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Post by Tim Wescott on May 31, 2007 14:28:45 GMT -5
Frank,that sounded like an Animal- Pak article!! LOL  Later on,I`ll post some stories about some of the people that I trained with and some of them who thought they could hang,but then bit the dust bigtime!! I always tell them that if they screw up,they are gone, so that way, when they miss a day for no good reason, or are really late,or shirk the hard exercises or the tough reps,there are no hard feelings when I tell them to hit the highway! When I hit the gym,I`m strictly business,not bragging because I`m not the strongest guy alive,but my training is fast and intense as some of my stories will show you......got some good ones but they`ll be long and I wanna` digest my meager pre-contest meal. |
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Post by mrbeefy on May 31, 2007 18:33:56 GMT -5
Well, like I tell my son, if ya think ya can take me, I'll just roll with my home boys and we'll beat ya with our walkers! Viva Viagra! LOL!!!!! ;D OK..one more true story...I'll be brief....(snore) oh...where was I.... Guy at the gym wanted to train with me....39 years..young...figured he could hang with the old man...we did arms (smile) and core. He cut his reps in half, and normally dropped a plate less then my lifts. Jump to end.......he wasn't at the gym until the following week. His wife said he had a doctors appointment because he "pulled something". He now works with a trainer with a small group of "men" trying to get fit. Good for them, sweety. Like Tim said, I also am not the strongest, or the fastest, etc. But brother, I got "attitude!" ;D And like my drill sergeant told me a long time ago..."Man, you might be short, but you can hang with the best of 'em!" So, for you younger trainees....we're here for ya....if ya can hang!  |
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Post by Tim Wescott on May 31, 2007 19:04:00 GMT -5
OK,here`s one from not too long ago but I have more from back in the day. Started talking to a guy at the gym one day a few years ago,and after getting to know him a bit,he asked me if I wanted to go check out a contest with him on Saturday in Connecticut..........we went, and talking on the way home,I found out that this guy was my cousin....weird or what? I hadn`t seen him since he was about 5 years old............I figured,cool,I found a long lost family member who works out. I called his mother who is my first cousin and that was cool too....hadn`t talked to her in decades..............later on I went to visit her. OK,anyway,I`m training alone and it`s winter, so I`m going pretty heavy (for me anyway), and eating a lot of food.....I`m in good training shape. The guy,Mark is his name,says to me,"You train pretty hard,but I bet I could outrain you"!! I figured hell,I love a challenge, and I always try to rise to the occasion,plus I had seen this guy train and it was pathetic to say the least,to me anyway,slow and plodding with no rhyme or reason. So we get together and I try to bury the guy,but he keeps up with me pretty good..........every day I`m as sore as hell and I ask him if he`s sore...........he says no,not at all. I know he`s lying because he`s doing my workout which I`m used to ,but he is not,and I`m getting sore as hell. So after the 4th. day of gut busting workouts,he says to me,"See I told you I would have no problem keeping up with you"............so I say ,yeah but it`s only been 4 days,if you`re still here 3 months from now I`ll give you props.............I know,I`m bad,but I figured it would keep him fired up to train hard! The next day I figured Giant-Sets for legs,the supreme test..........I killed this guy, but he acted like it was no biggie, but he was struggling bigtime to keep up,but amazingly enough,he did keep up,and he miraculously made it through the workout..........5 exercises in a row, adding weight each cycle, for 4 cylces. The next day he didn`t show up.  I train,go home,eat,shower,etc. he calls and sounds very upset......I thought someone died or something.  I asked him what was wrong and he yells at me over the phone............"YOU`RE KILLING ME" !! LOL ;D Never to return to the gym at my scheduled training time again! LOL  I knew the guy had to be sore because I got extremely sore after every workout.......... and it was stuff I was used to doing. I still get sore almost every time I train in most bodyparts anyway. My theme song just to bust these casualties asses was always "Another One Bites The Dust" by Queen, which I would sing really loud across the gym whenever I saw one of these guys after he bowed out. ;D  More stories about training with my twin psychotic cousions down in Florida when I lived there. |
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Post by beckie on Jun 1, 2007 6:26:21 GMT -5
great stories guys! It must be a boy thing because whenever I train with one of my girls,we never compete over the weight lifted or the intensity. same when I train with a guy...
Too much testosterone LOL
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Post by mrbeefy on Jun 1, 2007 6:40:01 GMT -5
Tim! Great story! And at our age, anytime you can "rise to the occasion" is a good thing! When you talked about, "Another one bites the dust", I can relate. When I walk in the gym, I look around to assess the "playground", and tell my wife, "looks like the children our here again, so it's time they get off of MY toys, ' cause I'm not here to baby sit or play...I'm here to train!" Beckster........It might be a testosterone thing....might just be an attiude thing. My wife gets pretty "bal*y" with some of her lifts too! |
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Post by masterschamp on Jun 1, 2007 7:21:28 GMT -5
Geez....I have no stories!! In my case, it is ALL about attitude. I have NEVER had a run in with anyone in the gym. In all honesty, I am TOTALLY OBLIVIOUS to what anyone else is doing, saying, or looking at while I train. I could care less who is watching me...and I certainly am not wasting my time watching anyone else. I even would wear a walkman ( now an MP3) with no music in it...just so no one would bother trying to talk to me. And even if someone said something to the effect that they could do what I do or would want to train with me, I would simply say "no", and move on about my business of improving my body. I don't put myself on a pedestal over anyone else in the gym regardless of where they are in their training career, and have never felt the need to "put anybody in their place"....if they are using weights or a machine that I had intended on using that's ok....they are entitled to use them as much as I am....with all of my experience it is easy for me to substitute another movement. And if someone was trying to pump themself up at my expense, I wouldn't take offense to anything of that nature, as I don't pay any mind at all to stupid people. You know the saying..."I don't tolerate fools very well!"
I'm there to do a job....if it isn't going to help me do that, then it is not worth my time. I let my performance on stage do all the talking for me.
Keith
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Post by GerryT on Jun 1, 2007 7:29:57 GMT -5
Great post, Keith! I always believed that motivation comes from within, and this is a beautiful illustration of that.
Only you can do it, and you cannot control anything but what you do. Thanks, everyone. for an outstanding and thought provoking thread.
The interaction among terrific, passionate and knowledgable people is what makes this forum work so well.
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Post by EBA84 on Jun 1, 2007 10:31:30 GMT -5
Geez....I have no stories!! In my case, it is ALL about attitude. I have NEVER had a run in with anyone in the gym. In all honesty, I am TOTALLY OBLIVIOUS to what anyone else is doing, saying, or looking at while I train. I could care less who is watching me...and I certainly am not wasting my time watching anyone else. I even would wear a walkman ( now an MP3) with no music in it...just so no one would bother trying to talk to me. And even if someone said something to the effect that they could do what I do or would want to train with me, I would simply say "no", and move on about my business of improving my body. I don't put myself on a pedestal over anyone else in the gym regardless of where they are in their training career, and have never felt the need to "put anybody in their place"....if they are using weights or a machine that I had intended on using that's ok....they are entitled to use them as much as I am....with all of my experience it is easy for me to substitute another movement. And if someone was trying to pump themself up at my expense, I wouldn't take offense to anything of that nature, as I don't pay any mind at all to stupid people. You know the saying..."I don't tolerate fools very well!" I'm there to do a job....if it isn't going to help me do that, then it is not worth my time. I let my performance on stage do all the talking for me. Keith I am the same way. I get along with everyone in the gym. I go there to work out and I figure if I make friends while I am there then that is great. I get a lot of questions from people at the gym everyday and I make the time to answer them whether it is their first day working out or they are veterans. People in the gyms I go to know when I am dieting for a show and are very courteous to me and don't bother me then while I am working out. I have had people in the gym ask to train with me and some have made it through a leg work out, for example, and others have thrown up and stopped half way through. I have never had someone actually say they could do my work out and be co*ky about it or I would have done the same thing Tim did or at least tried. |
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Post by Karrie on Jun 1, 2007 10:57:35 GMT -5
great stories guys! It must be a boy thing because whenever I train with one of my girls,we never compete over the weight lifted or the intensity. same when I train with a guy... Too much testosterone LOL LOL!!!! I agree Beckie!!! No issues with my training partner who is female!!! Yes, TOOOOO much testosterone!!! |
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Post by Intensity on Jun 1, 2007 11:36:34 GMT -5
Superbe thread! Interesting stories! I enjoyed the reading! Tim, excellent point: Being able to do it for a week is something… but eating, training and living like a bodybuilder (competitive or not), 52 weeks/year… for 25 years is something else that some youngsters dont seem to understand and respect!!! But I do… so props to you people you have been in the game for yearssss!  |
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Post by TNA on Jun 1, 2007 15:54:44 GMT -5
Awesome stories fellas! I'm glad nobody was offended by me starting this thread. It's just something that needed to be shared. Thanks to everyone for their input! KEEP THOSE STORIES COMING!!!
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Post by mrbeefy on Jun 1, 2007 16:44:47 GMT -5
Great input and comments from everyone. I love it! I guess one thing we all have in common....weather we're young or old in physical years...is that we're ALL young at heart! (or in some caes, early senility ;D) I also try to remember, that there are some of you out there that are half my age, but have trained at this way of life 5-10 longer than I have, and for that you have MY respect. I think it was MO who talked about it being a lifestyle...and if you have adapated your lifestyle to this sport....you have props from us all. I once had a VERY wise man tell me, "If it was easy, everybody would be a bodybuilder......... right Tim ;D |
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Post by Tim Wescott on Jun 1, 2007 18:51:02 GMT -5
Don`t get me wrong guys,I get along with everyone in the gym and outside of it also......I try like hell to anyway,but I love to have a like minded training partner, and my goal when we train is to drive him into the ground, as I would hope that would be his intention as far as I was concerned......again,the only winner being our physiques, and the feeling of accomplishment that we would get knowing we gave it 110%.
I train as hard as I can and am always motivated whether I have a partner or not,but a good partner can be a valuable asset to your workouts,whereas,a partner who slacks,I get rid of with the quickness.
Like Keith said,if I`m Super-Setting or something, and someone grabs the equipment I`m using,I may get pissed inside, but I would just pick a similar movement as a substitute,and never voice it to the person since he is also a payting member.
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Post by cavemuscle on Jun 2, 2007 16:19:57 GMT -5
I'll be 50 years old on June 6th,..... I feel like I'm 25,.......and I get the most enjoyment out kicking MY OWN ASS every day in the gym!! Keith Keith, I'm right there with ya. I'm 52 and never felt better, stronger, more determined! I have guys in their 20's and 30's standing in awe of the freak I am becoming. I love it. But I also remind myself it's a gift i give myself every day and how easily things could go south, so I ALWAYS give encouragement, act like a gentleman to the ladies and offer my hand in friendship. What can I say, but 50 is the new 30! an early Happy Birthday my friend! Brock |
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Post by cavemuscle on Jun 2, 2007 16:35:59 GMT -5
Also, remember, I'm still the guy who blushes at complements and gets startled when I see my reflection in the mirror! So, for me alot of the attention and stares I get are a bit disconcerting. esp from guys like Vince Graham and Tracy Markum.
I guess I need to get over that.
B
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Post by Tim Wescott on Jun 3, 2007 9:41:07 GMT -5
Brock,I like that 50 is the new 30 line.......mind if I use it? I`m gonna` use it anyway even if you do of course!! LOL |
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Post by cavemuscle on Jun 3, 2007 15:56:16 GMT -5
most certainly Tim! I plan to retire in 10 more years and get a degree in physical training for seniors. Those 85 and over!
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