I have decided to get a few things of my chest, apology's to anyone who is offended, but if you are then check the name of this website as maybe its not the place for you.
1. Firstly there is what i refer to as "zero resistance training" this is usually performed by women of a certain age who go around the gym putting ever machine on the lowest wait possible and leisurely doing 10-12 reps on a wait thats barely there offering no resistance at all, these people may as well stay at home and open and close cupboards for all the good its doing.
2. Another of my pet hates is the people who walk on running machines. 'It is called a running machine for a reason lard arse!' There is nothing worse than going to do a bit of cardio and having to wait for 15 minutes while some clown strolls along like they have all the time in the world. You often find these idiots drive to the gym, they should save petrol and walk to the gym and save on gym membership fees by then walking straight home again and not clutter up the gym at the expense of those who have come to train.
3. Don't get me wrong i am all in favour of women training (especially cute ones...joke) but what irritates me almost as much as the women detailed in point 1 are the ones who think they are personal trainers. There are two of these idiots in my gym, they come in, turn of the rage against the machine CD, whack on some #####ty ibiza anthems dance album and proceed to train in a highly annoying way. Shouts of 'You can do it,' 'five more' counted down to 'one more' and most annoyingly 'Have it!!' after the completion of every set echo around what was once a good place to train. Then they have the cheek to moan about you grunting as you perform your last rep of heavy squats.
4. Another thing that annoys me is unsolicited advise. If i want your advise i will ask for it. The other day one of the idiots refered to in point 3 came up to me in the middle of a set of close grip bench presses and told me my grip was too wide (my hands were approximately 12 inches apart). She started by saying 'I'm not an expert but....' exactly you are not an expert so mind your own f*ckin business!
5. Another pet hate of mine is those put several pieces of equipment out of action unnecessarily, you know, the jokers who do dumbell flyes on the bench under the smith machine, or situps lying under the cable cross over. These people need working on.
6. Stupid questions. I am a fairly affable bloke but i get pissed off when people ask me stupid questions, these usually come from teenage dickheads looking to pack on some muscle to take womens attention away from their spotty faces or be able to hit people a bit harder the next time they have more than four pints and try to start a fight in a cab rank for no reason. Questions like 'how can i lift more weight','how do i get a six pack?' and 'how can i get my chest bigger' when all asked in the space of ten minutes by the guy who has only joined the gym last week do not so much indicate someone is keen but more indicate someone who will not last long in the gym when they realise you don't get a six pack in a week. There are no short cuts period.
7. Personal Comments. Ok so at the moment i am concentrating on gaining mass, i am well aware of my weight and bodyfat percentage, so i don't need some scrawny prick telling me 'You've put a bit of weight on' or 'your getting a bit of a belly' every time i train. i have a long fuse but when this happens consistently over 4-5 weeks by the same person, the person usually ends up being told where to go. They then act like you are being unreasonable, well if i came in the gym every day and told you, you were too skinny or that your tattoo's made you look a prick how would you feel? Whats more annoying is if you do take the time to try to explain to this muppett that you are bulking up, you realise you are wasting your time as this clown does not have the intelligence to appreciate what you are saying.
8. Gawpers also annoy me, those people who stare at you when you train. Again these are usually young lads who have'nt been training that long, often the ones asking stupid questions in point 6. You walk in the gym and gaze open mouthed as you walk over to the smith machine and put a couple of plates on each side. then totally break your concentration by staring at you as you pump out your reps (if this happens to you try to avoid eye contact with the prick or you will undoubtably get a stupid question).
9. Another pet hate of mine is when you turn your back some one is on the piece of equipment you were using. To make matters worse they are often the zero resistance women of point 1, who have no understanding of gym etiquette. Your towel is on the bench, you finish a set of 50 kilo dumbell presses, you plant the weight at the foot of the bench and walk over to the water fountain, turn around and there is a fat arsed old hag doing shoulder presses on the end of your bench with two of the worlds smallest dumbells. I, being a nice guy allow these people to finish, resisting the urge to introduce a size nine nike to their fat arse bulging out of their lycra shorts.
10 It is my theory that 'you know when you are getting bigger when more and more people tell you they know someone bigger than you'. You know the ones those guys in the gym who know they can in no way match your physique so tell you (like your interested) of some cousin, work mate or friend they have who is twice the size you are. if you ever meet this guy (thats if he even exists) they usually turn out to be a complete lard arse, and not the greek god they were hyped up to be.
i feel better now.
Regards Ghandi.
1. Firstly there is what i refer to as "zero resistance training" this is usually performed by women of a certain age who go around the gym putting ever machine on the lowest wait possible and leisurely doing 10-12 reps on a wait thats barely there offering no resistance at all, these people may as well stay at home and open and close cupboards for all the good its doing.
2. Another of my pet hates is the people who walk on running machines. 'It is called a running machine for a reason lard arse!' There is nothing worse than going to do a bit of cardio and having to wait for 15 minutes while some clown strolls along like they have all the time in the world. You often find these idiots drive to the gym, they should save petrol and walk to the gym and save on gym membership fees by then walking straight home again and not clutter up the gym at the expense of those who have come to train.
3. Don't get me wrong i am all in favour of women training (especially cute ones...joke) but what irritates me almost as much as the women detailed in point 1 are the ones who think they are personal trainers. There are two of these idiots in my gym, they come in, turn of the rage against the machine CD, whack on some #####ty ibiza anthems dance album and proceed to train in a highly annoying way. Shouts of 'You can do it,' 'five more' counted down to 'one more' and most annoyingly 'Have it!!' after the completion of every set echo around what was once a good place to train. Then they have the cheek to moan about you grunting as you perform your last rep of heavy squats.
4. Another thing that annoys me is unsolicited advise. If i want your advise i will ask for it. The other day one of the idiots refered to in point 3 came up to me in the middle of a set of close grip bench presses and told me my grip was too wide (my hands were approximately 12 inches apart). She started by saying 'I'm not an expert but....' exactly you are not an expert so mind your own f*ckin business!
5. Another pet hate of mine is those put several pieces of equipment out of action unnecessarily, you know, the jokers who do dumbell flyes on the bench under the smith machine, or situps lying under the cable cross over. These people need working on.
6. Stupid questions. I am a fairly affable bloke but i get pissed off when people ask me stupid questions, these usually come from teenage dickheads looking to pack on some muscle to take womens attention away from their spotty faces or be able to hit people a bit harder the next time they have more than four pints and try to start a fight in a cab rank for no reason. Questions like 'how can i lift more weight','how do i get a six pack?' and 'how can i get my chest bigger' when all asked in the space of ten minutes by the guy who has only joined the gym last week do not so much indicate someone is keen but more indicate someone who will not last long in the gym when they realise you don't get a six pack in a week. There are no short cuts period.
7. Personal Comments. Ok so at the moment i am concentrating on gaining mass, i am well aware of my weight and bodyfat percentage, so i don't need some scrawny prick telling me 'You've put a bit of weight on' or 'your getting a bit of a belly' every time i train. i have a long fuse but when this happens consistently over 4-5 weeks by the same person, the person usually ends up being told where to go. They then act like you are being unreasonable, well if i came in the gym every day and told you, you were too skinny or that your tattoo's made you look a prick how would you feel? Whats more annoying is if you do take the time to try to explain to this muppett that you are bulking up, you realise you are wasting your time as this clown does not have the intelligence to appreciate what you are saying.
8. Gawpers also annoy me, those people who stare at you when you train. Again these are usually young lads who have'nt been training that long, often the ones asking stupid questions in point 6. You walk in the gym and gaze open mouthed as you walk over to the smith machine and put a couple of plates on each side. then totally break your concentration by staring at you as you pump out your reps (if this happens to you try to avoid eye contact with the prick or you will undoubtably get a stupid question).
9. Another pet hate of mine is when you turn your back some one is on the piece of equipment you were using. To make matters worse they are often the zero resistance women of point 1, who have no understanding of gym etiquette. Your towel is on the bench, you finish a set of 50 kilo dumbell presses, you plant the weight at the foot of the bench and walk over to the water fountain, turn around and there is a fat arsed old hag doing shoulder presses on the end of your bench with two of the worlds smallest dumbells. I, being a nice guy allow these people to finish, resisting the urge to introduce a size nine nike to their fat arse bulging out of their lycra shorts.
10 It is my theory that 'you know when you are getting bigger when more and more people tell you they know someone bigger than you'. You know the ones those guys in the gym who know they can in no way match your physique so tell you (like your interested) of some cousin, work mate or friend they have who is twice the size you are. if you ever meet this guy (thats if he even exists) they usually turn out to be a complete lard arse, and not the greek god they were hyped up to be.
i feel better now.
Regards Ghandi.
it seems everyone is a little pissed lately....
