Gym Pet Peeves

[pearlandhorn 3269]

On 6/17/2019 at 1:55 PM, crash_davis said:

is she at least hot?

No.  Not at all.

[SilasCoade 2622]

This fucking cable chest press machine at my gym. The plates stick together so that if you do anything less than the full stack (and I don't do anything close to the full stack) a quarter into your first rep you suddenly drop ten pounds and make a loud ass noise. The plate where the pin is set stays up but the one below it drops off. Every fucking time.

[Dennis Taylor 18808]

1 hour ago, Llogg said:

This fucking cable chest press machine at my gym. The plates stick together so that if you do anything less than the full stack (and I don't do anything close to the full stack) a quarter into your first rep you suddenly drop ten pounds and make a loud ass noise. The plate where the pin is set stays up but the one below it drops off. Every fucking time.

That called a drop set bro...

[Parliament 14233]

4 hours ago, Llogg said:

This fucking cable chest press machine at my gym. The plates stick together so that if you do anything less than the full stack (and I don't do anything close to the full stack) a quarter into your first rep you suddenly drop ten pounds and make a loud ass noise. The plate where the pin is set stays up but the one below it drops off. Every fucking time.

You sound weak bro...

[XYZ 2154]

Free weights, bro.

[BayouBill 835]

Add a couple more reps and deal with it, bro.

[LonghornJones 837]

bro

[South Austin 52443]

If you wore your hat backwards when lifting things like this wouldn't happen.

[Lone Star Horn 2016]

11 hours ago, South Austin said:

If you wore your hat backwards when lifting things like this wouldn't happen, bro

fify bro

[Parliament 14233]

Not a pet peeve at all, but this is the thread it belongs in:

[HenryJames 66035]

This is why you don’t drop your weights, bro.

[Reynolds Woodcock 4739]

This dork

 

imgur

/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" />

[Parliament 14233]

[Dennis Taylor 18808]

 

[PittsburghTiger 6175]

Monday, I had finished with flat bench dumbbell benching, then regular flat bench. I wanted to go over to the bench pressing machine and do some reps, a guy is on his phone, sitting on the bench press machine.

Today, after my four miles on the treadmill I wanted to go right over to the leg press machine and do an extended set, but there is a guy sitting on the machine, not pressing, rather he was texting.

 

For fuck's sake, for two hours leave your phone at home.

[South Austin 52443]

34 minutes ago, PittsburghTiger said:

Monday, I had finished with flat bench dumbbell benching, then regular flat bench. I wanted to go over to the bench pressing machine and do some reps, a guy is on his phone, sitting on the bench press machine.

Today, after my four miles on the treadmill I wanted to go right over to the leg press machine and do an extended set, but there is a guy sitting on the machine, not pressing, rather he was texting.

 

For fuck's sake, for two hours leave your phone at home.

You can actually text (or check Surly) during a workout and still not be a douchebag if you let someone else work in with you.

[Dennis Taylor 18808]

54 minutes ago, PittsburghTiger said:

Monday, I had finished with flat bench dumbbell benching, then regular flat bench. I wanted to go over to the bench pressing machine and do some reps, a guy is on his phone, sitting on the bench press machine.

Today, after my four miles on the treadmill I wanted to go right over to the leg press machine and do an extended set, but there is a guy sitting on the machine, not pressing, rather he was texting.

 

For fuck's sake, for two hours leave your phone at home.

mix in some incline bro...

[Parliament 14233]

Monday, I had finished with flat bench dumbbell benching, then regular flat bench. I wanted to go over to the bench pressing machine and do some reps, a guy is on his phone, sitting on the bench press machine.
Today, after my four miles on the treadmill I wanted to go right over to the leg press machine and do an extended set, but there is a guy sitting on the machine, not pressing, rather he was texting.
 
For fuck's sake, for two hours leave your phone at home.

Machines are the Devil. He did you a favor.

[South Austin 52443]

57 minutes ago, Dennis Taylor said:

mix in some incline bro...

Bro, do you even weighted dips?

[Dennis Taylor 18808]

1 minute ago, South Austin said:

Bro, do you even weighted dips?

hammer strength machine dips- yes. if i could show you a pic of what i did to my bicep insertion 3 years ago, you would lose your lunch. so actual weighted dips- hell no.     

 

[South Austin 52443]

32 minutes ago, Dennis Taylor said:

hammer strength machine dips- yes. if i could show you a pic of what i did to my bicep insertion 3 years ago, you would lose your lunch. so actual weighted dips- hell no.     

You do enough arm curls in the mirror, bruh, and things like that don't happen.

[PittsburghTiger 6175]

3 hours ago, South Austin said:

You can actually text (or check Surly) during a workout and still not be a douchebag if you let someone else work in with you.

I respectfully disagree 

[PittsburghTiger 6175]

3 hours ago, Dennis Taylor said:

mix in some incline bro...

My left shoulder can’t take that. Nor can it take decline.

3 hours ago, Parliament said:

4 hours ago, PittsburghTiger said:

Monday, I had finished with flat bench dumbbell benching, then regular flat bench. I wanted to go over to the bench pressing machine and do some reps, a guy is on his phone, sitting on the bench press machine.
Today, after my four miles on the treadmill I wanted to go right over to the leg press machine and do an extended set, but there is a guy sitting on the machine, not pressing, rather he was texting.
 
For fuck's sake, for two hours leave your phone at home.

Read more  

Machines are the Devil. He did you a favor.

I like doing the leg press machine right after getting off the treadmill.  I do a nice set of 100, no stopping. The seated bench machine is nice because I can do a few sets after doing free weights.  Kind of cool down sets with no cheating 

[Dennis Taylor 18808]

6 minutes ago, PittsburghTiger said:

My left shoulder can’t take that. Nor can it take decline.

try incline dumbbell press or hammer strength incline, should be easier on the shoulders than barbell incline 

[lateshow 1304]

11 minutes ago, Dennis Taylor said:

try incline dumbbell press or hammer strength incline, should be easier on the shoulders than barbell incline 

This ^

[South Austin 52443]

23 minutes ago, PittsburghTiger said:

I respectfully disagree 

I disrespectfully disagree.

[crash_davis 23096]

8 minutes ago, South Austin said:

I disrespectfully disagree.

i respectfully agree to disrespectfully disagree to agree

[PittsburghTiger 6175]

29 minutes ago, Dennis Taylor said:

try incline dumbbell press or hammer strength incline, should be easier on the shoulders than barbell incline 

 

23 minutes ago, lateshow said:

This ^

I don’t have a fully formed trapezius muscle on my left side. I’ve also torn both rotators, both in 2010, and I know what my shoulders can do/take.

It’s a constant battle to not overwhelm the left shoulder.

The left was torn when I sneezed, while benching. The right was torn a month later as I was hiking/climbing through rocks in Georgia.

Although, I appreciate the advice.

At times I do incline bench on the Smith Machine, I believe that is what it is called. It gives me some stability in that the left side can’t wander.

Edited July 31, 2019 by PittsburghTiger

[Dennis Taylor 18808]

4 minutes ago, PittsburghTiger said:

 

I don’t have a fully formed trapezius muscle on my left side. I’ve also torn both rotators, both in 2010, and I know what my shoulders can do/take.

It’s a constant battle to not overwhelm the left shoulder.

The left was torn when I sneezed, while benching. The right was torn a month later as I was hiking/climbing through rocks in Georgia.

Although, I appreciate the advice.

At times I do incline bench on the Smith Machine, I believe that is what it is called. It gives me some stability in that the left side can’t wander.

gotcha- that sounds like it sucks  

[crash_davis 23096]

5 minutes ago, PittsburghTiger said:

 

I don’t have a fully formed trapezius muscle on my left side. I’ve also torn both rotators, both in 2010, and I know what my shoulders can do/take.

It’s a constant battle to not overwhelm the left shoulder.

The left was torn when I sneezed, while benching. The right was torn a month later as I was hiking/climbing through rocks in Georgia.

Although, I appreciate the advice.

At times I do incline bench on the Smith Machine, I believe that is what it is called. It gives me some stability in that the left side can’t wander.

maybe god is telling you to stop working out.

[PittsburghTiger 6175]

12 minutes ago, Dennis Taylor said:

gotcha- that sounds like it sucks  

Eh, it’s not so bad. I just have to be mindful 

12 minutes ago, crash_davis said:

maybe god is telling you to stop working out.

No, the opposite is true. It feels better when I lift, and don’t overwhelm it. It’s a fine line. I got my bench back up to 200, not bad for an old bastard of 52

[crash_davis 23096]

https://www.reddit.com/r/Whatcouldgowrong/comments/cmbpwo/not_securing_your_weights/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x

 

[Loco 3752]

[Longboard Horn 40290]

On 7/19/2019 at 12:36 PM, Parliament said:

 

Gotta keep the pimp hand strong

[Longboard Horn 40290]

One of my pet peeves: when someone grunts and yells while lifting and doesn't stop until everyone is looking at them. 

Guy was doing that last night at the gym I go to. Then while me and a few other guys are curling over by the dumbbell racks, he takes off his shirt and starts flexing and posing in the mirror. I'm like, "hey, you are aware of the posing room over there right?" *points to posing room by the bathrooms.

[ImissWallyPryor 9046]

On 2/21/2019 at 4:15 PM, HenryJames said:

Am I the only one who notices that Indiana Jones is aiming too high to hit the guy?

[ChiTownDoc 21139]

Why the fuck do equinox gyms have so many 35 lb plates compared to 45 lb plates?  Makes zero fucking sense.  

[Parliament 14233]

Subtle humble brag.  Good job!

[PittsburghTiger 6175]

On 8/17/2019 at 2:36 PM, Loco said:

I don't know what she was trying to do, but it was fun to watch.

[PittsburghTiger 6175]

It's not a Pet Peeve, but I find it funny when people only do upper body. They have chicken legs, and a ripped upper torso. 

 

And now I go to the gym.

Edited August 19, 2019 by PittsburghTiger

[Parliament 14233]

It's not a Pet Peeve, but I find it funny when people only do upper body. They have chicken legs, and a ripped upper torso. 
 
And now I go to the gym.

Monday is Bench Day, so this hits close to home.

[Dennis Taylor 18808]

10 hours ago, ChiTownDoc said:

Why the fuck do equinox gyms have so many 35 lb plates compared to 45 lb plates?  Makes zero fucking sense.  

35s are fucking worthless.  Man up, Nancy boys....25---> 45 is the only acceptable progression.  Obviously I mean next to the original 45s

[ChiTownDoc 21139]

3 hours ago, PittsburghTiger said:

It's not a Pet Peeve, but I find it funny when people only do upper body. They have chicken legs, and a ripped upper torso. 

 

And now I go to the gym.

Started doing legs twice a week when I turned 40.  Im a fucking man now, after all.  

[youdunnf'dup 2147]

11 hours ago, PittsburghTiger said:

It's not a Pet Peeve, but I find it funny when people only do upper body. They have chicken legs, and a ripped upper torso. 

 

And now I go to the gym.

My chicken legs are a byproduct of genetics. I work them out harder than anything, and they get stronger, but they don’t grow. Or at least my calves don’t grow. They show more muscle definition, but they are extremely disproportionate to the rest of my body.

[Parliament 14233]

My chicken legs are a byproduct of genetics. I work them out harder than anything, and they get stronger, but they don’t grow. Or at least my calves don’t grow. They show more muscle definition, but they are extremely disproportionate to the rest of my body.

Mix it up with reps, weights and rest intervals. Ie, try lower weights and higher reps.

"Genetics" is an excuse used by fat women and skinny men.

[youdunnf'dup 2147]

30 minutes ago, Parliament said:

Mix it up with reps, weights and rest intervals. Ie, try lower weights and higher reps.

"Genetics" is an excuse used by fat women and skinny men.

So you don’t think genetics can play a huge factor in the size of your legs? I’m not talking about anything upper body or abs, but specifically the size of your legs. I know so many people that don’t work out who look like they have a fucking grapefruit stuck in their calves. I track my macros, calories, etc. Every other part of my body has grown significantly since I started working out in college. I push my legs harder than any other part of my body, if for no other reason, because I’m a little self conscious. They just don’t grow. 

And I definitely mix it up with weight, reps, and rest intervals, like I would with any other part of my body. That almost goes without saying, IMO.

[Parliament 14233]

Genetics definitely play a factor, and you should definitely not use it as an excuse.  Work smarter, work harder.  

[PittsburghTiger 6175]

23 hours ago, ChiTownDoc said:

Started doing legs twice a week when I turned 40.  Im a fucking man now, after all.  

Our legs muscles are some of the easiest to work. I don't understand why folks do not do more.

[Dennis Taylor 18808]

fat guys usually have big calves so try getting really fat

[ChiTownDoc 21139]

15 hours ago, youdunnf'dup said:

So you don’t think genetics can play a huge factor in the size of your legs? I’m not talking about anything upper body or abs, but specifically the size of your legs. I know so many people that don’t work out who look like they have a fucking grapefruit stuck in their calves. I track my macros, calories, etc. Every other part of my body has grown significantly since I started working out in college. I push my legs harder than any other part of my body, if for no other reason, because I’m a little self conscious. They just don’t grow. 

And I definitely mix it up with weight, reps, and rest intervals, like I would with any other part of my body. That almost goes without saying, IMO.

Quads are great.  Jeans rip all the time.  Good problem.  Still do 315 for good reps on bench.  No spotter.  But calves lag.  They’re not bad just disproportionate.  That’s one muscle that you can train to death and still lags due to genetics.  ‘Mixing it up’ has helped but they are what they are.