Gym & Misc Irritating people/things that annoy you in the gym II

[DemonTim]

It's not people respect MP trainers, its usually just MP trainers respect MP trainers. It's a pyramid scheme so they've gotta make it seem exclusive and worthwhile

Ah more mean clients at commercial gyms. They seem to sign up more with mp trainers. The marketing is good, people see "created by a dr" and assume it's fact
I got sucked in to doing in when I was overweight. Bloody expensive and takes forever to meal prep

 

[Wojcinski]

Ah more mean clients at commercial gyms. They seem to sign up more with mp trainers. The marketing is good, people see "created by a dr" and assume it's fact
I got sucked in to doing in when I was overweight. Bloody expensive and takes forever to meal prep

Yeah that too I guess, it is marketed very well

 

[Aeglos]

Re: power cleans
I don't mind people dropping them as long as it's onto a proper platform with bumpers
IMO they're definitely in the category of exercise that goes something like "why would you even do them unless you are required to as part of your sport?"
And if the answer was that you did need to do them as part of your sport (weightlifting or CrossFit) I'd then be asking what you were doing training at a non-specialist gym

 

[showdownhero]

Re: power cleans
I don't mind people dropping them as long as it's onto a proper platform with bumpers
IMO they're definitely in the category of exercise that goes something like "why would you even do them unless you are required to as part of your sport?"
And if the answer was that you did need to do them as part of your sport (weightlifting or CrossFit) I'd then be asking what you were doing training at a non-specialist gym

No bumpers and no platform

Also this guy was doing these clean's for reps (so no where near 1RM) and was basically throwing the weight from his shoulders on to the ground, seemed to be trying to maximise the look at me factor (no damo)

 

[Aeglos]

No bumpers and no platform

Also this guy was doing these clean's for reps (so no where near 1RM) and was basically throwing the weight from his shoulders on to the ground, seemed to be trying to maximise the look at me factor (no damo)

Well in that case he's just a tool lol

 

[copthat]

I go to a small gym with one squat rack. Went in at 12.30 so pretty quiet. This guy was in the squat rack doing chin ups when there's 3 other places to do them in the gym and none being used. Thought I'd just foam role for a bit as I thought he wouldn't be long. Then proceeds to get a mid 20s dumbell and attaches it to his belt (??) and trys to do chin ups. He did 3 chin ups in 10 minutes. Then when I thought he was done he goes and gets a bench and starts benching in the squat rack. Wasn't overly heavy and he was a grown man, didn't need the safetys at all as all his reps flew up. Then he completes about 3 sets of that and goes and gets his ******* dumbell again and does 2 chinups in 5 minutes.

He spent about 25 mins in there and didn't perform one squat, deadlift or OHP.

 

[showdownhero]

I go to a small gym with one squat rack. Went in at 12.30 so pretty quiet. This guy was in the squat rack doing chin ups when there's 3 other places to do them in the gym and none being used. Thought I'd just foam role for a bit as I thought he wouldn't be long. Then proceeds to get a mid 20s dumbell and attaches it to his belt (??) and trys to do chin ups. He did 3 chin ups in 10 minutes. Then when I thought he was done he goes and gets a bench and starts benching in the squat rack. Wasn't overly heavy and he was a grown man, didn't need the safetys at all as all his reps flew up. Then he completes about 3 sets of that and goes and gets his ******* dumbell again and does 2 chinups in 5 minutes.

He spent about 25 mins in there and didn't perform one squat, deadlift or OHP.

You should have politely put him in his place

"Excuse me mate, do you mind doing your chins in one of the other spots in the gym? I really want to use the rack for some squats."

 

[Contra Mundum]

I am irritating myself at the moment - back is ****ed and now I have capsilitis in my right foot. Was smashing the weights and cardio in the two months before that - * I hate being old!

 

[Aeglos]

Power cleans are cross fit exercises are they not

Is that not exactly what I stated?

 

[Contra Mundum]

Is that not exactly what I stated?

Sorry A - should pay more attention next time!!

 

[Aeglos]

I am irritating myself at the moment - back is stuffed and now I have capsilitis in my right foot. Was smashing the weights and cardio in the two months before that - **** I hate being old!

Once any initial inflammation has settled down in the ankle try and find a myofascial specialist and prepare for a world of hurt

 

[Mofra]

You should have politely put him in his place

"Excuse me mate, do you mind doing your chins in one of the other spots in the gym? I really want to use the rack for some squats."

This - my small gym only has one squat rack too, I've asked people to move before with no issue (generally middle aged women doing very light pulls on a bench in the vicinity, not even touching the rack or chin up bars there).

Definitely notice the influx of "s**t I've been gorging all winter, time to start exercising" people again - no warm up, more than half their workout involves isolations. As long as their useless workouts stay out of my it's fine.

 

[DemonTim]

This - my small gym only has one squat rack too, I've asked people to move before with no issue (generally middle aged women doing very light pulls on a bench in the vicinity, not even touching the rack or chin up bars there).

Definitely notice the influx of "s**t I've been gorging all winter, time to start exercising" people again - no warm up, more than half their workout involves isolations. As long as their useless workouts stay out of my it's fine.

Mine is a combination of that and:
PTs and their clients who have gotten no progress in the last 8 weeks
Footy players from bottom divisions of local clubs, doing football focused training that is no way required at their level and that they will give up on in 3 weeks

 

[DemonTim]

I wouldn't want to name names. But since it's a nickname it's okay I feel
Trainer, "danimal" (yes that's a self given nickname apparently), doing crossfit cleans, in the middle of the gym floor, and dropping the 70kgs from head height onto the standard gym floor and letting it bounce all over the place
Told the missus I'm paying out her contract so we can leave this shithole. The feedback that's been provided to Goodlife by people I know and no action taken is a joke

 

[Aeglos]

I wouldn't want to name names. But since it's a nickname it's okay I feel
Trainer, "danimal" (yes that's a self given nickname apparently), doing crossfit cleans, in the middle of the gym floor, and dropping the 70kgs from head height onto the standard gym floor and letting it bounce all over the place
Told the missus I'm paying out her contract so we can leave this shithole. The feedback that's been provided to Goodlife by people I know and no action taken is a joke

Im guessing he is a bit of a 'dick?'

 

[DemonTim]

Im guessing he is a bit of a 'dick?'

Yep, he does s**t like this, then had a go at me for not using clips once (I never use clips, I focus on form and use them as a guide to see if I'm favouring a side, as the mirrors in this place are stupid). Also seems to be big on bro science and small on "actual qualifications"

 

[Andre]

Yep, he does s**t like this, then had a go at me for not using clips once (I never use clips, I focus on form and use them as a guide to see if I'm favouring a side, as the mirrors in this place are stupid). Also seems to be big on bro science and small on "actual qualifications"

On clips what's the general consensus? With more body weight and dumbbell work being most of my workouts I only have Fronts squats, Bench press and hip thrusts left as barbell exercises (back gets pull-ups, muscle ups, bridges, 1-arm rows, shoulders handstands and push ups). I don't use clips for any.

Only the once called out by a PT training an older female client too close to the bench press anyway. I train alone (though not in an empty gym), so I want to be able to dump the weights of the bar on bench pressing if worst comes to worse anyway.

And I prefer no clips regardless, as it forces me to not rely on them to stop weights moving, by keeping the bar horizontal, not allowing one side to dominate.

 

[DemonTim]

On clips what's the general consensus? With more body weight and dumbbell work being most of my workouts I only have Fronts squats, Bench press and hip thrusts left as barbell exercises (back gets pull-ups, muscle ups, bridges, 1-arm rows, shoulders handstands and push ups). I don't use clips for any.

Only the once called out by a PT training an older female client too close to the bench press anyway. I train alone (though not in an empty gym), so I want to be able to dump the weights of the bar on bench pressing if worst comes to worse anyway.

And I prefer no clips regardless, as it forces me to not rely on them to stop weights moving, by keeping the bar horizontal, not allowing one side to dominate.

I never use them, it helps me judge that i'm lifting with good form and that i'm even. Plus they all tend to be stuffed, so they're annoying to take on and off

 

[Wojcinski]

You should have politely put him in his place

"Excuse me mate, do you mind doing your chins in one of the other spots in the gym? I really want to use the rack for some squats."

Say that, but say "I want to use the SQUATrack for some squats"

Some people don't actually know its a squat rack and just assume its a place to do whatever the * they want

Yep, he does s**t like this, then had a go at me for not using clips once (I never use clips, I focus on form and use them as a guide to see if I'm favouring a side, as the mirrors in this place are stupid). Also seems to be big on bro science and small on "actual qualifications"

I generally use clips for pushes (bench, ohp, squats etc) but for pulls (rows, deads) I don't as it's totally not necessary. I've still been 'told off' for not using clips when deadlifting. I tried to argue that it was redundant because even if the weight slid off it'd just fall to the ground and I was told "well we don't want you suing us when you break your neck doing something stupid"

wot?

 

[DemonTim]

Say that, but say "I want to use the SQUATrack for some squats"

Some people don't actually know its a squat rack and just assume its a place to do whatever the **** they want


I generally use clips for pushes (bench, ohp, squats etc) but for pulls (rows, deads) I don't as it's totally not necessary. I've still been 'told off' for not using clips when deadlifting. I tried to argue that it was redundant because even if the weight slid off it'd just fall to the ground and I was told "well we don't want you suing us when you break your neck doing something stupid"

wot?

Funnily enough I was told off while deadlifting too. He said because I didn't have clips the plates were hitting each other and making too much noise (they were bumper plates)

 

[estibador]

I generally use clips for pushes (bench, ohp, squats etc) but for pulls (rows, deads) I don't as it's totally not necessary.

Before I got my power cage I generally did the opposite - no clips for pushes so I could dump the weight if needed, but used clips for pulls so the weights wouldn't move and go out of balance when they hit the floor between reps.

Now I do pretty much all pushes (except OHP) in the cage with safeties set up, so I use the clips. I figure a worst case scenario of weights falling off and the bar flipping around doing damage to my surroundings would be worse than just dumping a clipped bar on the safeties.

 

[LanceRomance]

I wouldn't want to name names. But since it's a nickname it's okay I feel
Trainer, "danimal" (yes that's a self given nickname apparently), doing crossfit cleans, in the middle of the gym floor, and dropping the 70kgs from head height onto the standard gym floor and letting it bounce all over the place
Told the missus I'm paying out her contract so we can leave this shithole. The feedback that's been provided to Goodlife by people I know and no action taken is a joke

which goodlife?

 

[DemonTim]

which goodlife?

I go to mooroolbark/docklands, but I was discussing gyms with people at work, and there was a few who go to goodlife who had put in complaints at other gyms. I've seen a fair few complaints at mooroolbark

 

[LanceRomance]

I go to Chelsea Heights and Sandrigham

In general they are ok but there are a few loud obnoxious ones.

 

[DemonTim]

I go to Chelsea Heights and Sandrigham

In general they are ok but there are a few loud obnoxious ones.

Seems to be facilities/trainers that people complain about most. Goodlife does nothing about it