Gym behaviour I find irritating...

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Originally Posted by z83

people using WAY to heavy weights

ie : 400-500lbs on the squat bar, 6 inches rom with their legs shaking. I'd pay for a nice rom (proper deep squat) with that stupid amount of weight

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I've actually offered a guy $1000 who squats 4 plates with 3" ROM to do to one full rep squat ass to grass. Told him $1000 was his if he could do just one rep. He said no because he was just finishing and legs were tired.

No problem I said, when's your next leg day and I'll make the same offer. He got annoyed and defensive.

I lol'd

I remember seeing some skinny kid doing 3" squats with 4 plates per side. Looked like if he would have gone another inch or two lower he would have crumpled. At least he had enough sense to have the safety bars in. . . ..

I've never been "irritated" by the way other people do exercises. I find it funny that people could actually be annoyed. I have no idea what medical problems/limitations they have. I think this is more of a reflection on the person getting irritated than the person doing the exercise.

Now, if that person kept coming to me and saying how he lifts xxx and telling me how to do my workout, that would be different.

fat trainers. I workout at a military gym and dont understand how they can have female trainers that are 20lbs overweight

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Originally Posted by MacGyver

I've never been "irritated" by the way other people do exercises. I find it funny that people could actually be annoyed. I have no idea what medical problems/limitations they have. I think this is more of a reflection on the person getting irritated than the person doing the exercise.

Now, if that person kept coming to me and saying how he lifts xxx and telling me how to do my workout, that would be different.

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When you see some kid on the edge of disaster trying to squat with about twice what he could squat deep with it is irritating.You might be working in close proximity and you don't know in which direction he might collapse.Or if you should just step in and tell him to smarten up.

There is some entertainment value to a certain degree but it is annoying when you are waiting for a piece of equipment and they are doing stupid shit that will get them no results and probably and injury eventually.

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Originally Posted by cog

When you see some kid on the edge of disaster trying to squat with about twice what he could squat deep with it is irritating.You might be working in close proximity and you don't know in which direction he might collapse.Or if you should just step in and tell him to smarten up.

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or you could secretly get your camera phone out and try to catch the carnage for hours and hours of entertainment giggle...

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Originally Posted by cog

When you see some kid on the edge of disaster trying to squat with about twice what he could squat deep with it is irritating.You might be working in close proximity and you don't know in which direction he might collapse.Or if you should just step in and tell him to smarten up.

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I completely agree with this. Working out can become stressful if there are consistently people there that you think you might have to save from breaking bones or crushing themselves. I just meant that when someone is not using proper form, or doing an exercise incorrectly but lifting more weight (in a non dangerous way), I more feel sorry that they haven't taken the time to educate themselves.

I think the thing I find most irritating is people who don't indicate that they are still on a machine/bench. If you walk away for over a minute, and you didn't leave anything near it/on it, how the hell am I supposed to know you are still using it?

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Originally Posted by MacGyver

I think the thing I find most irritating is people who don't indicate that they are still on a machine/bench. If you walk away for over a minute, and you didn't leave anything near it/on it, how the hell am I supposed to know you are still using it?

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Why do you care? Just use it. If you want to use equipment do a quick 360 trying to make eye contact with someone who might be using it. Can't find anyone well that's too bad. If they have the spine to tell me they are still using the machine then fine I'll move for a few sets.

This pissed me off.

Was doing squats in the rack last night. Go to grab a 25 off the side of the rack and a 5 pound plate falls off the top plate holder and lands on my right foot.

Some douche packed so many fives on there that the last one was barely on and decided to fall off right when my foot was under it. It was about a 6 foot drop and I was only wearing wrestling shoes. Hurt like a mother. I was ready to punch someone out but the culprit was long gone.