posted Fri, 12/26/2014 - 08:55
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It's That Time of Year, So Post it up Here
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It is definitely coming. That influx of Pump Draining madness that happens at this time every year. Good thing is that it only lasts about 4 months (on the long end). Bad thing is that it lasts about 4 months.
I'm hoping that we can all post our horror stories of New Yearlings crowding/cluttering up the gym, taking up equipment, not following any form of gym etiquette, and just about anything else they do to piss us off.
Maybe if we post it here, we can gain a laugh and decompress instead of popping one of their heads like a zit!
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If you are a sweater (I happen to be), do everyone a favor and wipe it up!
If you are hairy, a sweater, and choose to where a shirt that you've had for 30 years with the sleeves cut off and your nips hang out the side (this was a dude), put a towel down or shave.
I literally could see a hair outline of this dudes right nip where he was laying!!!
My gym was an old run down meat head gym with nothing but metal and chalk. A chain bought it a couple years ago. The scenery has improved a little since then, but luckily it's so outdated they don't last long there. The chain has plenty of nicer ones with the amenities like the treadmill movie theaters, air conditioning, and water fountains. Lol. So most migrate over there. It has some great equipment.
They do a 3 year contract. I've always felt kinda bad for the masses that show up twice and never return. I'll go maybe twice a week January and February when it isn't too crowded and hit it hard at the house. It always kinda nice disappearing for a few weeks and coming back bigger. I've timed my cycles around it accidently the last 2 winters.
Yea, last week it started, I guess so they could be like, dude I started back in 2014 man!
But this story takes the cake for me.
So I was in front of the dumbbell rack, with a bench right to my back I was using for flyes. This kid with bi's the size of my wrist comes running over, now off to the side but still behind me is a smith machine, the kid begins to use it to stretch himself out.
I lay down shaking my head as this kid does back bends and other weird things, I haven't seen before in the gym.
I get up rest a bit, get ready for my next set, and as I am about to get ready to lean back here is carrying a 45lb plate over to the smith machine. After my set, he has 4 45lb plates on both sides of the smith machine.
The camera comes out and he snaps a picture. Then he leaves the gym.... I guess the workout was putting the weight on the machine? I'm not sure. He comes in once a week, and basically stretches throughout the whole gym. Oddly stretching that is.
Yea, happy new year.
No Reps? No Sets? No nothing? Just a picture?
That is HILARIOUS!!!
I've seen new people for a couple of weeks now. One guy had a big gut and he was wearing a Superman t shirt...the one with the big S on the front....lol
LOL
I'm training someone starting on Monday and I cannot wait to see their reaction to the BS that New Year brings.
I'm hoping for a great story for you guys!
What drives me crazy is the random leech. You explain how or what exercises to do, which is ok because I don't mind helping a brotha out. When the mofo takes that as an opportunity to jump in your workout with you...It's not ok.
"Bro, I didn't ask you to be my workout partner so exit my personal space. You're slowing me down!"
I'm going to be upfront this year and tell them "You have a three question limit and you're on your own!"
I may try the 3 question limit myself, but I have never had someone jump in with me to work out.
Not Cool!
Back in fro the gym. . . . I have to say, the bigger & joocier I get the more I intimidate the newbs, , , , I don't even try - So, what if I'm lifting double. . . Don't be scurd, geez. . . lol
Happened today: Young newbros trying to match me in squat rack...stop. Just...lower the weight and build some muscle before you really hurt yourselves you idiots.
Still the best - I call it the swinging curl. These fools will just swing & pop the weight. I always wanna just ask, what muscle does that excersise work.
My personal favorite are the squat rack swinging curls in between the lengthy text messaging parades.
I like to "work in" with these guys on squats. When you load the bar up with 5 plates each side for reps, they simply give up because the daunting task of unracking the bar for their curls involves "too great a degree of actual weight lifting" for them.
I can't stand bad form or improper use of weight .so much so I made a forum about how to properly do shrugs . That's a big one you see in the gym . Throw a hit ton of weight on the bar and barly do a smidgin of a shrug then they stop and look around like they did something special lol
Holy hell. There was this dude at my old gym who would load somewhere around 585 on the safeties in a power rack, make a lot of big breathing sounds for attention, chalk his hands up so ridiculously much and "shrug" (it was more of a stationary a shoulder roll) about a quarter of an inch 3 times. He then slams the weight on the safeties and looks around for people staring at him.
I always wanted to get a video of it and now I'm sad I didn't. It's the most ridiculous thing I've ever seen anyone do.
Lmao I'm telling you I see it alot ! Just like that
What I love about them is the ability of doing bad use of gym equipment, like bicep curl at the squat rack & shit like that
Ooohhh no no no ! NO curling on the squat rack you able to get hurt real quick
bigboy151mxGot to love the newbs... I'm waiting for one of these guys to rip there muscle of the bone with this go as heavy as you can and jerk and snatch method. I almost want to help but f### it... snatch away!! Lol
My membership is up at the end of December. Spent the last couple of months getting bench, bar and weights together. Not to avoid the new year crowd, just to make life a little easier when I'm pushed for time. I'll probably pop into a gym maybe once a week.
It's just through the winter, training at home when it's warm is to stuffy, I'll be back at my usual gym to benefit from the aircon lol.
We haven't got the new year crowd yet but instead al of the college kids home for the holidays. I have been going in early afternoon to try avoiding them. Luckily I look pretty scary to the kids so they stay out of my way. lol.
Lol I'm one of those college kids home for break and if anything I'm going in the early afternoon to avoid you old guys doing your weird exercises on the cable fly machine to work on your golf swing.
AnonLmao! I had a chance to go golfing today but felt like getting high all day instead!
LMAO!!!!
LOL, not me, I hate that game..
AnonGolf? Oh bro u missing out! I cart around the dirtiest nastiest bag of clubs you'll find. But it's compartments are all filled to the brim with booze and ice. And i take a least an ounce pre rolled. Two La Flor Domincana Double Ligeros. I've stayed for 36 holes just cuz I had more booze and weed left hahaha!! Golf is the Best game in the world Homie
I usually play at least once a year (one of my suppliers puts on an outing) and we get lit up and light up but golf is the one game that I will lose my fucking mind on! It brings out the worst in me. I am and always have been a hyper-competitive person, and that works when I am competing with others but as you know in golf we are competing against ourselves, therein I believe lies that problem.
I'm not built for that game. I think watching happy Gilmore too many times messed it up for me. I want to power drive it. The sod flies farther than the ball, and the ball always hooks hard to the left. If I adjust my stance I can almost do something. I try in my wrists and I end up on someone else's hole.
Then I'll see some small woman come up and make the ball gracefully sail. Not my game at all.
Anonhahaha then no Coke for you!
You have me all figured out! lol
lol
Tink22Lol I went to gym last night on Christmas, bout 8 fellas from the Middle East there. They're always there as they don't have shit else to do. And 2 white fellas. It was so easy to tell the 2 guys just got awmbership for the holiday hitting every machine randomly whining about what they don't like and checking out their new bloothtooth headphones Lolololololol
Anyway no racism just describing situation
I don't think it's a racist thing, I think it's cultural. I have slews of Arabic and Chaldean bros who congregate in packs of 4-6 over the flat bench every other day.
Whatever, they can go to the gym to socialize, I'm not.
It's funny how you will see 6 guys work out together on the same pice of equipment talking , on there phones , and taking 10 min breaks between sets . This is why this time of year ill go to the gym late at night and when I mean late I mean 12 at night
I'm to old for that shit late at night I turn into a pumpkin lol
Lol . Yea the down fall when I get out I can't sleep lol it's only till it slows down or the newbies loos interest lol
Yea noobs lol
Only upside is that there is fresh yoga pant wearing ass ;) But, the newbs - I swear just watching fucks throw weights around makes me cringe. . . . lol
Haters at my gym I pushed the 140 dumbells today fir 6 reps guy walks by after I'm done gives me a smurch and says I quote. That's fairly impressive. Mind you I got pissed and said I quote. I don't see you fucking doing it. And of course the guy can't bench shit a fuckin weakling. Mother fucker
New dudes today were pushing the 80's for like 7 reps then getting up acting all swole. So I said alright, i grabbed the 150's and only managed 3. :( I was getting 6 on my last tren cycle. i dropped down to 130's and got a good 10 reps so I did feel a little better.
FUCKIN BEAST HELL YEA....................140 was heavy as hell bro to me
140 is heavy Bro! From the 130's on up I usually have to blow the dust off as hardly anyone uses them. You are in an elite group pushing those 140's Zeb. I've probably only seen like 3 guys at my gym go above 130's and they are strong MOFOS.
Our gym maxes out at 100# dumbbells. I am jealous as hell! I can get the 100's for 11-12 reps, it would be cool to try 140's.
Cool pale yea man my gym max is 150 and im to get those bad boys to one day
100 still good thats 200 pound brother. Do all you can push to the limit and if thats it you have done good bro keep going
Fuck, 140 - damn. . . I just maxed out what we have. 125's x4
Dude 125 big weight to bro. push that shit
Right on Brotha good job . Haters will hate I see it in gyms all the time
Yea I know pisses me off. I see someone doing big weight I'm there saying hell yea push that shit
That's how it should be