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Gym Etiquette question.

chefbone

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I walked by a dude in the gym today who was on the flat bench pressing 155 for reps. I know it's not a lot for some of us but he was a small kid, I think maybe just starting to lift. Anyways, as I placed the bar back on the squat rack, I noticed "Junior" having a hard time. He was mid rep and there was no way he was going to lock out or finish the rep. So I went over and assited him. Quite frankly, I feel it was the safe thing to do. After I saved his life, he got up and started bitching at me for helping him out. WTF!!!! This kid was by no means going to finish that rep and WAS going to get hurt if I didn't help. Would you have helped him out? I don't think I was in the wrong... :Chef: :tuc:
 
chefbone said:
I walked by a dude in the gym today who was on the flat bench pressing 155 for reps. I know it's not a lot for some of us but he was a small kid, I think maybe just starting to lift. Anyways, as I placed the bar back on the squat rack, I noticed "Junior" having a hard time. He was mid rep and there was no way he was going to lock out or finish the rep. So I went over and assited him. Quite frankly, I feel it was the safe thing to do. After I saved his life, he got up and started bitching at me for helping him out. WTF!!!! This kid was by no means going to finish that rep and WAS going to get hurt if I didn't help. Would you have helped him out? I don't think I was in the wrong... :Chef: :tuc:
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You were in the right to help, next time you'll also need to help, just not until it's resting on his throat.
 
redguru said:
I'd rather have him upset with me than a few broken ribs or a cracked sternum.
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He's a punk kid bro. I only see him working out his chest and doing DB curls.
I think he's there to hook-up with women. Which confuses me because today is Sunday and not many peeps are at the gym on Sundays! :Chef: :tuc:
 
peeps are sensitive about help, esp. newbies who think they are badasses...i would have spotted him and the moment he started smacking off about it, calmly explained he was not gonna get the rep and to lighten the load if he's gonna bp without a spotter
 
Gambino said:
peeps are sensitive about help, esp. newbies who think they are badasses...i would have spotted him and the moment he started smacking off about it, calmly explained he was not gonna get the rep and to lighten the load if he's gonna bp without a spotter
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I told him next time I won't help and I'll let that measley 155 drop on his pencil neck. He left about 5 minutes later. :Chef: :tuc:
 
agree that you were correct to help him. My friend was lifting about a month ago on a day i couldn't go. He was benching his max weight going for a few reps and tried for "just one more" and it slowly started going down to his chest n he thought he was fucked but he tried to keep it up and kept struggling and a PT ran over and lifted it up. Friend coulda really hurt himself - and it wasnt a little amount of weight like i lift - he was benching around 220 i think. (he only weighs about 145)
 
you s hould have waited calmly until the bar had him pinned and he was flailing underneath it screaming for help. then you saunter over leaisurely and lean over his face and be all like YA NEED A LIL HELP THERE KIDDO? then slowly lift the bar for him. LOL. that reminds me of the time I was doing clean and press in front of the power rack and there was a mirro of course. well in the reflection i saw a dude was stuck on the decline bench with 135 (pwned!) and I didnt even go help. some other dude saw it as he was passing by and he lifted the bar. But wtf I was in the middle of a set of push presses (105lbs).

Speaking of etiquette, I was on the cross trainer today and there was a lady on the machine next to mine. well apparently someone she knows (another lady) came over to chit chat (fucking annoying) and she's like standing in between the two machines, REAL close to the moving parts of my machine. For soem reason I was overly pissed about her standing so close. She was distracting me. WTF those machies are close together and they arent spaced for people to come AND FUCKING GAB.
 
i would have waited til the bar was on his neck, then asked him if he needed help.

but that's just me
 
chefbone said:
I walked by a dude in the gym today who was on the flat bench pressing 155 for reps. I know it's not a lot for some of us but he was a small kid, I think maybe just starting to lift. Anyways, as I placed the bar back on the squat rack, I noticed "Junior" having a hard time. He was mid rep and there was no way he was going to lock out or finish the rep. So I went over and assited him. Quite frankly, I feel it was the safe thing to do. After I saved his life, he got up and started bitching at me for helping him out. WTF!!!! This kid was by no means going to finish that rep and WAS going to get hurt if I didn't help. Would you have helped him out? I don't think I was in the wrong... :Chef: :tuc:
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You were right to try and help. But if it happens again, ignore it at first and let him learn the hard way, until he really needs someone to help and he knows it. Sometimes that's the only way these young hooligans'll learn anything I tell ya. I used to lift really heavy freshman year of school, on shrugs especially. It won't impress chicks if you get hurt, lol.
 
Smurfy said:
chefbone what you did was actually very considerate.
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Thanks Smurfilicious. He held it there for about 10 seconds before I made my move. It started getting closer and closer to his chest and there was no one else around. That poor kid could have seriously fucked himself up and he didn't even thank me. Did I mention we works out with his shorts halfway down his legs, a wife beater and a pair of pristine white K-Swiss? Fuckin' douche bag!!! :Chef: :tuc:
 
Smurfy said:
you s hould have waited calmly until the bar had him pinned and he was flailing underneath it screaming for help. then you saunter over leaisurely and lean over his face and .......
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...... tea bagged him mercilessly. Over and over again. Daring him to open his mouth to call for help in fear that you would dip his tongue.

Then I would have gone through his pockets too.
 
AAP said:
...... tea bagged him mercilessly. Over and over again. Daring him to open his mouth to call for help in fear that you would dip his tongue.

Then I would have gone through his pockets too.
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Good god man...no faggotry in my threads you non-breeder!!!! :p
 
I would have and have done the same thing, never had someone bitch at me for it though. You prolly just hurt his pride. I bet he feels pretty stupid for snapping like that though

M18
 
MUSTANG_18 said:
I would have and have done the same thing, never had someone bitch at me for it though. You prolly just hurt his pride. I bet he feels pretty stupid for snapping like that though

M18
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I bet YOU feel pretty stupid! ha!
 
If he's in trouble and the bar is going in the wrong direction you have to help the poor little mite. I guess he wanted to look tough rather than thank you.
 
MUSTANG_18 said:
I would have and have done the same thing, never had someone bitch at me for it though. You prolly just hurt his pride. I bet he feels pretty stupid for snapping like that though

M18
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I'm sure that was it. He was a young kid, probably full of himself. Next time I'll let it get just a little closer to his neck before coming in for the rescue!
:Chef: :tuc:
 
I would have waited till the bar goes down on his Adam's apple

Then I'd have pressed a little more on the barbell so than some blood get out of his nose and eyes and a stream of foam out of his mouth

and only then I'd have helped this jerk rack the bar while saying "it's your lucky day kid!"
 
anthrax said:
I would have waited till the bar goes down on his Adam's apple

Then I'd have pressed a little more on the barbell so than some blood get out of his nose and eyes and a stream of foam out of his mouth

and only then I'd have helped this jerk rack the bar while saying "it's your lucky day kid!"
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Or next time I'll grab it and curl it for reps!!!!! :Chef: :tuc:
 
On the other hand, I reckon everyone should have some practice getting stuck and wriggling out from beneath the bench bar. You could award marks for grace.
 
speaking of getting pwned, i got shutdown today trying to clean and press 200 lbs...no problem for push press but i just coudln't strict press it up :(
 
Gambino said:
speaking of getting pwned, i got shutdown today trying to clean and press 200 lbs...no problem for push press but i just coudln't strict press it up :(
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it's alright gambino. Keep tryin and you'll get there :beer: i'd spot you if you were in southern ca. :verygood:
 
1_more_rep said:
it's alright gambino. Keep tryin and you'll get there :beer: i'd spot you if you were in southern ca. :verygood:
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I'm already there bor, I'm just experimenting with o-lifts for the first time
 
Gambino said:
speaking of getting pwned, i got shutdown today trying to clean and press 200 lbs...no problem for push press but i just coudln't strict press it up :(
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what a wuss
 
When you walked over, the punk should have said "It's ok man I got it" then you would have maybe just walked away (saying under your breathe "yah yah its all you bruh")
but the dumb kid let you help then he bitched after? wtf, that deserves a bitch slap for the wannabe "Growing Up Gotti" pecker head.
 
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