Gym Rant
Sorry, but I just gotta get this off my chest. So today I go to the gym to work back. My routine is pretty basic - mainly deads, bent over rows, pull-ups, ... So I am doing my deadlifts and I was lifting pretty heavy weight for me (550 Ibs for a few good solid form reps with continuous tension). After I finish with the set some old guy with a 50 inch waste and no muscle developement (You know those guys who are reliving their high school glory days) comes up to me like I challanged him or something. He says "How many more sets" I say just one and I'll make it quick" He then says, "when you're done leave the weight on, I'm doing shrugs and I'll be using alot more weight than you. Someday you'll be as strong as me if you work at it" - this is what he actually said. Now normally I would do what I usually do and look the other way and not pay any attention but I don't know what it was, I just had to speak up. So of course I wait for him to do his set. He puts about 600 pounds on the bar and manages to do what I would call 1/8 reps (he looked like he was having a seizure) So I walk up to him and say "how come you don't use full range of motion." He is all flustered and for a while had no answer, but then he says "when I go lighter I will" So I just laughed and he asked why I laughed "I said, sir no disrespect but learn how to shrug and stop trying to impress people with weight" Oooooooh guys like this just piss me off. Most days I can just ignore it or tolerate it. Does any of this stuff happen to you folks? If there are any other gym stories please share.
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