Barbell curls in a cage..

[monkey]

yes, another one ... but that blew my mind today

Today I am training back.. starting off with deadlifts..

I am pumped, psyched to walk in there and rip the weight off that stupid floor.. ( one of the real good days.. !!)

Run in there and there are two cages, that gym is pretty damm big and not crowded at all.. TONS OF ROOM to work your biceps..

Two "falmboyant middle aged men" with toothpick legs and decent arms haning out and doing 21 ns ... with a barbell and a couple pounds.

I ask how many sets and I get" 2 more, you want me to call you when we are done??"

Ok, he wasnt rude, neither was I... but the fact that he nicely refused to work in with his buddy or BF or do his ****ing arm curls some other stupid place just pissed me off..

I warmed up properly and evt. got in without having to make a scene..

OK, so WTF>> This is a squat rack.. WHAT DO IDIOTS EVEN THINK WHEN THEY OCCUPY TWO SQUAT RACKS TO DO 21?? and especially as a pair , synchronized???

Stupid people, stupid gym

[_Ragnar_]

I curl in the power rack. :P (we got 4 of them at my gym)

[monkey]

I curl in the power rack. :P (we got 4 of them at my gym)

Hopefully not synchronized with some other dude, lol

[_Ragnar_]

no and only if there is no one in using them. But I can squat 400 lbs so i am allowed

[_Ragnar_]

I dont give the squat rack curlers a choice. I ask them very nicely to get out. There is no do you mind. The owner of my gym will back me up too so its all good.

[kloan]

I curl in the power rack.

Why?

[_Ragnar_]

Why not? I do them after bent over rows and already am there

[monkey]

I dont give the squat rack curlers a choice. I ask them very nicely to get out. There is no do you mind. The owner of my gym will back me up too so its all good.


Yeah, I figured Id warm up before I kick them out.. I would blow a fuse if they made me wait for them

[kloan]

Why not? I do them after bent over rows and already am there

DBs or straight bar?

[faller]

Some of you guys are just too nice. Except ragnar, man you're mean :yeah

Oh by the way green for ya bro

[_Ragnar_]

DBs or straight bar?

Straight bar. I would never do db curls in the rack that doesn't make any sense.

[kloan]

Straight bar. I would never do db curls in the rack that doesn't make any sense.
Well, no I wouldn't think it does. But I've seen guys doing it. I'm glad you're not one of them.

Sure, you're already there... may as well, long as no one else needs it for squats or something.

[_Ragnar_]

I wont even use it if the other 3 are taken. But there is almost always a free rack at my gym.

[monkey]

Some of you guys are just too nice. Except ragnar, man you're mean :yeah

Oh by the way green for ya bro


THE shit I have to put up with in that gym.. I can only credit my inside voice for not having been kicked out.. pleasure of living downtown vancouver

[faller]

THE shit I have to put up with in that gym.. I can only credit my inside voice for not having been kicked out.. pleasure of living downtown vancouver

I can just imagine. Sure am glad i live in a small town with a small gym where everyone is just plain old polite.

[kloan]

THE shit I have to put up with in that gym.. I can only credit my inside voice for not having been kicked out.. pleasure of living downtown vancouver

No other gyms you can go to in the area?

[monkey]

No other gyms you can go to in the area?

well, this gym is 2 blocks away, open late enough and has all the shit I need..but the crowd is quite bad. having that said, due to my job, I often dont get there before 9-10 pm.
today I got there earlier then usually I guess.. therefore the sausage fest.

to my options:

community center: crowded, lack of sufficient squat racks, room to deadlift etc...

Fitness World: No comment, only plus would be that I have friends who work out there


Other options around my work are being looked in, but most appear like health clubs ( fancy Downtown gyms..) and not the place where I can train the way I like.

Believe there is Pantheon that I might check out....

[tiramisu]

I threaten to post them on youtube

[BenT]

ok I admit I sometimes do barbell curls in the cage. but there are 2 cages, a squat rack and a smith at my gym, and the only other olympic bars are on the bench equipment.

what annoys me is when all the cages/racks are in use, and one of them has some idiot doing crunches on a mat in the middle of it. like why do you need to be surrounded by that cage to do your 'core workout'?

[steve_d]

[B]Today I am training back.. starting off with deadlifts

I agree with your logic about not occupying the squat racks for curls...But what about you using it for deadlifts when the next guy wants to do squats?

I never do deadlifts in the cage. Now, this might be a different story if you are doing deadlifts with bands, and need the rack to attach the bands to the deadlifts...But was this the case? Perhaps your gym is setup different than mine, but I set up deadlifts anywhere with room enough for a bar. At my gym, there is a decent spot near the racks, and I am not really in anyones way.

[natenator]

I dont give the squat rack curlers a choice. I ask them very nicely to get out. There is no do you mind. The owner of my gym will back me up too so its all good.
ditto only I am none so polite about it :D

"You're done".

And I agree. I'll curl wherever I feel like it.

[dremen]

yes, another one ... but that blew my mind today

Today I am training back.. starting off with deadlifts..

I am pumped, psyched to walk in there and rip the weight off that stupid floor.. ( one of the real good days.. !!)

Run in there and there are two cages, that gym is pretty damm big and not crowded at all.. TONS OF ROOM to work your biceps..

Two "falmboyant middle aged men" with toothpick legs and decent arms haning out and doing 21 ns ... with a barbell and a couple pounds.

I ask how many sets and I get" 2 more, you want me to call you when we are done??"

Ok, he wasnt rude, neither was I... but the fact that he nicely refused to work in with his buddy or BF or do his ****ing arm curls some other stupid place just pissed me off..

I warmed up properly and evt. got in without having to make a scene..

OK, so WTF>> This is a squat rack.. WHAT DO IDIOTS EVEN THINK WHEN THEY OCCUPY TWO SQUAT RACKS TO DO 21?? and especially as a pair , synchronized???

Stupid people, stupid gym


I just point to the sticker on the machine that shows what it's suppost to be used for then say "Please get the **** out of my way".

Honestly when I move into my new plac and thee im just going to build my own gym. **** paying membership fees n money on gas.

[Ritch]

ditto only I am none so polite about it :D

"You're done".

And I agree. I'll curl wherever I feel like it.

Ah Nate, you have no idea how funny the line "your done" is to me. My sister was training at an all womans`gym (only because it was near her work to go during her lunch hours) and there`s this butch lesbian there who likes to think she`s the boss of the place.

My sister told me something about her going up to another member asking is she`s still using the mahine or whatever. I guess she didn`t want to wait, and she said in a commanding voice " YOU`RE DONE!"

Are you a man trapped in a lesbians body? (a jacked up body that would be)

:laugh

[Aaron_37]

Our gym only has two cages, so it's really frustrating when people do curls in them. It's one thing if you're able to curl more than 100 pounds, but when it's 65 pounds, I find it really irritating. There are racks of barbells for <100lbs usage, so take those instead... or just use an EZ-curl bar instead. If you can curl more your gym's barbells for reps and nobody else is using the racks, then be my guest.

[ironwill]

LOL, i curl in the damn cage...But i curl what some nerds in my gym squat so it equals out....

Id be very surprised to ever see someone "TELL" me to move when curling, They would be even more surprised at the response i would give them if they "TOLD" me to move... I do it because i enjoy curling in there, i set it up at waist height and go up to a 45 and 35 per side at my max, so i dont like bending down to pick it up because im a lazy bastard!!!...
Of course im always open for polite discussion and would move in a heartbeat if a person needed it and was respectfull in his approach, if not....FUNTIME for me, if i saw someone being a dick, or blowing a fuse, id probably even slow down and do some stretching in the rack as well for a spell....
Yes im that guy....:)

[Ritch]

Well to all you cage curlers... What you`re doing here is having others think "If he can curl in the cage, then so can I" They don`t understand the fact that when you get to a certain weight that "It`s acceptable to do so" although I respectfully disagree with that.

All they think is if he`s doing it, so can I and will make for people curling in the cage. So in the end you`re just screwing yourself because on day you will want to use it for its`intended purpose to arrive there with some goofballs doing curls.

And please, don`t think because you`re jacked that means shit in terms of intimidating them out of there. Stupid ass kids these days do whatever the **** they please. And your 21 inch guns have little or no authority on them.

[ironwill]

Well to all you cage curlers... What you`re doing here is having others think "If he can curl in the cage, then so can I" They don`t understand the fact that when you get to a certain weight that "It`s acceptable to do so" although I respectfully disagree with that.

All they think is if he`s doing it, so can I and will make for people curling in the cage. So in the end you`re just screwing yourself because on day you will want to use it for its`intended purpose to arrive there with some goofballs doing curls.

And please, don`t think because you`re jacked that means shit in terms of intimidating them out of there. Stupid ass kids these days do whatever the **** they please. And your 21 inch guns have little or no authority on them.

Then ill just tell them they are done!!!!:ne
Do as i say, not as i do!!!:shock:laugh

[natenator]

Well to all you cage curlers... What you`re doing here is having others think "If he can curl in the cage, then so can I" They don`t understand the fact that when you get to a certain weight that "It`s acceptable to do so" although I respectfully disagree with that.

All they think is if he`s doing it, so can I and will make for people curling in the cage. So in the end you`re just screwing yourself because on day you will want to use it for its`intended purpose to arrive there with some goofballs doing curls.

And please, don`t think because you`re jacked that means shit in terms of intimidating them out of there. Stupid ass kids these days do whatever the **** they please. And your 21 inch guns have little or no authority on them.
it's not about being acceptable. Surely if someone wanted to do squats or OH presses then I'd happily move but I also train arms during non-business time periods (friday or saturday) so it's not like the racks are in use anyway lol

Using the rack for curls, as IW, said is just a bit easier and the term is work smarter... not harder :D

But for the little punks. I'll happily set their ass straight if I see them doing it and when they call me on it (doubtful as they be chiken shits) I'll explain to them when they've put on 100lbs and can squat over 135lbs, bench more than 135lbs and can curl more than 35lbs then they, too, are free to use the squat rack for curls but until then, stick to the bosu ball. It's better for stability anyway :yeah

[ironwill]

But for the little punks. I'll happily set their ass straight if I see them doing it and when they call me on it (doubtful as they be chiken shits) I'll explain to them when they've put on 100lbs and can squat over 135lbs, bench more than 135lbs and can curl more than 35lbs then they, too, are free to use the squat rack for curls but until then, stick to the bosu ball. It's better for stability anyway :yeah
Oh yeah big Nater, i agree, plus its always fun giving a life lesson to little punks that scare Ritch!!!:lick

On a serious note Ritch...Im a big friendly fellow if folks are respectfull in their communications, and like to try and set good examples when i can!!!, BUT if a fella wants to be a prick, i am good at it as well, and im not a bluffer.....And i do not try and intimidate anyone, if someone wants to be a child, then they get treated as such......Dont fear the reaper bro!!!

[#8]

I dare any of you to tell me not to curl in the rack. I workout wearing a tap out shirt and I have been training MMA once a week for 3 months now. I can pretty much beat the shit out of absolutely anyone....

Nobody says shit to me. I am way too scary.

[ironwill]

I dare any of you to tell me not to curl in the rack. I workout wearing a tap out shirt and I have been training MMA once a week for 3 months now. I can pretty much beat the shit out of absolutely anyone....

Nobody says shit to me. I am way too scary.

You win, im out!!!:flowers

[Ritch]

Oh yeah big Nater, i agree, plus its always fun giving a life lesson to little punks that scare Ritch!!!:lick

On a serious note Ritch...Im a big friendly fellow if folks are respectfull in their communications, and like to try and set good examples when i can!!!, BUT if a fella wants to be a prick, i am good at it as well, and im not a bluffer.....And i do not try and intimidate anyone, if someone wants to be a child, then they get treated as such......Dont fear the reaper bro!!!

Ha! Funny first paragraph...

Good post there IW, I know what you`re saying, I feel and act the same way. We just need to take care of punks like #8 who think they run the show... I`m sure the both of us could handle him! But we should have Nate there just in case. Surely his mma skillz can`t handle the 3 of us. :hu

[#8]

^^ i eat pieces of shit like you for breakfast.

[kloan]

^^you eat breakfast?

[Ritch]

^^ i eat pieces of shit like you for breakfast.

Breakfast of champions it is!

[natenator]

Breakfast of champions it is!
hair of the dog baby!

[dremen]

I prefer sticky bunz....lol;)

[faller]

LMAO!! Awesome thread!

Green all around!

[turboturist]

^^ i eat pieces of shit like you for breakfast.

You eat pieces of shit for breakfast?

[_Ragnar_]

IW trust me the guys who get told to get out of the rack look nothing like you.

[rlmoney]

It's always the Guidos curling in the curl rack. 65lbs with turrible form. Never, ever see them disgrace the flat bench area with curls tho. :mock

[O-Train]

Captain Kirk is my hero:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E58g-3K_wtY&feature=related

I'd love to see someone curling in the rack when that guy walks in.

[Aaron_37]

^^ i eat pieces of shit like you for breakfast.

<Kanye West>
Huh? Y'all eat pieces of shit? What's the basis?
We ain't going no where but got suits and cases.
</Kanye West>

[monkey]

I agree with your logic about not occupying the squat racks for curls...But what about you using it for deadlifts when the next guy wants to do squats?

I never do deadlifts in the cage. Now, this might be a different story if you are doing deadlifts with bands, and need the rack to attach the bands to the deadlifts...But was this the case? Perhaps your gym is setup different than mine, but I set up deadlifts anywhere with room enough for a bar. At my gym, there is a decent spot near the racks, and I am not really in anyones way.


No bands for me...
Kinda difficult but possible to find a quiet, roomy spot in the gym.. the squat rack is perfectly in a corner..
I'd give it up if someone actually was doing squats..but not for two hobos curling 65 pounds for 21's..
You should have seen that picture, makes me laugh now..

Squat racks are for squats... yeah, but I rather have two hobos move their bar then me carry 300-400 pounds across the gym..and back after that, lol

[monkey]

No Tap out guys in my gym.. forgot about those idiots..

More guys using the "butt blaster" then doing a good old squat, lol..

Sure some of them would like to test you MMA skills #8 and wrestly with you, lol

[natenator]

No Tap out guys in my gym.. forgot about those idiots..

More guys using the "butt blaster" then doing a good old squat, lol..

Sure some of them would like to test you MMA skills #8 and wrestly with you, lol
you workout in a gym full of gays too huh?


****ing sucks.

50% gay guys, 40% hot as ****ing women, 10% gross who look like they should be grazing in a field

[Big D]

you workout in a gym full of gays too huh?


****ing sucks.

50% gay guys, 40% hot as ****ing women, 10% gross who look like they should be grazing in a field

hahah which percent are you in ?

[natenator]

hahah which percent are you in ?
sigh. the 3rd

[Big D]

dont worry man, i'm in the same boat, but my gym is 50% gay guys and 50% gross.

[cog]

We don't have any gays and so so on the hot women.But we do have a few bozos curling 60 lbs in the rack.

[monkey]

you workout in a gym full of gays too huh?


****ing sucks.

50% gay guys, 40% hot as ****ing women, 10% gross who look like they should be grazing in a field

Yeah, dont know the stats but I would bet that excluding the cardio area ( which I cant really see) the stats are way higher.
As I said, I go at night and it isn;t that bad.

Going earlier is rough and Saturdays is just busy and loaded with gay's.


If I go late on Friday night, I sometimes catch men in their club outfits getting a pump and stuff which is funny yet sad to watch.



I should stop complaining since I have been a member for a bit now... just hard to trade a five min commute with a 30 min commute ( 1 way)...

All is good unless they hit on me, kiss each other, start huggin each other or any other gay stuff I really dont want to see when I am squatting etc..

Over all.. GET OUT OF MY CAGE,lol

[bigtavi8]

Im guilty of odd times doing BB curls in the cage. Flame away...but we have tonnes and gym is always empty soo...

[faller]

Over all.. GET OUT OF MY CAGE,lol

Yup, i own the cage at our gym. Mostly for curls though.

[monkey]

Yup, i own the cage at our gym. Mostly for curls though.

haha, ok, your allowed. I'll join you next time.

[faller]

haha, ok, your allowed. I'll join you next time.

Lol, you're on!!

Actually i own the cage mostly because most of the people there don't really know what to do with it. I swear to God there are maybe half a dozen people that use it. I have not seen one person in there do a proper squat.. Which works out great for me, i'm training my son at the moment and all i tell him is " see the guy in the cage doing squats? Don't do that". Makes it easy.

[monkey]

Lol, you're on!!

Actually i own the cage mostly because most of the people there don't really know what to do with it. I swear to God there are maybe half a dozen people that use it. I have not seen one person in there do a proper squat.. Which works out great for me, i'm training my son at the moment and all i tell him is " see the guy in the cage doing squats? Don't do that". Makes it easy.



haha, I kinda know what your talking about. Seeing a squat in my gym that comes somewhat close to a full squat actually makes me look twice, lol.

What also blows my mind is that I barely see someone deadlift, and if then its probably not even 135 or so.. such a good exercise

[Big D]

my gym only has one cage I get douchebags doing curls and super setting with lunges, they do walking lunges so most of the time there walking allover the ****ing gym. and not even curling in the cage, ****ing morons.

[Mastagon]

Captain Kirk is my hero:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E58g-3K_wtY&feature=related

I'd love to see someone curling in the rack when that guy walks in.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oo1tU1YqPp0

[MMASTAR]

my gym has 2 cages and 1 olympic lifting platform, couldnt imagine lifting somewhere without them, i would be lost. Its amazing how anytime i go the olympic lifting platform is always open. And when im doing heavy cleans and droping the bar each rep its funny to see the looks on peoples faces who have no clue what im doing. I have been asked if im ok before...lol..

[O-Train]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oo1tU1YqPp0

He's a beast!

[bigtavi8]

OMFG WHAT A LIFT on that vid. That is what im talking about....wowowow

[Praetorian]

Why not? I do them after bent over rows and already am there

Because its terrible gym etiquette...Iv'e curled up to 295lbs and never once needed the power rack.
P

[natenator]

Because its terrible gym etiquette...Iv'e curled up to 295lbs and never once needed the power rack.
P
ummm?

is that a typo?

[ironwill]

Because its terrible gym etiquette...Iv'e curled up to 295lbs and never once needed the power rack.
P

That is 1 video i would love to see....wow!!!
Ive never witnessed such a feat, nor heard of it....Pretty cool id say...That is crazy power....Or was it to read 195 lbs??

[Praetorian]

ummm?

is that a typo?

Well it sounds like alot but at 285lbs its only 10lbs over bodyweight....so its really not that impressive....and they werent super strict...but a decent curl either way....I am paying for it now though...too much stress on the tendon and doing heavy olympic bar curls for years had lead to chronic issues resulting in two torn bicep tendons....I wouldnt recommend straight bar to anyone anymore...use the eazy curl...much safer. Did my share of ego training when i was young....no more.
P

[Praetorian]

That is 1 video i would love to see....wow!!!
Ive never witnessed such a feat, nor heard of it....Pretty cool id say...That is crazy power....Or was it to read 195 lbs??

Barbarian Brothers used to power curl 315lbs....when i saw them in Venice I said why not....got up to 285lbs.
P

[ironwill]

Barbarian Brothers used to power curl 315lbs....when i saw them in Venice I said why not....got up to 285lbs.
P
Either way, good fargin lift...You are an impressively strong individual.....WOW!!!
Im motivated to move up from my pathetic 200 lb curl now....
Just when i think im doing good, some a-hole comes along and sets me back in reality....:)lol

[Praetorian]

Either way, good fargin lift...You are an impressively strong individual.....WOW!!!
Im motivated to move up from my pathetic 200 lb curl now....
Just when i think im doing good, some a-hole comes along and sets me back in reality....:)lol

Thanks...you are doing great...stick to the eazy bar curl though trust me. When i was young I did some crazy shit and now im paying for it...as BB we sometimes need to step back and say are we lifting to build or just lifting to lift.
P

[kloan]

for real... straight bar puts way too much stress on the arms. not a natural hand/wrist position.

[cog]

Prae used to train in a cave....

[monkey]

Because its terrible gym etiquette...Iv'e curled up to 295lbs and never once needed the power rack.
P

Holy... thats crazy.. respect!

[_Ragnar_]

Because its terrible gym etiquette...Iv'e curled up to 295lbs and never once needed the power rack.
P

The 4 racks and lifting platforms at my gym take up at least a 3rd of the free weight area of my gym. When there is no one using any of them I don't see why that is terrible gym etiquette. Don't get me wrong as I already said if the racks are being used I will find somewhere else.

[Big D]

theres an asshole at my gym that does circuit training and uses our only squat rack.

so yesterday while he was out of the squat rack doing chin ups, tricep and abs i shot all his weights on the floor and lowered the bar so i can take my time an do my curls. i'm tired of that cock sucker having his ****ing weights on the squat rack for 2 hours and really only using it for a total of 15 minutes.

I was hoping he would come bitch at me but he never did.

[natenator]

theres an asshole at my gym that does circuit training and uses our only squat rack.

so yesterday while he was out of the squat rack doing chin ups, tricep and abs i shot all his weights on the floor and lowered the bar so i can take my time an do my curls. i'm tired of that cock sucker having his ****ing weights on the squat rack for 2 hours and really only using it for a total of 15 minutes.

I was hoping he would come bitch at me but he never did.
I can't wait to use the '5 MINS' comment on someone. Go in looking like there's gonna be a come to jesus meeting and tell some twirpy dickwad that he has 5 MIN and his shit better be gone when I come back :D

[Ritch]

I can't wait to use the '5 MINS' comment on someone. Go in looking like there's gonna be a come to jesus meeting and tell some twirpy dickwad that he has 5 MIN and his shit better be gone when I come back :D

I actually applied the 5 min rule this week. I wanted the incline bench and there was a towel on it. Fine, so I waited 5 minutes when I took the towel off, this guy who was talking on his phone in the corner appeared out of nowhere, took his towel and carried on with his business. 5 minutes is very reasonable.

[HULK]

ummm?

is that a typo?


I think he means 295lbs dumbbells...

To the guy with the MMA tap out shirt...I wear Ghost Buster shirt...:friday