[quote]Waittz wrote:
I must be a moron magnet this week. Warming up on incline barbell, guy asks to work in. Starts like aggressively spotting me even though I am just doing a few warmup sets and didn’t ask for it. He just like hops in immediately after each of mine and starts going balls out on the weight that was there. After the warmup with 185 I walk to the water fountain take a sip, and walk back to see him pinned with 185 stuck on his chest and legs flailing.
I walked as slow as I could pretending I didn’t see it until someone came and helped him causing Charles Darwin to turn in his grave.
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Seriously, you let him stay pinned? that’s fced up.[/quote]
Not with 185 it isn’t lol.
Nothing pisses me off more than an “aggressive spotter”.
I have cussed out random people for that before lol.
[quote]Waittz wrote:
I must be a moron magnet this week. Warming up on incline barbell, guy asks to work in. Starts like aggressively spotting me even though I am just doing a few warmup sets and didn’t ask for it. He just like hops in immediately after each of mine and starts going balls out on the weight that was there. After the warmup with 185 I walk to the water fountain take a sip, and walk back to see him pinned with 185 stuck on his chest and legs flailing.
I walked as slow as I could pretending I didn’t see it until someone came and helped him causing Charles Darwin to turn in his grave.
[/quote]
Seriously, you let him stay pinned? that’s fced up.[/quote]
It was 185…
Was more like letting natural selection run its coarse.
[quote]Waittz wrote:
I must be a moron magnet this week. Warming up on incline barbell, guy asks to work in. Starts like aggressively spotting me even though I am just doing a few warmup sets and didn’t ask for it. He just like hops in immediately after each of mine and starts going balls out on the weight that was there. After the warmup with 185 I walk to the water fountain take a sip, and walk back to see him pinned with 185 stuck on his chest and legs flailing.
I walked as slow as I could pretending I didn’t see it until someone came and helped him causing Charles Darwin to turn in his grave.
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That’s exactly how I would have done it lol. Won’t kill him and it may teach him a valuable lesson. I was lucky enough to learn this particular one when I was eleven with plastic weights.
I just don’t understand the over the top pre set psyche out routine. I watched one guy recently go into his “kill Zone” mode and it looked silly. Wasn’t sure if he was going to fight the DB’s or lift them.
I can’t remember the last time I posted in this thread but I’ve got quite a bit saved up.
A couple weeks ago I was doing chinups supersetted with benching when two guys asked to work in. Normally I hate letting people work in because I like to keep short rest periods but I decided to let them and left the room to hit chinups. When I came back a minute later they had stripped off all the weight so I just left instead of yelling at them.
One of the few women that actually squats has the worst form I have ever seen, even worse then quarter squats. It’s like watching Quasimodo doing atg good mornings. She then proceeds to read on her kindle for several minutes. Oh and she also sets up outside of the squat rack which after seeing several people do that still doesn’t make sense to me.
There was another guy that was snatching one morning and had decided to go for a pr. When he dipped down to catch the bar he lost balance so to avoid the weight falling on him, he threw himself backwards and slides several feet on the gym floor. Of course this one was me several months ago. I’ve also said “hump the bar” while deadlifting.
[quote]Waittz wrote:
I must be a moron magnet this week. Warming up on incline barbell, guy asks to work in. Starts like aggressively spotting me even though I am just doing a few warmup sets and didn’t ask for it. He just like hops in immediately after each of mine and starts going balls out on the weight that was there. After the warmup with 185 I walk to the water fountain take a sip, and walk back to see him pinned with 185 stuck on his chest and legs flailing.
I walked as slow as I could pretending I didn’t see it until someone came and helped him causing Charles Darwin to turn in his grave.
[/quote]
Seriously, you let him stay pinned? that’s fced up.[/quote]
Not with 185 it isn’t lol.
Nothing pisses me off more than an “aggressive spotter”.
I have cussed out random people for that before lol.[/quote]
me too. Now when I ask for a spot I give VERY clear directions for how I want it done.
-Lift off when I count to 3
-Keep your damn hands away until I say so
[quote]Waittz wrote:
I must be a moron magnet this week. Warming up on incline barbell, guy asks to work in. Starts like aggressively spotting me even though I am just doing a few warmup sets and didn’t ask for it. He just like hops in immediately after each of mine and starts going balls out on the weight that was there. After the warmup with 185 I walk to the water fountain take a sip, and walk back to see him pinned with 185 stuck on his chest and legs flailing.
I walked as slow as I could pretending I didn’t see it until someone came and helped him causing Charles Darwin to turn in his grave.
[/quote]
Seriously, you let him stay pinned? that’s fced up.[/quote]
Not with 185 it isn’t lol.
Nothing pisses me off more than an “aggressive spotter”.
I have cussed out random people for that before lol.[/quote]
me too. Now when I ask for a spot I give VERY clear directions for how I want it done.
-Lift off when I count to 3
-Keep your damn hands away until I say so[/quote]
I usually never ask for a spot unless I know the person. This dude just like got behind me and started doing the ghost follow with his hands under the bar and like in the position to spring into action. I was warming up with 135. Wanted to smack him.
[quote]Waittz wrote:
I must be a moron magnet this week. Warming up on incline barbell, guy asks to work in. Starts like aggressively spotting me even though I am just doing a few warmup sets and didn’t ask for it. He just like hops in immediately after each of mine and starts going balls out on the weight that was there. After the warmup with 185 I walk to the water fountain take a sip, and walk back to see him pinned with 185 stuck on his chest and legs flailing.
I walked as slow as I could pretending I didn’t see it until someone came and helped him causing Charles Darwin to turn in his grave.
[/quote]
Seriously, you let him stay pinned? that’s fced up.[/quote]
Not with 185 it isn’t lol.
Nothing pisses me off more than an “aggressive spotter”.
I have cussed out random people for that before lol.[/quote]
me too. Now when I ask for a spot I give VERY clear directions for how I want it done.
-Lift off when I count to 3
-Keep your damn hands away until I say so[/quote]
I thought I gave clear instructions last sunday on a strip set too.
-last rep I’ll rack it and you take the tenners off.
-repeat till it’s only the 45’s left and I’m good.
Right as I was about to rack it so he can help and he starts wrestling with the plate on one end while it’s still in my fucking hands wobbling around lol. We had a bit of a chuckle but it kind of broke my concentration. Oh well, no harm done and there’s always next week.
[quote]StevenF wrote:
gosh I feel pretty lucky at my new gym I haven’t really seen any shenanigans worth writing about in here. [/quote]
Home Gym is where it’s at. Invest $2000-$3000 and like $500-$1000 each year/every other year until the gym is complete. Don’t deal with morons… It helps the company I work for will reimburse $500 a year in equipment costs.[/quote]
My home gym is okay but it sure sucks sharing the room with a cat litter box, washer dryer, laundry tubs, low ceiling etc. Still doable though with my basic setup. It still comes down to effort and not fancy machines. I have to confess I am loving being able to walk up to a DB rack taking my pick and not fucking around with spinning collars and such adding weight.
I might have to check out the tuna and the Ultimate Porker. I am just not a huge fan of Ham. I dont know what it is. I love bacon, pulled pork, pork chops, and pork rinds, but ham just does not do it for me.[/quote]
I’m not in love with ham either, but I crush that porker.[/quote]
I had one for the first time today. That was a very tasty sandwich.
[quote]Waittz wrote:
I must be a moron magnet this week. Warming up on incline barbell, guy asks to work in. Starts like aggressively spotting me even though I am just doing a few warmup sets and didn’t ask for it. He just like hops in immediately after each of mine and starts going balls out on the weight that was there. After the warmup with 185 I walk to the water fountain take a sip, and walk back to see him pinned with 185 stuck on his chest and legs flailing.
I walked as slow as I could pretending I didn’t see it until someone came and helped him causing Charles Darwin to turn in his grave.
[/quote]
Seriously, you let him stay pinned? that’s fced up.[/quote]
Not with 185 it isn’t lol.
Nothing pisses me off more than an “aggressive spotter”.
I have cussed out random people for that before lol.[/quote]
me too. Now when I ask for a spot I give VERY clear directions for how I want it done.
-Lift off when I count to 3
-Keep your damn hands away until I say so[/quote]
I usually never ask for a spot unless I know the person. This dude just like got behind me and started doing the ghost follow with his hands under the bar and like in the position to spring into action. I was warming up with 135. Wanted to smack him. [/quote]
me too, but I recently changed gyms so now I don’t know who to trust.
Some people just have such a weird concept of what spotting actually involves. I remember one guy would just touch the bar lightly with his hands at the top of each rep. Just a little caress. No idea why.
The annoying thing about that is that I am of the opinion that a rep is invalidated if someone touches the bar, regardless of whether or not they’ve actually lifted at all, so someone who just puts his hands on the bar unnecessarily totally ruins a set.
[quote]StevenF wrote:
gosh I feel pretty lucky at my new gym I haven’t really seen any shenanigans worth writing about in here. [/quote]
Home Gym is where it’s at. Invest $2000-$3000 and like $500-$1000 each year/every other year until the gym is complete. Don’t deal with morons… It helps the company I work for will reimburse $500 a year in equipment costs.[/quote]
My home gym is okay but it sure sucks sharing the room with a cat litter box, washer dryer, laundry tubs, low ceiling etc. Still doable though with my basic setup. It still comes down to effort and not fancy machines. I have to confess I am loving being able to walk up to a DB rack taking my pick and not fucking around with spinning collars and such adding weight.
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Didn’t you know kitty litter is a good substitute for chalk? Rub it all over your hands, and shoulders. Dries the sweat right up dude. I sometimes step into it to give my Converse All Stars extra traction.
[quote]Waittz wrote:
I must be a moron magnet this week. Warming up on incline barbell, guy asks to work in. Starts like aggressively spotting me even though I am just doing a few warmup sets and didn’t ask for it. He just like hops in immediately after each of mine and starts going balls out on the weight that was there. After the warmup with 185 I walk to the water fountain take a sip, and walk back to see him pinned with 185 stuck on his chest and legs flailing.
I walked as slow as I could pretending I didn’t see it until someone came and helped him causing Charles Darwin to turn in his grave.
[/quote]
Seriously, you let him stay pinned? that’s fced up.[/quote]
Not with 185 it isn’t lol.
Nothing pisses me off more than an “aggressive spotter”.
I have cussed out random people for that before lol.[/quote]
me too. Now when I ask for a spot I give VERY clear directions for how I want it done.
-Lift off when I count to 3
-Keep your damn hands away until I say so[/quote]
I usually never ask for a spot unless I know the person. This dude just like got behind me and started doing the ghost follow with his hands under the bar and like in the position to spring into action. I was warming up with 135. Wanted to smack him. [/quote]
In our gym we have a Glute-Ham Raise board. Its great! Its adjustable with a large bar running the length to support the pads and feet rest. I have just seen a guy use that large bar to pin his feet so he can kneel on the ground and do…glute ham raises.
I was wondering if he was just some damn Hipster trying to be ironic.
[quote]Waittz wrote:
I must be a moron magnet this week. Warming up on incline barbell, guy asks to work in. Starts like aggressively spotting me even though I am just doing a few warmup sets and didn’t ask for it. He just like hops in immediately after each of mine and starts going balls out on the weight that was there. After the warmup with 185 I walk to the water fountain take a sip, and walk back to see him pinned with 185 stuck on his chest and legs flailing.
I walked as slow as I could pretending I didn’t see it until someone came and helped him causing Charles Darwin to turn in his grave.
[/quote]
Seriously, you let him stay pinned? that’s fced up.[/quote]
Not with 185 it isn’t lol.
Nothing pisses me off more than an “aggressive spotter”.
I have cussed out random people for that before lol.[/quote]
lol I’ve been pinned on incline before. Trying to 10 second pause 275 with close grip at the end of a training session last year. I knew I was too fatigued but I did it anyway lol. It was was funny. I don’t know why people get so concerned for. It’s real easy to get the weight off. Just walk it off afterwards so that you don’t feel embarrassed.
[quote]Waittz wrote:
I must be a moron magnet this week. Warming up on incline barbell, guy asks to work in. Starts like aggressively spotting me even though I am just doing a few warmup sets and didn’t ask for it. He just like hops in immediately after each of mine and starts going balls out on the weight that was there. After the warmup with 185 I walk to the water fountain take a sip, and walk back to see him pinned with 185 stuck on his chest and legs flailing.
I walked as slow as I could pretending I didn’t see it until someone came and helped him causing Charles Darwin to turn in his grave.
[/quote]
Seriously, you let him stay pinned? that’s fced up.[/quote]
Not with 185 it isn’t lol.
Nothing pisses me off more than an “aggressive spotter”.
I have cussed out random people for that before lol.[/quote]
lol I’ve been pinned on incline before. Trying to 10 second pause 275 with close grip at the end of a training session last year. I knew I was too fatigued but I did it anyway lol. It was was funny. I don’t know why people get so concerned for. It’s real easy to get the weight off. Just walk it off afterwards so that you don’t feel embarrassed.[/quote]
I’ve pinned myself on a flat bench, it was with like 180lbs too! In my defense, it was a long ass time ago.
I’ve also fallen over when I was warming up with just the bar for front squats. That was funny. Squatted too low (it was back when I was trying to go ATG despite not having anywhere near the flexibility to do it properly), the bar hit the safeties and I did a backwards somersault.
Worst thing was my mate Steve saw the whole thing! He still rips me about it to this day.
[quote]Waittz wrote:
I must be a moron magnet this week. Warming up on incline barbell, guy asks to work in. Starts like aggressively spotting me even though I am just doing a few warmup sets and didn’t ask for it. He just like hops in immediately after each of mine and starts going balls out on the weight that was there. After the warmup with 185 I walk to the water fountain take a sip, and walk back to see him pinned with 185 stuck on his chest and legs flailing.
I walked as slow as I could pretending I didn’t see it until someone came and helped him causing Charles Darwin to turn in his grave.
[/quote]
Seriously, you let him stay pinned? that’s fced up.[/quote]
Not with 185 it isn’t lol.
Nothing pisses me off more than an “aggressive spotter”.
I have cussed out random people for that before lol.[/quote]
lol I’ve been pinned on incline before. Trying to 10 second pause 275 with close grip at the end of a training session last year. I knew I was too fatigued but I did it anyway lol. It was was funny. I don’t know why people get so concerned for. It’s real easy to get the weight off. Just walk it off afterwards so that you don’t feel embarrassed.[/quote]
I’ve pinned myself on a flat bench, it was with like 180lbs too! In my defense, it was a long ass time ago.
I’ve also fallen over when I was warming up with just the bar for front squats. That was funny. Squatted too low (it was back when I was trying to go ATG despite not having anywhere near the flexibility to do it properly), the bar hit the safeties and I did a backwards somersault.
Worst thing was my mate Steve saw the whole thing! He still rips me about it to this day.
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Hey! At least your name isn’t Steve.
[quote]StevenF wrote:
gosh I feel pretty lucky at my new gym I haven’t really seen any shenanigans worth writing about in here. [/quote]
Home Gym is where it’s at. Invest $2000-$3000 and like $500-$1000 each year/every other year until the gym is complete. Don’t deal with morons… It helps the company I work for will reimburse $500 a year in equipment costs.[/quote]
My home gym is okay but it sure sucks sharing the room with a cat litter box, washer dryer, laundry tubs, low ceiling etc. Still doable though with my basic setup. It still comes down to effort and not fancy machines. I have to confess I am loving being able to walk up to a DB rack taking my pick and not fucking around with spinning collars and such adding weight.
[/quote]
Didn’t you know kitty litter is a good substitute for chalk? Rub it all over your hands, and shoulders. Dries the sweat right up dude. I sometimes step into it to give my Converse All Stars extra traction.[/quote]
Clumping or non clumping. Scented or non scented. Details man, details. Ever see a cat take a shit? It reminds me not to round my back while DL’ing.
