re: What would you do in this situation?

And when they stop asking and start demanding, then what?

I'm not disagreeing that I could have let him workout in between my sets, but he acted like he was entitled to it. It's first come; first serve in my book. Do I have to agree to let everyone who asks to workout in between sets?

My points:
1. The gym wasn't busy.
2. I had 2-3 sets left.
3. He stood there gleaming at me from not even 3 feet away.
4. I workout alone. Have no problem when it comes to working in between with dips, pull ups, and pretty much anything outside of squats and bench. Don't wanna have to interchange weights to accommodate for someone else. I'm very conscientious about the duration I use the equipment for, and always rerack my shite before leaving.
5. This guy sucks, and his attitude and actions were disrespectful.

I am impressed that 3 people were doing squats and another waiting. Now-a-days you don't see that in a gym. Kind of like a leprechaun fricking a unicorn, just doesn't happen.

Yeah, and would have taken shorter rests too if it was someone who didn't act like that guy. But, here's the thing, he asked how long it would be so I told him how many sets I had left do about 6-8 minutes. He the demanded to let him workout in between, and stood there being a prick when he didn't get his way. Told him I'd be right back, and he immediately started using the rack as I walked away to go get the guy from behind the desk.

Admit it, you were curling in there.

Perhaps you let him work in with you and maybe you would have made a new friend.....

You say fairy, I say a more mature and sensible way to resolve such a meaningless dispute. Just ignoring a problem rather than confronting it seems fairy to me. How was my action unnecessary? Do not live in a society?! It was clear he and I were not going to reach an agreement, so I decided to let an authoritative figure of the gym decide what to do.

I don’t get why you wanting to lift alone is such an issue. The equipment is first come first serve. The dude should’ve asked how many sets you have therefore giving you the chance to offer for him to work in with you. Not just assume he had the right to work in with you.

But yea I would’ve just taken more time in between sets and then started doing some bent over rows after.

You didn’t do anything wrong, I’m very much a sarcastic a-hole that if he would have demanded to work in I would have let him but stand very close to the squat rack at the point where it’s bothering him the way it did to you.

All you can do in those situations is be sarcastic, laugh, and go along with it. If there were other people in there they would have your back if anything happened.

Damn you must have a lot it time to have that kind of squat day lol