Noise while Training

ghost · 02-10-2004, 11:23 AM

I was in the gym this morning doing shoulders. The main level has cardio and weight machines with a few benches, shoulder pressses and weight racks. The basement (dungeon

) is all free weights. Well I was downstairs doing presses when the entire ceiling shook. Looking up at the ceiling, I was hoping no one hurt themselves. To my surprise this happened two more times while I was down there. I was half expecting to see a loaded barbell come crashing down it made so much noise.

Finishing my free-weight sets, I decided to do work on my rear delts by sitting reverse on the peck deck located upstairs. Here, I see the culprit. Some guy, I would say at about 5'11, weighing anywhere between 200-220, no defintion (looked soft) was running around the gym, doing shoulder presses and super-setting with upright rows.

Everytime he lifted he would scream. Now, I lift heavy as well and undertstand that there are moments at the end of the set where you just have to let out some noise while trying to squeeze that last rep out, but this guy seemed to be looking for attention (you guys know what i am talking about). When done with his set he would simply let go of the weights. He must have learned how to do upright rows by watching a rocking chair because that is how his body was moving everytime the weight went from his midsection to the lower part of his chest. Needless, to say he looked ridiculous.

To top it off, between sets he came over to talk to this guy working out near me. I overheard him saying that he was feeling strong today and was on some new program that gave him all this enrgy. Riiiiight!

I normally don't pay attention to people like this but the rukus this guy was making made it pretty difficult. I don't undertsand why gym personel did not ask him to take it easy since it was clearly obvious that this guy was putting on a show (maybe they found it entertaining instead of annoying

)

Anyone have any similar stories.

W8lifterwanabie · 02-10-2004, 12:07 PM

heheh i cant say i kno the feeling but ive a similar story...theres some fat dude who goes to my gym..he must be the lonleyist guy on earth cuz all i see him doing is pissing ppl off wen theyre trying to work out by talking to them all the time and he's one of these types of guys that cant talk to you like a normal human being he has to be MM's away from ur face...ive only ever seen him work out once...i feel so sorry for this guy...hes actually scary at times...

peace

**CowPimp** · 02-10-2004, 12:15 PM

I do that sometimes, but in a joking manner with my friends. I workout at home. My house is a social hub for a lot the people in my group of friends. Sometimes I lift while people are there if my brother is available to entertain them simultaneously. Sometimes I will yell "MUST GET PUSSY!" really loud when I am finishing off a tough set. It actually seems to help...

camarosuper6 · 02-10-2004, 02:37 PM

I was at the gym the other day, and I waited 30 minutes to get the Smith machine for shoulder, while this 5'6 150 lb nobody was doing these....I have to call them "retard squats". He would rack up a whopping 25 on both sides, then put his feet all the way in front of him against the support bar, so it was like he was laying on an incline bench, then he would do about a half squat looking thing for 10 solid boring reps. He did this 6 times!

GOD! ARGH.

zakk · 02-10-2004, 02:55 PM

sadly, I have many of these stories.

where to begin???

There is one guy who does the 2" range of motion work out. Then gets on the bench on his free weights days and struggles to rep 95 lbs.

There is this Barbie that constantly looks in the mirror. she waits for the treadmill closest to the mirrors. She incessantly picks her teeth looking at her butt in the mirror.

There there is the usual smattering of 18-21 yr olds, grunting like they are power lifting in the Olympics trying to bench 135 pounds. Not sure when two 45's gave you the right to curse F*** YEAH!! after getting one up. But, I must concede that last Saturday, between the 3 of them they got 2 up.

we have one competition worthy lifter at my gym. He is a class act and does his best not to slam stuff and is always approachable. Too bad the little ones are not more like him.

ghost · 02-10-2004, 03:04 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by zakk

There there is the usual smattering of 18-21 yr olds, grunting like they are power lifting in the Olympics trying to bench 135 pounds. Not sure when two 45's gave you the right to curse F*** YEAH!! after getting one up. But, I must concede that last Saturday, between the 3 of them they got 2 up.

we have one competition worthy lifter at my gym. He is a class act and does his best not to slam stuff and is always approachable. Too bad the little ones are not more like him.

LMAO!!! Now that is funny

Hanz29 · 02-10-2004, 03:06 PM

Hey, I think I know that guy!!!

No, seriously though, there used to be a guy like that here at my school- he screamed like his head was exploding every rep of every lift

it was the most annoying thing in the world, and it would echo throughout the gym. I could only imagine what it felt like to be the guy he was lifting with.

Very annoying- but the worst possible person in the gym is the guy who talks down to everyone else just because of his overblown ego

QuestionGuy · 02-10-2004, 03:51 PM

god damn, that is so fucking emberasing, i think every gym has those guys, i have a lot of storys, but it's not worht writing about because they are all the same, fat guys, think theyr cool by yelling.........i hate these guys who go lift for a month (first ever) and they start walking around all cool and all important and you can see on them that they are holding in their air when they walk.......iu hate clowns like that...........

Rocco32 · 02-10-2004, 04:21 PM

Hey sorry ghost. I didn't know I was making that much noise. I'll try to keep it down next time!

J/K

SJ69 · 02-10-2004, 05:59 PM

If it wasn't for A-Holes, all of us non A-holes wouldn't look so good. So the point is, you NEED these guys, they help put us in the upper tier.

x~factor · 02-10-2004, 06:30 PM

^I agree. LOL!

ghost · 02-11-2004, 10:28 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by rock4832
Hey sorry ghost. I didn't know I was making that much noise. I'll try to keep it down next time!

J/K

LOL!

It is true that there are guys like this in every gym. I guess it helps to break the routine up.

Burner02 · 02-11-2004, 10:57 AM

A L O N G time ago....11 years to be exact..I did the screaming thing. I thought I was the shizzle! I was DB benching 50's!
I was da man! and everyone in the gym knew it!

It lasted one set..my friend spotting me, looked at me like I was the biggest moron...that was all it took....
true story.

Same thing...saw this fat guy...screaming...with 30's on incline db bench....
Maybe he was burning down from a much higher weight...but still....

Erik D. · 02-11-2004, 10:59 AM

I hate those kind of idiots , some people need lots of constant attention to survive. how pathetic...

Burner02 · 02-11-2004, 11:00 AM

or the little guys with a bad case if "ILS"
Imaginary
Lat
Syndrome

ponyboy · 02-11-2004, 11:04 AM

I like hearing people fart really loud when they are pushing hard on squats or leg presses. Sometimes I laugh so hard I have to leave the room.

Flex · 02-11-2004, 11:10 AM

There are a million things i could get "upset" about at my school gym like you guys are talking about

*National chest day-Mon (95% of the kids that go that day do chest)
*National bi's day-Tues (95% do bi's)
(repeat National chest day on wed, fri, sun
repeat National bi day on Thurs, Sat)
*95%of the kids in their have NO idea what they're doing
*they bring their cell phones and talk during sets to their "partner"

Bottom line....i've learned to ignore the clowns at that circus. If i didnt, i would end up killing somebody.

Hanz29 · 02-11-2004, 11:10 AM

While we're on the subject of annoying gym personalities:

How about the guy who doesn't think he has to clean his ever-so-funky smelling workout clothes

Flex · 02-11-2004, 11:11 AM

but as far as "noise while training", i cant help but grunt sometimes when i'm squatting/leg pressing.

Burner02 · 02-11-2004, 11:15 AM

grunting is ok, if isn't too audible.

Flex · 02-11-2004, 11:28 AM

well, most of the kids there are pussies anyways.

there are only a handful or so of "big" guys, and i pretty much know all of 'em.

so when we're squatting 400 or leg pressin' 8 or 9 45's on each side and happen to "grunt" a little when pushing out those last few reps, NO ONE is gonna say anything to us haha

Burner02 · 02-11-2004, 11:29 AM

you can squat 400?
good job!
(I got stuck under 335...kinda funny/embarrassing)

Flex · 02-11-2004, 12:27 PM

^most i ever did was 405x6

(they werent all in a row though. meaning....i didnt go up, down, up, down etc. i got like 3 "in a row", then paused, then got 1, pause, another 1 etc.......till i got 6)

Flex · 02-11-2004, 12:29 PM

besides my legs being one of my best bp's, i think one of the reasons i love doing legs is cuz 95% of kids there don't do legs.

so when me and my buddy (who's a big m'fer) are moving some weight, kids look at us in awe.

when in reality, if any of them were to come to my gym at home, my buddy and i would not even be close to the biggest/strongest guys....

HoldDaMayo · 02-11-2004, 12:39 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Burner02
or the little guys with a bad case if "ILS"
Imaginary
Lat
Syndrome

hey watch it buddy... I happen to have a SERIOUS case of ILS!

Burner02 · 02-11-2004, 12:40 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Flex
^most i ever did was 405x6

(they werent all in a row though. meaning....i didnt go up, down, up, down etc. i got like 3 "in a row", then paused, then got 1, pause, another 1 etc.......till i got 6)

I've done 6 partial reps @ 405...
set the safety bars so I can only go so far..then go for it. GAWD, that was HEAVY!

Flex · 02-11-2004, 12:45 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Burner02
I've done 6 partial reps @ 405...
set the safety bars so I can only go so far..then go for it. GAWD, that was HEAVY!

ya, i set the "safety" bar too, but low enough so i can go ALL the way down. i dont believe in "partial" squats, IMO doesnt do anything.

the last rep though, i was gonna try for 7, and my back started leaning forward. i knew it was time to end the set after that....

but still, no matter how heavy your set is, make sure you yell afterwards "LIGHT WEIGHT".

02-10-2004, 11:23 AM	#1
ghost Registered User Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 70	Noise while Training I was in the gym this morning doing shoulders. The main level has cardio and weight machines with a few benches, shoulder pressses and weight racks. The basement (dungeon ) is all free weights. Well I was downstairs doing presses when the entire ceiling shook. Looking up at the ceiling, I was hoping no one hurt themselves. To my surprise this happened two more times while I was down there. I was half expecting to see a loaded barbell come crashing down it made so much noise. Finishing my free-weight sets, I decided to do work on my rear delts by sitting reverse on the peck deck located upstairs. Here, I see the culprit. Some guy, I would say at about 5'11, weighing anywhere between 200-220, no defintion (looked soft) was running around the gym, doing shoulder presses and super-setting with upright rows. Everytime he lifted he would scream. Now, I lift heavy as well and undertstand that there are moments at the end of the set where you just have to let out some noise while trying to squeeze that last rep out, but this guy seemed to be looking for attention (you guys know what i am talking about). When done with his set he would simply let go of the weights. He must have learned how to do upright rows by watching a rocking chair because that is how his body was moving everytime the weight went from his midsection to the lower part of his chest. Needless, to say he looked ridiculous. To top it off, between sets he came over to talk to this guy working out near me. I overheard him saying that he was feeling strong today and was on some new program that gave him all this enrgy. Riiiiight! I normally don't pay attention to people like this but the rukus this guy was making made it pretty difficult. I don't undertsand why gym personel did not ask him to take it easy since it was clearly obvious that this guy was putting on a show (maybe they found it entertaining instead of annoying ) Anyone have any similar stories.
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02-10-2004, 12:07 PM	#2
W8lifterwanabie Dancing Banana :) Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: hull,uk Posts: 106 Photos: 2	heheh i cant say i kno the feeling but ive a similar story...theres some fat dude who goes to my gym..he must be the lonleyist guy on earth cuz all i see him doing is pissing ppl off wen theyre trying to work out by talking to them all the time and he's one of these types of guys that cant talk to you like a normal human being he has to be MM's away from ur face...ive only ever seen him work out once...i feel so sorry for this guy...hes actually scary at times... peace
	hehe im fat

02-10-2004, 12:15 PM	#3
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02-10-2004, 02:37 PM	#4
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02-10-2004, 02:55 PM	#5
zakk Right 20 cut to straight Elite Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 92	sadly, I have many of these stories. where to begin??? There is one guy who does the 2" range of motion work out. Then gets on the bench on his free weights days and struggles to rep 95 lbs. There is this Barbie that constantly looks in the mirror. she waits for the treadmill closest to the mirrors. She incessantly picks her teeth looking at her butt in the mirror. There there is the usual smattering of 18-21 yr olds, grunting like they are power lifting in the Olympics trying to bench 135 pounds. Not sure when two 45's gave you the right to curse F*** YEAH!! after getting one up. But, I must concede that last Saturday, between the 3 of them they got 2 up. we have one competition worthy lifter at my gym. He is a class act and does his best not to slam stuff and is always approachable. Too bad the little ones are not more like him.
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02-10-2004, 03:06 PM	#7
Hanz29 on my way to ISSA Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Illinois Posts: 376	Hey, I think I know that guy!!! No, seriously though, there used to be a guy like that here at my school- he screamed like his head was exploding every rep of every lift it was the most annoying thing in the world, and it would echo throughout the gym. I could only imagine what it felt like to be the guy he was lifting with. Very annoying- but the worst possible person in the gym is the guy who talks down to everyone else just because of his overblown ego
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02-10-2004, 03:51 PM	#8
QuestionGuy Registered User Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Salt Lake City Posts: 2,183	god damn, that is so fucking emberasing, i think every gym has those guys, i have a lot of storys, but it's not worht writing about because they are all the same, fat guys, think theyr cool by yelling.........i hate these guys who go lift for a month (first ever) and they start walking around all cool and all important and you can see on them that they are holding in their air when they walk.......iu hate clowns like that...........

02-10-2004, 04:21 PM	#9
Rocco32 UNLEASH THE BEAST Elite Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 22,316 Photos: 18	Hey sorry ghost. I didn't know I was making that much noise. I'll try to keep it down next time! J/K
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02-10-2004, 05:59 PM	#10
SJ69 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Philly Posts: 1,023 Photos: 1	If it wasn't for A-Holes, all of us non A-holes wouldn't look so good. So the point is, you NEED these guys, they help put us in the upper tier.

02-10-2004, 06:30 PM	#11
x~factor Just Lurkin' Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Valley Stream, NY Posts: 243	^I agree. LOL!

02-11-2004, 10:57 AM	#13
Burner02 Super Hero in Training Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Tip of the spear! Posts: 28,316	A L O N G time ago....11 years to be exact..I did the screaming thing. I thought I was the shizzle! I was DB benching 50's! I was da man! and everyone in the gym knew it! It lasted one set..my friend spotting me, looked at me like I was the biggest moron...that was all it took.... true story. Same thing...saw this fat guy...screaming...with 30's on incline db bench.... Maybe he was burning down from a much higher weight...but still....
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02-11-2004, 10:59 AM	#14
Erik D. Will pay FOR LBS.... Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: boston, ma. USA Posts: 97	I hate those kind of idiots , some people need lots of constant attention to survive. how pathetic...
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02-11-2004, 11:00 AM	#15
Burner02 Super Hero in Training Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Tip of the spear! Posts: 28,316	or the little guys with a bad case if "ILS" Imaginary Lat Syndrome
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02-11-2004, 11:04 AM	#16
ponyboy Training Trainer Elite Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Running around somewhere Posts: 2,608 Photos: 1	I like hearing people fart really loud when they are pushing hard on squats or leg presses. Sometimes I laugh so hard I have to leave the room.
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02-11-2004, 11:10 AM	#17
Flex FLEXecutioner Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Pomping Iyuhn Posts: 6,278 Photos: 2	There are a million things i could get "upset" about at my school gym like you guys are talking about National chest day-Mon (95% of the kids that go that day do chest) National bi's day-Tues (95% do bi's) (repeat National chest day on wed, fri, sun repeat National bi day on Thurs, Sat) 95%of the kids in their have NO idea what they're doing they bring their cell phones and talk during sets to their "partner" Bottom line....i've learned to ignore the clowns at that circus. If i didnt, i would end up killing somebody.
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02-11-2004, 11:11 AM	#19
Flex FLEXecutioner Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Pomping Iyuhn Posts: 6,278 Photos: 2	but as far as "noise while training", i cant help but grunt sometimes when i'm squatting/leg pressing.
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02-11-2004, 11:15 AM	#20
Burner02 Super Hero in Training Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Tip of the spear! Posts: 28,316	grunting is ok, if isn't too audible.
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02-11-2004, 11:28 AM	#21
Flex FLEXecutioner Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Pomping Iyuhn Posts: 6,278 Photos: 2	well, most of the kids there are pussies anyways. there are only a handful or so of "big" guys, and i pretty much know all of 'em. so when we're squatting 400 or leg pressin' 8 or 9 45's on each side and happen to "grunt" a little when pushing out those last few reps, NO ONE is gonna say anything to us haha
	You're a funny guy, Sully, I like you. Dat's why I'm going to kill you lahst. * Got juice?Need Motivation?How to Train* Arnold vs. Ronnie vs. Haney vs. Sergio YEAH BUDDY...LIGHT WEIGHT!Ahhnold*

02-11-2004, 11:29 AM	#22
Burner02 Super Hero in Training Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Tip of the spear! Posts: 28,316	you can squat 400? good job! (I got stuck under 335...kinda funny/embarrassing)
	Success leaves clues. People who produce outstanding results do specific things to create those results Nobody cares what you did yesterday or what you are going to do tomorrow. What is important is what you are doing NOW to solve our problem THERE IS NO TOMORROW! - Appollo Creed

02-11-2004, 12:27 PM	#23
Flex FLEXecutioner Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Pomping Iyuhn Posts: 6,278 Photos: 2	^most i ever did was 405x6 (they werent all in a row though. meaning....i didnt go up, down, up, down etc. i got like 3 "in a row", then paused, then got 1, pause, another 1 etc.......till i got 6)
	You're a funny guy, Sully, I like you. Dat's why I'm going to kill you lahst. * Got juice?Need Motivation?How to Train* Arnold vs. Ronnie vs. Haney vs. Sergio YEAH BUDDY...LIGHT WEIGHT!Ahhnold*

02-11-2004, 12:29 PM	#24
Flex FLEXecutioner Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Pomping Iyuhn Posts: 6,278 Photos: 2	besides my legs being one of my best bp's, i think one of the reasons i love doing legs is cuz 95% of kids there don't do legs. so when me and my buddy (who's a big m'fer) are moving some weight, kids look at us in awe. when in reality, if any of them were to come to my gym at home, my buddy and i would not even be close to the biggest/strongest guys....
	You're a funny guy, Sully, I like you. Dat's why I'm going to kill you lahst. * Got juice?Need Motivation?How to Train* Arnold vs. Ronnie vs. Haney vs. Sergio YEAH BUDDY...LIGHT WEIGHT!Ahhnold*