Thread: When do the people..

Couple of weeks, maybe a month...

Just walk by and say no resolution can help you and continue on your way.

Ha Ha ...why do people still do this.
Out of the ten new members maybe 2 stay at the most.

Originally Posted by min0 lee

Ha Ha ...why do people still do this.
Out of the ten new members maybe 2 stay at the most.

It subsidizes the rest of us.

Originally Posted by min0 lee

Ha Ha ...why do people still do this.
Out of the ten new members maybe 2 stay at the most.

Thats what irritates me the most. I have to wait to use a machine or squat rack when I know they will quit lifting in a week or two.

Originally Posted by RasPlasch

Thats what irritates me the most. I have to wait to use a machine or squat rack when I know they will quit lifting in a week or two.

Quit whining, they pay up for all your equipment and then never use it. Consider yourself lucky they don't stay all year long...

I've lived in Vancouver, Canada all my life until last summer, when I took up a graduate position at a university here in Glasgow, Scotland.

I went from one of the healthiest cities in North America to the city that is (last time I checked) the coronary capital of the planet.

Resolutionists were around for... a few days. Tops. Then they left to devour deep-fried Mars Bars, deep-fried Pizza, pasties (no, not "pastries", though they love those too), and heaps of their favourite soda pop, "Irn Bru".

I tell you, there are a LOT of fat, over-weight, and genuinely "don't give a damn" lazy people here. There were a lot back home, but this is nuts.

Beautiful city... but the people? Eh. Not enough "highland lasses", I say.

So... yeah... most resolutionists are gone. Yay!

Originally Posted by maniclion

Quit whining, they pay up for all your equipment and then never use it. Consider yourself lucky they don't stay all year long...

That is true. Alright I won't hate them as much. But I still don't like them.

Whatever. They mostly stick to cardio and machines. I've yet to see a resolutioner doing any of my normal exercises (dips, pullups, squats, DLs, etc..)

Keep buying me new weights please thanks. Oh, and put the stuff you bought on craigslist at bargain prices. Thanks again!

It's the lack of gym etiquette that the resolutioners have that pisses me off, not the fact that they're there.

I was home for winter break and worked out at Lifetime Fitness between 10 and 15 times in total.

At least half of those times, I would walk to the water fountain and as I'm walking back either A. have to run back to tell somebody to stop stripping the bar or B. get back and see that it's completely stripped and some jerk off is trying to use my set-up.

The final work out there (last Friday) I snapped:

I walked back to the squat rack that I had been using for weighted chin-ups, barbell rows, and shrugs only to find that the 405 pounds I had on the bar was one plate away from being completely stripped.

I walked back and instead of being nice as I had 5-10 times on other days, I didn't say a word to the guy, I just put my weight back on the barbell as he stared and looked at me in awe.

When I put the four plates on the left side (where he was standing), I walked over to the right side to put the necessary weight on that side, when I finally looked up and made eye contact with him.

Still in awe, I tell him "sorry buddy, I've in this squat rack for the last half hour, I simply went and got a sip of water."

He fires back "when I'm using something, I'm usually standing right next to it."

I stopped loading the barbell, went back to the side of the rack that he was standing at where my jacket, straps, water bottle, hat, and telephone were and said "what else do you want me to do to make it look like it's in use, should I take a piss all over the squat rack to claim it like some wild animals?"

He responded with "you're a punk" and I shouted back with "you have no gym etiquette, I hope you have good workouts over the next 2 weeks because you're a new years resolution failure waiting to happen!"

I'm sorry, but not working out at a commercial gym like this in a long time made me open my eyes to just how stupid, ridiculous and... well stupid the majority of people who workout at those types of gyms are.

I always put my weights away, I always clean up after my self, I always let people work in, etc.

Other people will leave all their shit out.. my favorite being the person on the leg press who will leave like 10 plates on each side after completing a couple sets of some intense calf raises (to them, they're leg pressing, but to me or anybody who knows anything about weightlifting it's a calf raise), get up and look around to make sure other people noticed the weight he was throwing around, and then walk away.

This summer, a guy was using the cable row and told me that "I couldn't work in" with him and that he'd be done in "10 to 15 minutes." I told him "to go fuck" himself. What the fuck am I supposed to do for 10 to 15 minutes while this asshole rests for five minutes in between sets?

It's mind boggling and the more and more I think about it, the more and more it makes me want to start my own chain of gyms up when I graduate.

Why are you getting water at the fountain if you have a water bottle? Just get a large bottle and freeze it, an hour before you go to the gym take it out to thaw, you'll have chilled water and won't have to leave your equipment....

It's not that.

I have the creatine in the water bottle and while at one time I loved the taste, now it just blows, so I take big sips at different parts of my workout but go and get water every couple of sets or set of exercises.

Originally Posted by soxmuscle

"you're a punk"

You sure that wasn't Soxfan?

Haha soxmuscle, I workout at Lifetime too. The people are horrible!

That was a great story by the way.

Originally Posted by soxmuscle

It's not that.

Are you a gym bully?
I think if you were to see me with my Yankee hat on you just may bitch slap it off.

Haha...

I'm only a gym bully when it's warranted.

RasPlash, just think how good your gonna feel when all those people do finally quit..
Their gonna go back to their indolent lives...and you'll still be in the gym laughing because, your not a quitter like them!

Resolutionists are like flies on shit!


Turds using the squat rack to do curls with an empty oly bar, while 10 curling bars lay on the floor.

Turds standing 2 feet from the mirror curling 10lb dumbbells with 5 people standing behind them trying to check their form.

Turds working out 1 foot in front of the dumbbell racks blocking all access to the dumbbells.

Turds turds turds! Mother fucking new years resoluters...

Instead of shouting out a story weve all read countless times before, I had a run in on a new irritation.

In my gym we have 4 squat cages that are placed in one gym corner, 2 on one wall, 2 on the other. Two days ago, all squat cages were taken up by curlers, squatters, or deaders. This setup my annoyance level cuz I had to wait. No biggie right. Well when I finally acquired one, I noticed that this dipshit kept standing in between 2 of the squat cages. Now if you know about squat cages, youll know that the barbell sticks out the sides of the cage and with another cage next to that cage, there is limited movement or more to the point, room to add/subtract plates. What the fuck was this idiot doing standing in between the racks?! His partner was doing curls (so was he), so he sure as fuck wasnt spotting. After the 2nd time of waiting for him to move, I finally gave him the manson headlights hinting "youre in my way." However the fucker was there when the 4th and last time i had to setup weights before removing them. At this point I just said "excuse me! jesus, christ stand in front of the fucking cage." He didnt responded and I kind of dont wish he did cuz I was pretty pissed at this point.

Originally Posted by KelJu

Resolutionists are like flies on shit!


Turds using the squat rack to do curls with an empty oly bar, while 10 curling bars lay on the floor.

Turds standing 2 feet from the mirror curling 10lb dumbbells with 5 people standing behind them trying to check their form.

Turds working out 1 foot in front of the dumbbell racks blocking all access to the dumbbells.

Turds turds turds! Mother fucking new years resoluters...

This one drives me fucking nuts!

Just last week a guy was standing directly in front of a bench and less than a foot from the DB rack doing curls. I have 2 90lb Db's in my hands to flat bench and he's blocking my way to the bench. Sure I could have gone around him but I was not about to give him the satisfaction. I stood there for about 10 seconds and he finally acknowledged me, put the weight back on the rack and gave me a dirty look. Now, I'm a very mild manor dude and usually just go about my business but this didn't sit well. So after my 1st set I went and re racked the 90's and grabbed the 100's but I made sure to do it as slowly as possible until this douche bag stood up to do his next set. Sure enough he did. I stood there again with the DB's in hand. After about 5 seconds he looks at me and says go around. I believe my exact response was "Get your fucking ass out of my way and never stand in front of the rack to do another set". I then went about my way.

I wish I had a pic of his face.

Originally Posted by largepkg

This one drives me fucking nuts!

Just last week a guy was standing directly in front of a bench and less than a foot from the DB rack doing curls. I have 2 90lb Db's in my hands to flat bench and he's blocking my way to the bench. Sure I could have gone around him but I was not about to give him the satisfaction. I stood there for about 10 seconds and he finally acknowledged me, put the weight back on the rack and gave me a dirty look. Now, I'm a very mild manor dude and usually just go about my business but this didn't sit well. So after my 1st set I went and re racked the 90's and grabbed the 100's but I made sure to do it as slowly as possible until this douche bag stood up to do his next set. Sure enough he did. I stood there again with the DB's in hand. After about 5 seconds he looks at me and says go around. I believe my exact response was "Get your fucking ass out of my way and never stand in front of the rack to do another set". I then went about my way.

I wish I had a pic of his face.

I handle this situation by politely saying "Excuse me, but I have to get to the weights you are standing in front of." I wait until he is in mid set, so that I cause maximal concentration lose. I wait and plan so that I can do this everytime he is in front of the dumbbell rack working out.

Since these people are too fucking ignorant to ever understand on their own that they are being rude fucks, my system makes them realize that it is better for them to stay the fuck out of the way so that I don't ruin their concentration. It works.

Subtlety was never my strong suit.

Originally Posted by min0 lee

Ha Ha ...why do people still do this.
Out of the ten new members maybe 2 stay at the most.

hahaha, that good man, at my gym it like 1 out of 20....and the fatties usually complain about all the "steroid freaks" in my gym who grunt slightly while lifting

I hate the resolutioners. I've been working out for 12 years now and every year it's same damn thing with these people. I hate that they have no etiquette. I hate that they take up gym space. I hate that they clog up the parking lot. I hate that they are in the locker room. I just got back from a workout and they were like ants crawling on a piece of peanut shit. Fuck off, resolutioners.

I hate to say this you guys... but I'm taking a newbie to the gym today. To show him the ropes. I guess I'm just adding to it now.

...only if he's a douchebag at the gym.

teach him right.

I did. I had him do the same shit as me. So he will be good. Hopefully he payed attention.