Strawman......

[robcguns]

I'm fairly tolerant of the people that won't deload their bar or machine all the way (though I always do).  At least strip the leg press down to a few plates and a single plate on the bar

I'm talking about the assholes who take dumbells (often mulitple pairs) to the far corner of the gym and just leave them there when they are done with whatever stupid shit they are doing or people leave loaded bars on the floor and just walk away.  

They're often runts who have no clue what they are doing what they are doing,  no clue about basic gym etiquette or common courtesy.

Yeah dumbbells left out piss me off as well,so does taking selfies,People who work out close to you when no one else is in the gym,people dancing with their headphones on and singing.Lots of stuff really haha.

[robcguns]

Actually, you can count me in on those.

How about the two disturbing trends I've noticed since returning to the gym after a couple years post bi tear...

1) People...girls mostly who look at and/or text on their phones WHILE doing their exercises?  Cardio? eh, whatever.  Leg extensions, ham curls, calves...basically anything with at least on hand free.  Drives me up the wall.

2) People setting up their phones with the kickstand cases on those little platforms or worse...another bench to film themselves doing bench presses.  Some stupid bitch was doing this about 2 months ago, and I noticed it.  I kept having to move around or wait til she was done so I could do my set.  I don't have social, and I don't want to be on anyone else's dumb fucking videos.  

One of these days I'm going to go all RobC on one of these people, and grab their phone while walking by and throw it across the gym.  I would have already, but my membership rate is locked in at $29+ tax ...PER YEAR.

Yup all those things piss me off as well.i just pictured myself grabbing a phone and tossing it and I’m laughing pretty hard at that.

[myt1]

as I said, all people and all politicians lie occassionally

Trump lies every day, virtually every time he opens his mouth and often for no reason at all

That's the difference

Eight thousand + lies in two years and counting

If your child lied to you every day, virtually every time they opened their mouth how long would you tolerate it?

Barry and George Sr. said it everday on the campaign trail and after election.  They lied every day too.  Again, can we please get on with a real discussion?

We're not going to change the grandiose manner in which he talks, as he's been that way his whole life.  What about all the truths he's told?

You don't think any of Trump's policies enacted or pending, or things that have happened after his election that are due to him are positive?  Nothing?

[robcguns]

Actually, you can count me in on those.

How about the two disturbing trends I've noticed since returning to the gym after a couple years post bi tear...

1) People...girls mostly who look at and/or text on their phones WHILE doing their exercises?  Cardio? eh, whatever.  Leg extensions, ham curls, calves...basically anything with at least on hand free.  Drives me up the wall.

2) People setting up their phones with the kickstand cases on those little platforms or worse...another bench to film themselves doing bench presses.  Some stupid bitch was doing this about 2 months ago, and I noticed it.  I kept having to move around or wait til she was done so I could do my set.  I don't have social, and I don't want to be on anyone else's dumb fucking videos.  

One of these days I'm going to go all RobC on one of these people, and grab their phone while walking by and throw it across the gym.  I would have already, but my membership rate is locked in at $29+ tax ...PER YEAR.

How the fuck you pay 29 a year?

[Straw Man]

Actually, you can count me in on those.

How about the two disturbing trends I've noticed since returning to the gym after a couple years post bi tear...

1) People...girls mostly who look at and/or text on their phones WHILE doing their exercises?  Cardio? eh, whatever.  Leg extensions, ham curls, calves...basically anything with at least on hand free.  Drives me up the wall.

2) People setting up their phones with the kickstand cases on those little platforms or worse...another bench to film themselves doing bench presses.  Some stupid bitch was doing this about 2 months ago, and I noticed it.  I kept having to move around or wait til she was done so I could do my set.  I don't have social, and I don't want to be on anyone else's dumb fucking videos.  

One of these days I'm going to go all RobC on one of these people, and grab their phone while walking by and throw it across the gym.  I would have already, but my membership rate is locked in at $29+ tax ...PER YEAR.

it's nice when we can all find things that we can hate together

two profoundly idiotic things I saw recently

a guy attempting to use a pullover machine while holding his cell phone with his chin and shoulder and trying to talk on the phone

a fat old lady using some weird ab machine while reading a fucking paper

WTF is wrong with these people ?

[Straw Man]

Yeah dumbbells left out piss me off as well,so does taking selfies,People who work out close to you when no one else is in the gym,people dancing with their headphones on and singing.Lots of stuff really haha.

I totally forgot about the assholes who dance and sing

we've go a few of those assholes as well

One guy sings at the top of his lungs in Spanish

[robcguns]

it's nice when we can all find things that we can hate together

two profoundly idiotic things I saw recently

a guy attempting to use a pullover machine while holding his cell phone with his chin and shoulder and trying to talk on the phone

a fat old lady using some weird ab machine while reading a fucking paper

WTF is wrong with these people ?

Hahaha yes it is.Some stuff like this does make me laugh which relaxes me so some of these people I need to get thru the day sometimes haha.ive seen some pretty interesting workout routines in the gym and I have a nice laugh just remembering some of them.

[robcguns]

I totally forgot about the assholes who dance and sing

we've go a few of those assholes as well

One guy sings at the top of his lungs in Spanish

You gotta wonder what goes on in these peoples heads sometimes.

[Desolate]

ROTFLMAO!

This is the post of the year thus far.

[myt1]

Yup all those things piss me off as well.i just pictured myself grabbing a phone and tossing it and I’m laughing pretty hard at that.

This black dude on Sunday was doing 275.  He's like 6 ft and 220 at around 12-14%.  That's not that impressive.  I saw him set up his phone, and he saw me looking at him so he started to walk toward me (assume to ask for a spot), I quickly turned around and grabbed the 60's to do inclines (like I said I'm getting back to it).  I could see him in the mirror all bummed, and when I got done I looked over and saw this huge queer guy go over to ask him if he needed a spot.  

The queer guy is like 6'3 + and probably 260+, bald with pony tail, black t-shirt, and print pants......pretty much the typical gay muscle worship outfit.

Black dude begrudgingly says ok, and hits record as I get out of the line of sight.  He struggles with the 1st, and queer guy does this move in like if a huge gay guy saw a mouse and freaked out and you played that in reverse.  Thought the black dude was gonna rack, but he says "one more".  I look over to the multi-station on my left and every built dude is now watching with a look of "this isn't going to end well".  

Long story, but we've all seen something like this and I just find it hysterical and at the same time perplexing that this is now a common thing.  For those with social, do your friends actually post this shit or is it possible this guy and that chick were just filming to see their form?  If it was for form, the black dude has a lot of corrections to make.

Do you go along with your friends that post vids like that and give them a thumbs up, or are you honest with them and call them a douche/attention whore?

[robcguns]

This black dude on Sunday was doing 275.  He's like 6 ft and 220 at around 12-14%.  That's not that impressive.  I saw him set up his phone, and he saw me looking at him so he started to walk toward me (assume to ask for a spot), I quickly turned around and grabbed the 60's to do inclines (like I said I'm getting back to it).  I could see him in the mirror all bummed, and when I got done I looked over and saw this huge queer guy go over to ask him if he needed a spot.  

The queer guy is like 6'3 + and probably 260+, bald with pony tail, black t-shirt, and print pants......pretty much the typical gay muscle worship outfit.

Black dude begrudgingly says ok, and hits record as I get out of the line of sight.  He struggles with the 1st, and queer guy does this move in like if a huge gay guy saw a mouse and freaked out and you played that in reverse.  Thought the black dude was gonna rack, but he says "one more".  I look over to the multi-station on my left and every built dude is now watching with a look of "this isn't going to end well".  

Long story, but we've all seen something like this and I just find it hysterical and at the same time perplexing that this is now a common thing.  For those with social, do your friends actually post this shit or is it possible this guy and that chick were just filming to see their form?  If it was for form, the black dude has a lot of corrections to make.

Do you go along with your friends that post vids like that and give them a thumbs up, or are you honest with them and call them a douche/attention whore?

Yeah lots of people making vids with less than impressive lifts,I assume they all post on social media but I wouldn’t know as I don’t have it and don’t hang with anyone who does.No way they are doing it to critique their form and I imagine yes all their “friends” give a like and thumbs up to whatever they do for pics.

[myt1]

it's nice when we can all find things that we can hate together

two profoundly idiotic things I saw recently

a guy attempting to use a pullover machine while holding his cell phone with his chin and shoulder and trying to talk on the phone

a fat old lady using some weird ab machine while reading a fucking paper

WTF is wrong with these people ?

OK, both of those are really strange, but the guy doing the phone under his chin and shoulder while doing pullovers is oddly epic

I totally forgot about the assholes who dance and sing

we've go a few of those assholes as well

One guy sings at the top of his lungs in Spanish

I've posted this before, but one of the gyms I used to work at was literally next to a small strip mall that was across the street from a local news station....have the dopler outside and everything.  There's something about news people that is a bit off kilter.  I've got tons of stories as they got free memberships so I met almost all of them that were on during my time working at the two clubs.  Singing during cardio like they are at home is a common thing amongst them for some odd reason.

As for the dancing on treadmills, I actually went up to this little old lady yesterday and told her how awesome she is.  Normally, I hope those fuckers fall on their face and it zips them 3 feet backwards into the row of cardio behind them....I have seen it, and it's AWESOME!  

Every time I see this lady doing the treadmill, I chuckle out loud and get a huge smile on my face though.  I'm immediately in a great mood at the gym each time I see her on the tread, and I'm an angry little fucker in the gym.  LOL!  After talking to her I found out she's my mom's age....late 60's, and she joined because she wanted to be around people vs walking by herself outside at her age.  Anyway, she does this little prance jog type thing, but then she'll do these little shimmy and stutter step dance moves, twist from side to side, clap, hands in the air waving like she don't care, and those arm movements like you'd see Richard Simmons doing on his old tv ads for sweating to the oldies.  It's like she's invented her own group ex class that she can do on a treadmill instead of having to be there at a certain time. You can't help but be entertained and inspired a little by someone that old having so much fun working out!

[The Scott]

ROTFLMAO!

This is the post of the year thus far.

Thank you good sir.  I try but I have to admit that with a subject as pathetically odious as the Straw Man has become, it can be ridiculously easy to belittle someone who provides such a tremendous amount of, for lack of a better term (i.e., even easier for him to understand) "stooooopid".

[mazrim]

Pretty typical thread. Grasping brings up Trump out of the blue and lilJ brings brings up race out of the blue.

[Soul Crusher]

I ask myself that same question also. Why come to a place that hates me for the color of my skin? Its something we was taught at a young age to deal with.

Your race is your only redeeming quality.  You are leftist crybaby and socialist whiner.  That’s why people mock you

[SOMEPARTS]

Your race is your only redeeming quality.  You are leftist crybaby and socialist whiner.  That’s why people mock you

A message board where nobody sees the color of your skin, and nobody frankly is keeping track. For fucksakes you apparently bring this baggage with you wherever you go.

[Soul Crusher]

A message board where nobody sees the color of your skin, and nobody frankly is keeping track. For fucksakes you apparently bring this baggage with you wherever you go.

He never ever fails to bring up his persecution complex.

[LittleJ]

Your race is your only redeeming quality.  You are leftist crybaby and socialist whiner.  That’s why people mock you

He never ever fails to bring up his persecution complex.

hahaha 33386, You're the same guy that had to delete post and change your name so people in the media wouldn't find your racist rants on getbig. Fucking p.u.s.s.y a.s.s waterboy

[LittleJ]

Pretty typical thread. Grasping brings up Trump out of the blue and lilJ brings brings up race out of the blue.

Your kind complain about people like me in every thread. Maybe you need to open your eyes "mazrim"

[myt1]

Your kind complain about people like me in every thread. Maybe you need to open your eyes "mazrim"

You realize no one would have ever known your skin color to "mock" or "discriminate" against you if you didn't make everything into a racial debate, right?

Get over yourself, and quit being a victim about everything and you would instantly have everyone's respect here.  Pretty simple stuff really.

[myt1]

How the fuck you pay 29 a year?

I paid like $699 cash for a 24 Hour "all club" 3 year membership aroun......nevermind...I remembered I still have the contract in my desk drawer, so I just pulled it out.  It's actually, a really weird fucking contract, and I used to work in the gym business so I'm pretty aware of how things were done "normally" when I signed this.

Paid in full 18 month membership - $395.82 with 18 FREE bonus months
Enrollment fee - $25
Processing - $79.99
Nutri-kit - $50 (If I remember right it was a multi, and some bars and cookies, and a t-shirt.....they were outta t-shirts though..oh well)
Tax - $35.06
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$585.87 Total paid for 36 months at the end of March 2006.  There's a clause on the front that says "pre-paid only: must be in good standing" ..memberships with a guaranteed annual renewal rate of $29.  As long as I pay my $29+ tax before three days after my renewal date comes up, I am "in good standing". 

It's $31.04 with tax, and it is the only bill I pay every year that literally makes me smile while I'm writing the check.   FFS, even if I moved out of state, I would still pay it in case I came back to visit family.  Most places here are $20 for a 1 day drop in fee.  I think Lifetime is like $40 ....I'd stay there all fucking day long if I paid that.

Pretty sweet huh?!

[robcguns]

I paid like $699 cash for a 24 Hour "all club" 3 year membership aroun......nevermind...I remembered I still have the contract in my desk drawer, so I just pulled it out.  It's actually, a really weird fucking contract, and I used to work in the gym business so I'm pretty aware of how things were done "normally" when I signed this.

Paid in full 18 month membership - $395.82 with 18 FREE bonus months
Enrollment fee - $25
Processing - $79.99
Nutri-kit - $50 (If I remember right it was a multi, and some bars and cookies, and a t-shirt.....they were outta t-shirts though..oh well)
Tax - $35.06


----------------
$585.87 Total paid for 36 months at the end of March 2006.  There's a clause on the front that says "pre-paid only: must be in good standing" ..memberships with a guaranteed annual renewal rate of $29.  As long as I pay my $29+ tax before three days after my renewal date comes up, I am "in good standing". 

It's $31.04 with tax, and it is the only bill I pay every year that literally makes me smile while I'm writing the check.   FFS, even if I moved out of state, I would still pay it in case I came back to visit family.  Most places here are $20 for a 1 day drop in fee.  I think Lifetime is like $40 ....I'd stay there all fucking day long if I paid that.


Pretty sweet huh?!

Yeah that’s a great deal 2.60 a month,good luck beating that price.

[myt1]

Yeah that’s a great deal 2.60 a month,good luck beating that price.

I thought I paid more up front.  I was actually shocked at how it was broken down when I decided to reach in my drawer to make sure I was posting accurate info.

They used to do PIF's for 2-3 years for $799 - $999, with a $99 guarantee annual renewal rate and that's still a great deal.  I guess I got kicked out of Gold's at the right time, because that was when 24 was trying to get capital to expand, and they quit offering any deals like that a year or two later.

[Soul Crusher]

hahaha 33386, You're the same guy that had to delete post and change your name so people in the media wouldn't find your racist rants on getbig. Fucking p.u.s.s.y a.s.s waterboy

Was getting harassed at work and at home

[Primemuscle]

I paid like $699 cash for a 24 Hour "all club" 3 year membership aroun......nevermind...I remembered I still have the contract in my desk drawer, so I just pulled it out.  It's actually, a really weird fucking contract, and I used to work in the gym business so I'm pretty aware of how things were done "normally" when I signed this.

Paid in full 18 month membership - $395.82 with 18 FREE bonus months
Enrollment fee - $25
Processing - $79.99
Nutri-kit - $50 (If I remember right it was a multi, and some bars and cookies, and a t-shirt.....they were outta t-shirts though..oh well)
Tax - $35.06
----------------
$585.87 Total paid for 36 months at the end of March 2006.  There's a clause on the front that says "pre-paid only: must be in good standing" ..memberships with a guaranteed annual renewal rate of $29.  As long as I pay my $29+ tax before three days after my renewal date comes up, I am "in good standing". 

It's $31.04 with tax, and it is the only bill I pay every year that literally makes me smile while I'm writing the check.   FFS, even if I moved out of state, I would still pay it in case I came back to visit family.  Most places here are $20 for a 1 day drop in fee.  I think Lifetime is like $40 ....I'd stay there all fucking day long if I paid that.

Pretty sweet huh?!

Not as sweet as Silver and Fit, which gets me into almost any gym anytime during business hours. Before I had this perk, I was 'grandfathered in' at the gym I'd been going to for 30 years. The annual dues ran $200. a year. Like you, I didn't get a tee shirt.