The 'New Year Crowd' Has Arrived!

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[quote]pushmepullme wrote:
stuntmonkeys wrote:
Professor X wrote:

…and newbies, it is retarded to put a 25lbs plate on the bar…and THEN put 2 45lbs plates on afterwards and then leave all of that shit on the bar.

I for one actually LIKE when I find 45lbs plates already on the machine. That’s less work I have to do. However, if I now have to strip EVERYTHING off because you slipped a fucking 10lbs on first, nothing pisses me off more.

/RANT

ROFL! I’m not sure what’s funnier though… the moron who did that or picturing you steaming the whole time unloading and loading the bar. :slight_smile:

DEFINITELY choice B.

I hate how every time I go into the gym this month, the 10 lb plates will be on the 25 lb pegs, layered between a 2.5 and 35, etc. The pegs are labeled. Is it so hard to match the number on the plate to the number on the peg?[/quote]

This really pisses me off.

And I’m usually bewildered when I see 2.5 lb weights on leg press machines. (I do leg press. After squatting.)

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[quote]FormerlyTexasGuy wrote:
Professor X wrote:
FormerlyTexasGuy wrote:
Professor X wrote:

…and newbies, it is retarded to put a 25lbs plate on the bar…and THEN put 2 45lbs plates on afterwards and then leave all of that shit on the bar.

I for one actually LIKE when I find 45lbs plates already on the machine. That’s less work I have to do. However, if I now have to strip EVERYTHING off because you slipped a fucking 10lbs on first, nothing pisses me off more.

/RANT

Yes.

Where do you work out? Or if that is too specific, what part of Houston are you in?

What, you plan on working in?

Maybe on your warm up from what I’ve read about your lifting on the forums.

Just curious mostly. Or maybe I will “flame” you and curl in your gym’s squat rack. J/k. [/quote]

I train chest and triceps at the 24 Hour Fitness by the Galleria. I train everything else at different locations. Hit me up if you actually want to do that. Just leave your skinny jeans, your cut off shirt (to show your “sick abz”) and your makeup at home.

6am. You up for it?

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[quote]Professor X wrote:
FormerlyTexasGuy wrote:
Professor X wrote:
FormerlyTexasGuy wrote:
Professor X wrote:

…and newbies, it is retarded to put a 25lbs plate on the bar…and THEN put 2 45lbs plates on afterwards and then leave all of that shit on the bar.

I for one actually LIKE when I find 45lbs plates already on the machine. That’s less work I have to do. However, if I now have to strip EVERYTHING off because you slipped a fucking 10lbs on first, nothing pisses me off more.

/RANT

Yes.

Where do you work out? Or if that is too specific, what part of Houston are you in?

What, you plan on working in?

Maybe on your warm up from what I’ve read about your lifting on the forums.

Just curious mostly. Or maybe I will “flame” you and curl in your gym’s squat rack. J/k.

I train chest and triceps at the 24 Hour Fitness by the Galleria. I train everything else at different locations. Hit me up if you actually want to do that. Just leave your skinny jeans, your cut off shirt (to show your “sick abz”) and your makeup at home.

6am. You up for it?[/quote]

I wear old navy jeans. Loose.

I don’t have a cut off shirt but I will show you my abs for a dollar.

I lift at the same 24 hr I would guess (on Richmond) as well as Post Oak and occasionally San Felipe.

6am is too early though. I experimented with morning lifting but just don’t have the energy. I lift in the evening, around 8:30 to let the after work crowd settle down.

I’ll be sprinting, jump roping and jumping on benches at Memorial Park around 7:00 today though. The weather should make it nice and empty.

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[quote]pushmepullme wrote:
I hate how every time I go into the gym this month, the 10 lb plates will be on the 25 lb pegs, layered between a 2.5 and 35, etc. The pegs are labeled. Is it so hard to match the number on the plate to the number on the peg?[/quote]

Wait… you mean during other times of the year people actually do this properly?

I’m heading to my gym tonight, however thankfully I don’t plan on squatting, benching, etc. It’s a ‘fun’ workout and I’ll just do what I want to keep the blood flowing and my body from hating me and all of my PL training. Tomorrow should be special as ouroboro and I are heading to a gym that’s new to both of us and doing all of our PL training there. I’m sure the resolutioners will be gawking at the bench shirts, squat suits and knee wraps.

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[quote]Court wrote:
pushmepullme wrote:
I hate how every time I go into the gym this month, the 10 lb plates will be on the 25 lb pegs, layered between a 2.5 and 35, etc. The pegs are labeled. Is it so hard to match the number on the plate to the number on the peg?

Wait… you mean during other times of the year people actually do this properly?

I’m heading to my gym tonight, however thankfully I don’t plan on squatting, benching, etc. It’s a ‘fun’ workout and I’ll just do what I want to keep the blood flowing and my body from hating me and all of my PL training. Tomorrow should be special as ouroboro and I are heading to a gym that’s new to both of us and doing all of our PL training there. I’m sure the resolutioners will be gawking at the bench shirts, squat suits and knee wraps.[/quote]

Actually, most of the time, people are good about re-racking weights. I have definitely noticed an increased level of re-racking errors this week. :slight_smile:

When I benched in my shirt the other day, I got a LOT of weird looks. Especially once my arms started turning purple.

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I am finishing my last 6 weeks of college. I was in my gym this Monday. It was humorous as to how many cardio machines were taken and how many “guys” would put the whole stack on a machine, struggle to lift it, and then look to make sure that no women were watching. My beef was that this skinny readhead kid came up behind me…fully clothed in winter gear (jacket and all), watched what I was doing, and decided to stand right in front of me with his back to me. Then I told him to move, he did, went to get changed, then tried to grab 20lb weights.

After his struggle trying to find a weight he could lift(you have to start somewhere)he proceeded to stand in front of me again. I was doing form lifts with 70lb dumbells for 7 sets of 5 deadlift. I was on set 3 and almost dropped the weight because of how close his ass was to my head. So I popped up and “bumped” him with the weight…almost lost my grip, he still didn’t get the point. Damn noobs…

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[quote]Court wrote:
Tomorrow should be special as ouroboro and I are heading to a gym that’s new to both of us and doing all of our PL training there. I’m sure the resolutioners will be gawking at the bench shirts, squat suits and knee wraps.[/quote]

You know, as I was reading this thread, I was thinking that we will look like the new year’s people since we are new there at new year’s. In that spirit, I don’t want to squat, I want to get everything on and curl in the rack and scream.

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[quote]ouroboro_s wrote:
Court wrote:
Tomorrow should be special as ouroboro and I are heading to a gym that’s new to both of us and doing all of our PL training there. I’m sure the resolutioners will be gawking at the bench shirts, squat suits and knee wraps.

You know, as I was reading this thread, I was thinking that we will look like the new year’s people since we are new there at new year’s. In that spirit, I don’t want to squat, I want to get everything on and curl in the rack and scream.[/quote]

I pride myself in not looking ‘new’ in any gym.

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[quote]pushmepullme wrote:
stuntmonkeys wrote:
Professor X wrote:

…and newbies, it is retarded to put a 25lbs plate on the bar…and THEN put 2 45lbs plates on afterwards and then leave all of that shit on the bar.

I for one actually LIKE when I find 45lbs plates already on the machine. That’s less work I have to do. However, if I now have to strip EVERYTHING off because you slipped a fucking 10lbs on first, nothing pisses me off more.

/RANT

ROFL! I’m not sure what’s funnier though… the moron who did that or picturing you steaming the whole time unloading and loading the bar. :slight_smile:

DEFINITELY choice B.

I hate how every time I go into the gym this month, the 10 lb plates will be on the 25 lb pegs, layered between a 2.5 and 35, etc. The pegs are labeled. Is it so hard to match the number on the plate to the number on the peg?[/quote]

I reorganize the plates between sets.

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[quote]Professor X wrote:
ouroboro_s wrote:
Court wrote:
Tomorrow should be special as ouroboro and I are heading to a gym that’s new to both of us and doing all of our PL training there. I’m sure the resolutioners will be gawking at the bench shirts, squat suits and knee wraps.

You know, as I was reading this thread, I was thinking that we will look like the new year’s people since we are new there at new year’s. In that spirit, I don’t want to squat, I want to get everything on and curl in the rack and scream.

I pride myself in not looking ‘new’ in any gym.[/quote]

Given the sheer amount of equipment we’ll be using, the fact that we’ll be full squatting and benching with an arch, I doubt we’ll look new.

I give enough dirty looks without meaning to while training that people will think I own the place.

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[quote]entheogens wrote:
I understand why people hate the New Year Army, but you’ve got to love them. After all, I am under the impression that a lot of gyms would go bust if it weren’t for the New Year Army.
[/quote]

Absolutely. The gym I go to is empty most of the time the rest of the year. I always wonder how they stay in business. But it is the New Year Army keeping it afloat.

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[quote]Christine wrote:
pushmepullme wrote:
stuntmonkeys wrote:
Professor X wrote:

…and newbies, it is retarded to put a 25lbs plate on the bar…and THEN put 2 45lbs plates on afterwards and then leave all of that shit on the bar.

I for one actually LIKE when I find 45lbs plates already on the machine. That’s less work I have to do. However, if I now have to strip EVERYTHING off because you slipped a fucking 10lbs on first, nothing pisses me off more.

/RANT

ROFL! I’m not sure what’s funnier though… the moron who did that or picturing you steaming the whole time unloading and loading the bar. :slight_smile:

DEFINITELY choice B.

I hate how every time I go into the gym this month, the 10 lb plates will be on the 25 lb pegs, layered between a 2.5 and 35, etc. The pegs are labeled. Is it so hard to match the number on the plate to the number on the peg?

I reorganize the plates between sets.

[/quote]

Recently one of the managers of the 24 Hour I work out at thanked me because he’s seen me multiple times rearrange the dumbbells back to their proper places on the rack. He said it’s the first time he’s seen a member bother to do it.

I don’t understand what’s so hard about putting a 25 lb dumbbell back on the spot that says “25”. As if it’s suddenly too heavy to walk an extra foot to the left to put it back where it’s supposed to go.

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[quote]pushharder wrote:
stuntmonkeys wrote:
…Gyms should provide (and require) mandatory etiquette courses for new patrons. It’s a wonder this hasn’t happened yet.

Agreed. It wouldn’t be that difficult to do.[/quote]

Fork’s on the left, right?

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I wish I could have taped this, cos no one will believe me.
The gym I trained in this week has a series of maybe 5 hyperextension (lower back) stands in a row and there were 5 skinny chinese guys (since I could hear them speak) doing hyperextensions in PERFECT UNISON (I’d expected resonance-induced damage to the walls if 5 heavier guys tried this) and cadence, and EACH had a cellphone in his right hand pressed into his ear with the left arm reaching out in an extension of his upper body…and they were all engaged in conversation (I assume different ones) speaking at the same time.

I followed one of them around for a while and then saw him make a murderface, pick up two 50 pound DBs from the rack (chest swelling with pride), place them at his feet as he sat down on an upright bench and called out to a bunch of chinese girls he came in with (a group I assume) and asked them to try lifting them off the ground. they all tried, gave up with their faces contorting in pain - and then marveled aloud and shrieked in unison as the “asian hercules” hefted both DBs from the floor and (with herculean effort) pushed them overhead.

I cut my session in half that day and just kept watching this group monkeying around. Worth it.

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I’m in Law Enforcement. Our station’s gym is always empty :slight_smile:

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I’m glad I don’t go to a huge gym, I’ve hardly seen any new people at my place, and I go during peak hours.

I feel bad for some of you guys!

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some fuckin old dude in pajamas was staring at me while i did rackpulls like i was the second coming of christ or something. it wasnt even heavy weight, 425.

most the ppl i still see at my gym in the freeweight section are “regulars” i dont know all their names but i recognize their faces. i think the noobs stick to the machine plethora and cardio.

if its a slow saturday night or something maybe theyll creep over to the freeweights but when theres at least 5 guys over 200 in there and youve never been to a gym before youre probaly pretty self-conscious (especially if youre the resolutioner type)

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I go to OSU’s various gyms and for the next two weeks it’s absolute hell. I had to wait 20 minutes today to do squats because all of the squat racks were full with only one guy doing squats, everyone else talking on cell phones and jacking off.

I’m about to go crazy.

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[quote]tribunaldude wrote:
I wish I could have taped this, cos no one will believe me.
The gym I trained in this week has a series of maybe 5 hyperextension (lower back) stands in a row and there were 5 skinny chinese guys (since I could hear them speak) doing hyperextensions in PERFECT UNISON (I’d expected resonance-induced damage to the walls if 5 heavier guys tried this) and cadence, and EACH had a cellphone in his right hand pressed into his ear with the left arm reaching out in an extension of his upper body…and they were all engaged in conversation (I assume different ones) speaking at the same time.

I followed one of them around for a while and then saw him make a murderface, pick up two 50 pound DBs from the rack (chest swelling with pride), place them at his feet as he sat down on an upright bench and called out to a bunch of chinese girls he came in with (a group I assume) and asked them to try lifting them off the ground. they all tried, gave up with their faces contorting in pain - and then marveled aloud and shrieked in unison as the “asian hercules” hefted both DBs from the floor and (with herculean effort) pushed them overhead.

I cut my session in half that day and just kept watching this group monkeying around. Worth it.[/quote]

i cant believe a story that good. i dont know dude, either youre one of the greatest story tellers or you just witnessed the most epic thing ever.