[quote]DBCooper wrote:
Well, as of today I have a new gym quirk. From now on, I am always going to look around before I perform snatches to make sure some dumbshit isn’t trying to squeeze between the Oly platform I’m lifting on and the leg press machine next to it.
I didn’t notice this guy walking up from behind me as I was getting ready to rip some weight off the ground. I was squatted down over the bar adjusting my grip (recently started using a hook grip and it’s taking some getting used to), got a good grasp of the bar, yanked the fucking thing up and off the ground and proceeded to hit this guy square in the face as he tried to walk past me. I fell over, he fell over, it was ugly.
It was all his fault, obviously. I hit him really good too. I was only on my second or third set so the weight was light but moving fast. The tip of the barbell hit him right under the eye and he’s going to look like he got his ass kicked for the next couple weeks. The fucking guy got all woozy and was bleeding out of a cut on his face. I would have felt sorry for him and offered to help him out except his immediate response was to tell me to watch what I was doing next time.
I hope I cracked his orbital socket.[/quote]
Guy must have lacked situational awareness. Now he can run around saying “Yeah I might look bad but you should see the other guy…”
My quirks:
I kick up the right DB before the left on presses
I look around to make sure there is no ignorant idiot in my general lifting area if attempting a max or lift in general. You’d be surprised how many people will try to sneak by you (granted the gym can get busy but sometimes it’s ludicrous) dangerously close to your lifting arc or where you intend to lower your weights.
I count to 3 then say “LIFT” in my head for most exercises, on the ascent on squats it’s “elevator up”
I always try to get the corner locker if possible in the locker room
[quote]rds63799 wrote:
I raise my eyebrows on the ascent part of the squat.
the weight plates HAVE to be symmetrical. I see guys using unmatching plates (brand, not weight) and it makes me shiver
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Ugh that gets me everytime
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There is a physical reason to keep plates symmetric. Though the weights may be the same, center of gravity for plates can vary. You actually generally end up with a bar that isn’t completely balanced.[/quote]
Keeping the plates completely balanced isn’t functional DD.
[quote]DBCooper wrote:
Well, as of today I have a new gym quirk. From now on, I am always going to look around before I perform snatches to make sure some dumbshit isn’t trying to squeeze between the Oly platform I’m lifting on and the leg press machine next to it.
I didn’t notice this guy walking up from behind me as I was getting ready to rip some weight off the ground. I was squatted down over the bar adjusting my grip (recently started using a hook grip and it’s taking some getting used to), got a good grasp of the bar, yanked the fucking thing up and off the ground and proceeded to hit this guy square in the face as he tried to walk past me. I fell over, he fell over, it was ugly.
It was all his fault, obviously. I hit him really good too. I was only on my second or third set so the weight was light but moving fast. The tip of the barbell hit him right under the eye and he’s going to look like he got his ass kicked for the next couple weeks. The fucking guy got all woozy and was bleeding out of a cut on his face. I would have felt sorry for him and offered to help him out except his immediate response was to tell me to watch what I was doing next time.
[quote]DBCooper wrote:
Well, as of today I have a new gym quirk. From now on, I am always going to look around before I perform snatches to make sure some dumbshit isn’t trying to squeeze between the Oly platform I’m lifting on and the leg press machine next to it.
I didn’t notice this guy walking up from behind me as I was getting ready to rip some weight off the ground. I was squatted down over the bar adjusting my grip (recently started using a hook grip and it’s taking some getting used to), got a good grasp of the bar, yanked the fucking thing up and off the ground and proceeded to hit this guy square in the face as he tried to walk past me. I fell over, he fell over, it was ugly.
It was all his fault, obviously. I hit him really good too. I was only on my second or third set so the weight was light but moving fast. The tip of the barbell hit him right under the eye and he’s going to look like he got his ass kicked for the next couple weeks. The fucking guy got all woozy and was bleeding out of a cut on his face. I would have felt sorry for him and offered to help him out except his immediate response was to tell me to watch what I was doing next time.
I hope I cracked his orbital socket.[/quote]
Hahahaha!!!
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I didn’t feel like a boss. I felt stupid. I saw the guy at the last possible nanosecond and let up ever so slightly, but it was too late for me to react in time and I still hit him. But not as hard as I could have and except for the whole getting hit in the face part, I ate shit as hard as he did. And for some dumb reason I was the one left to look like the asshole since I wasn’t that apologetic. But I felt a little bit like a bitch since I didn’t say anything when he told me to watch what I was doing. I just rolled my eyes, said sorry and kept snatching.
[quote]DBCooper wrote:
Well, as of today I have a new gym quirk. From now on, I am always going to look around before I perform snatches to make sure some dumbshit isn’t trying to squeeze between the Oly platform I’m lifting on and the leg press machine next to it.
I didn’t notice this guy walking up from behind me as I was getting ready to rip some weight off the ground. I was squatted down over the bar adjusting my grip (recently started using a hook grip and it’s taking some getting used to), got a good grasp of the bar, yanked the fucking thing up and off the ground and proceeded to hit this guy square in the face as he tried to walk past me. I fell over, he fell over, it was ugly.
It was all his fault, obviously. I hit him really good too. I was only on my second or third set so the weight was light but moving fast. The tip of the barbell hit him right under the eye and he’s going to look like he got his ass kicked for the next couple weeks. The fucking guy got all woozy and was bleeding out of a cut on his face. I would have felt sorry for him and offered to help him out except his immediate response was to tell me to watch what I was doing next time.
I hope I cracked his orbital socket.[/quote]
Hahahaha!!!
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You know I just saw that video for the first time last week.
LMAO I kicked some asian in the face by ‘accident’ the other day while doing hanging leg-ups. He got rocked, I gave him a dirty look for his face adding more weight to my leg.
I HAVE to sort the plates when I get to the gym. 5KG with 5Kg. 20kg with 20kg and so on. Until i’ve done that, no serious training can take place. Needless to say, this is annoying as hell when I use a gym that is free to use for any student in my student village, and most of them act like wild monkeys when they train.
[quote]lbraga wrote:
LMAO I kicked some asian in the face by ‘accident’ the other day while doing hanging leg-ups. He got rocked, I gave him a dirty look for his face adding more weight to my leg.[/quote]
What’s his being Asian have to do with your story?
I didn’t feel like a boss. I felt stupid. I saw the guy at the last possible nanosecond and let up ever so slightly, but it was too late for me to react in time and I still hit him. But not as hard as I could have and except for the whole getting hit in the face part, I ate shit as hard as he did. And for some dumb reason I was the one left to look like the asshole since I wasn’t that apologetic. But I felt a little bit like a bitch since I didn’t say anything when he told me to watch what I was doing. I just rolled my eyes, said sorry and kept snatching.[/quote]
Meh… you still bashed his face…
Like a boss…
Nex time he’ll be more careful around people doing ‘‘dangerous’’ exercises.
The same applies to the idiot I knocked out the other day while I was on the leg press.
You know I just saw that video for the first time last week.
“I cut my balls off then I died” Like a boss
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Hahaha! It rocks, doesn’t it??
Hahahaha!!
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I was at one of my job sites in Az training a new Physician assistant and 1 of the other 4 medical assistants had to play if for me. Since I am the boss they thought it was funny.
And yes like Dick in a box it cracks me the fuck up
[quote]lbraga wrote:
LMAO I kicked some asian in the face by ‘accident’ the other day while doing hanging leg-ups. He got rocked, I gave him a dirty look for his face adding more weight to my leg.[/quote]
What’s his being Asian have to do with your story?
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What does smelling like chocolate chips have to do with yours?
[quote]Ripsaw3689 wrote:
I always have to get to the right part of a song before doing one of my last sets(the hardest sets).
I also drink water resting in between sets, because I don’t know what else to do besides stand there.[/quote]
You could try working antagonist muscles or beat off.
Before I do a bench set, I do up to 3 or 4 mini pull-up type things. Only an inch or 2 off the bench. Not sure why, just a part of getting psyched to lift the weight I guess. The heavier the weight is, the more I do. If it’s a light weight or weight that I anticipate being easy, I don’t do it at all.
When doing lateral or front shoulder raises with dumbbells, I give the weights a little spin during the tiny pause at the bottom between reps.
When going to failure on the last rep or 2 on a few lifts, I involuntarily close my eyes while straining to finish the rep. Mainly ones when I can’t see myself in the mirror while I’m doing them, like bench press. I never realized I even did it until my friend was spotting me and told me I was doing it.
Similarly, but not something that happens in the weight room… now that I’m a little older, when I’m swimming, I close my eyes a lot when I’m pushing hard or holding my breath for an extended time. Never did that when I was younger. Even when I consciously tell myself I’m not going to do it, it still happens. It’s weird.
[quote]Ripsaw3689 wrote:
I always have to get to the right part of a song before doing one of my last sets(the hardest sets).
I also drink water resting in between sets, because I don’t know what else to do besides stand there.[/quote]
You could try working antagonist muscles or beat off.
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I like the beat off option. Mainly because the cardio area is facing the weight area. Looks like all the old ladies on the ellipticals are in for a treat tonight…
All the guys that say they can’t mix different type plates on the bar…I understand you. One of the paints may be heavier than the other! Leading to strength and size imbalances! OMG! faints
I forgot about the gum thing. I always chew gum because it beats grinding my teeth. Also with the same type of plates, that’s how I was taught to lift in high school so I’ve done it ever since.
[quote]lumbahjack wrote:
All the guys that say they can’t mix different type plates on the bar…I understand you. One of the paints may be heavier than the other! Leading to strength and size imbalances! OMG! faints[/quote]
Well I think its a quirk for a reason. I think most people here would that there is a minute difference, but nothing that in the grand scheme of things is really that bad.
My weirdest quirk is in the gym before a final set my face has this really smug expression to it. Slight grin, eyes slightly squinted. It looks like I could hug you or kill you. Think Bruce Willis, or Harvey Specter for the people who watch Suits.
