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

[peternorth]

the gym i go to is a part of a shopping centre complex. Cant see it being closed

 

[Deliverance]

Mine's in an old factory run by an old school polish dude. It will be open. Not sure it's healthy to exercise today though.

 

[peternorth]

Persons wearing long thick shirt and a polo over it. Feeling very warm even being in his presence.

 

[k31th]

newbies everywhere... none of them asking for help but clearly failing at simple stuff.

 

[peternorth]

newbies everywhere... none of them asking for help but clearly failing at simple stuff.

Such as?

 

[k31th]

Such as?

grabbing a kettlebell and trying to move it above their shoulders/head like they would a dumbell, fail twist of the wrist/neck/back etc.

grabbing a bit of equipment, looking about it and being like "wtf", then putting it back.

jumping straight onto a row ergo and then just hammering it as hard as they can with a curved back and no leg strength involvement.

going backwards on the lat pulldown machine and trying to pull the bar back in front of them then slipping off the seat and dropping the weight.

etc.

 

[2006_Eagles]

grabbing a kettlebell and trying to move it above their shoulders/head like they would a dumbell, fail twist of the wrist/neck/back etc.

grabbing a bit of equipment, looking about it and being like "wtf", then putting it back.

jumping straight onto a row ergo and then just hammering it as hard as they can with a curved back and no leg strength involvement.

going backwards on the lat pulldown machine and trying to pull the bar back in front of them then slipping off the seat and dropping the weight.

etc.

Someone literally sat backwards on lat pull down?

 

[k31th]

Someone literally sat backwards on lat pull down?

indeed... weird stuff

 

[saj_21]

Someone literally sat backwards on lat pull down?

I’ve sat backwards of the fixed lever arm pull down. It’s like a reverse pull down and works the lats better than sitting facing forwards which uses to much front delts

 

[Allikat]

The other day I saw someone on the lat pull-down machine keeping arms straight and basically working it like a situp. pulling it down and laying backwards, then sitting back up again... surely that would jar your back on the way back up

 

[peternorth]

nothing much of late

 

[Andre]

Most sad though is so far (been there a week) is the 5.30 - 6.45 crowd just doesn't have the quantity or quality of eye candy I used to get.

Change gym?

Things that no longer annoy me so much in the gym update. The last week there's been two friends around 20, both fit, come in a bit before 6 am for multiple days. Hopefully they don't drop off or change times.

 

[Deliverance]

Old dude followed a group of 20yos around today advising them how to lift weights for nearly half an hour. How they put up with him is beyond me.

 

[peternorth]

Old dude followed a group of 20yos around today advising them how to lift weights for nearly half an hour. How they put up with him is beyond me.

maybe they thought lets just let him talk it up

 

[Deliverance]

maybe they thought lets just let him talk it up

They did seem like polite young men TBH. Judging by the gear they were wearing, they were high level soccer players. He was instructing them on slow steady technique with lower weights and higher reps. His advice was sound, but probably the opposite of what they need.

 

[The Cryptkeeper]

Pricks who sit playing with their phones oblivious whilst others are waiting to use the equipment.

Rude, self-absorbed fkers.

 

[chunkylover]

Pricks who sit playing with their phones oblivious whilst others are waiting to use the equipment.

Rude, self-absorbed fkers.

Literally on my phone reading this between a set. Did look up to see if anyone was getting shitty at me

 

[The Cryptkeeper]

Literally on my phone reading this between a set. Did look up to see if anyone was getting shitty at me

Between sets I can deal with. It’s the utter bastards who sit there after they have finished but get up and move on after the finally look up to see people waiting.

 

[peternorth]

Between sets I can deal with. It’s the utter bastards who sit there after they have finished but get up and move on after the finally look up to see people waiting.

Generally they are of a certain caterogy

 

[Deliverance]

Pricks who sit playing with their phones oblivious whilst others are waiting to use the equipment.

Rude, self-absorbed fkers.

* you. I'm reporting my annoyances to Peternorth.

 

[peternorth]

fu** you. I'm reporting my annoyances to Peternorth.

u rang?

 

[AvantGardener]

Got a new one for you all. When someone side swipes your car and the CCTV doesn't capture that area

 

[Mojo]

Old dude followed a group of 20yos around today advising them how to lift weights for nearly half an hour. How they put up with him is beyond me.

Gross behaviour.

 

[phantom13]

January is always rough for irritating stuff at the gym. A really specific and particularly petty one for me of the last few weeks, dudes with ALL the lifting gear, gloves, belts, elbow strapping, wrist guards, the works. To go and bench two 10 kg plates... I’m no scientist but surely you wanna develop your joint tolerances at weights that low.

 

[PoppedCorn]

Lol
Never understood it.

I dont even have air con let along a set of gloves ffs

Best thing about home gym...Pair of shorts, a couple of fans on the wall and a towel