Gym pet peeves

Why reply to me?

I know that feel. There was a really offensive perfume that almost made me drop my dumbbells on my feet.

Oh man there's so many if you just pay attention. I wonder if people really think training like a retard constitutes "a good workout".

>full body curls
>elbows locked during curls
>doing curls
>mixed grip and straps for babbyw8 deadlifts
>women with their 1kg dumbbell squats
>jump squats
>quarter squats
>can't handle the weight but proceed to do good mornings 5x5
>belts for curls
>belts ever
>decline bench
>bodyweight exercises at the gym
>pts that don't lift giving lifting advice
>stringers while looking like a blob
>slamming the weight on the lat pulldown and smelling like shit (too common)
>leaving your weights
>super setting meme exercises
>leaving your towel on equipment means nobody is allowed to use it
>noobs doing isolations
>eating in the gym

You see some shit over the years, I'm sure there's much more I've missed

>that guy that comes in wearing a belt and uses it for 3x12 barbell rows with and empty bar
>the girl(s) that come in leggings and spend more time taking mirror selfies than lifting baby dumbbells
>the skeletal pajeets that stare at me relentlessly while I squat
>the asshole that deadlifts and just leaves without reracking any weight
>the hungry skeleton that uses the squat rack exclusively for pullups
>that guy that uses the lat pulldown machine for an hour using various grips

>belts ever
>decline bench
>doing curls
>noobs doing isolations

>implying theres anything wrong with any of that
youre an enormous faggot and probably look like shit
I tip my fedora to you, sir

small ass calves on anyone

I took a weightlifting class this semester, basically I paid for a unit and got two days a week in the weightroom. It was awful

>I was the only one to squat, deadlift, and ohp
>only one other person bench pressed
>most of the girls just stared at their phones
>some girls came in full makeup
>one asian dude would practice roundhouse kicks everyday before class
this one guy was particularly annoying
>was the only dude that would flex in the mirror and would do it every 15 minutes or so
>was one of the fattest people in the class
>was the only dude that benched besides me but would just get to 2pl8 with really bent wrists and leave the weight
>almost never put more weight on the bar and when he did he attempted to go up a pl8
>attempted a 3pl8 squat one day with a spotter
>>almost fell forward with a completely rounded back on his descent
>one day while warming up for deadlifts he asked if he could work in
>>proceeded to clean and jerk 1pl8 before slamming it down as hard as he could and looked around at everyone staring

>The guy that starts smiling and jumping around like an autist when the lifting high sets in
Oh wait, that's me!

> practicing roundhouse kicks

I was about to do my last heavy squat set of the day. I got all amped up to do it, was feeling confident - and this FUCKING guy comes up and starts tapping on my back just as I have unracked the weight. I am forced to rack it and I turn around and the FUCKING guy says:

"How long do you have left?"

FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK

>Pet Peeve # 2=
faggot that carries a gallon of water around the gym
>Pet Peeve # 1 =
faggot that leaves his gallon of water next to a squat rack to claim it while he walks around chatting

>straps for mixed grip deadlifts

>Touching a man that's touching weights
Fucking
Unacceptable.

old men giving you bullshit advice like "you shouldn't go below parallel its bad for your knees" and "deadlifts will make you break your back" in-between their sets of 60kg quarter-rep bench press

Sinsen Oslo?

>When I'm playing basketball and someone walks into the gym wearing lifting shorts

>not returning dumbbells/free weights where they belong
>weights every-fucking-.where, spend a minute or two looking for something that should be easy to find
>people leaving their loaded barbells all over the gym, not sure if they're being used or not, sometimes no free barbells to be found (there are 3-4 of each kind)
>people, especially pajeets et al, not using towels with equipment
>"supersetting", aka leaving the bench/power rack/whatever occupied for 10 minutes without actually being there
>making excessive noise, especially the South Americans in my gym come in huge groups and make so much noise
>not really a pet peeve but I just think it's a bit sad; ego lifters with clearly too much weight and capable of 1/8 rom. Similar species to the extreme curl bro who does 17 variations of curling and nothing else. I don't mind it but it's a bit sad to watch.
>fucking people occupying any equipment for +30min without doing any actual exercise, can't work in either because they're not doing anything, just sitting and talking.

I mean it's the cheapest gym around, can't expect much better.

These fags keep taking pics and video for instagram and shit REEEEEE

The appropriate response would be to completely ignore him, use your anger for the set, then when you finish say “a lot”

This desu. Just wait for a couple of seconds to ask.
>mfw took friendo to gym for the first time
>he has no idea, I'm trying to show him the ropes
>someone loading plates on a barbell he was about to bench
>friend goes and takes away the same weights the dude just had put on the barbell
>guy looks pissed as fuck
>tell friend you never do that
>apologise to the guy

you're a good friend and Veeky Forumsizen, user

A qt girl did that to me yesterday while i was literally sitting on the bench resting between sets
I just stared at her confused and she quickly realized what she did, apologized and we had a laugh
I would have totally flirted with her (pretty sure she’s into me) but i few days earlier i walked next to her on the treadmill and she let out the deadliest fart, something so foul you’d think it came out of a bloatlord. Only it came out of a qt. I just don’t have a boner for her since

She was releasing her pheromones to attract you, you doofus

bodyweight exercises as well, nothing wrong about them.

>group of curlbros staying around X equipment
>of course it's always the thing I need
>go pick it up, get the silent stares of death
Sometimes it feels more like a cafeteria than a gym.

LE MANLY BEARD MEN

HO HO I AM LIFT AND I HAVE LE MANLY BEARD LIKE LUMBERJACK HO HO

don't worry user I'm mad for you

Correct answer.

fucking this. or the tasteless meathead who thinks his "manbun" is cutting edge and stylish. you look retarded and you have no taste. you copy others because your brain is a little pea.

This too. Or the hipsters who have seen on instagram what a hipster should look/dress like.

She probably browses Veeky Forums and took the BRAP memes seriously

>tfw I wear a manbun

I'm familiar with the type but there's crew of three old timers at my gym and pretty much all they do is bench. One of them is in his late 60s and does 3 plates for reps. When he says he benched 4 in his prime I believe him, he's still built like a tank. He taught me proper benching and since then I have a lot more respect for my elders.
>like and subscribe to my blog thx

dat seductive gaze tho no homo

muslims/black people/turks in my gym.

Ever seen a woman wearing a burka doing cardio and lifting? My gym has it all.

Max incline on treadmill but has hold on to the display for dear life. Also, people who smell like shit.

Next time, just drop the weight on him, teaches idiots to not be in danger zone of heavy weights

>have to share the rack with another guy
>they set the bar higher than usual, so have trouble unracking
>throws me off balance
>he tells me I'm squatting wrong
>proceeds to do my working weight or less with a belt

I fucking hate being a manlet.

Women get freaked out when I stare at them too much

Careful. A girl I know got a guy kicked out for staring at her too much

I carry a gallon of water but put it in the pigeon holes / lockers.
Is this bad?
Shit, the water fountains at my gym are so shit I have no choice if I want water

My gym has no place to put plates except on the benches / cages / floor.
I always feel like I should put them away, but I have no idea where

I'm a computer scientist.
Among us the longer your hair and beard the more respect you get, as unkempt hair is where your knowledge and power comes from, like wizards.
Fucking hipsters stealing our fashion.

there used to be this sweaty guido at my old gym that was in his 50s, full chest hair out, gold chain, slicked back hair

he wore a shitload of cologne. i had to leave when he was working out near me

When towelheads work out and I can smell that obnoxious, disgusting dog shit curry smell.

>>one day while warming up for deadlifts he asked if he could work in
>>>proceeded to clean and jerk 1pl8 before slamming it down as hard as he could and looked around at everyone staring
ayyy

The gym Power-Couple that introduces teen Staceys to squats and deadlifts then has a threesome.
>t. Daddy of the Power-Couple

Are they wearing basketball shorts?

What's wrong with black guys. A lot of the top athletes at my university are black dudes that push a lot of weight and wipe shit down after they're done.

It's called racism lad. Don't try to look for any logic.

> heavy weights
> Veeky Forums

I bet the guy was gonna squat 1.5 plate if that

>gym is busy, all squat racks taken
>see a guy doing squats with similar weight that I use and same height
>mind if I work in?
>I'd really rather not
>sperg out and start yelling at him about how fucking rude it is to not let people work in when it's this busy
>made a scene and everyone gave me looks of shame
at least he ended up letting me work in with him.

Iktf
Socal sucks ass sometimes

I can smell this guy's obnoxious perfume

>sets up 405 on the bar with help from his gym partner
>sets up for his deadlifts
>fuck....cunt ass.... bitch...
>reps out 3 with a rounded back
>walks away like he’s King Kong
>”yo gym buddy heard you been talking shit behind me back”

Fucking hate these goddamn teens in tech school trying to be all alpha and shit