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6/29/2008 12:30:45 PM

i grunt sometimes but not intentionally and not usually loud enough for most to hear...
seriously i feel its the last couple when your muscles are starting to fail that do the most good.

6/29/2008 12:34:24 PM

i don't see the big deal with sweat...it's a gym...man the fuck up

i try not to judge other peoples workouts but it's so easy to tell the people that know what they're doing from the people that are there to try and honor their resolution for a week...such as the guy that will go from bench press to preacher curls to military press...cmon man...pick a muscle group

it's also hilarious watching people do bicep curls and front deltoid raises where they swing their whole body to lift the weight up

i'll 2nd the thongs on chicks, yes please

and for those of you who are too insecure to piss in the urinals at carmichael(i don't think guys care about your dick size)....lift up the fucking seat...I like to take my dumps at the gym...saves on my water and TP bill

6/29/2008 12:40:42 PM

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"cmon man...pick a muscle group "

Not everyone does one muscle group a day. I'm personally done with those days.

6/29/2008 12:46:34 PM

cheaters
bad/dangerous form
dropping the weights
people who come when they're sick and cough on everything

6/29/2008 12:59:49 PM

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"1) Why most girls don't just come in a thong...I mean if the inseam of your shorts is 3/4 of an inch, don't even bother "

what gym do you go to again?

6/29/2008 1:11:44 PM

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"But come on man, pick some different exercises that don't keep you on the same fucking machine for my whole workout."

no, that's not the solution. nobody should have to alter their workouts so you can use the equipment more easily--but he should let you work in, and probably would if you'd just ask.

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"slamming weights, especially when doing incline flys "

inclines are no problem--I catch the weights on my thighs when i'm done. flat bench dumbell presses are the problem--i don't SLAM them, on a heavy set with a problem-prone shoulder, I can't sit them down but so easy. I have to put them down kinda hard. I do try to make sure they're flat so it doesn't damage the dumbells.

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"The biggest thing in the world that annoys me is fat people... and seeing fat people at the gym is a good thing, because maybe they'll be less fat eventually... As far as locations... I live in CA... but need to find a gym when I move back to NC so I wouldn't mind seeing some suggestions"

Concur on the fatbodies. They annoy me, too, normally, but if they're working out, good on 'em.

when are you coming back to raleigh?

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"above ALL ELSE the grunting it's always unnecessary"

sorry, but no. there are people who are quite excessive about it, but if you're lifting hard enough, you will occasionally let loose at least a moderate grunt. You can't help it.

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"such as the guy that will go from bench press to preacher curls to military press...cmon man...pick a muscle group "

dude

there are other good ways to work out besides bodypart splits. i mean, i do bodypart splits, too, but it's not the only way to fly.

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"and for those of you who are too insecure to piss in the urinals at carmichael(i don't think guys care about your dick size)....lift up the fucking seat..."

THAT is a huge pet peeve of mine. What the fuck, dude? It's a urinal. You're a man, or at least a male. Don't be such a pussy that you need to have a stall to piss in.

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"cheaters"

again, a cheating form CAN be a good thing, depending on the circumstances and what you're trying to do.

6/29/2008 1:24:04 PM

i don't even talk when i'm in the gym. i workout, sauna, shower and leave.

6/29/2008 3:09:16 PM

people who complain about what other people do at the gym

6/29/2008 4:25:39 PM

People who don't understand what hard work and dedication are bitching about people who do.

Not racking weights

Cell phones

using the rack for silly things---curls, shrugs

Asking me to spot, but really want me to lift for them....spotting period

swiss balls

people leg pressing w/ one plate on each side (do a bodyweight squat)

people walking way too close /trying to set up right against me, while i'm doing deads,oly's, bent over rows, etc

bodypart splits

[Edited on June 29, 2008 at 5:36 PM. Reason : ]

6/29/2008 5:35:07 PM

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"Quote : "That or they are using the machine improperly and I go to correct them and they get all insulted." What the fuck do you expect??"

yeah, you tell me what to do in the gym and you're going to get nothing but disrespect

i'm in the gym, working out

that's better than 95% of everyone else, so leave me the fuck alone

6/29/2008 6:18:40 PM

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"Cell phones"

i just don't get this -- why on earth do people even bring their phones out into the gym? and then you really have to talk on it in between sets? can't just have that conversation when you leave? baffling...

6/29/2008 6:50:51 PM

Whats wrong with shrugs?

6/29/2008 7:13:33 PM

^^
Yeah Im actually cool with shrugs in the squat rack as long as theres more than the available dbs. For example, the Planet Fitness on Western only goes up to 80lbs dbs. So I usually use the smith machine for shrugs (or squat rack) since I need more weight. Its really the only way I can do them without doing a ton of reps

6/29/2008 7:27:26 PM

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"People who don't understand what hard work and dedication are bitching about people who do. using the rack for silly things---curls, shrugs Asking me to spot, but really want me to lift for them....spotting period swiss balls people leg pressing w/ one plate on each side (do a bodyweight squat) bodypart splits"

are you serious? youre a loser man

6/29/2008 7:38:01 PM

^^ you don't need to go to the smith machine. you need to go to a real gym.

6/29/2008 7:55:03 PM

OH my god

For her saying should be Once you go black he never came back the bitch fell on him.

Girls with cellulite and a pretty face thinking they are the shit giving dirty looks to fat guys who are finally doing at the gym doing some off their fatass.

6/29/2008 8:00:41 PM

^^ I'm a fan of the smith machine for inverted rows, but that is really it. I feel like the motion isn't natural and it puts more stress on my joints than most exercises I could just do with free weights.

^ When I lived in Spring Lake you'd see women with variations of that in Wal-Mart all the time.

6/29/2008 8:02:14 PM

I use the Smith machine for shrugs. Its a perfectly legitimate exercise. And I <3 Planet Fitness.

6/29/2008 8:11:59 PM

i use to love the smith machine until about the 10th grade

6/29/2008 8:13:35 PM

what is a smith machine?


also, my mma gym is gonna start having crossfitnc movin in to share the building and a joint discount membership will be available for us


awesome

6/29/2008 8:16:59 PM

kinda like a squat rack looking thing that has hooks that cling to pegs...can only go up and down so if you do bench you dont really have to worry about having a spotter as much

6/29/2008 8:18:03 PM

ah i hate those things because i adjust my grip alot and the hooks catch mid lift

6/29/2008 8:28:28 PM

I HATE PEOPLE BENCHING ON THE SMITH MACHINE. WTF ?????? is that about ?

6/29/2008 8:53:11 PM

zombie, not really (some of those were in jest). I do get annoyed by the squat rack curlers/shruggers (hack squat the damn bar for shrugs). The gym I use most often only has one rack, and hogging it for those is silly. Other than that, on your quote, I could really care less. I don't really pay much attention to people in general at the gym.

Swiss balls are good for chuckles, though.

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6/29/2008 9:01:09 PM

People bench on the smith machine because 135 on a smith machine is like 115 maybe on a normal barbell. The 'assisted, guided motion' makes it a little easier.

I hate using the smith machine but Ill use it for shrugs if the gym is crowded so that I dont take up the squat rack for those who squat, deadlift, or do bent over rows

6/29/2008 9:11:16 PM

but whats the point. the benefit of the flat or incline bench is that it gets the stabilizer muscles. the smith machine doesn't do that. you'd do better just using a machine weight.

everytime when i want to do squats i always see an idiot doing bench on the smith machine. its like "WTF, B?"

6/29/2008 9:15:05 PM

there are a few times when the smith machine is good for something, but it isn't benching or squatting (unless you're doing it in a pinch because you can't find anyone to spot you).

6/29/2008 9:17:35 PM

I hate when people hover at the pool lanes trying to force you out of the lane. I understand the pool is small but dammit I got here five minutes ago

6/29/2008 9:18:08 PM

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"people who complain about what other people do at the gym"

agreed. i go to the gym, work out, and go home. i dont pay attention to what other people are doing. i dont care how other people are working out. i dont care who's grunting or what their form is like or what machines they're using.

you guys are a bunch of pussies.

6/29/2008 9:54:05 PM

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"agreed. i go to the gym, work out, and go home. i dont pay attention to what other people are doing. i dont care how other people are working out. i dont care who's grunting or what their form is like or what machines they're using. you guys are a bunch of pussies."

i concur.

6/29/2008 10:10:56 PM

Man, folks on this forum have lots of expert opinions about what a machine is and isn't for...

Theres nothing wrong with using the smith machine for squats, bench press, shrugs, overhead press, or anything else for that matter. Maybe if you guys spent more time working out than critiquing other people's use of the equipment you'd be better off. Just saying...

[Edited on June 29, 2008 at 10:20 PM. Reason : .]

6/29/2008 10:19:50 PM

Was gonna say, if I don't have a spotter around and don't feel like using dumbbells that day, whats wrong with using the smith machine for regular and decline bench? Especially when there's plenty of 'em.

6/29/2008 10:34:20 PM

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"Man, folks on this forum have lots of expert opinions about what a machine is and isn't for... "

dude, don't be a b!tch. this thread is just venting. its common knowledge that ppl don't really talk when there in the gym anyways.

i generally workout, sauna and shower w/out ever really having a conversation with anybody in there.

so stop being a dickbag, G.

6/30/2008 12:20:32 AM

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"also, my mma gym is gonna start having crossfitnc movin in to share the building and a joint discount membership will be available for us"

Where's the location gonnna be, and might I ask the instructors?

Personally, I get annoyed at people who think they're better than someone else due to form or weight or something like that. I do a lot of exercises donkin WEIRD because I'm working things specific to judo. Like, when I'm doing lat pulldowns, I'll usually also be fitting in for my harai goshi with my feet. Looks unlike what anyone else is doing, but I have my reasons, damn it. And I usually work low weight high rep to help my endurance, I CANNOT bulk up. If I build up muscle again, I'm gonna get shot into the fatass weight class because there is NO ONE in NC women's judo to fight between 140 and 200 pounds. If I land in at 155, damn it, I'm stuck with the fatasses.

6/30/2008 12:49:00 AM

couples that work out together..

most of the time it just looks like the guy is there to make sure no one is looking at his girl

too funny

6/30/2008 1:08:53 AM

oh yeah, i thought of another

when there is 2 of a particular machine, and both are being used by a couple at the same time

6/30/2008 1:20:39 AM

^^ As long as they're not making out on the equipment who cares? Sometimes I go to the gym with my boyfriend because he can show me weightlifting stuff that I wouldn't know how to do correctly myself.

6/30/2008 1:25:16 AM

k

6/30/2008 1:29:21 AM