Gym Pet Peeves

[High Plains Drifter 11026]

God, I was so hoping he would face plant doing that stupid shit.

[crash_davis 23096]

that looks to be a planet fitness.  it's $10 a month.  that's the shit you get for $10 a month.

i tried planet fitness for a month to test it out.  there are idiots at every gym.  there are way more when it's only $10 a month.

[Gene Parmesan 4002]

It looks like someone goofing off  I doubt that was a gym idiot actually working out like that.  It was staged or the gym was completely dead either way it doesn't bother me.

[Pancho 44691]

Seems the popular thing to do now is walk around the gym with no shoes on. 

 

I can (maybe) understand and give a pass to those who do squats with no shoes on, but let's keep the no shoes thing at the squat rack. 

[Eternal Noob 29]

No shoes on at the gym...what could possibly go wrong? Not much of an opportunity to drop small, heavy objects on your own toes, no sir.

[Gene Parmesan 4002]

39 minutes ago, Pancho Negro said:

Seems the popular thing to do now is walk around the gym with no shoes on. 

 

I can (maybe) understand and give a pass to those who do squats with no shoes on, but let's keep the no shoes thing at the squat rack. 

I can't even give them a pass for that.  If you are aware enough to know that you shouldn't be squatting heavy in tennis shoes, you are aware enough to buy some lifting shoes.

[Slacks 6819]

I'm so glad I lift at home. I can wear fake cheap headphones, fuck around on my phone, take two minutes between sets, wear yoga pants, grunt and yell when I PR on dead lift, and nobody is ever doing curls in the rack.

[HenryJames 66035]

Are your yoga pants gray?

[Kyle 207]

24 Hour. Every morning this old Asian dude would dry off is sack with one of the hand dryers. Every freaking morning.

[GSU&UT 1798]

Attention Olds, if you are going to share a swimming lane with me then get the fuck over to your side. Better yet, use a lane with one of the other Olds who basically just float around like a dead whale instead of going to the open pool area, I'm actually trying to swim.

Edited September 29, 2018 by GSU&UT

[T’Boo Ted Marshall 2731]

24 Hour. Every morning this old Asian dude would dry off is sack with one of the hand dryers. Every freaking morning.

Well why don’t you tell him to stop Kyle?

[South Austin 52443]

6 hours ago, T’Boo Ted Marshall said:

Well why don’t you tell him to stop Kyle?

He doesn't speak Oriental.

[HenryJames 66035]

11 hours ago, GSU&UT said:

Attention Olds, if you are going to share a swimming lane with me then get the fuck over to your side. Better yet, use a lane with one of the other Olds who basically just float around like a dead whale instead of going to the open pool area, I'm actually trying to swim.

[Doze 1322]

41 minutes ago, South Austin said:

He doesn't speak Oriental.

 

 

41 minutes ago, South Austin said:

He doesn't speak Oriental.

Edited September 29, 2018 by Doze

[Kyle 207]

9 hours ago, T’Boo Ted Marshall said:

Well why don’t you tell him to stop Kyle?

LOL.

[Jameslaw121 4448]

On 3/28/2018 at 11:12 AM, Llogg said:

Curious what the consensus is on this. I track my workouts on my phone so I'm better sets I've got it out. I have it set to give an alarm after a minute between sets. Is that too long to be sitting there "jacking around on my phone"?

Just decided to read this thread, sorry for the old quote - I have a 2:30 timer on mine. Is that too long?

[Jameslaw121 4448]

On 8/9/2018 at 1:03 PM, Gene Parmesan said:

While it's not necessarily a pet peeve I do get a chuckle at the folks reading a book on a stationary bike.  If you are that bored maybe get off the bike and do something else, or crank up the intensity.

I dunno, I weights then the bike for half an hour after. I have a HR monitor, so I just make sure I'm in the range I want then I catch up on newspaper or whatever while I  bike. 

[luke duke 6412]

Are your yoga pants gray?

[GhostofDanJones 336]

When someone doesn't rack the weights after using them.

[lateshow 1304]

When other people are in the gym at the same time as me. Inconsiderate fuckers.

[BurdineBandit 815]

19 hours ago, lateshow said:

When other people are in the gym at the same time as me. Inconsiderate fuckers.

I hate that shit! Just go tf home already!

[TexOx 110]

I swear to Christ there’s a guy who has never done an actual, full, complete rep of any exercise ever. 

[Doze 1322]

24 minutes ago, TexOx said:

I swear to Christ there’s a guy who has never done an actual, full, complete rep of any exercise ever. 

Is this the same guy that spends 30 minutes loading 720lb on the leg press machine and then proceeds to does 3"  squats?

[South Austin 52443]

41 minutes ago, TexOx said:

I swear to Christ there’s a guy who has never done an actual, full, complete rep of any exercise ever. 

There's a guy like that at my gym.  Most of the time it looks like he's just doing quarter reps.  I don't know why that infuriates me. 

[Kyle 207]

On ‎9‎/‎28‎/‎2018 at 7:21 PM, GSU&UT said:

Attention Olds, if you are going to share a swimming lane with me then get the fuck over to your side. Better yet, use a lane with one of the other Olds who basically just float around like a dead whale instead of going to the open pool area, I'm actually trying to swim.

If I may digress ... does not warrant a new thread ...

What is the protocol here? I have starting adding swimming into the mix, but was not sure if protocol was one lane / swimmer or sharing was copacetic. Thanks in advance. #tryingreallyhardtonotbetheguythatendsuponthisthread

[GSU&UT 1798]

4 hours ago, Kyle said:

If I may digress ... does not warrant a new thread ...

What is the protocol here? I have starting adding swimming into the mix, but was not sure if protocol was one lane / swimmer or sharing was copacetic. Thanks in advance. #tryingreallyhardtonotbetheguythatendsuponthisthread

You should be expected to share if all lanes have at least one person, but no more than two should be using a lane imo. I always stick to a side, never do circle swim.

The problem I have is that we use the pool at a JCC since they have drop-in daycare for our daughter and therefore 80% of the swimmers are over 70 and just basically float in the water in the middle of the lane instead of trying to swim on their side. There is an open swimming area and a lane for physical therapy where you're not expected to swim laps, but somehow these old guys always choose my lane to float around in.

Edited October 4, 2018 by GSU&UT

[High Plains Drifter 11026]

Depends on the pool, but often there are a couple of dedicated circle swimming lanes.

[GSU&UT 1798]

12 hours ago, High Plains Drifter said:

Depends on the pool, but often there are a couple of dedicated circle swimming lanes.

That seems so chaotic to me unless you're swimming with someone who is just as in/out of shape as you are. I don't want to have to swim at a different pace.

[midtown 3345]

18 hours ago, Kyle said:

What is the protocol here? I have starting adding swimming into the mix, but was not sure if protocol was one lane / swimmer or sharing was copacetic. Thanks in advance. #tryingreallyhardtonotbetheguythatendsuponthisthread

Agree with the above with one caveat.   If you are eons faster or slower then you should share with someone of equal quality.  If someone comes to share my lane and they are clearly not a very good swimmer and are going to float I will kindly tell them that I'd would be best if they waited or picked someone else because I'm doing a lot of stroke and race pace sets.  Most people recognize this and I seldom get asked to split.

Edited October 4, 2018 by midtown

[High Plains Drifter 11026]

1 hour ago, GSU&UT said:

That seems so chaotic to me unless you're swimming with someone who is just as in/out of shape as you are. I don't want to have to swim at a different pace.

It can be, but a lot of competitive or ex-competitive swimmers prefer it.

[midtown 3345]

There is no reason to circle unless you are working out with a team where every lane has more than two people and everyone is at a similar pace.  Constantly lapping someone is a pain in the ass

[Jameslaw121 4448]

Whats JCC?

[lateshow 1304]

5 minutes ago, Jameslaw121 said:

Whats JCC?

Jonesboro Country Club

[Doze 1322]

Swim talk not going away.

 

 

 

[GSU&UT 1798]

6 hours ago, Jameslaw121 said:

Whats JCC?

Jewish Community Center. We're not Jewish but it's open to everyone, mostly old eastern European people.

[lateshow 1304]

On 10/3/2018 at 11:20 AM, BurdineBandit said:

I hate that shit! Just go tf home already!

Damn you people. Go back to your shanties!

[luke duke 6412]

Jewish Community Center. We're not Jewish but it's open to everyone, mostly old eastern European people.

Is circumcision a requirement to swim. Asking for a friend.

[GSU&UT 1798]

2 minutes ago, luke duke said:

 

Is circumcision a requirement to swim. Asking for a friend.

 

Possibly, I get to see every single old dude's junk in the locker room since they all seemingly have bets to see who can be fully naked the longest. I'll try to see if we have any that are wearing hoods.

[High Plains Drifter 11026]

On 10/4/2018 at 10:02 AM, midtown said:

There is no reason to circle unless you are working out with a team where every lane has more than two people and everyone is at a similar pace.  Constantly lapping someone is a pain in the ass

Flip turning is easier. You can fit more into a lane. If everyone pays attention and doesn't act like a self-centered asshole or a retard, passing is easy. And yes, lanes should be segregated by ability or speed.

[Quagmire 2147]

Any women post in here? Curious if old bitches use the hair dryers on their twats?

[Doze 1322]

19 minutes ago, Quagmire said:

Any women post in here? Curious if old bitches use the hair dryers on their twats?

....asking for a friend.

[Horn Dog 9816]

On 9/28/2018 at 11:39 AM, Kyle said:

24 Hour. Every morning this old Asian dude would dry off is sack with one of the hand dryers. Every freaking morning.

Sorry for partying Kyle, but the towel spinner machine has been broken for a while.

[4thgenhorn 38]

So this morning I walk up to a squat rack, adjacent another rack. No one is on the other rack ATM. I proceed to start putting one 45 per side, there are no 45s one of my rack side next to other rack. However there is one on the floor and 2 on the rack and 135 on the barbell. I proceed to pickup the one plate on the ground and a dude comes flying from 50 ft away, “Put that Back, I need that!”  I ask about the other two 45 on the rack, and he’s “I Need those too”. They aren’t on the bar, just on the rack. So I point to another rack 20 ft away and i say “do u need those too?”  Then I get “you don’t have to be a smart ass”. 

I move on and finish a whole workout and the guy is sitting there with all the weight on the squat bar just visiting  he walks away, visits some more  it wasn’t till after I’d showered and was leaving he moves to leg press  solid hour with 8 plates just admiring  he has two knee braces and squat belt too  

 

 

[Newdoc 3439]

28 minutes ago, 4thgenhorn said:

“Put that Back, I need that!”

That's when you just keep putting the weights on the bar and tell him he can have them when you're done.  I'm done with that crap. You don't get to "save" three benches and five dumbbell sets in any gym but your own.  And it's usually some piss ant wanna be. Most of the serious lifters know gym etiquette. 

[BladeRunnerRock 33]

This thread died but we have January on the horizon. These are not peeves but things that make me chuckle/smirk: 

Orgasm guy. If you are lifting heavy, by all means let out a grunt or 2. If it sounds like you are about to ejac, people are going to laugh.

Hoodie on/hoodie up. It's just funny. 

Talking to your girl via bluetooth as you do dumbbell curls. Why bother.

The gym being packed on Monday and empty on Friday will never get old. College bros home between semesters does.

[HenryJames 66035]

This is my favorite time of the year to work out in Gregory. Just me and the international students.

[South Austin 52443]

By necessity I’m at the gym most days at 5am, so I avoid many of the intolerables.

[Parliament 14232]

I call House Rules in the squat rack, DL platform, etc. I've used this all year and I will not let the new year's resolutioners get in my way. Go do cable curls instead.

[Pancho 44691]

On 11/12/2018 at 1:16 PM, Newdoc said:

That's when you just keep putting the weights on the bar and tell him he can have them when you're done.  I'm done with that crap. You don't get to "save" three benches and five dumbbell sets in any gym but your own.  And it's usually some piss ant wanna be. Most of the serious lifters know gym etiquette. 

 

This is the correct answer. 

I usually follow up with "oh, so you're taking up multiple spots around the gym which is preventing others from working out?"

"Well Pancho, I'm doing a superset [or some other dumbass workout they got on bodybuilding.com]"

"oh cool, well there's no one here right now and you're way over there doing other stuff, so I'm going to keep working out here because NO ONE is working out here.  When I'm done, then you can have it."

[DDD Dad 14324]

You guys need to find better gyms.