cobaltflash Posted September 5, 2013 Report Share Posted September 5, 2013 I would not be able to do a leg press with a barbell like that i would be too worried that it would fall and hit me in the face Level 5 Idiot Assassin STR: 22 DEX: 11 STA: 14 CON: 10 WIS: 0 CHA: 14 Link to comment
andygates Posted September 6, 2013 Report Share Posted September 6, 2013 My gym's night shift is half bodybuilders, half academics. The bodybuilders had loaded the leg press to its max and were taking turns riding on the stack to provide extra resistance. 320kg on an ISO press? Respec', but funny as hell to watch beefy dudes on fairground rides. Link to comment
I-Jo Posted September 7, 2013 Report Share Posted September 7, 2013 dear god. So- I'm on the stepper today- sweating out my pain... and I saw the training sales guy- close by getting ready to do some machine hammy curls. fine whatever.So I was like SAM.. come do this for me- I don't want to play anymore. and he goes- yeah no I don't do cardio- and I was like yeah me neither- which is why I'm dying. and he goes- yeah well gotta get those long lean legs. >_> what. long lean legs come from steppers? that's something new. Facepalm. seriously- facepalm 1 Link to comment
Jamin Posted September 9, 2013 Report Share Posted September 9, 2013 I just got a gym membership so I'll keep an ear out and see if I catch anything noteworthy. Link to comment
Eilyd Posted September 9, 2013 Report Share Posted September 9, 2013 Maybe I'll get a gym membership just so I can see some of this entertainment gold for myself... The Quest to Become Black Widow | In Which Eilyd Thinks She Can | (Blog) A Matter of Eloquence Link to comment
I-Jo Posted September 9, 2013 Report Share Posted September 9, 2013 one big guy- one little guy- both wearing weight belts.... doing single arm fly on the machine super set with those weird chest ducking push ups. hermmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Link to comment
andygates Posted September 9, 2013 Report Share Posted September 9, 2013 Today: I've never seen so many big serious people giggling with joy before. It was like Christmas morning for lunkheads - the new gym opened and we got first play on all the toys. And the toys are fabulous. I may have *capered* when I found the head harnesses. Link to comment
Guest Dirty Deads Posted September 9, 2013 Report Share Posted September 9, 2013 5 am this morning and this guy is doing bench, then he decides to do pretty much the rest of his workout on the bench, including yates rows and deadlifts at the foot of the bench. Our gym only has 2 benches. He was there for over an hour. Now to confess, that asshole was me. I will say, during those 3-5 minutes between sets, I enjoyed a good laugh at this guy curling 20 lbs.'ers using a lot of momentum. Link to comment
UltanBoyd Posted September 10, 2013 Report Share Posted September 10, 2013 Some guys last night moved a bench into the squat rack. Fair enough, I sometimes Bench in there. They then moved the bar out of the rack (which was kinda good as I could use the bar for deads) and started pressing dumbells. In the squat rack...head up the open end.... On the only Monday I have ever seen the flat bench press free. Can someone please explain why they'd take up a rack like that? DOES NOT COMPUTE! Level 2 Half-Sidhe Archer (Toolkitted Ranger) |Str 3|Dex 3|Sta 2|Con 3|Wis 2|Cha 1| Introduction: Roll your own adventure! DBL: Aim to Misbehave! Challenge 1, 2, Browncoats 1, 2 Link to comment
Guest Dirty Deads Posted September 10, 2013 Report Share Posted September 10, 2013 Some guys last night moved a bench into the squat rack. Fair enough, I sometimes Bench in there. They then moved the bar out of the rack (which was kinda good as I could use the bar for deads) and started pressing dumbells. In the squat rack...head up the open end.... On the only Monday I have ever seen the flat bench press free. Can someone please explain why they'd take up a rack like that? DOES NOT COMPUTE!Wow...idk what to say there. I will bench in there for partials to work through my sticking point, but w/dumbbells? ...wow. Link to comment
cobaltflash Posted September 10, 2013 Report Share Posted September 10, 2013 Some guys last night moved a bench into the squat rack. Fair enough, I sometimes Bench in there. They then moved the bar out of the rack (which was kinda good as I could use the bar for deads) and started pressing dumbells. In the squat rack...head up the open end.... On the only Monday I have ever seen the flat bench press free. Can someone please explain why they'd take up a rack like that? DOES NOT COMPUTE!I think they do it in order to camp that area out as their own sometimes in really busy gyms especially people will take all of the equipment they need and move it to an area they have "claimed" and just use it there so that others cant take it. Level 5 Idiot Assassin STR: 22 DEX: 11 STA: 14 CON: 10 WIS: 0 CHA: 14 Link to comment
UltanBoyd Posted September 11, 2013 Report Share Posted September 11, 2013 I think they do it in order to camp that area out as their own sometimes in really busy gyms especially people will take all of the equipment they need and move it to an area they have "claimed" and just use it there so that others cant take it. Nope. They moved in as the guy before left and then moved out once the three of them had done their dumbell presses. The only thing I can think is they were trying to impress their female friend who I think is new to the gym from the questions she asks and the lack of work they all do. It properly messed up the gym rhythm. I also seem to be talking to myself. Mumbling round the gym looking at people like that and growling "FOCUS!" I should point out it's to myself in a "Even if this is a rest I should be focussing either on spotting, breathingm stretching or my next set not those eejits" type way. However it must look weird to anyone that overhears. 1 Level 2 Half-Sidhe Archer (Toolkitted Ranger) |Str 3|Dex 3|Sta 2|Con 3|Wis 2|Cha 1| Introduction: Roll your own adventure! DBL: Aim to Misbehave! Challenge 1, 2, Browncoats 1, 2 Link to comment
.redline Posted September 11, 2013 Report Share Posted September 11, 2013 Maybe not overheard, but... As part of a new gym membership they had me talk with a trainer. She had some pretty great nutrition advice, etc., until... She recommended I do this. With weight. On the other side of the ball. And she was wiggling around just trying to balance herself to demonstrate. Pass. .redline | Level 2 WarriorSTR 8 | DEX 3 | STA 3 | CON 3 | WIS 5 | CHA 1First Challenge | July 29Second Challenge | February 24Third Challenge | April 14 Link to comment
Timmy M Posted September 11, 2013 Report Share Posted September 11, 2013 Ahhh Scott Herman i remember you well my friend used to obsess over him and i'll admit i watched a few videos, but the most fun i had was trying to convince people on his FB page to go paleo instead of paying for his diet planner Link to comment
cobaltflash Posted September 20, 2013 Report Share Posted September 20, 2013 Oh, like ... yep that was the idea i had in mind and that looks awesome but i bet people with big cars could still take your spot even with your "spot saver" Level 5 Idiot Assassin STR: 22 DEX: 11 STA: 14 CON: 10 WIS: 0 CHA: 14 Link to comment
andygates Posted September 20, 2013 Report Share Posted September 20, 2013 See in the gym last night: a huge dude in a Normandy merch tee. I guess he was training for the Mass Effect! [badum-tish] Link to comment
ladylydia Posted September 22, 2013 Report Share Posted September 22, 2013 I was doing assisted pull ups on a machine yesterday. I started sobbing and cursing myself halfway through (the sign of a good workout), this guy on a inner thigh press next to me said that I should consider doing low weights for high reps to make it easier. I launch into an explanation of slow twitch and fast twitch muscle fibers and how real strength comes from lifting heavy. He proceeded to tell me that his information came from marine recruiters like it would carry more authority coming from them. I launched into another explanation of how the military wants its people to build pain tolerance and muscle endurance; as a martial artist, I prefer to employ short bursts of strength that when applied correctly against my opponent end a threat quickly. He backed off really fast after that. I think I might have overwhelmed the poor guy. 3 Level 20 Ranger Monk Str- 18, Dex-12, Sta-10, Con-23, Wis-88, Cha-47 "Not all who wander are lost." "We Shall Not Practice Fear" Current Battlelog Link to comment
I-Jo Posted September 22, 2013 Report Share Posted September 22, 2013 sobbing isn't a sign of a good work out. cursing ? yeah- i could get on board- but sobbing? no. i think you need to re-evaluate there. Link to comment
Timmy M Posted September 22, 2013 Report Share Posted September 22, 2013 that's one hell of an emotional connection to training you've got Link to comment
andygates Posted September 22, 2013 Report Share Posted September 22, 2013 The new glute-ham raise machine is not intuitive: everyone has had to be shown by someone else. Today the apostolic succession was mine to bestow: Random gym dude, doing hypers on the machine: "I don't think I'm using this right." Me: "You gotta kind of scrape with your feet, grip against the plate." [demonstrates] Random gym dude: "Argh wargle harg whimper marf." 1 Link to comment
Donar Posted September 22, 2013 Report Share Posted September 22, 2013 The new glute-ham raise machine is not intuitive: everyone has had to be shown by someone else. Almost everyone at my gym thinks the glute ham raise is a situp contraption....*rolling my eyes Sculptor - WarriorLVL 4 | STR 10 | DEX 8 | WIS 12 | CHA 8 | STA 1 | CON 6--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Link to comment
ladylydia Posted September 22, 2013 Report Share Posted September 22, 2013 sobbing isn't a sign of a good work out. cursing ? yeah- i could get on board- but sobbing? no. i think you need to re-evaluate there.sobbing may have been the wrong word to use. it's more of a haggard, whiney, I-don't-want-to-do -this. type of thing. it's a good thing 1 Level 20 Ranger Monk Str- 18, Dex-12, Sta-10, Con-23, Wis-88, Cha-47 "Not all who wander are lost." "We Shall Not Practice Fear" Current Battlelog Link to comment
Timmy M Posted September 22, 2013 Report Share Posted September 22, 2013 sobbing may have been the wrong word to use. it's more of a haggard, whiney, I-don't-want-to-do -this. type of thing. it's a good thingahhh... you mean being a lil' bitch (please don't feed the troll ) Link to comment
I-Jo Posted September 23, 2013 Report Share Posted September 23, 2013 baw ha ha ha haha totally not the answer I was expecting on that one. yeah- that's some funny shit right there. I swore a lot today- i almost cried- But I failed a lot of my lifts- and I have a keebler elf or something doing the whirling dirvish tap dance stomp routine in my head- all day- through my lifts. Fucking awful. I was annoyed- there was swearing and some pacing to ward off the irrational tears. I lifted my next lift. Fuck that elf. 1 Link to comment
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