Do You Inform People When You see Them Lifting Wrong?

[curling]

I watched this dad training his daughter at the gym last week doing shrugs. He was showing her wrong by telling her roll her shoulders instead of just up and down. And I said I am sorry to bother you but have you heard that is really bad on your rotator cuff to do it that way and they said thanks but I hated to correct what the dad was trying to show the kid but I didn't want her learning something that could eventually hurt her. Was I wrong do say anything? And do you say anything when you notice people doing something wrong?

 

[sublime35]

I watched this dad training his daughter at the gym last week doing shrugs. He was showing her wrong by telling her roll her shoulders instead of just up and down. And I said I am sorry to bother you but have you heard that is really bad on your rotator cuff to do it that way and they said thanks but I hated to correct what the dad was trying to show the kid but I didn't want her learning something that could eventually hurt her. Was I wrong do say anything? And do you say anything when you notice people doing something wrong?

I work out at home so I don't run in to that. But I don't think you were wrong. I probably would have done what you did, or said something when his daughter wasn't there or pulled him off to the side. Don't want to make him feel like you were trying to impress her, or make him look like an idiot. Know what I mean?

 

[silver_shadow]

sometimes if it is a young person (totally new to the gym), then it's a good thing. if it's someone who has been around a while and they are still doing something moronic, then 9 out of 10 times, they deserve that crappy body/injury that could be coming.

 

[Falklands]

I've come to the conclusion that people think your a prick if you butt in.

 

[curling]

I work out at home so I don't run in to that. But I don't think you were wrong. I probably would have done what you did, or said something when his daughter wasn't there or pulled him off to the side. Don't want to make him feel like you were trying to impress her, or make him look like an idiot. Know what I mean?

Yea, I thought about that but I didn't because I was jamming to some Rage and didn't want to break groove to much.

 

[theprofessor]

I've come to the conclusion that people think your a prick if you butt in.

that is the reason i usualy dont say anything... sometimes i want to tell someone so bad because i know theyre making a big mistake...
always tell young kids though early h.s. or younger, they seem to listen to advice better and seem to appreciate help

 

[FFQuads]

I like calling out really loud while laughing a bit "Are you out of your mind?" "What the hell are you doing?" Then I just walk away. Works great on older people. Sometimes I never see them again. Just how I like it!!

 

[*Bunny*]

Lemme set the scene, b/c I Feel there IS a place for when to help and NOT help someone ...

On Sunday I see one of the regular guys, I'll call him R#1 at the gym, early A.M., that trains with R#2 often ... I can see R1 is alone & wincing every so often, I immediately recognize the place he is rubbing/touching/applying pressure etc & I know the injury stemmed from his PR attempts with R2 & poor form + unassisted dips … I can see the imbalances right away … speak of it in brief, about getting a massage, icing, stretching, checkin’ the ego & lowering the weight a little with the R1 vs R2 is well, hurting HIM …. I JUST WENT through this, I KNOW what the issue is, I can say that with assurance … If my suggestions didn't help, THEN go see someone ...

SO, there is trainer ‘off duty’ working out, I KNOW he hears me talking to this guy & see R1 do this (but says nothing) … R1 has a weighted barbell on the floor behind the flat bench… lays DOWN on the flat bench .. McArch’d his back to reach down (like a backbend), feels for the bar to pull it up for some skull crushers … I’m thinking "That's a friggin 70 lb WBB there…" and I could see the weak side dip, strong side overcompensate … but he gets its up … after our conversation about the issue, damage, potential injury, strain etc … some people would have walked away .. not me ...

After he’s done with his set, I walk over and say, “I don’t mean to be a bitch, but I better not EVER … see you grab a weight like that again …esp. after our recent discussion about your injury … no matter how old you are … ”

He thanked me for the help, honest criticism and hopefully next week, I’ll see if he took my advice.

Last night I saw R2 & mentioned R1 … R2 says, “How is he doing?” insinuating he “hurt himself” without me having to say anything…

In this case, yes I feel is it necessary for me to help…
Sorry I had to vent …

 

[MrMuscle]

I work out at the gym i work at. So i often try to correct people in a friendly way. And I have not yet gotten any heat for it. Well except the guys who says "ive always been doing it this way" well guess what, you have always been doing it wrong.

Sometimes, after correcting the same people about the same thing hundred of times, i can get a bit pissy. Legpress is a classic here. Some of the local heroes see me doing cardio, and load up the legpress like crazy. I avoid watching them, but from the corner of my eye i see them looking my way everytime they do a set. Hoping to impress me i gess. And they do these with a rep range of a limp dick (meaning, not long). So after finishing my cardio, i walk over to them. Say in a high enough voice so the whole gym hears it "You know, if you unloaded 200kg of that legpress you might be able to do 1 correct rep" and walked away.

 

[djeclipse]

"You know, if you unloaded 200kg of that legpress you might be able to do 1 correct rep" and walked away.

Clasic!