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People who park in disabled spaces like that are utter, utter 
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I had words with a guy at my gym two weeks ago. Kept parking his car in the disabled space *right* next to the front door. He was going into his car as I walked out and I decided not to bite my tongue.
Surprisingly, he no longer parks in disabled spaces. The gym manager is pretty proactive at picking it up, so maybe he had words too, I dunno.
Funny observation though - of the cars I see parked in disabled spaces without badges, and who's owners are just being dicks - the cars are overwhelmingly BMW, Mercedes & Audi.
s.I had words with a guy at my gym two weeks ago. Kept parking his car in the disabled space *right* next to the front door. He was going into his car as I walked out and I decided not to bite my tongue.
Surprisingly, he no longer parks in disabled spaces. The gym manager is pretty proactive at picking it up, so maybe he had words too, I dunno.
Funny observation though - of the cars I see parked in disabled spaces without badges, and who's owners are just being dicks - the cars are overwhelmingly BMW, Mercedes & Audi.
I quit a gym because when junior members of staff were on duty, a woman who had membership would let groups of other s, up to eight a time, in through the door with her. No way the youngsters would tackle them; it wasn't a huge gym and they'd just ruin the place for anyone else in there at the time.
The manager asked why I was leaving, and when I explained why he said that I was racist!
I'm certainly not. But I really fking hate s. [/GorgeousGeorge]
woman who had membership would let groups of other s, up to eight a time, in through the door with her. No way the youngsters would tackle them; it wasn't a huge gym and they'd just ruin the place for anyone else in there at the time.The manager asked why I was leaving, and when I explained why he said that I was racist!
I'm certainly not. But I really f
king hate s. [/GorgeousGeorge]TheJimi said:
People who park in disabled spaces like that are utter, utter s.
I had words with a guy at my gym two weeks ago. Kept parking his car in the disabled space *right* next to the front door. He was going into his car as I walked out and I decided not to bite my tongue.
Surprisingly, he no longer parks in disabled spaces. The gym manager is pretty proactive at picking it up, so maybe he had words too, I dunno.
Funny observation though - of the cars I see parked in disabled spaces without badges, and who's owners are just being dicks - the cars are overwhelmingly BMW, Mercedes & Audi.
Exactly the same at my place, and it's a pretty new, large leisure centre with a good size car park.s.I had words with a guy at my gym two weeks ago. Kept parking his car in the disabled space *right* next to the front door. He was going into his car as I walked out and I decided not to bite my tongue.
Surprisingly, he no longer parks in disabled spaces. The gym manager is pretty proactive at picking it up, so maybe he had words too, I dunno.
Funny observation though - of the cars I see parked in disabled spaces without badges, and who's owners are just being dicks - the cars are overwhelmingly BMW, Mercedes & Audi.
There are a few genuine people with blue badges that use those spaces, or parents with 3+ little kids that use the parent+child ones... but I'd say more than 50% of the cars in them are just regular lazy users. The young staff members in their modified Fiestas, the 'punch bag pillocks' in their /////////MMMM-badged chariots etc..
Now I fully accept I don't know much (virtually nothing) about heaving lifting. But, with that in mind:
To the woman who took up one of the three squat racks during lunchtime this week, complete with bag of kit next to the rack, if you're going to hog a rack, at least use it.
During my 50 minute session she lifted the bar 3 x 5 times (so total 90 seconds or so) and spent the rest of the time sitting on the floor in front of the rack playing on her phone.
Yes, you were lifting a bit more than your bodyweight (I'd say 1.2x BW). But even so, What The Actual fk?
To the woman who took up one of the three squat racks during lunchtime this week, complete with bag of kit next to the rack, if you're going to hog a rack, at least use it.
During my 50 minute session she lifted the bar 3 x 5 times (so total 90 seconds or so) and spent the rest of the time sitting on the floor in front of the rack playing on her phone.
Yes, you were lifting a bit more than your bodyweight (I'd say 1.2x BW). But even so, What The Actual f
k?Smitters said:
Now I fully accept I don't know much (virtually nothing) about heaving lifting. But, with that in mind:
To the woman who took up one of the three squat racks during lunchtime this week, complete with bag of kit next to the rack, if you're going to hog a rack, at least use it.
During my 50 minute session she lifted the bar 3 x 5 times (so total 90 seconds or so) and spent the rest of the time sitting on the floor in front of the rack playing on her phone.
Yes, you were lifting a bit more than your bodyweight (I'd say 1.2x BW). But even so, What The Actual fk?
Sounds like someone at the end of novice linear progression that just won’t let it go and move on! I’ve seen advice to take 10+ minutes rest. To the woman who took up one of the three squat racks during lunchtime this week, complete with bag of kit next to the rack, if you're going to hog a rack, at least use it.
During my 50 minute session she lifted the bar 3 x 5 times (so total 90 seconds or so) and spent the rest of the time sitting on the floor in front of the rack playing on her phone.
Yes, you were lifting a bit more than your bodyweight (I'd say 1.2x BW). But even so, What The Actual f
k?Smitters said:
Now I fully accept I don't know much (virtually nothing) about heaving lifting. But, with that in mind:
To the woman who took up one of the three squat racks during lunchtime this week, complete with bag of kit next to the rack, if you're going to hog a rack, at least use it.
During my 50 minute session she lifted the bar 3 x 5 times (so total 90 seconds or so) and spent the rest of the time sitting on the floor in front of the rack playing on her phone.
Yes, you were lifting a bit more than your bodyweight (I'd say 1.2x BW). But even so, What The Actual fk?
Dont train at Xchange Fitness in Hitchin do you?To the woman who took up one of the three squat racks during lunchtime this week, complete with bag of kit next to the rack, if you're going to hog a rack, at least use it.
During my 50 minute session she lifted the bar 3 x 5 times (so total 90 seconds or so) and spent the rest of the time sitting on the floor in front of the rack playing on her phone.
Yes, you were lifting a bit more than your bodyweight (I'd say 1.2x BW). But even so, What The Actual f
k?Father and Son combo last night, Son was wearing a belt to do standing bicep curls, think he wears a belt on all exercises
Gym owner has the new AM DB Zagarto - b
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ORD said:
Sounds like someone at the end of novice linear progression that just won’t let it go and move on! I’ve seen advice to take 10+ minutes rest.
I even went so far as to look up a couple of papers on rest. As far as I could see there were two camps - the idea that, unless you're going super, super heavy, over 4 minutes is unlikely to yield significant extra benefit and the camp that says it's your workout and your time to waste. I'd be more forgiving if it wasn't at such a busy time and wasn't with all the kit out on the floor too. I feel guilty timing 2 mins between deads, which is all I can afford if I want to warm up properly, lift into the main set and still get back to my desk.Im in the short rest time camp (as luckily i believe i have a quick recovery period) but im wondering how non-sporting professionals manage to maintain concentration for the 4+ minute tween set breaks. If i have too long, my mind drifts and loses focus on the lift (if im going heavy) or am i just odd in that sense?
lemmingjames said:
Im in the short rest time camp (as luckily i believe i have a quick recovery period) but im wondering how non-sporting professionals manage to maintain concentration for the 4+ minute tween set breaks. If i have too long, my mind drifts and loses focus on the lift (if im going heavy) or am i just odd in that sense?
No it's easy to do. I often lose track of the number of sets I've done if I don't note down each set. I thought exercise was good for retaining your mental faculties. lemmingjames said:
Im in the short rest time camp (as luckily i believe i have a quick recovery period) but im wondering how non-sporting professionals manage to maintain concentration for the 4+ minute tween set breaks. If i have too long, my mind drifts and loses focus on the lift (if im going heavy) or am i just odd in that sense?
I don’t understand the concern about losing focus. I try to be as relaxed and calm as possible between sets. Not focussed at all. Stress is the enemy. But I do understand the concern about wasting time. I don’t have the time to waste, but even if I did, I would feel like a right plonker resting 5 mins between sub-maximal sets. Very few people do hard enough sets to merit long rest periods. (I’m not talking about powerlifters or even strong recreational lifters - just the 99% of the lifting population that are neither of those things.)
RTB said:
No it's easy to do. I often lose track of the number of sets I've done if I don't note down each set. I thought exercise was good for retaining your mental faculties.
I think it is. I have used a logbook religiously for years, but the sheer mental arithmetic that goes on (sets, reps, volume, workload, lbs/kgs) is as good as those nintendo brain games. ORD said:
I don’t understand the concern about losing focus. I try to be as relaxed and calm as possible between sets. Not focussed at all. Stress is the enemy.
But I do understand the concern about wasting time. I don’t have the time to waste, but even if I did, I would feel like a right plonker resting 5 mins between sub-maximal sets. Very few people do hard enough sets to merit long rest periods. (I’m not talking about powerlifters or even strong recreational lifters - just the 99% of the lifting population that are neither of those things.)
DYEL Bro?But I do understand the concern about wasting time. I don’t have the time to waste, but even if I did, I would feel like a right plonker resting 5 mins between sub-maximal sets. Very few people do hard enough sets to merit long rest periods. (I’m not talking about powerlifters or even strong recreational lifters - just the 99% of the lifting population that are neither of those things.)
Lozw86 said:
The oblivious cleaner who keeps leaving the gym door open when passing through with the towel trolley, letting the cool air con air out, increasing the temperature prior to or during my cardio sessions. I had firm but polite words yesterday *angry face*
are you using a machine? doesnt it have a fan/aircon feature? whenever i do cardio it's on a cross trainer, it has a fan that points to my face. i actually wana work up a sweat and get warm/hot instead of being above the air conditioner feeling cold.Gassing Station | Health Matters | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff