Idiots in the Gym

[KickNitRight]

Some of the dumbest shit ever on this thread. I once saw a guy doing barbell shrugs while talking on a cell phone. He had is head cocked to one side with the phone resting on his shoulder. That cant be good for your posture.

that only sounds like a good plan if you want a wicket kink in your neck...

 

[Sculelos]

I've been going to public gyms for over 30 years now. I love it at 4am when there's no one there to annoy me or make me lose concentration by doing stupid stuff.

Yeah, early morning is best, at around 3-6Pm is when all the curl monkeys come out to play, I try to avoid going at that time.

 

[cmarcell]

The idiots for me are the gym itself. Planet Fitness. I joined because it's right around the corner, and was fairly cheap. 1 Squat Rack. 0 Power Racks. 2 Benches. 1 Incline Bench. 4 Smith Machines. They have 1 Smith per Squat/Bench. It's ridiculous. And I have to do standing barbell presses with the squat too. Luckily I tend to go when not crowded. But I did go once and felt like I was sitting around forever just trying to work out.

 

[OUfan]

The idiots for me are the gym itself. Planet Fitness. I joined because it's right around the corner, and was fairly cheap. 1 Squat Rack. 0 Power Racks. 2 Benches. 1 Incline Bench. 4 Smith Machines. They have 1 Smith per Squat/Bench. It's ridiculous. And I have to do standing barbell presses with the squat too. Luckily I tend to go when not crowded. But I did go once and felt like I was sitting around forever just trying to work out.

Yeah that gym is cheap but lack of equipment is what kept me from signing up. I think their dumbells only went up to 80 pounds. That and all the equipment painted purple.

 

[Nick_Escalantes]

You gotta love the guys shaving in the steam room, bleeding all over the place, when it says on a sign outside: NO SHAVING IN STEAM ROOM

Also, guys eating oranges and fruit while they are in the whirlpool, spilling some into the water. And squirting the water through their teeth.

There is a reason why the whirlpool some days has a THICK collection of foam in the center, w/ some ODD colors.

Guys that throw water onto the lava-rocks in the sauna when it specifically says : DO NOT PUT WATER ON ROCKS. Then some jackass does it and breaks the thing for a few days. And guys that go into the sauna w/out showering, making the room smell like a toxic waste dump... that goes for the steam room and whirlpool also.

The best story I've been told was about a guy that was under water at the bottom of the whirlpool, breathing on one of the air vents. The guy that told me the story said he walked in and thought the guy was dead. He was stunned. So he went into get him and found out that the guy was laying at the bottom of the whirlpool breathing through an air vent....

Going to the gym is fun sometimes b/c it's free comedy. Gyms tend to attract freaks. It's great.

 

[araiber]

He was stunned. So he went into get him and found out that the guy was laying at the bottom of the whirlpool breathing through an air vent....

Going to the gym is fun sometimes b/c it's free comedy. Gyms tend to attract freaks. It's great.

Oh my God!! hahaha, I would freak out as well. I never even knew that was possible.
But now that apparently it is, what the hell is the point of doing that anyways?!
Gyms do attract the extremes of both spectrums. Incredible. haha

 

[deathdroprob]

You gotta love the guys shaving in the steam room, bleeding all over the place, when it says on a sign outside: NO SHAVING IN STEAM ROOM

Also, guys eating oranges and fruit while they are in the whirlpool, spilling some into the water. And squirting the water through their teeth.

There is a reason why the whirlpool some days has a THICK collection of foam in the center, w/ some ODD colors.

Guys that throw water onto the lava-rocks in the sauna when it specifically says : DO NOT PUT WATER ON ROCKS. Then some jackass does it and breaks the thing for a few days. And guys that go into the sauna w/out showering, making the room smell like a toxic waste dump... that goes for the steam room and whirlpool also.

The best story I've been told was about a guy that was under water at the bottom of the whirlpool, breathing on one of the air vents. The guy that told me the story said he walked in and thought the guy was dead. He was stunned. So he went into get him and found out that the guy was laying at the bottom of the whirlpool breathing through an air vent....

Going to the gym is fun sometimes b/c it's free comedy. Gyms tend to attract freaks. It's great.

Breathing through an air vent? Wouldnt it be filled all sorts of crazy moulds and other yucky things (band-aids)

GROSS!

 

[perkele]

Using straps while benching.....

A man (about 165lbs) seriously trying to bench 700lbs...

 

[chaos13]

Using straps while benching.....

A man (about 165lbs) seriously trying to bench 700lbs...

how many did he bang out? 10-12???

lol, did he end up dropping it on himself?

 

[Scotsman]

Using straps while benching.....

A man (about 165lbs) seriously trying to bench 700lbs...

I guess some guy at my gym tried 1,200. Were it not for the safety rails of the power rack it would have been a fatallity from what I heard.

Cheers,
Scotsman