What annoys you most at the gym? - Page 11

rayzzr · 05-18-2007, 08:13 PM

What annoys me most at the gym? Guys that freaking stand around talking in the locker room for 30 minutes while they are buck naked. Like anyone wants to see that! Then they sit down on a bench naked, where undoubtedly there have been 1000 other naked guy arses before. Yeeaaahh...put on some droors dudes - at least a towel.

One thing I find humorous are personal trainers that are putting their clients through hell all the while they are in mediocre shape themselves. Hmmm...I doubt I'd pay someone to give me workout and diet advice if they are not in at least as good as shape as me, but to each their own.

Ridin on chrome · 05-18-2007, 08:30 PM

Most personal trainers only set up your routine for the physique you are looking for, and you are correct some personal trainers need some training themselves.

Jacob Smith · 05-18-2007, 09:40 PM

I don't go to the gym anymore - I lifted too much too fast and tore the shit out of myself - but when I did, there were two things which bugged me. The first was your #2. Those New Year's Resolution people were frickin' annoying as hell. The second was the showboat... the dude who, after doing a few sets of pushups, would pull his shirt off and continue his routine with all kinds of grunts and groans. I used to be a big mofo... I could outlift all but the competition lifters. I did it for myself and for no one else. The showboats would walk in and load up the (bar), make all kinds of noise and lift the same amount of weight that I lifted repetitively every day, acting like it was a new max-out. The work-around was to learn those folks' routine and re-work my routine to avoid them. It takes all kinds, I guess.

soxxerms · 05-21-2007, 10:30 AM

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Originally Posted by firefighter81

A little interesting side note to that last post....

Spaghetti and other pasta actual becomes a more simple carb the longer you boil it. Most people are accustomed to eating spaghetti that is very flimsy (boiled for 7+ minutes) and this actually makes it easier for your body to break down, and spikes insulin levels significantly higher than if you boiled it for 3-4 minutes.

well i was under the impression the spaghettie and pasta was bad for you to eat? i love italian foods. eating 6-7 times a day is not easy with my job. but i can work on it

firefighter81 · 05-21-2007, 06:56 PM

Spaghetti is actually a fairly complex carb, especially the "protein enriched" kind, most other pastas are not.

RedlineTA · 05-21-2007, 07:21 PM

I hate all those hot women coming in and distracting me........wait....wait....I love that.

SebG · 05-21-2007, 09:28 PM

I got so fucking pissed off today. FUCKING dumbells laying EVERYWHERE, WHY Cant fucking people put shit back into its place. Its always the kids not putting the shit back.

I agree with redline, there are so many hotties in my gym, its very distracting.

soxxerms · 05-22-2007, 09:22 AM

firefighter need to pm when u get time need to holla at you about some foods, etc

fubarcbr · 05-22-2007, 10:51 AM

my number 1 is chicks that get all dressed up make up and all, to go to they guy and stand around fucking around on machines and just chatting up the trainers. FUCK OFF AND DIE that is what pubs are for.

soxxerms · 05-22-2007, 10:53 AM

more the point the girls that are 15 think they are 21 and hit on everyone in there while they are working out and training, when this aint a kiddy bar its a gym.

firefighter81 · 05-22-2007, 12:03 PM

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Originally Posted by SebG

I got so fucking pissed off today. FUCKING dumbells laying EVERYWHERE, WHY Cant fucking people put shit back into its place. Its always the kids not putting the shit back.

I agree with redline, there are so many hotties in my gym, its very distracting.

You know, I actually prefer dirty, dusty, hole-in-the-wall gyms over these new fitness centers. I don't want to walk in and be greeted by a friendly staff. I want weights laying on the ground, I want rusty old machines, and I want the gym filled with guys that you would walk to the other side of the street to avoid at night. I want to feel like a freak, like I'm not suitable to work out with normal people, like in a basement with no windows and a just a couple fans for cooling. I don't want to hear new age hipster music, I want nothing but the clanging of metal hitting together and grunts of my fellow freaks. I don't want to see attractive women or hear cardio classes going on in the background either.

I'm serious too, I know most people like the new gyms, I don't, I feel that they are too nice and it honestly distracts me.

Soxx: PM me anytime man, whatever you need.

MRCHEN · 05-22-2007, 01:37 PM

people walking on the treadmill, go take a walk!

naked cruisers in the locker room

assh*les talking on the cell phone sitting camped out on the machine

newbie doing 100 sets on a cable machine that 20 other people are waiting for, get a book, learn some moves, pile on the weight and get your work done.

dumbass doing 550 on the squat when his actual squat is 225. we have this guy, hes 5 foot 6, 145, been working out same gym as me for 15 years at least, hes late 30's, does 550 squats for 2 inch ROM. hasnt grown one f*ckin inch in the whole 15 years,

firefighter81 · 05-22-2007, 05:11 PM

Ass to ankles squats FTW!

I go all the way down, basically sit down on the back of my ankles. You have to be careful not to increase weight too quickly or bounce at all, because you can injure your knees. However, doing these correctly actually strengthens your knee joints and leaves them less prone to injury.

soxxerms · 05-22-2007, 05:40 PM

hell my ankles wont let me squat that way and years of soccer my knees aint the best anymore lol

SebG · 05-23-2007, 11:24 AM

Whats the fastest way to lose love handles?

Ive been losing them fairly consistent by doing various abs exercises everyday and then cardio after my entire workout. I just want to kill them faster. I even wear one of those pads or heat belts on my stomach to sweat more.