Yes, I think this belongs in this forum.
-SITUATION- On the flat bench, last set..VERY heavy. New #'s for me. Really focused on my rep & in the corner of my I a guy walks from my left side by knees around me past my bar on the RIGHT side. He seemed soo close I kinda hesitated on the lift......
(Person in question is a gym "butterfly", never racks plates & switches bars around & leaves some benches w/o ANY bars. Now this happens 2 b the person I got pissed at but it can really b anyone w/o proper gym ett. IMO)
I snapped-up...but controlled myself. I bitched 2 my partner about ther being a whole gym to walk around...& how Effed-Up that was. My partner mellowed me out by reminding me I need 2 not deal w/ these things while seeing PURE RED. (The reason I am writing this in this forum....)
To BUNG-HOLE'S credit, did another set & used that pump to push with!
**Was I totally out of line?
**Don't these ppl. see someone training hard & heavy?
PLEASE GIVE ME FEED-BACK.....
S
Posted by: Mudge
No, it is courtesy IMO not to invade another persons space especially if they are in the middle of a set. I'm not that big but usually I'm the largest in the gym when I go (sad huh) regardless I still go out of my way to walk around machinery to be polite, I'm there to do my thing not get in someone elses business. I walk back and forth to the water fountain practically every set and there is plenty of gym to walk around.
Instead of getting edgy though try to find a way to let the guy know or something, if he responds poorly then he is probably an asshole. If I were to hit someones bar even if all they were benching is 135 I would feel badly about it, let someone get in thier zone and pound it out, they dont need my ass on thier bar or even thinking about it. Walk the other way or wait freaking 15 seconds.
Posted by: SVEN73
Thanx MUDGE...I am at peace now. I was probably a little over-hormonal today...I think it is almost that time of the month
Posted by: kennyc
Hey Bro, you did fine. I would have done it differently. I would have spoke up. These people need someone to let them know they're screwin up. Or the next time someone could drop a bar on thier chest. I don't alway's have the luxery of a spotter so I would have politly asked him to not walk so close to me. I wouldn't be a dick, but people need to learn proper Gym Et.
Posted by: SVEN73
Tough 2 do lately.....
Posted by: crackerjack414
yeah ill admit ive had a few times in the gym where I have overreacted. There is this local idiot back home who has a real attitude problem. Well i decieded to go the gym with my gf and my sis. Well this guy is on a huge ego trip he actuely tells people hes 6" 220 with a 36 inch waist like thats something to be proud of. Well iam repoing out some heavy deads at 500 and after iam done he walks up to be and asks me how much is on the bar and I told him 500 he then matter afactly tells me he can do 700 for 10 reps. I just smiled and told him he should be a power lifter and kept about my workout well I head over to where the dumbells are to burn my bis, well hes doing doing db bench with the 70s and throws them down and one of them rolls over and nails my ankle. SO i get up and ask him what the hell does he think hes doing and he tells me its my fault, well my gf intervened and i told the idiot to watch what the hell he was doing. well the final straw was when the idiot started hitting on my little sister who was 16 at the time and wouldnt leave her alone. I lost my temper that day.
Posted by: racoon02
Damn, your a better man than me. He dropped the DB's on you... THEN hit on your sister..... I think I might of got kicked out of the gym that day. Usually when Im heavy DB benching if there are people around me ill say "Watch your feet" When I drop them. Because If I dont drop them it hurts my shoulders to just set them down.
I think I might of got kicked out of the gym that day. Usually when Im heavy DB benching if there are people around me ill say "Watch your feet" When I drop them. Because If I dont drop them it hurts my shoulders to just set them down.