>that guy who screams during every rep
>that girl who does the most obscene "exercises" with her yoga pants right in the middle of the lifting section
>the guy who racks wieghts in 3 different lifts leaves his wieghts there his whole workout whist dicking around on a bench doing ab work.
>>36519942
>that guy who puts a 20kg plate on each side of the bar then pushes it around the gym like some kind of retard go kart
>>36519942
>the guy who takes multiple sets of weights into a corner with him and just leaves them there after finishing
>that guy who walks in, puts the treadmill on the lowest possible setting, and talks incredibly loudly over the phone in a foreign language.
>that girl who takes two barbells, a squat rack and the entire lifting platform so she can superset her fucking snap-city form RDLs with quarter squats
GET THE FUCK OUT OF MY GYM REEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
>That guy who uses the oly bar to practice his kenjutsu
>>36519942
>the guy who drinks a double double on the treadmill and randomly shouts shit like RIGHT IN THE NOGGIN
>the guy in his mid forties asking people if they want to join his crossfit gym
>>36519942
>that guy who sets up a mat in the middle of the goddamn lifting area and then does bitch ass stretches like pic related looking like the biggest beta shitter in the whole gym and I literally have to step over him to get to shit
dude's skinnyfat but don't worry I bet the gainz are coming rite?
>>36520065
>he doesn't load up 2 barbells and lie a bench on top of them to form the gain train
>>36520205
Only time I do this is when I get to the gym and a power rack is not being used. I sit my happy ass in front of it and do all my warm-up. I have lost racks too many times because I was stretching in another area.
>the fags who have sex in the sauna in an apartment gym while you are right outside
>the girl that does quarter squats with an empty bar
>The guy using bicycle gloves to curl 20 pounds.
There used to be some decently hot 18yo that would always strut around the freeweight section in spaghettistraps and booty shorts, I made it a point to give her the wolf eyes every time she was there. I'd stare at her ass, ogle her tits, didn't even give a single fuck if the whore would "catch" me.
She lasted about a month.
>>36520831
>tfw I was the 18yo
>had an ex-bodybuilder took me under his wings to show me the art of aesthetic lifting
>came out from skelly to wilking lmao1pl8 with decent form
feels good not to be a freak like u senpai
>that guy who comes into the gym takes a shower and leaves without doing anything else
>>36520876
Did you pay him in blowies or did you give up that tight snatch?
The /pol/tard at my gym obsessed with "Sky King" and how it will let us know when nuclear war will start.
>>36520152
ONLY YOU HAVE MET THAY GUY
>That lady who does lunges through the dumbbell section. Nice ass, but get out of my way!
>>36520929
People can do that brody
>commute to work by bike/run/walk
>gym is near work
>take shower
>go to work
>>36520293
What do you do if someone assumes you are just being an autist and takes the bench? What do you do if they don't respect your pre-warm up dibs? I'm asking for a beta friend.
>>36520152
it's me
>>36521405
You could probably just say "I had dibs on that" or "I was next for that" or something similar. Then offer "but we can work in."
>>36519942
>that guy with tourettes who always shouts obscenities
>fucking niggers
>damn jews
>faggots
>shithole
etc
>>36522199
I dont have tourrettes im just angry
>that guy who offers you objectively wrong form advice
>anyone that can lift heavier things than me
mfw
>that guy who deadlifts lmao1pl8 with mixed grip
>>36523937
Me
Is that not okay?
I thought mixed grip was the """""""correct""""""" way to deadlift?
>>36523972
You shouldn't need it for 1pl8
>that faggot that has his own barbell and weights but does nothing at all because he is a lazy fuck
>>36523972
There's nothing wrong with mixed grip (fundamentally, your choices for heavy deadlifting are mixed, hook or straps - all have disadvantages) but using it for 135 suggests you have a grip issue.
>>36523972
>>36523984
As this anon said 1pl8 is not heavy enough to justify mixed grip, also it can cause imbalances over time
>that guy that drops the bar during a deadlift
>that girl who deadlifts just the bar
>>36524012
>>36524002
>>36523984
Ah, ok. Even if it is just for warming up?
Working weight is just over 2pl8. Should I mixed grip that?
>>36521816
"i had dibs" would not fly. just "can we work in"
>>36524012
Funny you mention imbalance. I start using mixed grip at 3pl8 and actually switch which hand is over and which under every set. I don't know if it actually helps, but I haven't noticed imbalance
>>36524068
try chalk first with double overhand grip
>>36524068
People will generally suggest you should double-overhand the sets that you can and switch to mixed whenever you're at a weight that isn't going to be easily gripped overhand.
There's some situations where that isn't the ideal, but its the default approach.
>>36524068
no mixed grip till at least 3pl8, work those forearms m8
>>36523972
>>36523984
>>36524012
This, because you should be building your grip strength with double overhand.
Start screwing with mixed grip around 315.
>>36524092
It helps, because if you're consistent with your form the imbalances from both cancel each other out. This only works if your lifts end up to be an even number at the end of the day though, 1x5 for example would net you one more of whatever you started with and because the muscle repair, your nutrition and your rest periods are different each day it could still cause imbalance if for example you got more sleep and protons on a day where you ended with left flipped and the next time got less sleep and protons when you ended with right flipped. Probably a negligible imbalance though unless you have a disastrous sleep schedule and nutrition issues
>>36523937
but if grill and 180 is your heaviest you can do as a beginner is mixed grip ok?
>>36524276
The only concern is imbalance over time, to help a little you could alternate which hand is flipped every set but it can still build up over time
>that casul who doesn't put a quarter up and thinks he's got next and then goes home and posts photographs of Wheelchair Jimmy on the internet and complains that I ganked his rack when he can't even parse the simplest facets of gym culture
Aykm
>>36520094
Thats the gym spy, retard
>>36520065
>>36520265
>using barbells for the gain train
>not using the hex bar
that's what it's there for ya numbskulls
>>36519942
>that girl who does the most obscene "exercises" with her yoga pants right in the middle of the lifting section
Bless that girl
i never see girls doing obscure shit
where do you guys see this
>that Indian guy
>>36524167
This is dumb, why would you switch grip position from the one you warmed up with?
>that day when there was a girl doing excercises in tight pants and they split right down the crotch seam
literally everyone instantly turned to look at her, and the poor girl turned bright red and ran out of the gym
it was hilarious how quickly everyone turned to look, it was like the sound of someone dropping a coin at a synagogue
>that guy who has class 6 balding and still doesn't shave his head
>that guy who constantly gives everyone disgusted looks
>>36526516
>that guy who constantly gives everyone disgusted looks
You called?
>that guy who goes to the gym at 3 am and tries to talk to the desk clerk(me) for two hours about nonsense then uses a massage chair for 15 minutes then leaves
>>36525428
>it was like the sound of someone dropping a coin at a synagogue
>>36519942
>>that girl who does the most obscene "exercises" with her yoga pants right in the middle of the lifting section
STFU I love that girl.
>>36520152
I want to meet this guy. His ideas intrigue me.
>that guy who pulls out his dick and makes dick windmills between sets
wtf m8
>that guy who talk 247 with everyone in the gym
>thinks everybody is his friend
>has a new buddy with him everytime
>gives him that serious motivational talk when he does 20kg benchpress
>>36524214
really needed it when i reached 2pl8 or sets longer than 5 with 80+kg, its realy hard to make grip gainz
>>36528300
Bro don't judge my ab workout
>>36522199
he doesn't have Tourettes, he's just from /pol/
>>36528375
My lifting buddy is that guy. I'm so sick of waiting for him to chat everybody up between sets. He knows his shit and gives decent advice to people who need it, but I feel so fucking stupid standing there like an idiot waiting for him to start the next lift.
>>36528375
I have a friend that's gone full Del Ray misfits with his life. It's sad.
>>36528507
I thought we had your insecurity issues resolved after the last talk we had about this, tommy
>>36528532
Literally what
>that guy who puts the plates on the bar facing outward
p l e b s
>>36526726
>massage chair
that's not a gym
>>36522254
Actually, once you step foot in the gym it's all about how much you can lift.
>>36525371
shopped
>>36520744
W-what are quarter squats anon? Is that an actual thing?
>>36525362
> using the manlet chariot for the gain train
>>36520205
you don't stretch before workouts, not to mention you can stretch at home.
>>36529732
they exist. they're basically just slightly bending your knees and then coming back up.
>That guy who reads a novel while just using the leg part of the rowing machine
>>36520094
Designated
>>36525386
At the gym there's a guy named Patel,
who has a peculiar smell.
He reeks like a sewer,
he is a street poo-er,
even worse he's a D-Y-E-L
>>36531284
You should always start your sets with a few reps of the empty bar though.
>>36531284
I most definitely do.
>>36531615
that's warm-ups, which are important. static stretching shouldn't be done before workouts.