Wat ticks u off at the gym

yea callouses on my hands are pretty bad lol i can push a pin into them about 2mm before it actually hurts

yeah callouses don't work in my line of work, and they definitely don't help when you setting the mood with a good bum and boobs massage for the mrs

that is true haha i just have to rub my arm in a certain direction and the callouses scratch the skin pretty badly lol

callouses work for the ladies, if you are doing it right! :woohoo:

was doing leg extensions today and was doing the whole rack, so a fair amount of weight and requires some concentration. Now i was on my second set earphones in metal pumping so loud you can probably hear it over your earphones, and this old guy comes and stands to the side of me, but really close, so i ignored him carried on banging my set out so he waves his towel in my face, once again very close, still ignored him, two more reps to go, legs are screaming, and he STEPS in front of me in mid rep to stop my legs going up??!!??

Now there are TWO machines which are identical right next to me unused and another one around the corner and ANOTHER one of the circuit. All unused....... So i asked him what he was doing, my legs had to drop so fast my left leg is still in pain. he says "young man how many sets do you have" so instead of losing my shit out of respect i said one to two, and tried to tell him not to do that again but before i could be stormed off to a group of kids doing the lat row (once again two identical machines next to it unused) and pulls the same act..

Someones nurse lost them today, it sounds mean but it is true. Was definitely something wrong with this ballie.. And now my left leg feels torn haha..

CHAPEL wrote: was doing leg extensions today and was doing the whole rack, so a fair amount of weight and requires some concentration. Now i was on my second set earphones in metal pumping so loud you can probably hear it over your earphones, and this old guy comes and stands to the side of me, but really close, so i ignored him carried on banging my set out so he waves his towel in my face, once again very close, still ignored him, two more reps to go, legs are screaming, and he STEPS in front of me in mid rep to stop my legs going up??!!??

Now there are TWO machines which are identical right next to me unused and another one around the corner and ANOTHER one of the circuit. All unused....... So i asked him what he was doing, my legs had to drop so fast my left leg is still in pain. he says "young man how many sets do you have" so instead of losing my shit out of respect i said one to two, and tried to tell him not to do that again but before i could be stormed off to a group of kids doing the lat row (once again two identical machines next to it unused) and pulls the same act..

Someones nurse lost them today, it sounds mean but it is true. Was definitely something wrong with this ballie.. And now my left leg feels torn haha..

believe me some people just have no fkn clue... tannie at gym comes there every morning and does 30 min of "cardio" and then leaves not to return for the rest of the day... she starts with 10min eliptical, then 10 rowing and then 10min seated cycle.

our gym has a time limit on cardio equipment... a ridiculously short one... so I was doing my morning slow cardio and she chases me off to take the machine for herself... with 2 other simmilar cycles being open... same happened with another oke... he was using an eliptical and the tannie chased him off while there was 6 others still open... I am at a complete loss for words....

ps: her cardio is so fkn slow... i burn more calories while taking a shit, en dit lyk asof sy 3 kakke voor is en 10 etes agter... just skin and bones, a walking corpse with an attitude!

Haha thunder, I don't have that prob. One of the perks of being a dick. If someone asks me if I am almost done I just look at them and ask if it looks like it. If someone is one a machine you want to use just say "vok tog, kry klaar" hahahaha (in ear distance) I promise you after the second time people will be checkimg if you come closer and leave the machine so long :lol: if the tanni is fat no way in hell I'm going to move, don't jave to impress her.

jakes wrote: Haha thunder, I don't have that prob. One of the perks of being a dick. If someone asks me if I am almost done I just look at them and ask if it looks like it. If someone is one a machine you want to use just say "vok tog, kry klaar" hahahaha (in ear distance) I promise you after the second time people will be checkimg if you come closer and leave the machine so long :lol: if the tanni is fat no way in hell I'm going to move, don't jave to impress her.

I wanted to trow her down the stairs, problem was that I was already breaking gym rules as I was sitting there. so she wouldve just called the manager or something and have me kicked out. but you are right. im too nice...

Surely the 10 minutes only rule is really only in place for peak times when other people are waiting to use the equipment as well? If there are other machines open then you're not doing anything wrong?

Why not just go to the manager himself and explain this, surely he'll see reason? That way next time, should the ou tannie come to you and start moaning, you explain the situation to her, and if she complains to the manager, well, then at least you're covered?

jakes wrote: Haha thunder, I don't have that prob. One of the perks of being a dick. If someone asks me if I am almost done I just look at them and ask if it looks like it. If someone is one a machine you want to use just say "vok tog, kry klaar" hahahaha (in ear distance) I promise you after the second time people will be checkimg if you come closer and leave the machine so long :lol: if the tanni is fat no way in hell I'm going to move, don't jave to impress her.

If you want to be like this at least be consistent. Be a dick to everyone - not just the little people.

Generaly if you show courtesy and respect you get it back. People go out of their way to hurry up and even call you when they are done. If someone takes a bit long politely remind them of it - normally asking to get a set in inbetween wakes them up to the fact.
Not everybody knows about the unwritten/unspoken rules. They need to be taught that.

Nothing better than a friendly training environment full of mutual respect.

jackrabbit1 wrote:

jakes wrote: Haha thunder, I don't have that prob. One of the perks of being a dick. If someone asks me if I am almost done I just look at them and ask if it looks like it. If someone is one a machine you want to use just say "vok tog, kry klaar" hahahaha (in ear distance) I promise you after the second time people will be checkimg if you come closer and leave the machine so long :lol: if the tanni is fat no way in hell I'm going to move, don't jave to impress her.

If you want to be like this at least be consistent. Be a dick to everyone - not just the little people.

Generaly if you show courtesy and respect you get it back. People go out of their way to hurry up and even call you when they are done. If someone takes a bit long politely remind them of it - normally asking to get a set in inbetween wakes them up to the fact.
Not everybody knows about the unwritten/unspoken rules. They need to be taught that.

Nothing better than a friendly training environment full of mutual respect.

I was wondering about why people get irritated about small people giving advice? look at neil hill, he coaches flex lewis... and he is not a big guy. its what you know and not what you look like. but i know its just more easy to believe a big oke. but a lot of them hand out bad advice aswell.

Some guys dont want to be huge, they are happy, like me i really dont want to ever be a huge person, i just want a good body that others respect and want and that im happy with.

But yes ppl often look at you wierd if you are smaller than them and try give advice i get it alot, im half the size but you can clearly see i train alot better and alot harder than you been a naturally "big" person does not mean you know more.. haha

jackrabbit1 wrote:

jakes wrote: Haha thunder, I don't have that prob. One of the perks of being a dick. If someone asks me if I am almost done I just look at them and ask if it looks like it. If someone is one a machine you want to use just say "vok tog, kry klaar" hahahaha (in ear distance) I promise you after the second time people will be checkimg if you come closer and leave the machine so long :lol: if the tanni is fat no way in hell I'm going to move, don't jave to impress her.

If you want to be like this at least be consistent. Be a dick to everyone - not just the little people.

Generaly if you show courtesy and respect you get it back. People go out of their way to hurry up and even call you when they are done. If someone takes a bit long politely remind them of it - normally asking to get a set in inbetween wakes them up to the fact.
Not everybody knows about the unwritten/unspoken rules. They need to be taught that.

Nothing better than a friendly training environment full of mutual respect.

You misread bud. I didn't mean the little people, I meant everyone. I'll be nice if a girl isn't too old or hard on the eye with nice honkers.

I am in witbank - have you seen how the guys here look? Hier is 'n paar groot seuns. But generally one doesn't have problems with because they don't stuff around.

Virgin active is full of clowns... Not even 5% gym seriously on a regular basis

If your a dick they might not like you, but atleast you can train in peace. I have no problem if someone wants to do a quick set after me, but that person will keep the same weight on. Not going to wait for some ass clown to take off weights, do his set, and put it back again. That's a hassel

jakes wrote:

jackrabbit1 wrote:

jakes wrote: Haha thunder, I don't have that prob. One of the perks of being a dick. If someone asks me if I am almost done I just look at them and ask if it looks like it. If someone is one a machine you want to use just say "vok tog, kry klaar" hahahaha (in ear distance) I promise you after the second time people will be checkimg if you come closer and leave the machine so long :lol: if the tanni is fat no way in hell I'm going to move, don't jave to impress her.

If you want to be like this at least be consistent. Be a dick to everyone - not just the little people.

Generaly if you show courtesy and respect you get it back. People go out of their way to hurry up and even call you when they are done. If someone takes a bit long politely remind them of it - normally asking to get a set in inbetween wakes them up to the fact.
Not everybody knows about the unwritten/unspoken rules. They need to be taught that.

Nothing better than a friendly training environment full of mutual respect.

You misread bud. I didn't mean the little people, I meant everyone. I'll be nice if a girl isn't too old or hard on the eye with nice honkers.

I am in witbank - have you seen how the guys here look? Hier is 'n paar groot seuns. But generally one doesn't have problems with because they don't stuff around.

Virgin active is full of clowns... Not even 5% gym seriously on a regular basis

If your a dick they might not like you, but atleast you can train in peace. I have no problem if someone wants to do a quick set after me, but that person will keep the same weight on. Not going to wait for some ass clown to take off weights, do his set, and put it back again. That's a hassel

Point is. You never know what to expect when you mumble "vok tog, kry klaar". I will take offence and so would 100% of my buddies. What are you going to do when you get a klap from some big oke? Walk out the gym embarassed. The small okes will walk away - maybe, but what about the rest?

BE NICE!

I must say oom you are right in my gym I train peak times and all the guys generally give me my space, if they see me waiting they hurry up I try always be polite and assist newbies,truly makes them respect me on a new level, I don't thrive off it but enjoy the chilled environment.

There are def some big boertjies in Witbank. Lol

@jakes don't forget we weren't born in gyms and raised on gym etiquette. Remember when you first started lifting, imagine a big oke telling you to fuck off in front of everyone in the gym...you may never have touched a weight in your life again

But with that being said some people are just fucking stupid.

Im kitting up my home gym, because i can't take the gym anymore, i can't take the weight dropping, i can't take the pumped out chests of the kids, i can't take people looking at me, or talking to me, or being at the water fountain when i went to fill up, or near or on a machine i use, i don't the look of 90% of them, and i just hate the fact that they there too..

I duno, maybe a bad day, who knows...

00pump wrote: Im kitting up my home gym, because i can't take the gym anymore, i can't take the weight dropping, i can't take the pumped out chests of the kids, i can't take people looking at me, or talking to me, or being at the water fountain when i went to fill up, or near or on a machine i use, i don't the look of 90% of them, and i just hate the fact that they there too..

I duno, maybe a bad day, who knows...

jeez pump, this is not how I know you.

amen pump. I would love to have my own gym at home.

00pump wrote: Im kitting up my home gym, because i can't take the gym anymore, i can't take the weight dropping, i can't take the pumped out chests of the kids, i can't take people looking at me, or talking to me, or being at the water fountain when i went to fill up, or near or on a machine i use, i don't the look of 90% of them, and i just hate the fact that they there too..

I duno, maybe a bad day, who knows...

Must be a bad day...or we're seeing the birth of a future serial killer :lol:

Lost my dog last night and found it at 4am, so lank ratty slept 0 minutes, maybe I don't feel that way, sorry Thunderbeast

just came back from he the gym and there was a "fatty" on treadmill i wanted to use and guess what he did not have a waterbottle with him but creme soda and a chocolate log
needless to say i was pretty pissed offff.

00pump wrote: Lost my dog last night and found it at 4am, so lank ratty slept 0 minutes, maybe I don't feel that way, sorry Thunderbeast

shame pump, get some rest bud! one of the reason i think your cool is because you show respect, you comments above say diffirent.

VonD wrote: just came back from he the gym and there was a "fatty" on treadmill i wanted to use and guess what he did not have a waterbottle with him but creme soda and a chocolate log
needless to say i was pretty pissed offff.

More facepalm here

Young (unsupervised) kids in the weight section...!!!