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Curious question: working out at the gym
JSALES
01-26-2009, 02:58 AM
Do you people who are big or whatnot ever look down on people who are "skinny" or not as big at the gym who can't lift a lot of weights? Do you guys ever think to yourself "wtf is this kid doing here?" or something around those lines..
SkinnyPupp
01-26-2009, 03:04 AM
Nope. Everyone was a beginner at one point ;)
What I do "look down upon" is when people do nothing but stupid shit, like doing curls in the squat rack with a weight belt on. And idiots who do nothing but chat around the bench press, taking turns trying to get "records" while having their "spotter" do most of the work.
kAzE-
01-26-2009, 08:23 AM
what skinnypup said.
Berzerker
01-26-2009, 08:31 AM
As long as people are putting in a good effort I don't care how much they are lifting. Hell even for my size I don't lift very heavy but I do lift properly. I chuckle when I see guys lifting what is obviously to much weight with form that is waaaay off. Leave your machismo at the door and do shit right with the proper weights for YOU.
Everyone who comes to the gym was weak when they started.
Berz out.
AzNightmare
01-26-2009, 08:38 AM
I've always been a scrawny guy and always wondered about this too. I always feel intimidated when I'm near some big guy doing like 3x my weights... lol
But I know it's all in my head, I've never had bad experiences before. But who knows... people think a lot of things in their head. Including me thinking, "damn, I bet that big dude is probably thinking "wtf am I doing here."" lol. It's fine as long as they just leave me alone.
RayBot
01-26-2009, 09:12 AM
Im the fat guy that goes to the gym....therfore i envy the skinny guy that walks into the gym.
abinga
01-26-2009, 09:19 AM
I get a good laugh out of people who use momentum to lift more than they can. Other than that, I look down on people who are on their cell phones for the entire workout.
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01-26-2009, 09:58 AM
i go to the gym 5 or 6 days a week, so when i see regulars who are are skinny and trying to get big, or who are on the chubby side and trying to get rid of fat, i admire them for their dedication in trying to improve themself.
so yeah it doesn't matter how you look physically, but if you're doing something stupid then yeah, i'll look down on you.
SkinnyPupp
01-26-2009, 10:00 AM
Actually another thing that bugs me is fat people who do nothing but ab workouts
jakobi
01-26-2009, 06:16 PM
im a big guy...no i don't look down on skinny or weak people..only if they do stupid idiotic things then yes...like these one scrawny ass asian guy at my gym who thinks he's all that....he wears baggy sweats pants and a du rag....one time i saw he racked 3 plates on each side on the decline bench...stretched and walked around probably for 10 mins...he got on the bench, still stretching, then he hold on to the bar for 10 secs...got off the bench and took all the weights down....lol
most of the big guys in the gym are nice people
6thGear.
01-26-2009, 06:43 PM
True that! All the big guys are super nice and even lend a helping hand if they see you having trouble. Although, not being racist, I'm not sure about the steriod monkey EI's. Never really talked to them. Its the skinny guys who lift all wrong that have the ego problems and looked down on smaller guys than them. I remember some 110 lb 5'9 skinny EI who acted all tough cause he was with his roid moneky friend. Acted all cocky and didn't move when I said "excuse me" when I tried to pass by him. I'm 5'5 150lb in case your wondering
noticed that too. the big guys are always really nice and respectful. some are also quite helpful as i've received tips from some before.
jakobi
01-26-2009, 09:51 PM
yeah you also have douche bags like those....
i remembered one time i went to this gym in surrey....128st and 76th....the whole gym was filled with E.I's...I was the only non E.I guy there....the roid headed E.I's gave me the dirtiest look...all of them were staring at me thinking wtf is this chink doing here....
that day was leg day and i was so eager to do squats..i was waiting for this roid headed e.i to finish his squat so i can do squat....he was squatting 315 for 8 (not even half way down), and his skinny buddy was like....yeah man...thats how you do it buddy..throwing this gay ass hand signs..right towards me.....
i was like stfu buddy.....but i didn't say anything....he finished his squat and went to do some leg pressing...i was warming up with my squat...warming up with 135, 225 for 6 (full squat)...i could see them looking at me through the mirror in front of me...they looked so pissed off....i couldn't care less....i finished my squat with 525 (almost full squat) for 3 reps...did other leg workout and left the gym...
man i love going to new gyms, doing some heavy ass workout, and see the reaction of the regulars there....lol
True that! All the big guys are super nice and even lend a helping hand if they see you having trouble. Although, not being racist, I'm not sure about the steriod monkey EI's. Never really talked to them. Its the skinny guys who lift all wrong that have the ego problems and looked down on smaller guys than them. I remember some 110 lb 5'9 skinny EI who acted all tough cause he was with his roid moneky friend. Acted all cocky and didn't move when I said "excuse me" when I tried to pass by him. I'm 5'5 150lb in case your wondering
6thGear.
01-26-2009, 10:34 PM
You can pull off 525 lb squats? Holy shit! :eek2: I gotta see this.(not calling BS) but this is one of those things I'd want to see in person. But yeah, the same cocky shit with his rod buddy was doing chest incline one day with I believe either 80 or 100 lbs dumbells and I shit you not, was moving his arms down 2" and screaming at the top of his lungs! hahaha. fucking douchebag! I'm glad I'm not at Sport Central anymore.
TRDood
01-26-2009, 10:43 PM
whats a 525 squat? like.. 6 plates each side?
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JSALES
01-26-2009, 11:01 PM
okay, what's E.I. stand for? haha
triplexcel
01-27-2009, 12:22 AM
ahah yeah... i look down on the people that grunt so load that the entire place has to hear his grunting/yelling/screaming/ whatever.. also the guys that seem to lift more weight than they are suppose to.
funny how all the noobies (including myself back then) use to do concentration curls on leg. i still see that today.
AzNightmare
01-27-2009, 09:33 AM
okay, what's E.I. stand for? haha
East Indian.
keepz1
01-27-2009, 12:39 PM
You can pull off 525 lb squats? Holy shit! :eek2: I gotta see this.(not calling BS) but this is one of those things I'd want to see in person. But yeah, the same cocky shit with his rod buddy was doing chest incline one day with I believe either 80 or 100 lbs dumbells and I shit you not, was moving his arms down 2" and screaming at the top of his lungs! hahaha. fucking douchebag! I'm glad I'm not at Sport Central anymore.
i have been at sports central for a while there arent any big guys there..maybe one steroid monkey
hal0g0dv2
01-27-2009, 01:57 PM
yeah you also have douche bags like those....
i remembered one time i went to this gym in surrey....128st and 76th....the whole gym was filled with E.I's...I was the only non E.I guy there....the roid headed E.I's gave me the dirtiest look...all of them were staring at me thinking wtf is this chink doing here....
that day was leg day and i was so eager to do squats..i was waiting for this roid headed e.i to finish his squat so i can do squat....he was squatting 315 for 8 (not even half way down), and his skinny buddy was like....yeah man...thats how you do it buddy..throwing this gay ass hand signs..right towards me.....
i was like stfu buddy.....but i didn't say anything....he finished his squat and went to do some leg pressing...i was warming up with my squat...warming up with 135, 225 for 6 (full squat)...i could see them looking at me through the mirror in front of me...they looked so pissed off....i couldn't care less....i finished my squat with 525 (almost full squat) for 3 reps...did other leg workout and left the gym...
man i love going to new gyms, doing some heavy ass workout, and see the reaction of the regulars there....lol
hahha i love that shit, all these douches look around in the gym eye balling the fuck out of you. they prob spend 3 hours at the gym cause all they do is talk and workout is groups of 5. I am there for 45min- 1 hour and i am done. Back to the point tho, i do not look down upon that because we all started with light weight or some what
RacePace
01-27-2009, 02:16 PM
i have been at sports central for a while there arent any big guys there..maybe one steroid monkey
yeah, and the steroid monkey doesn't even know how to lift properly
paperclip12
01-27-2009, 03:52 PM
You can pull off 525 lb squats? Holy shit! :eek2: I gotta see this.(not calling BS) but this is one of those things I'd want to see in person. But yeah, the same cocky shit with his rod buddy was doing chest incline one day with I believe either 80 or 100 lbs dumbells and I shit you not, was moving his arms down 2" and screaming at the top of his lungs! hahaha. fucking douchebag! I'm glad I'm not at Sport Central anymore.
description of the guy?
keepz1
01-27-2009, 04:03 PM
who else here works out at sports central?
im sure i have seen most of you guys
i go around 11 use to go at 6
6thGear.
01-27-2009, 04:43 PM
description of the guy?
which guy? The cocky scrawny one? 5'9, prob 110 lbs. Thats all I remember. I only saw him like 3 times.
jakobi
01-27-2009, 05:24 PM
no...5 plates, plus 10, 5 and the bar
6 plates would be 585
whats a 525 squat? like.. 6 plates each side?
shietzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
hal0g0dv2
01-27-2009, 06:39 PM
does anyone take tribulus ??????
alex.w *//
01-27-2009, 08:38 PM
i always have those feelings also...
maybe i should overcome my fear and work out at the gym rather than at home
Meowjin
01-27-2009, 08:46 PM
People I hate at the gym
a) people who don't mind their own business.
SkinnyPupp
01-27-2009, 09:36 PM
does anyone take tribulus ??????
WTF does that have to do with anything here?
hal0g0dv2
01-28-2009, 07:53 AM
WTF does that have to do with anything here?
rather not make another thread
SkinnyPupp
01-28-2009, 08:08 AM
People I hate at the gym
a) people who don't mind their own business.
Haha no kidding. Today there was this guy who was just staring at me through the glass walls of the gym for like 20 minutes.. He was either a mainlander or retarded, and would try to wave to me whenever I walked by. Pretty annoying, but you get that sometimes in HK... It's way worse in China though
hal0g0dv2
01-28-2009, 08:21 AM
Haha no kidding. Today there was this guy who was just staring at me through the glass walls of the gym for like 20 minutes.. He was either a mainlander or retarded, and would try to wave to me whenever I walked by. Pretty annoying, but you get that sometimes in HK... It's way worse in China though
kind weird how he was waving at u lol
SkinnyPupp
01-28-2009, 08:23 AM
kind weird how he was waving at u lol
Lots of mainlanders try to speak to foreigners.. And occasionally you come across them in HK.. same with retards and really old people, they just see someone totally different and want to interact with them. It's usually OK, but annoying when I'm working out.
keepz1
01-28-2009, 08:24 AM
i always have those feelings also...
maybe i should overcome my fear and work out at the gym rather than at home
If your scared you shouldnt go but if you do decide to you will find that you have a better work out and no one says anything to you
Get some balls and join a gym
Franjo
01-28-2009, 10:44 AM
I never look down on anybody at the gym. People are there concentrating on their workouts. Don't feel intimated by anybody. Go, do your thing and get out.
RRxtar
01-28-2009, 01:04 PM
im usually pretty focussed at the gym and basically put the blinders up. having my ipod really narrows my focus to what im doing.
in any case, im not a big guy or a little guy so it doesnt really matter anyway. hah just an average guy putting my work in.
maxxxboost
01-28-2009, 11:47 PM
Never look down on people. I pretty much go alone and mind my own business.
Why would i care about other peoples business.
tough
01-28-2009, 11:55 PM
sometimes like when a group grade like 10's go in and just dick around and not put in away the weights and shit
L0uie69
01-29-2009, 12:33 AM
have proper gym edakit (sp?) and you'll be fine
socialenemy69
01-29-2009, 01:32 AM
^^^ etiquette
socialenemy69
01-29-2009, 01:36 AM
Never look down on people. I pretty much go alone and mind my own business.
Why would i care about other peoples business.
same here, Im just there, got my headphones plugged into my satellite radio and Im off in my world. Sometimes I just see people trying to show off doing things really wrong and I just roll my eyes. Im 5'9 and I used to be about 180 and really bulky but now I have a new game plan and am around 165 and getting lean. I stopped going to the gym for a few months and began to work out at home instead. I showed up to the gym for the first time in about 5 months earlier this month and some of the regulars that remembered me were eying me down.
Berzerker
01-29-2009, 07:44 AM
Just and FYI for the newcomers.... This is from my experience at the gym.
Most big guys in the gym, the gym is their life. They have been going for years and years and probably know more than the personal trainers at the gym. If you ever want to know anything in a gym like how machines work or how to improve on a lift or work a certain muscle, ASK THE BIGGER GUYS!! More often than not they will be glad to help you. Just don't ask while they are in the middle of a set! There is nothing a gym monkey hates more than seeing noobs doing shit wrong. They will help you out just so they don't have to watch you do shit wrong lol.
Berz out.
hal0g0dv2
01-30-2009, 07:01 PM
Just and FYI for the newcomers.... This is from my experience at the gym.
Most big guys in the gym, the gym is their life. They have been going for years and years and probably know more than the personal trainers at the gym. If you ever want to know anything in a gym like how machines work or how to improve on a lift or work a certain muscle, ASK THE BIGGER GUYS!! More often than not they will be glad to help you. Just don't ask while they are in the middle of a set! There is nothing a gym monkey hates more than seeing noobs doing shit wrong. They will help you out just so they don't have to watch you do shit wrong lol.
Berz out.
ya kids ask me questions all the time
SkinnyPupp
01-30-2009, 07:56 PM
ya kids ask me questions all the time
BIG GUY!
hal0g0dv2
01-31-2009, 11:44 AM
BIG GUY!
I was just jk
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