Equipment hogs >:|
Every gym has them to a certain degree. You know the folk. You want to use a certain machine, but they’re doing like 10,000 sets of 50. Ok, so you modify by doing that exercise later, or working in with them, or even doing something different that targets the same muscle ("Good Lord man, what are you THINKING?!?") Sometimes the dumbbell size you need it not there, or…well anyways, you get the picture. Throws off your workout right?
Here’s one that takes the cake: I started with back…no bigs. Then I wanted to do chest and shoulders. As this was my heavy day (well, really only one weight day a week - since taking on the fitness classes to cut some of the fat) I do bench press and military presses on the Smith machine. I notice that a woman milling about close to them (there are two), and as I go closer, I notice there are weights on both of them. One was in a squat position (shoulder height), the other in a deadlift position (near ankles). She was just about to start on a set of squats and I pointed to the other Smith machine and asked, "Are you using this?" Before I even got to this, she replied, "Yeah, I’m using that."
*pause*
W… t.. f…??? (fill in the blanks)
So YOU’RE so SPECIAL that you need to use BOTH Smith machines the gym has to offer, just so you can superset your squats with your bent over rows? Are you f..king kidding me?!? Seriously!!! Maybe put some work into it - use one, and keep swithing up the plates…or do the bent over rows with the BARBELL THAT WAS 2 FEET TO YOUR LEFT!!! Some people…
Workout was so-so. Great back day, but I was tired from my week of workouts. Looking forward to the rest I’m gonna get this weekend.
