Bad Form - Should You Comment?

[Luigi]

i dont get this ?? are you saying he should of been at 90 degrees or what ??

yesterday there was a guy at my gym squatting 160kg outside the rack with a rom of 2 inches, it was an accident waiting to happen..... but i wasnt going to say anything i was kinda hoping he failed so he would learn a lesson.

theres heaps of people that use bad form at my gym.... i just enjoy the show - always good for a laugh!

LOL!

i know who you are talking about!

young part moari guy... came to the counter claiming to get a few reps out at just past paraell. I called his bluff and made him do one reps at 140 to prove it.. worst form ever.

LMAO!! yup thats the dude, lol just above parallel hahaha what a dick.

[frocko]

was he psyching himself up in that clip or was that it?

oh geez..I just watched his other clips..wtf! :pfft: Did u see him doing those 100kg x25 rep bench presses off his chest!!! Bounce..bounce..bounce..he is lucky he is just fat.

Yep. His channel is a goldmine of hilarious shit :nod:

You weren't kidding!

What a wanker!

I would like to be told if I had bad form but like someone else said a lot of people can react badly so I tend to watch and cringe.

[Pseudonym]

Sometimes I'll make a comment, but it's rare. And it's not normally with a complete stranger, but someone I've been exchanging "gym nods" with.

If I do say something, it usually goes:

"Hey man, what's the theory behind doing it like that?"

...

"Really? Doesn't that hurt your ______?"

...

"I do it like this."

It's a bit long-winded, but it lets them save face and hopefully stops them thinking I'm a total wanker. :wink:

Taking this question one step further, if you see someone at risk of hurting themselves, and you don't correct them, would you suggest to a PT that they go over and help?

[Steve Urban]

I always do.

As a trainer at the gym I work out at, I feel as It is in their best interests to have correct form and gym 'knowledge' as you may call it.

Members really appreciate the comments, although there are always those certain few that never listen haha :roll:

[Lowfat]

As a former gym instructor who wouldn't hesitate if form was seriously stupid, I'd say from my experience approaching members in this situation would've resulted in approx 80% not listening, agreeing with me but not actually following through with my advice, or 'knowing better'. The thing is, when walking on the floor you get to know the members really well, and that can actually make it more difficult to assist them when needed. Quite frustrating as an instructor when you genuinely wanna help them.

[Bazza]

Yeah ...its such a tough one...I know its kind of defeatest but after reading all of the comments I'm leaning towards the 'If it ain't going to kill them...just leave them to make their own mistakes, and focus on what I'm doing' - Really don't want to be known as 'that guy' who thinks he knows everything. If guess if their form is really so bad then maybe a minor injury might make thm think again about doing it right.

Perhaps the less is more method is the way to go. I had a new guy at the gym approach me this morning and he is super enthusiatic and basically training the whole body everyday and doing tons of different exercises with a mate. He said 'I guess we're maybe doing a bit much huh....' which opened up the discussion about how they could train a bit less and achieve more. So I guess this is the approach I will take when someone is in danger of hurting themselves from bad form too...make some suggestive comments if they invite them.

[Specter]

Its all part of the GYM ETIQUETTE 101.

Dont give unsolicited advice. Just mind your own business and let the dumbarse hurt himself.

[Eddy]

Its all part of the GYM ETIQUETTE 101.

Dont give unsolicited advice. Just mind your own business and let the dumbarse hurt himself.

Co-signed brother!

[severe]

I only do it if it's the young guys who look around and learn from watching others. usually bad in = bad out.

They don't seem to get offended, as long as you are bigger than them. lol

[Tonka]

SL, that is one of the funniest training clips Ive ever seen. Gotta love his confidence - "605(lbs) bout to meet big Cliff"..."Ohh thats good money!!"

Im subscribing to Big Cliff's page.

Thanks SL!

[shruglife]

SL, that is one of the funniest training clips Ive ever seen. Gotta love his confidence - "605(lbs) bout to meet big Cliff"..."Ohh thats good money!!"

Im subscribing to Big Cliff's page.

Thanks SL!

No problem :pfft:

[lazyeye]

i floor walk a uni gym as part of my physiologist duties

you get to know the members and who will and wont take advice about poor form

most females are willing to listen, most males not

and the more developed the male the less likely of taking advice

personally i kinda hope they slip a disk or tear a RC cause then they will be my future income stream

[vracula]

there was this young dude doing some partial squat dance calf raise on the calf raise machine and he was wasting m time and his time,so i commented,

it looks like a weird fckin dance,i commented,he started talking to me about how he is a sprinter and that is a sprinter workout,i told him that there's something wrong with it,he says no that 's how he does it,i asked him for the name of the excerscise he didnt know,i just shook my head and he went on babbling about how it's good for sprinters and he was spouting absolute rubbish.i apologised to him for opening my mouth and said " how many sets of your fucking tribal dance do you have left?" he just left.

and I promised myself that i wont say anything to anyone anymore in the gym ,it's not worth it,coz stupidity just fuckin irritates me.

[TheGus]

Most of the time I just point and laugh and carry on doing whatever I'm doing. On the odd occasion when someone is doing something so appallingly dangerous that I feel obligated to correct them I just let one of the trainers know and let them sort it.

[rose]

One guy I saw recently was so bad that I just hung out and watched him before my workout. Fucken good show say wot. I swear I had a WTF Cat expression on my face the entire time :pfft:

[Specter]

One guy I saw recently was so bad that I just hung out and watched him before my workout. Fucken good show say wot. I swear I had a WTF Cat expression on my face the entire time :pfft:

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Hogwash! :wink: I bet you have that expression all the time! :pfft:

[rose]

I bet you have that expression all the time!

:-s Just what are you trying to tell me, stoner? :pfft:

(UD cracks me up. Simple pleasures etc :shifty: )

[Specter]

I bet you have that expression all the time!

:-s Just what are you trying to tell me, stoner? :pfft:

(UD cracks me up. Simple pleasures etc :shifty: )

:pfft: ummm..that u have that expression all the time...do u??? :pfft:

And anywayz :nod: ...I not pulled out the bong in 15 days now :roll: ...I got withdraws me finks (Gunja Goddess is most displeased with me) :naughty: But I swear I will make it up to her after comp nite...(about 1hr after comp finishes I intend to start repenting hardcore to the gunja goddess and making my way to the nearest steakhouse and repenting to the almighty meat and mash potatoe gods!) =P~

[rose]

do u???

No :twisted:

And anywayz

So the easiest way to torture you at the moment is to talk about awesome food. Like how I had fillet for breakfast this morning. And pretty much every meal since 8)

"Cat - A quite pleasant furry creature that vaguely resembles a meatloaf." Om nom nom :pfft:

[Specter]

do u???

No :twisted:

And anywayz

So the easiest way to torture you at the moment is to talk about awesome food. Like how I had fillet for breakfast this morning. And pretty much every meal since 8)

"Cat - A quite pleasant furry creature that vaguely resembles a meatloaf." Om nom nom :pfft:

I am baking low fat blueberrie muffins right now as we speak...my own test of my resistance to nom nom nom food =P~ ...will post pics up if the muffins :twisted:

U cant torture me :wink: ......can u? :shifty:

[thatwaslight]

There was a guy who used to seriously f*ck me off (momentum curl in squat rack, leg press loaded up and move like a inch)

he trained everyday and hed blatently come over and hurl twice the weight you were doing with unbeleivable form and it used to get to me so much; people would see him swinging ezy curl bar up bending at the knees ect and people would be impressed.

well long story short he had a stroke a died :shock: and its no surprise seeing the shit he used to get up 2.

moral of the story??

[Danomyte]

I've seen heaps of people doing stuff wrong while working in the gym and have corrected their form, but have been blown off numerous times.

If I'm working = I will correct exercise technique, but I will only offer my advice once. If someone dosen't want it atleast I won't be held accountable for not trying to change their technique. The worse thing for me is to be ask by my boss or other knowledgable clients "Have you seen that person doing that exercise?" "Yes, well have you tried to change their technique?"

If I'm not working, but training where I work = I'll keep my mouth shut, but let one of the other staff aware.

I think tact is the art to getting across to clients who won't listen. I believe it is good practice and basic requirements as a fitness instructor/PT to correct a clients technique.

My 2 cents

[Tonka]

I think tact is the art to getting across to clients who won't listen. I believe it is good practice and basic requirements as a fitness instructor/PT to correct a clients technique.

My 2 cents

Tell the truth bro, you'd love to get the ole jandel out and slap that client upside the head.... :pfft:

Love you longtime Mr D-mite!

[Danomyte]

I think tact is the art to getting across to clients who won't listen. I believe it is good practice and basic requirements as a fitness instructor/PT to correct a clients technique.

My 2 cents

Tell the truth bro, you'd love to get the ole jandel out and slap that client upside the head.... :pfft:

Love you longtime Mr D-mite!

Yes, I have been inclined to 'whip zee ole jan-del' off my foot and wave it around from time to time :pfft:

But not lately though..................I'm working in Mangere atm, and with the amount of polys coming in I sure I'd have more jandals on my face then on my foot LOL!!! :shock: