guy who does this.
Oh and Iāve always wondered what the point of towels were if all you do with it is drape it over your shoulder and not cover anything?!?!?!?! My gym is full of asians because the area is like a little korea-town or something, and I canāt stress this enough, NO ONE ELSE PUTS A FUCKING TOWEL ON.
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We have signs posted in the mens locker room that remind people not to walk around naked. Old guys always shaving at the sink while standing there naked with their balls on the counter. Thereās always the dry your balls with the hand dryer guys.
Oh, and thereās a sign at the entrance to the steam room that says something to the effect of any funny business and your membership will be terminated. It wasnt what you would think though. People were peeing in there.
You know, I can tolerate the old naked fat guys in the locker room. I just drop my bag or pick my bag up, so Iām in and out.
For the first time at my gym (been there 4 months), I saw a dude doing bosu-ball half squats. I was in the rack next to him which was the only reason I gave a shit ā¦ didnāt want him to fall sideways and hit me. I was enjoying watching him too much to tell him to stop though, so I let it pan out. To his credit, he didnāt fall.
My personal favorite is the guys that go to the gym and talk for 90% of their workout. It isnāt really that funny, but I just canāt understand it. I donāt say a word to anyone, except a couple Vietnam vets from time to time. Talking in the squat rack is the worst thing you can do (posing is the 2nd worst) ā¦ bicep curls and ab crunches are at least doing SOMETHING.
[quote]hungry4more wrote:
[quote]samoth2 wrote:
[quote]njrusmc wrote:
Thanks for posting the videos. Kipping pushups?? [/quote]
Thankfully the kipping pushups were a joke. Check out this vid
[/quote]
This was awesome. [/quote]
By far the funniest video I have ever seen in my life!