Joined a new gym last night. Hilarious

[Corrie]

You don't need to address someone if you're quoting them.

hahaha good one, took me a second though.

[Joe Murphy]

I enjoyed how it looks like you meant to say "I couldn't care less" but by the end of the post it turns out "I could care less" was actually correct.

That's some sly grammar police shit right there...

[DirtyRed]

When I see a guy wander up to the power rack, put a 20kg plate on each side, then the pad - I know it'll be time for an intervention.

They do the same with bench press but I don't care so much if they bollocks that up.

They use the pad for the bench press!?

omg he myt b ghey! bcuz pink!

He's clearly the straightest straight man who ever straighted because only such a man would wash white socks with a red shirt.

[yam]

He's clearly the straightest straight man who ever straighted because only such a man would wash white socks with a red shirt.

[JohnRoman]

They use the pad for the bench press!?

I see people do this every now and then. Bros do it so when they bounce the bar off their chest so it doesn't hurt as much. The other case I think is actually legit. Some use it for a very light touch and go. It's like they want to do a 1-board press without fooling with the board.

[rjharris]

Saw a lanky guy yesterday alternating between quarter squats with 135 on the bar and something I didn't recognize with dumbells.

In addition to quarter squatting, he was literally doing the thing from Fig. 2-24 (with caption: Don't do this, you fool.) of SSBBT3 (bent wrists, elbows down, neck craned up). Couldn't help but laugh a little.

[Dastardly]

Bro in the gym talking to a staff member;

"I heard the most important exercises you can do are Squats, Deadlifts & Bench, they cover everything and make you both big and strong"

Staff; "So you going to do squats then" ?

"No, I am shit at squats, and I dont like deadlifts either, I might bench but Ill use dumb bells and stay light, I dont like going heavy"

Staff; "You know you can do squats & deadlifts with dumb bells too, I can show you"

[Brodie Butland]

Observed a lengthy chest day; wrist straps were on at all times, even between sets. Except that the straps weren't actually wrapped around the barbells.

Trying to understand the point.

[Brodie Butland]

I could care less what people where at the gym but when I finished my workout yesterday and decided to add some pull ups at the pull up rigs, I had to stop and just call it the day when the guy on the other side of the rig was wearing pink socks

You would have really hated my squat PR shirt:

[DirtyRed]

Observed a lengthy chest day; wrist straps were on at all times, even between sets. Except that the straps weren't actually wrapped around the barbells.

Trying to understand the point.

I saw a guy doing curls with straps. I think it's more about looking cool than actually being cool.