Q: "How many sets do you have left?" A: "I just started"

[Atomini]

Anyone else get this stupid bullshit in the gym? I just need to vent here for a second.

I need to use a piece of equipment or a machine, and I kindly ask "excuse me, may I ask how many sets you have left on that machine/bench/dumbbells/whatever?" to which I receive the answer "I just started". Okay... that still doesn't answer my question, asshole. I don't care if you just started, I need to know how many sets you have to do so I can decide if its worth it to wait a short period or move on. I'm starting to lose my patience with these people, and starting to snap with responses like "and that means... how many?", or "your answer should be in the form of a numerical answer", or just plain "I understand that, but that still doesn't answer my question!".

Please, when someone asks you how many sets you have left... just give them the number.

I have nothing else to say on this subject.

[Razor]

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[Bonaparte]

Guilty.
I don't plan my workouts ahead of time, besides knowing what muscles I'm going to work.
I just go with the flow and adjust my sets and exercises based on what I'm feeling and what equipment is open...so that I don't have a ****ing brain aneurism waiting on people to vacate a station. I have plenty of stress in my life and the gym is one of my few meditative/cathartic escapes, so I'm sure as shit not going to stress about when I'll get to use my favorite dumbbell or whatever.
However, when someone asks me how many sets I have left, I just answer "probably a couple more" and ask them if they want to work in with me. If they aren't satisfied with that answer, **** them. I'm not an airline and I don't owe you a departure time.

[Igifuno]

Exactly. My response is usually a number, if I know, and an offer to work in.

[DeadlyD]

Ah, isn't there a thread about what pisses you off at the gym lol!!! bit ya that would grind my gears.

[Times Roman]

or how about the numbnuts that thinks he can "use" two workstations simultaneously, AND be bullshitting with someone else

[auswest]

or how about the numbnuts that thinks he can "use" two workstations simultaneously, AND be bullshitting with someone else

This^^
There Are 3 blokes at my gym that seem to think their names are on upto 3 pieces of equipment at anyone time, I needed to do flys, I hadn't seen anyone using the cables for over 5-10mins the second I jump on, apparently they're using it......it's such a piss off!!

[dooie]

Guilty.
I don't plan my workouts ahead of time, besides knowing what muscles I'm going to work.
I just go with the flow and adjust my sets and exercises based on what I'm feeling and what equipment is open...so that I don't have a ****ing brain aneurism waiting on people to vacate a station. I have plenty of stress in my life and the gym is one of my few meditative/cathartic escapes, so I'm sure as shit not going to stress about when I'll get to use my favorite dumbbell or whatever.
However, when someone asks me how many sets I have left, I just answer "probably a couple more" and ask them if they want to work in with me. If they aren't satisfied with that answer, **** them. I'm not an airline and I don't owe you a departure time.

Yep same here, if I just start, I say I'll be on here a while, but u can jump in, if an exercise is working and I feel it, I'll do up to 6 sets with a few warmups haha, ppl probably bitch about me all the time in the gym haha

[AD]

i like my things in a fixed pattern, so i always have a full gym plan written down in my mind. so i always give a number when someone ask.

but there was this period of time when i tried to switch to light weights and high volume, trying to do 10x10. so after 2 sets, some guy came over to ask me how many more, and i said 8! he nearly fainted.

[SEOINAGE]

usually you have some general number 5-7, I used to get that response all the time to which I always asked approximately how long will you be here? I get this at work a lot too, ask a question about how long it will take someone to do something and get extremely vague hours, and its like I really need an estimate so I can get in here and do my job. Its annoying, have to deal with a lot of fvcktards.

[Misery13]

I have 13 drop sets left.

[jpowell]

i always say--you can work if if ya want, or if I'm asking, i say can i work in with you? lol nothing speeds up a process other feeling rushed.

esp when your the big guy in the gym. these ma****ers take me serious LMAO

[jasc]

I usually give a number or if I just started I tell em so. If they give an attitude or stand there waiting I'll purposely take longer.. Impatient bastards.. If they're really on my nerves n it fits into my routine I'll sit there n play on my ipod for a bit.

If someone is polite or cool about it I usually offer to let em work in or speed up a little.

[Misery13]

i always say--you can work if if ya want, or if I'm asking, i say can i work in with you? lol nothing speeds up a process other feeling rushed.

esp when your the big guy in the gym. these ma****ers take me serious LMAO

Lol....

[SEOINAGE]

No one ever wanted to work in with me. Offered lots.

[Get hench Die Trying]

My pet hate is when you ask two people training together how many sets they got and they say 2 sets and you stand there waiting and they talk for about 10 mins in between sets. I get annoyed and say are you going to train or stand there and f'in talk tends to get them moving a bit lol

[Rwy]

I am guilty of saying I just started. I say it more in a way like Dude I am sorry I just started.

I always offer to let people work in or push myself in there too

[Rwy]

My pet hate is when you ask two people training together how many sets they got and they say 2 sets and you stand there waiting and they talk for about 10 mins in between sets. I get annoyed and say are you going to train or stand there and f'in talk tends to get them moving a bit lol

I just say shit to them when they do that. Like guys lets go

[baseline_9]

Guilty.
I don't plan my workouts ahead of time, besides knowing what muscles I'm going to work.
I just go with the flow and adjust my sets and exercises based on what I'm feeling and what equipment is open...so that I don't have a ****ing brain aneurism waiting on people to vacate a station. I have plenty of stress in my life and the gym is one of my few meditative/cathartic escapes, so I'm sure as shit not going to stress about when I'll get to use my favorite dumbbell or whatever.
However, when someone asks me how many sets I have left, I just answer "probably a couple more" and ask them if they want to work in with me. If they aren't satisfied with that answer, **** them. I'm not an airline and I don't owe you a departure time.

Im the same

But yeh the whole 'ive just started thing pisses me off 2''

How about the lads who train in groups... ''How many sets u got left lads'' ''ermmmmm maybe like 4 each''..... ''ok theres 6 of you, shall i come back tommorow''


Who does that really, how can u train with any more than 2 other people... I hate training in a 3, seems just too slow

[lestat85]

I always try to answer with a number and an offer to work in. Just seems the most sensible answer to me. If I know a guys waiting, I try to get done quicker, again just seems the best solution (as long as they're polite and not an ass about it).

I alway try to have alternatives already thought out if I have to ask. Too many guys just sit there waisting everyone else's time. I'm on a pretty tight schedule sometimes and don't have time to f*ck around with time wasters and just move on.

[jpowell]

certain machines like smith, squat rack, benches legs i refuse to let ppl work with me.
for sum reason its always a little guy who needs to take off every single plate that i load and only use one and then think they are fukn big shit.
on machines with the pin, doesn't bother me bus just pulling out the pin to add weights...but i do hate when they either leave it at their weight or put it in the wrong hole thinking thas where i was at.

[Atomini]

How about the WORST:

Scenario 1 - Person you ask says they have about 20 sets left (mentioned by someone earlier). Then you start to see red.

Scenario 2 - Person you ask doesn't even know what a set is. Usually you ask these people, who look obviously fresh-off-the-boat foreign, and their response is either: "UHHH OHHH AAHHH WHAT? HOW MANY WHAT?" or "I have 30 left". Of course, they're not talking about sets, but reps (you realize this after you freak out thinking they really meant sets, but you recognized they don't know what a 'set' is).

Then of course there are those who won't offer to work in with you.

[AD]

there was once, 3 guys were chatting and rotating on the bench press. looking at them, i know they will take forever. so i simply ask "can i join you?" instead of How many sets.

but then, they were chatting and resting 3-5mins in between sets, so i went, "can i go again?"..

finished my 5sets and they were still chatting and resting