What Are Your Gym/Fitness/Routine Moans?
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I'm going to moan about the f
kstick(s) who left a blob of chewing gum on the shelf in the shower cubicle and a bogey on the facia behind the shower controls. Some people are utter scum. This was at Virgin Active Aldersgate Street.
According to the PTs, the worst thing they've had happen was a woman who crapped in the shower. She did it once and got away with it. The next time someone complained while she was at it (given away by the smell presumably and she was caught). She denied it, despite the blatant evidence. She even came back!
kstick(s) who left a blob of chewing gum on the shelf in the shower cubicle and a bogey on the facia behind the shower controls. Some people are utter scum. This was at Virgin Active Aldersgate Street.According to the PTs, the worst thing they've had happen was a woman who crapped in the shower. She did it once and got away with it. The next time someone complained while she was at it (given away by the smell presumably and she was caught). She denied it, despite the blatant evidence. She even came back!
Gym i go to is meant to be a strength and fitness gym... it has atlas stones but they tiny even though they go up to 100+kg, the ones ive used in the past are the ones you can hug like WSM style, these are smaller and so you cant hug them.
Anyway, ive asked if theyll buy a safety squat bar as ive done something to my shoulder. Theyve said no as ill be the only one using it but they admit that if i do get it and leave it behind then other people will use it/its a good idea for their pt clients who do not have the strength or mobility in their shoulders for normal squats.
Same with the prowler sled - they had a harness so you could drag it behind you. I used the harness for dragging but didnt realise that they had the one mainly for sprint parachute training
45 degree leg press - has a prong on the top swivel stop bout 2" long, so you have to press above this to release the swivel bars. Now ive got to a certain weight, my legs arent long enough to press it above the 2" required. Ive asked them to cut the prongs off and theyve said no yet any other gym ive visited doesnt have these prongs for that exact reason.
As i have 2/3 months left of my membership its either leave and try and find a gym locally that has the equipment i want, therefore paying for 2 gym memberships or suck it up and buy it myself
Anyway, ive asked if theyll buy a safety squat bar as ive done something to my shoulder. Theyve said no as ill be the only one using it but they admit that if i do get it and leave it behind then other people will use it/its a good idea for their pt clients who do not have the strength or mobility in their shoulders for normal squats.
Same with the prowler sled - they had a harness so you could drag it behind you. I used the harness for dragging but didnt realise that they had the one mainly for sprint parachute training
45 degree leg press - has a prong on the top swivel stop bout 2" long, so you have to press above this to release the swivel bars. Now ive got to a certain weight, my legs arent long enough to press it above the 2" required. Ive asked them to cut the prongs off and theyve said no yet any other gym ive visited doesnt have these prongs for that exact reason.
As i have 2/3 months left of my membership its either leave and try and find a gym locally that has the equipment i want, therefore paying for 2 gym memberships or suck it up and buy it myself
I want to say it's a moan but it makes excellent entertainment 
There's 3 new lads that joined a couple months ago, or new to me seeing them anyway.
From day 1 they've been pure gold.
The main "culprit" has a ego so big that no one in the gym wants to correct him.
For starters, he's on gear and you really really can't tell....
Does chest and arms practically every session.
He half reps his squats and claims he's done a 220, to be honest I believe him with the kind of range of motion he does
Every bench rep is arms parallel and not to chest.
He chats so much bro st he should have his own comedy show.
He gives advice to the lads who follow which goes back to the previous point.
The 3 lads are the smallest (it's a bodybuilding gym) and make the most noise grunting, even on arm curls.
They shout/egg each other on including on arm curls.
Arm curls are hip thrusts.
They livestream, yes livestream their workouts on Facebook
They have to pose in the mirror after every set.
I've started collecting video evidence because it's amazing
There's 3 new lads that joined a couple months ago, or new to me seeing them anyway.
From day 1 they've been pure gold.
The main "culprit" has a ego so big that no one in the gym wants to correct him.
For starters, he's on gear and you really really can't tell....
Does chest and arms practically every session.
He half reps his squats and claims he's done a 220, to be honest I believe him with the kind of range of motion he does
Every bench rep is arms parallel and not to chest.
He chats so much bro s
t he should have his own comedy show. He gives advice to the lads who follow which goes back to the previous point.
The 3 lads are the smallest (it's a bodybuilding gym) and make the most noise grunting, even on arm curls.
They shout/egg each other on including on arm curls.
Arm curls are hip thrusts.
They livestream, yes livestream their workouts on Facebook
They have to pose in the mirror after every set.
I've started collecting video evidence because it's amazing
Halb said:
Please give the fb link!
It's long, and not the best bits but here you go https://youtu.be/6rxWicp_WAI
smiffy180 said:
Halb said:
Please give the fb link!
It's long, and not the best bits but here you go https://youtu.be/6rxWicp_WAI
ETA - And 'Curls'! Does no-one else tell them? Form is awful.
Edited by chris watton on Tuesday 18th October 13:37
chris watton said:
smiffy180 said:
Halb said:
Please give the fb link!
It's long, and not the best bits but here you go https://youtu.be/6rxWicp_WAI
ETA - And 'Curls'! Does no-one else tell them? Form is awful.
Edited by chris watton on Tuesday 18th October 13:37
smiffy180 said:
chris watton said:
smiffy180 said:
Halb said:
Please give the fb link!
It's long, and not the best bits but here you go https://youtu.be/6rxWicp_WAI
ETA - And 'Curls'! Does no-one else tell them? Form is awful.
Edited by chris watton on Tuesday 18th October 13:37
I can actually add to these shenanigans from a few minutes ago.
I entered the changing room about half an hour ago to get my belongings and leave. Two guys in there. One of them had his phone on a tripod on the floor, he then sat on a bench as the phone beeped its countdown, and proceeded With a serious look, whilst holding his index finger up in the air. This took about five attempts. . .
PureGym.
I entered the changing room about half an hour ago to get my belongings and leave. Two guys in there. One of them had his phone on a tripod on the floor, he then sat on a bench as the phone beeped its countdown, and proceeded With a serious look, whilst holding his index finger up in the air. This took about five attempts. . .
PureGym.
My rant is usually about the amount of signs and the "rant board" the owner has up. Choice signs include don't hit the punch bag too hard, if you want to hit something hard choose something that fights back 
and my absolute favourite of towels must be used to dry yourself after a shower. As opposed to shaking yourself dry like a dog I suppose.
More recently it's been no chalk on the deadlift bar, not even the liquid chalk that they sold for use while doing deadlifts
But to top if off this last week they've installed "Deadlift Deadeners". A fantastic bit of bendy tar/rubber stuff that raises the bar up so it sits a good inch or so higher than it should, springs up when getting off the ground so you no longer get glutes etc firing properly and then rocks you from left to right as you bring the bar down to reset. But apparently all the pros are using it and it won't detriment my workout at all.
Only reason it's there is to try and reduce the noise of the weights hitting the deck. Even though it's on a dead lifting rubber blocked platform, with rubberised bumper plates and the main noise you here is the metal bar clanging inside the metal collars of the weight.
So yeah, that's me looking for a new gym to train at then!
and my absolute favourite of towels must be used to dry yourself after a shower. As opposed to shaking yourself dry like a dog I suppose. More recently it's been no chalk on the deadlift bar, not even the liquid chalk that they sold for use while doing deadlifts
But to top if off this last week they've installed "Deadlift Deadeners". A fantastic bit of bendy tar/rubber stuff that raises the bar up so it sits a good inch or so higher than it should, springs up when getting off the ground so you no longer get glutes etc firing properly and then rocks you from left to right as you bring the bar down to reset. But apparently all the pros are using it and it won't detriment my workout at all.
Only reason it's there is to try and reduce the noise of the weights hitting the deck. Even though it's on a dead lifting rubber blocked platform, with rubberised bumper plates and the main noise you here is the metal bar clanging inside the metal collars of the weight.
So yeah, that's me looking for a new gym to train at then!
Digger said:
I can actually add to these shenanigans from a few minutes ago.
I entered the changing room about half an hour ago to get my belongings and leave. Two guys in there. One of them had his phone on a tripod on the floor, he then sat on a bench as the phone beeped its countdown, and proceeded With a serious look, whilst holding his index finger up in the air. This took about five attempts. . .
PureGym.
This made me laugh aloud!!I entered the changing room about half an hour ago to get my belongings and leave. Two guys in there. One of them had his phone on a tripod on the floor, he then sat on a bench as the phone beeped its countdown, and proceeded With a serious look, whilst holding his index finger up in the air. This took about five attempts. . .
PureGym.
Some people!!
joshcowin said:
Digger said:
I can actually add to these shenanigans from a few minutes ago.
I entered the changing room about half an hour ago to get my belongings and leave. Two guys in there. One of them had his phone on a tripod on the floor, he then sat on a bench as the phone beeped its countdown, and proceeded With a serious look, whilst holding his index finger up in the air. This took about five attempts. . .
PureGym.
This made me laugh aloud!!I entered the changing room about half an hour ago to get my belongings and leave. Two guys in there. One of them had his phone on a tripod on the floor, he then sat on a bench as the phone beeped its countdown, and proceeded With a serious look, whilst holding his index finger up in the air. This took about five attempts. . .
PureGym.
Some people!!
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