What is the stupidest shit you've seen at the gym lately?

[SplinterCell]

I saw two guys at the gym yesterday doing curls to failure in the rack with the squat bar...with now weight on it going on about how, "You can feel this shit dude! Man!" while grunting like squating 800+ pounds....

[jaydub]

I just hate them idiots that throw all the weight in the world on the bench press, then lift their ass 2 feet off the bench just to press it, then thinks he's the biggest baddest guy in the gym...dude if you wanna do declines go do declines. I can't wait for the day when it snaps this dudes back in half

[BigLittleTim]

How about when you position yourself away from everyone and leave little room between you and the mirror you are facing. Inevitably there will be someone who squeezes between you and the mirror while you are really forcing out the last couple of tough reps.

or the people who ask you if you are almost done with the bench while you are straining on your last few reps. nothing kills my concentration quicker. If they would have waited another couple seconds you could acommidate them.

Or the reverse: When guys do their bicep-curls and shoulder-raises in front of the mirror and dumbell rack.

A couple of these guys can have a dozen other guys waiting for them to finish their set so they can get the weights they need off the rack.

Step AWAY from the rack when you're doing an exercise so that EVERYONE else can get to their weights.

Thanks.

[chest6]

Or the reverse: When guys do their bicep-curls and shoulder-raises in front of the mirror and dumbell rack.

A couple of these guys can have a dozen other guys waiting for them to finish their set so they can get the weights they need off the rack.

Step AWAY from the rack when you're doing an exercise so that EVERYONE else can get to their weights.

Thanks.

When ppl do this i get really mad and impatient so I will step in front of them..with the little space that they have given me and get my weights and theyre always like oh sorry...well oh sorry 8 feet back

[Seattle Junk]

Looking at the lower back tatoo of the older, over weight party chick in front of you on the elyptical trainer.

[Power Viking]

Thats hella funny dude lmao i love seeing people doing dumb shit like that.. did you break the mirror..?

No, the mirror didn`t break. I actually understood that I had to tilt it up against the wall to be able to rack the damn thing so I made sure I didn`t bump it to hard.

In my defense I have to say that I never really saw it coming. I mean, the rack is pretty big, and usually its loaded with plates on the sides, also it`s not uncommon to bolt the damn thing to the ground. Never knew that 100 lbs of weight was enough to lift and tilt the damn thing

[ShnouzedUp]

Sometimes i wish my gym wasn't in my house so i could actually witness this shit. This has just made my freakin day.... lol

[Triposinator]

That's funny, at my gym its always the young dudes chatting and wasting time like a women's Tupperware party.

AARRRGGG! That annoys me so fvckin much. Guys come in and sit there on a piece of equipment and talk the whole fvcking time. I asked this guy the other day ..."are you just going to talk or you going to use that machine"? He's like oh sorry man, here you go. Ever notice it's always the older guys who like to stand around a talk? Waiting 10min between sets.

[thegodfather]

A couple of migrant workers joined my gym...well one of them grabs onto the pull up bar, hoists his body to where his hips are even with it an starts rocking back and forth like hes an olympic acrobat or some shit, its hilarious..His other migrant worker buddy, does hammer curls and rocks his hole body with each rep, it looks like hes doing the macarana with the dumbells...

[Jray1der]

this young guy is going from one work station to the next with these 2 demonly looking chicks and they are video taping his workouts. The guy is like 5'5" 160, you know, typical small dog complex type guy. Anyway, He was just extremely over exagerating every f**king lift and to add to the dramatics, he would jump around like as if he was psyching himself up and the 2 mud geese are sitting there recording him and edging him on. So now, he gets even more psyched and he starts frick'n growl'n, not grunting, I mean bull mastif type s**t. So I kinda cant see what he is actually lifting because my view is slightly obstructed. So I gingerly slide my way to the water fountain to see whats up. OMG, this f**ker is going off on 185 on flat bench. Every rep he did, he began grunting and growling.
I currently go to another gym now.

[the hulkster]

the skinny guys that grab 5-10lb DBs and run in place with them, don't know if it is a track thing but it drives me crazy.

[RUballs0514]

this guy that always asks if he can work in with me on my sets. he does one set then goes and asks someone else the same question. i guess he figures if he does one set of everything he'll get huge. dumbass

[cyberthug66]

There was this guy wearing a high school wrestling suit (the same suit he wore every day and never washed) doing leg presses and when he gets off the machine he's got a nut that popped out. He's walking around oblivious to the fact one of his balls is hanging out pinched off the the tight spandex suit. I honestly don't think the dude was a 100% there, but it was so funny I had to share it.

[guildwars05]

stupidist shit ive seen was this week. other than the typical gym stupidity ..not knowing how to train. etc.

i saw this one guy. probably about 6'4. arms were about 21 inches..but his legs had to be...hmm MAYBE 10 inches around.....im talking...REALLY skinny legs..but his arms were literally bigger than his quads..most fucked up thing ever. before that I saw him in wind breakers..I could tell he didnt train his legs..but today...the shorts ...oh fuck man..horrible looking. Best part was he kept posing in the mirror only doing his arm poses. ...lol he must juice is arms and nothing else somehow? haha

anyways fucked up shit....worst than most huge upper..small lower fools

[Swole33]

this dumb guy was trying to dead lift, sloppy form, on foot in front of the other, grunting. while im trying to squat. Then i stopped him...

[Hooksetter]

LMAO a guy was doin jumping jacks and was screamin after each one he completed.... It was the funniest shit i ever saw.

[bigJJ]

LMAO a guy was doin jumping jacks and was screamin after each one he completed.... It was the funniest shit i ever saw.

LMAO...

Oh damn, I haven't posted about the shadow boxing guy...

Damn, I hope nobody from my gym posts here. They'll be able to figure this out in a heartbeat.

Why don't I go the gym between 6 - 7PM on weekdays? Because this dude just cracks us all up!! That's why! Like clockwork he is there at a little after 6:00 every day (good for him, I suppose)

OK... it's not a "boxing" type of gym. No bags, no ring, no medicine ball (except by request). But this 40+ year old guy insists on suiting up (gloves and all) and shadow boxing in the corner of the gym that we do squats in. I would LOVE to say that it doesn't bother me, except for the fact that he is the most VOCAL boxer I've ever seen!!!

Again... if this was a boxing/fighting gym I would have no problem at all. But JHC, this is a 24 hour fitness! There ARE boxing gyms around here!

People grunting and screaming in the squat corner is not unheard of. But the constant "arrghhs" of this prick as he fights with no-one is just silly. ESPECIALLY if there is someone trying to focus on their squats!

I guess that may be the focus of my point. If you want to train as a fighter, train in a fighters gym. If not, then, PLEASE, find a gym that suits your needs!

[Hooksetter]

LMAO...

Oh damn, I haven't posted about the shadow boxing guy...

Damn, I hope nobody from my gym posts here. They'll be able to figure this out in a heartbeat.

Why don't I go the gym between 6 - 7PM on weekdays? Because this dude just cracks us all up!! That's why! Like clockwork he is there at a little after 6:00 every day (good for him, I suppose)

OK... it's not a "boxing" type of gym. No bags, no ring, no medicine ball (except by request). But this 40+ year old guy insists on suiting up (gloves and all) and shadow boxing in the corner of the gym that we do squats in. I would LOVE to say that it doesn't bother me, except for the fact that he is the most VOCAL boxer I've ever seen!!!

Again... if this was a boxing/fighting gym I would have no problem at all. But JHC, this is a 24 hour fitness! There ARE boxing gyms around here!

People grunting and screaming in the squat corner is not unheard of. But the constant "arrghhs" of this prick as he fights with no-one is just silly. ESPECIALLY if there is someone trying to focus on their squats!

I guess that may be the focus of my point. If you want to train as a fighter, train in a fighters gym. If not, then, PLEASE, find a gym that suits your needs!

Thats hilarious
HAHA I wonder if he beats his shadow.... Id put my money on the shadow but it would prolly go to a decision. Who knows maybe oneday the shadow will get a knockout.

[oldman]

I have seen some crazy crap going on in the gym. The body weight pull downs on the lat machine where the guy stands up and drops down to pull the weight (not using his back at all). The seated rows where they lock their elbows and just rock back and forth and again not using their back. Grabbing dumbbells way to heavy and swinging so hard to get their arms up and then bragging how much weight they can curl.

My favorite thing was a couple weeks ago my wife and I were working out and this new guy was getting his first evaluation work out from one of the "trainers" (she's totally lost too) but this guy stacks on 350lbs on the sitting calf-raise machine. He is grunting and trying to lift it. The trainer said well maybe that is too much weight and he said no this is how much I work out with at my old gym... maybe there is something wrong with this machine?? Is there a handle that unlocks this? the trainer said no you just have to lift it, he said there must be something wrong I know I can lift it. He tried for about 5 minutes and then walked away like he was all pumped up from the best workout ever...LOL.. this dude looked like he has never lifted in his life.

The gym is a never ending source of entertainment.


Oldman

[RA]

Hey, you hear about this guy named ross...blah blah blah

[Therocksbiggestfan]

I hate big fat guys who think thier bodybuilders who look great, that sit all day in the gym and do one set every 20 mins, and they grunt like apes...ahh i hate that

[magic32]

The round bodied, semi-strong, big chested, no arms or legs having self proclaimed 'big guy', who always wears the smallest "Golds Gym" tank top in production regardless of how much his physique offends patrons.

And the extensive use of every fad piece of exercise equipment peddled by the finest women on the planet, which they use to effectively exotify (not a real word) the most mundane of exercises.


-The step up must now be performed on a semi-circular stabilizer to enhance core stability while you tighten your glutes and supporting muscles, instead of a mere step.
-All cruches both lower abs (legs to torso), and upper abs (torso to legs) must now incorporate a giant often hard to manage/balance exerball.
-Now even simple stretches should always include resistance straps, because stretching just isn't enough and we've got to justify spending money on these glorified sling shots.
M.

[thunderin]

The guy who always struts around naked in the locker room and dries his pubes with the hair dryer.

[Dave321]

The guy who always struts around naked in the locker room and dries his pubes with the hair dryer.

I FUKING HATE THOSE ASSES!!!! Usually chinese old guys too... yes, I'm a steriotypical asshole... hate me!

[shortie]

When I was in Cancun I went to the hotel gym and they had pretty decent equip so I was pretty stoked. I'm doing my thing and I catch this Spanish guy doing cable tri extensions with a rope. But instead of extending the tris at the bottom with any kind of form, this dude is yanking this thing down to his crotch, swear to god looked like he was practicing humpin' 'cuz he's throwing in these pelvic thrusts into the mix. So I am trying to keep a straight face and hear comes this skinny spanish dude, the other shows him how to do it and the he is fvking the rope-funniest shit I have ever seen in a gym-must be somthing to do with that whole "latin lover" thing.

[shortie]

I FUKING HATE THOSE ASSES!!!! Usually chinese old guys too... yes, I'm a steriotypical asshole... hate me!

On this note, I can't stand the fat hairy assed old men who get out of the shower and go stand naked in front of the mirror and shave and brush their teeth-put some effing clothes on. This isn't your home. Nasty bastards.

[magic32]

The guy who always struts around naked in the locker room and dries his pubes with the hair dryer.

Ohhhh, the gay crew.
Is that all, you’ve got it easy Sane.
Man, they open lockers, shave, groom, use the urinal, blow dry, talk on the phone, and put on shirts/ties/jackets at my gym before covering up.

It’s like visiting the gay Roman bath houses of old sometimes.

M.

[Dcamc]

kekekek..i saw some people showing off their dick shape and size by wearing damn tight tights....all standing near the mirror to see and even to each of another.......

[magic32]

kekekek..i saw some people showing off their dick shape and size by wearing damn tight tights....all standing near the mirror to see and even to each of another.......

They know advertisement is the best way to get customers...male and female.

One guy has the haircut, the tank top, the ultra short running shorts (with no lining or underwear mind you) and does stretches that can only be described as a cross between Hula and Geisha.

I'm not a basher, I really could care less what they do, until their in my face. Such is life.

M.

[eazyduzit3]

haha funny stories! i have one... theres this guy that comes into the gym,say around his mid 30's and just makes a total ass of himself everytime i see him.. he comes in like the terminator after a morning run. sweating and shit,huffin and puffin.. that ill take on 5 people and win look stare..anywayz, hes not a big guy by far. i guesstimate around 210 with to much body fat. as he wipes off his jogging face he immediately scans the room for cheerleaders(spectators).. i made the mistake by making eye contact with this character. he then jumps str8 to the heavy shit that he maxs out in the most 4 reps. the whole time screaming and growling like a little girl and her angry dog.. the curls are awesome to watch! he seriously throws back the weight to get his back to do all the work...haha damn fool afterwards, when he has tortured himself enough he gets off the weights and casually walks around the gym eyeing people.. the guys a trip man. totally fu#ks up my whole workout man. but i get a good laugh watching.....thats my HERO

[thunderin]

I FUKING HATE THOSE ASSES!!!! Usually chinese old guys too... yes, I'm a steriotypical asshole... hate me!

You're exactly right. I live in China, and no I don't think it's stereotypical.

[magic32]

haha funny stories! i have one... theres this guy that comes into the gym,say around his mid 30's and just makes a total ass of himself everytime i see him.. he comes in like the terminator after a morning run. sweating and shit,huffin and puffin.. that ill take on 5 people and win look stare..anywayz, hes not a big guy by far. i guesstimate around 210 with to much body fat. as he wipes off his jogging face he immediately scans the room for cheerleaders(spectators).. i made the mistake by making eye contact with this character. he then jumps str8 to the heavy shit that he maxs out in the most 4 reps. the whole time screaming and growling like a little girl and her angry dog.. the curls are awesome to watch! he seriously throws back the weight to get his back to do all the work...haha damn fool afterwards, when he has tortured himself enough he gets off the weights and casually walks around the gym eyeing people.. the guys a trip man. totally fu#ks up my whole workout man. but i get a good laugh watching.....thats my HERO

Good one,

There's this medium sized guy who is fairly strong. But he has that posturing and walk that are bigger than he is, you know the kind only a MR. O. candidate could pull off. His shirt is always two sizes too small and he has that same grimace you described, but he comes hulking though the parking lot and gym as if his lats are as big as Franco's, with his arms and hands swinging in front of his body instead of to side reminiscent of Popeye…he’s a legend.

[magic32]

What about the pony-tail guys, present company excluded. They’re a breed unto themselves and we’ve got two. One is short Mexican guy, both cool and considerate. But to look at him you’d swear he never heard of a bodypart other than chest, his is both strong and massive, but the staggering lack of proportion makes him look like some sort of South American beetle. The other one, is “soooo bad”, I can’t even find the words. And that’s harsh because I’m rather literary.

I need to pretend to do some work,

M.

[RA]

Gotta light?

[Needle_Newb]

Idiot says "You must be on Steroids ?"

Me "Why?"

Idiot says "Cause your so big"

Me "You must be on Crack ?"

Idiot "Umm ..."

Me "Cause your so stupid"

[Dave321]

You're exactly right. I live in China, and no I don't think it's stereotypical.

phhhhhhewwwww... I knew I was bound to run into somebody from China!!! Glad you understand brotha.... if it makes you feel any better, I'm half east Indian, we have noodle legs, and our farts smell like curry and moth balls.

[Vegas67]

I was walking into the shower and there was an old guy in there already...maybe 75 or 80. I noticed that he had no towel on the hooks as I hung mine up.. but didnt really think anything of it until I finished and looked for MY towel. The old fart had mine and was just finishing wiping his bony crotch...totally oblivious that he forgot his.

[Dave321]

I was walking into the shower and there was an old guy in there already...maybe 75 or 80. I noticed that he had no towel on the hooks as I hung mine up.. but didnt really think anything of it until I finished and looked for MY towel. The old fart had mine and was just finishing wiping his bony crotch...totally oblivious that he forgot his.

sick man... SICK!!!

[Dave321]

Remember THIS!!!

Sweaty bum on my gym bag...

Somebody bump that shiet... funny and discusting all at the same time!!!

[BOBBY D]

how about this, u r using a certain weight or dumbells that r in ur hands & u r resting between sets & they ask for example "r u using the 50's" & they r pointing to the ones that r on the rack collecting dust. i feel like saying "does it look like im f**King using them" i hate ppl w/ no common sense!