Morons at the gym (the official thread)...

[vin01]

YO DJ That's so funny. Because yesterday I must of been there for the Team DB Bench Press portion. The best part was when the skinniest of the 5, maybe 135lbs wet, was DB "pressing", or should I say "balancing" 75's while a spotter on either side did a kneeling quasi front raise with supinated grip. I thought the kids pecs were going to rip out of his chest. I don't think it was even possible for him to lift a 75lb db to get it off the rack.

Oh and I saw a guy try to teach the clean with 155lbs on the bar. The guy learning almost snapped his spine in half, because he was using his arms to row it up partially. I was obliged to tell his "teacher" to remove the weight and teach him from the hang.
My good deed for the day yesterday.

 

[HiDnGoD]

Thanks for reminding me of this guy I saw at the gym wearing spandex on the weekend.

Picture a cross between an aging hippie and Richard Simmons. Long scraggly grey hair, sleeveless shirt, and spandex biking shorts.
What made this guy unique besides his outfit was his workout "routine". Basically he was jogging around the gym between stations, then every minute or so he would stop and run on one speat really quickly in tune with the music. It looked like he was auditioning for flashdance. He was doing it right in front of the power rack so I waited for him to jog away before I started using it.

There was a woman at my old gym. She was apparently some kind of 'artist'. She used to walk up & down the rows of cardio machines with exagerated movements, very slowly, with her arms going too. Then she'd finish up, on the side, stretching. Funny thing was, she never wore a bra, so you occasionally got a glance of nip, & she never wore panties, so you could tell when she hadn't wiped herself, or when she was excited. BTW, she rarely broke a sweat.

 

[momsgettinfit]

**Temporarily changing thread to "Morons at GNC" for this post**

Went to GNC this morning in between my classes to pick up some whey (I was out, just ordered some online and needed a temporary). Looking around to pick up some dextrose also b/c I was out of that too.

GNC Guy (he was shredded): Hey, is there anything else I can get you?

Me (while still scanning the shelves): Yeah I need some dextrose.

GNC Guy (perplexed): I don't think we carry that brand.

Me (looking at him): It's a sugar.

GNC Guy (perplexed): Oh. We definately don't carry it.

Me (holding back a laugh): Thanks. This is it.


God I almost burst out laughing. Made my day.

LOL I always hate dealing with GNC nimrods as most of them are. I remember once I went in there for something and asked the clerk for help and he's like we don't carry that. I walked over to where it should be and found it right off. Walked up to the register and he looked at it like he's never seen it before.

 

[momsgettinfit]

There was a woman at my old gym. She was apparently some kind of 'artist'. She used to walk up & down the rows of cardio machines with exagerated movements, very slowly, with her arms going too. Then she'd finish up, on the side, stretching. Funny thing was, she never wore a bra, so you occasionally got a glance of nip, & she never wore panties, so you could tell when she hadn't wiped herself, or when she was excited. BTW, she rarely broke a sweat.

OH yuck

 

[HiDnGoD]

i got one for yall but im the moron of this story, i was on my third set of ten doing 225 on the flat bench by myself and i got stuck on #8 i jus held it at the sticking point for bout ten seconds it wasnt going up, so in one fluid motion i let it down to my stomach and sat up and picked it up and tossed it in front of my feet stood up turned around and dead lifted it back on the bench took a step forward and threw it back on the rack......scanned the whole gym instantly to see if anyone saw me lol im retarded

I overstepped my abilities once. I work out at home, alone, & I was doing benches. I was on my last set, of about 220, & figured I could get one more. When I had it halfway up & realized I couldn't I let it down as slow as I could onto my stomach. Then I rolled it down to my thighs, sat up & lifted the weight doing a kind of seated squat thing with my legs on either side of the bench. The next day my legs were killing me from that & my abs were bruised.

 

[Iliketolift]

The other day this guy, greasy hair, rips on each shoulder, dirty as hell(once might have been a white shirt) Old crusy ass shoes, stumbling like he was plasterd just looked like a straight out bum, I'm still contemplating if this guy was a bum who just came off the street. He got on the bench press machine and just gave a few reps out and left. The whole time i was thinking " Is anyone else seeing this?" It was rediculous to say the least.

 

[Iliketolift]

And a few days ago I wanted to see my abs when I did hanging knee up, so i pulled my shirt up a bit. and this gay guy infront of me giggled like a school girl, now i kinda dont like to go to my gym anymore, he might be there, watching....

 

[HiDnGoD]

That reminds me of the invention I was thinking about while watching this moron do these 1/2 motion superset curls on the squat rack. Why not make an actual thing called a curl rack? It would be 2 poles sticking up to about thigh level with some braces to hold the bar for them. Of course it would bea huge waste fo space but I bet the body builder morons would buy them up like mad, especially if you geve it some stupid name like the super duper bicept rack.

My last gym has a full set of weighted bars, from about 15 lbs to about 120ish. Straight bar & EZ curl. For some of you monsters that may not be enough, but for the general population, it's good.

I have weights at home, so I do my workouts there. But I go to the gym for cardio & classes. There's a girl that does a LOT of cardio. She's about 30 & really is beautiful & trim. But she never works up a sweat. She pins her hair up & does an hour on the slliptical, then she goes on the bike for 1/2 hr. She has the resistance on low, the incline is low, & she doesn't go very fast, just reads the newspaper, or a magazine. Man, I wish I had that kind of time.

 

[djeclipse]

And a few days ago I wanted to see my abs when I did hanging knee up, so i pulled my shirt up a bit. and this gay guy infront of me giggled like a school girl, now i kinda dont like to go to my gym anymore, he might be there, watching....

lol, you should read this whole thread, this kind of thing is exactly what we're talking about. Skinny people that are full of themselves and just have to look at themselves while doing their lame routine.

Let me guess, after your set you just had to do a 5min pose down in front of the mirror becasue you're so huge. Then went to do 20 sets of curls becasue your bies were lacking a little.

Sorry, but you my friend are one of the MORONS we're talking about...

 

[Tweakle]

reading about people getting all worked up over what other people wear makes me smile.. I am the dirtiest, skankiest motherfucker in my gym - torn blood stained sweats, filthy stinking 'lucky' squatting shirts and grimey old chucks.

I'm sure the Abercrombie & cologne wearing collegeboys I share my hole of a gym with must be getting a giggle at my inability to accessorise