Thread: a little advice...

I hope you gave the guy a piece of your mind afterwards. I hate bad spotters.

I had one before when i was going for 8x3 at a PR weight (wasnt much to you, 200lbs or something :P) and i got the 3 reps, and told my spotter i was done, and with him obviously having intricate knowledge of my abilities, recovery rate, program goals and setup, and what i actually wanted, he decides to lay this one on me:

"No, come on, you've got more reps in you yet! Lets do it!"
"No, take the bar, im done."
"Aw come on bro, you can get more reps!"
"Just take the fucking bar!"
"Why?"

He actually had an argument with me while i was holding this bar with my PR weight on it, at the end of the the first set of EIGHT SETS. I was fucking knackered, i just racked the damned thing myself. Idiot.

I hope your spotter gets infectious prostate cancer and chokes on his antibiotics.

My gym is full of numskull dumbfucks too.

i HATE asking for a spot.
I feel like the whole gym watches me work out but when I ask for a spot, they give me a blank surprised stare.
Ive either gotten lectured on how a girl doesnt need to lift that much weight and I need a lighter weight, OR the guy spotting me does the reps for me with just holding the weight w my hands and no weight.
I try to workout 5 days a week, I have a trainer for 3 days. He spots really awesome, the other 2 days I just dont have a good as workout

I cringe at the thought of what would have happened to you if you weren't taking Results...

what? what do u mean? who are you talking to?

Originally Posted by chiquita6683

I try to workout 5 days a week, I have a trainer for 3 days. He spots really awesome, the other 2 days I just dont have a good as workout

You bench 5 days a week?

no, different body part each day.

Originally Posted by chiquita6683

i HATE asking for a spot.
I feel like the whole gym watches me work out but when I ask for a spot, they give me a blank surprised stare.
Ive either gotten lectured on how a girl doesnt need to lift that much weight and I need a lighter weight, OR the guy spotting me does the reps for me with just holding the weight w my hands and no weight.
I try to workout 5 days a week, I have a trainer for 3 days. He spots really awesome, the other 2 days I just dont have a good as workout

HAHA i have a friend named Karen that goes through that same stuff. She outlifts most of the guys in the gym and she gets that kinda crap all the time! it's rather funny actually!

Originally Posted by soxmuscle

I cringe at the thought of what would have happened to you if you weren't taking Results...

not so much results... more like if i didn't have insurance! that's usually when the bad stuff decides to fall into your lap!

Originally Posted by Gazhole

I hope you gave the guy a piece of your mind afterwards. I hate bad spotters.

I had one before when i was going for 8x3 at a PR weight (wasnt much to you, 200lbs or something :P) and i got the 3 reps, and told my spotter i was done, and with him obviously having intricate knowledge of my abilities, recovery rate, program goals and setup, and what i actually wanted, he decides to lay this one on me:

"No, come on, you've got more reps in you yet! Lets do it!"
"No, take the bar, im done."
"Aw come on bro, you can get more reps!"
"Just take the fucking bar!"
"Why?"

He actually had an argument with me while i was holding this bar with my PR weight on it, at the end of the the first set of EIGHT SETS. I was fucking knackered, i just racked the damned thing myself. Idiot.

HAHA or worse yet.. going for PR's and the guy GRABS THE BAR WHEN YOU'RE FIGHTING THROUGH IT AND RACKS IT FOR YOU! As if workign with heavy weight isn't supposed to make you come up rather slow, especially when it's a new PR!

The only time I don't assist the rack when someone calls out how many reps they want is if they themselves ask for another one. It drives me nutz when someone touches my bar when I know I can get the weight up.

Originally Posted by Witchblade

My gym is full of numskull dumbfucks too.

Lots of mirrors, huh?

Originally Posted by goob

Lots of mirrors, huh?

No, not really, but there's this one guy that actually follows me around and shit. I swear he's always near me, often staring at me from behind glass too. He even mimics the exercises I do, fucking tool.

That sucks ryan. I'm glad you didn't get hurt! ....again. A bad handout is worse than no handout at all. This is why I spent about a month setting up a crew back home in MI before I even got there. Fortunatly I got lucky and have an awesome crew right now but I've been in the same spot you are

For awhile at school, the guy who normally did my handouts was really bad. He'd almost wouldn't even really pick up the weight. Another guy up here will just lift up, and then drop it in my hands. Idiots. Some people just don't get it I guess.

Originally Posted by Witchblade

No, not really, but there's this one guy that actually follows me around and shit. I swear he's always near me, often staring at me from behind glass too. He even mimics the exercises I do, fucking tool.

do some exercises with bad controlled form if that makes since. that typicaly gets annoying screw heads off your back. i know how far a can rip a wieght with out hurting myself. newbies that are annoying dont. that or you can also show off your strength watch a newbie try and do that. some times that works as well.