Commercial Gym - Loathing

[TheChosen1]

So I was in school for 3.5 years and went to the gym on the university. It's a great facility (full outdoor track, 3 different size tires for flipping, full football field, full soccer field, small indoor track [200 meters], bazillion cardio machines, every cable and other machine known to man, two db sets up to 65, one set to 160, 3 full power racks with Olympic bumper weights, Olympic sized pool, steam and dry sauna, rehab clinics) but so full of ****tards. It is technically a city facility so everyone and anyone can go. I took some time off (1.5 years) and I am back at school so I got a pass to do some cardio or a quick hit session between classes. Today was my first time back there and man o man it was bad.

1) I saw at least 20 people there that I would see frequently when I was there in my previous 3+ year stint that have made little to no progress if not regressed. I see them still benching 135x10 like its a big feat and riding the bike sweating there ass off listening to what sounds like 90's Britney Spears and still looking like shit. You would think after years in the gym and no progress you would do at least one google search for 'how to get ripped/fit/workout' and learn something!

I have a coworker who tries to convince everyone that he works out regularly. I say "TRIES TO CONVINCE" because I point out to others that someone who really trains in the gym NEVER EVER brag about what he/she does or did. In my 25+ years in strength training, I never have to talk about my training since it naturally shows.

For the past 8 years of working with this former crackhead, he's always been bragging about how he benches 220 (he weighs about 200 or less). After years of hearing about his 220 bench or benching 2-110 pound dumbells, I asked him, "Bro, you've been doing that same bench for more than 5 years and never once added like 5 pounds to it? No wonder why you're still little like PeeWee Herman." The poor dude then claimed that he has an injured shoulder, to which I came back with, "I know what you mean. I got 2 injured shoulders but heavy benching is what helped mine heal. Maybe you should try it sometimes." LOL

[Honkey_Kong]

I have a coworker who tries to convince everyone that he works out regularly. I say "TRIES TO CONVINCE" because I point out to others that someone who really trains in the gym NEVER EVER brag about what he/she does or did. In my 25+ years in strength training, I never have to talk about my training since it naturally shows.

For the past 8 years of working with this former crackhead, he's always been bragging about how he benches 220 (he weighs about 200 or less). After years of hearing about his 220 bench or benching 2-110 pound dumbells, I asked him, "Bro, you've been doing that same bench for more than 5 years and never once added like 5 pounds to it? No wonder why you're still little like PeeWee Herman." The poor dude then claimed that he has an injured shoulder, to which I came back with, "I know what you mean. I got 2 injured shoulders but heavy benching is what helped mine heal. Maybe you should try it sometimes." LOL

My brother does the same shit. He'd be all telling me that he's benching like 350 reps and all. He finally got out of the army so I get him to go with me to the gym. To try to impress me he puts the 3 plates on and barely moves the bar at all. And I'm like "if the bar doesn't touch your chest, it doesn't count." To which he claims he's got a shoulder injury that prevents him. So I have him drop it to 2 plates and he still can't do one real bench.

People typically rather talk/lie about it than actually do it. Then when they get called on their BS, they'll just try to find some excuse. It's really all the same. The thing that pisses me off though is that I'll be like "just lower the weight enough so you can actually do it" and he'll just get pissy and insist that he can handle it.