The FERAL PIT / ANIMAL SHELTER !

[kiwiol]

So, they recently moved the equipment around in my gym and as a result, there is now a corner area which has the fixed-weight barbells (from 15 lbs to 50 lbs) and dumbells going from 2 lbs to 25 lbs, along with a couple of benches and swiss balls. The management probably thought that the girls (it's a university gym) would stick to that area due to the light weights and all, but boy were they wrong !

The majority of the people who work out in that area are guys and they are just plain animals!!!! These guys all seem to weigh around the 140 lbs mark and commonly train in packs of 3. They wear the mandatory IPOD on the (11 inch) arm-band  , have gelled up hair and never break a sweat. They do their whole routine in that area. A routine usually consists of:

BB curl - 25 lbs -> 8 - 10 reps (failure)
Lunges - 15 lbs -> 6 - 8 reps (stopping above parallel, of course  )
Swiss ball crunches - 8 reps
Shadow boxing and / or skipping for 2 - 3 mins
1 arm reverse cable pushdowns with 10 - 12 lbs for 6 reps, with one guy holding the other guys arm, after which he stretches out the guy's arm  to recover from the brutal set, in a very gay, disturbing way.

As a result, I have decided to call that section of the gym THE FERAL PIT / ANIMAL SHELTER ! And before any of you bitches give me grief about not focusing on my workout and staring at these things instead, I just wish to say that this post is the result of my cumulative mini-observations over a span of 2 - 3 weeks. I was just scouting for some material to talk about on Getbig and hence this post. So, any of you guys have any funny / brutal anecdotes about Feral pits from your gyms? Let the stories unfold 

[Dingleberry]

haha, I love it - The Animal Shelter!
We have a "Beast Bastion" in my gym too. It's a whole new area that has all the new machines, the one's that make your workout as pain free as possible. It's almost like a McDonalds parking lot for the ab and tri shooters, they just hang around in that area socializing and flexing. 

[JOHN MATRIX]

The management probably thought that the girls (it's a university gym) would stick to that area due to the light weights and all, but boy were they wrong !

lmao

[Ex Coelis]

my "gym" has only two squat racks. On leg day I'm sporting my "Shut Up and Squat" shirt complete with "place bar here" on the back absolutely ready to tear shit up and squat till I puke (which I'm no longer allowed to do - been threatened with banishment the next time it happens). In one of the racks someones doing squats. In the other there is a 16o lbs Underarmour fag doing a superset with a pair of 20 lbs dumbells and Zero extra weight on the bar.

so . . . angry . . .

[dzulboy]

remindsme of me in college training   the whole gym would stop what they were doing to watch me lift  i woukld have 4 girls on top of the leg press ( it wouldn;t hold nay more weight)  and two guys on top of the shoulder machine  doubleing or tripleing the weight stack  lol

thnaks fully the guy who ran the gym got a kick ou tof it  and actually decide to have astrong man event at rutgers, which i got disquilified  in the wheel barrow run     i went around then turn and the weight int he wheel barrow crumpled it like a tin can so i winged the wheel barrow across half the gymnasium (basket ball court)

[an123]

Be happy, at least it gives them all an area to train .. Hence staying out of your way.

[kiwiol]

haha, I love it - The Animal Shelter!
We have a "Beast Bastion" in my gym too. It's a whole new area that has all the new machines, the one's that make your workout as pain free as possible. It's almost like a McDonalds parking lot for the ab and tri shooters, they just hang around in that area socializing and flexing. 

LOL. Yes - almost 90 - 95 % of these guys are hardcore Abshooters and Trishooters!!!!!! Some of the scenarios I have observed in this area :

1) 2 guys who come in to f*ck around for the 1 hour break in between their lectures saying " What do you want to do today?" , Other replies, " I don't know, something mean!!!" - Proceed to do 3 sets of BB curls to failure with 30 lbs for 6 - 8 reps each set

2) Guys who do about 25 - 30 (partial) reps of crunches on the swiss ball talking to their mate about some girl in their class through the entire set

3) The 5' 6'', 130 lb guys who just hop from machine to machine randomly and never break a sweat - Often they bump into the old timers (who are in the gym purely to f*ck around and socialise) who ask these beasts if they are 'training hard', after which ensues a 15 min conversation about the beasts' training injuries  and how the change in climate is affecting their strength  . I'll come up with a few more.

Good shit guys - keep them coming

[kiwiol]

Be happy, at least it gives them all an area to train .. Hence staying out of your way.

I am not complaining - I just want to hear the epic training stories / conversations that have been observed in other FERAL PITS  from other Getbiggers

[Sir William Idol]

what school is this?  ill tell the skinny high school pukes in my gym about such a legendary Iron Pit and recommend they apply there.

[kiwiol]

what school is this?  ill tell the skinny high school pukes in my gym about such a legendary Iron Pit and recommend they apply there.

Hahaha. It's actually a University gym in Auckland, Sir William. And sorry, but you will need to get your beasts to have their own pit created for them in one corner of your gym.

[kiwiol]

Any of you guys ever catch the incredibly annoyed, yet helpless look on the faces of some of the beasts in the PIT when their girlfriends start brushing their hair and stuff as you nod or smile at them (the girls)? Thankfully they are able to blow off some steam a few mins later as the gym starts playing Techno music and they (the guys) literally dance a little

[Dingleberry]

Any of you guys ever catch the incredibly annoyed, yet helpless look on the faces of some of the beasts in the PIT when their girlfriends start brushing their hair and stuff as you nod or smile at them (the girls)?

Yep, that's a common occurrence except I don't nod or smile at them unless I am walking right past them, and then it's just a "hi". Nothing against those who do, I just don't disrespect my wife by flirting with other women. Not to mention, I like to ignore women who are used to guys slobbering all over them, makes them frustrated because there's a guy they can't control.
I do get the reflection looks all the time. Women are sneaky, they will use the mirrors to look at the beasts. A lot of gyms have mirrors on all the walls, or at least 2, and they will look through 2 mirrors in order to check out the big boys while their boyfriend is struggling with a 135 press. haha

[kiwiol]

Not to mention, I like to ignore women who are used to guys slobbering all over them, makes them frustrated because there's a guy they can't control.
I do get the reflection looks all the time. Women are sneaky, they will use the mirrors to look at the beasts. A lot of gyms have mirrors on all the walls, or at least 2, and they will look through 2 mirrors in order to check out the big boys while their boyfriend is struggling with a 135 press. haha

A man after my own heart 

[Dingleberry]

A man after my own heart 

You too huh? Right on brother!

[LuciusFox]

Haha here's something I overheard in the PIT today - there were these 2 guys doing preacher curls with a monster 10lbs on each side. After about 6 reps or so, the guy is struggling and looks like he is about to let go, when his 'training partner' goes, and I kid you guys not, "Remember M:I 3 - u wanna look like (Tom) Cruise !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" ROFLMAO, I am not kidding.

BTW, after this encouragement was made, the guy managed to bang out an extra couple of (partial) reps 

  At least they were using weight that they could handle

[kiwiol]

  At least they were using weight that they could handle

Unfortunately, it was a weight that could also be handled by most girls. Once, there was a guy benching a massive 20 lbs per side, with his mate tugging the bar hard on the way up for the last few reps. Anyway, along comes this chick who asks the guy if she can work in, and sure enough, they wipe the bench down and all for her. And just before she is about to start, the beast asks her, " Do you want me to take the weights off?", to which she said, " No, that's Ok, I'm just going to warm up first", and proceeded to do the same weight without help  She ended up benching 135 for a few by herself, with the 2 guys standing there on each side of the bar, ready to lift it in case she failed (she didn't).

The weird thing is that the dude was actually about 6'1'' and about 210 lbs. Don't know how he couldn't bench a measly 85 for reps  And he wasn't new to the gym either.

[LuciusFox]

Unfortunately, it was a weight that could also be handled by most girls. Once, there was a guy benching a massive 20 lbs per side, with his mate tugging the bar hard on the way up for the last few reps. Anyway, along comes this chick who asks the guy if she can work in, and sure enough, they wipe the bench down and all for her. And just before she is about to start, the beast asks her, " Do you want me to take the weights off?", to which she said, " No, that's Ok, I'm just going to warm up first", and proceeded to the same weight without help  She ended up benching 135 for a few by herself, with the 2 guys standing there on each side of the bar, ready to lift it in case she failed (she didn't).

The weird thing is that the dude was actually about 6'1'' and about 210 lbs. Don't know how he couldn't bench a measly 85 for reps  And he wasn't new to the gym either.

  I think that these guys are playing a practical joke? Most American men would never be caught being so weak in public and would use bad form and spotters to lift weights heavier than they could handle.

[Dingleberry]

And just before she is about to start, the beast asks her, " Do you want me to take the weights off?", to which she said, " No, that's Ok, I'm just going to warm up first"

HAHAHHAHHAHHAAHA!!

[sarcasm]

Haha here's something I overheard in the PIT today - there were these 2 guys doing preacher curls with a monster 10lbs on each side. After about 6 reps or so, the guy is struggling and looks like he is about to let go, when his 'training partner' goes, and I kid you guys not, "Remember M:I 3 - u wanna look like (Tom) Cruise !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" ROFLMAO, I am not kidding.

BTW, after this encouragement was made, the guy managed to bang out an extra couple of (partial) reps 

hahahahahaahaha.

[kiwiol]

  I think that these guys are playing a practical joke? Most American men would never be caught being so weak in public and would use bad form and spotters to lift weights heavier than they could handle.

They are not.You got to remember it's a university gym mate - mostly first and second year students and a lot of them are Asian / Indian. But some things seem to be common to them all. They all:

1) Do cable crossovers and 1 arm reverse cable pushdowns
2) Come in for about 2-3 weeks, after which they take a break for about 2 weeks or so. When they return from the break, they spend the first 2 weeks talking about how the break they took has made them weak 
3) My personal favourite - Wear IPods on Arm bands
4) Are hard core Abshooters.
5) Do jumping jacks inbetween sets of 80 - 90 lb benches

Man, I could go on and on. How about you guys come up with some stuff ?

[LuciusFox]

 This stuff is almost too good to be true, kiwiol  

[kiwiol]

This stuff is almost too good to be true, kiwiol  

Haha yes!!! It has to be seen to be believed 

[LuciusFox]

Haha yes!!! It has to be seen to be believed 

   I like the fact that they don't know that they are weak . It's so charming

[Dingleberry]

They are not.You got to remember it's a university gym mate - mostly first and second year students and a lot of them are Asian / Indian. But some things seem to be common to them all. They all:

1) Do cable crossovers and 1 arm reverse cable pushdowns
2) Come in for about 2-3 weeks, after which they take a break for about 2 weeks or so. When they return from the break, they spend the first 2 weeks talking about how the break they took has made them weak 
3) My personal favourite - Wear IPods on Arm bands
4) Are hard core Abshooters.
5) Do jumping jacks inbetween sets of 80 - 90 lb benches

Man, I could go on and on. How about you guys come up with some stuff ?

Is your gym always packed on Mondays, and by Friday's only the core crowd is there? The AB/tri shooters seem to work out mon-wed, and that's it.

There is one guy at my gym that annoys me more than anyone else. He's a big fat guy who bounces at one of the local strip clubs. On everything he does, he does waaaaaay more weight than he should and then does quarter reps. Of course, he does no real free weight because that would require at least one real rep to put it up. Just machines, cable, and smith machine for presses. For instance, he will do incline presses with 4 plates on each side, he asks for a spot so he can unrack it, and then proceeds to do about 5-6 quarter reps. The bar might move a total of 6 inches, more like 4-5. He'll come behind me on the lat pull down machine and stick with my weight. I'll do nice controlled movements, barely even rowing. He'll get on there and look like he's going into convulsions because he can't get the weight without "whipping" it down. It's aggravating as hell.
There’s another guy in there who’s pretty skinny but busts his ass hard, he has one of naive personalities where he doesn’t realize he’s insulting people when he asks them questions or makes statements. Anyway, we got to talking about captain quarter rep last night and he told me “I think I pissed him off the other day”. I asked him why and he said - “I told him he would look pretty good if he lost about 100 pounds” HAHAHAH  He was genuinely  confused as to why the dude got pissed.

[pumpster]

Comments usually heard:

"I don't wanna get too big".

"I'll just pump up for the club tonight."