Hyperion
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Ms9, don't beat yourself up, we 've all been there. Just last week I told off this scrawny little sob for taking up the bench press bar to do dead-lifts with 5 kilos on each side, when he could easily do them with dumbbells at such little weight.
He gave me attitude about NEEDING the bar to do the exercise right and after watching him take 15 seconds to do 1 set with bad form and then take a 3 minute rest before his 2nd (out of 6) set I just went over, picked up the bar and told him with a face full of scowl "If you want to clown around do it in your own time and not in peak time when others are waiting to use the bar PROPERLY".
I didn't want to speak to him that way, but it's damn rude and inconsiderate for someone to waste other people's time like that. It was busy in the gym, and I couldn't use the dumbbells I needed because some other schmucks had them lined-up along with another 5... So, when it comes down to me having to wait around like an idiot for some inconsiderate prick when he can just as easily waste his time with-out the bar, I don't bother with pleasantries.
It's a matter of common decency towards others. When I'm using a machine/bench/dumbbell/bar that I don't absolutely need for an exercise, I ALWAYS offer to give it up when I see someone waiting for it, especially if I can do that exercise with something else and their exercise can pretty much only be done properly with it.
He gave me attitude about NEEDING the bar to do the exercise right and after watching him take 15 seconds to do 1 set with bad form and then take a 3 minute rest before his 2nd (out of 6) set I just went over, picked up the bar and told him with a face full of scowl "If you want to clown around do it in your own time and not in peak time when others are waiting to use the bar PROPERLY".
I didn't want to speak to him that way, but it's damn rude and inconsiderate for someone to waste other people's time like that. It was busy in the gym, and I couldn't use the dumbbells I needed because some other schmucks had them lined-up along with another 5... So, when it comes down to me having to wait around like an idiot for some inconsiderate prick when he can just as easily waste his time with-out the bar, I don't bother with pleasantries.
It's a matter of common decency towards others. When I'm using a machine/bench/dumbbell/bar that I don't absolutely need for an exercise, I ALWAYS offer to give it up when I see someone waiting for it, especially if I can do that exercise with something else and their exercise can pretty much only be done properly with it.