Annoying Gym Behaviour - Mk2(?)

LincolnHawk

Alf Veedersane wrote: »

If their posing blocking someone from seeing their triceps as they OHP, they're worse than Hitler.



This surely can't be the first mention of Hitler in this thread....?

Godwin's Law

Alf Veedersane

LincolnHawk wrote: »

Godwin's Law

Who knew?!

Mellor

D14Rugby wrote: »

Someone once sat in the only free power rack at my gym and started eating food and taking selfies, it was like she was going through a checklist of annoying things to do in the gym

Was she wearing a hat?

D14Rugby

Mellor wrote: »

Was she wearing a hat?

She was actually, how'd you know?

laserlad2010

Sorry to bring it back to the squat safety racks but to explain these are moveable safeties in Macken Street.

It's too busy there to bail safely on a squat, particularly because this lad ignored the cage and squatted outside it where loads of people are walking past.

IvoryTower

laserlad2010 wrote: »

Heading back to Hanley's gym in a few weeks as I'm moving back to Dublin. I've given him carte blanche to put me through hell. So pumped!

is he really annoying

laserlad2010

IvoryTower wrote: »

is he really annoying

Ha I had the two threads open at the same time and got mixed up. He can send some seriously inflammatory emails but in person is much more balanced:pac::pac:

irishman86

Mellor wrote: »

+1

Taking a stance that only squats belong in a squat rack is ridiculous. Comes across as trying too hard imo.
Sure, curls don't belong there because you can just pick up a bar to your waist anywhere. But heaving pressing and the likes are fine.

Where else should rack pulls be done?

One of the guys in ours uses them for heavy benching, I for one wouldnt be lifting what he benches of him if it slips. I never got the out rage people get regarding squat racks

Zillah

IvoryTower wrote: »

is he really annoying

He could be a bit abrasive alright.

as_mo_bhosca

One that annoyed me this morning: Guy doing curls and upright barbell rows in the cable crossover so he could be in front of the mirror. There's a whole wall of mirrors on the next wall!

laserlad2010

Zillah wrote: »

He could be a bit abrasive alright.

Could be?!

He's calmed down a bit in that he tends to just send one inflammatory email a week but towards the end he'll shoehorn in a decent learning point.

There was a time last year if I'm not mistaken when he went on the #fitfam crusade of righteousness, and even though I'm 100% of the same mindset the emails were arriving into my inbox covered in flecks of spit :pac::pac:. In the cold light of day they weren't coming across very well even though I loved reading them!

Mellor

laserlad2010 wrote: »

Could be?!

He's calmed down a bit in that he tends to just send one inflammatory email a week but towards the end he'll shoehorn in a decent learning point.

There was a time last year if I'm not mistaken when he went on the #fitfam crusade of righteousness, and even though I'm 100% of the same mindset the emails were arriving into my inbox covered in flecks of spit :pac::pac:. In the cold light of day they weren't coming across very well even though I loved reading them!

And 12 months on you can remember those emails. It's almost as if standing out in a flooded inbox is the goal

2nd Row Donkey

Weight lifting belts.

Some people use them, some don't. No problem. But there's a few guys in my local gym who strut around with their belt like it's a world heavyweight championship title belt, usually cocked up across one shoulder for maximum effect.

MysticMonk

2nd Row Donkey wrote: »

Weight lifting belts.

Some people use them, some don't. No problem. But there's a few guys in my local gym who strut around with their belt like it's a world heavyweight championship title belt, usually cocked up across one shoulder for maximum effect.

Belts for barbell curls!

VW 1

MysticMonk wrote:

Belts for barbell curls!

There's a young man in my gym who puts on a belt for pretty much any free weight exercise he does. I find it a little strange.

MysticMonk

VW 1 wrote: »

There's a young man in my gym who puts on a belt for pretty much any free weight exercise he does. I find it a little strange.

There's plenty in my gym who don the full hardcore regalia (hat,beard,tattoos,gloves,big headphones AND belt) to curl with cables using 5kg resistance.

Todd Gack

Taking plates from your power cage without bothering to ask. Specifically where there's a fair chance you may be about to use them and more often than not it's the smaller plates. In fairness most people are nice and courteous and do ask, young lads tend to be the worst offenders.

jive

Todd Gack wrote: »

Taking plates from your power cage without bothering to ask. Specifically where there's a fair chance you may be about to use them and more often than not it's the smaller plates. In fairness most people are nice and courteous and do ask, young lads tend to be the worst offenders.

I disagree. If they're on the weight racks of the power rack then they're fair game, otherwise nearly every weight in the gym would be 'reserved'.

Todd Gack

jive wrote: »

I disagree. If they're on the weight racks of the power rack then they're fair game, otherwise nearly every weight in the gym would be 'reserved'.

I get that but asking isn't that much of an effort

Zillah

Todd Gack wrote: »

Taking plates from your power cage without bothering to ask. Specifically where there's a fair chance you may be about to use them and more often than not it's the smaller plates. In fairness most people are nice and courteous and do ask, young lads tend to be the worst offenders.

I think it depends on the local gym culture. In Ben Dunne's everyone asks, in Flyefit no one asks. When I'm in Flyefit I neither ask nor expect to be asked. Personally I prefer it that way. The sides of the powerack are a general storage area. If you're planning on imminently using some weights take them from the storage area and leave them beside you bar or leaning against the side of the power rack.

jive

Todd Gack wrote: »

I get that but asking isn't that much of an effort

Then ya have to take out your headphones to be polite, that's a real pain in the hole!

LincolnHawk

Todd Gack wrote: »

Taking plates from your power cage without bothering to ask. Specifically where there's a fair chance you may be about to use them and more often than not it's the smaller plates. In fairness most people are nice and courteous and do ask, young lads tend to be the worst offenders.

Nah, use it or lose it. If they took it off your bar I'd agree, but the side of a rack is fair game

WHIP IT!

If it ain't on the bar it's fair game as far as I'm concerned. Most people still ask "using this?" and I often do myself - but if it ain't on the bar, go ahead...

caviardreams

WHIP IT! wrote: »

If it ain't on the bar it's fair game as far as I'm concerned. Most people still ask "using this?" and I often do myself - but if it ain't on the bar, go ahead...

I have never asked if somebody was using a plate at the side of the rack and I'd say 90% don't ask me. To be honest, sometimes during a 2-3 min rest 4 or 5 people could come up and take plates - I'd be fed up saying "sure no problem" when I am stretching between sets every few seconds if they all did!

Are you using all that oxygen or can I take a quick breath?

Brian?

WHIP IT! wrote: »

If it ain't on the bar it's fair game as far as I'm concerned. Most people still ask "using this?" and I often do myself - but if it ain't on the bar, go ahead...

I go with the point and nod method. No one needs to take their earphones out.

farmerwifelet

lads walking behind you when you are doing reverse lunges with a bar or walking in front when you are doing kettlebell swings.

WHIP IT!

caviardreams wrote: »

I have never asked if somebody was using a plate at the side of the rack and I'd say 90% don't ask me. To be honest, sometimes during a 2-3 min rest 4 or 5 people could come up and take plates - I'd be fed up saying "sure no problem" when I am stretching between sets every few seconds if they all did!

Are you using all that oxygen or can I take a quick breath?

Funnily enough, today I was going to grab a plate between the Rack and Platform. There was a girl doing cleans on the platform and I asked "alright if I grab this?" even though she clearly wasn't using it. She half-nodded 'yes' and looked at me as if to say "Do what ye want, Pal, I'm not yer mother!"

Next time, Im'ma just take it...

Mellor

Claiming ownership of an entire set of weights is much more annoying that somebody talking a plate off a rack/tree that you wanted to use after.

Nate--IRL--

farmerwifelet wrote: »

lads walking behind you when you are doing reverse lunges with a bar or walking in front when you are doing kettlebell swings.

The guy bending under your bar, taking plates from the power rack you're using... as you're squatting a PR ...

When I find you, you inconsiderate prick, we'll dance.

Nate

EagererBeaver

Nate--IRL-- wrote: »

The guy bending under your bar, taking plates from the power rack you're using... as you're squatting a PR ...

When I find you, you inconsiderate prick, we'll dance.

Nate

Why do you have to find him? Surely he was right there