ejmcompany@mac.com
10-23-2009, 05:26 PM
Ok... It's been a while since we have had stupid people in the gym stories, and I happened to have had a good laugh a couple days ago...
It was chest day and my gym has a couple flat benches next to each other. After in do a little stretching and walk over to the benches, I see that one is being used and the other is free... As I sit down on the end of the open bench I look over at the one being used and notice three plates on each side plus a 25lb plate plus a ten.... So I look around for the big guy who is pressing 385lbs and see nobody who looks like they are qualified... After a minute a guy comes over to the bench who is about 5' 11" tall and I would say about 180lbs or so.... Maybe 185lbs soaking wet.... So now as I play with my Ipod to get the tunes I want, I can't help myself, I have to see why I am such a pussy when this guy only who weighs only ten pounds more that me can press that much weight... I try not to be obvious ( hard to do when your three feet away) but I am not sure if I should ask if he needs a spot. I mean 385lbs, more than double his weight. So there was another guy who was watching as well and offered a spot to this guy and he said no... So now I am thinking this guy can really lift this weight.... Holy crap!! He then proceeds to lie down on the bench and gets ready to lift the weight off the bar. I'm not sure if I should just stare or run... So he some how presses the weight straight up and begins to bounce the weight up and down by pressing his shoulders off the bench with his arms locked... He does this for maybe 15 seconds and re-racks the weight.... WTF? I have heard of people who swear by doing extreme amounts of weight using partial reps but this was not even close to that... So he proceeds to do another set after a long rest and leaves the bench with his 385lbs still there... Total dip Sh#t....
It was chest day and my gym has a couple flat benches next to each other. After in do a little stretching and walk over to the benches, I see that one is being used and the other is free... As I sit down on the end of the open bench I look over at the one being used and notice three plates on each side plus a 25lb plate plus a ten.... So I look around for the big guy who is pressing 385lbs and see nobody who looks like they are qualified... After a minute a guy comes over to the bench who is about 5' 11" tall and I would say about 180lbs or so.... Maybe 185lbs soaking wet.... So now as I play with my Ipod to get the tunes I want, I can't help myself, I have to see why I am such a pussy when this guy only who weighs only ten pounds more that me can press that much weight... I try not to be obvious ( hard to do when your three feet away) but I am not sure if I should ask if he needs a spot. I mean 385lbs, more than double his weight. So there was another guy who was watching as well and offered a spot to this guy and he said no... So now I am thinking this guy can really lift this weight.... Holy crap!! He then proceeds to lie down on the bench and gets ready to lift the weight off the bar. I'm not sure if I should just stare or run... So he some how presses the weight straight up and begins to bounce the weight up and down by pressing his shoulders off the bench with his arms locked... He does this for maybe 15 seconds and re-racks the weight.... WTF? I have heard of people who swear by doing extreme amounts of weight using partial reps but this was not even close to that... So he proceeds to do another set after a long rest and leaves the bench with his 385lbs still there... Total dip Sh#t....