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

[Seattle Junk]

Hehe, true story. When I use to manage a Worlds Gym, I had sex with this hot lil Russian girl on the lat pull down after hours....Good stuff.

[insanepump621]

a couple months ago my buddy was squattin on the barbell he was doin like 315 and he was talkin and unloadin the barbell at the same time not payin any attention to what he was doin whatsoever and he had put the barbell on the top hooks as soon as he took off the last 45 on one side the barbell flipped over to the side were the weight was loadin crack a big giant mirror and put a hole in the wall and dent the floor this barbell did more damage then a freakin train wreck never seen anything like they wanted him to replace it but he never did so they jus reamed him out the ass in his checkin account

[lfrisbee]

This didn't happen very recently... but when I was a junior in high school, I was taking a strength training class as part of my PE. Me and another buddy, also an athlete, were squatting 360 for a set of 3. After we finished our sets, we started to take the plates off the bar when a guy in line for the rack instructed us to leave the weight on.

Right away.. i'm like oh shit... This kid has downs syndrome and is not athletic at all. I'd say it would have been a near impossible feat for him to squat 225 (2 plates). So I warned him he wouldn't be able to do it, and he shrugged me off and told me it would be easy. If I could do it so could he right? So he jumps in... no warm up... cold... downs syndrome... no spotter... takes the weight off the rack and backs up a step. Knees unlock and he lowers his ass one inch. Instantly he collapses like a sack of potatoes and the weight falls on top of him.

The weight instructor saw him, checked if the dude was ok... he was. Then kicked him out of his class. Stupidest thing I've ever seen.

[ward065]

This didn't happen very recently... but when I was a junior in high school, I was taking a strength training class as part of my PE. Me and another buddy, also an athlete, were squatting 360 for a set of 3. After we finished our sets, we started to take the plates off the bar when a guy in line for the rack instructed us to leave the weight on.

Right away.. i'm like oh shit... This kid has downs syndrome and is not athletic at all. I'd say it would have been a near impossible feat for him to squat 225 (2 plates). So I warned him he wouldn't be able to do it, and he shrugged me off and told me it would be easy. If I could do it so could he right? So he jumps in... no warm up... cold... downs syndrome... no spotter... takes the weight off the rack and backs up a step. Knees unlock and he lowers his ass one inch. Instantly he collapses like a sack of potatoes and the weight falls on top of him.

The weight instructor saw him, checked if the dude was ok... he was. Then kicked him out of his class. Stupidest thing I've ever seen.

you do have to feel a little sorry for him though.

[lfrisbee]

you do have to feel a little sorry for him though.

Yeah a little... but not TOO much after I'd already pleaded with him not to attempt suicide like he was doing. I wasn't the only one warning him either.

[ward065]

please please don't make fun of me

but the stupidest sh*t i've seen was actually my own doing

a few months ago i was doing pretty heavy dips w/ 135 pounds on a belt.

My belt (on my pants) was lose and the dip belt with all the weight pulled down my f**king pants!!!!

a couple people saw me with only underwear on.......as quick as the wind i was able to pull my pants back up and put the belt on pretty tight......after that i've never had problems with dips, thank god

[Seattle Junk]

please please don't make fun of me

but the stupidest sh*t i've seen was actually my own doing

a few months ago i was doing pretty heavy dips w/ 135 pounds on a belt.

My belt (on my pants) was lose and the dip belt with all the weight pulled down my f**king pants!!!!

a couple people saw me with only underwear on.......as quick as the wind i was able to pull my pants back up and put the belt on pretty tight......after that i've never had problems with dips, thank god

LMAO! That was great. I think that is the best one I've read so far? You can't truely laugh until you laugh at yourself....excellent.....

[ward065]

LMAO! That was great. I think that is the best one I've read so far? You can't truely laugh until you laugh at yourself....excellent.....

yeah, it was pretty embarassing for sure and a little funny too. i'm glad none of the gym employees saw it, as they may have spoke to me.

[Seattle Junk]

yeah, it was pretty embarassing for sure and a little funny too. i'm glad none of the gym employees saw it, as they may have spoke to me.

At least your underwear stayed on.....

[Anaholic]

At least your underwear stayed on.....

Thats what I was thinking.... But thats some funny stuff!

[ward065]

here's another thing i saw......that wasn't my own doing.

There was a guy once in his mid 20's or so doing flat dumbell presses. He was not really big or strong at all. However, he had the 80 pound dumbells in his hand and he was going like 1/3 of the way down after struggling badly to get the weights up. In other words, after he got them up he only went down a very small amount.

I thought i would try to be helpful and advise him to lower the weight significantly, to about 40-50 pounds and try to get a full contraction. He said that he thought he could only get a big chest with heavy weight but i tried to tell him his chest will get bigger if he gets the form correct with a lighter weight.

He got really mad at me and said that he would not feel like he got a good workout with a light weight. But i tried to explain he'd be getting a much better workout than what he was currently doing. He kept getting mad so i figured, why bother with this guy?

Fast forward 4 months from when this happened. Today he is no bigger, no stronger than he was back then. And he still does quarter bench presses with 185 and the same with the dumbells. A lost cause for sure.

[magic32]

The little guy who holds arms out like he has Franco lats always makes me laugh.

But I thought of this thread the other day when a saw a dude on the Captain’s chair literally and consecutively swinging his feet over his head and down past 180 degrees, while swearing he was getting a vigorous ab workout.
Forget exercise knowledge…it’s as if common sense doesn’t apply with some of these guys.

Or when you see a 250 pounder, carrying 125lbs of them in his midsection doing the ab roller. What??? Man go hit the bike!

[kafabe]

Those guys that come in everyday and do bench press and arm curls evryday, kill me. I call it the prison workoput, those prison guys always have big arms and chest, no legs or neck. It really kills me when you see one of those guys with great genetics, but knows nothing about working out or eating, just does chest and bi's.

[ward065]

Those guys that come in everyday and do bench press and arm curls evryday, kill me. I call it the prison workoput, those prison guys always have big arms and chest, no legs or neck. It really kills me when you see one of those guys with great genetics, but knows nothing about working out or eating, just does chest and bi's.

i see that too with a few people, but most of them don't even have big arms or a big chest, lol.

chest and biceps like 3 days a week i see some people do- and nothing else. lol

[G-Force]

people doing those weird balancing exercises

squating on one leg while shoulder pressing a 5lb dumbell

lunging and doing curls at the same
time

why do people do this cr"p?

[Seattle Junk]

people doing those weird balancing exercises

squating on one leg while shoulder pressing a 5lb dumbell

lunging and doing curls at the same
time

why do people do this cr"p?

I know, it's cracks me up too. I know there are trying to increase the resistance as the do their lunge walk thru the gym but it's so minimal. Ya wanna work your hammys and glutes? Do some fuggin straight legged deads or some leg curls. It's usually ladies doing that. The most common excuse I heard from ladies over ther years is "I don't want to get too big". Uhhhh, ok.... Your legs are going to blow up like Quadzilla.... More like, I don't want to put out that much effort and it looks to0 hard.

[G-Force]

I know, it's cracks me up too. I know there are trying to increase the resistance as the do their lunge walk thru the gym but it's so minimal. Ya wanna work your hammys and glutes? Do some fuggin straight legged deads or some leg curls. It's usually ladies doing that. The most common excuse I heard from ladies over ther years is "I don't want to get too big". Uhhhh, ok.... Your legs are going to blow up like Quadzilla.... More like, I don't want to put out that much effort and it looks to0 hard.

what p!sses me off is that for some unkown reason all the so called fitness instructors at my gym tell all the new members to these stupid exercises

i keep meaning to have a word with one of them about it but i'll probably just end up in an argument

[Power Viking]

what p!sses me off is that for some unkown reason all the so called fitness instructors at my gym tell all the new members to these stupid exercises

i keep meaning to have a word with one of them about it but i'll probably just end up in an argument

At my old gym there were some 15 year olds who were doing the squats all wrong. They were tipping forward, and one guy even lost his balance and stumbled forward into the safety rack.

Well, as the nice guy that I am I offered them some pointers if they were interested. They said yes and I told them some basic stuff like:
If you have problems balancing the weight, try moving the feet a little further apart and angle the toes outwards.
Keep your back straight and your eyes up, that`ll help you stay erect.
Just basic stuff.
I also told them that I personally liked box squats because then you are forced to have proper technique coming off the box or you`ll see your weakness right away. Also the box makes sure you always go far enough down.

Well, the guys thanked me and followed my tips and all was well.
Enter the instructor bitch!
She went on and on saying "you`re not supposed to be handing out advice, you`re not employed here, I am" and "your advises are stupid too, no one else does box squats here".
I remained calm and told here that maybe noone here did box squats, but that one of the most accomplished powerlifting gyms in the world does them more or less exclusivly and that I only said that I PERSONALLY liked them.

She still wouldn`t stop whining about me offering advice, like I`d stepped on her turf or something, and she would constantly be on my back from that day on. If I left the bar for two seconds to go for a piss she`d be "you have to take off the plates when you`re finished". She would even stand next to me and count down the seconds until closing time and even said "my watch is ten now, so I don`t care what the clock on the wall says".

And they say testosteron makes you irretable, aggresive and unreasonable. Yeah, right!

[TallMan]

At my old gym there were some 15 year olds who were doing the squats all wrong. They were tipping forward, and one guy even lost his balance and stumbled forward into the safety rack.

Well, as the nice guy that I am I offered them some pointers if they were interested. They said yes and I told them some basic stuff like:
If you have problems balancing the weight, try moving the feet a little further apart and angle the toes outwards.
Keep your back straight and your eyes up, that`ll help you stay erect.
Just basic stuff.
I also told them that I personally liked box squats because then you are forced to have proper technique coming off the box or you`ll see your weakness right away. Also the box makes sure you always go far enough down.

Well, the guys thanked me and followed my tips and all was well.
Enter the instructor bitch!
She went on and on saying "you`re not supposed to be handing out advice, you`re not employed here, I am" and "your advises are stupid too, no one else does box squats here".
I remained calm and told here that maybe noone here did box squats, but that one of the most accomplished powerlifting gyms in the world does them more or less exclusivly and that I only said that I PERSONALLY liked them.

She still wouldn`t stop whining about me offering advice, like I`d stepped on her turf or something, and she would constantly be on my back from that day on. If I left the bar for two seconds to go for a piss she`d be "you have to take off the plates when you`re finished". She would even stand next to me and count down the seconds until closing time and even said "my watch is ten now, so I don`t care what the clock on the wall says".

And they say testosteron makes you irretable, aggresive and unreasonable. Yeah, right!

what a cunt !

[znak]

I also told them that I personally liked box squats because then you are forced to have proper technique coming off the box or you`ll see your weakness right away. Also the box makes sure you always go far enough down.

This should be a sticky in the exercise forum. Truer words were never spoken.

But back to your telling her majesty the f*cking trainer's students how to squat... never try to teach a pig how to sing, it is frustrating and it annoying the sh*t out of the pig.

[WelshWarrior]

This didn't happen very recently... but when I was a junior in high school, I was taking a strength training class as part of my PE. Me and another buddy, also an athlete, were squatting 360 for a set of 3. After we finished our sets, we started to take the plates off the bar when a guy in line for the rack instructed us to leave the weight on.

Right away.. i'm like oh shit... This kid has downs syndrome and is not athletic at all. I'd say it would have been a near impossible feat for him to squat 225 (2 plates). So I warned him he wouldn't be able to do it, and he shrugged me off and told me it would be easy. If I could do it so could he right? So he jumps in... no warm up... cold... downs syndrome... no spotter... takes the weight off the rack and backs up a step. Knees unlock and he lowers his ass one inch. Instantly he collapses like a sack of potatoes and the weight falls on top of him.

The weight instructor saw him, checked if the dude was ok... he was. Then kicked him out of his class. Stupidest thing I've ever seen.

That is so funny! Tight, but funny!

[LAW]

Women with fresh makeup & perfumed (you can smell them a mile away). They sit on the machines and chat on their cell phone while wearing the Louie Voutton work out clothes. Geez

[cmillett]

About 2 years ago there was this gay guy that every body noticed,he would come in turn on one of the TV's to a music chanel,man you were in for a show,he would then dance around like a fvckin ice skayer,I've seen some pretty stupid and crazy sh1t before but I have never seen anything like that at a gym before,don't know what ever happened to our little dancing buddy,but we still talk about about it like it was yesterday.

[BIGD2515]

About 2 years ago there was this gay guy that every body noticed,he would come in turn on one of the TV's to a music chanel,man you were in for a show,he would then dance around like a fvckin ice skayer,I've seen some pretty stupid and crazy sh1t before but I have never seen anything like that at a gym before,don't know what ever happened to our little dancing buddy,but we still talk about about it like it was yesterday.

haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
thats some funny a55 shit i wish i could have seen that

[riskybusiness]

the fat cunt who leaves the log in the toilet for all to see

[WelshWarrior]

I noticed another 2 today:
1) Blokes who train in flip-flops
2) Blokes who wear skimpy loose shorts that leave stray nuts flopping out either side.

[gr8gear]

I noticed another 2 today:
1) Blokes who train in flip-flops
2) Blokes who wear skimpy loose shorts that leave stray nuts flopping out either side.

Holy Sh!t.....thats effin histerical. Every Gym has them. Nothing like a shot of brain to ruin a workout.

[Sanecrazy]

Yeah I see those guys in their flip flops. Just waiting on one of them to drop a 45 on their foot. What about the guys who walk aroung the gym thugged out with their pants sagging on their knees like their hanging out on a street corner?

[themetalmich]

How 'bout this? A twiggy dude doing lateral raises using far too much wieght, every rep he stands up on his tippy toes and grunts using all momentum to raise the dumbells. Pathetic. I got tired just watching him.

[Sanecrazy]

I dont know what the stupidest thing that Ive seen lately is but I know that I F@cking hate the teenage groupie kids that come to the gym to socialize and talk about everyone else. The other day I was finishing up my chest workout with some weighted dips and three of those F#ckers walk by and when they get a ways away I hear them say. "That guys too big for himself.. He must be on steroids" Well how about you mind your own business you little punk @ss f#cker. I felt like picking up a 5 pound plate and using it as a frisbee to take off one of their heads. This is the reason why I wear headphones to the gym. Unfortunately my MP3 player took a crap on my and my new one hasnt come in the mail yet. And yes I have anger management problems.

[G-Force]

yeah what is it with guys and flip flops - apart from the fact they look cr"p and shouldnt be worn anywhere apart from the beach IMO - they are also unsafe and they shouldnt even be allowed in the gym like that

[Soup]

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.

[G-Force]

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.

thats never happened to me - you must have some really irritating gym members

[TallMan]

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.

man, that's so irritating! I learned myself to ignore everything while busy with a set.

I just read on another board where they also have a topic like this one going on
about someone who had seen an old guy using a hairblower to dry his balsack after showering

[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

[slitsoul13]

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.

A guy asked me if I was almost done when I was in the middle of my set!! It pissed me off so much, but I remained calm... I hate those ppl...

[snog_usmc]

I saw a guy today using a cable machine and it looked more like Dance Dance Revolution then an exercise.

[BIGD2515]

i ve saw some dude doing arm curls on the hamsring curl machine, retarted.there is also some crazy bitch that jumps up and down skips and basicly buggs out when shes runnin on the tread mill funny shit .so much crazy shit i seen in my gym over the years ive seen kids get thrown out for fighting stupid shit .

[G-Force]

i just got back from the gym and did something pretty stupid

was doing my final set of squats with my heaviest weight
was half way up on my 9th rep and got stuck at the half way mark - i had no spotter and frankly had never been in this situation before so panicked and shrugged the weight off my shoulders and fell back on my Arse

the noise it made when 150Kg hit the floor was horrific - the whole gym came to a stop to see me lying on my arse and the bar then rolling back onto my hand

i have hurt my arse, hand and mostly my pride

actually to be honest i couldnt really give a sh!t