Gym Tales (Odd attire, peeves, peculiar activity, slack gym etiquette etc}

[Done_And_Done]

I've been an off and on member {more on than off} at various gyms for over decade so I've witnessed my fair share of f*uckery and utter neglect for basic gym etiquette.

Without a doubt, the main gym at my uni campus is by far the most bizarre place i've ever worked out. At all times of the day/evening, this place is more packed than a Target on black Friday. It doesn't take a genius to spot out the gym noobs, and as one would expect at a school, the majority of them are on the younger side. As a proponent of healthy living, i'm all for anyone taking the initiative to pursue a cleanlier lifestyle, but some of the activity I see on the regular can be nerve grating.

For instance;

If you approach me to inquire about how many sets I have left with a specified piece of equipment, and I respond with 2 or more, don't you dare just stand there or pause within my vicinity and wait for me to finish. Being the petty sob that I am, I will literally go out of my way to take my time.

Perhaps i'm knit-picking, but this is the type of annoyance that I encounter (without fail) almost every time I go to this particular gym.

AND LOOK AT THIS f*ucking MORON busting out a 20 foot handwalk like he's working for nickles at the local Sunday Circus. After about 5th performance, he left me no choice but to crack out the cam. Impressive stuff dude, but push that nonsense elsewhere.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNHtLTHMd9M&feature=c4-overview&list=UUYkDcRKtnIMpDBv3Vec6NWA


There's more............

[Done_And_Done]

Just yesterday I saw this one dude storm in like he was amping up for a big fight while wearing a pair of bright yellow kickboxers AND a fricken fanny pack. (Side note - he was clearly NOT a competitive fighter)

http://i.ebayimg.com/t/Men-Women-Muay-Thai-KickBoxing-Shorts-Pants-Deep-Yellow-Elephant-Head-Satin-L-/00/s/OTYwWDE2MDA=/z/V1UAAOxyjfZR6swG/$%28KGrHqZ,!oIFHc5hGMvoBR6swGN4wg~~60_35.JPG

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http://erinhasthoughts.files.wordpress.com/2011/10/fanny-pack11.jpg

Let it go man...

[hateraid]

Number one pet peeve- people who do any dumbbell exercise right at the dumbbell rack. You pick up your dumbbells, move to an open area, let people through to get their weights.

Also the thugs who purposely THROW down their dumbbells after an exercise. that grinds my gears

I also hate the people who know where I work and constantly say things like, "hey bud, give me some free supplements and I'll promote your product."

[Done_And_Done]

Number one pet peeve- people who do any dumbbell exercise right at the dumbbell rack. You pick up your dumbbells, move to an open area, let people through to get their weights.

Also the thugs who purposely THROW down their dumbbells after an exercise. that grinds my gears

I also hate the people who know where I work and constantly say things like, "hey bud, give me some free supplements and I'll promote your product."

YES!

That enrages me as well. It's as if some dudes need to be as close to the mirror as humanly possible. Ignoramuses...

[ALBballer]

1) The circle jerk crew crowding around a machine and telling stories how they fought some guy at a club or how the got laid last night. The ratio of BS'ing to workout is somewhere around 95/5.

2) The orgasm dude. We all know him because we can all hear this annoying douche bag. Mother****er is reenacting Rambo scenes while he is doing squats.

3) The guy that wears a snow hat inside the gym. Ye we get it you are trendy.

4) The old guy that decides to hang his towel on his shoulder instead of hiding his wrinkly balls. Ye we get it, you are old and don't give a shit. But this isn't your house where you can walk around naked.

5) Fat chicks walking on the treadmill when the gym is packed. I applaud you trying to lose weight but walking at an interval of a mile an hour while all the treadmills are taken is rude as ****.

6) The wannabe boxer. Practicing all his moves in front of the mirror in front of the weights.

[livinglegend]

1) The circle jerk crew crowding around a machine and telling stories how they fought some guy at a club or how the got laid last night. The ratio of BS'ing to workout is somewhere around 95/5.

2) The orgasm dude. We all know him because we can all hear this annoying douche bag. Mother****er is reenacting Rambo scenes while he is doing squats.

3) The guy that wears a snow hat inside the gym. Ye we get it you are trendy.

4) The old guy that decides to hang his towel on his shoulder instead of hiding his wrinkly balls. Ye we get it, you are old and don't give a shit. But this isn't your house where you can walk around naked.

5) Fat chicks walking on the treadmill when the gym is packed. I applaud you trying to lose weight but walking at an interval of a mile an hour while all the treadmills are taken is rude as ****.

6) The wannabe boxer. Practicing all his moves in front of the mirror in front of the weights.

:roll: :roll:

[Done_And_Done]

1) The circle jerk crew crowding around a machine and telling stories how they fought some guy at a club or how the got laid last night. The ratio of BS'ing to workout is somewhere around 95/5.

2) The orgasm dude. We all know him because we can all hear this annoying douche bag. Mother****er is reenacting Rambo scenes while he is doing squats.

3) The guy that wears a snow hat inside the gym. Ye we get it you are trendy.

4) The old guy that decides to hang his towel on his shoulder instead of hiding his wrinkly balls. Ye we get it, you are old and don't give a shit. But this isn't your house where you can walk around naked.

5) Fat chicks walking on the treadmill when the gym is packed. I applaud you trying to lose weight but walking at an interval of a mile an hour while all the treadmills are taken is rude as ****.

6) The wannabe boxer. Practicing all his moves in front of the mirror in front of the weights.

lololol @ all of these examples

[FaceBack]

the gym is 99% tools, OP.

[christian1923]

I saw this guy curling with his arms the leg machine that does your quads I forget what it called. :lol

[hateraid]

I saw this guy curling with his arms the leg machine that does your quads I forget what it called. :lol

The leg extension machine??!!
Jeezeez, that takes the cake.

[christian1923]

The leg extension machine??!!
Jeezeez, that takes the cake.
Yeah that one:roll:

[D-FENS]

1. Weight droppers.
If you can lift it you can put it the **** down. If you can't put it down after a set, guess what Einstein, it's too heavy for you

2. Not putting weights back.
This is not your bedroom, tidy the **** up

3. Weight hoarders.
You're really using the 30's, 35's, and 40's all at once? **** you. Put them back.

4. The mind if I work between your sets guy.
No, **** off and do something else.

5. Grunters.
Minimal grunting is ok - it's not ok to make sounds like a bear is ripping your head through your asshole, or that you're having sex with GOBB's beast of a mom - hurr hurr hurr

[D-FENS]

The hot girls squatting more than me:(

Hot girls squatting is ok with me

[LeGOAT]

I lift at a gym in my apartment building and it's usually pretty empty. This scrawny kid who was like 16 and probably never lifted before was there and tries to bench 200+ pounds. He starts with his neck right under the bar and barely gets it off the rack. The bar immediately falls down onto his neck and he's barely holding it up. Probably would have died if I wasn't there to get it off

[hateraid]

What's out of control now is the mirror selfies in the change room. I swear, I may have accidentally photobombed a few dozen of them. What's worse is they coin the term now "swellfies" :facepalm

[Done_And_Done]

1. Weight droppers.
If you can lift it you can put it the **** down. If you can't put it down after a set, guess what Einstein, it's too heavy for you

2. Not putting weights back.
This is not your bedroom, tidy the **** up

3. Weight hoarders.
You're really using the 30's, 35's, and 40's all at once? **** you. Put them back.

4. The mind if I work between your sets guy.
No, **** off and do something else.

5. Grunters.
Minimal grunting is ok - it's not ok to make sounds like a bear is ripping your head through your asshole, or that you're having sex with GOBB's beast of a mom - hurr hurr hurr

DUDE.... I heart you

Like is this specified exercise really that critical to your regimen that you can't find something else to do in the meantime. I know some people don't mind, but this absolutely perturbs the sh*t out of me. Unless it's something really communal like a pull up bar, just go away and don't even look at me.

[Done_And_Done]

What's out of control now is the mirror selfies in the change room. I swear, I may have accidentally photobombed a few dozen of them. What's worse is they coin the term now "swellfies" :facepalm


This belongs in the cringe thread lol

:facepalm @ Swelfies

[glidedrxlr22]

-The guy who sprays on half a gallon of cologne to go workout

[KobesFinger]

Why do people wear any form of hat in the gym?

[ZenMaster]

If you approach me to inquire about how many sets I have left with a specified piece of equipment, and I respond with 2 or more, don't you dare just stand there or pause within my vicinity and wait for me to finish. Being the petty sob that I am, I will literally go out of my way to take my time.


This truly makes you sound like an asshole. Where you often told to hurry up as a kid or something?

[step_back]

The guys that brag about working out for 2 hours at the gym. What the **** are you doing for 2 hours?!? Up the intensity **** eyes!

Guys that try to bicep curl heavy dumbbells by swinging back and forth. Put it down and pick up something you can do.

People walking on the treadmill.

"Johnny Bravos" Try doing a leg day needle dick.

Any man wearing a tank top and snapback.

Girls who think going to the gym is going for a night out in trainers. You look like a moron when you start sweating that make up off your face.

Girls lifting weights that weigh less than their handbags. You won't get huge muscles so stop worrying about it.

Meat heads handing out supplement advice I didn't ask for.

[Twiens]

That handstand walking in OP is impressive as ****, stop hating :oldlol:

[Done_And_Done]

This truly makes you sound like an asshole. Where you often told to hurry up as a kid or something?

Not at all. I actually work/study in a helping industry so the majority of my time is spent on strategizing ways to benefit the overall well-being of society lol.

I just don't agree with waiting right next to me for a machine/equipment/freeweight while I have more than one set to complete. Like quit breathing down my neck and get off me...

[Done_And_Done]

That handstand walking in OP is impressive as ****, stop hating :oldlol:

I know lololol

Me and some random next dude starting conversing about it. I can't front though, I was quite impressed lol

The kid kept distracting my workout though. I'd be doing a bicep curl, and all I would see through the mirror is the pseudo Asian Olympian, Cris Angel'ing it for distance :oldlol:

[Done_And_Done]

The guys that brag about working out for 2 hours at the gym. What the **** are you doing for 2 hours?!? Up the intensity **** eyes!

Guys that try to bicep curl heavy dumbbells by swinging back and forth. Put it down and pick up something you can do.

People walking on the treadmill.

"Johnny Bravos" Try doing a leg day needle dick.

Any man wearing a tank top and snapback.

Girls who think going to the gym is going for a night out in trainers. You look like a moron when you start sweating that make up off your face.

Girls lifting weights that weigh less than their handbags. You won't get huge muscles so stop worrying about it.

Meat heads handing out supplement advice I didn't ask for.

Is that you Hateraid? :D

All jokes aside, I hear you. Like thanks for intervening in my workout to inform me about the beneficial properties derived from your tub of X-Force 6000 testosterone powder but.... No thanks

[step_back]

Is that you Hateraid? :D

All jokes aside, I hear you. Like thanks for intervening in my workout to inform me about the beneficial properties derived from the your tub of X-Force 6000 testosterone powder but.... No thanks

It was a guy telling me how great this fat burner supplement is. Any natural fat burner is just a mix of caffeine, green tea extract and some other natural stimulant. All packaged in a fancy tub and sold for triple the price.

[ZenMaster]

Not at all. I actually work/study in a helping industry so the majority of my time is spent on strategizing ways to benefit the overall well-being of society lol.

I just don't agree with waiting right next to me for a machine/equipment/freeweight while I have more than one set to complete. Like quit breathing down my neck and get off me...

haha that's interesting. Just remember that random people at the gym don't give a shit about you, they probably just don't want to go from machine to machine asking how many sets that person has left thus resulting in them using more time. Same reason most people don't go from line to line at wall mart but instead wait it out in the line they first picked, it saves time.
Either that or they prefer to do their traning in a specific order, which again has nothing to do with you.

Nobody is breathing down your neck or is "on you", that's just the perception in your head. Breathing down your neck in this situation would be telling you to hurry up..

[alenleomessi]

hot girls bringing their do you even lift boyfriends with them

[Twiens]

I know lololol

Me and some random next dude starting conversing about it. I can't front though, I was quite impressed lol

The kid kept distracting my workout though. I'd be doing a bicep curl, and all I would see through the mirror is the pseudo Asian Olympian, Cris Angel'ing it for distance :oldlol:

LOL got me curious now...doesn't actually look that hard, should probably try at home first so I dont fall on my ass :oldlol:

[Done_And_Done]

haha that's interesting. Just remember that random people at the gym don't give a shit about you, they probably just don't want to go from machine to machine asking how many sets that person has left thus resulting in them using more time. Same reason most people don't go from line to line at wall mart but instead wait it out in the line they first picked, it saves time.
Either that or they prefer to do their traning in a specific order, which again has nothing to do with you.

Nobody is breathing down your neck or is "on you", that's just the perception in your head. Breathing down your neck in this situation would be telling you to hurry up..

Perhaps I should tone it down a little then lol


NO!

Such acts instantly morph me into the Soup Nazi from Seinfeld {gym Nazi}

:D

[oarabbus]

What's out of control now is the mirror selfies in the change room. I swear, I may have accidentally photobombed a few dozen of them. What's worse is they coin the term now "swellfies" :facepalm



Oh please god no. **** that. Please tell me this isn't a thing :facepalm

I'm dreading the day it makes it to my gym..

[oarabbus]

The guys that brag about working out for 2 hours at the gym. What the **** are you doing for 2 hours?!? Up the intensity **** eyes!

Guys that try to bicep curl heavy dumbbells by swinging back and forth. Put it down and pick up something you can do.

People walking on the treadmill.

"Johnny Bravos" Try doing a leg day needle dick.

Any man wearing a tank top and snapback.

Girls who think going to the gym is going for a night out in trainers. You look like a moron when you start sweating that make up off your face.

Girls lifting weights that weigh less than their handbags. You won't get huge muscles so stop worrying about it.

Meat heads handing out supplement advice I didn't ask for.

Yeah the bolded... always makes me think why the **** are you wearing a snapback to the gym lol. And the guys swinging their arm like a pendulum, bringing "cheat curls" to a whole new level.

I gotta say though, what do you guys think about just incorporating a healthy dose of squats (and deadlifts) into your routine for "leg day"? I almost never use any leg isolation exercises. I'll do squats/deadlifts and on other days do cardio running/biking, but you'll never see me at the lex press/extension/curl machines.

[Done_And_Done]

In Terms of Attire:

I must say that over the past year and change i've noticed a shift in attire as well. It appears as though, there is a greater acceptance for males sporting spandex/sweat resistant articles of clothing.

There was at least 3 guys at the gym yesterday who were proudly rocking black spandex pants. I'm not a fan to say the least. Nobody needs to see or be amongst the presence of your bulge and buttocks crevices.

Further...

In all sincerity, can anyone tell me the advantage of sporting spandex under a pair of shorts? This is a trend that I find to have exploded over the past 2 years. For those that do, what benefits derive from wearing spandex over your shorts? Are your shorts not supple/flexible/forgiving enough for your exercise? Are they just that damn comfortable but you don't wanna be like the bulge boys that I named out above? MMA influence perhaps?

http://swimbikerunlive.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/ShortsOverTights.jpg

{Yes I realize these are joggers. Not trying to comb through google images for the perfect spandex pic}

[christian1923]

In Terms of Attire:

I must say that over the past year and change i've noticed a shift in attire as well. It appears as though, there is a greater acceptance for males sporting spandex/sweat resistant articles of clothing.

There was at least 3 guys at the gym yesterday who were proudly rocking black spandex pants. I'm not a fan to say the least. Nobody needs to see or be amongst the presence of your bulge and buttocks crevices.

Further...

In all sincerity, can anyone tell me the advantage of sporting spandex under a pair of shorts? This is a trend that I find to have exploded over the past 2 years. For those that do, what benefits derive from wearing spandex over your shorts? Are your shorts not supple/flexible/forgiving enough for your exercise? Are they just that damn comfortable but you don't wanna be like the bulge boys that I named out above? MMA influence perhaps?

http://swimbikerunlive.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/ShortsOverTights.jpg

{Yes I realize these are joggers. Not trying to comb through google images for the perfect spandex pic}
I don't rock the compression pants underneath but I wear the compression shorts underneath my shorts cause I hate doing cardio or playing ball in regular underwear.

[Done_And_Done]

I don't rock the compression pants underneath but I wear the compression shorts underneath my shorts cause I hate doing cardio or playing ball in regular underwear.

Makes sense. Thanks brother.

I used to play footy competitively and a number of my teammates would do the same. I just never bothered to ask them, but im sure they shared a similar reasoning.

[step_back]

Makes sense. Thanks brother.

I used to play footy competitively and a number of my teammates would do the same. I just never bothered to ask them, but im sure they shared a similar reasoning.

I wear skins compression leggings underneath shorts on legs day. The compression draws more oxygen to the muscles and I find I get a better result than when I don't wear them. This, however could be a placebo effect which means I could be talking bro science. :confusedshrug:

[Done_And_Done]

My gym isn't very busy, and one day I was in the back using the free weights when a bodybuilder showed up with a photographer. He stripped down to nothing but red skivvies, and he rubbed baby oil all over himself while the photographer helped him. I tried to just work out and not feel terribly awkward while they did their little photo shoot(I was the only other person back there) but every piece of equipment he used got all slippery.

Shit was weird.

:oldlol: :oldlol: :oldlol:

So invasive lol

I love how you were the only one there to witness this albatross. Too funny man...

[Lakers Legend#32]

Fat chicks who wear yoga pants.

[Just2McFly]

In Terms of Attire:

I must say that over the past year and change i've noticed a shift in attire as well. It appears as though, there is a greater acceptance for males sporting spandex/sweat resistant articles of clothing.

There was at least 3 guys at the gym yesterday who were proudly rocking black spandex pants. I'm not a fan to say the least. Nobody needs to see or be amongst the presence of your bulge and buttocks crevices.

Further...

In all sincerity, can anyone tell me the advantage of sporting spandex under a pair of shorts? This is a trend that I find to have exploded over the past 2 years. For those that do, what benefits derive from wearing spandex over your shorts? Are your shorts not supple/flexible/forgiving enough for your exercise? Are they just that damn comfortable but you don't wanna be like the bulge boys that I named out above? MMA influence perhaps?

http://swimbikerunlive.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/ShortsOverTights.jpg

{Yes I realize these are joggers. Not trying to comb through google images for the perfect spandex pic}

I wear compression everything, I feel 100x better after working out when I use them.....

and do not complain about shorts over them.... you do not want to see me without shorts on I guarantee that.... shorts over them is a must imo.

OP what gym do you go to?

[Tarik One]

As another poster stated, people who don't put weights back, especially the weight bench. They'll leave 4x45 lb barbells on each side and walk out.

The ones who hog up all the 5 and 10 lb barbells instead of grabbing the heavier ones

[Done_And_Done]

I wear compression everything, I feel 100x better after working out when I use them.....

and do not complain about shorts over them.... you do not want to see me without shorts on I guarantee that.... shorts over them is a must imo.

OP what gym do you go to?

I greatly respect the courtesy you posses for your fellow man.

At the moment, (due to literally having zero time) I do the majority of my workouts at the York campus gym, but my go-to facility is Vision on border of Mississauga/Etobicoke. It's nothing posh, but it's got that home away from home feel for me, seeing as how i've been a member there for about 6-7 years.

[Just2McFly]

I greatly respect the courtesy you posses for your fellow man.

At the moment, (due to literally having zero time) I do the majority of my workouts at the York campus gym, but my go-to facility is Vision on border of Mississauga/Etobicoke. It's nothing posh, but it's got that home away from home feel for me, seeing as how i've been a member there for about 6-7 years.

you live in the west end? I go to the Yonge- Dundas Goodlife. I'm a downtown guy all the way though.

[Done_And_Done]

As another poster stated, people who don't put weights back, especially the weight bench. They'll leave 4x45 lb barbells on each side and walk out.

The ones who hog up all the 5 and 10 lb barbells instead of grabbing the heavier ones

The people at my campus gym are infamous for this. There are times where the floor around the free weight area is just cluttered with dumbbells & curl bars, that you literally have to walk with your head down to avoid bailing on one. It's disgraceful.

[Done_And_Done]

you live in the west end? I go to the Yonge- Dundas Goodlife. I'm a downtown guy all the way though.

I would surmise that a gym package at Goodlife on Yonge comes at a pretty penny no?

And yeah, for the time being. I'm a total city dweller at heart so I could see myself uprooting to Toronto once I graduate. It's kinda tough to justify the asinine real estate market in the core though. We'll see...

[Just2McFly]

I would surmise that a gym package at Goodlife on Yonge comes at a pretty penny no?

And yeah, for the time being. I'm a total city dweller at heart so I could see myself uprooting to Toronto once I graduate. It's kinda tough to justify the asinine real estate market in the core though. We'll see...

yeah right now im paying 1000 for a basement apartment but its in a nice ass neighborhood....this summer i wanna be south of college tho....i cant wait for summer. my god.

i used to work at loblaws so its cheap as f*ck for me

[Done_And_Done]

yeah right now im paying 1000 for a basement apartment but its in a nice ass neighborhood....this summer i wanna be south of college tho....i cant wait for summer. my god.

i used to work at loblaws so its cheap as f*ck for me

If anything, a 1k per month base sounds like a steal in compared to some I know. At the end of the day, you're always gunna pay out the a** while living in a metropolis. Location is key.

That's why I could make the justification, simply because I subjectively love it.

Why south of college?

[hateraid]

Is that you Hateraid? :D

All jokes aside, I hear you. Like thanks for intervening in my workout to inform me about the beneficial properties derived from your tub of X-Force 6000 testosterone powder but.... No thanks

Heeelll no :oldlol:
I hate when people ask me for supplement advice in the gym. I do a little name drop for my company here, but I'm just playing around about it.
I will drop off samples and leave them at the front, but then trainers will tell members,"yo, that's the Dymatize guy."
Then I'll get bombarded with, "hey, hook me up", or "do you know Brock Lesnar?", or "I need something that will grow muscle but lose fat at the same time." :facepalm

I just want to be in and out. I make the gym a job. I straight up focus, mind my business, and sculpt the guns

[Just2McFly]

If anything, a 1k per month base sounds like a steal in compared to some I know. At the end of the day, you're always gunna pay out the a** while living in a metropolis. Location is key.

That's why I could make the justification, simply because I subjectively love it.

Why south of college?

me and my boy are trying do something major, maybe get like two other guys and rent a house....

south of college because we want everything at our finger tips. i dont really travel north of bloor unless its for work. everything else i do is downtown or in the annex.

[Budadiiii]

The most prominent annoyance at my gym is the group of idiots who will sit there and hog a machine for a half hour telling stories, giggling, etc. and are apparently oblivious that people are waiting.

Also the morons who don't wipe off their sweat.

[plowking]

The one that absolutely bothers me now, more than anything, after gyming for 4 or 5 years now, and knowing how hard it is to break through a plateau, is half reppers.

Particularly with something like bench press. It took me something like 7-9 months of solid work when I first started gyming to get to 225lbs on the bench press. That's when you finally feel good about getting on the thing, and feel like you're moving weight.
When I see someone in the gym half repping that weight, or even more, or less weight than that, I hate it. I hate seeing it. These dudes probably go off, tell people, and make themselves believe they do a certain amount of weight, but they haven't put in anywhere near the amount of work to get to that level. Thing is, you could do a full rep right next to them, with the same weight their doing, and they'll think they're doing the same thing.

[K Xerxes]

Absolutely hate those guys who hog up the power rack for the whole time I'm there. They seem to feel the need to exhaust every single ****ing exercise there even when some of them can be done on normal barbells. A while back I went up to a couple of them and asked how many sets they had left, and they replied with '10'. Wtf. And I'm not one to ask if I can rotate sets.

Half the time they're just sitting there chatting about shit. Don't know if it's just the select people at my gym.

[sunsfan1357]

The one that absolutely bothers me now, more than anything, after gyming for 4 or 5 years now, and knowing how hard it is to break through a plateau, is half reppers.

Particularly with something like bench press. It took me something like 7-9 months of solid work when I first started gyming to get to 225lbs on the bench press. That's when you finally feel good about getting on the thing, and feel like you're moving weight.
When I see someone in the gym half repping that weight, or even more, or less weight than that, I hate it. I hate seeing it. These dudes probably go off, tell people, and make themselves believe they do a certain amount of weight, but they haven't put in anywhere near the amount of work to get to that level. Thing is, you could do a full rep right next to them, with the same weight their doing, and they'll think they're doing the same thing.

I know a lot of people that half rep on bench, but in some cases now it is used as an accessory to the actual bench press. Called a Spoto Press after WR bench presser Eric Spoto has been seen doing them.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmZ0u7qso3g

[ROCSteady]

"Johnny Bravos" Try doing a leg day needle dick.

.


:roll: :roll:

This deserves to be isolated.

[Done_And_Done]

Absolutely hate those guys who hog up the power rack for the whole time I'm there. They seem to feel the need to exhaust every single ****ing exercise there even when some of them can be done on normal barbells. A while back I went up to a couple of them and asked how many sets they had left, and they replied with '10'. Wtf. And I'm not one to ask if I can rotate sets.

Half the time they're just sitting there chatting about shit. Don't know if it's just the select people at my gym.


LOL @ 10

[Done_And_Done]

me and my boy are trying do something major, maybe get like two other guys and rent a house....

south of college because we want everything at our finger tips. i dont really travel north of bloor unless its for work. everything else i do is downtown or in the annex.

Yeah I figured. Makes perfect sense...

[Rolando]

I know a lot of people that half rep on bench, but in some cases now it is used as an accessory to the actual bench press. Called a Spoto Press after WR bench presser Eric Spoto has been seen doing them.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmZ0u7qso3g

That video doesn't show half reps. Spoto press just means a pause at the bottom about an inch off of your chest.

[chips93]

If you approach me to inquire about how many sets I have left with a specified piece of equipment, and I respond with 2 or more, don't you dare just stand there or pause within my vicinity and wait for me to finish. Being the petty sob that I am, I will literally go out of my way to take my time.

if your gym is so busy, hes probably just worried somebody else will cut in ahead of him and use the machine once you're done

[Tarik One]

Agreed on the "Sweat Hog." Filthy schmuck gets off a machine leaving a puddle of personalized grease and bilge water, walks off and doesn't bother to sanitize it for the next person.

[hateraid]

if your gym is so busy, hes probably just worried somebody else will cut in ahead of him and use the machine once you're done


This is quite true.
On busy days the majority of people are quite ignorant and discourteous when it comes to recognizing if someone is waiting for a machine. The is an every man for himself attitude when it comes to waiting for weights. I've heard guys yell, "I WAS NEXT!" Across a gym, especially for the pec decs or cable flies.

[hateraid]

Another thing that bothers me is "trainers" who push their client beyond what even the trainer can do himself. I saw this one guy make a client do one arm pullups while he couldn't even do regular pullups

[knickballer]

I really can't stand those popeye looking mother****ers who are like 5'5 but bulky as **** and they all end up looking like meatballs. It's there choice but don't walk around puffing out your chest to make up for your lack of height. Looks disgusting as well.

[fiddy]

I really can't stand those popeye looking mother****ers who are like 5'5 but bulky as **** and they all end up looking like meatballs. It's there choice but don't walk around puffing out your chest to make up for your lack of height. Looks disgusting as well.
Why would you care? Mind your own business

[1987_Lakers]

Y'all sound like females bitching about other girls who dress slutty

You goto the gym to pump iron. Fckin drama queens shut up
:applause:

[hateraid]

Y'all sound like females bitching about other girls who dress slutty

You goto the gym to pump iron. Fckin drama queens shut up

True, some of the things can be ignored, but gym etiquette is there to improved your overall workout. Putting away weights, working out right in front of the dumbbell rack, using multiple sets of dumbbells....those are the things that ruin the overall experience and progress

[TylerOO]

Why would you care? Mind your own business
^^^popeye lookin ****er confirmed.