Annoying Gym Behaviour - Mk2(?)

Alf Veedersane

You should probably just burn down the gym. That'll learn 'em to use locks on the lockers.

dastardly00

Alf Veedersane wrote: »

You should probably just burn down the gym. That'll learn 'em to use locks on the lockers.

Cheers Alf, you always provide great advice.









Right, I'm off to buy some petrol and matches :pac:

Blacktie.

Alf Veedersane wrote: »

You should probably just burn down the gym. That'll learn 'em to use locks on the lockers.

... Did you just solve the Flye Fit Coolock incident in one post? :eek:

D3V!L

Blacktie. wrote: »

... Did you just solve the Flye Fit Coolock incident in one post? :eek:

Rumors have it that someone (a woman) spotted a spider in the locker there.

siblers

This is trivial but people who go on a treadmill and spend the duration of their time on it using the handrails, fair enough if you need a breather or put the speed /incline on too high, but it's kinda defeating the purpose if you need handrails to assist you.

It's like if you tried to bench 40 kg but failed, so instead of going back down to 35, you go up to 50 kg but get a spotter to lift the bar up when it reaches your chest instead of doing it yourself

Blacktie.

siblers wrote:

This is trivial but people who go on a treadmill and spend the duration of their time on it using the handrails, fair enough if you need a breather or put the speed /incline on too high, but it's kinda defeating the purpose if you need handrails to assist you.

Hmm I wonder does it? I mean do you burn significantly less calories holding the hand rails?

Alf Veedersane

Blacktie. wrote: »

Hmm I wonder does it? I mean do you burn significantly less calories holding the hand rails?

Arm swinging is more functional though

caviardreams

I imagine holding on (depending on how hard you are holding etc.) might be supporting your bodyweight, making it easier for your legs. But if you were just lightly resting your hands for balance etc. it would not be as big a factor as if you are using them to support your bodyweight. Or I might just be totally wrong!

siblers

From my own experience, it is much easier when using a handrail. I'd easily be able to increase my speed and incline using handrails

Dtp1979

siblers wrote: »

From my own experience, it is much easier when using a handrail. I'd easily be able to increase my speed and incline using handrails

Does that not defeat the purpose though?

siblers

Dtp1979 wrote: »

Does that not defeat the purpose though?

Yeah, I only ever used it for a couple of seconds. When I noticed how easier it made it, I took my hands off as it seemed self defeating. Hence why it annoys me!

aristotle25

Some people might be using it for balance, or when watching the TV's upfront its easier to just hold the rails rather than not paying attention and falling off the treadmill!

Grateful Dread

dastardly00 wrote: »

In changing rooms, it annoys me when people don't put a lock on the locker they are currently using...

When I come in and I'm looking for an empty locker, it can take ages to find an actual empty locker! Loads of unlocked ones, but with peoples' gear in them.

Then when those with unlocked lockers come back from their session, they often can't remember where their stuff is and have to ask people to move here, there and everywhere. Well if they had a lock the would be able to identify it....

Rant over

Guilty.

I'm buying a combination lock on Saturday.

as_mo_bhosca

Grateful Dread wrote: »

Guilty.

I'm buying a combination lock on Saturday.

Glad that this thread is educating and reforming gym goers! ðŸ˜

Chancer3001

Gym is quiet during the day but still can't do what I want because there's a guy curling in the squat rack.

And another guy doing leg raises an exercise lying on the bench press

To see one is unusual. To see both at same time is majestic

ButtersSuki

Guy this morning doing bar dips....on TOP of the power rack....which of course has one of the adjustable bar dip units attached to it. Genius! Why didn't I think of that before?!!!!

I've no idea how he managed to get up there and it looked truly bizarre. His feet alone were about 6 feet off the ground and his head was inches from the ceiling every time he went up. If I was the type to take a phone into the gym with me I'd have had a brilliant Gym Fail video submission.

brownej

ButtersSuki wrote: »

Guy this morning doing bar dips....on TOP of the power rack....which of course has one of the adjustable bar dip units attached to it. Genius! Why didn't I think of that before?!!!!

I've no idea how he managed to get up there and it looked truly bizarre. His feet alone were about 6 feet off the ground and his head was inches from the ceiling every time he went up. If I was the type to take a phone into the gym with me I'd have had a brilliant Gym Fail video submission.

Was he doing muscle ups by any chance?

randomchild

aristotle25 wrote: »

Some people might be using it for balance, or when watching the TV's upfront its easier to just hold the rails rather than not paying attention and falling off the treadmill!

You could try focusing on exercising rather than the tv...

randomchild

randomchild wrote: »

You could try focusing on exercising rather than the tv...

It's great when there's a cooking show on
Keep running towards the food

ButtersSuki

brownej wrote: »

Was he doing muscle ups by any chance?

No; well certainly not muscle ups as I know them! He was doing bar dips on the parallel bars (at 90 degrees) to the main frame (the bars people would use for parallel chins).

siblers

When people do stretching exercises underneath the chin up bar. There's a whole floor area to stretch in, but no, you have to do it under the ****ing chin up bar.

Useful.Idiot

siblers wrote: »

When people do stretching exercises underneath the chin up bar. There's a whole floor area to stretch in, but no, you have to do it under the ****ing chin up bar.

Or so close by the side of the squat rack so that when loading/unloading weights every set you need to say excuse me or do it over them...

ButtersSuki

Useful.Idiot wrote: »

Or so close by the side of the squat rack so that when loading/unloading weights every set you need to say excuse me or do it over them...

Similar to this and I'm sure this has been covered before when people do dumb bell curls (or any other dumb bell exercise) inches from the rack thus blocking off access to a complete section whilst they do their own sets. SO FOCKING ANNOYING.

D3V!L

ButtersSuki wrote: »

Similar to this and I'm sure this has been covered before when people do dumb bell curls (or any other dumb bell exercise) inches from the rack thus blocking off access to a complete section whilst they do their own sets. SO FOCKING ANNOYING.

I've thought about this and can't come up with any credible answer !!

GreeBo

D3V!L wrote: »

I've thought about this and can't come up with any credible answer !!

Its to be close to the mirrors to watch the gainz in real time.

Alf Veedersane

Just ask them to move and get on with your workout.

RTighe

people bumping into the barbell when you're lifting,

that's a close case for murder in my eyes.

ButtersSuki

Alf Veedersane wrote: »

Just ask them to move and get on with your workout.

I have. But most of them don't hear you because they're beastin' it with their Beats headphones on max whilst grunting like a mofo.:rolleyes: So you end up waiting anyway.

ButtersSuki

RTighe wrote: »

people bumping into the barbell when you're lifting,

that's a close case for murder in my eyes.

I'd support the "FREE RTighe" movement if you go down for that.

Alf Veedersane

ButtersSuki wrote: »

I have. But most of them don't hear you because they're beastin' it with their Beats headphones on max whilst grunting like a mofo.:rolleyes: So you end up waiting anyway.

You don't have to be polite about it. Make it so they can't not see you.