are gym goes becoming more retarded?

[cephissus]

in the last few years, i can't count the number of times people have almost run into me while i was doing a set... a few examples:

- im doing lateral raises in front of the db rack (no other choice as its kind of cramped). someone darts in, literally dodging my arms to grab a dumbbell

- the "captains chair" is set in a somewhat narrow passage in my gym, so when your legs swing out it blocks the way. people can see this passage approaching from 30 ft away. they can see someone doing a set. yet time after time, instead of going around or waiting for the set to end, they look up from their smartphone in the last 5 steps and choose to dodge past like theyre playing an old nintendo platformer.

- one of the squat rack is also in a narrow passage, same deal as the captains chair. again, people routinely choose to dodge past you in between reps and wait, huffing and puffing for their opportunity...

Is the general populations pathing skill degrading? does alzheimers start in ones 20s now? are we (d)evolving into an insect-like hive mob?

anyone have similar experience?

[IroNat]

Join a roomier gym.

[wes]

In answer to the thread title.......YES !! 

Bunch of fucking imbeciles in todays gyms,and that`s me being really nice about it. 

[pamith]

Bro...

[Dokey111]

in the last few years, i can't count the number of times people have almost run into me while i was doing a set... a few examples:

- im doing lateral raises in front of the db rack (no other choice as its kind of cramped). someone darts in, literally dodging my arms to grab a dumbbell

- the "captains chair" is set in a somewhat narrow passage in my gym, so when your legs swing out it blocks the way. people can see this passage approaching from 30 ft away. they can see someone doing a set. yet time after time, instead of going around or waiting for the set to end, they look up from their smartphone in the last 5 steps and choose to dodge past like theyre playing an old nintendo platformer.

- one of the squat rack is also in a narrow passage, same deal as the captains chair. again, people routinely choose to dodge past you in between reps and wait, huffing and puffing for their opportunity...

Is the general populations pathing skill degrading? does alzheimers start in ones 20s now? are we (d)evolving into an insect-like hive mob?

anyone have similar experience?

I would do the same thing to you.  Get the fuck back a few feet.

[ProudVirgin69]

I would do the same thing to you.  Get the fuck back a few feet.

Just wait a minute or two until he finishes the set

[Gym Rat]

The jumping-jack shadow-boxers kill me, LOL.
What a bunch of maroons. Then they try to give people the stink-eye, even funnier! 

[Henda]

Yes

I fucking detest 99% of the people in gym I go to

[joswift]

There is one of these in the gym, there are young teens who can spend 45 minutes on it and just do multiple sets of things they could do with a pair of dumbbells

[Henda]

There is one of these in the gym, there are young teens who can spend 45 minutes on it and just do multiple sets of things they could do with a pair of dumbbells

They the same here mate we got 3 of those and 2 of the regular cable crossovers as well as 2 fixed height cable crossover machines and some nights they all busy. I’d ban those groups of irritating teenage pricks if I owned a gym.

[Raymondo]

Haven't stepped in a gym after 6am in years.

Completely different crowd in that timeslot.

[joswift]

They the same here mate we got 3 of those and 2 of the regular cable crossovers as well as 2 fixed height cable crossover machines and some nights they all busy. I’d ban those groups of irritating teenage pricks if I owned a gym.

I had a check in with prep guy today and a kid was using it right in front of the same mirrior I use every week to judge my changes
He had been on it for over half an hour and had done 6 sets
I started posing and he just stood in front of the mirror staring right at me, I just said "Go and stand over there for 5 minutes"

[Raymondo]

I still remember the retard who was staring at the 0.5kg plates I was using to break through a plateau and giggling to himself.

The retard who was doing pushups in front of the gym's only squat rack.

The retard who knocked my jar with the chalk off the bench, covering half the dumbell area in chalk dust.

I could go on.

[Henda]

I had a check in with prep guy today and a kid was using it right in front of the same mirrior I use every week to judge my changes
He had been on it for over half an hour and had done 6 sets
I started posing and he just stood in front of the mirror staring right at me, I just said "Go and stand over there for 5 minutes"

Hahaha thats great

[Thin Lizzy]

in the last few years, i can't count the number of times people have almost run into me while i was doing a set... a few examples:

- im doing lateral raises in front of the db rack (no other choice as its kind of cramped). someone darts in, literally dodging my arms to grab a dumbbell

- the "captains chair" is set in a somewhat narrow passage in my gym, so when your legs swing out it blocks the way. people can see this passage approaching from 30 ft away. they can see someone doing a set. yet time after time, instead of going around or waiting for the set to end, they look up from their smartphone in the last 5 steps and choose to dodge past like theyre playing an old nintendo platformer.

- one of the squat rack is also in a narrow passage, same deal as the captains chair. again, people routinely choose to dodge past you in between reps and wait, huffing and puffing for their opportunity...

Is the general populations pathing skill degrading? does alzheimers start in ones 20s now? are we (d)evolving into an insect-like hive mob?

anyone have similar experience?

Some people just have poor spatial awareness. Not just in gyms but everywhere especially in crowded areas.

[wes]

I had a check in with prep guy today and a kid was using it right in front of the same mirrior I use every week to judge my changes
He had been on it for over half an hour and had done 6 sets
I started posing and he just stood in front of the mirror staring right at me, I just said "Go and stand over there for 5 minutes"

Legit LOL 

Todays gyms are inhabited by a bunch of fucking morons.

Why back in my day..................... ...  LOL 

[balsac69]

There is one of these in the gym, there are young teens who can spend 45 minutes on it and just do multiple sets of things they could do with a pair of dumbbells

Holy shit my gyms the same! Idiots doing endless sets of wank "back" excercises then running in to the changing room to check their "lat pumps" in the mirror then back out for more punishing torturous sets. Guaranteed if the gym had 10 mini crossover stations they'd all be constantly occupied.

[Tapeworm]

Guy told me twice he's started going to the gym so I figure ok he wants to talk about this. Asked him what exercises he does. Swiss ball crunches and 3 kinds of curls. Ok well don't overdo it.

[cephissus]

I would do the same thing to you.  Get the fuck back a few feet.

haha fair enough, its a pretty small gym tho. wherever you go you aren't too far away from a rack, machine, etc.

[cephissus]

Haven't stepped in a gym after 6am in years.

Completely different crowd in that timeslot.

nice ray! early riser gets the pump

[cephissus]

The machines I can see your point. Management place it there so not a lot you can do.

The dumbell rack one you might need to find a different solution.

I’ve had dudes stand right in front of the rack and generally it’s in front of the most commonly used area of the rack. I have ducked in front during their set to make the point they are in the way. There is no reason they couldn’t stand in front of the heaviest section of the rack which nobody uses.

If the gym is as bad size wise as you make it sound, change gyms.

the other gym near my apartment, LA fitness, opened a year back. i went in there on a day pass once or twice... absolutely horridly equipped, utterly braindead machine/squat rack/equipment selection. not one bathroom in the entire place, i shit you not! and yet the kids flock there bc i guess its the cool place to be.


my gym is actually a bit of a diamond in the rough. although small, its very well equipped. there are six squat racks, and this place is half the size of LA fitness, which has two! it's not crowded, either--this stuff happens when the place is almost completely empty, lol.

[mops]

The squat rack is the worst. Can't believe I had to tell people to stop doing burpees or even standing on a fucking balance board right next to my bar.

One day, there was a retard jump roping by the dummbell rack with a weighted jump rope. I had to explain to him he needed to find another place or he would crack someone's skull open with that shit.

I don't know how I managed to stay calm and polite with these tards.

Some people really seem to leave their brain in the locker-room, I could see in their eyes they had NO IDEA of the danger they posed to other gym members.

[Cook]

Sounds like public gyms have gone to shit

[The Keto Kid]

Saw a chick doing cable tricep push downs barefoot today, I mean I understand squatting barefoot (I do) and put my shoes back on immediately after I finish the squats portion of my leg routine, but what the fuck would be the point of doing tricep push downs barefoot??

[oldtimer1]

Some of my commercial gym aggravations.

1. People using machines for chairs doing a set every five minutes then looking at their phones.

2. People using dumbbells right in front of the rack so you get to the dumbbells you want.

3. People that leave plates on machines.

4. Curling in the squat rack.

5. Singing unintelligible lyrics while wearing head sets. The yips and moans to the song makes them sound special ed.

6. Slamming plates on sectorized machines.

7. Guys grabbing the huge dumbbells doing a partial range of motion then throwing the dumbbells on the ground.

8. People that talk to me when I'm running on a treadmill while they are walking. I got so aggravated with this I would run on the treadmill with shades on to discourage people from talking to me. If I was taking a casual stroll on it okay but when I'm running hard doing intervals it's balls to the wall.

9. Teenagers doing the latest whiz bang workout from an app that take four sets of dumbbells to do their circuit with their four friends.

10. Shadow boxers between sets. What the fuck?  It's not even real shadow boxing. It's fighting invisible ghost while standing in place between sets.

11.Asking a guy for a spot and then he pulls up on the bar with about 40lbs of force.  Guy, I just want you there in case I fail. It's not a group lift.

12. I avoid the locker rooms. I come dressed to workout and leave in the same clothes. The locker room of my last gym had a shady reputation. Saw a guy come out and grab a 45lb plate threatening to cave another guy's head in. When it cooled down I asked him, what was that about?  He said, He came on to me in the locker room.  The whole situation was entertaining.

13. Guys that won't let you work in on a machine. Guy you're doing 8 sets. I'm not waiting.

Don't get me wrong. The last commercial gym I worked out in had a great atmosphere over all with a ton of great guys and girls working out. It was a friendly place to work out.