I need to put on weight, Im getting creatine, I need the protein. after I set him straight he proceeded to present me with a scientific sounding rundown on it insisting that it was an amino acid. Perhaps he thinks its all protein powder.
What would I know, I’ve only been training since 14yo & studying for 3.
My high school health teacher classifies creatine in the same categories as STERIODS!, and while I was arguing to no avid one of the morons in the back (like 6’2 150 soaking wet) stated that he gained 40 pounds of muscle while taking creatine!
Here’s one for ya…A trainer at our facility has told all female clients/members that you should NOT train the obliques at all. Why you ask? His reason was that it would make your mid-section/waist much larger. DUMB ASS! These kinds of trainers will always be out there. BEWARE!
When people tell me you can turn fat into muscle that kills me!
Similar to the original post, I was doing dips with 120lb dumbbell hanging from a belt between my legs, at the gym I was a trainer at. The fintess manager comes up to watch, and mumbles to my training partner “I guess he’s not worried about all the anterior pelvic rotation he’s creating, and the stress on his lower back.” It made me want to stop my set and use Shugart’s technique of “accidentaly” dropping the 120lbs on his foot. Just because his fat ass couldn’t do a single bodyweight dip dosen’t mean that he needs to make up junk science to discredit my workout.
How about:
If you want to strengthen your knees and quads, you should do leg extensions. You think I'm just blabbering, but it's true. I bet ya, you probably wouldn't need that surgery or anything if you just do leg extensions.
you forgot this one…
"why do you work out? whenever you stop, all that muscle will just turn into fat anyway."
i can't even bring myself to reply to that one...
Standing within earshot of me, spoken intentionaly so I would hear: “I’m all natural, I don’t take any of that stuff like creatine or protien powder, let’s face it all that stuff are steroids”
After a difficult set on the incline press a kid told me, “you could use more weight if you were using the flat bench instead.” “Thanks kid”, was my reply.
i work out at the college gym… and sometimes, i get stared at through the corners of their eyes… you know, the runts with their sleeves pulled up when they sense you’re around… and they start telling their workout buddy how they kicked someone’s head in last night… well, i hope he didn’t send his gal to the ER… hahaha
one guy once told me to take a pair of 25 lb dumbells and throw them in the air, and the flex when you catch them. Helps to work gravity and your reflex resistance… i think he was high
Hey, I remember something like that too! I was doing conventional DLs and this dude comes over and says I should wear a belt. I insist, “That’s alright man. I don’t use a belt cuz I train my abs too.” He says I’ll ruin my back, if I don’t wear a belt. Sure, like I’ll listem to someone who wears the belt even for dips, curls, tricep extensions… hey He wears the thing all the time!
Several years ago(about '96 I guess) I was looking at some of the supplements that my gym sold and creatine was one of them. A guy passes by and sees me looking at them and tells me that I should avoid creatine at all costs. I asked why and he responded,“Creatine makes muscles grow right. Well your heart is a muscle and it will cause your heart to enlarge and give you heart problems for the rest of your life.” On another occasion a friend of mine was told by his high school biology teacher that creatine makes you impotent. I never really know how to respond to these people.
Pronated rows work the triceps while supinated rows work the biceps??? How does this effect their contribution??
Biceps Brachii origin:
- long head: supraglenoid tuberosity of the scapula
- short head: apex of coracoid process of scapula;
“tricep origin on the caudal border of the scapula.” http://ivabs.massey.ac.nz/ MUVSA/ass/anat/bovlung.htm
“Why are you doing squats?”,said the female gym trainer. My answer, “UH, I’m working my legs.” She replies, “They don’t work your legs. They only work your butt.” I explained to her how to do breathing squats and told her to do them and then tell me that squats don’t work your legs. I can only hope that she attempted them, passed out, woke up in a pool of her own vomit, and thought ,“You know he was right. They do work your legs.”
In a martial arts class I was once told that red meat makes you inflexible.
Here’s another good one that happened to me. A guy at my gym looked at me and asked, “Did you used to play football, or wrestle?” I said no. Then he replied with, “Oh… so you’re just naturally big, huh?” Yeah dude. I never work out. I just got this way sitting on my butt. Nice guy, but geeze.
I work at a store that sells suppplements and I have uneducated morons coming in everyday. Let me tell you some of the funnier ones that I’ve heard. Here goes: "Do you guys have any of those Atkins products…i’m lookin to get into a bulking phase for my workouts (the guy weighed at least 300 lbs, we’re not talking muscle either) Here’s another. “I need some of that Pyruvate stuff” (I bring her over to the pyruvate, she looks at the price and says, “Boy this stuff is expensive, but if it turns fat into muscle, it must be worth it!” What a fucken retard. Lastly, a guy came in and wanted Winstrol saying “I heard that stuff works real good.” I just said, “Sorry bud, you won’t be able to find that here, better luck with your local dealer.” He looked at me with a confused expression on his face and walked out. I love stupid people…it really gives us something to talk about and get a great chuckle 
While doing dumbell bench presses and going through a full range of motion, a teammate of mine says “You shouldn’t go farther than your chest like where the bar would go, it’s bad for your rotator cuff.” This same teammate was injured half the season. I wasn’t.
I once had a wrestling coach tell the entire team that pancakes and syrup were not good to eat pre-match. The sugars in them convert to alcohol in your stomach and you’ll be intoxicated for your matches. What?!