Gym Idiots !

[old] jus gray · Post by **[old] jus gray** » December 20th, 2004, 10:48 am

I cant understand some people, busy this morning doing a 10k row, when I have 2k left some guy gets on the rower next to myself and starts pulling like the worlds going to end all the while trying to catch my eye at how fast he is going, I continue rowing when 500m later he starts to have serious pulling problems, I then hear him mutter he needs a drink. At this point he is putting me off my row because i need to laugh, but didn`t. I`m down to my last 1k when he reappears and starts his row again while still trying to catch my eye at how fast he can go compared to how slow I`m going, anyways I start pulling hard for the last 500m, finish my 10k and with him fly and dying, I warm down get up and totaly ignore him, he must of been thinking he won the race because he was smiling when I glanced at him and he carried on rowing a whole minute after I left the rower. I`ve also had the same when doing weights, where people get straight onto the machine after yourself and do more reps with your weight then you have done, you notice because you have just got on the machine next to it, again total ignore is my policy. Do all gyms have these sorts of people and how do you deal with them ?

[old] PaulS · Post by **[old] PaulS** » December 20th, 2004, 11:06 am

Yes. Your policy sounds perfect, you just need to follow it better.

[old] dadams · Post by **[old] dadams** » December 20th, 2004, 11:15 am

Every gym I've ever been it (and there are alot of them) has these people. There are also at least one of each of the following: I-need-to-park-as-close-to-the-front-door-as-possible guy/gal. Do-I-have-enough-make-up-on-today gal. How-much-noise-can-I-make-while-I-train guy. Talks-alot guy/gal, and then can never understand why their not reaching their goals. Puts-more-weight-on-the-bar-than-they-can-handle guy. And so many more. Dwayne

[old] Sir Pirate · Post by **[old] Sir Pirate** » December 20th, 2004, 11:23 am

"I will bring my favourite book with me to read while I train on the static bike at 6 km/ph", type of people. Sir Pirate

[old] gw1 · Post by **[old] gw1** » December 20th, 2004, 11:31 am

Ah, my favorite, wanna be body builders that think they are "personal trainers" GW

[old] jus gray · Post by **[old] jus gray** » December 20th, 2004, 11:51 am

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td class='genmed'>QUOTE (dadams @ Dec 20 2004, 10:15 AM)</td></tr><tr><td class='quote'> Every gym I've ever been it (and there are alot of them) has these people. There are also at least one of each of the following: I-need-to-park-as-close-to-the-front-door-as-possible guy/gal. Do-I-have-enough-make-up-on-today gal. How-much-noise-can-I-make-while-I-train guy. Talks-alot guy/gal, and then can never understand why their not reaching their goals. Puts-more-weight-on-the-bar-than-they-can-handle guy. And so many more. Dwayne  </td></tr></table> Some classics there Dwayne, I love the one about the guy who makes the most noise as they are usaly lifting some light weights when you look at who`s roaring. Some girls who wear make up as well how do they sweat through all that warpaint ? Glad I`m not alone here where gym idiots are concerned.

[old] Kudos · Post by **[old] Kudos** » December 20th, 2004, 1:27 pm

I've never had the erg situation happen to me before, but I don't erg at the gym, maybe 4 times in my 10 year rowing career. I am truly blessed to have a boathouse with ergs and one at my apartment. I do however lift at the gym so I notice the things you guys are talking about. I'm usually too busy giving death stares but I don't notice that many people doing those stupid things, but most likely the reason why is cause I train one hour before close to avoid all those people. The worst people in the gym I find are the people who work there. I can put up with a lot of people casue I figure they don't really know any better. But can someone please give me an honest answer why you would listien to 5 words out of a personal trainer that is OVERWEIGHT?? What the eff is that? Not to mention they are teaching them worthless newage crap. I'm sorry if you are not sweating, you are wasting time, especially if you have a weight problem. But anyway, like it has been said, ignore those morons, or even better, buy a D with rowpro and race me! got another character for you. Spend more time flexing than lifting guy. Not some of the pro bodybuilder types, they deserve to flex all they want. I'm talkin about the the guys who got nothin but flex it like they do.

[old] FrancoisA · Post by **[old] FrancoisA** » December 20th, 2004, 2:10 pm

Hi jus gray, I think all gyms have this kind of problem. My solution was to have my own gym at home: a Cocept2 D rower, a treadmill, my bike on a fluid trainer, a Smith machine and a ton of free weights! They are worth their weights in gold! The only time I have to do workouts with others is when I am swimming with the Masters or the Varsity team; but it is fun: swimmers are usually more humble, besides, we all know who is fastest, so there is no point in showing off! Cheers

[old] Xavier · Post by **[old] Xavier** » December 20th, 2004, 2:18 pm

Some more that I get all the time: "Person who chatters away on their mobile phone whilst frantically walking on a treadmill machine." "Person who sings loudly with earphones in, but only the odd word, and very out of tune." "Person who looks down their nose at me whilst I'm nutting in on the erg, as if I shouldn't be trying that hard, let alone sweating." Grrr. Xav

[old] Warnie · Post by **[old] Warnie** » December 20th, 2004, 3:28 pm

Although not one of the fastest in the world I am steady and thought at first strokes per minute was the bee all and end all. I'm re educating myself thanks to the forum and I laugh when someone comes to the rower next to me and does the following:- 1. Without thought put the res to 10 because he thinks it's a weights contest 2. Pulling as quick as he can 42 spm and burn himself out after 1 minute 3. look around to show he's pulling quicker and faster than you. 4. Have the last laugh when I'm still rowing 20 minutes as he walks around the gym looking to impress someone else after failing in a 2 minute row !!! I'm enjoying my rwing more now that I am doing less spm and on 6/7 resistance but at a quicker rate per 500! In fairness, we don't have many people like that with us. Warnie

[old] DIESEL · Post by **[old] DIESEL** » December 20th, 2004, 3:32 pm

some more gym buffoons: the people who erg with their palms facing up because it works their "biceps". non-ergers who insist on challenging you- then get royally slapped and walk away with their "tail between their legs" - no wait, that's actually fun. people who claim that they never erg because it's too "easy" on level 10 drag - all the while you notice they are pulling 3:30 splits at 29 spm. the young guys you see wearing the thick leather weight belts while curling 20lb. dumbbells the fat, hairy guys with bellies who wear the wife beaters to the gym because they are "huge" (yeah, huge and fat) the skinny, scrawny kids who wear the spandex club shirts to better show off their "arms" the meathead roiders with massive chests...... and toothpicks for legs. fat women who insist on wearing full spandex kit. Spandex is a privilege not a right. Fat divorcees cruising for young man-meat wearing the "Daisy Duke" short-shorts - cottage cheese thighs in their full glory is not attractive. Some modesty please! the idiots who claim they can bench 400 lbs, when all it is is really an assisted lift with atrocious form. same idiots who claim they can "squat" 500lbs. and then they have the nerve to consider the 2 inches they actually drop down a full "squat" fat personal trainers - note that most of their clientele are usually fat middle aged housewives. people who insist on going to the gym and then all they do is walk on a treadmill. Huh? do it outside! people who walk on treadmills and think that by putting it on an incline they are actually working out. You're still lazy in my book. roiders - the biggest idiots of them all. They actually think they know something about training - when it's the drugs doing all the work. gym owners who insist on playing god-awful techno for fear of rock music driving the female clients away. when the trainers tell you shouldn't deadlift because "it's bad for you" - must - be - slapped - very - very - hard. gyms with no chalk. the skinny idiots who suffer from a severe case of "Inflated Lat Syndrome" you know those guys that are big in their own mind and they walk around like their lats are so big they can't put their arms down. idiots who do 20 sets of biceps THREE TIMES A WEEK because they want to get hooooge arms! (actually insert any bodypart here... ) "that guy" at the gym who goes to meet women rather than work out, yet all the women avoid him like the plague - but somehow, he keeps coming back to harass the new girls and all the while of course thinking he's God's gift to women... ... this is a fun thread... someone pick up the slack..

[old] chudwell · Post by **[old] chudwell** » December 20th, 2004, 3:36 pm

Great topic! I fully agree. I am a member of a local gym. The members are mostly very familiar with each other, and we can "smell" a newbie when they come in. They don't know us, and try to act like they've been members for years. Human nature is funny. Pride and ignorance. New ergers are hilarious and give me a personal level of entertainment. Francois got it right: you can buy a few staple items and get the same benefit at home. I have a good used erg, that I fixed up with cheap replacement parts from C2, and a barbell and some other free weights in my garage. I usually erg before I go to the gym, where I use the stuff that makes it worth being a member: larger machines and equipment. I'm already worn out before I get there! How about the "all-upper-body-lifters-and-no-leg" guys?

[old] Kudos · Post by **[old] Kudos** » December 20th, 2004, 4:53 pm

Crazy Lift guy- The guy you see come in twice a week and perform some back-asswards exercise that could maybe only work his left front delt, provided if he was to turn around and pull his arm out fromm behind his head. Where did he get this exercise from, why does he do it, what keeps him doing it? No one knows... Plain Clothed Old People- Usually between the age of 60 and 80. Come into the gym in jeans and a button down shirt and walk on the treadmill or use the nautilus type machines in the wrong way. Probably cause their doctor told them they need more exercise.Not really annoying, just kind of sad. Teenage Highschool girls- Come in wearing next to nothing lots of makeup and talk loud and laugh a lot to draw attention. Usually about what boys they know or what party they were just at. Of course, while walking on the treadmill only, or doing some meaningless crunches. Old Glory- The dude who has been in there to socialize since 1968. He's got all the gear, does 3 sets of bench press and the rest of the time he talks up how he knows everyhting cause hes been here this long and did this and that in the good old days .

[old] GeorgeD · Post by **[old] GeorgeD** » December 20th, 2004, 4:58 pm

People who look down their nose at you as you sit in a puddle of sweat after an hour row People who say they want to get fit, but dont do any of 'that rowing' because its to hard People who say, 'dont you get bored' - yeh I get up at 5:30 in the morning to do something boring 6 days a week - George

[old] Atorrante · Post by **[old] Atorrante** » December 20th, 2004, 5:21 pm

What do you think of the guy who excercise close to you and who don't use any deodorant, and you can smell it.

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