KLEEN's Quest for PRIME! A transformation contest log.

[MrKleen73]

I hear ya on the am vs pm gym crowd. When I have time I love to go in the am. I call it the serious crowd, and there's only a handful. I always try to get in and out before 5pm...thats when the douche bags come out at my gym. We just received a new batch of DBs as well who have been coming in to get ripped for summer...bunch of clowns who come in and take up space trying to figure out what they're going to workout meanwhile texting or talking on their phones...frustrating as hell.

Yeah, I have been known once or twice to walk up to a machine a guy is texting next to and just get on it. "I was using that!" to which I say "No you were using your phone but you can work in with me."

[ScottyDoc]

Yeah, I have been known once or twice to walk up to a machine a guy is texting next to and just get on it. "I was using that!" to which I say "No you were using your phone but you can work in with me."

LoL, I hate Douche-Bags like that! I personally am not that rude about it, I just ask to work in with them from the get-go, now if they tell me NO, which happens about 5% of the time, then I pitch a fit and will get rude with them!

[DreamWeaver]

For the most part the douches stay out of my way... once in a while I get in a little bit of a pickle though. I have kept my cool though... so far.

[MrKleen73]

Oh typically I am the most polite guy in the gym. I move out of peoples way, I step back away from the dumbbell rack to lift, if I see someone waiting I ask them if they want to work in so long as my rest period allows. If someone is using a machine I want to use I ask how much longer they will be and ask if I can work in if it will be a while. That or I simply modify my order or exercises.

However like I said the guys I have been rude to were not using the equipment. They were playing around with their phones next to a machine that they had not used for about 5 minutes. Obviously these are also people that I had already noticed doing that crap every machine they go to, OR WORSE they sit on the machine and talk on the phone for extended periods. Besides, I wasn't really rude, just honest. They weren't using it they were using the phone, and I offered to let them to work in with me.

Now when someone tells me I can not work in with them or use something when they are on the phone or any other reason I can get a little testy. I remind them they signed a contract stating they would not rest on equipment and were required to let others work in. If they still don't listen I run my finger across my head to gather the sweat and flick it in their face and dare them to say something.

[DreamWeaver]

Oh typically I am the most polite guy in the gym. I move out of peoples way, I step back away from the dumbbell rack to lift, if I see someone waiting I ask them if they want to work in so long as my rest period allows. If someone is using a machine I want to use I ask how much longer they will be and ask if I can work in if it will be a while. That or I simply modify my order or exercises.

However like I said the guys I have been rude to were not using the equipment. They were playing around with their phones next to a machine that they had not used for about 5 minutes. Obviously these are also people that I had already noticed doing that crap every machine they go to, OR WORSE they sit on the machine and talk on the phone for extended periods. Besides, I wasn't really rude, just honest. They weren't using it they were using the phone, and I offered to let them to work in with me.

Now when someone tells me I can not work in with them or use something when they are on the phone or any other reason I can get a little testy. I remind them they signed a contract stating they would not rest on equipment and were required to let others work in. If they still don't listen I run my finger across my head to gather the sweat and flick it in their face and dare them to say something.

One guy ran and got the guy at the front desk ... I think he had some sort of mental problem, I told him if he was going to act like an azzhole, I was going to treat him like one, when I realized he wasn't quite right I told the guy at the front desk that I felt kind of bad that I was so hard on him. He was being a douche though.

[MrKleen73]

Now when someone tells me I can not work in with them or use something when they are on the phone or any other reason I can get a little testy. I remind them they signed a contract stating they would not rest on equipment and were required to let others work in. If they still don't listen I run my finger across my head to gather the sweat and flick it in their face and dare them to say something.

The part in bold was actually a joke I would never do that. Sometimes I wish I could be an ass like that.

My friend walked up to this punk that was talking crap to everyone and flipped his hat off his head. The guy was all WTF and tried to bow up! Then my buddy stepped up real close almost in his ear and told him he wanted to be able to see his eyes roll in the back of his head when he knocked his bitch ass out. Mind you he is 6'1.5 and 330 with about 25 inch arms. Many of the guys in the weight area laughed their asses off at that idiot getting punked like that.

One guy ran and got the guy at the front desk ... I think he had some sort of mental problem, I told him if he was going to act like an azzhole, I was going to treat him like one, when I realized he wasn't quite right I told the guy at the front desk that I felt kind of bad that I was so hard on him. He was being a douche though.

Yeah you actually do have to be pretty careful. The stuff I mentioned was the most severe stuff I had done and not by any means the norm. However gym etiquette is a MAJOR Peeve of mine.

[DreamWeaver]

The part in bold was actually a joke I would never do that. Sometimes I wish I could be an ass like that.

My friend walked up to this punk that was talking crap to everyone and flipped his hat off his head. The guy was all WTF and tried to bow up! Then my buddy stepped up real close almost in his ear and told him he wanted to be able to see his eyes roll in the back of his head when he knocked his bitch ass out. Mind you he is 6'1.5 and 330 with about 25 inch arms. Many of the guys in the weight area laughed their asses off at that idiot getting punked like that.



Yeah you actually do have to be pretty careful. The stuff I mentioned was the most severe stuff I had done and not by any means the norm. However gym etiquette is a MAJOR Peeve of mine.

Nobody really knows gym edicate very well where I am as it's a lot of amateurs...

[MrKleen73]

Yeah, and the gyms are just about making sales now. Used to be you got 3 free workouts with a staff member no matter what gym you went to. They would reinforce or introduce gym etiquette during that time, as well as show people the correct way to use machines. Heck they would even give you a spot without trying to charge you for a training session...

[ScottyDoc]

Yeah, and the gyms are just about making sales now. Used to be you got 3 free workouts with a staff member no matter what gym you went to. They would reinforce or introduce gym etiquette during that time, as well as show people the correct way to use machines. Heck they would even give you a spot without trying to charge you for a training session...

I can't believe Morry has not chimed in on this conversation, he hates working out at the gym next to my store on Mondays, he only does so because he wants me to take his pictures, LoL, if he walks away for water, people will take his equipment faster than he can even blink, it is like they are waiting and watching and jump on it as soon as you turn your back, LoL, then again I go there when it is less busy, he goes between 6-8pm (peak azzhole time).

[DreamWeaver]

I can't believe Morry has not chimed in on this conversation, he hates working out at the gym next to my store on Mondays, he only does so because he wants me to take his pictures, LoL, if he walks away for water, people will take his equipment faster than he can even blink, it is like they are waiting and watching and jump on it as soon as you turn your back, LoL, then again I go there when it is less busy, he goes between 6-8pm (peak azzhole time).

Leaving a towel reserves your place at our gym but sometimes people will disapear for too long which isn't cool. The worst thing is people not putting their weights away... sometimes you don't know if they are still in use or not.

[MrKleen73]

I can't believe Morry has not chimed in on this conversation, he hates working out at the gym next to my store on Mondays, he only does so because he wants me to take his pictures, LoL, if he walks away for water, people will take his equipment faster than he can even blink, it is like they are waiting and watching and jump on it as soon as you turn your back, LoL, then again I go there when it is less busy, he goes between 6-8pm (peak azzhole time).

No doubt, I leave my towel and workout log on the machine and if they are on it when I get back they will get off, or I will let them work in with me, but I WILL be finishing out my sets on the machine regardless...

When I do go at night I tend to do a lot of sets on one exercise then go to another. I will only do one exercise per body part to minimize the annoyance of trying to find free machines. I also don't plan the machine I want to use so much as the group and angle I have in mind to work. That way if all the incline benches are taken it is no sweat for me to grab a flat bench or an incline machine press.

Now with the way Morry trains everything being a circuit I can't imagine even trying to do that when the gym is busy.

[ScottyDoc]

No doubt, I leave my towel and workout log on the machine and if they are on it when I get back they will get off, or I will let them work in with me, but I WILL be finishing out my sets on the machine regardless...

When I do go at night I tend to do a lot of sets on one exercise then go to another. I will only do one exercise per body part to minimize the annoyance of trying to find free machines. I also don't plan the machine I want to use so much as the group and angle I have in mind to work. That way if all the incline benches are taken it is no sweat for me to grab a flat bench or an incline machine press.

Now with the way Morry trains everything being a circuit I can't imagine even trying to do that when the gym is busy.

It drives him crazy, believe me, LoL, he makes a lot of "Are you a Fuggin Idiot!" faces and then they are like, Oh... $hit you were here and he doesn't even answer them, just puts it back the way it was and does his set!

[ScottyDoc]

The worst thing I think I can remember doing to someone out of aggravation was when I had the Leg Press sled loaded up with like 12 plates on each side and I walked away to catch my breath between sets, left my 1 gallon water jug on the seat, came back to find 4 plates missing off of one side and there were no 45's around and what do you know, this guy just 2ft away had 4 plates on his Hack-Squat machine! LoL, so I walked up and started taking them off of his machine and putting them on my machine and he was like, "Hey, I'm using those!" and I just responded, "No, I was using them!" as I continued to put them back on my machine!!! He just walked away, but I was in one of those rare moods and had the itch!!!

[LiveToLift]

You guys are not getting me very excited to go into the gym at 5pm on a Monday.... I hate Monday evening at the gym or any evening for that matter but my work schedule and childcare kind of force me too.... Oh well its chest day and I have enough **** in my system today nothing is stopping this bad mofo!!!

[MrKleen73]

It drives him crazy, believe me, LoL, he makes a lot of "Are you a Fuggin Idiot!" faces and then they are like, Oh... $hit you were here and he doesn't even answer them, just puts it back the way it was and does his set!

Oh of that I am certain.

The worst thing I think I can remember doing to someone out of aggravation was when I had the Leg Press sled loaded up with like 12 plates on each side and I walked away to catch my breath between sets, left my 1 gallon water jug on the seat, came back to find 4 plates missing off of one side and there were no 45's around and what do you know, this guy just 2ft away had 4 plates on his Hack-Squat machine! LoL, so I walked up and started taking them off of his machine and putting them on my machine and he was like, "Hey, I'm using those!" and I just responded, "No, I was using them!" as I continued to put them back on my machine!!! He just walked away, but I was in one of those rare moods and had the itch!!!

Yeah, I can see that. I am so Alpha today it is ridiculous.

You guys are not getting me very excited to go into the gym at 5pm on a Monday.... I hate Monday evening at the gym or any evening for that matter but my work schedule and childcare kind of force me too.... Oh well its chest day and I have enough **** in my system today nothing is stopping this bad mofo!!!

Haha just use it to feed the fire!

Wait a minute you do chest on Mondays... No Way I would do chest on a Monday at the gym any more. I used to try but that seems to be the day that everyone and their brother does chest. Everyone loves chest so they want to do it first thing in the week. I found even when i lifted at night that if I did Chest any other day their were always more chest machines or benches open. Something to consider...

[LiveToLift]

Lmao why did I say it was Monday lmao! No more wake and bakes for this guy..

[ScottyDoc]

Lmao why did I say it was Monday lmao! No more wake and bakes for this guy..

If you are not awake, then what do you call it?

[MrKleen73]

If you are not awake, then what do you call it?

A burning bed!

[LiveToLift]

Lmao why did I say it was Monday lmao! No more wake and bakes for this guy..

Lmao, I'm still cracking up over this one. By the time I realized my mess up you had already quoted and I went back to edit and said damage done. WTF is wrong with me!

[MrKleen73]

Lmao why did I say it was Monday lmao! No more wake and bakes for this guy..

That is some good ish, talk about short term memory loss eh, you lost 2 days!