Gym rant for today

[Scotsman]

So I was doing light overhead press today. Naturally I do this in the squat rack as it is the proper place for said activity. Well I go get a drink and some little fuckbag has unloaded my bar and is doing curls in the squat rack. I stood there until he made eye contact and said "I wasn't finished with that" at which point he starts stammering out some half assed apology. I'm so pissed I just start slamming weights onto another bar.

To top it off the asshat didn't even ask anyone if someone was using the bar. If you can't lift the weight on the bar you probably shouldn't touch it without finding out if someone is still using it.

End rant.

Cheers,
Scotsman

 

[ironcheif1984]

LOL thats sucks i hate when people do that to me. I always ask if someone was using a bench or machine before i get on and start to use it, its only common courtisy.

 

[youcancallmedaddy]

That's the nice thing about doing a lot of weight, nobody looks at the bar and thinks it's being used by anyone they want to anger.

 

[dirty~d~]

So I was doing light overhead press today. Naturally I do this in the squat rack as it is the proper place for said activity. Well I go get a drink and some little fuckbag has unloaded my bar and is doing curls in the squat rack. I stood there until he made eye contact and said "I wasn't finished with that" at which point he starts stammering out some half assed apology. I'm so pissed I just start slamming weights onto another bar.

To top it off the asshat didn't even ask anyone if someone was using the bar. If you can't lift the weight on the bar you probably shouldn't touch it without finding out if someone is still using it.

End rant.

Cheers,
Scotsman

Get over yourself.



I usually ask the two closest people to the squat rack if anyone was still using it. I don't want people touching my stuff until I'm done so I give the same respect.

 

[Scotsman]

Get over yourself.



I usually ask the two closest people to the squat rack if anyone was still using it. I don't want people touching my stuff until I'm done so I give the same respect.

Only after you get over me.

Yeah I asked a buddy and he said the guy just walked up and unloaded it before he could say anything. Fuck I wanted to crush the little bastard.

Cheers,
Scotsman

 

[sm1lodon]

Only after you get over me.

Yeah I asked a buddy and he said the guy just walked up and unloaded it before he could say anything. Fuck I wanted to crush the little bastard.

Cheers,
Scotsman

I made up my mind a long time ago fighting someone smaller is like fighting a girl. If I win, I'm a bully, if I lose, I'm a REAL loser.

I watch my racks/weights/bars like a hawk when I work out so I can swoop in if anyone gets near them. When they ask how many sets, I usually tell them how many, but warn them I take long breaks between them.

It is easier to remain non-ticked, O fellow enjoyer of way higher testosterone levels, if one is on top of the situation before it happens. (I'm natural, or super natural, as I count Jesus Christ as being my constant training partner, but I can feel the testosterone just fly up some times when a workout is very good.)

Other helpful means:

Hang your towel on it
Park your gym bag under it
Ask someone to watch it
Hang a magazine on it.
Get a sign that says "in use."

But, if it happens anyway, I politely inform them I am still using it and start removing their weights and reapplying mine. Smiling helps. God knows no one likes to be bullied. If I was wandering for quite a while and return to find it occupied, I just use another rack. People aren't mind-readers.

And, you will find some of your best friends in the gym are the people who initially ticked you off in some way. Or vice versa.

 

[mustang_00]

i usually just make grunting noises behind them like the weight is extremely heavy while staring them down. then their like "my bad were you on this"

 

[dirty~d~]

Only after you get over me.

Yeah I asked a buddy and he said the guy just walked up and unloaded it before he could say anything. Fuck I wanted to crush the little bastard.

Cheers,
Scotsman

Honey, I am sooooooooooooooooooooooo over you.

I'm known to drop F-bombs. What really irritates me, more than people taking my weights, is when they walk too close to me while I'm lifting. I was told last night that most of the guys in the weight room are scared of me. I'm so sweet though. I smile when I'm dead lifting.

 

[shogun7]

I'm known to drop F-bombs

Reminds of a guy at this rec-center I go to. Once he starts to fatigue he starts going all tourrette's syndrome and you never know what's going to come out of his mouth. A few times the staff had to escort him out as he was rather verbose on one occasion. Can be irritating but can offer a quick pick me up in entertainment once in awhile.

 

[dirty~d~]

Reminds of a guy at this rec-center I go to. Once he starts to fatigue he starts going all tourrette's syndrome and you never know what's going to come out of his mouth. A few times the staff had to escort him out as he was rather verbose on one occasion. Can be irritating but can offer a quick pick me up in entertainment once in awhile.

LOL, I'm not that extreme. I don't want to draw attention to myself, but if someone is interfering with my workout though I let them know I'm not happy about it. Usually a low, firm tone with fowl words and a nasty glare gets the point acrossed.

 

[sessa]

I bring a 1L water bottle with me. If i am super setting i put the water bottle on the bench while I go to the next exercise. I think that is the code around our gym. It will stop a lot of lurkers

 

[Scotsman]

Other helpful means:

Hang your towel on it
Park your gym bag under it
Ask someone to watch it
Hang a magazine on it.
Get a sign that says "in use."

And, you will find some of your best friends in the gym are the people who initially ticked you off in some way. Or vice versa.

Well the drinking fountain is about 100 yards away from the squat racks and in a different room. So it takes a while to walk over there get a drink and return.

I don't carry a towel
We aren't allowed to bring gym bags out in the weight area
I figured that if someone wanted to use it they would inquire of those around
I don't bring magazines to the gym I'm there to lift not read
I'm not carrying a sign around because others are inconsiderate.

This is the type of person I will never associate with.

Cheers,
Scotsman

 

[Scotsman]

I bring a 1L water bottle with me. If i am super setting i put the water bottle on the bench while I go to the next exercise. I think that is the code around our gym. It will stop a lot of lurkers

I left my water bottle at home. Honestly though if someone isn't going to bother to ask the people right next to him if someone is still using something he probably wouldn't have gotten the hint of leaving a water bottle sitting there.

Cheers,
Scotsman

 

[machine316]

yeah he was def. wrong. he could have just waited a little while if he didnt want to ask anyone, and then he would have saw you come back to the rack. I find the water bottle combined with a towel works good.

 

[enigma4dub]

I bring a 1L water bottle with me. If i am super setting i put the water bottle on the bench while I go to the next exercise. I think that is the code around our gym. It will stop a lot of lurkers

i tend to disagree, i hate when people superset. nothing irritates me more than a gym member thinking they can dominate two, and sometimes multiple, pieces of equipment at the same time. pick one and then move on.

 

[drsketch]

dude their was this freaking weird dude in gym today.. he kept fucking eye balling me with his weird look. too bad these arent the wild west where you can just go chin check someone.

 

[deathdroprob]

Honey, I am sooooooooooooooooooooooo over you.

I'm known to drop F-bombs. What really irritates me, more than people taking my weights, is when they walk too close to me while I'm lifting. I was told last night that most of the guys in the weight room are scared of me. I'm so sweet though. I smile when I'm dead lifting.

Yeah I have a problem sorta like that, except its all the females that are scared of me.
8=============D


I also look through the window into their change rooms and verbaly list what improvements they could get for their body.

 

[ASC]

Honey, I am sooooooooooooooooooooooo over you.

I'm known to drop F-bombs. What really irritates me, more than people taking my weights, is when they walk too close to me while I'm lifting. I was told last night that most of the guys in the weight room are scared of me. I'm so sweet though. I smile when I'm dead lifting.

lmao i thought yu would FART. lmao. I know a friend that would have the worst spelling creatine farts ever!

 

[roadwarrior]

Honey, I am sooooooooooooooooooooooo over you.

I'm known to drop F-bombs. What really irritates me, more than people taking my weights, is when they walk too close to me while I'm lifting. I was told last night that most of the guys in the weight room are scared of me. I'm so sweet though. I smile when I'm dead lifting.

D - I totally agree. I hate it when people come too close when I am lifting. Affects my concentration.

As far as F bombs... I try to control it but have been know to growl out "come on mother f-ker" when pulling at or near max on deads. It's only deads for some reason. Otherwise I grunt a bit but not a lot of noise.

S

 

[19psi]

it's usually the people new to lifting, they haven't caught on to the gym etiquette yet. i never just jump on a piece of equipment without first waiting around for a minute to see if anyone is gong to come back to it.
ive had it happen too, i go for some water, and i come back, someone is re arranging my weights.

 

[mwm5]

to me a bar still weighted up is a bar in use. i usually ask the closest person to bar/machine if they are using or anybody else is using.

 

[Edmund]

to me a bar still weighted up is a bar in use.

yeah what he said. Just tell him you were using it.

Dontcha hate it when guys are doing light curls on the squat rack, I'm sure there is a whole pyramid rack of fixed weight barbells in the gym, every gym has one. Why the heck do they have to use an Olympic bar?

 

[ceo]

yeah what he said. Just tell him you were using it.

Dontcha hate it when guys are doing light curls on the squat rack, I'm sure there is a whole pyramid rack of fixed weight barbells in the gym, every gym has one. Why the heck do they have to use an Olympic bar?

I like to use the oly bar for my BB curls...but my working set is 150 (when I'm going heavy), and I think the fixed weight ones only go to 100 or 110.

 

[Edmund]

CEO..it wasn't directed at you big guys who can curl heavy, just meant that there is usually a stack of fixed barbells in every gym for lighter weight curls, I use em. I see guys in my gym using the Oly bar with nothing but a dime on each side.

 

[automaticj5]

I made up my mind a long time ago fighting someone smaller is like fighting a girl. If I win, I'm a bully, if I lose, I'm a REAL loser.

I watch my racks/weights/bars like a hawk when I work out so I can swoop in if anyone gets near them. When they ask how many sets, I usually tell them how many, but warn them I take long breaks between them.

It is easier to remain non-ticked, O fellow enjoyer of way higher testosterone levels, if one is on top of the situation before it happens. (I'm natural, or super natural, as I count Jesus Christ as being my constant training partner, but I can feel the testosterone just fly up some times when a workout is very good.)

Other helpful means:

Hang your towel on it
Park your gym bag under it
Ask someone to watch it
Hang a magazine on it.
Get a sign that says "in use."

But, if it happens anyway, I politely inform them I am still using it and start removing their weights and reapplying mine. Smiling helps. God knows no one likes to be bullied. If I was wandering for quite a while and return to find it occupied, I just use another rack. People aren't mind-readers.

And, you will find some of your best friends in the gym are the people who initially ticked you off in some way. Or vice versa.

aaaaaaaaaaaahahahhhahahahahahaahahahaha +1231298301298074823

 

[Greatercow]

i beat you all some guy in my gym every fkin times hes in

1 . Takes a fixed barbell from the pyramid
2. walks all the way over to the squat rack
3. does his bicep / back curls
4. leaves his fkin coffee in there for a fkin hour while hes talking on the phone so noone can take his place... ( yeah you read right he brings a big tim hortons coffee everytime )

 

[*The_West*]

i beat you all some guy in my gym every fkin times hes in

1 . Takes a fixed barbell from the pyramid
2. walks all the way over to the squat rack
3. does his bicep / back curls
4. leaves his fkin coffee in there for a fkin hour while hes talking on the phone so noone can take his place... ( yeah you read right he brings a big tim hortons coffee everytime )

piss in his coffee when no one is looking?

 

[Greatercow]

hahahah unfortunately hes friend with the big fatass """""trainer"""" there so i would evidently get kicked out..... damn my gym sucks...

 

[*The_West*]

hahahah unfortunately hes friend with the big fatass """""trainer"""" there so i would evidently get kicked out..... damn my gym sucks...

try telling him that its not on? and if he's a cock about it just tell whoever runs they gym.

 

[JLowe02]

i use whatever i want whenever i want, and simultaneously. Lol not because im a dick but because im usually one of the few people in my gym when i go. If someone interferes with my workout, im usually polite about it, because usually these people are noobs and dont know this common courtesy stuff. its counter-productive to get stressed out over the shit. i use the squat rack to curl, but if i see someone coming in to do legs, i inform them that if they want to squat, ill gladly move. the squat rack is the perfect place to curl whether you like it or not. but no one squats with free weights at my gym. bunch of pathetics. im one of the few hardcore lifters there. but i kinda like it that way.

 

[Tatyana]

LOLOLOLOLOLOL

I have unloaded things on people before, but it is usually only when I am dieting, so I am training a wee bit hungry and spaced out.

I am ususally forgiven when I tell them why and apologise.

 

[JLowe02]

LOLOLOLOLOLOL

I have unloaded things on people before, but it is usually only when I am dieting, so I am training a wee bit hungry and spaced out.

I am ususally forgiven when I tell them why and apologise.

and you should be. there is no need to be an ass about it until it starts happening repeatedly from the same person

 

[Powerbuilder333]

I always mark my territory before I step away.
NOBODY has ever used my equipment after I've pissed all over it

 

[Slimshifty1]

I like to use the oly bar for my BB curls...but my working set is 150 (when I'm going heavy), and I think the fixed weight ones only go to 100 or 110.

My rule of thumb is you can curl in the squat rack if you are curling 135 or more.

 

[Blane]

this is done to death.However it allmost drove me to insanity. Correction, after reading this rant...it has driven me insane.....

We have 4 squat racks. Not including the smith machines...I still dont know why they are in the gym.....

I walk in to squat. Go to the squat section......there are 4 racks, 3 of them are in use. one guy is curling of course. One is doing weird stiffleg/DL variations with 95 lbs....

The other guy has the bar loaded up with over 600lbs and is grabbing the bar and letting it hang for 5 seconds(with wraps)..i guess he is doing schrugs. I know everyone who deadlifts. he is not one of them. so in his mind he is schrugging.....

As im resting inbetween sets. this 100lbs mother f!@#$% walks by the squat rack im using and eyes the weight, looking to strip the bar so he can curl...

These morons are insane.....Curl somewhere else...if you want to go through the trouble of putting plates on a 45lbs barbell. then go through the trouble of picking it up off of the ground!!! You lazy pencil neck egotistical morons..if you are one of the people who uses the squat racks to curl..Help me understand the thought behind it.

Keep in mind, in my gym we have 140lbs barbells on racks specifically to use for curling etc...it is actually easier to use those preweighted bars then to hv to set up the 45bb. in addition. why tie up a rack that is not needed for your exercise?...like the idiots who do pullups in the squat rack...We have a full set of pullup stations in the gym. 5 by the dip bars alone.....

what is it peeps...some ego thing? if you feel the need to use the squat rack..SQUAT IN IT>

whew..i didnt even get to the moron. who felt the need to touch the bb/plates i was using inbetwen my set....I still cant figure that out.......

 

[*The_West*]

blane, you need to breathe, mate

 

[Blane]

blane, you need to breathe, mate

I know.....Im down to 30grams of carbs a day..so every once in a while i explode............

 

[Edmund]

Yeah! What Blane said

However, I have to use the Smith machine for squats, when I can squat. Back problems and knee problems.

 

[Blane]

Yeah! What Blane said

However, I have to use the Smith machine for squats, when I can squat. Back problems and knee problems.

Thank you..i never thought of the smith stuff as assistance for injuries....im used to seeing the first yr med students who come in with their scrubs and bench the bar using the smith machine...Maybe they will hv a 10lbs on each side....But their form is perfect...muaaaaaaaa

 

[Blane]

So I was doing light overhead press today. Naturally I do this in the squat rack as it is the proper place for said activity. Well I go get a drink and some little fuckbag has unloaded my bar and is doing curls in the squat rack. I stood there until he made eye contact and said "I wasn't finished with that" at which point he starts stammering out some half assed apology. I'm so pissed I just start slamming weights onto another bar.

To top it off the asshat didn't even ask anyone if someone was using the bar. If you can't lift the weight on the bar you probably shouldn't touch it without finding out if someone is still using it.

End rant.

Cheers,
Scotsman

I ask them if they want to work in..usually they look at the poundage and say its ok....and dissapear..it has backfired on me though......an example: i was flat benching...Some moron worked in...i wound up working out my traps due to his big ego and small bench!!!!!!!!!

 

[*The_West*]

perfect form with lighter weights is much more effective for hypertrophy than heaving about more weight than your form can handle.

 

[*The_West*]

but yes, i can see where you are coming from, benching with the smith machine is a bit silly

 

[gonelifting]

I hate when I approach a piece of equipment and it has dust on it. wtf? Does no one workout in this gym?

In my old gym, I couldn't walk away for 5 seconds without the "plate police" telling me to breakdown the bar. wtf? I'm not finished yet! Do I have to stand right next to the bench while I'm resting in between sets? Maybe I should handcuff myself to the bench, so you know it's mine.

Damnit, now I'm pissed.

That's one thing I don't miss about commercial gyms. Working in with people, waiting for people to finish, or them waiting for you to finish... Sucks.

 

[Blane]

I hate when I approach a piece of equipment and it has dust on it. wtf? Does no one workout in this gym?

In my old gym, I couldn't walk away for 5 seconds without the "plate police" telling me to breakdown the bar. wtf? I'm not finished yet! Do I have to stand right next to the bench while I'm resting in between sets? Maybe I should handcuff myself to the bench, so you know it's mine.

Damnit, now I'm pissed.

That's one thing I don't miss about commercial gyms. Working in with people, waiting for people to finish, or them waiting for you to finish... Sucks.

Yes. i agree......walked in this AM to squat......3 guys bicep curls, one shrugging, a female trying to do pullups.(she was a pig) ....the bicept guys were curling 65 lbs, but they needed to use the squat rack.lol i waited and paced back a forth.

 

[gonelifting]

Yes. i agree......walked in this AM to squat......3 guys bicep curls, one shrugging, a female trying to do pullups.(she was a pig) ....the bicept guys were curling 65 lbs, but they needed to use the squat rack.lol i waited and paced back a forth.

dude, seriously, if it's the same guys all the time, you have to point them to the loaded barbells and say "THOSE are for curls dude, this is a SQUAT RACK. You really should be curling over there.

That's not really being an ass IMO. It's just showing him where the right stuff is. I mean, if it upsets you that much, I would do it. Maybe he'll get the idea.

good luck. I don't even do curls in the squat rack I have at home. wtf is that?

 

[iggy]

i too have many stories like yours scotsman....
once in college i was powercleaning with a friend and we went to get a drink, came back 30 seconds later and these two guys who thought they were columbu and schwarteneager loaded up 405lbs and started deadlifting with the wrong form.
i replied with, "excuse me bro, i was using that". The prick told me, "we have a two minute rule here. you leave for two minutes or more you lose your spot". I really wanted to hit the guy right there. Didn't care that he was much bigger than me. Never met such a tool in a gym before, but it was a college gym. I just sighed and replied with, "whatever man, fuck you buddy". Still to this day i'll see him around and we'll shoot each other death stares.

 

[msbb]

Sitting your arse down on the bench to buddy talk when your done working out. Others are still using the equipment.

 

[Edmund]

Bad form with heavy weights...

The "half rep" guys. I was doing incline dumb bells, I use a little lighter weight and do more sets and reps with less rest and use really good form, the weights always touch my shoulders and I push to just before lockout, I see a guy grab a pair of dumbells that are 20 pounds heavier than I'm using and I'm thinking "that's pretty good weight for a guy that size", only to see him go down to less then half a rep and push up.

I'm pretty sure he was on his way to do curls on the squat rack and then bench on the smith machine