What Are Your Gym/Fitness/Routine Moans?

[Art0ir]

Trying to set a PR deadlift and a group class using the machines nearby leaning against the power rack and standing inches away from me!

[LordGrover]

TBF, you don't really need a rack for DLs. Any floor will do.

[Eleven]

LordGrover said:

TBF, you don't really need a rack for DLs. Any floor will do.

Unless you're Goldblum.

[Art0ir]

LordGrover said:

TBF, you don't really need a rack for DLs. Any floor will do.

I know. I normally use the corner and roll the bar onto smaller plates to add/remove weight. But when these classes are on, the rack and platform is the only area with some space.

[Asterix]

burwoodman said:

Centurion07 said:

Got a new one: some nugget at my gym thinks that the entire changing room wants to listen to his stty offensive rap music whilst changing. Finishes his workout, comes into the changing room, unplugs his earphones from his phone & leaves it blaring out whilst he gets changed to go to the shower. .

is he there regularly when you are? If so, bring in a bigger ghetto blaster and out blast him

I'd accidentally knock my water bottle over next to his phone.

[Countdown]

Yesterday, listening to 2 middle-aged blokes trying to impress the 19 yo blonde fitness trainer by describing their cars.....

MAB 1 - "Mine's a 1.6 twin turbo, does 0-60 in 5.2 seconds, it's faster than a Porsche"

MAB 2 - "Mine's a twin turbo. 3 litre Jaaaaag. Ive just spent £2000 replacing the flywheel. It's got radar cruise control. That means if anybody overtakes at 100mph the Jag will accelerate and follow them automatically".

19yo "Mine's a Fiat something...nought point 8"

I'm guessing the fittie drives a Fiat 500 and MAB2 drives an XF 3.0d. MAB1 didnt mention what car he was driving. Anybody hazard a guess as to what MAB1 was referring to?

[Hoofy]

chris watton said:

Hoofy said:

How the fk do you even remember that??

My mom actually bought the effing single!

I think I'm old enough to not look out of place dating your mum.

[Hoofy]

Countdown said:

MAB 1 - "Mine's a 1.6 twin turbo, does 0-60 in 5.2 seconds, it's faster than a Porsche"

I'm guessing the fittie drives a Fiat 500 and MAB2 drives an XF 3.0d. MAB1 didnt mention what car he was driving. Anybody hazard a guess as to what MAB1 was referring to?

Sounds like he's got a small one. 1.6! Only thing that pops up on google is a Renault something so he's probably lying about the 0-60 time.

[Hoofy]

My slight moan, well, ok it's a minor irritation, is that I hear comments from massive guys taking the piss out of non-standard exercises I do that are sports-specific and have improved my on-court ability/technique etc. Just because you are too heavy and sore to do anything useful doesn't mean we all have to aspire to not be agile.

And before you ask how I know they're not agile like a ballerina, they can barely walk properly.

[chris watton]

Hoofy said:

I think I'm old enough to not look out of place dating your mum.

She's over 70 now!



reading some of the stuff on here, I don't think I could ever use a commercial gym - I hate most people at the best of times, and the thought of being stuck in a place with so many pretentious cretins as discussed here horrifies me!

[Hoofy]

chris watton said:

Hoofy said:

I think I'm old enough to not look out of place dating your mum.

She's over 70 now!

Oh, my maths has broke.

[pilchardthecat]

Hoofy said:

My slight moan, well, ok it's a minor irritation, is that I hear comments from massive guys taking the piss out of non-standard exercises I do that are sports-specific and have improved my on-court ability/technique etc. Just because you are too heavy and sore to do anything useful doesn't mean we all have to aspire to not be agile.

And before you ask how I know they're not agile like a ballerina, they can barely walk properly.

I've never heard anyone saying stuff, but i can sense the sneering.

I think there's an assumption that anyone lifting weights MUST want to be as big as they can get, and have pure bodybuilding goals. Ergo, big guy feels superior, despite the fact that almost all of my goals are strength based. I usually reduce the volume and increase the rest between sets if i start approaching 75kg, to avoid getting too heavy.

edit to add - the sneering may be imaginary, as i am generally paranoid about everything and dont really like other humans that much

[Hoofy]

pilchardthecat said:

Hoofy said:

My slight moan, well, ok it's a minor irritation, is that I hear comments from massive guys taking the piss out of non-standard exercises I do that are sports-specific and have improved my on-court ability/technique etc. Just because you are too heavy and sore to do anything useful doesn't mean we all have to aspire to not be agile.

And before you ask how I know they're not agile like a ballerina, they can barely walk properly.

I've never heard anyone saying stuff, but i can sense the sneering.

I think there's an assumption that anyone lifting weights MUST want to be as big as they can get, and have pure bodybuilding goals. Ergo, big guy feels superior, despite the fact that almost all of my goals are strength based. I usually reduce the volume and increase the rest between sets if i start approaching 75kg, to avoid getting too heavy.

edit to add - the sneering may be imaginary, as i am generally paranoid about everything and dont really like other humans that much

Don't get me wrong, I wouldn't mind being bigger, it's my ongoing goal to grow muscle as much as I can as well as strength, but I also want to improve in all the sports I play. There's something immensely pleasurable about sprinting across a tennis court and returning the impossible ball that the opposition thought would win them the point. And doing the crazy dodges in dodgeball to avoid being hit leaping in an almost back-breaking position. Not to mention getting into some bizarre body shape half way up a climbing wall in order to reach the next hold.

It's not just about functional fitness either as without a reason that seems a bit pointless. A couch potato is functionally fit! Can he get more beer from the fridge? Check! Can he press the remote? Check!

I suppose the issue is that we all have different goals and we should only be mocked if either:
-that goal is stupid (eg massive biceps, no legs)
-you're going about it in a stupid way which will get you injured (eg deadlifting with a rounded back) or
-you dress like a tt.

Edited by Hoofy on Wednesday 10th December 14:04

[TheJimi]

pilchardthecat said:

I've never heard anyone saying stuff, but i can sense the sneering.

I think there's an assumption that anyone lifting weights MUST want to be as big as they can get, and have pure bodybuilding goals. Ergo, big guy feels superior, despite the fact that almost all of my goals are strength based. I usually reduce the volume and increase the rest between sets if i start approaching 75kg, to avoid getting too heavy.

edit to add - the sneering may be imaginary, as i am generally paranoid about everything and dont really like other humans that much

Pilch, I'd be willing to bet fairly decent money that no-one sneers at you.

Anyone who has anything approaching a good level of strength and is big with it, will also know how hard the stuff you do is and how strong you are versus your body weight - in facrt, how strong you are *period*

Source: I'm also strong-ish for my bodyweight (ie 72-73kg bw / 165kg squat - until I changed training focus)

[pilchardthecat]

Hoofy said:

-you dress like a tt.

Ah

[pilchardthecat]

TheJimi said:

pilchardthecat said:

I've never heard anyone saying stuff, but i can sense the sneering.

I think there's an assumption that anyone lifting weights MUST want to be as big as they can get, and have pure bodybuilding goals. Ergo, big guy feels superior, despite the fact that almost all of my goals are strength based. I usually reduce the volume and increase the rest between sets if i start approaching 75kg, to avoid getting too heavy.

edit to add - the sneering may be imaginary, as i am generally paranoid about everything and dont really like other humans that much

Pilch, I'd be willing to bet fairly decent money that no-one sneers at you.

Anyone who has anything approaching a good level of strength and is big with it, will also know how hard the stuff you do is and how strong you are versus your body weight - in facrt, how strong you are *period*

Source: I'm also strong-ish for my bodyweight (ie 72-73kg bw / 165kg squat - until I changed training focus)

I never quite got my squat that good, managed 145kg @73kg bw, deadlifted 215kg though, i guess i'm built for deads

What did you change your goals to? I've probably lost 10-15% off my big lifts in the last year, partly due to injury/recovery, and partly because i decided to do a lot more supporting work and body-weight stuff (in an attempt to prevent future injury)

[chris watton]

pilchardthecat said:

I never quite got my squat that good, managed 145kg @73kg bw, deadlifted 215kg though, i guess i'm built for deads

What did you change your goals to? I've probably lost 10-15% off my big lifts in the last year, partly due to injury/recovery, and partly because i decided to do a lot more supporting work and body-weight stuff (in an attempt to prevent future injury)

I really want to start doing deadlifts, but at 48, I always worry I'll end up trying too hard and end up damaging my back..

[Hoofy]

Hm. Does sound like you're getting on a bit.

[TheJimi]

pilchardthecat said:

TheJimi said:

pilchardthecat said:

I've never heard anyone saying stuff, but i can sense the sneering.

I think there's an assumption that anyone lifting weights MUST want to be as big as they can get, and have pure bodybuilding goals. Ergo, big guy feels superior, despite the fact that almost all of my goals are strength based. I usually reduce the volume and increase the rest between sets if i start approaching 75kg, to avoid getting too heavy.

edit to add - the sneering may be imaginary, as i am generally paranoid about everything and dont really like other humans that much

Pilch, I'd be willing to bet fairly decent money that no-one sneers at you.

Anyone who has anything approaching a good level of strength and is big with it, will also know how hard the stuff you do is and how strong you are versus your body weight - in facrt, how strong you are *period*

Source: I'm also strong-ish for my bodyweight (ie 72-73kg bw / 165kg squat - until I changed training focus)

I never quite got my squat that good, managed 145kg @73kg bw, deadlifted 215kg though, i guess i'm built for deads

What did you change your goals to? I've probably lost 10-15% off my big lifts in the last year, partly due to injury/recovery, and partly because i decided to do a lot more supporting work and body-weight stuff (in an attempt to prevent future injury)

For broadly the same reasons as you really.

I pulled a long head bicep tendon a couple of years ago, went to physio etc and it eventually fixed itself. I then shifted focus slightly to GVT 10 x 10 stuff in January of this year, with the intention of going back to strength stuff later on. That didn't quite happen, due to the tendon flaring up a little, so I reverted to BB style training, with lighter weights and have been doing that since, but steadily increasing the weights, while keeping the rep range high.

Outright strength has definitely taken a hit, but as a compromise, I've kept heavy-ish trap bar deads to keep me ticking over and I find that trap bar deads have good carryover to the trad squat & deads. I'm still doing squats too, but lighter, high-bar work instead.

I'll go back to strength stuff in the new year, but oddly I'm happier with my physique as it is now despite not being as strong as I was

On the the plus side though, I have improved on my technique in a lot of areas - high bar squat in particular.

[chris watton]

Hoofy said:

Hm. Does sound like you're getting on a bit.

bd!