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re: Weird things people do at your gym
Posted on 2/13/19 at 3:58 pm to Rep520
Posted on 2/13/19 at 3:58 pm to Rep520
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The next time I saw him, he spent 5 minutes telling me how he just got fired for having sex with his boss's daughter in really graphic detail. Our relationship wasn't at a point I needed that much shared. He ended by telling me he might wind up homeless.
You must have a face like my wife's that says "tell me your life story" on it. I give the most agitated look on the planet when somebody attempts to start that shite with me. They usually get it. Some of them don't though like my office neighbor. That MFer won't take a hint even if I turn my chair completely around and start doing something else.
This post was edited on 2/13/19 at 3:59 pm
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Posted on 2/13/19 at 4:24 pm to DeafJam73
Guy in the gym on monday was doing sets on bench where the bar went maybe 1/3 of the way down. I don't want to say anything because maybe he was intentionally doing it but probably not
Posted on 2/13/19 at 4:54 pm to Buckeye06
Bruce Springsteen bandana wearing guy singing out loud with phones in. Walking around with plastic cycling shoes on trying to lift weights. Always in my area.
Bowed up white guy singing out loud rap songs. Full non-filtered version. Doing deadlifts for an hour with all the weights in the middle of the floor. do you really need 8 tens on each side?
The guy who asked to work in on inclines when there is an adjustable incline sitting flat next to him, but apparently it is too complicated to work.
Boxing guys who makes a loud barking sound every time he punches the bag. Then proceed to the cable-crossover, full stack, barely moves it then proceeds to drop it with a huge; bang-boxing gloves still on.
Group of five high school/college freshmen who sit on every cable machine attached on two racks and parks there for 30 minutes while they do way too heavy arm workouts.
Girl who decides she needs to stretch in between the weight benches; taking up two empty benches, on her phone while looking in the mirror.
Bowed up white guy singing out loud rap songs. Full non-filtered version. Doing deadlifts for an hour with all the weights in the middle of the floor. do you really need 8 tens on each side?
The guy who asked to work in on inclines when there is an adjustable incline sitting flat next to him, but apparently it is too complicated to work.
Boxing guys who makes a loud barking sound every time he punches the bag. Then proceed to the cable-crossover, full stack, barely moves it then proceeds to drop it with a huge; bang-boxing gloves still on.
Group of five high school/college freshmen who sit on every cable machine attached on two racks and parks there for 30 minutes while they do way too heavy arm workouts.
Girl who decides she needs to stretch in between the weight benches; taking up two empty benches, on her phone while looking in the mirror.
Posted on 2/13/19 at 8:50 pm to Rep520
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He ended by telling me he might wind up homeless.
If you see him taking a lot of showers there, you can fit the pieces together
Posted on 2/14/19 at 8:12 am to tiger94gop
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Group of five high school/college freshmen
The other night, I seen one hit a Jule (whatever you call those E cigs) after finishing a set. In. The. Gym.
Posted on 2/14/19 at 8:19 am to Hu_Flung_Pu
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You must have a face like my wife's that says "tell me your life story" on it. I give the most agitated look on the planet when somebody attempts to start that shite with me. They usually get it. Some of them don't though like my office neighbor. That MFer won't take a hint even if I turn my chair completely around and start doing something else.
Yeah, I didn't really think that about myself, but maybe.
Oh, I forgot this part too. The one time he asked for a spot, he wanted me to spot him from behind on walking lunges. I had no ****ing clue how I was going to do that without hitting his legs mid lunge. I tried, and he didn't get pissed, but...I still have no idea how he expected that to work.
Edit: I talked about this with my wife and she reminded me part of the reason he thought his boss might have been mad about the sex with boss's daughter is because she might have been underage.
This post was edited on 2/14/19 at 8:34 am
Posted on 2/14/19 at 9:40 am to NIH
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Some of the behavior at the UREC is infuriating
It's insane. Last week was the last straw for me. I went in to do a leg workout, I usually do front squats first, but the powerlifting team was working out so there was a line 3 miles long for the 4 racks open. I decide to go on about the rest of my workout and hit squats last. When I get to the rack this dude was just starting his squat routine. He's a big dude - hoodie (hood on) beats OVER the hood. He warms up with 135, then 225, does a couple reps with 315 then throws 5 plates on the bar. Stands there for about 5 minutes, has a friend come over and take pictures of him standing under the bar (never lifted it off the rack). Then takes pictures of her standing under the bar. Then has two other friends come over and stand under the bar to take pictures. No one lifted the bar.
After all of this he finally gets the bar, does two reps, racks it, then stands around for another 5 mins talking to 4-5 people. He then takes 2 plates off and does a set of 315.
I stood there for 30 minutes watching this shite waiting for a rack. The other three racks consisted of:
(1) two dudes deadlifting (for well over 30 mins)
(2) two dudes teaching a third guy how to deadlift, while also interchanging weights and getting their own sets in
(3) a dude squatting 135, followed by a pair of guys doing shoulder press in the squat rack.
All of this during "rush hour". I haven't been back to the REC. Joined max fitness this week.
Posted on 2/14/19 at 1:03 pm to Not Cooper
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hoodie (hood on) beats OVER the hood.
I see this in my gym all the time, when did this become a thing? Gyms are full of "look at me" types- peacocks. To each his own.
This post was edited on 2/14/19 at 1:04 pm
Posted on 2/15/19 at 11:17 pm to Not Cooper
I'm not even a super serious lifter and I just went all in on a home gym because of this stuff.
Also got tired of being the nice guy who hurries when using the squat racks so not to be like those people. Done with all that.
Hopefully now all that social stuff is gone and wasted time I can spend more time on what I want to do.
Also got tired of being the nice guy who hurries when using the squat racks so not to be like those people. Done with all that.
Hopefully now all that social stuff is gone and wasted time I can spend more time on what I want to do.
This post was edited on 2/15/19 at 11:19 pm
Posted on 2/16/19 at 12:12 am to Teddy Ruxpin
I got a guy at my gym I call mr. quarters and that’s because you guessed it he does 1/4 reps of everything. This usually includes doing the entire stack of weight. I am pretty sure he is responsible for all the equipment that breaks in our gym. This guy seriously should have to pay 4 x his memebership.
Posted on 2/16/19 at 6:26 am to TheIndulger
The people who don’t wipe down the equipment when’ they’re done sweating all over it.
Posted on 2/25/19 at 2:39 pm to Rep520
And you replied “good luck dude “ lmao
Posted on 2/25/19 at 3:24 pm to Not Cooper
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(3) a dude squatting 135, followed by a pair of guys doing shoulder press in the squat rack
...what's wrong with squatting 135??? That's me, twice a week. Gettin' big.
Posted on 2/26/19 at 10:43 am to TheIndulger
When I was training at Anytime Fitness in Metry, there was a guy there who absolutely lived for pumping others up. He looked just like Lattimer from The Program - long hair, crazed look, totally jacked physique.
He'd know what your goals were, and would mentally track where you were in your training. I'd be in the middle of a PR set of squats, and he'd come running over "frick YEAH! LIFT THAT WEIGHT MOTHERfrickER! YEAH! YEAH! GET THAT frickING PR!"
When I finally broke 405 on my squats, he was more proud than I was.
Another time, at the same gym, some 'roid head was popping his 'roid pimples next to the mirror and getting puss all over it. I went home early that day.
He'd know what your goals were, and would mentally track where you were in your training. I'd be in the middle of a PR set of squats, and he'd come running over "frick YEAH! LIFT THAT WEIGHT MOTHERfrickER! YEAH! YEAH! GET THAT frickING PR!"
When I finally broke 405 on my squats, he was more proud than I was.
Another time, at the same gym, some 'roid head was popping his 'roid pimples next to the mirror and getting puss all over it. I went home early that day.
This post was edited on 2/26/19 at 10:58 am
Posted on 2/26/19 at 2:20 pm to boxcarbarney
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He'd know what your goals were, and would mentally track where you were in your training. I'd be in the middle of a PR set of squats, and he'd come running over "frick YEAH! LIFT THAT WEIGHT MOTHERfrickER! YEAH! YEAH! GET THAT frickING PR!"
Well that's awesome and I feel like that what's needed more.
Posted on 2/26/19 at 4:26 pm to Hu_Flung_Pu
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Well that's awesome and I feel like that what's needed more.
Yeah, and he was never a dick about it. He never gave unsolicited advice, or talked down to beginners. He was just a good ol' baw who loved seeing others reach their goals.
Posted on 2/27/19 at 1:13 pm to classicgold
I always wanted to train at Gold’s Gym in Venice Beach, CA along with actually checking out the outside gym at Muscle Beach. I got my opportunity when I went out to LA to train BJJ with Kron Gracie. I swear at Gold’s there are dudes that live in their cars in the parking lot and use the club to shower and lift.
This post was edited on 2/27/19 at 1:15 pm
Posted on 2/28/19 at 2:32 pm to olemc999
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we had a power lifter who at the top of his lungs would yell “GET frickED!” right as he would start the lift
This would absolutely ruin me for the rest of the day. I would think about that before every lift and would die from laughter.
Posted on 2/28/19 at 2:52 pm to Rep520
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he spent 5 minutes telling me how he just got fired for having sex with his boss's daughter in really graphic detail. Our relationship wasn't at a point I needed that much shared. He ended by telling me he might wind up homeless.
Don't worry about this guy. He's bound to bring that hooded tank top to market and make bank.
Posted on 2/28/19 at 3:09 pm to upgrade
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Don't worry about this guy. He's bound to bring that hooded tank top to market and make bank.
I still don't fully understand the physics of a string tank top with a hood, but I've now seen it exist in nature, so I know it can be done.
Life finds a way, I guess.
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