What the heck??

[tawiii]

I use to be a member of a gym where the owner and his buddies would sit there and laugh at people doing something wrong. I hated seeing that.

[oldtimer1]

It seems the new gyms hate real bodybuilders. They actually use their membership. They want someone to join for a year and then quit after three weeks. The last gym I belonged to a guy turned to his buddy and said who is this guy trying to impress. He was talking about me deadlifting. I wasn't yelling or making a scene. Just deadlifting.

I train in my basement. The music is always to my liking. I don't wait on any equipment.

[sapphire]

Ya know, I think you are right Old timer. My gym is now trying to cater to middle aged women who strictly want to do cardio...for 2 weeks before summer starts.
We have had 2 guys quit because they got tired of being told to keep quiet. Drives me crazy BUT my gym is close and reasonable.

[Arbel]

intensity said:

... The worst part is that during the time this employee is warning you, there is 3 or 4 kids in the gym doing exercises the wrong way and are very close to hurt themself by trying to use one of their foot during a triceps cable press down ;D (I've really seen things like this... and no employee did anything... too busy telling someone not to bang dumbels together or not to wear tank top... )

That's why now, i dont choose my gym only in fonction of the proximity... but in fonction of the kind of customer they are looking for... (look at the marketing guy trying to explain his theory ;D )

that tank top thing is juat ridiculous..i left my old gym becouse of that ....in my new gym things are much cooler , no one will tell you sh*te about what you wear , or bang your DB's , as long as you work hard ,and dont bother nobody.

[RUBICON19]

I was at a gym years ago. The free weight room was on the second floor. So every time I did deads with 4-500 lbs it would sound like the weights are going through the floor. My friends business partner (part owner), who was a little skeeby guy, would always give me crap. He would tell me that the weights should not hit the floor and make all that noise. I told him that when he can come up and do some deads with me with the same weight then we could talk. That ended that..

[bodyfx]

sapphire said:

What do you all think about this?

I was doing DB presses at my gym today and the DBs sorta clanked together at the top. Nothing crazy, not LOUD, but I got reprimanded by a gym employee telling me I can't bang the Dbs together.

Huh?? Isn't this a gym??? I wasn't smashing them together.

You should have smashed his nuts between the two dumbells!! I absolutely HATE that sh%t! You are in the damn gym, not knitting class!

[sapphire]

bodyfx said:

sapphire said:

What do you all think about this?

I was doing DB presses at my gym today and the DBs sorta clanked together at the top. Nothing crazy, not LOUD, but I got reprimanded by a gym employee telling me I can't bang the Dbs together.

Huh?? Isn't this a gym??? I wasn't smashing them together.

You should have smashed his nuts between the two dumbells!! I absolutely HATE that sh%t! You are in the damn gym, not knitting class!

I should have!! I was busting my butt with those 40s I told you about.. worrying about dropping them on my face, not about if I was disturbing the cardio-bots on the treadmills.

[blade]

sapphire said:

What do you all think about this?

I was doing DB presses at my gym today and the DBs sorta clanked together at the top. Nothing crazy, not LOUD, but I got reprimanded by a gym employee telling me I can't bang the Dbs together.

Huh?? Isn't this a gym??? I wasn't smashing them together.

Well sweetie of course the employee is gonna walk up to you and reprimand you for clanking weights cause you can press more than HIM. ;D