I know every gym has at least two or three of these...
So theres this guy at my gym, looks to be in his mid-40's, about 6 foot and 250lbs...of fat. The funny thing is he's always going around the gym, going up to fit people 10-20 years his junior and has the balls to offer up advice unasked for. I always saw him doing this and would always chuckle to myself.
So one day I'm doing a set of squats on the smith machine. i saw him come up to me in the middle of my set and say something but i couldn't hear him cuz i had my headphones on so after i finished i took them out and asked "What?" He says, "You gotta walk your feet out!" I said, "what the hell are you talking about?" he then proceeded to tell me how im gonna wreck my knees. Now I know proper exercise form (I train people in a Physical Therapy office) and the extra 12-18 inches farther out that he recommended me walking my feet out would emphasize my glutes and hams. I kind of just laughed and told him thanks for the advice but I'm really working on my quads more than my hams and glutes and explained how his stance would do so. he kind of made a face like i told him his mother was ugly or something and walked away.
The very next day I'm doing heavy barbell shrugs and he comes up to me in the middle of my set (again) and warns me not to tense up my neck during shrugs because it will ruin my neck. I tried to be nice to him the day before but I had had it. I said how in the hell do you expect anyone not to tense up their neck on shrugs?! My neck is straight and there is absolutely no stress on my spine! I know what im doing! I felt like telling him "what right do YOU have giving ANYBODY advice!"
He left me alone after that but i still roll my eyes every time I see him "helping" some one else. Anybody else have "that guy" at their gym?
