OT: Annoying gym members and / or their habits
August 25th, 2017 at 8:43 PM ^
August 25th, 2017 at 8:46 PM ^
/s
August 25th, 2017 at 8:56 PM ^
Do you know an exercise for two people that uses the whole body?
August 25th, 2017 at 9:06 PM ^
August 25th, 2017 at 11:41 PM ^
August 26th, 2017 at 11:17 AM ^
August 26th, 2017 at 11:31 AM ^
August 25th, 2017 at 8:44 PM ^
August 25th, 2017 at 8:44 PM ^
August 25th, 2017 at 8:54 PM ^
They really burn my buns!
August 25th, 2017 at 8:45 PM ^
Where's the best place to watch the game at the gym?
August 25th, 2017 at 11:35 PM ^
on the stairstepper
August 25th, 2017 at 11:42 PM ^
August 26th, 2017 at 8:28 AM ^
Though I imagine it's hard to let a few by when you're on the stairs. The lack of focus - stairs vs. flatulence - may result in... drastic consequences.
August 25th, 2017 at 8:46 PM ^
I don't know about anyone else, but there is a certain element of entertainment in seeing what OT thread is coming next.
August 25th, 2017 at 8:47 PM ^
Who are there for other reasons than to actually get a good workout.
Bigger point. It seems like there's a trend lately to OT things that bother you. The blog is turning into a vent fest.
We need some football!! Can't wait until we destory Florida and start focusing on the boys in Maize n Blue and not on everything that annoys us!!
GO BLUE!!
August 25th, 2017 at 8:49 PM ^
August 25th, 2017 at 9:11 PM ^
August 25th, 2017 at 8:49 PM ^
When some meathead is lifting on 3 different machines at the same time. I had to help break up a fight over that one time. "yo yo yo yo! I'm using that!"
"nah son you on that machine!"
"yo yo I'm on all of em!"
One thing leads to another.
August 25th, 2017 at 9:20 PM ^
August 26th, 2017 at 1:16 AM ^
Sounds like a true curl bro. Uses the smith machine too, smh.
August 25th, 2017 at 8:50 PM ^
RIP Rich Piana
August 25th, 2017 at 9:01 PM ^
August 26th, 2017 at 12:05 AM ^
August 25th, 2017 at 8:52 PM ^
Taking mirror selfies at the gym
Asking other people about their routines/diets/theories
The guy that does a lap or two around the room before every set to garner attention and psych himself up
The guy that comes in to do one single lift for an hour
People (men) who wear tank tops and get their nasty back sweat over everything. Everything's already getting sweated on, we don't need your skin contact on everything and you're gonna get worms.
Pretty much anyone that can't go to the gym in normal fucking clothing, put their head down, do their workout, not talk to anyone, and not make a scene or a mess.
August 26th, 2017 at 8:55 AM ^
with the lap running part of it... When I really want to get fit i do my entire workouts without allowing my heart rate to fall. Hence a lot of jogging while allowing muscles time to recover between sets.
August 26th, 2017 at 11:25 AM ^
You missed it.
August 25th, 2017 at 8:58 PM ^
One evening, one of the guys asked a second guy if he would shave his back for him. The second guy was so flummoxed by the request that he agreed to do it. It made for quite the scene. A guy with a linebacker build shaving the back of a guy with an offensive lineman build.
Yes, it was done with a razor and shaving cream.
August 25th, 2017 at 9:16 PM ^
August 25th, 2017 at 9:02 PM ^
Hats? WTF are you one of those hat shouldn't be worn inside types? Or have you never worked out till a full on flop sweat, were sweat is pouring down your face? The older I get unfortunately the easier that is to achieve. I don't even mind man buns really, Samurai topnots are awesome lol even if they guys sporting them are far from your historical samurais. Wiping down equipment is a must lol but, I always wipe mine down before I flop on it just in case.
I got in an arguement with this catholic guy when popped into his church to check out the arcitecture. He says we don't wear hats in church.... Oh so what are those thing the pope and all the bisops wear.
August 25th, 2017 at 9:50 PM ^
What the pope and bishop wear are not hats, for all intents and purposes.
August 26th, 2017 at 10:07 AM ^
They are hats man, can call them anything you want but, if it quacks like a duck, swims like a duck, walks like a duck, looks like a duck....
That whole hat thing is from a bygone era and it was stupid back then
August 25th, 2017 at 8:59 PM ^
August 25th, 2017 at 10:40 PM ^
why not? That squat rack is a great tool for many different lifts including deadlifts, standing shoulder presses and bicep curls.
August 25th, 2017 at 11:02 PM ^
August 25th, 2017 at 9:08 PM ^
August 25th, 2017 at 10:25 PM ^
August 25th, 2017 at 10:53 PM ^
August 25th, 2017 at 11:00 PM ^
if you want to be fit and/or very strong, you are not using your time wisely.
August 26th, 2017 at 10:22 AM ^
August 26th, 2017 at 11:13 AM ^
at the end of things, but i would suggest that weights are generally more of a fast-twitch focus and benefit.
August 25th, 2017 at 11:30 PM ^
August 26th, 2017 at 12:48 AM ^
August 26th, 2017 at 1:40 AM ^
August 26th, 2017 at 9:54 AM ^
Excuse me but did you just say "bar party?"
August 26th, 2017 at 11:37 AM ^
August 26th, 2017 at 11:59 AM ^
But if you work out at a place where squat racks are a rare commodity like I do, you're a dick if you're taking 2 hours in there. Even if you would allow others to work in with you, if you actually squat with the weights you do you're in the 90+ percentile of people who squat, meaning that A). exchanging weights with the average joe every set is a hassle and B). many people are probably intimidated by you moving that much weight and don't want to interrupt that. But hey if there are plenty of squat racks to go around, take 20 hours in there.
I film my lifts too, film don't lie.
Also yeah 7-8 minutes between sets is pretty pointless. There isn't much of difference in recovery after 3-4 minutes, so you're actually just wasting your time.
Also I don't understand your warm up routine? Why would you warm up at a weight for X reps then do that same weight for X/2 reps?
August 25th, 2017 at 9:13 PM ^
while walking on treadmills or eliptical trainers next to you, speaking 3x louder than anyone else in the gym to carry on long calls. Short calls no problem. Thankfully does not happen that often, but astonishing when it does.