Pet peeves at the gym

[Bouncer]

If you go by the preach what you say rule...

Tell me why some of the best olympic level coaches, never made it to the olympics themselves, and are certainly no where near olympic level conditioning.

In particular... gymnastic coaches or wrestling coaches... many are overweight, middle aged men.

Are they not worthy to coach these atheletes? Because they dont look like elite athletes themselves.

I plan on coaching altheletes for the rest of my life... even when I can no longer sustain my own high intensity workout schedule....

Does this mean that I will lack the knowledge to get other people into shape, simply because I lack the means/desire/willpower to push myself to those limits?


John Hacklemen, Greg Glassman, Mark Rippentoe are a few people who teach elite fitness.... but are by no means elite atheletes themselves.... they clearly do not know what they are doing. Because they dont "look" elite.

most gym trainers just aren't very good, simple as that. i have never come across and out of shape slob of a trainer that is very good. i am sure there are exceptions to the rule but i am just talking about what i have seen.

[Nekrawulf]

most gym trainers just aren't very good,

I wont disagree with you there!

[Shibby]

If you go by the preach what you say rule...

Tell me why some of the best olympic level coaches, never made it to the olympics themselves, and are certainly no where near olympic level conditioning.

In particular... gymnastic coaches or wrestling coaches... many are overweight, middle aged men.

Are they not worthy to coach these atheletes? Because they dont look like elite athletes themselves.

I plan on coaching altheletes for the rest of my life... even when I can no longer sustain my own high intensity workout schedule....

Does this mean that I will lack the knowledge to get other people into shape, simply because I lack the means/desire/willpower to push myself to those limits?


John Hacklemen, Greg Glassman, Mark Rippentoe are a few people who teach elite fitness.... but are by no means elite atheletes themselves.... they clearly do not know what they are doing. Because they dont "look" elite.

Very true, maybe there was some confusion on being to genral vs talking about gym trainers.

[Nekrawulf]

Very true, maybe there was some confusion on being to genral vs talking about gym trainers.

I think there was.

But in all fairness... the level of expertise required to pass a national personal training association exam is next to nil. This is part of the disdain I have for "gym culture" in general, and why I have never previously sought an associated or "certification" from any of these organizations.

[NewbieChris]

I can't believe I forgot about this. We have these fucking Russian guys that come into our gym and use the sauna. Fuck, the pour so much water on the stones it makes it a steam room, which its not designed to be. THUS, it fucked up the door and dew gets on fucking everything and the tile floor becomes slippery. Not on is it dangerous, it broke the efffing sauna. We've said stuff to them before, I don't know why the manager doesn't just kick them out.

[FitnessBrat]

I can't believe I forgot about this. We have these fucking Russian guys that come into our gym and use the sauna. Fuck, the pour so much water on the stones it makes it a steam room, which its not designed to be. THUS, it fucked up the door and dew gets on fucking everything and the tile floor becomes slippery. Not on is it dangerous, it broke the efffing sauna. We've said stuff to them before, I don't know why the manager doesn't just kick them out.

Is it a dry sauna? The kind that clearly states DO NOT POUR WATER ON THE STONES lol...

They should make them pay for it - they'll stop..

[curtus e flush]

the guy that carries around a notebook and keeps a log of what hes doing that day:hang:

[dna9488]

the guy that carries around a notebook and keeps a log of what hes doing that day:hang:

There's nothin wrong wit that, the dude prolly just wants to c his progess thus far......there is one dude in my gym that carries a book, will sit down on the bench, read for 5 min, and than perform a set, than back to reading his book.

[curtus e flush]

There's nothin wrong wit that, the dude prolly just wants to c his progess thus far......there is one dude in my gym that carries a book, will sit down on the bench, read for 5 min, and than perform a set, than back to reading his book.

i guess your that guy....:rofl:

[dna9488]

i guess your that guy....:rofl:

nope, sorry bro not me, i don't keep a log of my lifting, i just rem them....i have a few friends that actually use a notebook

[Bouncer]

i don't really see anything wrong with keeping a log of sets and reps and weight used used etc..

i don't have the patience for that shit though.

[curtus e flush]

i don't really see anything wrong with keeping a log of sets and reps and weight used used etc..

i don't have the patience for that shit though.

why carry it around the gym though....do it at home...just my pet peeve

[Bouncer]

why carry it around the gym though....do it at home...just my pet peeve

i guess because it is hard to remembers reps, sets, and weights used. also hard to remember what weight you used the week before etc..

[NewbieChris]

I'm that guy...so you can hate all you want. If I waited till I got home I would forget it...

[curtus e flush]

or the guy with the over sized gym bag....like he is going on vacation:wacko: