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

[djeclipse]

All the time I read about your encounters with jackasses at the gym that do rediculous workouts, make resiculous claims simply do lifts improperly with very limited range of motion. I personally like reading about them as them are always good for a chuckle. Post your stories here for us all to enjoy.

Here are 2 stories from my workout yesterday.

Yesterday I was doing squats which are pretty sad at this point in time, legs are by far my weakest bodypart. The weight doesn't feel heavy on my back at all (that used to be a big issue), thanks to this board I have the weight resting properly on my shoulders instead of my spine, I don't even feel it which lets me focus more on the actual squat.

Anyway I am just about to do my last set when these 2 douches tried to hurry me off the squat rack. I was doing full ATF squats (to get 4 reps of a whopping 195lbs, yes my legs are very week), while these 2 tools stair at me with an odd look on their faces like I'm doing something they've never seen before.

I remove my weights and give them the rack. The guy has that spung pad thing in his hand and gives me this look like he's hard core. They then proceed to do these 1/4 squats moving about 6" up and down (no exaggeration) working up to the same weight I just finished doing full ATF squats with. Of course after their set they would walk around with their chests pushed out like they were some kind of strongmen... Do they seriously think they are doing squats?

Then the one guy loads the bar up with a 45, 25, & 35 plate in that order (on each side) and does the same 1/4squat does about 2 times and I guess for the 3rd one he went down to far and learned pretty fast that he was unable to do a full squat with that weight... he just dropped and had to leave the bar on the rack.

Story #2, I was asked to spot this guy on the smith machine doing decline bench (the gym doesn't have a decline bench so a lot of the guys use the smith machine). It was loaded up with way more then this roid head could ever dream of lifting. He literally move the bear up and down like 3", I was like WTF is this guy doing. I stood there trying not to laugh and only helped him get the bar back to the top for the last "rep". He gets up and says "man, that sucked, I usually do more".

I see this that same guy try and tell his buddy to do his BBrows standing at a 45deg angle because he gets a better pimp that way. He didn't like it much when I mentioned that for the best possible back growth they should be done 90deg to the ground, back arched etc, and doing them at 45deg was more of a biceps workout then back. He was even more pissed when his buddy took my advice and did a few sets properly.

What is it with these guys doing these half assed lifts with such limited range of motion? I can see if they are injured but what's the point of loading up the bar only to do a half assed set.

 

[blut wump]

Story #2, I was asked to spot this guy on the smith machine doing decline bench (the gym doesn't have a decline bench so a lot of the guys use the smith machine). It was loaded up with way more then this roid head could ever dream of lifting. He literally move the bear up and down like 3", I was like WTF is this guy doing. I stood there trying not to laugh and only helped him get the bar back to the top for the last "rep". He gets up and says "man, that sucked, I usually do more".

Tell him next time that he can get more reps out if he doesn't move the bar so far. He's losing energy with all that movement. You could even point out that gravity is slightly weaker the further away from the ground the bar is. That explains why you can use more weight at the top of the rep and why long-armed guys can bench more.

 

[djeclipse]

Tell him next time that he can get more reps out if he doesn't move the bar so far.

Ya, and then he can add more weight also!

 

[pong21]

All the time I read about your encounters with jackasses at the gym that do rediculous workouts, make resiculous claims simply do lifts improperly with very limited range of motion. I personally like reading about them as them are always good for a chuckle. Post your stories here for us all to enjoy.

Here are 2 stories from my workout yesterday.

Yesterday I was doing squats which are pretty sad at this point in time, legs are by far my weakest bodypart. The weight doesn't feel heavy on my back at all (that used to be a big issue), thanks to this board I have the weight resting properly on my shoulders instead of my spine, I don't even feel it which lets me focus more on the actual squat.

Anyway I am just about to do my last set when these 2 douches tried to hurry me off the squat rack. I was doing full ATF squats (to get 4 reps of a whopping 195lbs, yes my legs are very week), while these 2 tools stair at me with an odd look on their faces like I'm doing something they've never seen before.

I remove my weights and give them the rack. The guy has that spung pad thing in his hand and gives me this look like he's hard core. They then proceed to do these 1/4 squats moving about 6" up and down (no exaggeration) working up to the same weight I just finished doing full ATF squats with. Of course after their set they would walk around with their chests pushed out like they were some kind of strongmen... Do they seriously think they are doing squats?

Then the one guy loads the bar up with a 45, 25, & 35 plate in that order (on each side) and does the same 1/4squat does about 2 times and I guess for the 3rd one he went down to far and learned pretty fast that he was unable to do a full squat with that weight... he just dropped and had to leave the bar on the rack.

Story #2, I was asked to spot this guy on the smith machine doing decline bench (the gym doesn't have a decline bench so a lot of the guys use the smith machine). It was loaded up with way more then this roid head could ever dream of lifting. He literally move the bear up and down like 3", I was like WTF is this guy doing. I stood there trying not to laugh and only helped him get the bar back to the top for the last "rep". He gets up and says "man, that sucked, I usually do more".

I see this that same guy try and tell his buddy to do his BBrows standing at a 45deg angle because he gets a better pimp that way. He didn't like it much when I mentioned that for the best possible back growth they should be done 90deg to the ground, back arched etc, and doing them at 45deg was more of a biceps workout then back. He was even more pissed when his buddy took my advice and did a few sets properly.

What is it with these guys doing these half assed lifts with such limited range of motion? I can see if they are injured but what's the point of loading up the bar only to do a half assed set.

ego, it is all about the ego

 

[boxerjake]

You mean there are others in the gym during your training sessions ...

I must be doing something wrong ! I've been so focused on my own progress i must have forgot to look around .. lol

 

[Guinness5.0]

I'll never forget the time I saw this dude benching, going heavy as he could. Guy was maybe 160-ish and his buddy spotting looked like an older version of Joe Dirt - I'm talkin' full on mullett and dinky little mustache , sleeveless shirt despite absolute lack of arm musculature, and (my favorite part) wearing jeans to work out

Anywho, No-Mullett tries 225 and almost gets one on his own. So what does he do next? Throws on another plate per side for 315. I made sure to be ready to run over in case Mullett couldn't row the weight off No-Mullett. They managed to synchronize their might and rack the bar, and I'll be damned if No-Mullett didn't jump off the bench like he had set a world record.

That and the occasional 'super curler' are about the only really stupid things I've seen. I've learned to accept that bad squatting is ubiquitous and unlikely to go away in any of our lifetimes.

 

[jstrick2]

I had to wait, and I am not exaggerating, almost 25 MINUTES to do squats because some new year's newcomers (4 of them!!!!) were doing curls in the squat rack..


It is something that everyone hates and talks about all the time... but everytime it happens, you still get pist

 

[Protobuilder]

Pure ego. Simple. Too afraid to be honest with who they really are.

Thank God I work out at home. Alone.

 

[djeclipse]

Anywho, No-Mullett tries 225 and almost gets one on his own. So what does he do next? Throws on another plate per side for 315. I made sure to be ready to run over in case Mullett couldn't row the weight off No-Mullett. They managed to synchronize their might and rack the bar, and I'll be damned if No-Mullett didn't jump off the bench like he had set a world record.

I am seriously laughing out loud over here at work, great chice of words, funny story.

 

[djeclipse]

I had to wait, and I am not exaggerating, almost 25 MINUTES to do squats because some new year's newcomers (4 of them!!!!) were doing curls in the squat rack..


It is something that everyone hates and talks about all the time... but everytime it happens, you still get pist

I have no patience with people like that. I wuld have walked over and asked if I could work in while they to curls and slowly take over the sqiat rack. After all it's called a squat rack, not a curl rack.

 

[BOWTECH]

My favorite is when the guy who weighs 150 gets on the leg sled and then throws 16 plates on there and moves the sled about 6 inches up and down 6 times and calls that a heavy set.....lmfao.... If he tried to to do a full rep with that weight it would put his legs through his chest. Or dislocate his hips.....lol

 

[gstacker]

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

 

[myfault]

the 'super curlers' are my favorite....

they look like they are doing "the worm" dance move while standing up and curling.

 

[bignate73]

My favorite is when the guy who weighs 150 gets on the leg sled and then throws 16 plates on there and moves the sled about 6 inches up and down 6 times and calls that a heavy set.....lmfao.... If he tried to to do a full rep with that weight it would put his legs through his chest. Or dislocate his hips.....lol

one up on that:

same guy....extra long baggy shiny shorts half hanging off his ass....between each rep...tries to pull the bottom of his shorts to lock in over his knee (to hide his quads apparently...or keep them warm)





love it!

 

[musketeer]

I hate the people who look at you like you've just offered to screw them in the ear if you ask to work in with them.

 

[2.5 Years]

I had always read stories like these before and got a could laugh out of them but had never actually seen anything really funny since my old gym was for more hard-core lifters (I was by far the weakest of anyone there which was great for learning quickly). My new gym - the Y - hasn't been too bad until the college kids started getting out for vacation a couple of weeks before Christmas (no personal offense to any college kids reading this right now)...

The best one was this college kid who was pretty big and was hitting bech several Mondays back. He looked like he could move some weight and was pretty intense but the funny thing was that he was not shy about checking himself out in the mirror before, during and after his lifts - he'd flex in front of the mirror before he'd get down, poke his head up when he had the weight at the top of the lift and then get back in front of the mirror directly after to see what "direct effects" his last set just had. To top it off, after he was done with his bench set he took one final look in the mirror and then proceeded to SHADOW BOX for a good 10 seconds followed by more flexing. And for a final demonstration of his raw power, he performed 2 karate kicks which were actually impressive because he appeared to have good form and managed not to kick anything or anyone over because it's so friggin tight in the weight area.

One of the truly funny things I'd seen that week.

 

[Numani]

I had to wait, and I am not exaggerating, almost 25 MINUTES to do squats because some new year's newcomers (4 of them!!!!) were doing curls in the squat rack..


It is something that everyone hates and talks about all the time... but everytime it happens, you still get pist

pisses me off too that.

I walked right by a guy last week as he was resting by his curl bar in the squat rack. moved it off the rack straight to floor very quickly then turned to him and said " you ain't squatting are you?" while I started loading the bar on the uprights in the squat rack....he had no time to do anything!!

 

[Guinness5.0]

pisses me off too that.

I walked right by a guy last week as he was resting by his curl bar in the squat rack. moved it off the rack straight to floor very quickly then turned to him and said " you ain't squatting are you?" while I started loading the bar on the uprights in the squat rack....he had no time to do anything!!

I did something similar once - my current gym has a walkout squat rack and two power racks. The squat rack and one power rack wre being used appropriately, but the other power rack was being abused by a curler . I asked him "Hey man, is that weight too heavy to lift off the ground?" attempting to appear sincere. He said it wasn't, so I asked him if he could do his curls elsewhere because "the weight I'll be using for squats is too heavy to get on my back without the rack", again trying not to seem sarcastic. Made my day when he bee-lined outta there

 

[bignate73]

To top it off, after he was done with his bench set he took one final look in the mirror and then proceeded to SHADOW BOX for a good 10 seconds followed by more flexing. And for a final demonstration of his raw power, he performed 2 karate kicks which were actually impressive because he appeared to have good form and managed not to kick anything or anyone over because it's so friggin tight in the weight area.

One of the truly funny things I'd seen that week.

Oh, I love the wife beater wearing shadow boxer!!! he is present at every gym. if you are lucky enough to have a gym with an empty aerobics room, you can catch the older version of shadow boxer in there practicing his "kata." or find his enlightened new age brother doing "tai chi." its gone so far as that I've seen mr. shadowboxer throw a few jabs, then practice his dance moves.

oh yeah.....ass clowns everywhere....

 

[jstrick2]

I just remembered a fun item that happened a few weeks back....

I was doing deads and setting up for a set with my 5RM, so I was trying to get focused.

These two morons come walking by, obviously one "guru" is offering his boundless knowledge to the other one. I was trying not to pay attention to their convo and focus but....

Moron1 "Whoa, whats that guy doing? Those look like they would kill...."

Moron2 "Oh, those are deadlifts... you don't need to do those... its a good way to hurt your QUADS."

lmfao.

I had to break for a couple minutes to recompose myself lol

 

[myfault]

its gone so far as that I've seen mr. shadowboxer throw a few jabs, then practice his dance moves.

i often practice my dance moves at the gym....
then on fri/sat night i usually go out to clubs.... and lift weights....

 

[Jayhawk21]

Is it a sin to do bench presses in a squat rack? We have two at my gym and I only use one unless the other squat rack is vacant or when the other squat rack is taken but theres almost nobody in the gym. I don't really like to get spotted, occasionally somebody won't know what they are doing, or they will start to help me up with a rep that I could of done.

I too have to say my biggest pet peeve is dumb asses who do 1/4 squats and think they are hard. I just don't understand what they feel they are getting out of that. I'll finish my last set of 320 x 5 and some goon who weighs 25 more pounds than me will do 320 six times and squirm about 4 inches. Sometimes I can't help to watch them shake my head and laugh to myself. One time in my life I'm going to ask one of them if I can work in and if they mind if I do full squats instead of girly ones.

 

[djeclipse]

Is it a sin to do bench presses in a squat rack? We have two at my gym and I only use one unless the other squat rack is vacant or when the other squat rack is taken but theres almost nobody in the gym. I don't really like to get spotted, occasionally somebody won't know what they are doing, or they will start to help me up with a rep that I could of done.

Doing bench in the squat rack is fine if you ask me, esecially if you don't have a spotter and are going heavy.

 

[super_rice]

I'm at university, and the stuff about New Year's resolutions are true...

I've never seen so many people in the gym at one time doing nothing and dressed like they were going to a club (colonge, the smell of men's hair care products...).

 

[Arniceous]

I'll never forget the time I saw this dude benching, going heavy as he could. Guy was maybe 160-ish and his buddy spotting looked like an older version of Joe Dirt - I'm talkin' full on mullett and dinky little mustache , sleeveless shirt despite absolute lack of arm musculature, and (my favorite part) wearing jeans to work out

Anywho, No-Mullett tries 225 and almost gets one on his own. So what does he do next? Throws on another plate per side for 315. I made sure to be ready to run over in case Mullett couldn't row the weight off No-Mullett. They managed to synchronize their might and rack the bar, and I'll be damned if No-Mullett didn't jump off the bench like he had set a world record.

That and the occasional 'super curler' are about the only really stupid things I've seen. I've learned to accept that bad squatting is ubiquitous and unlikely to go away in any of our lifetimes.

LMFAO dude stop im cryin over here..

 

[AEKDB]

My favorite story about unsolicited advice:

Before I built a gym in my basement I was a member of an ultra trendy gym. Several sets into my squats I loaded more weight, unracked the bar, walked out, set my feet and... Somebody is tapping my back!!! I ignore the taps and squat deep. As soon as I hit bottom I realized I was still being tapped on the back! WTF!!! Pause at top and somebody behind me is saying: "Buddy, buddy, yo buddy." Okay next rep I go down and this fool is now yelling at the top of his lungs for me to listen to him. I rack the weight and you can imagine the look on my face when I turn around. The guy says: "Your going to hurt yourself. The bar should rest on your shoulders and don't go past parallel." Briefly I thought about shoving a 45 up his ass but instead said "Hmmm... good advice. Why don't you show me? I'll spot you." The guy said he was just trying to keep me from hurting my self and walked off.

Then there was the guy:

... who stole my bench while I was putting on wrist wraps and chalking up He unloaded 6 45s, started at 95lbs and maxed at 175 (with his girlfriend doing a half row), all while I was watching. When he finished I told him he could continue his workout by reloading my weights. He had to act tuff in front of his woman by stepping toe to toe and telling me to f-off. I looked him up and down and laughed. He went ballistic calling me out back. The best part is the manager had been watching this and threw him out.

 

[thelion2005]

There are some good laughs and insults out on the floor of a commercial gym. The "spa's" are worse because now you can add the flirting and stalking.

But ......

What about all the good stories in the shower, locker and steam room area?
::GAG:: That is the real freak show! The guys posing? Trolling?

 

[Powerlifting57]

lmao yesterday i had just gotten done working out and was getting ready to leave when i heear this painful loud scream that had peopel from all over the gym coming to find out what was wrong. This fat ass guy gets up and we look at the bar and 225 ( claims to be a powerlifter) The manager of the gym comes over to me dying laughing and says yea that was one and the fucker spit in my face.

 

[myfault]

how about the guys who use 2 machines/benches simultaniously?

it gets so annoying. they will have their towel, phone, keys, etc at one machine... meanwhile they are at another machine doing something. and they just go back and forth.

 

[djeclipse]

There are some really funny stories, this world is filled with tools. I've bneen reading them all day and getting a good lauch.

lmao yesterday i had just gotten done working out and was getting ready to leave when i heear this painful loud scream that had peopel from all over the gym coming to find out what was wrong. This fat ass guy gets up and we look at the bar and 225 ( claims to be a powerlifter) The manager of the gym comes over to me dying laughing and says yea that was one and the fucker spit in my face.

I don't understand what hapened. did the guy drop the weight? What lift was he doing? The manager of the gym spit in your face?

 

[pgsam]

is anyone elses gym plagued with business men? maybe its just because my gym is in the middle of a business district, but about 90% of our members are there for "health". needless to say theres no line for the squat racks. I guess being healthy is all about biceps, maybe i should take a hint

 

[bignate73]

is anyone elses gym plagued with business men? maybe its just because my gym is in the middle of a business district, but about 90% of our members are there for "health". needless to say theres no line for the squat racks. I guess being healthy is all about biceps, maybe i should take a hint

ever see them reading the paper in between sets, fully suited up with belt, gloves, and coffee mug?

I have.

 

[BOWTECH]

one up on that:

same guy....extra long baggy shiny shorts half hanging off his ass....between each rep...tries to pull the bottom of his shorts to lock in over his knee (to hide his quads apparently...or keep them warm)





love it!

lmfao!!!!!!!! Also I hate when I am doing legs on the sled (heavy) and some clown asks hey you mind if I work in. Realizing that I will have to unload 80% of the plates I have racked so he can grunt and get out 3 half ass reps while his mullet is falling over the back of the pad....God I love the New Year!!!!!!!!!

Almost forgot about the guy with the velcro tennis shoes and the long tube socks (up to the knee) with the green stripes. And the 2 sizes too small spandex shorts he is wearing. But then again he is wearing the Nike sweat band

 

[Powerlifting57]

There are some really funny stories, this world is filled with tools. I've bneen reading them all day and getting a good lauch.



I don't understand what hapened. did the guy drop the weight? What lift was he doing? The manager of the gym spit in your face?

no he was doing 1 rep max the guy claims to be a powerlifter hes fat and was doing 225. he screamed his lungs off trying to get the weight up. And ended up spitting in the managers face ( on accident).

 

[jstrick2]

no he was doing 1 rep max the guy claims to be a powerlifter hes fat and was doing 225. he screamed his lungs off trying to get the weight up. And ended up spitting in the managers face ( on accident).

lmfao

 

[djeclipse]

no he was doing 1 rep max the guy claims to be a powerlifter hes fat and was doing 225. he screamed his lungs off trying to get the weight up. And ended up spitting in the managers face ( on accident).

Ok, I see... that is quite pathetic for a power lifter, lol.

That reminds me of these 2 guys in my old gym back when I was in highschool. These 2 guys were heavy on the roids but they never really got any bigger, just a shit load stronger.

These were the guys at the gym that would only go when they were on a cycle and then disappear when they went off the cycle. The guys that one week you'd see them doing 225 for reps of 10 and a few weeks later they were struggling with 175 saying "I don't know what it is, I feel week today".

Anyway they would load up the bar and literally scream every set.

I let out a grunt every now and again, especially when doing dead lifts, but these guys were literally screaming at the top of their lungs... really annoying.

 

[vornado]

I just remembered a fun item that happened a few weeks back....

I was doing deads and setting up for a set with my 5RM, so I was trying to get focused.

These two morons come walking by, obviously one "guru" is offering his boundless knowledge to the other one. I was trying not to pay attention to their convo and focus but....

Moron1 "Whoa, whats that guy doing? Those look like they would kill...."

Moron2 "Oh, those are deadlifts... you don't need to do those... its a good way to hurt your QUADS."

lmfao.

I had to break for a couple minutes to recompose myself lol

I swear people give me the weirdest looks in the world when I'm deadlifting. I'm not even that big either, 5'11" and about 175 lbs, but the only other people that deadlift are huge. There are probably only 5 other people out of the probably 300 that use the weight area of the gym at my school that do deadlifts. Everybody else does cable curls with 20 lbs and 100 reps for 'toning.'

 

[carlsuen]

OMFG!!!! i'm dying here.. shit.. i just love this thread.. this should be nominated thread of the year or something like that.. lmfao!!!!

i know what u mean vornado.. i'm doing deads tomorrow at a gym i'm visiting called California Fitness.. by jackie chan.. i'm quite eager to look at their faces.. haha!!!

 

[blut wump]

I still recall the first time I did Good Mornings. I glanced in the mirror to find about half the gym looking at me, many with open mouths. I'm sure they thought I was messing up my squats.

 

[MikeMartial]

I did something similar once - my current gym has a walkout squat rack and two power racks. The squat rack and one power rack wre being used appropriately, but the other power rack was being abused by a curler . I asked him "Hey man, is that weight too heavy to lift off the ground?" attempting to appear sincere. He said it wasn't, so I asked him if he could do his curls elsewhere because "the weight I'll be using for squats is too heavy to get on my back without the rack", again trying not to seem sarcastic. Made my day when he bee-lined outta there

LMAO that is freakin' awesome, well done.

 

[anthrax]

There was this guy with yellow bandana, sunglasses and designer jeans who was benching with more weight than he could ever hope to lift

His buddy spotter, a skinny douchebag, was looking at the chicks (or maybe guys, he seemed pretty gay) and only had one hand in the middle of the barbell to help the other guy

Of course the bencher struggled on the first rep and the spotter tried to help him
But with only one hand it was too difficult and the barbell start going on the right side
Suddenly the spotter woke up, tried to lift the barbell but it was too late

both the spotter and the bencher felt on the floor along with the barbell

Luckilly for them no one was injured but it was funny as hell

oh and BTW I never saw those dickheads again

 

[silver_shadow]

Oh, I love the wife beater wearing shadow boxer!!! he is present at every gym. if you are lucky enough to have a gym with an empty aerobics room, you can catch the older version of shadow boxer in there practicing his "kata." or find his enlightened new age brother doing "tai chi." its gone so far as that I've seen mr. shadowboxer throw a few jabs, then practice his dance moves.

oh yeah.....ass clowns everywhere....

LOL these guys are everywhere!

in my gym we even have one of those big punching bags and so we have plenty of "kickboxers" who just cannot resist the temptation.

a few mths back, i saw this kid dressed in jeans & a half sleaved tshirt who was working out. this guy was like a famine victim - he musta been 5'10" 110lbs... like a skeleton. so after every set on the bench (struggling through 80lbs with a spotter) he bounces up and looks at himself in the mirror, and does this michael jackson looking thing. then after his entire workout which lasted 15 mins on the bench he pulls his shirt off, looks into the mirror and strikes a pose with the "i'm bad don't mess with me" look!!!

 

[eh!]

Just the other day I was working out and one of the newyears res. people walked up to do some lat. pulldowns. He put the pin in and stood there looking confused because somebody had moved the seat to use @ the smith machine. After looking confused for a min. he took the knee pad off and turned it around to face up! He then sat on the knee brace facing away from the machine feet not even touching the ground and proceeded to pull the bar down behind his head!

 

[perp69]

This is one dude came in today that rolls a lot stuff here into one. He is doing partial deads with 135 in the rack slamming the weight down on the sissy bars. Then he would leave that and go over to do curls with the 40 lbs sitting on the squat rack. Then he would go over and do like 100 situps on the decline bench. All the time bobbing his head to the music he was listening to. Then on top of that he leaves all the weights sitting on the rack bars and squat rack when he is done. I was waiting to use the rack and saw him coming out the locker rooom so I sarcastically asked him if he was done with the rack. Not sure if he got it or not.

 

[silver_shadow]

Then he would go over and do like 100 situps on the decline bench.

how do u do situps on the decline bench?!

 

[anotherbutters]

Just the other day I was working out and one of the newyears res. people walked up to do some lat. pulldowns. He put the pin in and stood there looking confused because somebody had moved the seat to use @ the smith machine. After looking confused for a min. he took the knee pad off and turned it around to face up! He then sat on the knee brace facing away from the machine feet not even touching the ground and proceeded to pull the bar down behind his head!

There's lateral thinking for you.

 

[djeclipse]

This is one dude came in today that rolls a lot stuff here into one. He is doing partial deads with 135 in the rack slamming the weight down on the sissy bars. Then he would leave that and go over to do curls with the 40 lbs sitting on the squat rack. Then he would go over and do like 100 situps on the decline bench. All the time bobbing his head to the music he was listening to. Then on top of that he leaves all the weights sitting on the rack bars and squat rack when he is done. I was waiting to use the rack and saw him coming out the locker rooom so I sarcastically asked him if he was done with the rack. Not sure if he got it or not.

What a jackass. By the end of january these people will be gone and we'll be abck down to the normal level of morons in thegym. Today I am going back to my old gym by my work where there is a guy that always asks me to spot him but wants me to do the whole weight for him. My new years resolution to teach this guy that a a potter is not there to get a bie workout helping you.

 

[Protobuilder]

Easy way to get rid of these "hey man, will you spot me?" guys who want you to lift for them is to just do a horrible job spotting them. Don't help at all and just sit there saying "come on, you got it!" and let them struggle and struggle, trapped under the weight. Or kind of stare off into space and pretend to be surprised when you look down and see them trapped. They probably won't ask you to do their set for them again. LoL

 

[sublime35]

I'm so glad I work out at home and don't have to put up w/ this shit. But it's all fuckin' hilarious...keep the stories coming.

 

[djeclipse]

Easy way to get rid of these "hey man, will you spot me?" guys who want you to lift for them is to just do a horrible job spotting them. Don't help at all and just sit there saying "come on, you got it!" and let them struggle and struggle, trapped under the weight. Or kind of stare off into space and pretend to be surprised when you look down and see them trapped. They probably won't ask you to do their set for them again. LoL

ya, and this is the funny part... The second time he asked me to spot him I was way on the other side of the gym doing calf raises and he walked all the way over to ask me for a spot. So I think most people in the gym refuse to spot him so he has to look for the new guy that doesn;t know any better.

The last few times he's had someone else spot him so maybe he got the hint that I don't want to waste my time spotting this guy.

 

[djeclipse]

Today I had to deal with the asshole using the ONLY squat rack in the gym for biceps. I walked up to the squat rack and see these weights clearly being used for curls but no one in sight.

As I'm looking around about to remove the weights and some (rather large) guy comes over and says "I have 5 more sets here, it will only take 15min". I asked him if I could work in and use the squat rack for actual squats. This asshole actually says "well where am I supposed to put the weights".

I used a line I got from this thread and said "is it to heavy for you to pick up off the ground?".

He looks at me kind of odd and says " I don't want to pick it up off the ground, why don't you use that squat rack over there" and points to the smith machine that some tool is doing half squats on.

I said "that is not a squat rack it's a smith machine, the worst possible thing to be doing any movement on."

He starts rambling about BS and keeps referring to the smith machine as a squat rack.

I said to him, "look, this is the only squat rack in the gym, I if you don't want to do it I will be nice enough to lift your curl weight off the rack while I do my set and put it back on so you don't have to strain yourself picking it up off the ground."


There is no reasoning with this guy so I say fine, you keep the squat rack use it for curls while I sit her waiting for you to finish so I can start using it for what it intended to be used for.

He does one more set with me staring at him and says, fine take the squat rack. He unloads his weights and walks away. he comes hack as I am loading up my starting weight of 105 and says "95lbs, you need a squat rack for that?" I inform him I will be going just a bit heavier and thanks for letting me use the squat rack. He then goes over and does his curls with the shorter bars that everyone else does curls with.

Aside form that I had a great workout, lol.

 

[carlsuen]

u should've just shoved the 95 down his throat when he came back!! lmfao!!

 

[djeclipse]

u should've just shoved the 95 down his throat when he came back!! lmfao!!

I would ahve loved to but this guy was a lot bigger then me and could have probably kicked my ass. I think this is why he was bing such an ass hole to me. If it were someone his size asking the same question I bet he would have given up the squat rack in a second, no questions asked.

 

[Steve The Bluesman]

This is a good thread, and I thank god that I have a home gym...

I do however work out with a buddy every weekend at a college gym, but Sunday mornings are usually pretty dead.

It really is a shame, these kids don't know anything about lifting. We do Squats, deads, Romanian deads, SLDL, big compound moves with iron. Aside from the occasional kid doing 1/4 squats, I have not seen one person do anything else. It is all machines and ez curls.

Just this past Sunday we were using the flat bench, and right next to us was an unoccupied decline with 225 on it. I said to my buddy, fairly loudly, "See that," while pointing at the decline, "That is an asshole."

A few people looked my way, and evidently the asshole who did it, becuase after I squeezed out 315 x 3, some fat doofus came over sheeplishly and stripped the wieght.

Again - I am so glad I only have to deal with that shit once a week. I will gladly freeze my ass off in my unheated garage.


Bluesman

 

[myfault]

I would ahve loved to but this guy was a lot bigger then me and could have probably kicked my ass.

dont be worried about big guys...
that just how much harder they will hit the ground when you kick them in the nuts

 

[MikeMartial]

I'm lucky---I have a fully furnished gym at one of our fire stations, just a few blocks from my house. But I used to see a LOT of dumbass shit at the local university gym.

I think what every gym needs is a BIG fucking sign with gym etiquette. And I mean, BIG fucking red letters spelling out the proper "Do" and "Do Not". That would clear a lot of bullshit up. I think a lot of noobs just don't know any better, and that's fine, shit happens. But there's no excuse for some guys.

That being said, there will ALWAYS be morons at the gym. But hey, if it wasn't for them, we wouldn't have this funny-as-hell thread

 

[njlw226]

Today I had to deal with the asshole using the ONLY squat rack in the gym for biceps. I walked up to the squat rack and see these weights clearly being used for curls but no one in sight.

As I'm looking around about to remove the weights and some (rather large) guy comes over and says "I have 5 more sets here, it will only take 15min". I asked him if I could work in and use the squat rack for actual squats. This asshole actually says "well where am I supposed to put the weights".

I used a line I got from this thread and said "is it to heavy for you to pick up off the ground?".

He looks at me kind of odd and says " I don't want to pick it up off the ground, why don't you use that squat rack over there" and points to the smith machine that some tool is doing half squats on.

I said "that is not a squat rack it's a smith machine, the worst possible thing to be doing any movement on."

He starts rambling about BS and keeps referring to the smith machine as a squat rack.

I said to him, "look, this is the only squat rack in the gym, I if you don't want to do it I will be nice enough to lift your curl weight off the rack while I do my set and put it back on so you don't have to strain yourself picking it up off the ground."


There is no reasoning with this guy so I say fine, you keep the squat rack use it for curls while I sit her waiting for you to finish so I can start using it for what it intended to be used for.

He does one more set with me staring at him and says, fine take the squat rack. He unloads his weights and walks away. he comes hack as I am loading up my starting weight of 105 and says "95lbs, you need a squat rack for that?" I inform him I will be going just a bit heavier and thanks for letting me use the squat rack. He then goes over and does his curls with the shorter bars that everyone else does curls with.

Aside form that I had a great workout, lol.

im sorry but this made me spit out my gatorade all over my keyboard!!! hopefully this thing still works!!! HAHAHA Karma for that story.

Do your all's gym have not only a problem now with New Years, but on Mondays for some reason? Do people think "I'm gonna get back into it starting this week" go Monday and quit????

I have these middle eastern guys (there's a group of about 5 of them) that come in, and do the usual 25% of the way down squats, then head to the DB's. They pick up EVERY set, and I mean EVERY set from 5Lbs, to 35Lbs, do curls, or bench with them, and sit them on the ground and NEVER pick them up. On top of that, those guys always smell absolutely horrible!

 

[myfault]

ok ive got a story from last night:

there are 2 squat racks at my gym that are right next to each other, and i was squatting on one of them. this guy walks up to the other rack, and pulls the bar off the rack, and sets it down on the safety bars (whatever those bars are called in case you cant get back up from your squat). so right off the bat im thinking, "oh wonderful, we have another squat rack curler." well then he starts moving the pins to a higher hole so the bar will sit higher when it is up on the rack. at this point im thinking, "whew, he just set the bar down so he could move the pins up, he may not be another clownshoe that is going to curl here." so he then puts the bar back up on the rack and puts a 10lb weight on each side, and begins to do standing military presses. i was like whatever, and continued my workout. after he does a couple sets, he puts the bar back down on the safety bars and starts to do curls. at this point, i was almost done with my squats, so i quit paying attention to him and just wanted to finish. then it happened. i hear a phone ring near him, so i look over. he is doing curls, and he sets the bar down, and picks up the phone. he then PUT THE PHONE BETWEEN HIS EAR AND SHOULDER and picked up the bar, and continued doing curls. i guess who ever he was talking to was motivating him to get all 65lbs up for that 10th rep.

 

[djeclipse]

im sorry but this made me spit out my gatorade all over my keyboard!!! hopefully this thing still works!!! HAHAHA Karma for that story.

I know reading it is probably funny but I was seriously pissed! lol

Do your all's gym have not only a problem now with New Years, but on Mondays for some reason? Do people think "I'm gonna get back into it starting this week" go Monday and quit????

ya mondays are always the worst days, it seems everyone is there on monday and 90% of them want to ctai chest. On the flip side on fridays the gym is a ghost town, there is hardly enoyne there, I love it.

o he then PUT THE PHONE BETWEEN HIS EAR AND SHOULDER and picked up the bar, and continued doing curls. i guess who ever he was talking to was motivating him to get all 65lbs up for that 10th rep.

What a douche!

 

[nelmsjer]

then it happened. i hear a phone ring near him, so i look over. he is doing curls, and he sets the bar down, and picks up the phone. he then PUT THE PHONE BETWEEN HIS EAR AND SHOULDER and picked up the bar, and continued doing curls.

Part of me just doesn't want to believe this, although it's unfortunately all too easy to see it happening. I'm still sitting here in awe. Somehow, this one disturbed me...

 

[myfault]

Part of me just doesn't want to believe this, although it's unfortunately all too easy to see it happening. I'm still sitting here in awe. Somehow, this one disturbed me...

part of me just wanted to walk out of the gym, go home, and sit in my room and never come out. i was trying so hard to figure out how something like that was even possible, i couldnt even focus on the rest of my workout.

 

[carlsuen]

OMFG!! ROFLMFAO!!! u must be so traumatized!! haha!!

 

[NorgePrecision]

A guy I know who happens to be an olympic sprinter in the 200m (won gold in Finland) was in the gym with me today. He decides he wants to squat with me. By this time I had already done one set of my 5x5 of 255 lbs. I ask him how much he wants to take off because he obviously doesn't squat a whole lot.(6'2" 170) He's like "naw, I'll just do this. I only need to do light weight." I thought to myself, wow, he must know what he's doing. He gets up there, puts a tampon(pad) on the bar and proceeds to do this weakest squats I have ever personally seen. He really didn't go down more than a quarter of the way. Toward the end of his 10 rep session he was barely bending his knees. It was pathetic. I guess his work ethic for track is a lot better.

 

[djeclipse]

A guy I know who happens to be an olympic sprinter in the 200m (won gold in Finland) was in the gym with me today. He decides he wants to squat with me. By this time I had already done one set of my 5x5 of 255 lbs. I ask him how much he wants to take off because he obviously doesn't squat a whole lot.(6'2" 170) He's like "naw, I'll just do this. I only need to do light weight." I thought to myself, wow, he must know what he's doing. He gets up there, puts a tampon(pad) on the bar and proceeds to do this weakest squats I have ever personally seen. He really didn't go down more than a quarter of the way. Toward the end of his 10 rep session he was barely bending his knees. It was pathetic. I guess his work ethic for track is a lot better.

Did you mention to him to try and do a full squat? I was able to get my buddy to try some ATF squats over his usual 1/4 squat and he loved it.

 

[myfault]

next time i need a squat rack and there is a curler on it, im going to go up to him and ask, "would you mind if i do some squats on your curl rack?"

 

[djeclipse]

next time i need a squat rack and there is a curler on it, im going to go up to him and ask, "would you mind if i do some squats on your curl rack?"

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.

 

[stormin67]

Is it just me or does anybody else feel underdressed at the gym anymore. Since when did it ever become acceptable practice to wear fubu matching tops and bottoms with the mr. "T" jewerly starter kit going on. And let's not leave out the 200 dollar basketball shoes.

 

[Jim Ouini]

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 gym has a couple of those. Kinda like a preacher curl without the seat and the elbow pads. They're always full, though, so people have to find an alternative.

BTW I used the power rack the other day for my powershrugs. The walk out rack where I usually do them was taken (for squatting!) so I had to move the hooks outside and do my sets outside the cage.

I was thinking 'I sure hope I don't show up in that official morons thread'

 

[2.5 Years]

Aside from reading people's serious progress on their lifts motivating me to do better, these are the types of threads I love - you can go to almost any site and read things like this and they just about all crack me up.

Speaking of what people are wearing, there was a guy yesterday in a 3/4 jump suite that clung to him like he was covered in plastic wrap - it took him 40 mins to get a total of 2 sets of ez-bar curls completed - 20's on each side. Then he and his camel toe took another 15 min rest to recoupe all of the energy he lost.


djeclipse - great idea on the curl rack - need about 8 of them for each gym to ensure no crowding

 

[musketeer]

A guy I know who happens to be an olympic sprinter in the 200m (won gold in Finland) was in the gym with me today. He decides he wants to squat with me. By this time I had already done one set of my 5x5 of 255 lbs. I ask him how much he wants to take off because he obviously doesn't squat a whole lot.(6'2" 170) He's like "naw, I'll just do this. I only need to do light weight." I thought to myself, wow, he must know what he's doing. He gets up there, puts a tampon(pad) on the bar and proceeds to do this weakest squats I have ever personally seen. He really didn't go down more than a quarter of the way. Toward the end of his 10 rep session he was barely bending his knees. It was pathetic. I guess his work ethic for track is a lot better.

If it wasn't someone that I 'know', like you Norge, then I'd be calling bullshit on this mate. There are plenty of sprinters in the weight rooms, doing oly lifting and massive squats for doubles etc.

Apparently Ben Johnson was outsquatting the weight-lifters when traiing at the olympic village before his ill-fated drug tests...

 

[myfault]

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.

thats a good idea....
they should put them in the bathroom or the parking lot or something.

 

[musketeer]

thats a good idea....
they should put them in the bathroom or the parking lot or something.

Or put them on the central reservation on the freeway...

 

[myfault]

Or put them on the central reservation on the freeway...

 

[silver_shadow]

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.

actually we have a few of these in my gym... 'cept it's used as an alternative SQUAT RACK

 

[njlw226]

speaking of what people are wearing, there is this guy who is about 50 at my gym who thinks he is arnold. he wears these shorts that barely cover his @ss. they are like the really short silk shorts that cross country runners wear. EVERYTIME this guy is in the gym he is asking me for a spot. Now that I wear headphones I try not to make eye contact but I always catch him staring at me with that "hey im about to ask you for a spot" look. I don't have a problem spotting people but man thats just wrong!

 

[SgtSlaughter]

I try not to make eye contact but I always catch him staring at me with that "hey im about to ask you for a spot" look.

funny shit! .... that's usually when I stroll to the water fountain, even though I have my workout shake on the free weight floor with me!

 

[myfault]

speaking of what people are wearing, there is this guy who is about 50 at my gym who thinks he is arnold. he wears these shorts that barely cover his @ss. they are like the really short silk shorts that cross country runners wear. EVERYTIME this guy is in the gym he is asking me for a spot. Now that I wear headphones I try not to make eye contact but I always catch him staring at me with that "hey im about to ask you for a spot" look. I don't have a problem spotting people but man thats just wrong!

maybe he just thinks you are hot

 

[Beachbum1546]

Apparently Ben Johnson was outsquatting the weight-lifters when traiing at the olympic village before his ill-fated drug tests...

I heard the same thing, also that he would do lunges with 225 around the track...damn.

 

[NorgePrecision]

If it wasn't someone that I 'know', like you Norge, then I'd be calling bullshit on this mate. There are plenty of sprinters in the weight rooms, doing oly lifting and massive squats for doubles etc.

Apparently Ben Johnson was outsquatting the weight-lifters when traiing at the olympic village before his ill-fated drug tests...

He was on the 4x400 team I believe. The gold medal is in his room right now about 20 feet from me. He's a real skinny guy, and he told me his coach makes them do squats, so I'm assuming he's trained him. Maybe they only do half squats for some reason? I don't know for sure. I'll ask next time I see him.

 

[vin01]

I had my first run in with a "new year resolutioner" today.

I was working out at my school gym, which has a quite large Indian population. I was done my routine today, and decided to go do some curls and tri extensions in the exercise room (where the machines and hot girls are, as opposed to the free weights room). I am looking around for a 35lb db to match the one in my hand, can't find it anywhere. I look over to the hyperextenstion/ side bend station, and see a skinny little Indian dude gabbin' with his buddies, a few feet away from my missing 35# db and a random assortment of other DBs. Well I go take it, do my set, and sit down for a breather. As I am watching this kid in the mirror, he comes back to do his side bends and realizing I stole his weight, he proceeds to pick up his water bottle and keys, and just walks out of the room, leaving the other 14 dumbells there. I was tempted to chase after him to tell him to put the weights away, but thankfully (for all the patrons in the gym) I restrained myself from causing a scene.

 

[gstacker]

why does all the b/s go down at the squat rack? anyway yesterday i walked over to the sqaut rack and there was a styrafoam cup sitting on it full of water i looked around and only 2 people in the weight room so im standing there and some geeky guy runs over (im thinking he will move his water) takes a drink sets it back down on the rack and runs back to the row machine i was like wtf, imeditly i thought of this thread anyway i kept my cool i jus politly picked up the cup and set it up against the wall for him.

 

[myfault]

i jus politly picked up the cup and set it up against the wall for him.

upside down?

 

[djeclipse]

I had my first run in with a "new year resolutioner" today.

I was working out at my school gym, which has a quite large Indian population. I was done my routine today, and decided to go do some curls and tri extensions in the exercise room (where the machines and hot girls are, as opposed to the free weights room). I am looking around for a 35lb db to match the one in my hand, can't find it anywhere. I look over to the hyperextenstion/ side bend station, and see a skinny little Indian dude gabbin' with his buddies, a few feet away from my missing 35# db and a random assortment of other DBs. Well I go take it, do my set, and sit down for a breather. As I am watching this kid in the mirror, he comes back to do his side bends and realizing I stole his weight, he proceeds to pick up his water bottle and keys, and just walks out of the room, leaving the other 14 dumbells there. I was tempted to chase after him to tell him to put the weights away, but thankfully (for all the patrons in the gym) I restrained myself from causing a scene.

That is something that really pisses me off, you're looking for a dumbell and you see one guy standing in the middle of a pile of asorted dumbells. I can see using two at a time max for a drop set or something but there is absolutley no justification for using every dumbell from 5lbs to 30 all at once.

 

[njlw226]

I had my first run in with a "new year resolutioner" today.

I was working out at my school gym, which has a quite large Indian population. I was done my routine today, and decided to go do some curls and tri extensions in the exercise room (where the machines and hot girls are, as opposed to the free weights room). I am looking around for a 35lb db to match the one in my hand, can't find it anywhere. I look over to the hyperextenstion/ side bend station, and see a skinny little Indian dude gabbin' with his buddies, a few feet away from my missing 35# db and a random assortment of other DBs. Well I go take it, do my set, and sit down for a breather. As I am watching this kid in the mirror, he comes back to do his side bends and realizing I stole his weight, he proceeds to pick up his water bottle and keys, and just walks out of the room, leaving the other 14 dumbells there. I was tempted to chase after him to tell him to put the weights away, but thankfully (for all the patrons in the gym) I restrained myself from causing a scene.

vin, i posted something just like that in one of my stories! you don't happen to live in KY do you???

 

[altimus]

luckily, i workout at the rec complex on campus and nothing but a bunch of flamingos work out there (flamingo aka bench and curl guru, squat? what is that? u know the type) so the power racks are usually vacant. but i also get a kick out of the groups of 5 or 6 guys in their preacher curl rotation. while one lifts, the other 5 are hitting on girls on the ellipticals. good shit

 

[vin01]

vin, i posted something just like that in one of my stories! you don't happen to live in KY do you???

Haha, No.. I am in Pa.. but that would of been all too funny if it had happened to be the same kid.

 

[vin01]

I'm sorry I couldn't help but post this story. I actually starting laughing out loud in the gym this evening.

I'm sitting on a bench taking a rest between sets of powercleans. In the mirror I see a group of 6 skinny freshman walking down the stairs (our school gym is downstairs), get this: wearing their gloves. That's when I started laughing. They looked like a flock of geese.

But it gets better:
Next thing you know the flock of freshman is following their leader in a series of shoulder stretches, swinging a 10lb plate around in a circle. I was pissing myself watching this, 6 dorks all in a row flailing their arms in sync, it was hilarious.

Then they proceed to start doing behind the neck military presses on the Smith. All 6, taking turns (with their hands spaced waaaay too far apart- I thought somebody might snap a wrist). Now the Smith rack is right in front of where I was doing cleans, so I have this flock of dweebs gathered around, as I am working out. Haha, once I did my first clean, they instantly scattered, probably thinking "wtf this dude is nuts!".

And that was the just the beginning..

 

[Beachbum1546]

I'm sorry I couldn't help but post this story. I actually starting laughing out loud in the gym this evening.

I'm sitting on a bench taking a rest between sets of powercleans. In the mirror I see a group of 6 skinny freshman walking down the stairs (our school gym is downstairs), get this: wearing their gloves. That's when I started laughing. They looked like a flock of geese.

But it gets better:
Next thing you know the flock of freshman is following their leader in a series of shoulder stretches, swinging a 10lb plate around in a circle. I was pissing myself watching this, 6 dorks all in a row flailing their arms in sync, it was hilarious.

Then they proceed to start doing behind the neck military presses on the Smith. All 6, taking turns (with their hands spaced waaaay too far apart- I thought somebody might snap a wrist). Now the Smith rack is right in front of where I was doing cleans, so I have this flock of dweebs gathered around, as I am working out. Haha, once I did my first clean, they instantly scattered, probably thinking "wtf this dude is nuts!".

And that was the just the beginning..

How much did you clean? (anything less than 225 is bannable)

 

[djeclipse]

My last 2 days at the gym there were the usual morons doing ridiculous things but 2 people really stood out to be overly moronic.

The first guy I dubbed the dancing shrug guy. This guy was gold, wearing his straps and belt like it was a shirt and pants, he put them on in the locker room and it stayed on until he went home for the day.

I saw him load the bar with 135 for some shrugs, didn't figure much until he started doing this up and down dance type thing. He was bounding up and down really fast doing some kind of foreign dance with the bar (this was no power shrug). I wish I had video f this guy, it was way too funny. After he finished his barbell shrugs he did the same thing with dumbell, same dance routine but supersetted with preacher curl.

Now for moron #2.
I had just finished up standing military press and was setting up t do deadlifts in front of the squat rack (there's no where else t do them). He asks if he can use the squat rack for squats and of course I say sure, that's what it's for.

He grabs a bar and gets set up by putting 5lb plates 3' away form the squat rack right in front of my dead lift bar. I ask why he's doing the squas way out there and he replies "I go right down". Ok... the squat rack has an adjustable bar, but what ever. I figure good, someone in this gym that actually squats right.

He throws 135 on the bar walks 3' backwards and does a squat to almost parallel (I guess almost parallel qualifies for "all the way down" these days). He then throws a 25 on each end and for his next set he walks out 3' again and does the most pitiful 1/4 squat I have ever seen. I wanted to say something but I have learned the hard way it's a waste of time...

 

[BiggT]

Last night I get to the gym around 5 PM, and the 'after work' crowd was there. 4 squat racks. I had to hang out for 20 minutes before one opened, I was in no hurry, no harm done, so I did some situps and back hypers to get warm and made some observations......

Rack #1 has an early 20's guy doing 'cheat curls', really cheating, lol, with a massive 65lbs.

Rack #2 has a 30-something guy inside on a balance board (or whatever the 'F it's called) doing some ridiculous routine that looked like when Mr. Miaygi taught the Karate Kid how to do the 'Crane Kick' while balancing on a boat.

Rack #3 has 3 college kids who the average person would consider 'buff'. They obviously just got hooked up with some goods, now I have NO issues with steroids, but I would describe the skin color of these kids as heart attack purple. They were doing 'behind the back' 1/4 shrugs with 225. I overheard one say that they were using dumbells next to really ' work the entire trapezoids'.....not trapezius, lol, he said 'trapezoids'.

Rack #4 has a guy, probably late-20's, doing barbell rows off the pins. He was using 315, but if he were to do a strict row in good form, he would probably have to use 135, as he looked like he was ass-raping the bar in a prison shower.

Anyway, the 65lb cheat curler finished first, and I ended up having a good workout plus a little added entertainment beforehand.

 

[djeclipse]

lol trapezoids....

Why not just ask the 65lb curler if you could work in and do your squats? Or the mr. miagi dude?

 

[silver_shadow]

Rack #3 has 3 college kids who the average person would consider 'buff'. They obviously just got hooked up with some goods, now I have NO issues with steroids, but I would describe the skin color of these kids as heart attack purple. They were doing 'behind the back' 1/4 shrugs with 225. I overheard one say that they were using dumbells next to really ' work the entire trapezoids'.....not trapezius, lol, he said 'trapezoids'.

OMFG! i just turned heart attack purple myself laughing at this...

 

[BiggT]

lol trapezoids....

Why not just ask the 65lb curler if you could work in and do your squats? Or the mr. miagi dude?

Nah, no harm done. Maybe if I was in a bad mood or a big hurry or something. Usually, with 4 racks, there is never a problem anyway. But I can't be using 400-500lbs for olympic squats and give it 100% focus with some fool behind me in the mirror flailing around on a balance board or some dude waiting impatiently to pump up his bis. I just got nice and warm, then had the thing to myself......as retarded as some people are, as a person we're all equal and they pay for their membership just as I do, so 9 times out of 10 I take people in stride.

 

[djeclipse]

Nah, no harm done. Maybe if I was in a bad mood or a big hurry or something. Usually, with 4 racks, there is never a problem anyway. But I can't be using 400-500lbs for olympic squats and give it 100% focus with some fool behind me in the mirror flailing around on a balance board or some dude waiting impatiently to pump up his bis. I just got nice and warm, then had the thing to myself......as retarded as some people are, as a person we're all equal and they pay for their membership just as I do, so 9 times out of 10 I take people in stride.

You have more patience then I do...

 

[Jim Ouini]

lol at the way the squat racks were being used, especially #2 and #3. rofl @ 'trapezoids' and Mr. Miyagi.

The freaks really must've been out that night.

 

[lanky]

the people who stand in front of the dumbell rack and do a set of 200 reps with the exercise that takes up space all across the rack so you cant get the weights you want until 10 minutes later.

or the people who leave all their shirts, towels, waterbottle, wriststraps on every piece of equipment that they have used in the past hour.


At one point i was one of those morons- not thinking while i removed approx 315 from the olympic bar after my deadlifts(the bar was on safety bar of the squat rack) i removed a 45 from each side first(now there is approx 2 45's on each side) i then removed 2 45's from one side. you can imagine what happened to the bar.. flew across the room almost nailing a 6 foot 5 monster in his head while he was doing squats, almost nailed the glass wall mirror as well. i turned bright red and appologised.

 

[Mr.Muscle]

The funniest thing I ever saw at the gym. There was a guy running on a treadmill. He kept turning the speed up. He had to be running about 10mph when his workout partner runs over behind the tm and acts like hes going to jump on the back. I just stood there and watched as this guy jumps on the back of the tm. He literally done a front flip, landed on his back, and shot off the tm head first strait threw the wall. It really messed him up but he lived. I dont think he'll do that again. Absolutely the funniest thing I ever saw. This really happened. I'm laughing now just thinking about it.

 

[alex2678]

Great thread. There's so many:

-This one guy whenever he gets a new girlfriend, he brings her to the gym to workout together. He ends up hollering at her like she's a guy. "C'mon, up. Let's go, up. One more."

-This other guy hasn't lost a pound in years. He finishes his 30 minute workout and heads right over to the juice bar, has a large double protein fruit smoothie and grabs a Detour bar on the way out.

-A few years ago a guy had 135 laying on his chest on the flat bench. I thought he was just resting in between reps so I paid no attention to it and continued doing my set. The guy was actually pinned by the weight and couldn't get it off him. Finally a few guys came running over and grabbed the weight. I had to pretend I didn't see him.

-The shadowboxer guy who wears a "Tap Out" T-shirt and thinks he's badass. Bet he's watched all the UFC's a dozen times each.

-Two guys were fencing with full gear on in the aerobics room. Another guy was practicing his kata screaming at the top of his lungs after each strike.

-Some guy never did weighted dips before and decided to give it a try. He loaded too much weight onto the belt, put it around his waist and took it off the bench where it was balanced. He took two steps forward and stumbled losing his balance falling right into the power rack.

 

[blut wump]

We have a guy who utters "kha" during every rep of every set of every exercise he does. There's this seemingly endless cadence of "kha, kha, kha, kha ..." through his 12 or 20 reps then a couple of minutes pause before it starts again.

 

[alex2678]

Just a few weeks ago this guy did a one rep max on the bench with 545. After he racked the weight you hear this guy in the background talking "...yeah but he was arching his back." The guy couldn't have been more than 150lbs.