gym shoot the sh*t thread

[wnt2bBeast]

nah ghetto not younger, just pussies. Like when you're lifting and you know if you get stuck there is no-one in the fucking gym who is strong enough to help if you get in trouble, or who knows how to assist or help you rack a weight.

that sucks.

i use two spotters when benching/boards etc one on each side because i dont trust anyone to lift 300+ off of me if something should happen..i have yet to see anyone do BB rows so im sure they couldnt lift weight off my chest..

 

[BOOEY]

Are you guys ready for the heavy influx of 'Resolutioners' coming to the gym this time of year?

 

[jenscats5]

Are you guys ready for the heavy influx of 'Resolutioners' coming to the gym this time of year?

Went to the gym today & there were no more people than usual.... Niiiice!!


Speaking of squats, I am the only one at my gym who I've seen that does them, aside from the group of guys I call "The Prison Crew." I am definitely the only one who does deadlifts. And I'm a woman.

 

[Snypr]

Are you guys ready for the heavy influx of 'Resolutioners' coming to the gym this time of year?

That's okay. They'll be gone in about a week and everything will be back to normal. What pisses me off is people who come regularly but use the machines as a place to sit while they hold long conversations, then give you attitude for politely asking if they're done.

 

[Guinness5.0]

This doesn't so much annoy me as confuse me-

There's a guy who's probably in his 30's/40's who comes in and walks around the track for an hour or so and does NOTHING else. I've seen him several times now. I've seen him do it on nice sunny days, not just crappy Chicago winter days. I wonder if he really thinks it's benefitting him.

 

[BOOEY]

At least he's doing something though. Most people his age are sitting on their fat asses watching tv

 

[Snypr]

Some people at my gym think they are getting in shape by sitting in the sauna.

 

[benapollo]

there the ones that go to the gym 4 times a week for 3 hours at a time. I know a few of them went with one once spent 30 mins training and 2 hours int eh sauna / jacuzzi

almost forgot starting HST this week cheers casual BB for the thread on HST

 

[Steve The Bluesman]

I don't know why, but whenever I see someone (my gym's pretty small by the way) benching who's relatively small, I always feel the need to pay carefull attention in case they get caught and need assistance. It's weird, because I can't look away even if I want to ... anyone else or am I the nut?

I did the exact oppsite a few years ago...I was working out with my brother in an upscale "health club" in Newton, MA. There was this dude that worked with my brother, who felt he was a strong guy becuase he could bench the whole stack on the universal machine, 315 lbs indicated on the machine...So genius decides to try the real bench that my brother and I were fininshing up on. This guy was probably 6 feet, 200 lbs, not in great shape, and a bit of a tool, if you know what I mean.

So what does the massive tool do? He throws on three 45's on each side, to match his 315 that he did on the machine...He gets under it thinking he is going to rep 8 or 10, struggles to lift it off, and practiccally decapitates himself. A couple of guys help him lift it off while my brother and I are shaking out heads across the gym...But this isn't the best part...

Massive tool decides that he isn't going to fool around with free wieghts anymore, and since massive tool had never used the bench before, he strips the iron off, but ALL THREE OFF ONE SIDE 1ST. I am watching this wondering what was going to happen - sure enough, once the last 45 came off one side, the olympic bar shot over the bench like a catapault, exploding against the wall on the other side and breaking the wall sized mirror...I nearly pissed my pants.

I know, I am probably going to hell.


Bluesman

 

[BOOEY]

Ah man, this was great. Convo in my gym the other day between two "spring breakers"

Kid #1: "Didn't we just do chest?"
Kid #2: "Nah, that was the day before yesterday."

I wanted to fart on them