I once did almost 1200 pounds on a verticle leg press. It IS NOT the same thing as Squats. I believe at that time I could Squat around 400-450. So there is a big big difference in squats and leg presses.
Oooh… There are a bunch of middle-aged sorts at my gym who do this on EVERY damn machine that they use, and if you ask them, they’re like “I have 2 more sets. Can you wait?”.
The temptation to smack them in the head with the curl bar is nearly overwhelming.
The other thing which bothers me is when people go into the gym and don’t seem to really work out very hard. By this, I don’t mean they’re using little weights. I mean people who don’t work out with enough to cause them to break a sweat or breathe heavily. As far as I’m concerned, they’re just taking up space & wasting other people’s time.
And APB9999’s right- the vast majority of the problems in gyms are beginner sorts. Over the 6 months that I’ve been a member of my particular gym, I’ve seen a lot of people come around, but a lot of the middle-aged types don’t interact with anyone, and don’t learn.
Maybe they should put a little set of contacts in the seats on machines, and if there’s somebody’s ass on the seat, but no actual motion of the pertinent weights, then after 10 seconds, they get zapped in the ass. It’d sure cure the whole sitting and hogging machines between sets business.
I love my local YMCA and haven’t encountered any morons in the weight room (not like I hang out in there a lot anyway) or the room with the treadmills, rowing machines, etc.
HOWEVER, the pool is another story! Please allow me to gripe about a few individuals I have to deal with every morning:
Lady #1: Wears a bikini (which is ok, just weird for lap swimming) and her glasses. Not prescription goggles but big, hunky glasses (note: she does not have thick lenses) that she won’t allow to get wet. Please, someone tell her she’s in a pool! Lady #1 swims the doggie paddle so her glasses don’t get wet and is so slow, I can pass her if I’m using the kickboard and zero effort. Without fail she doesn’t go to the slow lane - nope, she likes medium (same as me). The worst thing is that she starts pshawing if a wave or a splash is made near her and she grabs onto the side of the pool and turns her face away from the rising water. There are usually 7-9 people swimming laps at 6 am so I think getting wet is unavoidable, lady. I try to avoid this turkey like the plague.
Lady #2: Copies every stroke I make. If I do 4 lengths of front crawl, she does, too. If I use the kick-board, so does she. She stays about half a length of pool behind me at all times and essentially copies my workout. Maybe I’m supposed to be flattered, but I’m really just creeped out. It’s also very unnerving to be conscious of it - past the point of funny. I try to switch lanes or I get out of the pool when I see her.
The Guy: Yo, dude in the hotpants! If you’re going to be the superstar powerstroker, go in the fast swimmers lane - that’s what it’s there for. Nobody’s impressed that you can swim faster than the slow and medium people.
this is starting to sound more like an imho thread then a pit thread so…
watch where you’re fucking going! the gym where i go (world) is so crowded, you have to be conscious of every step, yet people feel compelled to walk and talk without ever looking up or forward to see who or what they’re about to bump into. when i see these dimwits coming i like to stop in my tracks and let them just bump into me like idiots.