Things you have noticed in the gym

[jimh406]

I bent several bars in high school and damaged lifting machines. The coaches weren't mad at me, but said to stop doing it before I got hurt.

The reality is that unless you are going for a lifting record, the extra weight is probably not a great idea. I don't think gaining that extra muscle helps that much.

I don't think most people have any idea what they are trying to accomplish when they go work out, but the trainers don't know what they are doing either. Maybe you guys have a different experience.

 

[Reburn]

I bent several bars in high school and damaged lifting machines. The coaches weren't mad at me, but said to stop doing it before I got hurt.

 

[ikeG]

Has anyone seen Anatoly

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[Poser]

While we're on the subject, ya'll ever had some rando, usually with a classic "dad bod", walk up to you in the gym and inform that they used to bench "three fiddy" when they were in High School?

Nothing screams " I peaked out in High School" more than than any story that involves peak lifting and high school. The Uncle Rico effect: "Yep, I used to be strong when I was in high school, but I don't think there's any benefit to being that strong so I'm not that strong anymore. I'm just here to remind that I used to be stronger in high school than you are now. If you ever have any questions, just let me know"

 

[Ucsdryder]

While we're on the subject, ya'll ever had some rando, usually with a classic "dad bod", walk up to you in the gym and inform that they used to bench "three fiddy" when they were in High School?

Nothing screams " I peaked out in High School" more than than any story that involves peak lifting and high school. The Uncle Rico effect: "Yep, I used to be strong when I was in high school, but I don't think there's any benefit to being that strong so I'm not that strong anymore. I'm just here to remind that I used to be stronger in high school than you are now. If you ever have any questions, just let me know"

Yeah, they’re usually the ones offering unwanted advice.

 

[Reburn]

While we're on the subject, ya'll ever had some rando, usually with a classic "dad bod", walk up to you in the gym and inform that they used to bench "three fiddy" when they were in High School?

Nothing screams " I peaked out in High School" more than than any story that involves peak lifting and high school. The Uncle Rico effect: "Yep, I used to be strong when I was in high school, but I don't think there's any benefit to being that strong so I'm not that strong anymore. I'm just here to remind that I used to be stronger in high school than you are now. If you ever have any questions, just let me know"

It gets particularly sad when they speak about high school best times and they are over 60.

 

[*zap*]

Started gyming 50 years ago and folks are without a doubt much softer today. Sweat?-no thanks, mostly but there are exceptions.
Anatoly is awesome.

 

[jimh406]

Sad that some of you are so fixated on what others did in high school. You must have had a rough time.

 

[Pharmseller]

he smelled like other problems so i wasn’t suprised

That’s funny as hell, I’m stealing it.




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[Mtnbkr]

The worst part of getting old is……well, getting old, unless you consider penis shrinkage, or maybe it’s belly expansion…..

 

[doc holiday13]

I noticed that I torn my meniscus last thursday at the gym... So I got that going for me

 

[molliesmaster]

Home gym here.

I've seen the bros, been the bros, noticed the gym whores and been with them a time or two. I'm in my 30's now, married with kids, I get it done at home and then go inside and flex for my wife. She laughs, the kids laugh, I go take a shower. It's better this way.

 

[Pharmseller]

the gym whores and been with them a time or two.

Pics or it didn’t happen

 

[doc holiday13]

Pics or it didn’t happen

x2

 

[KY Ryan]

A guy in college refused to wrap his thumb around the bar when he bench pressed. He dropped 315 lbs on his chest two different times because the bar slipped out of his hands. How do you not learn your lesson the first time?

Another guy did squats with a heavy chain around his neck because he thought it looked cool. The chain never touched the ground so it served no purpose. Just do a regular back squat.

People doing curls in the squat rack convinced me to build a home gym.

 

[molliesmaster]

Pics or it didn’t happen

Sure, let me just dig up my myspace password. It's gotta be around here somewhere.

 

[Vic vinegar]

I’ve been to various gyms consistently since the mid 90s. Probably one of the weirdest/grossest things I’ve seen was an older guy in the hot tub shaving himself. Just standing there stark naked, swishing the razor in the hot hub water and tapping it on the edge of the tub without a care in the world. I quickly realized why no one else ever used that hot tub.

 

[Poser]

A guy in college refused to wrap his thumb around the bar when he bench pressed. He dropped 315 lbs on his chest two different times because the bar slipped out of his hands. How do you not learn your lesson the first time?

The ol' suicide grip on the bench press: classic indicator of the bro.

 

[Pharmseller]

Sure, let me just dig up my myspace password. It's gotta be around here somewhere.

Try ilikehos69

 

[molliesmaster]

Try ilikehos69

No, I tried that after bigboobies247 didn't work. I guess you guys will just have to take my word for it. I mean, it's not like I was bending bars or anything.