Actually yes, I go to a gym that is very focused on circuit and group style workouts. When I said I was going to take a break from that and hit the weights I got a few eye rolls... even now (almost three months into the stronglifts program) I still get some funny looks while I'm hovering around the squat rack and they're all on the floor doing their crunches :laugh:

i give eyerolls to the douche bags that use the squat rack for bloody bicep curls...or like yesterday this dude put the bar at the bottom to use as a pull up bar...

gym i go to most people dont care if you man or women doing weights...unless you annoy people then they get beaten with giant barbells

the best reaction i got was when i loaded a bar for deadlifts . i had around 250 on it lifted it for set of 5 droped it on last rep as you do .a few people stoped and looked at me ,as i placed more weight on bar the manager came up to me and told me i could not do that here .his words "THIS IS NOT THAT TYPE OF GYM" .my reply can not be printed here because i cant spell all the curse words i used ..
first and last day in that non gym

the best reaction i got was when i loaded a bar for deadlifts . i had around 250 on it lifted it for set of 5 droped it on last rep as you do .a few people stoped and looked at me ,as i placed more weight on bar the manager came up to me and told me i could not do that here .his words "THIS IS NOT THAT TYPE OF GYM" .my reply can not be printed here because i cant spell all the curse words i used ..
first and last day in that non gym

planet fitness?

the best reaction i got was when i loaded a bar for deadlifts . i had around 250 on it lifted it for set of 5 droped it on last rep as you do .a few people stoped and looked at me ,as i placed more weight on bar the manager came up to me and told me i could not do that here .his words "THIS IS NOT THAT TYPE OF GYM" .my reply can not be printed here because i cant spell all the curse words i used ..
first and last day in that non gym

planet fitness?

no .just a local gym sorry leisure center as he called it

were they bumper plates?
dropping 250 lbs from waist level is kind of a douche move if they're not the right kind of plates and you're not on a platform.

the best reaction i got was when i loaded a bar for deadlifts . i had around 250 on it lifted it for set of 5 droped it on last rep as you do .a few people stoped and looked at me ,as i placed more weight on bar the manager came up to me and told me i could not do that here .his words "THIS IS NOT THAT TYPE OF GYM" .my reply can not be printed here because i cant spell all the curse words i used ..
first and last day in that non gym

planet fitness?

no .just a local gym sorry leisure center as he called it

were they bumper plates?
dropping 250 lbs from waist level is kind of a douche move if they're not the right kind of plates and you're not on a platform.

cast iron plates ,rubber mats and when i say dropped it as i was doing sets it was the only one i let down fast ,i was still holding it .
the gym was looking for a different style of client .lifters were not welcome

sounds like that gym in the States that kicks you out for grunting or whatever. i guess it's their gym and they can tailor it to the clients they want, but they're really limiting themselves by being 'that type of gym'

I once got asked to not slam the barbell on the ground when i deadlift. The guy who asked me clearly doesn't lift very heavy