Pet Peeves?

[ifearnoman]

I was wondering what everyones pet peeves are?

I know we all got them..lol

here are a few of mine

1. When it snows in Chicago, people forget how to drive or park. It seems like their thought process stops when the first snowflake hits the asphalt.

2. When you are getting ready to lay down on a flat bench, and see a PUDDLE of sweat, from the fatass who forgot his gym towel. Is it SO HARD to wipe it down!?!

3. When people look at me and say, "You lift?..Weights?"
or when they make comments about my weight, "But you only weigh 130 or something!.." hey dude..I will take all 128 lbs of me and kick your ass!

4. When people at work walk by my computer and see the desktop (two figure competitor friends) They ask who it is, and I say, "They are my friends." They reply with "Yeah, right!"..fu*k you man! lol


ok, I am done venting...

[Sara]

Good question for me this AM, Chad (forgive me people, I'm a little crabby this AM but I'm sure I'll be OK once I have my coffee):
1. Now, I love motorcycles, but WHY do people have to start them and rev them up right near my bedroom window at 5AM on a holiday!!! Don't they realize I'm an insomniac and need all the sleep I can get...especially on my day off

2. Having my cell phone shut off and not being able to talk to my boyfriend that lives in NC (i know what you're thinking, pay your bill and you wouldn't have that prob...well, it's a long story but let's just say it wasn't all totally my doing...luckily payday is tomorrrow )

3. People that think I'm crazy for the way I eat, workout, and talk about this lifestyle. My mom is sometimes supportive, but sometimes also quite negative in terms of making snide comments to me if I start gaining a little weight (which happened over the summer from my reinjury in May and my just being a little lazy/needing the break from diet).

4. Winter in MA...Damn, I'm not looking forward to the snow (MA drivers suck here too Chad when the weather gets bad) or cold (even though we've already had some of both).

5. Daylight savings in the fall...I HATE when it gets dark by 4!!! By the time I get out of work, it's pitch black out and sitting in traffic in that for at least an hour makes me VERY tired...tough to get energy up to go train after that.

6. My ex-husband...I won't comment any further right now because, well, it's just not even worth it today LOL

[ifearnoman]

lol.

its ok..I Just had an interesting day, so I felt like commenting..lol

I saw some guy today in the grocery store lot, who was parked in the middle of the aisle, not even in a spot! So I almost had to tag another car to get past him! ARGH!


lol@ the motorcycle thing.

I bet I can beat that!

My exroommate and his wife (they lived above me) would walk on the wooden floor with their hard soled shoes ALL DAY LONG. (I sleep during the days)

not only THAT, but his wife would play that loud annoying Ranchero Music (or Tejano Circus music) as I call it. That stuff is like nails on a chalkboard!

[MikeLifts659]

Sara said:

Good question for me this AM, Chad (forgive me people, I'm a little crabby this AM but I'm sure I'll be OK once I have my coffee):
1. Now, I love motorcycles, but WHY do people have to start them and rev them up right near my bedroom window at 5AM on a holiday!!! Don't they realize I'm an insomniac and need all the sleep I can get...especially on my day off

This is very big problem that give bikers in general a bad name. I leave for work a little after 6 am and I let my bike warmup in the garage before I take off. It is actually very hard on them to rev before the engine warms.

My baby:

[Ken B.]

1) women putting on make up in their car while driving in front of me

2) 130 lb guys doing "stunts" (stooooopid moves) on one side of the cable crossover as I lose my pump

3) people talking loud on cell phones in public

4) 4 jugheads at the gym asking to "work in" - lets see that'll make 1 set every 5 minutes?

5) actually needing to explain WHY I said NO to the request in number 4 ;D

6) reheated pizza

[Tim Wescott]

1. Rude people and just people in general ! ;D

2. People that talk with a mouth full of food.

3. People that say "MY dog won`t bite you,he doesn`t bite" as they try like hell to hold back a huge pit-bull, frothing at the mouth, while all the time the dog is looking at my groin like it`s a potential meal !

He`s got teeth right...then he bites!

4. Waiting in long lines!

5. Waiting in long lines with people who have 200 coupons, or can`t find their check books!

6.Perky people in the AM ,who are chatterboxes before I`ve had even one cup of coffee!

Shut up already,I`m still half asleep!!

7.Idiots who rest between sets while sitting on the machine I need, for 5 minutes after a set that wouldn`t make a novice break out into a sweat.

8. Oh yeah I hate swiss balls with a passion... and balance boards,and people who use them!!

Arnold didn`t use them, so get them out of the gyms, or should I say fitness centers?

9. Personal trainers who have no clue how to train, and can`t even bench their own bodyweight!!

10.Trolls on message board!!

11. My buddy Joe Roark, when he asks a trivia question on bodybuilding, that no one can answer,then he never reveals the answer to us, leaving us just as dumb as we were before he asked!! ;D


I`ll add more later as I`m too damn perky right now....more coffee coming right up !!

[sockrocker]

people who won't move their groceries up to the front of the belt or put down the divider so that I can unload some of my stuff learn some manners!!!

[sockrocker]

***3. When people look at me and say, "You lift?..Weights?"
or when they make comments about my weight, "But you only weigh 130 or something!.." hey dude..I will take all 128 lbs of me and kick your ass!***

i get that too actually, even though i weigh 200, because i'm not really all that big, especially compared to some of the guys walking around ASU...people get puzzled if i tell them that i am into bodybuilding...they seem to think that bodybuilders never had to START somewhere; that we were all just born 200 lbs at 4% bodyfat...

[Ken B.]

Tim said:

8. Oh yeah I hate swiss balls with a passion... and balance boards,and people who use them!!

;D....one of your favorites

[OptimumJoe]

Smacking your food while eating. (I can see you eating I don't need to hear it)

People driving while on the cell phone.

Southern drivers...a lot of them don't even go the damn speed limit!!!

People that think they don't have to follow the rules the rest of society does

"Wow your pritty smart for a big guy" -> not going there

People taking up equipment for 30 minutes to do 2 sets

Super setters - it's a great workout...but don't do a set then go somewhere else, and come back 5 minutes later, and tell me you weren't finished

People not taking their weights off when they are finished.

People in the gym that ask you a question...you respond...then they want to argue what you say

I'm just getting started!!!!

[Maximum6]

1. People who keep doing abdominal work day in and day out....

2. People who is doing the same exercise day in and day out just because they are good at that only...i.e. benchpresses...all the kids at school keep asking..."how much can you bench?"...why not ask.."how much can you squat?"

3. People who gives up on strict dieting....because they don't like dieting.

4. People who says i shouldn't do weight lifting at my age...i.e. the guy who needed to use the smith machine when i was on it....(if any of you guys remember)

5. People who are rude and have no dicipline or respect.

[Sara]

SWEET BIKE Mike!!! At least YOU'RE considerate!

[Tim Wescott]

Sara,wait until you get to know him !! ;D

[ifearnoman]

My OTHER pet peeve, is this REAL old guy that thinks he is a bodybuilder who lifts in my gy........

oh HI TIM! heheh


Seriously though, there is this guy who lifts in my gym. He has to be in his 70s, This guy can bench A LOT of freaking weight..I saw him putting 240 up one day and I almost dropped dead..

[Maximum6]

I like it when either really old guys..or really young punks lift so big. ;D

[OptimumJoe]

I like the egotistical punk that puts a lot of weight on the bar and gets it stuck on his chest. ;D

[Ken B.]

Lets not forget the guy that lifts sooo heavy that his training partner (spotter) is working harder than he is to get the reps out - and I'm not talking HIT guys.

[Leviathan]

My favorites are the guys that load up the calf machine and proceed to grind out 1/2 inch reps. That and girls that put on a bunch of make up and perfume to come to the gym. Helloooo! If you are looking for a man, go to a club, bar, or coffee shop!

[OptimumJoe]

It's bad when the girls get all dolled up...but when the guys put calone on and have to gell their hair...there's something wrong there

[ifearnoman]

rowtogrow said:

It's bad when the girls get all dolled up...but when the guys put calone on and have to gell their hair...there's something wrong there

no sh*t eh?

d00d you are at the gym! Wtf are you doing? lol