There are two older women in my gym who put a plate on either side and go down about three inches for each rep... guess they think they're pushing big weight
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Goofy things you see in the gym..
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So last night at they gym, I went to one of the aerobics rooms to skip in private. This guy kept watching me through the door. Man I was pissed. WTF!!?? Can't a girl workout without having some perv watch her? My boyfriend told me it was the price of having a nice body. Still doesn't give men the right to gawk. Theres a big dif between merely checking someone out and blatantly watching them.
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I love this thread! 
I skip once every so often just to change up my cardio. Its fun and it really gives you a good workout. I skip for about 5 min, rest for about 1 min, etc. until I reach a 1/2 hour. Mind you its not speed skipping. But I really work up a sweat, so it must be doing something.
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I've noticed this guy who is a new member and he's always working out when I'm working with a particular client. All he does is bicep work. That's it. No chest, no legs, no triceps even - just biceps. I'm thinking he must come in and work out at other times and do other parts, but I'm there every day mornings and evenings and I have never seen him do anything but biceps.
Funny thing is, his biceps look great - then he's got a small chest, stick legs and no back at all. I guess all he wants is good arms
Funny thing is, his biceps look great - then he's got a small chest, stick legs and no back at all. I guess all he wants is good arms
ponyboy said:I've noticed this guy who is a new member and he's always working out when I'm working with a particular client. All he does is bicep work. That's it. No chest, no legs, no triceps even - just biceps. I'm thinking he must come in and work out at other times and do other parts, but I'm there every day mornings and evenings and I have never seen him do anything but biceps.
Funny thing is, his biceps look great - then he's got a small chest, stick legs and no back at all. I guess all he wants is good arms
I wonder why, I've seen a few people like that and I don't admire them at all, they looked stupid. But hey whatever floats your boat.
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sounds like you guys are spending a lot of time watching other people; didn't know working out was a spectator activity. maybe this "60-lbs overweight guy" is working for endurance; never know. did you ask him what he was doing and why? i'm gonna go out on a limb a say no. hell, i open and end my upper body workouts with two 5lbs weights and i bend my knees a bit and move the weights out and stop like midway jumpingjack kinda motion for 8 reps, then i go foward with the weights for 8 reps, then i do a full jumping jack motion for 8 reps, then i push up over my head for 8 reps and that is one set for me. I do 3 sets of this. after you finish doing it, it hurts like hell just standing up!!! i'm tellin you, my endurance has shot through the roof!!! i'm overweight, but on purpose, i wanna be an offensive lineman this football season coming up and i don't give a damn how i look to other people. you get out on that field and i'll tear your head off!!!
Something that pisses me off are those guys that stay for like 2 hours in the gym and 90% of that time is talking on their cellphones or walking around looking at themselves in the mirror. They only work out like 10 minutes!!!
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I can relate to about everything mentioned in this thread. There seems to be people like this everywhere.
I can't stand those guys who wear the lifting shirts with the open backs yet they have like 20% bodyfat and no definition. Sure some of them are big guys, but have zero cut. If you don't have a striation on you, why the hell are you going to strut like you're a arnold classic contender? Do women even like that soft look? Size isn't enough...you need definition and cuts.
The other thing I can't stand is that guy in the gym about the same size and strength as yourself, who apparently takes it upon himself to have some kind of rivalry with you. He glances at you when he thinks you don't notice to see how you work and almost seems like he wants some kind of recognition from you regarding his own physique. In my case, I'd think the guy's gay if it weren't for him always hitting on girls thinking he's a pretty boy. When I work out I'm in my own zone. I don't check out other dudes and I'm not in competition with anyone but my own development. I can't stand this dude and I never even acknowledge his presence but I think this only makes it worse. WTF! I think the guy admires my physique and just wants recognition for his own ego or something.
I can't stand those guys who wear the lifting shirts with the open backs yet they have like 20% bodyfat and no definition. Sure some of them are big guys, but have zero cut. If you don't have a striation on you, why the hell are you going to strut like you're a arnold classic contender? Do women even like that soft look? Size isn't enough...you need definition and cuts.
The other thing I can't stand is that guy in the gym about the same size and strength as yourself, who apparently takes it upon himself to have some kind of rivalry with you. He glances at you when he thinks you don't notice to see how you work and almost seems like he wants some kind of recognition from you regarding his own physique. In my case, I'd think the guy's gay if it weren't for him always hitting on girls thinking he's a pretty boy. When I work out I'm in my own zone. I don't check out other dudes and I'm not in competition with anyone but my own development. I can't stand this dude and I never even acknowledge his presence but I think this only makes it worse. WTF! I think the guy admires my physique and just wants recognition for his own ego or something.
Only two things that really bug me are:
- Really smelly people
- People just standing around talking for long periods of time and not working out
People who don't put their weights back doesn't really bother me so much, but it does sometimes cause confusion as to whether or not they're done using the bench or preacher curls. Also if I need a certain weight dumbbell and can???t find it, that can be a hassle.
And hey, I wear cutoffs occassionally and don't have huge arms! I find them to be much more comfortable, especially when I plan on doing cardio.
Lastly, one thing I don't get after reading all these pet peeves of some of your guys' is that when you see people doing goofy workouts (improperly), how come you don't try to help/correct them? I do this when I can because I would like others to do the same for me. It just takes a second and the guy will most likely appreciate it.
-Kent
- Really smelly people
- People just standing around talking for long periods of time and not working out
People who don't put their weights back doesn't really bother me so much, but it does sometimes cause confusion as to whether or not they're done using the bench or preacher curls. Also if I need a certain weight dumbbell and can???t find it, that can be a hassle.
And hey, I wear cutoffs occassionally and don't have huge arms! I find them to be much more comfortable, especially when I plan on doing cardio.
Lastly, one thing I don't get after reading all these pet peeves of some of your guys' is that when you see people doing goofy workouts (improperly), how come you don't try to help/correct them? I do this when I can because I would like others to do the same for me. It just takes a second and the guy will most likely appreciate it.
-Kent
this is one thing that I will never understand. why do people squat outside of the squat cage ?
I don't know, that's some dangerous shit. I think you shouldn't be allowed in the gym if you are putting your self and others at risk. The squat rack it not a toy.LAM said:
lol all this stuff is too funny, ill tell you what annoys me at my gym
1. People who bring cell phones to talk after every set
2. Skinny kids with no muscles who try to lift a lot of weight when they can barely get 1-2 reps.
3. A group of teenagers who come and socialize, i mean they're all my age and all they do is bench press and curls. Thats it. They also watch other people and i can tell they make fun of them if they're doing something wrong or if their weak.
4. I hate people who look at me when i am lifting. Especially if i am doing deadlifts, stiff-leg deadlifts or any exercise that the average person wouldnt do because they give me the "look" as if they are thinking "what the hell is he doing?"
5. I dont mind guys who bring gf/wives but it annoys me when they socialize more than workout together.
6. It happens every so often but a lot of guys interrupt me in my workout and asks me questions and stuff ...and it goes on forever and i just want to say shutup
7. It's nice to make friends at the gym, i see a lot of guys who workout there but it's hard going to the gym and seeing someone you know because i want to lift, not socialize.
8. A lot of people workout in work clothes. Collar shirts, tight jeans ( i dont mind loose jeans), khakis pants, etc...
9. Guys walking around naked in the shower room is annoying, they're always 40+ years old and socialize...i dont really mind it since im only in there to change before/after workout.
10. The worst thing i hate is when people leave so much weight on and never take them off. They'll bench press or squat 200+ pounds and just leave. I have to take them off when its my turn. Pisses me off.
11. People who strut and showoff in the mirror. I dont care if big guys do (since they have muscles) but guys with no muscles at all. It's really sad.
12. People who spend so much money on trainers working with them year round in which they can do the exercises on their own. The trainers dont even help them, they just walk around and tell the person what to do for an exercise and its always light weight 5-7 reps. Talk about a waste of money.
13. Lastly, i always laugh when i see people who just do not know how to lift at all. They do everything wrong and and think they are getting huge. They either do really light weight 15-30 reps or heavy weight 1-2 reps. Most guys do more than 6 sets which is pathetic.
Overall, about 90% of the people dont know what their doing. Theres only a few people ive ever seen who knows what they are doing and is mostly 20-25 years old.
1. People who bring cell phones to talk after every set
2. Skinny kids with no muscles who try to lift a lot of weight when they can barely get 1-2 reps.
3. A group of teenagers who come and socialize, i mean they're all my age and all they do is bench press and curls. Thats it. They also watch other people and i can tell they make fun of them if they're doing something wrong or if their weak.
4. I hate people who look at me when i am lifting. Especially if i am doing deadlifts, stiff-leg deadlifts or any exercise that the average person wouldnt do because they give me the "look" as if they are thinking "what the hell is he doing?"
5. I dont mind guys who bring gf/wives but it annoys me when they socialize more than workout together.
6. It happens every so often but a lot of guys interrupt me in my workout and asks me questions and stuff ...and it goes on forever and i just want to say shutup
7. It's nice to make friends at the gym, i see a lot of guys who workout there but it's hard going to the gym and seeing someone you know because i want to lift, not socialize.
8. A lot of people workout in work clothes. Collar shirts, tight jeans ( i dont mind loose jeans), khakis pants, etc...
9. Guys walking around naked in the shower room is annoying, they're always 40+ years old and socialize...i dont really mind it since im only in there to change before/after workout.
10. The worst thing i hate is when people leave so much weight on and never take them off. They'll bench press or squat 200+ pounds and just leave. I have to take them off when its my turn. Pisses me off.
11. People who strut and showoff in the mirror. I dont care if big guys do (since they have muscles) but guys with no muscles at all. It's really sad.
12. People who spend so much money on trainers working with them year round in which they can do the exercises on their own. The trainers dont even help them, they just walk around and tell the person what to do for an exercise and its always light weight 5-7 reps. Talk about a waste of money.
13. Lastly, i always laugh when i see people who just do not know how to lift at all. They do everything wrong and and think they are getting huge. They either do really light weight 15-30 reps or heavy weight 1-2 reps. Most guys do more than 6 sets which is pathetic.
Overall, about 90% of the people dont know what their doing. Theres only a few people ive ever seen who knows what they are doing and is mostly 20-25 years old.
new bloke has started our gym must be all of 16 and mega skinny nothing but bones which is why he is there i guess, but wierd thing is ive seen him do excersises that i wouldnt even call excersises wierd things that seem to do calfs tri's and back at same time in a funny little routine, he then picks up a weight does 2 or 3 reps maybe as many as 6 then moves on and does some thing else he reminds me of a headless chicken not knowing where to go, i would give him pointers but the boke really anoyes me as he stares at me when im doing abs and it can be kinda of putting
the curl "experts" who use more delt than anything. the elbows move throughout the lift. the lower back swings. they look they are humping the air. all i can do is laugh. and the people who do upright rows with momentum.
i havent seen too many people use proper form in my gym yet...
oh yeah, NO ONE DEADLIFTS!
i havent seen too many people use proper form in my gym yet...
oh yeah, NO ONE DEADLIFTS!
njdevil13 said:
I saw a bag of Mcdonalds there...that was sad.
Haha!
This thread is great...
About the funniest thing I see in the gym happens every monday. A bunch of local cops come in the gym, and the only thing they ever work on is bench press. Last monday they all had brought new compression shirts..which look funny anyway because they were all walking around like zombies..lmao...when out of no where this little kid runs out of the play area looking for her daddy, and when he came over there, you should have seen the look on this little girls face...
lol...it was PRICELESS!
Robin hood...I never thought of skipping, I haven't done that since I was 10...it sounds like a blast!! I will have to include it in my workout this week!
BILLIE
This thread is great...
About the funniest thing I see in the gym happens every monday. A bunch of local cops come in the gym, and the only thing they ever work on is bench press. Last monday they all had brought new compression shirts..which look funny anyway because they were all walking around like zombies..lmao...when out of no where this little kid runs out of the play area looking for her daddy, and when he came over there, you should have seen the look on this little girls face...
lol...it was PRICELESS!Robin hood...I never thought of skipping, I haven't done that since I was 10...it sounds like a blast!! I will have to include it in my workout this week!
BILLIE
Hmm... I can't say these things really annoy me as much as they annoy some of you... I go about my own business, and let other people do whatever they want. I focus on my own goals, no need to get worked up about what other people are doing. It's their problem.
The only thing that annoys me is when groups of like 5 people take a machine, and stand around and talk. I ask them how many sets they have left, and they say some rediculous number like "20" I don't really mind that they do multiple sets, but damn, they could fuckin hurry up with it instead of talking for half an hour.
The only thing that annoys me is when groups of like 5 people take a machine, and stand around and talk. I ask them how many sets they have left, and they say some rediculous number like "20" I don't really mind that they do multiple sets, but damn, they could fuckin hurry up with it instead of talking for half an hour.
What bothers me is people constantly asking you for a spot. I don't mind spotting here and there, but I didn't come to the fuc*ing gym to spend all my time spotting somebody.
If you need a spotter, bring a partner or use machines but don't annoy everyone by asking for a spot every 3 minutes.
If you need a spotter, bring a partner or use machines but don't annoy everyone by asking for a spot every 3 minutes.
Two Weirdo's @ my GYM...
Me with my Boots & Humongous backpack on, training on the stairmaster, looking 10 ft tall and way tooooo obvious...
OR
The Guy in the lockeroom who has his bodyhair shaved in patches
(Not completely shaved, just shaved in groomed selected areas like George Michael's beard)
Who has "FIVE" matching gold pirate hoop rings, through both ears, both nipples, and navel...
Who is completely naked, rubbing lotion on himself near the sink...
When I get there, when I'm in between Weights and Cardio, before & after I shower, and still there when I'm dressed and out the door!!
Like a total of an hour and 45 minutes! In the same spot!?!?
Me with my Boots & Humongous backpack on, training on the stairmaster, looking 10 ft tall and way tooooo obvious...
OR
The Guy in the lockeroom who has his bodyhair shaved in patches
(Not completely shaved, just shaved in groomed selected areas like George Michael's beard)
Who has "FIVE" matching gold pirate hoop rings, through both ears, both nipples, and navel...
Who is completely naked, rubbing lotion on himself near the sink...
When I get there, when I'm in between Weights and Cardio, before & after I shower, and still there when I'm dressed and out the door!!
Like a total of an hour and 45 minutes! In the same spot!?!?
Yay, I was looking for this thread earlier.
Anyway, there's these two kids probably about 16 years old or so. They're both pretty skinny and they put way too much wieght on for squating.
The shorter guy puts like 4 45 playes on each side and goes about 1/4 of the way parallel while his back and arms are literally shaking under the weight. His friend has to litterally push him into the rack to get the weight racked.
They keep it up they're going to hurt themselves.
Anyway, there's these two kids probably about 16 years old or so. They're both pretty skinny and they put way too much wieght on for squating.
The shorter guy puts like 4 45 playes on each side and goes about 1/4 of the way parallel while his back and arms are literally shaking under the weight. His friend has to litterally push him into the rack to get the weight racked.
They keep it up they're going to hurt themselves.
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njdevil13 said:
Think that's bad? How about people who take smoke breaks in between sets!
mrguy said:
I know what you mean, I don't mind spotting people either.
But there is this one guy who thinks I am his personal spotter.
I spotted him once and from that day on I was his spotting bitch, I hide now everytime I see him.
lol...
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