Has anyone ever told you to hurry up on the bench

[stunner5000pt]

Im currently in week 3 of german block training so i do 8 sets of 6 reps for bench press. i dont take really long breaks... maybe 30 secs to a minute

everytime i would lie on the bench i would see this guy standing behind me doing nothing but i thought nothing of it

at my 5th set he comes to me and asks me "how many sets do you have left?"

Me: "3 sets"
Him: "you've done 5 sets already"
Me: "yes i know"
Him: "Ok could you keep it up?"
Me: Excuse me? Are you telling me to hurry up?
Him: You've been on there for 10 minutes already
Me: Well im going to be on this for 20 minutes more if i feel like it

and he walks away

THE NERVE OF SOME PEOPLE
I really wanted to punch his face in... but i resisted

[FranKieC]

No because there are like 6 flat benches at my gym

[Panzerfaust]

No, there are more than one bench at my gym as well. C'mon go ahead and admit it, you were sitting there reading the paper drinking a Diet Coke were'nt you?

[FranKieC]

No, there are more than one bench at my gym as well. C'mon go ahead and admit it, you were sitting there reading the paper drinking a Diet Coke were'nt you?

lolol

[*Narkissos*]

At my previous gym there was a sign stating that a member could not occupy a piece of equipment for more than 20 minutes.

Utter crap i say. When something's occupied i sub that exercise for another exercise. Or, if the bench isn't crowded.. as if i can cut in.

There's nothing more annoying than being the dude who tells the other dude to hurry up.



(although i'm sometimes that guy when i'm in contest prep mode )

[Bojangles69]

Im currently in week 3 of german block training so i do 8 sets of 6 reps for bench press. i dont take really long breaks... maybe 30 secs to a minute

everytime i would lie on the bench i would see this guy standing behind me doing nothing but i thought nothing of it

at my 5th set he comes to me and asks me "how many sets do you have left?"

Me: "3 sets"
Him: "you've done 5 sets already"
Me: "yes i know"
Him: "Ok could you keep it up?"
Me: Excuse me? Are you telling me to hurry up?
Him: You've been on there for 10 minutes already
Me: Well im going to be on this for 20 minutes more if i feel like it

and he walks away

THE NERVE OF SOME PEOPLE
I really wanted to punch his face in... but i resisted

OMFG. Im sure a lot of people know exactly what your talking about.

You have to resort to the evasive/semi-psychopath answers.

Like "how many sets do you have left?"
"i just lost count because you asked me, now i gotta start all over again.. f**k.."
or "how many sets do you have left?"
"I have a few"

or "as many i have left till im done"
or "when you getting off the bench?"

"ill be off when im done (smile)"

"could you hurry it up please?"
i have multiple sclerosis ass hole" than drop a weight and let them pick it up!!!


you get the point. people are easy to throw off. most of the time they'll be so confused if your throw mixed signals like your serious but your not they'll just say "ohhh ok" and leave. take your time. but there are times when you need to share (if the gyms really packed and theres a line forming) than ill just ask them if they want to work in. but imo, first come first serve.

[stunner5000pt]

i WOULD have shared but this guyturned out to be a complete asshole

and NO iwasnt lounging around sipping a diet coke and doing nothin

i just happened to get up and write which set it was

[FranKieC]

i WOULD have shared but this guyturned out to be a complete asshole

and NO iwasnt lounging around sipping a diet coke and doing nothin

i just happened to get up and write which set it was

He was just kidding with ya Stun..I def feel what your saying because there are some pieces of equipement I use where that has happened before.

[BG]

Hurry up with that diet coke son!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[anaBROLIC]

its funny you posted this. tonight i was with a workout partner using cable machine. my boy was in the middle of his set. i was sitting there on an ab ball waiting for my set. this dude comes over and is like "are you guys still in there?" i was like "excuse me? what do you mean? hes in the middle of his set of course we are."
lol stupid ass people.

[cfiler]

I've been asked if I was done with a machine, but never asked to hurry up.

I wear headphones all the time at the gym, that way people don't talk to me.

I go to the gym at the night though, and usually everyone there is extreamly nice.

[AnabolicBoy1981]

one time my lil brother was doin a warm up set of dips. he did 4 reps. some little sonavabitch says "Ha. you cant even do ten reps?" then he laughed a litttle. cofused....and angered my brother was about to utter somethin, but he was so blown away by the ignorance of the statement that he couldnt get the words out. i think he said "huh?"
there were so many things wrong with that statement e didnt no where to begin. lik....why 10? how do you know my program calls for 10? or how woul you assume thatwas a work set? Or what magic is there in 10?


one other time, the same brother(poor guy) was doin curls. he was having and awesome time with his right arm. his last 3 reps just would barely go up. The last full rep was like a 15 second rep, the concetration tremendous, gritting his teeth, eyes shut, really feeling each fiber fire in sink at the weight slow rises. It was one of those reps where you didnt think it would come up cuz it took so long, but you slowly suprize yourself. And the arm doesnt budge for another rep for more than an inch. GREAT STIMULATION!

SO THEN, he does his left arm. He gets to that pont where they are gettin tough. he grits his teeth, closes his eyes, and goes into super intense mode. But, for some reason, the reps are goin up easier. "Damn!" he thinks "im so uneven, how is my left getting 2 more reps than my right? ****." then he opens his eyes, and he sees some little sonovabitches fingers helpin him up wth the weight. Amazed he shakes his head at the ****er....but he keeps his fingers there...so he yells "STOP!" Finally he stops my brother ends the set and says. "WHAT R U DOIN?!"
" yuou look like you neeeded a spot" he says
"NO. LOOK SON, IF I WAS BENCHING, I NEEDED A SPOT. YOU DONT INTERUPT SOMEONES SET UNLESS THEY R IN DANGER!"
"oh..sorry"

[zimmy]

i had a dude doing some stupid lil reps of like 50 lbs bench and on a bunch of stuff... 1 set then move on... he asks me if i'm almost done... i ignore him and he actually taps me leg IN THE MIDDLE OF A REP... and says i'm talkin to you... so i'm like no i'm not done ... go back to your stupid jane fonda work out cus if i get up...your gonna wish i hadn't. He walked off.

[stunner5000pt]

one time my lil brother was doin a warm up set of dips. he did 4 reps. some little sonavabitch says "Ha. you cant even do ten reps?" then he laughed a litttle. cofused....and angered my brother was about to utter somethin, but he was so blown away by the ignorance of the statement that he couldnt get the words out. i think he said "huh?"
there were so many things wrong with that statement e didnt no where to begin. lik....why 10? how do you know my program calls for 10? or how woul you assume thatwas a work set? Or what magic is there in 10?


one other time, the same brother(poor guy) was doin curls. he was having and awesome time with his right arm. his last 3 reps just would barely go up. The last full rep was like a 15 second rep, the concetration tremendous, gritting his teeth, eyes shut, really feeling each fiber fire in sink at the weight slow rises. It was one of those reps where you didnt think it would come up cuz it took so long, but you slowly suprize yourself. And the arm doesnt budge for another rep for more than an inch. GREAT STIMULATION!

SO THEN, he does his left arm. He gets to that pont where they are gettin tough. he grits his teeth, closes his eyes, and goes into super intense mode. But, for some reason, the reps are goin up easier. "Damn!" he thinks "im so uneven, how is my left getting 2 more reps than my right? ****." then he opens his eyes, and he sees some little sonovabitches fingers helpin him up wth the weight. Amazed he shakes his head at the ****er....but he keeps his fingers there...so he yells "STOP!" Finally he stops my brother ends the set and says. "WHAT R U DOIN?!"
" yuou look like you neeeded a spot" he says
"NO. LOOK SON, IF I WAS BENCHING, I NEEDED A SPOT. YOU DONT INTERUPT SOMEONES SET UNLESS THEY R IN DANGER!"
"oh..sorry"

spot someone only if they ask you or are in danger

but im usually the one to say ... hm he might get hurt... and then he gets hurt and my friends and I stand there doing this

[Psychotron]

no one would say anything to me at my gym lol on a side note i finally got up to 4 sets with the 150lbs dumbbells, 9 7 6 6

[Ufa]

Im currently in week 3 of german block training so i do 8 sets of 6 reps for bench press. i dont take really long breaks... maybe 30 secs to a minute

everytime i would lie on the bench i would see this guy standing behind me doing nothing but i thought nothing of it

at my 5th set he comes to me and asks me "how many sets do you have left?"

Me: "3 sets"
Him: "you've done 5 sets already"
Me: "yes i know"
Him: "Ok could you keep it up?"
Me: Excuse me? Are you telling me to hurry up?
Him: You've been on there for 10 minutes already
Me: Well im going to be on this for 20 minutes more if i feel like it

and he walks away

THE NERVE OF SOME PEOPLE
I really wanted to punch his face in... but i resisted

Tell him to F off or you will twist off hais pencil neck.

[firmechicano831]

I've never had it happend to me and I'd be pissed off too.

[firmechicano831]

I've never had it happend to me and I'd be pissed off too.

[Pinkvelvet]

OMFG. Im sure a lot of people know exactly what your talking about.

You have to resort to the evasive/semi-psychopath answers.

Like "how many sets do you have left?"
"i just lost count because you asked me, now i gotta start all over again.. f**k.."
or "how many sets do you have left?"
"I have a few"

or "as many i have left till im done"
or "when you getting off the bench?"

"ill be off when im done (smile)"

"could you hurry it up please?"
i have multiple sclerosis ass hole" than drop a weight and let them pick it up!!!


you get the point. people are easy to throw off. most of the time they'll be so confused if your throw mixed signals like your serious but your not they'll just say "ohhh ok" and leave. take your time. but there are times when you need to share (if the gyms really packed and theres a line forming) than ill just ask them if they want to work in. but imo, first come first serve.

Thats a classic...Im gonna have to use that one

[italianplayboy09]

OMFG. Im sure a lot of people know exactly what your talking about.

You have to resort to the evasive/semi-psychopath answers.

Like "how many sets do you have left?"
"i just lost count because you asked me, now i gotta start all over again.. f**k.."or "how many sets do you have left?"
"I have a few"

or "as many i have left till im done"
or "when you getting off the bench?"

"ill be off when im done (smile)"

"could you hurry it up please?"
i have multiple sclerosis ass hole" than drop a weight and let them pick it up!!!


you get the point. people are easy to throw off. most of the time they'll be so confused if your throw mixed signals like your serious but your not they'll just say "ohhh ok" and leave. take your time. but there are times when you need to share (if the gyms really packed and theres a line forming) than ill just ask them if they want to work in. but imo, first come first serve.

why would you answer someone like that after they just merely asked how many sets do you have left? when i get to the gym and i see that someone is using or occupying a bench or piece of equipment i plan on using i always ask how many sets do you have left and if they have only 1 or a couple left ill just wait but if they had just started i would go on to something else then come back when theyre done. now if someone answered me back the way you said especially someone like you i would just throw your 160 pound frame out the way and get started on my workout

[LBT]

i would just throw your 160 pound frame out the way and get started on my workout

[donniebrasco]

then he opens his eyes, and he sees some little sonovabitches fingers helpin him up wth the weight. Amazed he shakes his head at the ****er....but he keeps his fingers there...so he yells "STOP!" Finally he stops my brother ends the set and says. "WHAT R U DOIN?!"
" yuou look like you neeeded a spot" he says
"NO. LOOK SON, IF I WAS BENCHING, I NEEDED A SPOT. YOU DONT INTERUPT SOMEONES SET UNLESS THEY R IN DANGER!"
"oh..sorry"[/QUOTE]
hahaha, thats friggin hilarious,

[perfectbeast2001]

My gym is full of old ppl, women and some Fitness guys that are into "toning". No one really gives me hassle. I wish they would it is amusing.

[zodiac666]

i have plenty of people ask me "how many sets do you have left?" and it usually doesnt bother me, but if they decide to stand and wait right there for my last couple sets it really gets to me. then i'll just do the rest of my sets as planned but add at least 4more sets with 5minutes or so of light stretching between them.

him - "i thought you only had 2 more sets?"
me - "these are my cool down sets, i dont count them"

[MAXIMA5]

This actually happened.

Before I bench, I usually throw 135 or 185 on and take a wide grip and bring the weight down slow and set it on my chest to get a good stretcfh.

I was doing this with my eyes shut and my headphones in, when some douchebag ran over and upright rowed the bar off me and racked it, like he thought I was stuck under the weight.

I think he thought he saved my life, until he saw me throw 3 wheels on the bar 2 sets later.

[spywizard]

the hero..

[dedic8ed1]

Im currently in week 3 of german block training so i do 8 sets of 6 reps for bench press. i dont take really long breaks... maybe 30 secs to a minute

everytime i would lie on the bench i would see this guy standing behind me doing nothing but i thought nothing of it

at my 5th set he comes to me and asks me "how many sets do you have left?"

Me: "3 sets"
Him: "you've done 5 sets already"
Me: "yes i know"
Him: "Ok could you keep it up?"
Me: Excuse me? Are you telling me to hurry up?
Him: You've been on there for 10 minutes already
Me: Well im going to be on this for 20 minutes more if i feel like it

and he walks away

THE NERVE OF SOME PEOPLE
I really wanted to punch his face in... but i resisted

FUK'm you should've just camped out and went to sleep on the fukin bench,what a douchsbag

[LBT]

No, but it gets on my nerves when a group of people take it in turns to use the same machine. The one and only machine in the whole building.

[italianplayboy09]

good thing for me is that i go to a very big gym so i really dont have to worry about these things most of the time

[CSAR]

Asking "How many more sets you got?" -- no problem
Asking "Could you hurry it up?" -- big problem
Minding your own business in the gym -- priceless

Ya'll should come to East Tokyo Gold's and see the scrawny guy who screams when he does curls with an empty EZ curl bar and uses the benches/equipment next to him as a place to set his cellphone and towel.

[*Narkissos*]

i had a dude doing some stupid lil reps of like 50 lbs bench and on a bunch of stuff... 1 set then move on... he asks me if i'm almost done... i ignore him and he actually taps me leg IN THE MIDDLE OF A REP... and says i'm talkin to you... so i'm like no i'm not done ... go back to your stupid jane fonda work out cus if i get up...your gonna wish i hadn't. He walked off.

That is a recipe for a beat down.

A guy came talking crap to me while i was bent over barbell rows once. I was severely dieted down for a contest coming a few weeks later... no tolerance for idiots.

I put the weight down...I cussed him with all the words i knew.

Shit.. i followed him around the gym and cussed him..watching him shrink into each corner and shadow.

Then i stopped abruptly...turned around and went back to rowing.

No one's troubled me since.

[helium3]

Im currently in week 3 of german block training so i do 8 sets of 6 reps for bench press. i dont take really long breaks... maybe 30 secs to a minute

everytime i would lie on the bench i would see this guy standing behind me doing nothing but i thought nothing of it

at my 5th set he comes to me and asks me "how many sets do you have left?"

Me: "3 sets"
Him: "you've done 5 sets already"
Me: "yes i know"
Him: "Ok could you keep it up?"
Me: Excuse me? Are you telling me to hurry up?
Him: You've been on there for 10 minutes already
Me: Well im going to be on this for 20 minutes more if i feel like it

and he walks away

THE NERVE OF SOME PEOPLE
I really wanted to punch his face in... but i resisted

i could understand his attitude if you were talking with mates in between sets.but f@@k this guy.

there is one kid in my gym,he comes in once a week and always asks me how long im going to be on this or that,he doesnt mean anything by it(no attitude) but i feel like saying ill be done when im done.

[Panzerfaust]

That is a recipe for a beat down.

A guy came talking crap to me while i was bent over barbell rows once. I was severely dieted down for a contest coming a few weeks later... no tolerance for idiots.

I put the weight down...I cussed him with all the words i knew.

Shit.. i followed him around the gym and cussed him..watching him shrink into each corner and shadow.

Then i stopped abruptly...turned around and went back to rowing.

No one's troubled me since.

Hell son, what did he say? I kept waiting for you tell us...

[Flagg]

If someone happens to be using a piece of equipment I want then i'll sub and go for another exercise. What I hate I think MORE than people that ask if you can hurry up is the ones that just...hang around near you. Waiting for you. Watching you. Not doing anything but ****ing watching and waiting...I HATE THAT!

[big L 17]

My gym is full of old ppl, women and some Fitness guys that are into "toning". No one really gives me hassle. I wish they would it is amusing.

o am with u no one hassles me but i wish they would for fun.guess i scare everyone lol o well

[helium3]

If someone happens to be using a piece of equipment I want then i'll sub and go for another exercise. What I hate I think MORE than people that ask if you can hurry up is the ones that just...hang around near you. Waiting for you. Watching you. Not doing anything but ****ing watching and waiting...I HATE THAT!

sounds cheesy but most the people at my gym are skinny f@@ks so they always watch me lift,faggots.

[helium3]

isnt it funny how everyone wants to get on teh bench?

[*Narkissos*]

Hell son, what did he say? I kept waiting for you tell us...

lol.

He's a guy.. awesome genetics. Been preparing for a show for years now lol.

You know..'that guy'. Who could do well.. but at the last minute chickens out.

Well around contest prep he comes to guys competing and starts to lay down the smack like he's been there... yuh know: "walked the walk"

I think i was on a low-carb day at that point... I don't have cheat days so that compounded it. And it seemed that he just was following me around talking shit.. finding fault whereever.

So i snapped.

Followed HIM around instead.

It was crazy man.

When next i came back to the gym.. people didn't talk to me or anything.

That's how i happen to like it.

[gixxerboy1]

You guys are funny. If you read the threads on here about what you don't like at your gym. Most of you guys complain about people hogging equipment or not offering to let you work it.

[G-1000]

I just tell people liek that to get the **** a way from me. I pay my monthly fee and i will use it as long as i wish.