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Getbig Main Boards => Gossip & Opinions => Topic started by: Triple-H_2005 on October 30, 2006, 04:23:55 PM
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Several weeks back, I posted pictures from 4 weeks out and asked for feedback. I did this on both Get Big and Mayhem. I talked about some frustrations that I had with my gym’s policy of not letting guys use the empty yoga room to pose, but girls could. Shirtless men are apparently offensive to some members, but the gym is going to start a Cardio Stripping class… Did I miss a memo? Anyway, I made a post in anger and someone saw fit to print it and give it to the GM of the gym.
These are the threads:
http://www.musclemayhem.com/forums/showthread.php?t=42717
http://www.getbig.com/boards/index.php?topic=101357.0
Apparently some things that I said on Mayhem got me into hot water with the management. I got a call this morning from the GM of my gym asking for my home address. When I enquired why, he said to mail me a refund for my October dues. My first thought was “they must have double-drafted me”. He said he was going to cancel my membership. I immediately thought that it was a friend or someone put up to messing with me because the contest is only 5 days away. I replied “If you’re calling from the gym, then you can get my address from my contract.” I laughed it off, thinking somebody came up with a great prank.
Curious, I called the number on my caller ID to see who exactly called me. The person on the other end was the front desk person at my gym! I was like WTF?!?!?! I asked for the GM and he assured me that this was no prank; he was canceling my membership. I asked why. He said that he read on the ‘net that I said some negative things about the gym and couldn’t have me posting things about him and my “which steroids I’m using”.
HUH???
I was working, and couldn’t get to the posts to accurately defend myself. On my lunch, I went home and looked up the posts in question and printed them out. After looking over them, I could find nothing about steroids…just diuretics, which are legal. The only objectionable thing that I could find was a comment that the GM of my gym was an ass… The ironic thing was that I didn’t even know who the GM was at the time, and was actually referring to the AM that had run us out of the yoga room when we were posing. He was an ass to us. He was curt, short, condescending and unprofessional.
I went by the gym later this afternoon to talk to the GM face to face, to hopefully settle what I thought to be a small thing like reasonable adults. I went over the posts with him and explained that I had done or said nothing illegal, immoral or unethical and I didn’t understand what the problem was. “You called me an ass.”, was his reply. I explained to him that I didn’t even know who he was. “Then you called my AM an ass.” He went on to say that he was not backing down and I was out of the gym. I asked him to show me where in the contract it was stated that comments made outside the gym could result in my expulsion. I reiterated that I had NEVER named names or mentioned the gym where I trained. I didn’t matter. I was out! There is a clause in most gym contracts that states management can amend the rules blah, blah. So basically, they have a back door to cancel a membership for any reason.
The moral of the story: Don’t be too quick to speak your mind, you might have to find a new place to train. FIVE FREAKING DAYS OUT FROM A CONTEST!!!!!
P.S.
To the coward that saw fit to rat me out: Man up. What are you, sucking up to the boss? Did I wrong you in some way and you are too callow to say something to my face? At least have the testicular fortitude to show yourself.
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fuck him & his pussy ass gym
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I'd fuck his wife, and mail the video to the gym, after I put a link to it up on those same sites.
But, that's just me.
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just b/c there's a clause in the contract doesn't mean he has the power to do this. Get your/a lawyer to send him a friendly letter explaining that you're exploring your legal options . . . after all, winning this contest could put you on the road to becoming the next Arnold.
So, I'm half kidding about the next Arnold part (you can argue something along those lines), but I'm serious about the changing the rules on you part.
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f**k him & his pussy ass gym
I agree.
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I'd f**k his wife, and mail the video to the gym, after I put a link to it up on those same sites.
But, that's just me.
I think that MIGHT do the opposite of portraying me in the light that I am striving for. The ironic thing is this happened AFTER my apology to Goodrum... Where's my freaking karma?
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Several weeks back, I posted pictures from 4 weeks out and asked for feedback. I did this on both Get Big and Mayhem. I talked about some frustrations that I had with my gym’s policy of not letting guys use the empty yoga room to pose, but girls could. Shirtless men are apparently offensive to some members, but the gym is going to start a Cardio Stripping class… Did I miss a memo? Anyway, I made a post in anger and someone saw fit to print it and give it to the GM of the gym.
These are the threads:
http://www.musclemayhem.com/forums/showthread.php?t=42717
http://www.getbig.com/boards/index.php?topic=101357.0
Apparently some things that I said on Mayhem got me into hot water with the management. I got a call this morning from the GM of my gym asking for my home address. When I enquired why, he said to mail me a refund for my October dues. My first thought was “they must have double-drafted me”. He said he was going to cancel my membership. I immediately thought that it was a friend or someone put up to messing with me because the contest is only 5 days away. I replied “If you’re calling from the gym, then you can get my address from my contract.” I laughed it off, thinking somebody came up with a great prank.
Curious, I called the number on my caller ID to see who exactly called me. The person on the other end was the front desk person at my gym! I was like WTF?!?!?! I asked for the GM and he assured me that this was no prank; he was canceling my membership. I asked why. He said that he read on the ‘net that I said some negative things about the gym and couldn’t have me posting things about him and my “which steroids I’m using”.
HUH???
I was working, and couldn’t get to the posts to accurately defend myself. On my lunch, I went home and looked up the posts in question and printed them out. After looking over them, I could find nothing about steroids…just diuretics, which are legal. The only objectionable thing that I could find was a comment that the GM of my gym was an ass… The ironic thing was that I didn’t even know who the GM was at the time, and was actually referring to the AM that had run us out of the yoga room when we were posing. He was an ass to us. He was curt, short, condescending and unprofessional.
I went by the gym later this afternoon to talk to the GM face to face, to hopefully settle what I thought to be a small thing like reasonable adults. I went over the posts with him and explained that I had done or said nothing illegal, immoral or unethical and I didn’t understand what the problem was. “You called me an ass.”, was his reply. I explained to him that I didn’t even know who he was. “Then you called my AM an ass.” He went on to say that he was not backing down and I was out of the gym. I asked him to show me where in the contract it was stated that comments made outside the gym could result in my expulsion. I reiterated that I had NEVER named names or mentioned the gym where I trained. I didn’t matter. I was out! There is a clause in most gym contracts that states management can amend the rules blah, blah. So basically, they have a back door to cancel a membership for any reason.
The moral of the story: Don’t be too quick to speak your mind, you might have to find a new place to train. FIVE FREAKING DAYS OUT FROM A CONTEST!!!!!
P.S.
To the coward that saw fit to rat me out: Man up. What are you, sucking up to the boss? Did I wrong you in some way and you are too callow to say something to my face? At least have the testicular fortitude to show yourself.
Yeah, thats nice.
Are there any open spaces left in the all hot girl cardio stripping class?
8)
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What's the name of the gym?
YIP
Zack
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What's the name of the gym?
YIP
Zack
Well...I can't get into any more trouble, can I?
Gold's Gym on Princess Ann Road. Virginia Beach, VA.
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Please rant about your boss and what is your work address
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Well...I can't get into any more trouble, can I?
Gold's Gym on Princess Ann Road. Virginia Beach, VA.
Well, I think it's safe to assume that there won't be many getbig members to sign up there.
Anyone in the VB, VA area?
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Ok thanks
How long you been training there? That's not right
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Ok thanks
How long you been training there? That's not right
Since April '04, when I relocated here for my career.
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call someone you don't know an ass and then wonder why you got kicked out. Be happy if you haven't been black listed at all the gyms
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Thats horrible >:(
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Well...I can't get into any more trouble, can I?
Gold's Gym on Princess Ann Road. Virginia Beach, VA.
Dog fuck!!! Hey Golds on Princess Ann Road, VA. You can kiss my ass. :-* Love, Joe.
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call someone you don't know an ass and then wonder why you got kicked out. Be happy if you haven't been black listed at all the gyms
Well, I didn't ever think that you could get banned for expressing an opinion, OUTSIED of the walls of the ON MY COMPUTER!!! But then, what do I know? ;D I think if you had been in my shoes you might have been a bit frustrated as well... :-\
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Well, I didn't ever think that you could get banned for expressing an opinion, OUTSIED of the walls of the ON MY COMPUTER!!! But then, what do I know? ;D I think if you had been in my shoes you might have been a bit frustrated as well... :-\
It's totally bullshit.
The biggest loser in this affair is obviously the gym.
You will always be able to find a new place to train at, and good luck with that.
But a gym that gets a reputation for fcuking their gym members...
A gym who doesn't respect the freedom of speech?
YIP
Zack
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No it was more like a gym that did not respect a bodybuilder! Would have been no problem if the manager minded his own business and let someone use the mirrors to evaluate his progress. Bodybuilders bring gyms business.
I emailed him this, waiting on a reply
"I'm a bodybuilder and offended you would cancel someones membership like that, not something the NAACP takes to kindly"
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SOunds like the pussy owner of th gym here Pacifc Island Fitness. He is a nobody who bought a gym and knows nothing about the business. A short little man with a complex. Kicked me out a couple months ago, cause everyone is talking about my gym and he is sick of it. Just a little short punk. But he'll be out of business within a year after I open.
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SOunds like the pussy owner of th gym here Pacifc Island Fitness. He is a nobody who bought a gym and knows nothing about the business. A short little man with a complex. Kicked me out a couple months ago, cause everyone is talking about my gym and he is sick of it. Just a little short punk. But he'll be out of business within a year after I open.
I thought you were helping some other people open a gym Keith? Are you now gonna do it yourself instead?
ie. "my gym" as you say...
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Several weeks back, I posted pictures from 4 weeks out and asked for feedback. I did this on both Get Big and Mayhem. I talked about some frustrations that I had with my gym’s policy of not letting guys use the empty yoga room to pose, but girls could. Shirtless men are apparently offensive to some members, but the gym is going to start a Cardio Stripping class… Did I miss a memo? Anyway, I made a post in anger and someone saw fit to print it and give it to the GM of the gym.
These are the threads:
http://www.musclemayhem.com/forums/showthread.php?t=42717
http://www.getbig.com/boards/index.php?topic=101357.0
Apparently some things that I said on Mayhem got me into hot water with the management. I got a call this morning from the GM of my gym asking for my home address. When I enquired why, he said to mail me a refund for my October dues. My first thought was “they must have double-drafted me”. He said he was going to cancel my membership. I immediately thought that it was a friend or someone put up to messing with me because the contest is only 5 days away. I replied “If you’re calling from the gym, then you can get my address from my contract.” I laughed it off, thinking somebody came up with a great prank.
Curious, I called the number on my caller ID to see who exactly called me. The person on the other end was the front desk person at my gym! I was like WTF?!?!?! I asked for the GM and he assured me that this was no prank; he was canceling my membership. I asked why. He said that he read on the ‘net that I said some negative things about the gym and couldn’t have me posting things about him and my “which steroids I’m using”.
HUH???
I was working, and couldn’t get to the posts to accurately defend myself. On my lunch, I went home and looked up the posts in question and printed them out. After looking over them, I could find nothing about steroids…just diuretics, which are legal. The only objectionable thing that I could find was a comment that the GM of my gym was an ass… The ironic thing was that I didn’t even know who the GM was at the time, and was actually referring to the AM that had run us out of the yoga room when we were posing. He was an ass to us. He was curt, short, condescending and unprofessional.
I went by the gym later this afternoon to talk to the GM face to face, to hopefully settle what I thought to be a small thing like reasonable adults. I went over the posts with him and explained that I had done or said nothing illegal, immoral or unethical and I didn’t understand what the problem was. “You called me an ass.”, was his reply. I explained to him that I didn’t even know who he was. “Then you called my AM an ass.” He went on to say that he was not backing down and I was out of the gym. I asked him to show me where in the contract it was stated that comments made outside the gym could result in my expulsion. I reiterated that I had NEVER named names or mentioned the gym where I trained. I didn’t matter. I was out! There is a clause in most gym contracts that states management can amend the rules blah, blah. So basically, they have a back door to cancel a membership for any reason.
The moral of the story: Don’t be too quick to speak your mind, you might have to find a new place to train. FIVE FREAKING DAYS OUT FROM A CONTEST!!!!!
P.S.
To the coward that saw fit to rat me out: Man up. What are you, sucking up to the boss? Did I wrong you in some way and you are too callow to say something to my face? At least have the testicular fortitude to show yourself.
Un-fucking-real. Fuck that gym and the pussies whose feelings you hurt.........
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SOunds like the pussy owner of th gym here Pacifc Island Fitness. He is a nobody who bought a gym and knows nothing about the business. A short little man with a complex. Kicked me out a couple months ago, cause everyone is talking about my gym and he is sick of it. Just a little short punk. But he'll be out of business within a year after I open.
Don't get me started.
Same thing here. My Gold's is owned by some fat clueless fuck.
You got a gym opening Keith? I had no idea. Cool!
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you should fight him :)
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Suggestions for honorary members of onlyme's gym:
Stickman
Vince G
Vince B
Bob Cicherillo
Howard White
Matt T (if Will Harris tags along, he gets the partnership saving)
YIP
Zack
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Several weeks back, I posted pictures from 4 weeks out and asked for feedback. I did this on both Get Big and Mayhem. I talked about some frustrations that I had with my gym’s policy of not letting guys use the empty yoga room to pose, but girls could. Shirtless men are apparently offensive to some members, but the gym is going to start a Cardio Stripping class… Did I miss a memo? Anyway, I made a post in anger and someone saw fit to print it and give it to the GM of the gym.
These are the threads:
http://www.musclemayhem.com/forums/showthread.php?t=42717
http://www.getbig.com/boards/index.php?topic=101357.0
Apparently some things that I said on Mayhem got me into hot water with the management. I got a call this morning from the GM of my gym asking for my home address. When I enquired why, he said to mail me a refund for my October dues. My first thought was “they must have double-drafted me”. He said he was going to cancel my membership. I immediately thought that it was a friend or someone put up to messing with me because the contest is only 5 days away. I replied “If you’re calling from the gym, then you can get my address from my contract.” I laughed it off, thinking somebody came up with a great prank.
Curious, I called the number on my caller ID to see who exactly called me. The person on the other end was the front desk person at my gym! I was like WTF?!?!?! I asked for the GM and he assured me that this was no prank; he was canceling my membership. I asked why. He said that he read on the ‘net that I said some negative things about the gym and couldn’t have me posting things about him and my “which steroids I’m using”.
HUH???
I was working, and couldn’t get to the posts to accurately defend myself. On my lunch, I went home and looked up the posts in question and printed them out. After looking over them, I could find nothing about steroids…just diuretics, which are legal. The only objectionable thing that I could find was a comment that the GM of my gym was an ass… The ironic thing was that I didn’t even know who the GM was at the time, and was actually referring to the AM that had run us out of the yoga room when we were posing. He was an ass to us. He was curt, short, condescending and unprofessional.
I went by the gym later this afternoon to talk to the GM face to face, to hopefully settle what I thought to be a small thing like reasonable adults. I went over the posts with him and explained that I had done or said nothing illegal, immoral or unethical and I didn’t understand what the problem was. “You called me an ass.”, was his reply. I explained to him that I didn’t even know who he was. “Then you called my AM an ass.” He went on to say that he was not backing down and I was out of the gym. I asked him to show me where in the contract it was stated that comments made outside the gym could result in my expulsion. I reiterated that I had NEVER named names or mentioned the gym where I trained. I didn’t matter. I was out! There is a clause in most gym contracts that states management can amend the rules blah, blah. So basically, they have a back door to cancel a membership for any reason.
The moral of the story: Don’t be too quick to speak your mind, you might have to find a new place to train. FIVE FREAKING DAYS OUT FROM A CONTEST!!!!!
P.S.
To the coward that saw fit to rat me out: Man up. What are you, sucking up to the boss? Did I wrong you in some way and you are too callow to say something to my face? At least have the testicular fortitude to show yourself.
If the gym refunds your money for some words, then they did you a favor. A gym like that isn't worth training at so I'd say fuck those bitches and when you get your trophy place it at your new gym. Coops Fitness did me the same way and I went to a much nicer gym. I actually got to bring my trophy down tomorrow to the Sportsclub with my pictures.
Remember, fuck those bitches because that's what they really are.
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Several weeks back, I posted pictures from 4 weeks out and asked for feedback. I did this on both Get Big and Mayhem. I talked about some frustrations that I had with my gym’s policy of not letting guys use the empty yoga room to pose, but girls could. Shirtless men are apparently offensive to some members, but the gym is going to start a Cardio Stripping class… Did I miss a memo? Anyway, I made a post in anger and someone saw fit to print it and give it to the GM of the gym.
These are the threads:
http://www.musclemayhem.com/forums/showthread.php?t=42717
http://www.getbig.com/boards/index.php?topic=101357.0
Apparently some things that I said on Mayhem got me into hot water with the management. I got a call this morning from the GM of my gym asking for my home address. When I enquired why, he said to mail me a refund for my October dues. My first thought was “they must have double-drafted me”. He said he was going to cancel my membership. I immediately thought that it was a friend or someone put up to messing with me because the contest is only 5 days away. I replied “If you’re calling from the gym, then you can get my address from my contract.” I laughed it off, thinking somebody came up with a great prank.
Curious, I called the number on my caller ID to see who exactly called me. The person on the other end was the front desk person at my gym! I was like WTF?!?!?! I asked for the GM and he assured me that this was no prank; he was canceling my membership. I asked why. He said that he read on the ‘net that I said some negative things about the gym and couldn’t have me posting things about him and my “which steroids I’m using”.
HUH???
I was working, and couldn’t get to the posts to accurately defend myself. On my lunch, I went home and looked up the posts in question and printed them out. After looking over them, I could find nothing about steroids…just diuretics, which are legal. The only objectionable thing that I could find was a comment that the GM of my gym was an ass… The ironic thing was that I didn’t even know who the GM was at the time, and was actually referring to the AM that had run us out of the yoga room when we were posing. He was an ass to us. He was curt, short, condescending and unprofessional.
I went by the gym later this afternoon to talk to the GM face to face, to hopefully settle what I thought to be a small thing like reasonable adults. I went over the posts with him and explained that I had done or said nothing illegal, immoral or unethical and I didn’t understand what the problem was. “You called me an ass.”, was his reply. I explained to him that I didn’t even know who he was. “Then you called my AM an ass.” He went on to say that he was not backing down and I was out of the gym. I asked him to show me where in the contract it was stated that comments made outside the gym could result in my expulsion. I reiterated that I had NEVER named names or mentioned the gym where I trained. I didn’t matter. I was out! There is a clause in most gym contracts that states management can amend the rules blah, blah. So basically, they have a back door to cancel a membership for any reason.
The moral of the story: Don’t be too quick to speak your mind, you might have to find a new place to train. FIVE FREAKING DAYS OUT FROM A CONTEST!!!!!
P.S.
To the coward that saw fit to rat me out: Man up. What are you, sucking up to the boss? Did I wrong you in some way and you are too callow to say something to my face? At least have the testicular fortitude to show yourself.
Can you please sum it a little.....my ADD usually kicks in after about two sentances :-\!!
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Can you please sum it a little.....my ADD usually kicks in after about two sentances :-\!!
C'mon ditto-head, work with me here!
1. Gym says I can't use empty room for posing.
2. I post less than kind words on Mayhem.
3. Some coward gives the post to the GM.
4. GM cancels my membership.
5. I join a hardcore gym! Yay!
6. I leave behind my friends and training partner. Boo!
How's that?
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If the gym refunds your money for some words, then they did you a favor. A gym like that isn't worth training at so I'd say f**k those bitches and when you get your trophy place it at your new gym.
Got my refund and that's just what I did! Used my refund for first month's dues at new gym.
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Looks like the GM and AM of that gym are homosexuals. God i wish i lived in VA, id go in... join the gym... then completly embarras and mock of the GM or AM in front of the entire gym. Just disrespect the hell out of them and say everything i possibly could abuot them, their families, etc.... somebody has to go to the gym and take a picture of them so we can post it here and photoshop the hell out of it, wow wouldnt they be mad!
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I don't wish them anything ill. I'm trying to take the high ground...that doesn't mean that I'm not frustrated and still pretty ticked off, though. It's like The Beatles said...Instant Karma's Gonna Getcha!
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Total BS, and the GM's response of "you called me an a$$" just showed how much of an insecure a$$ he really is. If I were him and somebody brought me that sh*t, I'd would have embarassed their a$$ for not having a life and actually going to the extreme of printing out sh*t to rat somebody out.
F**k him and the horse he rode in on I say!
....and whomever the informant was is a straight punk a$$ bit*h because he/she's the one who tied two and two together for that greasy GM f**ker like a little.
I can't stand bit*h made people that do gay a$$ sh*t like this. >:(
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Dog f**k!!! Hey Golds on Princess Ann Road, VA. You can kiss my ass. :-* Love, Joe.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111111111111111111111111
The Weider Muppet pic is my favorite one on this site!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAH!! LOL!!!
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am i missing something here...Do you use Triple H 05 over on mayhem????????
You could have settled this by simply saying that you have no idea what they were talking about...That triple H 05 isn't you....
That you don't even own a computer let alone post on message boards...
maybe im missing something :-\
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The comments were posted on a thread with 4 weeks out pics. :P I know, I'm a dumb ass! It happens.
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The comments were posted on a thread with 4 weeks out pics. :P I know, I'm a dumb ass! It happens.
oh gotcha...Don't sweat it...just find a new gym...
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pretty pathetic and insecure manager i'd say...if he is the manager...i'll give u a tip: find the owner, set up a formal sit down and talk. Do not get into what u wrote because he'll try to steer it that way, since it's he's only argument. stick to the point of the matter and restate that the manager is an ass and that's the AM was rude too. It's his bussiness, he'll care . Trust me on this. And even if he offers, do not go back to the same gym. Absolutely fuck'em...jesus!? what a pathetic clout of closeminded morons...PS: insist on free speech and discrimination against an athlete , the free speech part will scare him good. Also mention something about an article in a local newspaper on your story. good luck with the show by the way.
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Double standards suck. I think these two things sum it up nicely (from his Mayhem post):
"Says it's not a "meat-head" gym. It's the rules to have a shirt on"
"BB's make the regular folk aware of how much better they could look if they actually put the time and effort into it like we do - and the truth hurts."
I bet the GM/AM has some insecurity issues. I'm glad you stuck to your guns, and didn't let your ego get the better of you.
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I thought you were helping some other people open a gym Keith? Are you now gonna do it yourself instead?
ie. "my gym" as you say...
Yes, I am working on opening a Temple Gym here.
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call someone you don't know an ass and then wonder why you got kicked out. Be happy if you haven't been black listed at all the gyms
SHUT THE f**k UP!!! HE DIDN'T DO ANYTHING WRONG!
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hey, fake Billy Guns---take a hike
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hey, fake Billy Guns---take a hike
HEY,AVESHER----GO FUCK YOURSELF.
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HEY,AVESHER----GO f**k YOURSELF.
ok "Billy Guns" I will do just that ::)
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I wouldnt be surprised if it was goodrum who called your gym and told them about what you were saying online- who else could it be.
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ok "Billy Guns" I will do just that ::)
ok "avesher" ::)
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The GM dealt with it pretty okay. I mean he could have done the toughguy routine and challenged you to a fight over comments on the internet *cough*Darth*cough*.
I'd have let it slide after talking to you but some people are just kind of.. uptight.
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Its was probably someone that he was going to compete against that called the gym...sych you out...
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The GM dealt with it pretty okay. I mean he could have done the toughguy routine and challenged you to a fight over comments on the internet *cough*Darth*cough*.
I'd have let it slide after talking to you but some people are just kind of.. uptight.
Shouldn't matter. As long as he does not cause trouble AT THE GYM it should not matter what he says. I don't care if he called him every name in the book right to his face,as long as it wasn't AT THE GYM, it should have no effect on his membership. Now if he said things to him while at the gym it would be different.In that situation it would be viewed as starting trouble or what have you. Just my opinion.
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Shouldn't matter. As long as he does not cause trouble AT THE GYM it should not matter what he says. I don't care if he called him every name in the book right to his face,as long as it wasn't AT THE GYM, it should have no effect on his membership. Now if he said things to him while at the gym it would be different.In that situation it would be viewed as starting trouble or what have you. Just my opinion.
That's my contention, and was the backbone of my argument.
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Several weeks back, I posted pictures from 4 weeks out and asked for feedback. I did this on both Get Big and Mayhem. I talked about some frustrations that I had with my gym’s policy of not letting guys use the empty yoga room to pose, but girls could. Shirtless men are apparently offensive to some members, but the gym is going to start a Cardio Stripping class… Did I miss a memo? Anyway, I made a post in anger and someone saw fit to print it and give it to the GM of the gym.
These are the threads:
http://www.musclemayhem.com/forums/showthread.php?t=42717
http://www.getbig.com/boards/index.php?topic=101357.0
Apparently some things that I said on Mayhem got me into hot water with the management. I got a call this morning from the GM of my gym asking for my home address. When I enquired why, he said to mail me a refund for my October dues. My first thought was “they must have double-drafted me”. He said he was going to cancel my membership. I immediately thought that it was a friend or someone put up to messing with me because the contest is only 5 days away. I replied “If you’re calling from the gym, then you can get my address from my contract.” I laughed it off, thinking somebody came up with a great prank.
Curious, I called the number on my caller ID to see who exactly called me. The person on the other end was the front desk person at my gym! I was like WTF?!?!?! I asked for the GM and he assured me that this was no prank; he was canceling my membership. I asked why. He said that he read on the ‘net that I said some negative things about the gym and couldn’t have me posting things about him and my “which steroids I’m using”.
HUH???
I was working, and couldn’t get to the posts to accurately defend myself. On my lunch, I went home and looked up the posts in question and printed them out. After looking over them, I could find nothing about steroids…just diuretics, which are legal. The only objectionable thing that I could find was a comment that the GM of my gym was an ass… The ironic thing was that I didn’t even know who the GM was at the time, and was actually referring to the AM that had run us out of the yoga room when we were posing. He was an ass to us. He was curt, short, condescending and unprofessional.
I went by the gym later this afternoon to talk to the GM face to face, to hopefully settle what I thought to be a small thing like reasonable adults. I went over the posts with him and explained that I had done or said nothing illegal, immoral or unethical and I didn’t understand what the problem was. “You called me an ass.”, was his reply. I explained to him that I didn’t even know who he was. “Then you called my AM an ass.” He went on to say that he was not backing down and I was out of the gym. I asked him to show me where in the contract it was stated that comments made outside the gym could result in my expulsion. I reiterated that I had NEVER named names or mentioned the gym where I trained. I didn’t matter. I was out! There is a clause in most gym contracts that states management can amend the rules blah, blah. So basically, they have a back door to cancel a membership for any reason.
The moral of the story: Don’t be too quick to speak your mind, you might have to find a new place to train. FIVE FREAKING DAYS OUT FROM A CONTEST!!!!!
P.S.
To the coward that saw fit to rat me out: Man up. What are you, sucking up to the boss? Did I wrong you in some way and you are too callow to say something to my face? At least have the testicular fortitude to show yourself.
For starters, what you do on the net and what you post is strickly your business so don't sweat it. If I were you I would find yourself a good hardcore gym like a Gold's, Powerhouse, World Gym, etc. These fitness attitude mickey mouse gyms no nothing of hardcore training, bodybuilding and contest preperations. I had a simular situation at a gym I went too while they were renovating the new Gold's. The asshole behind the counter gave me shit for "slamming my weght". All I did was take a 150lb dumbbell and place it on the floor for rows. Do the think that the gym is a church and there will be no noise? I don't know. This was a gym that had up to 150lb bells but know one pushed more then 80lbr's. Point being, I would do everything in my power to let people know that the gym you were so "kindly" kicked out of stinks and they are very unprofessional and unetheical. Word of mouth is the most damaging thing to a business. Especially bad press.
PB
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And I thought my gym wasn't BBing friendly, I don't think they would ever complain about someone posing as long as no one is in the room. Maybe there was complaints or something but still they handled it in the wrong way.
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Why does things said behind his back legitimise it and make it an acceptable practice?
Hey, I'm not denying that being called an ass wouldn't bother me one bit but if someone you don't know is caught talking shit about you you're probably going to feel mildly vindictive.
Say I knew you in the area and I walked around calling your gf a slut. Wouldn't you react negatively and atleast want me away from your business? Sure buddy, I won't do it infront of you, I'll just wait until I get home or away from your gym and I'll tell the world she's a slut. You should accept it though. Hah. Like I say, I see his point. I wouldn't react that way being called an ass but atleast the guy didn't get in your face and start that nonsense. Seems to me he just exercised what influence he had to teach you a lesson.
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Well...I can't get into any more trouble, can I?
Gold's Gym on Princess Ann Road. Virginia Beach, VA.
that gym and its mgmnt are all fucking pricks.........
hope this helps everyone
:D
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Gold's Gym on Princess Ann Road. Virginia Beach, VA.
I'm not at all surprised.
That entire area of the country is filled with little bitches.
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Piss on that place anyway.
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This kind of shit pisses me off. You need to go back and try to join. As soon as they refuse you take them to small claims court. Go fill out a subpoena form and subpoena the GM and the girl that called you. This will cost you very little. Win or lose you will most likely get the GM in some big trouble. On top of that both of them will have to take off work to go to court. Who knows, once the GM boss gets wind of this he might even lose his job. I did this once when I got my car repaired. I supeon ed 3 of the mechanics that worked on my car. We went to court three different times (small claims) I lost so I had to pay $135.00 but trust me the dealership lost a few thousand because their mechanics were gone from work. ;D
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World's must have the same owner. All this guy does is come in and get the bag of $$$, go to his office and count it. Never even a real smile or God forbid a "looking good". Even the help know what a ass this guy is. The only good thing is that We never have to see him for more than his walk through. They try to turn the gym into a health center, shunning bodybuilders and power lifters for fitness babes and weekend/lunch hour warriors. I knew when it was time to go and so did allot of others. His loss not Yours bro. Plenty of gyms will be happy to take your $$ with a smile ; :)
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Sounds like you were injured by your gym. A gym may be liable for causing "hurt feelings". Don't let them get away with this. It's obviously just a pretext to discriminate against (pick one or two) blacks, gays, latinos, asians, jews, muslims, indians, obese, disabled, female, old, or ugly. All claims would be actionable. File a complaint with the EEOC, the BBB, Consumer Affairs, and the Division of Human Rights. That'll teach em.
Special "Protected Class" Ed
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take a dump in front of the gym when it is closed. Do this for a few days...
fill a condom up with hand soap - throw it at the front doors when it is closed. Do this for a few days...
etc....
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Brake into the gym and train at night. That will cost them a few thousand dollars in security.
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Brake into the gym and train at night. That will cost them a few thousand dollars in security.
Alexxx breaks into the gym at night, but not to workout. When his mother has "man company" at the apartment he has nowhere else to sleep.
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Alexxx breaks into the gym at night, but not to workout. When his mother has "man company" at the apartment he has nowhere else to sleep take his own "man company".
Fixed.
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Grundel + goatboy = ta's parents
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No it was more like a gym that did not respect a bodybuilder! Would have been no problem if the manager minded his own business and let someone use the mirrors to evaluate his progress. Bodybuilders bring gyms business.
I emailed him this, waiting on a reply
"I'm a bodybuilder and offended you would cancel someones membership like that, not something the NAACP takes to kindly"
bodybuilding does not typically bring gyms business. actual competitors are a "niche" market at best. gyms make their money off fat people who join and workout for a month...then never come back. the other portion of typical gym members are peple that come in a few days a week...and never see results. neither market wants to see a sweaty bodybuilder flexing away. it makes them feel inadequate and uncomfortable.
i would never have a problem with a competitor using the mirrors to evaluate their progress UNLESS there was a policy that prevented that person from taking off their shirt....and pulling down their pants in a publically used area
but the point of the thread is that he got kicked out for calling an employee an "ass" on the net...not for posing with his shirt off.
3H 2005...contact the gms area manager depending upon if its individully owned or corporate (both answer to golds either way) and discuss your case.
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I am writing to Chamber of Commerce, BBB, owner and franchiser in Arlington.
However, I doubt I would ever go back.
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call your local TV station and see if they'll take the story, one of our local channels does "2 want's to know" and the other does "Fox 8 on your side", they take stories like this and make 6pm news with it and gets the ball rolling in your favor...
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call your local TV station and see if they'll take the story, one of our local channels does "2 want's to know" and the other does "Fox 8 on your side", they take stories like this and make 6pm news with it and gets the ball rolling in your favor...
Ouch. Fark that noise. They'll tell him it will be done tastefully with a human interest angle - David vs. Goliath and then slant it so it looks like he's a pedo that has no where else to strip down and get nasty, with gratuitous shots of bb insanity and public outrage. :)
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Several weeks back, I posted pictures from 4 weeks out and asked for feedback. I did this on both Get Big and Mayhem. I talked about some frustrations that I had with my gym’s policy of not letting guys use the empty yoga room to pose, but girls could. Shirtless men are apparently offensive to some members, but the gym is going to start a Cardio Stripping class… Did I miss a memo? Anyway, I made a post in anger and someone saw fit to print it and give it to the GM of the gym.
These are the threads:
http://www.musclemayhem.com/forums/showthread.php?t=42717
http://www.getbig.com/boards/index.php?topic=101357.0
Apparently some things that I said on Mayhem got me into hot water with the management. I got a call this morning from the GM of my gym asking for my home address. When I enquired why, he said to mail me a refund for my October dues. My first thought was “they must have double-drafted me”. He said he was going to cancel my membership. I immediately thought that it was a friend or someone put up to messing with me because the contest is only 5 days away. I replied “If you’re calling from the gym, then you can get my address from my contract.” I laughed it off, thinking somebody came up with a great prank.
Curious, I called the number on my caller ID to see who exactly called me. The person on the other end was the front desk person at my gym! I was like WTF?!?!?! I asked for the GM and he assured me that this was no prank; he was canceling my membership. I asked why. He said that he read on the ‘net that I said some negative things about the gym and couldn’t have me posting things about him and my “which steroids I’m using”.
HUH???
I was working, and couldn’t get to the posts to accurately defend myself. On my lunch, I went home and looked up the posts in question and printed them out. After looking over them, I could find nothing about steroids…just diuretics, which are legal. The only objectionable thing that I could find was a comment that the GM of my gym was an ass… The ironic thing was that I didn’t even know who the GM was at the time, and was actually referring to the AM that had run us out of the yoga room when we were posing. He was an ass to us. He was curt, short, condescending and unprofessional.
I went by the gym later this afternoon to talk to the GM face to face, to hopefully settle what I thought to be a small thing like reasonable adults. I went over the posts with him and explained that I had done or said nothing illegal, immoral or unethical and I didn’t understand what the problem was. “You called me an ass.”, was his reply. I explained to him that I didn’t even know who he was. “Then you called my AM an ass.” He went on to say that he was not backing down and I was out of the gym. I asked him to show me where in the contract it was stated that comments made outside the gym could result in my expulsion. I reiterated that I had NEVER named names or mentioned the gym where I trained. I didn’t matter. I was out! There is a clause in most gym contracts that states management can amend the rules blah, blah. So basically, they have a back door to cancel a membership for any reason.
The moral of the story: Don’t be too quick to speak your mind, you might have to find a new place to train. FIVE FREAKING DAYS OUT FROM A CONTEST!!!!!
P.S.
To the coward that saw fit to rat me out: Man up. What are you, sucking up to the boss? Did I wrong you in some way and you are too callow to say something to my face? At least have the testicular fortitude to show yourself.
My friend, you just got owned....plain and simple.....it happens. Honestly, would you wanna train at a gym with a little shitty coward GM like that?
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Well...I can't get into any more trouble, can I?
Gold's Gym on Princess Ann Road. Virginia Beach, VA.
LOL, just go train at another gym. Gyms are a dime a dozen!
Will in Regina
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Will--Regina--hmmmmmm--trying to figure this out--I lived there most of my life
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screw em right now, focus on your comp. deal with them after.
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Why does things said behind his back legitimise it and make it an acceptable practice?
Hey, I'm not denying that being called an ass wouldn't bother me one bit but if someone you don't know is caught talking shit about you you're probably going to feel mildly vindictive.
Say I knew you in the area and I walked around calling your gf a slut. Wouldn't you react negatively and atleast want me away from your business? Sure buddy, I won't do it infront of you, I'll just wait until I get home or away from your gym and I'll tell the world she's a slut. You should accept it though. Hah. Like I say, I see his point. I wouldn't react that way being called an ass but atleast the guy didn't get in your face and start that nonsense. Seems to me he just exercised what influence he had to teach you a lesson.
yes but a dangerous practice he is doing by trying to teach him a lesson...If that were me, within the next month the guys car would not be running at all...And if he is that much of a dick...He probably could not pin point just who put a pound of silicone/sugar solution in his gas tank...But i would know that i got the last laugh...
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I've found a new gym that is much more meat-head friendly! I won't do anything vindictive of vengeful, these things take care of themselves.
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I've found a new gym that is much more meat-head friendly! I won't do anything vindictive of vengeful, these things take care of themselves.
the guy is a dickhead
exactly....just move on.