So it isnt a myth....

[andyjb]

after reading all the "funniest gym moment" threads i thought the guys who loaded up the smith machine with 4-5 plates + and did 3inch squats was just a myth...

well tonight i can personally testify they are real and do exist.

this guy walked into the free weight area checked who was in saw some impressionable youths and some hot chicks proceeded to load the smith machine up so there was about 4-5 plates on either side. then squatted about 3 inches for about 5 reps, god did he think he was the new arnold,

i think he thought i was impressed as i kept staring at him all night (in disgust!!)

 

[UFC22]

yeah i was squating today and i was going ass to heels and theres these other guys that were loadin up the bar doing 3 in squats. Then i worked in with them in leg press and i was going knees to chest and again they were flying threw there 3in leg presses. its funny......damn them to hell!

 

[Makavelli]

I love those guys. There was a guy where I used to train that had all these extra straps and shit so that he could use lots of weight and move it a couple inches. He did it on every exercise. It was funny as hell. They must wonder why all the rest of us move the weights through a full range of motion.

 

[swolenole]

after reading all the "funniest gym moment" threads i thought the guys who loaded up the smith machine with 4-5 plates + and did 3inch squats was just a myth...

well tonight i can personally testify they are real and do exist.

this guy walked into the free weight area checked who was in saw some impressionable youths and some hot chicks proceeded to load the smith machine up so there was about 4-5 plates on either side. then squatted about 3 inches for about 5 reps, god did he think he was the new arnold,

i think he thought i was impressed as i kept staring at him all night (in disgust!!)

Naw man, I invented that shit back in High School in the 80's making the 1000 lb club...squating 600...6"s and arguing with the strength coach until he gave in...damn I wanted that 1000 lb shirt and could not bench over 280....a man has to do what a man has to do....So yes...blame me I started that 20 years ago as a skinny high school kid with a dream!!

 

[axe3]

there has been a recent phenomenon in my gym. Not sure who started the craze. But you get a towel from the locker room...roll it up and lay it lenghtwise down your chest . You then bench press touching the weight to the towel giving yourself a SOLID 4" less range of motion. It is highly entertaining to watch.

 

[dullboy]

that ain't as bad as the dopes in my gym who do the 3 inch bench presses. lol

i always fuck with them by asking if that's some sort of new training technique from mens health or something...


lol

 

[dullboy]

one of the 3 inch bench press guys told me that this is a proven training technique for strength LMFAO!!!

told him if he ever wants to lift more than the 185 pounds he was fighting with it isn't...

 

[cityhick]

I notice fads in my gym. Some dumbass will wo some wild swinging movements with weight at the end and sure enough every newbie in the gym is trying it out. Its fun to watch in between sets. The only time I help them out is if its a extreamly outta shape guy that I think is really dedicated to getting himself back into shape.

 

[football63]

Bro Im taking the LiquiClen now and I measure it with a syringe. If you do some searches you will find a bunch of threads about it. One thread estimated that in about 6 drops from the dropper you get 20mcgs. If you put 6 drops into a syringe it will get to the first tick. The syringes I use are 3cc syringes.
After checking that 6 drops for me actually IS 20mcgs now I just go straight from the dropper. Measure yours first and dont over do the clen. Hope this helps.

 

[silverbackn]

I love those guys. There was a guy where I used to train that had all these extra straps and shit so that he could use lots of weight and move it a couple inches. He did it on every exercise. It was funny as hell. They must wonder why all the rest of us move the weights through a full range of motion.

It truly is my favorite thing in the gym. I will generally openly laugh at them. They coincidentally never have a physique either.

 

[Makavelli]

It truly is my favorite thing in the gym. I will generally openly laugh at them. They coincidentally never have a physique either.

Yeah bro. That's the most amazing thing to me. I used to manage gyms for years. It always amazed me that people will do the same thing year and year out with no results. They will keep doing it and tell everyone else that they are training wrong...

 

[dullboy]

I notice fads in my gym. Some dumbass will wo some wild swinging movements with weight at the end and sure enough every newbie in the gym is trying it out. Its fun to watch in between sets.

HA!

 

[SaintLouis]

My personaly favorite is the one guy how follows you around, and does every excersise you do, with the same weight. Like you do 8-10 perfectly strict slow reps, and this dude will come around and do 1-3 wild ass sloppy swinging reps of the same weight. Then he looks at you when he's done, with a look like he's hard. Keep in mind that this is the same guy how wears Zubaz pants and a tank top and is like 175lbs and 20%bf. Dumbell curls seem to be this guys favorite movement. Anyone know this guy?

 

[BIG SMT]

We have a guy that when doing incline bench, arches his back and butt up so high that he is now doing a flat bench press, and can't figure out why his upper chest won't develop??? People are insane.

 

[SaintLouis]

My personaly favorite is the one guy how follows you around, and does every excersise you do, with the same weight. Like you do 8-10 perfectly strict slow reps, and this dude will come around and do 1-3 wild ass sloppy swinging reps of the same weight. Then he looks at you when he's done, with a look like he's hard. Keep in mind that this is the same guy how wears Zubaz pants and a tank top and is like 175lbs and 20%bf. Dumbell curls seem to be this guys favorite movement. Anyone know this guy?

Oh yeah, this guy also wears sandals in the summer and lifts barefoot, and wears a fanny pack. Whats in those fanny packs anyway?

 

[slat1]

There is a kid who puts 4 plates on the bar at my gym. He has on workout pants and uses Knee wraps. Right there you know he is stupid. The pants negate the knee wraps.
Well he takes about ten minutes between sets.
When he does a set he does the 3 inch squat as previously mentioned.
We all place bets as to how far he will go. He is the laughing stock of the gym and he has no idea.
I can just hear him now "my legs will not grow and I squat 405"

YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO BITCH SLAP THESE PEOPLE!!!

 

[mustang_00]

i know a lot of soccer players girls and guys that do the 3 inch lift thing. I remember reading an article about it somewhere too. I've never heard anyone use a towel but i've seen people use a 4 inch box or board. I didn't think that was real until i saw it posted on abcbodybuilding. Never tried it but it looks odd. board press

 

[Crappiie]

We have a guy that when doing incline bench, arches his back and butt up so high that he is now doing a flat bench press, and can't figure out why his upper chest won't develop??? People are insane.

LOL!!!

 

[karachi183]

I actually feel bad when i see out of shape people doing excersizes that have no place in what they really want to achieve but at the same time i have yet to approach someone in the gym and offer advice because cause i too am still learning and i just stay focused.... yeah it's real and the sad thing is is i don't see alot of freely trainers offering advise and i sometimes understand but it's just sad.

 

[brandonp005]

that ain't as bad as the dopes in my gym who do the 3 inch bench presses. lol

i always fuck with them by asking if that's some sort of new training technique from mens health or something...


lol

i have heard of this....most put a big board on their chest, so they can only bring it down about 6 inches and then back up.......supposed to help their explosion....that way when they do the full range it is supposed to help their muscles react faster giving them better explosion off their chest


never tried it, but I have seen it done by many guys who can bench over 350 the correct way

 

[blut wump]

Board presses are useful for guys who bench in a shirt. The shirt does a lot to help get the bar away from the chest so board presses can help you target your weaker ranges of the press.

 

[mhb3939]

Oh yeah, this guy also wears sandals in the summer and lifts barefoot, and wears a fanny pack. Whats in those fanny packs anyway?

I love these post... It is ALL SO TRUE...lol
AND WHAT IS IN THOSE FANNY PACKS?????
Great question!!!

But I know and have seen every guy you are talking about...
It made me build my home gym in my basement...

What I HATED the most was EVERY DEC/JAN you could not WALK in my gym!!!! I hated the new years/holiday people that "know it all"......
I give the 1 guy out of 1000 that joins that sticks to it, I have made a lot of friends that way. Every year there was always one bro who stuck with it...

 

[exidous]

Board presses are useful for guys who bench in a shirt. The shirt does a lot to help get the bar away from the chest so board presses can help you target your weaker ranges of the press.

yeah but what good is it when the biggest guy in the gym does this and says he holds the record for bench press in town with 680 but only goes down 3 inches. i watched him the other day and man it really doesnt look like he is doing much. i asked him and he said it was good for your "lock out" whatever that means. tricepts maybe?

 

[wwboater]

lol at this thread! I saw the same thing last week only even worse.. 5'6, 160lbs guy with 8 plates per side!!! I saw him go from 3 to 4 after doing 2-3 reps of 2" (maybe) and back to lockout and thought he just obviously judged it.. naw, he was just incrementing his way up. 2-3 reps, almost no travel at all and he worked his way up to 8 plates per side!

I was laughing thinking of him spending 5 minutes unloading the machine afterwards, but I moved on before. Hope the little prick didn't leave them loaded up! hehe

 

[blut wump]

Everything gets perverted when bragging rights are at stake. Lock-out is almost all about triceps but board-presses are not really a good exercise for someone who doesn't bench shirted. No-one in their right mind would try to pass a board-press off as a bench press.

 

[rgjujitsu]

Man, I lose concentration with these people. I see how bad there form is, how their backs are rounded, and I feel physical pain for them, especially younger guys. I just want to put my arm around their shoulder and day it is o.k., lift what you are supposed to lift now, don't fuck up and get an injury doing half squats and then say squatting is bad for your knees to anyone who will listen, because bad form is really all that is bad for your knees . And also don't say you could squat 405, because see, you never really could. This is the main reason I wish I could afford a rack and bench at home, otherwise I really like going to gym.
I wish I could wear blinders at the gym to block these people out.

 

[ortiz34]

3" squats at your gyms huh?

I'd be hard pressed to find more than 4 people who actually squat at my gym. Heck, 90% of the guys don't even do legs.

 

[jc1908]

My personaly favorite is the one guy how follows you around, and does every excersise you do, with the same weight. Like you do 8-10 perfectly strict slow reps, and this dude will come around and do 1-3 wild ass sloppy swinging reps of the same weight. Then he looks at you when he's done, with a look like he's hard. Keep in mind that this is the same guy how wears Zubaz pants and a tank top and is like 175lbs and 20%bf. Dumbell curls seem to be this guys favorite movement. Anyone know this guy?

Yeah, saw him last nite..walked in cold and grabbed the 45's with no warmup and preceded to do a move that looked like a cross between a hammer curl and a i don't know what.

 

[mhb3939]

Man, I lose concentration with these people. I see how bad there form is, how their backs are rounded, and I feel physical pain for them, especially younger guys. I just want to put my arm around their shoulder and day it is o.k., lift what you are supposed to lift now, don't fuck up and get an injury doing half squats and then say squatting is bad for your knees to anyone who will listen, because bad form is really all that is bad for your knees . And also don't say you could squat 405, because see, you never really could. This is the main reason I wish I could afford a rack and bench at home, otherwise I really like going to gym.
I wish I could wear blinders at the gym to block these people out.

Bro do as I did, buy it one piece at a time... Off Ebay or gyms that close down in your area. A leg press cost the most but you can find them on the net at good prices. I couldnt take it anymore at the gym. I am not a BB I am only 5'9 180 6%bf but I love to work out and did so in public gyms for about 10yrs... I love having my home gym, I can wash clothes, feed my dog, watch tv, listen to the radio, ect.... It's great, nothing better then a nice home gym!!!

 

[jacked clown]

Board presses are a great way to increase strength. Make fun of the 3 inch squaters but dont make fun of tried and proven techniques just because you dont use them.

 

[jokerswild]

One particular dumbfuck comes to mind, he loads up the smith machine to do flat bench and has been pinned underneath it multiple times everytime same excuse "I'm just not feelin it today"..........

 

[growthspurt]

yeah but what good is it when the biggest guy in the gym does this and says he holds the record for bench press in town with 680 but only goes down 3 inches. i watched him the other day and man it really doesnt look like he is doing much. i asked him and he said it was good for your "lock out" whatever that means. tricepts maybe?

Hey dumb-ass,

Board presses are a legit technique used by EXPERIENCED powerlifters to work on mid-range explosion and lock out strength. Most benchers who wear supportive gear use this technique. I can pretty much quarentee you that big guy in your gym doesn't use just this as his only means of training and he could probably bench you to shame. If you think it's such a joke, give this a try sometime: Take the 150lbs you usually fuck around with, now load another 150lbs on it and try pressing it off of 3 boards. Did you lock it out, or are you turning blue yet? Don't mock what you don't undertstand, kid!

 

[DannoMight]

There is a few of these dumbasses at my gym. The worst one is this guy who screams out like he is being raped by a rhino while doing 3" squats or any other poor form exercise. I've only seen him do legs twice in the past year. once he was doing 3" squats on the smith machine with 3 plates on each. The second time he tried to work in with our group and got embarrased horribly when we made him do 185lbs parallell. The first thing the idiot did was put his head down on the decent. He nearly went head first into the mirror. Luckily the rack saved him.

 

[64Pilot]

Board presses are a great way to increase strength. Make fun of the 3 inch squaters but dont make fun of tried and proven techniques just because you dont use them.

Amen!!! I have had people look at me stupid when performing lockouts in the power rack. Most of the people that look at me stupid couldnt even bench 225 let alone do lockouts with 480

 

[cityhick]

Well I will be honest. When I first started back at the gym after I got outta high school (ya it was after new years) at first I prob did go to heavy on some shit. Never a 3 inch squat but prob got a little sloppy on my form. I was surrounded by all the vets and juicers and hated feeling like a little bitch. well i realized on about the 1st week, "what the fuck am I doing" You just need to be humble. Well I stuck with it and now I am stronger then ever but still not even close to the juicers. Wait till I get my Dbol. ITS ON.

 

[blut wump]

There is a few of these dumbasses at my gym. The worst one is this guy who screams out like he is being raped by a rhino while doing 3" squats or any other poor form exercise. I've only seen him do legs twice in the past year. once he was doing 3" squats on the smith machine with 3 plates on each. The second time he tried to work in with our group and got embarrased horribly when we made him do 185lbs parallell. The first thing the idiot did was put his head down on the decent. He nearly went head first into the mirror. Luckily the rack saved him.

Lol @ dipping his head. It might well have been his first ever attempt at a real squat.

I overheard a trio of 120lb stick-insect supermen the other day discussing the relative merits of cable-crossovers and the pec dec. One of them settled the argument with "Ya gotta stick with what works".

 

[wirednutz]

Bro Im taking the LiquiClen now and I measure it with a syringe. If you do some searches you will find a bunch of threads about it. One thread estimated that in about 6 drops from the dropper you get 20mcgs. If you put 6 drops into a syringe it will get to the first tick. The syringes I use are 3cc syringes.
After checking that 6 drops for me actually IS 20mcgs now I just go straight from the dropper. Measure yours first and dont over do the clen. Hope this helps.

HUH?

 

[dullboy]

i have heard of this....most put a big board on their chest, so they can only bring it down about 6 inches and then back up.......supposed to help their explosion....that way when they do the full range it is supposed to help their muscles react faster giving them better explosion off their chest


never tried it, but I have seen it done by many guys who can bench over 350 the correct way

nah , these guys ain't using no board and they only drop the weight about 3 inches before they push it back up and none of the guys who do it can bench over 185.

 

[dullboy]

Board presses are useful for guys who bench in a shirt. The shirt does a lot to help get the bar away from the chest so board presses can help you target your weaker ranges of the press.

this makes sense. i know what board presses are and when i see serious guys doing them, they're always shirted.

 

[silverbackn]

Partial reps do have a place in buliding strength, but that is only when they are done correctly. These jackasses doing 42,973 pound leg presses with a 2 inch range of motion are complete idiots.

 

[Makavelli]

Partial reps do have a place in buliding strength, but that is only when they are done correctly. These jackasses doing 42,973 pound leg presses with a 2 inch range of motion are complete idiots.

I agree. Doing partials for a strength athlete is good sometimes. They dumbasses train that way all the time and are nowhere near being a strength athlete.

 

[silverbackn]

I agree. Doing partials for a strength athlete is good sometimes. They dumbasses train that way all the time and are nowhere near being a strength athlete.

Exactly. These idiots who train that way all the time and think they are doing something are clueless. Gotta love em!

 

[big49ersfan]

i dont bench with a shirt on but i do bench 160kg which i dont consider to bad but i have to say that doing baord benched helped me i always foudn that i could get the bar off my chest even with a slight pause at the bottom but at about 3-4inches off my chest i got stuck if i got a spotter to help me over this then i could finsih the rep my slev i started throing in some board benches at 3 and 4inches (with boards i made) and it seriously sorted that sticking point out.

IMO board presses are good even for non- shirted benchers if you fins you haev sticking point at some point in the press just my view tho

as for the 3 inch squater hahahahah what idiots i love them especially th eones with the XXXXXXL jumper on the baggie trousers, kneww wraps, a belt that covers the whole of their back an an inch in their stomach. They load up the smith machine because god forbid that they do anything free- that is bad for you. Then they slap them selves round the face abit and start saying 'who da man, you da man' in the mirrow' step up and get a couple of knee bends in (they are hardly bloody squats) and go off and make a phone call for 20mins before repaeating the process. idiots bloody time waisters- along as they do it on the smith and not on a proper squat rack whcih i want to use it is fine by me

 

[Tweakle]

gotta love those 1/2 benches.. they superset nicely with pulling up your shirt and admiring your abs in the mirror

 

[silver_shadow]

my gym has a few of these guys who work there and who basically spot/"personal train" anyone without a partner who needs it. since i don't have a training partner, i get these guys to spot me on heavy benches and squats. now, these guys are all half my size and they always seem to have some dumbass suggestions... like "bring the bar down closer to your neck" or "1-5 rep sets are useless for strength - you should do 10-20 reps!"

 

[dullboy]

gotta love those 1/2 benches.. they superset nicely with pulling up your shirt and admiring your abs in the mirror

lol!!!!!

 

[Iliketolift]

i have heard of this....most put a big board on their chest, so they can only bring it down about 6 inches and then back up.......supposed to help their explosion....that way when they do the full range it is supposed to help their muscles react faster giving them better explosion off their chest


never tried it, but I have seen it done by many guys who can bench over 350 the correct way

I used this techniqur when I used to powerlift, all the way up for 6 boards!!! I was benching 4 inches maybe? Also we use to use HUGE rubber bands. Anyways I bb now, and it hurts my heart when I see tooth picks swinging the 30lbs dumbbells...wow...wow..speechless

 

[RexKwonDo]

Funny. Saw this guy load up the leg press with 7 plates per side, lower it about 1-2 inches for some 10 reps. He was about 20 years my junior, so figured I'd give him a few kind tips.. He looked at me like with an expression as if I had just pissed on his leg.

He jumps off and this chick jumps in..Again, in her early 20s.. She warms up with 4 plates per side.. works herself up to 8 plates per side knees to chest to below the first pin for 10 reps. After a drink at the fountain, I just went over to him and said.. "that's how it's done".

The look on his face? Priceless.

 

[kethnaab]

dammit! I want to see a jpg of his expression!!

strong wimmens is so hawt!

 

[Makavelli]

Funny. Saw this guy load up the leg press with 7 plates per side, lower it about 1-2 inches for some 10 reps. He was about 20 years my junior, so figured I'd give him a few kind tips.. He looked at me like with an expression as if I had just pissed on his leg.

He jumps off and this chick jumps in..Again, in her early 20s.. She warms up with 4 plates per side.. works herself up to 8 plates per side knees to chest to below the first pin for 10 reps. After a drink at the fountain, I just went over to him and said.. "that's how it's done".

The look on his face? Priceless.

That's great. One of my best friends is a figure competitor. She is a genetic freak. She's strong as hell and has great muscle bellies. That always happens when we train legs. The guys just look at her like "what the hell???". I love it...

 

[TheAssholeFomerlyKnownAsDBBT]

after reading all the "funniest gym moment" threads i thought the guys who loaded up the smith machine with 4-5 plates + and did 3inch squats was just a myth...

well tonight i can personally testify they are real and do exist.

this guy walked into the free weight area checked who was in saw some impressionable youths and some hot chicks proceeded to load the smith machine up so there was about 4-5 plates on either side. then squatted about 3 inches for about 5 reps, god did he think he was the new arnold,

i think he thought i was impressed as i kept staring at him all night (in disgust!!)

last night's workout was funny. I was doing squats. Started pyramiding down. Had three plates on each side and did 8 my last set. I went to get a drink and when i came back this guy had hopped in the rack and was definitely pumping out some of the weakest 1/4 squats I'd seen in awhile with my weight still no.

 

[Golddoor]

Thats not as bad as when i go to the Gym I keep finding the collars or locks on the smith machine. And there isnt any free weights in the area. I cant wait to catch who it is? LOL

 

[Tweakle]

there's a 50 something, wholemeal sandals wearing, yoga fag in my gym who looks like jerry garcia's body double. the other night I caught him loading 800lbs on the leg press and doing a half inch thigh tremble.

None of my concern and fun to watch (even when his wrinkled sack started to poke out of the bottom of his old fashioned gym shorts) but when he forced wifey on the same machine I watched in awe as her osteoporosis riddled legs almost snapped like twigs under the weight as it came crashing down. younger guys don't have a monopoly on acting like giant douches.. amazingly the pt standing right next to him didnt say a damn thing about almost murdering his wife

 

[silverbackn]

there's a 50 something, wholemeal sandals wearing, yoga fag in my gym who looks like jerry garcia's body double. the other night I caught him loading 800lbs on the leg press and doing a half inch thigh tremble.

None of my concern and fun to watch (even when his wrinkled sack started to poke out of the bottom of his old fashioned gym shorts) but when he forced wifey on the same machine I watched in awe as her osteoporosis riddled legs almost snapped like twigs under the weight as it came crashing down. younger guys don't have a monopoly on acting like giant douches.. amazingly the pt standing right next to him didnt say a damn thing about almost murdering his wife

I'm glad to see that my dad is still hard after it.

 

[Anthony Starks]

i think he thought i was impressed as i kept staring at him all night

He probably thought you were gay

 

[RexKwonDo]

there's a 50 something, wholemeal sandals wearing, yoga fag in my gym who looks like jerry garcia's body double. the other night I caught him loading 800lbs on the leg press and doing a half inch thigh tremble.

None of my concern and fun to watch (even when his wrinkled sack started to poke out of the bottom of his old fashioned gym shorts) but when he forced wifey on the same machine I watched in awe as her osteoporosis riddled legs almost snapped like twigs under the weight as it came crashing down. younger guys don't have a monopoly on acting like giant douches.. amazingly the pt standing right next to him didnt say a damn thing about almost murdering his wife

That's for sure! Age does not necessarily translate to wisdom!

This is a great thread!.. It's interesting to see a real lifter's perspective on all this.. I mean, some of the human animals that wander into gyms.. it simply staggers the mind.

 

[silverbackn]

That's for sure! Age does not necessarily translate to wisdom!

This is a great thread!.. It's interesting to see a real lifter's perspective on all this.. I mean, some of the human animals that wander into gyms.. it simply staggers the mind.

All the colossal douche bags keep it interesting!

 

[cityhick]

Thats not as bad as when i go to the Gym I keep finding the collars or locks on the smith machine. And there isnt any free weights in the area. I cant wait to catch who it is? LOL

I hate that shit! I will be walkin around and streching about 3 feet from a machine or barbell that has all my weights on it and some dumbass starts to take em off or try to do a 1/2 rep set. DAMNIT just gets me mad thinkin about it. lil son of a bitch.

 

[alcatraz1662]

The 3 inch squatters, the old farts who do the God-knows-what-dumbbell-excercise in front of the mirror taking up my space, the hung over frat boys who don't even work out legs so they have to wear those college sweat pants and a tight shirt to make their arms look big, combined with the shitty music at my gym makes me want to hang myself on the pull-up bar every day I walk in there.

Lol, I wasn't sure what this thread was about at first....I thought I was the only one.

 

[TRAPezoid]

Whats in those fanny packs anyway?

That's usually where they keep extra gayness

 

[zips92]

To each his/her own that pays the gym membership fee.

It is discouraging though if a common senseless endomorph interrupts an intense, focused brother in the gym in the middle of his routine, to spot him on a 500 lb. 2-inch squat.

Hang in there bros, you cannot get away from "them" or bad music unless you have your own gym.

 

[Beachbum1546]

My friend told me he had 2% bodyfat. I just looked at him and slapped him across the face. I then said you're a dumbass and to never say that again.

 

[silverbackn]

My friend told me he had 2% bodyfat. I just looked at him and slapped him across the face. I then said you're a dumbass and to never say that again.

That's the way it should be

 

[The Iotola]

This thread is great, keep it going.

I notice alot at my gym. Thursday nights are big college nights, and for some reason the gym is always packed with these kids who wear a headband, two wrist bands, and walk around with a giant jug of water. They will do a set, and then look in the mirror a few times, congregate, and talk about what "broad they are gonna pull" at night. Meanwhile you got people waiting for Frankie to put the 45lbs dumbells he was using for bench so they can start their bicep curls.

Next up are the fossils. I have nothing against the old timers wanting to stay in shape, but often alot dont do anything right. If you start to have 3-5 geezers in the same area, they start to size eachother up, and beging to see who can curl the most weight. Its funny to watch these guys use deadlift form to lift up one dumbell.

Last but not least, I love the grunters. Its cool if your about to max out on a great bench, and want to psyche your self up, but the people who are doing lat pull-downs shreeking like Ronny Coleman.."phhoooooo...grraaaaaaaa...LIGHT WEIGHT"..gets annoying after every body part...

keep em coming!

 

[silver_shadow]

the other day i saw this guy strutting around the gym prancing and dancing around in rhythm to the music like some michael jackson wannabe. it really started to get annoying after some time and i wanted to swat that skinny little insect. sometime later i noticed his t-shirt had "we love medical transcription" printed across the back and i almost laughed out my intestines.

then there was this fat guy who i've been noticing for the last 3 yrs. this guy has always done light free weights using high quick reps presumably to lose fat... but he keeps getting fatter and fatter. that day first he was doing DB shoulder presses one arm at a time. so he'd lift up his right arm and his head would move to the right and his ass to the left and a little back. then he'd lift his left arm and his head would move to the left and his ass to the right and a little back. all this at a very rapid rate - made him look like he was doing some funny kinda dance or something....

 

[thelion2005]

after reading all the "funniest gym moment" threads i thought the guys who loaded up the smith machine with 4-5 plates + and did 3inch squats was just a myth...

well tonight i can personally testify they are real and do exist.

this guy walked into the free weight area checked who was in saw some impressionable youths and some hot chicks proceeded to load the smith machine up so there was about 4-5 plates on either side. then squatted about 3 inches for about 5 reps, god did he think he was the new arnold,

i think he thought i was impressed as i kept staring at him all night (in disgust!!)

It is a shame this guy made a joke of what is a sound lifting device to increase your weights.

Overloads! Or Partials!

For your last set, you load the bar up with a weight greater than your max, perhaps your next goal .... get it up in position ... inch it up and down a bit for 4-6 reps.

Gets your body and mind ready for that weight.

 

[TRAPezoid]

Last but not least, I love the grunters. Its cool if your about to max out on a great bench, and want to psyche your self up, but the people who are doing lat pull-downs shreeking like Ronny Coleman.."phhoooooo...grraaaaaaaa...LIGHT WEIGHT"..gets annoying after every body part...

I always get like the 3 lb dumbbells and just scream like my life depended on it...

I do it seriously and so many people get pissed, I think it's a riot!

 

[axe3]

My friend told me he had 2% bodyfat. I just looked at him and slapped him across the face. I then said you're a dumbass and to never say that again.

LOL...only a true friend would do that!

 

[exidous]

Hey dumb-ass,

Board presses are a legit technique used by EXPERIENCED powerlifters to work on mid-range explosion and lock out strength. Most benchers who wear supportive gear use this technique. I can pretty much quarentee you that big guy in your gym doesn't use just this as his only means of training and he could probably bench you to shame. If you think it's such a joke, give this a try sometime: Take the 150lbs you usually fuck around with, now load another 150lbs on it and try pressing it off of 3 boards. Did you lock it out, or are you turning blue yet? Don't mock what you don't undertstand, kid!

hey guy, no need to rip into me. everyone else brought it up not me. read the threads. im getting real tired of being called a kid, im prob like 10 years older than you.

 

[Destroyer1986*]

You guys are very observant in the gym . Dont know about some of you complaining about people only squatting to parallel. I squat to parallel and it works for me, I do what works for me not for others.

As for bench press yes, I also stop 2inches from my chest due to shoulder an elbow problems. Some of you a quick to pass judgement.

 

[boops]

You guys are very observant in the gym . Dont know about some of you complaining about people only squatting to parallel. I squat to parallel and it works for me, I do what works for me not for others.

As for bench press yes, I also stop 2inches from my chest due to shoulder an elbow problems. Some of you a quick to pass judgement.

ive been echoing that for quite some time.....

 

[mr.nitrofish]

theres one guy who looks like the guy elmer from the show crank yankers, he likes to do dips without bending his elbows. he just kind of bounces there.

 

[DannoMight]

I seen this guy from time to time in my gym and I can't help but to laugh whenever I see him working out. He'll do these close grip chins and he'll drop maybe 5 or 6 inches then does this rapid flopping motion for as long as he can hold on. He'll do all these partial rapid movement exercises then he'll go on the stationary bike and pedal full speed ahead for about two minutes then get off and do something else weird. He don't really get in the way or hog up equiptment so I'm not too bothered by him. He just cracks me up when I see him.

 

[Themachine01]

I too love those who have horrible llifting techniques.

BUT, when it comes to squats, I truly didnt notice a great deal of leg size until I starting going knees to chest, now that my legs have some nice size to them I put a flat bench behind me and squat down until my ass touches it. I dont believe at all in the benching technique of stopping a few inches before your chest. Mainly because I never had any chest injuries while benching going all the way down to my chest, but I had a shoulder injury so I thought it would be a little better for me to stop a few inches from my chest. Well, while doing this technique for a few weeks, I had a medium range weight on the bar, came down and when I hit the point to where I would stop and push it up, I tore my pec muscle pretty bad. Never again will I lift like that.

I am a firm believer that you need full range of motion, and that goes for every body part.