Wisdom from the Free Weight Area

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[quote]zephead4747 wrote:
Retard A: “My arms are so big now, bro” (sub 10" no jokekid weighed like 100 pounds)

Me: Was that a joke?

Retard b:“you don’t know anything about lifting, you don’t even play baseball”

Me: You mean I don’t compete in powerlifting, and move more weight then both of you combined?

Retard A: That’s not real strength, I bet you aren’t good at sports

me: Are you joking? I don’t play your sports, I play mine.

Retard b: You aren’t even strong, I bet I can lift more then you (while pressing 20 pound dumbells. Very fat kid)

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That gets 2 from Zep to baseball boy:

1 - Face/Palm
2 - “Douche”

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[quote]theAnj wrote:
… guy standing on a bosu ball with 15 lb. db’s in his hands, swinging his arms and thrusting his pelvis in what I can only describe as a Nordic Track motion.[/quote]

Sometimes I do shit like this to embarrass the people I’m with.

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i dont want to be too big, is like saying, i don’t want to be tooo rich.

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[quote]zephead4747 wrote:
Retard A: “My arms are so big now, bro” (sub 10" no jokekid weighed like 100 pounds)

Me: Was that a joke?

Retard b:“you don’t know anything about lifting, you don’t even play baseball”

Me: You mean I don’t compete in powerlifting, and move more weight then both of you combined?

Retard A: That’s not real strength, I bet you aren’t good at sports

me: Are you joking? I don’t play your sports, I play mine.

Retard b: You aren’t even strong, I bet I can lift more then you (while pressing 20 pound dumbells. Very fat kid)

I don’t even want to continue

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ha ha ha

Retard in my gym- white guy, wife beater, cap on, on the slight hip–hop tilt, chain and a few tattoos, what we call here a ‘wigger’, about 70kgs, doing quarter reps with bench presses with about his body weight (no spotter). He started to fail but he was such a tool I pretended I didn’t notice (I was the closest guy but after previous interactions with this douche I had no interest in bailing him out. He would always drive up the gym with his sub-woofers blaring and then try to chat up the desk girl, unsuccessfully).

Anyway he failed. He was also spazzing his legs around like beginners do when they bench press instead of keeping them flat on the floor. This caused his to lose his balance and his bar tilted. The plates slid off one side which caused the bar to fly in the other direction. He followed it off the bench onto the floor, also managing to smack his forehead on the bar in the process. Then he lay on the floor for a minute in a pile of plates. He went to go and leave the free weight area but I said to him ‘Aren’t you going to clean that shit up bro?’ He looked at me and then put his weights away before going and running his forehead under the water from the drinking fountain and then leaving the gym.

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I work out in a fitness type of gym, so you can imagine the physiques that usually inhabit such places.

I used to work at the place and so I am behind the trainer’s desk talking to one of the trainers and dropping off my keys.

You ever see one of those guys that is so fucking big the room stops and everyone watches him as he works out. Well one of those guys comes in to work out…he must have been a guest or just checking the place out because I haven’t seen him since.

This guy was huge, massive chest, arms bigger than my waist, etc. He is also moving some heavy ass weight on one of the Hammer machines. Now this guys legs and calves are smaller than what would be proportional for his upper body, but his lower body is by no means small. It was the sort of thing that would hurt him in a competition but not some great drastic “he never works his legs” type of difference.

The idiot trainer says something like: hey, do you think we should tell that guy he needs to do some calf raises?

I laughed and said seeing as his calves are bigger than our thighs I’m not going to say anything to him other than ‘sir’ .

Needless to say that the trainer is over 6 ft and I’m guessing 180 to 190 at the most.

And of course when I bumped into the big guy later on in my workout he was nice as hell. In fact almost every gigantor guy I’ve ever run into in the gym also always seems to be the nicest guy in the gym.

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Medevac: Awesome avatar, dude. That’s the way to start your kids off right,repping out in the crib! LOL

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I had a good work out today but as I was about to finish the place was filling up and I soon realized it was pussy day because everybody started doing kick backs. Kick backs as far as the eye could see and of course the mirrors didn’t help either.

So I told this kid that the first exercise should never be kick backs. That he should train his back and perhaps even his legs every so often. This was not entirely altruistic, I just wanted more wiggle room to do my db presses and rows.

Anyway, the kid explained to me very calmly that he had plenty of alternation in his training. One day he started with biceps curls, the next day he would start with kick backs.

I stood corrected.

And still crowded.

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I was ragging on a buddy of mine for doing wide-stance quarter-squats with 315. It wasn’t intended to convince him to squat deeper- I’ve given that argument up. He’s got a million reasons why he can’t or shouldn’t squat deeper. Far be it for me to attempt to do anything but laugh at him when he squats.

But today’s different. He turns to me and says, “Man, I just don’t have it today”.
“Oh yeah?”
"yeah. I do hill sprints Wednesday, Thursday and Friday (today’s Friday, and he’s also in the gym M-Saturday).

Most of the time it doesn’t affect me, but today… I just don’t have it in me to give it all, you know?"
“Maybe you’re just not eating enough?”
“Nah, I eat a bunch… but it’s real strict, you know? Really low-fat low-carb high protein, so that the gains come slower, but they’re all muscle.”

I stood there for a second. I wanted to probe deeper, but was too scared of just what he might say next. Unfortunately, he continues.

“How much do you think I weigh?”
“I dunno. One-sixty”
He stops. “yeah… yeah right on the dot. Most people think I’m one eighty. I’m thinking if I slowly build my way up to one seventy, maybe one-seventy five, I’ll be good.”

I shudder, imagining how long it’ll take him to reach one-seventy five at the rate he’s going. Then, quickly, I wish him well and leave.

I think that’s the first time I’ve ever met one of the unsaved masses Prof X has been preaching to since before I showed up here. I think I’m going to go get a hamburger- probably several, with bacon- just to wash away the poverty of that poor saps diet.

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[quote]Otep wrote:
I think I’m going to go get a hamburger- probably several, with bacon- just to wash away the poverty of that poor saps diet.[/quote]

I love to eat entire pizzas after a football game.

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Deanosumo…
ha ha ha

Retard in my gym- white guy, wife beater, cap on, on the slight hip–hop tilt, chain and a few tattoos, what we call here a ‘wigger’, about 70kgs, doing quarter reps with bench presses with about his body weight (no spotter).

He started to fail but he was such a tool I pretended I didn’t notice (I was the closest guy but after previous interactions with this douche I had no interest in bailing him out. He would always drive up the gym with his sub-woofers blaring and then try to chat up the desk girl, unsuccessfully).

Anyway he failed. He was also spazzing his legs around like beginners do when they bench press instead of keeping them flat on the floor. This caused his to lose his balance and his bar tilted.

The plates slid off one side which caused the bar to fly in the other direction. He followed it off the bench onto the floor, also managing to smack his forehead on the bar in the process. Then he lay on the floor for a minute in a pile of plates.

He went to go and leave the free weight area but I said to him ‘Aren’t you going to clean that shit up bro?’ He looked at me and then put his weights away before going and running his forehead under the water from the drinking fountain and then leaving the gym.
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You shouldnt even be in a gym with that skin of attitude…you sound like more of a fucking dickhead in this instance imo…Great job making someones situation worse! BRAVO!

Crap i dont know how to quote people…

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[quote]ukrainian wrote:
Otep wrote:
I think I’m going to go get a hamburger- probably several, with bacon- just to wash away the poverty of that poor saps diet.

I love to eat entire pizzas after a football game.[/quote]

I ate an entire frozen pizza tonight.

I better cut tomorrow. Shit.

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[quote]deanosumo wrote:

Retard in my gym- white guy, wife beater, cap on, on the slight hip–hop tilt, chain and a few tattoos, what we call here a ‘wigger’, about 70kgs, doing quarter reps with bench presses with about his body weight (no spotter).

He started to fail but he was such a tool I pretended I didn’t notice (I was the closest guy but after previous interactions with this douche I had no interest in bailing him out. He would always drive up the gym with his sub-woofers blaring and then try to chat up the desk girl, unsuccessfully). [/quote]

He sounds pretty fly…for a white guy. :slight_smile:
Seriously though,I don’t get the whole wearing a cap/beanie thing ALL the time,even when indoors,but ya know,I try and keep in mind the title of that song ‘If everybody looked the same,we’d get tired of looking at each other’ in my head when I catch myself judging how others look/dress.

I guess I blurt it out sometimes but don’t feel proud of it.
Each to his own…
Is that it,or is there more?
You call him a douche but haven’t really said much to qualify it…

So he’s a ‘wigga’ he plays loud music in his car,unsuccessfully chats up the desk girl (Shouldn’t you find this guy amusing or tragic,rather than worthy of hate?)
I’m not jumping to his defence,I don’t know the guy,maybe he is a douche…

It just seems a bit strong to not help out a guy who was struggling on the bench press,of all exercises.
So you think he’s a tool/douche whatever-
So you’re saying what,exactly,you would find it amusing if he dropped the weight and possibly crushed his Larynx and died?

Shit,there’s some guys that I would say I hated in certain gyms,but I wouldn’t wish that on ‘em.
But maybe I’m gettin’ soft at my age…
:slight_smile:

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[quote]boyscout wrote:
ukrainian wrote:
Otep wrote:
I think I’m going to go get a hamburger- probably several, with bacon- just to wash away the poverty of that poor saps diet.

I love to eat entire pizzas after a football game.

I ate an entire frozen pizza tonight.

I better cut tomorrow. Shit. [/quote]

I eat entire pizzas for no real reason at all. Other than they taste good and I just feel like it.

I have one in the oven right now. I’m not starting a cut tomorrow though.

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[quote]AngryVader wrote:
boyscout wrote:
ukrainian wrote:
Otep wrote:
I think I’m going to go get a hamburger- probably several, with bacon- just to wash away the poverty of that poor saps diet.

I love to eat entire pizzas after a football game.

I ate an entire frozen pizza tonight.

I better cut tomorrow. Shit.

I eat entire pizzas for no real reason at all. Other than they taste good and I just feel like it.

I have one in the oven right now. I’m not starting a cut tomorrow though.[/quote]

I think we should replace “cheat meal” with “strength enhancing meal.”

I’m not cutting…ever. Well maybe in a few years.

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[quote]boyscout wrote:
AngryVader wrote:
boyscout wrote:
ukrainian wrote:
Otep wrote:
I think I’m going to go get a hamburger- probably several, with bacon- just to wash away the poverty of that poor saps diet.

I love to eat entire pizzas after a football game.

I ate an entire frozen pizza tonight.

I better cut tomorrow. Shit.

I eat entire pizzas for no real reason at all. Other than they taste good and I just feel like it.

I have one in the oven right now. I’m not starting a cut tomorrow though.

I think we should replace “cheat meal” with “strength enhancing meal.”

I’m not cutting…ever. Well maybe in a few years. [/quote]

I am just trying to not lose weight during the football season.

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Ha ha…

It’s been said before,but definitely the most funny one I keep hearing is
‘Well,ya know I wanna get bigger muscles,yeah,but you know,not TOO big,ya know…’

It’s even funnier when it’s a 6ft,160lb. skinny ectomorph type,
Really worried that they’ll get ‘hewge’ and have to start shopping at a Big & Tall shop and swap their medium shirt for a XXXL.
Lol.

Even funnier is when they mention a certain athlete/bodybuilder or point one out in the gym and go like ‘I don’t wanna look like him,ya know’

I hate to laugh,but I’ve had newbs say this stuff to me when writing them a programme,as if they are ACCIDENTALLY going to get massive without major nutrition,lots of food,supplements,etc.

I just crack up at the thought of some guy I gave a few programmes to or trained,walking into the gym one day,having gained like 60lbs. of lean muscle,shirt straining,biceps rippling,going -
‘Hey,buddy come here!I wanna word with you! I said I didn’t wanna get too big!! what the hell is all THIS?’

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[quote]AngryVader wrote:
boyscout wrote:
ukrainian wrote:
Otep wrote:
I think I’m going to go get a hamburger- probably several, with bacon- just to wash away the poverty of that poor saps diet.

I love to eat entire pizzas after a football game.

I ate an entire frozen pizza tonight.

I better cut tomorrow. Shit.

I eat entire pizzas for no real reason at all. Other than they taste good and I just feel like it.

I have one in the oven right now. I’m not starting a cut tomorrow though.[/quote]

I hate when people expect me to share.

I made the damn pizza for me and I intend on eating all of it. If you wanted some pizza you should have said something and I might have made/ordered you one, too.

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[quote]malonetd wrote:
I hate when people expect me to share.

I made the damn pizza for me and I intend on eating all of it. If you wanted some pizza you should have said something and I might have made/ordered you one, too.[/quote]

this annoys the hell out of me, people lose fingers, eye’s etc if they goto eat something of mine…I bought it for a specific purpose

while waiting for the squat rack wednesday

best was this guy 6’5 wouldn’t be above 65kg doing 1 inch squats and putting more weight on each set(as weight goes up his buddy helps lift mroe and more)

a new kid that started training with him asked why he doesn’t move more,

the response “you dont need a full range of motion on squats, this is perfectly legal in a powerlifting league, if thats good for them its good for me”

…me erupting in laughter…yeah sure goto parallel no problems but this guy was literally doing a 1 inch squat, I’d even say safe bet that he got shivers and counted it as a rep…

cunt took 20 minutes of my life away

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[quote]zephead4747 wrote:
Retard A: “My arms are so big now, bro” (sub 10" no jokekid weighed like 100 pounds)

Me: Was that a joke?

Retard b:“you don’t know anything about lifting, you don’t even play baseball”

Me: You mean I don’t compete in powerlifting, and move more weight then both of you combined?

Retard A: That’s not real strength, I bet you aren’t good at sports

me: Are you joking? I don’t play your sports, I play mine.

Retard b: You aren’t even strong, I bet I can lift more then you (while pressing 20 pound dumbells. Very fat kid)

I don’t even want to continue

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thats so awful. i mean i got the impression of this room with a fat kid in a head band and hiked up shorts like Dwight going, Yea…i could lift more than you, its called FUNCTIONAL strength.

lol…lol…dude im sorry but thats so fucking sad that it happened lmao.

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[quote]xivb4m wrote:
Deanosumo…
ha ha ha

Retard in my gym- white guy, wife beater, cap on, on the slight hip–hop tilt, chain and a few tattoos, what we call here a ‘wigger’, about 70kgs, doing quarter reps with bench presses with about his body weight (no spotter).

He started to fail but he was such a tool I pretended I didn’t notice (I was the closest guy but after previous interactions with this douche I had no interest in bailing him out. He would always drive up the gym with his sub-woofers blaring and then try to chat up the desk girl, unsuccessfully).

Anyway he failed. He was also spazzing his legs around like beginners do when they bench press instead of keeping them flat on the floor. This caused his to lose his balance and his bar tilted.

The plates slid off one side which caused the bar to fly in the other direction. He followed it off the bench onto the floor, also managing to smack his forehead on the bar in the process. Then he lay on the floor for a minute in a pile of plates.

He went to go and leave the free weight area but I said to him ‘Aren’t you going to clean that shit up bro?’ He looked at me and then put his weights away before going and running his forehead under the water from the drinking fountain and then leaving the gym.

You shouldnt even be in a gym with that skin of attitude…you sound like more of a fucking dickhead in this instance imo…Great job making someones situation worse! BRAVO!

Crap i dont know how to quote people…

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Your avatar looks like the tool in my gym.