11 Things You Can Do In The Gym To Mess With People's Minds

**TJ Cline** · 03-23-2006, 01:23 PM

1. Fill an old vodka bottle with water and use it during a workout. People will wonder if that's "your secret weapon" to great results!

2. Wear a helmet. I think you'll find that people will give you a lot more room when you're lifting when you walk in with head protection (especially when you do overhead exercises!).

3. Pick up the 2-pound nose-itcher dumbells and proceed to lift them like you're doing the hardest set in your life. Scream and strain like you're pushing it to the limit. The larger you are, the more effective this one will be.

4. Load a tremendous amount of weight onto the bench press bar, e.g. 500 to 600 pounds. Make a big production with your preparation, lie back on the bench, then, just as you are about to lift the bar off the rack, your watch alarm (previously set by you, of course) should go off. Look at your watch, shake your head, unload the bar then move onto your next exercise. The smaller you are, the more effective this one will be!

5. Do actual squats in the squat rack. You may have to wait for a few people to finish their barbell curls but the strange looks you get when you start squatting in the squat rack will be well worth it.

6. Wear an electric ab-training belt with an extension cord duct-taped to it. Plug yourself in just before each set.

7. Have your workout partner bring an old remote control from home. When he presses a button, do a rep. When hits "fast forward" go faster. When he hits "pause" hold the weight where it is. Just make sure he doesn't hit the "eject" button, especially after a hard set!

8. Count your reps out loud starting from 100, e.g. your first rep, say "101", then "102", etc.

9. Bring a suitcase to the gym instead of a duffel bag. The little rolling ones with the pop-up handles are good. Also, a really huge one that you can fit a person comfortably in will work.

10. Do a set of Rolling Dumbell One-Arm Handstand Push-Ups. Or Turkish Get-Ups. Or Triceps Extensions on the Leg Press Machine.

11. Use sandwich bags instead of workout gloves.

**Little Wing** · 03-23-2006, 01:32 PM

lol. those are hilarious.

**MyK** · 03-23-2006, 01:53 PM

Lmao @ #5!

**CowPimp** · 03-23-2006, 03:00 PM

Originally Posted by ForemanRules

3. Pick up the 2-pound nose-itcher dumbells and proceed to lift them like you're doing the hardest set in your life. Scream and strain like you're pushing it to the limit. The larger you are, the more effective this one will be.

I have actually done this one joking around with some people. Heh.

5. Do actual squats in the squat rack. You may have to wait for a few people to finish their barbell curls but the strange looks you get when you start squatting in the squat rack will be well worth it.

Bahahaha!

11. Use sandwich bags instead of workout gloves.

Gold. Pure gold.

**FishOrCutBait** · 03-23-2006, 03:09 PM

GOOD STUFF, I think Im gonna ask our resident "Ripped dude" to do #3

**Scott17** · 03-23-2006, 03:18 PM

HAHAHA wowzers!

**fufu** · 03-23-2006, 06:08 PM

Those made me giggle. I like #4 the best.

**KentDog** · 03-23-2006, 08:06 PM

Really funny stuff.

**BigDyl** · 03-23-2006, 08:26 PM

I was doing some Turkish get-up's and this dude looked at me like I was insane. So I KO'd him. True Story.

**KelJu** · 03-23-2006, 08:51 PM

I figured out how to deal with turds curling on the squat rack today. I knew there was going to be a problem, because as I approached the squat rack I saw these young little farts curling ONLY the bar on our Gym's ONLY squat rack. I just walked right up to them and stared at them while they huffed and puffed struggling to curl the 45lb bar. They started to stare back at me with a facial expression that meant wtf do you want? Finally one of them asked what I was doing. I said "Oh, I am waiting to use the squat rack", really stressing the squat part. They got the hint and moved along with absolutely no confrontation. When people are doing stupid shit, just get really close to them and stare at them like they are retarded, it worked today. I hope it works in the future.

**fufu** · 03-23-2006, 08:55 PM

Originally Posted by KelJu

I figured out how to deal with turds curling on the squat rack today. I knew there was going to be a problem, because as I approached the squat rack I saw these young little farts curling ONLY the bar on our Gym's ONLY squat rack. I just walked right up to them and stared at them while they huffed and puffed struggling to curl the 45lb bar. They started to stare back at me with a facial expression that meant wtf do you want? Finally one of them asked what I was doing. I said "Oh, I am waiting to use the squat rack", really stressing the squat part. They got the hint and moved along with absolutely no confrontation. When people are doing stupid shit, just get really close to them and stare at them like they are retarded, it worked today. I hope it works in the future.

You should bump your hip into theirs and see what they do. Always works for me.

**Flex** · 03-23-2006, 09:34 PM

I pretend to sniff chalk before sets.

Oh wait, that wasn't pretend.

**MyK** · 03-23-2006, 09:34 PM

Originally Posted by BigDyl

I was doing some Turkish get-up's and this dude looked at me like I was insane. So I KO'd him. True Story.

just aslong as he didnt drop a spoon!

**MyK** · 03-23-2006, 09:35 PM

Originally Posted by Flex

I pretend to sniff chalk before sets.

Oh wait, that wasn't pretend.

that wasnt chalk either!

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