This morning I was doing squats in the cage when these three big young guys mosied over and put their gear down on some benches nearby. The "leader" came over to me and asked, "are you almost done? how many sets you got left." More of a statement which translated into, "you're done here, we're going to workout." To my amusement I realized that they were going to do barbell curls. In the squat rack. Now, at this point, I had 315 on the bar, was sipping my workout drink, catching my breath between sets. My response - "I got 12 more sets to go after I finish my warmups". I guess they weren't too impressed (btw, these guys looked like stalks of broccoli) probably because of my attire - red Converse high tops, Alan Iverson shorts, 3XXX long sleeve Beyonce T shirt....I looked like a midget/waif combo. The 315 on the bar obviously didn't impress :rolleyes:. The leader said, "why are you doing all those squats?" :confused: The only answer I could think of was "well, they're not for me. They're for my girlfreind. My uh, performance, is much improved when I squat. I like keeping my baby happy :madpimp:" To my dismay, just when I started having some fun, the owner came over and asked to see some ID from them. Well it seems as if only one of these clowns was a member, and the other two just strolled in undetected. After threatening to call the cops, all three of them dashed off into their chop top honda, and took off down the ramp leading into the street. As they made the turn onto the highway the rear tire caught onto the curb and blew the hub and wheel clean off the car. :)

Moral of the story: Only bad things happen to those who curl in the squat rack. especially if they have no gym membership (or no legs)

I don't think I would ever train at home. Training in gyms is just too much fun. :D

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Classic:lol:

...The leader said, "why are you doing all those squats?" :confused: The only answer I could think of was "well, they're not for me. They're for my girlfriend. My uh, performance, is much improved when I squat. I like keeping my baby happy :madpimp:"
Priceless! :lol:


As they made the turn onto the highway the rear tire caught onto the curb and blew the hub and wheel clean off the car...Icing on the cake! :D

This morning I was doing squats in the cage when these three big young guys mosied over and put their gear down on some benches nearby. The "leader" came over to me and asked, "are you almost done? how many sets you got left." More of a statement which translated into, "you're done here, we're going to workout." To my amusement I realized that they were going to do barbell curls. In the squat rack. Now, at this point, I had 315 on the bar, was sipping my workout drink, catching my breath between sets. My response - "I got 12 more sets to go after I finish my warmups". I guess they weren't too impressed (btw, these guys looked like stalks of broccoli) probably because of my attire - red Converse high tops, Alan Iverson shorts, 3XXX long sleeve Beyonce T shirt....I looked like a midget/waif combo. The 315 on the bar obviously didn't impress :rolleyes:. The leader said, "why are you doing all those squats?" :confused: The only answer I could think of was "well, they're not for me. They're for my girlfreind. My uh, performance, is much improved when I squat. I like keeping my baby happy :madpimp:" To my dismay, just when I started having some fun, the owner came over and asked to see some ID from them. Well it seems as if only one of these clowns was a member, and the other two just strolled in undetected. After threatening to call the cops, all three of them dashed off into their chop top honda, and took off down the ramp leading into the street. As they made the turn onto the highway the rear tire caught onto the curb and blew the hub and wheel clean off the car. :)

Moral of the story: Only bad things happen to those who curl in the squat rack. especially if they have no gym membership (or no legs)

I don't think I would ever train at home. Training in gyms is just too much fun. :D


No, this is just too good. I NEEDED to be there.

Last workout got me a funny anecdote - this very shapely lady was working out as Kenny was taking me through triceps pushdowns and I was repping about the whole stack (which is easier than it looks). She was doing 8 pound triceps kickbacks and making eyes at us. I'm thinking (first time I garner any attention from the fairer sex during workout and it's THIS the chicks dig?). So later, I'm doing barbell curls (yes, it happens) and another lady comes up to Kenny while I was repping, and I'm thinking the same thing as before, but then Kenny says "sure we have two more sets then you can have it....".

Today was a little different, more like your story. I was waiting for the knee extension machine which this woman was putting in some good work on. During the time, this guy using the lying leg curl was chatting with me about legs - he was explaining how his wife is after him to build some more mass on his legs because they are disproportionately thin. So I asked him what his squats and deads were like, and he said he didn't know that would build mass, and I told him yeah, it can. He said he couldn't squat becase of an old shoulder injury, and I suggested Bulgarians. He didn't know what those were. We were standing next to the flat bench, which nobody was using, so I mounted the bar and did some Bulgarians (it's the best place to do them in that Gym). When I was finished a couple guys had come over and were looking at me like I was some sort of idiot using the bench press station for sacreligious purposes. Hey, I was waiting for knee extensions anyway, what's wrong with some Bulgarians?

No, this is just too good. I NEEDED to be there.

Last workout got me a funny anecdote - this very shapely lady was working out as Kenny was taking me through triceps pushdowns and I was repping about the whole stack (which is easier than it looks). She was doing 8 pound triceps kickbacks and making eyes at us. I'm thinking (first time I garner any attention from the fairer sex during workout and it's THIS the chicks dig?). So later, I'm doing barbell curls (yes, it happens) and another lady comes up to Kenny while I was repping, and I'm thinking the same thing as before, but then Kenny says "sure we have two more sets then you can have it....".

Today was a little different, more like your story. I was waiting for the knee extension machine which this woman was putting in some good work on. During the time, this guy using the lying leg curl was chatting with me about legs - he was explaining how his wife is after him to build some more mass on his legs because they are disproportionately thin. So I asked him what his squats and deads were like, and he said he didn't know that would build mass, and I told him yeah, it can. He said he couldn't squat becase of an old shoulder injury, and I suggested Bulgarians. He didn't know what those were. We were standing next to the flat bench, which nobody was using, so I mounted the bar and did some Bulgarians (it's the best place to do them in that Gym). When I was finished a couple guys had come over and were looking at me like I was some sort of idiot using the bench press station for sacreligious purposes. Hey, I was waiting for knee extensions anyway, what's wrong with some Bulgarians?

Ha, at least you get noticed by the opposite sex. I never do :doh:. Maybe it has something to do with the way I dress for my workouts, but you'll never catch me in a wife beater. :nope: Heck, I don't even own one.

I think I just discovered where I'm going to do my Bulgarian split squats next time. Thanks for the tip! :tucool:

That is AWESOME LOL! Yeah I get that all the time when I do certain exercises people just look at me funny.

LMAO ROLLING ON THE FLOOR!
The Midgets/Waifs of the world thank you.
Those asholos got what they deserved.

Today was a little different, more like your story. I was waiting for the knee extension machine which this woman was putting in some good work on. During the time, this guy using the lying leg curl was chatting with me about legs - he was explaining how his wife is after him to build some more mass on his legs because they are disproportionately thin. So I asked him what his squats and deads were like, and he said he didn't know that would build mass, and I told him yeah, it can. He said he couldn't squat becase of an old shoulder injury, and I suggested Bulgarians. He didn't know what those were. We were standing next to the flat bench, which nobody was using, so I mounted the bar and did some Bulgarians (it's the best place to do them in that Gym). When I was finished a couple guys had come over and were looking at me like I was some sort of idiot using the bench press station for sacreligious purposes. Hey, I was waiting for knee extensions anyway, what's wrong with some Bulgarians?

Today while I was working out that guy came to one of the benches and started repping Bulgarians with a pair of 35# dumbells. Looked good, but it was hitting him hard the first time. I gave him a thumbs up for doing Bulgarians and he mentioned that they were killing him, but he thought that was great.

Chalk up one for our side!

wonderful story mastover. I train at home so I never see anything out of the ordinary.

Moral of the story: Only bad things happen to those who curl in the squat rack.Nice :)

The leader said, "why are you doing all those squats?" :confused: The only answer I could think of was "well, they're not for me. They're for my girlfreind."



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That is an awesome story. Totally funny

And here I was thinking that I was going to be reading why I shouldn't be squatting in a rack... :lol:

And here I was thinking that I was going to be reading why I shouldn't be squatting in a rack... :lol:

Ha, well yeah this can all get very confusing. :doh: I'm considering whether I should train my biceps in the squat rack tomorrow :confused:

Ha, well yeah this can all get very confusing. :doh: I'm considering whether I should train my biceps in the squat rack tomorrow :confused:

Zercher squats! Did I guess it? Huh? Huh? It's Zercher time! Yippee Skippee! Zerchers from the rack!

Zercher squats! Did I guess it? Huh? Huh? It's Zercher time! Yippee Skippee! Zerchers from the rack!

Ha, great minds think alike :tu:
It's time to break out the neoprene elbow sleeves, the thick cotton long sleeve sweat shirt and do some Zerchers! :nod:

Maybe then, all these behemoths and ruffians won't mess with me when I'm trying to train legs :rolleyes:

Funny you mention this, I had someone try that one with me a few weeks ago. Unfortunately, he moved on when he saw his error :lol:

I wanted to throw a few points in but didnt have the chance :(

I wanted to throw a few points in but didnt have the chance :(

Come train at the gyms I train in Foley, and you'll have all the opportunities you can dream of. Trust me...:rolleyes:

Maybe then, all these behemoths and ruffians won't mess with me when I'm trying to train legs :rolleyes:

Wrestle Poodles --- and win!

HS_lI-ARK4I

HS_lI-ARK4I

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hey zen, I just wanna let you know that there are people out there who can help you. :whistle:

hey zen, I just wanna let you know that there are people out there who can help you. :whistle:

Yeah I know. I brought this (http://store.wfwclub.com/trainingset.html) up in another thread. Otherwise I'll keep breaking the stones of my patio.

Funny story Mastover, thank you for sharing :tucool: