View Full Version : What pushes your buttons the most?
we have all encountered those people at the gym whose heads you would like to forcefully remove, so I'm wondering, What really pisses you off the most?
personally: people who rest on the bench that I wanna use
The Wanderer
01-18-07, 6:23 pm
What pushes my buttons the most, the people that don't believe that I can lift the weight that I have loaded up on the bar. Then again, it's amazing to see their gapping mouths afterwards.
Deadlift
01-18-07, 6:29 pm
The groups of idiots that load up 10 plates on the bench press, squat rack, or leg press and move the weight about a centimeter and do that the entire time they are there...Then they all high five each other like they are hot shit...Sigh
The groups of idiots that load up 10 plates on the bench press, squat rack, or leg press and move the weight about a centimeter and do that the entire time they are there...Then they all high five each other like they are hot shit...Sigh
I hear ya. That's what annoys the hell out me also. The best is watching the guys do the bicep curl heaves, where they use more back than anything to "lift" the weight up.
Form Form Form.
People who bring a newspaper in the gym. Not to cardio..to lift. ...Rediculous.
Oh boy i got a few... the crowds in the gym right after new years (resolutions). Most of these people don't last 4 weeks, so why do they even bother? I work out at a University gym, so everybody's not bodybuilding there: I get a lotta stares as if Im taking roids when I'm taking my supplements after a workout. Skinny people telling me what I should or shouldn't be taking/eating.
I go to the gym to work out, that is my focus, no visiting or gabbin. so when i get folks that take up space or mens health wannabes chirpin' about last night or the chicks they coulda banged or how tough they are it makes the veins in my head throb.
additionally guys how wear sweats all the time and just work out their upper body. why do these guys always pose in the mirror?
these same guys yelling at eachother "COME ON ITS ALL YOU!!!!" when they move that loaded bar 6", rack it and then look around to see who's watching.
Just like the shirt says.. there IS a reason I have headphones on jacka@@
sorry, my button sticks sometimes... lol
ltr
Apollo
Arbalest
01-18-07, 9:12 pm
The people who do their *whole workout* routine on the cable crossover machine! That shit pisses me off most.
BeastofBurden
01-18-07, 10:19 pm
People who take weights/benches without asking if someone is on it or using them first
I really hate it when people put a ton of weight on a bar/machine (like the leg press) and don't put stuff away when they're done. Pisses me off having to clean up someone else's mess
nihiloexnihil
01-18-07, 11:04 pm
This just happened to me today so I'm still pissed.
I'm doing shoulders and this guy I know from my med school comes over. He's decent-sized and 7 months ago was a lot bigger than I am, but since I started serious training and dieting I've surpassed him by miles. It's really not even close.
Anyway I'm training shoulders today and he comes over, sits down on the bench next to me, and says "Are you taking any supplements?"
It's pretty random, but I tell him: "Yeah I take whey and creatine, plus vitamins and sometimes a preworkout NO booster."
And then the shit says: "Yeah, I've been thinking about doing that, but I want to do it natural."
...Like I'm fucking cheating?
Then, to top it off, he says "Besides I don't want to get bigger, I just want to get stronger." He leaves for a few minutes only to come back over to criticize my form during barbell raises. I wanted to kick his ass right there on the gym floor.
What pushes my buttons in my "Athletic Club", is the personal trainer. She has absolutely no freaking clue about what she is doing, or how to go about training someone. She made up this sheet of exercises and you are supposed to do them, with either an increase in weight or reps each week. She has no clue what the difference is between a compound movement and an isolation move, and when you're supposed to do them. The only time that she talks about diet, is when they talk about what resturant they went to yesterday. But what REALLY, REALLY pisses me off is that when she gets together with her "clients" it becomes a ladies sewing circle. She and they have the nerve to look annoyed at me because I interrupted their discussion about guys and dating while I am hammering out DL. Four words "SHUT UP AND TRAIN!"
Evaniel
01-18-07, 11:55 pm
Oh boy i got a few... the crowds in the gym right after new years (resolutions). Most of these people don't last 4 weeks, so why do they even bother? I work out at a University gym...
This always drove me nuts, too. I call 'em the NYRR (New Years Resolution Retards). I just loved that by mid February it was back to tumbleweeds in my U's gym. Of course, until a few weeks before spring break, when the morons were back out in force.
I always hate the gaggle of half-tards that come in that others describe, or the intramural trainees that have no clue what they're doing and hog up all the benches.
I work at a gym 5 days a week, so I work out before my shift starts...Well today while I was working out no one was in there except me, I had the stereo blastin metal and I was gettin after it. Suddenly, when in the middle of a dead lift. I feel a tap on the shoulder. I turn and its the owner telling me to stop grunting and dropping the weight so loud. Also he told me that the music I had on was "Inappropriate". He then walked into the office and turned on an easy listening station... It was all I could do not to knock this clown on his ass...
Pokoritel
01-19-07, 12:13 am
What pisses me off most is when i ask a guy how many sets he has left and he responds, fine no damn problem. But what the hell are you doing having 5 minute conversations during your sets while iam waiting. That is discusting and disrespectful. People in the gym need to shut the fuck up and train damn it, especially when someones waiting for your ass to finish.
chuckdapig
01-19-07, 12:19 am
Gotta agree with the not cleanin upthing........It drives me nuts when someone leaves 50,000 lbs on the leg press. Maybe I should get stronger and work in with them?
chuckdapig
01-19-07, 12:31 am
I just thought of something else. I moved into a new house about a year and a half ago and there is a YMCA practically in my back yard. Our Golds had closed down (mismanagement) so the Y was it and it was close. My first day in the gym area I started my routine and felt like I was being stared at so I look around and notice that I was in fact being stared at. Apparently there is something wrong with actually "lifting" the weight. Or maybe it was my well worn t shirt and shorts, or my tatts........or I wasn't a semi retired forty something with Hoillister shorts and shirt, or.......hell, I don't know what it was, but I never went back.
Strongarm
01-19-07, 2:08 am
I just thought of something else. I moved into a new house about a year and a half ago and there is a YMCA practically in my back yard. Our Golds had closed down (mismanagement) so the Y was it and it was close. My first day in the gym area I started my routine and felt like I was being stared at so I look around and notice that I was in fact being stared at. Apparently there is something wrong with actually "lifting" the weight. Or maybe it was my well worn t shirt and shorts, or my tatts........or I wasn't a semi retired forty something with Hoillister shorts and shirt, or.......hell, I don't know what it was, but I never went back.
I go to the YMCA sometimes, [have memberships with two gyms] and I know what you mean. I am by no means the biggest mofo in the world, but I guess I don't have to be..as long as I'm trying to gain weight and not just tone up I'm a fucking Nazi. Damn fitness centers.
This always drove me nuts, too. I call 'em the NYRR (New Years Resolution Retards). I just loved that by mid February it was back to tumbleweeds in my U's gym. Of course, until a few weeks before spring break, when the morons were back out in force.
I always hate the gaggle of half-tards that come in that others describe, or the intramural trainees that have no clue what they're doing and hog up all the benches.
hahahah u got it bro... i cant wait for fuckin midterms to roll around so only the true animals who live for the shit will be there, the other panzees can stick to "studying" (sitting in the library chatting with their friends) and hittin up the nightclubs.
i almost forgot about the guy who replies "i just started" when u ask him how many sets he has left on a bench or machine. like u dont got a general idea....
This just happened to me today so I'm still pissed.
I'm doing shoulders and this guy I know from my med school comes over. He's decent-sized and 7 months ago was a lot bigger than I am, but since I started serious training and dieting I've surpassed him by miles. It's really not even close.
Anyway I'm training shoulders today and he comes over, sits down on the bench next to me, and says "Are you taking any supplements?"
It's pretty random, but I tell him: "Yeah I take whey and creatine, plus vitamins and sometimes a preworkout NO booster."
And then the shit says: "Yeah, I've been thinking about doing that, but I want to do it natural."
...Like I'm fucking cheating?
Then, to top it off, he says "Besides I don't want to get bigger, I just want to get stronger." He leaves for a few minutes only to come back over to criticize my form during barbell raises. I wanted to kick his ass right there on the gym floor.
I know a couple of guys exactly like this. "I dont wanna use supplements, I wanna be natural. I don't wanna be big man, you wanna be like Arnold right?" I told him nobody can be like Arnold.
The other guy told me not to take protein supplements cause your body makes proteins.... uhhhhh ever hear of essential amino acids?
People like this just make me wanna do roids... like u aint seen shit yet motherfucker.
Lemme tell you, It's when I go to the gym in the morning after a night's work and there are all the old people in there staring at you for an hour literally. Or when I hear some 70's music over the stereo. How about when I go to the gym and the damn water lines are broke and you can't piss or get a drink. Maybe how everyone stares you up and then the guy that lifts 135 lbs, gets all swoll and stares at his puny self in the mirror and not even looking at himself, but others to see if they are looking at his undeveloped body.
dirtydean12
01-19-07, 3:34 am
fucktards that make the "hardcore face" in the mirror while doing curls
Showboating. Just leave that shit at home guy.
This just happened to me today so I'm still pissed.
I'm doing shoulders and this guy I know from my med school comes over. He's decent-sized and 7 months ago was a lot bigger than I am, but since I started serious training and dieting I've surpassed him by miles. It's really not even close.
Anyway I'm training shoulders today and he comes over, sits down on the bench next to me, and says "Are you taking any supplements?"
It's pretty random, but I tell him: "Yeah I take whey and creatine, plus vitamins and sometimes a preworkout NO booster."
And then the shit says: "Yeah, I've been thinking about doing that, but I want to do it natural."
...Like I'm fucking cheating?
Then, to top it off, he says "Besides I don't want to get bigger, I just want to get stronger." He leaves for a few minutes only to come back over to criticize my form during barbell raises. I wanted to kick his ass right there on the gym floor.
This is just unbelievable! I would have said something..there is no way I my NY attitude would have held back, so I commend you on not losing your cool.
It's people like that who just seem to be in their own liitle bubble...they have no clue butthink they do. I guess it's best to let 'em be because I don't think you can really change their minds on things anyway..you know what I mean?
we have all encountered those people at the gym whose heads you would like to forcefully remove, so I'm wondering, What really pisses you off the most?
personally: people who rest on the bench that I wanna use
You hit the spot at the first shot bro haha!!
Anyway all cases exposed here piss me off!!
BuffLove1
01-19-07, 10:27 pm
I can't fucking stand it when people eyeball you just to try to make you think they're hard. It seriously takes all I have to not cold-cock one of those douchebags right in the middle of the gym.
I encountered a new one today...I work out at a "Fitness Club" so you already know the deal with that, so this older gentleman...about 75 has shorts on that would pass for a thong and hes laying in the middle of the floor doing crunches...problem is his nuts were hanging out the bottom of his shorts....didnt really push my buttons as much as it made me laugh, but still....get out of the way and cover up the cash and prizes.
bdaniel2239
01-19-07, 11:49 pm
I can't stand the ones that roll up their sleeve while they do a set of 15 lb db curls and as stated in an earlier post "use the hardcore face".
I also can't stand the nancy boys that decide they are going to do their little mens health workouts. Just lift some freakin' weight.........
Genetic Freak
01-20-07, 1:45 am
People who talk on their cell phones or just lift to impress girls in the gym..ALso people who do about 2 sets of curls and flex in the mirrors for about 10 minutes....People who never shutup about how much they "can" lift...also people who think they are hott shit and to good for everyone else even though they are the weakest ppl in there...
benmatthews90
01-20-07, 6:04 am
"oh my god do you use steriods?"
"hes huge i bet he uses steriods"
"look how big he is, i bet hes as stupid as fuck"
"what a meathead"
ldskenpo
01-20-07, 8:24 am
when a lower ranking finds out who I am, he will stand at parade rest while either waiting for me to do my set ( I will work in with anybody)or stands in the way of the weights at parade rest.
i use the gym as a way to burn off the frustrations of the day before I go home, thats why i wear civvies- cant do that with everyone locking their heels.
I even had one guy call "AT EASE" when I walked in, luckily this old crusty retired E-9 told him to shut the f**k up.
I have a lot of diffrent friends. Most of them are not physically fit. I am taking the animal pak and stak 2 and was explaining to them how many pills a day that was. Their immediate response was "man dude thats not good for you bro." Not even fuckin knowing what is in it. What is so ironic about this is that he is telling me this while puffing away on a damm cigarette and stuffing his face with mcdonalds. Honestly I dont know what I dislike more these super scrunny sons of bitches or these oversized fat asses. I guess it would be the fatties. I mean the skinny people just are skinny not making themselves that way but these huge ass people. I mean how do you let yourself get that fuckin big. And still there in mcdonalds line supersizing everything and constantly stuffing their face. But they make sure to order a diet coke. Like wtf diffrence does it make
GoldieLocks
01-20-07, 1:01 pm
The guy (or girl) who's B.O. is so bad it makes me gag...pit stick goes a long way...It's one thing to sweat...I love sweating...love it. It's another thing to have toxic vapors. ....but my gawd, eat some vegetables and clean out your system or go throw on some soap....
i almost forgot about the guy who replies "i just started" when u ask him how many sets he has left on a bench or machine. like u dont got a general idea....
Haha... uhh yea... I actually do that as a matter of fact, but in the same sense if its like one guy I will ususally say hey you can jump in if you want too. Most of the time they will jump in but some of the guys will just wait..
I face a lot of problems at the YMCA I go to, because every guy just about has retard printed on his forehead... Most guys in the gym will try and lift weight they cant even get a rep with just to see if people are looking or better yet make them look stronger. Yea, you look so strong with that weight about to crush your ass and oh look.. I think your about to bust a nut because you cant lift it. Guys swing weight to try and get it up, but all I can think in the back of my mind is where the hell is your form. One major issue is when the gym gets crowded people have to learn to WAIT!!! I do it, so why cant they.. I will be in the gym around rush hour and so when benches get tight by the free weights people will just scooch into your personal space and start lifting. I had this guy stand right next to me (literally) doing bicep curls when I was trying to do dumbbell press... I want to drop the dumbbell right on his damn foot. Then to top it all off I will go in and they have like f*ckin britney spears singin on the radio. I am like what the hell is this shit, this isnt the girl skout cookie drive for Gods sakes.
the old man ****** bag that is so proud he lost 100lbs and comes in to tell everybody about it...and does the obnoxiously loud punching bag for an hour straight...(and won't do weights)
ItsSteveBlack
01-21-07, 2:23 am
a bunch of things piss me off but i have one that really gets me; im not sure how many of you are or are not familiar with the "jersey blowout" but i hate the kids that come into the gym with 10 pounds of product in their hair and designer clothes just to "lift" and talk and be obnoxious for the entire time that im there.... not to mention every burning rep im pounding out i can see them staring me down out of the corner of my eye and it just pisses me off so fucking much i want to ask them why they are watching me lift or tell them to go hitup the clubs or bounce to some fuckin techno music.
Black
Well, im a high school student and the only question i hear is.. "how much ya bench?" It pisses me off so much, cause there are these kids who just bench literally 4 times a week. Sure, they may be able to bench a lot, but then you put 135 on the bar to squat and their knees already start to buckle. It's as if there are no other lifts to do then benching. Anyways, as a couple people already stated, i hate the stares you get during your sets. Its so distracting, i mean, what the fuck does it matter to someone else how much weight i am lifting?
Achilles
01-21-07, 2:48 am
These suave motherfuckers there with their girlfriends or some girl theyre trying to impress .. you see them lift a lil then laugh .. flirt .. I live for when these guys are bigger built than me and when they struggle to put up the weight. So I sit down beside them w/ slipknot blasting .. do my "psychotic rock" back and forth and put up what they cant infront of these girls to crush their ego .. funny thing .. these worms always leave immediately after my set
i think one of the things that really tickles my pickle da wrong way is when you tell some fuckin asshole that you still got 3 or 4 more sets left on the bench...and then he decides to sit right next to you and stare at you until your done...i come to the gym to train not to lift for a fuckin audience...make urself fuckin busy and ill let you know when im done...
--get some--
I think what pisses me off the most is when I'm preparing to lift something really heavy, not 135 on the bench but like 5 plates on deads and this asshole come next to me and start talking about when he was bigger and could do that to..... SHUT UP, I'M TRYING TO CONCENTRATE ASSHOLE.....
DON'T YOU SEE I WAS MENTALLY PREPARED TO DO THAT LIFT???
Grim Tavis
01-21-07, 2:24 pm
I don't get why you guys are pissed that someone is watching you lift. I mean, take that shit as a compliment! Show them what real lifting is like. Show them what proper form is. Show them what it means to be an Animal!
Heck, offer to bring them under your meaty wing and show them how to do the same!
We should be Disciples of Steel recruiting the bretheren into our Cult of Iron.
God bless.
I gotta agree with most of these. The thing that pisses me off the most has either got to be the guys that thinks taking a protein shake is considered steroids or the guy that brags about his workout but when you ask to go through a workout sometime he says "Na man, I dont work out hard, I dont wanna get really huge"....I have to tell them, even if they wanted to get huge, I doubt they could.
Wolverine
01-21-07, 5:12 pm
CELL PHONES!!!
the other day this kid 140 with a voice so high i dont think his balls had dropped yet is "spotting" his partner which entailed him circling the bench while yelling into his "ear bud hands free fucking cell phone....i was pissed but i burst out laughing when his buddy got up and started screaming at him.
Wolverine
ItsSteveBlack
01-22-07, 12:16 am
I don't get why you guys are pissed that someone is watching you lift. I mean, take that shit as a compliment! Show them what real lifting is like. Show them what proper form is. Show them what it means to be an Animal!
Heck, offer to bring them under your meaty wing and show them how to do the same!
We should be Disciples of Steel recruiting the bretheren into our Cult of Iron.
God bless.
I hate being watched when trying to do a heavy fuckin lift it breaks my concentration i just thinking to myself dont they have anything better to do than stare me down... just a personal thing a guess pisses me off
Black
Hollywood
01-22-07, 12:37 am
People who complain about when I put on a CD its "too crazy". A guy actually came up to me pissed and said "this isnt a headbanging concert". I told him to loosen up his panties and go knit a quilt.
Crusher
01-22-07, 12:42 am
The crowd right after new years resolution, that never last longer than 3 months. And the guys that come up to you and say I use to look just like you when I was younger.
jeff00z28
01-22-07, 1:09 am
I can't fucking stand it when people eyeball you just to try to make you think they're hard. It seriously takes all I have to not cold-cock one of those douchebags right in the middle of the gym.
+1 most of those kinds of people are those who work out 2 times a week tops and then when they go to the gym they think they are something special. I have never had any1 actually strong do that before.
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another thing i hate is when i hear a rich hollister -college kids talk really loud about how they banged a chic or got real drunk the night before like they are trying to make u think ur cool. Also people that think they are huge but if you took away the body fat they would weigh around 170.
the list goes on
Grantski
01-22-07, 10:54 am
Def people that call me crazy cause on leg day(and sometimes back day) i sumtimes puke. Who are u 2 call me crazy. You go out and drink till you puke. I squat till i puke. Tommorow when i wake up ill be bigger and stronger, when u wake up ull be sick and hungover. So whos really crazy mother fuker.
damn was at the gym on leg press finished the set off with 600+ pounds for 6 reps and this at the time was awesome for me i could hardly walk, and i knew i had the form down to a Tee. as i get up and move on to get water. this dude comes up to me as im stripping the machine and says leave it all there buddy. im like...ooooooooooook. he was a big fat dude ( no problem if your a powerlifter but this dude was not ). anyhow i go get water and then watch this guy, with a friend they load up 800-900+ pounds on the machine and he gets down and his mate has got his video camera out and all the rest. and the guy moved it a couple of inches...i was just laughing inside. no one in the gym cared and he was smiling from ear to ear.
what a fool.
Vernichtungsschmerz
01-22-07, 2:29 pm
I can't believe noone mentioned the ultimate classic: Those retards who are always doing their biceps curls in the squat rack. Usually about 3 or 4 of them talking for 10 min between each set about how much they drank on the weekend so nobody is able to start a proper leg or back workout until those MoFo's are finally done.
im with you totally bro, the only time when i see it ok for a guy to do barbell curls in the squat rack is when his arms are so damn impressive. seen a handful of guys who know their shit and who deserve to lay their barbells on that rack.
we have all encountered those people at the gym whose heads you would like to forcefully remove, so I'm wondering, What really pisses you off the most?
personally: people who rest on the bench that I wanna use
One of by best friends for over the past twenty years stopped by the other day. THis guy is 6' 4" 290 lbs. and he's strong as an ox and he doesn't even lift. The guy just has great genetics. He hasn't seen me in a while and was shocked at how much muscle I have gained. I left the room and when I came back in he was reading my can of stak 2 that was on the counter. He pipes up all full of himself and says, "so I guess you won't be playing any sports where they drug test now huh?"
DAMN!!! I guess I might as well stop practicing for the tour de france now!!! Do I look like I'm worried about NFL scouts or the Olympic committee? Shut the F*** up and leave so I can work out again.
There are many instances that bother me in the gym. My home gym is the YMCA so obviously none of them are hardcore. Here are several or more things that piss me off.
I don't like guys that do half or even quarter reps and think there hot shit. I hate a group of four dudes that crowd around one machine. The only thing there getting accomplished is talking about the club or bar and how drunk they got (this was at the gym at my college).
Usually don't like kids that interrupt my workout and ask questions. Don't like people accusing me of taking steroids behind my back. They should have the balls to say it to my face.
I hate guys that use the squat rack for bicep curls. Come on, the most there usually doing is like 100lbs. How hard is it to keep the bar on the ground.
I don't like lethargic people that get in my way at the gym.
Shit, I don't like alot of stuff that occurs while in the gym. The only satisfaction from these announces is that when I'm banging out 50 pullups or 100 pushups while I see people sitting on their ass and maybe doing one machine in the time that I can do alot of bodylifts.
I have a lot of diffrent friends. Most of them are not physically fit. I am taking the animal pak and stak 2 and was explaining to them how many pills a day that was. Their immediate response was "man dude thats not good for you bro." Not even fuckin knowing what is in it. What is so ironic about this is that he is telling me this while puffing away on a damm cigarette and stuffing his face with mcdonalds. Honestly I dont know what I dislike more these super scrunny sons of bitches or these oversized fat asses. I guess it would be the fatties. I mean the skinny people just are skinny not making themselves that way but these huge ass people. I mean how do you let yourself get that fuckin big. And still there in mcdonalds line supersizing everything and constantly stuffing their face. But they make sure to order a diet coke. Like wtf diffrence does it make
I hear you boss. I hate people who criticize me for taking supplements. One of my roomates did this while eating guess what, Mc fucking filthy Donalds. Honestly, those people are the negative influences. They have no idea what the fuck they are talking about. So boss, think about those people while your hitting the iron.
Stay Strong.
I absolutely hate the people that sit in the gym and use the absolute worst form in the world to lift way more weight then they can really accomplish. Being a gym supervisor I see this all the time. My form isn't always perfect, but when you're body looks like and upside "U" when you're doing heavy bench, STOP DOING IT!
for me , the thing that gets me the most pissed off are people who walk around with a sence of accomplishment when they have done NOTHING. just cuz u lift doesn't mean shit. i lift at my college and there is too much fuckin ego in that place. it's filled with skinnies who lift shit weight and walk around like they're mr. O. i mean i really don't have a problem with lifting light weights if it's what you can do. i love seeing kids bust their ass to get big but i hate those same kids who think their the man in the gym. so ...SHUT THE FUCK UP AND TRAIN!!
pay you're dues and move on.
i hate the guy that walks around with his chest all puffed up cuz he thinks hes bad eye-ballin everyone. if you ask him for a spot and he chuckles under his breath, and than he gives you some half ass spot when your tryin to push some real plates. Than a few minutes later you see that same guy on the bench next to you doin this bull shit bench press where it takes him and his buddy spottin him to get the bar back up, its like a combined lift and it looks funny as hell. than hell go talk shit about how much he did and nobody can do as much. but everything him or they do is half ass reps and sets.
i say fuck em all cuz guys like that are a dime a dozen.
train insane or remain the same brothers
damn was at the gym on leg press finished the set off with 600+ pounds for 6 reps and this at the time was awesome for me i could hardly walk, and i knew i had the form down to a Tee. as i get up and move on to get water. this dude comes up to me as im stripping the machine and says leave it all there buddy. im like...ooooooooooook. he was a big fat dude ( no problem if your a powerlifter but this dude was not ). anyhow i go get water and then watch this guy, with a friend they load up 800-900+ pounds on the machine and he gets down and his mate has got his video camera out and all the rest. and the guy moved it a couple of inches...i was just laughing inside. no one in the gym cared and he was smiling from ear to ear.
what a fool.
i think this guy works out at the gym i go to to. hes a fuckin waste of space always telling yound kids how to work out, and you look at the guy and laugh hes a big fuckin dough ball
pussy music, Pussys on Cell Phones, Pussys always talking, Pussys who train 1-2 days a week, and people who put a bench under them when they smith machine squat
Barbells curls on the squat rack!!
It also pisses me off when guys are using horrible form the entire time so they can use more weight.
Big Jimmer
01-23-07, 12:24 am
The thing i dislike is when a punk is talking smack about you when you are leg pressing. like you cant hear him. my buddy told me this punk was making fun of me cause i only had 600 on the leg press. and saying has done 700 before. well, 700 what? one time? i hit 600 for 3 sets of 12 after squats. Hes cutting now and guess what?, withering away to nothing. prolly running 5 miles a day.
what pushes my buttons the most? the people that would rather stand there and chit chat next to a machine instead of lifting, and then u try to use it and they have the fucking nerve to tell u that they are using it.....pisses me off
Jrsurette
01-23-07, 12:52 am
that fuckin pop music they play at most gyms drives me up the fuckin wall i wish that they would just turn it off i would rather listen to the clankin steal
DO WORK !!!!!
Cyrus The Virus
01-23-07, 12:53 am
The groups of idiots that load up 10 plates on the bench press, squat rack, or leg press and move the weight about a centimeter and do that the entire time they are there...Then they all high five each other like they are hot shit...Sigh
Amen to that, there is a guy like that at my gym who does the same thing.
ItsSteveBlack
01-23-07, 2:14 am
pussy music, Pussys on Cell Phones, Pussys always talking, Pussys who train 1-2 days a week, and people who put a bench under them when they smith machine squat
definately the pussy music kills me... my golds plays like pop and shit now, and we have monitors all over the gym with fuckin music videos to go with the music... what the hell is happening to golds
Black
I will occasionally do barbell curls on the squat rack, but that's only because my school's gym only has 3 bars and 3 squat racks...so if I take one bar away, the rack becomes useless until I'm finished anyway.
There are two things that bother me in addition to what has already been mentioned:
1) People who do dumbbell presses and insist on clinking the weights together every single rep. Focus on your chest, not the noise the weights make when they hit each other.
2) People who insist on throwing their weights on the ground when they're done, either with dumbbell presses or deadlifts or whatever. You can easily put the weights on the ground without making a huge amount of noise, especially when there are signs all over the place saying, "Please do not drop weights on the ground."
Millhouse
01-23-07, 7:03 am
Excessive noise guy, if your goin heavy sure ...your on set four, 20th rep while squatting Ya you can let out it out, let that agony be vocalized. Warming up with 45s? common now.
The guys that won't shut the Hell up, the smell of cologne, the dude who wears gloves and can only bench 95lbs, the guy who constantly checks himself out in the mirror when he ain't shit at all, dudes talkin' shit about the bodybuilders who work out there sayin' shit like, "Hes' on roids. Who wants to be that big? Chicks don't dig that." I can go on and on, but I ain't. HAHA! I love this place.
determined
01-23-07, 11:59 am
The fuckers that do the 10 inch bench.
MC-Hitman
01-23-07, 3:35 pm
for me , the thing that gets me the most pissed off are people who walk around with a sence of accomplishment when they have done NOTHING. just cuz u lift doesn't mean shit. i lift at my college and there is too much fuckin ego in that place. it's filled with skinnies who lift shit weight and walk around like they're mr. O. i mean i really don't have a problem with lifting light weights if it's what you can do. i love seeing kids bust their ass to get big but i hate those same kids who think their the man in the gym. so ...SHUT THE FUCK UP AND TRAIN!!
pay you're dues and move on.
1.) I dealt with that crap last year, they overran the entire college gym
Half of them would act winded, after 2 sets of a light weight bench - c'mon, your embarrassing yourself more by trying to do something U CAN"T DO...
2.) Guys benching with their backs in a upside down U
3.) Newbies:
-new years resolutions, and pull out after the first month of working out
-Trying to tell a seasoned member of a gym a "bit of advice"... when it is bullshit
-Bring along a posse of other newbies, chackle amongst themselves, and monopolizing on 2+ pieces of equipment
4.)Girls (young and old alike ), no offense - but staying on the treadmill or a stairmaster for hour or greater at a inhumane pace (Sounds like the machine is gonna give in)
4.) People staring at the guys who lift large weights during workouts (Plates, dumbbells, don't matter what)
(Got A LOT of stares at my local gym last week for using 2-100lbm dumbbells on a flat bench - Having them setup on the bench, using them, and racking them aside while not winded. I didn't even decide to do a whole set, did 5 instead of 7)(It'll probably occurr some more back @ college)
Def people who come up and talk to me in the middle of a set to ask me questions like "how do u get that big" or "why do u lift so much". I dont mind answering a question or two between sets if they are actually being sincere but DO NOT TALK TO ME WHILE IM LIFTING!!!
kooldudejm84
01-23-07, 4:36 pm
what gets me goin is the punk who is workin out with half as much as me and has the nerve to ask ME if I need a spot?
So we all know about the tag team who bench together, right. (one is benching, the other is "spotting" him buy pulling most of the weight for his friend)
so i saw these two 20ish year old guys in my gym today. doing the tag team move, but for barbell curls...and where were they you ask? in the squat rack.
damn, i cant even make that shit up.
the ones the frustrate me the most since lifting in a small area are the guys that use like... 4 .. 5 machines, and expect you to wait till they're done going through them all 3 times... stay on one machine, or you know, share?.. is it that hard of a concept.
-Traffic.
-Heat
-Cold
-Heavy cologne/perfume in the gym.
-Dirtbags that have no concept of personal hygiene and smell like a bag of rotting onions.
-Fat woman+spandex/tiny clothing=gag.
-Leather Jackets in the gym.
-Jeans in the gym.
-Fucked up stupid ass form
-Idiot personal trainers.
-the above who weigh 140 soaking fuckin wet trying to give me squat advice.
-cell phone bandits.
- National Bench and Curl day AKA "Monday"
- New years Eve Slugs.....jan-march
-Chinese New Year
- People trying to steal my dog.
-People stealing from me period.
-Pimps
-Crackwhores.
-Homeless people....all suspects in stealing my shit.
- Being tired
-feeling full'
-feeling weak
-feeling fat
-being broke
-big business
- assholes.
-douchebags
-Invisible Lat syndrome
_Crazy ass Club Bitches.
-Batshit Loco Bitches that you meet in everyday life.
-Consumers
-People in General
-Popped Collars
-Dipshits wearing the above in their little brothers shirt.
- Getting Dom Perigon in your eyes
- Drunk people.
- the way my dog lies in the middle of the bed and tries to push me off....ALLL night.
- Stunna Shades
- "Greeeeeills"
-Cockblockers
-people exerting ZERO effort in life.
-women who do side bends with a dumbell of equal weight in each hand.
-the "Stunta Bounce" ...DB shrugs with help from the legs.
-People who ask me to get them in shape and have zero drive
-people who question anything I'm about.
-ignorance
- lack of discipline,willpower,motivation,desire(complacency .)
-Crabs
-Strong inner thigh muscles when I have a headache.
-Teeth!
-Snotty eggs
-crappy sausage
- no waffle houses on the west coast
Wolverine
02-05-07, 10:31 am
CRABS?!?!?!?! LMAO man....they got a special shampoo and a little comb for that "problem" .......sorry i couldn't resist
bobbyj654
02-05-07, 12:36 pm
-Traffic.
-Heat
-Cold
-Heavy cologne/perfume in the gym.
-Dirtbags that have no concept of personal hygiene and smell like a bag of rotting onions.
-Fat woman+spandex/tiny clothing=gag.
-Leather Jackets in the gym.
-Jeans in the gym.
-Fucked up stupid ass form
-Idiot personal trainers.
-the above who weigh 140 soaking fuckin wet trying to give me squat advice.
-cell phone bandits.
- National Bench and Curl day AKA "Monday"
- New years Eve Slugs.....jan-march
-Chinese New Year
- People trying to steal my dog.
-People stealing from me period.
-Pimps
-Crackwhores.
-Homeless people....all suspects in stealing my shit.
- Being tired
-feeling full'
-feeling weak
-feeling fat
-being broke
-big business
- assholes.
-douchebags
-Invisible Lat syndrome
_Crazy ass Club Bitches.
-Batshit Loco Bitches that you meet in everyday life.
-Consumers
-People in General
-Popped Collars
-Dipshits wearing the above in their little brothers shirt.
- Getting Dom Perigon in your eyes
- Drunk people.
- the way my dog lies in the middle of the bed and tries to push me off....ALLL night.
- Stunna Shades
- "Greeeeeills"
-Cockblockers
-people exerting ZERO effort in life.
-women who do side bends with a dumbell of equal weight in each hand.
-the "Stunta Bounce" ...DB shrugs with help from the legs.
-People who ask me to get them in shape and have zero drive
-people who question anything I'm about.
-ignorance
- lack of discipline,willpower,motivation,desire(complacency .)
-Crabs
-Strong inner thigh muscles when I have a headache.
-Teeth!
-Snotty eggs
-crappy sausage
- no waffle houses on the west coast
you are right, there is not one fucking waffle house in nor cal, or any part of cali, not really any on the west coast, i know a couple in phoenix actually
what part of sac town you from man?
i used to live in roseville, then moved to the bay area, i gotta say, once you live in nor cal, you cant move anywhere else, its just the best place in the world, in everything
speedster00
02-05-07, 12:55 pm
non-animals. That pretty much puts most of them in one category.
I know a couple of guys exactly like this. "I dont wanna use supplements, I wanna be natural. I don't wanna be big man, you wanna be like Arnold right?" I told him nobody can be like Arnold.
The other guy told me not to take protein supplements cause your body makes proteins.... uhhhhh ever hear of essential amino acids?
People like this just make me wanna do roids... like u aint seen shit yet motherfucker.
As dangerous and expensive as they can be, I also wish I could show them what steriods would REALLY do. I won't, but the look on their face would be priceless.
FreakALeak
02-07-07, 2:44 pm
One thing i cant fucking stand is when someones trying to talk to me in the middle of a set, while i have headphones on to top it off. Like cant you fucking wait till i finish the set to ask me what your trying to ask. I also hate ppl who have no clue about bodybuilding trying to tell me what to do or what im doing is wrong. People that say you will never make it and always try to knock you down piss the hell out of me too. But i dont give a shit about there opinions.
Buck Nasty
02-07-07, 3:01 pm
all the whining
Guy at the gym today talking on his cell phone WHILE USING THE LEG PRESS. I wanted to snatch his phone away from him and stuff it up his nose. Idiot.
Woman at the gym today who commandered the disinfectant spray and towels, instead of leaving them centrally located as per normal. Wouldn't want princess to have to walk an extra 15 feet to wipe down her machine, now would we?
-Traffic.
-Heat
-Cold
-Heavy cologne/perfume in the gym.
-Dirtbags that have no concept of personal hygiene and smell like a bag of rotting onions.
-Fat woman+spandex/tiny clothing=gag.
-Leather Jackets in the gym.
-Jeans in the gym.
-Fucked up stupid ass form
-Idiot personal trainers.
-the above who weigh 140 soaking fuckin wet trying to give me squat advice.
-cell phone bandits.
- National Bench and Curl day AKA "Monday"
- New years Eve Slugs.....jan-march
-Chinese New Year
- People trying to steal my dog.
-People stealing from me period.
-Pimps
-Crackwhores.
-Homeless people....all suspects in stealing my shit.
- Being tired
-feeling full'
-feeling weak
-feeling fat
-being broke
-big business
- assholes.
-douchebags
-Invisible Lat syndrome
_Crazy ass Club Bitches.
-Batshit Loco Bitches that you meet in everyday life.
-Consumers
-People in General
-Popped Collars
-Dipshits wearing the above in their little brothers shirt.
- Getting Dom Perigon in your eyes
- Drunk people.
- the way my dog lies in the middle of the bed and tries to push me off....ALLL night.
- Stunna Shades
- "Greeeeeills"
-Cockblockers
-people exerting ZERO effort in life.
-women who do side bends with a dumbell of equal weight in each hand.
-the "Stunta Bounce" ...DB shrugs with help from the legs.
-People who ask me to get them in shape and have zero drive
-people who question anything I'm about.
-ignorance
- lack of discipline,willpower,motivation,desire(complacency .)
-Crabs
-Strong inner thigh muscles when I have a headache.
-Teeth!
-Snotty eggs
-crappy sausage
- no waffle houses on the west coast
Stealing your dog! I'd be fucking pissed!
People, damn I fucking hate people.
People don't put forth enough effort for the results they want. People complain, whine, moan and bitch every time they think of something to say to cover up for anything that they don't like or anything that doesn't go their way. People talk too much, stereotype, and judge harshly without knowing. People believe only what they want to, and will resort to trying anything that doesn't require the dedication and sacrifice that deep down they know it takes to get what they want. People invent meaningless whore shit like ab belts and vibrating fat burners. People talk to you in the middle of sets, bring their cell phones into the gym, and socialize and want to get ass or show off. People talk too much shit without any kind of reason, support, or action. People want to conform. People are afraid of greatness, probably because the risks taken to achieve greatness mean risks of failing greatly.
People want to fit in, but be great at the same time. They change little things or try to show off little things, being better at what everyone else is good at, they want to be the same - but on top. They want to seem different, but they won't actually step outside society's boundaries, do the things that will actually make them different. They want to be king of the masses, king of the people that are all the same - I say they're aiming to be king of nothing. Want to stop millions of people from being discouraged from fitness because of all the times they failed, when really they were just using a useless method? Wanna stop obesity? STOP putting out thousands of brands of fat burners that will claim to take off 20 lbs. without you having to do anything except pop a pill once a day. Stop making home devices for thousands of dollars that tell you you can instantly take off all the fat from your problem area by using an incredibly easy machine for 10 minutes twice a week. Stop making fucking belts that you can wear and will immediately give you a hot sexy body without putting forth any kind of effort. Stop making false claims, and trying to come up with some kind of miracle device for fitness. Stop putting out so much bullshit. Then what happens? Ya know what, people are forced to either be fat - or take care of themselves because there's no more magical dust on TV to order for hundreds of dollars to do the work for you. THAT'S how you control laziness.
There's signs around my dorm that say "Do you say 'I wanna lose 10 lbs, or 'I wish I had bigger biceps?' Too many people wage war with their bodies to achieve an unrealistic image of physical attractiveness. Learn to live with your body" THAT'S A FUCKING, JOKE, RIGHT? Wage war to achieve an unrealistic image? No sir, they hope for too much compared to what their lack of discipline will allow them to actually get. Tell them to settle? Tell them to be content? This is why they're so fucking lazy. Never, EVER be fucking content. Get your ass in motion and better yourself, strive for more. Stop treating them like fragile little children and show some tough love, don't dare tell them to be content, because they have the POTENTIAL to be better. They're just not putting it to any damn good use. What a joke.
This will probably be continued, I've got class......
Nick Hatfield
02-07-07, 3:51 pm
THis is a GREAT thread. Now for my bitches:
Old guys who stretch and do 1/4 jumping jacks, get on the bike for 10 min, wipe that half bead of sweat from their brows before getting the newspaper and walking around the (indoor) track for 10 min. Every. Day. We have said ****** in my college gym.
People who won't quit staring when I lift. I don't fucking stare at you, do me the same courtesy.
Curl Jockeys. Of any kind.
Guys who wear fanny packs and beanies. You don't scare me.
Fat women who come in, sit on the swiss ball for 5 min, then proceed to get a drink. JESUS CHRIST!
jtg40cal
02-07-07, 4:37 pm
all the whining
Like this thread? Jesus, I wish everyone could here themselves in here right now. Shut up and train, dont talk to me when im lifting, I hate this, I hate that, this guy pisses me off, etc. Who cares!? Is anyone here really concerned with those people? If you are, how do you find time to focus on your training if your so focused on what other people are doing in the gym? If I wasnt into training and I read this thread I would think lifters are a bunch of arrogant pricks who think that anybody who isnt them is a weak waste of gym space who cant lift as much as well as them. All this, "Man it took everything I had not to punch him in his face" or "these people who think they're hot shit and try to impress the girls...I love to sit down next to them and lift twice as much to show them..." To show them what? That you can act just as ignorant as them? Also, we cant forget that one man's 135 might be our 305. If I see a guy squeezing out one last rep with relatively low weight and he gets up with a proud look, well good for him because we all know that feeling of accomplishment. Just the other day someone on here posted about how they feel like they dont belong in the gym because they are overweight and not necessarily putting up the numbers. I dont see how what's being said here can be helping stem those concerns. Id be willing to bet that he isnt the only one with those concerns and not to speak for those guys, but im sure they look to those more experienced for vision and guidance. Also, so what if people stare? Let em stare. You should be focused on your lift, not what they're looking at. Personally I watch people lift all the time. Im paying attention to things like form and thinking, "maybe I can learn something from watching this guy lift." And sometimes...well sometimes 405 for reps on the bench is just f*ckin impressive to watch. Sure I see people doing things in the gym like talking on their cell phones, reading magazines, using a machine for social hour...I just turn my music up, put my head down, and move on. I dont pass judgment like I am better than them, because sure as shit there is someone in some gym somewhere who isnt paying any attention to that bullshit and is getting better than me.
Hollow1
02-08-07, 10:26 am
Like this thread? Jesus, I wish everyone could here themselves in here right now. Shut up and train, dont talk to me when im lifting, I hate this, I hate that, this guy pisses me off, etc. Who cares!? Is anyone here really concerned with those people? If you are, how do you find time to focus on your training if your so focused on what other people are doing in the gym? If I wasnt into training and I read this thread I would think lifters are a bunch of arrogant pricks who think that anybody who isnt them is a weak waste of gym space who cant lift as much as well as them. All this, "Man it took everything I had not to punch him in his face" or "these people who think they're hot shit and try to impress the girls...I love to sit down next to them and lift twice as much to show them..." To show them what? That you can act just as ignorant as them? Also, we cant forget that one man's 135 might be our 305. If I see a guy squeezing out one last rep with relatively low weight and he gets up with a proud look, well good for him because we all know that feeling of accomplishment. Just the other day someone on here posted about how they feel like they dont belong in the gym because they are overweight and not necessarily putting up the numbers. I dont see how what's being said here can be helping stem those concerns. Id be willing to bet that he isnt the only one with those concerns and not to speak for those guys, but im sure they look to those more experienced for vision and guidance. Also, so what if people stare? Let em stare. You should be focused on your lift, not what they're looking at. Personally I watch people lift all the time. Im paying attention to things like form and thinking, "maybe I can learn something from watching this guy lift." And sometimes...well sometimes 405 for reps on the bench is just f*ckin impressive to watch. Sure I see people doing things in the gym like talking on their cell phones, reading magazines, using a machine for social hour...I just turn my music up, put my head down, and move on. I dont pass judgment like I am better than them, because sure as shit there is someone in some gym somewhere who isnt paying any attention to that bullshit and is getting better than me.
AFUCKINGMEN!
rockyIV
02-08-07, 10:27 am
we have all encountered those people at the gym whose heads you would like to forcefully remove, so I'm wondering, What really pisses you off the most?
personally: people who rest on the bench that I wanna use
Cardio freaks that say I'm getting too big and disgusting looking. What do they care?
Not many things piss me off. But the one place I can always manage to get triggered is the weight room. I’m a full time student at a D I school and I swear to God half the people that lift in this gym are worthless. 80% of them don’t understand the concept of racking weights, and if they manage to gather the common sense to return a weight they have no concept of order. Forces me to spend 5 minutes between lifts just to find the damn weights I need. Kids stripping bars I’m still using when I’m grabbing a drink between sets. And the kicker to all of this, is these self proclaimed “lifters” are walking around in their pink T’s that read “bringing sexy back,” while they use the worst form possible on damn near every lift. I swear if I ever feel I’m losing the intensity in a lift one of these “wannabe’s” will do something to piss me off and get me going again. Thank God for these pansy’s with no respect for the gym or the life style…
lol I think everyone here understands where you're coming from. And here's somethin.....
I was squatting today, and towards the end of my sets, without trying to be too mean, this skinny tiny geeky kid starts squatting over in the other cage. As I move on to SLDL's, I notice he's pretty much starting to throw on almost exactly what I was using, now I didn't actually see any of his heavy sets but I imagine they were pretty bad cause I saw him drop back down to 135 after a few sets and even with that it was awful, he was going down like maybe half way to parallel, if that, it was like 5-6 inches.
Now, it actually takes a lot for me to get pissed off. I get a bit quick with my mouth, but never pissed. There is this one older guy, not too old, at my gym right. He always wears the same outfit, the 80's style baggy bodybuilder pants, torn tank top, and a very used leather lifting belt around his waist. It never comes off either.
He is on my time slot so when I walk in, he is soon to follow. He must know by now my workout ethic and my routines for that matter because we are both always there together. I let this go for a long time but now its getting to really bother me. He doesnt talk to anyone right. I think he feels because he is older than most of us that he is all the more wiser and better than us. He is not in any kind of shape to talk about and he has terrible form on every exercise..just putting that out there. But, he is there everyday training.
Yesterday right, I am on the bench, 50lb db's in hands, getting ready to get that first lift up..you know you start psyching yourself up...I look in the mirror usually, just talking to myself with my eyes right. This MF walks right in front of me and stands there doing arm circles. I couldnt even move out of my bench if I wanted to because he was that close to me.
He does this to me everyday! Right when I am ready to get my first lift, he gets in my face with his nasty self and parks himself right there until he is done with his set. This is driving me mad and I have been holding my cool for a while now. I think one day, I am just gonna blow on him. I hope its not when I am on zero carbs because I will not have any control at that point.
never_2_big
02-09-07, 7:28 am
Now, it actually takes a lot for me to get pissed off. I get a bit quick with my mouth, but never pissed. There is this one older guy, not too old, at my gym right. He always wears the same outfit, the 80's style baggy bodybuilder pants, torn tank top, and a very used leather lifting belt around his waist. It never comes off either.
He is on my time slot so when I walk in, he is soon to follow. He must know by now my workout ethic and my routines for that matter because we are both always there together. I let this go for a long time but now its getting to really bother me. He doesnt talk to anyone right. I think he feels because he is older than most of us that he is all the more wiser and better than us. He is not in any kind of shape to talk about and he has terrible form on every exercise..just putting that out there. But, he is there everyday training.
Yesterday right, I am on the bench, 50lb db's in hands, getting ready to get that first lift up..you know you start psyching yourself up...I look in the mirror usually, just talking to myself with my eyes right. This MF walks right in front of me and stands there doing arm circles. I couldnt even move out of my bench if I wanted to because he was that close to me.
He does this to me everyday! Right when I am ready to get my first lift, he gets in my face with his nasty self and parks himself right there until he is done with his set. This is driving me mad and I have been holding my cool for a while now. I think one day, I am just gonna blow on him. I hope its not when I am on zero carbs because I will not have any control at that point.
those are the guys that need to be told off. theres this one pair of older guys at my gym that do the same to some of the younger guys that are in there lifting as well. just cause theyre older doesnt mean they dont have to pay their dues as well. get in his face just once and im sure hell back off...
read my thread on anabolic living bro ha ha ha. Try not to let that ruin your good workout take water with you in a jug too lol. good post you are going to get a lot of responses to this one.
firsthorseman97
02-09-07, 9:49 am
What pisses me off are the people outside the gym that have no clue what we do. You tell them you've managed to gain 10 lbs in 3 months and they look at your stomach. I say "fuck you" I don't gain 10 there like you. Same goes for 10 lbs on your max. When you tell someone you've increased your max bench by 10 lbs. They look at you dumbfounded. They don't know how heavy 10 more is. They don't know what it takes to max... When the weight begins to slow at your stick point, when the muscles beg you to stop, when you say "fuck no" I've worked too damn hard for this, and push and push and push, till the weight is locked out and racked. They walk around with no idea of this dedication. Fuck 'em all. I'm done bitching.
Toni, you know these are the same people who drive like they're the only one on the road.
I work out at home now and have saved thousands but occasionally I'll hit the commercial gym with him for a week and he'll hit the barn gym with me. Anyway, I am doing side raises behind the row of benches so I wouldn't block the DB rack or crowd the bench access and these MFr's are walking right into my arms when I lift like they're the only people in the gym but I keep going until I'm done and usually end up hitting someone with my DB on the up swing. Once someone actually ran in my barbell while doing standing curls and I actually said "woah, watch where you're going and have some respect!" That gym didn't really have a big open area to do standing lifts though so that would help but I always anticipated when walking around what someone was about to do and never ran into someone lifting so I know it can be done.
Sometimes confrontation is the only way.
darkside64
02-11-07, 10:24 pm
There is this fruitcake at my gym that always tries to talk to me. Mind you I will have my headphones on, and he will just come up to me and talk. He will say shit like"ohh are you lost" cuz I'll be looking for a machine.
sjchris408
02-12-07, 12:50 am
Ive never seen anyone in the gym wearing a pink tee saying "bringing sexy back" but if I did I would do skull crushers with them and Im not talking about the tricep one.
I hate it when people use little or no form at all; like the other day...
I'm doin EZ bar curls, nothing big, 75 lbs for reps, well after my second set this guy, scrawny with a gut, who appartenly thinks he's a badass cuz he's got a ton of tattoos of pitbulls and one of em says "BADASS" looks at what i'm doin, throws 85 onto his bar, and about does the damn limbo gettin the thing up. I mean this guys lats almost touched his ass. He did 4 or 5 reps, and then started dancing around all stupid like with his iPod up loud enough for the elderly over on the bike machines to hear it. God, best laugh I had in awhile at the gym.
That guy I mentioned above...well he did it again to me, but worse. I was already on the bench (actually that short seat, is that a bench too?), doing db curls right..I finished my set, got up and put the db's back since I was going to go up next set. I walked to my gymbag, got some water and came back. I grabbed the 35's (just for 6 reps), and was hopping along to my bench, which by the way, had my grungy old red towel on the back of it, and this guy sits on my bench with his freakin' 25lb db's and started doing shoulder presses, ON MY TOWEL!
Now, if any of you read any of my posts here or my thread on quirks, you would no, this is a huge no no with my obessive compulsive tendencies.
I was so grossed out I could not even yell at the guy. He finished, I dont know, 15 reps which seemed like 100 to me he was going so dam slow, he gets up and looks at me. He says, oh sorry..I just figured to get a fast set in before you took the bench.
I am standing there now with my shoulders burning cause the weight is just pulling'em down all that time. I just looked at him and called him a jackass. he just looked at me like I was crazy.
I was so pissed off, but I took it out on the iron. I curled for 8 reps each arm...hahaha!
firsthorseman97
02-12-07, 10:38 am
I was in the gym Saturday afternoon to knock out my leg workout. I hate leg day so i don't like to fuck around and I'm generally not in a good mood. Just as I was walking towards the squat rack some geeky kid grabs the bar and takes it outside the rack. I look over at the 2 other bars in the stand and shake my head. No big deal.... i grab a bar and set the pins. The kid proceeds to do his clean and jerks right next to my rack. So close that I have to wait for him to finish to load it with weight. When he's done I have to step over his bar to slap on the plates. You think he'd take notice and move since no one else is in the area. No. He sure doesn't. So I wait. I'm watching his bar snap up and its getting closer and closer to hitting my bar. Finally they hit. And the dip shit still doesn't move! I just bite my lip, and take my frustration out on the set. How can people be this damn ignorant. Seriously!
I was in the gym Saturday afternoon to knock out my leg workout. I hate leg day so i don't like to fuck around and I'm generally not in a good mood. Just as I was walking towards the squat rack some geeky kid grabs the bar and takes it outside the rack. I look over at the 2 other bars in the stand and shake my head. No big deal.... i grab a bar and set the pins. The kid proceeds to do his clean and jerks right next to my rack. So close that I have to wait for him to finish to load it with weight. When he's done I have to step over his bar to slap on the plates. You think he'd take notice and move since no one else is in the area. No. He sure doesn't. So I wait. I'm watching his bar snap up and its getting closer and closer to hitting my bar. Finally they hit. And the dip shit still doesn't move! I just bite my lip, and take my frustration out on the set. How can people be this damn ignorant. Seriously!
People are just strange..you know. Its good you just take it out on the iron and not the person. I try to give people like this the benefit of the doubt...they just must be a bit slow..so, I feel bad for 'em...hahahaha!
One day i was doing incline cable crossovers when after i finish my set this fruitloop walks over and asks can he work in real quick I think alright no harm done I need my breath anyways. Well he walks over with a curl bar cut the weight in half and proceeds to do his curls and walks away. I was pissed and had to reset my gear when he came back to do another set i told him i would finish upon here then he could have it.
I lift at the gym in the university (University of Ottawa). Its not a big gym at all, maybe the size of half a basketball court. Every yr. in september and january that place gets sooo f-in paked you cannot move. And its the same thing every yr, by the time midterms hit, its a ghost yard just the way i like it. That is the only thing that pisses me off, other than people who use bad form nut i think everyone of us hates that.
Last friday, I was in the middle of a great chest workout and I get to my flat bench flies. I'm about 4 reps in a 10 rep set, and this dude is walking up to the rack and runs right into my outstretched arm. Felt like my arm was gonna fall off but I held the weight. I looked up at him, face red as hell, and he actually says to me, "Watch what you're doing." I think I put up about 20 reps, stood up and watched him run upstairs to all the cardio equipment and machines. He was smarter than I thought.
OVERCOME25
02-12-07, 1:28 pm
Now I know eveyone in here has had the guys who lift every day and have ZERO results starring at them in the gym right!? Everytime I workout I get more guys starring at me then women !! *****s...! I am thinking.... either they are jealous of my physique or how much weight I throw around what!? But it pisses me of none-the-less! Then there are always rumors of anabolic steroid use JUST because you are in better shape than them....it's called DEDICATION! GRRRRRRRR
brandona
02-12-07, 3:39 pm
i was doing db files and some asshole starts doing curls about thee inches from my head...not cool to look up and see some dude crotch in your face, so drop my weight and reach up and grab the middle of the ez bar he was using...belive it or not it took him more than a little time to figure out why he could not curl the weight any more....he called me some names, i fired back and then stood up.....he decided that it would be a good idea to go somewhere elas to curl...what a putz....
-B
That’s great man (brandona). I understand giving some of these idiots the benefit of the doubt, but they see and know how long some of are in there, they know we’re not there to F@$#! around. They need to use some common sense and show a little respect. And if they don’t, its up to us to let em know how it is. Some weight rooms are tight and it gets crowded but never will I cramp someone else’s lift.
Today I’m hitting some hang cleans, and my 2 buddies are hitting bench. Can get a little loud with the weights rattling and hitting the floor. Our woman’s field hockey team happens to be in there lifting, and their coach comes up to us and tells us we need to keep it down so they can concentrate and focus (their girls were doing forearms and front delt raises). Where the hell do they thing they are? It’s a damn WEIGHT ROOM!!! Self control is such a virtue at time like this.
And as for the people asking you if your on steroids, I always respond “No I’m not, but thanks for asking”
The_Stig
02-13-07, 7:16 am
ill second the blokes wearing the gimmicky crappy tee's! the main things which piss me off apart from people getting in my way are the amount of times people ask me about steroids, and the amount of times my friends at college ask! its funny (and complimenting) at first, but then really pisses me off! wot ive heard done before when someone asks if ur on gear is just to say 'yes, but its something not many people have heard of and its called K-9-P'. get them to write it down and tell them u can get it in a chemist!! (ps if u havent seen it yet its pronounced 'canine pee'..lol
Achilles
02-13-07, 7:42 am
people that fucking stare, on occasion I'll lift @ my college gym and these assholes stare at me. I dont come there to talk, this one kid who apparently thinks he's a badass starts looking over at me on shoulder day. After every set he trys to one up me. Half way in while he was struggleing with weight I upped the ante. I went over by the racks he was useing and made sure he seen me go 25ibs over what he couldnt lift and put it up. I wonder what they think when they stare. Oh lets not forget about the girls that sit there and wait for me to get through a sit and come walk infront of me to get lil weights and more or less expect me to say something to them. People like this are why I train in my dungeon away from the crowds...
OldeIron
02-20-07, 10:50 pm
What pisses me off are the people outside the gym that have no clue what we do. You tell them you've managed to gain 10 lbs in 3 months and they look at your stomach. I say "fuck you" I don't gain 10 there like you. Same goes for 10 lbs on your max. When you tell someone you've increased your max bench by 10 lbs. They look at you dumbfounded. They don't know how heavy 10 more is. They don't know what it takes to max... When the weight begins to slow at your stick point, when the muscles beg you to stop, when you say "fuck no" I've worked too damn hard for this, and push and push and push, till the weight is locked out and racked. They walk around with no idea of this dedication. Fuck 'em all. I'm done bitching.
People like that kill me... Im still in highschool, and no one has a damn clue wtf this lifestyle is life. I come to school with a cooler and a gallon of water, and they look at me like im fucking nuts. They go "whats all that for," and I tell em, everytime I get the same response "Well, you dont look that big, and you have no idea wtf your doing, you shoulndt eat that, bla bla bla." I dont look big because I wear clothes that fit me, not the skin tight pink polo. And then they tell me how and what to eat, it kills me. All this coming from the kids who drink or smoke (weed) almost every day. Cant stand em, so I agree with you , Fuck em all.
txpower
02-20-07, 11:02 pm
ok no what pissed me off more than anything. one day i'm lifting minding my own business just trying to tear it up and this guy comes up to me trying to strong arm me and says "if i see you like at my daughter again i'll have you removed from this gym" i was livid. i didn't even see his daughter or know who she was.
scals17
02-21-07, 12:20 am
This afternoon I was doing arms. I was doing v-bar pushdowns on the lat tower, because the crossover machine only goes down to 150lbs, and I can do that for almost 30 reps. So I'm doing my set and some kid comes over and says to me that my form is wrong. I don't like to think that I'm better than anyone or that I am a god among men, but I looked at this kid and said are you fucking kidding me. I have a problem where my elbows slightly flare out and are not pressed directly on my side. This kid was probably one of the smallest people in the gym and he's critiquing me. That really pissed me off.
Secur1ty
02-21-07, 12:49 am
This afternoon I was doing arms. I was doing v-bar pushdowns on the lat tower, because the crossover machine only goes down to 150lbs, and I can do that for almost 30 reps. So I'm doing my set and some kid comes over and says to me that my form is wrong. I don't like to think that I'm better than anyone or that I am a god among men, but I looked at this kid and said are you fucking kidding me. I have a problem where my elbows slightly flare out and are not pressed directly on my side. This kid was probably one of the smallest people in the gym and he's critiquing me. That really pissed me off.
See... if that happened to me, thats where i would've snapped and said something like "Are you fucking kidding me?! Maybe when you get bigger than me THEN you can critique me on my form. Until then, go the fuck somewhere else"
Sorry... sounds harsh, but those types of people REALLY piss me off.
Ok..I posted here 2x about this dude at the gym who constantly gets in my way in the middle of my training right. Today, he is there. First off, I was doing squats with 135 on the bar, which for me to get 10-15 reps is challenging 'cause I like to go as deep as I can. I have the weight on my traps, ready to squat and he moves his dumbass right next to the edge of my bar and stands there..so I cant squat and I cant move the weight back to rack it. He is totally in my way. I was standing there for a good minute before he moved his ass out of my way.
I finished legs and started to practice posing for 20 or so min. I was all pumped from doing that and felt myself getting tired, so I took a break to go to the little girls room.
Now, I was posing by the seated cable row because the lighting is really good there and a mirror is over there too. So I left my hoodie on the bench and left for 5 min right. Now, this dude knows me..he sees me everyday..he follows me around, gets in my way constantly. I come back, he is using the seated row and sitting on my hoodie with his sweaty, nasty ass.
I am fuming right..I let it go this long and now I was pissed. He was in the middle of his set, I grabbed my hoodie, not caring if I would have ripped it and pull it from under his ass. He stops and says well, you shouldnt leave your shit laying around. I said, "your kidding right." I said, "wait a second, is that your fucking weight belt and ipod over there?..hmmm...I am tired..I am gonna sit now" and I walk to the bench that his crap was on and sat on it. I even rubbed my butt into it.
He gets up and starts yelling at me. I said, "ok, you know what..I feel bad for you. Your obviously a little" ...and I made that gesture with my finger by my head like your coo coo you know. I said, sorry I stooped down to your "bird in the cuckoo's nest" level...I should have know better, but if you ever get in my way or touch my shit again I will not be sorry for what I may do.
He kinda looks at me weird...and walks off.
WTF! tell me...he is crazy right? Not me.
brandona
02-21-07, 12:52 pm
Toni, It Sounds Like You Are Going To Have To Teach Him The Hard Way...what A Tool.....
I Was In The Gy Last Night And I Realized That There Is Something That Irks Me And I Dont Know Why.....putting The Plate On The Bar..not A Bid Deal Right? But You Put The "hollow" Side Towards The Inside, That Way When You Are Stacking Weight You Have A Big Flat Surface To Put Your Clamp Aginst....and When You Put The Plates Away Put, If You Are Putting The Last Plate That Will Fit On The Rack, Put The "hollow Side Out So You Can Grip It To Pick It Up....guess It's Just Me Being Ocd.....
-b
Toni, It Sounds Like You Are Going To Have To Teach Him The Hard Way...what A Tool.....
I Was In The Gy Last Night And I Realized That There Is Something That Irks Me And I Dont Know Why.....putting The Plate On The Bar..not A Bid Deal Right? But You Put The "hollow" Side Towards The Inside, That Way When You Are Stacking Weight You Have A Big Flat Surface To Put Your Clamp Aginst....and When You Put The Plates Away Put, If You Are Putting The Last Plate That Will Fit On The Rack, Put The "hollow Side Out So You Can Grip It To Pick It Up....guess It's Just Me Being Ocd.....
-b
I am the same way! Exactly!
brandona
02-21-07, 1:41 pm
I am the same way! Exactly!
RIGHT ON...SO I'M NOT CRAZY!!! WELL..
-B
Of course we can’t expect these idiots who come into the weight room to understand where things go. If I finish up early, I’ll take some time and rack the DB’s in order or put the plates on the right racks. I hate doing this bitch work, but I can’t stand when I need to take 10 min to find the damn weight. Today I’m cleaning up some plates, putting shit where it goes, and the same kid that puts 45’s on the 25lb rack post (making every weight racked above it sit crooked) comes over and puts a 25lb plate over four 5lb plates. I look at the kid and say “watch this, this is how we do this” take the weight off the rack and place it on the 25 “they even have em marked with “25” so you know where they go.” Kid looks at me like I’m the dumb ass and walks away. Next person who does this, I might just walk over and ask them if they’d like me to hold their hand and help them rack the weight and that id be happy to answer any questions he has about this concept.
I guess we all have a little ocd.
At least this kid got some sense and actually waited today and asked if I was finished with some weight before he started clearing it all off to set up his shit.
I live and workout in an area full of colleges. The worst month of my year is the month leading up to spring break. When every kid who has been living unhealthy for 11 months decides to get ripped and jacked for the beach. Like a herd of rodents they all creep in together and are gone together a month later. They do nothing, take up space, cause headaches for the real lifters. Absolute pain in the ass.
Carthus4
02-22-07, 4:25 pm
OK first off I am in the gym at 3:30 in the morning and its back day. I was on my 3rd set of seated cable rows when this cleaning guy who had been vacuuming the floor aound the free weight area moves over to around where I was at and starts vacuuming around and underneath the machine I was on..IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SET!!!!..It was all I could do not to beat him to death with the handle of that vacuum. I still get pissed thinking about it.
rainwave
02-22-07, 5:40 pm
Sometimes what annoys me is when I'm doing a workout with free weights and somebody stands in front of me and I can't see my reflection, which just messes my form up most of the time. What pisses me off even more is when they look at you, realize you're there, and still don't move.
There is way to much other shit in life to worry about.... than to worry about what everyone else is doing and crying about!!!
Like this thread? Jesus, I wish everyone could here themselves in here right now. Shut up and train, dont talk to me when im lifting, I hate this, I hate that, this guy pisses me off, etc. Who cares!?
I could not imagine going to the gym and never get “my button pushed”. Way too many things happen and we all have our own “pet peeves”. If you can “shut up and train” while ignoring everything around you and not get pissed when some dumbf@k pulls a bonehead move … more power to you.
Guardian
03-03-07, 10:45 am
Personally i'm quite tolerate with bad things and habits in the gym: cellphone, odor, not picking or cleaning up, etc. But these things really push my buttons because of the direct and immediate EFFECT on ME:
- some people who joke around with his friends with loudest voice, so loud they were like kids playing sheriff vs robber, imagine... (that include running and chasing around). Sometimes a guy says funny words to his friend who's doing 150 kg squats, just to ruin his set and create 'humorous atmosphere'. That person also talks like he's yelling and yells like he's talking, feeling he is the baddest thug around.
It makes... hell it forces other people loose their concentration. When someone screams or yells, we think that maybe someone gets hurt or there's something urgent going on. There's a big difference between loud noises from a guy, say, try to max out on his leg press, and the one from people who fool around.
- person who occupies the only ez-bar for an entire hour, because he supersets, spotting other, and also chats with his friends. At other time, that person also constantly puts his eye on the ez-bar when other people occupies it, giving impression that he has waited too long for his turn.
- person who never gain weight for the last two years, but always give advices whenever i lift. And his advices are ALL false. He also complains about not gaining muscle and loosing weight, and when i advice him to carb up and drink whey PW, he tells me that he doesn't want to lose his abs, which are already obscure, and whey makes his stomach hurt.
All of the above happen over and over T_T...
Sorry for the grammar. And i'm not whinning, i'm answering the thread's question.
Far Beyond Driven
03-03-07, 1:31 pm
I saw on ebaumsworld recently, a news piece on a 7 year old girl who weighs 400 lbs. No, that's not a mistype. 400 big ones. Can't even walk. Check the site out if you doubt me. Obviously, I'ts not the kid's fault. Kids eat what they are fed. Totally the parent's fault. But, the point is, how is it (In the eyes of society) that the swollen, jacked bodybuilder is the grotesque, but parents who abuse their children like this aren't? I swear, a 400 lb 7 year old. If this is what our civilization has come to, we may be the only vanguard left. I'm serious as hell. It makes me sick that this kind of abuse and sloth goes not only unpunished, but sometimes rewarded. This is just the sort of stuff that you read about in the bible as reasons why they had plagues and the like. Humanity just got too sickening. Sorry, Pissed and had to rant.
im with you totally bro, the only time when i see it ok for a guy to do barbell curls in the squat rack is when his arms are so damn impressive. seen a handful of guys who know their shit and who deserve to lay their barbells on that rack. This absolutely pisses me off. One o the reasons I lift at home is because the local gym has one squat rack and it's primary role is to service the barbell curlers. There is nothing I hate more than waiting for the squat rack whle someone performs fucking barbell curls.
Peace
BIG45s
I saw on ebaumsworld recently, a news piece on a 7 year old girl who weighs 400 lbs. No, that's not a mistype. 400 big ones. Can't even walk. Check the site out if you doubt me. Obviously, I'ts not the kid's fault. Kids eat what they are fed. Totally the parent's fault. But, the point is, how is it (In the eyes of society) that the swollen, jacked bodybuilder is the grotesque, but parents who abuse their children like this aren't? I swear, a 400 lb 7 year old. If this is what our civilization has come to, we may be the only vanguard left. I'm serious as hell. It makes me sick that this kind of abuse and sloth goes not only unpunished, but sometimes rewarded. This is just the sort of stuff that you read about in the bible as reasons why they had plagues and the like. Humanity just got too sickening. Sorry, Pissed and had to rant.
Yea they had a special on her on one of the nightly news networks last week. The sad thing is that she was close to 550 lbs a year or so ago. They sent her to some inpatient facility to get her to start losing the weight. She has dropped quite a bit, she has to use a walker b/c she will never walk right due to how the weight messed the growth of her legs.
Far Beyond Driven
03-03-07, 3:12 pm
Micked D's, 3 times a day. No problem. Steriods? Oh, you're gonna die.....(Note the sarcasm..)
Young&Hungry
03-03-07, 7:52 pm
People who eat three pieces of pizza and fries during lunch in front of me, then say "you'll never get big with that" while I'm eating brown rice, peas, and a chicken breast. Then when they look in the windows of the weightroom, they're completely perplexed why I look the way I do.
amasotto
03-06-07, 9:18 pm
people saying that creatine is a steroid
ericthered
03-07-07, 10:24 pm
Gawd, this could take all night...
What pisses me off:
1. The guy who comes to the gym once a month...then decides to come over to tell you why he only comes once a month. (While you're banging out some skull crushers.) Bro, I don't give a damn that your alarm clock is too close to your bed. From looking at you, I'd guarantee that if it were a Twinkie calling, you'd get up. Don't explain yourself to me, I could give a crap.
2. The fat guy wearing the t-shirt that fit him twenty years ago. You've all seen him. Fat guy, white t-shirt with sweat rings under the pits. Shirt shows off every stinking ounce of flab.
3. Anyone smiling/laughing/joking. I go into the gym pissed off. It's even worse to hear some dweeb on an exercise bike "yell" jokes to his buddy. Bro, I don't give a damn. Shut up.
here ya go....asked this fellow if I could work in on the pec dec for some warm downs....he said...sure...and continued to do another 3 sets and just sat on the friggen seat and did not let me work in...guess his version of working in was waiting....little putz ........never fails......oh well.....
Secur1ty
03-07-07, 11:10 pm
people saying that creatine is a steroid
That one really pisses me off... and when ppl underestimate you.
TheNaturalG
03-07-07, 11:56 pm
Getting asked how much I bench press. It is always in the most random way. It is kind of like having someone say this to you: "Hey I wanna see if I can make my ego bigger I hope I bench more then you."
Getting asked how much I bench press. It is always in the most random way. It is kind of like having someone say this to you: "Hey I wanna see if I can make my ego bigger I hope I bench more then you."
You nailed it bro hate that shit with a passion arrggghhh.
1. When my roommate sees me carrying in another tub/bag of protein powder and casually asks "More roids?"
2. When my roommates claim that I have no tastebuds because of the stuff I eat just because they microwave frozen corn dogs and make macaroni and cheese while I eat ezekiel toast with dry chicken breast.
3. When people read the printouts from Wrath's "The Journey" that I put on the fridge to motivate me while I'm eating, and they tell me that they think i's bullshit.
Dudes who come to the gym with and try to puff out there chest and extend there arms from there sides and say like they are giants, Then go and sit around and talk for like 45 minutes to there loud ignorant buddies.
ryanlemley1
03-08-07, 10:20 am
brothers who can't squat of do the leg press. for the squat they load the bar up with 275-315 and move it less than 6 inches..and say...."whew...that was a workout"
I just got done reading a shit load of the comments and I have to agree with all of them...I have heard most of them...
One that I don't think anyone said is:
The guys who come to the gym and have to have every equipment accessory when they don't need it. If you are going to use a belt put some fucking weight on the bar...same with straps. And don't get me wrong there is nothing wrong with gloves, but please don't tell me I need to wear them because I am tearing up my hands. I love the feel of iron in my hands and my callouses are a war metal I wear proudly...
For the pain...
sjchris408
03-08-07, 2:13 pm
<quote>The groups of idiots that load up 10 plates on the bench press, squat rack, or leg press and move the weight about a centimeter and do that the entire time they are there...Then they all high five each other like they are hot shit...Sigh</quote>
QFT. Then they go up to guys like me doing ass-to-the-grass and theyre like "well uhh how are u so big but u only doing like 4 plates durrrrrrr". I like to mess around with them and say I get my supplements from barry bonds.
There is way to much other shit in life to worry about.... than to worry about what everyone else is doing and crying about!!!
Agreed...for the most part except this as it affects me...
Have some fucking gym etiquette please. This is somewhat of my OCD kickin in, but there's a place for 45 plates, for 25's, for 10's what have you. If I'm loading up the weight, I shouldn't have to dig through your laziness to get to what I need. And put your fucking weight back! I'm here to bust my ass, minding my own shit, and always on a mission....nothing pisses me off more than to have stop what I'm doing to take off your weights, put them back, and load my own. Pick up the goddamn dumbbells. In every gym I've ever been too, if they had dumbbells, they had a rack for them. And for fucks sake, keep the pairs together. If I'm lookin for 80's, there should be two there....not one here, and one next to a 25lber.
Again, a little anal but I don't come into your house and shit all over your carpet and leave....I expect the same back!
"I don't lift like you b/c I don't want to get big like you."
I'm thinking- Bud you'll never get big, b/c you can't even squat the Sunday paper off the toliet.
Just remembered another one.
How come hot girls won't come over to the weight section...only on a rare occasion. The "other ones" should stay on the stair climber.
-Bomber
Grim Tavis
03-08-07, 6:01 pm
Not a real big deal, but one that I had heard a couple of times recently is:
"Gee...you are really strong."
Huh...I guess that is nice to hear, but at the same time, do I can't help but think, "Do I look that weak?"
Haha.
SpecialBlend
03-08-07, 6:44 pm
people who give up because its to "hard"
threwdaroof
03-08-07, 6:45 pm
"meat head" really pisses me off "is that all I am a piece of F'in meat?"
1. When my roommate sees me carrying in another tub/bag of protein powder and casually asks "More roids?"
2. When my roommates claim that I have no tastebuds because of the stuff I eat just because they microwave frozen corn dogs and make macaroni and cheese while I eat ezekiel toast with dry chicken breast.
3. When people read the printouts from Wrath's "The Journey" that I put on the fridge to motivate me while I'm eating, and they tell me that they think i's bullshit.
Sounds like its time for new room mates. Thats a buzz kill.
people saying that creatine is a steroid
how about that and when people say, "your muscles aren't real, they're just water" when you take creatine
LuvsThePain
03-08-07, 7:31 pm
Hey guys, I believe that Mr. Totality has a good view on this subject. Take a look and read if you'd like.
The link is:
http://forum.animalpak.com/showthread.php?t=3744
LTP
Like this thread? Jesus, I wish everyone could here themselves in here right now. Shut up and train, dont talk to me when im lifting, I hate this, I hate that, this guy pisses me off, etc. Who cares!? Is anyone here really concerned with those people? If you are, how do you find time to focus on your training if your so focused on what other people are doing in the gym? If I wasnt into training and I read this thread I would think lifters are a bunch of arrogant pricks who think that anybody who isnt them is a weak waste of gym space who cant lift as much as well as them. All this, "Man it took everything I had not to punch him in his face" or "these people who think they're hot shit and try to impress the girls...I love to sit down next to them and lift twice as much to show them..." To show them what? That you can act just as ignorant as them? Also, we cant forget that one man's 135 might be our 305. If I see a guy squeezing out one last rep with relatively low weight and he gets up with a proud look, well good for him because we all know that feeling of accomplishment. Just the other day someone on here posted about how they feel like they dont belong in the gym because they are overweight and not necessarily putting up the numbers. I dont see how what's being said here can be helping stem those concerns. Id be willing to bet that he isnt the only one with those concerns and not to speak for those guys, but im sure they look to those more experienced for vision and guidance. Also, so what if people stare? Let em stare. You should be focused on your lift, not what they're looking at. Personally I watch people lift all the time. Im paying attention to things like form and thinking, "maybe I can learn something from watching this guy lift." And sometimes...well sometimes 405 for reps on the bench is just f*ckin impressive to watch. Sure I see people doing things in the gym like talking on their cell phones, reading magazines, using a machine for social hour...I just turn my music up, put my head down, and move on. I dont pass judgment like I am better than them, because sure as shit there is someone in some gym somewhere who isnt paying any attention to that bullshit and is getting better than me.
Notice:you took the time to Bitch about people Bitching about people in this thread and put it in this thread.
Irony for the win!
Gawd, this could take all night...
What pisses me off:
3. Anyone smiling/laughing/joking. I go into the gym pissed off. It's even worse to hear some dweeb on an exercise bike "yell" jokes to his buddy. Bro, I don't give a damn. Shut up.
There is nothing wrong with smiling in the gym we all have to enjoy ourselves in what we do.
Adversity9
03-08-07, 9:40 pm
I Fucking hate when my roommates laugh when I come out of my room and go right to the gym with all my lifting gear on. While they all sit on the couch nursing their hangovers with soda and pizza. I go to do work. They think it is funny that I take it so seriously with my training. They make fun of me for walking out of the house with my headphones on, all serious. They think I am trying to show off, but I get ready for every lift like it is a football game. Then they have the nerve to ask me to write up a workout for them. Then I hear nothing but excuses when I ask them how their workout is going.
My one buddy asked me if he could start doing my workout with me, I said "sure bro." (while I laughed inside). He said "dude, wake me up when you get up to workout, I swear to god I will go with you." I got him up at about 8 in the morning to come with me. He gets dressed and slams some mountain dew to get ready. I sat on the couch in the darkness w/ my headphones on listening to sevendust. We get in my truck and he starts talking to me about what we are going to be doing, I didn't respond, just kept inside my headphones. It was chest day, he left the gym after about 20 minutes. I finished about an hour later, drove home, barely able to steer my truck, my shoulders were so taxed. When I got home my buddy was on the couch, asleep. I smiled at him while I walked by. Then he wakes up while I am cooking some chicken tits. He has the nerve to be a smartass and tell me I take lifting too seriously. I told him to shut the fuck up and come talk to me when he can hang. I'm sure you all have friends like that, wannabe's. Guys that secretly wish they had the guts and tenacity to take every set to failure, day in and day out.
They laugh at me because I am different, I laugh at them because they are all the same.
Liftbig21
03-08-07, 10:00 pm
I Fucking hate when my roommates laugh when I come out of my room and go right to the gym with all my lifting gear on. While they all sit on the couch nursing their hangovers with soda and pizza. I go to do work. They think it is funny that I take it so seriously with my training. They make fun of me for walking out of the house with my headphones on, all serious. They think I am trying to show off, but I get ready for every lift like it is a football game. Then they have the nerve to ask me to write up a workout for them. Then I hear nothing but excuses when I ask them how their workout is going.
My one buddy asked me if he could start doing my workout with me, I said "sure bro." (while I laughed inside). He said "dude, wake me up when you get up to workout, I swear to god I will go with you." I got him up at about 8 in the morning to come with me. He gets dressed and slams some mountain dew to get ready. I sat on the couch in the darkness w/ my headphones on listening to sevendust. We get in my truck and he starts talking to me about what we are going to be doing, I didn't respond, just kept inside my headphones. It was chest day, he left the gym after about 20 minutes. I finished about an hour later, drove home, barely able to steer my truck, my shoulders were so taxed. When I got home my buddy was on the couch, asleep. I smiled at him while I walked by. Then he wakes up while I am cooking some chicken tits. He has the nerve to be a smartass and tell me I take lifting too seriously. I told him to shut the fuck up and come talk to me when he can hang. I'm sure you all have friends like that, wannabe's. Guys that secretly wish they had the guts and tenacity to take every set to failure, day in and day out.
They laugh at me because I am different, I laugh at them because they are all the same.
Look at yourselves.....You should be laughing at yourself.This is a bodybuilding forum yet your bitching about people in the gym...How does that make you different or better then them?..If you see stupid people,Ignore them your not there to observe them.If you see a skinny kid who doesnt know much either take a fucking minute to help the kid out if hes serious because at one point WE WERE ALL THERE,Or shut your fucking mouth and train..Those "nobodys" or "wimps" just might have the same mentality as us and may just want to get big one day...Those kids are the future of this sport.Before you point your finger make sure your hand is clean.
HardcoreBreed
03-09-07, 2:11 am
Little notes tapped to the mirror that read
" PLEASE DO NOT DROP THE DUMBBELLS"
-MANAGER
What the fuck am i supposed to do ask the guy who is trying to tighten his ipod arm strap to grab the fucking weight?
Adversity9
03-09-07, 2:50 am
Look at yourselves.....You should be laughing at yourself.This is a bodybuilding forum yet your bitching about people in the gym...How does that make you different or better then them?..If you see stupid people,Ignore them your not there to observe them.If you see a skinny kid who doesnt know much either take a fucking minute to help the kid out if hes serious because at one point WE WERE ALL THERE,Or shut your fucking mouth and train..Those "nobodys" or "wimps" just might have the same mentality as us and may just want to get big one day...Those kids are the future of this sport.Before you point your finger make sure your hand is clean.
I agree with liftbig, when there is someone that has the will to make themselves better, but doesn't know much, then you should help them out the best you can. But, I do not tolerate people who tell me I take lifting too seriously, after they already tried my regiment and couldn't handle it. It is my choice to train the way I do to achieve my goals, I take it very seriously and I will not be criticized by people who call me "meathead," and try to make fun of me. I don't want anyone's respect, except for my own, that is why I usually keep my mouth shut when they talk shit, and use their criticism to "light the fuse," before my workouts everyday. I have respect for anyone who can make their way to a gym, any exercise is better than none, especially the direction this country is heading as far as obesity. According to the American Obesity Association The U.S. lost 316 billion dollars last year due to deficiencies in the workplace, directly related to obesity, mostly in health care costs and paid sick days. We should all encourage people to stay healthy and workout. I don't consider myself "better," than anyone else just because I attack my training harder than most, but I would definetely consider myself "different." And from the thousands of posts I have read on this forum, I damn sure am not the only one. There are a lot of crazy, intense warriors of the iron here, that I try to learn as much as I can from. That is why I contribute to this forum, I can relate to the members here, where my friends who criticize me can't comprehend my love for "tip of the spear" training
I almost forgot about this kid. Yet again, another pink novelty T-shirt reading “you’ve been a bad girl now go to my room.” Funny thing about this one. I believe its one of 2 shirts I’ve ever seen him wear in the weight room. I’ll tell ya, nothing says “I’m here to train” like a pink T.
"Pink is the new in color for men."
not the kind of guys i want to train with. i dont wear Pink....Pink is NOT a color for MEN. BLACK is the color for us ANIMALS. fuck pink. ill stick with green, grey, blue, and black.
EIGHTY-TWO
03-13-07, 11:54 am
Guys & girls that hog a particular machine & then go outside & take a FUCKING SMOKE break !!!!!
bigrhino
03-13-07, 7:38 pm
my gym used to have a "to do anythin