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403Gemini
10-07-2008, 08:49 AM
So I've been going to the gym for the last month now, and it's always been around 9pm-10pm just because my life is way to busy otherwise. Perfect time to go. Only like 10-12 people at the whole gym, its quiet, machines are always open and its the "usual crowd" so everybody nods and smiles to one another.

Well im leaving for Disneyland tommorow and needd to get some packing done so I decided to go a bit earlier, and went at 7:00 pm. I expected the gym to be busier, but nothing too much out of the ordinary.

Boy was I wrong.

I get there and im doing my 10 minutes of cardio and I look over at where the equipment was and there is literally a crew of 10-12 douchebags, wearing their gangsta hoodies , hads on sideways with a flat brim and board shorts grunting as they get their sweat on doing 20 lbs on the machines.

It was honestly like watching a guido version of city of calgary employees (no offense to city of calgary employees ;) ) one was using the machine at a time and the rest stood around talking or grabbing their "muscles" to see how ripped they are. Well after my 10 minutes i began to do the circuit (I do circuit training mondays to warm up for the week and thursday to cooldown, upper body tuesdays, lower body wednesdays, take a break friday and then hour of cardio saturday and sundays.... but my workout routine is for another thread :p ). So I got through the first 4 machiens on the circuit (9 machines total) until i got stuck behind these butt monkeys. So I skip onto the 6th machine and i guess their last homie was just finishing up and they had to wait on me to finish on machine #6. Man they bitched like little girls to one another, none of them man enough to say to me directly how im "slowing them down" :rolleyes: Well needless to say i finished on 6, went to 7,8,9 then back to 5 and when i finished on 5 they were still working on 6.

I just cant stand douche bags like this who goto the gym. The gym isnt a "lets go and hang out and act all hard core up in hur!" place, its where people go to get fit. Sorry for the rant , but all i could do was just shake my head and the stupidity of these kids.

Isaiah
10-07-2008, 08:54 AM
Jagerbomb? Don't talk to them chief, they're in the zone.

prae
10-07-2008, 09:18 AM
tell me about it. I hit the circuit at the crowfoot YMCA and I think I must be the only guy who does... I spend the majority of my time dodging assholes sitting around on the circuit

tobslau
10-07-2008, 09:24 AM
Lol
If there is one thing that ruins a workout, its douchebags wasting time on a bench you need to use

em2ab
10-07-2008, 09:28 AM
What's a circuit?

treg50
10-07-2008, 09:45 AM
Originally posted by em2ab
What's a circuit?
:rofl: I lol'd. In this case it's a series of working out stations sometimes around a track.

403Gemini
10-07-2008, 09:45 AM
Originally posted by tobslau
Lol
If there is one thing that ruins a workout, its douchebags wasting time on a bench you need to use

I just dont understand why they couldnt have spread out and worked on different machines in smaller groups. Guess they needed a circle jerk to feel like they were accomplishing anything.


Originally posted by em2ab
What's a circuit?

Each gym uses different machines i think, basically 9-10 machines that target all muscles. Its really like a generic exercise you can complete in about 30 min or so. Like i said its my warm up for the beginning of the week and my cooldown at the end.

cityhunter2501
10-07-2008, 09:45 AM
Originally posted by em2ab
What's a circuit?

basically its a number of machine/exercise that you do in succession.
usually 1-2minutes on each and 30s-1min break from one another.

Boosted Gtir
10-07-2008, 10:04 AM
Guido lyfe fa eva!! Yeahhhh Boooiii

buh_buh
10-07-2008, 10:07 AM
I think these douches are prevalent in every gym. Don't be discouraged by society.

Super_Geo
10-07-2008, 10:23 AM
Originally posted by em2ab
What's a circuit?

Wha? You never heard of the NIRA circuit? 403Gem's been training dawg... he's gonna go legit.

403Gemini
10-07-2008, 10:32 AM
Originally posted by Super_Geo


Wha? You never heard of the NIRA circuit? 403Gem's been training dawg... he's gonna go legit.

:rofl:

kutt3r
10-07-2008, 10:34 AM
Please tell me they were wearing Tap Out gear.... that is the only thing that could make this story better...
don't sweats in da gears...

Dumbass17
10-07-2008, 12:59 PM
haha ^^^
that's like when you see guys that have NO muscles wearing tapout or affliction gear

Mibz
10-07-2008, 01:09 PM
Was this at WHC in Midnapore? Going on a Monday/Tuesday between 4-7 is a recipe for douchiness.

403Gemini
10-07-2008, 04:57 PM
Originally posted by Mibz
Was this at WHC in Midnapore? Going on a Monday/Tuesday between 4-7 is a recipe for douchiness.

Goodlife Fitness, Canyon Meadows.

Graham_A_M
10-07-2008, 05:48 PM
^ You should try Fitzone, right off of Barlow and Deerfoot. Right beside the Deerfoot inn and casino. No Douches there I find. Everybody is pretty damn good. No waiting for machines or free weights for the most part.
But yeah I agree, I used to go down to the Shawnessy YMCA, until it was overrun by douches.

Darkane
10-07-2008, 05:52 PM
Originally posted by Graham_A_M
I used to go down to the Shawnessy YMCA, until it was overrun by douches.

lol. QFT.

Although I don't give a shit if they're grunting and posing in the mirror as long as they don't use THE FUCKING POWER RACK FOR CURLS!

/rant :D

snoop101
10-07-2008, 05:56 PM
When I was reading the title I thought you were talking about those toilets they have in Europe that shoot water up so girls can clean there pink parts.

Darkane
10-07-2008, 05:58 PM
Originally posted by snoop101
When I was reading the title I thought you were talking about those toilets they have in Europe that shoot water up so girls can clean there pink parts.

I don't think a beday is the same as a douche lol.

snoop101
10-07-2008, 06:02 PM
Lol same shit different tool. I was under the impression that they do the same thing, but im no expert.

V6-BoI
10-07-2008, 06:06 PM
Originally posted by buh_buh
I think these douches are prevalent in every gym. Don't be discouraged by society.

Yup that's the truth. I've seen them at WHC in Edgemont as well as Cardel Place.

I guess I've seen more of them at Cardel Place cuz it's right beside a high school.

kerry
10-08-2008, 09:40 AM
All gyms have them... mine isn't that bad anymore, but they're still running wild.

prae
10-08-2008, 09:42 AM
Originally posted by snoop101
Lol same shit different tool. I was under the impression that they do the same thing, but im no expert.

erm... not really... and it is spelled bidet Darkane. lets not get into specifics k...

I had a relatively douche-free day at the gym yesterday. Always a good feeling when you dont end up lipping some guy off or getting lipped off... hahaha

5hift
10-08-2008, 09:45 AM
If you think your gym sucks you should try MRC during their rush hour. So many guys with overly spiked hair and fake tans I thought I was at tryouts for the next season of Growing up Gotti.

mdeluxe
10-08-2008, 10:45 AM
Originally posted by 403Gemini


Goodlife Fitness, Canyon Meadows.


lol I go there too. I totally notice them around. its pretty funny.

Darkane
10-08-2008, 01:16 PM
Originally posted by prae


erm... not really... and it is spelled bidet Darkane. lets not get into specifics k...



Phonetically spelled > French.

zipdoa
10-08-2008, 03:03 PM
Originally posted by buh_buh
I think these douches are prevalent in every gym. Don't be discouraged by society.

my favorite are skinny little dudes wearing wifebeaters. do you really need to show everyone exactly how little you are?

kerry
10-08-2008, 03:03 PM
Originally posted by prae


erm... not really... and it is spelled bidet Darkane. lets not get into specifics k...

I had a relatively douche-free day at the gym yesterday. Always a good feeling when you dont end up lipping some guy off or getting lipped off... hahaha

If you lip guys off you're the douche we're talking about. :rofl:
And there's a capital letter for "lets". Sorry about being specific.

max_boost
10-08-2008, 04:20 PM
I work out at the Talisman and I haven't seen too many of them around. I usually go 9-11pm weekdays and 11am-1pm weekends.

kerry, you don't have to be sorry about anything, fucking hater :D

Masked Bandit
10-08-2008, 04:33 PM
Originally posted by 5hift
If you think your gym sucks you should try MRC during their rush hour. So many guys with overly spiked hair and fake tans I thought I was at tryouts for the next season of Growing up Gotti.


I lol'ed.....loud

JRSC00LUDE
10-08-2008, 06:02 PM
Originally posted by 403Gemini
<snip>

Coles notes:

403 was somehow surprised to see himself at the gym he goes to. :dunno:


Originally posted by snoop101
When I was reading the title I thought you were talking about those toilets they have in Europe that shoot water up so girls can clean there pink parts.

The stupidest thing I've heard here lately?


Originally posted by snoop101
Lol same shit different tool. I was under the impression that they do the same thing, but im no expert.

Obviously not.

:facepalm:

swak
10-08-2008, 09:18 PM
Golds has them too...
I thought it was pretty good, then some kid who had nothing to show at all came on the floor in a wifebeater sticking his chest out, which there wasnt much there.
Im a 140lb guy, and im bigger than him.

People are pretty funny.

pf0sh0
10-08-2008, 09:24 PM
Guys, don't hate, they are reaching maximum swell.

Antonito
10-08-2008, 09:39 PM
WHC on 7th ave downtown is pretty douche free even at the busy times. Unfortunately you have to deal with the trainers being the ones having their clients take up all the bench presses and various other benches in order to do step ups and sitting bicep curls

Freestylin
10-08-2008, 10:14 PM
POWERRR BARSSSSS, HGH, PROTEINNNNNN!!!!!!

Thomas Gabriel
10-09-2008, 12:04 PM
If you're doing a circuit on machines you're pretty much a douche yourself lol.

kerry
10-09-2008, 07:26 PM
Originally posted by max_boost
I work out at the Talisman and I haven't seen too many of them around. I usually go 9-11pm weekdays and 11am-1pm weekends.

kerry, you don't have to be sorry about anything, fucking hater :D

True dat! I think hating on each other helps the self esteem. I was at my gym today and there were literally zero of these "douches". Actually... I love my gym. It's great. Not many lolly gaggers lately. It's great that I can get from bench to cable machines and back to benches without having to wait.

Oh and if you're wondering which gym I use, it's Crowfoot Y.

kutt3r
10-10-2008, 06:20 AM
Originally posted by Thomas Gabriel
If you're doing a circuit on machines you're pretty much a douche yourself lol.

Why is that?

He is being active and there is nothing wrong with proper circuit training... kind of a douche comment to make...

prae
10-10-2008, 08:34 AM
Originally posted by kerry


If you lip guys off you're the douche we're talking about. :rofl:
And there's a capital letter for &quot;lets&quot;. Sorry about being specific.

some days i think i might be kerry... some days. haha

but usually its because somebody has started shit with me, called me an asshole for jumping from machine to machine, without understanding the nature of circuit training...

b_t
10-10-2008, 09:40 AM
Originally posted by prae


some days i think i might be kerry... some days. haha

but usually its because somebody has started shit with me, called me an asshole for jumping from machine to machine, without understanding the nature of circuit training...

Who the fuck actually calls someone out on tying up a machine? What gym do you go to? Somebody asking how many sets you have left doesn't count as lipping off.

liquidboi69
10-10-2008, 10:37 AM
Originally posted by Thomas Gabriel
If you're doing a circuit on machines you're pretty much a douche yourself lol.
I don't see a problem with people doing circuit, as long as there are not people waiting for the machines that you're jumping off and on. Also, as long as you wipe down the machine after each use, instead of sweatily jump from one to the other.

But if you aren't wiping them down, and hogging a bunch of machines for your circuit when people are waiting for them...just do a dumbell/bodyweight circuit so you're not being an inconsiderate asshole.

And if you are, and people ask you nicely how many sets you have left, you better hurry your ass up.

prae
10-10-2008, 11:38 AM
I patronize the Crowfoot YMCA; they have a dedicated circle of 11-12 machines, and two bikes, with a sign explaining circuit training.

I haven't had any serious trouble (ie nothing beyond me asking to work in a set, and explaining that I wont wait for you to finish your last three sets, I am on a timed circuit) recently but I did have a run-in with a one time dropin once upon a time:

There was a dude on the pec deck, working a lot of sets with big rests in between. The first technique i use to deal with a machine being occupied is to skip it and work the other machines hoping to hit it on my second go around... Did that, 15 mins later on my second round, he was still there, so I asked if I could work in, he declined, I proceeded to point out the sign explaining the circuit, he ended up leaving the circuit area for a different set of machines.

Problem solved right? Nope, I guess not, this DIFFERENT guy I've never seen before or since, spoke up and asked me how I could be so arrogant, and hog the machines in the gym?! "WHY ARE YOU HOPPING IN BETWEEN THE BIKE AND THE MACHINES EVERY 45 SECONDS! DON'T YOU KNOW HOW TO WORK OUT?"

I just asked him if he had read the sign explaining the idea behind the circuit, and had noticed the two red lights on the wall... he refused to listen and kept yelling, calling me an arrogant asshole... I did my best to reason with him and explain I wasn't trying to be rude, then just ignored him.


Gym arguments are the stupidest fucking thing, and I hate getting into them. Both parties just end up looking like immature fuckheads. I do my best to avoid them by accommodating people as much as possible, but on some occasions i end up having to ask that I work in, and I expect co-operation. There are bright yellow signs on all machines in the circuit area clearly stating: Circuit users get priority, please let them work in.

All I ask is 45 seconds on that machine, and then you can continue your 10 set superlegworkout for the following 15 minutes, until i need that specific machine for another 45 seconds.

The circuit is a hotbed for confrontation, I know I've seen guys nearly come to fistfights downtown over it. Unfortunately, the circuit at the crowfoot location doesn't get used as much and as a result is fairly neglected by staff members and volunteers.


ugh. It bothers me just thinking about it. I don't expect the circuit to myself, nor do i expect everybody to be interested in doing the circuit, or think that it is THE BEST workout. I just ask that I receive the same respect I give you when we share that space in our gym.

scboss
10-10-2008, 04:21 PM
Originally posted by swak
Golds has them too...
I thought it was pretty good, then some kid who had nothing to show at all came on the floor in a wifebeater sticking his chest out, which there wasnt much there.
Im a 140lb guy, and im bigger than him.

People are pretty funny.

haha man whats with all the wife beater hate? cant go wrong with 5 dollars for 2 shirts your just working out. Most annoying thing is when ppl dont put weights and attachments away. Or the guys in the sauna with not even a towel or anything:barf: honestly wtf????:thumbsdow

Mibz
10-10-2008, 04:50 PM
Most annoying thing is when ppl dont put weights and attachments awayNothing confuses me more than having the barbell I need standing upright in the middle of the floor and nobody around it. What's etiquette there? Wait? Grab it and to hell with whoever left it there? Pose with it for a while?

403Gemini
10-13-2008, 08:56 AM
Originally posted by 5hift
If you think your gym sucks you should try MRC during their rush hour. So many guys with overly spiked hair and fake tans I thought I was at tryouts for the next season of Growing up Gotti.

Oh man I know, I went to Mount Royal and you're right, during its prime time it's more of a fashion show than anything else.


Originally posted by JRSC00LUDE


Coles notes:

403 was somehow surprised to see himself at the gym he goes to. :dunno:


They do have pretty big mirrors there.... ;) jack ass lol

kerry
10-13-2008, 03:41 PM
If someone called you out for taking too long doing your circuit, then they are douches. End of story, end of discussion. I hate it when people tie up machines to talk to their friends and bullshit with randoms in between sets for minutes at a time. And I'm talking like 5 minutes or more between sets just to bullshit. The only time some clown gave me a hard time about working out "wrong", I later complimented him on his routine and invited him to come try a Jiu Jitsu class since he seemed like a "tough guy". He never showed, and didn't say a thing to me. :rofl: I'm such a dick.

In all honesty though, if someone kindly asks me how long I'll be, I'll go out of my way to hammer through the rest of my sets so I can be out of their hair.

vengie
10-13-2008, 03:59 PM
Originally posted by 5hift
If you think your gym sucks you should try MRC during their rush hour. So many guys with overly spiked hair and fake tans I thought I was at tryouts for the next season of Growing up Gotti.
HAH! beat to me to it... i usually go a little later to avoid said douches

A790
10-13-2008, 04:22 PM
Originally posted by kerry
In all honesty though, if someone kindly asks me how long I'll be, I'll go out of my way to hammer through the rest of my sets so I can be out of their hair.
Yea, but you're a nice guy. Not too many of those around anymore.

kerry
10-13-2008, 04:25 PM
Originally posted by A790

Yea, but you're a nice guy. Not too many of those around anymore.

What are you on? I'm a fucking prick! Hahahaha.

Casa
10-13-2008, 07:16 PM
hahahahaaha @ MRC douches
no kidding

max_boost
10-13-2008, 07:58 PM
Originally posted by A790

Yea, but you're a nice guy. Not too many of those around anymore. Don't mess with his rep. Kerry's a fucking asshole!! :thumbsup:

Antonito
10-14-2008, 11:40 AM
Originally posted by prae
stuff

So wait, there is another set of machines elsewhere, and these machines are clearly labeled...and he still couldn't figure it out?

:facepalm:

prae
10-14-2008, 12:10 PM
Originally posted by Antonito


So wait, there is another set of machines elsewhere, and these machines are clearly labeled...and he still couldn't figure it out?

:facepalm:

yes, precisely. I encounter people unaware of the areas purpose each and every time I work out.

I once watched a YMCA staff trainer show a new member the circuit and not explain its purpose, just that there were "some machines here". Yeesh.

Civ2NR
10-14-2008, 12:29 PM
The Crowfoot Y is usually pretty good for not having douche bags. Occassionally you get a few but they are not regulars.

It's typically when you get a few teenage guys coming in to train together that it sometimes gets funny as each tries to out do the other in dumb bell curls or the classic half rep bench press..."That was all you man" with his friend breaking his back to lift the weight. And I'll never understand the wife beater and jogging pants guys...if it's too hot for a t-shirt then why the jogging pants instead of shorts :dunno:

zerocon
10-14-2008, 01:08 PM
Originally posted by Civ2NR
The Crowfoot Y is usually pretty good for not having douche bags. Occassionally you get a few but they are not regulars.

It's typically when you get a few teenage guys coming in to train together that it sometimes gets funny as each tries to out do the other in dumb bell curls or the classic half rep bench press...&quot;That was all you man&quot; with his friend breaking his back to lift the weight. And I'll never understand the wife beater and jogging pants guys...if it's too hot for a t-shirt then why the jogging pants instead of shorts :dunno:

I can't even walk to my car after a workout wearing a beater without feeling like to much of a douche.

kerry
10-14-2008, 02:16 PM
I always wear board shorts and a tshirt. Best workout gear ever. For a while I rocked a hoodie and pants but that got to be too much. I agree with the douchey teens at the Y. There are occasionally a few of them coming in together.

zerocon
10-14-2008, 02:24 PM
It all depends on the day for me.
On deadlift days I always throw on a hoodie and workout pants. (Gotta hide my shame somehow)

On bench days a long sleeve and shorts, and on any other day usually just the t-shirt and boardshorts...


Tad touch of O.C.D. I guess...

Unless its cutting time, then its all about long sleeve, hoodie, sweats, etc.

Canmorite
10-14-2008, 05:01 PM
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liquidboi69
10-14-2008, 09:56 PM
Originally posted by Canmorite
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looool

kokanee27
10-14-2008, 10:52 PM
Originally posted by Casa
hahahahaaha @ MRC douches
no kidding

what i dont understand is why they are all wearing tuques (and various other hats) while working out?
since when are shorts+t-shirt+tuque a good workout outfit?
at least theres an entire wall dedicated to mirrors so they make sure their hats are always on properly

zipdoa
10-15-2008, 05:18 PM
Originally posted by Canmorite
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Health and Fitness post of the YEAR! I actually LOL'D!