There's one in every gym!

[BigCypriate]

Always a good thing.  The one column I did think was good in Flex in the 90s was Stuart McRobert's stuff.  He never suggested supplements and was always talking about progression on the big exercises. 

that's good to hear man, if it wasn't for all the bullshit then maybe they would attract a longer serving consumer, who didn't get disillusioned in their first 6 months of training

[Dballn247]

Either this didn't really happen or he was being sarcastic or playful.  I think you should find the general manager, let him know that one of his staff insulted you and demand 3 free months of membership.

Actually He was being Sarcastic but serious, trying to make a dig but in a playful way.  His comment was directed more towards his co-worker who only dates BB's (I suspect he has been shot down before when asking her out), but I was used as the "evidence" so to speak.  It's not that big of a deal to me, that is why I made him the towel boy LOL.  I'm not trying to get the guy fired, and I don't really need any freebies.  But it is fun to hang around when he benches, and Say stuff like "Looking Huge"  when he's benching his 225 breaking his concentration causing him to get burried by it.  Maybe he'll wise up and get an Ipod.

[mdgkmg]

Actually He was being Sarcastic but serious, trying to make a dig but in a playful way.  His comment was directed more towards his co-worker who only dates BB's (I suspect he has been shot down before when asking her out), but I was used as the "evidence" so to speak.  It's not that big of a deal to me, that is why I made him the towel boy LOL.  I'm not trying to get the guy fired, and I don't really need any freebies.  But it is fun to hang around when he benches, and Say stuff like "Looking Huge"  when he's benching his 225 breaking his concentration causing him to get burried by it.  Maybe he'll wise up and get an Ipod.

i love it when guys get all upset cuz the girl they want only dates a guy like who you happen to be. or when there's a guy benchin about half of what you do giving you advice. or this one the guy with 13 inch arms saying yea i can bench 180 but only because my shoulders won't allow me to do much more. then they proceed on with but i can curl 45 pounds like 50 times. its some funny shit i tell ya ppl making excuses for themselves instead of just busting ass and doing some serious training.

[Fulgorre]

Love the kid in Gold's Gym in Scottsdale who works out about 10 PM.  This kid wears Everlast boxing shorts, a wife beater, bandana, and is all of 5' 11" 150lbs pounds.  I know he is training to be a UFC fighter because he talks so loudly so everyone can hear him.  Have to laugh when he finishes some 1/8 benches with 275lbs then gets up and does a few knees and flying kicks!  hahahaha   

Also, the other day I am doing squats and a brutal 20 year old invades my squat space.  Kid tries to walk behind me while I am on rep 4 of 6 squatting hahaha.  I just kept squatting.  Couldn't help but notcie he was doing walking lunges with 35lb plates, rather than dumbbells.  I guess using the big plates makes him a big man??!!  And we all know when doing walking lunges you do NOT want to turn around and finish you distance.  Rather, you should keep walking in a straight line, because...we all know lunging in a straight line is what you makes you grow instead of the total distance! hahahahaha   

I'll post some more in a min....

[Fulgorre]

Few days ago chicken legs comes up to me and ask if I have time to spot him.  I said, "Sure! No problem!"  Get up and notice he is walking towards the leg press.  It is fully loaded.  Both sides are stacked with 45s and the top is loaded with about 8 plates too.  I said, "You doing that?!?!  Sorry, not strong enough to help you bud."  His mouth dropped and I returned to my set.

Another time this black guy at my gym was pissed at me because I screwed up his game at the club with some girl.  So he sees me in the gym...guy is much, much bigger than me, "You got a problem?!.....You got a problem?!?"  I reply, "No, I'm white."  Then go finish my workout.  When I finished went over to him and said it was time for him to shoot me now.  I am not going to run from him.  He backed down saying, "I don't even realize how things got screwed up..."  Then he apologized! hahahahah  Gotta love these talkers

[mdgkmg]

Few days ago chicken legs comes up to me and ask if I have time to spot him.  I said, "Sure! No problem!"  Get up and notice he is walking towards the leg press.  It is fully loaded.  Both sides are stacked with 45s and the top is loaded with about 8 plates too.  I said, "You doing that?!?!  Sorry, not strong enough to help you bud."  His mouth dropped and I returned to my set.

Another time this black guy at my gym was pissed at me because I screwed up his game at the club with some girl.  So he sees me in the gym...guy is much, much bigger than me, "You got a problem?!.....You got a problem?!?"  I reply, "No, I'm white."  Then go finish my workout.  When I finished went over to him and said it was time for him to shoot me now.  I am not going to run from him.  He backed down saying, "I don't even realize how things got screwed up..."  Then he apologized! hahahahah  Gotta love these talkers

lol thats a funny one man. i was at some recreational thing for a local guest ranch and this chick kept starting at me checking me out eventually i found myself flirting with her having a good time then her bf shows up a juiced guy with 13" arms gets all upset about it. the next week at another social convention him and his buds had planned on trying to jump me over it, i just kinda hung around did my usual flirtin etc. well then they all happend to be headin over to where i was talkin with my buddy and we're sittin there exchanging some lifts couple girls walk up and we show em our guns and the guys who had the jump planned seen it just decided to walk the other way all four of em.

[Fulgorre]

Anyone wants a good laugh head down to World's Gym Scottsdale at Thomas & Hayden.  After it was bought by the no grunting people they cut the size of the gym in half, got rid of all the hardcore equipment, painted the place super feminine pastel colors.  Really a shame.

[Mike]

we're sittin there exchanging some lifts couple girls walk up and we show em our guns and the guys who had the jump planned seen it just decided to walk the other way all four of em.

Where's squadfather for this one...

[Tapeworm]

I think there's a couple right here in this thread. 

[MikeThaMachine]

There is about 271 of them in my gym.   

My friend thought Jackalope's were real (we were dicussing newly dicovered animals), he swore he saw something about them on t.v. (he argued with me and another friend for about 15min about it) I then proceeded to show him clips from the show "World's funniest videos" and told him that's where he saw them.

[jackalope]

dont i look real?

           

[Playboy]

Rule #1 for anyone working in a gym - NEVER EVER try to comment on a person's lift unless A) You look much much better then they could ever hope to look (which is almost never the case) B) Youv'e been watching the persons routines for upwards of three months (either way it's creepy). I have offered advice before but only to those who ask me/I know well or just throw in some advice and say try it sometime and see if you like it. I just know myself that I train different from week to week so there is no reason to assume what I do one week is how I train every week. I'll tell you what though sometimes I feel like chucking a dime plate at some douche bags who walk around thinking they are the know-all of BBing and dieting. It's like someone watches you do one lift and suddenly figures you must not know what your doing and you need some advice.

100% agreed.

PB