What Are Your Gym/Fitness/Routine Moans?

[TheForceV4]

Mbetts said:

TheForceV4 said:

OH MY LORD THIS!!!

Why do they do it?!! Also where they put the treadmill on the steepest incline, hold onto the bar and walk for two hours! Have they no idea the strain this puts on their backs??

Like hillwalking does?

I wasnt aware that hill walking involved holding on to bars, so no. Not like hill walking.

By holding on to the bar, and aligning your body in an unnatural way, you tend to increase the risk for longer-term injuries and pain – especially in the shoulders, knees, lower back and hips.

[TheForceV4]

Pickled Piper said:

chill Bros

It could well be someone rehabilitating after an injury.

Pp

Very good point! I never thought about it like that

[clonmult]

TheForceV4 said:

Mbetts said:

TheForceV4 said:

OH MY LORD THIS!!!

Why do they do it?!! Also where they put the treadmill on the steepest incline, hold onto the bar and walk for two hours! Have they no idea the strain this puts on their backs??

Like hillwalking does?

I wasnt aware that hill walking involved holding on to bars, so no. Not like hill walking.

By holding on to the bar, and aligning your body in an unnatural way, you tend to increase the risk for longer-term injuries and pain – especially in the shoulders, knees, lower back and hips.

Most people I see putting the treadmill on a stupid incline grab hold of the bar and walk at right angles, as if they're walking on the flat. Utterly useless.

moan #1 - people who just appear at the gym, do a pathetic workout, maybe just to say to themselves "yup, I go the gym regularly". There's a couple of people who are hysterically bad at ours - one who barely gets into a sweat, spends ages adjusting his gloves prior to laying back on the bench press, does a couple of reps on a stupidly low weight, sits up, adjust gloves. Waits for a few minutes ... then moves to another bit of kit.

moan #2 - lousy technique. Be that someone throwing a load of energy into rowing and wasting at least half of their effort, or maybe doing lat pull downs like its a race (had to laugh when one chap got advised by the gym manager to "slow down a little maybe")

An extension to #2 is at boxercise classes; people not holding the pads right, and who don't bother putting any effort into their punches. I've been pleasantly surprised that its primarily the girls who get it right.

[Lawsome]

Hoofy said:

Could be that they are about to lift heavy and prefer the stability of a flat shoe

Indeed. I don't do it myself but I have been known to take my running shoes off before deadlifting/squats.

[grumbledoak]

The prat in the undeserved vest this morning, towel on the seat of one machine while he does something else.

He obviously thought he was German.

I thought he was a posturing cock socket.

[speedmachine]

Hoofy said:

Could be that they are about to lift heavy and prefer the stability of a flat shoe.

Exactly, I wear some cheap plimsole type shoes that look like the Converse All Stars. Not because I think they look cool (I think they look pants!) but because I prefer them for squats to a squishy running training and going barefoot.

Oh and there's nothing wrong with the occasional grunt when you are lifting the last rep of a heavy set as long as you don't do it on purpose! I normally can't help but let out some noise when I'm training legs heavy.

[Halb]

People who whinge about what other people do in gyms!


Better to let out a grunt than a poop.

[Hoofy]

Halb said:

People who whinge about what other people do in gyms!


Better to let out a grunt than a poop.

Could be a new option for Matt's questionnaire:
E) You regularly st yourself while lifting.

[Asterix]

I think I've just distilled this thread in the one workout I've just had.

I'm in SUCH a bad mood!

I go early afternoon as I know it'll be quiet as I have a DTP session. It's a volume thing with sets of 50,40,30,20,10 - 10,20,20,40,50 with increasing then lowering weights - mega intense stuff.

I walk into the gym and there's water everywhere, dumbbells everywhere, plates everywhere. I tidy up. At least it's empty.

The DTP is Behind the head seated press for the increasing lot and normal press for the lowering lot.

I get to the 10 reps of the first lot and a kid walks in (wearing jeans and flipflops) and interrupts me on rep 8 to ask if he can use the Smiths'. I'm using every bit of willpower and strength to kill these last two reps and he's already pissed me right off. I finish them and explain nicely that if he can hold on for 15 minutes or so it's all his. The rest of the equipment is free.

He then sits right opposite and watches me! WTF!!!!

I do the 10 & 20 rep set - I'm in fking agony and he's just sitting there watching me. I explain that I have 30,40 & 50 rep sets to go and would he mind not sitting opposite me. He goes and sits back in front of me. I'm beginning to get really fking angry by now. I have to sit down, shut my eyes and tell myself that this little wker cannot possibly upset me. I do the 30 rep set.

The weight is light by now but the volume has fried my shoulders so its a real battle, not of strength per se, but of the mind to kill this, and this little is right in my eye line just staring at me.

I've had enough.

I tell him in really clear plain English to get the fk out of my sight line. He moves to the left and I can see his reflection in the mirror - JUST fkING STARING AT ME - IN AN EMPTY fkING GYM!!!!!!!!!!!!!

WHAT THE fk!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I've still got the 40 & 50 rep sets to go and they are plain murder. I sit there contemplating how jail food is going to be and is there enough calories in a bowl of gruel to bulk up and other people come into the gym and he moves off.

I finish. It was murder and I'm shagged.

He does 2 sets of presses and leaves the gym. I'm lost for words.

I then have a giant set of upright rows, calf presses and weighted sit ups - I murder these as I channel all my aggression into them. Now time for a warm down treadmill fast walk. Dump my gear on the end one of three (so I only have to have one oik next to me) and go and get some water. Two chubbies come in and take the other two treadmills doing the classic 3% incline, walk at tectonic pace... and I find the one I've got my gear on is broken so I can't use it.

I know it all sounds petulant but after walking in and finding the place in a mess, all I could think about was this thread and how it would be funny if other st happened - it did. And it wasn't funny.

[honest_delboy]

It annoys me when people leave the free weights lieing around, even to the point of me altering my workout to "use up" the dumbells and put them back on the rack. The plates don't bother me that much, i normally just leave it how i found it.

Texting, changes tracks, talking on the phone to your mates whilst hogging the bench/machines is not cool, please just leave your phone in the locker.

Genuine LOL @ the pics for facebook comment, don't they realise how daft that looks?

[theshrew]

Huge incline on the treadmill WTF do they hold onto the bar for.

[N88]

Muzzer79 said:

People who spray shedloads of deodorant/aftershave/perfume on before they go and work out.

Do you understand how antiperspirant works?

Excessive noise and dropping weights are the two main things that get on my nerves. Admittedly I make the occasional reserved grunt when doing main compounds such as deads, but the noises some people make you would think they are giving birth!

[StevieBee]

Ladies. If you have a pleasing body and choose to wear white lycra leotard type things that go nearly transparent when you get a bit sweaty, I might be inclined to take notice. I am not a pervert and to be honest, I don't want to have sex with you either so please, when you catch me giving you a bit of a glance, don't assume I'm anything other than a red blooded bloke and should you rather I (and most other blokes in the gym) didn't look....wear something else.

[Animal]

Asterix said:

stuff

Next time you see him thank him for the motivation!

[Muzzer79]

N88 said:

Muzzer79 said:

People who spray shedloads of deodorant/aftershave/perfume on before they go and work out.

Do you understand how antiperspirant works?

Yes. Lynx 'Dark Temptation' is not anti-perspirant.

It is "I will spray this on myself liberally now, hoping that fit gym chicks will smell my Sex Panther whilst I'm working out and give in to me"

[Bolognese]

Guys in lifestyle gyms (normally hairy and middle aged+) who seem to enjoy walking around the changing rooms with their dongs bouncing around in full view. Ive seen some guys put their shirt, socks, jumper, every fking thing on and leaving the pants till last..

Since I have been going to my work gym. (which is much better then the old one, thankfully) the dong levels have plummeted.

I will never go to a lifestyle gym again if I can help it. I still have nighmares

[gtdc]

StevieBee said:

Ladies. If you have a pleasing body and choose to wear white lycra leotard type things that go nearly transparent when you get a bit sweaty, I might be inclined to take notice. I am not a pervert and to be honest, I don't want to have sex with you either so please, when you catch me giving you a bit of a glance, don't assume I'm anything other than a red blooded bloke and should you rather I (and most other blokes in the gym) didn't look....wear something else.

I think we need the rest of this story.

[theshrew]

Bolognese said:

Guys in lifestyle gyms (normally hairy and middle aged+) who seem to enjoy walking around the changing rooms with their dongs bouncing around in full view. Ive seen some guys put their shirt, socks, jumper, every fking thing on and leaving the pants till last..

Since I have been going to my work gym. (which is much better then the old one, thankfully) the dong levels have plummeted.

I will never go to a lifestyle gym again if I can help it. I still have nighmares

Ha ha you must of gone the same one as me. You do see a lot of blokes walking about flashing the old tally whacker. It doesnt bother me as long as they aint wafting it near or at me lol.

[budgie smuggler]

theshrew said:

Bolognese said:

Guys in lifestyle gyms (normally hairy and middle aged+) who seem to enjoy walking around the changing rooms with their dongs bouncing around in full view. Ive seen some guys put their shirt, socks, jumper, every fking thing on and leaving the pants till last..

Since I have been going to my work gym. (which is much better then the old one, thankfully) the dong levels have plummeted.

I will never go to a lifestyle gym again if I can help it. I still have nighmares

Ha ha you must of gone the same one as me. You do see a lot of blokes walking about flashing the old tally whacker. It doesnt bother me as long as they aint wafting it near or at me lol.

You're lucky, there was a regular at my last gym who after showering would dry his arse beard and giggleberries off using the hairdryer in front of a great big mirror so he could get a really good look and make sure he did a thorough job.

[theshrew]

budgie smuggler said:

You're lucky, there was a regular at my last gym who after showering would dry his arse beard and giggleberries off using the hairdryer in front of a great big mirror so he could get a really good look and make sure he did a thorough job.

Wuuuuuuuuut Why would anyone wanna do that.

Maybe a exabishonist or something eh ?