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Crop dusters - come on guys, I don't need that when I'm pushing something hard, nor do I want to take the blame because I'm clearly giving a lot of effort on an exercise, followed by a sudden stench in my area. Do it in your own corner, or at least be subtle about it. Unlike the guy this afternoon lifting the leg and ripping one out before walking away.

Sucks more when it's the CHARMS brigade doing it...

And guys who don't wash their hands after visiting the mens. Ok, not washing after a number 1 is bad, but hardly surprising. But if I see you step out of the cubicle after dropping the kids off, walk right past me washing my hands and straight out the door back to your bench press, I'm going to tell everyone that you are spreading faecal matter on the equipment, you unhygienic caveman.

Also made worse when it is a CHARMer.

Phew, rather therapeutic to get that out there! :grin:

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Crop dusters - come on guys, I don't need that when I'm pushing something hard, nor do I want to take the blame because I'm clearly giving a lot of effort on an exercise, followed by a sudden stench in my area. Do it in your own corner, or at least be subtle about it. Unlike the guy this afternoon lifting the leg and ripping one out before walking away.

Sucks more when it's the CHARMS brigade doing it...

And guys who don't wash their hands after visiting the mens. Ok, not washing after a number 1 is bad, but hardly surprising. But if I see you step out of the cubicle after dropping the kids off, walk right past me washing my hands and straight out the door back to your bench press, I'm going to tell everyone that you are spreading faecal matter on the equipment, you unhygienic caveman.

Also made worse when it is a CHARMer.

Phew, rather therapeutic to get that out there! :grin:

Not going to mention your Peeve about things not being in symmerty at the gym? The more I think about that shit was funny as about to rip out a 190 dead and stop in your tracks to move the DL helper an inch to the right so it's in lign with the platform :pfft:

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Ha ha come on bro that wasn't a peeve, just when I'm not "in the zone" these small things throw me off, like the sign the other day, and squatting to emo rock music. And hey what can I say, everything so perfectly out of alignment like that dragged my attention, surely I'm not the only one that OCD? :huh: :pfft:

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YUS I'm not alone! I just think I'm easily distracted by things my mind finds odd. Odd angles and shapes (one of the bright red, hexagonal "220kg Zone" signs at the House for example) just get my attention, and ruin my focus on some lifts. Dammit! :doh:

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I'm with you, Drizzt. There's nothing worse than bench pressing with a barbell that doesn't line up with the ceiling tiles.

And yes, I'm completely serious. :oops:

HAHAHA you're not the only one. Cable cross over with the mirrors in front, but the split between 2 mirror's is about 30cms too far to the right, ffs why couldnt they line up the machine so it was dead in the middle!

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I'm with you, Drizzt. There's nothing worse than bench pressing with a barbell that doesn't line up with the ceiling tiles.

And yes, I'm completely serious. :oops:

Oh thank f*ck, I'm not alone. I was starting to think I was the only one with this level of anal retentiveness :grin:

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HAHAHA you're not the only one. Cable cross over with the mirrors in front, but the split between 2 mirror's is about 30cms too far to the right, ffs why couldnt they line up the machine so it was dead in the middle!

That honestly sounds awful, would really get to me :pfft:

Should start a support group.

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I have a few small ones but the biggy............

PUT YOUR FUCKEN WEIGHTS AWAY WHEN YOU'RE FUCKEN FINISHED dickhead

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Dont go near Porirua City Fitness then!!

It seems that its a condition of membership to load up the leg press, bench etc etc....move the weight 2 millimeters and bugger off for the next unfortunate to use.

You can remind them heaps but it falls on deaf ears or needs sub-titles some times.

Most of the young guys listen but sadly its the boof-heads who dont give a toss.

Its the girls who hate it most. Many of them use the leg press and cant stand the lazy pricks.

Thats my rant!!!......It never happened at Golds.

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Also don't hit on girls in the gym, you have no chance and you look like a complete ass hat. Chicks already feel somewhat insecure and self concious in a gym filled with fit/buff people and are well aware that guys are eye fucking them through an intricate system of vectors and angles bouncing off each mirror in the gym such that Pythagoras himself would be mind blown.

LOL repped

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I'm with you, Drizzt. There's nothing worse than bench pressing with a barbell that doesn't line up with the ceiling tiles.

And yes, I'm completely serious. :oops:

I spend the first 10 minutes of my workout lining things up so that the carpet join is in line with the edge of the bench, or the bar is in line with the roof tiles... hate mismatched plates or dbs... we got some issues!

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I'm with you, Drizzt. There's nothing worse than bench pressing with a barbell that doesn't line up with the ceiling tiles.

And yes, I'm completely serious. :oops:

I spend the first 10 minutes of my workout lining things up so that the carpet join is in line with the edge of the bench, or the bar is in line with the roof tiles... hate mismatched plates or dbs... we got some issues!

:pfft: :pfft: :nod: These issues are more widespread than you think Harry. If we started a separate thread on Pathetic Gym Rituals, you might see a few more of these sad-arse folk (yes, including me!) come out of the woodwork!!

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this mammoth of a man(I'm guessing around 130-150kg) who grunts/screams the whole gym down while curling 12.5kg dummbells. I give him props for getting in the gym and giving it his all, but really? do you need to yell after everyfricken rep?

you and harry train at the same gym? :lol:

we might do, I usually finish up my heavy curls with the 12.5 k dbs... but I don't weigh 130kilos.

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this mammoth of a man(I'm guessing around 130-150kg) who grunts/screams the whole gym down while curling 12.5kg dummbells. I give him props for getting in the gym and giving it his all, but really? do you need to yell after everyfricken rep?

you and harry train at the same gym? :lol:

we might do, I usually finish up my heavy curls with the 12.5 k dbs... but I don't weigh 130kilos.

LOL double checked your journal - didn't get past the first post and new it wasnt you. "BF who knows but can see some abs"

lol definatly not my "bro" =]

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