Advice at the Gym

Man, people are so grouchy when they're hungry.

She did thank me after she completed her routine, something along the lines of "That was much better". Also by 'reps' I mean she was just sliding around, and the plates were clanging. She was definitely cheating herself out of a decent workout.

I agree about the unsolicited advice, and will likely continue to keep to myself. But she looked lost, so I don't regret offering her help.

Also, "cardio bunny" is a generality. If you assume I'm using it to refer to you specifically, obviously you have some own inner struggles with it. I do plenty of cardio, but don't feel the need to spend 2 hours on the elliptical watching tv at the lowest resistance. For those who do? Soldier on! It's your workout.

If you don't mind the fat girl running on the treadmill, I'm certainly not going to mind the bunny on the bike.

Something for your low blood sugar. My gift to you:

Crap, i dont know but i think i use the row machine right, an old guy said i had good form, but i do notice a guy do some weird dip the handles down when it goes in front of his knees, it makes an annoying clicking noise, so i dont do it that way.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0r_ZPXJLtg

The two big mistakes I see is people who don't pull towards the lower ribs (with the bar ending up at the throat, head, etc) or flinging themselves back so violently that they are practically laying flat on their backs (and not practicing control).

The cutest thing I ever saw was a big buff guy taking his little toddler and putting him on the seat and helping him "row". The seat moved all of a couple inches but that kid was proud.

This is the first time I've ever actually said something to someone working out. Usually, at the gym I"m focused, in my zone, and have no interest in conversations.

That being said, I saw a heavier girl (probably 260) on the leg press machine, just like jamming along at less than 100 lbs, and clearly had no idea what she was doing. When she realized I was watching her, she blinked awkwardly (I am the queen of awkward) and I mentioned that if she upped her weight, and did fewer reps, with 8,9,10 being fairly difficult, she'd have better results.

She looked at me, confused, so I mentioned that as far as legs go, you pretty much press your weight every time you stand up. So, start at your weight, and add a little from there, because she's a lot stronger than she thinks. The fog seemed to clear a little, I apologized for butting in, and went back to my own things.

I hope I at least offered her some food for thought, or maybe I just made a really awkward conversation.

Either way, I was wondering if anyone has had this happen to them (on either side) and if not, what you would do if you saw someone struggling with properly using equipment?

I would actually thank you, if it was me you were trying to help. Never happened to me, but I would hope someone would help me if I was doing something wrong.