Using a belt

[Tweakle]

Back when I trained at 24 hour fitness there was this middle aged greek guy who must have weighed 120 soaking wet who used to strap on a big-ass power belt, march over to the little dumbell tree, grab a 5lber and start doing a kind of baseball pitcher throw thing.... he'd do that for 15 minutes then leave. One time he cracked a dude on the head when he was getting off a bench, it was awesome to watch.

um yeah, just leave him alone if he wants to be a dork at least you're getting some entertainment out of it.

 

[Griz1]

So the guy wears a belt incorrectly. Who cares anyway? Your not wearing it. Right? Hell if a guy wants to wear panty hose in the gym and it makes him feel better then I really don't care. Your in there for yourself and fuck everyone else. Just remember they might be saying the same thing.

Either that or work out at home. There's nut-cases everywhere! (and some seem to gravitate to this board....).

 

[JOKER47]

this is kinda like those people who wear gloves while doing abs and cardio.

Doesn't everyone?

 

[t3c]

instead of being a dick and doing it for the wrong reasons, just tell him hes gonna hurt himself

if he doesnt listen...thats his problem

 

[Citruscide]

He could be wearing it for other reasons... not sure what that would be... but one thing I've learned in the gym is that some people do things for certain reasons (others just don't know).

You could always just "ask" him why he is wearing it... perhaps he has a lower spine anomaly that requires the wearing of such a apparatus -- it might be the "wrong" one... but still.

Always approach positive... never with the "you're doing that wrong"

C-ditty

 

[Citruscide]

So the guy wears a belt incorrectly. Who cares anyway? Your not wearing it. Right? Hell if a guy wants to wear panty hose in the gym and it makes him feel better then I really don't care. Your in there for yourself and fuck everyone else. Just remember they might be saying the same thing.

Either that or work out at home. There's nut-cases everywhere! (and some seem to gravitate to this board....).

Good points there... especially with nutcases over in the chat board. lol

I always try to refrain from judging someone whether it be their workout attire or their routine... I often question people about it just so I can understand what they are doing... many times, when I ask what it is they are working... they will tell me and then say "Am I doing this wrong?" -- which gives you a great opportunity to HELP them if you want to... rather then coming up like a jackass and saying "Yo bro... you gotta keep your elbows in or you ain't doing shit dude..."

Not saying You (Griz) do this, I was just making a general statement.

C-ditty

 

[bignate73]

cditty is 100% correct. you may laugh at someone doing terrible tricep pushdowns where the guy is leaning way forward and doing almost a decline press. ask him what his goal is, and maybe you'll get "i am training for a tire pumping contest". oops!

one of the first things you learn as a trainer, dont judge the person's form, until you know their goal.

 

[slobberknocker]

He's probably the same guy using his back when he does curls, so I'd guess he'd need that belt lol.


Hey didn't Mr. T always wear a belt?

 

[louden_swain]

I always thought it was best to mind my own business in the gym. . I could care less about what others are doing in the gym.

If someone came into the gym in a swim suit and fins. . .I wouldn't care. . .because it doesn't affect my training one way or the other.

I don't let other peoples appearances bother me.

 

[slinky]

you must go to my gym!

If you mean the gym where everyone's curling in the squat rack, wearing gloves for 5lb concentration curls and no one squats below parallel since, you know, it's "bad" for your knees?

Yeah, that be the gym.

And yes, I keep to myself and what everyone does should not affect what I do in the gym; however, when every skinny legged idiot is curling in the squat racks on the day/time of my squat session? Oh yeah - it affects what I need to do.