>arrive at the gym
>it's packed
>gym has only 2 squat racks
>one of them is free, so I come in ask the guy standing next to it if it's free, he says yes
>start doing OHP like I normally do
>suddenly hear loud shouting
>a roidtroony, who is at this gym all the time, is yelling at me
>he says he bought the rack for squats only, and not for bullshit exercise I'm doing
>keeps yelling about shit and insults the weight I'm lifting (yeah I'm lifting light, so what)
>I'm so surprised I don't say anything, I clear the bar and go to a different place
>roidtroony and his friends come in some time later and start doing squats
I thought the squat racks are multipurpose machines, the guy before me was doing pull ups there. Also I thought OHP is a normal compound exercise, it's rare but I've seen dudes do it in squat racks before. Am I supposed to go to the free weight area, and lift the 2 meter bar there from the ground? Isn't that stupid as frick? The guy is a gym employee so I did what he said.
I'm a novice lifter, can someone more experienced explain me If this is normal or what.
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Lmao you little Beta b***h got scared because an angry man screamed at you? Should've stood your ground.
it's called a SQUAT rack for a reason, lil guy.
4 zoomers were working in at squat rack doing bicep curls today
when i came and asked them if they're warming up they all left after one set and i did my 75kg ohps there with 5 minute breaks in between always holding eye contact with those zoomers
A couple zoomers were hogging the dual cable machine thing, just standing there very close to eachother and whispering sweet nothings. I went over to ask if I could work in and the dude said "oh we only have one more set left" and then they just continued to stand there blocking the machine. I wanted to shove them out of the way. The other dude just looked down and didn't say anything. What do you do in this situation? I just went to a different station and got some good reps in. Once they finished some amazingly hot thot replaced them and stayed in that station for 30 minutes. I observed her scantily clad body the entire time.
why are you asking just say something and start working in
if they get mad ask them if they bought the machine themselves
I'd have to shove them aside because they're are standing where I would have to stand to do a set. I don't want to start a scene by shoving around some overly sensitive zoomers.
They'd probably ban me from the gym.
You sound like a woman so nah don't think they'd ban you.
you've never been in a physical altercation and it shows
you live in an imaginary world but in reality you've never raised your voice or threatened anyone
it's okay
Brother you think about shoving zoomzooms because they hog a machine lmao. Just tell the employees and flirt a bit with them cutie 😉
Some reddit millennial was hogging both the leg extension and leg curl machine to superset them; I asked him to work in and he said no but I did anyways and he didn't do other then stand menacingly watching me do my set.
TL;DR You're just a puss puss. I'm glad you didn't get the machine you wanted. What's the purpose of building muscles if you don't even have a backbone?
some supersetgays are the absolute worst
especially if they're doing some kind of circuit with 3+ exercises
you can't claim several pieces of gym equipment at the same time, homie
Saw a fricker supersetting inside a rack in a packed gym a few weeks ago. These are the kind of people who made pillow forts as a child and got angry at their parents for cleaning up after them.
if someone is supersetting and they leave a piece of equipment just go take it
if someone leaves their bag or waterbottle I will just move it
in that situation it would be easy to work in, just go on the machine that the dude is not on, I'd have done the same
in the situation I was talking about I had two zoomers each standing directly in front of either cable tower, you know the one where the two cable towers are close to eachother? so like I said, if I wanted to do what you did I'd have to push one aside or do some spastic shit like say "I don't care, I'm working in anyway now move aside"
it didn't really matter because I just moved to a different cable tower with a bench under it and had a complete workout
you might want to address your insecurities though, if it makes you feel better to belittle anonymous strangers you most likely have a very low opinion of yourself
You dont have the patience to wait for 2 mins you fricking man-child?
no, I'm not going to stand there doing nothing while two zoomers occupy the space I plan on using and stare at their phones
there was other equipment available
the way I do it is if there's something I want to use I ask "how many sets do you have left?" most times they will just leave at that question
if not I ask to work in and then they will also leave, nobody actually wants to work in, everyone is afraid of other people
third option is just go hop on a piece of equipment is available
during busy times I'm not just going to sit and wait for a particular station to become available, I have things to do in life, I am too old to sit around and wait for others
why are you trying to offend me again?
>why are you trying to offend me again?
NTA but I will fricking rayp you, one of the things that you have to do in your life now is get rayped by me
I don't like your tude
predator mode
I will crack your head with my bare hands like a nutcracker if I ever see you in public
that'd be so hot, please break my dyel body o////o
there are probably fixed weight barbells for curling that go from like 20-110 lbs. Just grab one of those and press it in the free weight area.
But the dude is obviously a psycho, if this story is real, and he should be reprimanded by his employer.
I've done OHP in the squat rack, but if it's too busy then it's kind of a dick move. Also if you're pressing over 1 plate it makes sense because you don't want to waste energy power cleaning it.
Also as a beginner you will have better results from incline press - barbell or smith machine or dumb bell. All of those are preferred to a standing OHP.
Why is incline press better than standing ohp? Aren't they completely different exercise?
there's a lot of crossover
you will find if you get stronger on incline your standing barbell press will go up, also gains will be easier to make on incline for whatever reason
most beginners make very slow progress on barbell press for whatever reason
it's just not a great lift for developing strength/size
more of a test exercise
Just do both.
Is it really rare where you are?
Eastern europe. I've been going to the gym for few months now, and I saw someone doing it maybe thrice, not counting me.
Embarrassing reaction.
Stand your ground, if he truly is an employee and not the owner of the gym threaten him to talk respectfully with gym members who pay the bills or you report his ass to his boss because of overreacting and yelling at you.
Me personally would've fricked up his shit. But yet I also don't look like a homosexual like OP.
Even if he's an owner, so what?
Should have kept your ground and asked him that
>lift the 2 meter bar there from the ground?
Same...
I've seen some boomer do seated press in smith machine, at most.
he is classic roidchud so he is automatically in the wrong, but if he had asked you like a normal person to work outside the squat rack(99% chance you can clean your ohp weight) then i think you should vacate the squat rack
>thinking that he wanted to squat and not just bully newbie into not doing 'meme exercise' in HIS public gym squat rack
and his friends come in some time later and start doing squats
OP didnt specify 'later' but i assume less than 10 min
I see that guy at the gym almost every time I'm there, and in those few months I've been going there I've seen him actually lift ONCE. He was doing squats. He usually coaches other people or just sits in the chair.
I've interacted with him few times and he was always polite. But for some reason today he went into absolute rage, I had hard time even understanding what he was yelling. It was absolutely bizzare.
prob bad day or something for him so he went all red vision mode with those extra hormones in him
I wouldnt take it personally, but you can always go on a revenge path to regain your status, if you want, its up to you
how?
two words: shower rape
kek use it again like how you did before. if he assaults you, you win. if you get kicked out, you win. why even go to a gym like that with imbeciles who can't communicate like human beings.
stalk him for months and then when you find a favorable situation, attack him with ninja stars
Make him flip out again doing something even stupider, just play dumb and innocent, record it then post the .webm here so we can all laugh
I'm just mad he was insulting how much I lift in front of full gym.
Like bruh, why do you think I'm here, to get stronger.
Do you know what it means to "leave your ego at the door"? That means you. You go into the gym with your plan. Warm up with a empty bar? Primary lift with a empty bar? Feels gay? Does not matter. Go into the gym with a plan and execute it faithfully. Your plan. Do that plan. That is leaving your ego at the door, doing your business. Be polite and respect the gym. Narcissus buttholes are always going to go with the territory, they don't even notice how everyone hates them. Pity them. It's all they have. Every other aspect of their lives is often failure. Bad relationships, financial problems, career deadenders, but they have their special place at the gym. You have your plan, do that plan.
somewhat understandable if the gym only has 2 squat racks. But nothing is stopping both of you from doing squats in the squat rack and OHP using the outside of the rack at the same time, assuming there are two bars
Go to a different gym. A power rack is a multipurpose piece of equipment. It can be used for bench press, squat, overhead press, RDL, rack pulls, etc.
yes but squat takes priority cause of the safety bars, bench next if there is no one else in the gym to spot you
Yes a rack can do all that but when an empty flat bench and another incline bench is unused, Why? It is a uncouth move. Today I was at the gym and a better trained lifter was using the bench and I asked if I could jump in. He could not have been nicer. We reloaded the bar and could have had a third lifter if needed. He didn't use collars "that's my safety" he said ...so I learned something. People need to respect the gym and the lift. It is a culture, our culture. Learn the rules. Respect the gym.
You’re a pussy and it’s normal to use the squat rack to do ohp. Roidtrannies are all bark no bite. He wouldn’t attack in fear he would lose his membership.
rack?
I press of the safeties, gives the best possible setup
>but I need the rack for..
Not my problem, I need it to autistically squeeze out the last 5% of performance while I am donned in full armor (wrist wraps, belts, looking into getting elbow sleeves)
You pay to be there anon, if that's an employee yelling at you, they need to show you where in their rules you can't use the squat rack for an OHP, ask to speak with his boss and tell him that moron was harassing you. No need to get aggressive, but stand your ground and remember that your money is just as green as everyone elses in there.
Yeah I¨ve should've done that, I was just so shocked I coudn't.
All the other dudes at my gym are cool. Up until this point I haven't had a single bad interaction with anyone. One guy even gave me his shower gel when I forgot mine at home.
>One guy even gave me his shower gel when I forgot mine at home.
Was this before or after sex?
you don't use shower gel as a lube, moron
(you) dont
You aren't allowed to use the squat rack for OHP unless your pushing lmao2pl8s, simple as.
this is basically it. if your weight is light (like you said, anyways) take it elsewhere. I thought people knew this?
No that’s not normal I do OHP in the squat rack all the time. Report him to the gym management or if he owns the gym (since he bought the rack?) go to a different gym.
Not normal. You can use whatever for whatever. You found a special gym and a special employee anon.
How much weight is acceptable to ohp in the squat rack? I’m thinking 185+
>t.220 ohp 1rm
All wrong. OHP is rack. Squat is rack. That's it. Not to bench or row here. 2nd to last gym visit some black woman is doing that stupid bench with the bar in her lap right in the rack. WTF? My insurance sponsored plan allows for multiple club memberships. Fitness Anytime is best for the basic plan and in some places you can choose the gym that is best and sometime one gym is better than others depending on the time of day. Planet fitness simply sucks for lifting.
lol ive never been to a "civilian" gym. only to my university gym. i hear so many horror stories i never want to leave my gym.
I don't like the guy's hoodie btw, looks like shit
can't believe you backed down like a b***h. I occupy one of only two rack+platform combos to stand halfway between both and press, my full press routine takes like 45 minutes too because I do warm up sets, my three working sets, then accessory sets of push starts, then push presses, then finally high rep back off sets
I press actual weight though so maybe that's why no one bothers me, who knows
Report him to staff. You don't want to start an OHP from the ground. I prefer dumbbell OHP these days, but if I do barbell OHP I'm absolutely doing it in a power rack.
Just do some front squats in between and ask him to watch your form so you don't blow your back out and put like 10s on after the ohp.
You should have stood your ground.