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

[showdownhero]

15kg Barbells - Their mere existence is an affront to humanity equitable with human trafficking

Anyone who actually uses them belongs next to Brad Castlebery in the bowels of lifting hell

 

[GROTTO]

15kg Barbells - Their mere existence is an affront to humanity equitable with human trafficking

Anyone who actually uses them belongs next to Brad Castlebery in the bowels of lifting hell

Why is that?

 

[showdownhero]

Why is that?

Because it’s easy to mistake them for a real barbell and not realise until you’ve loaded up the thing with your weight, only to grasp the pathetic spaghetti string in your hands (they’re thinner than real barbells in my gym) and have to unload everything and find a barbell not designed for prepubescent girls.

 

[Shell]

Hahahaha. Yes how dare the gym have weights suited for various ages/gender/ability.

 

[Shell]

It pisses me off when ppl mix up the dumbbells. The little OCD person inside of me wants to put it all back together/in order.

 

[GROTTO]

Hahahaha. Yes how dare the gym have weights suited for various ages/gender/ability.

This. Glory be.

Game, set and match.

 

[GROTTO]

It pisses me off when ppl mix up the dumbbells. The little OCD person inside of me wants to put it all back together/in order.

Once the order is mixed up, I have never had the need to fix it. Otherwise I would spend my entire workout time reorganising every plate and dumbbell used.

 

[Shell]

Once the order is mixed up, I have never had the need to fix it. Otherwise I would spend my entire workout time reorganising every plate and dumbbell used.

Yeah please note- i never actually DO it. I've worked on a gym floor before- over a year. Ive done my time doing that s**t, dont need it again.

 

[EasternTiger]

Because it’s easy to mistake them for a real barbell and not realise until you’ve loaded up the thing with your weight, only to grasp the pathetic spaghetti string in your hands (they’re thinner than real barbells in my gym) and have to unload everything and find a barbell not designed for prepubescent girls.

Haha.

Did you manage to get a few sets of hip thrusts in before the girls took your bar away?

 

[GROTTO]

I might win the internet today.

So today is chest day. The gym is basically empty, Im doing chest flyes in total peace and harmony. From out of no where, a dog jumps on top of me, I drop the dumbell almost landing on the dog. I was not happy, it was the gym owner's dog. Dropping the weight was not the issue but more so I was worried about tearing a muscle from letting it go.

Glory be, I dont know who got more startled me or the dog.

Is there any law that states you can or cant bring a dog into a workplace? Strangely enough, I have heard of this before of gym goers bringing their dog to the gym.

If thats the case, Im bringing a tiger the next time I workout.

 

[EasternTiger]

Was the dog called Spot?

 

[Shell]

Some ppl brought their dogs into the gym once- there was like 5 of them and they were having coffee. (the humans not the dogs)

Bit weird, but they were well behaved and stayed in the general area where they were sitting at the table at the front.

 

[GROTTO]

Some ppl brought their dogs into the gym once- there was like 5 of them and they were having coffee. (the humans not the dogs)

Bit weird, but they were well behaved and stayed in the general area where they were sitting at the table at the front.

Still where do you draw the line?

Sure I have seen Assistance Dogs at the gym, no issues there. But for the average person out there to bring a dog to the gym is just stupid really.

Crap happens.

 

[Shell]

Id rather dogs than ******* kids. (latter has occurred more than once)

 

[phantom13]

Was the dog called Spot?

This is sensational and deserved more love

 

[phantom13]

Frankly if I owned the gym I’d probably bring my dogs in often, perks of owning it.

Wouldn’t allow them to jump on people, especially people mid set though.

 

[Shell]

Oh i get the spot post now

 

[showdownhero]

Hahahaha. Yes how dare the gym have weights suited for various ages/gender/ability.

What’s it like to be a member at Fernwood?

 

[Shell]

Oh buuurn

Never been a member of that gym thanks

 

[Gameova_]

Not gym related but I always LOL when I'm walking and I see a dog in the driver's seat standing up.

 

[Shell]

Anyway i cant afford fernwood.. literally spend hundreds on my lorna jane gear every week

 

[atlas1]

I wish I was a hero and could lift the big weights

 

[showdownhero]

I wish I was a hero and could lift the big weights

You can’t lift a 20kg barbell?

 

[peternorth]

upon presentation to and at the barbell, is it easy to tell the difference upon first sight?

 

[showdownhero]

upon presentation to and at the barbell, is it easy to tell the difference upon first sight?

No, the differences are
-the bar is slightly thinner but that's only noticeable once it's in your hands
-the width of the lip on the sleeve is slightly narrower
-the ends of the sleeve have 15kg in tiny font on them but the australian barbell company logo is the same as the 20kg barbells in the gym