Stupid things people have asked you at the gym....

Howzit guys

Has anyone ever asked you a stupid question at the gym...post it here..lets see how many idiots there are out there...


This was not really a stupid question but two guys recently asked me if I was a MMA fighter????Have no idea why they would ask me that????Do I look like I enjoy getting my head smashed in on weekends????

maybe it was a pickup line...hehehe

gambit wrote: maybe it was a pickup line...hehehe

HA HA HA.

why do you hold the bench press bar like that... you are going to break your thumbs... referring to the regular grip. He suggested "suicide" grip. He was also a middle age git with a paunch and no visible muscles... lol

"Why do you train so hard?"

i have had some people say some stupid shit to me before,when deadlifting with a trainer,one of the best and most experienced in the country,at the water fountain i was told i was doing it wrong because i put the weight down between each rep.

beemer wrote: "Why do you train so hard?"

Answer:Maybe because I don't want to look like you....

When doing bench I dont have a spotter so I do full range as heavy as I can and then extra weight ...half and then quarter reps ...this big dude comes up to me and says " no Boetie u must go right down " and insists on spotting he graps the bar and now I am K*cking myself because there is a lot of weight on the bar. He helps take the bar off goes down and up for about six reps ...I didnt have to do anything just hang on to the bar he did all the work..No Boetie thats not how u spot ??? anyway I thanked him and moved on .

Not asked, but I saw a guy (skinnyish guy) end of last year walk up to another guy on the incline bench half way through a set, stop him half way through, tell him he's using to much weight, unpack his weights, and then tell told him to try again while he spotted him. I just staired in disbelieve.

Needless to say, the guy being helped finished his assisted set, and walked away.

DJ wrote: i have had some people say some stupid shit to me before,when deadlifting with a trainer,one of the best and most experienced in the country,at the water fountain i was told i was doing it wrong because i put the weight down between each rep.

That is so common, I don't think guys actually get the words "dead" "lift"

mike123 wrote: When doing bench I dont have a spotter so I do full range as heavy as I can and then extra weight ...half and then quarter reps ...this big dude comes up to me and says " no Boetie u must go right down " and insists on spotting he graps the bar and now I am K*cking myself because there is a lot of weight on the bar. He helps take the bar off goes down and up for about six reps ...I didnt have to do anything just hang on to the bar he did all the work..No Boetie thats not how u spot ??? anyway I thanked him and moved on .

This happened to me once as well .

I got disproportionately annoyed and left the gym wwith out finishing my workout .

Stupid me , I know .

xrapidx wrote: .....

DJ wrote: i have had some people say some stupid shit to me before,when deadlifting with a trainer,one of the best and most experienced in the country,at the water fountain i was told i was doing it wrong because i put the weight down between each rep.

That is so common, I don't think guys actually get the words "dead" "lift"

So who said you HAVE to put the weight down?

I think both are correct, you can either keep tension by not placing down the weight, or as the name says( initially intended) deadlift from the ground.

Putting the weight down gives me oppurtunity to re grip the bar as well.

jackrabbit1 wrote:

xrapidx wrote: .....

DJ wrote: i have had some people say some stupid shit to me before,when deadlifting with a trainer,one of the best and most experienced in the country,at the water fountain i was told i was doing it wrong because i put the weight down between each rep.

That is so common, I don't think guys actually get the words "dead" "lift"

So who said you HAVE to put the weight down?

I think people say you must put the weight down cos guys will often let the weight drop down fast (which is fine), and allow it to bounce and then use the momentum gained from the bounce to lift the weight up again. If you bring it to a "DEAD" stop before it hits the ground and lift again it should be fine also...

kkx250 wrote: Putting the weight down gives me oppurtunity to re grip the bar as well.

I find that I lose my focus/rhythm if I put the bar down and let go.

kkx250 wrote: Putting the weight down gives me oppurtunity to re grip the bar as well.

Thats what i do aswell, works great, also no cheat reps like that, every lift is from dead standstill.

I put down the bar for 1 second, dont regrip, nothing. Just put down and then lift again. Weights must be completely still. If I dont do it like that, I lose focus.

7:27

"The initial lift from the floor is more Quads and glutes..." Drop to mid-shin

jackrabbit1 wrote:

xrapidx wrote: .....

DJ wrote: i have had some people say some stupid shit to me before,when deadlifting with a trainer,one of the best and most experienced in the country,at the water fountain i was told i was doing it wrong because i put the weight down between each rep.

That is so common, I don't think guys actually get the words "dead" "lift"

So who said you HAVE to put the weight down?

The term used to describe the exercise.

I find doing it like JR said works best for me, keeping tension on the back.
But both work

Ok....seems my topic has changed to a dead lift thread now....

LOL hahaha ...yep I think the point DJ was making is they are both exp but this dude tried to tell them otherwise...but the debate was interesting ...conclusion try alternate between both ways ?

I've had a similar experience at westville VA doing deadlifts...
Some idiot started laughing at me during my sets and making fun of me to some chick he was flirting with.
Thankfully I wasn't on any gear or else I would have torn him a new arsehole.
So i just ignored him and carried on doing my thing...
Thankfully I don't go to that gym anymore.

This guy at the gym tried to help a newbie doing sqauts.He also stop the the guy and tried to show him how to do it.But the propblem is he is one of those guy in the gym that does'nt do legs(it looks like tooth pics)he squated half way and up.So i step in and said no dude you have to go lower than that.He said:ja i know he was just warming up.So he went down and couln't come up.I had to help the guy up.When we sat the bar on the rack everybody just start laughting at this guy.Fastest i saw a go leave the gym

teddy wrote: This guy at the gym tried to help a newbie doing sqauts.He also stop the the guy and tried to show him how to do it.But the propblem is he is one of those guy in the gym that does'nt do legs(it looks like tooth pics)he squated half way and up.So i step in and said no dude you have to go lower than that.He said:ja i know he was just warming up.So he went down and couln't come up.I had to help the guy up.When we sat the bar on the rack everybody just start laughting at this guy.Fastest i saw a go leave the gym

Brilliant ROFLMFAO