Annoying Gym Behaviour - Mk2(?)

EagererBeaver

Jaysus, someone spending 10 minutes on a workout! What's the world coming to?!

Iseedeadpixels

EagererBeaver wrote: »

Jaysus, someone spending 10 minutes on a workout! What's the world coming to?!

20 minutes and its stated in the gym 10 mins max on the machines.

EagererBeaver

Iseedeadpixels wrote: »

EagererBeaver wrote: »

Jaysus, someone spending 10 minutes on a workout! What's the world coming to?!

20 minutes and its stated in the gym 10 mins max on the machines.

Don't make me give you the maths lesson.

Iseedeadpixels

Ok let me break it down because it was late last night and I was tired.


Girl puts towel and drink on machine and stands there on her phone for 5 mins waiting for the fella.


Fella jumps on uses it for 1 minute and spends the next few minutes sitting there on his phone.


Does another 1 minute on the machine again proceeds to sit there on his phone for 4-5 mins.


Girl jumps on does the exact same 1 minute plus sitting there for 4-5 mins.


Guy gets back on doesn't even do a set sits there on the phone and talking to her and finally does a minute again, I'd say it was closer to 25 minutes, are you saying in a small gym that has signs saying not to hog machines is acceptable? If he was using the machine straight up for that long I'd be impressed more than anything but to spend so much time not using it when 3 other lads are waiting to use it is annoying.

Powerhouse

Iseedeadpixels wrote: »

Ok let me break it down because it was late last night and I was tired.


Girl puts towel and drink on machine and stands there on her phone for 5 mins waiting for the fella.


Fella jumps on uses it for 1 minute and spends the next few minutes sitting there on his phone.


Does another 1 minute on the machine again proceeds to sit there on his phone for 4-5 mins.


Girl jumps on does the exact same 1 minute plus sitting there for 4-5 mins.


Guy gets back on doesn't even do a set sits there on the phone and talking to her and finally does a minute again, I'd say it was closer to 25 minutes, are you saying in a small gym that has signs saying not to hog machines is acceptable? If he was using the machine straight up for that long I'd be impressed more than anything but to spend so much time not using it when 3 other lads are waiting to use it is annoying.

That reminds me of a serious pet hate in the gym - people who hog a particular area for ages and spend at lest half the time on their phone.

MEGA BRO WOLF 5000

Powerhouse wrote: »

That reminds me of a serious pet hate in the gym - people who hog a particular area for ages and spend at lest half the time on their phone.

I was guilty of this. I’d be bench pressing, do a set, browse Reddit, do another set etc. Took 2x long to do my workout. I’ve an old iPod classic in my gear bag now, much quicker more intense workouts.

EagererBeaver

Iseedeadpixels wrote: »

I'd say it was closer to 25 minutes, are you saying in a small gym that has signs saying not to hog machines is acceptable? If he was using the machine straight up for that long I'd be impressed more than anything but to spend so much time not using it when 3 other lads are waiting to use it is annoying.

No, but then again, that's not what you said previously, so I'm not sure how I could possibly have said or been believed to have said that was acceptable in the first place.

Also, I'd love to see some evidence of a 10 minute max rule on machines. Not a gym I'd be going anywhere near if that was the truth. Which it's definitely not.

Reps4jesus

cable machines. And how some people take them over for like 45 minutes doing flys at every conceivable angle. I just want 5 mins to do some tricep extensions or face pulls or something. I know people have every right to do their workouts however they want, but it just really annoys me

Gonad

There is a guy in my gym who puts his drinks bottle on the seat for the cable rows machine and proceeds to then go 10 meters across to use the cable pull downs at the same time . If anyone tries to remove his drink bottle to use the cable rows he shouts across the gym that he is doing super sets and won’t let anyone use it . Just waiting on someone to flatten him out one of the evenings .

He also does same things with bench press and cable flys with a cable
Machine upstairs

Iseedeadpixels

EagererBeaver wrote: »

No, but then again, that's not what you said previously, so I'm not sure how I could possibly have said or been believed to have said that was acceptable in the first place.

Also, I'd love to see some evidence of a 10 minute max rule on machines. Not a gym I'd be going anywhere near if that was the truth. Which it's definitely not.

Calls me a liar for lack of proof, claims its a lie without his own proof:rolleyes:, hold on let me go take a pic of the posts on the wall for some randomer on boards! It's a community sports centre not a out right gym so its a small gym with 3 bikes, 3 thread mills, 5 machines for different types of workouts, 2 benches and a weight rack, it's not some huge gym where we can jump on a variety of machines etc majority of us are respectful to others and ask if machines/weights are going to be used so theres no waiting around.

Anyway theres a mod note about bickering so I'll leave it as agree to disagree.

Iseedeadpixels

Gonad wrote: »

There is a guy in my gym who puts his drinks bottle on the seat for the cable rows machine and proceeds to then go 10 meters across to use the cable pull downs at the same time . If anyone tries to remove his drink bottle to use the cable rows he shouts across the gym that he is doing super sets and won’t let anyone use it . Just waiting on someone to flatten him out one of the evenings .

He also does same things with bench press and cable flys with a cable
Machine upstairs

Call me a noob but wtf is a super set

Gonad

Iseedeadpixels wrote: »

Call me a noob but wtf is a super set

When you do 2 different excersices simultaneously

Iseedeadpixels

Gonad wrote: »

When you do 2 different excersices simultaneously

1 is hard enough for me

Gonad

Iseedeadpixels wrote: »

1 is hard enough for me

And me

Gonad

Iseedeadpixels wrote: »

1 is hard enough for me

Not sure if simultaneously is the right word actually .

You would do one excercise and then do another right away away without break

COH

Gonad wrote: »

Not sure if simultaneously is the right word actually .

You would do one excercise and then do another right away away without break

Definitely not the right word ... lol

That being said I once spotted a guy doing a 45 degree leg press while incline benching simultaneously... scary stuff. 300kg leg press and 120kg incline bench thought he was joking when he asked for help getting the barbell in position on the leg press.

Did about ten reps!

Gonad

COH wrote: »

Definitely not the right word ... lol

That being said I once spotted a guy doing a 45 degree leg press while incline benching simultaneously... scary stuff. 300kg leg press and 120kg incline bench thought he was joking when he asked for help getting the barbell in position on the leg press.

Did about ten reps!

what was the word I was looking for there then

GreeBo

Gonad wrote: »

what was the word I was looking for there then

It would be sequentially, but all exercises are sequential, so really its without a rest between sets.

ILikeBoats

Alternating?

MEGA BRO WOLF 5000

Iseedeadpixels wrote: »

Call me a noob but wtf is a super set

It’s when you do a set that’s so good it’s not even a brilliant set but a super set. When you’re a pro like me you do super duper sets.

Iseedeadpixels

Hunky Monster wrote: »

It’s when you do a set that’s so good it’s not even a brilliant set but a super set. When you’re a pro like me you do super duper sets.

Username relevant :pac:

DareGod

Lads exiting the men's toilets without washing their hands.

If ever there was a reminder to sanitise your hands after using gym equipment!

MajorDon

COH wrote: »

... scary stuff. 300kg leg press and 120kg incline bench thought he was joking when he asked for help getting the barbell in position on the leg press.

Did about ten reps!

I was a bit under the weather that day. Must try harder.

paw patrol

DareGod wrote: »

Lads exiting the men's toilets without washing their hands.

If ever there was a reminder to sanitise your hands after using gym equipment!

doesn't matter tbh gym equipment is filthy dirty anyway with the sweat of people.
bit of piss prob bigs up your immune system , these lads are doing everybody a favour.

MEGA BRO WOLF 5000

paw patrol wrote: »

doesn't matter tbh gym equipment is filthy dirty anyway with the sweat of people.
bit of piss prob bigs up your immune system , these lads are doing everybody a favour.

It’s why I carry hand sanitizer in my bag. Seen far too many lads come out of the jacks after dropping a lot and not even wash their hands. Absolute filth mongers.

Eoinbmw

Hunky Monster wrote: »

It’s why I carry hand sanitizer in my bag. Seen far too many lads come out of the jacks after dropping a lot and not even wash their hands. Absolute filth mongers.

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Crapping in a gym toilet is bad enough on its own !!!:eek:

somesoldiers

Eoinbmw wrote: »

Hunky Monster wrote: »

It’s why I carry hand sanitizer in my bag. Seen far too many lads come out of the jacks after dropping a lot and not even wash their hands. Absolute filth mongers.

#
Crapping in a gym toilet is bad enough on its own !!!:eek:

I don’t think I’ve ever had one in mine in the 3 years I’ve been going! Wouldn’t feel right

MEGA BRO WOLF 5000

somesoldiers wrote: »

I don’t think I’ve ever had one in mine in the 3 years I’ve been going! Wouldn’t feel right

Depends on the gym I suppose.

Alf Veedersane

Hunky Monster wrote: »

It’s why I carry hand sanitizer in my bag. Seen far too many lads come out of the jacks after dropping a lot and not even wash their hands. Absolute filth mongers.

Also, when I sumo, I teabag the bar.

Eoinbmw

Alf Veedersane wrote: »

Also, when I sumo, I teabag the bar.

Sumo = no teabag do...:p