Is it me or is it them?

Just a little rant but I train at the local "Y" and let me tell you what a joke it is. I get there at ten in the morning and every single dumbell is off the rack and scattered on the floor. Olympic bars are loaded with plates and I got one jackoff in there that thinks he's Mr. Olympia. He's benching with four plates on each side and does this about three times a week. He walks out of the door and then starts clapping and yelling along with some "whoa's". When he does dumbell presses when he's done with the set at shoulder height he drops the weights right to the floor-a good four to five feet. Now, I use pretty heavy weights, 120 dumbell bench presses etc.etc.. but I never drop weights plus I return them to the rack. I don't even moan like I'm having sex. Is it me or is this just unacceptacble, I know I'm on a diet and all and things get to me but god walking into a gym trying to find the matches to the dumbells is just plain bull.

Gym idiots!

I hear your pain bro!!! Trust me this happens all over the continent! My best advice to you is to find a new place to train, hopefully there are many gyms in your area. Here are some of the idiots that circulat ethe gyms of North America!

The New Years Resolutioners - you know all those people who flock to a gym right after new years because they made a resolution to get into shape. They make the gym so overcrowded that it becomes miserable just to train. You know the same idiots that will spend a ton of money on gym clothes, membership, etc. and you will never see them in the gym after a couple of weeks. Ah, and that time is fast approaching once again, man am I glad I don't have to deal with that anymore.

The Coffee Drinkers - you have to train in the morning to notice this fine breed of gym goer. You know the guys and gals that just sit on the machines sipping on their Latté carrying on a nice little conversation with their fellow coffee drinkers while you are busting your butt. They will do 1 set every 10 minutes.

The Flirting Bimbo - all you guys know who she is. She is the hottest girl in the gym but she is also the most annoying. She is the one that comes up to you after you have just blasted out a set of squats from hell and bats her eyes at you then proceeds to ask you "can you please come take these plates off the leg press, they are just too heavy for me". To which I would say "Hell no, what do I look like, your personal trainer" You know how moody one can be after doing a set of brutal squats.

The Two Goofballs - Ah one of my all time favorites. These are the two retards that pay for a membership to sit back and check out the chicks. You know the two guys who are buddies, with bodies that would make Steve Erkel look like Arnold Schwarzenegger, the ones who just take up gym space to oogle at the ladies. I hate these guys; they do nothing but get in the way.

(this one's for you bro!)
Ah, The Bench Presser - this guy really cracks me up. You know, the guy or guys who will train chest every day of the week yet still wonder why in the hell he isn't making any progress but still swears his way is the best way. They will do multiple sets of flat bench and throw in a set of flies for good measure I guess. Talk about an idiot.

The 165lb Mr. Olympia (or at least in his mind he is) - this is the fellow who is in decent shape and has some decent muscle mass but ruins it all with the way he carries himself. You know, walks around like he has latts as big as Ronnie Coleman's with his arms sticking out 3 feet from his sides.

The Spandex Lady - This one is not a pretty sight to see. The lady who really needs to loose about 75 more pounds before she tries to squeeze that lard into a tight fitting spandex shorts. Lady, let me let you in on something, NOBODY WANTS TO SEE YOU IN THAT so do us all a favor and just wear some sweats.

The Screamer - talk about annoying. This guy doesn't accomplish anything in a gym but annoy the hell out of everybody. This is the guy who is doing some squats and is screaming to the top of his lungs with each rep. The problem is it just doesn't stop there; he will do it for each exercise so you have to listen to his crap all night while training.

The Personal Trainer wanna be - nothing annoys me more than while I am in the middle of a set and this poor excuse for a physique comes over and offers his unwanted advice. Always critiquing the way you are training and that his way is so much better. Hey buddy, if your advice is the best why don't you look any better than what you do.


Peace,
P

hehehe, tose are funny. my gym is the same way, not much you can do about that sadly

Yesterday I picked up two sixty pound dumbells and started doing curls. I was'nt even doing arms that day but because there was a beer gutted-wife beater-with stains on it-wanna be bodybuilder doing forty five pound dumbell curls moaning like there was no tommorow. I started doing the "oh baby, yeah right there baby, oh yeah, oh yeah, its like climbing a mountain baby. Well the guy's jaw dropped and was staring at me. I responded by saying " that was an exilerating set" These people moan more then Lou Ferrigno. They come in wearing jeans, boots clog up the benches for ten to twenty minutes then leave. And because it's the "Y" they workout with no shirts on leaving puddles of sweat on the benches then flexing in the mirrors. I'm ready to pick up a twelve pounder and throw it at there heads.

no doubt... personal trainer wannabes annoy me the most. Those and the guys that just sit on a bench for 5-10 minutes shatting instead of doing their sets and movin on.

Sounds like its everywhere. I try not to let myself get distracted, but some of it is so goofy its amazeing.
One thing I don't get is why some folks make such an effort to look the part. I don't have anything to show off, but still... I just wear whatever is loose and comfortable. I know I look like a blind man dressing himself, but I'm only there to kick my own ass, not look any particular way.
This evening I saw a guy that is there sometimes. All he did was walk around the track. No big deal, but why was he wearing spandex (ick), a head-band, tendonitis wrap, and gloves to walk around the track?

LOL I can picture that scene Badge.
p.s. gloves are for girls

When you can't lift heavey weights, you don't need gloves.

Badgermoon said:

When you can't lift heavey weights, you don't need gloves.

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Amen, the only glove I own is a golf glove.

Well I gotta chime in on the gloves-next time you're in the shitter count how many guys actually wash their hands after they piss or crap or blow their nose or God knows what else-now knowing that a large percentage of disease is passed on in warm humid public places I for one would rather not use a dumbell after some sweaty,hacking fat ass has had his filthy dickbeaters all over MY weights-last thing I can afford is a cold or virus 7 weeks out!!! Paranoid perhaps but I don't remember the last time I was sick!!

never thought it through that far Ripped... I just figured I wasn't lifting enough to hurt my hands, so why bother. Didn't want to have anything take away from exercising my grip either. Now I feel like buying some rubber gloves that go up to my elbows.

after some sweaty,hacking fat ass has had his filthy dickbeaters all over MY weights

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Damn, bro. That was pretty. you got a way with words. *smile*

It all started when I was busting my bros ass about gloves-(hes a natural pro-definite genetic freak)-well he pointed out this joker coming out of the shitter-blowing his nose after a crap and wiping his hands on the same towel hes wiping down equiptment and benches with!Needless to say I bought gloves that day and have worn them ever since!!

I've noticed all the benches and machine pads have an oily looking smudge where a person's head would be. Who the hell uses Brylcream anymore these days?

Dudes I'd put on some head phones and act like I am listening to music. I do not make eye contact and keep to myself (expect for my bros). Do my shit and get out and go eat. What gets me are the guys that come in and say hi then act like they are going to workout but leave in 20 minutes after doing maybe 6 sets that causes no pain or suffering! Crazy shit. Oh, the best is when those guys then ask me "how do you get that big I just can't add any size!". I just look at them and say it must just be genetics. Sorry dude@!

TT

Re: Gym idiots!

PRAETORIAN said:

I hear your pain bro!!! Trust me this happens all over the continent! My best advice to you is to find a new place to train, hopefully there are many gyms in your area. Here are some of the idiots that circulat ethe gyms of North America!

The New Years Resolutioners - you know all those people who flock to a gym right after new years because they made a resolution to get into shape. They make the gym so overcrowded that it becomes miserable just to train. You know the same idiots that will spend a ton of money on gym clothes, membership, etc. and you will never see them in the gym after a couple of weeks. Ah, and that time is fast approaching once again, man am I glad I don't have to deal with that anymore.

The Coffee Drinkers - you have to train in the morning to notice this fine breed of gym goer. You know the guys and gals that just sit on the machines sipping on their Latté carrying on a nice little conversation with their fellow coffee drinkers while you are busting your butt. They will do 1 set every 10 minutes.

The Flirting Bimbo - all you guys know who she is. She is the hottest girl in the gym but she is also the most annoying. She is the one that comes up to you after you have just blasted out a set of squats from hell and bats her eyes at you then proceeds to ask you "can you please come take these plates off the leg press, they are just too heavy for me". To which I would say "Hell no, what do I look like, your personal trainer" You know how moody one can be after doing a set of brutal squats.

The Two Goofballs - Ah one of my all time favorites. These are the two retards that pay for a membership to sit back and check out the chicks. You know the two guys who are buddies, with bodies that would make Steve Erkel look like Arnold Schwarzenegger, the ones who just take up gym space to oogle at the ladies. I hate these guys; they do nothing but get in the way.

(this one's for you bro!)
Ah, The Bench Presser - this guy really cracks me up. You know, the guy or guys who will train chest every day of the week yet still wonder why in the hell he isn't making any progress but still swears his way is the best way. They will do multiple sets of flat bench and throw in a set of flies for good measure I guess. Talk about an idiot.

The 165lb Mr. Olympia (or at least in his mind he is) - this is the fellow who is in decent shape and has some decent muscle mass but ruins it all with the way he carries himself. You know, walks around like he has latts as big as Ronnie Coleman's with his arms sticking out 3 feet from his sides.

The Spandex Lady - This one is not a pretty sight to see. The lady who really needs to loose about 75 more pounds before she tries to squeeze that lard into a tight fitting spandex shorts. Lady, let me let you in on something, NOBODY WANTS TO SEE YOU IN THAT so do us all a favor and just wear some sweats.

The Screamer - talk about annoying. This guy doesn't accomplish anything in a gym but annoy the hell out of everybody. This is the guy who is doing some squats and is screaming to the top of his lungs with each rep. The problem is it just doesn't stop there; he will do it for each exercise so you have to listen to his crap all night while training.

The Personal Trainer wanna be - nothing annoys me more than while I am in the middle of a set and this poor excuse for a physique comes over and offers his unwanted advice. Always critiquing the way you are training and that his way is so much better. Hey buddy, if your advice is the best why don't you look any better than what you do.


Peace,
P

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LMFAO, I'm crying I'm laughing so hard...:laugh:

No matter what gym you go to you will always find those clowns.

we have several guys in the gym who are the freakin' kings of the world.......one used to juice, and he shot all of his injections "right in the vein".........another group of guys will finish up their flat dumbell presses and drop the whopping 80's to the floor....WTF?? Now, I drop the 150's when I'm finished, but they're a little too heavy for me to lean back up with.....lol