Well it’s Winter vacation and my high school weight room is closed for the break. So, I decided to get a membership to the local YMCA so I could get in my workouts. Me and my friend were benching when we left for a second to get some water. When we came back, some 60 yr old lady was doing DB rows. My friend nicely told her that we were still using it, at which time she started screaming about how there were no other open benches (when there clearly were.) The argument ensued until her 5’5 fatass husband came over, put his finger into my friend’s chest, and threatened him. My friend had too much class to get physical with this 60+ yr old and finally a staff member came over to calm the psychos down.
But the fun continued. I was doing DB pullovers when some skinny guy told me in his little wiener voice that I should breathe out more. OK, that’s somewhat legit…but then the guy puts 165 on the bench press and starts doing 1/4 bench presses. Now this sackless wonder should not be giving out advice I don’t care how legit it is. I can’t wait until vaction is over.
You’re right, those old bastards (who probably work out there every day) should have recognized your coolness and, even though you had left, should have placed that bench off limits for several hours on the off chance that you might return and possibly want to use it some more.
My guess is that the regulars at the Y can’t wait either.
Civilized people discuss things without starting to yell and flail their arms and get physical. They also obey simple gym etiquette. What don’t you understand about this tme?
This is funny, My gym is now full of frat boy wanna bee-s from the local HS who want to curl in my squat rack and tune the radio to 24-7 Rap. Guess it’s just a matter of perspective.
I hear what you’re sayin’. I get a free membership so I deal with it. My cure? Mag-10 and loud Sevendust in my headphones. I find the more pist off you look, the less likely people with take your bench/squat rack/etc.
There is nothing worse than when the gym fills up with frat boys and highschool kids. Bars are left loaded and morons stand around pieces of equipment when they should just get out of the way. At least the old folks and soccer moms will keep their distance. And curling in the squat rack should be outlawed!!!
tme, are you serious? What is wrong with you? If you leave a bench for a minute and then politely tell someone who as usurped the bench that you have a few sets left, there shouldn’t be a problem if you’re not a jackass.
Are you supposed to sit at your bench the whole time? Better not get a sip of water, because at the gym, you snooze you lose! Wait, no, thats at the Bizarro-Gym.
Strangers touching me is a major problem, so old or not, that fella would have gotten his arm punched off. Unfortuanately I work out at a Y as well, no one seems to understand the meaning of super sets. My workouts take so long because people are constantly taking my spot. I have learned that most of these people tend to work out on Mondays only for some reason. So now I avoid my gym at all costs on Mondays.
I definitely avoid the gym on Mondays as well. It’s bad enough the rest of the week but Mondays everyone is trying to work off all the alcohol from the weekend or something. You can hardly move in my gym without bumping into someone. Let alone having to wait for every lift.
Dunno, the way I see it, if you don’t mark your territory with a towel, drink bottle, etc, then it’s open season on that equipment if you take a walk about.
There’s a knob at my gym who does giant sets with about a 5 minute rest. If you should hop on the leg press during the 10 minute window he rushes over and says that he’s using it. Hmm, ok…
However there is no excuse for people getting beligerent, senior citizen or not.
at school i watched some kid get his ass kicked after he walked into a bar when a lineman from the football team was unracking 455 on bench, and he deserved it. pull your fucking heads out of your asses when you’re in the gym
This reminds me of a few months ago. I went into the gym for squat day and this kid was using the squat rack for b b biceps curls but was only using the lower weight bars from the free weight area. Anyway i walked over and started to set up in the rack thinking that he would move( we have a sign that say “if someone is using the squat rack then do not enter”. He stayed where he was and when i was ready to squat he had put his bb on the floor behind me and was resting. I picked it up and moved it out of the way.he immediately said. “hey i,m using that”. I said “well i,ts over there, you can use it there”. then he says things about bad manners and i told him to f… off.
He then asked me outside.To which i laughed and pointed out that i have kids older than him (I’m 53) and directed him to look at the sign. I have now made a new enemy whom i am going to have to put in his place someday soon because every time we are in the gym together he tries to stare me down.
Munghole is the reason that I set up an elaborate home gym. I’ve lost my tolerance for arrogant, adolescent whiners who think gyms were invented for their exclusive use.
Nobby listen to how you sound, you’re gonna “put someone in his place” because he “stares you down”. At 53 I think you should have a higher maturity level than that.