Who takes up an entire squat rack to do hanging leg raises and nothing else!?

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distinctlybeautiful
distinctlybeautiful Posts: 1,041 Member
edited November 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
Never have I hovered so hard :) Eventually I politely asked him if he'd mind going to use the bars so we could actually squat, but by then he was on his last set. This is not intended to be a rant.. just an expression of disbelief :)

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  • Packerjohn
    Packerjohn Posts: 4,855 Member
    edited February 2016
    Why didn't you ask to work in instead of hovering?

    Most racks I've seen are set up so hanging leg raises would not conflict with a squat set up
  • time2cutnow
    time2cutnow Posts: 150 Member
    How could they take up the entire rack? Aren't the bars on the outside?
  • CollieFit
    CollieFit Posts: 1,683 Member
    Today some old dude hogged the multi pulley for well over half an hour doing a million and five cable crunches. Eventually I asked if I could work in (after having done other stuff in between each time thinking he must be done by now...) and you should have seen the face he gave me.....!!! Looked me up and down and then huffed "Well how long are you going to be???" to which I replied "Hopefully not half as long as you." and reminded him that he didn't own the place. You get them everywhere.
  • singingflutelady
    singingflutelady Posts: 8,736 Member
    I worked in with a guy doing pullups today in thee rack. Very easy to do so
  • SonyaCele
    SonyaCele Posts: 2,841 Member
    There are always people doing hanging things in the squat rack at my gym, i just ask to work in. and then i have a new friend.
  • distinctlybeautiful
    distinctlybeautiful Posts: 1,041 Member
    He was using one of the sides of it, so he was in the way. We asked if he was using the rack. All he said was, "no, I'm not squatting." Then he proceeded to stand there on his rests. Maybe we should have been more clear, but I don't really think so because the guy two squat racks away walked up to us and told us he was almost done if we wanted to work in!
  • SonyaCele
    SonyaCele Posts: 2,841 Member
    next time say "do you mind if i work in between your sets?"
  • Willbenchforcupcakes
    Willbenchforcupcakes Posts: 4,955 Member
    SonyaCele wrote: »
    next time say "do you mind if i work in between your sets?"

    This. Most people need the direct question.
  • Michael190lbs
    Michael190lbs Posts: 1,510 Member
    This is why I workout at 5am- For the record I use the squat rack for pull ups, hanging knee raises and dead lifts for 75 minutes every Tuesday its all mine!!

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