this is a great thread and makes a fantastic point. i recall that prior to the cell phone, no one ever sat around talking in the gym. in fact, talking was prohibited in most gyms. then people started bringing in cell phones and it all changed. suddenly everyone who for decades had been silently training so hard their blood vessels burst were now chatting. it made no damn sense!
of course, that was only half as bad as when the quarter squat was invented in 1997. most of the new kids are unaware that back in the day everyone did hardcore full squats at least twice a week. there was a big story in muscle and fitness about the creation of the quarter squat and it really changed everything. i recall that being a sad day.
yes, things certainly are different now. i think we all owe sarcasm our deepest thanks for bringing this oft-neglected issue to light. this is the first time i've ever seen anyone talk about lazy people in the gym, and this certainly does prove he's not a 14 year old kid.
