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Originally Posted by FlexGT85
OH! What a nice thread for me to vent in… I actually work at my gym part time so there is plenty of shit that members do that annoys the hell out of me. I could write for days, but I’ll start off with a statement, people who run gyms work for the GYM, not for YOU. With that being said, RACK my f’ing weights and don’t DROP my f’ing weights. Nothing pisses me off more than people slamming weights, not racking weights or doing both. It’s crazy how many of these dudes don’t see a problem with racking 10 plates on a leg press and leaving after they are finished. If you cant rack your weights after a workout, don’t workout. Period. And cut the attitudes, seriously. For some people, I ask once, they apologize and they don’t do it again, but I also have the occasional smart asses that feel like they’re entitled to leave weights everywhere because “the staff is supposed to clean it up” NO. F-NO. I get snappy real quick and this goes back to the statement I made above. And then there’s the slamming… Really? Why do these guys feel the need to call attention to themselves with every rep? I understand that aggression and intensity are necessary sometimes, but after that last rep you don’t have to slam the weights. There is absolutely no need for that. And I’m sorry, but there is absolutely no reason you should be killing my plates while doing heavy deadlifts either. Yeah ok, sometimes you have to make noise, but there’s a limit and when the gym shakes and people turn to look over at you, you have gone past that limit. Maybe I’m speaking for myself, but when you are a fitness enthusiast and you work at a gym, you have a sense of ownership for that gym. Especially when the owners are like parents to you and the 3 other people they have running their gym and treat you all like family. I tighten all my dumbbells, I grease all my cable machines, I clean the bathrooms, etc. And it’s a shame when the members shit all over you, sometimes literally… I don’t know what the hell some of these dudes do when they use the toilet but if that shit don’t flush, don’t be a pu**y. Tell somebody. I’ll be more than happy to bring you the plunger so you can clean your own shit. Oh and let’s hear it for the dudes that use 105 – 120 lb dumbbells to do chest and leave them on the floor. Cant forget those guys, or the guys that rack 80’s where the 20’s are. The Last Minute Warriors… Actually this should have gone above. I’ve had many heated exchanges with douche bags that KNOW we close at a certain time, show up 30 minutes before we close and workout until somebody has to kick them out, only to ask asinine questions like “why aren’t you open 24 hours?” as they are leaving. You want LA Fitness or 24 Hours Fitness? Go there. This is a big boy weight pile not a corporate gym.
Honorable Mentions: (Don’t affect me directly but still annoying and or just hilarious)
- All the pretty Instagram girls that take an hour getting their outfits, makeup and hair ready to come workout legs.
- ILS (Imaginary Lat Syndrome) You know who you are.
Rant over for now lol…
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Or the idiots that can't count and rack the dumbbells in the wrong spot.