Stop lifting so much heavy weight if you can't do it right

[Anonymous]

At least people are using the weights/machines where you all go to work out (even if their form triggers your authoritarian impulses). At my gym, 99% of the people "working out" are sitting on a bench or machine looking at their phones.

[Anonymous]

I used to worry so much about form and doing things correctly that I wasn't confident enough to increase my weights. I started working out at home and stopped worrying about judgy thots and "getting hurt." Now I'm able to lift a lot more and am fitter than ever.

Don't let perfect be the enemy of good.

[Anonymous]

Nobody lifting really heavy weights is doing it with a machine.

Sorry, OP.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP also hates people who hang onto the handle on the treadmill.

NP. I have always assumed that everyone hates these people, or at least thinks they’re morons. Is that not the case?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP also hates people who hang onto the handle on the treadmill.

NP. I have always assumed that everyone hates these people, or at least thinks they’re morons. Is that not the case?

Well, considering you don't know anything about their medical history hating them reflects poorly 100% on you and not them holding onto the treadmill.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:At least people are using the weights/machines where you all go to work out (even if their form triggers your authoritarian impulses). At my gym, 99% of the people "working out" are sitting on a bench or machine looking at their phones.

As a competitive powerlifter, that can be normal. I take 4-5 minutes between each set, which rarely consists of more than 5 reps and takes often about 30 seconds. It looks like I'm barely exercising. I have to stay right near or on a bench if I'm using one, because people (often men) will just start unloading or loading the bar otherwise. I almost always let women work in though, if they know what they're doing.

And god help you if, as a woman, you ask what I'm doing or ask for help because you will suddenly have a new best friend who wants to talk about technique or programs for the next 45 minutes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not OP, but I get annoyed by the loud, earth shattering clang. Couldn’t care less if these people aren’t doing the move correctly, I just don’t want them to screw up a machine I want to use later.

And the roided out gym rats in the free weight room drop their plates all the time too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Complain to the front desk about weight slamming
. Most gyms have rules against this.

My former gym had signs everywhere near the weights. Didn’t do a thing about it, though. So annoying.

That must have been tough, PP. Thoughts and prayers.

[Anonymous]

DP but we have a small gym at work with a universal. The cables are constantly coming off the tracks because people let the weights slam back down. Have to call maintenance each and every time. It’s annoying.

Stop using sh!tty work gym then.

[Anonymous]

you just described the entire crossfit community. None of them do anything properly, no wonder they are all hurt.

[Anonymous]

Worry About Your Own Workout

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not OP, but I get annoyed by the loud, earth shattering clang. Couldn’t care less if these people aren’t doing the move correctly, I just don’t want them to screw up a machine I want to use later.

And the roided out gym rats in the free weight room drop their plates all the time too.

Imagine their hilarity if you went and told them “the people using the machines are doing so with bad form and it’s really holding back their gainz!”

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:At least people are using the weights/machines where you all go to work out (even if their form triggers your authoritarian impulses). At my gym, 99% of the people "working out" are sitting on a bench or machine looking at their phones.

As a competitive powerlifter, that can be normal. I take 4-5 minutes between each set, which rarely consists of more than 5 reps and takes often about 30 seconds. It looks like I'm barely exercising. I have to stay right near or on a bench if I'm using one, because people (often men) will just start unloading or loading the bar otherwise. I almost always let women work in though, if they know what they're doing.

And god help you if, as a woman, you ask what I'm doing or ask for help because you will suddenly have a new best friend who wants to talk about technique or programs for the next 45 minutes.

I figured there was a method to the madness. I'm not that advanced so I just go about my business and try to end the pain and suffering as soon as possible.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

DP but we have a small gym at work with a universal. The cables are constantly coming off the tracks because people let the weights slam back down. Have to call maintenance each and every time. It’s annoying.

Stop using sh!tty work gym then.

Really? That’s your answer? The appropriate answer is STOP USING THE EQUIPMENT INAPPROPRIATELY. It’s not that hard.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

DP but we have a small gym at work with a universal. The cables are constantly coming off the tracks because people let the weights slam back down. Have to call maintenance each and every time. It’s annoying.

Stop using sh!tty work gym then.

Really? That’s your answer? The appropriate answer is STOP USING THE EQUIPMENT INAPPROPRIATELY. It’s not that hard.

The answer is: it depends

If they are slamming weights on a universal machine, then yeah, stop that.

If they are dropping weights using barbells, then OP needs to educate themselves on proper execution of those movements. It's fine to drop a deadlift, and its fine to drop a snatch from overhead