Gym annoyances

[Dolemite]

I met the real-life "Karate Kid" (or rather the guy who the movies were inspired by) at a tournament a few years back. He's some dorky out-of-shape chubby old guy.

He was such a dork, that I had to resist every urge I had to steal his lunch money...

Shit, you mean the movies were actually based on a real guy?

Actualy......Its more of the thing where most people are supposed to cheer on Daniel as an underdog. Most people connect with him and feel that they are him, at least in some part of life.
Thus I felt that anyone who saw the film would remember not that Daniel kicked someones ass, but the fact that everyone should stop being asses to each other because we all got a little Karate Kid in us.


At least thats how it goes in theory.
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Actually, Daniel getting beat up in the first movie was forgivable, I mean that was the whole point. But by the second and especially the third movie he was still getting beat up all the time. After training with Mr. Miyagi for well over a year at that point, you'd think he'd actually be able to defend himself. The guy in the third movie said it best, "Your Karate's a JOKE!".

[Rtificial]

Hmm I've a few peve's at different gyms.

live in a small town so we have small mom and pop type gyms. These are usually like 2 to 3 small room gyms and get PACKED during peak hours. You pretty much can't do a regular work out during peak times cause so many people are there. Another peve about the small gyms here are that people use em as social clubs. The town is so small EVERYONE knows everyone that comes in, so they usually end up talking and chatting while wasting time doing NOTHING on a machine.

Now that I goto school in the city, I joined a HUGE gym up the block from the school. I love it more than the ones back home, but I only have some minor annoyances. Stuff like people bringing their cell phones into the gym. They'll sit there and talk on them things like they are in a business meeting while doing cardio or they'll get a call in the middle of a set and that damn thing keeps on ringing and ringing.

Another one that I've encountered at this gym is HAIRY people. I'm talking about the I'm so DAMN hairy that I can be mistaken for a bear HAIRY! It seems like these people like to show it off in the locker room or out on the floor. PLEASE cover that stuff up its not appealing to anyone.

I've not really encountered this one at the big gym, but it was a problem at the small ones. Its really annoying when people like to show out doing free weights and they are banging the holy hell out of the weights for no reason. Then they throw em down hard as hell like "YEAAAAAA DID YOU SEE THAT WEIGHT!" Yea I seen and heard you prick.

[Dolemite]

These are usually like 2 to 3 small room gyms and get PACKED during peak hours. You pretty much can't do a regular work out during peak times cause so many people are there.

Yeah, my gym gets like that at night. But I go in the morning before work, and it's nice and empty. There's just enough people there to ask for a spot if you need it. Perfect.

Another peve about the small gyms here are that people use em as social clubs. The town is so small EVERYONE knows everyone that comes in, so they usually end up talking and chatting while wasting time doing NOTHING on a machine.

I hate that too. I go to the gym for one thing- to work out. Not to bullshit, but to do what I have to do. Period.

Its really annoying when people like to show out doing free weights and they are banging the holy hell out of the weights for no reason. Then they throw em down hard as hell like "YEAAAAAA DID YOU SEE THAT WEIGHT!" Yea I seen and heard you prick.

My favorite is this big bald fellow we call the "Fuck Your Sister Guy". Why do you call him that? One day he was curling a barbell, and was grunting and yelling while trying to get one last rep....finally, he screamed "FUCK YOUR SISTER!!" and finally got that last rep. He's awesome.

[Gymkata]

Actually, Daniel getting beat up in the first movie was forgivable, I mean that was the whole point. But by the second and especially the third movie he was still getting beat up all the time. After training with Mr. Miyagi for well over a year at that point, you'd think he'd actually be able to defend himself. The guy in the third movie said it best, "Your Karate's a JOKE!".

If he didnt get beat up every time, then there would be no film, and no progress as a martial artist......maybe they should have shown more of a progression in each film....I forget...Its been so long.

My favorite is this big bald fellow we call the "Fuck Your Sister Guy". Why do you call him that? One day he was curling a barbell, and was grunting and yelling while trying to get one last rep....finally, he screamed "FUCK YOUR SISTER!!" and finally got that last rep. He's awesome.

Awesome.....

[Will]

I hate it when some dudes at the bench press machines leave this heavy bucket of dung, I could understand doing it in the bathroom but just leaving the shit out there. Fucking wow.

[voltz]

I hate it when some dudes at the bench press machines leave this heavy bucket of dung, I could understand doing it in the bathroom but just leaving the shit out there. Fucking wow.

You mean they leave their shit out in the open? You need to get that outlawed.


My highschool had a good gym we could go to daily and it was cool we could bring in whatever we wanted for music. Well this one day, I don't recall the name but I had to put up with over an hour of the worst f**king rap I've ever heard. If people bring in something that's gonna be offensive, they should at least ask if it'll bother anybody.

And they need to stop farting in the same room!

[AstroBlue]

I totally wanted to rub my nuts all over the machine when she wasn't looking. Clean THAT, bitch.

I get sick of every toilet seat in my gym being completely sprayed with urine.

1) What kind of pussy pisses in a toilet cubicle? Men's toilets have troughs for a reason, use them! Nobody is going to look down and laugh at your little dick, well maybe they will... but get over it!

2)I'm gonna sound like a woman. But lift the fucking seat if you are going to piss!

3)What kind of grown man can not piss into the toilet without completely coating the seat in urine. For fuck's sake, every man should be able to piss accurately with no hands while holding a beer in one hand and chocolate cake in the other.

[frostwolf ex]

ok frosty's list
1. dropping.. now i understand going to failure, but slamming the weights down after every fucking set smashes my concentration pretty fast, an idiot did that tonight and i needed a spot because i got thrown entirely off,and this kid does it every single night. work on control first before you start trying to lift a fucking volkswagon.


2. if you can control the volume of the sound system, respect others who have headphones and leave the volume at a resonable level. i dont force my music on you, dont turn the volume up to the level that it could pop a chiuhaua. i have my headphones, so does half the weight room, there is a reason for that.

3. if there is only one heavy bag, at the northwest corner of our track, and the other 3 corners give you room enough to streach, please dont sit 3 feet in front of the heavy bag and expect me to be able to do my routine, i take up some space. occupy the empty corners first.(yes this came up tonight, still a little pissed) in a related story, dont clamp on the only heavy bag for 30 mins when you are leaning your head on it and doing miniscule hits, exercise till you cant effectively anymore,and then let the next ones on.

4. put the damn freeweights away, nothing is fun as looking for 2 50's on a disorganized pool of metal on the floor while the 3 racks stand nearly empty. your mom's tought you better.

5. screaming out when you are lifting, grunts are excuseable, maybe even a few one syllable yells, maybe, but i have dealt with several versions of dole's "fuck your sister" fellow, and its really really annoying when i can hear you screaming like a caveman over my music, too loud, take it down a notch steroid-zilla.

weightroom placement- dont thake the moveable flat benches and put them in a way as to block off the entire gym, other members want to walk around without being nailed in the balls by your bar because you decided to go diagonal and cover over half the walkway. in a related story, watch where you are going when others are exercising, dont walk 6 inches away from the front extensions machine when a person is 6 reps in, wait a few seconds, most arent going past 12 anyway, you can show some consideration.

[Saint of Killers]

If he didnt get beat up every time, then there would be no film, and no progress as a martial artist......maybe they should have shown more of a progression in each film....I forget...Its been so long.

No, Daniel was a pussy. The Next Karate Kid beat the shit out of the bully at the end of the movie. Plus she was really hot.

[taloony]

3. Do not hang out in the locker room naked. I can understand if you took a shower, and need to get changed, fine. But if you're home, do you shave naked? Brush your teeth naked? Style your hair naked? Stand around and chat casually with your buddies naked? No. Then why are you doing it in a fucking locker room with other guys walking around?!? NOTE: If you like to hang around in a men's locker room naked YOU ARE A HOMO.

I agree with this one, big time. It seems like every old man at my gym feels the need to air it out in the locker room. I don't wanna see that.

My biggest peeve is talking though. I like to get in, get done, and get out. Some of my lifting buddies don't see it that way though.

A month or two ago I was doing some barbell curls. It was my last set, and I was going pretty heavy. Well, this old guy comes over behind me, reaches over my shoulder, and taps my buddy. Next I know, they're deep in some inane conversation, just talking right past me. This was toward the end of my set, and I growled at the guy, "Back the fuck off." Jesus.