so there was this guy in the gym . . .
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overheard between two late-teenage bros in the dumbbell zone.
bro 1: you only do 6 reps at that?
bro 2: yeah. girls don't like bulky guys, see -
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pfft... funny
Only a few people at the new gym even at 6 pm, but had one guy worthy of mentioning. His main workout aside from the end cardio while wearing hoodie was curls. He did curls with the cables, then came over to do dumbbell curls, (though did also do some dips on the assisted machine), use the ez curl bar for some curls there and after I was done with the rack and everything, he went and used the regular bar in the rack to, you got it, curl.
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^^Didn't realise guys worried about getting "too big".
^Sounds like a proper curl bro!
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I generally work out at home but yesterday I was at personal training in a commercial gym and there was a guy huffing and puffing through half squats. Who then proceeded to put more weight on the bar so he could quarter squat his work sets. I am hoping he is on the quad only program for a good reason.
I mean if you can't full squat you should deload. And if you can't full squat unloaded for mobility issues pick a different exercise.
I take my wedding rings off when I lift/ exercise, and the other thing that happened was a 20 year old tattooed and pierced kid who kept looking st me and shy smiling. I though hey, still got it, but I could be your mom! Then I looked in the mirror and realized my ponytail had migrated to the side of my head and I looked like Cyndi Lauper.1 -
that sounds like you still got it to me. i realised i was being constantly watched once and it just made me go 'something must be wrong with my form.' i was SO relieved when he finally said he'd been admiring my shirt.
suddenly it all made sense. it's pale army green and says B*U*SH** .0 -
great couple today. her: dark glasses, springy piled-ringlet black hair that made me double-take and go 'did she come to the gym in a wig??' neon-eye-fracture pattern on tights, runners in clashing colours. him: blond short-hair, floppy fringe, nondescript grey-scale t-shirt and sweats, square-frame glasses.
the great part was she was the trainer. she got him doing body-ball stuff while i was stretching and it was so worth being there. 'okay, now i want you to [...] good doggie! okay now hold it, hold it, one whole minutes [counts down] 15! good going, buttercup! hang in there 5 more . . . 3. 2. 1. well done, pumpkin!'
it was clear that they were great friends, even maybe a couple.
loner loser guy was there too. on the plus side, he attaches himself to any conversation that people will hold still for, so it isn't just me. on the negative side, it kind of is me. he was just wandering around, still without any kind of a plan, looking for a social life, not doing any actual work. i did the nod-and-blank think fairly well, i think, but he was watching me and kind of orbiting. i squat, he goes in the smith alongside. that kind of thing.
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trainer guy is a keeper. i was in an ugly childish go-to-your-room kind of mood on friday because my whole squatting thing's such a mess. he was telling me i go too deep and that he'd cue me to come up, and my ungracious response was 'i hate it when you do that riot-cop yell'. i'm ashamed of myself as i speak.
anyway, then i did my next rep and mr trainer said in the eeentsiest, teensiest, squeakiest tiny-tinkerbell voice "[tiny text] up! [/tiny text]" when i reached parallel. it was really funny, and i totally deserved it.0 -
canadianlbs wrote: »trainer guy is a keeper. i was in an ugly childish go-to-your-room kind of mood on friday because my whole squatting thing's such a mess. he was telling me i go too deep and that he'd cue me to come up, and my ungracious response was 'i hate it when you do that riot-cop yell'. i'm ashamed of myself as i speak.
anyway, then i did my next rep and mr trainer said in the eeentsiest, teensiest, squeakiest tiny-tinkerbell voice "[tiny text] up! [/tiny text]" when i reached parallel. it was really funny, and i totally deserved it..
Yep. Keeper.0 -
When you don't have people in gym there are other places to get stories. Like guy in the sports nutrition shop. hehe
Overheard him talking to a guy about bulking. Or well, he was trying to explain bulk versus recomp but didn't quite know what term to use for recomp. I think he was trying to reassure the guy that some fat gains were okay with a bulk and progress will be faster than doing a recomp, just didn't quite know how to word things.
Didn't have any advice for me. ;-)0 -
Oh boy. When I have headphones in, that means I don't want to talk to you...
This guy tonight came over and was waving at me, so I thought something was wrong. I took one earphone out, grumpily, and he said he wanted to tell me how to change my squat form. And then showed me this crazy move where his knees splayed waaaaaay out. And I ... was polite when I really should have told him to f-off.
As he walked off I saw from his t-shirt that he's a personal trainer! So, not just some mansplaining fool. Presumably looking for clients? But I swear - what he was showing me was so far from what my original trainer showed me, and from all the squat form videos I have just watched to check I wasn't mad...
Anyway, I ignored him, carried on doing what I was doing...0 -
So, there was two guys in the gym last night. I've seen them around. Early twenties. Pretty quiet. Do their thing without any observed drama. They asked me if I wanted to work in on the squat rack and even set my plates for me each set. It was pretty awesome!0
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Last night when I was finishing up my benching a young guy came over to see if I was finished with rack, so I said they could have it if they didn't mind me taking the bench with me as I wanted to do db benching so the lovely guy even moved to bench across room for me even when I said I could manage it myself. Some guys are sweet.0
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Last night when I was finishing up my benching a young guy came over to see if I was finished with rack, so I said they could have it if they didn't mind me taking the bench with me as I wanted to do db benching so the lovely guy even moved to bench across room for me even when I said I could manage it myself. Some guys are sweet.
TBH, I like this kind of story much better!0 -
Oh boy. When I have headphones in, that means I don't want to talk to you...
This guy tonight came over and was waving at me, so I thought something was wrong. I took one earphone out, grumpily, and he said he wanted to tell me how to change my squat form. And then showed me this crazy move where his knees splayed waaaaaay out. And I ... was polite when I really should have told him to f-off.
As he walked off I saw from his t-shirt that he's a personal trainer! So, not just some mansplaining fool. Presumably looking for clients? But I swear - what he was showing me was so far from what my original trainer showed me, and from all the squat form videos I have just watched to check I wasn't mad...
Anyway, I ignored him, carried on doing what I was doing...
I'm just picturing a guy with a trainer shirt and tutu plieing in the squat rack.
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Yesterday we had three teenage girls lounging around on the mats with their mobile phones - for 40 minutes. This meant nobody could use the mats for stretching or ab work and as the mats are under the TRX frame, nobody could effectively use that either. So I went over and did some hanging knee raises from the trx frame and they left after my first set. I've already had a run in with this trio before when I verbally blasted them for taking selfies in the changing rooms whilst some poor woman was half naked, struggling out of a sports bra. I know we should encourage kids come to the gym to stay fit, but I really wish these three weren't members!0
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This morning there was the noisiest guy at the gym. He was doing upright rows - about 30kgs - and every rep was *NUUUUUUUURRRRRRGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHTTTTT*... *PISSSHHHHTTTT* and repeat. It sounded like he was giving birth. He didn't look out of shape (quite buff, had definitely trained before)... but wow. I had to stop what I was doing to see if he had hurt himself.
Also, between my squats sets, I do some non-barbell squats (usually sumo or plie *i wish i could wear a tutu at the gym*)... anyway, I was checking my form in the mirror, my arm just-so, and OMG I have deltoids. I spent the remainder of the gym session with a massive smile. Deltoids... I have them. I am this close ** to taking a photo of them. Yes, they're under a bit too much insulation... but they're there. 0 -
Woo, deltoids! Good news, @Vetticus_3
And ha, I promise this guy wasn't showing me sumo squats. His feet were normal squat position, facing 90% forward, and yet his knees went waaaay out. He even demonstrated it against a wall. I actually tried it this morning (in pyjamas at home, no bar or anything) and it felt so unstable, like my knees would snap sideways if you added weight.0 -
It's almost impossible to push knees out too far while squatting. Maybe he was doing high bar? They look further out then. Or his feet were angled out far.0
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Now that I'm on my computer instead of my phone I wanted to clarify for anyone new reading along that you should always push your knees out while squatting. When I first started squatting I read a well known MFP'er saying you shouldn't push your knees out *too* far while squatting. I ended up with pretty severe LCL and MCL pain from listening to this person, and thought I was doing something else wrong. If only I had known then what I know now! Unless you have some kind of pathology you literally cannot push them out too far. They should always be in line with the toes. Foot angle and depth can make the knee path look quite a bit different.0
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Fittreelol wrote: »They should always be in line with the toes.
this is the take-home for me. i would still have liked to see tutu guy though.
@Vetticus_3, we demand to see these deltoids of yours. the misc chat thread had a whole string of biceps selfies that was one of the coolest things ever. i think we should do that again.0 -
today's trainer day had a conversation in it, where we all agreed that they should be called barfies, not burpees.
not that i'm planning on doing any. not me.0 -
we also had this fun thing where all three of us were deadlifting, and a discussion started about whether you brace before you go near the bar, or after you've taken your grip. trainer guy demonstrates the whole pre-bracing thing as done by the Guys Who Do It, and the skinny finnish massage therapist decided he's gonna do this.
so we get him - he's about six and a half feet tall and shaped like a pencil - doing this wonderful slo-mo godzilla routine. like bad animatronics, complete with faces. Arms Up To Sky. Scary HUHN Noise. Scary HUNH Face. Arms Down. Left Hand To Bar. Right Hand To Bar. Huge Megatron Breath. Giggles. Restart.0 -
^^^ a pencil with a big nose.0
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canadianlbs wrote: »^^^ a pencil with a big nose.
Lol! Maybe all those facial exercises he's doing will even things out!0 -
My gym has 2 main weights areas, one upstairs and one downstairs. The downstairs one, where I was yesterday, has 2 squat racks with a bar in each. It also has a frame with pull up bars, olympic rings, a TRX, dip bars, and a bar mounted on each side (no safeties). I tend to only use the squat rack for squats, and use one of the other bars otherwise. Yesterday when I arrived, both squat racks were free, so I thought I'd get my squats out the way first. Was doing front squats when a guy came over and asked how many sets I had left (by this time the other squat rack was taken). I said just one so he waited to take over. Fine, I went over to the frame to use one of the other bars for deadlifts. Then I noticed the guy load up the bar then take it out of the rack and do lunges. He then supersetted with kettlebells and BOSU. This went on for a while. By the time I was finished my deadlifts he still hadn't started squatting. He did squat eventually, but I don't understand why he didn't just do his lunges with one of the other bars until a squat rack was free for his squats.
No big deal really, just weird I thought. I also find it annoying when people use all the bumper plates for squats (there are regular plates available), leaving none for deadlifts where they are actually required, but that's another story.0 -
Today I was that guy in the gym.
I was doing swings with a 16kg kettlebell. I usually use a 12, but recently found I can do fine with the 16, so all was going well.
What I hadn't tried before was one handed swings. I started, did three swings, and then.... my grip just wasn't strong enough, and the kettlebell flew out of my hands and about six feet across the gym. I could have killed someone!.I mean, it's half funny and half horrifying! I wouldn't swing if someone was on the floor near me, but someone could have just been walking past and have this cannonball thump into them. I shall be more careful about where I aim... and stick to two hands for the bigger kettlebell!
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Today I was that guy in the gym.
What I hadn't tried before was one handed swings. I started, did three swings, and then.... my grip just wasn't strong enough, and the kettlebell flew out of my hands and about six feet across the gym.
Wow! You are really lucky! Also make sure you don't put any hand lotion on! If mine slipped I would go right through my TV!0 -
fanncy0626 wrote: »If mine slipped I would go right through my TV!
hah. every so often i pick up a kettlebell, and if the gym is crowded my thoughts go like this: "not there - that's a person. uh oh, not there . . . that's a $60k chunk of plate glass. hmm. guess it wouldn't be too bad if it flew into the smith . . . ?"
and then i just put the thing down.
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