name 2 things that drive you insane at your gym.

i hate it when ppl use the pre-made barbells like for curls the 70 80 90 100s and put it on there back and squat them like its soo hard lol i could walk with them on my back all day quit grunting when doing those.. its soo gay.
 
You have to start somewhere don't you? I'm a little confused by the above statement. My wife uses those weights because that's the weight she needs to use. Congrats on being stronger then the preset weights but not everyone is.
 
^^^ correction, i was tired and didnt type it all... but when u see guys that are like 200 plus pounds in good shape using those to squat and making excessive noise.. sorry thats just weird.
 
Being a cook.. i hate when people are unsanitary at the gym...

Use it? Clean it.. simple. (or try! some people rush the equipment) If you use it though seriously wipe your sweat off, just gross.

Cover your mouth when you cough.... Wash your hands. Be Sanitary people.

(Not pointing any fingers)
 
D3vildog said:
Being a cook.. i hate when people are unsanitary at the gym...

Use it? Clean it.. simple. (or try! some people rush the equipment) If you use it though seriously wipe your sweat off, just gross.

Cover your mouth when you cough.... Wash your hands. Be Sanitary people.

(Not pointing any fingers)
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yep i hate when someone is on the bike or treadmill and just coughs without covering their mouth
 
pretty much all the basics have been said but i hate when girls wear spandex or really tight pants and you can see there underwear/wedgie outline! im sure that turns some of you on lol but not me no thanks.
 
1/4 squatters!!!

Had a guy come up to me saying, "hey can I work in, or are you bout done?"
I was like "no, im not done, by all means work in." Guy did 1/4 squats the whole time,.. and tried bragging bout his "past" max of 500 "back in the day",... but hes taken off for a year. Yet i used 235x 27 reps for my widowmaker set (DC training) and he stopped @ 225, 1/4 reps.... for 5 reps,.. thats right 5 reps. My God, sometimes I really, really hate people.
 
I forgot one, people who don't use frigging CLIPS on the barbells!

I mean for sanity's sake when you can SEE the weights sliding about on the bar as they struggle up weight on a bench press, SOMETHING in the depths of their tiny minds must go 'click' and think "surely this is a little unsafe?!?!"

...the best bit, when you 'offer' them the clips they say 'I don't need them' !!?!?
 
brk_nemesis said:
1/4 squatters!!!

Had a guy come up to me saying, "hey can I work in, or are you bout done?"
I was like "no, im not done, by all means work in." Guy did 1/4 squats the whole time,.. and tried bragging bout his "past" max of 500 "back in the day",... but hes taken off for a year. Yet i used 235x 27 reps for my widowmaker set (DC training) and he stopped @ 225, 1/4 reps.... for 5 reps,.. thats right 5 reps. My God, sometimes I really, really hate people.
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The amount of weight he squats and the way he squats has nothing to do with you. It's none of your business. It just sounds like you're bragging about your 27 reps. You don't hate people, you hate yourself.
 
UKStrength said:
I forgot one, people who don't use frigging CLIPS on the barbells!

I mean for sanity's sake when you can SEE the weights sliding about on the bar as they struggle up weight on a bench press, SOMETHING in the depths of their tiny minds must go 'click' and think "surely this is a little unsafe?!?!"

...the best bit, when you 'offer' them the clips they say 'I don't need them' !!?!?
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all that's necessary is to steer clear and yell "timberrrr!" when the plates start to fall....lol

people that are retarded and belligerent deserve to be served by the laws of evolution. :dunno:
 
Bruce9241 said:
The amount of weight he squats and the way he squats has nothing to do with you. It's none of your business. It just sounds like you're bragging about your 27 reps. You don't hate people, you hate yourself.
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Oh your right, his weight has nothing to do with me, nor is it any of my business, when it interrupts my workout. Oh wait, then whats the point of this whole friggin thread? Yeah,.. about that. I only used an example of my workset to state the irony of his "past max" yet he can barely rep half that. It sounds like to me you became somehow offended by my 1/4 squatters comment, why, are you one? oh wait thats none of my business, right? haha ****in plz bro, Only thing i hate at this point is dumb responses like yours.
 
heywood said:
all that's necessary is to steer clear and yell "timberrrr!" when the plates start to fall....lol

people that are retarded and belligerent deserve to be served by the laws of evolution. :dunno:
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yea, i remember this kid in HS decided to do cleans w/o clips. I remember hearing some yelling, hearing the plates hit the ground, and him almost killing himself. Felt kinda bad for him, as the coached laid a new one on him.
 
the other day i saw some cold sore cream near the seated dip machine.
Completely and utterly disgusting. If you're infectious, please dont go to gym and apply your infectious ridden creams on your herpes infected face while working out.
 
drivehard said:
This is a frustration point with me...

My gym no longer hands out sweat towels because they are "watching costs"...so I can't wipe my sweat off of the machines I use. They do have spray bottles and towels in a few spots in the gym, but I am allergic to that ****. I break out like crazy every time I even get a smell of it. So really I feel bad about leaving the stuff a bit sweaty at times...but there isn't much I can do.
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Can't you bring a towel?
 
i was doing rows using a barbell, and using the vbar thing ya know for the back.. and had 4 45's on and needed someone to step on the back so the end with no weights wouldnt come up and some Dbag with a towel over his head acting like a wwf wrestler is like hey u can use the machine over there its the same thing i wanted to give him a roy jones upper cut and send him to the floor.
 
ppl that take roids and i hear them say, "it doesn't matter what kind of routine i do, i'm going to grow anyway"

or when some kid walks up to me and starts talking (not a big deal) and then decides he's gonna tell me he just bought creatine and protein made by muscletech and they said he'll gain 22lbs in the next month from taking them
 
heywood said:
all that's necessary is to steer clear and yell "timberrrr!" when the plates start to fall....lol

people that are retarded and belligerent deserve to be served by the laws of evolution. :dunno:
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Too true mate, I'll let Darwinian Theory take its course...:)
 
People who read tv magazines and taking forever on equipment like they are actually "working out"

People constantly on cell phones while they work out taking their sweet ass time.
 
saw a guy today talking on his cellphone and working out with the other hand. it was a strange movement, sorta like he was bringing a db up to scratch his armpit.

i think a few guys were having a quiet laugh
 
i saw this idiot today wearing a weight lifting belt while during curls, afterward he went upstairs and probably did 1 - 2 miles while wearing the belt.

I couldnt stop loling at how ridiculous he looked.
 
p00ndawg said:
i saw this idiot today wearing a weight lifting belt while during curls, afterward he went upstairs and probably did 1 - 2 miles while wearing the belt.

I couldnt stop loling at how ridiculous he looked.
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That actually depends on his condition. If you're like me, with a rupture, and are doing 100+ bb curls then the ONLY way to get through them is with a stability belt. .. Most other reasons are retarded.

For me it is the constant image change. We went from hardcore gym to family oriented. This isn't the worst move because it helps bring in finances but parents bring their kids and the kids just run around in the way, jumping and flipping on equipment ... I'm just worried one of those kids are going to bite a plate hard. Then when you say something to get them out of your way, the parent looks at you like they own the place and I've been there since it opened for 10yrs and have contributed thousands of my bucks to the gym ...

The other thing is people looking at you after they do a set like they are hard a$$ gangsters ... This rican guy was doing leg presses and when he got finished, he got up and walked around mean mugging people like he just pressed 1800+lbs when it was only 800lbs...he does it everytime ... then he hits biceps and mean mugs when he's done...typical 21 yr old that thinks he's a gangster because he listens to rap music and watched Sapranos last night?? wtf?

I told him that it doesn't take all that and that people appreciate his size and effort just from his work ethic ... it was like shi!!ing in the ocean.
 
carpee said:
i definitely saw somebody use clips on a smith machine today...hahaha
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Oh I love it!!! Just made my morning!! :006:

Don't know if I mentioned this before but there are a couple of 'big' guys (230+) who give me mean looks when I'm taking too long in the squat rack.

The other day one of them was pissed I was taking too long and was throwing around a weight belt and pouting like a little kid. Then when him and his friend finally got their turn they were lifting 20lbs more than me for a few extra reps.

It got in my head and I was pissed off for hours afterwards.

So yea, 'big' guys who aren't respectful of us 'little' guys.
 
Oh, to clarify, I'm nit talking about 21 yr olds that act mature. I am purely talking about the fake 'gangsta' wanna be that watches MTV all day then hits the gym because he just got hyped from a lil wayne video ... Real gangsters are not watching MTV and mimicking lil wayne videos...
 
hardknock said:
That actually depends on his condition. If you're like me, with a rupture, and are doing 100+ bb curls then the ONLY way to get through them is with a stability belt. .. Most other reasons are retarded.

For me it is the constant image change. We went from hardcore gym to family oriented. This isn't the worst move because it helps bring in finances but parents bring their kids and the kids just run around in the way, jumping and flipping on equipment ... I'm just worried one of those kids are going to bite a plate hard. Then when you say something to get them out of your way, the parent looks at you like they own the place and I've been there since it opened for 10yrs and have contributed thousands of my bucks to the gym ...

The other thing is people looking at you after they do a set like they are hard a$$ gangsters ... This rican guy was doing leg presses and when he got finished, he got up and walked around mean mugging people like he just pressed 1800+lbs when it was only 800lbs...he does it everytime ... then he hits biceps and mean mugs when he's done...typical 21 yr old that thinks he's a gangster because he listens to rap music and watched Sapranos last night?? wtf?

I told him that it doesn't take all that and that people appreciate his size and effort just from his work ethic ... it was like shi!!ing in the ocean.
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trust me, the guy was wearing the belt just cuz he didnt know any better.
running with a weight lifting belt is inexcusable.
That was what I found the funniest tho.
 
p00ndawg said:
trust me, the guy was wearing the belt just cuz he didnt know any better.
running with a weight lifting belt is inexcusable.
That was what I found the funniest tho.
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How great would it be to go to the gym one day and just be that guy who is utterly retarded:

Where a belt while doing every single exercise

Chalk your hands for leg curls (carry chalk in a fanny pack of course!)

Grunt like a gorilla doing tricep extensions

Do a back bend while curling a bb

Shadowbox the mirror in between sets

Oh that would be uber!
 
MoTiV said:
Oh I love it!!! Just made my morning!! :006:

Don't know if I mentioned this before but there are a couple of 'big' guys (230+) who give me mean looks when I'm taking too long in the squat rack.

The other day one of them was pissed I was taking too long and was throwing around a weight belt and pouting like a little kid. Then when him and his friend finally got their turn they were lifting 20lbs more than me for a few extra reps.

It got in my head and I was pissed off for hours afterwards.

So yea, 'big' guys who aren't respectful of us 'little' guys.
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I'm at school for this last this last week, but then next week i'll be back home in my gym...and theres like 3 or 4 "big" guys who just straight up are disrespectful, grunting, hogs... Now it takes alot for me to get really upset with people in the gym. I like to give people the benefit of the doubt, I mean hey, at least they are working out. But theres this one guy in particular. Mind you have nothing against Ohio State U...but this dude just walks in all decked out in under armour Ohio State gear. He probably is 6'4 240. A ton taller and bigger than I. In between sets he checks out his hair in the mirror, and carries his Ohio State (hockey/gym) bag to every machine or rack he's using. Like I said, it takes alot to bother me...but this guy...

oh yea did i mention the only compound movement i've ever seen him do is flat bench...typical
 
Clips on a smith machine yeah that would have made my morning too ha I would like to see someone put clips on any machine maybe for example a bench press machine, the ones where you have to put on the plates then have someone put on the clips notifying that its saftey first...........
 
JackASSs who leave a ton of dumbells laying all over the floor.

And when you ask if there done with the bench because there walking away they look at you like your somepiece of crap because you bothered there 2 sec. "I'm a badass walk away, with there flared arms and puffed up lats". OHHHH big man I don't know If I can lift those 50 lbs you just tossed on to the floor, after you did your benchpress. :fing26: :madfawk:
 
Some people actually think that no one is supposed to be able to lift more than them, and when they see it it pisses them off. One time I was doing squats, like only 3 plates and a quarter and this guy who's about my age and weight class was staring BAD. Then when I got under the bar, he walked right over to the rack about 5 feet away from me and didn't walk away until after my third rep. He did that the two sets before that also. And when he brings his gf they both stare at me and my training partners. It's more creepy but pisses me off at the same time.

That and the gay music they play at LA Fitness. I didn't know it was possible to make a dance remix of a Justin Timberlake song >_<
 
fenderman said:
Some people actually think that no one is supposed to be able to lift more than them, and when they see it it pisses them off. One time I was doing squats, like only 3 plates and a quarter and this guy who's about my age and weight class was staring BAD. Then when I got under the bar, he walked right over to the rack about 5 feet away from me and didn't walk away until after my third rep. He did that the two sets before that also. And when he brings his gf they both stare at me and my training partners. It's more creepy but pisses me off at the same time.

That and the gay music they play at LA Fitness. I didn't know it was possible to make a dance remix of a Justin Timberlake song >_<
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uh, that is creepy.

Although I can't prove it I know some people can't ever believe some people of a certain size can lift so much weight and they automatically attribute it to steroids.

Whomever those people are I hate them. I have a friend who quite frankly is a hater, nice guy but such a hater it can get annoying especially when he has no foundation to back up his haterism. :dunno:
 
MoTiV said:
uh, that is creepy.

Although I can't prove it I know some people can't ever believe some people of a certain size can lift so much weight and they automatically attribute it to steroids.

Whomever those people are I hate them. I have a friend who quite frankly is a hater, nice guy but such a hater it can get annoying especially when he has no foundation to back up his haterism. :dunno:
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hahaha I know what you mean man! They're like 'What?! Benching 3 plates?! He's gotta be on roids!' I've had a few people talk mess about my training partner. He's a little beast, but because he trains hard and has good genetics. People still thinks he's on roids though haha. I think it's mostly envy that drives people to make accusations like that. It's usually weaker/smaller people that are hating on the bigger/stronger guys. The gym is no place for people like that, and the gym tends to weed them out eventually lmao.
 
fenderman said:
Some people actually think that no one is supposed to be able to lift more than them, and when they see it it pisses them off. One time I was doing squats, like only 3 plates and a quarter and this guy who's about my age and weight class was staring BAD. Then when I got under the bar, he walked right over to the rack about 5 feet away from me and didn't walk away until after my third rep. He did that the two sets before that also. And when he brings his gf they both stare at me and my training partners. It's more creepy but pisses me off at the same time.

That and the gay music they play at LA Fitness. I didn't know it was possible to make a dance remix of a Justin Timberlake song >_<
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pics of gf?
 
1. People who don't strip the weights off the equipments after use.

2.Idiotic morons who wear sunglasses while working out......I seen that done before.
 
I absolutely love my gym, having gone from 5 years at bally's to a powerlifting/strongman gym, I'm basically in heaven.


but some of the guys do act like they own the place, and use equipment to hold their bags. It can be really frustrating when I'm trying to start my workout and I have to figure who is using it as a table.

I just move things to the floor now. I wonder how long before they hate me...



very minor complaint. I could rant about bally's for 10 minutes.
 
Great thread. I was thinking half this s$%t in the gym yesterday. So many already chimed in with what I would have said, but here goes:
1. The guy (you've seen him) he's about 42-43 and has a beer gut, but is convinced he is the next UFC champ. In between grunting and bad form on the weights, he and his loud ass buddy are demonstrating the latest Silva knockout punch. Eventually, they get so into it, they head into the aerobics room to practice putting each other in leg holds.
2. Guys who think that just because you sweat in the gym, there is no need to take a shower before coming to workout...for the last 4 days!!!
3. The poor bastard I see in the gym all the time who has never in the year or so I've seen him, changed his routine, rotation, form, or amount of weight and wonders why he sees no results. C'mon pal, no one's an expert, but pick up a magazine or book now and then. Great strides have been made since 1967!!
 
I'M GLAD YOU ASKED.

I'm driven to near insanity by bbb women popping their gum. I don't mean bubble-blowing, but that snap-crackle-pop thing they do. It's loud and constant and though I'm normally very laid back, it makes me want to scream. I turn my ipod up and STILL hear it. I honestly thought about taking a big pack of Bubblicious each time I go and chewing as many pieces as possible to leave stuck here and there on the equip, under the equip, etc, so that the gym will go to a "no gum" policy. (But I won't do that.)
 
one more to add:
The guy who sits down at the pec deck, does one set of eight, then sits there on the machine for 10 minutes texting, then gets up and leaves when he wasn't even gonna do another set! Leave your damn phone in your locker! We're here to do work!
 
The main thing that drives me crazy is watching a 130 pound person do some crazy workout noone has ever done that they found in some magazine while everyone who is BIG around them are doing compound lifts. Is it really that hard to watch people who are big and do what they do? That'd be the #1 piece of advice i'd give someone who was beggining to workout.
 
heywood said:
Another one, and I think most will agree with me on this:

When you are done with sweating up your bench or machine, please take the spray bottle and disinfrickin' fect! I don't want your stank ass smell (or mine) to spread to everyone.

If it sounds like I'm being a hypochondriac I'm not. I'm just trying to be a good gym citizen...do unto others an' stuff. Maybe more people will follow up their set with a quick squirt & wipe (that sounded bad, but u get my drift) if they see more people cleaning up. Each person doing a little housecleaning goes a long way.
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I used to be a personal trainer at a big family gym. We had spray bottles for the members to clean the equipment after or before use. I had to refill those bottles... The chemical used had warnings about being harmful when in contact with skin and eyes. The members would spray this **** all over and would walk around with soaking rags of this stuff. I'll just stick to showering after the gym... :nervous:
 
fenderman said:
Uhh... of HIS gf? yeah that'd be weird, walk up out of nowhere pull out my phone and be like 'smile!' You'll be on AM in a few hours! She is pretty hot though lol.
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Do it, F-him. If he can stare at you like an ass, then everyone on here can stare at his girlfriend. :naughty: :haha: :D
 
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